Three Negroes jailed after roadside confrontation with officer
In Beaver last night a drunken driver was stopped by Constable W D Holdren. A companion attacked the officer while a young woman and two others exited the car. They subdued the assailants with help from motorists and state police. Elmer Hart, Pendleton, and Gertrude Hart faced charges including driving while drunk, resisting arrest, and assaulting an officer.
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Beaver
W.D. Holdren
Shady Spring
Holdren
Gertrude Hart
Hollis Pendleton
H. Elmer Hart
Se Hart
Pendleton
Ford Workers Describe Plant Handbill Beating Incident
Joseph P. Barnick, ex Ford service worker, testified at a Detroit National Labor Relations Board hearing about alleged unfair Ford practices. He said instructions urged workers to beat up anyone distributing handbills at River Rouge plant entrances, recounting a clash in which union organizers were severely beaten. Laurence Knapp, NLRB attorney, is pictured with Barnick.
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National Labor Relations Board
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Joseph P. Barnick
Ford Service Department
Barnick
Laurence Knapp
Labor Board
Ford
River Rouge
Central Pross
Bond Averages In Different Contests In Gary
In Gary Indiana Mrs T H won an auto, her son Robert received a wrist watch, and daughter Alice a dog in separate contests. The events showcase small prize awards among local participants.
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T. H
Gary
Ind
Robert
Alice
State Plans Civil Service System For Official Workers
West Virginia moves toward a merit based system for state employees as the board of public works, with Governor Holt, studies a plan to classify workers. Budget Director H Isaiah Smith leads the effort, aiming to cover clerical custodial administrative scientific and professional staff. Full details to follow as classifications are developed.
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Charleston
West Virginia Board of Public Works
Holt
H. Isaiah Smith
Smith
West Virginia
Tallman Visits State Troopers in Beckley Inspection
Col. Charles C. Tallman newly named director of public safety toured the Beckley state police HQ yesterday. He met Capt. Harry Myers and Judge Harley Kilgore, praised the department, and expressed plans to uphold its high standards. The WVU football coach and PE head previously, Tallman noted ongoing budget reviews by the state board as it prepares department budgets.
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Charles C. “Trusty” Tallman
Department of Public Safety
Col. Tallman
Beckley
Harry Myers
Harley Kilgore
Department of Physical Education
West Virginia University
Smith
Big Work Gain Shown In June Employment Report
Charleston reports a 111 percent rise in employment for June 1937 from the previous year. Acting Chief C. P. McKenna of the state unemployment compensation department notes mining, construction, and domestic service driving the gain. About 2,000 people were placed in private jobs by state and national reemployment offices, with Huntington among the larger towns affected.
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Associated Press
Charleston
C. P. McKenna
Employment Service Division
State Unemployment Compensation Department
McKenna
National Reemployment Service
Huntington
End of Month Application Totals and Family Visit
Cities posted the fewest active applications at month end, 6,056, while Clarksburg held 13,329 on file. Uncle John Tanner of Depoy Kentucky, 98, took his 71-year-old son to visit his 78-year-old brother.
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Clarksburg
John Tanner
Depoy
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Tallman
Hotpoint
Thriftmaster
S. Kanawha
McCreery St
SCOTT
Beckley Air Transport
New Pine Inn
F. S. Hunter
Mgr
Harwood James
W. Va
Murphy’s
Lilly
E & Bottling CO
Pemberton
America
Board
U.S. A
Ogstalers Company Limited
Linden
New Jersey
H. & M. Family Shoe Store
Neville Street
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