House floor showdown over deficiency bill looms
Washington May 7 the $2 364 229 712 deficiency appropriation bill with 1 435 000 000 for relief went to the house floor for a fight over W P A policies. The measure includes 458 631 860 for social security 65 550 000 for public buildings and 39 900 000 for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Republicans attack funding limits while administration leaders expect passage within days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Eckener Starts Flight Demoted in Zeppelin Crew
Passengers aboard the new German Zeppelin were surprised to find Dr Hugo Eckener listed as crew with no rank indicated. Many American passengers voiced indignation at the slight to the veteran zepplin official as the ship rose from Friedrichshafen hangar on May 6.
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin
Eckener
Police Suspect Slaying Story
Boston May 7 Police Captain James Sheehan said Harry Asher 33 of Brooklyn New York a former Maine resident confessed to killing seven year old Mary Proulx of Waterville Me The captain doubted the confession saying Asher claimed he hit the girl with an iron bar and told a troubling account of luring her toward New York
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Associated Press
Boston
James Sheehan
Harry Asher
Brooklyn
N. Y
Maine
Mary Proulx
Waterville
Sheehan
Asher
New York
Man Held on Assault Charge in Beckley Family Dispute
Amos Redden a 26 year old resident of East Beckley is jailed on an assault charge after wounding his father Bert Redden at their home on Tuesday. Constable F E Lemon arrested Amos and reports he struck the elder man with a rock following an argument.
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Amos Redden
East Beckley
Bert Redden
F. E. Lemon
Amos
Holt Attacks Bittner In Gubernatorial Speech
Democratic candidate Homer A. Holt denounced Van A. Bittner as a would be dictator while praising labor leaders who support him and endorsing the Roosevelt and Kump administrations. Holt claimed labor groups favored him and predicted strong Democratic support across counties. He advocated the current tax system and free textbooks for school children and old age aid.
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van A. Bittner
Homer A. Holt
Memorial Building
United Mine Workers
District 17
Woodrow Wilson
Speek
Holt
Bittner
L. A. Via
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Kump
West Virginia
United States
Police Repulse Iowa Marauders at Grain Tank Site
In Des Moines Iowa police repulsed a mob estimated at 300 to 400 men who stormed a grain storage tank construction project at Inland Milling company last night. Three workers were injured including Joe Campbell timekeeper and material man, who was struck with crowbars. Foreman A L Quiett and H A Gibson were also hurt as Captain Lou Hardenbrook, aided by detectives and officers, dispersed the attackers.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Inland Milling Company
Joe Campbell
Constructon Company
Lou Hardenbrook
Hardenbrook
A. L. Quiett
H. A. Gibson
Foreman
Relief measure faces opposition from both parties
Washington May 7 Democratic and Republican quarters clash over the 1.5 billion relief appropriation as the House prepares to begin work on a 2.225 billion deficiency bill carrying the works relief fund requested by President Roosevelt. TaBer plans strategy to oppose what he calls excess funding for incompetents while Beiter leads a push for 700 million to go to Secretary Ickes public works. Roosevelt favors directing most funds to Hopkins WPA. The debate includes a plan to limit relief expenditures to grants in aid to states with direct federal grants and state matching.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Representative Taber
R-N. Y
Representative Beiter
Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Taber
Representative Taylor
Dcolo
Buchanan
D-Tex
Appropriations Committee
Burns
PWA
Parker Accused In Wendel Case
New York May 7 District Attorney William F. X. Geoghan said Ellis H. Parker Jr. is certainly one of the kidnapers of Paul H. Wendel. The Brooklyn grand jury is probing the Wendel affair based on statements police cited from Murray Blee feld who surrendered in Cincinnati last week. Blee feld testified again before the grand jury but details were not released.
