Legislature Adjourns in Early Hours After Special Revenue Plan
A late night session ended with the legislature adjourning shortly before 2 am. A 14 member committee was appointed to draft revenue measures and authorize proceeding with capitol building plans, plus a $150000 appropriation for completing the plans and an expanded capitol commission. The group includes President White, Speaker Johnson, and both chambers’ members. A joint session to study revenue measures and report to a special session was approved 21 to 5 in the senate.
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Charleston
Senate
White
Vernon E. Johnson
House
James M. Devore
Creston
A. L. Helmick
Thomas
Cecil R. Highland
New Martinsville
Walter §. Hallanan
A. B. Abbott
Fayetteville
H. P. Henshaw
Bunker Hill
B. E. Downs
Welch
R. Marsh Dean
Keyser
F. M. Peters
Bluefield
E. H.arnold
Elkins
Harry A. Weiss
Wheeling
B. M. Keatley
Hallanan
Executive Mansion
Gore
Henshaw
Lilly
Funeral Notice for Mrs Grace Road Attendees
Members of Royal Neighbors Erica Camp 9543 are requested to attend the funeral services for Mrs Grace Road at the home 710 On a Street on Thursday at 8 PM. The notice notes a local gathering and formal proceedings.
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Erica
Grace Road
Weather West Virginian: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday
A brief weather note reports partly cloudy skies tonight with increasing cloudiness on Friday. Temperatures are expected to rise modestly as conditions warm through the day.
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West
Byrd's Paris flight delayed by bad New York weather
Commander Richard E. Byrd faces a possible several day delay as his tri motored Fokker America awaits favorable conditions for a trans Atlantic take off from New York. Forecaster James Searr says no chance of a Friday flight and outlook remains weak after tomorrow. Byrd has made no definite plan for a world flight, though he has pondered the idea. He visited Lexington and Winchester, Virginia, with Virginia Polytechnic Institute conferring an honorary degree and studied maps with Albert Rumstead of the National Geographic Society.
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New York
America
Paris
Richard E. Byrd
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
James Searr
Albert Rumstead
National Geographic Society of Washington
Western
Europe
Society
Further Flood Danger Reported From South
Vicksburg Mississippi June 16 water lapping the top of the protection levee around Greenville Mississippi today residents feared that should further rains occur or the Mississippi continue to rise the levee would go out. The river at Greenville rose a tenth of a foot and the back water at Greenville went up .08 in the last 24 hours.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Greenville
Mississippi
United States Engineers Office
Frontiersmen Hold Annual Convention in Norfolk
Frontiersmen from the western plains gather for their annual reunion in Norfolk Nebraska. The meeting includes Pawnee scouts nicknamed Diamond Dick Deadwood Dick Pawnee Bill and Captain Lute North. National Editorial Association members travel through Norfolk on their way to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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Norfolk
Neb
Film star faces trial for slaying in Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye actress today faced trial for attempting to conceal facts surrounding the death of her husband Ray mond musical comedy star who died after a fist fight with Paul Kelly film actor. Kelly was found guilty of manslaughter and is serving a one to ten year sentence. The state must prove homicide and Mackaye’s admitted lover was guilty.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Miss Mackaye
Raymond
Kelly
Walter J. Sullivan
Forrest Murray
Lever
Mins Mackaye
Church Meet Planned for This Sunday
A mission rally service is set for Sunday morning at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church at 10 30. Rev J Howard Anderson leads with Drs Shultz and Burnett assisting from Fairmont and Chicago. All city Methodist churches unite. special choir music enhances the service.
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Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
J. Howard Anderson
Shultz
Burnett
Andrews
St. Paul's
West
Main Street
Award Contract For Huntington Stadium
Huntington June 16 The Rust Engineering Company of Pittsburgh has been awarded a contract for construction of the first unit of this city's new municipal stadium. The unit will have a capacity of 5400 seats and will cost about 90000 dollars. It is to be finished by September 15. Oakmont Pa June 16 The United States Golf Association today awarded the 1928 amateur championship tournament to the Brae Burn Country Club West Newton Mass
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Huntington
Rust Engineering Company of
Pittsburgh
Oakmont
United States Golf Association
Brae Burn Country Club
West Newton
Mase
Merger Plan Defended By R R Leaders
Richmond and Cleveland figures defend Chesapeake and Ohio plan to take control of Erie and Pere Marquette lines. George Cole Scott, once opposing the merger, now supports it citing changed Erie conditions. Otto Miller reads a director memorandum noting prior minority consent discussions, including tentative acceptance before price objections.
