Jury Deadlocks In Hall Versus Norfolk and Western Case
Federal jury in Beckley failed to reach a verdict in the Hall versus Norfolk and Western Railway suit over injuries from a Dec 1927 crossing accident in Blackstone Virginia. Judge McClintic instructed after two days of evidence and arguments, and the jury was discharged as deadlocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hall
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
United States District Court
McClintic
Hall
Blackstone
American Railway Express Company
H. G. Bragg
Virginian Railway
Bragg
Raleigh County
Three Die When Amphibian Plane Falls Into Barnegat Bay
Beach Haven New Jersey June 27 three killed and two injured when an amphibian plane owned by Curtina Flying Service of North Beach Long Island plunged into Barnegat bay. Victims are Frank Conklin Beach Haven police officer Harold Potts 30 Beach Haven plumber and Leslie Broome 28 Yacht club member. Injured are Alison Price 16 Beach Haven and Paul Mashelle pilot from New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Haven
N. J
Barnegat Bay
Curtina Flying Service
North Beach
Long Island
Frank Conklin
Harold Potts
Leslie Broome
Beach Haven Yacht Club. the Injured Are: Alison Price, 1%, of Beach Haven
Paul Mashelle
New York City
Arrest Made in Racketeer Death
Boston scene centers on the murder of Frank Marlow a Broadway racketeer with Michael Rocco alias Mickey the Wise Guy detained after alibi checks. Four men and two women are held as material witnesses in the case as police search across New York Detroit Philadelphia and Boston for the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Michael Rocco
Mickey the Wise Guy
Frank Marlow
New York
Marlow
Rocco
Grover Whalen
Mary Seiden
Broadway
Whalen
Detroit
Philadelphia
Dan Carroll
Chick” Solomon
Charles Solomon
Eddie Mack
Schmeling-Pauline T
Yankee Stadium
Escapee Cherry Injured While Intervening in Fight
Bailey M. Cherry, age 30, who escaped the Ohio county jail January 25, was found in Cleveland after attempting to break up a fight between his wife and another woman in Wheeling. He sustained a deep arm cut and is hospitalized there. he will be brought back to the county after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Bailey M. Cherry
Ohio County
Cleveland
Ambrose F. Habig
Cherry
Dawes Silent on Plans in Naval Disarmament Talks
London report says Ambassador Charles G. Dawes spoke with American press about naval disarmament developments. He refused to reveal the intentions of the American or British governments, noting only that discussions with Ambassador Hugh Gibson aided understanding. Dawes and Gibson previously discussed strategies with Premier Ramsay MacDonald, but no formal plan emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles G. Dawes
Men Today
Dawes
Hugh Gibson
Gibson
Washington
Geneva
Ramsay MacDonald
United States Eyes Five Power Naval Reduction Talks
Washington notes a possible five power conference in London this summer on naval arms reduction. Officials foresee Dawes and Gibson as delegates if called, with Japan likely to participate and a Geneva September draft by the League of Nations preparatory commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hoover
Stimson
MacDonald
Dawes
London
Japan
Tanaka
League of Nations
Geneva
American Naval Disarmament “Team” of Ambassadors Dawes and
Gibson
Expected clash over gasoline price averted at meeting
In New York on June 27 an anticipated conflict over export gasoline price increases was prevented as the Export Petroleum Association members agreed to delay action pending a committee report on the motor fuel situation. The majority led by Standard Oil of New Jersey favored a rise while Shell Union Oil opposed, arguing it would harm business amid rising production and curtailment efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Export Petroleum Association
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Shell Union Oil
Royal Dutch Shell
Epworth League Chiefs Elected at WV Conference
The Rev. Harvey C. Porter of Louisa Kentucky was reelected president of the Epworth League conference within the West Virginia Methodist Church South at Morris Harvey College. Other officers named include Rev. H Wendall Ware Ravenswood reelected president Mary Kincaid reelected secretary and Geraldine Hood Ravenswood elected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barboureville
W. Va
Harvey C. Porter
Louisa
Epworth League
West Virginia
The
Methodist Church, South
Morris Harvey College
Kentucky
Virginia
H. Wennall Ware
Ravenswood
Mary Kincaid
Geraldine Hood
Hoover rejects using schools for prohibition campaign
President Hoover disapproved a plan to use public schools for a prohibition education campaign. Miss Anna Sutter prepared pamphlets funded by a $50,000 prohibition education fund, but the bureau and Treasury denied approval and ordered circulation halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
White House
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Anna B. Sutter
Prohibition Unit
Government
Prohibition
Congress
Sutter
Lowman
Doran
Miss Sutter
National Educational Association
Atlanta
Mia Sutter
Bondholders plan bid for West Virginia Coal and Coke assets
