Relief measure to break back of dole system
Washington April 12 The Roosevelt administration pursues a four billion dollar work program aimed at relieving relief by putting 3 500 000 men to work, with public works expected to become a permanent part of the economy. Hopkins says it will break the back of relief and continues. Mayors press for city allocations while White House discusses a Mississippi Basin plan for power irrigation navigation and flood control.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
White House
Mississippi
Recovery Board Blamed Over Colt Arms Labor Dispute
Senate munitions chair Nye charges Recovery Board head Donald Richberg with delay in punishing Colt Arms for labor violations as NRA talks with the company continue. Navy officials deny bid collusion while Labor Board member Edwin S. Smith prepares to testify on the labor side of the case.
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Associated Press
Washington
Donald R. Richberg
National Recovery Board
Nye
R-N. D
Senate Munitions Committee
Colt Arms Company
Navy
Navy Department
Richberg
Blue Eagle
Colt
Mellon Tax Case Hears First Witness In Bank Stock Listing
Pittsburgh April 12 The board of tax appeals moved to speed Andrew W Mellon income tax case now in its eighth week Government intends to prove he owned $10 000 000 in bank stock during the year and the 11 years he served as secretary of the treasury Bookkeeper George Asplund traced 24 stocks through R B Mellon ledgers Mellon counsel argued for stipulation of items Shearer said most books items cannot be stipulated and the panel adjourned to a closed session to find a path forward by Christmas.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Board of Tax Appeals
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Fred R. Shearer
George Asplund
R. B. Mellon
Harding
Charles M. Trammel
Frank J. Hogan
Mellon
Shearer
Hogan
Major League Game At Charleston Called Off
Rain has poured down on Charleston for six days forcing cancellation of an exhibition game between Cincinnati and Detroit. Both teams planned to travel to Cincinnati, with a game scheduled to be played tomorrow.
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Charleston
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Detroit
Grand Master Coming Dinner Planned by Masonic Lodges
Representatives from eight district Masonic lodges will attend a Saturday night dinner and special communication at Thurmond hosted by Warren Lodge No. 109. Lawson D. Willis of Huntington, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia, will be present.
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Thurmond
Warren Lodge
Lawson D. Willis
Huntington
Grand Lodge of
West Virginia
France and Britain back regional pacts under the League
Stresa reports France reached a three power accord with Britain and Italy on their Geneva league council agenda. France will not seek a German condemnation now, backing regional pacts under the league. Britain reportedly avoids a broad security pact, aiming for regional pacts and German reintegration. Litvinov plans to be in Geneva but may not attend sessions.
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Stresa
Italy
Germany
J. Ramsay MacDonald
England
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
France
Benito Mussolini
Associated Press
Pierre Laval
Associated Press Today
Great Britain
League Council
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Extraordinary Council
Maxim Litvinoff
Berman Facing Theft Charges
Baltimore April 12 Morris Berman 34 of Philadelphia was arrested on four warrants charging embezzlement of 16000 in West Virginia He also known as Miller Cramer and Crandall a real estate salesman here jailed pending Mercer county W Va authorities The warrants allege 6400 from Bertha Miller Ewing and 10000 from Harry E Ewing both of Mercer Local detectives said he posted 5000 bond pending appeal in a prior Philadelphia case The arrest followed investigation by H I Harris an attache of the Securities Exchange Commission
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Morris Berman
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Berman
Miller, Cramer and Crandall
Mercer County
W. Va
Bertha Miller Ewing
Dust Storm Near West Abates After Weeklong Silence
A weeklong dust storm ends as sun breaks through, exposing fence posts and buried farm structures on the southwestern outskirts. Carcasses of livestock were visible. No moisture fell, and locals warn the slightest breeze could renew the dust clouds. No lasting relief until rain or snow.
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Associated Press
O'Dell Funeral This Afternoon
Miss Anna Ruth O'Dell, 25, Oak Hill school teacher, will be buried in Highlawn cemetery after a 2:30 p.m. funeral service at Oak Hill Church of God led by Rev. C. V. Weber. She died Wednesday night in Oak Hill hospital after a three week illness. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred O'Dell of Oak Hill and siblings Russell, Johnny, Jane, Phyllis O'Dell, Mrs. C. C. Skaggs of Oak Hill and Mrs. J. C. Whitmer of Brooklyn, NY.
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Anna Ruth O'Dell
Oak Hill
Highlawn
C. V. Weber
Oak Hill Church
Phyllis O'Dell
C. C. Skaggs
J. C. Whitmer
Brooklyn
New York
Dynamite Used Near Cleveland Tower
Cleveland April 12 officials of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating company disclosed an apparent attempt to disrupt the light and power service by dynamiting a 132000 volt transmission tower. The explosion toppled the tower but service continued due to automatic safety devices. The company has no suspicions about the dynamiters and knows of no one with a grievance against the company.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Greater
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Metal Stocks Move Higher In New York Market
Metal stocks rose in New York trading with the day showing limited movement elsewhere. U S Steel American Telephone and Case were unchanged to a touch lower as overall listings stayed in a narrow range.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Case
TAMS MAN SLAIN BY BULLET FROM SPANIARD GUN
Harrison Grose, 22, a Cooktown county league player, was shot in front of a Cooktown store at 9:30 last night. Mariano Loma, a Tams miner, admitted the shooting and was captured on Tams Mountain after fleeing with an automatic pistol. Officers recovered two pistols and noted one gun had three shells left in the .25 while the other had 10 rounds.
