Johnstown Strike Ends Martial Law As Calmed Tension
Governor Earle lifts martial law in the Johnstown strike zone effective 7 am Friday after officials say the emergency has passed. Philip Murray proposes arbitration by President Roosevelt to resolve steel strike issues. Warren and Niles plants shut down as CTC unions react, with Brainard Steel and others noting contract disputes and curtailment of operations amid uncertain union moves.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Johnstown
Alle Tin
Cleveland
Philip Murray
Steel Works
Ebmamittee
Roosvelt
Warren
Niles
C.T. 2
Symete
Brainard Steel Company
J.C. Manternach
American Welding and Manufacturing Co
FR. Schaeffer
Shrine Ends Grand Parade in Detroit Crowds Safer Night
Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine wrap up their three day program in Detroit. The climactic illuminated parade drew more than 700000 spectators. Al Malaikah temple of Los Angeles led with a 100 member Black Horse drill unit. The imperial council convenes to close its sixty third session as routine business and concerts finish.
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Detroit
Mystic Shrine
Imperial Council
Heinrich A. Pickert
al Malaikah Temple of
Los Angeles
Black Horse Troop
Hammer
Mediation Chairman Optimistic on Steel Strike Settlement
Vincennes born chairman of the Federal steel strike mediation board pauses between board conferences in Cleveland. Taft told reporters he was optimistic of an early settlement.
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T Jobs
B. Aeil
Vincinnad
Federal Steel Strike Mediation Board
Cleveland
Taft
Progress at Tygart reservoir dam project last week
U S Engineers report significant progress at the Tygart reservoir dam with 20 concrete pours and two monolith blocks brought to grade for final hour arch roadway forms. High water caused a partial shutdown this week, Frederick Snare Corporation facing delays while excavations proceed and revetment work advances.
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Tygart Reservoir
U. S
Frederick Snare Corporation
General Contractors
Steel Strike Delays Pottery Kiln Construction at Carr China Plant
The long running steel strike disrupts orders for steel ordered for the new kiln at the Carr China company plant in Parkview. Construction halts as the needed steel has not arrived and timing remains undetermined, according to contractors.
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Grafton
Carr China Company
Parkview
Sewing Project Moves To New Rooms Tomorrow
The WPA sewing project, housed in the Clark building on West Main Street, will move tomorrow to its new quarters in the courthouse. The old basement jail section has been remodeled for the women, supervisor Mrs. Mary Marks said today.
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WPA
Clark Building
West Main Street
Mary Marks
Gas bombs fail to affect dignitaries at briefing
In Tucson on June 24 gas bombs directed at a group of dignitaries failed to alter the scene as a light breeze carried the gas back toward the crowd. The dignitaries departed without incident.
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Tucson
Ariz
Mars Faces Severe Drought Per Astronomers Report
Denver June 24 The planet Mars is drought stricken far worse than midwestern and Saharan conditions. Dr Walter S Adams and Theodore Dunham Jr of Mt Wilson report drought in equatorial regions where dark spots may indicate vegetation fed by canals. Sidgwick of Oxford says chemistry suggests life possible. Continued on page two
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Howard Blakeslee Denver
Mars
Midwest
Sahara
American Association For the Advancement of Science Today
Negil V. Sidgwick
F.P. S
Oxford University
England
Mt. Wilson
Guard Widow As Death Of Husband Is Probed
In PRICTNON June 24, police guard the hospital bed of Mrs. Cora Belcher 51 as Mer cer county investigators probe the death of her husband George Belcher assistant mine foreman for Pocahontas Fuel at Maybeury He died from a bullet wound after a shooting at their Coaldale Mountain home Neighbors say the shooting followed a quarrel when he returned home late Mrs Belcher reportedly entered Welch hospital for contusions and was later returned to Princeton Officials said she told investigators the shooting followed a quarrel after he came home late
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Prictnon
Cora Belcher
Mercer County
George Belcher
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Maybeury
Belcher
Coaldale Mountain
Roscoe Pendleton
C. C. Elmore
Oklahoma Police Must Walk Straight Narrow
Oklahoma City dispatch notes that 3.2 beer is legal in the state but highway patrolmen should not drink in public. Public Safety Commissioner J. M. Gentry warns that patrolmen may drink at home but will face trouble if seen with liquor while on call.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Public Safety
J. M. Gentry
Gentry
Cecil Bridge to be torn down at once in Park View
Dismantling of the Cecil bridge near Park View is ordered by the State Road Commission due to the Tygart river reservoir dam project. The two lane span will be stored above the Carr China property until $25,000 is available to reerect it, with site and cost confirmed by officials in Grafton.
