Labor backs another term at Roosevelt cited in fragment
Aug 10. State Labor Federation adjourned without endorsing a third term for President Roosevelt or Holt’s qualifications. Resolutions committee had approved then reversed the third term move amid debate. Holt spoke earlier, labeled a true labor friend by AFL leader Dillon. Tom Cairns reelected president. Huntington chosen for 1940 meeting. new vice presidential slate announced including Welch Keffer Gooch with regional duties.
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ATW
Roosevelt
Holt
State Labor Federation
AFL
Dhad
YT Holt
Labor
Francis J Dillon
William Grea
Tom Cairns
Charleston
Huntington
H. Welch
Ross Keffer
Wheeling
Rat Gooch
Charles Town
District Names and Placings From Regional Race
District, Stanley Meredith of Clarksburg placed third, W. E. Reed of Huntington fourth, A. Rodriguez of Welch fifth, and W. E. Kirk of Charleston sixth in the finish order.
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Stanley Meredith
Clarksburg
W. E. Reed
Huntington
A. Rodriguez
Welch
W. E. Kirk
Charleston
Misuse Of Diplomatic Immunity Is Charged
Washington reports that Sumner Welles says the French Ambassador Count Rene De St. Quentin disclosed in March that a French diplomatic pouch was misused. The ambassador offered regret and said France would conduct an administrative inquiry and impose disciplinary measures.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Rene de St. Quentin
State Department
New York
Welles
France
Tropical Storm Aims At Florida Coast
The weather bureau warned the Bahama islands and southeast Florida that a tropical storm of moderate intensity was moving in. Centered about 450 miles east southeast of Miami and moving west northwest at 12 mph toward the southeastern Bahamas. highest winds reported 45 to 60 mph.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Bahama Islands
Florida
Miami
Bahama Island
Indicted in Long Beach Hotel Slaying Case
Slaying suspect James Henry Ronalds, 42, a wealthy Lynbrook undertaker, is pictured after indictment on first degree manslaughter for strangling Adelai de Webb, 38, in her Long Beach hotel apartment. Ronalds has two children by his estranged wife.
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James Henry Ronalds
Lynbrook
S. 1
Adelaide Webb
Long Beach
Ronalds
Louisiana removes Huey Long names from public places
Ouachita Parish grand jury in Monroe indicted Dr. Harvey Allen former Louisiana Training Institute superintendent on charges he bilked the school of property worth 1140.75 dollars. The case follows Louisiana moves to wipe the names of former leaders tied to Huey P Long from public property as another educator faces embezzlement accusations involving coats fishing tackle and other listed items.
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Batoun Rouge
Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
Huey P. Long
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Harvey Allen
Louisiana Training Institute
Dillon
Motorist Confesses He Killed Elderly Woman
Morristown New Jersey reports a motorist confessed that after a collision he and a companion dumped the body of an elderly woman in woods. The case details describe the deadly hit and run and the suspect's admission.
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Morristown
N. J
Was
Witness Held In Morris County Jail On Material Claim
Norman Quay, 44, of Jersey City, was held as a material witness in Morris county jail today while state police pursued his companion. Quay led a searching party into Randolph township woods last night after walking into a Jersey City police station and telling desk Sergeant Charles McGowan he helped dump the body.
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Morris County
Norman Quay
Jersey City
Randolph Township
Charles McGowan
Bronx woman seeks job as Sing Sing executioner
Betty LaSalle 21 of the Bronx a dentist assistant applied for the official executioner post at Sing Sing Prison citing experience with electrical appliances and ability to pull teeth without fainting She was rejected and filed discrimination charges claiming bias against women.
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Betty LaSalle
The
Bronx
Sing Sing
University board orders removal of living names from buildings
The Louisiana university board of supervisors last night ordered the erasure of names of living persons from campus buildings. Leche, who resigned six weeks ago, appears most often on the campus, and the order also implies removing the name of Dr. James Monroe Smith, the former president.
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Louisiana Uiversity Board of Supervisors
Leche
James ‘Monroe Smith
Veteran Insurance Man Of Mannington Is Dead
Arthur G. Clayton 59, longtime Mannington insurance man, was found dead in a car in his garage, believed to have suffered a heart attack as he prepared for work. Born in Newbury Preston County, he spent 35 years in Mannington’s insurance industry. survived by his widow and daughter Mrs. Jane.
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Mannington
Arthur G. Clayton
Mannington Insurance Men
Newbury
Preston County
Maryington
Jane
Carnival gambling halted by Sheriff Evans at fairgrounds
Sheriff Herbert Evans of Taylor County ordered the carnival to stop gambling operations under the Grafton Fire Department at the old fairgrounds. State police assisted as he announced the order Tuesday night to carnival officials.
Massachusetts teachers dismissed for secret marriage
A Massachusetts city quietly dissolves the contract of married teachers found to have wed and orders them to repay all salary received since the marriage. The action follows confirmation of the unions and applies to those affected by the policy.
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Massachusetts
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Fairmont
Loar Jewelry Store
Opera House
Bill Bob Steele
van Heflin
Marian Marsh
Preston Fosser
Jackie, Cooper
Catharine Hepburn
Hassock
Siehler Furniture CO
Latrobe St
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