Roosevelt plans to start work relief fund program
President Roosevelt announced a round of table conferences to speed the $4 880 000 000 work relief fund. He expects to move 3 500 000 unemployed into work within a month, with more than $900 000 000 in loan applications already on hand and a total range of $16 000 000 000 in applications. A census of the unemployed by white collar workers is planned, and preliminary plans from New Jersey and Wisconsin were noted as the process moves toward analysis and implementation.
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Washington
Whic
Roosevelt
Roose
White House
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Seven make A averages at Grafton High School
One hundred and fourteen students, including seven with A averages, are listed on the six weeks honor roll for the period ending April 12, announced by Torlock Rasmussen, principal. The seven include four seniors Wilfred Curry Mary Josephine Poe Mary Jane Spa Dorothy Sway and Virginia Lee Tucker plus three freshmen Kath Ike Edwin Roof Dorothy Sway. Other students earning B averages are listed for seniors and juniors with many names.
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Torlock Rasmussen
Grafton High School
Wilfred Curry
Mary Josephine Poe
Mary Jane Spa
Virginia Lee ‘Tucker
Kath! Iike
Edwin Roof
Dorothy Sway
New Records System Urged as FERA Task
Financed by FERA cash a proposal to install a new and modern set of general indexes to deeds in the county clerk's office awaits formal approval by the works division of Taylor County Emergency Relief Administration before the project will start. The Taylor county court in session yesterday adopted an order to bear the cost of purchasing the system if FERA supplies labor and handles payroll for 10 or 12 non-manual workers.
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FERA
Works Division
Taylor’ County Emergency Relief Administration
Taylor County Court
Barking of Dog Saves Family From Flames
A dog named Billy alerted Luther Downing and his family as their Pittsburgh home burned early today. Downing jumped from a porch top, then used a ladder to help his wife two daughters and his sister-in-law escape before the house was destroyed. The fox terrier’s alarm saved lives.
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Pittsburgh
Luther Downing
Downing
Billy
Bremer Testimony On Kidnapping Details Unfolds
St Paul banker Edward G Bremer testified about 21 days in kidnap ers fetters with blindfolds and threats as a $200000 abduction case against Arthur Barker and nine alleged accomplices moves into its second day. The government relies on Bremer as its chief witness and presents a parade of witnesses following Bremer's Bensonville Illinois hideout narrative.
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St. Paul, Minn
Edward G. Bremer
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Bremer
St. Paul
Bensonville
Ill
League Council votes tri power condemnation of Germany
Geneva April 17 The League of Nations Council adopted the tri power resolution denouncing Germany for repudiating treaty obligations with only Denmark abstaining Danish explanation cited fear it could hinder reconciliation Poland and France Britain and Italy pressed for sanctions to deter future violations Litvinoff accused Germany of a revenge driven rear mament policy and implied guilt for aims of conquest.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Germany
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Italy
League
Peter Munch
Joseph M. Beck
Poland
Litvinoff
Maxim Litvinoff
All But 78 Convicts In Ohio Pen Back at Tasks
Ohio penitentiary Warden James C. Woodard said all but 78 of 1,056 convicts who went on strike returned to their posts in prison shops and mills. He said he warned them to resume work or face consequences, with the 78 holdouts to receive the usual disciplinary treatment.
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Columbus
Ohio
James C. Woodard
Woodard
Safe Crackers Blast Bethany College Safe
Bethany West Virginia April 17 robbers blasted the vault in the Bethany College business office and escaped with about 100 dollars. Investigators said entry was gained by jimmying three doors and a nitro glycerine charge opened the safe. Cash receipts were low as most student accounts are paid by check. Three years ago the vault was blown open and only fifteen cents was taken.
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Bethany
W. Va
Bethany College
Two Hold-up Men Are Hunted Near Beckley
Officers in Logan Raleigh and Wyoming counties search for two men who tried to rob J A Worley at Surveyor Worley faced demands for money from armed assailants who leaped over a counter and seized a hatchet before fleeing as Worley’s friends arrived for help.
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Beckley
Logan
Raleigh
Wyoming
J. A. Worley
Surveyor
Worley
Rain is Chief Need in Dust Swept States
A Cimarron county agent notes water as essential for recovering Panhandle land scorched by frequent dust storms. He says the soil is prime but requires rainfall to revive agriculture. Residents endure daily dust and grim forecasts, hoping for relief through irrigation and wet seasons.
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Robert Geiger
Associated Press
Las Animas
Colo
Lamar
Arkansas
Bill Baker
Boise City
Okla
Necessity Baker
Cimarron County
Panhandle
Water Power Study Delayed by WV Committee
Charleston April 17. A water power legislation study for the West Virginia legislature will be delayed until a report is received from the Monongahela Valley Committee. Senator Earl Smith of Marion leads a sub committee to draft a plan for state cooperation with the federal government on developing the state’s water power resources.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Monongahelas Valley
Earl Smith
Marion
Smith
Maundy Thursday Masonic Observance Set Tomorrow Evening
The Scottish Rite club of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry will hold its twentieth annual Maundy Thursday observance tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. The program includes a Maundy Thursday address by C B Johnson of Clarksburg, a memoriam address by Rev. Robert Orion Phillips, and a toast by Albert Pike.
