Two Youths Nabbed After Break-In at Bowman Store
James Dillon eighteen and Otto Whittaker seventeen, both of Bluefield, were arrested about 12 30 a m by city police for breaking and entering the J V Bowman store on Farmer Street. Entry was gained by smashing a front window and police believe they arrived shortly after the break in. They are held pending trial. Arresting officers were Lieutenant R O Bond and Patrolmen Litchford and Eubanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Bowman
Farmer Street
James Dillon
Otto Whittaker
Bluefield
R. O. Bond
Litchford
Eubanks
Virginia drunk driving law blocked by 90 day delay ruling
Fredericksburg judge rules the new drunken drivers act lacks an emergency clause, delaying its effect until June 19. The omission means Virginia cannot enforce penalties for driving while intoxicated until the 90 day period after passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Frederick W Coleman
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Virginia
General Assembly
George W. Layman
State Senate
Wilbur C. Hall
State Supreme Court
Coleman
Co ed wounded by accidental pistol shot at Marshall College
Madeline Clyde Morris a 20 year old student at Marshall College Huntington was wounded in the right shoulder by an accidental discharge she said occurred when a pistol in a storeroom drawer became entangled with a handkerchief she was removing Physicians said she will recover The incident occurred as she was changing clothes after being relieved from duty in the campus soda fountain within the student union building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Madeline Clyde Morris
Marshall College
Miss Morris
Boy Slayer Reenacts Axe Killing at Westwood Home
Louis Payne 21, confessed slayer of his mother and brother reenacted the killings at his Westwood home for police and psychiatrists. He spoke little beyond saying the motive seemed crazy. Afterward he was taken to West Los Angeles police with his father arriving from St Louis. an inquest is planned for tomorrow and a murder complaint is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Louis Payne
Westwood
Louis
West Los Angeles
Lucille F. Payne
St. Louis
Missouri City
Loule
Jury Selected in Manslaughter Trial in Elyria
In Elyria Ohio on June 5 four men and eight women were chosen for the jury in the manslaughter trial of William Daniels a Pittsburgh bus driver. Daniels faces six counts of deaths from a Nevins Western Lines bus side striking a truck near Elyria on April 15. The state utilities commission cited six grounds to revoke the company certificate but main cause was unsafe equipment and failure to heed orders or warnings to improve it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ohio
William Daniels
Pittsburgh
State Utilities Commission
Nevins Western
Ines
Daniels
Nevins
Welch Republicans Sweep in Local Council Election
Republicans Carl Bender and J A Tincher won seats on the council along with A L Long and James Butler from the Citizens ticket. Tabulators reported no charges for the result in Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bender
J. A. Tincher
A. L. Long
James Butler
Citizens
Council
Mayoral and council races swing in West Virginia towns
In Ronceverte D A Tauffelt loses to Dr J W Compton for mayor 499 to 281 with B Kern at 42. In Pineville Otis Allen wins mayor over W C Bailey Jr 111 to 1. R L Cook reelected recorder and councilmen Garland Stewart Edgar Rose C C Holloway George M Farley and Walter C Byrd named. Byrd notes opponents were not divided on issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronceverte
W. Va
D. A. Tauffelt
J. W. Compton
W. B. Kern
Pineville
Otis Allen
People's
W. C. Bailey Jr
Citizens
R. L. Cook
Garland Stewart
Edgar Rose
C. C. Holloway
George M. Farley
Walter C. Byrd
Byrd
Attempt to iron out misunderstandings in auto plant pact
Five hundred union employees from three auto parts plants met at Memorial hall in Toledo to resolve misunderstandings in the recently signed agreement with the companies. union head Thomas J. Ramsey conferred with federal mediator Charles P. Taft at Taft's hotel while police monitored potential strike sympathizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lb. Ramsey
Otto Brach
Floyd L. Bossier
Toledo
Floyd J. Bossier
United Automobile Workers Federal Labor Union
Thomas L. Ramsey
Auto Workers’ Union
Indiana
Memorial Hall
Thomas J. Ramsey
Charles P. Taft
Taft's
Ramsey
State Reports Record Cash Balance in Reserve Funds
Charleston June 5 state auditor announces June 1 cash balance of 9.316 million dollars the highest in years. Receipts totaled 14.261 million with disbursements of 10.046 million. Estate and road funds rise while special revenue and county district municipal funds grow. more than 6 million will retire obligations this month. Overdraft in capitol building fund declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Edgar B. Sime
Capitol Building
Steel Workers Say Walkout Inevitable in Youngstown
Youngstown officials of the Amalgamated Association of Tron Steel and Tin Workers report a steel strike is virtually inevitable. Ed Herman president of Lincoln lodge predicts about 75 percent of Youngstown district mill workers will join the walkout. He says workers do not want a strike but lack of concessions from operators and inadequate NRA enforcement raise the likelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Ed Herman
Lincoln Lodge
Amalgamated Association
NRA
City and Goalfield Tems Solid Colors in Pique
Regular price 39c, special today 25c. Fretwell's offers solid color tems in pique fabric, 36 inches wide. Phone 334 for orders and inquiries.
