U S Representative Opposes Nationalistic Charges at Conference
Representative Bam D. McReynolds, addressing the World Economic Conference policy committee, refuted claims of American nationalism. He urged monetary stabilization by all nations, criticized the 1930 tariff act as unjust, and his private speech drew wide attention in conference circles. Britain declined commitment to European scheme.
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London
Bam D. McReynolds
World Economic Conference Today
United States
icReynolds
House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
Government hearing on code of fair competition in wage plan
Washington and first hearing on a federal code to raise wages and cut hours. Textiles leaders approve a minimum wage of 11 dollars weekly in the north and 10 in the south for a 40 hour week. The program aims to restore buying power and spread employment nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Hugh 8. Johnson
Detroit Banker Testifies on 4 Million Bank Withdrawals
Herbert Wilkin testified before a one man grand jury probing city banking affairs that four million dollars was withdrawn from Guardian National Bank of Commerce and First National Bank Detroit before the February 14 bank holiday. He noted two withdrawals by Mrs. James Couzens and from Second National Bank of Houston, Texas, and said many checks cleared through the Detroit clearing house after the holiday. He linked the Guardian collapse to Houston withdrawals and RF C involvement, signaling continued testimony on page five.
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Detroit
Herbert Wilkin
Guardian National Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
James Couzens
Michigan
Second National Bank of
Houston
Texas
Detroit Clearing House
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Guardian National Bank
Conspiracy Case Is Under Consideration
Dillon 1b Swick a former federal prohibition officer was denied at a hearing before Judge W E Baker any connection with an alleged liquor conspiracy for which he is indicted in Pennsylvania The hearing was held here on a request for his removal to Pennsylvania for trial After testimony of several witnesses the judge took the question under consideration but did not rule yet on his continued liberty
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Dillon
Swick
Prohibition
W. E. Baker
Pennsylvania
Baker
Officials Urged to Call Sentinel With Election Results
After precincts finish counting this evening, election officials should report to Circuit Clerk Frank Hollis at 248 in the courthouse. The Sentinel asks them to call 580 or 185-1 for the Ratification tallies and to separate ballots into For and Against piles to speed reporting.
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Sentinel
Frank Hollis
Court House
The
Two Women Poison Boy in Insurance Plot Sentenced
Pittsburgh woman Mary Chefa and Anna Allas, both about 40, were sentenced to life imprisonment for poisoning 12 year old Stephen Allas in an insurance plot. Chalfa sobbed I ain t guilty while Allas claimed witnesses lied. Judge Graff ordered life terms at Muncy.
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Mary Chalfa
Pittsburgh
Anna Allas
Mary Chefa
J. Frank Graff
Armstrong County
Muncy
Flight sponsors plan Arctic search for Mattern in appeal
Chicago editors report sponsors of the Mattern around the world flight intend to appeal to Frank Hawks the famed speed flier to lead a search for Jimmy Mattern in the Arctic after his round the world attempt ended.
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Chicago
Jimmy Mattern
Frank Hawks
Mattern
Arctic
Wheat jumps over 3 cents at opening market
Chicago traders pushed wheat up more than three cents at the opening of the board of trade and May options topped 1.01 to 1.02 dollars. Corn also rose while the drought fears and stop loss sales triggered a volatile session.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bradford field shows oil production rise last week
Bradford Pennsylvania reports The Era notes Bradford field average daily oil production rose by 20 barrels last week. Total Bradford output reached 27 397 barrels while Allegheny field declined with 6 907 barrels produced.
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Bradford
Alleghany
Randolph Sheriff Is Refused Appeal
Charleston reports the state supreme court again refused Arling C. Mc Gee’s appeal challenging a Randolph County decision that blocked his eligibility to be sheriff. George H. Domblazer, Republican, had contested Mc Gee’s election, arguing his deputy status disqualified him from holding the office.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Arling C. McGee
Randolph County
George H. Domblazer
McGee
Dornblazer
Republican
State Supreme Court
Deportation Stay Granted for Warwood Resident
At Rep Ramsay request the immigration bureau grants a 30 day stay to Alexios Kafeigidakis of Warwood West Virginia in the deportation order. He will appeal the bureau's action during the stay.
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Washington
Ramsay
Follansbee
W. Va
Immigration Bureau
Alexios Kafeigidakis
Warwood
Kafetzidakis
County Cannot Get Loan to Pay Debts
Taylor County commissioners hoped to borrow 60000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to liquidate county debts and satisfy creditors. The RC cites its national act limits, saying counties are not empowered to take such loans, a point clarified in a letter to Senator Neely from RC chairman Jesse H. Jones.
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Taylor County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
M. M. Neely
Jesse H. Jones
The
Reconstruction Finance
South Penn Oil Raises Crude Oil Price
New York June 27 The South Penn Oil Company today raised the average price of corn ing crude oil ten cents a barrel to seventy cents, effective immediately.
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New York
South Penn Oil Company
Little Girl Injured From Fall At Flemington Home
Anna Lee Carder Lantz, daughter of Mr and Mrs T Lantz near Flemington, fractured her arm falling from a cherry tree at home yesterday afternoon. She was taken to Philippi hospital for treatment and returned home.
