Supreme Court Leaves Ajar For Further Gold Bond Suits
Inflationists mobilize after a 5 to 4 ruling allowing debtors to pay gold clause obligations with paper dollars on a dollar basis. Observers see potential future suits by holders of government gold bonds claiming losses from the abrogation. Senate inflationists push to further devalue the dollar amid mixed political reaction.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Congress
John M. Petty
New York
Supreme Court to rule on NRA constitutionality in timber case
The Supreme Court faces a direct ruling on the New Deal era National Recovery Act in a timber and lumber code case from Alabama. William B. Belcher, indicted for overtime and wage violations, argues the code violates due process and that the Recovery Act delegates congressional power improperly. The case, decided by Judge W S Grubb, is set for argument after a March recess, with the court to hear two major tests of the New Deal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Deal
NRA
Federal Court of J Appeals
W. S. Grubb
United States District Court
Alabama
William B. Belcher
Belcher
Congress
Grubb
Wall Street Studies High Court Ruling
New York February 19 Wall Street weighs the Supreme Court gold decision and its impact on the New Deal era. Investors and liberal economists see broad congressional power over monetary value while conservatives stress limits on repudiating private and public contracts. Analysts forecast little near term effect but note a rebuke to Congress in parts of the ruling.
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New York
Wall Street
Supreme Court
Congress
Slum Survey of Taylor County Planned by FERA Chief
The FERA headquarters plans a survey to identify unsuited housing in Taylor County to locate slum areas. Local relief HQ on Main Street led by Acting Administrator George Harwood aims to best use February relief funds through direct relief. A forthcoming listing will catalog each resident’s occupational calling in Taylor County.
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FERA
Taylor County
Main Street
George Harwood
Tylor
Not a candidate for street commissioner in Grafton
Charles H Warder corrects voters in Grafton that he is not running for street commissioner and that Charles B Warder is the candidate. He notes his own residence in Fetterman District Taylor County and past service on the County Court. The letter dated February 1926 to March 2 clarifies misidentification in the city election context.
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Howard H. Holt
Grafton
W. Va
Mr. Holt
Charles Warder
Charles B. Warder
West Grafton
Fetterman
Taylor County
Warder
Charles H
Lamson Seeks New Trial After California Court Grant
Lamson, a Stanford University press executive and husband of a murder defendant, fights for life as California Supreme Court grants a new trial after his conviction and death sentence from about a year and a half ago.
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Ader
San Josse
Cal
Lamson
Stanford University Press
California Supreme Court
Gold Ruling Puzzle Traps Experts in 5 to 4 Court Split
Washington report notes confusion over gold clauses and invalidations as the Supreme Court divided five to four on government actions removing gold from circulation. The piece says Liberty bond holders may seek more details and signals continuation on page 5.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Acme ‘of Legal Learning
High Court
Strong Argument Against Birth Control Debate in Senate
Olympia, Feb. 19. Governor Victor A Meyers escorted his 84 year old mother to the Washington state senate rostrum and seated her beside him. He told the members he would not be there if his parents had known about last weeks birth control bill.
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Olympia
Wash
Victor A. Meyers
Washington State Senate
School Boys Heard by Grand Jurors in Graf ton Probe
Grand jury in Tay lor county resumes inquiry into open town conditions with about twenty witnesses, mainly high school boys, ready to testify on alleged gambling, liquor sales, and bawdy houses in Graf ton. A prior session began yesterday with six witnesses.
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Taylor County Grand Jury
Herbert W. Dent
Grafton
Leck Frey Reported Very Sick in Prison
Leck Frey, jailed three years for the killing of Marion Dayton in a Grafton Park cottage, is in serious condition at the state penitentiary hospital in Moundsville suffering from tuberculosis. Local relatives say Frey has been hospitalized for weeks and plan to pursue parole efforts.
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Leck Frey
Moundsville
Taylor County
Marion Dayton
Grafton Park
Frey
State shows Kennamer accomplishments in defense report
Beehler presents lengthy recap of Phil Kennamer case as state counters insanity plea in slaying of John Gorrell. Drs Robinson and Griffith testify Kennamer sane, with Dr Griffith noting possible psychopathic personality. Defense questions arouse focus on examination and expert opinions.
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Ferr
Kennamer
Beehler
Pawnee
Okla
Phil Kennamer
John Gorrell
Ken- Dai
Gorell
G.wilse Robinson, Sr
Kansas City
Flint Moss
Robinson
D. W. Griffith
State Hospital For Insane
Norman
Kenna
H E
Ken A. Menninger
Topeka
Des
Hospital Fund Measure Introduced By Wolfe
A bill introduced in the house proposes city of Grafton receive up to 5000 dollars yearly to operate a municipal hospital. Delegate Wolfe of Taylor introduces the measure.
