New NRA Split Creates Two Divisions in New Setup
President Roosevelt formally establishes a stop gap NRA with two divisions to guide fair competition. James L. O Neill is named acting administrator, with Prentiss L. Coonley heading a division of business cooperation and Leon C. Marshall leading a division of review. They are ordered to rapidly shrink the old NRA staff from about five thousand.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
James L. O'Neill
Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Prentiss L. Coonley
Leon C. Marshall
O'Neill
Coonley
Marshall
Norris Proposes Constitutional Amendment on Supreme Court Power
Senator Norris of Nebraska proposes an amendment to limit Supreme Court power to strike down Congress. The measure would require a two thirds or seven justice majority and a six month window after law enactment for rulings. ONeill calls NRA legislation an open question while Norris previously pushed terms on Congressional service and January sessions.
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Washington
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Congress
James L. O'Neill
Servng
Supreme Court Coul
Mitchell Plans Fight To Finish
Washington June 17 AP Mitchell Y Mitchell, removed as assistant secretary of commerce, launches a fight to the finish by charging that special interests dominate the department and criticizing a Leviathan contract with United States Lines completed in March 1935. He says the accusations were in a May 30 letter to President Roosevelt after Roosevelt asked his resignation.
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Washington
Ewing Y. Mitchell
Roosevelt
Department
Roper
United States Lines
Leviathan
Mitchell
Missouri
Beckley Liquor Store Set to Open Wednesday
The liquor control commission announced Beckley stores will open Wednesday, with Hinton opening Thursday. Welch, Logan, and Williamson locations are slated to open the first of next week as equipment is installed this week.
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Charleston
The
Liquor Control Commission
Beckley
Hinton
Welch,Logan, and Williamson
Weekend Toll From Motor Crashes Tops Sixty Four
Automobiles motorcycles and a train crash caused at least 64 deaths over the weekend led by New York and Pennsylvania with nine each. Michigan saw a fatal car train collision at Caro killing four and injuring a child. Massachusetts and others reported multiple fatalities including a bridal party death. Local incidents included a Phillips Exeter pitcher Paul Parker 19 possibly dying. Geographical spread covered many states with varied causes from blows outs to road accidents.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Caro
Massachusetts
Phillips Exeter Academy
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Watertown
Cedar Grove
Georgia
Pikeville
San Francisco
George W. Welch
Iowa
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California
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Kentucky
Maryland
Indiana
Missouri
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South Carolina
Texas
Wisconsin
Omaha Trams Are Off Of Streets
Omaha Nebraska June 17 Governor Cochran used military authority to take street cars off the streets after the companies refused to name an arbitrator by the governor 10 am deadline. National guardsmen were ordered to remove and protect the cars while the strike continues. The strike leaders and company representatives had agreed to an arbitrator at a late night meeting.
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Omaha
Neb
R. L. Cochran
Cochran
Harris Warns Hunters Of Killing Songbirds
Game protector O B Harris warned youth hunters that songbirds are not vermin and that strict laws prohibit their killing. He said he received several complaints about participants in the Raleigh county Red and Gun club vermin contest slaughtering songbirds during quests. The warden warned that violators would be prosecuted.
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Raleigh County
Negro youth sought for fatal Grant Street shooting
A statewide search for Herman Thomas, 19, of Grant Street, is underway after he allegedly killed his father, J. W. Thomas, 54, a trash collector. The dispute over wages led to a quarrel. Herman reportedly fled in a stolen blue Graham-Paige with West Virginia plates 108-659 after firing three shots.
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Grant Street
J. W. Thomas
Loca
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Graham-Paige
Nathan Pickus
West Virginia
Herman
Houston
Cooper Charged With Gun Theft
Edward Cooper of Odd stood trial today amid June 1935 Raleigh county felony cases opened by Judge H M Kilgore charged with stealing a pistol from W B Wood of Odd. Jury to hear remaining evidence after afternoon proceedings. Two defendants admitted guilt. sentences handed down to Ricketts Fortner and Maynor for wounding a constable, larceny, and disturbing public worship.
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W. B. Wood
Raleigh County Criminal Court
H. M. Kilgore
Kenneth Ricketts
Marfork
Lewis Chevrolet Company
Italy Mobilizes Nearly Million Troops for Africa War
Rome announces a semi war footing with almost a million Italian troops called to arms. East Africa deployment speeds, war materials rushed, and arbitration on the Italian Ethiopian border expected to resume. Mussolini consolidates men, money and munitions into a war machine as Italy seeks readiness for any European emergency.
