Campaign to raise wages urged by recovery officials
Roosevelt asks all business to back recovery and reemployment. Johnson, recovery administrator, orders a nationwide drive urging chamber presidents in major cities to form committees backing the wage rise plan. Public appeal calls on employers and workers linked to the recovery association to join the effort by Labor Day.
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Washington
Ktugh
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Government Printing Office
Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
National Recovery Association
National
Hull Strives To Save Parley Pact In World Talks
Washington July 21 Cordell Hull secretary of state proposes a new resolution at the world economic conference to preserve the truce in economic warfare. The plan would allow the United States to act if wages rise and hours shrink in labor, as needed.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Reed Named Lyons Successor In Coal Company
Fairmont July 2 David Reed, of this city, was named new manager of operations of the Itat ion Coal Company, succeeding the late Frank R Lyon. Reed has 33 years with the company, previously serving at Ocean near Bridgeport, Perry, Gypsy, Wirepangland and Shaft. He became superintendent of mines at Monongah in 1920, then led the West Elk division and later moved to the Elkhorn division with headquarters in Jenkins.
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Fairmont
Frank R. Lyon
David Reed
Itation Coal Company
Robfee
Hill
Reed
Ocear
Bridgeport
Perry
Gypsy
Shaft
Ofpany
Monongah
West
Elkhorn
Manith
Jenk
Governor Set to Call Special Legislature Session
Governor Putrell announced he would call a special session in Little Rock Arkansas to legalize beer. Early returns from Tuesday show the state favored the prohibition amendment by about 21 000 votes, with a working majority in both houses backing the bill.
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Little Rock
Ark
Putrell
Ballot on 18th Amendment Repeal Narrowly Favors Prohibition
Tennessee becomes the nineteenth state to approve repeal of the 18th Amendment as Oregon votes on the issue. The Tennessee results show 113,561 against repeal and 23,013 for repeal with 9,452 margin against prohibition. Prohibition leaders allege fraud and continue reviewing precinct returns.
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Nashville
Enn
Associated Press
Tennessee
Oregon
Home Loan Officials For State Announced Uniontown Fire Loss
A warehouse with 25 motor trucks and assorted construction machinery burned in Uniontown Pennsylvania on July 21. Fire department officials estimate the damage at 200000 dollars. Four firefighters suffered burns.
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Uniontown
Forty Employes Named For New Federal Relief Agency
Charleston July 21 Walter Virgil Ross state manager of the Home Owners Loan Corporation announced the names of 140 employes of the new federal relief agency. The appointments cover state headquarters at Charleston district offices Wheeling Martinsburg and Bluefield and include an attorney and assessors for each county. The list features ten legislators and other prominent state political figures with representation across every county. Two northern panhandle men and several appraisers named in larger counties.
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Chrieston
Walter Virgil Ross
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Federal Relief Agency
Charleston
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Bluefield
Mattern Flown to Nome After Siberia Trip
Nome Alaska July 21 Pimmy Mattern the round the world flier whose plane was wrecked six weeks ago in Siberia arrived in Nome in a Soviet plane piloted by Levanovsky. He departed Khabarovsk June 14 after engine trouble forced a crash near Anadyr and his craft was badly damaged in landing. Mattern was rescued by natives and later flown to Anadyr before the Russian plane completed the hop to Nome.
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Nome
Alaska
Pimmy Mattern
Siberia
Leveonovsky
Here
Mattern
Khabarovsk
Anadyr
Texan
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Levanovsky
Bering Sea
Lumbermen Receive Five Percent Wage Increase at Ritter Mill
In Maben on July 21 a five percent wage raise was ordered for employees of the W. M. Ritter lumber plant. The mill employs about 200 workers in its local timbering operations near Maben and Iota.
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Maben
W. M. Ritter Lumber
Iota
Colorado to Vote Sept 4 on Prohibition Repeal
Governor Johnson of Colorado to summon a special session of the state legislature on August 1 to arrange a vote on prohibition repeal set for September 4. He notes that 35 states have already voted or prepared for a vote this year and that ratification by 36 states is needed to remove the Eighteenth Amendment from the federal constitution.
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Washington
Johnson
Colorado
Elliott Roosevelt to wed Ruth Googings in Fort Worth
News dispatches report Elliott Roosevelt son of the President will marry Ruth Googings of Fort Worth Texas in a private ceremony at the bride’s uncle George P. Fowler home tomorrow. Attendants include Anna Roosevelt Dall sister of Elliott. Only immediate families expected at the event with hour yet to be announced.
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Burlington
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth Googings
Fort Worth
Texas
R Rosevelt
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Dall
Miss Googings
George P. Fwiler
Chicago
Chilcago Herald and Examiner
Page
Man Plunges From Window To His Death In Morgantown
Funeral services are set for Reid C. Cunningham 40 of Bingamon who died at Morgantown hospital at 6 15 after falling from the third story of a Morgantown hotel. The Rev W A Debar will officiate at 1 30 Saturday afternoon with interment in Simpson cemetery.
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Mannington
Reid C. Cunningham
Bingamon
Morgantown
W. A. ‘Debar
West Milford
Simpson
Lindberghs Launch Greenland Aerial Map Expedition
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh departed from Cartwright Labrador on July 2 for Greenland, initiating their aerial map making expedition.
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Cartwright
Labrador
Charles A. Lindbergh
Question of Permanent Oil Body Debated
Split on the question of a permanent organization to represent the oil industry on the emergency national committee of petroleum interests, deferred a decision until tomorrow in hope factions could compose their differences. As the committee met at a hotel to work out quarrels between factions, a proposed code for the marketing division was asked to be considered as an independent division. Hugh S. Dobson industrial administrator, by the independent and individually branded petroleum marketers association of America, B. L. Majewsal of the Illinois petroleum marketers association joined in the campaign this morning to postpone setting up a permanent organization.
