Gran Chaco War Ends in Truce Across Christmas
Paraguay and Bolivia agreed to halt hostilities until at least December 31 as Pan American Conference leaders watched for a durable settlement. Thousands have died in the 50 year jungle war, with recent reports claiming 15 000 Bolivians slain in the latest offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montevideo
Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco
Salamanca
Gabriel Terra
Uruguay
Terra
Ayala
Booth held on rape aiding and abetting charge
Macie Booth and Phillip Warden were jailed on warrants by Sergeant L W Walker and held for grand jury action. Booth faces aiding and abetting a rape charge tied to a local complaint investigated by state nurse Edna Dodson. Warden remains jailed without bond awaiting grand jury action on rape. The alleged victim is said to be Booth's young daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macie Booth
Phillip “Brownie” Warden
L. W. Walker
Squire Zach Petty
Philip Warden
Squire Petty
Edna Dodson
State Health Department
Booth
Besoco Miner Fined For Firing Shotgun
James Stone, a Besoco miner, was fined $20 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in county jail after a hearing before Squire John Anderson for firing a shotgun in a public place near Slab Fork. He was arrested by Deputy Russell Gautier on Sunray morning. The officer said the man was drunk and the shooting occurred during an altercation in Slab Fork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stone
Squire John Anderson
Stone
Russell Gautier
Slab Fork
Opposition Develops To Tax Raises
West Virginia lawmakers heard strong pushback on proposed power taxes. Marlin Geiger of Westvaco Chlorine Products warned a five mill per kilowatt hour levy could force the plant to relocate outside the state. Appalachian Electric Power opposed the tariff as harmful to industry.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
House Finance Committee
Westvaco Chlorine Products Company
South Charleston
Marlin Geiger
Many Return to the Farm During Depression Era
Washington reports scant prospects for unemployed workers regaining old jobs. A shift toward farms provides partial food access as the government aids urban families to become self-sustaining on homesteads. Vocational training is framed as preparing labor for new, available jobs rather than mere reemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
J W AILSTOCK SUFFERED ELECTRIC EYE BURN
J W Ailstock aged 37 superintendent of Lillybrook Coal company had his left eye burned by an electric flash on November 25 and was admitted to Beckley hospital yesterday for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ailstock
Lillybrook Coal Company
Beckley Hospital
Gold Buying Held To Commodities Rise
Washington reports Acting Secretary Morgenthau said government gold purchases raised commodity prices by five and a half percent. He cited RFC price lift for newly mined domestic gold from 34.01 to 34.06 and noted domestic purchases of 469,491 ounces costing 15,682,000 while abroad purchases greatly increased. Morgenthau also announced government bond buys totaling 16,600,000. Charts showed commodities up to 105.5 and gold to 116 since October 21, a 3.4 percent rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Reconstruction Corporation
Jones
RFC
Brookings Institution
National Economy League
Raleigh Counties Tops WV Clubs and PTAs in State
Raleigh county leads West Virginia in the number of clubs with 94 clubs and 3,482 pupils, and also tops reading circles with 305 groups and 4,010 members. The county has 33 colored P T A s totaling 801 members, while Kanawha counties has the most white P T As at 103 with 4,119 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Board of Education
W. W. Trent
Wyoming
Monroe Counties
Chambers
Fayette County
Kanawha County
Logan County
Raleigh
Supreme Court Gets Case Testing New Tax Measure
A federal judge soon must decide if Weirton Steel company union officers are the workers’ chosen representatives under the industrial recovery act. The National Labor Board seeks an injunction to halt further company interference with new elections at Weirton and Clarksburg West Virginia and Steubenville Ohio. Workers backing a national union say the company union election was not a fair test.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weirton Steel Company
National Labor Board
Cummings
Weirton Company
Weirton
Clarksburg
W. Va
Steuben
Court Gets Gas Records
Charleston, Dec. 19. Federal court examined gas station sales records of over twenty West Virginia oil firms in a suit by four large companies to stop the collection of chain store taxes on gasoline. The case involves more than $470,000 paid under protest, with an injunction sought to prevent Tax Commissioner Fox from diverting the money to the state treasury. The plaintiffs are Standard Oil of New Jersey, Gulf Refining of Texas, Ashland Refining of Ashland, Ky., and Sinclair Refining of Chicago.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Fox
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Gulf Refining
Texas
Ashland Refining
Ashland
Sinclair Refining
Chicago
Constitutionality Of Act To Be Passed On By Tribunal
A test case on the constitutionality of the new tax collection act reached the state supreme court after being filed in the Kana wha county circuit court and then appealed. The suit, brought by A M Berry of Salt Lick Braxton county, seeks to restrain issuance of checks for road school debts under the act which would release 25 000 000 in property taxes and fund county and district debts. Attorney General Holt contends the act merely assumes debt charges rather than extending state credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Supreme Court
Kanawha County
A. M. Berry
Salt Lick
Braxton County
Holt
Circuit Court
Lindberghs Continue Flight To New York
Charles A Lindbergh and wife Colonel Mrs Lindbergh left Charleston after spending the night with Rear Admiral Aby. They planned to land at Newark or Long Island airport as they wrap up a 25,000 mile aerial survey spanning two Atlantic crossings.
