Court hears flood control talks and wage dispute
The article outlines discussions at a regional Flood Association meeting in Clarksburg with leaders from Pittsburgh Morgantown and Buckhaddon about building flood reservoirs in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It notes labor contract issues with United Mine Workers and operators including wage disputes and the open shop versus closed shop tensions under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
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Monongahela
Bush
Davison
W. T. Mossman
Pittsburgh
Clarksburg
Flood Commission
James S. Rodney
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Highland
Bish
Brooks
Morgantown
Martin
Fairmont
J. H. Brewster
M. 8. Holt
Weston
United Mine Workers
J. W. Norman
Louisville
Western Kentucky
Norman
Earl W Evans of Kansas is new bar head
Grand Rapids Mich September The American Bar Association wrapped its business session electing Earl W Evans of Wichita Kansas as president for the coming year The report by Louis G Caldwell warned lawyers to prepare for possible permanent changes to the judicial system reflecting the era’s emergency policies and NRA licensing concerns.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
American Bar Association
Committee On Administrative Law
Louis G. Caldwell
Washington
Earl W. Evans
Wichita
Kan
Tois
Caldwell
Homer
Cummings
Brain Trust
Hugh 8. Johnson
orienta_tion
NRA
Evans
General Council
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
RINER Continued from Page One
The association deferred action by Mr Davisson inviting readers to join with the flood commission of Pittsburgh urging the federal response.
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Riner
The
Association
Davisson
Flood Commission of
Pittsburgh
E. J. Currey Dies at Shinnston After Illness
E J Currey 71 died at his Shinnston home after a three month illness of arterial sclerosis. He was born January 7 1862 in western Taylor county worked as a carpenter and had lived in Shinnston 25 years. Surviving family includes widow Martha Bender Currey son William Currey half-siblings and a brother.
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Shinneston
Currey
Nathan
Susan Provance Currey
Taylor County
Shinnston
St. Johns
W. C. Currey
State of
Arkansas
J. B
Sidney Currey
Sand Hill
Route 250
Diora Currey
Grafton-Faimont Pike
Myrtle Klepfel
Hammond
Hermény Grove
McGre
Barflett Funeral Company 8
Moatsville Woman Dora Murphy Dead at 55
Dora Alice Murphy, 55, wife of C O Murphy of Moatsville Barbour County, died at home after a year long illness. Born December 5 1877 in Moatsville, she was a devout Christian and member of Clem Town United Brethren Church and Moatsville Maccabee Lodge. Survived by husband, daughter Alice Reed of Moatsville, three brothers I B Mitchell Lloyd Mitchell Elisha Mitchell, two sisters Mrs Nsora Weaver and Mrs Sarah Bartlett. Funeral Sunday at Clem Town United Brethren Church at 2 pm, Rev C W Beatty officiating. Interment Clem Town Cemetery, Bartlett Funeral Company.
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Dora Alice Murphy
C. O. Murphy
Moatsville
Barbour County
Murphy
Alte Tole
Mary Ellen Robinson Mitchell
Clemtownnited Brethren Church
Local woman dies at home in California
Mrs. Margaret Kerrigan Welch, 76, of Los Angeles, California, dies at her home after several months of declining health. Widow of John B. Welch, she spent much of her life in Grafton before moving to Los Angeles in 1925 to be with her children. A devout Catholic and longtime St. Augustine Church member, she was beloved by her community and will be mourned by many friends.
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Herbert W. Dent
Maple Avenue
Margaret Kerrigan Welch
Los Angeles
California
Welch
Surviving relatives listed in Grafton obituary
Joseph L. Welch of San Pedro California Edward F. Welch of Balboa Canal One Mrs Aimee W Steuart of Los Angeles and Mrs Mary W Dent Maple Avenue this city survive. Four sisters Miss Mary Kerrigan New York City Mrs Sadie Buckman Pittsburgh Mrs Deliaonley Rainelle W Va and Miss Jennie Kerrigan this city. Funeral plans incomplete and it is unclear if burial will be in Grafton or Los Angeles with Mrs Herbert W Dent a daughter having visited her mother this summer.
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Pour
Joseph L. Welch
San Pedro
California
Edward F. Welch
Balboa
Canal #one
Aimee W. Steuart
Los Angeles
Mary W. Dent
Maple Avenue
Mary Kerrigan
New York Cty
Sadie Buckman
Pittsburgh
Deliaonley
Rainelle
W. Va
Jennie Kerrigan
Grafton
Los Aneles
Herbert, W. Dent
Body of Boy Recovered From Deep Creek Lake
Ellis Rhodes 17 of Friedens Pa died after a surf board mishap on Deep Creek Lake near Pittsburg Boy Scout camp. His body surfaced at McHenry after a search by 13 boats and Oakland firemen delayed by conflicting witness locations and rough water. He had cramps after eating hearty minutes before and was visiting Friedens friends when the accident occurred. Surviving are his mother and two brothers.
