House Rejects Senate Stand On RFC Loans
Charleston March 3 The Legislature closed the lame duck portion of its session with Democrats shifting to minor or emergency measures while the new Democratic administration under Gov H G Kump prepares to take office tomorrow Reversing a prior action the House rejected a Senate resolution condemning the policies of the reconstruction corporation A Senate substitution to repeal the state prohibition amendment moved to third reading after debate enlarging legislative control of liquor The House substitute prohibits distilled liquor at saloons and strengthens regulation An enabling act to grant the governor power to reduce salaries and consolidate agencies is on the calendar for two years in office The House also rejected a Senate resolution to repeal the Tyson Fitzgerald act providing retirement pay for disabled veterans Continued on page six
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Charleston
Mar
Morrow
H. G. Kump
Elkins
Senate
House
Reconstruction Corporation
Judiciary Committee
Th House
Congress
Rainey Chosen for Speaker as Democratic Caucus Votes
In Washington on March 3, the Democratic caucus selected an Illinois veteran, Rainey, to be Speaker, elevating him from floor leader. Burns narrowly won the party whip post over Bankhead as other votes shifted after Crosser and Burns withdrew. The race reflected Crump's influence in Tennessee and Tammany’s backing for Cullen, with Rainey securing 166 of 301 votes.
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Washington
Rainey
Ilinois
Congress
Representative Burns
Tennessee
Bankhead
Alabama
McDuffie
Rankin
Mississippi
Jones
Texas
Verey
Burns
Crosser
Ohio
Cullen
New York
Crump
Bake Sale Empire Market Saturday 10 A.M. Start
Grace and Grit Sunday School Class of A. B. Church hosts a bake sale at Empire Market on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. Funds support church activities and community programs.
Sharp Upswing On Market Takes Wall Street By Surprise
Wall Street saw a sudden upswing in the market during the second hour of trading today with major advances from one to over four points. Allied Chemicals rose more than four points and U S Steel preferred nearly five as other issues gained two to three or more points, including American Telephone.
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New York
Wall Street
Allied Chemicals
U.S. Steel
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
Capital City Ready for Inauguration Parade Atmosphere
Washington crowds flood the capital as Franklin D Roosevelt prepared to take office amid inaugural tumult. Hoovers final full day contrasts with the somber note from Thomas J Walsh death. The Roosevelts skip social events though official ceremonies proceed.
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Washington
Mar
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Clark Hoover
Thomas J. Walsh
Boettcher Father backs hunt for kidnapers
Denver March 3 Police and sheriffs aided by the Boettcher family fortune launched an all out search for the men who abducted 11 year old Charles Boettcher on February 12. Claude Boettcher paid a $60 000 ransom and vowed to spend his last penny to find the culprits. Two suspects are in custody and two gunfights have occurred in northern Colorado as authorities used radios and planes to sweep prairie and mountain areas across Colorado and Wyoming.
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Denver
Mar
Boettcher
Charles Boettcher
Plains
Claude K. Boettcher
Colorado
Wyoma
Three Black inmates executed at state penitentiary
In Columbia South Carolina on March 3 three Black men were electrocuted at the state penitentiary. The condemned were Will Sanders aged 14 who was convicted in a serious case involving a white woman and cousins James Jones and James Arthur Dicks who killed a cat farmer.
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Columbia, D. C
State Penitentiary
Will Sanders
James Jones
James Arthur Dicks
Rexall offers jig saw puzzle with milk of magnesia paste
Grafton Drug and Chemical Company the Rexall Store advertises a free 200 piece jig saw puzzle with purchase of 250 tube milk of magnesia toothpaste. The ad highlights a branded Rexall store promotion and product bundle.
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Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Rexall
Japanese Tide, Earthquake, Fire Devastate Region
A massive disaster strikes Japan and West Virginia reports show five percent deposit limits imposed on banks. The Bank Commissioner and Governor order compliance across state banks, while Japanese forces press toward Jehol City amid blizzards and air raids. Local and coastal impacts remain unclear as martial advances unfold.
Walsh’s Body Borne Back to Capital
Washington reports the state funeral for former Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana will be held in the capital likely Monday with President-elect Roosevelt possibly in attendance. Walsh died of a heart attack near Wilson North Carolina while en route to Washington to join Roosevelt’s cabinet. his widow Mrs. Walsh, formerly Senora Nieves Perez Chaumont de Truffin, found him unconscious aboard the Atlantic Coast Line train.
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Washington
Thomas J. Walsh
Capital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Montana
Walsh
Wilson
N. C
Senora Nieves Perez Chaumont de
West Virginia high school basketball battles for state title
Charleston March 3 West Virginia high school cagers on more than 20 courts compete for glory. Each victory narrows the field toward 36 teams entering the state tournament at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon with sectional contests slated for March 11.
