Lawmakers Hear Two Bills on Utility Holding Companies
The House voted 257 to 147 for its own bill creating discretionary authority for the Securities Commission over holding companies, while rejecting Roosevelt's request to outlaw unnecessary holding firms. The vote shifted the fight to a conference committee to resolve differences.
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House
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Securities Commission
Senate
The
Conference Committee
Five-Year Terms Imposed in Beckley Car Theft Case
Beckley Judge H M Kilgore sentences Bill Widenson and Bill Ferguson to five years each for the theft of Dr. Robert Winston’s Ford coupe taken in April. Pauline Cook faces federal charges with a three year term. Ted Bair is a fugitive. Two youths in a stolen car were later put on suspended sentences for juvenile court.
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Bill Widensall
Bill Ferguson
Beckley
H. M. Kilgore
Robert Winston
Pauline Cook
Ted Bair
Fiona
Sandur
Cook
Trap Hill l High School
Henry Brammer
Glen Morgan
Kilgore
Investment Bankers Name New President in 1935 36
The Investment Bankers Association of America nominated Orrin G. Wood of Boston to be president for 1935 36. The election will be held in October at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Vice presidential nominees include Earle Bailie New York Albert P Everts Boston George P Hardgrove Seattle and D W Miller Cleveland.
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Chicago
Investment Bankers Association of Aerica
Orrin G. Wood
Boston
Board of Governors
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Earle Bailie
New York
Albert P. Everts
George P. Hardgrove
Seat
Tle
D. W. Miller
Cleveland
Fey
Associated Press
Girl Is Guarded From Kidnaping
Rosamond Farrell Murray, 16, heiress linked to James A. Farrell, is guarded by private detectives amid suspicion the extortion threat to her family was a hoax. State police report a broken English caller warned to leave 25000 in a cemetery or face abduction. troopers watched a cemetery for weeks without capture.
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Associated Press
New York
Rosamond Farrell
Murray
Joseph Murray
Brooklyn
Miss Murray
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Thomas ¥. Murray
Interborough Subway
John F. Murray
Port of New York Authority
C. A. Shaver
Bay Shore
Sarah Warrington
Southampton
Rosamond
Shaver
T Raopers
Harrington
Mounties Clash With Strikers in Regina Killings
In Regina Saskatchewan last night a mass meeting of relief camp workers was dispersed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police and city police. Two people were killed Constable Charles Miller and striker Dan McGee. Dozens were injured as tear gas and gunfire followed.
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Associated Press
Regina
Sask
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Charles Miller
Dan McGee
Saving Life Of A Dog Costs Woman Her Own
Montgomery June 2 An attempt to save a dog from being run over cost the life of Mrs. Cora Jenkins 35 years old. J Henry Anderson of Charleston driver of the car that struck Mrs Jenkins took her to a hospital and then reported to the state police at Cannelton. He will be arraigned on a technical charge of manslaughter tonight before a justice of the peace.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Cora Jenkins
J. Henry Anderson
Charleston
Probe Ordered Into Alleged Prisoner Attack
Assistant Prosecutor W H Mc Ginnis Jr said he will investigate an alleged attack on city prisoner Lewis White by fellow inmate Virgil Wood after a gambling raid. White was jailed with 26 others in a county jail bullpen on Prince street while officers arrested them at the Larkin hotel. most were released on bond two hours later.
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W. H. McGinnis, Jr
McGinnis
Lewis White
Virgil Wood
H. M. Kilgore
Wood
White
Larkin
Prince Street
Dick Lewis
A. G. Gregory
T. J. Williams
Bridge Collapse Hurts Twenty Four in Picnic Run
A foot-bridge collapsed under East York Workers Association picnickers sending 24 people into a ravine. Most injuries were minor with first aid given. some women and children aided. The accident occurred after a picnic and wrestling event.
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Associated Press
Toronto
East York Workers Association
Soviet protest over Japanese Manchukuoan river craft actions
The Soviet ambassador delivered a Tokyo protest detailing alleged Soviet frontier violations by Japanese Manchukuoan boats and soldiers. He warned that continued passages in Soviet interior waterways near Kharbarskoosk would force Japanese authorities to bear responsibility for consequences and threaten USSR Japan relations.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Far East
Tokyo
Taas
Japan
Kharbaroosk
Conley Funeral Set For Thursday
The body of Errett Walter Conley age 20 who died in a local hospital yesterday from pneumonia and blood infection will be taken to his mother Mrs A C Conley's home in Sullivan this afternoon and from there tomorrow morning to their former home in Bishop Virginia. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock in Bishop. Surviving brothers and sisters include Lena Geneva Brown Ellid Harold and Alice Conley.
