Peace expected as miners plan wide walkout
Thousands of miners in the tri state region prepare for a peaceful weekend walkout as UMW contract talks near the deadline. Union chiefs watch captive mines in Fayette County while western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and parts of West Virginia gear for a weekend shutdown with maintenance crews only.
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Tri-State
Fayette County
Steel Company
M. W.A. Atch
Hynes
Republic Steel Company
Trotter
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West
Virginia
Strike will affect many miners and coal operators
Charleston June 14 Coal operators of West Virginia expect the impending bituminous strike to be orderly says Jesse V Sullivan secretary of the West Virginia Coal Operators Association The union United Mine Workers of America has locals in nearly every coal camp in the state for the first time in years and operators and union leaders see the miners 106 000 are organized almost solid If those 106 000 miners walk out Monday in response to the national strike call Sullivan said it will affect two pages seven continues on page seven
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Charleston
West Virginia
Jesse V. Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Operators Association
Weil
United Mine World: America
Sullivan
Washington
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White House
Guffey
D. C
Kennedy
Lewis
Congress
Cakes and Candies Sale by Andrews M E Church
The Oman’s Home Missionary Society at Andrews M E Church invites the public to a sale featuring cakes pies cookies bread rolls and candies. Proceeds support church and mission work with items available for pickup at the church hall.
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Oman
Home Missionary Society
Andrew's
M. E. Church
Kidnap Suspect Thulin Tied to George Weyerhaeuser Case
Federal agents traced the Waley kidnapping suspects to Salt Lake City after Julius Thulin 71 confessed to aiding. Thulin identified his son in law Margaret Waley and her husband as involved in the Tacoma boy’s abduction. William Mahan, another gang member, visited Ogden Utah, leaving a suitcase as authorities pursued leads toward Butte Montana.
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Julius Thulin
Margaret Waley
Sohe
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Salt Lake City
William Mahan
Thulin
Ogden
Utah
Butte
Mong
Waleys
Anglo-German Naval Treaty Confirmed By Britain and Germany
London reports confirm a bilateral naval treaty restricting Germany to 35 percent of Britain's under age force. Hitler agreed and relayed assent to Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare at a briefing with Joachim von Ribbentrop. Some officials estimate Germany would be about 17 percent of Britain’s current navy, considering Britain’s aging ships. Continued on page two.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Dirregard
Paris
Rome
Slayer of Wife Priest Sentenced in New York
Joseph Lieb Steipmetz, a 22 year old Bible student, was convicted of manslaughter for shooting his bride after finding her with a drunken priest, and received eight to sixteen years in prison. He was not tried for killing Rev. John Leonard, the Morris Hall Home chaplain, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, a second death the state will not pursue.
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New York
Joseph Lieb Steipmetz
General Sessions
Charles Nott
John , J. Leonard
Morris Hall
Lawrenceville
N. J
Judge's Brother Named Wayne Co. Prosecutor
Wayne West Virginia June 14. M J Ferguson a Wayne attorney is the new prosecuting attorney of Wayne county. He was named by the county court to succeed J Floyd Harris now counsel for the state. The new prosecutor is the brother of Circuit Judge C W Ferguson and begins duties at the next court term July 3.
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Wayne
W. Va
M. J. Ferguson
Wayne County
J. Floyd Harrison
State
Nor Control Commission
C. W. Ferguson
Deadly powder blast raises grim toll in German plant
Reinsdorf Germany June 14 Nazis barred details as munitions works were crushed by a catastrophic explosion. Officials reported 52 dead 75 seriously hurt 300 lightly hurt unofficial counts suggested up to 1000 killed. Survivors fled evacuation orders amid flames and censorship.
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Associated Press
Reinsdorf
Germany
Burgoi
Wittenberg
Paul Gerhardt
Relaives
Contract For Sliding Gates At Dam Awarded
The War Department announced the award of a contract to the Michigan Valve and Foundry Company of Detroit to furnish slide gates for the Tygart reservoir dam in West Virginia for 159, 866.88 dollars.
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Washington
War Department
Tygart Reservoir
West Virginia
Michigan Valve and Foundry Company of
Detroit
Haunted Farm Doctor Sentenced for Illegal Operations
Lancaster, June 14. Harry C. Zimmerly a 67 year old physician of Mechanics Grove was sentenced to seven and a half to 15 years in prison for performing illegal operations at his haunted farm. He pleaded guilty to a similar operation on Miss Elsie Miller of Rising Sun and to narcotic law violations. Two narcotics charges were set aside. Zimmerly heard the sentence without emotion.
