Dispute Over Wheat and Cotton Loans Delays Adjournment
Washington reports a Senate House clash over mandatory cotton and wheat loans as Senator Robinson signals a quick settlement after a White House consult. Leaders warn the impasse remains the final hurdle to adjournment with a possible two week delay.
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Washington
Robinson
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Burns
Buchanan
D.-Tex
Appropriations Committee
Snell Replies to Roosevelt Youth Bid on Constitution
Republican House leader Snell argued against Roosevelt’s youth mobilization, warning that amending the constitution would empower the wealth and powerful. He cited the president’s Milwaukee speech urging change while claiming old rules are not sacred.
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Snell
Roosevelt
Washington
Rep. Snell
House
Education Board Finds Work For Many Disabled
Charleston August 26 193? The state department of education placed 119 disabled persons in vocational rehabilitation during the last fiscal year. Assistant director F Ray Power said the employed workers earned an average weekly wage of 16.36 dollars, totaling 91235.68 for the year, with a $28280.82 cost to equip them for jobs.
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Charleston
State Department of Education
F. Ray Power
US Protest to Soviet Interference Note Silent in Moscow
United States protest against foreign interference in its internal affairs was delivered by Ambassador William Bullitt to Soviet officials. Soviet officials and press offered no immediate reply as rumors swirled about retaliatory steps and vacations of key figures in Moscow.
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Moscow
United States
William C. Bullitt
Litvinoff
Foreign Office
Maxim Lityinoff
Geneva
Czechoslovakia
Maxim Litvinoff
Comintern
United| ‘States
Roosevelt approves Thomas waterworks project in West Virginia
Charleston reports President Roosevelt approved a $60,000 waterworks project for Thomas West Virginia as a PWA venture with $33,000 loaned and $27,000 granted. State director M L O Neale said Morgan Town applied for $95,000 to build an incinerator.
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Charleston
Roosevelt
of & Waterworks
Thomas
W. Va
PWA
M. L. O'Neale
O'Neale
Youth Drowns After Deep Hole Incident at Cecil Bridge
A 15-year-old boy, Elwood Justice of Astor, drowned after slipping into a deep hole in the Tygart river at Cecil bridge while on a park outing with his parents. His younger brother was able to reach shore with an inner tube after also entering the hole. Rescuers failed to revive Elwood, despite hospital and ambulance aid. The parents, unable to swim, watched from shore as neighbors attempted to save him. The body was recovered and autopsy procedures or further confirmation were reported with ongoing coverage.
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Elwood
Vivian -Kikthé
Justice
R. H. Bunner
Bunner
John
Robert
Cecil Bridge
T. W. Heironimus
J. W. Hamilton
Capital news awaited on federal grant for hospital
Announcement on whether Taylor county will receive a federal grant covering 45 percent of hospital construction costs is to be wired from Washington tonight. The first hospital organization meeting at 8 pm in the circuit court room will set up a county-wide drive to secure a half-levy increase and elect officers to support improved hospitalization facilities. A special county court term is planned to seek approval for a special election on the levy proposal.
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Taylor County
Washington, D.C
Circuit Court Room
County Court House
W. Merle Watkins
Grafton
E Capital
Oters
Utility Bill Becomes Law In Daylight Washington
A presidential signing at 3 oclock EST enacted the utility holding company bill after a long New Deal push. Aides Senators Wheeler Barkley and Rep Rayburn attended along with lawyers Benjamin Cohen and Thomas Corcoran amid lobbying accusations. The act empowers the securities commission to supervise securities flotations, power sales, and financing methods of utility holding companies with intrastate scope.
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Washington
Aus
Dill
Roosevel
Wheeler and
Barkley
Rayburn
Benjamin V.cohen
Thomas G. Corcoran
New Deal
Corcoran
Securities Commission
Senators Neely Holt to Speak at Labor Meeting
Beckley August 26 Senators M M Neely and Rush D Holt were named principal speakers at the annual convention of the States Federation of Labor opening at Jay. About 550 delegates from all labor branches are expected. Topics include unemployment social security Wagner labor disputes bill Guffey coal bill boycott of German made goods education system and unpatriotic activities of business and bankers.