Huntington reports bond holders of the West Virginia Coal and Coke company have organized to bid at the July 9 auction of company properties in Omar under a federal court decree. The group proposes a $5 million convertible bond plan and $750 thousand in nonpar common stock, with $2.49 million new money from bonds and stock to fund a reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Omar
U. S
Huntington
W. Va
Huntington Herald Dispatch
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Herald Dispatch
Everett B. Weezy
First National Bank
New York
Joseph P. Ripley
National City Company
John E Oldham
Cincinnati
John C. Cosgrove, Manags
West Virginia Coal and Company
United States District Court
First picture of Emmett J. White in murder case
Emmett J. White a 24 year old U S customs border patrolman photographed for the first time since his arrest on a second degree murder charge in the killing of Henry Virkkula a merchant near International Falls Minnesota White now at liberty on a five thousand dollar bond says he believed Virkkula s auto carried liquor and that shots fired at the tires to stop the car accidentally hit him He will face trial soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett J. White
U. S
Henry Virkkula
International Falls
Minn
White
Liberty
Virkkula
Sunday Stock Trades Questioned in Bankruptcy Hearing
New York June 27 testimony showed Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South did not buy stock outright aside from 200 shares of Hudson Motors on a partial plan. Harry L. Goldhurst, head of the collapsed firm, said Cannon did not complete his lone non speculative purchase as the company failed. The hearing adjourned until next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Hudson Motors
Kable and Company
Harry L. Goldhurst
Whll
Edward Benoit
Anna Faians
Goldhurst
Bishop Cannon
Lehigh
Abandoned Search for Missing Spanish Aviators
Madrid June 27 The Spanish government says it has done all it can to locate Major Ramon Franco and three companions who vanished after a flight from Spain to New York. The search is virtually abandoned as useless with no news from Portuguese Azores sea patrols. A British hydroplane sighting report is deemed unlikely by the Spanish authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Ramon Franco
Spain
New York
Garcia de Los Reyes
Portugal
Azores
Primo de Rivera
Merry del Val
London
de Los Reyes
Hawks Set Transcontinental Nonstop Flight Mark
Captain Frank Hawks landed at Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles at 8 23 23 p m Pacific time to set a new nonstop record of 19 hours 10 minutes 28 seconds from Roosevelt Field New York. The prior record stood at 24 hours 51 minutes. Plans called for another LA New York hop and return to total 36 hours or less once the plane is serviced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
Frank Hawks
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
New York
C. B. D. Collyer
Harry Tucker
Hawks
Fis
Former Kaiser Has Right to Return
Berlin July 7 The Reichstag failed to pass a two thirds majority prolonging the republic protection law which expires July 22 The former Kaiser may regain the legal right to return to Germany as residence would require sanction by the republican government The measure failed due to the constitutional change needed and the house recessed until July 20
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Doorn
Netherlands
Bond Not Eligible for Parole in West Virginia Case
Moundsville West Virginia June 27 former state auditor John C Bond serving a six year term for irregularities in office is not eligible for parole or pardon recommendation until he serves two years or a third of his sentence. Bond must apply to the governor directly according to Warden L M Robinson. Unofficial reports say the parole board considered his request as twelve prisoners were paroled today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
John C. Bond
State Board of Control
L. M. Robinson
Bond
State Parole Board
Plans for WVU library construction discussed
Representatives from the architectural firm Davie Dunlap and Barney met the state board of control to review plans for the new West Virginia University library building. After the meeting the architects traveled to Morgantown to confer with Dr. John R. Turner and L. D. Arnett about the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia University
State Board of Control
Davie, Dunlap and Barney
Morgantown
John R. Turner
L. D. Arnett
Coal Output HoldsHigh as Market Conditions Improve
Production in Pocahontas and Tug River fields remained high for the week ending June 22, with Pocahontas at 421,134 net tons and Tug River showing declines from the prior week. Markets show improved demand and prices, labor shortages cited, and Norfolk and Western traffic rising with 3205 cars loaded and 3050 delivered on the Pocahontas division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Tug River
Norfolk and Western Territory
Williamson
Bluefield
Dry Senator Pushes Changes In Prohibition Law
A U S senator advocates amendments to prohibition policy while noting ongoing debates. Separate aviation notes report Viola Gentry aiming to set a refueling record at Roosevelt Field New York and Johnson with Haughland completing a fifth night aloft in Minneapolis. Other items include cross continental flight milestones by Capt Hawks to Los Angeles and Kingsford Smith's party departing Derby for Singapore en route to England. Ahrenberg resumes Sweden to New York flight but is halted by propeller trouble in Reykjavik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Hawks