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Lancaster
Harry C. Zimmerly
Mechanics Grove
Little Village
Gladys Lawson
Calvert, Md
Elsie Miller
Rising!n Sun
Zimmerly
Beauty Contest Canceled for Lack of Entries
In Columbia on June 14 a beauty contest was called off as no girl volunteered to enter. A member of the American Legion committee said they were away at the beaches. The plan was to draft a Miss Columbia to enter the state legion contest.
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Columbia
D. C
American Legion Committee
Roosevelt Losing Power Editor Says Editorial
In 1930 James W. Gerard listed sixty three leading influences and last year Gene Howe Amarillo editor named one man president Roosevelt controls destinies. Howe now says Roosevelt has lost much power but retains popularity noting an astonishing change in the president's advisers. Continues on page 5.
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James W. Gerard
Germany
United States
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Texas
Ed Howe
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Howe
Amie
Amarillo Globe News
Tex
Escaped Murderer Is Caught at Hobo Home
Bluefield June 14. Ray mond Hamby 24 who escaped from prison in February 1934 at Raleigh NC and was serving 20 to 25 years for murder is in jail here. He was arrested at the federal transient bureau by Bluefield police and Raleigh authorities advised police to send officers to return Hamby.
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Bluefield
Raymond Hamby
Prion
Raleigh
N. C
Federal Transient Bureau
Bluefield Police
Hamby
Insull acquittal ordered by U S Judge
Federal Judge John C. Knox directed the jury in the bankruptcy law violation case of Samuel Insull Sr Samuel Insull Jr and Harold L Stuart to return a verdict of acquittal for all three defendants The Chicago report is dated June 14 4 inch copy.
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Chicago
John C. Knox
Samuel Insull
Samuel Insull, Jr
Harold L. Stuart
Red House Boss Transferred to Alaska Homestead Work
H J Carr, special FERA representative and head man to Red House subsistence garden homestead, announced yesterday his transfer to Alaska homestead duties. The move shifts supervision from Red House West Virginia to new posts in Alaska.
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Red House
W. Va
Alaska
H. J. Carr
FERA
Many Win New Licenses for Machines in Charleston
At least 31,258 people have obtained new license tags for the year starting July 1. The State Road Commission announced that these motorists will not need to queue at the license window before month’s end. New licenses must be displayed on all automobiles after midnight June 30.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Lyddane Accused Wife Testifies Of Tryst And Plot
Mrs Josephine Beall testified in Rockville that she surprised her husband and Mrs Anne Lyddane in a drive way tryst. Beall said Lyddane laughed as her car backed into a ditch and then tried to drive away. Beall recalled pleading for her husband and described the alleged motive to secure insurance and remove rivals.
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Rockville
Josephine Beall
Anne Lyddane
Lyddane
Francis
Slim) Lyddane
Beall
Jack Wilkinson Cleared In Auto Accident Death
Hurricane West Virginia June coroner's jury absolved A J Wilkinson of Huntington former House of Delegates member of responsibility for the death of Joe Williams a 74 year old farmer near Hurricane killed by an automobile driven by Wilkinson Williams reportedly stepped into the road causing the crash magistrate Keeling conducted the inquest and ruled the accident unavoidable
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Hurricane
W. Va
A. J. Wilkinson
Huntington
House of Delegates
Joe Williams
Wilkinson
Justice of the Peace
J. F. Keeling
Williams
Keeling
World Wide Guild Two Day Meet Sets Schedules
Weston June 14 The 13th annual conference of the West Virginia World Wide Guild opens with two days of discussions on Guild Gateways The organization led by Virginia Mittendorf of Fairmont will elect officers at a Saturday afternoon business meeting Scheduled speakers include Goldie Bailey Alum Bridge Mrs A B Queen Webster Springs Mrs Phil Jenkins Nitro Bernice Carpenter Fairmont Mrs S A White Camden Beulah Hume Philippi Clara Reynolds Sistersville Regina Souther Grafton and Dr W S Dunlop president of Alderson Broaddus College at Philippi.
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Weston
West Virginia World Wide Guild
Virginia Mittendorf
Fairmont
Goldie Bailey
Alum Bridge
A. B. Queen
Webster Springs
Phil Jenkins
Nitro
Bernice Carpenter
5. A
Flag Day Exercises Tonight In Grafton
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks lodge 308 sponsors a flag day program at 7 o clock tonight in Baltimore Ohio railroad station square. The event features Semper Fidelis concert Thunderer selection by Grafton High School Band, lodge opening with Exalted Ruler Dr O L Cook, a prayer by John H Bradford, and the Stars and Stripes raising by the Drum Corps. The Star Spangled Banner will be led by the Woman's Music Club. Continued on page severl.
