Pretty Bride of Slayer Collapses on Witness Stand
Norma Millen, bride of a convicted slayer, collapsed on the Dedham courtroom stand after a gruelling day denying state charges of accessory after the fact in the Needham Trust Company holdup and double murder. She testified she lived in fear of her husband and admitted writing letters under his instruction, including one to Idalyn Millen, while insisting she did not know the letters' implications. Her father supported her as she wept and was led to the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Mass
Norma Millen
Dedham Court
Brown
Norman Brighton
Murton
Needham
Saul Messinger
New York
Norma
Murt
Murten
Idalyn Millen
Millen
Snake Infested Woods Hides Dual Murders In Pursuit
In Wolcott Connecticut on June 25 state police and 200 farmers hunted 60 year old John Crowe, a recluse, after two neighbors Clarence Yuskis and Julius Kavaruska were killed and Yuskis’s mother wounded. Crowe fled into snake infested woods sight unseen with dogs on trail. Officials believe he may have died by his own hand to escape capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
Conn
John Crowe
Woodlore
Clarence Yuskis
Julius Karvauska
Crowe
Yuskis
Posse
West Virginia superintendents set for Charleston conference
Charleston W V June 25 the superintendents and assistants from 55 counties will meet in Charleston for a two day conference at the capitol to review the first year of county unit education and discuss future plans Governor Kump state officials and education department leaders will address the session A round table format will guide talks on problems arising from the first year and methods for meeting them speakers include W W Trent F Ray Power H K Baer and H Cliff Hamilton with county officials also speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
County Unit System of Education
A. J. Gibson
F. Ray Power
H. K. Baer
Gibson
H. Cliff Hamilton
Education Department
Mill Closes Down After NRA Dispute in Harriman
Harriman Tennessee mill owner statement cites Gen Hugh Johnson and the NRA claiming they intend to wreck the concern. The closure leaves 653 employees out of work as the blue eagle is removed amid a labor storm with United Textile Workers. The justice department found no code violations but NRA pressure continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman Hosiery Mills
Blue Eagle
Harriman
Tenn
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 After Kidnapping Case
In Los Angeles two extortion notes threaten to destroy William F. Gettle's Beverly Hills home with dynamite unless he pays $6,000 for testifying against two women in a kidnapping scheme. The notes target his wife and four children, directing the payment to be left in Westlake Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 runs two and a half million
Richmond Virginia June 25 A general fund deficit of 2 500 000 was estimated for the close of the state's fiscal year and the current biennium. J H Bradford director of the budget said little hope remained to balance the budget before the new biennium. A five percent cut on general fund appropriations will cover only about 650 000 of the over appropriation. Final figures for the current year will not be ready until late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Reconstruction Corporation
Richmond
J. H. Bradford
General Assembly
Lobby order to go rescinded in war department bid rule
Washington June 25 There were indications the war department might rescind its order that bidders attest they had not employed lobbyists to seek contracts. Assistant Secretary Woodring said he would change the order if committee advice favored it. The rule followed a District of Columbia grand jury inquiry and led to Chrysler being eliminated from bidding. Woodring favored competitive bidding and said he would not limit bids if the committee wished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Woodring
District of Columbia
House
Chrysler Company
Settlement efforts continue for Smith Reynolds estate
A Winston Salem court delayed a hearing on the $25 million Smith Reynolds estate to allow private negotiations. Previous family accords split about $2 million to Anne Cannon Reynolds and Zachary Smith Reynolds each, with $20 million to a charity. Cabarrus Bank seeks to set aside a pre divorce agreement that would have the young Reynolds renounce claims in favor of a $500 trust, arguing the ward may be entitled to a share with Libby Holman Reynolds' son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 world glider distance record
Elmira New York June 25 Richard C du Pont of Wilmington Del today broke the world distance record for glider flying by flying 155 miles from Elmira to Somerset New Jersey in six hours and ten minutes The flight occurred in near ideal weather He departed Elmira at 1115 am EST and landed at Somerset airport at 505 pm His record awaits official instrument verification He piloted a Bowlus Du Pont sailplane
