Warning Against Strike Epidemic In Heavy Industry
Washington reports threats of widespread labor action as steel unions demand recognition. Government officials warn of a possible epidemic of strikes while labor leaders and industrialists brace for a walkout that could cripple the steel industry if demands are unmet. Michael F. Tighe says workers have voted to strike by mid June 1934.
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Associated Press
Washington
Toledo
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Hugh S. Johnson
Frances Perkins
Secretary of Labor
Wagner
New York
Congress
National Labor Board
Pittsburgh
Michael F. Tighe
Tighe
Mullens Hosts Boosters Rally by Junior Order
Mountaineer Boosters of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics will rally in Mullens tomorrow. Members arrive from Raleigh Fayette McDowell and Wyoming counties for a 4 PM parade, 4:30 PM mayoral welcome, 5:30 PM booster business session, 6:30 PM banquet for 400, and an 8 PM main meeting. Organizers are J W Burton C A Kincaid and C A Stone.
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Mountaineer Boosters Association
Junior Order of United American Mechanics
Mullens
Order
Raleigh
Fayette
McDowell
Wyoming
J. W. Burton
C. A. Kincaid
Oak Hill
C. A. Stone
Beckley
Schwab Resignation Accepted By Steel Institute
New York May 25 The American Iron and Steel Institute today accepted the resignation of Charles M Schwab as its head. Schwab said he felt it imperative to conserve his health by withdrawing from business affairs. He is 72 years old.
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Associated Press
New York
American Iron and Steel Institute Today
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
House Passes Banking Bill With Deposit Insurance Rider
Washington May 25 The house unanimously rejected a senate plan to delay permanent deposit insurance for one year and approved its own bill with a rider offering possible billions in aid for insurers of failed banks. The measure aims to raise guarantees and expand the federal deposit insurance corporation, with differences to be settled in conference.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Neal Bowman Given Death in Kentucky Murders
Neal Bowman, formerly of Portsmouth, Ohio, is condemned to death by a Kentucky jury for the murder of Conner Franklin, 17, of Jamestown, Tenn, and a Camp Nelson storekeeper during a robbery. Mercer testified Bowman shot Franklin to prevent him from “squealing” and Bowman claimed self defense in closing, admitting theft but denying killings. The gang, including three women, was captured after a pistol fight in Somerset, Kentucky, with Bowman's group wounded.
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Associated Press
Harrodsburg
Neal Bowman
Kentucky
Lima
Ohio
Conner Franklin
Jamestown
Bowman
Mercer
Franklin
Somerset
Camp Nelson
Chief of Police Kills Brother in Arrest Bid
Gate City Virginia May 25 Chief of Police Clifford Davis shot and killed his brother Cecil 40 while attempting to arrest him Davis surrendered to Sheriff O B Dowell and posted 1000 bail for a preliminary hearing June 2 The shooting followed a disturbance in a barber shop.
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Associated Press
Gate City
Clifford Davis
Cecil
Davis
0. B. Dowell
Robbers Loot Huntington Top Body and Fender Shop
Police seek thieves who looted Huntington Top Body and Fender with $307 cash, a ring, an Elgin watch, and a 12 gauge Remington shotgun. The break in occurred after manager Hopkins left shortly before 2 AM. a colored employee, Tink Martin, discovered the back door forced and a safe moved to the rear with a broken combination. No suspects yet. investigators suspect insiders familiar with the garage layout.
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Charleston
Huntington Top, Body and Fender Company
L. W. Walker
Tink Martin
B. H. Hopkins
Hopkins
Martin
Presbyterian General Assembly Opens With Call to Service
In Montreat North Carolina Rev Ernest Thompson retired moderator urged the 400 commissioners to avoid competing with other Christian forces and focus on service. He said debates over which is the true church are irrelevant and that Christ trained apostles in truth and mission. Sessions run through Thursday.
