Roosevelt discusses taxation of new security plan funds
President Roosevelt urged that government securities issued to finance a 3.86 billion lending program not be tax exempt. He pressed for clear tax rules, low interest to local governments, and repayment of principal and interest. He signaled sending a head of the federal works agency and noted budget limits for six White House assistants.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
Congress
Senate
Federal Works Agency
White House
Praise for Divers in Squalus Rescue Record
Portsmouth Navy Yard Rear Admiral Cyrus W. Cole lauded divers William Badders and John Miklalowski for their heroic fifth descent into the Squalus rescue chamber after the May 23 tragedy. He testified they went down with full knowledge there was no chance of rescue if incapacitated.
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Portsmouth
Naval Court of
Cyrus W. Cole
Portsmouth Navy Yard
William Badders
Washington
John Miklalowski
Worcester
Admiral Cole
Martin C
British Plan Action Soon In Tientsin Indignities
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Japanese treatment of British nationals in Tientsin was intolerable and said the Japanese ambassador had been summoned for consultation. He cited British consulate reports that eight Britons were forced to endure indignities at barricades, while U S citizens faced similar infringements.
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Associated Press
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tientsin
Foreign Office
Lord Halifax
United States
Frederick W. Hinke
Army's Campaign Ends With Big Tag Day
The Salvation Army Home Service drive to near completion with a tag day planned tomorrow after a postponed Saturday. Captain C. C. Robey, the commandant, says the appeal is very successful but some subscriptions remain unpaid and urges prompt contributions to finalize the year's total.
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Salvation Army
C. C. Robey
Son of Deputy Sheriff Drowns In Small Creek
MAYPEURY West Virginia June 23 Twenty year old Clarence Maxey son of McDowell county Deputy Sheriff J J Maxey drowned in a creek at Crozier yesterday while swimming with companions A brother Clark Maxey was killed June 30 1937 when a train plunged off a trestle into the highway near Maybeury
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Maypeury
W. Va
Clarence Maxey
McDowell County
J. J. Maxey
Crozier
Clark Maxey
Maybeury
Youngster Killed Running to Greet Dad in West Virginia
In Point Pleasant on June 23 a two and a half year old boy Edward Bartow Jones Jr. died after an automobile struck him as he ran from a sandpile to greet his father. The child's father, George Adkins, posted bond of 1000 dollars for a manslaughter hearing before Justice Sam Taylor. The boy's father serves as chairman of the Mason County Republican Executive Committee.
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Point Pleasant
Edward Bartow Jones, Jr
George Adkins
Sam Taylor
Mason County Republican Executive Committee
Seek to End Balm Action in Los Angeles Suit
Alma Alderman sues Ruth Etting for 150000 in alienation of affections, recounting a prior shooting episode. motion to dismiss pressed after Alderman’s counsel argues the case fails as the spouse lost love, not stolen. Etting described as a fading woman luring with gold and glamour. Continued on page five.
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Los Angeles
Alma Alderson
Ruth
Etting
Jon Suit
Miss Etting
Alderman
Detroit Oil Promoter Killed By Hitchhiker
Detroit oil promoter George G. Hall, 50, was shot and killed by a hitchhiker during a drive with Ruby Colby, 32, of Pinconning, who witnessed the event. Colby, held for eight hours, said the gunman robbed Hall of money, a wrist watch, and a ring before abandoning the body near Clinton county. Police are canvassing roadways for Hall’s body as they pursue the suspect.
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Lansing
Mich
Clinton County
George G. Hall
Detroit
Ruby Colby
Pinconning
Grand Rapids
Colby
Hall
Veteran rail official dies in Hotel Grafton room
Cornelius West Burke Sr 64 with 6% years of service retired as foreman at Baltimore and Ohio shops died of a heart attack in his Hotel Grafton room. He had health issues for two years and was seen on Main Street shortly before. Survived by three children including C West Burke Jr and Dolores Lee Burke, plus siblings and three grandchildren. Born Keyser West Virginia, late C W Burke and Gabrielle Curtis Burke. Wife Ada Mae Quinn died in 1928.
