Roosevelt signs Wagner labor disputes bill into law
President Roosevelt signed the Wagner labor disputes bill creating a national labor relations board with three members to oversee collective bargaining. It grants rights to the majority-chosen union, bars employer interference, and authorizes elections on representation. Steel, automobile, and rubber manufacturers threaten court challenges if board rulings oppose them.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tabor
Roosevelt
National Recovery Act
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Funeral To Be Held Saturday
Clarence Cline, 27, killed in a Wright mine slate fall near Ranger Lincoln county, body moved to his parents home where funeral services are expected the next day. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cline and siblings Calvin in Ranger Ruby Webb Goldie McCollum Juanita Cooper Ruth Cline Dorothy Cline. Burial plans by Keyser Funeral Home.
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Clarence Cline
Wright
Mason Coal Company
Joseph Cline
Ranger
Lincoln County
Grandview
Calvin Cline
Ruby Webb
Goldie McCollum
Logan
Juanita Cooper
Ruth Cline
Midkiff
Dorothy Cline
Keyser Funeral Home
Thousands Pledge Loyalty To Flag
About 75,000 people gathered at the Washington monument area for a pledge to the U S flag. The crowd roared as voices carried to the White House and Lincoln Memorial while Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia declared that George Washington favored the constitution over confusion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Washington Monument
United States
White House
Lincoln Memorial
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
George Washington
Pilot Killed in Lancaster Air Circus Crash
Elizabethtown Pennsylvania July 5. Birtinio Marchetti an airplane pilot was killed yesterday during an air Circus held by a group of Lancaster pilots. Marchetti's plane went into a tail spin 500 feet in the air and crashed to the highway.
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Associated Press
Elizabethtown
Birtinio Marchetti
Marchetti
Surrender of Ball League Franchise Draws Protests
At a Kiwanis luncheon J T Lynch protested Beckley surrendering its Middle Atlantic baseball league berth. He cited a first half deficit of two to three thousand dollars and urged public and business support to keep the team. A committee including Lynch Cunningham and Walter Muir was appointed to seek a solution as others enjoyed a program by James Salango and Mrs Williams.
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Kiwanis Club
J. T.lynch
Beckley
Middle Atlantic Baseball League
Lynch
F. Scott
J. A. Cunningham
Walter Muir
James Salango
T. S. Williams
Beer Bottle Injury Leads to Fine in Sophia Assault Case
Sophia Negro woman Mrs Lilly Dickens pleaded guilty to assault and battery after a fight with Mrs Effie Parker in Sophia. Parker was struck with a beer bottle and later shot in the shoulder by Dickens’ husband as officers led by State Troopers Scalise and McLaughlin investigated. Magistrate Zach Petty held the morning hearing.
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Lilly Dickens
Sophia
Effie Parker
Parker
Dickens
Beckley Hospital
A. Scalise
B. F. McLaughlin
Zach Petty
Empire Builder Train Derails After Washout In Bainville
The Great Northern Empire Builder plunged into a washout in Bainville Montana today injuring 124 people with at least two in serious condition. The incident halted service on the trans continental line and prompted emergency response as riders and crews evacuated and medical teams treated the injured at the scene.
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Associated Press
Bainville
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Trans-Continental
Liberty League Called Dangerous
United States Senator Rush D Holt told Kansas Democrats in Topeka that America risks losing individuality. He called the Liberty League the most dangerous influence, accusing it of critiquing government spending but not armaments spending. He praised youth involvement in politics.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
United States
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Kansas
America
American Liberty League
Duponts
Holt
Seven time golf champion loses title at state final
White Sulphur Springs July 5 Mrs. Jack Hoblitzell of Parkersburg defeated the seven time champion Miss Fritzi Stifel of Wheeling in the 18 hole final to win the state women's golf championship.
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White Sulpher Springs
Jack Hoblitzell
Slim Young
Parkersburg
Fritzi Stifel
Wheeling
Ude
Foster Damage Suit Before Federal Jury
A Bluefield federal court jury weighs a $100000 alienation of affection suit filed by Mrs Elsie Lynch Foster against her parents in law Mr and Mrs W L Foster of Beckley. The case started Wednesday and arguments concluded today. The couple allege disapproval of their marriage caused a separation three years ago. the Fosters deny attempting to part the couple. Mrs Foster and two children live in Columbia since the separation. The suit was filed May 5 by Beckley lawyers Goldsmith and Thornhill. former state senator J Q Hutchinson represented the Fosters. A verdict was expected tonight.
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Bluefield
Federal Court
Elsie Lynch Foster
W. L. Foster
Kanawha Street
Beckley
Elsie Foster
Ned Foster
J. Q. Hutchinson
Fosters
Royal Family To Get Money Back
Vienna moves to restore much of the Hapsburg wealth seized after the 1918 revolution. The council of state approved returning castles forests and farms to the royal family, with a federal diet vote due July 9. Royalists say future monarchy may follow with Prince Otto as crown prince.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Austria
Hapsburg
Revoluton
Council of State
Kurt Schuschnigg
Federal Chancellery
Hapsburgs
Otto
Supposed Drowning Rumor Causes Wide Alarm
Rumor of Ross Romine drowning in New River near McCreery spread in Beckley after friends thought he swam with another, prompting a statewide police check. Romine later called his father W. C. Romine to report he sheltered in a barn and slept while rain subsided.
