Redistricting Proposals Spur Special Session Call
Delegates approve a resolution urging Governor Bump to convene a special session to redraw West Virginia congressional and state senatorial districts and reallocate seats in the House of Delegates. The measure also seeks tax and licensing reforms, with amendments limiting the redistricting scope and awaiting Senate concurrence.
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West Virginia
House of Delegates
House
FH. G. Bump
Senate
George A. Raiden
Mason
B. Randolph
Harrison
Kump
Roy Yoke D
Education Commmittee
Conservation Bill Passed by House West Virginia poised for forest work boom
The House approved a conservation bill creating a Department of Conservation with a five member commission and powers to borrow. It transfers duties from the game and forestry commissions and aligns with the Roosevelt era reforestation push. Senate action expected soon with potential federal funds and 6,000 jobs.
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West Virginia
H. G. Kump
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tla and For 1Ustry Commission
Senate
Patchwork mishap sparks clipped tale on stage
A garbled line from a vintage interview hints at a patching accident on stage. The speaker laments a stumble and a failed fix, noting the moment occurred amid onlookers and a struggle to bend down and reveal the repair.
Officials Directed To Ask Indictment Of Deficit Creators
A House of Delegates resolution directs Attorney General Homer A Holt and State Tax Commissioner Fred J Fox to appear before the Ranagha county grand jury for indictments against those responsible for the state deficit. The measure claims revenues were drawn to create an 58,270,00413 deficit and condemns any official action causing a shortfall.
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Homer A. Holt
Vax
Fred J. Fox
House of Delegates
Ranagha County
G. A. Davis
Cabell
Boy Killed as Auto Hits on South Ruffner Road
Frank Townsend ten-year-old of Marmet was killed instantly yesterday afternoon on South Ruffner Road near MacCorkle Avenue when struck by a car driven by Charles Pruitt. Pruitt was arrested at J W Murray's home in Postersbelio and charged with manslaughter and auto theft. Murray, aka Gibson, jailed for aiding Pruitt’s escape. Passengers Lee Custer and Miss Lot tie Ward and Miss Norma Rue were released after being questioned. The driver fled after the crash, pursued by police and school patrols. vehicle was traveling about 50 mph, with the accident witnessed by several school children.
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Frank Townsend
Stantly
South Ruffner
Ternoon
Charles Pruitt
Lee Street
Pruitt
J. W. Murray
Beliow
Jnleh
Airs
Hayes Pickle
Simer
Murray
Gaid
Gibson
Siap
Lee Custer
Marmet
Lottle Ward
Norma Ruel
Libbey Street
Trey
Thomas Arnold
J. J. Johnson
Porters Hollow
Johnson
Slecotfea Aboppe
Floods Hit Wide Mississippi Area
Chicago reports widespread flooding along the Mississippi basin as rising waters from the Mississippi and its tributaries surge through Indiana Illinois Missouri and Arkansas. The St Francis river breaks a dike flooding Nimmons Arkansas and 3000 acres of farmland while residents flee to higher ground and guardsmen patrol levees to deter breaches.
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Chicago
Picodwatera
Mississippi
Ohio
Timois
Wabash
St. Francis
Black
Inois
Missouri
St. Francs
Nimmons Ark
Missouri National Guardsmen
Bleck
Guardsmen Win Skirmish Over Milk Delivery
In Appleton 1000 milk strikers clashed with guards using tear gas and clubs. A 60-year-old farmer William Dickmann died after tumbling from a milk truck near Fort Washington as a driver Albert Bradley ran him over. The front along Lake Michigan saw strikers resist deliveries while guards pursued pickets, with authorities hoping the confrontation marks a turning point to restore normal milk supply.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Appleton
National
Wisconsin
Fort Washington
Wiliam Dickmann
Albert Bradley
Dickmann
Thea
Lake Michigan
Solons Agree On School Bill In Conference Endgame
A conference committee reached a tentative school bill agreement, to be reported to both legislative branches. Roy Yoke said details remain secret, but the pact reportedly resolves House Senate differences with minor amendments. Senate conferees signaled possible passage votes, while some opponents questioned the 16 vote threshold. The sole meeting by the committee followed an afternoon session. more details to come on page 4.
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House
Senate
Iasb
Alevelge Guts
Mumber
Italian Salvage Ship Sails On Final Try to Raise Gold
Paris May 18 The Italian salvage Ardello II sails from Brent for a final attempt to raise gold believed in the strongroom of the sunken Egyptian ship off Port Said in the Bay of Biscay. Divers prepare to operate a grab and scoop system to recover bars from the strongroom floor as crews eye a treasure valued near 1.5 million. The operation follows earlier recoveries from the sunken vessels sunk by the British in 1798 and may lead to further Egyptian government work to salvage other treasure from shipwrecks.
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Paris
Ardello II
Rom Brent
Tnner
Egypt
U S
Bay of Biscay
Potrte de Raz
Lontom
Alberte
At gNo
Aboukir
Mediterranean
Nelson
Guaranty Investment receivership action unfolds
West Virginia led investors face turmoil as the State Auditor Edgar B. Sims moved to place Guaranty Investment into receivership. Charlestown attorney Donald Blagg named receiver amid conflicts of interest. Auditors reveal loans, stock sales, and property heists tied to the company, with investigations extending across Maryland Kentucky and New Jersey.