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Cornelius West Burke
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton
Main Street
Keyser
W. Va
Mr. Burke
C.W
Gabrielle Curtis Burke
Ada Mae Quinn
Marguerite B. Riley
Pittsburgh
C. West Burke
New
Bethlehem
Dolores Lee Burke
New Bethlehem
Harry
Herman Burke
Chicago
Edwin Burke
McCoole
Lena
Mable
Burke
Charlottesville
Employables To Lose Direct Relief Checks
Taylor county welfare director Fred Lewin announced a July 1 cutoff affecting about 100 employable heads of Taylor county families who will lose direct relief. He says the WPA program prioritized unemployables, and budget limits require removing those capable of working from relief rolls.
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Taylor County
Fred Lewin
Taylor County Welfare
Lewin
Nye Sees National Old Age Plan in This Country
Indianapolis June 23 Senator Gerald Nye told Townsend Old Age Pension clubs the plan is right and honest and that a national retirement system will be created. He called relief a narcotic and urged delegates to persist, noting the movement’s thousands of supporters and the site’s celebration.
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Indianapolis
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Townsend Old-Age Pension Clubs
Francis E. Townsend
Nye
United States
Bluefield Bootlegger Given Five Year Prison Term
Federal Judge George W. McClintic sentenced Hobart Rakes of Bluefield Virginia to five years in Atlanta for liquor law violations. Rakes once ranked high on the FBI public enemies list and had previously escaped custody with a pardon push from former U S attorney James Damton. His accomplice Charley Dean Baldwin received a two year term in Lewisburg Pennsylvania after pleading guilty.
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Bluefield
George W. McClintic
Alcatraz
Hobart Rakes
Atlanta
Rakes
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Dam- Ton
West Virginia
U.S
Charley Dean Baldwin
Lewisburg
Head Chosen President of Rotary International
Walter D Head 56 head master of Montclair academy New Jersey was elected by Rotarys 30th annual convention to lead Rotary International He succeeds George C Hager of Chicago and will serve until the 1940 convention in Rio de Janeiro His aim is to foster better understanding among people of all nations and walks of life and to scale back emphasis on distant international goals
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Cleveland
Rotary
Rotary International
Walter D. Head
Montclair Academy
Montclair
N. J
George C. Hager
Chicago
Rio de Janeiro
Farflung International
U S and Britain Near Cotton Rubber Barter Pact
London June 23 United States Ambassador Kennedy and Oliver Stanley president of the Board of Trade prepared to sign a barter agreement under which U S cotton would be shipped to Britain for wartime use and rubber would be returned to the United States. The large scale exchange of strategic materials was discussed for over a month with details to be announced later.
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London
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
House of
Stanley
Liverpool Cotton Association
Congressional leaders urge study of tax structure after adjournment
Washington June 23 Congressional leaders urged a post adjournment study to overhaul the revenue structure next year as the business tax revision bill nears the president's signature. The measure, approved by the Senate, would raise 1.6 billion dollars in 1940 and keeps 544 million in excise taxes for two years.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Senate
House
Barkley
Senate House Committee
Escaped Prisoner Returns to Cell for Six Months
Alderson June 23 Finley Shanklin first man to escape Alderson's new city jail was recaptured a few hours after bending window bars with plumbing and soaping his body to squeeze through He received six months more to serve and a 25 dollar fine imputed by Mayor C M Nelson for the misdemeanor offense and recapture by Patrolman Ray Parker
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Alderson
Finley Shanklin
New City
C. M. Nelson
Ray Parker
Shanklin
Three Killed by Lightning in Western Pennsylvania
A series of rainstorms and gales killed three people and caused heavy damage across western Pennsylvania. John Petcovic, 21, died while attempting to reach a cow in a creek near the Ohio line. Farmer Walter Kokos, 54, and his horse perished when a lightning bolt struck a barn at Fayette City. Twelve year old Walter Myer died near Pittsburgh while guiding a horse to his father’s barn. Continued on page six.
