Democratic State Executive Vote Elects Kelly Chairman
Robert G. Kelly of Charleston was elected chairman of the West Virginia Democratic state executive committee at Parkersburg. George S. Neal withdrew. Kelly won unanimously. Herbert Fitzpatrick and Rose Burchinal were reelected to the national committee. Bluefield was chosen for the August 11 judicial convention along with Wheeling and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert G. Kelly
Charleston
Kelly
Andrew Edmiston
Weston
George S. Neal
Huntington
National Committee
West Virginia
Herbert Fitzpatrick
Rose Burchinal
Wheeling
Supreme Court
Oleta Hooker
Buckhannon
S. M. Prunty
Allie B. Johnson
Jane Lew
Hooker
Jackson
Morgantown
Parkers
Witness Describes Squeeze in Radio-Keith-Orpheum Stock
In Washington on June 10, two witnesses testified in the senate stock market investigation about a short selling drive in Radio-Keith-Orpheum. Ernest Stirn of Milwaukee and attorney William J. Morgan detailed losses and alleged inside rigging starting October 22, 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Radio- Keith-Orpheum Corporation
Senate
Ernest W. Stirn
Milwaukee
University of Chicago
Norbeck
South Dakota
Lamb
Stirn
William J. Morgan
Wisconsin
Blaine
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
New York Stock’ Exchange
Michael J. Meehan
Morgan
Informaon
Organ
Gaines Says Delegates to Support J S France
Joseph H. Gaines a large delegate to the Republican national convention says West Virginia delegates who do not declare otherwise before the primary are morally bound to support Joseph I France for the nomination but the attorney general's office says no such obligation exists. Gaines says he will not be bound by popular choice but would vote for Hoover. The AG's office confirms no statutory obligation on delegates.
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Charleston
W. Va
Joseph H. Gaines
West Virginia
Joseph I. France
Attorney General's
Gaines
France
Hoover
Howard B. Lee
Governor Selects John Baker White for WV Board Post
John Baker White of Charleston, a Democratic minority member of the state board of control, was appointed by Governor Conley to fill the vacancy caused by F Witcher McCulloughs resignation. White, attorney and veteran, will complete the term expiring June 30 1987.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Baker White
State Board of Control
Conley
F. Witcher McCullough
Huntington
White
McCullough
William A. McCorkle
MacCorkle
West Virginia Bar
Adjutant General's Department
West Virginia National Guard
First
West Virginia
Whiel
England
Ireland
Rhine
Great Britain
George White
American Bar Association
Maryland
Virginia
The
National Travel Club
Order of Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution
Military Order Foreign Ware
Spanish War Veterans
American Legion
McFadden Calls for Abolition of Federal Reserve System
Representative McFadden of Pennsylvania urges Congress to abolish the Federal Reserve banking system calling it corrupt. He attacks twelve private credit monopolies and references Kreuger and Hoover in a broad denunciation. Representative Strong of Kansas jokes about McFadden’s health after his 39 page speech.
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Washington
McFadden
Pennsylvania
House
Federal Reserve
House Banking Committee
Hoover
Ivar Kreuger
Kreuger
Germany
Representative Strong
Kansas
Strong
Chicago Leaders Debate Running Mate At Republican Convention
Chicago politicians discuss Hoover’s 1932 running mate as the Republican convention gathers. Key figures weighed a possible repeal plank and potential VP choices while party leaders push for a dry or wet stance on Prohibition ahead of the convention.
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Chicago
Familiar Voice recalls roll call at GOP convention
In Chicago on June 10 the article notes a familiar voice will read the state names during roll call at the Republican national convention next week. The piece hints readers should turn to page four for more.
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Chicago
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
France Britain to Discuss Debts and Disarmament
London reports indicate Europe poised for key moves on war debts and disarmament as Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald prepares for talks in Paris with Eduard Herriot. Britain seeks broad debt relief while France pushes for security and an armed league. A proposed 10 percent cut in armament appropriations is under consideration.
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London
Europe
Ramsey MacDonald
Paris
Eduard Herriot
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
Armed League
Herriot
Jassie Condon Identifies Brinkert Photo in Lindbergh Case
Police quoted R. John F. Condon stating a photo of Ern est Brinkert, an ex convict, is the man he paid a $50,000 ransom to in a New York City cemetery on April 1, with Condon naming the man as John.
