Social Security Approval Ends Session in a 77 to 5 Vote
The legislature completed a social security act creating a new public assistance department, capping pensions at $30 monthly for aged, blind, and long‑term residents, and establishing state and county welfare boards. Final ratification passed 25 to 1 in the Senate. Governor Kump will sign, with July 1 as the effective date.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Legis~ ‘Dature
Kump
Department of Public Assistance
House
Senate
Sine
Public Assistance
State Relief Administration
Public Welfare Department
Liquor Commission
Works Progress Administration
Woman Slashed As Car Wrecks Hawks on Route 1921
Mrs. Cecil Hawks of Akron Ohio received six stitches to the chin after a collision on U S Route 1921. The Hawks were en route to Virginia where Hawks was summoned by ailing father. the other driver from Beckley reportedly offered to pay for repairs as Mrs Hawks was thrown into the windshield. The Hawks continued their journey later that day.
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Cecil Hawks
Akron
Onio
Raleigh General Hospital
U. S
Hawks
Virginia
Beckley
Former Raleigh County Sheriff James Harper Dies at 89
Former Raleigh County Sheriff James Westlake Harper died at his Beckley home at 1 pm. He was 89. He had prepared for death, choosing 2 30 pm for his funeral, to be held at the Methodist Temple Tuesday. Born near Harper in 1847, Harper served as sheriff in 1884 after a career as teacher, mail carrier, and jury official. His survivors include eight children.
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J. W. Warper
Raleigh County
James Westlake Harper
Reservoir Road
Mr. Harper
Methodist Temple
South Kanawha Street
Raleigh
Louisa Hinchman
Bertha Harper
Alderson
H. F. Harper
Beckex
W. W. Harper
J. W. Dearing
Huntington
Joseph
Ironical Storm Aimed at Texas Near Gulf Coast
A slow moving tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is headed toward the lower Texas coast, prompting storm warnings from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border. The weather bureau says the storm is traveling northeastward and increasing in intensity and may reach the coast tonight or tomorrow.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Corpus Christi
Mexican
Weather Bureau
River Diverted Through Hawk's Nest Tunnel
Water pours through valves at over a billion gallons daily as the Hawk's Nest tunnel on the New River at Gauley Bridge fills to power turbines generating 140000 horsepower. Chief Engineer O M Jones outlines testing, while a 30 month, 5000 worker effort carved a straight line to replace the S curve and the $4 million project faced federal and state action over safety and silicosis concerns.
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Hawk's Nest
Gauley Bridge
O. M. Jones
Electro-Metallurgical Company
West Virginia
Hawk’s Nest
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
House
Vito Marcantonio
RNV
PRICE PUT ON HEAD OF THIEF
Charleston reporters say City Officers L. B. Warren and Finley Cook offer a $10 reward for the capture of a man they call the meanest in the world. The suspect allegedly cheated 12-year-old Frank Langhorn of $5 after luring the boy outside a store with a pretend purchase.
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Price
Associated Press
Charleston
L. B. Warren
Finley Cook
Frank Langhorn
Frank
West Virginia Birthday Noted By Raleigh County Store
Beckley’s liquor store marked West Virginia’s 73rd birthday with a holiday closure and a door sign. The article recalls WV’s statehood on June 20, 1863, and reviews Civil War era shifts from Virginia aristocracy to a reorganized government, leading to postwar progress by 1870.
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Beckley’s
Raleigh
West Virginia
Virginia
Old Dominion
Washington
Britain Debates Sanctions Against Italy
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin defending Britain’s stance on sanctions and rearmament. He argued collective security requires military strength and urged public support for arming Britain, insisting the nation must have the best forces if risks rise and fighting becomes necessary.
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Associated Press
London
Italy
Baldwin
Scotland
Thas
Pinecrest Gels Equipment Cash For Nurses’ Home
Dr. K M Jarrell superintendent of Pinecrest sanitarium said Pinecrest would receive between $7 000 and $8 000 from a 102 000 appropriation by the legislature for continuation of building at state institutions The funds will equip a new nurses home under construction and buy equipment for the sanitarium laundry and barn The nurses home is expected to be completed this fall.
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K. M. Jarrell
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Pinecrest
Amputation Kills Noted Physician Mason
Seattle June 20 Dr. Jams Tate Mason 55 president of the American Medical Association died today after an amputation procedure. He led the AMA and shaped medical policy. his death marks a significant loss to the profession.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Jams Tate Mason
The
American Medical Association
Pusey Bondsman Fails to Appear
Martha Pusey, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of her husband, remains jailed 24 hours after Judge Kilgore granted bond. Her brother would not appear to furnish $5,000 bond, and doctors warned further confinement could be fatal. Her appeal, writ of error, and pending supreme court review are noted.
