Move for Vote on New Hospital Hopson Says
Hopson denies profits of 2.8 million and calls inquiries unfair and prying as Senate and House committees clash. Hopson, head of Associated Gas and Electric, labels testimony distorted and insists he will testify again. Washington report notes subpoenas and disrupted attempts to reach Hopson during a House session. Continued discussion referenced.
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Washington
H.C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Hopson
le House Ruies Committee
Senate Lobby Committee
C. Ross
New York State
New York
Senate
House
Ford
Ross
Capper Sees Roosevelt Defeat Seen by Kansan Capper
Washington August 13 Arthur Capper senior senator from Kansas analyzes the Republican position. He says any leading GOP candidate, including Borah Vandenberg Knox Landon, could defeat Roosevelt in 1936. He notes the trend toward the Republican party and that the public tires of the administration. He avoids mentioning Hoover. Continued on page 4.
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Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Topeka
Roosevelt
Charles Curtis
Republican Party
Borah
Idaho
Vandenberg
Mich
Col. Knox
Picago
Gov. Landon
Hoover
Astor Baby Comes Home From Hospital Bowing To World
William Astor infant son of Mr and Mrs John Jacob Astor III makes his first appearance at home after leaving Doctors Hospital New York. He rests with his mother Ellen Tuck French in the household of the famed Astor family.
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Doctors’ Hospital
New York
William Astor
John Jacob Astor, III
Ellen Tuck French
Il Duce Stands Firm On Ethiopian Policy
In Rome informed circles report Mussolini will pursue a no compromise line at the tri power conference on the Ethiopian crisis. London urges Britain to force Italy to honor the League if needed while Paris hopes for settlement. Meanwhile women fill roles once held by soldiers as Italy readies for expected public and military pressure.
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
London
Robert Cecil
Britain
Italy
League of Nations
Paris
Laval
Higher WPA Wage Scale In West Virginia Sought
Representative Randolph of West Virginia asks Administrator Hopkins to place the state in the highest WPA wage division. He proposes a scale from 44 to 69 dollars monthly, moving West Virginia from the second group where wages run from 35 dollars for unskilled labor to 69 dollars for professional and technical workers.
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Washington
West Virginia
Randolph
D.W. Va
Harr L. Hopkins
Three Small Thumbers Held in Store Robbery
Three young boys told police they walked from Wheeling West Virginia to Waynesburg Pennsylvania to rob a store. Kenneth Resby fourteen Paul Morrow twelve and John Brolsky thirteen were arrested after Mrs Albert Davis reported the theft of about thirteen dollars. Relatives arrived from Wheeling and stated the youths had been involved in the incident.
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Waynesburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Albert Davis
Homer Stephens
Kenneth Resby
Paul Morrow
John Brolsky
Long to seek 1936 Democratic nomination and may run independent
Senator Long of Louisiana told Senate colleagues he will pursue the 1936 Democratic presidential nomination. If Roosevelt is renominated he would run as an independent unless the Republicans nominate a liberal he can support. GOP senators say Long’s plan could swing elections, possibly taking Southern votes from Democrats.
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Borah
Associated Press
Washington
Senator Long
Senate
Roosevelt
Long
Lafollette
Tax bill trimmed to fit Roosevelt aims in Senate
The Senate Finance Committee, bowing to criticism, rewrote the tax bill to remove new higher income taxes for smaller earners and adopt Roosevelt preferences. It would raise about 250 million dollars via higher estate and gift taxes, broader corporation tax scales, a dividend tax between corporations, and a higher capital stock levy. The Lafollette plan was narrowly rejected by an 8 to 7 vote, with debate expected to begin in the Senate and possible adjournment next week or early September.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate Committee
Borah
R.-Ida
Harrison
D.-Miss
State Senator White Near Death in Critical Condition
State Senator Robert White, Democratic senate floor leader in the 1933 session, is reported in critical condition after an 18 month illness and a recent breakdown. Physicians say recovery chances are doubtful as he remains bed fast.
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Romney
W. Va
Robert White
Senate
R. W. Dailey
White
Cloudburst Near Rosemont Endangers Two Inside Home
A heavy cloudburst swelled streams around Rosemont Saturday night nearly drowning a 75-year-old woman caring for her grandchild. A rescue team entered the Darby home of Mr and Mrs Jay Crouse and saved the grandmother and the child from rising waters.
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Rosemont
Jay Crouse
Darby
Mrs Crouse
Despondent Constable Ends Life At His Home
Anwalt West Virginia August 12 Walter B Lester fifty constable of the Adkin district died from a self inflicted gunshot wound after a struggle with his son over a pistol State Trooper Coy E Hawks is handling the investigation.
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Constable
Washington Judge Is Elks Memorial Orator
Martinsburg West Virginia August 13 Judge Edwin E Puller of Washington was the orator at Memorial services for the 27th annual West Virginia State Elks association convention. They recalled late Elks official Max Witten of Bluefield No 269 and his fifteen years as a trustee. Business sessions were brief with main business set for Wednesday morning when officers will be named.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Edwin E
Puller
Washington
West Virginia State Elks Association
Elks
Max Witten
Bluefield No. 269
Former Constable Held In Jail to Await Trial
W. A. Wilhelm a former Graf ton constable was indicted by the November 1934 grand jury for embezzlement and lodged in the county jail yesterday after his bondsmen withdrew and he failed to furnish additional security for his appearance. He remains free on bond pending trial.
