GM seeks injunction against sit down strikers in court
Detroit February 1 General Motors moved to force out sit down strikers at two plants as court hearing opened. Circuit Judge Paul V Gadola ordered U A W officials and other strike leaders to appear in Flint Michigan for the injunction session. Fr Charles E Coughlin and Gifford Pinchot voiced opposing views as John L Lewis and Pierre S Dupont figures dominated the labor dispute coverage.
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Auto Labor
Associated Press
General Motors
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Perkins
John L. Lewis
Pierre S. Dupont
J. P. Morgan
Dupont
Charles .E. Coughlin
Gifford Pinchot
Pennylvania
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Paul V. Gadola
United Automobile Workers of America
Flint
Mich
Thirteen Due for Execution In Moscow
In Moscow on February 1 13 confessed conspirators against the Soviet Union faced imminent execution as secrecy shrouded the fate of Trotzkyists. The foreign office offered no official announcement and pleas were rejected with the trial previously sentencing 17 plotters.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Foreign Office
Blum Hitler Meeting Called by Veterans Groups
Paris February 1 veterans from France and Germany urged a face to face meeting between Premier Leon Blum and Adolf Hitler to settle Franco German quarrels over collective peace. Officials said Britain and France would pursue talks with Hitler to end his isolation and keep doors open to peace through public appeals by top leaders. Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos opened the effort at a popular front meeting asserting differences centered on methods, not armament. Continued on page five.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Adolf Hitler
France
Great Britain
Hitler
Europe
Foreign Office
Germany
Yvon Delbos
Popular Front
Chateauroux
Braxton County Issues Warrants For Slayers
Braxton County has issued murder warrants for three young men tied to the torch slaying of W. Earl in Sutton on February 1. Police and county officials said the warrants relate to the night-time attack and death, with detectives continuing the investigation and naming suspects.
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Braxton County
Sutton
W. Earlaont Aeane
Guitar Thief Steals Best Instrument Worth 195 Dollars
Beckley reports a guitar thief who knew his trade snatched an instrument valued at 195 dollars from a jewelry store. The store manager F. W. Marty pursued the thief but failed to recover the instrument. The jeweler called it the best in the house.
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Beckley
F. W. Marty
Youth Admits Writing Ransom Note For Fun
Earl Stewart 18 admitted writing a ransom note found under his front door asking for 2000 dollars. His mother alerted police who took him to headquarters for questioning. Detective Holly Palmer said the youth did it for fun after reading a detective story. he is held for investigation and denied bond.
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Kansas City
Kas
Earl Stewart
Stewart
Holly Parlmer
Bond
Transients at Hardman Camp Return to Work
Inmates of the Hardman WPA transient camp resumed work after a Saturday sit down strike over pay for board and laundry. They sought better food, arguing 65 cents daily deduction was insufficient. Harold Kramer of the Fairmont WPA said current meals are adequate. A promise to investigate camp conditions and reduce other expenses was made.
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Hardman
WPA
Harold Kramer
Fairmont
Works Progress Administration
Prague
Condemned Slayer Seeks Commutation in West Virginia
Charleston February 1 The attorney for Frank Pramesa one of two inmates set for execution at Moundsville penitentiary says he will file for commutation this week A pardon hearing is expected Wednesday or Thursday The 30 day stay granted for Pramesa expires February 14 He was condemned for the slaying of Louis Thames at Windsor Heights and the stay was granted by former Governor Kump.
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Charleston
Edgar R. Minnich
Frank Pramesa
Pramesa
Moundsville Penitentiary
Louis Thames
Windsor Heights
Kump
Bad Highway Blamed for School Closure
BECKLEY February 1 Raleigh county school board ordered classes discontinued temporarily at Richmond district high school. Secretary B B Chambers said two thirds of the pupils cannot attend classes because road conditions.
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Beckley
Raleigh County School Board
Richmond District
B. B. Chambers
Arch C Love Former City Clerk Dies at 84 in Grafton
Arch C Love longtime Grafton civic figure and former city finance commissioner died Saturday afternoon at his home on East Main Street after battles with pneumonia and heart disease. Born February 3, 1852 in Louden County Virginia, he was survived by daughter Eva Love and brothers Thomas G Love and H Clay Love. Funeral services planned for Tuesday.