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Benevolent Protective Order of the 1 Elks Lodge No. 308
Baltimore
Ohio Railroad
American Legion
Thunderer
Dog Helps Kidnapper Escape In Police Chase
James Mooney, a Butte Montana police officer, chased fugitive William Mahan in the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case. A dog leaped into the air, shielding the officer from firing and allowing Mahan to jump a fence and flee, as seen in this photograph.
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James Mooney
Butte, Mont
William Mahan
Weyerhaeuser
Ing
Mahan
Braddock to defend title against Schmeling in 1936
New York reports Jimmy Braddock, newly crowned heavyweight champion, agreed to defend his title at Madison Square Garden against former champion Max Schmeling in the summer of 1936. The plan ends any September championship bout.
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New York
Jimmy Braddock
Madison Square Garden
Max Schmeling
Toledo Power Workers Quit Second Time
Toledo Edison electrical workers, who ended a strike at Toledo Edison plants a week earlier, began another walkout and re established picket lines in Toledo. The utility serves a large industrial area across northwestern Ohio and parts of Indiana and Michigan. Continued on page two.
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Toledo, O
Toledo Edison Company
Toledo Edison
Toledo
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wiley Post Delays Eastern Flight Again
Wiley Post postpones plan to fly from Los Angeles to New York for a fourth attempt. Attendants at Burbank Union Terminal report no contact from Post or advisors since midnight and foggy, poor weather hinders takeoff prospects.
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Los Angeles
Wiley Post
New York City
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Filer
Post
Moody ousted by Stammers in Kent semi final match
London June 14 Helen Wills Moody suffered her first defeat of the comeback, losing to Katherine Stammers a left handed British star and British hard court champion 6 0 6 4 in the Kent championships semi final. Stammers proved the sterner test as Moody had won eight straight en route to the round.
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London
Helen Wills Moody
Katherine Stammers
England
Two Arrested for Shooting and Knifing Fray
In Philippi on June 14 two men are jailed awaiting arraignment before Magistrate M. L. McDaniel for felonious assault after a shooting and stabbing melee that wounded Clint Dalton 40, Clinton Dalton co proprietor of a Barnes case in Grafton, and Ralph Male 22 who was shot in the hip. A third man, Em Erg on Male, remains a fugitive.
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Philippi
Barbour County
M. L. McDaniel
Clint Dalton
Grafton
Dalton
Neal Male
Male
Emergon Male
State Store Manager Freed in Police Court
Welch June 14 Charges of driving an automobile under the influence of liquor against W. M. Vest manager of the Welch state liquor store were dismissed by Magistrate 8. E. Ward Vest was fined for reckless driving. He was arrested on a warrant obtained by Police Chief W. A. Payne Sunday.
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Welch
W. M. Vest
Saeger
Welch State
E. Ward
Vest
iChief W. A. Payne
Huey Long May Speak At Point Pleasant Rally
Senator Huey P. Long may speak in Point Pleasant this summer. The Rev. M. D. Shifler said he was advised Long will be available for an engagement here if he accepts the invitation to speak, in a meeting sponsored by local organizers.
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Point Pleasant
Huey P. Long
M. D. Shifler
Long
President asks walkout extension to July first
President Roosevelt urged delaying the bituminous coal strike until July 1. John L. Lewis announced that miners and operators would back extending wage agreements during the delay to keep the nation from disruption. A conference set for tomorrow aims to push the Guffey coal stabilization bill through Congress.
Japan Lists New Demands In Chahar Province
Japanese army officers presented three conditions to Chinese authorities in Chahar to replace garrisons near Tientsin and Peiping if border tensions continue. A Changpei incident, where Chinese troops detained Japanese officers, could be settled only if those terms are met.
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Tientsin
China
Chahar Province
Peiping
Changpei
Chahar
Fashion Frock Style Em of the Air over W L
Invitation invites attendance at a weekly air fashion program hosted by Gertrude B Cassell. It announces Sunday 12 30 PM airing and presents the event as cordial. The wording notes the sponsor and organizer and calls the audience to attend.
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W. L
Gertrude B. Cassell
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Insull
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Braddock
Toledo Power Workers
Helen Moody
Here
Huey Long
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Japan
U.S
Britain
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