Bluefield Local Bills Advance as Senate Debates Probation Officer
Charleston February 5. The House rejected the Christian Science measure and reconsidered the child labor amendment. Local bills moved forward including the Lubliner and Rife statutes while the Senate debated Kanawha County probation officer funding, ultimately referring the bill to the judiciary committee.
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House
Senate
Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Kanawha County
Judiciary Committee
T. C. Townsend
Attorney Generals Office
Jefferson County
Barnhart
Kanawha
Congress
Johnson
West Virginia Senate Seeks Board of Aeronautics
A bill introduced by Senator Smith proposes a five member West Virginia board of aeronautics to regulate airports landing fields and aviation schools. The governor would appoint members for four year terms with no salary. The board would license pilots student pilots instructors and mechanics register aircraft and set safety rules for airport construction and operation.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Board of Aeronautics
Senate
Smith
Lincoln
British Driver Sets New World Record at Daytona Beach
Captain Malcolm Campbell, a 46 year old British racer, set a new world speed record on the sands of Daytona Beach with an official speed of 245.733 mph, beating the old mark by 14.371 mph. He clocked 246.575 mph on the first run and 244.897 mph on the return dash, blaming beach conditions for not exceeding the record. Campbell hinted at further attempts including five kilometer and five mile runs before returning to England.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Malcolm Campbell
Sir Henry Segrave
England
Campbell
Fiest
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Lincoln The Man subject of Edgar Lee Masters critique
Edgar Lee Masters author of the Spoon River Anthologies strips heroism from Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln The Man due to his political persona says Masters. He depicts Lincoln as a slick, crafty politician and argues the Civil War may have been a colossal blunder.
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Abe
New York
Edgar Lee Masters
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Spoon River
Rupert A
George Washingen
Gettysburg
Masters
Kansas
Lincoln County
Petersburg
Ill
Thomas Jefferson
Martial law imposed after New Zealand quake
In Napier New Zealand on Friday martial law was declared to curb looting and aid rescue work after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. Marines patrolled streets while doctors nurses and relief crews labored amid fires and collapse across the Hawkes Bay district. Death toll estimated over a thousand with unsure final counts and ongoing aftershocks add to the peril.
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Napier
N. Z
New Zealand
Hawkes Bay
Red Cross
Hastings
Napier Hospital
Technical
Bill Urges Federal Aid for Crippled Children Care
Washington February 5 Special A bill to cooperate with states in care treatment vocational guidance and placement and physical rehabilitation of crippled children was introduced by Rep Hugh Ike Shott West Virginia. The bill mirrors a Senate measure by H D Hatfield and would provide federal aid matching state funds for clinics nurses orthopedic services hospitalizations convalescent and reconstruction care and education during rehabilitation. West Virginia joins the crippled children's council created in 1927 by civic groups and physicians with Shott and Hatfield as active supporters.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Hugh Ike Shott
West Virginia
H. D. Hatfield
United States
Senate
Crippled Children’s Council
Congressman Shott
Hatfield
Bethlehem Steel Extends Holdings to McClintic Marshall
Bethlehem Steel announces the acquisition of McClintic Marshall Construction of Pittsburgh. The 30 year old firm adds eight plants and 700 thousand tons annual capacity for structural beams. Deal value around 20 million in stock and notes with 240,000 Bethlehem shares and 8.2 million serial notes. Bethlehem assumes all liabilities.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
McClintic- Marshall Construction Company
Pittsburgh
Mellon
Eaton Group
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
McClintic-Marshall
Br. G. Grace
Pittsburgh Company
Coalition Blocks Action On Vital Supply Measure
Senate leaders report President Hoover stands firm against food appropriation while coalition blocks final action on a drought loan and relief package. Negotiations continue as Democrats threaten an extra session. a $25 million loan swap for the Red Cross fund is offered as compromise.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Red Cross
Watson
Senate Coalition Today
White House
Republican House
Treasury Post Offices
Vatican City Modernizes as Pontiff’s Voice Goes World Wide
Vatican City embraces modern tech as the new wireless station will broadcast Pope Pius XI messages to millions. The pope uses Marconi’s private radiophonic set, a dictating machine speeds papal correspondence, and electric lighting lights St. Peter's. The pope rides in a specially built car with a throne for the pontiff.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XI
Michael Angelo
Halberts
Signor
Marconi
Vaticam
St. Peter’s Church
Constantine
Papal State
Naval dirigible Los Angeles safe moored off Guantanamo Bay
The naval airship Los Angeles reached Guantanamo Bay and was moored at 5 35 p m est in Playa del Conde after a smooth southward passage from Lakehurst New Jersey. Winds delayed mooring but the voyage continued toward Panama for winter war games with the Atlantic fleet.
