Local clubs host 123 guests at Ogout Dinner
More than 225 men from Southern West Virginia communities attended a Bluefield area banquet at the West Virginian hotel as a prelude to today’s Scout jamboree in Princeton. Perry Lint and Dr. J. Frank Marsh spoke on boy training and the value of work in the training of American youth.
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J. Frank Marsh
Concord College
West Virginia Area
West Virginian Hotel
Princeton
Perry Lint
Columbus
Ohio
Athens
Lint
America
Bluefield
T. 8. Hamilton
Trinity Methodist Church
Herbert Markle
Senate Approves Hawley Smoot Tariff After Long Fight
The Senate backed the Hawley Smoot tariff measure by 44 to 42 after 18 months of contention. President Hoover will receive the bill next week as leaders insist it will be a major election issue. The final roll call split included 39 Republicans and 5 Democrats for the measure, with 30 Democrats, 11 Republicans, and one Farmer-Labor senator opposing it.
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Washington
White House
Senate
House
Hoover
Congress
Shipstead
Minnesota
Rumanian affairs near normalcy after royal reconciling steps
In Bucharest on June 13 Rumanian affairs steadied with a new cabinet under former Premier Maniu after Crown Prince Carol’s proclaimed kingship. Queen Mother Marie plans a royal reunion with Queen Helen, who is ill, as Carol names Helen his companion on the throne and nullifies prior bans and divorce decree tied to his exile.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Carol
Carol II
Mother Marie
Helen
Marie
Michael
Maniu
Peasant Party
George Mironescu
Mironescu
M. Vaidovojvod
M. Junian
M. Mironescu
M. Popovic
M. Virgil Madgearu
M. Manoilescu
M. Iion Mihalache
General Condescu
Memorial to Loeb Leopold Victim Begins
Mrs Flora C Franks mother of Bobb Franks lays first earth at ceremonies starting a memorial in Chicago The three story clubhouse will bear his name and include a gymnasium swimming pool and athletic facilities The project is supervised by the Young Men's Jewish Charities
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Chicago
Flora C. Franks
Bobb Franks
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Bobby
Young Men's Jewish Charities
Heavy Fog Delays Transocean Ships and Aboard Gold Star Mothers
Dense fog forced liners to slow and anchor near New York harbor with several ships delayed or grounded. The George Washington carrying Gold Star mothers, the Santa Maria and others faced entry holds while a Norwegian freighter grounded near Fire Island. A pilot crashed attempting Miller Field due to poor visibility.
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New York
George Washington
Santa Maria
Paris
France
Ambrose Lightshin
Stavengeren
Fire Island
Coast Guard
Donald Browner
Wright Field
Ohio
Miller Field
Staten Island
Gulf of Mexico
Ambrose Light
Franklin K. Lane
A W Shafer Indicted For Embezzlement In Cincinnati
A. W. Shafer, former manager of E. L. Doherty company Cincinnati branch, is under indictment for embezzling 210 thousand two hundred sixty two dollars and fifty cents from former employers. Bank examiners cite a 623 thousand six hundred shortage in the Doherty account tied to his check writing schemes.
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Cincinnati, CO
A. W. Shafer
Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company
E. L. Doherty Company
Shafer
Doherty
Cincinnati
Friday 1th Scoffer Dies in Role of Hero
Fletcher Burdette, 23, a carpenter for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, drowned while trying to save his companion Viola Dills after a canoe overturned near Belpre Ohio on the Ohio river. His sister Garnette Burdette swam to rescue Miss Dills and pull her to shore. Burdette disappeared beneath the water and his body was recovered two hours later. Authorities noted the tattoo Friday cat and 13 on his arm. No inquest will be held.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Fletcher Burdette
Burdette
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Viola Dills
Belpre
Ohio River
Garnette Burdette
Pilot Of Fairfax Declares Tanker Had Right Of Way
One of two survivors of the Norfolk liner Fairfax testifies that he heard no whistles before the collision with the gasoline tanker Pinthis. Pilot J W Eubank recalls the moment of impact and says the tanker likely had the right of way. He and fellow survivor A J Powell describe escaping flames and drifting at sea for hours before rescue.
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Fairfax
Boston
J. W. Eubank
Lewisetta
Eubank
Eubamk
H. M. Hoover
United States Steamboat Service
Mitting
Charles Lyons
John Stewart
A. J. Powell
Joe Coker
Fairfax Negro Hand
President-elect De Albuquerque with son arrive in Washington
Official guest Julius Presies de Al buquerque of Brazil and his 22-year-old son Fernando arrive in Washington to continue the pre-inaugural visit from President Hoover to South America. They are greeted with pomp in the capital and in New York.
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Julius Presies de Albuquerque
Brazil
Fernando
Washington
Hoover
South America
Capital
New York
1000 in custody in gang cleanup
Chicago police pursued a major crackdown after the killing of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle. Melvin Pryor, a painter, claimed he saw Lingle's slayer in St. Louis and described a confrontation near Grand and Olive streets before the shooting. Alderman Albert pressed for police administration changes as officials weighed furloughs for Russell and Stege.
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Chicago
Alfred
Jake” Lingle
Tribune
St. Louis
Melvin Pryor
Lingle
Grand and
Olive Streets
Pryor
Illinois Central Railroad
Michigan Avenue
Arthur F. Albert
William Russell
John Stege
Russell
Stege
Prison Labor Contract Reaches Agreement in West Virginia
The West Virginia state board of control reports an agreement with Gordon East Coast Shirt Co to govern prison labor at Moundsville penitentiary, pending approval by Governor Conley and the attorney general. The 550-prisoner, five-year contract from May 10 1927 faces adjustments as Hawes Cooper Bill effects loom.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Control
Gordon East Cost Shirt Company
Conley
A. T. Bard
Chicago
Moundsville
Congress
Hawes-Cooper
Gordon Company
Sordiak
Tornado sweeps western states. injuries and deaths reported
A major tornado struck Eau Claire Wisconsin and parts of western and southern Minnesota on June 13 causing injuries including a dozen in Eau Claire and at least one death in Randolph Minnesota. Fire damage and widespread power and communications outages were noted with several buildings destroyed and debris clogging streets.