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Errett Walter Conley
A. C. Conley
Sullivan
Bishop, Va
Lena
Geneva
Brown
Ellid
Harold
Alice Coniey
Convicted and acquitted in Franklin county liquor conspiracy trial
In Roanoke report the Franklin county liquor conspiracy case ends after 49 days with 17 acquittals and 6 guilty verdicts among 23 defendants. Trial began April 22. sentencing set for July 9 as defense seeks new trials. Charles Carter Lee and others acquitted amid political overtones.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Franklin County
Commonwealth
Charles Carter Lee
Will Wray
Henry and Howard II
Maxey
Ferrum
Western Virginia
Internal Revenue
Samuel O. White
Alcohol Tax Unit
West Virginia
Edgar A. Beckett
Callaway
Henry T. Abshire
Boone Mill
David A. Nicholson
Virginia General Assembly
Leonard Davis
Martinsville
Willard R. Hodges
Gladehill
T. Roosevelt Smith
Walter
Peg” Halcher
C. P
Cap” Griffith
Near Ferrum
John and Walter Turner
Posey Jones
Henry
Clifford Martin
J. O. Shiveley
Rocky Mount
Wilson Nicholson
Claude Shiveley
Tom Cooper
Calloway
John Paul
John W. Carter Jr
Danville
Lee
Robert E. Lee
Paul
Fist Fight Sparks Senate Inquiry Into Pearson Admin
In the senate office building lobby a fist fight linked to the inquiry into Governor Paul M. Pearson of the Virgin Islands. Participants named by Pearson were Paul Yates, ex administrative assistant, and Robert B. Allen, Washington columnist. No charges were filed. Yates reportedly wore a black eye.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Paul M. Pearson
Virgin Islands
Pearson
Paul Yates
Robert 8. Allen
Yates
Allen
Islands
New Theatre to Rise on Neville Street at $150,000
C. D. Crawford, Palace Theatre manager, announced that a new two story brick and cement theatre will be built on the Neville Street site formerly occupied by Rose Funeral Home. The $150,000 project includes a 95 by 217 foot footprint and space for four shops, with fireproof construction and a 50 by 19 lobby leading to the auditorium. Contract letting may occur this week after Crawford’s Charleston visit, aiming for a fall opening through an arrangement with EF Middelberg of Charleston and G. C. Hedrick’s recent sale.
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EF. Middelberg
Charleston
G. C. Hedrick
C. D. Crawford
Palace Theatre
Rose Funeral Home
Crawford
Middleberg
Aisit
Groans Of Alaska Colonists Upheld By The Associated Press
A federal investigator discharged Matanuska Valley colonists commissary manager Warters after criticizing house construction in the Palmer Alaska colony. Eugene Carr halted new homes and demanded Warters leave within 24 hours. Colonists claimed overcharges at the commissary. Warters disposed of his house and prepared to depart as the inspector condemned unfoundated cabins.
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Associated Presa
Warters
Joan
Union Bargain Alleged in Kentucky Coal Fields
Harlan Circuit Court issued a temporary restraining order to bar state troops in Harlan County amid claims Governor Laffoon made a bargain with organized labor to push coal field unionization. Sheriff Middleton, facing removal concerns, challenged state authority and sought court protection. The dispute follows a Denhardt commission report blaming operators and officials for a “reign of terror” while observers monitored a Glover Splint camp after union complaints of intimidation.
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Associated Prosa
Harlan, Ky
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
Theodore R. Middleton
Harland Circuit Court
Harlan County
O. M. Hoskins
J. M. Gilbert
Middleton
Laffoon
Special Investigating Commission
Adjt
Henry H. Denhardt
Kentucky National Guard
Denhardt
Noel S. Jones
Glover Splint Coal Company
Near
United Mine Workers of America
Mrs Vesta Brooks Dies Of Pneumonia
Mrs Vesta Brooks 41 formerly of Glen Daniel and later Pineville died in a local hospital yesterday from bronchial pneumonia and complications. The body was taken to Robertson and Foglesong undertaking establishment at Mullins for burial preparation.
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Vesta Brooks
Glen Daniel
Pineville
Robertson and Foglesong Undertaking Establishment
Muillens
Legal Liquor Sold In North Carolina Opens In Wilson
North Carolina opened its first legal liquor store in 27 years in Wilson on July 2 as scores of citizens queued to make purchases at the new establishment.
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North Carolina
Associated Press
Wilson, N.C
Joe Williams Appointed Constable in Marsh Fork District
Emmett Williams of Eunice is tentatively named constable to replace Dewey Cantley who resigned. Cantley served since 1932 and gave no reason. Joe L. Williams, former deputy sheriff, becomes jail guard as sheriff notes crowded jail conditions and three jail breaks this year.
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Emmett Williams
Eunice
Marsh Fork
Dewey Cantley
Williams
Cantley
Joe L. Williams
C. C. Lewis
Utilities Advance Due To Capital Influence
Washington developments appeared to suit the market as utilities led a bullish session. Power company bonds rose while wheat and other grains faded, oils, steels, and motors were flat, and mining issues showed little movement.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
WN. C
Washington
Lts
Power Company
Weather outlook shows scattered thunderstorms possible midweek
The forecast mentions generally faint conditions tonight and Wednesday with occasional thunder showers Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures remain near current levels, peaking around 87 degrees yesterday and dropping to about 60 last night, per official report from L. A. Mauck.
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Carr
L. A. Mauck
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