TAZEWELL LAWYER ADDRESSES GROUP ON COAL OP PLAN
A group of coal operators from Kentucky West Virginia and Tennessee met to discuss stabilization with Appalachian Coals Inc The meeting follows a recent ruling invalidating the Guffey act and aims to unite under Appalachian Coals to boost industry prosperity The session included plans for officer elections and tonnage handling to be announced today by the firm and its representatives
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Supreme Court
E. L. Grever
Tazewell
Guffey
Appalachian Coales, Inc
Appalachian
Republic Steel Spends Big Sum on Plant Upgrades
Republic Steel Corp directors authorized a 700000 dollar expenditure for plant improvements and declared a quarterly dividend of 1.50 a share on series A preferred stock, payable July 1 to holders of record June 12. Upgrades target Youngstown Warren finishing capacity and Canton Massillon steel lines, plus Buffalo Open Hearth, Truscon Cleveland, and other plant enhancements.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Youngstown-Warren
Canton
Massillon
Buffalo
Steel & Tubes, Inc
Elyria
Birmingham
Miss Cora Brown Replaces Glashen as County Organizer
The county superintendent’s office announces that Bishop T. C. Glashen is no longer county organizer of colored adult education classes. Miss Cora Brown of Glen White will take charge. A meeting for colored teachers in the adult program is set for Friday at 1:30 in the Memorial building Legion room, where W. R. Fugitt will introduce the new supervisor and outline the work.
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T. C. Glashen
Cora Brown
Glen White
John W. Love
Legion Room
Memorial Building
W. R. Fugitt
Speeders deemed potential murderers by judge in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on May 27 Police Judge Charles Bonnesen called speeders potential murderers and urged stricter enforcement. He proposed fines of one dollar for each mile over the speed limit for any caught driver.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Charles Bonnesen
Child Dies After Darting Into Truck in West Virginia
Two year old George Thomas Frock of Berkeley Springs was killed when he ran into a moving truck in Martinsburg state police cleared driver George Fields of Berkeley Springs after he said he tried to avoid the child who had been at play.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
W. Va
George Thomas Frock
Berkeley Springs
George Fields
Van Meter to Head WPA Play Lot at Wilson High
J R Van Meter Woodrow Wilson High School coach will direct the WPA playground at the WWHS athletic field as part of a county wide system. He will be aided by four assistants to be chosen from National Youth Administration students. Mrs H D Odee county WPA education director said about 30 such sites are planned in the county with ten leaders appointed and ten more to be announced in June. The WWHS grounds open June 1 and will stay open until school resumes. Early plans include nature study classes alongside game instruction.
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J. R. van Meter
Woodrow Wilson High School
van Meter
National Youth Administration
H. D. Odee
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Market bumpy in today's trading
Wall Street records a choppy session with profit taking on many leaders. After early drops several blue chips recovered as Merchan dising and specialty issues drew demand and steadied the list. Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Allied Chemical Coca Cola Southern Pacific Santa Fe New York Central Great Northern among gainers near noon.
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Wall Street
N. Y
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Allied Chemical
Coca-Cola
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
New York Central
Great Northern
Buckhannon Man Held For Fraud
Emerson Wilfong was held for grand jury action on charges of robbing 94 year old Civil War veteran Marshall Warner of pension funds. The veteran, his son, and a housekeeper testified that Wilfong led two men who bound and gagged them and stole 1400 dollars in cash. Wilfong, arrested in Akron, has been jailed since April 30 after pleading innocent and failing to post a 5000 dollar bond.
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Associated Press
Buckhannon
W. Va
Emerson Wilfong
Wilfong
Marshall Warner
Sam
Warner
Akron
Guffey Backers Hope for Passage in House
Washington May 27 Backers of the new Guffey Vinson coal control bill see a chance the house will pass it before the week ends and send it to the senate. The house ways and means committee approved the bill by 18 to six yesterday. The measure includes price fixing like the original Guffey act but omits labor provisions struck down by the supreme court.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Supreme Court
Tax Conference With President Signals Revenue Push
Washington reports an eleventh hour push for more revenue after a conference with President Roosevelt. Senate finance leaders plan to reconvene to seek higher funds, debating an undivided profits tax and corporate rate proposals including 7 percent on undistributed profits and 18 percent on corporate income.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Rites Tomorrow For Fred Small
Funeral services for Fred Small 49 of Raleigh will be held at Blue Jay church tomorrow at 1 pm conducted by Reverend E H Ritchie Burial directed by Rose Funeral Home will take place in Fayetteville cemetery Small died in a Raleigh hospital yesterday from injuries in a state fall at Raleigh mines the day before He had worked in Raleigh for ten years Surviving are his widow Mable and sons Lawrence Barney Glenn Paul and Marion Small all of Blue Jay A brother Charles Small of Winona and four sisters Margaret Hayes S A Beaver J D Hughes and Marriet Arnold also survive Pallbearers were Ash Harris John Kincaid Shelly Kincaid Bill Gill Howard Carter and Milton Shumaker
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Fred Small
Raleigh
Blue Jay
E. H. Ritchie
Rose Funeral Home
Fayetteville
Small
Mable Small
Lawrence Small
Barney
William Mahan Receives Offers From Kansas Farm and Tobacco Pledge
William Mahan, convicted kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser, received two offers in exchange for his automobile. A tobacco pledge of life duration was sent by Charles Cline of Weirton Steel Co. in West Virginia. Another offer came from A. L. Tedford of Kansas City for a Kansas farm.
