Britain wary of debt talks and gold standard return
London reports Neville Chamberlain says Britain will not treat the Washington debt conference as simple debt swap. He urges a stable international value system and cautions against resuming gold until it clearly outperforms the prewar regime. Sir Ronald Lindsay sails to London to coordinate with Ramsay MacDonald before the US Britain war debts talks in Washington after March 4.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Washington
Neville Chamberlain
Chan
Exchequer
Ronald
New York
Ronald Lindsay
J. Ramsay MacDonn
Franklin Roosevelt
Home Building and Loan Opens New Office Space
The Home Building and Loan Co. now operates from the Iton Banking & Trust Co. room sharing space with C. S. Lawhead as receiver for the defunct institution. Harry C. Compton becomes secretary, succeeding James C. Holt who served eight years. The organization, founded in 1897, aims to encourage home ownership and plans to promote repairs and additions to local properties to boost employment and city appeal.
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Home Building & Loan Co
Iton Banking & Trust Com
C. 5
Lawhead
Harry C. Compton
James C. Holt
Holt
B. F. Poeds
Clyde Richmands
Home Building & Loan Association
O. G. Augi
Grafston
Wdge Ira E. Robinson
Mornes
Compton
Tropolis
Taylor County
Dissolution of Reichstag Looms as Hitler Seeks Centrist Support
Berlin reports that Chancellor Adolf Hitler secured a decree for Reichstag dissolution from President Hindenburg, aiming to force a new election within 60 days probably on March 5. The Centrist party's cooperation is sought as far-right and left clash leave several dead and many injured in Lübeck, Hamburg, and Bremen while Hitler calls a cabinet meeting to decide on the move.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Paul von Hindenburg
Hitler
National Socialist’ Party
Leubeck
Blomberg
Hamburg
Franz von Papen
Bavarian People’s Party
Police Ferret Clues In Hunt For Stick Up
The daylight holdup at the Monongahela West Penn offices yesterday noon left Miss Irene Kunst robbed of two diamond rings and a wrist watch. A debonair stranger escaped with $800, while $200 remained missing from the desk. State police and city officers chased clues through Clarksburg and checked a green Pontiac with New Jersey plates linked to a Reconstruction Finance Corp employee. Old residents note it is the first such robbery in Grafton since it became a city.
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Irene Kunst
Monongahela West Penn
State
Duckworth
Henderson
Clarksburg
New Jersey
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
F. C. Kley
Grafton
Kincaid Joins Utsinger Barber Shop in Latrobe Street
Sandy Kincaid, longtime figure at Bolyard barber shop, now works at T. B. Utsinger barber shop on Latrobe street opposite the Graf ton Sentinel office in Grafton. He remains a well known local figure.
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Sandy” Kincaid
Utsinger Barber Shop
Bolyard
T. B. Utsinger
Latrobe Street
Grafton Sentinel
Kincaid
Grafton
Extradition Request for Harry W. Sheets in 1926 Larceny Case
Charleston reports an official application from J. Phillip Clifford seeking extradition from Texas of Harry W. Sheets alias A J Kelley, a Clarksburg attorney for trial on grand larceny charges involving $2,000 of Buckeye Building and Loan funds. Kelley, arrested in Amarillo, was released on $3,000 bond for extradition hearings on February 10 and plans to contest the extradition.
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Charleston
J. Phillip Clifford
Harrison County
Texas
Harry W. Sheets
A. J. Kelley
Amarillo
Sheets
Clarksburg
Buckeye Building and Loan Company
Bellaire
Ohio
Kelley
Chiropodist Dr McEnney at Blen Avon Hotel Today
Foot specialist Dr C A McEnney will be at the Blen Avon Hotel on Thursday February 2 all day offering chiropody services. Local residents urged to book or visit for foot care and consultation.
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C. A. McEnney
Blen Avon Hotel
Japan Shifts Stance on League Conciliations in Sino Japan Row
Tokyo reports Japan has withdrawn some objections to the League of Nations conciliations plan over the Sino Japanese dispute. A foreign office spokesman warned that if terms are unacceptable, Japan could withdraw from the League, risking a continued presence in world affairs without its participation. The League nine power committee in Geneva finished drafting the facts section based on the Lytton report and Far East consular input, with recommendations yet to be decided and a plenary session planned for Friday or Saturday.
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Tokyo
Japan
League of Nations
China
League
Society of Nations
Foreign Office
Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nation
Nine-Power Committee
League Committee of 19
Lord Lytton
Far East
Committee of 19
Thos. W. Owen Succumbs to Pneumonia
Thomas Wilbur Owen forty four died at his home 265 Fanny Street South Side at 630 PM yesterday from pneumonia after a week of illness He was born August 1 1889 a native of Ritchie County and lived there until manhood He worked as an engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and moved to Grafton thirteen years ago He leaves a widow a son Thomas Jr and a stepson Raymond John Ludwick along with brothers and sisters including James F Bristol Mrs Irene Eakon of Toledo Ohio Mrs Charles Hayward of Canton Ohio Mrs Marion Johnson and Miss M tol as survivors
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Thomas Wilbur Owen
Fanny Street
South Side
Everett and
Mary Lowe Owen
Ritchie County
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Grafton
Thomas, Jr
Raymond John Ludwick
James F. Bristol
Irene Eakon
Toledo
Ohio
Charles Hayward
Canton
Marion Johnson
M ‘Tol
Railroads Face Loan Policy Debates Amid R F C Probe
Washington hearings reveal Baltimore and Ohio cut employment by half over three years and aim to meet interest charges without further Reconstruction Finance Corporation borrowing. Intercity officials consider forced loans and reforms, with calls for bank involvement to fund maturing debt and reorganizations.
