Pretty Bride of Olaver Collapses in Courtroom
Norma Millen, bride of a convicted slayer, broke down on the Dedham, Massachusetts witness stand during a gruelling day of testimony denying state charges of accessory after the fact in the Needham Trust robbery and double murder. She returned to the stand after a recess, sobbing convulsively as her father and doctor attended, with her husband Morton and others previously convicted in the case.
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Bride OF Olaver
Dedham
Mass
Norma Millen
Dedham Court
Brown
Norman Brighton
Murton
Needham
Saul Messinger
New York
Wolcott Woodlands Hide Dual Murder Suspect Crowe
In Wolcott Connecticut residents and state police converge with 50 officers and 200 farmers to chase John Crowe a 60 year old recluse believed to have killed Clarence Yuskis and Julius Karvauska and wounded a mother. The search continues with leaders deeming suicide unlikely.
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Wolcott
Conn
John Crowe
Crowe
Yuskis
Posse
Superintendents Meet in Charleston for Two Day Conference
Charleston West Virginia June 25 state officials announce a two day meeting of the superintendents and assistant superintendents from 55 counties to review the first year of the county unit education system and discuss plans for the coming term Governor Kump state education head W W Trent will address the group along with A J Gibson F Ray Power H K Baer and H Cliff Hamilton sessions at the capitol will feature county officials and a round table discussion of problems arising in implementing the new system.
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Charleston
W. Va
County Unit System of Education
A. J. Gibson
F. Ray Power
H. K. Baer
Gibson
H. Cliff Hamilton
Education Department
Capitol
Mill Closes Down After NRA Pressure Hits Harriman Mills
Harriman Tennessee June 25 the Harriman Hosiery mills closed at 3 30 p m after posting that Gen Hugh Johnson and the NRA intend to wreck the concern Six hundred fifty three employees are out of work The mills accused NRA of unjust demands and said they would not discharge workers to favor strikers Goods on hand will be finished and shipped The plant says DOJ found no code violation and that NRA persecution continues
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Harriman
Tenn
Harriman Hosiery Mills
Blue Eagle
Hugh Johnson
NRA
T. Asbury Wright Jr
National Labor Board
United Textile Workers Union
Department of Justice
Johnson
Wright
of Directors
Ater
Gettle Receives Threats Over Kidnapping Case
Two extortion notes threaten to destroy William F. Gettle's Beverly Hills home with dynamite unless $6,000 is paid. The notes accuse him for testifying in a federal case against two women involved in a kidnapping plot that led to his 5 day captivity last May.
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Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
William F. Gettle
Gettle
Flet
Westlake Park
Loretta Woody
Mona Gallighen
Arcadia Ranch
Jimmie Kirk
Ray Williams
Larry Kerrigan
San Quentin
Virginia deficit hits 2.5 million for current biennium
Richmond reports a general fund deficit of 2.5 million dollars for the close of the state fiscal year and the current two year period. Budget director J. H. Bradford warns balancing the budget before the new biennium is unlikely. A five percent cut already ordered by the governor is expected to cover about 750 thousand of the overage. Final year figures won’t be known until late July.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Reconstruction Corporation
Richmond
J. H. Bradford
General Assembly
War Department May Rescind Lobbying Contract Rule
Washington reports indicate the War Department may rescind a rule requiring bidders to certify they did not lobby for contracts. Assistant Secretary Woodring signaled openness to change if Congress deems it in the government's interest. The rule followed a District of Columbia grand jury inquiry into purchases and has impacted Chrysler's bidding. Woodring advocates competitive bidding and will align with committee wishes.
