McCall Sentenced to Death in Cash Kidnapping
Franklin Pierce McCall was given the death penalty for kidnapping Jimmy Cash for ransom in Princeton Florida. The judge called the crime the most cold blooded he had heard, as McCall stood silent and unshaken. Attorneys said clemency bids would proceed, but McCall accepted the sentence with no visible emotion.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Jimmy Cash
Jack Kehoe
Copetennt
McCall
C. A. Arriett
Jasper
State
Harry Wright
Coton
H. F. Atkinson
Renounces Millions to Wed Welfare Clerk in Romance
Rochester June 16 A socialite Rosemary Webster 21 daughter of Dr and Mrs Webster renounces a million dollar inheritance to marry Paul Gilson 23 a county welfare home clerk The tale ends with a quiet wedding in the groom's brother home as the doctor denounces the match while the groom's father approves fully
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Rochester
Rosemary Webster
Miss Webster
David H. Webster
New York
Stamford
Conn
Paul Gilson
Canton
N. Y
O.K
Editor Recommends Hart for Aviation Control Post
Washington June 16 Walter L Hart editor of the Morgantown Dominion News was recommended to President Roosevelt by Senator Neely for an aviation control appointment. The board would be created by a bill on the president's desk for signature and Neely suggested Fairmont’s Lee as a federal district judge nominee.
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Washington
Walter L. Hart
Morgantown
W. Va
Dominion News
Roosevelt
Neely
D-Wya
Aviation Control
Eee Rr
Fairmont
Lee
District of Colum
Renewed Rain Feared By China In Flood Crisis
Shanghai reports 49 hour outlook as Japanese engineers caution on flood season. Yellow river and Yangtze threaten vast central regions with rising waters. About 50,000 lives lost and 300,000 displaced across 2,000 villages as mud and flood barriers impede Chinese defenses near Peiping-Hankow rail line. Six Japanese planes reportedly shot down near Canton.
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Shanghai
China
Yellow and
Yangtze
Yellow River
Honan
Chowkinkow
Peiping-Hankow
Chengchow
Engchow
Anwheinces
Canton
Beckley Wins Federal Court Session in Beckley and Fairmont
Washington reports the bill approved by the house directs the southern district to sit in Beckley at least once a year and the new district court to hold a session in Fairmont annually, establishing federal court terms in both cities.
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Washington
Beckley
Fairmont
Federal District Court
House
Southern District Court
District Court
Britain Ready to Cooperate on Armament Curbs
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain was always ready to cooperate with other nations on disarmament in reply to Arthur Henderson’s question about U S calls for limits. He said the government was not aware the United States had made concrete proposals, and noted a Reuters correction to the report.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Arthur Henderson
Laborite
United States
Cordell Hull
Hull
Nashville
Tenn
Chamberlain Coccet
Henderson
Chamberlain
United Government
Associated Passed
Great Britain
Roosevelts Gather for Nahant Nuptials in Finery
Nahant Massachusetts June 16 The Roosevelt clan converged on Nahant for the wedding of John Roosevelt the only unmarried son of the family. A large party including many Roosevelts attended and others headed for dances in their honor. The government yacht Potomac hosted a final pre nuptial party and a noon ceremony is planned for Saturday. champagne for the reception was set aside. Several invited Roosevelts were absent and Alice Roosevelt Longworth was not listed among invitees.
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Nahant
Mass
Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Potomac
Alice Roosevelt Onawenth
Lindbergh Mechanical Heart Learns Breathing Method
New York June 16 The Lindbergh heart a perfusion pump built to keep organs alive outside the body has learned to breathe Dr Richard Bing Columbia University reports In the Science journal the device now assimilates oxygen from dissolved sources as tissues do enabling oxygen delivery to kidneys pancreas and nerve tissue The simplified breathing process mirrors human respiration and supports artificial life for vital organs
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Richard Bing
Department of Surgery
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bing
Governor opposes special session in West Virginia
Governor Holt stated a special session to reallocate school levies for PWA matching funds is unnecessary. He noted bonds already approved require simple legislative action and warned the move would be divisive, while Superintendent Trent pressed for immediate action to redirect levies to boost building and current expenses.
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Charleston
W. Va
PWA
Holt
W. W. Trent
Trent
Virginia
Hague Denies Faking City Crime Records in FBI Dispute
Newark June 16 Mayor Frank Hague denied a CIO suit claim that Jersey City crime records were dishonest and inaccurate. The FBI rejected the records citing auto deaths as murders and the city withdrew records from the FBI while Hague defended his 25 year administration amid tense testimony.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Hague
Jersey City
CIO
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hague
FBI
Morris L. Ernst
American Civil Liberties Union
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Democratic Recommitee
Ernst
Public Utility Tax Valuations Increase by Five Figures
West Virginia board fixes 1938 public utility assessments with a net rise of 2.108 million to 584.372 million. Major changes hit Monongahela West Penn Public Service, Appalachian Electric Power, and Kanawha Valley Power, while routes like Baltimore and Ohio see tax cuts and intangibles drive overall shifts. Chesapeake and Ohio remains the state's largest taxpayer amid adjustments across transport and electric classes.