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Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
Masonic Temple
Grafton
West Virginia
O. Jay Fleming
First National Bank of
C. B. Johnson
Clarksburg
Court of Honor
Johnson
Robert Orion Phillips
Four Die As CN Express Derails Near Heatherton
In Heatherton near Antigonish Nova Scotia the Halifax bound Canadian National Railways express from Sydney derailed killing at least four passengers. A fifth person was thought buried under wreckage and a sixth badly hurt as rescuers battled debris and a toppled locomotive toppled into a gully taking five cars from the rails.
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Antigonish
N. S
Canadian National Railways
Sydney
Heatherton
Steel Merger Details Still Based at Probe
Pittsburgh April 17 The Mellon income tax hearing continued with attorneys probing the absorption of McClintic Marshall by Bethlehem Steel R H Schlottman assistant comptroller said officials of the two concerns agreed in principle in fall 1930 on the deal but not on the money involved Witnesses had testified negotiations were broken off in January 1931 and later patched up again
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Pittsburgh
Mellon
McClintic-Marshall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
R. H. Schlottman
Bethlehem
Republicans Win Clarksburg City Council Lands
Republicans swept nine seat municipal election in Clarksburg ousting the Democratic administration by capturing six council seats. A May 6 meeting will pick the city manager and city judge who will appoint others. Current officials James S. Rodney Mirth Kuhl R Lester Fetty C C Davis named two years ago by prior council.
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Clarksburg
Northview
James S. Rodney
Mirth Kuhl
R. Lester Fetty
C.C. "Davis
Council of Seven
Relief load decrease noted in Taylor County report
Miss Adeline Klein of the Taylor County FERA relief administration spoke to local Kiwanians at the New Blen Avon hotel about relief prospects. She cited a drop from 1,640 to 1,130 cases and said the trend should continue as work is found, with monthly visits to remove beneficiaries once work is secured.
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Grafton
Adeline Klein
Taylor County
Fera Relief Administration
New Blen Avon Hotel
Main Street
FERA
Miss Klein
Thys
Federal Dam
City Park
Shei
Kump Discusses Relief With Washington Chief
In Washington on April 17 Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins and West Virginia Governor H. G. Kump held a near hour long conference on spending the state's share of the 4.88 billion work relief funds. Kump expressed optimism about long term benefits from the program though he did not address Beehler’s status as relief administrator.
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Washington
West Virginia
Harry L. Hopkins
H. G. Kump
Hopkins
Kump
William WN. Beehler
Pal of Hamilton Is Captured in Texas
Ralph Fults, recent running mate of the condemned outlaw Raymond Hamilton, was captured near Denton Texas by three officers after a pursuit to a blind country lane. Fults admitted his identity and surrendered without firing a shot while carrying a pistol on the road to Lake Dallas.
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Denton
Texas
Ralph Fults
Raymond Hamilton
Luther Allen
Roy Moore
Sam Gentry
Fults
Lake Dallas
Man Who Stole Engine Given Year in Prison
Robert Pearson, a negro, was sentenced yesterday to a year in prison for theft of a locomotive from the Norfolk and Western railway. The engine derailed after a yardmaster reported it missing near Saeger, and Pearson was arrested and charged with the theft.
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Welch
Robert Pearson
Norfolk and Western Railway
Saeger
Pearson
Educational program in Mo nongahela Valley outlined
The Monongahela Valley Committee urges a general educational program to explain the region’s development possibilities. It calls for interpreting social and economic data from its own report the National Resources Board and other agencies into specific local and regional problems as a first step in a broader plan.
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Washington
Monongahela Valley
National Resources Board
Clipper Plane Arrives Safely at Island Goal
The Pan American Clipper Pioneer arrived over Honolulu at 9:37 a m Pacific Standard Time today on its flight from Alameda California. It passed Diamond Head flying high and fast, escorted by a navy pursuit plane as the four motors roared and the trans pacific trail blazing ship swung over the city.
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Honolulu
Alameda
Calif
Diamond Head
Intangible Tax Drive Urged by Commission
Charleston April 17. The Tax Department pushes a drive to tax intangible properties such as cash notes and accounts. Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox asks county assessors for cooperation. Owners failing to return taxable property risk 25 percent forfeiture of their estate.
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Charleston
Tax Department
Fred L. Fox
Bonds Instead of Cash Plan For Roosevelt Bond Redemption
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harrison introduced a bond redemption plan to replace cash bonuses for World War I veterans. The bill estimates a $1.3 billion government cost, with 3 percent bonds payable to 1938, and retains 1945 maturity for certificates with 4 percent interest. It would bar general pension legislation and preserves existing insurance and compensation benefits.
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Washington
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Hasan
House
French Court Frees Couple Amid Espionage Trial
Paris April 17 After 16 months in French jails Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon Switz of New York and East Orange N J were ordered freed by a court that had tried 28 people on espionage charges Most were jailed while the Switzes were deemed to have cooperated with authorities and were exempt from punishment while testifying against co defendants The couple appeared relieved and emotions ran from delight to hints of estrangement as they prepared to return to the United States Col Octave Dumoulin led a related hearing with a five year sentence handed to another figure in the case
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Robert Gordon Switz
New York
East Orange
N. J
Switzes
Octave Dumoulin
Gontionea Oo
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