Borah Split Over Walk Threats in New Deal Era
Washington reports party chiefs clash over the New Deal as Simeon Fess hints at taking a walk if Borah is the nominee. Norris attacks Farley and the postmaster role while Alfred Smith and Solan push opposition within the American Liberty League amid looming convention battles.
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Washington
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Republican Naonal
Borah
R. Ida
Nortis
Farley _ Benator Norris
Borfnh New Dealer
Bitter Ohio Fight Looms Over Delegates to National Convention
Ohio poised as pivotal in Republican presidential fight with Borah seeking delegates. Leaders debate whether to send a united, unpledged delegation to the June convention, amid predictions of a rupture in party lines and clashes with progressives and business interests.
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Columbus
Ohile
William B.borah
Ohio
Harding
Leon Wood
General Wood
Schoolhead laments loss of revenues in Panhandle
Martinsburg February 7 Superintendent W W Trent told Eastern Panhandle teachers that school revenue has fallen by about 5 million dollars since 1929 30 while enrollment rose by 40 000 to 50 000. He urged counties to show funds for a nine month term without salary or facility cuts and asked the Board of Public Works to allot 1 million dollars in additional aid while seeking more data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. W. Trent
Eastern Panhandle
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson Counties
Trent
Board of Public Works
Five Family Members Sick After Poisoned Food in Huntington
In Huntington on February 7 five members of Cerona Esque's family were treated after eating poisoned food. Esque, a grocer, found his wife three daughters and a son writhing on the floor. doctors said two remained somewhat ill while the others recovered. Three sons who did not eat the food were unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Cerona Esque
Esque
W. M. Lewis
Internal Revenue Man To Aid County Taxpayers
Eugene C. Taylor deputy collector of internal revenue will help Taylor county residents prepare federal income tax returns from February 17 to February 21. He will be in the post office building to assist taxpayers in filing their returns.
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Internal Revenue Man
Taylor
Eugene C. Taylor
Internal Revenue
Y Post
Wife of Bishop Dies at Sheeling Residence
Wheeling reports the death of Mrs. Eleanor Greer Strider, 46, wife of Rt. Rev. R. E. L. Strider, bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of West Virginia. After more than a year of heart disease she died at home following pneumonia. Survived by husband, two sons and a daughter.
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Wheeling
Eleanor Greer Strider
R. E. L. Strider
Protestanta Episcopal Diocese
West Virginia
Strider
Mother Faces Sanity Probe in Fayetteville Case
A 62 year old woman Minnie Coleman and her 33 year old daughter Dana Coleman are tied to a lunacy commission hearing after a state trooper said the daughter may have been kept in a dark room for 22 years. Dana is bedridden in poor health at McKendree State Hospital with malnutrition. John Coleman posted 300 bond to secure release of his mother after deputies found the scene in their mountain four room home.
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Fayetteville
John Coleman
Cincinnati
Minnie Coleman
O. R. Kincaid
Dana Coleman
McKendree State Hospital
L. L. Rogers
Senate approves payments to Hatfield attorneys in Holt seat case
The Senate adopted a conference report ordering payments of 600 dollars each to Grant P. Hall Sr. of Charleston West Virginia and George H. Williams of Romney West Virginia for work opposing the seating of Senator Rush D. Holt. Hall filed the petition on behalf of former Senator Hatfield, claiming Holt was disqualified for being under 30 at election. Williams and Barrett had petitioned to strike.
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Washington
Senate
Grant P. Hall, Sr
Charleston
W.— Vas
George H. Williams
Romney
W. Va
Rush D. Holt
Hall
Williams
Holt
H. D.hatfield
Huntington
STATE PLOWS PUT TO WORK
Snow and wind blanketed the Mountain State with depths from two to 30 inches. Marlinton in Pocahontas county reported 22 inches, heaviest in years, while Elk Mountain noted two and a half foot drifts. All snowplows operated. highways opened, streetcars struggled, trains and buses briefly off schedule. Road costs for January totaled $71,206.67.
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Associated Press
Marlinton
Pocahontas County
Elk Mountain
Road Commission
Chesapeake
Ohio Railroad
Mortimer W. Smith
Unlicensed Doctor Sentenced for Practicing Medicine
Charleston report states C B Lazare was found guilty of practicing medicine without a license. Judge E Collett sentenced him to six months in jail and a $350 fine. Lazare claimed he merely made medicines and had not passed the state medical exam after taking it four times.
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Charleston
C. B. Lazare
Collett
Littlepage
A. E. McClue
Lazare
Funds Sought to Finish Hawk's Nest Tunnel Inquiry
A House labor subcommittee asked for funds and power to compel testimony as it probes the Hawk's Nest tunnel disaster in West Virginia. Rep Griswold said the inquiry covers 1930 31 conditions and a tragedy involving many fatalities from silicosis. The panel said safety equipment was lacking and officials of Rinehart and Company were asked to testify.