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
Richard C. du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Somerset
N. J
Young du Pont
du Pont
Germany
Roosevelt Prepares Washington Trip for National Planning Push
President Roosevelt heads to Washington after a day of shaping a national planning program. He will appoint commissions to oversee stock exchanges and communications and seeks coordination among federal state and local governments for internal improvements. A Delano chaired committee proposes a plan covering land water sociological and economic facets and to span midsummer completion. The Hawaii cruise starts Saturday with stops planned in Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands Panama Canal and Colombia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Farley
Frederic A. Delano
Wesley Mitchell
Columbia University
Charles E. Merriam
Chicago University
Col
George White
Hhe
Hawaii
Executive Council
Frank C. Walker
Council
Mr. Roosevelt
National Planning Commission
Annapolis
Houston
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islanéis
Panama Canal
Republic of Colombia
Delegates file for renomination in Marshall County
Frank Morrow of Wheeling filed for renomination on the Democratic ticket for the house of delegates. Basil G. Lockhart of McMechen, a Democratic teacher at Benwood Union High School, also filed for the Marshall county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Frank Morrow
House of Delegates
Basil G. Lockhart
McMechen
Marshall County
Benwood Union High School
Ronceverte Former Mayor Thomas Doughty Dies at 55
Thomas P. Doughty, 55, three time mayor of Ronceverte and former auto sales employee in Weston, died after a short illness in a Weston hospital. 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
Thomas P. Doughty
Ronceverte
G. O. Gielding
Baltimore
Virginia road work extended by federal funds
Richmond Va June 25 Some 7 500 Virginia highway workmen will keep their jobs thanks to 3 765 000 in federal highway funds Virginia highway commission Chairman Henry G Shirley said the money will likely extend employment until Christmas for road maintenance and construction crews as detailed expenditure instructions were awaited this week and money becomes available July 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Old Dominion
Henry G. Shirley
Virginia Highway Commission
New Labor Board To Be Announced by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt is expected to unveil a new federal labor board with emergency powers to start settlement steps between capital and labor. The board, tied to a one year labor bill, may replace the NRA’s 13 member panel and could include Leon C. Marshall from Johns Hopkins as a likely member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
New England
Wagner
New York
National Labor Board
NRA
Pacific Coast
Great Lake
Butte
Mont
Leon C. Marehall
Institute of Law
Johns Hopkins University
Dilllon Read & Co. Banker Dies Aboard Plane Near Archbold
Robert E. Christie Jr. president of the Investment Bankers Association of America died of a heart attack aboard a plane en route from Akron to Chicago for a bankers conference. He became ill near Archbold and the emergency landing was made to bring him to a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
State board fixes values for public utility taxes
Charleston residents note the state board of public works began fixing valuations of public utility companies for taxation. The panel expects about a week to value some 700 utilities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Public Works
Mayor's Gasoline Price Cut Ultimatum Will Be Ignored
Mayor W A Light demands a 5 cent per gallon cut in Bluefield gasoline from Elk Refining Gulf Standard American Texas by Tuesday morning June 26 1934. He cites cross border shopping and cheaper Virginia taxes while noting Bluefield VA stations undersell West Virginia by 4 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Light
Bluefield
Mayor Light
Ing
Elk Refining
Gulf Refining
Standard Oil
American Oil
Texas Oil
W. Va
Light
Virginia Side
West Virginia
Virginia
Industrial union denounces Green bargaining plan
The Steel and Metal Workers Industrial union rejects the Green backed proposals as inadequate, urging unity and direct action to meet workers economic needs. It demands open town elections, immediate discharge of company guards, abolition of spy systems, blacklists, equal rights, and clear candidate stances before elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union
Labor Department
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Green
American Federation of Labor
Prem
Amalgamated Association
American Iron and Steel Institute
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Patrick Cush
Pittsburgh
James Egan
William F. Dunne
Trade Union Unity League
Thomas Eliot
Perkins
Cuban Cabinet Members Resign As Crisis Deepens
