Coal Men Unite Against 30 Cent Lake Cargo Increase
West Virginia northern and southern coal operators join in opposing a 30 cent per ton rise sought by railroads for Lake cargo shipments. The dispute covers bituminous coal moved to Lake ports and potentially reaped through transshipment paths, with briefs to be filed at the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
Northern
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Property Owners Committee
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Commission
Sault Ste. Marie
Mackinac
Ontario
Eria
Huron
Texas Well Is Producer Texas Well Is Producer
Production at a rate of 200 barrels an hour was established by a Texas oil well with Beckley and Huntington investors. John Hornbrook Prince Lilly Homer Hines and H E Hines join B E Carter in the Texas field drilling began six weeks ago. Carter and Hornbrook plan to depart Beckley and proceed to Texas with the Hines brothers joining in Huntington. Carter may be away two weeks and hopes to see a second well on their 39 acre tract this week. Producers are receiving about seven cents a barrel for oil.
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Texas
B. E. Carter
Beckley
Huntington
John Hornbrook
Prince Lilly
Homer Hines
H. E. Hines
Carter
Hornbrook
Hines Brothers
Carster
Mr. Carter
Big Profits Reveal Bankers Pool and Tax Figures
The report shows Morgan profits at 133,959 and a total trading of 156,000 shares across boom and bust years. The bankers pool, labeled special suspense account, earned 1,067,355 with Morgan’s share 170,776. Committee members accuse a sly campaign to discredit Pecora as inquiry resumes in New York.
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Morgan
Bankers’ Pool
Couzens
Mich
Ferdinand Pecora
Wall Street
Morgan Partners Expand After Executive Session
The committee formed in executive session yesterday admitted about six of Morgan’s twenty partners to the firm expanding its leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Partners
Memorial Day Program Outlined by Legion Officers
E L Kinkead announced plans for the annual Legion Memorial Day celebration with an elaborate program. It includes a musicale, address by Dr T B Jarrell, invocation by Dr H C Risner, reading The Unknown Soldier by Mrs Rupert Jarrell, principal address by Paul Ueavener, a painting presentation, and a closing benediction. Gold Star mothers are invited and merchants are urged to display flags and close stores 10 to 12 to allow employees to attend.
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E. L. Kinkead
Legion Memorial
Legion
Beckley Hand
America
T. B. Jarrell
H. C. Risner
Rupert Jarrell
Paul Ueavener
Charleston
Gladys
Grace Davenport
Diehl
Levi T. Gay
D. B. Darrell
A.C. Risner
Kinkead
Legislature weighs adjournment as budget bill nears passage
Leaders in both houses plan adjournment next Saturday after the indirect tax bill on all businesses and personal income. The budget bill aims to keep revenue at 9 860 000 and prompts a Memorial Day vacation for redrafting.
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House
Senate
Board of Public Works
Charleston
Nevada Returns Show Mixed Wet Votes in Downstate Areas
Returns from dry territory were slower than expected but scattered results favored repeal candidates. Georgetown the former Representative Robert G. Houston’s home went wet while Lewes and Indian River districts cast wet majorities. Selbyville, home of Senator John G Townsend cast a wet majority and Dover remained wet unofficially.
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Georgetown
Robert G. Houston
Lewes
Indian River District
Scltyville
U.S
John G. Townsend
Ciry
Dover
Five Months at the Exposition Continues on Page One
The narrative follows visitors exploring science exhibits and a distant geological display with extinct flora and dinosaurs. They ride serpentine buses through the grounds and ascend to a 64th story sky ride observation platform, where rocket cars were not yet running.
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Sky Ride
Several Bills Become Law in Charleston Including Auditor Overhaul
A bill giving the state auditor broader supervision over securities including utility stocks and foreign bonds became law without Governor Kump's signature. It requires public inspection of financial setups, audits of brokerage offices, and authorizes counties to regulate stock sales advertising. Seventeen other measures also became law. three local bills were vetoed.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kump
Reconstruction Corporation
Tyler County
Big Creek
McDowell County
Preston County
Court House
Geredo
Wayne County
ZaSu Pitts Stars in Out Al Night at Palace Theatre
ZaSu Pitts headlines with Slim Summerville in Out Al Night, Universal Comedy. The article recalls Pitts rising to fame during silent films, overcoming early discouragement and self-doubt to become a top screen star.
