Oil Industry Faces Regulating Pressure and Possible Oversight
Officials weigh tighter controls on oil resources and pipelines as Moffett is tipped to head a new administrative agency. Johnson's plan allegedly avoids price fixing, favoring fair production allocation among states to meet daily demand. Withdrawals from storage may reduce the 585 million barrels held, while imports may be curtailed to aid domestic producers and labor.
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Moffett
James A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Walter C. Teagle
W. S. Arish
Johnson
Prisoners Paroled After Eastbound Train Transfer
Two other prisoners to be held in servitude as terms. No commitment papers were received for William Snow, the reform school boy tied to the assault on the 60 year old guard, still jailed locally. Ulysses Kentutly gets one year for harness theft from Albert Reynolds near Webster. Roy Snyder ordered to two years. The trio were moved Sunday evening on Baltimore and Ohio train No. 11 from the east by Guard Parker. A bus from West Virginia Transportation Co. took them to the facility at 9:30 after breakfast, joined by a second guard from Moundsville.
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Wm. Snow
Ulysses Kentutly
Albert Reynolds
Webster
Roy Snyder
Baltimore& Ohio
Parker
State Penitentiary
West Virgina
Moundsville
Ibis Notes Bus Stop for State Prison Transfer
Ibis understood the bus would stop at Fairmont to pick up another prisoner committed to the state prison, confirming a planned transfer.
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Ibis
Fairmont
Administration rules no fixed hours for store operation
The list of employments includes barbers, beauty parlor operators, dishwashers, drivers, delivery men, elevator operators, janitors, watchmen, porters, restaurant workers and filling station operators. The administration ruled no maximum hours for store or service operation and said hours worked in excess during emergency maintenance or repair work shall be paid at time and a third.
Young O Connell Kidnapping Ends in Camp Return
Louis Snyder an Albany attorney acting for Mannaney Strewl picked up the youth at an undisclosed point and drove him to the camp. After more than three weeks of suspense the boy was released by the kidnappers near 220th street off Broadway in New York City. District Attorney John T Delaney led the investigation as details remained scarce to the public.
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Louis Snyder
Albany
Mananey Strewl
O'Connell
Daniel
Strews
O'Connells
Dan
John T. Delaneyf
Delaney
John J., Sr
Sally
Helderberg
Johnnie
Wodward A
County
Ben
220Th Street
Broadway
New York City
Snyder
Albany golfer held hostage by kidnappers finally freed
Kidnappers kept the Albany golfer and National Guard officer for over three weeks seeking a ransom. They reduced demands from 250000 to 75000, then accepted under 40000 after the family offered that amount and ignored further terms. The case followed a Missouri death sentence for Walter McGee who abducted Mary McElroy. The hostage was unharmed.
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O'Connell
Misouri
Walter McGee
Mary McElroy
Albany
National Guard
A and P Stores Set New Opening Hours Citywide
A and P stores announce a 40 hour week under the NIRA code with two six hour shifts daily except Saturday. Main street outlets will open 7 am and close 6 pm with Saturday hours 7 am to 10 pm. a meeting at the courthouse plans a uniform city schedule.
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NIRA
R. F. Reeder
Frank Collins
Main Street
Court House
Reeder
W. Mainstreet
Road Board Appointments Stir Barbour County
Barbour County residents discuss the Georgia Road Board appointments amid reporting of threats to Miss Triplet, a Barbour County native recently returned from New York. County officials listed include A S Craig and H C Boley among others, with Attorney General Holt clarifying the distinction between officers and employees. The list shows appointees across counties, with August 1 effective date and acting supervisors in some counties awaiting permanent posts.