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Beckley
Ross Romine
W. C. Romine
New River
McCreery
Romine
President of Chesapeake and Ohio Line Dies
John J. Bennet president of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Pere Marquette railroads died at his Cleveland home after a brief illness at age 67. A former minor employee, he rose to lead three great American rail systems and was chief operating officer of Van Sweringen railway properties in the east. Funeral services will be held Monday.
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Associated Press
Washington
J. J. Bennet
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pere Marquette
Cleveland
Bennet
van Sweringen
John J. Bernet
Bernet
John
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Mr. Bennet
Flood Damage Reaches $100,000 in Ohio Counties
Southeastern Ohio Creeks and rivers overflowed after heavy rains. Belmont County estimates damages may reach $100,000 as floodwaters threaten homes and crops. In Knox County the Kokosing river flooded cottages and roads, with some areas three feet deep. Three missing children report could not be substantiated. B&O trains halted as tracks flooded in Belmont County.
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Associated Press
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Howard A. Duff
Belmont County
Knox County
Kokosing
Duff
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Deep Shaft Plan Opens Beckley Coal Field West of Glen Daniel
Gauley Mountain Coal company nears completion of a 765 foot shaft to tap 4270 acres of Beckley seam coal west of Glen Daniel. A two mile rail link to a 100 foot wide right of way is planned with a gravity classification yard to expedite shipments. Production unlikely for at least two years, says GM R H Morris.
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Beckley
Glen Daniel
Gauley Mountain Coal Company
West Virginia
R. H. Morris
Infantile paralysis cases rise in Virginia and North Carolina toll grows
Richmond Virginia reports fifty infants paralyzed since June 1 with health officials advising avoidance of crowds. One new case in today’s mail. June totals reach fifty two. North Carolina counts thirteen deaths from infantile paralysis since it spread in ten east central counties, Luther Dean age eighteen dies in Granville. Through July 3 total cases reach two hundred eighty eight, most after May 1.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
State Health Department
I. C. Riggin
Department
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
East Central
Luther Dean
Granville County
Health Department
Heavily Armed Convicts Escape After Abductions
Two heavily armed escaped convicts, posing as prison guards, abducted four men near Pine Bluff and hijacked two cars before wrecking one vehicle. They forced Harvey Hewitt, W. M. Stewart, Harry Crow, and W. A. Mercer to ride, then released Hewitt and Stewart. The second car was damaged in a ditch. the convicts then drove off with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Williams and their young daughter after forcing them from their car.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Harvey Hewitt
W. M. Stewart
Pine Bluff
Harry Crow
W. A. Mercer
Hewitt
Stewart
A. B. Williams
Work Begins On Relief Projects
Washington July 5 reluctant progress noted on relief work as only four new projects have started amid hundreds of millions set aside. A few hundred workers have been employed while plans mature. Roosevelt targets a peak by mid November. Projects include upper Mississippi channel, insect pest eradication in New England, Ohio region in West Virginia, and Passamaquoddy tide harnessing in Maine.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Upper Mississippi Channel
Agriculture Department
New England
Ohio
West Virginia
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Large producer details coal shaft timing and plans
Morris notes it would take two years to sink a shaft and four to five years after construction to reach capacity. The Beckley seam in Gauley Mountain’s 12,000 acre Maple Meadow area near Ansted and Jodie, Fayette county, is about six feet thick. Acquisition began in 1922 and completed in 1925 with future feeder line decisions left to the board.
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Morris
Beckley
Gauley Mountain
Ansted and
Jodie
Fayette County
Maple Meadow
Virginian Officials Visit Gauley Mountain Tipple Site
Morris noted Virginian Railway officials showed interest in the Gauley Mountain plans. The proposed tipple lies on Maple Meadow creek near Rock House creek, two miles from Glen Daniel Belt road, in setting suited to a mining town. The company has planted 36,600 pine trees since 1929 to provide mine timbers.
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Gauley Mountain
Morris
Maple Meadow Creek
Rock House Creek
Glen Daniel
Tipe Ple
Hall Funeral To Be Held Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A. Hall aged 57 who died after a lengthy illness will be held Sunday at 2 39 p m in the Methodist Temple. Dr H L Clay and Rev J M Hayes officiate. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by husband James M Hall Beckley and children D P Hall Tams L C Hall Francis and Mrs Monica. Two brothers Robert and …
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Mary A. Hall
Methodist Temple
H. L. Clay
J. M. Hayes
Sunset Memorial Park
Hall
Washington County
Virginia
J. A. Monica
Prince Street
Beckley
The
Methodist Church
James M. Hall
D. P. Hall
Tams
L. C. Hall
Francis
Monica
Robert
Lyle Families Separated by Residence Details
Lyle, of New Hall, West Virginia, and Dan Lyle of Manchester, Ohio, are also living.
Coal Production Shows Big Increase In Week
The National Coal association estimates bituminous production in the United States for the week ended June 29 at 6,410,000 net tons. This compares with 4,831,000 tons for the previous week and 6,146,000 tons in the same period last year.
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Associated Press
New York
National Coal Association
United States
Bureau of Mines
Fair Tonight Then Warm West Saturday Thunder Showers
The forecast calls for a fair night with slightly warmer conditions in the west. Saturday shows a morning fair with locally scattered thunder showers developing in the afternoon.
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West Portion
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