Judge's Son Is Arrested On Manslaughter Warrant
Huntington dispatch reports 17 year old George S. Wallace Jr son of a Cabell County special circuit judge was arrested on a manslaughter warrant after his automobile struck and injured a person cited as Ciptles. He was to be arraigned before Magistrate O M Phipps.
Statue of Tecumseh Disfigured by Vandals in West Virginia
Vandals damaged a statue of Tecumseh near Weston West Virginia. One arm was broken and red paint smeared across the figure. State police are investigating the incident.
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Tecumseh
Weston
W. Va
Tecumeh
Gas accident wounds two fatally in Chicago crib collapse
In Chicago on August 26 two men died and twelve others were seriously injured when a gas fueled blast rocked the William E. Dever water supply crib. Rescue crews conducted water rescues and took victims to shore where ambulances rushed them to Passavant hospital. The blast occurred 35 feet below the surface while workers were cleaning pipes with an acetylene torch.
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Chicago
William E. Dever
Coast Guard
John Anderson
Passavant Hospital
Anderson
Knights of Pythias and Sisters Convoke State Gathers
Rainelle hosts the sixty sixth annual Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge meeting and the thirty first Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters over three days starting August 26. Delegates from all lodges attend with a banquet at the Methodist church and plant tours at Meadow River Lumber Company. Memorial services cap opening night. final sessions include elections.
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Rainelle
Knights of Pythias
The
Pythian Sisters
Grand Lodge of the Knights
Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters
Meadow River Lumber Company
Willys, Former Auto Magnate, Dies at 61 in Bronx
John N. Willys a leader in the automobile industry for 25 years and Hoover era ambassador to Poland died at his summer home in the Bronx. He was 61, after a heart attack in May and a second illness last week. His widow, Mrs Florence Dolan, and daughter Mrs Jose Delanda were at his side. First wife Isabel Van Wie and Willys divorced in Florida in 1934. Born in Canandaigua, New York, he left school at 18 to work, later rising to prominence.
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New York
John N. Willys
Poland
The
Bronx
Willys
Florence E. Dolan
Jose Delanda
Virginia Willys
Isabel van Wie
Florida
Cananadaigua
Dr Shafer and Family Return From Western Trip
Dr. Shafer and family completed a six week motor tour of the western United States. They visited Lookout Mountain in Tennessee, Little Rock Arkansas, Santa Fe New Mexico, Grand Canyon Arizona, Los Angeles Long Beach Catalina Island San Diego Yosemite Valley Oakland Mt Shasta Lake Salem Mt Hood Oregon, Boise Idaho Yellowstone Wyoming Salt Lake City Utah Denver Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Pueblo Colorado, passing through Kansas City St. Louis and Cincinnati en route. The journey covered about 19000 miles and showcased deserts varied scenery and irrigated farming.
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3. F. Shafer
West
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Tenn
Little Rock
Ark
Santa Fe
N. Mex
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Arizona
Los Angeles Long Beach
Catalina Island
San Diego
Yosemite Valley
Oakland
Mt. Shasta, Lake
Salem
Mt. Hood
Oregon
Columbia Highway
Boise
Idaho
Yellowstone Park
Wyom
Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Pueblo
Colo
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Jobs For Needy College Men In National Youth Plan
Charleston August 26 The National Youth Administration will provide hundreds of jobs for college students this fall to aid their studies. Secretary David Kirby said over 800 jobs are already arranged with more being provided through NYA. Students will perform work assigned by college presidents and will not include administrative duties or teaching.
