Congress Sees Big Fight Over Relief Problem
Washington on March 6 reports spark in relief debate with Democrats pressing a 1 billion dollar limit on new funding while Republicans seek a nationwide inquiry into alleged exploitation of human misery. President Roosevelt weighs options as Buchannan sticks to a cap near 1.5 billion, and Vandenberg calls for broad probe into campaign funds tied to relief.
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Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Buchanan
Texas
House
Amateurs Given Chance By Lions in Raleigh Area
Amateurs in Raleigh and surrounding counties may break into the big time through four weeks of amateur nights sponsored by the Beckley Lions Club at the Lyric Theatre. Beginning March 12, weekly contests lead to a final on the fifth Thursday, with a trip to Bluefield on April 16 to face rivals from Welch Princeton Bluefield and Orth fork, then a chance on the Fred Allen program in New York. Entry details in Lyric Theatre office.
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Raleigh
Beckley Lions Club
Lyric Theater
Bluefield
Welch
Princeton
Orthfork
New York
Fred Allen
Lions Club Board of Directors
Allen
Dorsey E. Biggs
D. C. Meadows
Ja. A. Burke
Lyric Theatre
Infant Dies At Birth For Cook Family
An infant son born to Mr and Mrs Jessie G Cook of 61 Stansbury Street died at birth. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at Avondale McDowell County with Caffee undertakers in charge. This was the couple's only child. Mrs Cook was formerly Miss Virginia Short.
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Jessie G. Cook
Stansbury Street
Avondale
McDowell County
Caffee
Cook
Virginia Short
Stock Prices Rise On Small Gains Across Sectors
Wall Street activity showed a forward move with prices advancing fractions to two or more points. Leading gains appeared in mining, alcohol, farm, motor, and specialty issues while utilities, rails, oils, and steels posted smaller advances. Allied Chemical gained about seven points and U. S. Smelting rose as well amid intermittent profit taking.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
Allied Chemical
U. S
Senators Okah Bill for Power in Rural Areas
The senate passed the 420 million Norris rural electrification bill sending it to the house. It funds a rural electrification administration to lend for systems where none exist and to finance farm household equipment. Loans run five years or two thirds the life of the equipment. The measure caps loan life and reserves bidding rules for equipment over 500 dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
King
Dutah
White House
Norris
R-Neb
Walsh
D-Mass
Logan
D-Ky
Brief Supports Guffey Measure
Harrisburg March 6 Attorney General Charles J Margiotti said a brief will be filed with the U S Supreme Court today for Pennsylvania asserting the state cannot stabilize the bituminous coal industry and urging the Guffey coal act be declared constitutional. The brief mirrors one filed yesterday by New Mexico and Indiana. Pennsylvanians say interstate commerce limits state power to regulate soft coal and rely on prior high court rulings on state rights.
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Associated
Harrisburg
Charles J. Margiotti
Supreme Court of the United States
Pennsylvania
Margiotti
New Mexico
Indiana
Supreme Court
Foremen Kochenderfer and Baker on leave from Camp Raleigh
Miles Kochenderfer and Phil Lip Baker, forestry foremen at Camp Raleigh, are on leave this week at their homes in Etkins.
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Miles Kochenderfer
Phillip Baker
Camp Raleigh
Etkins
Hull Urges Stable Currency and Balanced Budget Plan
Secretary Hull in Baltimore at a Young Democrats convention pressed for international monetary stabilization and a balanced budget. He argued for a stable currency value, less government demand as emergencies ease, and continued support for emergency measures that revived agriculture, banks, railroads, and homeowners while criticizing prior critics.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Hull
New Deal
Roosevelt
Mergen
Washington
Ward
Librarians To Meet Saturday In Raleigh County
Librarians from 15 Raleigh county high schools will gather at the Memorial building to standardize purchase and handling of library books. They aim to prevent duplication with a central purchasing system and plan countywide circulation after purchase to benefit all high school students. The meeting starts at 9 30 tomorrow morning in the Auxiliary room, Memorial building.
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Raleigh County
Memorial Building
Welch Suffers Heavy Loss In Big Fire Early Today
A four story apartment building in Welch burned, forcing fifty residents to flee and four to be rescued by volunteers. Firemen estimate losses around 200000 dollars. one clerk, Carl Brown, was injured by a bursting window as flames swept the stairs. Meanwhile in Belgrade, a deputy shooter targeted Premier Milan Stojadinovich. US minister Charles S. Wilson narrowly escaped as deputies detained the assailant Damian Arnantovich.
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Welch
Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Milan Stojadinovich
Charles S. Wilson
United States
Wilson
Chamber of Deputies
Damian Arnantovich
Carl Brown
Bartusiak Case Opens In Court
Bartusiak sues F C Garnett and Peoples Life and Accident Insurance in Raleigh county circuit court for 15000 dollars over a motorcycle collision last September 24 where his leg was mangled and amputated at Raleigh General hospital. Garnett says he signaled and Bartusiak attempted to pass. The case may go to a jury as trial starts after a related Lavender case ended in a non suit.
