Peace Strike Of Students Worries Cops
A national student peace strike disrupted campuses as police feared clashes in several cities including Boston and Chicago. About 150000 students were expected to participate, with demonstrations planned at 35 colleges. Some schools canceled classes or held recess while authorities warned against strike literature and arrests were reported in New York.
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Associated Press
National Committee
Boston
James R. Claflin
Chicago
National
New York
Harvard and Theological Seminary
Hunter College
Washington
City Hall
War Dern
Embezzler Wanted In Mercer Under Arrest
Baltimore April 12 embezzler wanted in Mercer under arrest. Morris Berman 34 of Philadelphia held for Mercer county W Va authorities on four warrants. He is charged with embezzling 6400 in securities from Bertha Miller Ewing and 10900 from Harry Bwing of Mercer county. Detectives Haas and Burns made the arrest. Berman at liberty under 5000 bond pending appeal from a Philadelphia conviction.
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Baltimore
West Virginia
Morris Berman
Philadelphia
Mercer County
W. Va
Berman
Miller | Cramer and Crandall
Bertha Miller Ewing
Harry Bwing
Joseph Haas
John Burns
Graf Zeppelin incident clarification from Brazilian ministry
The civil aeronautic department of Brazil’s ministry of communications answered questions about the Graf Zeppelin crash stating that the airship was moored at 8:10 a.m. without mishap. The inquiry concerned whether the Graf Zeppelin originated from Pernambuco.
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Rio de Janeiro
Civil Aeronautic Department
Ministry of Communications
Pernambuco
Model Homes For Miners In Monongahela Valley
The Monongahela valley committee invites progressive coal operators to back a plan replacing mining camps with model homes for mine families. The program aims to stabilize the coal industry by building homesteads on two or more acres near mines, enabling part time farming. The report notes many coal households live in cramped, poorly maintained company houses with inadequate sanitation, indicating a large need for better housing in the region.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Washington
Monongahela Valley
West Virginia
Dust storms crop damage reaches thirty million
The Associated Press reports crop losses exceeding 30 million dollars across a dust afflicted zone of over 15 million acres in western and central Kansas, southern Colorado, Oklahoma panhandle, Wyoming, New Mexico, and northern Texas panhandle. Wheat losses dominate, with Texas panhandle estimates reaching 18 to 20 million, while Kansas shows a 5 million plus gap from last year's crop value. Officials differ on the extent, as some wheat may have benefited in parts, but overall millions in damage are projected and figures continue to evolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Wyoming
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Nebrasjka
Texas
Walter Barlow
Amarillo
F. K. Reed
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Uhat
Harry B. Cordell
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Panhandle
B. N. Puckett
Union Co-Operative Exchange
Let Contract for Rum Trucking Rights Today
Charleston announces a contract for liquor trucking from a state warehouse to 17 store sites across the state. Bids opened earlier were reviewed by the State Liquor Control Commission. Newest locations include Welch Merchants and Miners Bank building Bluefield Princeton Avenue and Princeton Main Street.
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Charleston
State Liquor Control Commission
Welch—Merchants and Miners Bank
Bluefield
Princeton Avenue
Princeton
Main Street
New Firemen In First Run In City Blaze
City firemen make their first run under the new administration answering a 3:20 am call to Feterman where they halted a blaze in a railroad caboose and box car behind J Lee Evans furniture store. The caboose burned completely. box car end damaged. Cause may be a stove flue. roof was burning upon arrival. tramps allegedly slept aboard. Report came from conductor Robert Putman of a Fairmont Keyser freight train. Assistant Chief Vandergrift and nine volunteers responded with 900 feet of hose. nearest hydrant at Main and Nuzum.
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Feterman
J. Lee Evans Furniture
Ben
Robert Puttman
Fairmont‘Keyser
Vandergrift
Main and
Nuzum Street
Cobra Venom Seen As Pain Substitute For Morphine
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology reports cobra venom may replace morphine for pain relief and is not habit forming. The study by David I Macht of Baltimore found venom is not a local anesthetic and does not affect bare frog nerves. Other experiments show no paralysis of nerves or sympathetic system.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Detroit
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
David I. Macht
Baltimore
Republicans oppose new social security plan in Congress
House Republicans prepared to attack the administration social security bill arguing it imposes taxes that burden employers and workers and may worsen unemployment. Representative Treadway indicated GOP opposition may seek to amend or vote against the measure, especially to strike the employer and employee old age tax provisions as plans to expand benefits face criticism amid rising unemployment.
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Washington
House
Mass
Ways and Means
G O. P
Ways and Means Committee
Indicted Numbers King Faces Tax Evasion Charges
In Clarksburg WV on April 12 William Lias nicknamed Numbers King was indicted on two counts of tax evasion for 1931 income of 122 641.33 with 21 919.72 due. Lias, arrested in Washington on his honeymoon, faces removal to WV as proceedings continue. The grand jury also reported 37 new indictments adding to a two day total of 135.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Federal Court Grand
William
Bill) _Lias
Wheeling
Howard L. Robinson
Lins
Lias
Washington
West Virginia
W. BE. Baker
Liars’ contest opens Izaak Walton league satire in Chicago
In Chicago on April 12 the Izaak Walton league staged a prevaricators contest for fishers and tall tales. A ram pant minnow prize and a $5,000 “rubber check” were noted as temptations while Talbott Denmead of the United States Bureau of Fisheries kicked off with a Maryland yarn about a dog, a seven pound catfish, and forty cents. Paul Bunyan and a Burlington Wisconsin trout tale add to the lively field.
