All Of West Virginia's 127 Banks Begin Operations Today
West Virginia restores banking normalcy as 127 state banks reopen fully today after March 2 restrictions. A handful in clearing house cities reopened yesterday. several national banks also opened in the state with details from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond listing authorized institutions for March 15.
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West Virginia
Charleston
L. R. Charter, Jr
State Banking Department
Time extended for income tax returns to March 31
The Treasury lifted the filing deadline to March 31 to ease crowds at IRS offices after the new tax bill. Taxpayers can delay payments but must cover at least a quarter of the owed tax and incur six percent interest from March 15 on that installment.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Torso of Internal Revenue
Bank reopening spreads as tax deadline extends to March 31
The Associated Press reports New York stock and curb exchanges opened with hundreds of smaller banks nationwide cleared to reopen. Secretary Woodin again praises orderly Treasury efforts while business activity gains momentum. Income tax payment deadline extended to March 31 due to bank holiday interruptions. Continued on Page Six.
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Associated Press
New York
Woodin
Treasury
Department
Beer Bill Nears Senate Action With Wine Amendment
Washington March 15 The house beer bill neared final congressional approval after a favorable report from the senate finance committee An amendment would legalize wine and fruit juices of 3 2 percent alcohol matching the beer limit Chairman Harrison said the measure would be called up in the senate immediately after the pending economy bill Debating tomorrow the senate aims to pass the measure to the White House by week’s end and have it take effect 15 days after Roosevelt signs It would return to the house due to the wine amendment but leaders expect House acceptance
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
House
Luke Lea and Son Confined to Jail in North Carolina Case
Clarkesville Tenn March 15 Col Luke Lea publisher Nashville and his son Luke Lea Jr were jailed awaiting a habeas corpus hearing after extradition order. They were convicted in Asheville in August 1931 on charges tied to banking laws linked to the collapse of the Central Bank and Trust Company.
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Clarkesville
Tenn
North Carolina
Col- Luke Lea
Nashville
Luke Lea
Colonel Lea
United States
Asheville
Central Bank and Trust Company
Air Excursion Plan Linked Denver to Kansas City
Denver March 15 latest leap in air travel envisions a legal airline offering after weekend excursions between Denver and Kansas City. Round trips will feature special excursion rates with a 30 day return window, mirroring railway practice.
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Denver
Col
Kansas City
Banks Open For Business In County After Federal State Rules
Grafton banks resume operations under federal and state authority. First National Bank cashier O Jay Fleming received a Richmond Federal Reserve telegram authorizing normal banking except gold payments and hoarding withdrawals. Taylor County Bank cashier Leslie J Loar was directed to open for usual business by the state banking commissioner. Both banks operate under nationwide regulatory guidelines ensuring liquidity for commercial accounts.
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First National Bank
Taylor County Bank
Federal
O. Jay Fleming
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank
Secretary of Treasury
Leslie J. Loar
L. R. Charter, Jr
Quake Proof Buildings To Be Erected
Long Beach and Los Angeles report tremors felt late last night and early today. The shocks disrupted a police station clock and loosened bricks but caused no serious damage. Engineers cite surveys suggesting fortifications against earthquake damage as new impetus.
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Long Beach
Calif
Huntington Park
Los Angeles
California
Banks Reopen In All Parts Nation
The banking system operates on an almost normal scale as Roosevelt’s reopening plan extends to virtually every region. Hundreds of smaller banks join large ones in 12 Federal Reserve districts and 250 clearing centers. The New York Stock Exchange and other exchanges resume trading with a wave of buying lifting many leaders one to seven points.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve District
New York Stock Exchange
Roosevelt Seeks Authority To Deal With Farm Ills
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress for emergency farm and unemployment measures. The plan includes a one year acreage control experiment to raise crop values and a nationwide job program to hire idle workers for immediate reforestation work. Democratic leaders promise swift action in both houses, and Roosevelt reportedly explored a separate move to forge a world wheat production agreement with Canada, ahead of any world conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Keane Party
New York
Canada
Inmate Attack Fatal to U G Arnett at Pruntytown
Ulysses G. Arnett sixty a guard at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys Pruntytown died at Fairmont Emergency Hospital from a fractured skull after an assault with an improvised blackjack Saturday night in the administration building. Harold Becheler an inmate. three other boys Shirley Shamblin William Snow and Alden Hoke implicated. Funeral plans set with services tomorrow at Pruntytown Methodist Church. Remains to be interred in Clarksburg.
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Ulysses G. Arnett
West Virginia
Pruntytown
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Hawkins
Clarksburg
Arnett
Behe ‘Ler
Summers County
Shirley Shamblin
Jackson County
William Snow
Fayette County
Alden Hoke
Cabell County
Becheler
Kump Curbs Road Work Amid Emergency Powers
Governor Kump uses emergency powers to cut road commission spending by 25 percent across state employes not under contract. He halts all new road surveys, discharges nonessential staff, stores autos and equipment, and pushes bills toward law without signature. Statehouse circles say many bills were rushed through.
