West Virginia Legislature Passes Fire Flood Finance Bill
Charleston May 19 The House passed a bill allowing cities to borrow from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for flood control and straightening the Tygarts Valley bend at Elkins. It also approved a plan to place 500,000 acres of tax delinquent wood lands into the federal reforestation program and set up a new conservation department. The flexible gasoline tax measure was defeated 52 to 27. The adjournment date was set for May 27 amid a renewed county unit school debate and a pending Senate proposal. Virginia University’s T. Frame resignation spawns director rumors at WVU with Dickinson and Framme in leadership talks.
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Argpove
Charleston
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House
Senate
Harper
Randolph
Tygarts Valley
Elkins
West Virginia
Kump
Conservation
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Game
Fir
Forestry Commission
House of Delegates
Virginia University
Frame
Dickingon
D. Framme
College of Agriculture
Dickinson
Board of Appeals
West Virginia High School Athletic Association
Weeds Must Be Hoed In Pleasants Delegates Garden Leave
Charleston May 19 A house granted Delegate Hickel Pleasants a leave of absence to tend his garden after he said weeds were springing up at home. The request was approved unanimously to straighten out his garden despite legislative problems.
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Charleston
Hickel
Pleasants
Paintings to Be Unveiled at United Brethren Service
At the Sunday evening service two memorial paintings by Rex Nuzum will be unveiled. One shows Jesus and His Disciples in the Wheat Field, donated by Mrs. B F Poe in memory of Mr and Mrs John Li Magill. The second depicts Jesus and Mary at the Tomb, contributed by Miss Nellie Shumaker in memory of Mrs J F Shumaker. Dedication address by Rev Lois R Luzadder.
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The
United Brethren
Rex Nuzum
Jesus
B. F. Poe
John Li. Magill
Mary
Nellie Shumaker
J. F. Shumaker
Astor
Lois R. Luzadder
Visitors From Coast Sleep Under Tent on East Coast Tour
A coastal party led by 71 year old John W. Richman camps on Maple Avenue near New York after an auto trip from the Pacific via the Southwest and Miami. The visitors, including Levi and Daniel Richman and representatives of Standard Oil, sleep in a tent on the lawn and refuse house hospitality, enjoying camp life aboard their camp vehicles. Oil shares rose while petroleum company loans stayed in demand at higher prices on the stock and curb exchanges.
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Stock Exchange
Curb Exchange
Petroleum
John W. Richman
Standard Oil
Newphews
Levi
Daniel Richman
Jersey
Ohio Oil
Houston
Texas
Gilroy
California
Corporation
William
J. Richman
Maple Avenue
Southwest
Miami
Florida
Mr. Ricman
Moatsville
West Virginia
Pacific Coast
Richman
Stock Market Fluctuates In Erratic Session
New York May 19 stock action edged through ups and downs with oils and metals firm early then trimming gains. Allied Chemical slipped about a point while American Can Du Pont and Santa Fe drifted fractionally. Radio rose slightly in heavy volume near 3,200,000 shares traded. Standard Oil of New Jersey Consolidated Gas St. Joseph Lead American Smelting and U S Steel gained small fractions.
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New York
Allied Chemical
American Can
du Pont
Santa Fe
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Consolidated Gas
St. Joseph Lead
American Smelting
U. 8. Steel
Oil Control Planned in Industrial Supervision Bill
Washington May 19 The administration contemplates a provision to give the government control over the oil industry in the industrial supervision bill. The president prepared a message for Vice President Garner and Speaker Rainey outlining the situation and Secretary Ickes drafted the bill imposing federal control due to serious overproduction.
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Washington
Garner
Rainey
Ickes
Oil stocks rally on expected admin action to curb output
Oil stocks led a market curb with Gulf, Standard of Ohio, Standard of Indiana, and Texas advancing one to two points as news spread about anticipated government steps to reduce excessive production.
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Gulf
Standard of
Ohio
Indiana
Texas
Boy To Be Quizzed On Disastrous Fire
Auburn, May 19. Eleven year old Renaud Cote was ordered into court as investigators question him about Monday's fire that destroyed over 1 million dollars in property and left about 1500 people homeless. Fred M Kirtin, a special investigator for the national board of underwriters, said the boy confessed to starting the blaze.
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Auburn
Poline
Renaud Cote
Cote
Fred M Kirtin
New York
National Board of Underwriters
Labor backs Muscle Shoals works bill in Roosevelts policy
Washington reports labor leader William Green testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, backing President Roosevelt's $3.3 billion public works bill with amendments on yellow dog contracts. Roosevelt signed the measure into law amid a Justice Department probe into private utilities leasing Muscle Shoals power. Senate and House figures praised the victory after years of struggle, while officials warned against land speculation and noted tax revenue shifts following the new billion-dollar levy. Also included are notices on fertilizer ads and Edison Mazda lamp agent appointment in Grafton West Virginia.
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Washington
Organized Labor
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House
Ways and Means
Green
Wagner
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River Valley
Department of Justice
Norris
Congress
Nebraska
Bloodstained notes terrorize family in Virginia camps
Bloodstained notes threaten the life of Mrs. Clyde G. Calkins, terrorizing a family in two Far West Virginia camps. Police and postal inspectors jointly investigate as fear spreads among forestry workers in Joliet and surrounding areas.
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Joliet, Til
Clyde G. Calkins
Forestation Soldiers Depart Fort Knox for West Virginia
A special trainload of reforestation soldiers left Fort Knox today bound for West Virginia. Units will detrain at Camp Dry Fork near Davis Camp Parsons near Parsons and Camp Laurel Fork near East Grady. The companies first will go to Elkins to report to the district commander.
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Fort Knox
West Virginia
Camp Dry Fork
Davis
Camp Parsons
Parsons
Soviet Reply to Roosevelt Peace Appeal
The Soviet government informed President Roosevelt that its response to his arms reduction appeal would meet with favorable reaction from the peace parties of no union of a Soviet socialist republic.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Soviet Socialist Republic
Would Give Ickes Wide Oil Regulating Powers
A bill by Representative Marland proposes granting the secretary of the interior broad authority to regulate oil. The move precedes a Roosevelt message to leaders urging passage of such legislation. The measure signals a push to centralize oil regulation at the federal level.
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Ickes
Washington
Secretary of Interior
Representative Marland
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Lewis County Forest Quota Is Selected
Weston May 19 An announcement was made that the third group from Toretal county has been selected to receive employment in the reforestation program of the woods.
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Lewis County
Weston
Toretal County
Woos
Beer revenue adds nine million to government income
Washington reports that legalized beer brought in 9,139,637 dollars in April as most other taxes declined. Beer collections from the five dollar per barrel levy totaled 8,269,052 dollars while license fees for retail and wholesale dealers in the 3.2 beer beverage added 269,81 dollars and the tax on 3.2 wine beverage amounted to 824 dollars.
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Congress
Washington
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the Men’s Store
John A. Keener
Charles W. Lewis
H. C. Miller
Hillsdale
George T. Brough-Waters
E. F. Clark
Grafton
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Mont
Jacob’s Meat Market
Chuce
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Hamburg
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White Company
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