Hitler Rejects Offers From Former Allies On Rhineland
London March 25 Adolf Hitler refuses to withdraw troops from the Rhineland or accept a world court judgment. Locarno powers face a tough choice as British Foreign Secretary Eden and other diplomats seek a way to break the impasse. Negotiations are seen as crucial for restoring collective security amid a tense European crisis.
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Associated Press
London
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
World Court
Europe
Locarno
League of Nations
Hitler
Anthony Eden
Council
League Council
Germany
Hitler Rejects Locarno Pact In Diplomatic Stand
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler last night rejected the Locarno program of four former World War allies and declared he is standing firm. He warned Europe that German weakness cannot be trusted as a constant factor in postwar relations. Continued on page 3.
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Associated Pr
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Road Damages Hit Several Eastern Panhandle Bridges
Two government units surveyed flood damage with the road commission listing about 300000 dollars in losses to eight state bridges in the eastern panhandle. The PWA put negligible damage on ongoing projects. Mortimer W. Smith cited road spans at Grant county Petersburg Gap, Hampshire Romney and Grace, Mineral Wiley Ford, Morgan Great Cacapon and Yancock, Hardy Lost City and Wardensville. He noted higher damage due to rapid river runoff. Private toll bridges at Harper’s Ferry and Shepherdstown were not included.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Road Commission
Panhandle
PWA
Mortimer W. Smith
Grant County
Petersburg Gap
Hampshire
Romney and
Grace
Mineral
Wiley Ford
Morgan—Great Cacapon
Yancock
Hardy—Lost City
Wardensville
Harper’s Ferry
Shepherdstown
Ickes
WPA
M. L. O’neale
O'Neale
Marshall College
West Liberty
Concord
Miss Graybeal Aids Flood Relief Near Sistersville
Beulah Ann Graybeal of Raleigh county health joins flood relief workers near Sistersville West Virginia. Ordered there Monday by Dr Arthur E McClue state health director.
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Beulah Ann Graybeal
Raleigh County Health
Sistersville
W. Va
Arthur E. McClue
General Motors Stock Moves A Point Higher
Renewed demand for General Motors pushed the stock up more than a point to a new five year high. Other active issues included Chrysler, U S Steel, American Telephone, Yellow Truck, Continental Can, and U S Rubber with gains while Chesapeake and Ohio, Union Pacific, and Santa Fe posted declines of about a point.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
N. Y
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Yello Truck
Continental Can
U. S. Rubber
Chesapeake and Ohio
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Streets Repair Funding Stalemate Before Council
WPA local rep A K Minter told the Beckley council that no new street projects can start without cash for materials while 84 000 in 44 streets awaits WPA action. Mayor Winston formed a committee to reassess funding, some streets to be abandoned, and Mabscott seeks fire help at $50 per call plus time charges. The underpass at Beckley Mabscott will be addressed with lights or widening. rifle range permit granted. dining car and junk yard proposals deferred.
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A. K. Minter
WPA
D. L. Hill
Mabscott
Beckley
Hill
Beckley-Mabscott
State Road Commission
Fayette Street
Neville Street
Crescent Grocery
Prince Street
Masonic Degree Team Plans Work in Beckley
The Malta Team of Mount Hope Commandery 22 Knights Templar will perform ritualistic work tomorrow evening in the Beckley Masonic lodge hall the first time this has been done there Two candidates are expected to appear for the work The team includes T L Feazelle C G Anderson O L Patteson J R Craver T A Jones and many others.
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Masonic Lodge
Malta
Mount Hope Commandery
Knights Templar
Beckley
T. L. Feazelle
C. G. Anderson
O. L. Patteson
J. R. Craver
T. A. Jones
C. R. Heermans
W. A. Faulconer
H. D. Gast
E. O. Snider
E. P. Carr
W. B. Rocke
S. L. Davis
E. L. Norris
F. T. Graff
L. A. Wilson
J. W. Davis
F. E. Foster
B. B. Richmond
E. M. Darnail
F. M. Corley
M. C. Moore
C. L. Buckley
R. Lee Graves
W. H. Boone
W. C. Mullins
Cranberry Child Injured After Car Hits Boy at Play
Four year old Raymond Beaver of Cranberry was struck by an automobile near his home Monday evening and suffered a broken leg. He was taken to Beckley hospital for treatment. the driver has not been identified as of today.
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Raymond Beaver
George Beaver
Cranberry
Beckley Hospital
Upper Ohio rises near Wheeling as relief work continues
The Ohio River rose again from New Cumberland to Parkersburg with no immediate flood danger, while relief workers rush to restore livable homes flooded in the northern Panhandle. The river stood at 35.1 feet at 10:30 am and may reach 37 feet by night as Monongahela and Pittsburgh-area floods drive the crest. Greenbrier and West Virginia Fork floods subsided, easing road closures.