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Oakland
Ellis Rhodes
Priedens
Deep Creek Lake
McHenry
Pittsbugh
Dwight M. Stahl
Somerset
Stahl
Cumberland City
Fred C. Dreyer
Rhodes
Friedens High School
Roosevelt goes fishing on open sea with tuna and swordfish
President Roosevelt leaves Vincent Astor’s Nourmahal aboard the Orcha to fish south of Montauk Point. Capt. Herman Gray reports good catches of tuna and swordfish as the party heads to sea aboard escorted vessels. Deputy details include Navy and Montauk connections.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Stephen T. Early
Navy Department
Montauk Point
L. I
Bitterman Found After Eight Days Missing
Bern ard Bitterman, a Denver department store executive, was located in Seattle after vanishing August 24. He wandered the streets in amnesia, unsure if he had been kidnapped or released. He recalled an argument in a car and riding a train with blinds down, amid uncertain recollections.
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Seattle
Wash
Bernard Bitterman
Denver
Many reunions held today across Northern West Virginia
Dozens of family reunions are listed for today and Labor Day weekend across Northern West Virginia. Notable gatherings include Currey at Jackson's Mills with E. C Currey presiding, Chenoweth at the usual place featuring two plays, and Brown-The 39th at Reedsville park in Preston county.
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West Virginia
Currey
Jackson's Mills
Herbert L. Smith
Harrisburg
F. J. Smith
Fair
Pentress
Wesley Chapel
Cross Roads
Crab Orchard
Preston County
Hibbs
Midway Park
Fairmont
Mannington
Basnettsville
Brown
Reedsville Park
Wilson-Currey
Rock Cave
Upshur County
Smith-Sanders
Wolf Pen
Lewis County
Digman
Compton Grove
Montrose
Randolph County
Thomas-Leese
Shady Grove
Brandonville
Gale-Smith-Radabaugh
Brown's Park
West Kingwood
Plum-Weaver
Frank Williams Park
McMillen-Shaffer
Jerome
Morgantown
McVicker
Grafton Park
Grafton
Singer-McCue
Jackson Grove
Buckhannon
Simonton
Tanker Collides With Liner Sinking After Fire
New York reports thirty six men saved from death as the coastwise tanker Collar collides with the liner President Will Son about 200 miles off North Carolina. The tanker burst into flames and presumably sank while the liner proceeded to Norfolk, Virginia. Memorial services are planned Openings include a Sunday start with a large turnout and parades.
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New York
Will Son
North Carolina
Yue Corporation
Savannah
Norfolk
Internes Suspended for Fatal Errors at Bellevue Hospital
Three Bellevue hospital internes, two men and a woman, were suspended and reprimanded by the hospital's medical board after testimony that two patients died because internes failed to take them to the hospital.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Safecracker shot during escape in Pittsburgh case
Police say safecracker Raymond English, 22, died after being shot while fleeing city detectives in front of the North Side station. Three alleged accomplices in English's Parkersburg escape are held, with Pittsburgh men Oscar Stemmler and Harry Thornburg and John Lang of Fairmont named by Parkersburg authorities. Joe Shuttlesworth faced charges for possession of home brew after a raid on his South Side home yielded about four gallons. officers described beer cascading from the house as investigators entered. Shuttlesworth pled guilty and paid a $10 fine. another man was fined for unlawful assembly and a woman was released after testing by Acting Mayor Withers.
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Pittsburgh
Northside
Raymond English
Jack Norton
English
Parkersburg
W. A
Oscar Stemmler
Harry Thornburg
John Lang
Fairmont
W. Va
Joe Shuttlesworth
A. F. Thayer
W. P. Withers
DeMoss, Moran, Silman
Chief Henderson
Sillman
Shuttlesworth
Inj
State Legion Meeting Opens Sunday in Wheeling
Dele Bates arrived for the West Virginia department American Legion annual convention in Wheeling. The gathering includes the Legion and its auxiliary with events set to begin Sunday and run through the weekend.
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State Legion Meeting
Wheeling
Fierce Hurricane Impacts Havana and Matanzas Coast
Fragmentary reports describe a powerful hurricane near Matanzas and Havana with the Thyra ashore near the same city. Vessels Star and Athel Foam were involved in grounding and aid efforts after strikes. Havana police reported looting fears and waterfront evacuations while communications were disrupted and multiple towns suffered roof and building damage. No casualties reported yet.
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Star
Havana
Josephine Gray
Fire Department
Camaguey
Santa Clara
Ciego de Avila
Havana City
Belen Observatory
Marianao
Nional Observatory
Iit
Disaster toll rises in Cuban hurricane damage
Reports from Santa Clara say six people killed with an undetermined number injured as the Cuba hurricane tears through Santa Clara and Camaguey. Many houses blown down. Cienfuegos dispatches indicate destroyed piers and capsized vessels. A Pan American plane was wrecked.
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Camaguey
Cuba
Santa Clara
Cienfuegos
Pan- American Line
Quiz Doctors Probed for Death Instrument at Lamson Home
State witnesses in a trial testified about a ten inch pipe found in a bonfire at Lamson home and head hemorrhages on the deceased, suggesting a strong pull on Mrs. Lamson's hair. Earlier, the state identified Mrs. Sara M. Kelley of Sacramento as the bouquet recipient before the Stanford campus home death.
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Lamson
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