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Tacoma
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Kansas
U. S
A. J. Chitty
Charles Cline
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton
W. Va
Cline
Mahan
A. L. Tedford
Kansas City
License clerks expect rush in Charleston West Virginia
Charlston West Virginia May 27 license clerks in the state road commission automobile bureau are preparing for the annual end of the license year rush. More than 200000 license applications have been mailed to automobile owners on file in bureau offices.
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Associated Press
Charlston
W. Va
State Road Commission Automobile Bureau
U M W Planning Ultimatum to AFL
Washington May 27 The American Federation of Labor faced a crisis as John L Lewis called an executive meeting of the United Mine Workers to consider an ultimatum on the craft union question. William Green of the AFL asked the miners and eight other unions to say by June 3 whether they would dissolve the committee for industrial organization, signaling a showdown between industrial and craft union approaches.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
William Green
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis Group
Labor
Two Men Buried in Bellwood Sewer Cave-In Rescue
Altoona Pa May 27 more than two hundred workers dug through tons of rock and dirt after a cave-in of a 20 foot sewer ditch at Bellwood. Roy Garman 34 was carried alive but critically injured after nearly 40 minutes. Oscar Bender 44 was found dead nearly two hours later.
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Associated Press
Altoona
Bellwood
Roy Garman
Oscar Bender
Works Progress Administration
Garman
Colored Woman Sues Company Over Eviction
Addie Miller, a Rhodell resident, testifies in circuit court about an eviction by E. C. Minter Coal Co claiming $10,000 in damages. She says moving from her rented home worsened an ailment and that a company truck emptied her three rooms after she allegedly ignored a verbal vacate order. Defense says written notice was served and removal followed noncompliance. Judge W. H. Sawyers presides. trial expected to finish this afternoon.
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Addie Miller
Rhodell
E. C. Minter Coal Company
W. H. Sawyers
Hinton
C. M. Ward
Flesh-Eating Plant Sought In Australia
In May 27 Sydney Prof. F E Lloyd of McGill Montreal seeks a year in Queensland swamps to study a rare flesh eating water plant named utriculata tubulata. Described as among 475 carnivorous plants, it traps tiny insects with ten delicate drils. Since its 1875 discovery no other specimen has been found.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
F. E. Lloyd
McGill University
Montreal
Queensland
Courts Face Platform Debate At Democratic Convention
The Democratic platform faces a division over how far to rebuke courts and push for a new judicial deal. Roosevelt’s stance remains unclear as platform builders weigh reactions to the Supreme Court rulings on the Guffey coal control act and broader New Deal governance.
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Associated Press
Vermin Killing Contest Invites Boy Scouts in Raleigh County
Raleigh Countys second annual Vermin Killing Contest begins June 1 and runs to August 1 with more than 90 prizes. Six troop prizes include cash, camp lamp, ice cream, Coca Cola, and a First Aid kit. Rules require licenses and adherence to game laws. Scoring covers a long list of vermin species with points and bounties. last year 25 677 animals were killed.
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Raleigh County
Red and Gun Club
O. B. Harris
Game Protector
Boy Scout
Raleigh County Red and Gun Club
Conway Hardware Store
Lewisburg Ice Cream Company
Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Morton Drug Store
Conservation Department
Harris
Red and Gunn Club
State Conservation Department
Anderson Speaks to Army Reserve Meeting at Hinton
Lieutenant Bert W. Anderson, commanding officer at Camp Raleigh and veteran of Blackstone Military Academy and V. P. I., will lead a discussion on Rifle Company in Attack at Friday evening reserve officers meeting in Hinton.
