Government Plans to Rule Industry and Labor Unions
The Associated Press reports Washington plans on federal regulation across industry and labor, with Roosevelt aide Major Berry organizing a December 10 conference to draft long term stabilization legislation. Senator Ma Honey proposes federal licensing for interstate corporations, tying licenses to child labor, wage discrimination, and union interference. Revised coal legislation and WPA relief trends also loom, Hopkins predicting relief rolls will shrink by 1 million next year while WPA outlays run about 160 million monthly.
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Roosevelt
George L. Berry
Captol Hill
O’mahoney
Democrat
Wyoming
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Truck Hits Cow. Driver Dodges Cattle on Road
Coal City report says a Beckley dry cleaning firm driver Bob Wooten swerved to avoid a drove of cows near here yesterday morning. One cow suffered a broken leg and was killed hours later by Ira Snuffer. The truck sustained minor damage and the driver was shaken.
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Register
Coal City
Bob Wooten
Beckley Dry Cleaning Firm
Here
Ira
Idleness Seen Peril to Nation at State Meeting
Huntington-Richard R. Brown of the National Youth Administration warned 11 000 teachers at the State Education Association about the peril of prolonged idleness. He argued millions wasted in slums must be corrected by work and larger government spending, noting $6 5 million over four years could save human capital. Officers to be elected this afternoon. State schools chief W W Trent praised salary improvements for better trained instructors.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Richard R. Brown
National Youth Administration
State Education Association
Brown
W. W. Trent
Denhardt Faces Murder Charges in Kentucky
Brigadier Ven era Henry H. Denhardt faces murder charges over the slaying of his fiance Varna Garr Taylor, 40, of La Grange. The 60-year-old former officer, described as bald and portly, remains at his 800-acre farm near LaGrange, free on $2,500 bond awaiting an examining today scheduled for November 20.
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Associated Press
New Castle
Venera
Henry H. Denhardt
Varna Garr Taylor
la Grange
Bald
Larange
Louisvlle
Liberty
Kentucky
Verna Garr Taylor
Witness Denies Testimony About Girl in Bastardy Case
Clarence Miller, a witness in John Rakes bastardy case, says a newspaper account is wrong. He did not claim immoral relations with the plaintiff but testified she had a bad character.
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Clarence Miller
John Rakes
Miller
Churchmen Race With Toy Autos at St Stephens Dinner
Laymen from St Stephens Episcopal church gathered for their monthly dinner. Toy car racing using ribbons sparked competitive play among two teams as men untied and retied ribbons to move cars along the table. A four round boxing bout between Joe Kleiman Jr. and Clifford Kleiman highlighted the evening before the ladies served the meal. The Rev C W Sydnor Jr, the rector, attended along with twenty five participants.
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Joe Kleiman Jr
Clifford
W. A. James
J. R. Meadows
Duce to Abolish Italian Courts
Rome premier Mussolini has decided to abolish existing Italian courts of law substituting state committees and socializing the legal profession official sources disclosed today Attorneys described the proposal as one of the most important changes in twentieth century jurisprudence A committee of eminent lawyers and officials from the ministry of justice is working out the details to replace the courts with state boards authoritative sources as
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Ministry of Justice
Bank Sues For Note Payments
The sheriff filed four notices in the circuit clerk's office reporting Raleigh County bank suits totaling $13,437.62. Attorney Charles T. Ross named Elizabeth Anderson as administratrix of John Anderson’s estate and E. L. Ellison for $2,035.33 on notes by John Anderson. Ellison and Grace Ellison were named in a $9,572.04 claim. Two notes totaling $1,440 sought judgment against T. J. Harper and Mabel Harper, named again with Pearl C. Harper as administratrix of French A. Harper’s estate for $390.25.
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Circuit Clerk’s
Raleigh County
Charles T. Ross
Elizabeth Anderson
John Anderson
E. L. Ellison
Grace
T. J. Harper
Mabel Harper
Pearl C. Harper
French A. Harper
Garfield Coffey Out After Trial
Garfield Coffey a 57 year old Metalton coal cutter was freed on his own recognizance after a hearing conducted by Magistrate Harvey Hancock. Arrested October 25 on a shooting with intent to kill charge Coffey said he aimed to scare John Cadle of Eccles on September 8 to protect his wife recovering from an operation. Release followed by the assistant prosecuting attorney W H McGinnis and a second hearing before the next grand jury term was scheduled.
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Garfield Coffey
Metalton
Coffey
John Cadle
Eccles
Coffey Wen
Harvey Hancock
W. H. McGinnis
Meadows Receives Congratulatory Telegram on Election
Clarence W. Meadows attorney general elect received a telegram from James A. Farley chairman of the Democratic national executive committee offering heartfelt congratulations on his election.