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ZaSu Pitts
Palace Theatre
Slim Summerville
Universal
ZaSu
Hollywood
Lawmakers debated money bill funding war debts in paper currency
The House banking group defeated Rep Luce's amendment 11 to 3 seeking retroactivity. Luce argued the gold clause in existing contracts should not be abrogated stating the measure harms contracts, faith with money holders, and the economy.
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United States
House Banking Reroup
Rep
Luce
Mass
Death Takes: Noted Local Figures Listed in Obituary
Continued from page one death notice names Dr. Ch Fink L M Gravely Ed sar Brammer M W Tucker Rufus Hill Sanford Basham Luther Fink and George Davis. Flower girls Misses Tora and Bessie Allen. Several pallbearers and Mrs names follow in tribute.
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CH. Fink
L. M. Gravely
Edsar Brammer
M. W. Tucker
Rufus Hill
Sanford Basham
Luther Fink
George Davis
Tora
Bessie Allen
Jack Hurt
Alma McMillen
Fannie Walker
A. W W. “Wynn
Frank Noubert
John Black
Dave Sullivan
M. M. Tucker
C.H. Fink
J. B. Kirk
Ada
Notable Figures Named Wright and Gunter Honor Event
The item lists Mrs. Larkin Gunter Wright, Mrs. Will Ingram, and Mrs. L B Kitchie as prominent participants in a local ceremony. Each woman is named with their marital or family identifiers, reflecting era naming conventions.
Shady High to Graduate 41 in Ninth Class
Shady High will honor 41 graduates on Friday evening June 2, including nine with college preparatory diplomas and two with commercial diplomas. The class lists graduates by type, notes two former teachers among the seniors, and mentions program events led by Reverend Shirley Donnelley and Wilbur H. Norton who will deliver the address.
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Shady High School
Ray Bennett
Gordon Bragg
Pearl Meador
Hélen Miller
Earnest Pack
Sybil Rees
Mable Spangler
Elmer Stump
Bernard Wills
Marjorie Miller
von Daniel
Bernice Deck
Ora Farley
Gladys Griffith
Texie Lilly
Pauline Okes
Jenavene Pendleton
Ethel Robertson
Marguerite Stanley
Loraine Wyatt
Hazel Waddell
Cora Deck
Vonna Slaughter
Woodrow Canady
Carl Clark
David Griffith
Morris Imboden
Forest Johnson
Douglas Lily
Orville Martin
Charley Pack
Hartzell Phillips
G. W. Radford
Charlie Richmond
Woodrow Scarborough
Charles Sparks
Woodrow Tolliver
James Terry
Woodrow Wolf
Beecher Keaton
T. S. McKinney
Woodrows
Shady
Shirley Donnelley
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Shady Auditorium
Wilbur H. Norton
Huntington
Norton
Son Sought in Slaying of Flint Social Leader
In Flint Michigan on May 27 11 year old Balfer Macdonald vanished after his mother Grace B Macdonald a wealthy widow was found murdered with head crushed and pillows over face at Crescent Drive home Detective Raab reported the boy had threats of self harm during a recent visit and a $1000 missing from the house prompted police to widen the search authorities traced a car to Chicago after a gas station stop with the boy carrying a large roll of bills. Grace Macdonald was a Portland Ore native a key local society figure.
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Associated Press
Flint
Mich
Balfer Macdonald
Grace B. Macdonald
Macdonald
Bruce J. Macdonald
First National Bank
Portland
Ore
Mrs Coolidge Elected to Mercersburg Academy Board
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge widow of the former president was elected to the Mercersburg Academy board of trustees. She becomes the first woman member of the board. Her two sons John and the late Calvin attended the academy.