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R. John F. Condon
Jassie
Ernest Brinkert
John
New York City
Brinkert
Westchester
New York
White Plains
N. Y
John F. Condon
Lindbergh
Harry Walsh
New Jersey
Condon
Dr. Condon
New Rochelle
Bonus Army Food Fund Expands as Camps Reorganized
Washington action boosts the Bonus Army drive with a $7,000 fund after a $5,000 gift from Father Coughlin. Brigadier General Glassford resumes unofficial treasurer duties while health officials order sanitation improvements and new camps. Communists blamed for unrest are to be segregated to a separate health center camp.
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Washington
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Pelham D. Glassford
Glassford
Saveral Aars-260
Red Cross
Health Department
National Guard
Anacostia Flats
Veterans National Headquarters
William C. Fowler
District of Columbia
Doak E. Carter
Cleveland
Ohio
Walter W. Walters
Veterans
Glassword
Veterans from Texas aided on cross country trip to Washington
About 560 World War II veterans from Texas, driven from Cincinnati and Covington, arrive in Newport Kentucky where city parks pools and meals are provided. Newport and Covington officials help transport them toward Silver Grove and Huntington awaiting trains to Washington, but police threaten to block further travel on B&O rails.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Covington
Texas
Newport
Washington
Fred C. Webber
American Legion
Silver Grove
Huntington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Louisville
Christian Endeavor Delegates Visit Governor in Charleston
Delegates to the state convention of Christian Endeavor societies toured the West Virginia capitol in Charleston and were received by Governor Conley. A late service beneath the rotunda featured Carroll M. Wright of Boston as principal speaker on Youth and Citizenship. Officers to be elected tomorrow.
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C. E
Charleston
W. Va
State Convention of Christian Endeavor Societies
State Capitol
Conley
Carroll M. Wright
Boston
The
International Organization
Senate approves 200 million relief bill in six hours
Washington June 10 an overwhelming bipartisan majority swept the 200 million Democratic relief bill through the senate in less than six hours as Congress pushed for early adjournment. The unemployment aid measure cleared 72 to 8 and goes to the House, carrying Hoover's approval amid warnings of a republic crisis.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Reed
Repubican
Pennsylvania
Garner
Ihs
Rainey
Wade Pepper Says He Will Vote For Hoover
Clarksburg West Virginia June 10 Wade Pepper a newpaper man and the lone Hoover delegate from West Virginia to the 1928 Republican convention at Kansas City and a delegate to the 1932 convention said before leaving for Chicago that he would vote for the renomination of President Hoover and for Walter Hallanan as national committeeman He favored a solution to the prohibition problem by repeal or referendum and for measures to relieve the suffering of our people.
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Chicago
Hoover
Washington
Curtis
Mr. Hoover
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Curtin
Calvin Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippines
Charles G. Dawes
Alvan T. Fuller
Ausetts
Senator McNary
Oregon
F. Scott. McBride
Anti- Saloon League
Drys
Henry H. Curran
Association Against the
Republican Party
Dickinson
Iowan
Resolutions Committee
Clarksburg
W. Va
Wade Pepper
West Virginia
Kansag City
Walter 8. Hallanan
Drought Slows State Crops Across West Virginia
The West Virginia bureau at Parkersburg reports in a state weather and crop bulletin that drought and heat hindered growth across most regions for the week ending June 4. Wheat and oats show slow progress, late potatoes poor, corn and early potatoes fair, and pastures and fruit notably diminished with small strawberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Parkersburg
United States Department of Agriculture
Corry Man Found Dead in Suspected Poisoning
Corry Pennsylvania June 10 James Pedra age 50 was found dead in his home in ill health investigators say he had taken poison and died. The coroner noted Pedra had been in poor health.
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Corry
James Pedra
Pedra
Ex-Convict Arrested On Tip In Lindbergh Case Death
Englewood New Jersey June 10 Ex convict arrested on tip from a Morrow maid before fatal drug act linked to the Lindbergh case. Violet Shrape waitress at the Morrow home reportedly had relationships with men and served in both Morrow and Lindbergh households. Dinner party cancelled. wedding plans for Miss Lucretia Butler affected as the Morrows adjust to the tragedy.
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Englewood
N. J
Violet Shrape
Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
Berkshire
England
Canada
United States
The
Morrows
New York
Morrowe
Lindbergh
Maine
Lindbaby
Hopewell
Lindbergh's
Mrs. Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow Jr
Amherst
Col
Elisabeth Morrow
Europe
Constance Morrow
L Atill
Dwight Morrow
Lindbergh Case Focus Narrows on Dwight Morrow Home
Police searchlight in the Lindbergh case centers on the Dwight Morrow household in Englewood New Jersey from the outset as investigators pursue likely links and motive.