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Cecil
Tygart River
Carr China Company
Park View
Taylor County Board of Trade
Road Commission
Grafton
E. O. Waugh
D. R. Chaffee
Board of Trade
Old Injuries Send Local Man Back to Hospital
Earl Plymale was admitted to St Mary's hospital in Clarksburg for injuries suffered in the Lane tunnel railroad relocation project near Philippi on December 11, 1936. He has been under care since and will be confined for an indefinite period. Dr J E Wilson, a bone specialist, will treat him.
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Earl Plymale
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Lane Tunnel
Philippi
Plymale
St. Mary's
J. E. Wilson
Negro Is Acquitted Of Two Murder Allegations
BECKLEY June 24 Charlie Thomas a negro coal leader was acquitted at his second trial of two murder charges. He faced counts for the January 1936 slayings of two black companions in an altercation at Glen White. The jury's verdict led Assistant Prosecutor W H McGinnis to move dismissal of the remaining indictment.
Britain Eyes German Fleet and Warns Britain Eyes German Fleet
Britain watches Germany massing battleships in Spanish waters amid a warning that any reprisal against Valencia government will be viewed seriously. Officials doubt Germany's stated aim to curb incidents while Berlin and Rome withdraw from the non-intervention patrol, fueling fears of retaliation against Spain.
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London
Britain
Germany
Valencia
Spain
Leipzig
Berlin
Nevelle M. Henderson
Latlip Shows Draw Large Crowds in Grafton
Sponsored by the Grafton Fire Department the Latlip shows on the old fairgrounds attract large nightly crowds with over 900 paying last night. The Latlip carnival, run by Captain Latlip a West Virginian, is praised as one of the cleanest and highest quality entertainments to visit Grafton, marking the first trip to town for Cap and his rides.
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Grafton
Captain Latlip
Summers Couty Lawyer Dies Funeral Friday
HINTON June 24 Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Thomas Nash Read former prosecutor and father of the present prosecuting attorney of Summers county He served four terms in the office and one term 1923 25 in the house of delegates He was minority leader He was known as a criminal lawyer and recently took part in his 57th murder trial Survivors include his widow Mrs Anna McCartney Read a son T L Read and a brother Dr E L Read
WPA Administrator Plans to Cut His Rolls
Washington reports WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins outlined plans to reduce relief rolls by placing workers in private industry and trimming ineligible names. He said the total rolls would drop to 1,655,477 with a 314,759 reduction, while Congress is poised to approve $1,500,000 for relief. the process targets the next 12 months.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Congress
Perenne
House
Senate
Murray Liar claim sparks Senate clash over steel strike
Tom Girdler chairman of Republic Steel called Philip Murray a liar before a Senate Post Office Committee, denouncing Murray's charge over the steel strike while defending the right of Americans to work free from interference by a labor body. Girdler insisted the issue is the writing of an oral agreement and defended lawfulness of steel firms against CIO charges.
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Murray
Tom Girdler
Senators
Washington
Republic’ Steel
Senate
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Guffey
Senate Post Office Committee
Republic
Girdler
Bridges
N. H
McKellar
Tenn
Committee For Industrial Organization
Safety Sign Has Proven Usefulness in Saving Lives
Philadelphia report notes the sign reading Take Time To Be Safe helped halt a fall and prevent injuries as pennant of caution warned workers. The brief item highlights the sign’s impact in safety awareness and life saving potential.