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EU Claire
Wic
Eau Claire
Menomonie
Wis
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
William Drappe
Chicago “Great Western Railroad
Randolph
Here
Hastings
St. Paul Park
Grace Cooley
Brownedale
Oslo
Tornado kills couple on Wisconsin farm in June
Two people die and two are seriously injured when a tornado destroys a farm home near Menomonie Wisconsin. Charles Wolfert and his wife are killed or fatally injured while neighbors Charles Oberle and his wife suffer serious injuries as their house is leveled.
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Menomonie
Wis
Charles Wolfert
Charles Oberle
Walsh drops action against Churchman
Washington June 13 The Senate lobby committee may press Bishop James Cannon Jr for answering questions as Vice President Curtis weighs if legal duty requires reporting the bishop to the district attorney for contempt. Senator Walsh said he would not push a resolution to authorize the probe, citing fears of Catholic persecution.
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Washington
James Cannon Jr
Senate
Curtis
Blaine
Wisconsin
Walsh
Montana
Men Today
Southern Methodist
Cannon
Alder son to Hinton State Highway Opens
The new four mile state highway between Alder son and Hinton opened to traffic today. A $30,000 bridge on the eastern end was completed as part of the project.
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Hinton
W. Va
Alderson
Major Segrave dies in motorboat spill at Windermere
Major Sir Henry Segrave famed for the world car speed record perished when his Miss England II overturned on Windermere Lake. Mechanic Halliwell is missing and J Willcocks rescued with injuries. Lady Segrave had urged him to quit racing after recent crashes.
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Windermere
England
Sir Henry Segrave
Lake Windermere
Henry
FE. Halliwell
Sylvan Lake
J. Willocks
Sir Henry
Willcocks
Segrave
Lady Segrave
Miss England II
Daytona Beach
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Wrong number sparks 6000 mile London call to Yuma
A London reporter dialed Yuma, Arizona and woke Frank J. Gilmore. The distant caller asked about his wife and Miss Ruth Mix, prompting Gilmore to insist he had the wrong number. The line went dead. The note mentions Douglas Gilmore, actor who married Tom Mix’s daughter, returning to Hollywood with his bride.
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Yuma, Ariz
London
Yuma
Frank J. Gilmore
Gilmore
Ruth Mix
Douglas Gilmore
Tom Mix
Hollywood
Painter Frank Hopkins Found Dead in Hinton
The body of Frank Hopkins, 30, a painter, was found at a friend's home in Hinton on June 13. Investigating officers said he took poison to end his life.
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Hinton
W. Va
Frank Hopkins
Seve re Criticism Of Proposed City Tax Plan Voiced
A lad named Jack Neal aged 13 from Bluefield Virginia hitch hiked to Los Angeles to see cowboy star Hoot Gibson. Local boys claim they know him but locating his parents has been unsuccessful. The Associated Press reported the boy was picked up in Los Angeles and said he hitch hiked from Bluefield to meet Gibson.
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Jack Neal
Los Angeles
Hoot Gibson
Jack
Associated Press
Ts Jack Neal
Bluefield
Hoover backs London naval pact as Senate set for vote
President Hoover urges approval of the London naval limitations agreement in a press statement as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepares to vote next week. Secretary Stimson replies to a requests for papers, stressing treaty language controls the measure and denying access beyond the document.
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Washington
Hoover
London
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Senate Committee
Stimson
Borah
Executive Branch
Johnson
California
Foreign Relations Committee
Racket Profits In Chicago Total Five Million Seven Hundred Eighty Five Thousand
Chicago Daily News reports a weekly racket profit total of 5 785 000 dollars with breakdowns by beer gambling houses and related crimes 3 51 million 1 25 million 1 0 million and labor rackets 25 000 plus a note on 6 000 to 12 000 speakeasies and high election times boosting totals. The piece also notes 39 racket murders this year and the Alfred Lingle slaying of Tribune reporter.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News Today
Alfred Lingle
Tribune
Prohibitive Bill Sparks Bluefield License Controversy
A city board debates a sweeping license ordinance targeting hawkers peddlers and itinerant merchants with fierce opposition from business groups and residents. Business leaders deny involvement in drafting the measure while several directors oppose it and call for public input before any action.
West Virginia selects officers for Southwestern Virginia group
Dr John Preston McConnell of Radford is reelected president of Southwestern Virginia incorporated at Wytheville meeting. New vice presidents include J L Addington and W M Pence with Powell Chapman. others reelected. Directors at large added T Gilbert Wood and E A Hultz. The group plans industrial promotion, tourism literature, a traffic bureau in Bristol, and regional goodwill tour.
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John Preston McConnell
Radford
Southwestern Virginia, Incorporated
Wytheville
M. Hillman
Herbert Markle
J L. Addington
W. M. Pence
Powell Chapman
Homer K. Bowen
T. Gilbert Wood
E. A. Hultz
Bristol
H. B., Jones
Cc. R. Adair
W. T. Baldwin
C. W. Kels
D. S. Buck
L. A. Tynes
A. L. Newberry
James D. Tate
Harry Roberts
R. E. Chase
S. F. Landreth
Harry Oakey
Joseph H. Hoge
Southern Coal Operators’ Committee
Southern
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