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Englewood
N. J
Lindbergh
Dwight Morrow
Bonus marchers halt in Welch
Seventy World War II veterans from between Huntington and Welch arrive by three trucks and shelter at the McDowell Memorial building in Welch. They are led by Herbert C Brown of Huntington and depart Welch for Bluefield at dawn.
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Welch
McDowell Memorial
Williamson
Washington
Herbert C. Brown
Huntington
McDowell County
Bluefield
Roanoke
Lynchburg
New Jersey Police Suspect Violet Sharpe in Lindbergh Case
Superintendent OL H Norman Schwarzkopf says Violet Sharpe, a death by own action waitress, had guilty knowledge of the crime and is suspected in the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder after early interviews.
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OL. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Former Suitor Of Maid 1 Arrested In Lindbergh Case
Detroit detectives arrested Robert Burns 20 a former East side taxicab driver on a Lindbergh case inquiry. He was believed to be Violet Shrope’s former sweetheart. Burns was found in a dark room reading an extra edition as New Jersey officers questioned Harry Felcher about the kidnaping.
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Detroit
Robert Burns
Homicide
Thomas Hutchinson
Charles Searle
Burns
Violet Shrope
Dwight Morrow
Lindbergh
New Jersey
Harry Fielcher
Burna
One Woman Heads Wyoming Delegation at Convention
Cheyenne June 10. Mrs Dora McGreth of Thermopolis becomes the lone woman in Wyoming's Republican delegation to the national convention. She says she seeks no special privileges for her sex and notes she was a pioneering figure, elected as the state’s first female senator in 1930 alongside eight male representatives.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Dora McGreth
Thermopolis
McGrath
Commercial Travelers Name Grand Officers at Virginia Meeting
Natural Bridge Virginia June 10 naming grand councillor Robert C Bowers Cumberland Maryland and officers P W Martin Harry P Louden George F Brown J P Wells H M Clark A D Kleb for the final session of the United Commercial Travelers three day meeting Delegates to the Columbus grand council later this month include Blair Fishburn W T Cunningham S J Darrah W C Hill W M Englehart B M Craigh wait Walter Thompson Harry Louden and Robert Brown will convene in 1953
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Natural Bridge
Robert C. Bowers
Cumberland
United Commercial Travelerae
P. W. Martin
Lynchburg
Harry P. Louden
Parkersburg
W. Va
Grand Post
George F. Brown
Lexington
J. P. Wells
Louisville
H. M. Clark
Huntington
Ec Page
A. D. Kleb
Grand Sentinel
Grand Council
Columbus
Blair Fishburn
W. T. Cunningham
S. J. Darrah
W. C. Hill
W. M. Englehart
8. M. Craighwait
Walter Thompson
Harry Louden
Robert Brown
President's aide to vote for Hoover at national convention
Walter H. Newton, former representative from Minnesota, will cast a vote for his chief at the Republican national convention in Chicago in June. He will join the Minnesota delegation, instructed to support President Hoover for the party’s nomination. Newton served in Congress 1919 to 1929 and led the speakers' bureau at western campaign headquarters in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Walter H. Newton
Congress
Minnesota
Brinker Taken in Custody in Lindbergh Case
New Rochelle police question Ernest Brinker suspected in the Lindbergh kidnapping. Dr John Condon, intermediary, confronted Brinker as authorities weighed whether he is the man Condon paid 50000 in ransom. A waitress at Dwight Morrow home died by poison, tying Brinkter’s arrest to the case.
Suspect Question in New Jersey Case Cited by Schwarzkopf
In Trenton New Jersey on June 10 Major General H Norman Schwarzkopf said tonight that a new jockey Sveniene is involved in a case under investigation. The statement follows a lengthy inquiry and signals possible developments for the evening.
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Trenton
N. J
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Sveniene
President Hoover Rejects Recreating National Defense Council
Washington June 10 President Hoover declined to revive the old Council of National Defense amid calls from civic leaders and prominent figures. In a letter to General Albert L. Cox he said he would not recreate the council, noting many signers lack knowledge of the relevant laws.
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Washington
Giguty
Hoover
Council of National Defense
Albert L. Cox
Raleigh
North Carolina
Defense Committee of the American Legion
Isso
Cox
Ford
August Heckscher
John Hays Hammond
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Henry Stevens
American Legion
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
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D. E
Senate Committee
AINES
J. S
M’cullough
M’fadden
Federal Reserve System
Plank
Britain
Borah
Idaho
Republic
Appropriations Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Violet Sharpe
Dowell
Maid 1
Ernest Brinker
Morrow Home
Brinker
Englewood, J
Miss Sharpe
Decline Recreate Defense Council
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