France Won’t Recognize Italy Annexation Move
Premier Leon Blum told the League of Nations assembly France will not recognize Italy’s Ethiopia annexation. He urged general disarmament to dispel war fears, warned against any attack on French soil, and urged strengthening the League while expressing faith in future peace efforts. Continued on page 4.
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Leon Blum
France
League of Nations Assembly
Italy
Ethiopia
Blum
Germany
Rhineland
League
Zioncheck Naps As Train Goes Through Milwaukee
Representative Marion Zioncheck slept soundly aboard the Milwaukee road Olympian train during a ten minute stop. Trainmen said the congressman retired around midnight in an upper berth. A passenger who had a lower bunk reserved asked for a different reservation. He was en route to Seattle.
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Milwaukee
Marion Zioncheck
Milwaukee Road
Seattle
Trade Gains Reported Amid Drought and Shifting Fed Data
Richmond July 1 The Federal Reserve Bank reported continued gains in trade and employment but worsened agricultural prospects due to drought. The bank noted more commercial failures in the Fifth District, led by West Virginia, with a slight rise in Federal Reserve notes and a decline in member bank deposits. Leads coal production in West Virginia topped the nation in April at 8,367,000 tons as Pennsylvania followed.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank
West Virginia
Federal Reserve
Pennsylvania
Apparent Blindness Cited In County Safety Call
A county safety council warns that no test detects mental blindness and an autopsy cannot reveal it yet people still walk into danger. The statement argues that carelessness endangers lives and urges heightened awareness and preventive measures.
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TAY
Thorough Going Robbers Extract Gold Teeth in Akron Robbery
Five robbers followed Join Kelly from a beer garden and attacked him in a field in Akron. They stole 44 dollars and two fifty dollar soldiers bonus bonds and ripped out Kellys two gold teeth. He was treated at a hospital.
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Akron
Kelly
Rains Rescue Crops Across West Virginia
Charleston July 1 Farmers surveyed rain drenched fields after storms swept the state. Rainfall ranged from showers to 1.5 inches with hail in Williamson and high winds in the north and west. Temperature eased from record highs as Becktley in Raleigh county reported 100 degrees. Officials expect revised damage estimates after a field survey.
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Charleston
J. B. McLaughlin
Williamson
Beckley
Raleigh
Noted Anarchist Berkman Kills Himself in Nice
Alexander Berkman, the internationally known anarchist and former Emma Goldman associate, died in a Nice hospital from a self inflicted bullet wound. Authorities said he was found wounded at his home in Nice and transported to the hospital where he died.
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France
Alexander Berkman
sant _-Piie
Emma Goldman
United States
Berkman
Mice
Ohio Safety Republican Prediction in Hamilton Visit
In Columbus Port Columbus airport Ohio Republicans arrive for their state convention with campaign manager John D M Hamilton predicting victory for Landon Knox. He asserts strong confidence that Landon and Knox will win Ohio despite Democratic opposition.
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Columbus
National Party
Ohio
John D. M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Port Columbus
Landon
Knox
Garnett Appointed Head of State Relief Set-up
Charleston July 1 Governor Kump announced the appointment of A. W. Garnett as director of the newly created Department of Public Assistance. The department will direct all welfare and relief work in West Virginia including the allotment of maximum $30 monthly pensions to indigent aged and blind. The department absorbs the existing public welfare department and state agencies.
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Charleston
Kump
A. W. Garnett
Department of Public Assistance
Garnett
West Virginia
Femaranet
Drought Relief Promised as Wallace Tours Drought Belt
Secretary Wallace toured the drought belt while President Roosevelt pledged aid for farmers in the arid region. He warned that crops in western Dakota, eastern Montana, and Wyoming could fail, with worsening drought in eastern Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas Tennessee and Kentucky. The administration expected to release millions in relief if conditions worsened.
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Wallace
Roosevel
States
Roosevelt
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennesee
Kentucky
Woman Joins Campaign To Replace Rep Zioncheck
In Seattle on July 1, a 55-year-old former suffrage teacher Mrs Mary Oleara Pardee joined the race to succeed Rep Zioncheck. She competes with 16 men and one other woman as Zioncheck plans a return from the House of Representatives. Pardee stated she runs not against Zioncheck or any candidate but to present her program.
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Seattle
Zioncheck
National Capital
House of Representatives
Eastern Falls
Mary Oleara Pardee
Bituminous Coal Board Plans New Legislation Drive
The Bituminous Coal Board, with a skeletal staff, moves to draft a substitute for the Guffey act to stabilize the soft coal industry. Commissioner C. E. Smith said lawyers will work on the bill and studies of the industry’s problems. funds are available, with continued coverage on page six.