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Associated Press
Ohio
New Cumberland
Parkersburg
Weather Bureau
Northern
Panhandle
Wellsburg
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
West Virginia Fork
R. P. Powell
Ohio River
Cincinnati Flood Crest Near Sixty Feet From Heavy Rains
Cincinnati reports a fresh rise in the Ohio river headwaters causing a flood crest near 60 feet. Forecaster W. C. Devereaux says Cincinnati may see 59 to 60 feet for about five days, with ashland around 63 feet and Portsmouth near 60, while lower valley flooding remains limited.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
W. C. Devereaux
Pittsburgh
Ashland
Portsmouth
Devereaux
Fund For Flood Relief Doubled In Raleigh County
The flood relief drive surpassed its $500 goal with several large gifts. Notable donations came from the Beckley Dry Cleaner employer $26, the Lions Club $32.20, Carpenters Local Union 1911 $50, and Tams School Junior Red Cross $23.54, bringing total Red Cross contributions to $1,033.47 by noon. Previous acknowledgments total $876.93, with multiple local groups and individuals listed among late entries.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Dry Cleaner
Lions Club
Carpenters Local Union
Tams School
Red Cross
Cence Oadesea
Eae
Linnie White
Corey .i
Peeseese Mee
Beckley Lions Club
Foley Brothers
Ee Ae
Tams
Grayson Urges Flood Relief Fund Boost
Dr. Cary T. Grayson, national Red Cross chairman, urges Raleigh County chapter to exceed flood relief quotas by at least 50 percent. He cites doubled demand and 387,000 people seeking immediate aid as flood crests continue, urging maximum contributions to meet urgent obligations.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Cary T. Grayson
C. G. Peregoy
Red Cross
Piney River Closed For Fishing This Spring
Piney river waters from mouth to source will be closed to anglers during April May and until midnight June 27 according to deputy U S game protector O B Harris During the closed period 500 Channel Catfish will be released between Fitzpatrick and the Beckley sewage discharge to allow spawning and a limited supply of West Virginia fishing regulations is available from Harris office on Heber street or the county clerk gas office
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O. B. Harris
U. S
Fitzpatrick
Beckley
Conservation Department
Harris
West Virginia
Heber Street
Gillenwater Is Taken By Death
Funeral services were held in Rhodell for John Gillenwater age 37 who died Monday evening. He formerly managed a local store. Reverend W S Overstreet conducted the service and burial followed in the family cemetery at Pulaski Virginia. He is survived by his widow Mrs Bessie Haynes Gillenwater a sister Mrs E E Thompson of Hopewell Va and a brother Herbert Gillenwater of Washington DC His father Harvey Gillenwater lives at Pulaski.
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Rhodell
John Gillenwater
W. S. Overstreet
Pulaski
Bessie Haynes Gillenwater
E. C. Minter Coal Company
Frances
E. E. Thompson
Hopewell, Va
Herbert Gillenwater
Washington, D. C
Harvey Gillenwater
French government wavering over sanctions and aid
Paris reports the French government wavers between two lines of action. Paris says authorities expect Hitler to reject the Locarno treaty signatories proposals and balance economic sanctions against Germany with continuation of Britain’s military aid.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Great Britain
Hitler
Postmistress At Mount View Dies
Funeral services for Martha C. Green 70 postmistress at Mt View will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at her residence with Reverends Grant Stephens and Eugene Nichols officiating, burial in family cemetery. She was widow of W M Green born Raleigh county September 5 1865. Survived by children A E Green Beaver W L Green Helen Oswald Green Lacy Green and Alice Green Mt View seven grandchildren two sisters Mrs Overton Green Ghent and Mrs Sue Peters Athens. Surviving relatives listed include several siblings and friends.
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Martha C. Green
Mt. View
Grant Stephens
Eugene Nichols
Caffee
W. M. Green
Lewis C
Mary Pittman Cooper
Raleigh County
A. E. Green
Beaver
W. L. Green
Helen
Oswald Green
Lacy Green
Alice Green
Overton Green
Ghent
Sue Peters
Athens
Azel Cooper
Lonnie Green
L. E. Green
Walter Green
Spencer Green
Sim Cooper
Allen Hedrick
Oswald Cooper
N. B. Hedrick
W M. Thompson
James Harvey
Vrusa Lester
Houston Ransom
Clarence Foley
E. B. Sweeney
B. F. Wiley
Lewis Wood
Everett Wood
Theodore Meadows
Louis Green
Townsend Worker Quits His Post
Washington reports the resignation of Robert E. Clemons a 41 year old key organizer of the Townsend old age pension movement sparks predictions of further resignations. A house committee said Clemons would testify in a sweeping inquiry and observers watched for signs of disintegration in the organization led by Dr F E Townsend.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert E. Clemons
Townsend Old-Age
House
Clemons
F. E. Townsend
Turkey to arm Brandisi, Italy March 25 dispatch
Radio reports from Istanbul say Turkey will re militarize the Dardanelles zone and abrogate Lausanne treaty clauses, signaling a shift in regional military posture andpolicy.