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U. S. S. Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Guantanamo Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Playa del Conde
Lakehurst
N. J
Panama
Pacific
Former film beauty Kathleen Key in dressing room brawl with Buster Keaton
Kathleen Key attacked Buster Keaton after a money dispute in a Hollywood studio dressing room. Keaton says Key demanded $20 000 and mistreated him, while Edwardes and Locan fled. Key was detained by police then released. Keaton filed no charges.
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Buster Keaton
Kathleen Kay
Ike
Los Angeles
Kathleen Key
Hollywood
John Gilbert
Jim Tully
Keaton
Cliff Edwards
Clarence Locan
Edwards
Locan
Willy
Culver City
Misa Key
Gilbert
Tully
Miss Key
Edwardes
Mnster
Sailla
Logan Inquiry Highlights Testimony On Logan County Sheriff Office
A. A. Lilly and two witnesses testified before the state police committee as Logan county figures dominated the session. Trooper W D Long recalled a party at Tennis Hatfield’s home with Richard Brooks and others, raising questions about department efficiency and its ties to Logan authorities.
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Charleston
W. Va
Logan County
House State Police Committee
A. A. Lilly
Department
Sheriff's Office
W. D. Long
Gauley Bridge
Logan
Mack
Harry L. Brooks
Lilly
Byrne
Mack Lilly
Tennis Hatfield
Long
Richard E. Brooks
Leutenant
Thomas W. Barton
Brooks
J. D. Hatfield
Monty. White
Williamson
State Senate
Lloyd
Maxon Acquitted in Second Degree Murder Trial
New York, Feb 5. James Matthew Maxon Jr., son of the Tennessee Episcopal bishop coadjutor, is acquitted of second degree murder in the death of 73 year old David Paynter. A crowd stayed in court as the verdict came. Paynter was killed in a rooming house brawl last Friday with a chair.
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David Paynter
New York
James Matthew Maxon Jr
Tennessee
Alexander McLean
Paynter
Maxon
William B. Moore
Martin W. Littleton
Samuel Ecclesine
Rooming House
Woman Injured in Fall From Car in Moundsville
Mrs. A. L. Moore, 61, of Hundred West Virginia, was in critical condition at a local hospital after she fell while getting out of an automobile in Moundsville on February 5.
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Moundsville
W. Va
A. L. Moore
Hundred
Trial Of Mrs Stull Broadcast On WHIS Radio
Final phases of the Minnie Stull murder trial will be broadcast on WHIS today starting at 9 AM. Judge Dil lard granted permission, marking WHIS's first courtroom broadcast aided by Bluefield Telephone Co. equipment and public loudspeakers funded by Sheriff Bowling and the Daily Telegraph.
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Minnie Stull
WHIS
George L. Dillard
Bluefield Telephone Company
J. Otta Bowling
The
Daily Telegraph
Robber suspect IO held after pistol wound in feud
Chief Haldren reported Clarence Johnson 86 of Ronce verte West Virginia wounded in a running gun battle with police at Brown's hospital. Johnson is held pending investigation into a Bailey Lumber company robbery at 1118 Bluefield avenue where $324.17 was taken. An unidentified companion fled. officers fired during the pursuit.
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John W. Haldren
Clarence Johnson
Ronceverte
W. Va
Brown's Hospital
Johnson
Bailey Lumber Company
Bluefield Avenue
Land
Gilpin
Lumber Company
Bishop Cannon Case Evidentiary Hearing In Secret
Washington reports say testimony tied charges against Bishop James Cannon Jr. to information from Mrs. Helen McCallum, later his wife. A New York Journal reporter questioned about articles alleging libel by William Randolph Hearst, as twelve ministers examined evidence at Mount Vernon Place Methodist church.
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Washington
James Cannon Jr
Helen McCallum
New York Journal
Board of
Southern Methodist
Austin O’malley
Bishop Cannon
William Randolph Hearts
Cannon
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
Stichley Hospital
Dipper
Stull Denies Pushing Stepson Into Boiling Water Trial Nears End
Mrs Minnie Stull testified in Princeton West Virginia denying she pushed or threw her eight year old stepson Mickey Stull into a tub of boiling water last October. She described incident as Mickey falling into the water four times and said she did not cause the death. The defense's case concluded with plans for final jury instructions and closing arguments tomorrow. A crowd pressed into the courthouse amid a brief stampede as seating space ran short.
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Princeton
W. Va
Minnie Stull
Mickey Stull
Stull
Katie Stull
Katie
Eteter
Mickey
Aurora
G. D. Anvil
Street School
Uled
Mick
Mercer Street School
Aca
J. I. Markell
Croce
Smith
Sadie White
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