Guffey Measure Defended in Federal Briefs
Federal briefs defend the Guffey coal act as the Supreme Court hears challenges from 66 mine operators. The government and Pennsylvania argue formidably, while mine owners led by John W. Davis call the act old, arbitrary, and capricious. The court plans Monday sessions after a Saturday conference, with arguments on New Deal measures to regulate commerce and the sugar institute case likely to follow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Charles J. Margiotti
Davis
John W. Davis
Charles T.dawson
Frederick H. Wood
New York
NRA
Dickinson
John Dickinson
Caldwell Dies After Illness in Skelton
Herbert P. Caldwell, 40, of Skelton, died in a local hospital after a ten day illness attributed to an intestinal disorder. He will be laid to rest in Newcastle, Virginia, with funeral services at 2 p.m. tomorrow. he leaves a widow, seven children, two sisters, and three brothers as survivors.
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Herbert P. Caldwell
Skelton
India Caldwell
Newcastle
Foster
New River Company
Rose Lee Caldwell
Virginia
Hazel
Wanda
Lois
Mary
Herbert Jr
Fred Caldwell
W. P. Caldwell
J.O. Caldwell
Montgomery
J. A. Caldwell
J. H. Hypes
Craig County
C. E. Webb
Athens
W. Va
Seven Arrested On Probation Violation Charges
Seven individuals were arrested yesterday following the issuance of 179 warrants by Circuit Clerk Van Hunter for probation violations. Those jailed include Heman P. Anderson Robert Witcher Andree Nichols Herbert Jedkins Crick et Jones Bessie McBridie and Ott Barr.
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van Hunter
Heman P Anderson
Robert Witcher
Andree Nichols
Herbert Jedkins
Cricket" Jones
Bessie McBridie
Ott Barr
Governor Kump to Speak at American Legion Event
Governor Kump accepted an invitation to speak at an American Legion moot in Huntington on Sunday, March 45. The Charleston dispatch notes the planned appearance and city venue details.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
American Legion
Huntington
Wee
Mount Hope Man Held On Charge Of Arson
Fire Marshal Fred B. Watkins announced the arrest of Robert Parsons of Mount Hope who admitted setting fire to an automobile to collect 800 dollars in insurance. He is held for grand jury action on arson charges.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Fred B. Watkins
Robert Parsons
Mount Hope
Bartusiak awarded partial damages in suit against insurer
Frank Bartusiak’s action against the People’s Life Insurance Co. of Washington D C and J F Garnett ended with Garnett liable for 1500 dollars as the jury found. Bartusiak sought 15000 dollars claiming loss of his right leg from a September collision at the South Kanawha and McCreery streets intersection. Trial judge C M Ward indicated further motions pending and tasks set for Monday morning after the March term grand jury convenes.
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Frank Bartusiak
People’s Life Insurance Company
Washington, D. C
J. F. Garnett
C.M. Ward
Raleigh County
Garnett
Bartusiak
South
Kanawha
McCreery Streets
Smith Endorsed by Committees For Reelection
Congressman Joe L. Smith received unsolicited endorsements from the Democratic executive committees of Raleigh and Logan counties. The Logan endorsement came about three weeks earlier, with Raleigh county following Feb 29 in Beckley. Smith, running for a fourth term in 1934, previously defeated Frank C. Burdette by 25,524 votes.
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Joe L. Smith
Beckley
Charleston
Raleigh
Logan
Logan County
Raljeigh County
Smith
Frank C. Burdette
Beckley College Eyes Permanent Accreditation After Inspection
Beckley College officials say they are confident of permanent accreditation following a two day inspection by Dean T C McCracken of Ohio University Dr L J Cavins and David Kirby of the state education board. A decision awaits their analysis. The college was previously accredited for one year after last year’s inspection. If findings are satisfactory this year permanent accreditation could be granted.
