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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1938
Page
1
Secretary of State Hull announced a campaign to halt sales of American made bombing planes to Japan using public opinion to pressure manufacturers and foreign powers. He warned that continued condemnation of ruthless warfare could curb shipments to Japan and other regions.
Chicago June 11. Baby Helaine Colan whose left eye was removed a month ago to halt retinal glioma shows definite signs of improvement. X ray treatments have been used to stop the cancerous growth that also attacked her eye. Her mother Hershman said the chances of life and partial sight are very promising.
Alpine reports murder charges filed against San Antonio couple Francis and Mrs. Black for the 400 foot fall of 13-year-old Marvin Nobbitt. Authorities say the death was not accidental as the pair allegedly planned an insurance payoff during a Big Bend excursion.
Washington reports President Roosevelt invited Senator Gillette to Sunday dinner as Gillette seeks future harmony with the administration. Gillette, renominated in Iowa after beating Otha Wearin, has received congratulations from Postmaster General Farley and met with Democratic leaders.
In Pittsburgh on June 11 a 10 day strike by 1,400 bakery truck drivers ended as they voted to accept a compromise offered by 35 major southwestern Pennsylvania bakeries. The union said the agreement grants seniority rights but not a closed shop or union label, while 2,400 inside workers also voted to renew their 1937 contracts.
A joint congressional committee approved a thoroughly compromised wage hour bill with a industry based pay differential. Boards will classify units and set varying minima, thwarting southern filibuster fears while risking AFL backlash. Page four continues.
United States District Attorney James B. Frazier said criminal proceedings were instituted against Samuel Evains ngill of Bristol Tennessee over an elixir of sulfin lamide linked to several deaths. The information charges 166 counts of violation of federal pure food and drug laws in connection with sales of the elixir and a $25 000 bond was requested for Massen gil l.
Hinton West Virginia June 1 28 year old John Conser a local mechanic suffered minor injuries when the plane he was piloting crashed at the Hinton airport. Conser said engine stalled during approach on a trip from Athens Ohio.
Shanghai reports Japan declares a general assault on Hankow, the central Chinese capital area, with plans for combined naval and ground forces. About 50 Japanese gunboats and transports are near Hankow, as Chinese defenses in Chengchow resist and new troops from Szechuan are mobilized. German adviser General von Falkenhausen slated to leave Chiang Kai-shek’s army by month end.
An AP report describes three bandits linked to a robbery gang, with two captured and authorities seeking a third. Details cover locations, investigation progress, and ongoing manhunt developments across involved regions.
A private plane piloted by William O. Bashaw 34 of Seattle crashed on a farm near Worland Wyoming killing Bashaw and four others including Wesley Bard 28 of Apckane Washington W B Bledsoe of Valley Falls Kansas and Sheriff John Nicola said witnesses reported an engine failure caused the fatal nose dive.
Mullens West Virginia voters will go to polls Tuesday to elect a mayor and two city commissioners. Incumbent Mayor R L Early seeks re election on the People's ticket while Judson C Davis runs as Democratic nominee and former mayor William Holroyd aims to return on the Citizens ticket.
Kopperstown in Wyoming county moves from temporary camp to a planned model mining community. Koppers Coal awards R H Hamill of Huntington a $250000 contract to build 100 miner houses, employing about 150 for three months. Homes feature 12 exterior styles, four or five rooms, central heating, and modern utilities on 40-100 foot lots with inner front yards. Main Street will run along Toneys.
Anthony Eden, former foreign secretary, rebuked Britain’s appeasement government in Leamington. He demanded a clear stand against Nazi Fascist power politics, criticizing Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s approach.
The Czechoslovak government approves British observers for Sudeten German districts during municipal elections amid fears of disorder. Prime warnings and defense measures noted across 8,170 communities as Sudeten Germans prepare to vote. British observers Sutton Pratt and Peter Pares arrive for preliminary briefings.
Two men believed linked to a string of robberies were captured after a gun battle with a large pursuit. Lacy Cameron, 25, of Roderfield, and Russell Burns, 21, of Roderfield, were in custody amid reports a third gunman escaped wounded. Police pursued from Buchanan to McDowell and into Virginia, with a multi-county posse closing in on the trio.
The month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Stiltner died fourteen hours after being placed in an iron lung to treat respiratory paralysis. The child had been taken from Huntington Hospital to Williamson for treatment.
In Miami a coroner's jury found Franklin Pierce McCall killed James Bailey Cash Jr. after kidnapping him from home on May 28 and receiving three ransom notes. McCall confessed to abducting the boy, though the jury acknowledged the boy’s body was found later.
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