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Philadelphia
Publicity Shortfall By Banks Cited As Troubles Rise
Brooklyn banker Philip A. Benson told West Virginia and Virginia bankers that banking is misunderstood because banks fail to publicize their work. Bluefield's President Er nest G. Otey criticized the federal policy that spurs government competition and a tangled banking system. Both men warned private banks are unready for government intrusion while denying a broad public demand for branch banking.
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White Sulphur Springs
Philip A. Benson
Brooklyn
Virginia
West Virginia
Ernest G. Otey
Bluefield
West Virginia Association
Otey
Benson
West Virginia-Virginia Bankers’ Associations
Dime Savings Bank of
American Bankers Association
Homer A. Holt
Truck Snaps Light Pole On Main Street
A Crawl ey Transportation Co truck backed from a space on Grafton’s Main Street and struck an iron light pole in front of the Sanitary market. Driver Claud Depperd of Clarksburg arranged with Mayor E O Waugh to pay for damages estimated at 65 dollars. The pole fell onto the sidewalk but did not strike the market’s plate glass window.
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Grafton
Clarksburg
Crawley Transportation Company
Claud Depperd
E. O. Waugh
Child Drowns in Three Fork Creek at Lesmalnstone
Fourteen-year-old Beulah Knight of Brownlow Park, Taylor County, drowned at Three Fork creek near Lesmalnstone after slipping from a rope swing. Her head struck a rock, rendering her unconscious. rescue efforts failed despite artificial respiration and a pullmotor. Local B and O workers assisted, pulling her body from the water within minutes.
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Beulah Knight
Edward L. Knight
Brownlow Park
Taylor's County
Three Fork Creek
Lesmal’nston
Three Fork
Beulah
B. and O
Successor to Patton At Hardman Not Named
No successor has yet been named to W. H. Patton, superintendent of the WPA transient camp at Hardman. Patton, named director of public assistance in Cabell county yesterday, is winding up affairs at the camp, the only one in the state, after previously directing transient homes in the state. He was named camp superintendent when Hardman work camp was established in Taylor near the Preston county line.
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W. H. Patton
WPA
Hardman
Cabell County
Patton
Taylor
Preston County
Homemade Knife Used For Suicide Near Spencer
Coroner F. K. Stewart reported Oscar Hunt, 64, fatally wounded himself with a homemade paring knife. His body lay in a woods about a mile from his home with a stab wound below the heart and a slashed throat. Hunt had been in ill health. He left a widow and four daughters and one son.
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Spencer
F. K. Stewart
Oscar Hunt
Hunt
Stewart
Mountaineer grid mentor is selected for state police post
Governor Holt announces Charles C. Trusty Tallman, WVU head football coach, named superintendent of state police. Tallman, Roane County native and former legislator, will start once arrangements are made, replacing Col. P. D. Shingleton who resigned in March. He will supervise 203 troopers and oversee a new $250000 radio system.
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Charleston
Holt
Charles C. “Trusty
Tallman
West Virginia University
Route County
Roane County
P. D. Shingleton
Atlantic Grey
Hound Lines
H. N. Rexroad
Shingleton
Parkers Are Held Guilty In Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Newark reported Ellis Parker Sr and his son Ellis Parker Jr were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to seize and torture Paul H. Wendel to force a false confession related to the Lindbergh kidnapping. Sentencing set for next Wednesday with possible suspended term. bail maintained.
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Newark
N. J
Lindbergh
Ellis Parker
Ellis, Jr
Paul H. Wendel
Wendel
Charles.a. Lindbergh
Bruno Rh Hauptman
Parkers
William Clark
Parker
Clark
Hotel Commodore Washington DC Facing Union Station
A dated item reports the Hotel Commodore in Washington DC facing Union Station and near Capitol area. Readable details describe its location and proximity to major government buildings in the capital.
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Washington, D. C
Union Station
Capitol
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Taylor County Safety Council
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