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Washington
West Virginia
House
Labor Committee
Griswold
D. Ind
Power
Rinehart and Company
Charlottesville
Hairman Connery
Mass
Ealicantonio
the New Yorker
P. H. Faulconer
E. J. Perkins
Rinehart and Dennis Company
Continaea
Randolph Not Candidate For Senatorial Position
Representative Jennings Randolph of Elkins West Virginia Democrat withdrew from consideration for the U S senate saying the intra party conflict could harm the party's future and that he can best serve his constituents by remaining in the House of Representatives where he is completing his second term.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
W. Va
U. S
House of Representatives
Randolph
House
Rakes to Face Forgery Charge in Atlanta
HUNTINGTON Feb 7 L R Via assistant United States district attorney announced Ho bart Rakes 38 of Mingo county will be returned to Atlanta to face charges of forging papers for his release from the federal penitentiary The former miner said he would waive extradition Via said an indictment in the northern district of Georgia charges Rakes obtained his release from the prison while serving a four year term for a liquor law violation by forging the signature of James Damron Huntington then acting attorney to action for release
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Huntington
L. R. Via
United States District
Normalcy Again Rule With General Strike Called Off
In Pe kin Illinois factories reopen as the general strike to oust union leaders is called off after 23 hours of disruption. Police report the industrial town returning to normal as windows smashed and stores closed during the brief upheaval.
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Pekin
Ill
Ameri- Union
Can
Nermatcy
Dangerous Flood Waters Menace Five States Snow Covers Northern Section
Winter renewed its onslaught with heavy snow in the Pacific northwest and new flood fears in the south. Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and the Carolinas faced near overflow stages amid sub-zero cold, ice storms, and widespread displacements. Ten deaths occurred in the southern states as coal shortages persisted and rail lines remained snowbound. Rescue crews saved WPA workers near Butte after an ice jam, while a man died in Warren Ohio as coal deliveries dwindled and schools closed. A separate northeast snowstorm crippled Maryland roads, halted traffic, and forced school closures across the eastern shore with snow plows in use and planes grounded.
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Chicago
Pacific Northwest
South
Corn Belt
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Carolinas
Martha Loy
Steubenville
Ohio
Michigan
Baltimore
Maryland
Eleven Rescued In Ice Crash On Ohio River
Eleven men were rescued by rivermen in Steubenville Ohio as large cakes of ice tore loose from a jam on the Ohio River. The vessels were driven ashore and the men were brought to safety. A married daughter of Mrs Lay provided refuge on shore for the rescued family.
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Ohio
Film leaders chosen as 1935 Oscar nominees crowd list
Hollywood announces a record 10 performers and 12 productions for the 1935 Academy Awards. Six women and four men placed on the final ballot with four former winners among those nominated, including Clark Gable and Katherine Hepburn. Announce March 5.
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Hollywood
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Clark Gable
Charles Laughton
Claudette Colbert
Katherine Hepburn
Franchot Tone
Victor Cage
Elizabeth Bergner
Bette Davis
Merle Oberon
Miriam Hopkins
Extension School For Farmers Next Monday
James L. Copeman, Taylor county agent, announces an extension school at the Industrial School auditorium on Monday February 10 starting at 10 40 a m. The program features two West Virginia University extension specialists Dee Crane potato specialist and Mr R J Priant extension agronomist authority on alfalfa soil problems crop production and soil conservation. All potato growers who are in-
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James L. Copeman
Taylor County
Industrial School
West, Virginia University
Dee Crane
R. J. Priant
Roosevelt Reserve On Farm Bill And Relief Shifts
President Roosevelt reserved decision on the farm tax bill while estimating a necessity for 4,000,000 for the program. He said no decision yet on using taxes to fund cash bonus payments. The conservation subsidy farm bill faces Senate action. Relief funds are shifted from yesterday to the Works Progress Administration to cover unemployment through July 1, with total relief spending unchanged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Works Progress Administration
Marshall College Boy Victim of Meningitis
Dana Luther Hutson twenty one year old Marshall college freshman died in a Clarksburg hospital of spinal meningitis after falling ill during semester vacation. Son of Mr and Mrs E F Hutson near Salem he formerly starred at West Union high school and is survived by three brothers Clyde Hutson Charleston coach Walter and Howard Hutson of Bridgeport and four sisters.
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Clarksburg
Dana Luther Hutson
Marshall College
E. F. Hutson
Salem
Marshall
West Union High School
Clyde Hutson
Charleston
Walter
Howard Hutson
Bridgeport
Beer Parlor Owner Sentenced to 15 Years in Death Case
Buckhannon on February 7, Reuben Landis 59, owner of an Adrian beer parlor, was sentenced by Judge John F. Brown to 15 years in prison for the fatal fight at his establishment that killed Cecil Long 27. The ruling followed Landis plea and testimony.
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Buckhannon
Reuben Landis
Adrian
Cecil Long
Landis
John F. Brown
Miners Vote Amid Shortage Report and Pay Talks
The United Mine Workers voted to let soft coal miners work tomorrow to ease a shortage. John L. Lewis urged operators to ensure coal reaches those who need it most. Weather and the current 35 hour week prompted questions about a six day operation. The convention pressed for a 30 hour week in the next soft coal contract, with continued efforts to resolve pay and schedule issues.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Levis
Lewis
Liquor Board Faces Riddle Over Matoaka Store Location
Charleston February 7 The West Virginia liquor control commission studied a riddle about where to open a Matoaka store. Proximity rules ban 1000 foot radius from churches and schools, delaying openings. Injunctions noted as builders and ministerial distances are contested.
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Charleston
Liquor Control Commission
Matoaka
Mercer County
Howell M. Tanner
Matoake Bank
Thes Lopinski
E. L. Davidson
Baptist Church
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Norris Flays
Farley’s Role
Garner
Charles Evane Hughes
Joseph Byrn
John N. Garner
Roose
Velt
U. S. Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Joseph Byrps
Sheeling
Sanity
Hatfield
Holtz
Thomas J. Barrett
Terra Alta
Strikken
Subcommittee
Rakes
Atlanta
WPA
Butte
Mont
Warren
Academy
Mann
Contin Twa
Liquor Board
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