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Washington
War Department
Woodring
District of Columbia
House Military
Chrysler Company
Settlement Effort Continues For Smith Reynolds Estate
Winston Salem North Carolina June 25 The latest attempt to settle the 25 million dollar Smith Reynolds estate is disclosed as a court hearing is continued for private negotiations No details were given A prior agreement gave Anne Cannon Reynolds and Zachary Smith Reynolds about 2 million each and a 20 million charitable foundation received the remainder A bank seeks equal share for Reynolds’ little daughter in the estate dispute
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Winston Salem
N. C
Smith Reynolds
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Zachary Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
State Supreme Court
Cabarrus Bank and Trust Company
Reynolds
Little Daughter
Libby Holman
American flier breaks glider world distance record
Elmira New York June 25 Richard C du Pont of Wilmington Delaware shattered the glider distance record by flying 155 miles from Elmira to Somerset New Jersey in six hours ten minutes The Bowlus-Du Pont sail plane carried the feat The flight occurred in favorable weather and the mark awaits official instrument verification
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Elmira
N. Y
Richard C. du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Somerset
N. J
Young du Pont
du Pont
Germany
Roosevelt Heads To Washington For Busy Week Ahead
President Roosevelt departs Hyde Park for Washington to finalize appointments and oversee a national planning program. He will set up commissions to run stock exchanges and communications and push federal state local coordination on internal improvements. Stops en route include Annapolis and a Hawaii cruise with planned radio address later in the week.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Farley
Frederic A. Delano
Wesley Mitchell
Columbia University
Charles E. Merriam
Chicago University
Col
George White
Hawaii
Executive Council
Frank C. Walker
Mr. Roosevelt
National Planning Commission
Annapolis
Houston
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islanéis
Panama Canal
Republic of Colombia
West Virginia delegates seek renomination in Marshall county
Frank Morrow of Wheeling filed for renomination on the Democratic ticket in the state house. Basil G. Lockhart of McMechen also filed for the house of delegates from Marshall county, listed as a Democrat and a teacher at Benwood Union high school.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Frank Morrow
House of Delegates
Basil G. Lockhart
McMechen
Marshall County
Benwood Union High School
Longtime Ronceverte Mayor Thomas Doughty Dies in West Virginia
Thomas P. Doughty, 55, three time mayor of Ronceverte and an auto sales firm employee in Weston, died after a short illness. Funeral services will be held in Ronceverte Tuesday, with burial there. Born in Baltimore, he is survived by his wife a daughter and two sons.
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Weston
W. Va
Thomas P. Doughty
Ronceverte
G. O. Gielding
Baltimore
Virginia Road Work Will Be Extended
Richmond Virginia June 25 7500 Virginia highway workmen to stay employed due to 3765000 federal highway bill funds. Henry G Shirley head of the Virginia highway commission said the men would likely remain on the job until Christmas as money becomes available July 1 with about 15000 road employees split between maintenance and construction awaiting detailed spending instructions.
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Richmond
Old Dominion
Henry G. Shirley
Virginia Highway Commission
New Labor Board to Be Announced by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt to unveil a new federal labor board with emergency powers to broker early settlement steps. Labor advisers reviewed the plan after Congress passed a one year labor bill as a substitute for Wagner's permanent measure. The board may replace the 13 member NRA labor board and could include Leon Marshall of Johns Hopkins.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
New England
Wagner
New York
National Labor Board
NRA
Leon Marshall
NRA Labor Board
Institute of Law
Johns Hopkins University
Bank executive dies of heart attack aboard plane near Archbold
Robert E. Christie Jr. president of the Investment Bankers Association of America and a Dillon Read & Co. member died of a heart attack aboard a liner en route to Chicago for a bankers conference. He had attended a Goodyear directors meeting in Akron before the flight. The plane diverted to Archbold for medical help but Christie was already dead.
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Archbold
Robert E. Christie Jr
Investment Bankers Association of America
Christie
Dillon, Read and Company
Robert B. Schaffner
Chicago
Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
S. A. Morton
Public Works Board Sets Utility Valuations in West Virginia
Charleston date June 25 report that the state board of public works began fixing valuations of public utility companies for taxation. The board estimates about 700 companies will be valued, with roughly one week needed for completion.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Public Works
Mayor Demands 5 Cent Gasoline Cut in Bluefield
Mayor W A Light urges Elk Refining Gulf Refining Standard Oil American Oil and Texas Oil to reduce gasoline by 5 cents per gallon in Bluefield West Virginia by Tuesday morning June 26. He notes Virginia stations undersell WV by 4 cents and cites state tax differences as factors.
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W. A. Light
Bluefield
Mayor Light
Ing
Elk Refining
Gulf Refining
Standard Oil
American Oil
Texas Oil
W. Va
Light
Virginia
West Virginia
Industrial union denounces green bargaining plan
The Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union rejects the Green backed bargaining proposals as inadequate arguing only wage and economic needs of steel workers require action. Leaders call for unity and continued organizing while outlining their own demands and voting reforms in company towns and steel plants.
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Washington
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union
Labor Department
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Green
American Federation of Labor
Patrick Cash
Pittsburgh
James Egan
William F. Dunne
Trade Union Unity League
Thomas Eliot
Perkine
Cuban Cabinet Resigns as Menendez Faces Crisis
Cosme De La Torriente announced that all Cuban cabinet members handed in resignations to President Carlos Mendieta. He urged a full withdrawal to let Mendieta reorganize the cabinet, with a cabinet meeting slated for tomorrow. Observers expect Mendieta to appoint new members across party lines, possibly including ABC society members.
