PRIO CHOSEN TO GUIDE NEW NRA LEADERSHIP
Washington June 17 The three key men of the midget NRA led by James L ONeill vice president Guaranty Trust Company of New York set out on an educational selling campaign rather than high pressure tactics The old NRA expired at midnight Roosevelt created the new stopgap NRA appointing ONeill acting administrator A possibility of further legislation was hinted at by observers depending on public reaction to economic data The divisions of review and business cooperation were established with Leon C Marshall and Prentiss L Coonley heading them Continued on page two
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NRA
James L. O'Neill
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
O'Neill
Roosevelt
Congress
New Deal
Mit
Marshall
Leon C. Marshall
Old Recovery Board
Supreme Court
Prentiss L.coonley
Calles Quits Political Row in Mexico City
General Jutarlo Elias Calles withdraws from Mexican politics amid clash with President Jo Cardenas over policy. He vows departure from the scene while the young president pushes a radical reform agenda and reshuffles ministers. Continued on page two.
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Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
Jutarco Elias Calles
Jo Cardenas
Calles
Iliis
Torch Murder Trial in West Plains Seeks Truth
State rests case in torch murder trial alleging Rufus Edwards conspired to kill stepson Oscar Bushart last July. Prosecutors say Edwards, a Thamas real estate man, benefited from a $4,000 life insurance policy on Bushart.
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Rufus Edwards
Thamas
Oscar Bushart
West Plains
Edwards
Expect Vote On Security Measure Soon In Senate
Washington June 17 Administrations leaders battled multiple proposals to liberalize or modify the Roosevelt social security program. A final Senate vote was targeted midweek as pressure grew to broaden old age assistance and allow private company plans. Senator Borah urged liberalizing changes while Senator Long pushed finance through a share the wealth approach.
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Washington
Senate
Berah
Borah
R-Ida
Long
D-La
Huntington Boy Ends Life During Visit
In Branchville Massachusetts on June 17 a 19 year old Huntington West Virginia boy Ray Ellison died from wounds described by Magistrate George S Phillips as personal safety related. The youth was found dead by a milkman delivering at his sister's home after his brother Harry 16 said Ray had threatened to kill him for being in toxic and had threatened to shoot himself.
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Branchville
Huntington
W. Va
George S. Phillips
Ray Ellison
Harry
Ray
Workmen Strike At Kenova Plant Over Grievances
Sixty workers from the Clay Workers Union walked out of the Jeffrey-Dewitt Insulator Company in Kenova. W L Stinson, plant manager, said the strikers had not stated their grievances. About 75 men joined the walkout last Saturday, with Sisler aiding in the geological moil at the insulator works.
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Sisler
Jeffrey-Dewitt
Kenova
W. L. Stinson
Clay Workers Union
Loss of $10 Hat Costs Life of its Posesso
Oakland, June 17. Manuel Teixeira, 31, lost his life after a remarks about a hat led him to jump into the bay. He retrieved his coat trousers and hat but drowned as he searched for the $10 hat near the pier. Robert Miller reported Teixeira disappeared and did not resurface.
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Oakland
Calif
Manuel Teixeira
Teixeira
Robert Miller
Miller
Three Small Boys Nabbed For Slaying In Jamaica
New York June 17 three youths aged 12 to 13 from Jamaica are arraigned on homicide charges after a holdup ended with the shooting of William Walsh, a penniless painter. The boys allegedly conspired to use a stolen revolver to enforce a shoe shine trust and planned robbery.
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New York
Jamaica
Frank Damato
Lisbon
Chautehdale
William Walsh
Frank
Marshall County's 100th Birthday Observed
Marshall County marks its centennial with former Governor John J. Cornwell and American Legion State Commander Claude L. Smith as principal speakers. A motorcade heads to Moundsville with speeches in Cameron and McMechen before gatherings in Moundsville. The centennial runs through September 22.
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Manndeville
Marshall County
John J. Cornwell
Baltimore
Claude L. Smith
The
American Legion
Moundsville
Cameron
Smith
McMech+en
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Fair Trade Act Proposed to Druggists in West Virginia
Parkersburg June 17 State Senator J Patrick Beacom a Cabell Democrat proposes a West Virginia fair trade act to let manufacturers contract with retailers to maintain product prices He says the measure would preserve the fundamentals of the NRA and will be introduced at the next legislative session for consideration by the state drug association convention.
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Parkersburg
J. Patrick Beacam
Cabell
NRA
Hoover warns freedom must be protected at Stanford
Former president Herbert Hoover told nearly 1,000 Stanford graduates that freedom must be zealously guarded. He urged self government as the best safeguard, criticizing hothouse methods and bureaucracy while addressing commencement at Stanford Stadium.
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Stanford University
Calif
Hoover
Stadium A
Stanford Stadium
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford
Second Liquor Agency Established at Marmet
The second state liquor agency designated by the liquor commission is the W. E. Harrold Grocery Company at Marmet, starting sales tomorrow. The J. B. Merriam drug store at White Sulphur Springs was the first agency. Additional stores will open in Beckley, Hinton, Keyser, Piedmont, Montgomery, Welch, Logan and Williamson on forthcoming days, with setup this week.
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Charleston
The
Liquor Commission
W. E. Harrold Grocery Company
Marmet
J. B. Merriam Drug Store
White Sulphur Springs
Commission
Beckley
Hinton
Keyser
Piedmont
Montgomery
Welch
Logan and Williamson
Chief to Drill Cops For Parade
A. E. Lockard announced that city police will meet at 7 at the Moose Home on Washington street with the American Legion drum and bugle corps Taylor County Post No. 12 to practice marching in parade formation. The session, expected to last about an hour, aims to perfect marching form as officers move up and down Washington street.
