Dynamite Blast Hits Bethlehem Cambria Plant Gates
A dynamite blast near Bethlehem Steel Corp Cambria works at the Johnstown Pa gate shattered a concrete walk and several windows. No injuries reported. The incident followed heated confrontations at the same strike site as wage talks and law enforcement actions drew attention.
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Youngstown
C. I. Q.steel
Bethlehem Steel
Johnstown
Ben
Warren
Gauter
Bethlehem
Cambria Works
Concete Walk
Pruntytown Parade Shows Industrial School Cadets
Two hundred fifty inmates of West Virginia State Industrial School march in the May Bist parade in Pruntytown. Led by Col John Baker White and Supt R P Bell, military drills become routine, with an honor system gaining success and inmates using terms like dip and rabbit. The boys will appear at Elkins forest festival, Memorial Day parade in Buckhannon, and next June’s strawberry festival, seeking cheers as they become men.
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West Virginia State Industrial School
Halthy
Greenbrier Military Academy
Col
John Baker White
State Board of Control
R. P. Bell
Industrial School
Bell
Elkins
Buckhannon
Two GM strikes settled as workers prepare to return
Detroit June 16 two GM strikes were settled easing the path for about 25 000 workers to return to work though a third strike faced sit downers refusing to vacate a factory. One settlement occurred at Saginaw Michigan Chevrolet Grey Iron Foundry where 5500 had been idle since last Thursday and a night shift would resume soon. The other settlement was at Baltimore Maryland where 2200 would return to Fisher Body and Chevrolet assembly plants the next day. A brief strike at Buffalo New York Fisher Body and Chevrolet assembly plants had been settled but 700 strikers still refused to evacuate the Body plant.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chevrolet Grey Iron
Saginaw
Michigan
Baltimore
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
Buffalo
George S. Wilson
Call
Drive Safely Walk Stop for Rest on Long Trips
The Taylor County Safety Council urges motorists to pause every three hours during long drives to avoid exhaustion and poor circulation. Relax at a cool spot along the road rather than pushing to fatigue, advocating safer driving habits and rest breaks.
NBLE to Rule on Agreement
Washington reports the National Labor Relations Board will likely rule on whether a company must sign an agreement reached with workers. Inland Steel faces a complaint for not signing a verbal collective bargaining contract, a question the board raised on its own initiative after preliminary charges. President Roosevelt urged that verbal deals should be put in writing, though no ruling on violation was given.
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Washington
Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Inland Steel Company
Inland
Roosevelt
Labor Relations Board
St. Joseph, Mo
Union Pickets Halt Boswer Trucks in West Virginia
In Sistersville on June 16 union pickets halted Boswer Sales and Trading Company trucks. Drivers refused to move until demands were presented. Sheriff C. D. Eastman and Deputy J. H. Pyle accompanied one truck moving through Tyler County before it was stopped in Wetzel County.
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Sistersville
Boswer Sales and Trading Corporation
West Virginia
C. D. Eastman
J. H. Pyle
Pkckets
Tyler County
Wetzel County
Rowboat Accident Drowns 13-Year-Old Kenny Sandy
Shirley West Virginia June 16 three boys rode a boat that overturned on McElroy Creek drowning 13 year old Kenny Sandy of Parkersburg His companions Keith and Paul Tustin of Shirley were rescued by Frederick Underwood of Shirley and Joe Derasco of Clarksburg
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Shirley
W. VA
McElroy Creek
Kenny Sandy
Parkersburg
Keith
Paul
Tustin
Frederick Underwood
Joe Derasco
Clarksburg
Eastern Panhandle Men Tour Northern Section
About 100 businessmen from the Eastern Panhandle began the second leg of their three day goodwill tour across northern and central West Virginia. The Eastern Panhandle Association members completed a first leg through the northern section yesterday in Wheeling.
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Wheeling
Eastern Panhandle
West Virginia
Eastern Panhandle Association
May Make Woman House Labor Head After Connery Death
Rep. William P. Connery Jr. of Massachusetts dies from food poisoning opening a path for the second woman to lead a major labor panel. Rep. Mary T. Norton of New Jersey, senior to succeed, faces a decision that would require relinquishing her District of Columbia committee chair. Norton, in Congress since 1924, would work with Frances Perkins.
