20 May 1939
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
1
President Roosevelt rejected using money from the $2 billion stabilization fund for a new lending program. He did not rule out other moves to aid recovery but opposed tapping the fund. Reported ideas included loans to business, housing loans, and rail equipment purchases.
Beckley May 19. Seven year old Billy Robertson son of Vic tor Robertson of Detroit Mich visited grandparents near Batoff in Raleigh county and disappeared at 6 30 p m. State and county officials plus 150 CCC enrollees searched forests until Billy wandered to Jake Cantrell s farm six miles away and recounted sleeping under a bush after losing his way while looking at horses.
Willie Willis comments on pride and correction in pronunciation noting a young person’s resilience. He argues a kid shouldn’t feel insulted by being corrected, suggesting humility comes from acknowledging limits and not claiming to know everything.
Former soldiers are joining the new enlisted reserve of minute men in large numbers. By April 30, 17 578 had signed up, surpassing the goal of 16 667 by July 1. Congress may be asked for deficiency funds to meet payroll as volunteers receive 2 dollars a month to stay ready for immediate call in wartime.
West Virginia coal operators reached final pact terms with the United Mine Workers as Kanawha Logan Greenbrier Wind ing Gulf New River Williamson and Pocahontas Tug River groups signed district contracts. Carter Coal said it would post work notices Monday while James Walter Carter said mines would reopen next week. G R Jennings said a recent dismissal affected only certain offices and stores with no further comment.
ST LOUIS May 19 INS Just because a person is color blind and cannot distinguish green from red is not sufficient reason to refuse a driver's license. Dr Lowell S Selling of Detroit testified before the American Medical Association that among 716 Detroit drivers in a traffic clinic only one was totally color blind 39 were red green blind and 10 partly red green blind. Color blind drivers used light position and car movement to judge signals with only 12 failing to stop at red lights. more normals had tickets for this offense.
Pan-American Airways announces the first scheduled trans Atlantic air service from Port Washington to Marseilles and Southampton with the Yankee Clipper fly ing boat. The inaugural flight, led by Capt. Harold Gray, carries no passengers on the first trips but plans for passenger service within weeks with round trips weekly and a $400 fare.
Washington May 19 The Senate approved Roosevelt government reorganization orders set to take effect July 1 raising hopes for a quick adjournment in the first week of July. A face-saving tax bill was being discussed informally by Democratic and Republican leaders to satisfy the president and revisionists while extending nuisance taxes. A modified tax bill could pass the Senate within three days after submission.
General Francisco Franco watched Spain’s grand victory parade under heavy rain. Italian, German, Moorish troops joined about 127,000 Spaniards and 150,000 veterans in a five hour display along Madrid’s Avenida del Generalissimo. Two million spectators cheered as 1,000 field guns and 400 tanks rolled by.
In Kansas City Missouri on May 19 INS reports Democratic Boss T. J. Pendergast may plead guilty to income tax evasion or offer a government settlement. Judge Merrill E. Otis said the case will be called in open court at 9 a.m. next Monday with no further announcements. Pendergast is accused of evading 443,550 in income taxes. R. E. OMalley faces 62,500.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured Ottawa in a nine mile drive greeting crowds as Canada revived royal ceremony before parliament. The king received credentials from new U S envoy Daniel C. Roper, signaling friendship with President Roosevelt. Drizzle dampened mood but officials pressed on with state duties and a calm adjournment plan for Monday.
In Harlan Kentucky a 24 year old miner Eugene McLaughlin, employed by Clover Fork Coal at Kitts, was wounded in the right thigh near his Dressen home as government efforts to restore peace in the soft coal field continued. He said a driver of an automobile who escorts non union men through picket lines fired three shots, the first hitting him, and identified the assailant as John Padgett. County authorities investigated.
New York May 19 Negotiations were underway to bring Lina Medina five year old Peruvian mother and her six pound baby to the New York World's fair A spokesman for the Strange As It Seems concession said the child mother has been offered 1000 a week plus expenses if she consents to be exhibited Grover Whalen president of the fair approval is pending
Seventeen defendants including Rose Carina faced hearings or indictments on murder charges in a mass murder-for-insurance scheme reaching four states over a decade. Prosecution already secured one first degree conviction and indicted others, with a woman pleading guilty to three poisonings. Detectors probe whether other men in Carina’s life suffered similar deaths as fresh evidence outlined a sprawling murder plot.
In Palestine, Jews launch a passive resistance campaign against British plans seen as making Jews a permanent minority in a future Arab-dominated Holy Land. Rioting yesterday left a constable dead and 114 injured. British troops stand by as Maj. Gen. Haining warns force may be used to quell future disturbances with armored cars, tanks and trucks deployed.
The Dies committee issued subpoenas for Republican National Committee Chairman John D. M. Hamilton and Maj. Gen. Van Horn Moseley U S A retired to testify next week about an anti-Semitic propaganda group. Also summoned were Indianapolis banker Felix McWhirter and George Deatherage of Knights of the White Camellia. Hamilton said he had no recollection of correspondence with Campbell. London dispatch reports Britain weighing a possible alliance with Soviet Russia while urging Germany to renounce aggressive aims in a debate on European peace.
In St. Albans on May 19 George Deatherage leader of the Knights of the White Camellia told the Dies committee that he had previously supplied information that was not used. He said he would testify again and insist his testimony be made permanent in the record. He accused a minority clique at the top of Jewry of directing subversive influence in the United States.
Dr Charles H Mayo a famed physician and surgeon was rushed from a Chicago hotel to a hospital with pneumonia. His age 73 and condition considered serious but later reported showing improvement as efforts continued by Dr Michael McGuire and visiting physicians from Rochester Minnesota.
The Cleveland grand jury began hearing evidence against 18 people arrested in a night operation probing a marijuana traffic estimated at 500000 dollars yearly. Twenty investigators testified about the raids and the role of 18 key wholesalers and retailers, including two brothers with a seven thousand dollar weekly business.
200 frightened Verde island refugees fled to nearby isles after the land sank three feet and fissures opened near homes. Authorities believed the 1,300 remaining inhabitants were not in immediate danger. Earthquakes caused the sinking, with sea water affecting lime stone foundations. Refugees headed for Luzon and Mindoro.
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