Riot and mine closures hit Tennessee Coal fields in Alabama
In Birmingham Alabama two injured miners spurred a strike wave as the Tennessee Company halted four mines affecting about 3 500 workers on top of 14 000 already idle across the state. Sheriff Hawkins swore in 100 special deputies to restore order and it is unclear if steel and iron plants at Fairfield and Ennsley will be impacted.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coalt Iron and Railroad Company
Tennessee Company
J. E. Hawkins
Fairfield
Ennsley
Local Knights to attend Pythian district convention
Attorney J. Guy Allender announces Friendship Lodge No. 8 will represent at the Pythian district convention in Fairmont Thursday evening April 19. Sixteen lodges from Harrison, Marion and Taylor counties will participate including Graf ton Lincoln, Worthington Evergreen, Watson Eureka, Carolina Marion, Clarksburg, Mt City, Salem, Felicity, Johnstown, Bridgeport, Plainview, Water, Big Elm, Mt Claire with visitors from Monongalia county expected.
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J. Guy Allender
Friendship Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
Fairmont
Harrison Marion
Taylor Counties
Friendship Lodge No
Grafton
Lincoln
Fairview
Evergreen
Worthington
Eureka
Watson
Caromay
Carolina
Marion
Clarksburg
Clarksure
Mt. City
Salem
Felicity
Rivesville
Johnstown
Lost Creek
Bridgeport
Plainview
Simpson
Water
Wallace
Big Elm
Enterprise
Mt. Claire
Monongalia County
Garbers Brother Ends Life in Texas
Jolly Garner brother of Vice President John Nance Garner shot himself at his El Paso home Saturday night. Coroner ruled death by self-inflicted gunshot. Garner, 48, had shown signs of nervous breakdown for a week. Funeral planned in Detroit, Texas, likely Wednesday.
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el Paso
Texas
Jolly Garner
John Nance Garner
Detroit
Garner
United States Mounted Customs Service
Washington
Dolly Garner
J. M. Goggin
Alvin C. Ash
Former Ambassador to Brazil Dies Sudenly
Edwin Vernon Morgan, 69, former U S ambassador to Brazil, died suddenly at 8 30 am at his home in Petrolpolis, Rio de Janeiro. Morgan served as ambassador for 20 years, resigned with Roosevelt administration, had visited Brazil on February 20 to retire. Death occurred within two months.
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Rio de Janeiro
Edwin Vernon Morgan
U. S
Brazil
Petrololis
Morgan
Roosevelt
Bus Crash Kills Six In Elyria Head-On Collision
Six persons die and fourteen others are injured when a Chicago bound passenger bus and an eastbound truck crash head on near Elyria Ohio on United States Highway 20. The bus driver William Daniels and the truck driver E O Kirkpatrick escape with minor injuries. A coroner holds an inquest as a grand jury convenes to probe cause.
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Elyria
Here
John Serban
Holiday Cove
Earl Kellogg
Lansing
Mich
Sam Novak
Duquesne
Floyd Stalnaker
Akron
Ohio
Christo Vasilevich
Massillon
Michael Frydvich
New York City
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Marie Kaser
Huntington Park
Ind
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Clarence Dick
Lorain County
William Daniels
Tthe
Cleveland, Canton and Columbus Company, Inc
Daniels
E. O. Kirkpatrick
Angels
Schaffer
Sheriff's Office
Grand Jury
Woman Flyer Returns to United States from Brazil
Parva Brazil April 16 Miss Laura Ingalls United States flyer left Paramaribo for Miami on her return flight. She attempted the jump to Paramaribo yesterday but was forced back by bad weather.
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Parva
Brazil
Laura Ingalls
United States
Paramaribo
Cuach Guiana
Miami
Rainey Sees Early Vote On Stock Control Bill
Speaker Rainey said President Roosevelt wants definite marginal requirements in the stock market control bill. Chairman Rayburn of the house interstate commerce committee echoed the view with emphasis on margins. Both Senate banking and house sub committee pressed to speed passage as the debate continues.
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Washington
Rainey
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Dem
Texas
House Interstate Commerce Committe
Senate Banking Committee
House Interstate Commerce Sub-Committee
Former Grafton Man M F Ryan Killed In Fairmont
Mathias F. Ryan about 60 years old of Fairmont route 6 a longtime Grafton resident and former Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer was struck by a car on State Street in Fairmont and died at Fairmont emergency hospital. The driver Carl E Edwards 29 of Prickett's Creek reported the car did not stop in time and Ryan was walking in the street. Edwards and Paul Baker moved the injured man to the hospital. Ryan died from a base skull fracture and other injuries.
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Mathias F. Ryan
Fairmont
Grafton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wheeling
State Street School
Ryan
Carl E. Edwards
Prickett’s Creek
Edwards
State Street
Paul Baker
Baker
Mercer Co Man Is Named School Head
Charleston April 16 The State Board of Education named Howard Abbott of Mercer county, an employee of the road commission, as temporary successor to James L. Hill at the Institute negro deaf and blind school after Hill killed himself following a fatal wounding of W. B. Ellison Jr and an instructor and after shooting Felix Warren and Mrs Fanny Herold and Miss Helen Briggs, a cook, all of whom are negroes.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Howard Abbott
Mercer County
Road Commission
James L. Hill
Institute
W. B. Ellison
Felix Warren
Fanny Herold
Helen Briggs
Alfalfa Bill Scores Victory Over Counties
Oklahoma City April 16 Governor William H Murray known as Alfalfa Bill and the national guardsmen achieved a victory as four counties called off advertised tax delinquent property sales. The governor had ordered arrests of officials pushing delinquent sales and warned of troops in other counties with no word yet from them.
