Judge McClintic Imposes Sentences On U.S. Prisoners
Federal Judge George W. McClintic sentenced two men found guilty in the first jury trials of the term. Jerry H. Metts of Bluefield received three years in Atlanta penitentiary and $200 fine for violating the federal liquor statute. Pete Santoro of McDowell County was sentenced to five years in Atlanta for the Jones Act violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McClintic
McClintic
Jerry H. Metts
Bluefield
MecClintic
Atlanta
Pete Santoro
McDowell County
W. G. Bragg
Raleigh County
Virginian Railway
Bragg
Sait
Diplomats Halted on Thirty Seven Occasions for Traffic
Major Henry G. Pratt testified before the Senate that diplomats of various ranks have been stopped 37 times for traffic violations over the past thirteen years. Some cases involved drunken driving, though names were not disclosed. foreign legation members are exempt from arrest. The list includes von Prittwitz and Gaffron as German ambassador halted in 1928, plus ministers H. Van Royen, Eduardo de Medina, and Count Laszlo Szecheny among those detained.
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Washington
Henry G. Pratt
Senate
Pratt
Caraway
Democrat
Arkansas
von Prittwittz
Friedrich W. von Prittwitz
Gaffron
H. van Royen
Netherlands
Eduardo de Medina
Laszlo Szecheny
Lad Dies From Accidental Rifle Shot In West Virginia
Elkins West Virginia June 23 William Monto fourteen died in hospital from an accidental rifle discharge. A ten year old boy Robert Gilmore who fired the weapon was absolved at a bearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
William Monto
Robert Gilmore
Monto
Prisoner Recaptured After His Ninth Escape
Weston West Virginia June 98 G R Ables Glenville has extended a four month sentence for liquor law violations into four years by numerous escapes from county jail and road camps and has been recaptured after his ninth escape, officials said. One escape occurred when he had nine days to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
G. R. Ables
Glenville
France seeks extended postponement of WWI debt payment
Washington reports that French Ambassador Claudel met with Secretary Stimson to discuss delaying the 400 million dollar World War supplies debt due August 1. No note was presented and Stimson said the date could not be changed without Congress. Secretary Mellon had received no guidance from Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claudel
Paris
Claude
State Department
Stimson
Poincaire
Treasury Department
Mellon
Paris Seeks Postponement of $400 Million War Debt
Paris reports continued reparatory work for ratification of war debts to the United States and Great Britain. Government officials hint Washington may be asked to defer the $400 million payment for American war stocks. ministers doubt a delay will be granted and anticipate a possible special session of Congress.
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Paris
United States
Great Britain
Claudel
Washington
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Cheron
Briand
Congress
Hoover
Catlettsburg Brother Dies From Refinery Blast
Jarrett McSorley, 21, died at a Catlettsburg hospital from burns after a kerosene tank explosion at the Ashland Refining plant. Before dying he took blame, saying he failed to take proper precautions when opening the tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlettsburg
Jarrett McSorley
Catlettsborg
Ashland Refining Company
McSorley
Alderson Urged to Fix Unsafe Water Conditions
Charleston West Virginia June 28. State Sanitary Engineer E S Tisdale said Alder son must correct its water conditions immediately or the town will be posted unsafe. He noted plans for remedying defects have been furnished to town officials.
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Charleston
W. Va
Aldereon
E. S. Tisdale
Tiedale
Day of mourning in Germany over Versailles treaty war guilt
Berlin reports a nationwide day of mourning with public meetings denouncing the Versailles peace and the war guilt lie. Students clash with police in Berlin injuring 11, while Hindenburg attends an evening service and cabinet members sign a statement denying sole German responsibility.
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Berlin
Germany
Republic
Reichstag
Versailles
Steel Helmet
Prussia
Reich-stag
German government backs Kaiser exiled in Doorn plan
Berlin reports that officials say no objection would be raised to the former Kaiser Wilhelm II returning from exile, but they deem such a move unlikely. The issue arose after the Reichstag failed to extend protection laws for ruling-family members.
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Berlin
Doorn
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Reichstag
Law For the Protection of the Republic
Germany
Prince Henry
Norfolk and Western on Market for Rails
New York July 28 The Norfolk and Western railroad is reported inquiring for 39000 tons of rails. The company is also arranging to build ten all steel box express cars at its Roanoke shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Roanoke
Bids Rejected for State Hospital Project at Lakin
Charleston W Va June 28 The board of control rejected all bids for the administration and hospital building at the state hospital for color insane Lakin as too high. The architect will be told to revise plans and new bids will be invited.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Hospital For Color Insane
Lakin
Board of Control
Railroad records set for coal car movements across divisions
The Pocahontas division of the Norfolk and Western railroad posted an all time delivery record for a 24 hour period with 2,580 cars moved through Williamson and Bluefield divisions. Friday June 14 saw 2,670 loads through Williamson yards and 164,050 tons loaded in one day.
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Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Seloto
Radford
Williamson
Bluefield
Blue
Williamson Yards
Edward Beck Morris Named Edison Scholar Candidate
Edward Beck Morris of Charleston will represent the state in nationwide examinations for the Thomas A. Edison scholarship. The winner earns study under the famed inventor and a chance to follow in his footsteps.