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Clarence W. Meadows
James A. Farley
Democratic National Executive Committee
Funeral for Oak Hill magistrate as couple faces murder charges
H C Bennett fifty Thurmond magistrate and railroad conductor slain at the Bennett home yesterday. Robert L Bennett and his wife were arraigned on murder warrants with a preliminary hearing at 2 pm. Burial set for Highlawn cemetery after services in Oak Hill First Baptist Church. Mrs. Bennett said to have been seeing the magistrate five or six months. Survivors include widow Lelia and children Basil Osborn and Kenwardine Bennett.
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Register
Oak Hill
H. C. Bennett
Thurmond
Robert L. Bennett
W. R. Level
First Baptist Church
C. D. Donnelly
G. D. Wilson
Scarbro
Highlawn
Virgil Lyons
Robert Bennett
Lyons
Carl Ballard
Bennett
Lelia Bennett
Basil
Osborn Bennett
Kenwardine Bennett
Huntington
Miners Organize to Support 1936 Red Cross Drive
Mining camps organize into team units for the Red Cross drive as County Clerk Ballard names Sprague Wickham Skelton and Cranberry teams. He expects 100 percent enrollment, noting Sterling was the only camp to reach that goal last year. Local chapter aims for 3000 members, building on 2290 enrolled previously.
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County C. Ballard
Sprague
Wickham
Skelton
Cranberry
J. W. Bowman
C. I. Brown
Carl Lambert
Frank Rogers
L. C. Simpson
William Murray
John Pachuta
M. C
Beckley
Young Rockefeller Praises Farley Statement Wins High Praise
John D. Rockefeller Jr. issued a public letter to James A. Farley praising his midnight election night radio talk as one of the most statesmanlike utterances of the campaign. He quoted Farley and lauded his words for fostering confidence and bipartisan cooperation.
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Associated Press
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Rockefeller
Sun
Farley
Virginian Wins First Nonresident Hunting License
The county clerk's office issued the first non resident hunting license of the year to E E Noel of Clifton Forge Virginia His Glen Morgan brother paid 15 dollars so they could hunt together.
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E. E. Noel
Clifton Forge
Glen Morgan
Dairymen Oppose New State Milk Campaign
State and Raleigh county health officials met to discuss enforcing a new state milk sanitation plan. Dairymen opposed the plan, desiring Beckley’s existing ordinance included. The program would grade all milk sold publicly with labels A to D after dairy inspections and lab testing.
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State Health Department
State Public Health Training Center
A. M. Price
H. K. Gidley
J. H. Crouch
G. L. Kelso
G. B. Peters
Boone County
Raleigh
Crouch
Kelso
J. R. Erwin
Raleigh County
Charleston
President Roosevelt objects to wage scheme tied to living costs
President Roosevelt said only a minimum wage should be influenced by the cost of living and that it should not curb wage gains. He argued living costs are relevant where they are high but not in areas with very low living costs, noting buying power as a factor in wage decisions.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Labor Department
Roosevelt
Landon Plans Continued Drive For National Headquarters
Governor Alf Landon urged an intelligent militant minority to sustain national Republican efforts and said an active headquarters would provide the public with facts. He met John D. M. Hamilton in Kansas City about party plans and potential Washington headquarters while Chicago and New York offices close.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
John D. M. Hamilton
National Republican
Kansas City
Washington
Landon
Hamilton
Chicago
New York
Bank robber shot and captured in Ohio gun battle
Federal agents from Jackson county and Chillicothe police shot and captured Reese Bailey, 35, wanted for bank robbery, after an early morning gunfight on a rural farm nine miles northwest of Jackson.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Ohio
Jackson County
Chillicothe
Reese Bailey
Ere
New Criminal Code Prohibits Begging in Palestine
The Jerusalem area will see an end to beggary as the new general criminal code bans begging and mendicancy across Palestine, reflecting a move toward stricter public order enforcement.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Palestine
Kiwanis Plans to Celebrate 15th Anniversary
The Kiwanis club at its weekly luncheon marked its 15th year and outlined a special anniversary meeting to honor the presentation of the charter. Charter members who have moved or withdrawn will be invited. Plans also covered the annual civic club banquet honoring Woodrow Wilson High football squad.
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Kiwanis Club
Civic Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
Stocks Drift With Small Shifts In Market Trading
Narrow price movements dominated today s market with Consolidated Edison U S Steel Montgomery Ward Johns Manville General Electric and American Telephone closing about unchanged to a slight gain as trading remained cautious across major issue groups.