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Washington
National Committee of Petroleum Interest Reday
Hugh S. Dobson
Dustrial
Petroeum Marketers Association of America
B. L. Majewsal
Minois Petroleum Marketers Association
Jed
Permanen
British Davis Cup team sweeps opening Interzone matches
In Anteuil France on July 21 British No. 1 Fred Perry defeated Wilmer Allison 6 1 7 5 6 4 while Henry Austin upset Ellsworth Vines 6 1 6 1 6 4, giving Britain two straight set wins over the United States in the interzone finals.
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Anteuil
France
Fred Perry
Wilmer Allison
Henry W
Bunny) Austin
Ellsworth Vines
Hiner Names Dixon and Norton to Efficiency Panel
Charleston July 21 Ralph M Hiner speaker of the house appointed delegates Dixon of Mineral and Norton of Cabell both Democrats as members of the legislative interim committee on efficiency and economy. President Albert G Matthews of the senate had designated Senators Henderson of Doddridge and Hyre of Jackson as senate members. The committee will include six members named by Governor Kump representing each congressional district. The panel, created by the special session, will study economy and efficiency in government and report at the next session.
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Charleston
Ralph M. Hiner
House of Delegates
Dixon
Kump
City to seek 160000 loan for fireproof hospital plan
The city plans a three story fireproof hospital building to cost 160000 with a 45 by 200 foot footprint. An application for a self liquidating loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will be filed next week after a city resolution is certified. Architect Carl Reger prepared tentative plans and City Attorney Gene W. Ford drafted the papers. the matter will be discussed at Monday’s city commissioners meeting. Continued on Page Four.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Carl Reger
Morgantown
Gene W. Ford
Assistant County Superintendents Are Not Mandatory
Charleston July 21. W W Trent superintendent of schools said several smaller counties doubt their ability to hire assistant county superintendents under the county unit school act. He explained assistants are not mandatory and poorer counties will not be expected to increase school expenses. the state education department will urge employment where possible.
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Charleston
W. W. Trent
State Department of Education
Post Delayed By Accident Ready For Hop
Wiley Post resumes his around the world flight from Fiat Alaska after a land crash damaged his Winnie Mae. He and Joe Crosson joined in the air at 7 28 a m local time to head toward Fairbanks for refueling before a likely flight to Edmonton. Post hopes to beat the 8 days 15 hours 51 minutes 거리 record set with Harold Gatty in 1931.
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Fiat
Alaska
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Fairbanks
Joe Crosson
Post
Edmonton
Alberta
Harold Gatty
Market Plunges Again In Wild Selling Rush
New York reports the stock market slipping into a fresh downturn after a midday lull. Early gains vanished as selling intensified, with transfers around 9 million shares and losses expanding beyond four to twelve points.
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New York
Federal Crusade Against Rackets Opens In Chicago
In Chicago on July 21 the federal government launched a drive to stamp racketeering out of America with a focus on kidnapping. A Senate subcommittee inquiry aims to extend federal reach to kidnapping, terrorism against business, and racketeering. Senator Louis Murphy of Iowa opened the investigation in Chicago, collaborating with Melvin Purvis, head of the U S Bureau of Investigation there.
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Chicago
America
United States Senate
Louis Murphy
Towa
Melvin Purvis
United States Bureau of Investigation
Fear ransom trick played on Oconnells
Albany report claims the OConnells were duped in the ransom talks for John J. O Connell Jr. A Lindbergh baby style ruse cited as a warning. Rumors say a large sum from twenty thousand to one hundred thousand may have changed hands, though no proof exists.
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Fear Ransom
Oconnells
Albany
N. J
O'Connells
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Lindbergh
Col
Chas
A. Lindbergh
Bronx
Ers
Thas
O'Connell
Counnell
Water Fund Shortfall Reported in City Audit
State Auditor finds city water fund deficit totaling 1632.69 dollars in discrepancies dated June 4, 1932 to July 5, 1933. Audit covers April 1932 to July 10, 1933 and was prepared by P. H. Bardin of the state tax commission. Mayor says loss covered by bond. findings released to Sentinel for review.
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P. H. Bardin
State Tax Commissioner's Office
Sentinel
West Virginia road program seeks $2 million approval
Washington July 21 The bureau of public works submits a $2,022,000 road program for West Virginia as the first part of the federal recovery road construction program. Projects include 43.3 miles paving 25.34 miles grading and draining and 15 bridges. State work across 16 counties Randolph Taylor Marshall. Governor Kump's committee and State Road Commission prepared the plan. Henshaw says action by the bureau is expected early next week. Total federal funds available for West Virginia under the program amount to $4,474,000.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Works Loag
West Virginia
Randolph
Taylor
Marshall
State Road Commission
Kump
Public Works
Public Roads Committee
Harry
PB. Henshaw
Henshaw
Weather Outlook Mostly fair, with scattered thunderstorms
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with likely scattered thundershowers Saturday afternoon. Temperature expected to remain steady with little change.
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HULL
Parley
Lyons
Balbo
Nashville, Tenn
Memphis
John F. Baggett
Prohibition
Jtalo Balbo
Floyd Bennett Field
State
Jim Mattern
Alaskan
Elliott
Miss Ruth Googings
U.S
Hiner
Norton
Sevel
Kleen Krust Bakery
John J
W. Va
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