Southerners See Victory in Wage Dispute and Spending Accord
Southern senators claim a victory on exemptions to a 40 cent wage standard as a Senate-House dispute over living costs and freight rates continues. They push boards to adjust wages and seek exemptions while a $3.723 billion spending bill advances with WPA funds, farm aid, and flood control measures moving through committees and the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Dixie
North
Senate-House
Senate
Pepper
Florida
Ellender
Louisiana
Conference
Nts
Roosevelt
House
Lay
Floodwall Bill May 60 Into Conference
Senate amendments move flood control bill to conference. Proposed changes would drop petty rights for reservoirs and authorize flood projects totaling 375 million dollars. Portsmouth and New Boston are said to be included in the project list after passage by the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Senate
Nance
Portsmouth
New Boston
Judge M Curdy Enters Reelection Bid for Fourth District Court
Portsmouth Judge Russell K. McCurdy announces candidacy for reelection to the Fourth appellate district court of appeals, serving 15 southern Ohio counties including Scioto. He chairs the three judge panel with Gillen and Blosser, seeks Republican nomination at the August primary, nonpartisan November ballot, resides in Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell K. McCurdy
Portsmouth
Court of Appeals
Fourth Judicial District
Ohio
Scioto County
McCurdy
Roy Gillen
Wellston
Peter J. Blosser
Chillicothe
Scioto
Adams
Brown
Pike
Highland
Lawrence
Jackson
Vinton
Gallia
Meigs
Athens
Ross
Hocking
Pickaway
Washington
1623
Fourth Street
Trinity M. E. Church
Masonic Lodge and Grotto
The
Exchange Club
Phipps Re elected Welfare Head For Second Year
Carl J. Phipps, manager of Portsmouth Public Service Co., was reelected president of the Portsmouth Welfare association at the annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce. Hugh Allen and J. Richardson Thomas were named vice president and treasurer respectively, with Mrs. Ralph Havencamp kept as secretary. The board set the 1939 campaign for April or May and awarded the drive to the American City Bureau. Financials showed a net $51,206.24 for 1938 and monthly agency allotments were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Phipps
Portsmouth Public Service Co
Portsmouth Welfare Association
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Allen
Portsmouth Works
Wheeling Steel Corp
J. Richardson Thomas
Ohio Power Co
Ralph Havencamp
Phipps
Allen
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
C. E. Dowling
Vulcan Corp
American City Bureau
C. Franklin Bandy
Sixth Street
Welfare Association
Anti Freezing Drink Kills Two In Gravel Pit
In Worthington Kentucky a drinking party using radiator anti freeze containing denatured alcohol fatally poisoned two men George Randell 43 of Cherry Virginia and Henry G Ledford 45 of Huntington died later at Marting hospital after being found near the gravel pit at the west end of the Chesapeake and Ohio yards Both bodies lie in Carman funeral home as funeral arrangements are made Ledford was from Georgia and lived with his sister in Huntington West Virginia authorities report the incident occurred Thursday afternoon.
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Ironton, O
Worthington
George Randell
Cherry
Henry G. Ledford
Huntington
Marting Hospital
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ledford
J. A. Franz
Russell
Carman Funeral Home
Carman Funeral Home, Awaiting Completion of Funeral Arrangements. Mr. Ledford
Georgia
Lawrence Men Guilty of Murder in Wolf Creek Case
Robert Faulkner 31 and Kimball Ward 27, both of Wolf Creek near Proctorville, were found guilty by an all male jury of second degree murder in the slaying of 61 year old Manford Forbush at the Forbush home after an April 12 incident over a hunting dog.
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Ironton
Robert Faulkner
Kimball Ward
Wolf Creek
Proctorville
Manford Forbush
Common Pleas Court
James Byrne
James Collier
Faulkner
Ward
Forbush
Huntington
Temperatures Report for Today and Last Year
Observer Schirrman reports today at 11 a m the high 83 and low 65. Yesterday’s high reached 84. One year ago today the high was 78 and the low 61.