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Anna Lee
Carder T. Lantz
Flemington
Philippi Hospital
Flying Mollisons Plan 12000 Mile Flight Next Week
London June 27 The flying Mollisons James and Amy expect to begin their 12000 mile flight to New York and back to England next week. Their plane Seafarer, damaged in a failed takeoff attempt on June 8, is repaired and ready to fly to Pendine Sands Carmarthenshire.
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London
Mollisons
James
Amy
New York
Bagdad
England
Pendine San
Carmarthenshire
New School Board Met Last Night
Taylor county's new board of education held its first meeting at the office of County Superintendent Lloyd L Shriver. They discussed general plans and gathered information on school problems ahead of official start July 1. The first official meeting is set for July 3 with possible monthly sessions depending on business. Members include Bosley Simpson Evans Warder Warden Monroe.
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Taylor County
Board of Education
Lloyd L. Shriver
Shriver
County Superintendent of Schools
D. L. Bosley
Simpson
J. Lee Evans
Grafton
Charles H. Warder
Paul P. Warden
Charles F. Monroe
Flemington
Welfare work under new setup to continue in summer
Welfare employment in Taylor county under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation ends as funds run out. A new welfare setup is being developed by the federal government with the state welfare board, to be announced in July. Some work will continue at a reduced level through the summer and possibly into winter, with about one third of prior three month spending available for the next period.
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Taylor County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
State Welfare Board
West Virginia sees light ballot in repeal vote except Ohio county
In Charleston WV on June 27 a light statewide vote formed early, with Ohio County showing heavy turnout for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Reports from Wheeling Huntington and Clarksburg suggested repeal majorities, while Lincoln County cast a light vote. Final results anticipated after workers vote during the day.
James Foy Jr Named Naval School Alternate
James Foy Jr of 114 West Washington Street Grafton is named as first alternate to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis by Representative Ramsay. Also designated as second and third alternates are Donald Rodgers of Wellsburg and William Spitznagel of Follansbee.
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Washington
Austin Francis
Warwood Avenue
Wheeling
Representative Ramsay
W. Va
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Ramsay
James Foy, Jr
West Washington Street
Grafton
Donald Rodgers
Wellsburg
William Spitznagel
Follansbee
Advance In Rails Draw Scattered Market Response
New York on June 27 saw an advance in rail issues meet limited reaction across the stock market. Industrials churned, with leaders like U S Steel American Telephone Du Pont and General Electric little changed. carriers edged up one to more than two points, while utilities showed firm gains and transfers approximated, amid mixed action.
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New York
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Dupont
General Electric
National Pudiees
Oklahoma crude output offsets East Texas drop in weekly oil output
Tulsa, June 27. Increases in Oklahoma offset a big drop in East Texas production and helped bring about an advance of 5,153 barrels in the national crude oil output last week. U.S. daily production averaged 2,738,020 barrels, up from 2,732,867. Eastern fields rose by 2,000 barrels to 110,000 daily.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
East Texas
The
Oil and Gas Journal
United States
Prohibition Bureau to Cut 1300 Jobs inployers to be furloughed or dismissed
Washington June 27 The Attorney General announced more than 1300 prohibition bureau employees will be furloughed or dismissed by June 30 to save 4 million dollars in the next fiscal year. The plan includes reorganizing districts by moving Hawaii Puerto Rico Alaska to Marshals service and splitting the fifth district into new thirteenth district with Texas Louisiana joining it.
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Washington
Cummings
Prohibition Bureau
Congress
Lewis Douglas
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
United States
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
West Virginia Votes On 18th Amendment Repeal
Light turnout across Taylor county as polls close at 6 30 pm with an estimated 40 percent of 14 000 registered voters expected to cast ballots. Poll workers report the repeal trend is strong in the city and countywide with six precincts in the district anticipated to show large support. A mid afternoon canvas of Grafton Independent district recorded preliminary totals.
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West Virginia
Taylor County
Grafton
Ride Victim Found Dying Amid Interstate Rate Fight
In Washington June 27 a group of rail carriers began proceedings with the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise ex river coal rates to Youngstown and Cleveland as part of a broader intra state rate case. A man identified as R. S. Kern, chair of the Central Freight Association committee, was assaulted during earlier testimony and left dying near railroad tracks in Brilant cutoff area as the carriers seek to revise rates from Conway and Co Jonis on the Monongahela river to $1.01 and $1.56 for different destinations.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Youngstown
Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio-Pennsylvania-West
Pittsburgh
Kern
Central Freight Association
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Erie
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Conway and
Co Jonis
Monongahela River
Lightning Hits Barn In Ryder Farm Destroying Structure
Lightning struck a barn owned by Mrs. Della Snyder at Ryder and Smithfield, completely destroying the barn. The value was about 1500 dollars and no insurance was carried. Severe rain helped prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings.
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Smithfield
Della Snyder
Ryder
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South Penn
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Clarksburg
E. F. Weiss
Ohio County Repeal Organization
Huntington
Lincoln County
Naval School
James Foy
the Sentinel
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