Transmit Bill to Aid Labor in Senate Action
Washington reports the senate sent to the house the third Wagner measure to extend labor department activity create a national employment office system and aid states in forming agencies It would authorize 4 million dollars over four years with 75 percent to states and the rest for administration a federal advisory council of employers and employees would guide policy and ensure impartiality two earlier Wagner bills passed for long range employment and unemployment statistics.
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Senate
House
Lato
Labor Department
Wagner
Dens
New York
Long Delayed Leonard Street Paving May Start Next Week
City street Commissioner Hin kle announced that paving on Leonard street, long delayed, would likely begin next week if the low bid contractor W. P. Withers finishes another road project this week. Leonard street connects Main with Washington above Burnhold's curve in the First Ward. Kiwanis Club meets tonight at Hotel Grafton with a program to be announced as a surprise from the West Main street improvement effort continues.
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City Street
Hinkle
Leonard Street
W. P. Withers
Leonard’ Street
Pirst Ward
Main Street
Washington
The
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Hotel Grafton
West Main Street
Philippi
Boyd
St. John Street
Hospital drive launches plan for new Grafton area
The Grafton and Taylor County Hospital Association starts a campaign for a new hospital to replace the current facility. Petitions are circulated to persuade voters to approve a $100,000 levy for construction. Mayor Charles C. King says a 10 mill levy could be arranged by cutting other items, while the present city hospital continues operating.
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Grafton and Taylor County Hospital Association
Fegan
Workers of Free Association
Charles C. King Bald
City Hospital
Civic groups back drive to replace overcrowded institution
Civic clubs have endorsed the effort to replace the overcrowded institution. The Rotary Club Kiwanis and Quota clubs have given their full backing to the project as part of the community drive.
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Rotary Club
Kiwanis
Phone Station Stolen at Fairmont County Court House
A burglar stole the pay station telephone and the coin box contents from the Fairmont county court house. The theft was found today by a telephone company collector during his monthly round as authorities searched for other law violators.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fire crews extinguish small blaze at Latrobe Street
Firemen were summoned around 12:30 AM to 20 Latrobe Street to tackle a small fire in the Uruguayan government apartments above Kimmel pool rooms. No damage occurred as chemicals were used to extinguish the flames. Authorities suspect the fire started from a match or a rat involved in waste paper.
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Latrobe Street
Urwuyan
Charles Hortem
Kimmel
Greenwald
Song of the West praised for perfect blend of entertainment
Review highlights the singing and talking screen in 100 percent natural color, claiming the production combines all elements of great showmanship into an immersive experience.
Cagle resigns from United States Military Academy
West Point May 13. Cadet Christian Keener Cagle resigned from the academy after presenting a certificate stating he was married. General William R. Smith ordered an investigation and directed the cadet to resign immediately after a marriage certificate was confirmed. Cagle was convalescing from a tender operation at the cadet hospital in Gretna, Louisiana.
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West Point
N.Y
Christian Keener Cagle
United States Military Academy
William R. Smith
Academy
War Department
Washington
Associated Press
Gretna
Cagle
Smith
M. A. Shockley
Shockley
Murder charge filed against Mendocino rancher in taxi driver killing
In San Francisco on May 13 a first-degree murder charge was filed against J Warren Dutton a 36 year old Mendocino County California rancher for the shooting death of Robert Arnolde 20 driver of a taxicab carrying Dutton. The incident occurred yesterday prompting the formal charge. In Fairmont West Virginia on May 13 traffic on the Gratton Wheeling line was halted for eight hours after several freight cars derailed at a crossing near Mannington. Service resumed at noon today.
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San Francisco
J. Warren Dutton
Mendogino County
Calif
Robert Arnolde
Dutton
Fairmont
W. Va
Gratton
Plea Entered in Second Degree Murder Case
James Matthew Maxon Jr. son of the Tennessee bishop coadjutor pleaded not guilty to a second degree murder indictment. He was held on fifteen thousand dollars bail after the arraignment in New York. The charge follows the killing of David Paynter, an elderly pressman, during a boarding house brawl.
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New York
James Matthew Maxon, Jr
Tennessee
Maxon
David Paynter
Fire destroys A. G. Spalding plant in Chicopee
A blaze today at the A. G. Spalding Bros. sporting goods plant in Chicopee destroyed the refinery building. Explosive golf ball materials fed the flames and threatened the entire facility. Damage was unofficially estimated between 150000 and 200000 dollars.
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Chicopee
Mass
A. G. Spalding Bros. Sporting Goods Manufacturing
Merchant slain in Richmond home near midnight
Harry Rohm, 45, Richmond leather merchant, was found shot to death in his home shortly before midnight. Police call it murder. The discovery was made by his wife, recently remarried, and his daughter Anne.
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Richmond
Harry Rohm
Men clasp hands in settlement of $100000 suit
Nicholas Linger and William Gorell, neighbors for 50 years, ended a $100,000 suit in Middlebourne West Virginia when Linger paid Gorell $20,000 damages after a jury awarded the damages for alleged alienation of affection. Mrs Gorell died during the trial.
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Middlebourne
W. Vz
Nicholas Linger
William Gorell
Linger
Gorell
Clarksburg Chosen for 1931 Optometrists Convention
Clarksburg was selected today for the 1931 convention of the West Virginia Association of Optometrists. The meeting date will be set later. Speakers included Dr. William Mendelsohn, professor of professional economies at Northern Illinois College of Optometry, Dr. Carl Shepard, professor of applied technique at the same school, and Dr. G. L. Gallagher of Parkersburg, newly elected secretary of the association.
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Fairmont
Clarksburg
West Virginia Association of Optometrists
William Mendelsohrz
Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Carl 8. Shepard
G. L. Gallagher
Parkersburg
California doctor claims cancer cured by low pressure treatment
Berkeley May 13 A University of California Medical School physician announced he had cured cancer in rats using low pressure tanks that create a controlled atmosphere. The study suggests potential human applications though outcomes remain unproven and not prophesied.
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Berkeley
Calif
H. 8. Sumeratroem
University of California Mediest
Simulated High Altitude Healing Study Cited
In a fragmentary report Dr. Sunderstroem claimed a fair percentage of healings in simulated high altitude tests. He warned of dangers as rats adapted to low pressure, noting about half died during gradual exposure.
Torrential Rains and Hail Ravage Oklahoma Crops
Severe storms sweep eight northwestern Oklahoma counties with damaging hail and winds. Crops damaged, trees stripped, livestock harmed, and homes struck as crews assess the impact across the region.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Pleads Not Guilty Slayer of Children in Columbus Case
Mrs Ethel Geller pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder at arraignment held at the hospital bedside. She waived examination and was held to the county grand jury. The arraignment took place May 13 in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ethel Geller
Motion to dismiss temporary injunctive election limit
H W Houston Charleston attorney stated he will present a motion tomorrow in Kanawha county circuit court to dismiss a temporary injunction. The injunction restrains officers of an unnamed organization from holding an election on May 15. The case concerns the candidacy of H Gillot of Pittsburgh for an unspecified office.
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Charleston
H. Gillot
Pittsburgh
Amelia
Anna
H.W. Houston
Cliaton
Kanawha County
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