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Beckley College
T. C. McCracken
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
L. JV. Cavins
State Board of Education
David Kirby
Beckley
Italians Still Determined 10 Have Ethiopia
Rome reports Italy’s reply to the League for peace in East Africa. Mussolini insists Ethiopia must acknowledge Italian influence over conquered and adjacent zones, including Lake Tana, with no equality as claimed. Peace hinges on Ethiopian acceptance of Italy’s terms and the lake region.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
League of Naions
Ethiopia
Geneva
Mussolini
League
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ht Duce
Haly
League of Nations
East Africa
Lake Tana
Addis Ababa
Tater Tomy
Sir Samuel, Hoare
Pierre Laval
Laka Tana
Nile
Sophia Town Council Upholds Tosh Bid to Remove Water Official
A petition with 69 signatures sought the removal of J. K. Tosh, water meter reader and collector for Sophia’s municipal system. The council voted four to one against Tosh, with him noting many signers had not paid water assessments leading to cutoffs. He urged residents to pay bills and follow Public Service Commission rules to ensure water service.
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Sophia
J. K. Tosh
Tosh
Beckley
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Robert Brubaker Held in Hearing
Reported in yesterday's proceedings Robert Brubaker faced a hearing after a jury action. Details indicate a charge related to a stone belonging to a car, with references to A J Petty and Wilkes and a March date, but the transcript is garbled.
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Robert Brubaker
Robert Briter
J A. Petty
Wilkes
Neville
Stone
Brubaker
Ayo
Commissioner Brawley Dies in Kanawha at 44
Robert M. Brawley, a member of the county court and a long prominent figure in Kanawha County politics, died today of pneumonia at age 44. He had been a Democratic candidate for city and county offices in several campaigns.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Robert M. Brawley
Brawley
Lewis withdraws from Raleigh sheriff race
Tom Lewis announced his withdrawal as a sheriff candidate in Raleigh county citing potential constitutional disqualification. He pledged support for H. G. Farmer of Bolt, who had announced for the office, and urged Democratic voters to back Farmer in the upcoming primary.
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C. C. Lewis
Raleigh County
Tom Lewis
H. G. Farmer
Bolt
Lewis
West Virginia
Three Men Admit Trespass Charge On Slab Fork Coal Property
Three men Paul Smith Tommy Joyce and Elmer Ferguson pleaded guilty to trespassing on Slab Fork Coal property for borrowing a company motor for a trip through the Slab Fork mine. They were fined 16 dollars each but could not pay and were jailed.
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Slab Fork Coal Company
Slab Fork
J. R. Gautier
Gautier
Paul Smith
Tommy Joyce
Elmer Ferguson
Alum Creek
Befriender Of Man Loses Auto
Dr. F. J. Moore of Affinity, Abe Blankenship, whose residence is unascertained, was jailed by state police yesterday afternoon after a citizen alarm followed the theft of Moore’s automobile. Blankenship rode with Moore to Glen White, fled as Moore entered the house, then was recaptured nearby and brought to Beckley by a posse.
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F. J. Moore
Abe Blankenship
Moore
Beckley
State
Nolice
Two Alarms Answered by Beckley Firemen
Beckley firefighters responded to two alarms yesterday reporting only arass fires upon return to headquarters. One occurred at Woodlawn Avenue with no material damage.
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Beckley
Arass
Woodlawn Avenue
Fayette Officer Arrests Hit And Run Driver
Fayette police arrested Elmer Kincaid of Lansing Fayette county after a hit and run on U S Route 60 near Ansted left a man badly injured. Kincaid confessed to striking the victim and was released on $2500 bond after appearing before Magistrate R Lee Graves.
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Fayette County
Oak Hill
Elmer ©. Kincaid
Lansing
C. L. Haw‘Kins
Ansted
R. Lee Graves
Fay
Laughing Girl Much Improved After Operation
Teresa Hawkins an 18 year old business college student of Weston West Virginia ended weeks of spasmodic laughing after an abdominal operation to treat a psycho neurotic condition. Hospital staff said she will rest for two or three days and there has been no recurrence of the laughing spells. Miss Jessie OCurren the nurse in charge called her condition very satisfactory.
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Associated Press
Weston
W. Va
Teresa Hawkins
Business College
Jessie O'Curren
Blow Upon Head Leads To Arrest
Henry Meadows of East Gulf lay in critical condition at Beckley Hospital after James Pickett of Nezra was jailed in Raleigh county for striking him with a rock. Constable S L Dillon said evidence shows the pair had laid in wait Friday night and argued at work before the assault.