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Associated Press
Montreat
N. C
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Ernest Thompson
D. D
Thompson
First Presbyterian Church
Charleston
W. Va
Christ
Odd Fellows Meet Sunday at Crab Orchard Church
Members of Raleigh County seven lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will gather at Crab Orchard church Sunday at 2 30 for anniversary services. Rebekahs auxiliary members will attend. The Reverend Frank E Perry grand chaplain will deliver the anniversary address. Iran Skeens district deputy grand master will read the proclamation and Grace and Gladys Davenport will sing. Crab Orchard choir will close with Bless Be The Tie That Binds and the benediction will be pronounced by A R Gwinn.
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Raleigh County
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Crab Orchard Church
Rebekahs
Frank E. Perry
Chaplin
T. R. Cooper
Iran Skeens
Grace
Gladys Davenport
Crab Orchard Choir
A. R. Gwinn
Will Appeal Test Suits in Kanawha Courts
West Virginia's NRA test suits will stay in Kanawha courts until next Wednesday. Joe Silverstein, counsel for three Charleston dry cleaners, abandoned plans for an immediate appeal to the supreme court. He will return to Judge Bouchelle Monday with a petition to dissolve the temporary injunction blocking price cuts.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha
Joe Silverstein
Supreme Court
J. F. Bouchelle
Common Pleas
No Decision Yet On Moving Of Wet Bureau
Washington May 25 The veterans administration said no protest decision on moving the West Virginia regional office from Charleston to Huntington would be made until General Hines conducted a thorough study of the arguments. A decision is expected in a week or more.
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Associated Press
Washington
Veterans’ Administration
West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Hines
Robinson Enroute For Medical Attention
Explorer William Albert Robinson, stricken with appendicitis in the Galapagos Islands, sails aboard the destroyer Hale for the Panama Canal zone seeking American medical care. His condition is described as hopeful, and his bride on the warship accompanies him on their honeymoon voyage.
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Associated Press
Colon
Panama
William Albert Robinson
Galapagos Islands
Hale
Panama Canal Zone
Captain Cochrane To Be Sent To St. Louis
Captain Charles Cochrane, executive officer in charge of reserve officers activities in the Charleston district since 1928, will be transferred to St. Louis effective June 1. He will be succeeded by Captain Henry T. Kent, who has been on duty in China.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Charles Cochrane
St. Louis
Henry T. Kent
China
One Killed in Accident Near Webster Springs
One man died from injuries after a collision on the Webster Springs road between Allingdale and Craigville last night. Homer Ervin, 50, a Wayneville farmer, died today. Injured are Burnell Pugh and his mother, plus his three month old sister Jo Ann, and Mrs. H H Hundley and Mrs. Margaret Thomas, all Smoot residents. None seriously hurt. The Pughs and other Smoot residents had attended the Beckley district conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South at Webster Springs.
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Associated Press
Richwood
Webster Springs
Allingdale
Craigville
Homer Ervin
Wayneville
Burnell Pugh
Jo Ann
H. H. Hundley
Margaret Thomas
Smoot
Greenbrier
Pughs
Beckley District
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
No Disarming France Policy Declared by Barthou
Paris May 25 French foreign minister Louis Barthou issued a policy statement opposing immediate disarmament for France and opposing partial German rearmament. He rejected the idea that war was imminent, insisted arms talks must be at Geneva, and affirmed the League of Nations as the sole safeguard of world peace.
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Associated Press
Paris
Louis Barthou
France
Germany
Barthou
Geneva
League of Nations
League
Two Men Arrested for Liquor Violation Near Surveyor
Lacy Farrow and Elbert Smith were arrested near Surveyor this afternoon by officers who alleged they had about fifty gallons of liquor. A hearing before United States Commissioner W. H. Bardin is expected this afternoon, with Deputy U. S. Marshal J. Q. Stover and Deputy Sheriffs present.