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Associated
Charleston
S. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
James J. Aby
Charleston Navy Yard
Newark
Long Island
Atlantic
Hemisphere
Memorial Building A Hub Of Civic Activities
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial building hosts multiple groups this week. Mrs Clifford Mullers choral club and the cast of The Youngest rehearsed last night. Tonight the Youngest performance runs and the county board of education holds levy meetings while the Disabled American Veterans and its auxiliary host a Christmas party. Tomorrow evening two more groups rehearse in the memorial hall.
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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Clifford Muller
County Board of Education
Disabled American Veterans
Legion Assembly
Memorial Building
Baskets for Needy Seek More Christmas Baskets
The American Legion committee plans to distribute Christmas baskets to poor families but only 12 have been provided. They request 25 more, with J G Pedro already at eight and four more from the auxiliary. Donations can be arranged by telephoning E L Kinkead or J G Pedro. Baskets will be assembled Friday at Memorial building legion rooms for weekend distribution, partnering with the Salvation Army and Elks club to prevent duplication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Committee
E. L. Kinkead
J. G. Pedro
American Legion Auxiliary
Kinkead
Legion Rooms
Memorial Building
Legion
Salvation Army and
Elks Club
Roosevelt acts to empower National Labor Board
President Roosevelt issued an executive order defining the National Labor Board authority to settle industrial disputes. The order authorizes mediation conciliation or arbitration to resolve conflicts between employers and employees and ratifies all prior board actions amid its clash with Weirton Steel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Board
Weirton Steel Company
Elbow Injured Girl Treated At Beckley Hospital
Miss Frances Wyatt twelve daughter of L V Wyatt of Allen Junction was treated yesterday at Beckley hospital for an injury to her right elbow and later discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wyatt
L. V. Wyatt
Allen Junction
Beckley Hospital
17 year old struck by sledge at home
Dempsey McVey of Affinity was treated at Beckley hospital yesterday for a right hand injury from a sledge strike at his home on December 1.
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Dempsey McVey
Affinity
Beckley Hospital
Gold Price Holds Steady Amid U S Gold Policy
Washington December 19 The domestic price of gold remained at 34.06 per ounce for the second straight day The earlier peak came yesterday when a five cent increase lifted the RFC quotation above 34.01 Morgenthau stated he was satisfied with the price responses to the gold program under the RFC which has spent more than 50 million dollars
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Associated Press
Morgenthau
Rk. F. C
Payrolls To be Increased With Loans
Washington. The idea of governmental loans to industry to boost pay rolls and activity gains strength amid scarce private financing. Proponents favor large scale public funds to supply purchasing power, while others advocate loans only to meet normal needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Night Patrol Is Organized in Raleigh County
For the past week and continuing, Raleigh County has a night patrol run by state police and the sheriff's office. The state provides an automobile and fuel while a deputy sheriff rides with the trooper. The patrol aims to deter robberies, thefts, and drunk driving at roadhouses, covering a large area with irregular hours. Every morning a report is filed with Sheriff Lewis and the local sergeant, detailing hours and observations to aid crime solutions.
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Raleigh County
Lewis
Want Ads Reach Wide Raleigh County Readers
The Beckley Newspapers circulation spans Raleigh county and much of Fayette county. The circulation department notes many new subscribers and increased reader interest in want ads. Daily editions are posted on a Bulletin in front of the office for passersby to see the latest offerings.
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Beckley Newspapers
Raleigh County
Fayette County
a_ Bulletin
Old Age Pension Proposal Voted
Charleston December 19 the senate convened after an overnight protest by a militant group blocking a holiday recess. Democrats Mitchell Abbot Null Wiseman and Republican Neale appeared, with missing Republicans and Hampshire Democrat White among absentees. The body quickly approved a house memorial urging Congress to enact old age pension legislation as a state system of pensions awaits action. An effort to push a House bill for a net income tax at half the federal rate for incomes over 600 was defeated.
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Charles D. Elliott
Senate
Mitchell
Monroe
Abbot
Fayette
Null
Wetzel
Wiseman
Nicholas
Neale
Wood
White
Hampshire
House
Congress
Herald
Braxton
Killer Takes His Own Life in Double Tragedy
In Lyons Illinois a married woman Irene Hard, 24, was slain in a suburban beer tavern. Moments later her supposed killer Wilfred Belanger, 51, killed himself in his car after the proprietor heard a gunshot and found Hard dead.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lyons
Irene Hard
Wilfred Belanger
George Hard
Hard
Belanger
Andy Gober Hart Injured In Slate Fall Accident
Andy Gober Hart a 34 year old Raleigh coal loader was admitted to Beckley hospital for injuries to his left hip after being struck by falling slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Gober
Raleigh
Beckley Hospital
Weather outlook for Beckley area this week
The forecast calls for rain tonight and likely into Wednesday. Warmer conditions are expected in the south tonight while the north turns slightly cooler on Wednesday. Today’s low in Beckley was not provided. L. A. Giswerd and M. Mauck offered the morning commentary.
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South Portion
North Portion
L. A
Mauck
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Argentina
Cordell Hull
W Oman
Besoco
N. M. Argubrite
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Treasury
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
United States Navy
Lindberghs
New York
Legion Committee
Labor Board
Shingleton
State Police
Killer
Andy Gober Hart
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