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West Virginia
Board of Public Works
Charleston
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
John J. Cornwell
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ca Nortel Western
Kentucky and
U. S. Supreme Court
Wheeling Steel
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
Appalachian Electrei Power Company
Logan
Kanawha Valley Power Company
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Capital Greyhound Lines, Inc
Charleston Transit Company
Consolidated Bus Lines
Logan - Williamson Bus Company
Appalachian
Kanawha Valley
Northern Virginia Power Company
75th Congress Ends Its Session With Filibuster Threats
Washington reports the 75th Congress adjourned amid bitter clashes over Roosevelt administration aims to curb power in Congress and resist presidential expansion. The session saw battles between conservative Democrats and Republicans and ended with legislation shaping tax and government reorganization, while Roosevelt’s stamp faced significant opposition.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Lend Spend Bill Sent In Roiling Senate Endgame
The 75th Congress ends in a roiling clash as Roosevelt allies and foes volley over the Lend-Spend bill and a Senate filibuster defeats the measure before adjournment at 8 22 p m EST. The House reacts with a lighter mood amid the final session turmoil.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Eccles Favors Easier Credit
Washington June 16. Chairman Marriner S. Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board urged relaxing government restrictions on bank loans to spur lending to business. He told Senator Vandenberg that current exam policies and OCC rules hinder credit access, keeping many small and medium industries from obtaining needed financing through bank securities purchases.
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Washington
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Vandenberg
Mich
Federal Reserve Banking System
Eccles
Federal
Comptroller
Senator Helmick Unshaken by Extortion Note in West Virginia
Abraham Lincoln Helmick, longtime West Virginia state senator, remained calm after receiving a $500 extortion note. Police arrested 21 year old Leslie Udovich who allegedly admitted writing the letters. Authorities traced the note and found torn tablet evidence at Udovich’s home as he left for work at a Thomas mine.
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Helmick
Washington
Joseph DePolo
Thomas Merchant
Stark Coberly
Udovich
Thomas
Coberly
Nazis Repudiate Austrian Debts in Bremen Speech
In Bremen on June 16, Walter Funk refused Germany's responsibility for 160 million dollars in Austrian state loans but floated a compromise. He urged reducing Dawes and Young loan interest rates and framed Nazi economy as opposed to the United States, citing Austrian debt as political pressure against Anschluss. Financial circles pegged American involvement at about 20 million dollars.
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Bremen
Germany
Walter Funk
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Pblic
Austria
Reich
Phantom Robber Harold Keen Killed in Chicago Shootout
Chicago police killed Harold Keen 23, son of officer Ernest Keen, a suspected phantom robber linked to about 30 dawn robberies at gas stations and restaurants. After a gun battle, Keen was shot when he allegedly reached for a pistol. the elder Keen identified the body and the case closed.
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Chicago
Ernest L. Keen
Harold Keen
Haroldeen
Keen
McCabe
Widow seeks license to wed executed man’s widower in West Virginia
Mrs Verla Travis a 21 year old widow of John Travis who was hanged March 21 filed for a license to marry William Carter a 24 year old factory worker. The marriage would unite two families connected by the fatal kidnapping of Dr James I Seder a 79 year old retired missionary.
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Huntington
W. Va
Verla Travis
John Travis
State Penitentiary
William Carter
Travis
James I. Seder
Congress faces vast funding for fiscal plan starting July
Washington reports that the 75th congress estimatesổng the federal budget at about 12.3 billion dollars for the fiscal plan beginning July 1. Officials say it will take a week to determine exact totals, comparing with 9.36 billion in 1937 and 10.83 billion in 1936, the prewar peak.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate Lobby Push Sparks Controversy and Attacks
The chamber debated a request for $12,500 for a senate lobby committee amid clashes over public press freedom and administration spending. Critics highlighted gains like defeating the government reorganization bill while arguing for tighter controls on undistributed corporate profits taxes.
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Senate
House
Senatore
Minton
Burke
Beckley Boy May Avoid Trial In Slaying Case
Elliott Ray Schilling an 11-year-old schoolboy may never stand trial for murder Judge Kilgore expressed doubt juries could be drawn in the case against his mother Ida Harper Jarrell and him The pair connected to the January shooting death of stepfather George Jarrell in the Cabin Creek home were told to return for disposition of the case with July 6 set for possible trials but no reasons were given for the doubt
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Kilgore
George Jarrell
Elliott
Cebin Creek
Beckley
W. A. Thornhill
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