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Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Daniel Willard
Road
Reconstruction’ Corporation
Admits Faking Gold Fund In Tax Hinting Tale
Salisbury, Feb 1. Vance Butler a filing station operator for over a week claimed a pot of gold worth 30,000 dollars said to be dug by negroes on a 200 dollar farm he bought. Reporters pressed him and he faced questions about income tax on the money.
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Salisbury
Vance Butler
House Debates On Abolishing Primary System And Prohibition
Charleston records show a legislative push on a bill to end the primary nominating system and adopt a party convention approach. Prohibition repeal moves linger in the senate while a secret Democratic caucus weighs the attaché issue. Delegates vote tallies list many Democrats supporting repeal in a drawn out session.
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Charleston
Senate
House
House of Delegates
Adkins
Lincoln
Arnold
Hampshire
Ballard
Mercer
Beacom
Cabell
Belknap
Braxton
Bibb
Raleigh
Boley
Fayette
Butcher
Wood
Calvert
Kanawha
Carder
Wyoming
Chipley
Hardy
Coffindaffer
Harrison
Cottrill
Gilmer
Craig
Brooke
Custer
Wetzel
Davis
de Gruyter
Dixon
Mineral
Doringer
Mar
Reapportionment Plan For State Is Studied
Washington February 1 Members of the West Virginia house delegation study the newest plan of Democratic leaders for reappointment of the six congressional districts. The revised map places the first district including Hancock Brooks Ohio Marshall Wetzel Pleasant Tyler Monongalia and Preston, the second district including Marion Taylor Barbour Pocahontas Randolph Upshur Tucker Grant Pendleton Hardy Hampshire Mineral Morgan Berkeley and Jefferson counties.
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Washington
West Virginia
House
Angus MacDonald
Charleston
Smith
Beckley
Hancock
Brooks
Ohio
Marshall
Wetzel
Pleasant
Tyler
Monongalia
Preston Counties
Marion, Taylor, Barbour, Pocahontas
Randolph, Upshur, Tucker, Grant
Pendleton, Hardy
Hampshire, Mineral
Morgan Berkeley
Jefferson Counties
City Charter Amendment Introduced In State Senate
A minor amendment to Grafton's city charter was introduced in the State Senate by Senator Charles E. Hodges of the Eleventh District. The proposal adds to Section 9 Chapter 79 of the 1913 Acts, focusing on city funds and depository designations if banks fail to qualify.
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Grafton
State Senate
Charles E. Hodges
Senate limits speeches to 15 minutes on bills
Washington February 1 Senate members will be barred from speaking more than 15 minutes on the treasury post office appropriation bill with economy rider. The rule aims to speed passage after a day of broad but irrelevant debate. Both parties approved the plan to curb long remarks and accelerate business.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury Post Office
Herbert Evans Becomes Sole Owner of Hardware Firm
Herbert Evans formerly shared Evans Hardware Company with brothers Floyd and Frank at 61 W Main Street. He has bought out the others and now owns the business alone. The former partners have not yet decided their future lines of business.
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Herbert Evans
Floyd
Frank
Evans Hardware Company
W. Mainstreet
Ghost Walks Today for City Employees
A strange report describes a ghost walking through the city this morning as city workers on the payroll receive pay. Finance Commissioner Fred V. Kunst is said to be distributing cash, with citizens reacting to the cheerful scene.
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Fred V. Kunst
Pap
Army Officer Shoots Bride and Himself at Fort Hoyle
Domestic strife at Fort Hoyle ends in a fatal double shooting. Clarence H Sims 33 from Athens California shoots his bride Bina 19 from Tacoma then turns the pistol on himself. Both were taken to Edgewood Arsenal hospital with life risking injuries and a chance to live.
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Fort Hoyle
Clarence H Sims
Athens
Bina
Tacoma
Washington
Sims
Ernest D. Scott
General Scott
Edgewood Arsenal
Coe ‘Sims
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C. T. Putnam
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Edgar G. Allen
Knoxvill
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Madisonville
Ted Morris
Tennessee
Associated Press
Tageblatt
Richstag
Governor’s Office
Edouard Daladier
Joseph Paul Boncour
Thos. W. Owen
Eastman
R. F.C
Willard
Baltimore &, Ohio
Couzens
Rep
Mich
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Asimian
Mahaffie
Wagner
Theenate Banking Sub-Committee
Legislative Committee of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chary
Atlee Pomerene
Chinchow
Manchurian
Eighth Division
Ammunitio
Shanhaikwan
Bride
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