Plan to Expedite Work on Stadium
The report notes the stadium project faces its heaviest and hardest cuts as efforts are made to accelerate progress. Officials describe the difficulties and seek methods to speed up construction while managing budget constraints.
Steubenville Steel Men Elect Representatives
In Steubenville Ohio the Wheel ing Steel corporation Steubenville works tabulated returns from an employees representation election. Twelve representatives were reelected, two former reps and eleven new ones were chosen. Of 4077 eligible workers, 3908 voted under the supervision of the ways rules and means committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville, O
Steubenville Works
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Employees’ Representation System
Blackmail Threat Charged in Political Scandal
An associate recounts a coercive demand from an unnamed man who claimed influence over the governor's appointment in the Virgin Islands and warned that legal actions tied to the Saunders estate could end a cabinet member's career. The respondent rejected the blackmail and insisted on proper channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bis
Virgin Islands
Judge Malmin
Chicago
Larsen
Saunders Estate
Copp Acquitted in Water Rent Embezzlement Case
William Copp 31 once aide to Grafton city finance official Fred V. Kunst was acquitted of embezzlement charges involving $1600 in missing water rents. An audit triggered last year led to the shortage and Copp testified he knew nothing of the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
W. Va
William Copp
Fred V. Kunst
Copp
State Tax Commissioner’s Office
Delays in Naming G O P Chairman Prompt Faction Strife
Reformist Charles D Hilles leads the platform group as the G O P weighs a new policy slogan the square deal while pledges wipe out a 206000 deficit. Henry P Fletcher and Walter S Hallanan top the field for chairman with Kansas lawyer Hamilton as a possible compromise choice amid western backing and Hoover faction tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Hoover
George F. Gete
Chicago
Henry P. Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Italy
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Fletcher
Harrison EB
Spangler
Iowa
Walter Brown
Ohio
Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
Hallowan
Hilles
Kansas
John D. M. Hamilton
Topeka
Committeemen Fear Run of Hoover in 1936 Signals Intent
Other committeemen feared the remark would signal to the country an intention to run Mr. Hoover as a candidate again in 1936. The discussion reflects concern over implying a renewed bid and possible political repercussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hoover
Britain halts war debt payments amid Roosevelt assurances
London June 5 the house of commons endorsed a new war debt policy with Neville Chamberlain announcing suspension of payments until the United States agrees on a full settlement. He said we are not defaulters and that a token payment could be made June 15 if Roosevelt confirms the Johnson act permits it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Ronald Lindsay
Washington
Roosevelt cautioned over token payments post Johnson Act
Passage of the Johnson Act complicates U S credit to defaulting nations. The chancellor says Roosevelt cannot officially guarantee that token payments would not be treated as defaults, a view reinforced after the bill's approval when Sir Ronald was informed tokens would be classified as default.
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Roosevelt
Ronald
High Heels Rest Feet, Osteopath Declares in Convention
Dr H E Clybourne of Columbus says high heeled slippers give feet a rest by changing muscular pull. West Virginia Osteopathic society names officers and selects Clarksburg for the 1935 convention. President R W Eschenaur of Point Pleasant. VP George C Eoff of Wellsburg. Sec Treas Guy E B Morris of Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Osteopathic Society
H. E. Clybourne
Columbus
R. W. Eschenaur
Point Pleasant
Clarksburg
George C. Eoff
Wellsburg
Guy EB. Morris
Believe girl kidnapped seven years ago now wife of abductor
West Virginia police believe Dorothy Evelyn Bradley, kidnapped in 1927 at age six from Rupert, West Virginia, may be the wife of her kidnapper. A 32 year old man in jail for questioning claims he married a girl of about 14 in Waco, and police head to identify the suspect in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Texas
West Virginia
Waco
Dorothy Evelyn Bradley
Rupert
W. Va
William Marvin
Roman
Dorothy Evelyn
O. J. Read
Read
Koelz Moves for Limited Divorce in Mineral County Case
Dr. W J Koelz former Keyser mayor sues for a limited divorce on grounds of desertion. His wife Beatrice Koelz files a crossbill also alleging desertion and requests attorney fees in Mineral county circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
W. Va
W. J. Koelz
Mineral County
Beatrice Koelz
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Boy Slayer
Tho
WELCH
South Bluefield Barber Shop
Preston Street
Harry Holt
Steubenville Steel
Leeaerr & Myars Toi
IGKES
Dendlock
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Warlick Furniture Store
Bluefield, W. Va
Harman Elec. Co
Princeton, W- Va
Callaway’s
Cartor
Chesterfield
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