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Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie
Pere Marquette
George Cole Scott
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Henry W. Anderson
Anderson Otto Miller
Cleveland
O Anderson
Miller
Anderson
Commission
Comet Seen By Astronomers During Eclipse
Prof Phillip Fox of Northwestern University Observatory said the Pons-Winnecke comet passed near the moon during yesterday's eclipse and appeared as a hazy, fuzzy blur to observers. Several astronomers viewed it without glasses as it hurtled toward Earth at about a million miles per day.
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Chicago
Phillip Fox
Northwestern University
Observatory
University Governors Meet In Morgantown
West Virginia University’s new board of governors held its first meeting in Morgantown. Chairman HB J Smith of Clarksburg announced plans to organize later in Dr F B Trotter’s office after a Rotary Club luncheon where several members spoke.
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Morgantown
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
Rotary Club
HB. J. Smith
Clarksburg
F. B. Trotter
Clyde Richman Named Treasurer Of Church Group
Martinsburg June 16 Officers of the West Virginia Christian Endeavor Society were largely re-elected at the closing session of the 33rd annual convention in session here. The slate included Rev. ERC Van Horn president, Rev. C B Mummey and Miss Dora E Wolfensberger vice presidents, Jos H Lucas financial secretary, and C C Richman treasurer. Various department superintendents and committee members were also appointed with Richman and Lucas retaining key roles. The next meeting place had not been selected by noon today.
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Martinsburg
West Virginia Christian Endeavor Society
Erc. Vanhorn
Lost Creek
C. B. Mummey
Dora E. Wolfensberger
Jos. H. Lucas
Wheeling
C. C. Richman
Grafton
Mae Golden
Clarksburg
Mary Johnson
Jane. Lew
L. A. Britton
Paul Holden
Bridgeport
Laura A. Adams
Coaleard
Virginia Woekrod Pairmont
O. J. Ledbether
Society Girl’s Romance Ends in Death in Colorado
Elinor Quincy, 35, Boston socialite and descendant of John Quincy Adams, died after giving birth to a child in a Wyoming mountain cabin area while married to Claude Simpson, a ranch guide. Both mother and infant died. Also noted: Allen Collier, 63, Cincinnati advertising executive and Proctor and Collier Company president.
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Salida
Elinor Quincy
Boston
Henry Adams
That City
John Quincy Adams
United States
Claude Simpson
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Simpson
Gunnison
Colorado
President Takes Up Home In Black Hills
President Coolidge moves to a forest game lodge in the Black Hills of South Dakota for an extended respite. He rests while his aides reorganize White House operations and set up space in Rapid City High School for communications with Washington. the trip marks his furthest west from the capital.
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Rapid City
M.D
Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
White House
State Game Lodge
Northwest
Washington
Rumor Probe Continues Over Missing French Aviators
Quebec authorities investigate groundless rumors that Nungesser and Coli were found alive. Searching parties sweep districts north of the Saguenay and Lake St John area to locate flares and distress signals sighted Sunday night. Towermen report faint flashes near St Germain township, likely fuse signals rather than aviators.
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Quebec
Nungesser
Coli
Saguenay River
Lake St. John
St. Germain
Howard Blais
Price Brothers
River Bend
Blais
Shaw River
Chicoutimi
Que
Coll
Strangler Breaks From Jail After His Arrest
Winnipeg reports a suspect in the slaying of many women and children in the United States and Canada escaped Kil larney jail fifteen minutes after arrest. A farm visit led police to identify him from radio descriptions. a second man was also arrested as a possible strangler. The first suspect was recaptured by a citizen posse later today.
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Winnipeg
Man
Killarney
United States
Canada
Jather
North Portstal
Sask
Lindbergh Flies From Washington To New York In Return Leg
Early hours this morning Col. Lindbergh left for St Louis in a borrowed pursuit plane. He arrived at Bolling Field Washington at 4 44 a m daylight time and took off again for New York at 6 09 a m reaching 7 57 a m. He planned more engagements after a brief nap and attended a mic night show at the Roxy Theatre before another flight.
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Mitchell Field
C. A. Lindbergh
Washington
St. Louis
Bolling Field
Spirit of
Lindbergh
Roxy
Niser
Park Avenue
Queens Borough Bridge
Long Island
Clair Susaets
Wick and
Miles
Navy
Col. Lindbergh
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Curtis Fields
Earth
Richard Blythe
Tindbergh
Bergh
Prospect Park Parade
Nassau
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Lindy
Byrd
Transatlantic
Richard Byrd
North Pole
New York-Paris
Commander Byrd
Arctic Wastes
Josephine Ford
Floyd Bennett
Frontiersmen
District Methodist
Andrews Church
Huntington Stadium
R R
Clyde Richman
Rev. L. A. Britton
Christian Endeavor Societies
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Allen Collier
Proctor and Collier Company
Strangler
Will
Capital
Florida
Ball Park
West Side
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