Repeal Seen Before End Of The Year
Associated Press reports Prohibition repeal elections possible in 41 states this year with Iowa New Hampshire and Connecticut voting next Tuesday. Arizona October 3 Idaho September 19 also set dates, while Missouri and North Dakota move toward repeal measures. Col Donald H Sawyer named temporary administrator of public works as Spalding to become permanent head. state administrators to be named. Johnson returns to capital after brief trip to Chicago. workers seek official posts as coal operators face delays.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jouett Shouse
Association Against the Prohibition
Iowa
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Arizona
Idaho
MecKittrick
Missouri
Governor Park
North Dakota
Colorado
Mississippi
Oklahoma
George R. Spalding
Army Engineering Corps
KHL
Roosevelt
Donald H. Sawyer
Federal Employment Stabilization Board
Spalding
Ckes
Johnson
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Jonson
Three More Page 2 Preview of Dry Law Battle
Converse state secretary of the Anti Saloon League predicted New Hampshire would retain the dry law but no recent statements followed. The league has been active with rallies across the state as Iowa faces a Tuesday vote on repealing national prohibition. Proponents seek to join states that ratified the 21st amendment. opponents fear a large turnout.
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Towa
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Prohibition
E. G. Moon
Towa Repeal For Prosperity Committee
National Move Back to Work Amid Industry Codes
The article discusses major industries controlling most employment urging submission of simple basis codes now. It forecasts July as the start of a national movement toward work. Reports also mention the public works section of the legislation would be administered over a long time period.
Oil men vote supervision in national oil code
Chicago June 17 Producers agreed to place U S wells under presidential supervision with price controls, production quotas, and a nine member central agency. The code, adopted after an eight hour meeting of independents and major companies, binds 90 percent of U S oil producers to operate under NRA rules and federal permits for new drilling.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
West Virginia Urges Eighteenth Amendment Repeal Support
Prominent citizens state that repeal of the eighteenth amendment is needed to restore order and morals. Citizens like William McKell, Mary Brewster, Lucien Timberlake, Joseph Holt Gaines, Hetzel Pownall, Livia Poffenbarger, and Professor Koontz press for ratification and removal of prohibition harms, urging voters to back repeal to end the saloon, boost taxes, and protect liberty.
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Roosevelt
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George Poffenbarger
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
Anti-Saloon League
Koontz
United Repeal Council
West Virginia Democrats Back Roosevelt in Special Session
The West Virginia Democratic delegation largely supported President Roosevelt during the special session with few party defections. Ramsay of Followsbee and Randolph of Elkins voted for the Steiner Cutting proposal, Neely opposed the administration on the beer bill, and Hatfield remained a steadfast Republican critic. The delegation backed most of the administration’s program overall.
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Bank location bid by Virgil Ross and allies faces vote
Virgil Ross and Charleston businessmen push to locate the bank in the capital city. About 10 jobs may be created with personnel to be named by Ross. he is a former Mercer county prosecutor and longtime Democratic activist. The Home Owners' Loan Act lets homeowners swap mortgages up to 20 000 for government bonds at 5 percent interest, plus 80 percent loan options, a three year moratorium, and back tax loans. Cash loans up to 40 percent of mortgage value are offered at 6 percent.
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Charleston
Ross
Mercer County
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Money Plan tariff rates raise hopes at economic commission
The American delegation presented tariff rate proposals to the economic commission fueling optimism that the conference is gaining momentum toward real achievements. Lord Beaverbrook's Sunday Express criticized the pound dollar stabilization talks, calling it foolish to expect such an agreement to pass and warning it would be tantamount to restoring the dollar.
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West Virginia Beer Law Sparks Political Debate
Leroy Allebach of Charleston attacks repeal while Mrs. Tom Gates, a Leader in Women’s Democratic activities, condemns the eighteenth amendment as fostering racketeering and crime. The legal permission to manufacture and sell beer is noted to have created thousands of jobs and paid over a quarter of a million dollars to the state.
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Leroy Allebach
Charleston
West Virginia
Naxos
Tom Gates
Roosevelt Return on Gold Basis Sparks Senate Currency Debate
A fragment notes that the gold basis issue would nullify the President’s power to de validate American currency, suggesting Roosevelt may have relinquished a senate-granted right. The remark implies a confrontation over monetary policy and currency legitimacy.
