Harpooners and Honey and Highways in a World Gone Mad
A reflective column rails at modern life from pricey baby costs to gas buying, then praises Southern West Virginia roads route 8 as a national highway feeder. It blends social critique with notes on honey as a pure food and the changing whaling industry moving from harpoons to cannons and factory ships.
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Outhern
West Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lake Cities
Pocahontas Operators Protest 15 Percent Freight Increase
John J. Lincoln president of the Pocahontas Operators' Association writes A C Needles of the Norfolk and Western Railway protesting a proposed 15 percent freight rate rise. The letter argues current rates are too high to maintain business, warning of serious impact on coal operators and the railroad serving them.
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John J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
Pocahontas Operators’ Association
A. C. Needles
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Justus Collins
Charleston
Smokeless Coal Company
Mr. Collins
Mr. Needles
Norfolk and Western
C. H. Dix
Virginian Railroad
Lincoln
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Roanoke
Virginia
Needles
Pocahontas Operators
Ass‘n
Heat Wave Thrills Cities With Fires and Odd Accidents
Heat waves ignite fires at Wilson packing plant frying steaks for thousands of dollars. In West Liberty tar from sunlit barrel floods a chicken coop killing fifteen birds. In Valparaiso heat blows up moonshine bottle destroying bootlegging evidence. In Davenport a chick hatch by sun rays found at city dump. In Indianapolis asphalt on a north-side street explodes scattering $1,000 from armored truck.
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Chicago
Wilson Packing Plant
West Liberty
Mary Sloan
Valparaiso
Ind
Davenport
Thompseon
City
Indianapolis
Detective Acquitted in Fayette County Murder Case
R C Bledsoe a former Fayette County detective was acquitted on murder charges tied to Elmer Younkin’s death. The jury took four and a half hours to reach the verdict. The state had argued the car was left near a railroad track where a train struck it, killing Younkin.
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Uniontown
R. C. Bledsoe
Fayette County
Elmer Younkin
Bledsoe
Younkin
Post and Gatty Continue Flight Across Siberia
Blagoveshchensk, Siberia, June 28. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty pressed on from Irkutsk toward Khabarovsk 350 miles away after a mud bog delay. The pair, greeted with mud and water, completed a 850 mile Irkutsk to Blagoveshchensk leg in five hours and fifty minutes, planning fuel stop at Kubarovsk if weather allows before aiming for Nome in a possible 2000 mile nonstop leg.
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Blagoveshcensk
Siberia
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
E.s.t
Khabarovek
Irkutsk
Post
Kubarovsk
Nome
Heat wave scorches nation as crops suffer and deaths rise
The central valleys endure extreme heat with temperatures near 100. Crop damage increases and weekly heat fatalities exceed ninety nationwide. The Missouri and Mississippi valleys bear the brunt while isolated areas in Arkansas and the lower Ohio valleys reach or exceed 100. A tropical storm nears Port Arkansas with unsettled winds. Duluth sees a drizzle and a 70 degree reading.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Arkansas
Ohio
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Port Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Duluth
Young Hathaway Convicted of First Degree Murder
Elliott R. Hathaway, 28, son of a Fall River mass State representative, found guilty of the murder of Pretty Verna Russell, a 20 year old nurse student, after a jury deliberation of one hour forty three minutes. The verdict mandates life imprisonment with sentencing to follow at least a week later. Defense may move for a new trial, arguing the artificial tooth fragment in the victim’s throat as the cause of death.
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Newport
R. IL
Elliott R. Hathaway
Fall River
Mass
Pretty Verna Russell
Hathaway
George Hurley
U S Chamber Opposes Any Increase in Taxes
Washington reports the United States chamber of commerce lays out a 12 month program prioritizing employment stability and resistance to federal tax hikes. President Al as H Strawn cites studies showing potential public expenditure savings of at least one billion dollars. The plan also highlights transportation agriculture foreign relations and resource concerns.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Alas H. Strawn
Chamber
Oklahoma Jurors Acquit Slayer of Mexican Student in Ardmore
A Ardmore jury acquits former deputy William F. Guess in the slayings of Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Garcia Gomez after a 22 hour jury deliberation. Guess takes sole responsibility for the deaths and says he felt justified. Crosby remains charged and awaits trial as Judge Ogden and prosecutors plan further action.