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Drars
Mercersburg
May W
Calvin Coolidge
Mercersburg Academy Board of Trustees
John
Calvin Ir
Coolidge
West Virginia Teams Place In Inter-State Pistol Meet
West Virginia state police finish 12th and 16th in the eighth annual inter-state pistol contest held at the Wilburtha range in New Jersey. Patrolman Adolf Schuhber of the New York City police wins top prize with 298, as Pennsylvania tops the team awards with 1,468 points.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. JL
West Virginia
New Jersey
United States
Adolf Schuhber
New York City
Pennsylvania
Coal Companies Give Increases In Wages
Three coal firms in southwestern Pennsylvania announce 10 percent wage hikes affecting more than 10 000 miners. Pittsburgh Coal Company raises daily pay to 3.80 from 7 1/2, under a new scale. Keystone Coal and Coke of Greensburg and Jamison Coal and Coke of Greensburg each add around 1 000 and 1 250 miners respectively.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Jacksonville
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
Greensburg
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Mrs. Kitts Opens New Dress Shop For Women
Mrs. F. Kitts announces the opening of The Little Shop on Wednesday May 31. The Little Shop is a unique dress boutique for women offering women’s apparel selections.
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Mrs. Kitts
New Dress Salon Opens In Bair Building Third Floor
Mrs. Kitts announces a complete line of the season’s newest fashions will be on display and ready for inspection by visitors on opening day at the dress salon stocked with dainty apparel for the miss and matron.
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Bair
Ohio's 3.2 beer law upheld by state supreme court
Ohio's 3.2 beer law was ruled constitutional by the state supreme court while Attorney General Bricker announced city ordinances banning the brew are invalid. Harry Graham remains on trial for manufacturing beer without a permit as the law supersedes local regulations.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Harry Graham
John W. Bricker
Congress
Kime
Man in Carlsbad Seeks Help From Baltimore Mayor
George P. Strand of Carlsbad New Mexico writes Baltimore mayor Howard W. Jackson asking help to find a wife who can support him. He says he cannot make a fair living with two trades and seeks a well off partner to live like a human home.
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Baltimore
New Mexico
Howard W. Jackson
George P. Strand
Carlsbad
Pinchot Demands Resignations of Two Justices
Harrisburg May 27 Governor Pinchot urged the resignation of Justices John W. Kephart and William I. Schaffer after accusing them of buying Morgan interests stocks below market. The justices refused to resign saying they acted properly and retain holdings valued at six thousand dollars and more.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pinchot
State Supreme Court
J. P. Morgan
John W. Kephart
William I. Schaffer
Justice Schaffer
Alleghany Corporation
Kephart
Ite
Farmer's Body Found Gored By His Own Bull
The body of Stanley Novak, 55, was found near his New Castle Pennsylvania farm two days after he vanished. Neighbors initially feared a homicide but police noted Novak was gored by his bull, with marks on the body and hoof and horn injuries. the animal was found in Novak's barn.
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Associated Press
New Castle
Stanley Novak
John Pusbnic
Novak
Farmer Returns Stolen Apples After Conscience Fund Used
Bridgeport West Virginia May 27 The conscience fund is active again. Thomas McKinley a Bridgeport farmer has returned long stolen apples after being urged to settle his guilt with payment. The article notes the fund’s resurgence and McKinley’s repayment.
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Associated Prats
Bridgeport
W. Va
Conscience Fund
Thomas McKinley
Man repays fifteen cents for stolen apples from orchard
A man who grew up in Bridgeport sent fifteen cents to an orchard owner for apples stolen years ago. He apologized in a letter saying some view such ads as harmless, but he knows it was wrong and asks for pardon.
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Bridgeport
Orchy
Burly Drunk Arrested On South Kanawha Street
A burly man arrested late yesterday on South Kanawha Street identified himself as Bill Hagy and claimed Cranberry as his residence. City Patrolman Durward Smith booked him in as indebted to the city for $10 after he destroyed a city chair in his anger. Kentucky tax dollars allocate 42.9 percent to roads.
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Kanawha Street
Bill Hagy
Cranberry
Durward Smith
Hagy
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