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Liars
Izaak Walton
Talbott Denmead
Black Bass-And-Anglers
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Anne Arundel County
Maryland
Burlington
Wis
Paul Bunyan
Blast Rocks Power Tower in Cleveland
Cleveland officials disclosed an apparent attempt to disrupt power in the greater Cleveland area by dynamiting a 132,000 volt transmission tower near Ridgeville Lorain Road in Lorain County. The blast toppled the structure last night but electrical service remained due to automatic safety devices. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. offered a $5,000 reward for the dynamiters and officials said they have no suspects or grievances attributed to them.
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Cleveland
Greater
Cleveland Electriclluminating Co
Ridgeville-Lorain Road
Lorain County
Tetrick Reelected West Virginia Publishers Leader
Parkersburg April 12 Officers of the West Virginia Publishers Association will hold over for another year. Willy Tetrick of Clarksburg Publishing Company is president with J. H. Long of Huntington Advertiser as vice president and treasurer H P Dean of Wayne County News as second vice president and James W Weir of Randolph Enterprise at Elkins as secretary. Weir will represent the state association at the National Editorial Association convention in New Orleans next month. Robert Pritchard of the Weston Democrat will run for president of the national organization.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia Publishers Association
Willy Tetrick
Clarksburg Publishing Company
J. H. Long
Huntington Advertiser
H. P. Dean
Wayne County News
James W. Weir
Randolph Enterprise
Elkins
Weir
State Association
National Editorial Association
New Orleans
Robert Pritchard
The
Weston Democrat
National Organization
Rush Holt Seeks State Relief Cleanup in West Virginia
United States Senator elect Rush D. Holt vows a thorough probe of relief administration in West Virginia. After taking his seat on his thirtieth birthday June 19 he will push for better relief terms for the state and says Hopkins promised action if the federal budget permits.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
United States
Rush D. Holt
Holt
Senate
Harry L. Hopkins
William” N.oo
Tal
Relief funds cut but relief work to remain steady
W D Frey FERA administrator for Taylor county announced that the state relief allotment for the remainder of April would be 1700 less than the first 11 days. He said no relief cuts will occur now and a drive against relief fraud will weed out ineligible recipients and end payments for those with other income. Prosecution will follow for those who fraudulently accepted aid.
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Apil
W. D. Frey
Taylor County
FERA
Frey
Murphy Approved Gets Local Postmastership
James T. Murphy who has been acting postmaster in Graf ton for nearly two years received word from Washington this week that his appointment as postmaster for the next four years had been approved by federal authorities. Postmaster General James A Parley congratulated Murphy on his appointment in a recent letter. The term of former Postmaster A Leuthardt expired nearly two years ago.
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James T. Murphy
Grafton
Washington
James A. Parley
Murphy
A. Leuthardt
Washington Quadrille Group Prepares Elegant Colonial Dance
Washington Pennsylvania April 12 80 students from Washington and Jefferson College and their partners completed a two day training to demonstrate the Quadrille a formal antebellum dance. Music by Henry Ford era orchestra will accompany the display in the Washington Hotel ballroom before a select audience.
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Washington, Pa
Washington and Jefferson College
Henry Ford
Ge Washington
Ncallata Secon
Tragic Bus Crash Kills 14 In Rockville Md
Ghastly wreck leaves 14 dead and 15 injured when an express train strikes an auto bus near Rockville Maryland. Driver Percy Line bonds at $1000. teacher Miss Funk and others suffer injuries as families gather at the funeral home.
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Rockville
Washington
Williamsport
Margaret Crebs
Jane Staley
Percy
Liamsport
Ponttend
Louise Aoe
Ched
Funk
Huey Breaks With Chief Legal Light
New Orleans April 22 reports circulated that Huey P Long and Assistant Attorney General George Wallace, a chief lieutenant, are in a political rift over Wallace's conduct of legal affairs for the state. Remarks and denial attempts surfaced, with Wallace described as Long's long time ally and jurisprudence authority.
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New Orleans
Metator
Huey P. Long
Attoreney
George Wallace
Wallace
Port
Louisiana
East Tate
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Mercer
Graf
Monongahela Field
Valley Planning Group
Fetterman
Cobra
FDR
Treadway
Numbers
Welch
Robert Marshall
Emory and Henry College
Northfork High School
Federal Reserve
Steve Macaluso
Mrs
Grace Gonzales
Pretty Grace Gonzales
Macaluso
Blast Rocks
Ohio City
Tetrick
West Va
Rush Holt
Huey
Chief Legal
Senator Wrathful
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