Los Angeles
Derby
Australia
Charlee Kingsford-Smith
Singapore
England
Reykjavik
Iceland
Albig Ahrenberg
Sweden
New York
Flying endurance race drama at Roosevelt Field ends in rough notes
Mrs. Martin Jensen sends a note from the endurance plane to Miss Viola Gentry praising the crew while reporting injuries. Jensen and William Uldrich push toward the 172 1/2 hour mark as Thornwald Johnson and Owen Haugland challenge the record. Miss Gentry later takes off again at Roosevelt Field in her second attempt aboard The Answer with Jack Ascraft aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Jensen
Viola Gentry
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Ehip
Mrs. Jensen
Miss Gentry
Peggy
Jensen
Thornwald Johnson
Owen Haugland
Minneapolis
Gentry
Mies Gentry
Jack Ascraft
Hoover Selects Board Members for Farm Board
President Hoover advances farm board picks reducing 400 nominations to a preferred list. Alexander H Lease of Chicago, head of International Harvester, is offered a post while Legge weighs accepting. Carl Williams of Oklahoma City and Arthur P Knapp of Lake Charles are named on the favored slate with others including C C Denman and James G Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Alexander H. Lease
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Legge
Legee
War Industries Board
Wilson
Carl Williames
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
Arthur P. Knapp
Lake Charles
CC. B. Denman
Missouri
National Livestock Producers Association
James G. Stone
Lexington
Burley Tobacco Growers Notive Marketing Association
Sean
Stone
Senator Gould Opposes Prohibition Enforcement Strain
U S Senator Arthur R Gould of Maine released a 1927 letter praising grape juice and urging a license for light wines and beer. The document, read in St Louis court during a $100000 breach of contract case involving Colony Vintages and West Coast Vinyarde, argues enforcement of the prohibition law is impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States
Arthur KR. Gould
Maine
Ray Weinbrenner
Colony Vintages Company
Fresno Vinyards Company
West Coast Vinyarde Company
Colony Company
Swiss Colony Company of California
West Coast
Washington
Presque Isle
U. S
Arthur R. Gould
Associated Preve
Gould
Bert M. Fant
Prohibition Office Finds Wine From Juice Illegal
Washington June 27 The manufacture of wine from grape juice is a violation of the prohibition law and is subject to the same penalties as illegal liquor production. Prohibition Commissioner Doran notes the law permits only non intoxicating fruit juices for home use and says wine falls under intoxicating manufacture unless a beverage permit is shown. He adds the bureau does not investigate private homes unless products are offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doran
Senator Gould
Maine
St. Louis
Gould
France seeks postponement on $400 million war debt payment
Paris reports the French Chamber of Deputies approved a motion to negotiate with Washington to delay the $400 million stock payment beyond August 1 if France ratifies the Mellon Berenger war debt accord by then. Premier Poincare pledged to push Washington for postponement while Parliament decides on ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Washington
Chameber of Deputies
United States
Franklin Bouillon
Ehow
Handa
Raymond Poincare
Fayette County Justice Ordered to Show Cause in Coal Judgment
The West Virginia Supreme Court ordered Tip Comer of Fayette County to appear at the next court term to show why he should not be barred from enforcing a $7.85 judgment in favor of Signal Knob Coal Corp against Thomas Dary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
Tip Comer
Fayette County
Signal Knob Coal Corporation
Thomas Dary
Sugar tariff plan eyed as possible substitute
In Washington on June 27 Senator Smoot discussed a variable sugar tariff tied to sugar prices as a potential substitute for the 2.40 cent per pound Cuban raw sugar duty in the House bill. Stephen H. Love testified that President Hoover favored greater protection for domestic sugar, though Smoot cautioned no agreement exists. A Democrat urged prompt witness questioning as hearings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
House
Utah
Stephen H. Love
United States Beet Sugar Association
Love
Hoover
Harrison
Mississippi
Wall Street
Man Seriously Burned in Kerosene Tank Explosion
Jack McSorley aged 21 was seriously burned when a 4 kerosene tank exploded at the Ashland Refining company near Catlettsburg on June 27. The ensuing fire confined to the kerosene tanks and caused damage to nearby equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlettsburg
Jack McSorley
Ashland Refining Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norfolk and Western
H. B. Bragg
Mickey
U.S
Epworth League Chiefs
of Prohibition Unit
Benefits of Prohibition
BONA
Bion Company
STOGE
Sverige
Ivigtut
Greenland
Westman Islands
Bergen
Norway
Albin Ahrenpare
Kaiser
Dry
Associated Press
Thorwald Johnson
Owen Haughland
William Uldrich
Ohio
A. L. Mitchell
Byron K. Newcom
Grape Juice Company
Maine Solon
Sam
Chamber of Deputies
Fayette
D. Harold Oliver
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