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New York
Princeton
Aton
House of Delegates
A. S. Craig
Brooke County
H. C. Boley
Fayette County
John Pelter
Logan County
Hugh Pritt
Tucker County
John Custer
Wetzel
Bailey
Holt
State Supreme Court
Associated Press
Barbour
W Lee Morrison
Philippi
Berkeley Garett Small
Martinsburg
Booné—Cassell Miller
Madi
West Virginia road commission names 6 district engineers
W C Bolin and Mortimer W Smith are named to senior road posts as Bailey announces 5 district engineers and county road supervisors for each of West Virginia's 55 counties. District HQs set in Weston Lewisburg Moundsville and other cities with named engineers Bennett Keener McAlpin McGraw named for respective districts. Charleston July 31. Governor Kumpisi expected to speak.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Bailey
Mortimer W. Smith
Clarksburg
House of Delegates
Harrison County
Road Commission
Weston
C. Bennett
Buckhannon
Elkins
Paul Keener
Morgantown
Lewisburg
George W. McAlpin
Point Pleasant
Moundsville
H. McGraw
Wellsburg
Four Die in Motor Crash Victims Named
Four occupants of a car died in a fiery crash near Warren Ohio when their vehicle sprayed with flaming gasoline ignited. Relatives identified the victims as Nora Virginia Senf 18 Helen Adams 18 both of Youngstown and Gabriel Sebok of Brothers Ohio. The two girls were students at South High School in Youngstown.
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Warren
Vienna
Nora Virginia Senf
Helen Adams
Youngstown
Gabriel Sebok
Btrothers
South High School
Youth Near Death From Broken Neck Near Cheat River
Morgantown July 31 Robert E Poole 19 year old university junior lies in County hospital with a broken neck suffered May 26 after a dive into a rock near Mount Chanteat Cheat river. Attendants report he is dying after earlier hopes for recovery faded as condition worsened.
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Morgantown
Mount Chanteat
Cheat River
Robert E. Poole
Poole Youth Receives Care as Illness Worsens
The youth, a resident of Clay, grows weaker under illness while his mother remains at his side as Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Poole provide support during his distressing condition.
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E. W. Poole
Clay
Fetterman Nine Splits Weekend Games Amid Loss and Win
Fetterman lost to Galloway 8 to 3 after fielding five regulars short in a Saturday game, then rebounded Sunday by defeating Wendel 12 to 2. Ned Shriver hit a home run and triple, with Winters and Ole Phillips also contributing. Next, Fetterman travels to Belington and then hosts Elkins. California plans to plant silver salmon in Salton Sea below sea level.
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Galloway Club
Wendel
Grafton B
B. F. Lansbury
First Ward Boys
Terman
Galloway @ub
Ned Shriver
Winters
Ole Phillips
Belington
Elkins
The
California Fish and Game Commission
Salton Sea
California
Five Injured as Liberty Limited Wrecks Near Altoona
Five persons wounded when the Liberty Limited struck a switch and derailed at Altoona station last night. Engineer Frank Buck of Harrisburg and fireman Carl Lincenbaugh of Duncannon were among the injured, with four in serious condition. Powermen Bruce Miller and Charles Hoover of Altoona and passenger Louis Zeidman of Chicago were also hurt.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Liberty Limited
Frank Buck
Harrisburg
Carl Lincenbaugh
Prema
Duncannon
Bruce Miller
Charles Hoovier
Louis Zeidman
Chicago
Two Killed When Car Hits Pole Near Spring Hill
Charleston reports two men Randall Kincaid 21 Marshall College football student manager and Charles H Dooley 28 Fayette county residents were killed in a wreck on the Charleston Huntington road west of Spring Hill. Authorities said they were en route to Huntington to gather players for a baseball game at Page when their car struck a telephone pole and overturned into a ditch.
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Charleston
Randall Kincaid
Marshall College
Charles H. Dooley
Charleston-Huntington
Spring Hill
Kincaid
Fayette County
Huntington
Page
Wait Kincaid
Marshall
Two Train Riders Up Before Magistrate Ona
Jefferys and another colored man faced the magistrate this morning charged with riding a freight train on the B and O. They received the usual five days in default of paying the fine. Arrests were made by J W Smalley of the railroad police force.
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Jefferys
J. W. Smalley
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