Lloyd George Attacks Lindbergh Over Russia Visit
former British prime minister Lloyd George called Charles Lindbergh amiable yet a tool of scheming men. He criticized Lindbergh for claiming Russian air force strength and misrepresenting Soviet leaders during the crisis, stating Russia had the finest air force in the world. Col. Lindbergh and his wife toured the Soviet Union Aug 17 to 31.
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London
David Lloyd George
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Soviet Union
New Spending Proposal for Nationwide Home Building Program
Continued discussion outlines releasing 1.5 billion of the stabilization fund to back a broad homebuilding plan. Proposals include loans to small firms, Social Security liberalization, old age pensions, and government insurance of utility loans. Officials Wagner, Pepper, Eccles, Henderson noted, with Ickes signaling further public works spending. A new agency would take over the stabilization fund and lend at low rates to low and middle income buyers.
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Treasury
PWA
Wagner
D.-N
Pepper
D-Pla
Eccles
Federal Reserve ‘Board
Leon
Henderson
Securities Commission
Ickes
Stabilization Funde
State Rotary Parley Opens in Huntington
Allen L. Oliver of Cape Girardeau keynote at the opening session of the Rotary International district convention in Huntington. About 200 Rotarians from 46 clubs gathered as the world wide re examination of club aims began with a Rotary observance week planned for February 14, 1940. District Governor Kenneth M. Gillespie led the reports and nominating committee slate.
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Huntington
Allen L. Oliver
Cape Girardeau
West Virginia
Olivet
Rotary International
Oliver
Gillespie
Joseph Rosier
Faimont State
Boy Scouts Honor Their Seniors Last Evening
Regular meeting of troop 6 of Boy Scouts of America was held last night at St. Pauls Methodist church parlors. Senior Patrol Leader Robert Mathews led the session with inspection by Scout master J O Parkhill and assistants. Senior scouts Herman Price James Riley Charles Stafford Robert Matthews and Robert Hamilton received badges from Assistant Scoutmaster Frisi Newcome. The night closed with a first aid contest.
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Boy Scouts of America
St. Paul's Methodist Char
Robert Mathews
J. O. Parkhill
Herman Price
James Riley
Charles Stafford
Robert Hamilton
Frisi Newcome
Youth acquitted in Lindbergh law case at Huntington
John Scaff 24 was acquitted by a federal court jury on charges of violating the Lindbergh kidnaping law. He was accused of abducting Mrs. Mary Curtis 26 from Huntington to Portsmouth and attempting to force her to marry him.
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Huntington
John Scaff
Scaff
Mary Curtis
Portsmouth
Slayer of Brother Is Convicted Of Murder
ENID Okla May 19 Roy Murphy 40 year old farmer convicted of killing his brother. The verdict carried the death penalty. The state ended his three weeks hunger strike by injecting glucose.
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Enid
Okla
Roy Murphy
Murphy
Marihuana Ring Busted in Cleveland Raids Net 18
Overnight police raids in Cleveland rounded up 18 persons including three women ending a lengthy probe into a marijuana trafficking operation described as a 500000 dollar yearly business. Lieutenant Peter Allen said many young users escaped through windows during a raid on a tea room in a black neighborhood.
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Cleveland
Peter Allen
Trainrider Sentenced to Jail by Magistrate
Charles Davis of Pasadena California admitted train riding and pleaded guilty before Justice Have G White Sr He was sentenced to five days in Taylor County jail after failing to pay the fine, serving the jail term.
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Charles Davis
Pasadena
California
Taylor County
Justice of the Peace
Davis
Funeral held for 82 year old Mason County farmer
Aged man Joseph M. Shelmnes, a lifelong Mason County resident and prominent farmer, died recently. Funeral services were held today in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Joseph M. Shelmnes
Mason County
Republic Steel Accused of Violations at Two Mines
The National Labor Relations Board charges Republic Steel violated the Wagner Act by firing 58 United Mine Workers for union activity and dominating an independent union at two Fayette County mines. Hearing set May 25 in Uniontown. The company operated captive mines in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky.
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Pittsburgh
National Labor Relatons Board
Republic Steel Corporaton
United Mine Workers
Fayette County
United Mine Workers, Union
Independent Workmen's Brotherhood of Miners
Uniontown
Trotter
UMW
Davidson
Republic
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Police Roundup in Shanghai Across International Zones
In Shanghai today police rounded up scores of Chinese suspected of questionable activity in the international settlement and the French concession. Armed suspects were detained for examination as ground searches covered pedestrians, cars, alleys, and buildings. Soviet and foreign patrols assisted in the defense zones amid barbed wire fencing along major routes. The operation, possibly lasting several days, was not aimed at any single nationality.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
United States
Britain
France
Social Security Amendments Advance in House
The House Ways and Means Committee gave final approval to broad amendments to expand coverage and reduce taxes. The bill would liberalize early old age benefits, start pensions in 1940, provide pensions to widows orphans and dependent parents, freeze the old age pension tax for three years, and set a 1 percent payroll tax for both employers and employees on the first $3,000 of earnings.
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Washington
House
Ways and’ Means
New WV License Plates Return to Color Scheme
Charleston reports that West Virginia will return to black and yellow license plates next year to improve readability. Registrar C. J. Powell notes officials since 1933 kept the older scheme, but yellow numerals on black will be used again after June 20, with owners allowed to use 1939-40 plates.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
C._ J. Powell
Tax suits filed by State Department in Charleston
John H. Fox of the Department of Unemployment Compensation announced 15 more payroll tax nonpayment suits. The actions target 13 individuals and two companies for a total of 10 500 dollars. Defendants names were withheld awaiting service. Eleven suits were filed in the Kanana circuit court with judgments obtained in eight cases.
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Charleston
John H. Fox
Department of Unemployment Compensation
Fox
Kanana
Ohio Operators Miners Seek Accord Over Appalachian Rules
Fifty representatives from the Coal association and United Mine Workers of America met in Cleveland on May 19 to adjust the Appalachian basic agreement for Ohio coal operations. The accord affects about 30,000 Ohio miners and all have returned to work. Talks focused on applying Appalachian provisions to Ohio tonnage and day rates.
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Cleveland
The
Coal Association
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Appalachian
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