Army Engineer Highlights Kanawha River Plan Value
Brigadier General George B. Pillsbury told the House rivers and harbors committee that the Kanawha river development project costing 12.09 million dollars promises commerce growth beyond what current facilities support. He noted steady growth and said opposition from railroads would be light, with Virginians optimistic a strong fight would not materialize. The plan envisions a nine foot channel from Charleston to the Ohio River, plus dams at Winfield and below the Kanawha mouth, making the project eligible for federal aid.
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Washington
George B. Pillsbury
Army Engineers
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Kanawha River
Pilscamittee
Consier Belets
Pillsbury
Ammns
Chesapeake and Ohio and
New York
Charleston
Ohio River
Ohio
Consgiesa
Proxfam. Se
Sheriff Duty Tightens Tax Collection Across Counties
A historic notice warning sheriffs to strictly enforce tax collection is outlined. Sheriffs must pursue delinquent taxes using all statutory means, including distraint and personal property seizure, and file reports with affidavits if no assets are found. Taxpayers are urged not to wait for tax collectors, and diligence is required to support county and district coffers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Corealistoner Preu B. Fox Bik
Fox
Child Health Conference Opens in City Tonight
West Virginia hosts the first state conference on child health and protection, opening tonight at Bent-Kedem temples with 800 committee members in ten months of planning. Dr. George Lyon of Huntington leads the event, appointed by Governor Conley, as state follow-up to the 1930 Washington conference. The four sections cover medical services, health needs, education and training for caregivers, and care for handicapped children. Governor Kump issued 5,000 invitations. over 50 state organizations send delegates, including the State Medical Society, educators, social workers, Junior League, and rotary groups, to shape a coordinated program for all children in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
White House
George Lyon
Huntingian
Nai
William G. Conley
Washington
Virgin
Kump
DB. A. MacGroker
Wheeling
West Vir- Sinia Medical Society
David Lit- Hejohn
W. W. Trent
Franty W. Turner
Lyon Shafter
Mre Eonittence
Westrginia
Fiuda
Hump
West Vi
Junior League
Shriners
Ealion
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Singleton Favor for Charleston Postmaster Nomination
Julius W. Singleton, of Dixie Street, favored by the Kanawha county Democratic executive committee for postmaster of Charleston, won on the first ballot with the endorsement to be formally forwarded. Singleton is a cashier at People's Exchange Bank and active in local politics. a civil service process remains to finalize the appointment.
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Julius W. Singleton
Charleston
Kanawha
Commelitee
Singleton Gay
Singleton
Dixie Street
Bles
Fannie Field
William Woorroe
John Sort
Wife Not Sorry She Killed Her Husband
Mrs. Yitla Barthold, 95, called police to report she shot her husband Fred Barthold, 47, at their home after a quarrel. Police quoted her as saying she was mistreated and beaten, and she showed no remorse. The incident was reported early today.
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Edo
UPI
Yitla Barthold
Fred
Barthold
Passenger Steamer Sinks After Striking Rock of Ages Reef
A passenger steamer named George M. Cox ran aground on Rock of Ages reef near Isle Royale in Lake Superior. It rolled over and sank Saturday evening with 107 crew and passengers reportedly safe. two women aboard were injured, names not released, and about 145 people total were aboard. Captain M. L. Gilbert and George M. Cox, Jr. led the company officials confirming the vessel’s loss and injuries.
North and South Unite in Coal Rate Fight
Northern and southern coal operators in West Virginia join to oppose a 30 cents per ton rail rate increase on lake cargo shipments. The dispute involves lakeport shipments and affects coal fields across West Virginia Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky with participation from Pennsylvania and Ohio operators. The Interstate Commerce Commission case seeks to limit application of lake cargo rates beyond Great Lakes ports.
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West Virginia
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Eookh
Virginia
Koxytucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Commission
Gault Ste. Marie
Mackinac
West Side Democrats Form Hickory Club in Charleston
In Charleston West Side Democrats organize the Hickory Club to mobilize local Jeffersonian voters. Dale Thomas and Garland Son lead planning with about 36 members, aiming to expand meeting space and solidify party influence through social and political activities.