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W. A. Wilhelm
Grafton
Wilhelm
Hoover sees young Teddy in 1936 campaign talks
In New York, President Hoover meets party leaders and Col Theodore Roosevelt visits his Park Avenue hotel suite. Roosevelt says candidacies were not discussed while outlining Republican policy for 1936.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Park [Es
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt denial over campaigning in Ohio amid Truax vacancy
Washington reports the White House denied claims Roosevelt would campaign in Ohio if a special election fills the vacancy after Democrat Truax's death. Roosevelt has no plan to participate in any state election, while Ohio Republicans press Governor Davey to call a special election by Aug. 20, with Bender and Wasserman pushing for action amid possible court challenges.
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Bucyrus
Washington
The
White House
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Ohio
Representative Truax
Davey
Columbus
Charles V. ‘Truax
Daniel H. Wasserman
George Bender
Cleveland
New Deal
Bender
Corn 18 Feet High Exhibited At Ben Poe's
A stock of 13 feet high field Yellow Dent corn grown by Samuel Dillion of Knottsville in Taylor county is displayed at B F Poe grocery store. Claimed as the largest in the city this year, Dillion boasted he could grow 19 feet if he chose.
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Ben Poe
Taylor County
B. F. Poe
Samuel Dillion
Knottsville
Poe
Blue Derby and Champagne Coat New Fall Fashions for Men
New York August 13 A fashion overview by stylist Ray Twyesfort predicts a bold men’s fall look with blue derby hats, canary sun vests, office suits featuring window pane plaid, champagne colored coats in 15 shades, and coordinating accessories. The piece portrays a versatile wardrobe with vivid color choices and unconventional combinations.
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New York
Bermuda
Ray Twyesfort
Transients Threatened With Rock Pile Work
A police court session in which several men described as transients faced Mayor E Otto Waugh on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. The mayor ordered them to leave town and threatened to set a rock pile to employ them outside the city. Chief A E Lockard was to escort them to the outskirts and bid them farewell. Named defendants included Robert Jenkins Brownsville Pennsylvania Wyatt Pertilla and R H Swan Library Pennsylvania and Henry Praia Tulsa.
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E. Otto Waugh
A. E Lockard
Robert] Jenkins
Brownsville
Wyatt Pertilla
R. H. Swan
Library
Henry Praia
Tulsa
Labor Movement Urges Special Levy Election For Taylor Hospital
Organized labor joined business and professional leaders in Taylor county to demand a special election within 30 days to decide if a modern county hospital should be built and funded. Petitions seek a levy not exceeding half the general county amount for three years for hospital costs, with Frank B. Davisson leading labor in urging voter support amid promises of industrial and civic benefit.
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County Hospital
Board of Trade
Organized Labor
Taylor County
Davisson
Frank B. Davisson
What New Hospital Will Cost Taxpayers
A county hospital levy could be financed by a special election with 60 percent approval. The court could raise half of annual general expenses, about 1.7 to 18.8 cents per $100 valuation, depending on class. The average home owner with $2,000 assessed value would pay $1.88 annually for three years, while business and landlord groups would pay about 17.7 cents per $100. Continued on page three.
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Grafton
Commodity Substations Continue in West Virginia Relief Office
Simon J. Friedman, commodity director, today clarified that commodity substations in Graton and surrounding rural areas remain operational. Commodities are issued from the central department, while local stores in Flemington, Simpson, Pruntytown, and Thornton handle distribution through Riley's Meranda's Hallers' Flesher Scoope Currants.
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Commodity Department of the
West Virgilinia Relief Administration
Simon J. Friedman
Grafton
Flemington
Simpson
Pruntytown
Thornton
Riley's
Meranda's
Simpson, Hallers
Governor Signs Papers For Return Of Two Men
Richmond Virginia August 13 governor Perry signed extradition papers for Luther C Boggs 34 and Frank Hagan 24 held in Charleston West Virginia on a charge of robbing the Amelia Courthouse bank at Chase where the men refused
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Richmond
Perry
Luther C. Boggs
Frank Hagan
Charleston
W. Va
Amelia Courthouse
Chaser
Chief Chases Drunk Driver in Knottsville Chase
Chief A E Lockard pursued Glenn Rosier after Rosier allegedly drove away drunk from Route 50 near Tony's place. The pursuit ended at Blunville intersection where Rosier was captured and later pleaded guilty to drunken driving, fined 25 dollars.
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A. E. Lockard
Glenn Rosier
Knottsville
Rosier
Tony
Rodler
Lockard
Blun~ville
Ona C. Jefferys
Rosler
Jetee
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F.R
Elks Memorial
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Minn
Truax
Teddy
Col. Roosevelt
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Board For Trade
James C. Holt
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