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Washington
William P. Connery, Jr
D-Mass
Mary T. Norton
D-N. J
Connery
House Labor Committee
Frances Perkins
Congress
District of Columbia Committee
Miss Perkins
Norton
Ramspeck
Harrison Adds 8 Acres To Airport Plans Pool
Harrison county court approved adding eight acres to the 121 acre county airport near Bridgeport. The plan calls for a swimming lake fed by a stone dam, about 150 by 160 feet and depths up to 15 feet, with construction possibly delaying pool use until next fall and seeking WPA assistance.
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Harrison
Bridgeport
James E. Lanham
Sales tax in bootleg gin case shocks Wichita readers
In Wichita on June 16 deputy sheriff Leslie Moll testified he bought a pint of gin in dry Kansas and was charged 3 cents sales tax on a $1.50 sale. Judge Ross McCormick still issued a padlock injunction despite the tavern keeper’s intent to comply with state law.
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Wichita
Kas
Leslie Moll
Kansas
Ross McCormick
Pope Pius Attacks Hitlerism From Castel Gandolfo
Pope Pius denounced the Nazi regime in Castel Gandolfo saying the church endures a blind battle in Germany. He offered a special blessing to graduate priests of the German Hungarian seminary in Rome and urged brave apostolate on their return to Germany. An audience included Rev J L Eastein guiding American tourists. The pope has long criticized Hitler for violating the 1933 church state concordat.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius
Church of Christ
Nazi Germany
Rome
Germany
Christ
J. L. Eastein
Grafton
N. D
Holy Father
Adolf Hitler
Joe Mason Wins Elks Prosperity Night Cash Award
A. J. Joe Mason, longtime Elks member of Grafton lodge No. 308, won the $15 prosperity night award at last night’s regular meeting. The prize started six weeks ago and will decrease to $5 next Tuesday, rising by $2 each meeting until a winner is chosen. July and August lodge meetings are held once monthly on the last Tuesday night.
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A. J
Joe” Mason
The
Elks
Grafton Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Mason
Commissioner Simpson Sees Barbour Countians
Charleston June 16 Road Commissioner Burr H. Simpson told a Barbour county delegation that improving part of state route 92 is blocked by right of way difficulties. The group led by J. E. Keyser of Philippi urged widening between Evansville and Nestorville. Simpson noted 4.8 miles of the route are on the approved list.
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Charleston
Burr H. Simpson
Barbour County
J. E. Keyser
Philippi
Evansville
Nestorville
Simpson
FBI Tackles Kidnap Case at Long Island Estate
The FBI, renowned for cases like Lindbergh and Stoll, begins a focused search for Mrs. Alice McDowell Parsons on Long Island. Officials deny any contact with kidnappers as agents work quietly in woods near the Parsons residence after a ransom note demanded $25,000. Continued on page three.
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Stony Brook
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lindbergh
Weyerhauser, Stoll
Alice McDowell Parsons
North Shore Long Island Society
Johnstown Mayor Appeals to Roosevelt Over Steel Strike
Johnstown Mayor Daniel J. Shields urged President Roosevelt to intervene in the Bethlehem Steel strike. He cited dynamite bombings and kidnappings during the sixth day of unrest at the Cambria works. A worker named James M. Hess was reported seized, stripped, and dumped from a car by six men.
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Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Roosevelt
Cambria Works
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Shields
James M. Hess
Refugees In Glenville Return to Their Homes
About 50 refugees forced from their homes by a 3,000,000 foot gas well returned home after workmen regained control. Tremendous rock pressure blew the casing. residents had fled, many nauseated by the gas. The John R. Lynch property well was within city limits. Firemen and police patrolled the area as the drilling company paid hotel expenses for evacuated residents.
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Glenville
John R. Lynch
Viewers Complete Survey of First Ward Properties
Viewers yesterday completed the official low bid for appraisement of property at 94 831 26 dollars taken by the state for the Fet Other Cases Settled terman bridge over the B C line. The conference in the county courthouse office of Prosecute was attended by Attorney Francis Warder and property owners. In Charleston the T A Loving Herbert W Dent company of Goldsboro NC submitted damage payments to be agreed upon. State Road commission to be continued on page two.