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Havana
Cosme de la Torriente
Carlos Mendieta
de la Torriente de la Torriente
Mendieta
ABC Political Society
Three Candidates File Notices With Secretary
Charleston West Virginia June 26 Two candidates for U S representative and one for the state senate filed notices with Secretary of State W S O'Brien today They are Jennings Randolph of Bblkina for Democratic renomination in the Second district Monongalia Prenton Barbour Webster Pocahontas Randolph Tucker Pendleton Grant Hardy Mineral Hampshire Morgan Berkeley and Jefferson counties Frank C Haymond of Fairmont for Democratic renomination in the Fleet district Hancock Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Marion and Taylor counties Frank A Young of Sistersville for Republican renomination for state senator Second district Marshall Tyler and Wetzel counties
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Charleston
W. Va
U. S
State Senate
W. 8
O'Brien
Jennings Randolph
Bblkina
U. 8
Monongalia
Prenton
Barbour
Webster
Pocahontae
Randolph, Tucker
Pendleton
Grant
Hardy
Mineral
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Frank C. Haymond
Fairmont
Hancock
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall
Wetzel
Marion
Taylor
Frank A. Young
Sistersville
Tyler
Independent Crawford Announces Candidacy for Ninth District
Bruce Crawford of Norton Virginia editor of Crawford's Weekly announces a run for Congress as an Independent opposing Democrat nominee John W Flannagan in the Ninth district. He pledges farm relief moratoriums on debts and taxes, labor support, unemployment insurance, and opposition to war funding. He praises relief for the farmer and consumer protections.
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Bruce Crawford
Norton, Va
Crawford's Weekly
Southwest
Virginia
Congress
John W. Flannagan
Bristol
Crawford
Bituminous Coal Prices Discussed in Washington Meeting
In Washington on June 25, leaders from coal code authorities for divisions one and two and many sub divisions met to align destination point prices for bituminous coal representing 75 percent of US output. No conclusions were reached as officials work toward a master map to standardize prices and shipping areas across eastern and midwestern states. States attending included Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, western Kentucky, northern West Virginia and western central Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Coal Code
Mid-West
Minnots
Indiana
Ohio
West Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Trials on Election Charges Deferred to January Term
Nine Bradshaw McDowell county residents indicted by a federal grand jury saw their trials postponed to the January term. Indictments allege voting-right denial for Hagerman Munsey and Billops, with continuances granted for defense counsel Newt Harman and Frank Hill.
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Bradshaw
McDowell County
George W. McCliptic
United States District Court
Arch Puckett
Leck Puckett
J. 8. Puckett
J. D. Kennedy
Rose M. Kennedy
B. Z. Duty
Bill Elam
Bradley Gregory
Walter Beavers
Richard Hagerman
A. D. Munsey
Lewis Billops
Newt Harman
Welch
Frank Hill
Pocahontas
McClintic
Clyde Thornton
Bluefield
Thornton
Officers Return From Lion Hunt Empty Handed
Erie Pennsylvania June 25 state police and the highway patrol returned from a hunting expedition after a reported lion sighting near Glenwood park 200. Residents Martin Hautt and his wife described a large lion near their home but no animal was found and officials suggested the sighting may refer to a circus escape.
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Erie
Highway Patrol
Martin Hautt
Hautt
Proposed Midland Trail Relocation Near Huntington
A Huntington delegation and Boat Commissioner Ernest L. Dalley outlined a plan to relocate and improve the Midland Trail at its entrance to Huntington. The proposal includes widening the highway and eliminating a grade crossing in Guyandotte.
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Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
Ernest L. Dalley
Bailey
Guyandotte
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Uniui
Amalgamated Association
American Iron and Steel Institute
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Norton
Hig
East River Mountain
Pauline Cook
Robert Mitchell
Leonard Dickens
Ward Dillon
Azel Farley
Emmett Griffith
Alvah Hendricks
T. E. Hensley
Frank Massey
Arthur Milam
Clyde Montgomery
Golden M. Pettry
Henry Boar
Dennia C. Wiley
Jess Wills
M. G. Wilhirt
Raleigh County
Beckley
Chillicothe
William Mack
Mercer County
Abe Hoppenstein
Richlands
Tazewell
Harrison Muncy
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