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Washington
Miss Graham Accepts Post at Hazel Atlas Glass
Miss Ruby Graham, dismissed earlier this spring as superintendent of Grafton City hospital, returns to her former employers Hazel Atlas Glass in Clarksburg as industrial nurse. She previously led the city hospital for six years and then served seven years at the Grafton plant. She relocates to Clarksburg today to begin duties, expressing strong interest in industrial nursing.
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Ruby Graham
Grafton City
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Clarksburg
Grafton
Glass Company
Graham
Hazel-Atlas
Miss Gra
Lehman Won't Save Ticket In New York Says Hamilton
Washington July 1 Diametrically opposite predictions marked the day as Governor Herbert H. Lehman decided to heed Roosevelt urging and seek reflection in New York. Republican national chairman John D M Hamilton said he would run for governor in Republican states. James A Farley predicted the Roosevelt Lehman ticket would carry New York by larger majorities than in 1932.
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Lehman
New York
Hamilton
Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
New York State
John D. M. Hamilton
Parley
James A. Farley
Roosevelt-Lehman
Ieee
Vatter
Suspect Boy Murder Story Questioned By Psychiatrist
In Chicago on July 1 a seven year old boy named Jim Thompson who claimed a strange tale of his mother's slaying was questioned by a psychiatrist. Chief Detective John L Sullivan said the case remains baffling with no definite steps and many clues. Continued on page 6.
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Jimmy Thompson
Elvis Richardson
Florence Thompson Castle
Chicago
Central Press
Phto.o
Florence Thompson
Castle
John L. Sullivan
Harry Hoffman
Voigt Named Pittsburgh AP Bureau Chief
William Voigt Jr of New York becomes head of the Pittsburgh Associated Press bureau succeeding O S Gramling. Gramling remains in Pittsburgh in the membership department while Fernster in Harrisburg takes charge of the main news service coordination and development.
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Pittsburgh
William Voigt, Jr
New York
Associated Press Today
O. S. Gramling
Voigt
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
New York City
Tulsa
Okla
A. P. Gramling
Pennsylvania
West
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Pa_yid_Fernster
Harrisburg
Eye Witness Tells Story Of Bus Wreck At Natural Bridge
A bus wreck near Natural Bridge Virginia, on a Roanoke to Washington route, is recounted by an eye witness. The storm's fury toppled the Greyhound bus as it descended the slope above the bridge, with screeching tires and crashing metal described in vivid detail.
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Natural Bridge
Berenice Walker
Greyhound
Roanoke
Lexington
Washington
Shenandoah
Ohio
Coroner Rejects Theory Youth Was Electrocuted
OAK HILL July 1 UP County authorities pursue the death of Walter Cragin an 18 year old dairy employee after Magistrate W H Level refused to accept electrocuted as the cause Cragin was found in the dairy barn and witnesses reported an electrical spraying device nearby
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Oak Hill
Walter Cragin
W. H. Level
Cragin
Burke resigns from WVU faculty after being named SSAB chair
Charleston July 1. Dr Stephen P Burke newly elected chairman of the Social Security Advisory Board announces his resignation from the West Virginia University faculty effective today. His resignation was accepted by the university in March. Burke joined WVU in 1930 to organize a research institute and later served as president of the graduate council.
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Charleston
Stephen P. Burke
Social Security Advisory Board
West Virginia University
Burke
New Advisory Relief Board Is Organized
The state advisory board of the new Department of Public Assistance completed its organization and began reviewing applicants for welfare and pension positions. Dr S P Burke of Morgantown was named chairperson for two years. Governor Kump announced Dr W S Fulton of Wheeling and John T. Morgan of Charleston will serve six-year terms, Art Wilson of Sharples and J A Booth of Huntington four years. Future appointees will serve the same year term. The board will reconvene Monday.
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Charleston
Department of Public Assistance
Ow | Welfare and Pension Organization
8. P. Burke
Morgantown
Kump
W. 8. Fulton
Wheeling
John T. Morgan
Art Wilson
Sharples
J. A. Booth
Huntington
Ap‘pointes
Sumeyear
Many Injured As Passenger Bus Crashes At gorge
A Greyhound bus plunges near the Natural Bridge during a rainstorm. Driver J J Olderson and four forward-seat passengers die. Eight injured are treated at a temporary hospital and evacuated to Lexington and Roanoke. Rescue crews pull survivors from the wrecked vehicle after it skids into a bank and folds atop its top.
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J. J. Olderson
Olderson
Denaria Tae Horage
Christiansburg
Lexsington
Roanoke
Atlantic Greyhound Line
Valley
Virginia
Philadel
Heavy rains bring relief to Taylor County farms
Heavy rains fell overnight totaling 1.58 inches by 6 am and 3.66 inches for June, saving crops and easing drought fears. Weather observer W E Clayton notes continued light rain with forecasts of a three week wet spell, as farmers report improved prospects despite lingering dryness. Thunder and strong winds accompanied the rainfall in Thornton area.
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X. Y. Z. Cleavenger
Thornt
Hefner
West Bag
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