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Erie
Pennsylvania
John Petcovic
State Line
Ohio
Conneaut
Steve Petcovic
Conway
Walter Kokos
Fayette City
Walter Myer
Pittsburgh
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Equipment Bids To Be Remade On July Eleventh
Taylor County Board of Education will not award bids for equipment for the Grafton High School and county elementary buildings until July 11 after reviewing 11 bids. Samples will be shown at the July 11 meeting at the field-house. Bidders include Irvin Seating Grand Rapids Fred Medart St Louis Parsons Souders Clarksburg Praiser Charleston Kyle and Co Clarksburg American Seating Grand Rapids Beckley Cardy Chicago Berger Manufacturing Canton Home Furnishing Fairmont James and Law Clarksburg Lyon Pittsburgh Pa.
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Grafton
Riverside Drive
Taylor County Board of Education
Irvin Seating Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Fred Medart Company
St. Louis
Parsons-Souders
Clarksburg
Praiser Company
Charleston
Kyle and Company
American Seating Company
Beckley Cardy Company
Chicago
Berger Manufacturing Company
Canton
Ohio
Home Furnishing Company
Fairmont
James and ‘Law
Lyon ‘Company
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt appoints Carmody and Jones to lead merged loan agencies
President Roosevelt named John M. Carmody of New York to head the new Federal Works Agency and Jesse H. Jones of Texas to lead the consolidated Federal Loan agencies. They will take effect July 1, subject to senate confirmation. Carmody would supervise Public Works Instruction and related bodies, while Jones would oversee the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and other agencies, as reorganizations take effect. At Congress Lake Ohio a 27 year old, Marjorie Steele Moore, died when a 9,400 volt power line fell on her car, and two men, Cecil Rhodes aged 21 and John Petcovic aged 21, died in separate incidents nearby.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John M. Carmody
New York
New Federal Works Agency
Jesse H. Jones
Texas
Fed
Carmody
Rural Electrification Ton
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
C Carmody
Federal Works’ Administrator
Public Works
Interior
Works Progress Administration
WPA
United States’ing Authority
Inter Bureau of Public Roads
Agriculture
Public Branch of the Treasury
National Park Service
A Jones
Reconstruction Ce Corporation
Home Loan
Associated Press Board
Ohio
Western
Iran
Pennsylvania
TVA
Marjorie Steele Moore
Congress Lake
Red Unit
Federal Security
Canton
Cecil Rhodes
Lewisburg
Samples Directed To Review Coal Firm Case
Attorney W. P. Samples was appointed by Judge Herbert W. Dent in Taylor County Circuit Court as commissioner in chancery to file a complete financial report and propose a settlement plan for the Maryland Coal Company after three days of hearings with bondholders, layholders, and stockholders presenting proposals.
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Maryland, Coal Company
W. P. Samples
Fishing Without State License Proves Costly
Catherine Hann was arrested this week by County Game Protector Joe W Powell for fishing in the Ty garts Valley river at Wickwire without a state license. She appeared before Justice C P Lucas of Fetterman district and paid a minimum fine of 20 with costs.
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Tygarts Valley
Wickwire
Catherine Hann
Joe W. Powell
Justice of the Peace
C. P. Lucas
Fetterman
Walker Potato Chips Flavor Appeal Card
Walker Potato Chips advertises superior quality chips suitable for clubs parties lunches dinners picnics and sandwiches. It emphasizes taste and urges purchase from dealers only.
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Walker
Severe Storm Strikes City Across Taylor County
A severe storm swept the city and Taylor County yesterday before 5 PM, causing widespread damage. Streets and telephone lines were torn up, with State Road crews removing hazards. A 9600 volt power line to Grafton dam was down for an hour, preventing dam valve operation. Lightning struck two high tension lines near Howesville and Flemington, and a transformer fuse blew at Knottsville.
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Taylor County
State Road Commission
Grafton
Howesville
Flemington
Fetterman
Knottsville
West Penn
The Grafton Sentinel Invitation to Pauline Stevens
Pauline Stevens of 318 Christiana Street is invited to attend tonight’s House Theatre presentation The Mysterious Miss X featuring Mary Hart and Michael in a stage show by the theatre company.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
C. E. Gordon
Warder Avenue
Patricia Morrison
Strand Theatre
Charles Starrett
Dixie Theatre
Pauline Stevens
Christiana Street
Miss X
Mary Hart
Michael
House
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Strand
Dixie
American Export Airlines
Europe
Battery
John H. Towers
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Marseilles
Army
Townsend
U. S
Britain
PWA
Federal Secure Agency
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