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Lacy Farrow
Elbert Smith
Surveyor
United States
W. H. Bardin
U. S
J. Q. Stover
Howard George
L. A. Green
T. W. Harmon
L. Martin
Bank guard kills robber in South Holland raid
Chicago May 25 A bank guard opened fire from a bullet proof cage during a raid on the South Holland Trust and Savings Bank killing one robber and fatally wounding another. A third robber was believed wounded as six assailants fled while vigilantes fired after them. Police linked the gang to a prior East Chicago gunfight and noted watchman Joseph DeYoung who had lost a son in a previous holdup.
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Associated Press
Chicago
South Holland Trust and Savings Bank
Ind
Joseph DeYoung
Two Police Officers Slain in Dillinger Case
East Chicago Indiana May 25 two more officers Martin O'Brien 44 and Lloyd Mulvihill 28 were fatally shot in a suspected Dillinger related attack. Bodies found slumped in a car with multiple machine gun wounds to necks and heads. No killers identified yet though Dillinger is suspected.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ind
Dillinger
Martin O’brien
Lloyd Mulvihill
Two Die In Speed Tests At Indianapolis
At Indianapolis on May 25 Pete Kreis of Knoxville Tennessee driver and Bob Hahn of Chico California riding mechanic were killed instantly during practice for the upcoming 500 mile race. Their car lost control after the first turn, vaulted the outer wall and hit a tree. The car owned by Harry Hartz of Los Angeles was among the fastest entries. Kreis was tuning the vehicle to attempt qualification this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Pete Kreis
Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Hahn
Chico
California
Harry Hartz
Los Angeles
Kreis
Labor Aids Celebration For June 16 In West Virginia
Charleston May 25 West Virginia Federation of Labor executives unanimously backed the June 16 state wide celebration marking the first anniversary of the National Recovery Act. They invited President Roosevelt, General Hugh S Johnson and other leaders to Charleston. John L. Lewis and Donald R. Richberg also received invitations. The group defended NRA codes and blamed violations on dishonest employers.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Federation of Labor
National Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Donald R. Richberg
West Virginia
John B. Easton
Labor Organization
NRA
National Recovery Movement
National Industry Recovery Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
West
Change Order on Frechette designated prison choice
Federal Judge Gunnar H Nordbye yesterday named Homer S S Cummings to select Evelyn Frechette s place of imprisonment after convicting her of conspiracy to harbor Dillinger The sentence of two years originally specified the woman s reformatory at Alderson W Va but the court removed the prison site and allowed the attorney general to choose The move aimed to avoid placing Frechette and Beth Green in the same institution given Green s 15 month sentence in a similar case
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Gunnar H. Nordbye
Homer’ S.S. Cummings
United States
Evelyn Frechette
John Dillinger
Nordbye
Woman's Reformatory
Alderson
W. Va
Miss Frechette
Beth Green
Rotary convention attendees from Mullens at White Sulphur Springs
Doctor and Mrs. Ward Wilen and Mr. and Mrs. H FE Foclesong of Mullens are attending the Rotary convention at White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Wilen
H. FE. Foclesong
Mullens
Rotary
White Sulphur Springs
Colorado Grizzly Urgently Near Extinction
A report warns the Colorado grizzly bear population has collapsed to about one to two dozen individuals, signaling an imminent risk of extinction for the species in the state.
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Colorado
Riots Tighten Grip on Toledo Plant After Fatal Riots
In Toledo on May 25 a 1500 strong crowd attacked the Electric Auto-Life plant, using bricks and debris as the guards tried to quell the violence after two men were killed and many injured. The Ohio National Guard, with armored cars, maintained control as mediation efforts continued and an inquest was planned.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Electric Auto-Life Company
Chicago
Detroit
Ohio National Guardsmen
Electric Auto- Lite Company
Frank Hubay
Steve Cyigon
Charles P. Taft
Kreft
Lucas County
Agreement in strike seen during Minneapolis talks
Peace plans envision a neutral arbitration board with blanket power to settle all disputes between employers and employees. Governor Olson predicted trucks would move this afternoon after a truce declared amid rioting injuries and one death. Both sides must abide by the board’s rulings under the accord ending an 11 day drivers strike.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Board of Arbitration
Floyd B. Olson
Arbitration Board
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