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Rome
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East Africa
Mussolini
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Europe
Mrs Huffman Injured In Carlsbad Caverns Trip
Mrs. J. L. Huffman of Beckley is slowly recovering from severe injuries after a May 25 accident near Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico. She fainted when a door handle was grasped during a rapid altitude change while en route to California and Oregon from San Antonio. They were treated at Eddy County hospital and returned home June 2 with daughter Belva Huffman joining them from Albuquerque.
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Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
California
Oregon
San Antonio
Texas
Margaret Huffman
Huffman
Caverns
Eddy County Hospital
Huffmans
Beckley
Belva Huffman
Albuquerque
Clipper Plane Rides Blind On Honolulu Return Flight
The Pan American Clipper seaplane left Midway Island for Honolulu, then on to the U.S. mainland. With all windows drawn, pilots relied on instruments for direction speed and altitude on the 1500 mile leg expected to take a bit over nine hours.
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Associated Press
Midway Island
Honolulu
United States
Trade Act Proposed by Druggists at State Fair
Senator Joseph Patrick Beacom of Huntington proposed a West Virginia State Fair Trade Act to preserve the fundamentals of the NRA and aid the drug business. He said the bill would be offered at the next legislative session.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Joseph Patrick Beacom
Huntington
Beacom
Hankins to intern at Raleigh General Hospital
T. C. Hankins of Lake View South Carolina nephew of Dr J E McKenzie of Beckley arrived yesterday and will be associated with Raleigh General hospital as interne during the summer months. He has completed two years of work in medicine at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina.
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T. C. Hankins
Lake View
S. C
J. E. McKenzie
Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Medical College
State of South Carolina
Post Parts With Old Winnie Mae in Kansas hangar
The famed flier Wiley Post and his Winnie Mae reached a parting point in Wichita Kansas as the globe spanning plane languished in a hangar. Post was ferried to Bartlesville Oklahoma in another ship after a fourth failed attempt at crossing the continent in the sub stratosphere. He voiced frustration with the project saying When I get the damn thing.
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Wichita
Kas
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Post
Bartlesville
Okla
Bolin Funeral Set On Tuesday
Funeral services will be held at the Bolin cemetery near Athens Tuesday afternoon at 2 oclock for Mrs Mary Elizabeth Bolin aged 68 who died yesterday afternoon at the home of her son Clyde Bolin in Crab Orchard shortly after pneumonia struck her. The body leaves Calfee mortuary for the Bolin home in Athens today. Survivors include her husband G W Bolin of Athens four brothers and two sisters Henry Pennington Huntington Alice Pennington Huntington Nelson Pennington Sprague John Pennington and Katharine Pennington Speedway and Mrs Alice Knight Athens.
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Athens
Mary Elizabeth Boln
Clyde Bolin
Crab Orchard
Calfee
Willie Bolin
Angeline Anderson
G. W. Bolin
Henry Pennington
Huntington
Alice Pennington
Nelson Pennington
Sprague
John Pennington
Katharine Pennington
Speedway
Alice Knight
Scalise Named Acting Head of Local State Police
Trooper A. Scalise was appointed acting head of the local state police detachment replacing Sergeant W. C. Huff who resigned Saturday. Scalise is expected to command until July first when a permanent officer will be chosen.
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A. Scalise
W. C. Huff
Scalise
Infant Kay Harmon Dies at 10 Months in Killarney
Kay Frances Harmon daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harmon of Killarney died this morning in a local hospital at 7 o'clock. Survived by her parents and a sister Emma Jean Harmon. Funeral services by Foster undertakers were incomplete this afternoon.
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Kay Frances Harmon
Fred Harmon
Killarney
Emma Jean Harmon
Foster
Grandview Man Victim Of Death
Aaron Redden 90 a longtime resident of Grandview road died last night from old age and its complications after a week of illness. Born near Table Rock on June 3 1845 he lived most of his life in the area working in lumbering and farming. He is survived by sister Mrs Mary Worley 85 of Glen Hedrick daughter Mrs S J Anderson also of Glen Hedrick eighteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Another daughter Mrs H A Anderson died years ago. He was known locally and enjoyed war of the states reminiscences. He was a Baptist church member. D funeral services at residence tomorrow at 2 pm burial at home place with Caffee undertakers in charge active pallbearers Hartzell Elmer Anderson George Todd Wyatt Gilkerson.