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Roosevelt
Senate
French Debt Plea Rejected by United States in 1920 Note
Washington notes inform France that the U S has ignored Paris plea for debt review and demands two unpaid installments totaling 60 million dollars. Italy Poland and Belgium receive similar replies as Roosevelt signals possible talks on Italy debt while urging France to meet obligations.
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Washington
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France
Paris
Rosso
Congress
Roosevelt
Poland
Belgium
Phillips
State Department
Rowdyism charge not sustained in West Virginia
Washington reports Robert Fechner, director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, exonerated corps members in West Virginia of widespread rowdyism. He said investigators found the conduct in Parsons and Hendricks to be splendid with only two or three isolated misconduct cases. one offender was discharged.
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Washington
Robert A. Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
West Virginia
Parsons
Hendricks
Feehner
Randolph D. W. Wad
D. J. Parsons
M. Swearinger
Tom B. Hendricks
Several Face Charges In City Police Court
Three men Ollie Martin Georgie Meadows and L A Dordsey face arraignment in city police court for drunkenness possession of moonshine liquor and loitering following arrests Saturday by City Patrolmen B D Christian J E Al and W E Rakes Ardieth Maddy also faces two counts drunkenness and liquor possession Ray Keener charged with drunkenness and resisting arrest W W Farley charged with drunkenness and W Mason with being drunk after arrests by officers I S Ellison and others
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Pilot killed in Montreal crash at Fairchild Aircraft Limited
Bernard Maclin chief pilot of Fairchild Aircraft Limited Montreal was burned to death when the airplane he piloted burst into flames late today in Montreal. John W. Davis, a native of West Virginia, was reelected president of the English Speaking Union in New York.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Bernard Maclin
Fairchilds
T Limited
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Kump Urges Private Life Over Government Jobs
West Virginia Governor Kump urged job seekers to focus on private enterprise and rebuilding business before seeking state appointments. He warned patronage harms public payrolls and stressed individuals should improve social and economic life of the state. The speech linked to a broader theme of political tides affecting employment.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Four police gunned down in traffic stop ambush
An eight-member group captured after a deadly shootout near a station as agents describe a planned execution by four gunmen in a long, coordinated ambush. Witnesses recount the chaos and firefight that left Hermanson and Grooms dead and others wounded.
Stamp tax on medicinal wine and 3.2 percent wine
Charleston reports a 25 cent stamp tax per quart on medicinal wine and wine tonics over 3.2 percent alcohol. Sales limited to druggists with federal permits and state licenses. 3.2 beverage wine can be sold with slave licenses. regulations compiled by state tax commissioner Fred Fox.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia wine licensing and dealer tax rules outlined
The law imposes a $25 annual tax on wholesalers and a $10 annual fee on retailers except druggists, with a separate license requirement for manufacturers operating outside West Virginia. Retailers must buy wine only from licensed wholesalers or manufacturers, ensuring regulated distribution.
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West Virginia
President Roosevelt Heads Aboard For Atlantic Cruise
President Roosevelt sailed tonight aboard a line yacht Amber Jack II for a cruise up the Atlantic coast starting tomorrow. He arrived from a Boston trip through Groton to visit his mother and two sons, was cheered by crowds, and spoke in Quincy about naval shipbuilding as funds for a $298 million naval program were released.
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Roosevelt
Atlantic
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Groton
Quincy
Adams
Washington
Man loses giant fish in Aberdeen line tangle
In Aberdeen Washington a man hooked a large fish but line tangled and broke, leaving the prize fish unretrieved. The next day a boater found the fish, entered it in a contest, and won a prize.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Chinese match makers buy vast cottonwood logs in Washington
Chinese match makers in the Orient purchased more than 1,100,000 feet of cottonwood logs in three weeks from Snohomish County lumber dealers in Washington. The deal highlights strong demand for timber as exporters source logs for match production.
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Orient
Snohomish County
Washington
Mexico Targets Four Centuries of Descent Pensions
Mexico plans to end pensions paid for four centuries to descendants of Montezuma II, who was conquered by Cortés in 1519. Many descendants moved to Spain, becoming dukes and grandees in a long historical lineage.
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Montezuma II
Cortez
Spain
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