Roosevelt Wealth Tax Plan Faces Mixed Reactions
Washington June 20 The senate finance committee refused to add any of President Roosevelts wealth tax proposals in approving the house resolution expending 500 million dollars of navi ons and levies expiring June 30. Reports say the president favors a broad share the wealth tax as a companion to an NRA measure. Leftists praise the plan, rightists denounce it. A new NRA reshaping may follow.
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Bulletin
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
House
Associated Press
Congress
Wagner Bill Passes House In Labor Board Drive
Washington June 20 The Wagner labor disputes bill cleared the House and moves toward concurrence in amendments. Supporters hail the passage as a labor victory while opponents cry unconstitutional criticisms. The measure would create a permanent National Labor Relations Board as its new independent agency, replacing the labor department with broad bargaining protections.
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Washington
Supreme Court of Wagner
National Law Relations Board
Amendus
William Green
Ican Federation of Labor
Congress
New Labor Board
Labor Department
Convicts Barricade Mine as Guards Fight Fire and Riot
After 21 hours convicts barricaded themselves in a Kansas state mine at Lansing forcing evacuation of 347 inmates. Guards descended into the shaft with gas masks to battle flames started by rioters while warden and convict spokesman spoke by telephone. Fire and smoke hindered operations as prisoners demanded better food and new prison attire.
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Kansas
Lansing
Warvicts
Simpson
State Board to Name New School Heads Across State
Charleston June 20 The State Board of Education opened sessions to choose presidents and faculty heads at eight of nine colleges under its administration. The meeting began at 10 a.m. and could last three to five days after reviewing annual reports from college heads and state schools seeking appointments.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Colvees
sCoutan
Banks of Two Rivers Will Be Cleaned Up
A cleanup campaign on the banks of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers is organized by the U S district engineers office. The drive starts July 1 to remove undergrowth abandoned pilings and timber from the banks across the Gallipolis dump pool.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Ohio Rivers
United States
District Engineers Office
Gallipolis Dum Pool
Drive to Cut Down Red Cedars Proposed
Martineburg June 20 4P drive to cut red cedar trees growing within three miles of commercial apple orchards is proposed by fruit growers of the eastern panhandle. They urge the Department of Agriculture to carry out a state law eradicating cedars that spread cedar rust to apples. A previous drive sparked court challenges and resident opposition to reparation of cedars. The cedar destruction law was upheld by the state supreme court.
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Martineburg
Panhandle
Department of Agriculture
State Supreme Court
Pickpockets Nabbed At College Exercises
Philadelphia June 20 two guests at University of Pennsylvania commencement were spotted by Detective Thomas Doyle as they congratulated graduates with one hand and searched pockets with the other. David Dobrowsky and Joseph Cohen of New York were arrested on theft charges.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Pelle
David Dobrowsky
Joseph Cohen
New York
Thomas Doyle
Tahlequah Coed Jailed After Shooting Chinese Classmate
Miss Lois Thompson, 19, a Northeastern Oklahoma Teachers College student, was sentenced to thirty days in jail for shooting Daniel Haw. The verdict acknowledged extortion notes but did not resolve that issue. She sobbed as family consoled her after the jury read the verdict.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Lois Thompson
Daniel Haw
Northeastern Oklahoma Teachers College
State's Development For Vacations Urged
Charleston June 20 The state planning board proposed 10 outline works relief programs to develop West Virginia as a vacation center. Road Commissioner Ernest L Bailey vice chairman says the group will be urged Monday to push tourist business by building and improving highways to reach inaccessible scenic beauties.
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Charleston
State Planning Board
West Virginia
Ernest L. Bailey
Grafton Eyes City Hospital Plan With PWA Aid
Plans for a new Grafton city hospital advance as officials seek a combined loan and grant from the PWA in Washington. A city commission representative and local leaders may travel to the capital within a week or ten days to present a revised plan for $120,000 to $150,000.
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Grafton
PWA
Washington
Sentinel
City Commission
Lilly Family Reunion at Flat Top Mountain
Hundreds of Lilly family members from southern West Virginia counties will gather on Flat Top mountain in Mercer county August 17 and 18 for the annual reunion. A. A. Lilly of Charleston leads arrangements as president of the reunion association. A new feature will crown a Reunion Queen chosen later. Plans include nationally known speakers with L. O. Fielder of Ashland Kentucky and U.S. District Attorney George J. Neale of Huntington tentatively named.
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Flat Top
Lilly
West Virginia
Flat Top Mountain
Mercer County
A.A. Lilly
Charleston
Reunion Association
V. T. Lilly
Association
L. O. Fielder
Ashland
United States
George J. Neale
Huntington
France to Meet Threat With Bigger Navy Says Officials
French officials privately said France will strengthen its fleet as needed to counter Germany's naval challenge. They argued the Washington Pact of 1922 is effectively void, Britain violated its spirit, and France is no longer bound by the treaty. The Chamber naval committee cited abrogation and cited security guarantees as nullified. (Continued on page two)
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Paris
France
Germany
Great Britain
Chamber of Deputies’ Naval Committee
Versailles
Washington
United States
Japan
Italy
Leamer Reelected Head of West Virginia Lutheran Synod
Rev A B Leamer of Huntington was reelected president of the West Virginia synod of the United Lutheran Church at the twenty third convention session in Jacksons Mill June 20. He has completed two prior terms. Rev C A Portz of Wheeling was reelected secretary and Rev B F Becker of Huntington was reelected treasurer for his twelfth consecutive term.
