Bi partisan push to trim WPA fund in Congress
Congress moves to cut the 875 million dollar WPA appropriation asked by President Roosevelt. Lawmakers weigh a smaller amount, with few pledging full support for the request. Some note a 125 million discrepancy between the budget and the relief message, linked to late projects.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bome
Col
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Rep. Taber
House Committee
Byrnes
Democrats to Hold Dinners Across Nation Tonight
Thousands of Democrats in 45 states join banquets to honor Andrew Jackson, pay $25 to $100 a plate, and hear President Roosevelt. Speculation centers on whether Roosevelt will heal party wounds from last year’s primary battles as Democratic faithful in Washington pay up to $100 for a dinner and view the president.
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Washington
Andrew Jackson
Roosevelt
Fairey
Theatre Ticket Grafton invites Mrs Frank Sterling to Blondie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Frank Sterling of Walnut Street to tonight's Strand showing of Blondie from the famous comic strip, or Dixie theatre current attraction King of the Sierras, a wild horse epic.
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Grafton Sentinel
Frank Sterling
Walnut Street
Strand
Young Slayer Arridy Dies in Colorado Gas Chamber
Joe Arridy a 23 year old slayer with a reduced intellect, was executed in the Colorado prison gas chamber at 8 19 p m after a long delay. He admitted to axeslaying and ravishing a schoolgirl. The execution was the seventh gas chamber sitting and followed multiple postponements.
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Killer
Canon City
Joe Arridy
Colorado
Arridy
Court Action Started To Halt Housing Work
Huntington movement seeks injunction to stop the $2,500,000 500 unit low cost housing project. J Paul Chapman of the citizens committee for public information asks to halt work for 30 days and to halt proceedings by federal housing administrator Nathat Strua. Housing authority has spent $110,000 on building sites.
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Huntington
Huntington Housing Authority
J. Paul Chapman
Citizens Committee For Public Information
Nathat Strua
Union Collects Dues At Donora Plant
In Donora Pennsylvania CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee pickets claim 300 delinquent members paid dues during a one day drive at the gates of American Steel and Wire works a U S Steel subsidiary Deputy sheriffs broke up a scuffle between pickets and workers at one gate yesterday no injuries reported
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Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
American Steel and Wire Works
U. S. Steel Corporation
Homemade burglar alarm nets ninth suspect
Cincinnati report states Robert Walker boasted after using a home made burglar alarm at his filling station and grocery store to capture his ninth suspect. His latest chase extended 17 miles into Indiana before ending.
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Cincinnati
Robert Walker
Indiana
Repairs Planned for Shortline Trestles Between New Martinsville and Clarksburg
Repairs costing about 50000 dollars will be made to trestles on the Shortline railroad between New Martinsville and Clarksburg. E J Clapton of Grafton Monongah division engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad said work is in progress on trestles at Ziesing and Reader with further work at Wallace and near Smithfield. Masonry renewal is underway at the high trestle overLambert's Run and foundation work at Reader for the bridge over a tributary. Continued on page five.
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Clarksburg
E. J. Clapton
Grafton
Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Ziesing
Reader
Wallace
Smithfield
Zeising
Lambert
Snyder Is Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
Martin Snyder, branded "The Gimp" by associates in New York and Chicago, received a sentence of not more than 20 years for attempted murder in the shooting of Myrl Alderman, now Ruth Etting's former spouse. Judge Thomas L. Ambrose imposed the term as Snyder prepared an appeal filed by attorney Jerry Giesler.
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Snyder
Los Angeles
Martin Snyder
Myrl Alderman
Ruth Etting
Thomas L. Ambrose
New York
Chicago
Jerry Gieslex
Wedding Eve Slaying Probed as Three Are Questioned
Marysville Ohio January report says three men living near an abandoned quarry where the weighted body of Clark S Hayes was found were held for questioning. Hayes 28 year old grocery clerk planned to marry Oletha Morrow. Prosecutor Porter urged a break in the case as a delivery truck was found near the quarry.
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Marysville. O
Clark S. Hayes
William J. Porter
Summersville
Porter
Hayes
Miss Oletha Morrow
Mussolini To Endeavor To Settle Big Problem
Rome reports say Premier Mussolini may use his influence at President Roosevelt's urging to pursue a general settlement of Europe's refugee emigration issue. Sources suggest the first focus could be Hitler, with talks possibly involving allowing Jews to transfer larger sums from Germany via an approach attributed to Roosevelt through Ambassador Phillips.
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Mussolini
Roosevelt
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
United States
William Phillips
Il Duce
Six Fast Planes Leave On New York Miami Hop
Six fast planes depart Floyd Bennett airport New York bound for Miami in a race for 3500 dollars and a possible speed record. The start was postponed 24 hours due to poor visibility and ceilings. Jacqueline Cochran holds the existing record of 4 hours 12 minutes 28 seconds. Arlene Davis failed to reach the start amid weather and delays.
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Miami
Fla
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Jacqueline Cochran
New York City
Arlene Davis
Cleveland
Witnesses Summoned Before Next Grand Jury
Prosecuting Attorney Frances L. Warder has summoned thirty seven witnesses to appear before the January grand jury of Tay Ver county circuit court. The term opens Monday with Judge Herbert W. Dent presiding. Lead case is the murder warrant against Ira Currey for the shooting death of George Hawkins.