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Bert W. Anderson
Camp Raleigh
Blackstone Military Academy
398Th Infantry
Army Reserve
Hinton
Tie for sheriff nomination in Glenville West Virginia
The canvassing board found a ten vote error, corrected to create a tie for the Democratic nomination for sheriff between J. M. Garrett and Gilbert Rhodes, each with 1,483 votes. County Clerk John P. Elliott said a recount was likely.
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Glenvile
W. Va
J. M. Garrett
Gilbert Rhodes
John P. Elliott
Eight Millions In Liquor Sales Reported
Charleston, May 27. The liquor commission reported total sales of 8,087,012.58 dollars from May 9, 1935 to April 30, 1936. Kanawha county led with 1,111,743 dollars, Ohio county 583,504, McDowell 547,602, Fayette 465,384, Cabell 451,232. Other counties posted Raleigh 344,586, Logan 285,369, Summers 106,712, Mason 54,955.
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Associated Press
Charleston
The
Liquor Commission
Kanawha County
Ohio County
McDowell
Fayette
Cabell
Raleigh
Logan
Summers
Mason
Convention post sparks fight for Republican chair
Washington May 27 the push to replace the convention chair shows a split ahead as Robert H. Lucas circulates for former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois while railing at Charles Hilles. Lucas says the move is independent and aimed at party control not a presidential bid. Lowden, aged 75, is a long time farming west leader considered for 1920 and 1928 nominations.
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Associated Presse
Washington
Representative Snell
New York
Robert H. Lucas
Hoover Administration
Frank O. Lowden
Ilinois
Snell
Lucas
Charles D. Hilles
Boss Hilles
Hilles
Cleveland
Kentucky
Louisville
Lowden
Illinois
Mine Explosion Kills Two Men at Grant Town Mine
A Grant Town West Virginia mine blast killed two workers on the night shift. Victims were George Fortney, 55, and Cecil Osborne, 21. Officials call it a local explosion with no impact on other sections as District Mine Inspector P J McGraw investigates. The mine produces about 1.5 million tons annually and operations will continue.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
Grant Town
West Virginia
George Fortney
Cecil Osborne
Koppers Coal Company
P. J. McGraw
Elks Club Meeting Set For This Evening
Elks club will meet at 7:30 this evening at the new clubhouse on South Kanawaha Street. Secretary Herbert Stansbury announced the session today.
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The
Elks Club
Kanawaha Street
Herbert Stansbury
Michigan Wages War on Black Legion Terrorists
Michigan officials pledge a state wide drive to eradicate the Black Legion after linked killings and a grand jury plan. An Ohio farmer testified he was beaten and threatened in a covert initiation when he refused to join the group. A House inquiry into the organization was urged by Rep Dickstein.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Michigan
Black Legion
Duncan C. McCrea
Charles Poole
David H. Crowley
McCrea
Legion
W. F. Effinger
The
Lima
Ohio
Crowley
William Smith
Washington
Dickstein
New York
House Immigration Committee
Funeral Rites Planned For Michael Fitzpatrick
Funeral services for Michael Fitzpatrick 77 who died suddenly at Raleigh yesterday morning will be held tomorrow at 8:30 in St Francis De Sales Catholic church Father Becker officiating burial will follow in Irish Mountain cemetery near Pluto the Caffee Undertakers. Fitzpatrick lifelong resident of the county died of a heart attack at his son James home shortly before eight yesterday morning pallbearers are his nephews and grand nephews John C Ward Kyle D Harper Co M Ward M C Dillon L L Sullivan and John E Ward.
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Michael Fitzpatrick
Raleigh
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Father Becker
Irish Mountain
Pluto
Caffee
Fitzpatrick
James
John C. Ward
Kyle D. Harper
Co. M. Ward
M. C. Dillon
L. L. Sullivan
John E. Ward
Lewiston Aims to Be Idaho Seaport on Snake and Columbia
Lewiston Idaho eyes growth as Idaho’s only sea port on the Snake river with aims to dredge the upper Columbia and improve 139 miles to the mouth. Projects cost an estimated 26 to 50 million dollars as civic leaders push to open ocean commerce.
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Associated Press
Lewiston
Idaho
Snake River
Columbia
Oregon
Local Weather: High 83 and Low 57 Stated
Yesterday’s high reached 83 degrees and the low dropped to 57 as reported by L. A. Mauck. The brief note records a mild day with no unusual conditions mentioned.
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Glashen
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Mark Barron
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Minter Coal
Byron Price
NRA
Anderson
Republican
Bertrand Snell
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