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Harrison Grose
Cooktown
Mariano Loma
Tams
Grose
Loma
Tams Mountain
A. E. Taylor
Helen
J. R. Gautier
Slab Fork
Taylor
Gautier
Spaniard Loma admits shooting Grose in West Virginia
Loma, a Spaniard with broken English, told officers he shot Grose but would say little more about the killing. The former baseball pitcher died from a bullet entering the left cheek and penetrating the brain. A small boy witnessed the shooting as deputies reported. Citizens armed with shotguns and rifles gathered to form a posse near Cooketown before word came that the killer had been apprehended and jailed.
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Loma
Grose
Beckley
Cooktown
Ambassador To Aid Republicans In Harsh New Tone
Walter Evans Edge, ex-ambassador to France, returns to the United States from a world cruise and says he will join Hoover and Fletcher in reviving the Republican Party. He urges bold speaking, recruiting new members, and departing from reactionary lines while criticizing government administration from Washington. He plans talks with Hoover, Fletcher, and Charles Hilles to rally the old guard toward a more forthright campaign.
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Associated Press
New York
Walter Evans Edge
France
United States
Hoover
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican Party
Edge
Paris
Fletcher
Charles Hilles
Old Guard
Washington
Contact men in Congress keep chief informed
Washington April 12 private talks flow as administration seeks to sway Congress on social security and farm programs. Former Rep Charles H West of Ohio works for the Farm Credit Administration and moves among members while White House pressure grows. Russell Ellzey and Jeff Busby, both Mississippi, serve in loan and banking agencies as floor activity increases. Top officials including Jesse H Jones also press for views ahead of Reconstruction Corporation matters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Executive Branch
Charles H. West
Ohio
White House
West
Farm Credit Administration
House
Farm Administration
AAA
Russell Ellzey
Mississippi
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Jeff Busby
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Reconstruction Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Fourteen Killed As Bus Collides With Train
A bus and a train crash killed fourteen people in New York on April 12. The incident is summarized amid a day of broad economic forecasts, with Dun and Bradstreet predicting the sharpest rise in business in 25 years as government stimulus funds and improving sentiment guide a steadier post quarter behavior.
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Associated Press
New York
Weekly Business Review
Dun and
Bradstreet
Woman Shoots Drives Off Two Hold-Up Men
Mrs. Cecelia Hohman, 40, protecting her husband’s store in East Wheeling, shouted Hands up. She struck one bandit in the eye, grabbed a pistol, and drove the attackers into the street, after which they fled and she returned to work.
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Associated Press
Keeling
W. Va
Cecelia Hohman
East Wheeling
Hohman
Logan Receives Lower Water Rates From PSC
On April 12 the Public Service Commission placed new water rate schedules for Logan into effect describing slight reductions for Pure Water Company of Logan. Inside city 2000 gallons per month drops from 80 to 67.5 cents per 1000 with reduced minimums. outside city rates fall from 1 to 87.5 cents per 1000 and minimums from 2 to 1.75. Fire hydrant service rates decline from 5500 to 5200 dollars annually.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Logan
Public Service Commission
Pure Water Company of
Apples Confiscated By State Government in Ohio Shipment
April 12. Commissioner of Agriculture J. B. McLaughlin announced the confiscation of 225 boxes of apples shipped from Ohio. The apples were deemed inadequately cleaned of poisonous spray to kill insects. Of the total, 200 boxes were seized in Huntington and 21 in Charleston.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Ohio
J. B. McLaughlin
Huntington
Hoover Not To Be A Candidate for 1936 President
Washington reports most congressional Republicans do not expect Herbert Hoover to seek the 1936 presidential nomination. Some lawmakers privately hope Hoover will refrain from campaigning while others say his views and influence could aid in choosing a candidate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Driver Escapes In Fatal Crash Involving Bus
Rockville Md April 12 mangled bodies of 14 high school students lie in a funeral home as 15 others, including the driver and teacher, suffer injuries. Driver Percy Line held on manslaughter charge awaiting inquest. Williamsport residents seek bond. weather was wet and foggy at the crossing guarded by bell and red light.
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Associated Press
Rockville
Williamsport
Percy Line
Louise Funk
Line Today
Chemis
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Forest Workers To Be Doubled
Washington April 12 The Civilian Conservation Corps will enroll 300000 men within sixty days after a conference with President Roosevelt. Fechner C C director said 1500 new camps will be built in 48 states and the War Department will run them. Approval is expected soon as the corps could absorb college graduates unable to find work.
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Associated Press
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Co. C. C
Roosevelt
Fechner
War Department
Assistant Coach at Northfork High Dies of Pneumonia
Welch April 12 Robert Marshall age 25 former Emory and Henry three letter man in 1933 died today from pneumonia. He had been assistant coach at Northfork high school.
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Associated Press
Welch
Robert Marshall
Emory and Henry College
Northfork High School
Weather outlook and regional temperatures reported
Cloudy with rain tonight and likely in the east Saturday morning, colder in the west. Beckley’s high yesterday was off, with a low last night of 37 degrees, according to L. A. Mauck.
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West Portion
Beckley
L. A
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