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Martha Pusey
Harley NM Kilgore
Tajk
C. B. Pusey
Glen Morgan
Pusey
Merchant Marine To Draw Subsidy
Washington June 20 Congress approved legislation to expand the American merchant marine through direct government subsidies. The measure now goes to President Roosevelt for signature as a Senate group once blocked the treasury post office appropriation conference report.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Senate Group i
Treasury Post Office
U S Removes Restrictions Against Italy
President Roosevelt lifted embargos on Italy and Ethiopia declaring the Male Ethiopian war ceased to exist and rescinded arms and financial embargoes. The proclamation ends the first test of U S neutrality since World War I and aligns with the neutrality act despite questions on Italian actions. State department notes no recognition of Italian annexation accompanies the move.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
State Department
Model Building Falls 16 Killed In Bronx Collapse
The body of the 16th victim was recovered from wreckage as investigators probe a seven story apartment building collapse in Mosholu Parkway, Bronx. Dozens were injured and the site remains under construction, with authorities unsure how many more bodies await discovery.
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Associated Press
New York
Mosholu Ae Way
Bronx
House of Tomorrow
Clarksburg Girl Elected WV World Wide Guild President
Miss Clarice Robinson of Clarksburg was unanimously elected president of the West Virginia World Wide Guild at the First Baptist church during last night’s three day convention. About 200 delegates from 23 cities attended, with 125 guests hosted in Beckley homes. Miss Virginia Mittendorf of Fairmont was chosen editor and several officers were reelected. The event highlighted poster and yearbook contests, with Glenville and Williamson noted for top standings and attendance. Morning programs feature talks by Rev. James M. Hayes and Mrs. Ola Hanson on missions, with readings, plays, and vespers shaping the weekend.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
World Wide Guild
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Miss Robinson
Virginia Mittendorf
Fairmont
Mittendorf
Frances Thuma
Huntington
Elizabeth McCandlass
Charleston
Odra Hicks
Williamson
Glenville Guild
Aloso
James M. Hayes
First Baptist Direc
Iwi
Ola Hanson
Burma
Ruby Baker
Christian Center
Cleveland
Ohio
Narern Baptist Church
Williamson Guild
Jelizabeta
Mary Felton
Lois Green
Elizabeth Hatfield
June Bingham
Sylvia Randolph
Elizabeth Lane
Leota Kelley
Kanawha Valley Association
Corinne Browne
Miss Baker
Chicago
Hanson
Julia Kellersberger
Delma Maher
Lillys May Hear Col Knox At Flat Top Reunion
A A Lilly reports expectations that Col Frank Knox, Republican vice presidential candidate, will speak at the Lilly family reunion at Flat Top August 15 and 16. Knox spoke last year. Abe planned invite. Officers reelected. plans to be finalized July 1 with out of town members General Lilly, R C Lilly, Clifford A Lilly, R D Lilly, and J H Lilly present.
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Frank Knox
A. A. Lilly
Reunion Association
W. T. Lilly
Abe
Chicago
Knox
W.T. Lilly
Lilly
Reversals in Raleigh Civil Retrials Over Damages
The North Carolina Supreme Court closed its spring session with two reversals of Raleigh circuit court rulings. James Pennington’s $500 damage award against Cranberry Fuel Co and Anthony Ross Allen’s $1,600 against Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co were overturned. Pennington claimed illness after drinking cocoa from a can with a dead mouse. the court ruled no implied warranty by the retailer.
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Raleigh County
State Supreme Court
Charleston
James Pennington
Cranberry Fuel Company
Anthony Ross Allen
Raleigh ‘Wyoming Mining Company
Pennington
Skelton Company
Allen
Eciwieht
West Virginia Senator Attacks John L Lewis In Filibuster
West Virginia Senator Holt, on his first anniversary in the Senate, led a 15 hour filibuster opposing the Guffey Vinson coal bill. He assailed John L Lewis as inconsistent and warned of bulldozing power, while Guffey and Neely backed the measure to regulate soft coal with a seven member coal commission and price zones. The Senate later approved the revenue conference report and adjourned on other items, including a killed food and drug bill after a division dispute.
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Senate
Bill Holt
Acson
Associated Press
Washington
Tith Congress
Guffey-Vinson
Supreme Court
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Guffey
D-Pa
Lotic
Coal Commission
United Mine Workers
House
Holt
John L. Lewis
Senator Neely
Lewis
Hurley
Congress
Treasury-Post Office
Agriculture Department
Federal Trade Commission
Rayburn
D-Tex
Interstate Commerce Committee
Mrs Roosevelt to visit Arthurdale plant in West Virginia
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt will visit the Arthurdale homestead project in West Virginia next Tuesday afternoon to mark the formal opening of a vacuum cleaner factory there as reported by The Associated Press from Washington on June 20.
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Associated Press
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arthurdale
W. Va
Homestead
Weather outlook with scattered showers in east ports
The report notes cooler conditions with scattered showers in extreme eastern ports on Monday and partial cloud cover. It also indicates generally fair weather with moderate temperatures across most areas, while Sunday into Monday may see scattered showers in the Middle Atlantic states and early Sunday morning.
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Middle Atlantic States
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