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Charleston
Mar
West Virginia
Ore
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
General Meeting Of Bankers Called Tuesday
Charleston March 3 A general meeting of all West Virginia bankers was called for Tuesday to discuss the five per cent withdrawal regulations now in effect Banking Commissioner L R Charter Jr said the session would cover questions arising under the rules and potential plan to continue honoring state county municipal and district checks.
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Charleston
Mar
West Virginia
L. R. Charter, Jr
Charter
Certificate of Election for Davis Presented
Washington March 3 The certificate of election of U S Senator James J Davis Rep Pa was presented personally to Vice President Curtis today by Richard J Beamish secretary of state of Pennsylvania accompanied by a secret communication from Governor Pinchot which was not made public
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Washington
Mar
U. S
James J. Davis
Rep
Curtis
Richard J. Beamish
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Protective bank holidays spread across states
Twenty four states have taken protective steps for banks and depositors. Actions ranged from bank holidays to mandatory or optional withdrawal limits, declared yesterday or today in Texas Washington New Mexico Oregon Idaho Arizona Nevada Utah and Wisconsin. By Thursday districts had 21 states and the District of Columbia covered, with governors declaring moratoria or enabling banks to curb withdrawals. Michigan began the effort February 14 with an initial move.
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Associated Press
Texas
Washington
New Mexico
Oregon
Idaho
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Michigan
Pope sets holy hour for Gethsemane observance
Vatican announces Pope Pius directs world to observe a holy hour on April 6 marking the 1900th anniversary of Christ's agony. He will descend to St Peter's to venerate the sacrament of the hour, urging expiatory prayer to lift souls toward God amid purported evils.
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Vatican City
Mar
St. Peter's
Hoover Does Not Plan Statement On Banking Conditions
Washington March 3 President Hoover after a conference with financial leaders authorized a contradiction of reports that he would issue a statement before nightfall on banking and business conditions. Reporters pursue the unknown origin of the so called scheme of State conventions.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
Earthquake and tidal wave devastate Honshu coast
Tokyo reports by AP show more than 1,500 killed and 7,930 homes destroyed as quake, tidal waves and fire hit Iwate Miyagi Aomori and Hokido provinces. Debris and boats washed away along 400 miles of coastline with hundreds missing and regions still unreported.
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Iwate
Aomoro
Miyagi
Japan
Tokyo
Honshu
Miyako
Aomori
Hokkido
Hakodate
Hokkaido
Eight Convicted In Kidnapping Of Fish Peddler
Eight men charged with kidnapping Garrett Schenck a Hopewell New Jersey fishmonger and suspect in the Lindbergh case were convicted. They lured him from his home near the Lindbergh estate and held him in a mountain cabin near DuBois from June 10 to September 3 last year.
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Clearfield
Garrett Schenck
Hopewell
N. J
Schenck
Cummings Named to Fill Walsh’s Attorney General Post
President elect Roosevelt announced Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut as attorney general in place of the late Montana Senator Walsh. Capitol chatter centered on seven names including Sugar Sherley, Arthur F. Mullen, Felix Frankfurter, James A. Reed, Huston Thompson, and others poised as potential nominees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Homer S. Cummings
Connecticut
Walsh
Montana
Swagar Sherley
Kentucky
Arthur F. Mullen
Nebraska
Capitol
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Cambridge
Mass
James A. Reed
Missouri
Huston Thompson
Denver
Trade Commission
Wager
New York
George
Georgia
Guy A. Thompson
St. Louis
Manila Quake Shakes Luzon. No Damage Reported
Manila and the Luzon region were struck by an earthquake today with no damage reported. In 1932 American manufacturers exported 24,045 radio receiving sets to Belgium.
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Manila
P. 1
Mar
Luzon Island
Belgium
Saturday Specials at Kleen Krust Bakery
Oven fresh cupcakes with icing two dozen. Pecan rolls and pies in varieties mince raisin cherry. Raisin bread loaf and sliced bread on offer. Tasty Bread and Tasty Sliced Bread available. Addressed to shoppers in town.
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Kleen Krust Bakery
McAdoo urges closing stock exchange and extra session
Senator-elect McAdoo, former treasury secretary, recommends shutting the New York Stock Exchange until the nation stabilizes and calling an immediate extra session of Congress to address banking crises amid continued murmurings of a limited government bank deposit guarantee.
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Capitol
McAdoo
Treasury
Wilson
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
New York
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Byrnes
Roosevelts
Hunt For
Grafton
China
Banking
WM. G. Conley
Legislature
First National Bank
Taylor County Bank
Commissioner of Banking
Jehol
Pingchuan
Peiping
Chinchow
Manchuria
Jehol Province
Tadashi Kawahara
Lingyuan
Ssutaoling
Peking
Kunizo Matsuda
Chienping
Kennosuke Mogi
Chihifeng
Wenhua
Manchukuo
Mogi
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Bankers
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Pontiff
Cummings
Madoo
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