Administration loses leadership as Congress scorns brain trust
Washington observers report a near-collapse of administration leadership in Congress as the President pushes a tax program. The rapid succession of changes and contradictions fuels fear of prolonged stalemate, with lawmakers likely to pass a tax-the-rich bill but not necessarily aligned with Roosevelt’s original aims. The upheaval signals wider impact on New Deal measures and the legislative agenda.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
Niear
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
New Deal
Capitol Hill turmoil as Roosevelt program pieces shift
Washington sees swift shifts in the federal agenda as White House disclosures trigger new bills. Leaders confront adjournment risk while NRA, labor and coal measures collide with sweeping plans and party dissension. The scene widens to Hopkins Ickes clashes and a looming Supreme Court building.
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Capitol Hill
White House
NRA
Wagner Labor Board
Guffey
Senate
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roose
Sen
It Administration
Hopkins
Iokes
Capitol
Harry L. Hopkins
Harold L. Ickes
AAA
Banquet Celebrates West Virginia Birthday in Oak Hill
The Oak Hill Womans Club held a banquet at Hotel Hill to mark West Virginia’s 72nd birthday. The event postponed a week due to the Baptist convention featured a county study plan, officers listed, and members sharing compliments and Capitol experiences. A separate surprise party for Mr. Kinzer’s 53rd birthday occurred in Oak Hill with games readings and refreshments.
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Womans Club
Hotel Hill
West Virginia
State Capitol
Charleston
George W. Bibb
Hattie G. Biggs
A. A. Baumgariner
D. D. Whitney
W. R.hayes
A. A. Baumgartner
M. Winder
Isaac Murray
Frank Titlow
Q. W. Kinzer
Mr. Kinzer
Oak Hill
Salem Road
C. B. Fox
Bullets Rain On Harvest Field In Clay County
Manchester Kentucky June 29 Henry Martin a farmer whose barn and grain were burned says he and helpers were fired on from ambush while harvesting wheat. Feud killings and arson in Clay County led insurers to drop all policies. Martin, owner of a large Clay farm, left the county after reporting the barn blaze.
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Associated Press
Manchester
Henry Martin
Clay County
William Rice
Martin
Clay
Farm owner abandons crops after shooting incident at Portersburg hillside
A Portersburg farmer stated he would abandon his wheat and oats and let them waste after shots fired at him and his helpers from a hillside roughly 200 yards from the fields. He said he and his workers were targeted while harvesting in the county.
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Portersburg
Funeral services for Douglas Scott held in Beckley
Glen Hedrick notes many local residents attended the funeral for Douglas Scott in Beckley on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lilly Nett traveled to Roanoke Virginia after the death of Mrs Lillys brother.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Lewisburg
E. S. Hamilton
C. R. Hill
R. P. Wood
Lintens
H. E. Wilson
Max Harris
F. W. Myers
Roy Durrett
Chroeth
J. E. Knight
Irene Johnson
Owen Kessler
Aileen James
Layne
F. H. Barnett
Guy Kessinger
Duplex Apartments
Baltimore
Maryland
Mary Mitchell Kessinger
Jack Burke
Huntington
Grace Marschner
Lawrence Thompson
Charleston
C. S. Donnelly
A. J. Brown
Fleming McNeer
Dorothy
Roseville
California
Desmond Huddleston
Joseph Stuart Lewis
N. E. Christensen
Vincennes
Indiana
Christensen
Frank Butler
Douglas Scott
Beckley
Lawrence Lilly
Roanoke
Virginia
Young People’s Bible School to Close This Sunday
O A Cooper at the Young People’s Vocational Bible School sponsored by Rev and Mrs Overstreet of Beckley will close Sunday. Mrs Hayes of Blue Jay visited Mrs Brammer with other local relatives midweek. Visitors from Logan Bluefield Hinton and Denver called on local families.
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Church of God
Charles Weber
California
Weber
Church ,of God At
Oak Hill
Rev. Knight
J. E. Knight
Oak Hill First
Glen White
Stotesbury
Daniel of
Mallory
Knight
First Presbyterian Church of
Beckley First Presbyterian Church
W. H. Level
Susie Hindson
Margaret Anelwald
Virginia Phillips
William Woods
J. W. Jones
O. A. Cooper
Young People's Vocational Bible School
Overstreet
Beckley
Hayes
Blue Jay
Brammer
O. A. Lilly
Clifton
von Lilly
Patricia Ann
J. L. Farley
Green Sulphur Springs
M. O. Wilson
Logan
Hazel Waddell
Mary Kathern Bess
Bluefield
Muriel Loonis
Hinton
Margaret Williams
Mildred
Ruth Rakes
Concord College
O. R. Rakes
Mary Katherine Terry
Denver, Colo
C. J. McQuade
Farm Strikers Fire On Blockade Runners At Eastern Shore
Winter Va June 29 Aroused farmers blockading roads fired shots into truck tires attempting to run the gauntlet arranged by potato growers seeking higher prices.
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Associated Press
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Stamford University
Hoover
Wilbur
American River Canyon
Santa Cruz Mountains
Ray Lyman
Syracuse University
Palo Alto
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Supreme Court
Burleigh Freeman
FERA
Coeburn
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Raleigh Radio and Electric Service
South Oakwood Avenue
Brill Motor Car Co
P. A. Amick
Tennant
Oak Hill, W. Va
C. Bennette Henson
Beckley Hotel
Mae West
Betty Davis
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Wade Cela
Lilian Bond
San Francisco
Sidney Smith
New York
Kentucky
Glen Hedrick
W. Va
Atwell Catron Motor Company
Dodge & Plymouth Dealers
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Beckley Newspapers
Spot
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Meter-Ator
Dempsey Navid
Raleigh Radio & Refrigerator Co
Kelvinator
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