Rail executives face salary cuts amid boom disease
The meeting ended with no comment from railroad presidents as calls for salary adjustments spread across major lines. Eastman urged curbs on top pay, noting 1932 figures showed Hale Holden at 135000 and others at 90000 plus, with many cuts since.
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Eastman
Hale Holden
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Reconstruction Corporation
Holden
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Darius and Girenas Fly To Lithuania Defying Orders
New York July 15 two Lithuanian Americans Capt Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas flew the monoplane Lithuanica from Floyd Bennett field at 5 44 am E S T on a 4900 mile non stop flight to Lithuania. They departed without passports in defiance of Washington and official orders to avoid the route. They faced questions over paying for cables to intermediate countries and risked diplomatic embarrassment if landing en route.
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New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Lithuania
Washington
Stephen’ Darius
Stanley Thomas Girenas
Chicago
U. S. Department, of Commerce
Atlantic
Wiley Post
Darius
Girenas
America
Commerce Department
Aeronautic Branch
Stephen Darius
Lithania
Next Concert Planned for July 23 by Sitter High Band
Jack Sitter and his high school band will not give a concert at the park tomorrow. arrangements are being made for another program soon. Last Sunday's program included True Pals March by Stan Thornton, Spirit of Youth Overture by Fortunato Sordillo, Arabian Nights Overture by K L King, Who Knows by Ernest R Ball, and Cae eaD Solo by James Robinson.
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Chas. Arthur
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Jack) Sitter
Stan Thornton
Fortunato Sordillo
K.L. King
Ernest R. Ball
James Robinson
Johnson To Clarksburg Hospital For Treatment
James Husky Johnson, a World War veteran known in the city, was taken to Clarksburg Hospital this morning for treatment after a long battle with diabetes. His large right toe, recently infected, was amputated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James “Husky” Johnson
Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Johnson
Libbey Owens Ford Glass announces 10 percent raise
J D Zellers manager at Katowka City plant announces a ten percent wage increase for 1,071 Libbey Owens Ford Glass workers. The current average wage is about 50 cents an hour and the shop rate remains unchanged from a year ago. A telegram from Toledo headquarters says the company will cooperate with the federal code program.
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Charleston
Katawha City
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company
J. D. Zellers
Zellers
Toledo
Generally Fair Weather Seen Across Regions
Weather outlook for the week begins Monday in Ohio Valley and Tennessee favors generally fair conditions. Expect showers midweek. A scene of disjointed phrases references an army plane down on a mud island in Great Salt Lake and notes old steel ties still in use on South Africa railways. A Chickasha Oklahoma farmer reports 118 bushels of oats from a 21 acre field.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Salt Lake
Cape Province
South Africa
Joé Berry
Chickasha, Okla
Ex Fairmonter Hampden Fox held in Italy dies at 79
Fairmont reports Hampden Fox 79 died at home after a sudden collapse. Fox, father of state tax commissioner Fred L. Fox, was a retired farmer and former head of the East Side Community Market. He died after walking through his house, with death likely from heart attack or stroke.
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Italy
Sutton
Hampden Fox
Fred L. Fox
Young Girl Leach Dies at 15 Near Wendell
Elda M Leach 15 daughter of H D and Ora Yates Leach died at home near Wendell Friday at 2 pm after a weeklong illness. She was intelligent and active in Simpson Baptist Church. Survived by parents three brothers and four sisters including Vanda Gregory Wendell Adolphus Elias Waldene Catherine Dorothy and Wildene Leach. Funeral set from Simpson Baptist Church Saturday at 2 pm with Rev Kirby officiating burial in church cemetery Bartlett Funeral Company in charge.
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Elda M. Leach
H. D
Ora Yates Leach
Wendell
Simpson Baptist Church
Vanda Gregory
Adolphus
Elias
Waldene
Catherine
Dorothy
Wildene Leach
Mr. Kirby
Bartlett Funeral Company
Buckhannon banker Clark Heavener dies after long illness
Clark W. Heavener prominent Buckhannon banker and public official died Friday at St. Josephs Hospital after nearly seven months of illness. Funeral set for Monday at 33 South Florida street with Rev. Claude E. Goodwin and Rev. Frank Townsend officiating. Heavener, born September 7, 1844, served as vice consul to Melbourne, postmaster, circuit clerk, deputy sheriff, town sergeant and councilman. He retired in 1925 as cashier of the Peoples Bank of West Virginia, leaving a strong estate. Survived by wife Clara Dumont Phillips Heavner and two nieces Reta Heavner Maxwell and Minnie White. His son Ralph W Heavner died in 1898.
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Frank Maxwell
City
Minnie White
Cummins White
Ralph W Heavner
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Life Buoys to Be Used at Grafton Park
The city purchased two life preservers through the American Red Cross for the municipal bathing beach. One will be installed on the ferry boat at the park and the other on the pier. Each has a regulation cork center and 60 feet of rope.