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West Side Democrats
Hickory Club
Dale Thomas
Dale
Garland
Budget Alone Awaits Action Of Lawmakers
Lawmakers face adjournment decisions as the budget remains the key item. Observers think the special session may end this week if the biennial appropriation bill is not completed. Several administration measures and a number of pending bills risk falling by the wayside amid focus on the tax and budget packages.
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Alma
Pease
Beard Unfair Frame Asserts In West Virginia Inquiry
A former director of the West Virginia Cooperative Extension Service condemned what he calls an unfair inquiry by the state board of governors. He claims he was denied the chance to present evidence and call witnesses before a legislative investigation committee, stating the board heard only one side of the incidents.
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Mud— Quivute Extension Service
West Virginia University
Board of Governors
Thas
Ed Larges
Iso
Frame
Prame
Cooperative Extension Services
West Virginia
Aimtrast
Trading Boosted By Gold Levelling Trading Boosted By Gold Levelling
New York May 27 trading surged as dollar conversion into stocks and commodities hit record volumes amid rising prices. A Saturday session on the exchange saw US stocks gain with some shares up to $10, while grain and raw commodities neared levels from a year ago. Investors speculated on steps to cancel gold standard clauses and anticipated policy moves, with turnover on the exchange exceeding 4.3 million shares, the highest for a Saturday session.
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New York
New York Shock Exchange
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
England
Ertels
Elauses
Stock Exchange
West Virginia Teams Finish in Distorted 12 Place
WV teams concluded at a regional meet with Stout earning a high placement in the 12 event standings. The event, held at a Delaware location, listed multiple police and state teams in a chaotic results page with numerous misread names and stray figures.
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West Virginia
Stout
Justice Named Union Receiver for Dayton Insurance Firm
The attorney general’s office named Justice as receiver for the Union National Life Insurance Company of Dayton. George B. McCann was appointed special deputy superintendent of insurance to manage the company’s affairs. The move follows a transfer of stock and notes to the Guaranty Investment Co. and coincides with prior court actions in Kanawha County.
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Barlin
Justus
Union National Life Insurance Company
Yestersay Ao
West Virginia
West
Acern
Ohio
George B. McCann
Dayton
Obis City
Guaranty Investment Company
Begar
C. Lawson
Rehora
R. P. Devan iv
Board of Direstors
Fred M. Exline
Steretigy
Dustus
Mn McGann
Onl N Ciiginls
Cohumbuy
Pittsburgh Coal Raise Sets Higher Pay Across Region
The Appalachian Coal Sales agency announces a 9 percent wage increase for day labor across southern West Virginia eastern Kentucky Virginia and Tennessee effective June 1. Pittsburgh Coal Company, northern district leader, plans similar raises in its mines. The move, approved by the agency begun April, aims to improve conditions for miners in about 140 companies across two southern states with an annual output near 80 million tons.
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Appalachia
Fay
West Virginia
Mentucky
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Appalachian Coal Sales Agency
Delaware and Nevada Move Toward Repeal Wet Delegates Rise
Delaware and Nevada appear set to join Michigan Rhode Island and others in voting on repeal of the 18th Amendment. Unofficial returns show Wilmington and state districts tilting heavily wet, with Delaware precincts reporting a roughly three to one repeal margin.
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Delaware
Nevada
Associated Press
Far West
Michigan
Rhode Island
Wilconsi Mreads
New Jersey
Wyoming
New York
Clark County
Wilmington
Georgetown
Robert G. Houston
Lewis
Indian River
Selbyville
John G. Eownsend, Jr
Dover
Rapital
Del
Trust Company Closes Doors
Trust Company closes after liquidation plan approved by state banking commissioner W C Given and Roy Rollins, with assets to be liquidated. Deposits since peak kept in a cash fund and to be returned promptly. Appraisal conducted by committee led by F Lamb. Woodrum represented depositors. Rollins cites about 1.2 million in loans and over 2.1 million in deposits. bank placed on restricted basis March 29 with commissioner's permission.