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Frances L. Warder
Tay Ver County
Herbert W. Dent
Ira Currey
George Hawkins
Franco Sends Warships To Bomb Seaport At Hendaye
Franco forces launch naval attack as Spanish insurgents claim fleet move toward Tarragona to strike the southern Catalonia port while government troops widen a Cordoba offensive. Leaders flee to Barcelona as the front expands along a 20 mile mining corridor.
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Hendaye
France
Tarragona
Catalonia
Franco
Barcelona
Alldemolins
People's Front
Cordoba
Nine Motorists Pass Driving Tests in Grafton
Nine motorists passed the state police driving tests in Grafton yesterday with no failures. Passes include Mike Zorik Burl F Ross James A Hickman Frank Maley P R Weaver Eustace Menear Dennis Shahan John E Shields and John Zorik from routes and boxes in Grafton and surrounding areas.
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Grafton
Mike Zorik
Box
Burl F. Ross
Wendel
James A. Hickman
Frank Maley
Bridgeport
P. R. Weaver
Eustace Menear
Dennis Shahan
John E. Shields
West
Washington Street
John Zorik
Parking Meters Yield $140 in Ten Days
Finance Commissioner Joseph Bradford reported today that 110 meters collected $140.35 over the past ten days. He noted the figure was unusually high given the post Christmas lull in retail trade.
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Joseph B. Bradford
Racketeer Uses New Scheme To Defraud Loop Merchants
Chicago report details a swindler defrauding West Side and western suburbs merchants by ordering goods for a Brookfield home then claiming a spouse in the car has the money. Delivery drivers found the ruse repeated with refrigerators and other items, leaving merchants puzzled as the unknown suspect vanished.
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West Side
Sues
Carty
Stes
Brookfield
Sutes
West Virginia Senator Holt pledges ongoing fight on WPA handling
Senator Holt of West Virginia resumes attacks on WPA relief handling as Congress opens. He calls WPA corruption the worst in history, vows to keep fighting, cites Hopkins leaving and political machines using relief funds for campaigns, and says truth is popular as he pushes to expose remaining misuses. Continued on page six.
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Washington
Holt
W. Va
Senate
The
Virginian
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Hopkins
Seventy-Sixth Congress
West Virginia
Missing School Girl Hunted Into West Virginia
The search for 16 year old Helen Irent Read spread across the border to West Virginia. Parents say she often wished to sing hillbilly songs for radio listeners. Read disappeared after attending Leckronet school near McClellandtown Fayette County. Motor Patrolman Victor Bunch said Mrs Read reported the girl planned to enter an amateur hour contest on a Wheeling station.
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Uniontown
West Virginia
47 Soldiers Killed In Hungarian Czech Battle
Budapest reports a one day clash on the post Munich border left 47 dead, including 7 Hungarians and 40 Czech-Slovaks. An officer died from shell fire at hotel Osillacs in Munkacs, where 200 houses were damaged. Czech-Slovak forces retreated with Hungarian hostages taken from Oroszveg.
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Budapast
Munich
Osillacs
Munkacs
Hungary
Italy
Germany
Ostages
Oroszveg
Iegpian
Noted Evangelist Opens Salvation Army Meeting
Rev. August Manuel a Swedish Baptist clergyman opens revival at the Salvation Army Citadel. Services begin tonight and continue tomorrow and through next Friday evening with week night services at 8 p.m. He is described as a good old fashioned preacher and soloist. All are welcome.
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August Manuel
New Strategy Is Developed by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt appears to be shaping a new approach with Congress, outlining national problems and leaving lawmakers to craft solutions. After three days in session, Congress adjourned for the weekend with numerous issues but few concrete Roosevelt proposals. He avoids giving advice to dodge charges of seeking a rubber-stamp Congress, and has begun pre-session discussions with Garner and other leaders to steer deliberations. Government departments reportedly will stop drafting bills for Congress.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Garner
Texas
Mooney to Be Granted Pardon in Sacramento
In Sacramento on January 7, Thomas J. Mooney faced a gubernatorial pardon after 22 years in prison. Governor Culbert L. Olson, delivering on a promised full pardon if there was no strong opposition, moved toward liberating Mooney amid optimism at the state capitol.
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Sacramento
Calif
Thomas J. Mooney
Culbert L. Olson
California
Grant
Mooney
Allegheny County Jail Laxity Is Investigated
Pittsburgh on January 7 Sheriff Heinz announced he would press for a county prison board inquiry after learning prisoners had access to weapons in the jail. He cited two inmates being moved to Fairview state hospital for the criminal insane found armed with razors. A veteran employee John McNeil, 15-year veteran?
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Allegheny County
Heinz
County Prison Board
Fairview State Hospital
John McNeil
Aoeen
Bai
Frankfurter Nomination Moves Through Senate Subcommittee
Washington January seventh. A senate subcommittee began consideration today of Felix Frankfurter's nomination to the Supreme Court. Chairman Neely set a public meeting for 10 30 am. but no testimony was planned. Some opposition may arise though most expect quick confirmation. Bailey called a 3 pm Monday session to discuss Hopkins appointment and hearings.
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Senate
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Supreme Court
Neely
D.-W. Va
Lany
Frankfurter
Murphy
Frank Mur
WPA
Commerce
Bailey
Commerce’ Committee
Hopkins
Jury Told of Jail Torture in Philadelphia Trial
Philadelphia jurors heard testimony from 21 survivors of lethal heat in the county jail last August as former Deputy Warden Frank A Craven faced murder and manslaughter charges. Witness Francis Gallagher described sweltering cells, radiators blasting heat, and guards ignoring pleas for relief as inmates fainted and attempted to cope.
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Philadelphia
Frank A. Craven
Francis Gallagher
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