County unit school bill foes battle in Charleston
In Charleston on May 1 opponents of the county unit school bill clash with supporters in the house of delegates over including or exempting independent districts. The day ends with no decision as heated clashes and gallery crowds carry the dispute to May 2. De Guyer proposes delaying action and later removes independent districts, but the vote defeats the floor motion.
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House’ of Delegates
Board of Education
Chrleston
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Kanawha
de Gruyter
Girl 17 Kills Self After Tragic Car Crash
Riverside high school girl Marie Bode, 17, drove family car into a bicycle rider killing a seven year old. She expressed remorse after the accident. Today she was found dead by suicide. Police report progress as they investigate the fatal incident and its aftermath.
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Chicago
Marie Bode
Riverside
Randolph Will Speak at Clarksburg Saturday Meeting
Assistant Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring and Representative Jennings Randolph will fly to Clarksburg in an army plane to address the state meeting of young Democratic clubs Saturday. Randolph also accepted an invitation to deliver the Memorial Day address at the National Cemetery in Grafton West Virginia.
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Washinon
Harry H. Woodring
Jennings Randolph
Clarksburg
Randolph
National Cemetery
Grafton
W. Va
Oil Men Slam Crude Drop As Losses Hit Bradford
Bradford oil producers say current crude prices cut about one dollar per barrel, the steepest since 1911. They urge Interior Secretary Harold Ickes to act, citing a 20 percent reduction and threats of annihilation to the industry.
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Bradford
Harold H. Ickes
Interior
Oil Producers Association
Ickes
League Council Tackles Paraguay Bolivian War Declaration
Geneva May 11 The League of Nations convoked a special session to consider Paraguay's declaration of war against Bolivia. The council met to debate the issue and determine a response.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Paraguay
Bolivia
St Augustine's School Friday Evening Show Adip Prices
Entertainment listing for St Augustine's School with a Friday evening program at 8 o'clock. Adults 85 cents children 25 cents admission details.
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St. Augustine’s School
Japan Warns Peiping Of Attack Over Chinese Opposition
Peiping May 11 Japanese warplanes dropped handbills over the forbidden city warning China to cease opposition and break from Chang Kai-shek. The handbills warned of Kupekow tragedy if not heeded. American missionaries fleeing Huai province arrived, describing bands as Communists. Japanese forces reportedly clear on Swan river boundary and promising neutral zone gains. cities north of the wall claimed fallen after air, artillery, and infantry assaults.
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China
Forbidden City
Marshall Chang Kai-Shek
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Huaich Province
Yochow
Here
Reformed Church of the
United States
Philadelphia
Associated Press
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Yungping
Sahochia
Hsifeng Pass
Tsienan
Changui
Tilles
Tilles North Pver
Accord Near On Public Works Bill With Industrial Control
Senator Wagner announced a near agreement on the public works bill to include an industrial control provision. The plan envisions voluntary industry accords on production hours and wages, with government power to compel noncompliant minorities. A tax to fund the $3.3 billion public works section was contemplated, details unclear.
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Plan Reorganization Costs Approved for National Gas and Electric
Wilmington Del May 11 Chancellor J C Wolcott signed an order allowing receivers of the National Gas and Electric Corp to pay bond and noteholders committee 2500 to cover costs of preparing and distributing a proposed reorganization plan. The plan is agreed upon by the receivers and the committee. The corporation operates in seven states including West Virginia.
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Dela
J. C. Wolcott
National Gas and Electric Corporation
West Virginia
Bonus Seeking Veterans Guard Capitol Hill as Army Grows
Washington May 11 police detail 25 to Capitol Hill to guard against possible unrest by bonus seeking veterans. A crowd led by Harold Poulkrod camps near the Capitol. Fort Hunt hosts about 300 veterans. Officials estimate 8,000 to 10,000 may be en route by week’s end amid tensions over sanitation and camp facilities.
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Washington Terminal Company
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Foulkrod
Senate Takes Up Tax Bill in Washington May 11
The Senate began consideration of a new tax bill that moves the 3 percent electricity tax from domestic consumers to producers and industrial users. It sets a one year term from July 1 and reduces local drop letter postage from three to two cents. It also authorizes President Roosevelt to cut first class postal rates to two cents and adjust other rates.
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Senate
House
Roosevelt
Dynamite Rips Big Crevasse in Levee Near Belzoni
A trio of dynamite charges opened a wide crevasse about a mile south of Belzoni Mississippi early today. National guardsmen were sent by Gov. Sennett to shore up the levee while convicts worked to seal the gap. Windows in homes a mile away shattered from the blast. Meanwhile West Virginia farmers saw cash income fall to about 47 percent of 1929, slightly above the national drop.
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Miss
Here
Sennett
Atchafalaya
Silver City
Washington
West Virginia
Prize Awarded For Prohibition Essay By Rev Hanes
Robert Findley, 11, of Crystal Springs school, won a $5 prize in a county wide prohibition essay contest. The Rev B E Hanes hosted the judging. Findley submitted I shall not drink intoxicating liquors because statements citing laws health Bible and efficiency.
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B. E. Hanes
Grafton Christian Church
Robert Findley
Crystal Springs
First Christian Church
Robert
Wilma Ray
Body of Missing Man Recovered in Ohio River
West Union authorities report Harley Guy Thomas, 44, of Parkersburg, whose body was found in the Ohio river near Sardis, Ohio, died by drowning. An inquest in Bardis and an Woodsfield autopsy found no foul play. Identified by a Masonic ring and papers, the former West Union resident disappeared February 2.
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Harley Guy Thomas
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Ohio River
Sardis
Thomas
Moundsville
Bardis
Coal industry shows pickup in demand in several states
Cincinnati Ohio May 11. A definite improvement in demand for coal was reported today by Appalachian Coals Inc marketing agency for the high volatile fields of Kentucky West Virginia Virginia and Tennessee.
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Cincinnati
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Thousands Get Jobs as Business Improves Across Nation
Reports from industries nationwide show improvement in business, causing wage increases and reemployment for thousands. Analysts point to rising railroad car loadings, steel output, and electric consumption as signs of a sustained upturn, with stock prices reflecting the optimistic trend.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Pacific
Petroleum legislation discussed by American Petroleum Institute
New York May 11. A meeting of directors of the American Petroleum Institute adjourned without action after less than half the board attended. Five members were present out of 9,600, deemed insufficient to commit the membership to any course. A Tulsa meeting will be held next week to elect a new president to succeed C. B. Ames, who resigned to become chairman of a Texas corporation.
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American Petroleum Institute
Tulsa
Okla
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