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The
American Red Cross
15 Percent Raise In Pay Sends Miners To Work
Dr A P Butt of Elkins was re elected president of the Route 72 Road Association at a booster meeting in the Preston and Tucker counties court house. Nearly 200 boosters attended from Rowlesburg and nearby areas. The group discussed a 15 percent wage increase for 600 Route 72 employes and listed new officers including E E Watson J N Wilson and Willson. The meeting covered local mining company ties and the first gas company in the United States, organized in Baltimore in 1816.
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A. P. Butt
Parsons
Elkins
E. E.watson
Albright
J. N. Wilson
Con
Rowlesburg
Ransomers Mining Company
Hart Vy
Wheeling Steel Corporation
M. Smith
Manheim
W. N. Snider
St. Resin
W. K. Pritt
Berry picker wounded by buckshot in Charleston
Lee Johnson, a 40 year old blackberry picker, was found unconscious after being struck by buckshot during harvest in Charleston. Police did not identify the shooter.
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Charleston
Lee Johnson
Johnson
Election Celebrations Recall 1892 Democratic Victory Poster
A musty political poster announces a Democratic demonstration in Grafton on November 15 1892 to mark Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson winning the presidency. The piece details a town illumination four bonfires a mammoth parade and a divisional procession with named marshals aides and clubs. It lists routes formations and battlefieldlike showpieces including torches banners and a cannon Little Tip as participants prepare to honor the Democratic triumph last Tuesday.
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the Sentinel
Grover Cleveland
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Cleveland
Whitelaw Reid
Grafton
Taylor
Knottsville
Washington Street
Main
Latrobe Street
St. Mary's
Young Men and Boy's
T. F. Finch
St. Mary’s Street
Ward
Little Tip
Battery Knob
J. Peterson
C. ©. Newton
M. A. Riley
West Grafton
Peters
South Grafton
M. Hecen
Grimes
Knob
T. N. Grimes
Williams White Summer Novelties Lead Patten Patterns
The Williams line of White Summer Novelties is declared the best make in America. The ad highlights three leading patterns as examples of their quality and design.
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Williams
America
Delegates to Push Plan for Price Raising Worldwide
London reports the American delegation weighing a final push for President Roosevelt's price raising plan at the world economic conferences. A draft resolution outlining monetary and commercial policies is under discussion. leaders plan to end deliberations by July 27 and seek to avoid provoking the gold bloc with new moves.
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London
Roosevelt
Dalla
Wheeling Steel Raises Wages for 12,000 Workers
Wheeling Steel Corporation announces a 15 percent raise for 12,000 mill and office workers effective July 16, reflecting its leading position in wage growth. The United Zinc Smelting Company of Moundsville matches with a 20 percent increase affecting 140 employees starting July 16.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Soncema
United Zing Smelting Company
Moundsville
Kelvinator Raises Wages for Global Workforce
Kelvinator president G. W. Mason announced July 1 wage increases averaging 10 percent for all factory workers and salaried employees in the United States and major international cities, affecting the entire Kelvinator corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelvinator Detroit
G.W. Mason
Kelvinator Corpor
United States
Picnic at Grafton Park for Protective Home Circle
The Juveniles and adult members of the Protective Home Circle will hold a picnic at Grafton Park on Tuesday evening the 18th. All members urged to attend and bring well filled baskets.
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Protective Home Circle
Grafton Park
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L. A. Downs
L. H. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific System
F. E. Williamson
New York Central Lines
J. J. Pelley
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A. C. Needles
Norfolk and Western
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Burlington
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W. W. Atterbury
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Southern Railway
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Southern Pacific Co Op
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Caton Pacific Railroad
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A A
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Oklahoma M. College
Arthur Pryor
Fred Jewall
Sweetheart
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Ethelbert Nevin
Stein Song
Colcord & Penstad
Clarksburg Hospital
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Luigio Cerroni
Fairmont
Rome
Lugi Cerroni
Feorene
Cerroni
Grafton Road
East Side
C. W. Heavier
U. S
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Bureau of Standards
James H. Stout
A. S. Warder
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W. F. Vankirk
R.C. Estep
C. R. Durbin
D. W .Mackin
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E. E. Price
T. B. Yates
Henry L. Grants
Theo H. Gerkin
Jefferson Democratic Club
Taylor County Democrats
L. B. Davis
Bridgeport Band
Marion
Barbour
Preston
Harrison Counties
T. M. Wilson
Bower
Young Men and Boy's Marching Club
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Chage
L. E. Ward
Joseph
Chambers
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Hanshaw's Alley
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Thayer
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Armstrong's Alley
Lawobe
Court House
Fetterman
Booths Creek
Chamber's
Louis
Oxford
C. V. Miller
Reliable Footwear
Gratton
W. Va
Steel Company
J. W. Eshleman
Freedom
Drs. Hess and Clarks
Luther
Sidrow
General Radio
Main St
Continental
Red Cross
Che Etek Ee
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