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Arch C. Love
Grafton
Main Street
Virginia
Mr. Love
Louden County
James I. Love
Sarah Amelia Hurst Love
Emma Neilson
Eva Love
Tome
Thomas G. Love
H. Clay Love
Oakland
California
State's Flood Emergency Over in West Virginia
West Virginia neared an end to the flood emergency as Huntington and Point Pleasant saw improving conditions. The Ohio River fell to 56 feet in Huntington and four and a half feet above flood stage in the lower city, while Parkersburg reported 24 feet with stores reopening. About 50 families remained homeless, and mortality concerns eased as disease danger declined. WPA and local efforts continued cleanup, with damage estimates still being compiled and a new Marshall dormitory damage listed at 50,000 dollars.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Ohio
Huntington
Point Pleasant
Main Street
Parkersburg
WPA
State Health Department
Parkershore
Huntington's
M. L. O’neale
Marshall College
W. W.trent
Road Commission
Corps of Physicians and Nurses
Figod
Red Cross
C. H.mcfarland
Genevieve Hayden Seeks 10000 From Railroad
Miss Genevieve Hayden files a bill of complaint against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis Jr s office claiming permanent injuries from a fall on the steps at Grafton B and O station on December 22 1935. She seeks 10000 in damages. Attorneys Wyckoff and Wyckoff represent her.
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Grafton B
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Genevieve Hayden
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Counry
Atttorneys Wyckoff and Wyckoff
Legislative Calendar Light In Both Houses
Charleston February 1 Legislators will open tomorrow to consider a biennial appropriation bill possibly totaling 31 million dollars per year. Sources estimate about four million more annually than the 1935 budget, much due to social security needs. Governor Holt in his inaugural address said six and a half million per year would be needed for relief and public assistance. Today's calendar in both houses was light though committee members were expected to file.
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Charleston
Governmenta
Holt
Commission Named To Probe Jail Conditions In Williamson
Judge Charles W. Ferguson appoints a seven member commission to investigate conditions at the county jail and courthouse in Williamson. The panel, chaired by Prosecutor Lafe B. Chafini, is to report needed improvements and funding methods.
President Roosevelt Ball Draws Over 200 Couples Tonight
More than 200 couples are expected to fill Grafton High School field house for the Roosevelt birthday ball. Emil Velazco and his NBC orchestra arrive this afternoon with a $25,000 electric pipe organ, a feature drawing wide attention. Gym is decorated. Chairman Victor Co. Willhide predicts a financial and social success.
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Grafton High School
Roosevelt
Emil Velazco
NBC Broadcasting
Velazco
Victor Co. Willhide
Supreme Court voids Washington railroad fee law
The U S Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that Washington state cannot levy a fee on railroads and public utilities to fund regulation expenses. Justice Roberts led the majority, while Justice Cardozo dissented, arguing the revolving fund could not be treated as a general pool for all utility regulation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roberts
van Devanter
Sutherland
McReynolds
Butler
Cardozo
Hughes
Justice Cardozo
Water Rising Over Cairo Wall Forces Evacuation
Crested Ohio waters threaten Cairo Illinois as the city braces behind an 18 inch barrier. Women and children are ordered to flee while 4,500 defenders wait for zero hour behind the wall. Evacuation expands as flood danger grows with the river at record heights.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Tlle
Ohio
Coast Strike Vote Started Amid Peace Proposals
Forty thousand Pacific coast longshoremen began strike action as leaders forecast a prolonged shutdown while shipowners signaled readiness to release 20 blockaded ships. Resumption of sailings was expected to be gradual amid yard work and resupply needs. Local notes mention Willie Smith, a 24 year old, and various transit disruptions in Georgia and West Virginia.
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San Francisco
Moundsville
Homerville
Willie
Smith
Baltimore
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Charlie Johns
Tennessee
Knoxville
Jane Beckler
Johns
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Little Eunice Winstead
Hu B. Webster
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