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Frank Bartusiak
Grand View
F. C. Garnett
Peoples Life and Accident Insurance Company
Raleigh County
Minnie Lavender
Virginian Railway Company
Fayette County
South Kanawha
McCreery Streets
Garnett
Bartusiak
Raleigh General Hospital
Kanawha
McCreery Street
Many Students Leave Schools in West Virginia
Charleston March 6 state supervisor of elementary schools H K Baer says about one in ten students withdrew or changed schools last term. About half moved out of their counties and 40,601 withdrawals are categorized: 19,464 left county, 11,063 switched within county, 433 employment certificates, 2,958 above compulsory age, 3,958 permanently suspended, 170 mental or physical incapacity, 2,516 fourteen or older and employed locally.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
H. K. Baer
Baer
Seven More Candidates Seek Nominations May Primary
The circuit clerk office listed seven candidates for the May 12 primary. S. L. Dillon of East Gulf seeks Republican nomination for Slab Fork district justice of the peace. G. H. McGinnis of Glen Morgan seeks Democratic nomination for Shady Spring district constable. E. B. Bennett of Pear seeks Republican nomination for Richmond district constable. Mrs. Seth Foresman of Montreal seeks Democratic committeewoman from Marsh Fork district. Lacy Cole of Coal City seeks Republican committeeman from Slab Fork district. Evangeline Moss of Mead seeks Republican committeewoman from Slab Fork district. G. L. Daniel of Glen Daniel seeks nomination from Trap Hill district.
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S. L. Dillon
East Gulf
Slab Fork
G. H. McGinnis
Glen Morgan
Shady Spring
E. B. Bennett
Pear
Richmond
Seth Foresman
Montreal
Marsh Fork
Lacy Cole
Coal City
Evangeline Moss
Mead
G. L. Daniel
Glen Daniel
Trap Hill
Italians Bombed Red Cross Unit Killing Three
Geneva reports a British ambulance unit near Quorum on the northern front was bombed. Ethiopia protests to the League of Nations alleging three dead and four wounded. a Red Cross worker Major G A Burgoyne was named as a casualty. London says Britain will file a stiff protest with Rome for the bombing.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Quorum
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Red Cross
G. A. Burgoyne
London
Great Britain
Italy
Rome
Senate Opposes Proposed Probe of Hagood Removal
The Senate military committee voted 12 to 2 against a probe into Major General Hagood's removal from the Eighth Corps area after criticizing federal spending. President Roosevelt declined to comment. The sub committee had urged disapproval, saying officers may answer questions but cannot use speech as a license to attack government officials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Johnson Hagood
Eighth Corps
Roosevelt
Hagood
Metcalf
Rhode Island
Congress
Price Hill Mine Idle for One Day Period
Miners at Price Hill Colliery were idle today after a cave-in in a 1000 foot intake air shaft last night. The operation employs about 200 men. Fred Dixon of the company said the mine would operate tomorrow to give five days of work this week, with a goal of six.
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Price Hill
Fred Dixon
Hotel workers strike expands toward Grand Central zone
New York reports that 65 hotel workers left two hotels in a show of support for the broader building employees strike. Union leaders said 5,000 kitchen and dining staff in 100 hotels would join picket lines, with mass picketing planned. Authorities cited 1,820 affected buildings and 115 signatories, while 1,448 had agreements per union figures. Police mobilized 5,504 reserve candidates.
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Associated Press
New York
Manhattan
Grand Central Zone
Brooklyn
Queens
James J. Bambrick
Building Service Employees’ Union
Paul N. Coulther
Hotel and Restaurant Employees’ Union
Police Department
Mae West Quits Movie Contract Dispute
Mae West and Paramount Studio clash over breach of contract with West claiming the studio failed to prepare a film and she will make her next picture elsewhere. Lloyd Wright says the studio recognizes her breach claim while officials deny waiving rights. Murray File of William Morris says West notified Paramount six weeks ago her contract was abrogated.
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Associated Pross
Hollywood
Calif
Mae West
Paramount Studio
Lloyd Wright
Murray File
William Morris
Miss West
Paramount
Gray Makes Arrest Under School Laws
James Gray Raleigh county attendance officer announced that George Dingss of Resaco was fined three dollars by Magistrate Sam Lilly after being convicted for keeping children out of school. Gray warned that more arrests would follow unless parents ensure children attend school.
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James Gray
Raleigh County
George Dingiss
Resaco
Sam Lilly
Gray
KIWANIANS HEAR QUARTET AT WEEKLY LUNCHEON
The Kiwanis luncheon featured a vocal quartet by Geo, H. Foresman, W. R. Fugitt, T. S. Rice, and "Red" Lancaster. Next week’s meeting will elect delegates to the Kiwanis International convention in Washington in June.
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Kiwanis Club
Geo
H. Foresman
W. R. Fugitt
T. S. Rice
Approval Granted for Beckley Hotel Plan by Trade Body
Plans for a new Beckley hotel submitted by A F Wysong Charleston architect received general approval from the chamber of commerce. The $266000 project would add 104 guest rooms with dining coffee shop and two store rooms income would gross $92425 annually net $30000 with a 6 percent dividend and $66000 surplus in ten years. Financing includes a $106000 first mortgage and $160000 stock locally. The site is at Main and Kanawha streets near the McCreery office and J E Summerfield residence.
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Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Wysong
Charleston
Main
Kanawha Streets
Chamber
Indictments in Huntington Drug Case Total 120
Huntington March term grand jury returns 120 indictments in the southern district of West Virginia. Two physicians charged with drug violations among those indicted. 60 of 61 arraigned plead guilty. Dr A A Milburn of Logan sentenced to three years at Leavenworth for morphine possession. admitted addiction.
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Associated Press
Huntington
West Virginia
George W. McClintic
Charles‘ton
McClintic
A. A. Milburn
Logan
Mallory
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Progressive Miners Picket U M W At Harrisburg Mine
More than 200 Progressive miners gathered at Peabody number 43 mine to picket it in protest against operation of the shaft by the United Mine Workers Union. State highway police said the crowd was orderly and no weapons were displayed.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Progressive Mine Union
Peabody Number 43
United Mine Workers Union
Weather forecast notes cool night and mild Saturday
The forecast calls for a fair night and a mostly cloudy Saturday with warmer conditions. Yesterday’s high reached 58 degrees and the low last night was 20. L. A. Mauck issued today’s update.
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