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Associated Press
New York
William F. X. Geoghan
Ellis H. Parker Jr
New Jersey
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Geoghan
Brooklyn
Wendel
Murray Bleefeld
Cincinnati
Bleefeld
Grand
Hitler Opposes Any Sanctions against Italy
Berlin May 7 The German foreign office via Deutsche Diplomatische Korrespondenz said Germany favors ending sanctions against Italy and wants a general European accord signed. It welcomed Mussolini's return to Europe as a factor likely to contribute to peace and assumed former opponents of League revision now favor it.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Foreign Office
Deutsche Diplomatische Korrespondenz
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Europe
Il Duce
League of Nations
Wallace Eason Dies in Sleep at 45
Wallace H. Eason 45, superintendent of construction for the new Raleigh county courthouse, was found dead in his Wickham avenue room at 6 30 AM. Coroner W W Hume ruled death from apoplexy with no inquest. Funeral plans set for Princeton after services in Keyser. Survived by wife Lula Mae and three brothers in Newport News. no children. Former independent contractor turned supervisor for the courthouse project.
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Wallace H. Eason
Raleigh County Court House
A. C. Bowling
Wickham Avenue
W. W. Hume
Hume
Eason
J. O. Freeman
Court House
Freeman
Keyser
Princeton
Lula Mae Eason
Newport News
Virginia
New Court House
Six Men Injured at Akron Plant Scuffle With Deputy Fire
Kron Ohio May 7 Six men were injured at the entrance to Goodyear Plant No 2 in a scuffle after a pistol shot was fired A special deputy opened fire in a disturbance that began when a man distributed pamphlets to workers entering and leaving the plant officers said The incident centers on labor activity at the Goodyear facility in Akron Ohio
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Associated Press
Kron
Ohio
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Coal Output Up Says National Coal Association
The National Coal Association estimated weekly bituminous coal production for the week ended May 2 at about 7,000,000 tons, compared with 4,900,000 tons in the same period last year. New York AP report.
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The
Associated Press
New York
National Coal Association
Red Flag Arson at Supreme Court Sparks Capital Suspense
Washington May 7 An amazed capital woke to find a red flag bearing a hammer and sickle flying over the Supreme Court. Guards and police battled for 90 minutes to remove it until a firefighter on a ladder burned it away with a gasoline torch. Authorities launch a wide hunt for the prankster.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Co
United States
Week's Illness Fatal To Woman
Mrs Dora Baillsttia, 44, died in a local hospital last night at 10 55 of pneumonia after an illness of one week. She resided on Reservoir road. She leaves her husband Quido Baillsttia and five children. Funeral services will be held at the residence tomorrow at 3 00 p m, burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Foster undertakers in charge.
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Dora Baillsttia
Reservoir Road
Quido Baillsttia
Okey Robinson
Beckley
Cecil Robinson
Bluefield
Lucille Robinson
Logan
Fair
Juanita Baillsttia
Cora Musey
Birch
Stock Decline From Quiet Pressure Across Wall Street
Wall Street traders noted light pressure with profit taking leading to fractional declines by noon. Major industrials including United States Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler International Harvester American Smelting Anaconda Western Union Consolidated Edison United States Rubber New York Central Southern Pacific and others posted losses.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
N. Y
United States Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
International Harvester
American Smelting
Anaconda
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
United States Rubber
New York Central
Southern Pacific
Pillage in Addis Ababa as Italian troops defend city
Edward J. Neil reports from Addis Ababa on May 7 as Italian forces under Marshal Badoglio guard the city. Ethiopian brigands burned stores and vehicles while the American legation, rebuilt with thick walls, faced rifle fire from nearby bushes.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Associated Press
Edward J. Neil
Pietro Badoglio
Legation
Ethiopian Red Cross
Tosis
Morgan Defines Bankers' Credo In Rare Speech
J P Morgan presents a banking credo at the National Institute of Social Sciences dinner in New York. He outlines four maxims do your work be honest keep your word help when you can be fair and accepts a gold medal for distinguished services. Other honorees include Nicholas Murray Butler Dorothy Harrison Eustis and William Edwin Hall.