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Edgar B. Sims
Guaranty Investment Company
Maryland
Kentucky
New Jersey
Concer
West Virginia
Hudson
Donald ©. Bluge
Charleston
People's Exchange Bank of Charleston
Hane Ue Insurance Agency
Bowell Cureton and Company
Spencer Moora Wnd Company
Blagg
Bragg
Rummel and Blagg
Guaranty Company
Edgar C. Lawson
Lanson
Mr. Lawson
Detroit
Commission
Sims
B.C. Conley
Federal Audit Company
Huntingtons
Guaranty Sales
Audltor
Conley
Lawson
Walen
State Auditor
Wilson Hollow
Former Senator Forter J. McCumber Dies in Washington
Former Senator Forter J. McCumber of North Dakota died tonight after suffering a stroke at his destination in Washington. The 85 year old statesman served in the U.S. Senate and held influence in defense and fiscal policy during his long career.
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Washington
Renator Forter J. McCumber Af Marth
Dakota
Government plans no new moves on 3.2 beer in West Virginia
Washington May 18 The federal government for the time being will not interfere with the distribution and sale of 3.2 percent beer in West Virginia Acting Attorney General J Crawford Biggs announced the state legislature had clarified the prohibition picture by enacting bills signed by Governor Kump The changes may remove objections to the original beer act and could affect federal enforcement In Charleston Judge George W McClintic had urged the grand jury that the act was unconstitutional but recent legislation may have altered the situation The attorney general has not yet commented publicly on the beer bill as a whole and the matter remains under review
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Washington
Hong
West, Virginia
J. Crawford Biggs
West Virginia
Department of Justice
West
Govenor Kump
Berr
Yost
National Congress
George W. McCuntie
Charleston
Grand Jury
United States Ligtrict
David Ashworth
McClintic
Monse Torn
Business Gain Reports Heard in Cleveland Meeting
In Cleveland on May 26 delegates of the Great Lakes regional advisory board reported an upturn across steel, rubber, glass, automobiles, and chemicals. Prominent figures said May output rose and that auto production, especially small and midpriced cars, increased with expectations of further gains into June.
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Cleveland
Great
Ates
Fnvant
Mosh
Daniel Desmond
Brattle
Qlibby Glass Manufacturing Company
Toledon
W. M. Lorenz
Steel
KK. A. Moore
Suetomobile Committee
Lbda
Geneva arms talks loom as nations eye disarmament accord
Newly hopeful delegates from the United States and Germany gather in Geneva while President Roosevelt's envoy Norman H. Davis and German delegate Count Rudolf Nadolny anticipate broader stances on non aggression pacts and arms reductions. Reports note potential moves toward world security arrangements as talks resume.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Speed Norman H. Davis
Roose
Velt
Tondon
Paris
Rudolf Nadolny
Hitler
Roosevelt
Davis
Bank Officer Tells of Deal In Mitchell Tax Case
Edward P. Barrett of National City Bank testified in federal court about Mrs. Mitchell profiting from stock dealings with her husband. Ledger entries and letters between the Mitchells showed profits from 1922 to 1928, including a 996,785.95 gain in 1925 and a 200,000 profit in 1928 from selling National City bank stock. The defense questioned Barrett as the trial examined alleged tax evasion of more than 8500,000 for 1928 and 1929.
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New York
Edward P. Barrett
Na@tional City bank
Federe Court
Jedger
Charles
Mitchell
Barrett
Syndicatr
Marland
Mitchel
Steuer
National City Bank
Parc
F D R Signs Muscle Shoals Bill into Law
President Roosevelt signed the Muscle Shoals land development bill, praising its aims while warning investors against land speculators. A Justice Department probe into private utilities’ use of the Shoals facility is underway, with officials noting possible improper feeding of the substation to gain power interests.
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Washington
Bonvevert
Tennessee River Valley
Department of Justice
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Shoals
Morris
Struggie
Monopoly
Duman Gredd
Bia
Bir
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Ickes
Albarna Power Company
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Interes
Birmingham
Thomas W. Martin
Alabama
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
Shouse Sees Possibility Of Repeal By Year’s End
Washington May 18. Jowett Shouse president of the association against the prohibition amendment says repeal of the 18th amendment could come before year’s end with votes in 87 states during 1983. The survey counts states acting, vetoed, or undecided, with several already voting for repeal in Michigan New Jersey Rhode Island Wisconsin and others. Turn to page 11 for more details.
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Washington
Jowett Shawse
Association Against the
Texas
Joptalninies Meek Iy
Michigan
New Terex
Rhoedyland
Wisconsin
Wyoming
New York
Delaware
Nevada
Sinois
Indiana Jung
Massachusette
Connecticut
Town
New Hampshire
California
West
Virginia
Alahama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oregon
Vermont
Maine
Maryland
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Roosevelt Picks Man for Big Job in Regulation Fight
President Roosevelt selects Hugh S. Johnson, a soldier, lawyer, and manufacturer, to head the new industrial regulation program. Johnson, offered the post by telephone, begins organizing a tentative structure as Congress debates the sweeping bill granting government power over industry. He has not yet answered the offer.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Wes
Comedy Delegation Seeks R F C Aid for US Humor
A letter from the American comedians association to a delegation in SKY HARBOR TENN proposes securing Reconstruction Finance aid for the professional humor sector, noting heavy impact from the depression and urging support to relieve unemployed and unconscious amateur talent.
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Sky Harbor
Tenn
Bellywood
Fort Worth
Little Hook
Cincinnati
Rooseveltville
BD. C
American Comedians Association
R. F
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