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Raleigh County
Grandview Road
Table Rock
Mary Worley
Glen Hedrick
S. J. Anderson
H. A. Anderson
Redden
Fayette
The
Baptist Church
Hartzell Elmer Anderson
George Todd
Wyatt Gilkerson
Brown Family Takes Weekend Trip Into Virginia
Mr and Mrs H W Brown of Piney View with their two children and Miss Addie Cooper returned from a weekend trip into Virginia They camped Saturday evening on the south fork of the Roanoke river at H M Riffe s farm Ellison Mrs Brown s uncle They visited Roanoke Natural Bridge and returned to Beckley via Lexington Covington Clifton Forge and White Sulphur Springs
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H. W. Brown
Piney View
Addie Cooper
Virginia
South Fork
Roanoke River
H. M. Riffe
Ellison
Senators Plan Drive On Bill
A Republican drive in the Senate aims to alter the Roosevelt social security bill. Senator Long of Louisiana submits a substitute based on share the wealth principles while Senator Hastings of Delaware seeks to strike permanent old age pensions and state unemployment insurance provisions as dangerous and unconstitutional.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Long
Louisiana
Hastings
Delaware
Miners and operators back Roosevelt wage plan to July 1
J H Carter in Beckley office of United Mine Workers says miners and coal operators are cooperating at 100 percent with Roosevelt's wage and hour plan through July 1. He believes all parties are following the stance as learned today.
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Roosevelt
J. H. Carter
Beckley
United Mine Workers of America
Fifteen Girls Face Execution for Spy Activities
Chinese military authorities court-martialed fifteen girls for Communist spying activities. They confessed guilt and were sentenced with a firing squad or executioner’s axe after entering government army camps in best clothes and preaching Communism.
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Associated Press
China
Britain probes Japan China on appointing officials in North China
London reports say Britain has asked both Japan and China to clarify claims that Tokyo insists on controlling appointments of new officials in North China. Semi official circles view the move as serious and suggest the issue could affect China’s representation under the Nine Power Treaty.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Japan
China
Hull Warns Of Armament Race
Secretary Hull warned that a policy of self sufficiency could drive the world back to the dark ages of barbarism and savagery. Speaking to the University of Michigan graduating class in Ann Arbor on June 17 he said nations face two choices either progress through greater material and spiritual culture or suffer a decline and decay.
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Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hull
University of Michigan
Basheer Automobile Wreck Elope Near Shady
A Chevrolet coupe with license plates issued to A M Basheer Beckley left the highway between Daniels and Shady Spring Sunday afternoon and was badly wrecked. Police had not yet determined if the owner was driving. A man jumped from the car and ran into nearby woods after the crash.
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A. M. Basheer
Beckley
Daniels
Shady Spring
President urges quick action on Guffey-Snyder bill
Representative Snyder urged speedy passage of the Guffey-Snyder bill to create a soft coal industry NRA style. He told the Ways and Means Committee that only opposition comes from operators who want market battles. A 450000 miner strike was called off at Roosevelt's request to allow time for Congress to act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Snyder
Pennsylvania
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Women Held For Wearing Shorts In Yonkers
Five young women were issued summonses in Yonkers New York after being found on the streets in shorts. Alderman William Slater cited local ordinances and a fine for appearing on the streets, and the group was ordered into court.
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Associated Press
Yonkers
N. Y
William Slater
Slater
Senator Couzens Admitted for Rest at Harper Hospital
Senator James Couzens was admitted to Harper hospital Detroit for rest and treatment of a diabetic disorder. Dr Hugo A Freund said a gall bladder operation would be considered after the rest period.
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Associated Press
Detroit
James Couzens
Harper Hospital
Hugo A. Freund
Washington
Industrial Stores To Meet At Mountainair
National Industrial Stores Association to hold a meeting at the Mountainair hotel in Mount Hope Wednesday at 8:00 pm. Guest speaker George Litzinger illumination engineer for Appalachian Electric Power Company will discuss store and office illumination.
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National Industrial Stores Association
Mountainair
Mount Hope
George Litzinger
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Weather report with showers and cooler turn
The forecast calls for showers tonight and Tuesday with cooler air arriving Tuesday in the northeast. Beckley reported a high of 177 degrees yesterday and a low of 61 last night, per L. A. Mauck.
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L. A. Mauck
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