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W. C. Given
Roy 3. Rolin
Charlester Trust Company
Giver
D. EB. Baird
A J, Humphreys
C. Everet. Woodrum
Woodrum
Saint Fs Wxandner F
Lamb
Rollins
Woman Confesses to Dynamiting Attempt near Cumberland
Mrs. Wien Winkler of Phoenix Hill Westerport admitted involvement in a May dynamiting attempt. She allegedly placed two sticks of dynamite at a shanty occupied by her husband Gus Whlasher and another occupant, causing an explosion but causing no fatal injuries. Officers stated the confession followed questioning by county solicitor Verrice Boyle and Detective Willins J. Cubnage, with attorney W. A. Elian present.
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Cumberland. Me
Wien Winkler
Phoenix
Hill
Westrrport
Thay
Mer
Cnaring
Gus
Whlasher
Othvern
Westerport
Whiller
Wiley
W. A. Elian
Verrice Boyle
Gyty
Willins J. Cubnage
Winkler
New Evidence on Morgan Bank Profits Revealed in Senate Probe
Senate investigators released documents from Morgan Bank files showing gross profits of 918,284,908 from safe AE securities over 1927 to 1983 plus untabulated millions from other operations. Details of stock pools and syndicate deals suggest further uncounted earnings, to be totaled and submitted later.
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Washington
Prai
House of Morgan
Banking House
Senate
Morgat Firm
Safe AE Securities
Moyean
Roosevelt Signs Securities Protection Bill
President Roosevelt signed the Rasburn-Fletcher securities bill to protect investors from unsound securities. The law requires comprehensive data on all securities offered for sale and filing with the Federal Trade Commission for interstate sales. He said capital must be invested in enterprise and those raising funds must be candid about who owns what and why.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rasburn-Fletcher Securities
Federal Trade Commission
Ise
Memorial Day Observances Include Parades and Ceremonies
Memorial Day services will suspend city and county offices. Veterans groups including the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will lead a parade from South Side Bridge to Spring Hill cemetery for a speaker, taps, and gun salute. Similar ceremonies planned in South Charleston with veterans decorating graves and a replica tomb observed at Mound.
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Patriotic Societies
South Side Bridge
Spring Hill Cemetery
Robert Bagnell
Ohio
Ten Oelock
Kriughy
Cuplilgl Street
Lee
Spring Bms
Gh. A. BR. Blunden Reter Corps
American Legion
Disabled American Veter “Iy
United Spanish Warr Veterans
Vaery
Robert Bagenell
D. D
Fisat Methodist Episcopal Church
Stanley Morris
Pist
State Department of Mines
Legion ix
Eel House
South Charleston
Tormtale Armor Park
Boldier
Sunset Memorial Park
Neutrality Plan Faces Senate Opposition
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee opposed President Roosevelt's neutrality waiver, attaching an amendment to an arms embargo measure. It would require any embargo to apply to all nations in the conflict. Roosevelt, busy with other diplomacy, said goodbye to Viscount Ishii as talks for the London world economic conference continue.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Norman H. Davis
Congress
Capitol
Himmself
Viscount Kizuyo Isai
London
America
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Julius Singleton
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Ile
Hickory Hall
Hickory Mall
Ediffice
Goth Political
Hickory
Democratic Party of
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Solons
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Delaware Aid
Adson Taihu Pollue
Fonghips
Teday
Eich Scorbie
New York City
Paver Loos Usd
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Geadig Wire
Gale Highway Patrol
DBL
Snderney
Maseach
Patie
New York State
Geval Bona
Hagia DB
Metropalltay
Ted Wank
Oh Pottery
Sep Gireit
Aety Wesel
Virginia State Police
Dean
West Virginia State Police
Ram Se
TAH
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Sehulyy
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BOM
Koubles
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