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Wolfe
Charleston
Grafton
Taylor
Roosevelt Finishing NRA Message to Congress
President Roosevelt focused on finalizing his NRA recommendations after the Supreme Court ruling. The White House said the revised NRA message would go to Congress soon while he oversaw progress on the four billion dollar work relief bill in the Senate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Supreme Court
White House
National Recovery Administration
Congress
Senate
Delicate Heart Operation May Be Successful
In Cleveland at Lakeside Hospital doctors kept watch as a patient’s heart continued to beat after a delicate procedure to relieve angina. The unnamed patient, reported six days after surgery, had a surgeon detach the pectoral muscle end and attach it to the heart wall to create a new blood source for the weakened organ.
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Cleveland
Lakeside Hospital
Hodges urges fast passage of Rump bill
Charleston February 19 West Virginia will remain a dry state after repeal on March 1 unless a liquor control law is adopted in time Hodges president of the senate said without the control law all prohibition statutes stay in force and possession sale and transport of liquor remain illegal until the bill takes effect The repeal shifts the issue back to state discretion and a control measure must go into effect to end dry laws Continued on page four
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Charleston
West Virginia
Hanoi
Charles B. Hodges
Senate
Hodges
Fox
New West Fork Flood Plan Studied by WV Senator-elect
A Buckhannon Rotary Club plan backed by Buckhannon and Weston seeks a smaller dam on the Buckhannon River near Buckhannon rather than a West Milford dam. Senator-elect Holt of West Virginia studies the substitute proposal as residents critique the Army plan that would flood three villages and thousands of acres.
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Washington
West Fork
West Virginia
Buckhannon Rotary Club
Buckhannon and
Weston
Holt
D-W
War Department
West Milford
Buckhannon
State relief chief touts large $ milestone work program
West Virginia relief administrator William N Beehler told the legislature that nearly 48 million dollars from federal agencies and 2 million dollars in state funds funded relief work and rehabilitation from 1932 to 1934. He defended the program amid a bid to discharge him, noting vast payrolls and extensive road building while acknowledging failures and problems.
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Charleston
West Virginia
William N. Beehler
Beehler
House of Delegates
Federal Relief Administration
Bech‘ler
Huge Expenditures For War Department Get U.K.
Washington reports the House appropriations committee approved 318,131,482 for Army spending in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, with potential add ons of 7,686,753 for airplanes. The total recommended surpasses 1935 by 48,815,548. The article links this to a broader discussion of military funding and policy.
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Justice of the Peace
S. W. Waller
Flemington
Herbert W. Dent
Emma Simmons
Rosemont
Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
O. K
Army
War] Department
Courtroom Clock Repaired After Year of Downtime
The Taylor county circuit court clock over Judge Herbert W Dent’s bench has been repaired after a year of malfunction. Clerk Frank Hollis had Old Ben fixed last week and custodians returned the timepiece to its proper place this morning, ensuring accurate time in the courtroom.
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Taylor County
Frank Hollis
Court House
Only Woman Warden To Lose Her Post After Break
Granite Okla Feb 19 Mrs George A Waters state reformatory admin istration of kindness may end as investigations into cruelty at the institution and a major break last Sunday involving 32 prisoners reach a climax with a recommendation by the state board that Mrs Waters be replaced by a man Governor Marland said a woman just cant manage it The story continues on page two
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State Board of Affairs
Waters
Huntington Youth Ends Life With Leap From Bridge
Harold Ni Barcus, 21, of Huntington, leaped to his death yesterday from the Ohio River Bridge. Police found three notes addressed to his parents and wife expressing fears of becoming a burden due to ill health. The incident occurred in Huntington on February 19.
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Huntington
Yase
Harold Ni ‘Barcus
Ohio River
Hauptmann appeal moved to New Jersey high court
Bruno Hauptmann’s lawyers pushed his murder conviction appeal to New Jersey’s court of errors and appeals. Justice Trenchard ordered Hunterdon to pay printing costs. death sentence stayed pending further action with possible pardon appeal in fall.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Errors and Appeals
Luther A. Campbell
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Flemington
C. Lloyd Fisher
Frederick A. Pope
Somerville
Edward J
Brooklyn
Court of Pardons
Trenchard
Slay er Captured in Taylor County Murder Case
An alleged slayer, William Rock Harris, 40, was captured by state police in Taylor County and brought to Morgantown to face murder charges in the shooting death of Fred Bagge, 29, at Scotts Run. Harris confessed after his arrest on Route 250. Aimed at three others injured by shotgun fire, including Mrs. Lou Chick, Clarence Ashby, and James Crook, none seriously hurt. incident linked to a drinking party.
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Taylor County
Morgantown
Fred Bagge
William Rock Harris
Scotts Run
Bagge
Arnold Moore
W. E. Murphy
Fairmont
State Police
Harris
Lou Chick
Clarence ‘Ashby
James Crook
Offeery
Amemes
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Morgenthau
Lo Ée
United States
Court of Claims
Thomas
D-Okla
Courion
Wieters
Wall Street Studies
David Lamson
Sciencr
Allene Lamson
U.K
Reilly
Carpenter
Lloyd Fisher
Bruno
Chamber of Justice
Taylor CO
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