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Guess
Gomez
Cecil Crosby
Ogden
Guy Sigler
Crosby
Elmer Byrd
Shilling
Rio Grande
United States
U. S. Highway
Ardmore
Salvador Cortes Rubio
Salvador
Emilio
Acquittal in Ardmore News Sparks Mexican Outrage
Mexico City reports the acquittal of former Deputy Sheriff William E. Guess for the June 8 killings of Emilio Cortes Rubio, nephew of the Mexican president, and Manuel Garcia Gomez. Foreign Minister Genaro Estrada said the judgment was terrible and many call it a demonstration of American injustice.
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Ardmore
Okla
William FE
Bill) Guess
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Emilio
Chum
Manuel Garcia Gomez
Mexico City
Willam E. Guess
Genaro Estrada
President Hoover Goes To Camp In Virginia
President Hoover left late today for his camp in Virginia after a long conference with acting Secretaries Castle and Bills on the moratorium negotiations. He planned a roadside picnic dinner and arrival after dark. Several guests motored down for the weekend including George W. Wickersham and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barton.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia
Castle
State Department
Bills of the Treasury
George W. Wickersham
Bruce Barton
Newbold Noyes
Edgar Rickard
Murderer Thanks Judge For Sentence Of Death
Merle Johnson, a former Arkansas mountaineer, thanked Judge George W. Bristow after being sentenced to death for the murder of Carrie Bowers and her two young children. Johnson said he was glad to die and accepted the verdict as he rode into Mattoon, confessing the triple slaying to a policeman.
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Charleston
Ill
George W. Bristow
Merle Johnson
Arkansas
Carrie Bowers
Johnson
Judge Bristow
Mattoon
Bowers
Stuttgart
Ark
Joe
Delmar
Mellon and Laval Discuss Moratorium at Paris Talks
Washington officials focus on Latin American tangle as Mellon and Laval confer in Paris about Germany’s reparations plan. The meeting includes Briand Flandin Pietri and curating observers Edge, Pincet, Marriner. Germany invited Bruening Curtius. aim to avoid direct American reparations talks while Franco German discussions proceed separately.
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Paris
Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury
Laval
Hoover
Bruening
Curtius
Germany
Mellon
United States
Walter KB. Edge
Briand
Flandin
Pietri
Andre Francois-Pincet
J. Theodore Marriner
Bank For International Settlements
M. Laval
Austria
Herr Bruening
Dr. Curtine
Faste
Mr. Mellon
Franco American reparations moratorium talks advance
Washington officials report progress toward a one year halt on intergovernmental debt payments as Secretary Stimpson and aides cite confidence from the French chamber. Acting Secretary Castle says the vote signals government support for Hoover's plan and shifts focus to Latin America where Bolivia and Peru defaulted on about 154 million dollars in loans.
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Washington
Stimeon
New York
State Department
Castle
Chamber of Deputies
Hoover
Latin America
Bolivia
Peru
Air Pumped To Lad Buried In Cave In Ottawa Ill
Howard Smith, 16, was kept alive by air pumps as rescuers tunneled from a 24 foot shaft to reach him after a cave in at the farm of Frank De Bolt. Six thousand people crowded the scene while workers carefully removed debris and supplied air. Smith spoke through a tube and said he believed he was not injured despite being buried under rocks and dirt.
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Ross
Antarctic
Ottawa
Ill
Howard Smith
Frank de Bolt
Salle
Smith
Frank Rabe
Rabe
Former bankers draw sentences in Atlanta prison
Four ex bank officials from the First National Bank of Welch received a total 23 year term in Atlanta federal prison after pleading guilty to misapplication of funds tied to the bank closure in 1930. Moses Hyman got 10 years, Price and Thorn five years each, Bowles three years.
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First National Bank of Welch
Atlanta
John Andrew Thorn
Roanoke
Richard W. Rowlea
Wilkesboro
N. C
Assisiant
Huntington
Charleston
Price
Thorn
Bowles
McClintic
Bluefield
Moses Hyman
Lfe
McDowell County
The
First National Bank of
Welch
Whitlow Paint Company head dies at St Luke's Hospital
G B Whitlow 52 founder of Whitlow Paint and Paper company died at 10 pm in St Luke's hospital after gall bladder infection led to surgery and rapid decline. A Bluefield resident for 35 years native of Virginia he married Mary Crouch in 1910 and leaves three children Virginia William Co B Whitlow Jr plus brothers and sisters and affiliations Bland Street Methodist church Bluefield Rotary and Masonic lodge.