Havana June 25 Cosme De La Torriente secretary of state announced that all Cuban cabinet members handed resignation letters to President Carlos Mendieta. He said the move would let Mendieta reorganize the cabinet and solve current difficulties likely at an upcoming meeting. Observers expect new appointees across parties, including ABC society members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cosme de la Torriente
Carlos Meneta
de la Torriente
Mendieta
ABC Political Society
THREE CANDIDATES FILE NOTICES WITH SECRETARY
Charleston West Virginia June 25 two candidates for U S representative and one for state senate filed notices with Secretary of State W S O'Brien today. Jennings Randolph Elkina Democratic nomination for re election as U S representative Second district Monongalia Prenton Barbour Webster Oca hontae Randolph Tucker Pendle ton Grant Hardy Mineral Hamp shire Morgan Berkeley Jefferson counties. Frank C Haymond Fairmont Democratic nomination for U S representative Fleet district Hancock Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Marion Taylor counties. Frank A Young Sistersville Republican nomination for state senator Second district Marshall Tyler Wetzel counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
U. 8
State Senate
O'Brien
Jennings Randolph
Elkina
Monongalia
Prenton
Barbour
Webster
Ocahontae
Randolph, Tucker
Pendleton
Grant
Hardy
Mineral
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Frank C. Haymond
Fairmont
U. S
Fleet
Hancock
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall
Wetzel
Marion
Taylor
Frank A. Young
Sistersville
Tyler
Crawford Enters as Independent for Ninth Virginia Seat
Norton Virginia editor Bruce Crawford announces his candidacy for Congress in the Ninth District as an Independent opposing Democrat John W Flannagan and a Republican candidate to be named in Bristol. Crawford pledges laborer farmer and small business aid and opposes war funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Crawford
Norton, Va
Crawford's Weekly
Southwest
Virginia
Congress
John W. Flannagan
Bristol
Crawford
Bituminous Coal Prices Discussion Under Federal Code
Washington June 25 Efforts to align destination point prices for bituminous coal producers representing 75 percent of U S tonnage began with an executive session of coal code authorities. A master price map aims to harmonize prices and freight rates across eastern and mid western markets as regional areas already permit price fixing with code approval. States present included Minnesota Indiana Ohio west Kentucky northern West Virginia and western central Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mid-West
Miinoia
Indiana
Ohio
West Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Trials deferred as Bradshaw residents face election charges
Nine Bradshaw McDowell county residents indicted last week by a federal grand jury saw their trials postponed to the January term. Indictments accuse depriving voters of rights in two cases, with continuances granted for defense attorneys Newt Harmen and Frank Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw
McDowell County
George W. McCliptic
United States District Court
Arch Puckett
Leck Puckett
J. 8. Puckett
J. D. Kennedy
Rose M. Kennedy
EB Z Duty
Bill Elam
Bradley Gregory
Walter Beavers
Richard Hagerman
A. D. Munsey
Lewis Billopa
Newt Harmen
Welch
Frank Hill
Pocahontas
MecClintic
Clyde Hornton
Bluefield
Thornton
Leonard Dickens
Ward Dillon
Azel Farley
Emmett Griffith
Alvah Hendricks
T. E. Hensley
Frank Massey
Arthur Milam
Clyde Montgomery
Golden M. Pettry
Henry Boar
Dennis C. Wiley
Jess Wills
M. G. Wilhirt
Raleigh County
Beckley
Chillicothe
William Mack
Mercer County
Abe Hoppenstein
Baltimore
Richlands
Tazewell
Harrison Muncy
Muncy
Otto Scarbro
Alvin Dunkley
Willard Lively
Scarbro
Lively
Dunks
Officers Return From Lion Hunt Empty Handed
Erie Pennsylvania June 25 state police and highway patrol returned from a lion hunt late tonight empty handed. Martin Hautt of Erie reported seeing a big lion in his yard and fled inside as roar and crash sounded. Reporters and a park official joined the hunt but no lion was found. authorities caution the creature may be the circus escape rumored near Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Highway Patrol
Martin Hautt
Subureban
Hautt
Glenwood Park
Trail route plan eyed for Midland Trail entrance near Huntington
Charleston June 25 A Huntington delegation and Road Commissioner Ernest L Bailey discussed relocating and widening the Midland Trail at its entrance to Huntington. The plan includes widening the highway and eliminating a grade crossing in Guyandotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
Ernest L. Bailey
Bailey
Guyandotte
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Department of War
General Farley
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Norton
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Pauline Cook
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