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Charleston
National Youth Administration
David Kirby
State Board of Education
Bartender Pleads Innocent in Girl Slaying Case
Fritz Pratt a 38 year old St Louis bartender insists on his innocence in the murder of Miss Valda Heberlie Coffman Mo farm girl found beaten and later died in a hospital Aug 18. A murder warrant is listed and Pratt admits dating the victim but says he did not see her the day she was found.
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St. Louis
Fritz Pratt
Valda Heberlie
Coffman
Cincinnati
Texas Voters End Prohibition In Special Election
Dallas reports the long Texas drought of statewide prohibition ended by a strong repeal vote in a Saturday special election. The result sparks confusion over timing and method of legal hard liquor sales and the status of local option districts, with many districts still unsettled from the 1919 repeal context.
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Dallas
Texas
Thomas Edison Jr Dies of Heart Disease at 69
Thomas A Edison Jr 69 eldest son of the late inventor died yesterday from coronary thrombosis at a Springfield hotel. He registered with chauffeur W H Hildebrand vice president and traffic manager of the Edison Company and turned home to East Orange New Jersey.
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Springfield
Mass
Thomas A. Edison, Jr
Edison
W. H
J. J. Griffin
Hildebrand
Thomas A
Edison Company
East Orst
Ange
Dynamite Blast Destroys Mine Engine Room in Benton
A dynamite blast likely tied to inter mine union warfare wrecked the Walier Coal Company mine engine room in Benton MIL injuring no one. Damages around $100,000 included boilers and hoisting machinery. a brick building collapsed. Deputies found a long wire coil used in the setup.
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Benton
Mil
Walier Coal Company
10000 Miners Strike In Pennsylvania Area
Ashland Pennsylvania August 26 An estimated 10000 miners answered a strike call in Schuylkill county s St Nicholas central breaker district and the ten mines in the area were shut down by the walkout Organizers said the strike followed a meeting of 500 delegates from the central body of the St Nicholas division The workers seek equalization of working time in the ten collieries owned by Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company Martin Brennan a district nine UMWA resident is quoted
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Ashland
St. Nicholas
Schuylkill County
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Martin Brennan
United Mine Workers of America
Great Powers May Fight On Colony Issue
The Associated Press reports rising tensions among great powers over colonial possessions. Mussolini hints at military reprisals against Britain’s proposed actions, signaling possible new disputes. Other items note Angell's view of German strength, a government seat transfer plan in Italy, a washed out French Somaliland–Addis Ababa railway segment, and Italian aviation recall from China. A British bomber squadron moving toward the Sudan halted at Pylos as part of regional activity.
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Associated Press
London
Mussolini
Britain
Norman Angell
Germany
Bolzino
Taly
Djibouti
Citizens Flee Addis Ababa on Haile Selassie Orders
Thousands of residents depart the capital amid Emperor Haile Selassie s verbal directive seven days early as war fears rise. Government warns foreign legations that their nationals inventories for possible indemnification will not be recognized by Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
United States
Legations
Italy
Frank Wickhem Elected Young Democrats Head
Frank Wickhem, soft spoken yet energetic, was elected president of the Young Democratic Clubs of America at the national convention s closing session. He is an assistant United States district attorney from Sioux Falls South Dakota and aims to build clubs in every county to back President Roosevelt s reelection next year.
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Milwaukee
Frank Wickhem
Death Driver Surrenders in River Drowning Tragedy
Peter Callahan, 40, walked into a Republic magistrate’s office near Brownsville Pennsylvania and admitted he was the driver of the car that plunged into the Monongahela river, drowning four people, after wandering all night. He said he misjudged the road and was speeding to stop the ferry-landing plunge. The victims were Mrs. Joseph Kolar, 41, Joseph Kolar Jr., 19, and daughters Catherine, 10, and Elizabeth, 8. State police were summoned.
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Peter Callahan
Monongahela River
Callanan
Joseph Kolar
Catherine
Elizabeth
Callahan
Harry Abbidin
Republic
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