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Associated Press
New York
Consolidated Edison
U. S. Steel
Montgomery Ward
Johns Manville
General Electric
American Telephone
Mrs. Bertha Thomas Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs. Bertha Thomas of Glen Rogers, 24, died at a local hospital 24 hours after admission for treatment. The report notes her race as Negro.
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Bertha Thomas
Glen Rogers
Tight Harpist and Samaritan Held for Jury
John Cadle and Woodrow Quesenbury were freed on $250 bond and held for grand jury action on a defacing charge after a break in at Princewick school. Cadle said he was playing his harp. Quesenbury said he entered to help, extinguished a fire, and exited.
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John Cadle
Woodrow Quesenbury
Princewick
Ben H. Ashworth
Harley M. Kilgore
Cadle
Quesenbury
W. C. Huff
Winding Gulf
Amos and
Ercel Flowers
Pearlie Meadows
Pluto
Meadows
Woodrow Elkins
Princeton High Seeks Reinstatement With WVIAA Board
Princeton High School applies for reinstatement in good standing before the West Virginia High School Athletic Association board of appeal. Secretary Ewing of Wheeling notes the procedural hearing after Princeton officials Archer and Egbert requested an audience to present the school’s case regarding past suspensions for permitting ineligible athletes to play basketball.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Princeton High School
West Virginia High School Athletic Association
Board of Appeal
Escpee
E Ewing
Wheeling
H Archer
Thomas Egbert
Princeton
Stonecoal Fog Hampers Traffic
Thick fog hampered traffic around Coal City and along Stonecoal yesterday. Drivers found visibility poor and many parked their vehicles to wait for improvement. No accidents were reported in the Stonecoal area.
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Register
Oal City
Coal City
Stonecoal
Much Property Sold In County Deeds Record
Deeds showing property sales totaling 3205 were filed in the county clerk's office today. The largest, 1700, transferred lots 14 15 16 in section one at Crab Orchard from Gilbert Fletcher and wife to D S Lilly and wife. Other sales included section 23 Meadows addition to A G Wilcox and Lottie M Wilcox for 1000, and multiple transfers priced from 10 to 200 with various buyers and lots in Sunset Memorial Park and Edgewood addition. Appalachian Electric Power Company paid 1 to install post wires rights for multiple owners including Jones Noonkester Crouch Perdue Williams and Taylor.
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Gilbert Fletcher
D. S. Lilly
Crab Orchard
Clay S. Crouse
J. W. Long
Meadows
A. G. Wilcox
Lottie M. Wilcox
Bowling Avenue
Lilly Land Company
W. E
Ruby Halstead
Miller Avenue
H. E. McMillan
Bertha McMillan
Kyle Meadows
Edgewood Addition
George Norton Jr
Lottie Williams
East Beckley
Regime in France Faces Rupture Amid Madrid Crisis
Six Fascist war planes were shot down in a bold Madrid dog fight as Spain’s defense junta led by Jose Miaja vowed Madrid’s endurance under siege. In Paris, Communist calls for intervention threaten to split Leon Blum’s Popular Front government while Austria-Hungary’s rearmament stance stirs Romanian unease. Amid diplomatic rounds, Italy and Germany seek Southeast Europe spheres of influence, and a sharp clash in London raises fears of Italo Soviet rupture.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Jose Miaja
Socialist
Spain
Leon Blum
Blum
Popular Front
Vienna
Italy
Romania
Germany
Europe
London
Dino Grandi
Moiseyevitch Kagan
International Neutrality Committee
Italy and Russia See Potential Diplomatic Break
Rome informs that Italian sources in Rome foresee a possible rupture with Russia after Signor Dino Grandi denounced Moscow before the International Non-Intervention Committee in London. Observers say no break has appeared yet, noting Italy's new ambassador Dr. Augusto Rosso arrived in Moscow recently and that criticisms target Moscow and Stalin rather than the entire Communist movement.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Rome
Italy
Russia
London
Germany
Portugal
Augusto Rosso
Washington
Signor
Dino Grandi
International Non - Intervention Committee
Grandi
Josef Stalin
London committee clears Russia on Italian charges
The international hands off Sprain committee acquitted Russia of three Italian charges that she aided the Madrid government after a sharp denunciation by the ambassador to London. The body found three allegations unsubstantiated and adjourned to await more information from Russia on a fourth claim.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Madrid
Signor
Dino Grandi
Italy
Weather note for fair tonight and Saturday
Weather highlights: warmer tonight and Saturday with a high of 50 yesterday and a low of 28 last night. L A Mauck sat today.
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John D. Jr
West Virginia
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