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Oklahoma City
Wiliam H
Murray
Govero
Direct Relief Pushes Up At Fera Office
The local FERA office remains at a standstill on approving county work projects. State headquarters orders to boost relief distribution mean Taylor county will not start the work program until about May 1. This week and next, indigent families receive relief checks from $2 to $4. The subsistence garden program will be pushed with district supervisors and inspectors in four of five magisterial districts, and William C. Hanway is named general supervisor for the county and Grafton district. Clarence Kinsey, Thomas Allender, and others are listed as district supervisors and inspectors.
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FERA
Taylor County
Grafton
William C. Hanway
Boothscreek
Clarence Kinsey
Fetterman
Thomas Allender
Knottsville
Votes In The Better Business Campaign Race
The Sentinel reports standings with a Trip Around the World campaign offering 700 300 150 75 25 and an estimated 500 in commissions. Names and vote counts listed include Vivian Coyner Ruth Philippi Lillian Dillon Goldie DeMoss Virginia Foley Anna Dell Headley Catherine Leamon Selah Mauller Josephine Manley Sarah Knotts Lila R Miller Chauncey Newcome Bertha Newton Madge Webster Margaret Ross Luke B. Waller Harold H. Welch RuthAnn 40 000 838 000 plus an extra 50 cash prize. The note urges subscriptions and daily reports by 0 P M 4.
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The
Sentinel
Vivian
E. Main Coyner
Ruth
Dillon
Lillian
Grafton
DeMoss
Goldie
Thornton
Foley
Virginia
Grandene Headley
Anna Dell
E. Main
Leamon
Catherine
E. Washington Mauller
Selah
W. Boyd Manley
Josephine
McGraw Mahaffey
Sarah
Knotts . Miller
Lila R
E. Knotts
Miller
Chauncey
Newcome
Bertha
Madge
Webster
Auditor Struggles To Recover West Virginia Shortages
Charleston April 16. Auditor Sims says reports show shortages of about 80000 dollars among justices of the peace in West Virginia. He has collected less than 1000 dollars. He is pursuing delinquent school land commissions as part of the effort and notes many bonds cannot be collected.
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Charleston
Sims
Flemington Stores Burglarized Twice Friday Night
An envelope addressed to Howard Hart and a large theft at Standard Supply Company Flemington led to Hart’s arrest by State Trooper W G Wamsley Deputy Batson and Constable Mike Gozic. The shop lost clothing groceries valued around 400 dollars. The adjacent Flemington drug store also fell to burglars with cigarettes and candy missing, about 150 dollars. Hart awaits a preliminary hearing in county jail.
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Howard Hart
Standard Supply Company
Flemington
Hart
W. G. Wamsley
Batson
Mike Gozic
Casseday
Flemington Drug Store
R. D. Stout
Janet Aspinall
River Commission Survey Begins for Ohio Valley Reservoirs
Pittsburgh April 16 members of the Mississippi River Commission Construction Committee started a survey of the Ohio Valley to locate 17 reservoirs planned by the government to curb flood damage. Army engineers estimate the total system will cost about 120 million dollars and aim to reduce peak flows on the Ohio and tributaries including Kanawha Monongahela and Allegheny valleys. The Tygarts Valley reservoir near Grafton in the Monongahela basin already under construction at about 12.09 million dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Mississippi River Commission Construction Committee
Ohio Valley
Army Engineers
Uri
Ohio River
Tygarts Valley
Grafton
Monongahela
NRA study on wage case delayed as Johnson away
NRA experts in Washington failed to finish reports on the northern West Virginia coal wage differential dispute. The delay follows ongoing conferences and awaiting Johnson’s return, with a decision expected after recommendations are ready. The Alabama operators’ injunction and the 24 cent wage differential remain unsettled as hearings summarize for Johnson’s review.
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Washington
NRA
West Virginia
Hugh
Johnson
Obama
Virginia
Alabama
Fairmont
Pittsburgh
Rainey Says McLeod Bill Vote Near, No Delay
Speaker Rainey voiced optimism that a bill to repay depositors in closed banks would pass if brought to a House vote. He noted administration opposition and said outcome hinges on the rules committee as Morgenthau criticized similar measures by Senator Thomas.
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Wachington
Rainey
Congress
Morgenthau
Thomas
Dem
Okla
McLeod
House Banking Committee
Rules Committee
House
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William M. Leiserson
Petroleum Policy Board of the Oil Administration
Harvey Fremming
International Oil Workers Union
Willian A. Wirt
William Westervelt
Gary
Westervelt
Associated Press
Jack Garner
Woman Flyer
M.F. Ryan
Grafton Sentinel
Mercer Co
Better Business
Haiti
Stenio Vincent
New York
River Commission
MLEOD
First Baptist Church
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