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Charleston
Kump
Road Commission
Pice Ima Giately
Tin State House
Edouard Herriot Urges France to Pay Debt to United States
Paris reports former premier Edouard Herriot warns France it must settle its three months overdue 19 million dollar debt to the United States promptly in light of changed conditions in central Europe. He backs a three power accord with United States and Britain as the best guarantee of freedom and peace. He seeks a chamber vote on payment before ambassador Andre Levire De Laboulaye departs for Washington in April.
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Paris
Edouard Herriot
France
United States
Europe
League of Nations
Hitler
Rhineland
Fleer
Herriot
England
Champer of Deputies
Government
Andre Levire de Laboulay
Washington
Economy bill under debate with limited passage forecast
The senate spent a third day on the administration economy measure with restricted debate and leaders predicting passage before adjournment. House approval already secured. the 10 hour session saw amendments that trimmed the planned half billion in savings from veterans benefits and federal salaries. Democratic leaders expect further changes but aim to keep core principles intact before sending back to the house.
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Washington
Senate
A B Corder Not Expected To Live
Word from A B Corder a prominent stockman and farmer four miles west of Pruntytown Route 50 says he may not live through the night after a stroke in Florida two weeks ago. He is rational at times and steadily weakening. Farmers in Hartnett county N C have formed a mutual exchange to buy and sell surplus produce.
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A. B. Corder
Pruntytown
Hartnett County
Local Mutual Building & Loan opens after banking holiday
Officers of the Mutual Building and Loan Association received a telegram from state banking commissioner L R Charter Jr authorising reopening for regular business this morning. The society joins banks in resuming activity after President Roosevelt’s banking holiday order. The local officers are President G T Bartlett Vice President Wm Archdeacon Treasurer Charles Brinkman and Secretary Harry Friedman.
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Mutual Building & Loan Association
L. R. Charter, Jr
Roosevelt
G. T. Bartlett
Wm. Archdeacon
Charles Brinkman
Harry Friedman
Tornado devastates Tennessee with 30 dead and 200 injured
A March tornado plowed from the Mississippi border through Tennessee and into Kentucky causing about 30 known deaths and over 200 injuries with property damage near 1 million dollars. It struck Nashville and towns including Harrogate Jellico and Kingsport, destroying homes and destroying buildings as eight fatalities were reported in Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee-Kentucky
Mississippi
Cumberlands
Arkansas
Missouri
Harrogate
Jellico
Kingsport
Tennessee
Coal Miner Searched in Mine Shanty Death
Morgantown March 15 57 year old coal miner Steve Felix is sought by state police after Louis Nelis 63 was shot to death in a fight inside a mine shanty authorities pursue the miner as a person of interest in the fatal incident and continue inquiries at the scene and surrounding area
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Morgantown
Steve Felix
Louis Nelis
Nelis
Six Girls Die In Fire At Canada Match Factory
Six girls burned to death in a fire and explosion at a Canadian factory in Hall Quebec. Fifteen workers reported missing after the blast in a mixing tank. The fire, triggered by an explosion, devastates the plant as investigators probe the tragedy.
Memories of Old Erin Play at St Patrick’s Day Evening
Andrews M BE presents a St Patrick’s Day program at Church Street on Friday March 17 at 8 o clock. Under auspices Group 8 and Ladies Aid tickets cost 15 and 25 cents and are available at Millers Shoe Store.
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Old Erin
Andrews M. BE
ST Patrick's Day
Group 8
Ladies Aid
Millers Shoe Store
Worst flood predicted in Ohio Valley heavy deluge hits cities
Massive flood fears sweep the Ohio Valley as the Ohio River nears 45.6 feet and water floods Kanawha lowlands. In Huntington and Wheeling backwaters isolate communities while roads flood and streetcar routes fail. Clarksburg reports relief as rivers recede from flood levels.
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Charleston
Ohio
Kanawha River
Parkersburg
Huntington
Wheeling
Ohio Valley
Island
Seventh Ward
Benwood
Moundsville
Arrest Head of Harriman Bank in New York
Joseph W. Harriman former president and now chairman of Harriman National Bank and Trust Company was arrested at his Manhattan home. Federal investigators indicated misuse of 1 393 000 linked to bank stock purchases. Harriman 66, a Belleville New York native associated with banking since age 16, was charged with causing false entries to deceive the comptroller of currency. He was arraigned in Red? on his sickbed amid coronary thrombosis and held on 25000 bond posted by surety. a deputy was sent with a warrant but physicians refrained from serving it.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Manhattan
U. S
George Z. Medalie
Harriman
Belleville
N. Y
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