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Associated Press
Brandisi
Italy
Istanbul
Dardanelles
Fisher Planning A Final Appeal
In Trenton on March 25, C Lloyd Fisher prepared a last appeal to the state court of pardons for Bruno Richard Hauptmann who faces execution in six days. Preparations continued for the double execution of Hauptmann and Charles Zied, the Camden gang leader who killed a detective in a holdup next Tuesday night. Governor Hoffman said he will not act on Dr. John F. Condons invitation to visit his Bronx home until after tomorrow's talk with Attorney General Wilentz to decide whether to visit the Bronx and question Condon about the Lindbergh case. The governor will not submit questions in writing as requested by Jassie.
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Associated Press
Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
C. Lloyd Fisher
State Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Charles Zied
Philadelphia
Camsden
Harold G. Hoffman
John F. Condon
Bronx
David T. Wilentz
Dr. Condon
Jassie
New River Company Reports 1935 Coal Output and Profit
The New River company mined 2 977 621 tons of coal in 1935 with net earnings from operations of 404 566.62. On July 1 1935 the 6 percent bonds maturing 1938 were paid off, leaving the firm debt free. Two 1 50 per share dividends on preferred stock were paid. A 1935 1937 agreement with the United Mine Workers raised miners wages, and subsidiary charters will be surrendered with all operations run by The New River Company.
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New River Company
United Mine Workers of America
Mining and Land Company
New Rivers Company
Elks Lodge to Meet in Rose and Turner Building
Beckley Lodge No. 1542 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will meet tonight at 7:30 in the lodge rooms of the Rose and Turner building. Secretary Herbert Stansbury announced the session. Important matters are to be considered.
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Beckley Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Rose and Turner
Herbert Stansbury
Lincoln P T A Meeting Set For Tomorrow Evening
The Lincoln school Parent Teacher Association will meet at the school building tomorrow at seven o'clock. A good program is expected and the session will proceed as announced.
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Parent-Teacher Association of the
Lincoln School
Britain France and US Sign Naval Treaty
The United States Great Britain and France signed a naval pact in London to ease tensions and prevent an arms race. The agreement allows fleets to grow but requires equal level maintenance and advance notification of naval movements.
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London
United States
Great Britain
France
Norman H. Davis
Anthony Eden
Davis
Shady Hich To Give Operetta At Shady Spring High
About fifty students perform The Belle of Bagdad in Shady Spring High School auditorium next Friday at 8:00 PM. Claribel Lilly and James Wilburn lead in a two act musical about a sought after beauty in Bagdad with a Hollywood chase. Proceeds go to erase the music department debt. twenty to thirty cent admission.
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Bagdad
Dick Taylor
Bob
Bill
Jewel
Hollywood Men
Agnes Ruth Rakes
C. D. Stevenson
Zora Hatcher
Thelma Noel
George Browning
Merrill Lilly
Claribel Lilly
Kermit Okes
Winky Martin
Dorothy Seymour
James Wilburn
Isabel Harford
Genevieve Snead
Helen Campbell
Boxley Dies at Virginia Home After Rail Work
William C. Boxley aged 74, who directed construction of many miles of railroad in southern West Virginia, has died at his Orange Virginia home. He built sections of the Chesapeake and Ohio main line and several branch lines, according to the governor's office.
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Associated Press
Charleston
William C. Boxley
West Virginia
Boxley
Orange
Chesapeake and
Oho.o Raillroad
Mid-Year Conference Set For Morgantown April 25 26
American Legion officials moved the annual mid year conference to Morgantown on April 25 and 26 due to flood postponement of the March session. National Commander Ray Murphy may attend along with Department Adjutant Edward McGrail, auxiliary president Mrs. Melville Mucklestone will speak, and Governor H G Kump is considering an invitation. The two day meeting will focus on committee work and programs for the year including rehabilitation child welfare and safety.
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Edward McGrail
Ray Murphy
Melville Mucklestone
Chicago
H. G.kump
McGrail
Board Sets Routine Matters As March Meeting Opens
The Raleigh County school board met with two members absent Dr G W Johnson in Florida and K O Green due to illness of his mother The session focused on delegations and routine items May 12 will be a county wide school holiday per state law Rock Creek Coal and Land Co may remove coal and minerals from beneath Dillon Creek school site A Winding Gulf citizens delegation led by G C Turner asked for building improvements and additions The Winding Gulf Collieries Co will provide free engineering services but funds must be available before proceeding
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G. W. Johnson
Florida
K. O. Green
Raleigh County School Board
Rock Creek Coal and Land Company
Dillon Creek
Winding Gulf
G. C. Turner
Collins High School
Winding Gulf Collieries Company
Weather summary for south central and northern regions
Cloudy conditions with possible showers across south and central areas tonight and Thursday, and in far northern portions Thursday. Temperatures little changed, yesterday’s high 81 degrees and overnight low around 40. L A Mauck reported to NY.
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Board of Pardons
New River Co
Lincoln P. T. A
Britain
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Edwight
Charles Cawley
James Mahood
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