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Jackson's Mill
A. B. Leamer
D. D
Huntington
West Vicginta
27 More Indictments Returned by Jurors
Elkins on June 20, the federal grand jury returned 27 additional indictments, bringing the weekly total to 65. Three were kept secret by the district attorney as defendants were not in custody. Most charges allege violations of revenue liquor laws. Mertie Harris of Upshur County is accused of attempted extortion seeking 600 dollars from Sam Anglin Sr. and James A. Wise of Marion County is charged with resisting a revenue officer.
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Elkins
Federal
Mertie Harris
Upshur County
Sam Anglin, Sr
James A. Wise
Marion County
West Virginia Birthday Observed With Informal Ceremonies
West Virginia marks its birthday with informal ceremonies as the state, now nearly two million people strong, observes a legal holiday. Governor H. G. Kump notes government offices may be closed or partially open as departments decide employee observances. The piece recalls West Virginia’s formation during Civil War times and the region’s long drive for statehood, with references to its frontier origins and 100 years of history.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
State House
H. G. Kump
Western Virginia
United States
Fourteenth
England
Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Panhandle Republicans Organize For 1936 Campaign Rally
Martinsburg hosts eastern panhandle Republicans as L. J. Dickinson outlines 1936 aims. National figures Fletcher and Hallanan attend with local leaders W. Chapman Bevercomb and Boy Scouts active. Crowds gather in the park for speeches, concerts, displays, and an ox roast amid fair weather.
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Martinsburg
Panhandle
West Virginia
United States
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Henry P. Fletcher
Walter S. Hallanan
Fletcher
Dickinson
Chapman Bevercomb
Charleston
Young Republican League of
Jefferson
Berkeley
Morgan Counties
Martins
Park
Ereanangt PI
Youthful Kidnappers Are Given Life Sentences
Jasper Indiana June 20 Judge John L Sumner sentenced Bascum Ray Jr 14 and Maurice Sheridan 17 Huntington West Vaz to life terms for kidnapping Sheriff Edward Seugers earlier this week The boys were captured Monday about twenty five miles southwest of here after kidnapping the sheriff from in front of his jail They were taken into custody by Sheriff Leugers who said he found bootleg liquor in a car in which they were riding The sheriff said that while escorting them into jail the boys drew revolvers and forced him to accompany them They finally released him near Boonville shackled with his own handcuffs
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Jasper
Ind
John L. Sumner
Bascum Ray, Jr
Maurice Sheridan
Huntington
W. Vaz
Edward Seugers
Here
Leugers
Boonville
Italian Flag Torn Down by Ethiopian Flier Incident
Rome reports Italian foreign office says an Ethiopian aviator tore an Italian flag from a legation automobile in Addis Ababa on Tuesday night and attacked the chauffeur. The car belonged to G. Mombelli, first secretary of the Italian legation, prompting a strong protest note to Ethiopia.
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Rome
Foreign Office
Legation
Addis Ababa
G. Mombelli
Ethiopia
Early Historic Sites Marked by State in WV Plan
West Virginia will place highway markers at historic spots to mark earliest events. The state highway marker commission will choose sites and add plaques detailing incidents such as La Salle’s exploration along the Ohio River in 1669 on the western borders of West Virginia.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Highway Marker Commission
LaSalle
Ohio
Ohio River
Gotspee
Full Probe of Charges Mitchell Made Promised
Attorney General Cummings pledged a full investigation into charges of inefficiency graft and favoritism in departmental bureaus attributed to Ewing Mitchell the ousted assistant secretary of commerce. The probe follows a Senate Commerce Committee inquiry and faces political stakes.
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Mitchell
Washington
Cummings
Justice Department
Ewing ”. Mitchell
Senate Commerce Committee
Bobby Jones Undergoes Appendectomy in Atlanta
Bobby Jones, retired golf champion, underwent an appendicitis operation today in Atlanta at St. Joseph Infirmary. Dr Lon Grove said Jones is in satisfactory condition and must be kept quiet with no visitors as he rests.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Lon Grove
Bobby
Grove
Holt Seat Qualification Before Senate Today
Washington June 20 The senate paused pending legislation to take up the Holt seat contest. Senator elect Holt of West Virginia, who turned 30 yesterday, delayed his oath to await the printing of committee reports on the contest. His eligibility is challenged on the basis of a qualification issue.
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Washington
Senate
Holt
D-W. Va
Lawyers Appeal Hauptmann To New Jersey High Court
Bruno Richard Hauptmann condemned to die for Charles A Lindbergh Jr death appealed to New Jersey’s high court. Fourteen judges heard arguments behind locked doors as Hauptmann’s wife and chaplain were denied admittance. The defense centered on alleged trial unfairness and varying theories of death. The state had one and a half hours to respond.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
New Jersey
High Court
Court of Errors and Appeals
Anna Hauptmann
Hauptmann
D. G. Wetter
Halmann
Gene
Indict Waleys as Kidnapers in Lindbergh Case
Tacoma, Washington reports ex convict Harmon Waley and his wife were indicted by a federal grand jury along with fugitive co-defendant William Mahaci for violation of the Lindbergh kidnapping law conspiracy to kidnap and using extortion notes. They may plead guilty and face trial next week with possible immediate sentencing.
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Tacoma
Wash
Harmon Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Weleys
William Mahaci
Ae ‘Waleys
Mild
Department of Justice
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Waleys
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