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Schirrman
McCall Confesses to Cash Kidnap Slaying
J Edgar Hoover announced Franklin Pierce McCall confessed to writing the ransom notes and killed 5 year old James Bailey Cash Jr. The 21 year old admitted involvement in the abduction and is to be tried while authorities search for possible accomplices. The boy's parents prepared for his funeral as most of the ransom money was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Fla
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Bailey Cash Jr
Franklin Pierce McCall
FBI
Miami
J. Edgar Hoover
McCall
William Green Urges Labor Support for Polk
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, urged labor in Portsmouth and the Sixth congressional district to back Representative James G. Polk of Highland for renomination on the Democratic ticket. Green cited Polk’s voting record as supporting all AFL sponsored measures. He sent a telegram to Pearl J. Tivenan, president of Central Labor Council, urging labor and allies to reelect Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Portsmouth
Sixth
James G. Polk
Highland
Polk
A. F. of L
Green
Pearl J. Tivenan
Central Labor Council
Labor
Eight Army fliers die as bomber struck by lightning
Eight Army Air Corps crewmen died when a large bomber crashed on the Youle farm north of Delavan Illinois during a storm. The plane, en route from Chanute Field to Denver, was reported missing earlier in the day. Local accounts describe mangled wreckage, with several bodies scattered near the aircraft and some still in the fuselage.
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Delavan
Army Air Corps
Youle Farm
Here
Laura Youle
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Denver
Colo
Air Corps
Henry Houghton
Portsmouth
Richard Reeves
Norman H. Ives
Langden
O. E. Henderson
Miss Youle
Carey Youle
Pekin
Armco NLRB Hearing Delayed to June 20
The National Labor Relations Board hearing on charges against American Rolling Mill Co. in Ashland was postponed again, now set for June 20. Phillip G. Phillips, regional director at Cincinnati, granted the delay to allow Armco more time to prepare its case.
Five drown in Ohio River boat capsizing near New Boston
A capsized boat on the Ohio River near the Peebles Pavings plant left three girls dead and five children rescued after a swift current swept them downstream. Survivors praised Charles Webb for rescuing Emma Webb. Mae Webb and Raymond Frye were among those lost.
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Ohio River
Peebles
Edward C. Rudd
Norfolk Street
Raymond Frye
Oliver Frye
Evelyn Frye
Emma Webb
Mae Webb
Richard Vassar
Gallia Street
Walter Hollen
Walnut Street
Emma
Mae
Mr. Webb
Carl Webb
Charles
Garfield School
Frye
Kentucky
Dam No. 31
Walter J. Lauter
Riverside Ball Park
Albert S Maier Dies at 61 Pioneer Coal Manager
Albert S Maier 61 longtime Portsmouth businessman died at his home after illness since January 18 Heart complications and Brights disease listed as causes He was born in Cincinnati April 2 1877 lived in Portsmouth since 1879 and led Pioneer Coal Co and Albert S Maier Distributing Co involved in wholesale liquor and beer Fraternal groups also noted among his activities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert S. Maier
Pioneer Coal Co
Cincinnati
August
Rose Maier
Portsmouth
Maier
St. Mary School
Portsmouth Ice and Coal Co
Turn About Is Fair Play As Ministers Wed
In Flemingsburg a double wedding took place with no minister to pay. Miss Electa Cadlette of Portsmouth wed Rev. Nelson Webb of Russell, and Miss Zelma Tackett of Raceland married Rev. W. B. Hoates of Raceland. The ceremonies were conducted by Rev. Webb for Cadlette and Webb with Hoates joining Tackett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Webb
Miss Tackett
Mr. Hoates
Three Die? No Three Hurt In 11th Street Crash
Three persons were injured Thursday night in a collision between a motorcycle and car in the 2100 block on 11th street. Victims include Chester Brown 27 Mildred Rogers 18 and Mabel Lewis 2560 Gallia street with Rogers and Lewis suffering severe head bruises and concussion. Patrolmen Mucha and Salisbury investigated. Mucha drove a police cruiser while the motorcycle headed east collided with its rear.
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11Th Street
Chester Brown
Young Street
Mildred Rogers
Gallia Street
Mabel Lewis
Miss Rogers
Miss Lewis
Paul McAfee
Brown
William Mucha
Raymond Salisbury
Mucha
L1th Street
Hubert Han
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Congress
Accord
M’curdy
Ohio Wesleyan University
Graduate Law School
Columbia University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Shoe
American Expeditionary Forces
James Dickey
American Legion
Welfare
Cash Boy
Hoover
Illinois
Air Corns Post
ARMCO
NLRB
Garfield
Raymond Fri¢e
MR. Maier
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