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Associated Press
New York
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
National Institute of Social Sciences
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Dorothy Harrison Eustis
William Edwin Hall
Boys’ Clubs of America
Owen D. Young
George W Bridges Taken By Death
George W Bridges age 63 died last evening at his son Trent Bridges home in Bellburn Greenbrier county after a six week heart illness. A Meadow Bridge farmer born May 1 1873 in Ferrum Virginia he is survived by wife Cynthia four children Trent Mary Edith Rosie and sister Mary Pine. Funeral services will be at Wickline Cemetery Meadow Bridge Saturday at 11 with Wallace and Wallace handling burial.
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George W. Bridges
Trent Bridges
Bellburn
Greenbrier
Bridges
Meadow Bridge
Virginia
Ferrum
Franklin County
Cynthia Bridges
Mearow Bridge
Mary McGraw
Campbell Nabbed by G Men in Toledo Dawn Raid
Harry Campbell a 36 year old ally of Alvin Karpis was captured by J Edgar Hoover and FBI agents in Toledo Ohio at dawn His capture follows a prior arrest in New Orleans He was on the way to face kidnapping charges in the Edward Bremer case A 19 year old woman claimed as his wife and Sam Cokar were also taken in the Toledo raid Hoovers team surrounded the building and Campbell offered minor resistance noting a .45 revolver found on him
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Harry Campbell
Alvin Karpis
Toledo
Ohio
New Orleans
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Campbell
St. Pat
Edward Bremer
Federal
Sam Cokar
Karpis
John Brock
Tulsa
Oklo
Garrettsville
Van Bittner Attacks Opponents in Mine Workers Rally
Van A. Bittner district union president addressed 1 500 at Woodrow Wilson High School accusing prominent state figures of opposing union endorsed candidates. He singled out J Lewis Bumgardner and criticized Rush Holt while praising Franklin D Roosevelt M M Neely and L R Vin as organized labor candidates. He cited growth of the U M W A from seven members in 1933 to 87 000 and credited Neely with the Guffey coal bill.
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van A. Bittner
Woodrow Wilson High School
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Beckley
Democratic Executive Committee
Rush Holt
United Mine Workers
Rush D. Holt
Christ
Bittner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
M. M. Neely
L. R. Vin
Organized Labor
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Neely
Guffey
Senator Neely
United States
Senate
Ralph Hiner
Slaying Trial Nearing Close in Mansfield
The state pressed to convict Charles Wilson in the slaying of 17 year old Jean Moorhead as testimony emerged. A witness quoted Wilson threatening to kill her if she found her with another man. Wilson, 23, an electrician, cried during court after the victim’s garments were shown. Moorhead was shot April 4 while seated in an automobile with Haskel Smith. Wilson had known Moorhead for three years.
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Associated Press
Mansfield
Ohio
Charles Wilson
Jean Moorhead
Wilson
Haskel Smith
Miss Moorhead
Strike Halted In Conference New York
After reaching an agreement that averted a suspension of the anthracite industry operators and United Mine Workers met to put a new contract in writing. It covers wages hours and other relations of 105,000 miners in Pennsylvania's $200,000,000 industry for two years and will be submitted for ratification once worded to mutual satisfaction.
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Associated Press
New York
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Neely Accused In Host Speech In West Virginia
In Clarksburg West Virginia Senator Rush D Holt told about 1 000 people he would vote for Ralph M Hiner in the United States Senatorial race accusing Senator M M Neely of setting up a political machine in the WPA while people starved and failing to back the president He substituted on the program after Holt canceled due to laryngitis and throat infection and spoke against medical advice with State Senator Grover C Belknap substituting.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
W. C A
M. M. Neely
WPA
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Ralph M. Hiner
Holt
Grover C. Belknap
Sutton
Man fined for trampling Der Stuermer on floor
In Hildesheim Germany on May 7 a court fined a man 100 marks about $40 for throwing the anti semitic Der Stuermer paper to the floor and jumping on it The verdict underscores postwar denazification and free speech tensions in occupied Germany.
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Associated Press
Hildesheim
Germany
Julius Streicher
Radio sets to be installed in Chinese prisons
Nanking reports the ministry of justice will install radio broadcasting sets in Chinese prisons on May 7 to let prisoners listen to selected programs. The ministry asserts government programs contain content that would morally uplift convicts and benefit daily life in prisons.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Ministry of Justice
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