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A. E. Lockard
Moose Home
Washington Street
American Legion
Taylor County Post No
Japan Orders Removal Of Chahar Governor
The Rengo News Agency reports Tokyo's high military council has ordered Chahar province governor Sung Cheh Yuan to quit, with possible military removal if China does not bow to Japan. The move signals a bid to add another Chinese province under Japanese control and to dictate local governance.
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Tokyo
Rengo
Hsinking
Manchoukuo
High Military Council
Ssinking
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Chahar Province
China
Military Council
Sung
Chahar
Hopei
Yu Hsueh-Chung
Nanking
Tatan
Ohet
Arint
Manchoukuan
Mitchell 10 Fight Ouster As Roper Aid
Washington dispatch reports former assistant secretary of commerce Mitchell charging the Roosevelt administration with favoritism toward special interests. He alleges a Leviathan liner lay-up contract, forged in 1935, benefited by Secretary Roper and the United States Lines, in a letter to President Roosevelt dated May 30.
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Washington
Ewings
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Department
Roper
United States Lines
Leviathan
Transportation Service
Missouri
P. A
Franklin
John
Salvation Army Drive Workers Meet Tonight
Salvation Army drive workers meet tonight at 7 30 in campaign headquarters at Gratton Bank building on Main Street. Mrs. Juanita Harden, drive chairman, urges attendance to report last week’s results. those absent may contact Mrs Harden or Major John Campbell at the headquarters or Army citadel on East Main to give verbal reports for a public status statement.
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Salvation Army
Main Street
Gratton Banking and Trust Company
Juanita Harden
East Main Street
Canton Rubber Plant Closed by Picketing
Canton Ohio June 17 The Wilson Rubber Company's factory failed to open today as United Rubber Workers pickets, who began strike at midnight, paced the entrances. AFL organizer George B Roberts said the union voted last Tuesday to strike after a member was discharged without just cause. Wendall Herbuck secretary notes the company employs 100 to 50 workers.
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Canton
Wilson Rubber Company
United Rubber Workers’ Union
George B. Roberts
American ‘Federation of Labor
Wendall Herbuck
Self-Sufficiency Policy Of Nations Is Condemned
Secretary Hull warned at the University of Michigan commencement that a self sufficiency policy would push the world toward barbarism. He urged two paths: renewed material and spiritual interchange among nations, or decline and decay of culture. The remarks were made in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on June 17.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Hull
University of Michigan
Works Progress Bosses Called in By Hopkins
Washington reports state Works Progress directors gathered to learn from Harry Hopkins how the Roosevelt administration plans to spend 4 billion dollars on work relief. They will hear rough allocations by state, project speed, and eligible types, as 1.27 billion in already approved projects also comes up for discussion.
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Washington
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt’ Administration
Water Board Hearing To Be Resumed Today
Charleston June 17. Additional testimony on behalf of the Clarksburg water board is scheduled for presentation to the Public Service Commission this afternoon. The commission has already received reports from its statisticians and engineers on the water board’s financial condition.
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Charleston
Clarksburg Water Board
Public Service Commission
Water Board
Clipper Seaplane Heads Home From Midway Island
The Pan American clipper seaplane began its return flight to the United States this morning from Midway Island. The aircraft took off blind after all curtains were drawn and pilots planned to rely on instruments for navigation and altitude as it headed toward Honolulu and the mainland.
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Midway Island
Pan-American Radio
Honolulu
United States
James Sisler Former State Official Dies in Carnival Ride
Somerset, June 17 Former West Virginia state geologist James D Sisler 38 died of injuries from a carnival ride accident after being thrown against a steel post at Meyersdale Saturday night He resigned his WV post last year to join United States Steel Corp Born Morgantown September 2 1896 he graduated from West Virginia University 1919 and did graduate work at Johns Hopkins University
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Somerset
James D. Sisler
West Virginia
Meyersdale
Morgantown
Sisler
United States Steel Corporation
Unlighted Truck Held Cause of Fatal Crash
Martinsburg June 17 In juries received after being struck by an automobile and hurled against a truck caused the death of Samuel Shanholtzer of Augusta Hampshire county Police said he was hit by an automobile driven by James H Jones near Martinsburg who swerved to avoid the truck which officers said was being operated without lights Jones was released but Leslie M Dick and E R Courtney operating the truck were held for questioning
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Martinsburg
Samuel Shanholtzer
Augusta
Hampshire County
James H. Jones
Jones
Leslie M. Dick
E. R. Courtney
Lutheran Weeks Opens for Four-Day Conference in W V
Leaders of the United Lutheran church of West Virginia gather at Jackson's Mill for the annual conferences. Members of the state synod, Women's Missionary Society, Luther League, and Lutheran Brotherhood will remain in session through Thursday.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
United Lutheran Church of West Virginia
State Synod
The
United Lutheran Church, Women's Missionary Society
Luther League Nd Luth
Guffey Snyder bill urged to curb coal price cutting
Washington June 17 Rep Snyder calls speedy passage of the Guffey Snyder bill to create a soft coal industry NRA like body. He says opposition comes from operators craving old cut‑throat markets. A 450000 miner strike was called off at Roosevelt's request to allow time for the bill.
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Washington
Guffey Snyder
Snyder
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Roosevelt
The
United Mine
Omaha under martial law drives street car strike action
Omaha Nebraska June 17 Governor R L Cochran extends military authority to end street car strike. He orders cars off streets by 11 am and demands arbitration within hours under a six point program. Rioting precedes martial law with two deaths reported.
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Neb
R.L. Cochran
R. L. Cochran
Cochran
Paesatania Ieee
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