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Terman Bridge
Taylor
County Court House
Francis Warder
Charleston
T. A. Loving
Herbert W. Dent
Goldsboro, N.C
State Road Commission
Feasibility of Combining Flood Control and Power Projects Questioned
Alan N. Jordan executive secretary of the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control congress questioned today the feasibility of combining flood control and hydroelectric power projects. He said reservoirs for flood control should be separate from those for power, as flood control reservoirs must be empty during rain and power reservoirs full to a head. He noted power reservoirs would not aid flood control and would fill with silt, reducing capacity. The hearing on priority flood control projects aimed at 22 million dollars in the Ohio River valley heard calls for federal land and easement authority paid national expense. Governors West Virginia and Kentucky were asked to draft laws allowing states to pay local benefits, but they refused arguing reservoirs would be nationally beneficial and federally funded.
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Washington
Alan N. Jordan
The
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Jordan
House Flood Control Committee
Ohio River Valley
Peneftat
West Virginia
Kentucky
Restoration of Wage Cuts Sought by City Officials
Morgantown reports firemen and police petitioned for restoring salary cuts in the next year's budget. Firemen had wages cut 22 percent during the Depression and policemen 19 percent.
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Morgantown
Wife Charges Husband With Theft Of Rings
Mrs. Mary Davis accuses her husband T. M. Davis of West Main street of stealing three rings valued at 55 dollars from their home last Sunday. Davis was arrested by Chief Caler A. E. Lockard and jailed pending arraignment before Justice A. B. Knabershue. Police recovered the diamond ring from a local taxi firm after learning it had been pledged to cover a trip to Clarksburg where Davis once worked.
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T. M. Davis
West Main Street
Caler A. E. Lockard
Taylor County
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabershue
Mary Davis
Davis
Lockard
Clarksburg
Railroad Workers Strike On Virginia Wyoming Line
About 200 railroad construction workers on the Virginia railway’s 16 mile Elmore to Gilbert branch in Wyoming county walked off for shorter hours and higher pay. They voted yesterday via a meeting called by E J Preston of the American Federation of Labor organizer. They seek eight hours instead of ten and wage increases from 30 to 50 cents per hour. No disorders reported. no conference with officials arranged.
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Elmore
Gilbert
Big Wedding Arranged for Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond
Hollywood reports a lavish church wedding planned for Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond at Wilshire Methodist Episcopal Church. Security for the event is tight with 100 officers, traffic detours on Wilshire Boulevard, and an expected crowd far surpassing prior nuptials.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jeannette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
MGM Studios
Wilma Banky
Rod LaRocale
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles
Wilshire Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilshire Boulevard
LaRocque
Miss Banky
Body of Youth Pulled From Kanawha River
Charleston dispatch reports the body recovered from the Kanawha River is believed to be 18 year old Richard Sage of Fort Hill. Police say Mrs. Sage could not identify the body at home. a shirt on the riverbank bore the initials R. H. 8. The body was found last night.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Richarde Sage
Fort Hill
Taylor County Court To Meet for Equalization
Taylor County Court will convene Monday as a board of equalization to review property assessments. County Clerk Frank Bennett said the court will remain in session for several days to hear complaints about assessments.
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Taylor County Court
Board of Equalization
Frank Bennett
City Seizure Looms as Fascists Advance on Bilbao
In Hendaye on the Franco Spanish frontier, terror stricken civilians flee Bilbao as Insurgent forces close in. Loyal Basque defenders inside the city bombard the advance, while President Aguirre vows to die rather than surrender. Reports say militiamen bolted to the insurgents amid fears of a rapid fall.
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Hendaye
Bilbao
Jose Antonio Aguirre
Baracaldo
Blum Cabinet Wins Victory In France Budget Crisis
Paris June 16 Socialist Premier Leon Blum's government won the chamber of deputies approval for extraordinary financial powers to act between now and July 31 without parliamentary sanction. The 346 to 247 vote comes after internal Communist dissent and a 21 hour session. The senate planned to debate the measure next. Blum argued the deficit of 40,000 required swift government action.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Blum
Senate
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GMC
Taylor County Safety Council
NBLE
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Mary Norton
New Jersey
Pope
Joe Mason
Elks Cash
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First Ward
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene
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