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C. B. Whitow
Whitlow Paint and Paper Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Whitlow
Bluefield
Virginia
Martinsville
Mary Crouch
Virginia, William and Co
B. Whitlow Jr
M. G. Whitlow
FE. R. Whitlow
H. G. Whitlow
J .M. Alexander
Oscar Nance
Charley Whitlow
N. C. Whitlow
Bertha Whitlow
Roanoke
C. &. Hooper
Columbus
Whitlow
Bland Street
Wickersham Group Near End of Crime Survey
Washington June 27 The Wickersham commission nears the end of its extensive study on crime with only two working days left before the deadline of midnight June 30. Officials say the last major reports are approved though details remain unsettled due to funding and residency changes.
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Washington
Wickersham Commission
Hoover
White House
R. S. Stanley Named Chief of Police Bureau
R S Stanley is named chief of the police bureau in a formal Washington dispatch dated June 27. The brief item notes Stanley's appointment and the historic context of public service leadership.
Miners Leaders Released on Bond in Ohio Strike
A Leo Thompson and Tony Minevich, named as leaders of an eastern Ohio mine strike, were released on five thousand dollar bonds pending grand jury action on criminal syndicalism charges. Six others remain jailed without bail as authorities pursue related cases.
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St. Clairsville
Fire razes Spencer business district after sparkler ignite
Spencer Iowa June 27 a lighted sparkler held by a boy set off a fireworks display in a drug store igniting a fire that destroyed thirty buildings and four city blocks. Wind fanned the flames as fire companies battled the blaze with river water and dynamite to create a safety gap. Estimated damage reached 2 million dollars per the Spencer Commercial Club secretary.
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Spencer
Iowa
C. Dailey
Commercial Club
Robbers Trapped After Winona National Bank Heist
In Alb any county Virginia troopers and Allegany county officers corner a wooded area near Roanoke seeking two men linked to the Fayette county Winona National Bank robbery. Nell Walker identified one suspect as Raymond Rodgers. the other matched C. T. Payne. About $1,000 stolen. Roy Hoke arrested in Covington on car ownership and alleged role. He is detained there.
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Charleston
W. Va
Frank Gibson
Albbany County
Virginia
Woodland Country
Winona National Bank
Fayette County
Roanoke
Allegany County
Misa Nell Walker
Cash
Raymond Rodgers
Lookout
Covington
C. T. Payne
Salem
Roy Hoke
Hokesville
West Virginia
Hoke
Bluefield names R S Stanley acting police chief
R S Stanley connected with the police identification bureau and major robbery probes has been named acting chief of police in Bluefield by City Manager Elmer C Barton. He succeeds John W Haldren whose resignation takes effect July 1. Haldren may join the Norfolk & Western railway around August. Stanley is 38, a World War veteran, and has background in insurance teaching and fingerprinting.
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R. S. Stanley
Police Identification Bureau
Bluefield
Elmer C. Barton
Mr. Stanley
John W. Haldren
Haldren
Norfolk & Western Railway
Pocahontas
McClure
Dickenson County
Stanley
Ohio Street
Penental Life Insurance Company
Washington, D. C
Police Department
Tennessee
Barton
Atmosphere of tension grips Spanish election eve
Madrid reports an election eve filled with tension as stump speakers urge turnout for the national assembly vote to draft a constitution and establish a permanent government. Major Franco, recovering from a broken leg after a platform collapse, denies leading any rebellion and reiterates his harsh critique of the current regime.
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Madrid
Spain
Major Franco
Seville
Bill to abolish the lash passes in Tennessee
Nashville reports the Tennessee house approved a measure to abolish corporal punishment in state penal institutions. Representative Boswell argued conditions at the state penitentiary require reform, citing instances of women being handcuffed and hung to pegs, with two girls noted as punished for fighting.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House of Representatives
W. Y. Boswell
Morgan
House
R. M. Murray
Petitions Seek Ban on Amos and Andy
Newport News Va June 27 The Daily Press reports petitions among Negro residents asking removal of Amos and Andy from the air because their mannerisms and skits ridiculed the Negro race Similar efforts are noted in other cities as part of a movement to change or stop the broadcast.
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Newport News
The
Daily Press
Amos and
Andy
Parachute Accident Claims 19 Year Old Aviator
Thurston Casey of San Leandro California was killed when his parachute failed to open during a stunt jump from a plane between here and Mt Helen. His companion Al Howe of Suister Creek landed safely after the craft went out of control following an outside loop.
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San Leandro
Cal
Thurston Casey
Here
Mt. Helen
al Howe
Suitter Creek
Howe
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