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Henry Meadows
East Gulf
Beckley Hospital
James Pickett
Nezra
Raleigh
Meadows
S. L. Dillon
Pickett
Woman Is Guilty in Murder Case
Daisy Alexander Root was sentenced to ten years in prison by Criminal Judge Wallace for the murder of her husband Brenton Root at their Chicago area home. The defense had challenged a juror claiming prejudice due to domestic issues from a prior marriage, but jurors testified they were not influenced and upheld the verdict.
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Memphis
Tenn
Daisy Alexander Root
Phi Wallace
Berine
Brenton Root
Young Root
Benjamin F. Root
Chicago
Wallace
Root
John TL. Mapp
Freeman Plans To Begin Work On County Court House
Freeman outlined the start of construction on Raleigh County's new courthouse with first erecting tool sheds workshops and supervisor quarters before partial demolition of the old building. Lumber moved to the site and plumbers removing old fixtures. Unskilled labor to be supplied by WPA workers as bids projected about 13 months to completion.
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Rieigh County
Court House
J. O. Freeman
Square
Maxwell and Keyser
Keltins Contractors
Meyer Brothers
Charleston
Court Hove
Freeman
Jast
W.P. A
Isbor
O'Brien Visits City for Sectional Basketball Tournament
O'Brien chief clerk in West Virginia secretary of state's office travels to Beckley for a sectional basketball tournament. Formerly at Mark Twain High School, he is well known in the county.
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D. Pill O'Brien
W. S. O’brien
Ishot
Beckley Yederday
Mr O'Brien
Mark Twain High School
France Ready To Use Force If Germany Refuses Rhineland Evacuation
Paris reports French officials vow to employ allied military power to compel Germany to withdraw from the Rhine. France orders fortifications and full troop deployment along the northeast frontier while pursuing League of Nations diplomacy.
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Berlin
Germany
Rhine
Reichsfuhrer
Hitler
Litle
France
Commis
Reich
Derfuchrer
League of Nations
Reichstag
Flitter
Belgium
Great Britain
Italy
Hle
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Pomorze
Baltic Sea
Associated Press
Paris
Rhineland
League Council
Battle Between Union Groups At Camp Seaside
In Seaside Oregon two men were killed and about 20 hurt in a clash between rival unions over control of a logging camp. Victims Ray and Blackwood died from rifle wounds while William Weedel was seriously wounded. A camp cook, Lila Tuckness, struck one attacker with a gas pipe. State police arrived and the invaders dispersed. The Sawmill Workers Union and the International Sulphite Pulp and Paper Workers Union have battled over camp jurisdiction for eight months.
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Tie Associated
Seaside
Ore
Jams Ray
William Blackwood
William Weedel
Portland
Sawmill and Fimber Workers Union
Lila Tuckness
Sawmill Workers Union
International Sulphite Pamp and Paper Workers Union
Fire at Washington Navy Yard Causes Major Damage
A five alarm fire near the Washington Navy Yard destroyed a lumber yard and 10 or more garages and sheds, damaged a dozen buildings including nine residences. Loss is estimated between 40,000 and 39,000 dollars. The blaze affected blocks near the navy yard and ship plant, with flames reaching 60 feet and visible across the city and nearby Maryland.
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Associate Press
Washington
Washington Navy Yard
Iass
Nota DP
Streyte
Navy Saved
Cas
Maryland
Hoffman Faces New Criticism Over Lindbergh Case Probe
Trenton officials report Governor Harald G Hoffman faces renewed attack from Basil Bruno Republican assemblyman Monmouth County for using the state motor vehicle department as a detective agency in the Lindbergh crime inquiry. Bruno seeks an Assembly investigation and claims taxpayers pay for the effort while Hauptmann nears March 30 execution with a March 12 90 day reprieve limit.
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Trenton
N. J
Harald G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Basil Bruno
Monmouth County
State Motor Vehicle Department
Bruno
Todassic
Weather Forecast Touches Warmer Weekend Across Regions
Increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions expected Sunday followed by hotter weather in the east on Monday. Temperatures rise across the Atlantic states and the Appalachian region with cooler air lingering in parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee Monday.
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Middle Aantic
Waiti Ilantic
Appalachian
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
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State of Pennsylvania
U. S
Caldwell
Winess
Peoples Insurance Co
Tosh Uphield
Sophia Council
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Dr. Moore
New York Building Service
Exclusive Central Park West
Oak Hill Hospital
O'Brien
Camp
Oregon
Hoffman
Tannet
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