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Dward Beck Morris
Charleston
Thomas A. Edison
Hoover appoints three to federal farm board
President Hoover named James C. Stone of Kentucky C B Denman of Missouri and Carl Williams of Oklahoma as initial members of the new federal farm board created under the farm relief act. He expects three or four more by mid next week with the full eight to organize by August 1. Stone is likely to be chairman. Denman heads the National Livestock Producers association and is based in Chicago.
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Washington
Jamcs
C. Stone
Kentucky
C. B. Denman
Missouri
Carl Williams
Oklahoma
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Stone
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Loover
Denman
C. B
National Livestock Producers Association
Chicago
Farmington
Court warns critics as defendants seek continuances
In Elkins West Virginia Judge Baker told defendants seeking continuances for illness must prove evidence in open court allowing cross examination by the district attorney. The DA said witnesses should be required and warned contempt for further criticism of jail crowding or sentence lengths. Several liquor cases were arraigned with pleas and varying sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
United States District Court
William EB. Baker
Arthur Arnold
Baker
Fred Vandetta
Fairmont
Stavros Morris
Osage
Sale
Preston County
EK. Everson
Clarksburg
Liam Dreyhurst
Rip
Clarksburon
Randolph
Sean Olivero
Phillip Harris Wheeling
Hawks Shatters Own Record For West East Flight
Roosevelt Field N Y June 29 Captain Frank M Hawks set a new non stop West to East record with an unofficial 17 hours 43 minutes arrival after a Los Angeles leg. He landed at Meadowbrook Polo Club where the plane damaged landing gear and fuselage but Hawks was unhurt. He aimed for 14 hours but fell short.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Frank M. Hawks
Yween
Los Angeles
Hawks
Meadowbrook Polo Club
New York
Hawks sets transcontinental flight record from Pacific to Mississippi
Captain Frank Hawks completed a west to east cross country flight from Los Angeles to Parks airport in 11 hours 45 minutes. He lowered his own record of 13 hours 30 minutes by flying low over the field then continuing eastward at 6 32 p m. in St Louis Missouri.
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St. Louis
Los Angeles
Parks Airport
Frank Hawks
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi River
Hawks
Hawks' note cites headwinds over Parks air port
Captain Frank Hawks, transcontinental flier, circled Parks Airport at 6 32 pm and dropped a note explaining strong head winds impeded progress. He read weather charts near the field before pulling up and heading eastward after the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Ill
Frank Hawks
Parks Airport
Whereabouts of Girl Remain Mystery in West Virginia
Gladys Conklin, 13, of Waynesburg Pennsylvania, remains missing after a three day search in Moundsville West Virginia. She was visiting sister Mrs J R Conner and left with friend Evelyn Wallace who accompanied her part way home. Gladys did not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Gladys Conklin
Waynesburg
Gladys
J. R. Conner
Moundsville
Evelyn Wallace
West Virginia Nominee Elected Director on Quota Club Board
Mrs. Nettie Vase Steele of Bluefield was elected a director of Quota Club International Inc on the international board at the Worcester convention. Miss Isa Taylor of Clarksburg retired from the board and Dr Rietta Emerson of Wilmington was re elected president. Other officers include Worcester’s Catherine Olney first vice president and Gladys Yeaman treasurer. The West Virginia delegation hosted a banquet with Governor W R Allen and congressmen Stobbs and Winston. next year’s convention will be in Winnipeg Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worchester
Mass
West Virginia
Quota Club International Inc
Nettie Vase Steele
Bluefield
International Board
Margaret M. Hignell
Winnipeg
Canada
Isa Taylor
Clarksburg
Scond
Rietta Emerson
Wilmington
Del
Mies Catherine Olney
Worcester
Maas
Merie Lentz
Altoona
Louise Chandler
Waterloo
Iowa
Gladys Yeaman
Sioux
W. R Allen
Massachusetts
Meyer Michael Ohara
George Stobbs
Samuel Winston
Steele
Ruby McCoy
Parkersburg
Three Men Hurt As Yawl Explodes In Marblehead Harbor
A fifty foot yawl named Ma? exploded and sank in Maplehead harbor injuring three people. On board were Boston architect Philip Wadsworth Mrs Jadaworth and a sailor who were all taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Marblehead
Mass
Yawl
Maplehead Harbor
Philip Wadsworth
Boston
Jadaworth
Endurance Flight Near Record Thrust After Storms
Thorvald Johnson and Owen Haughland atop a Cessna monoplane push toward the world endurance record after 130 hours aloft. Refueling in a storm near Rosemont, with only five minutes fuel left, they planned to stay aloft to 9 32 a m Sunday to tie and exceed the record by one hour if possible.
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Minneapolis
Thorvald Johnson
Owen Haughland
Fiiers
Rosemont
Twin Cities
Gene Shank
Woman Faces Long Term for Burglary
Ruth Livermore, 23, in Youngstown faces 5 to 25 years in Maryville reformatory after a jury verdict on burglary. Jurors deliberated 23 hours and recommended clemency. She previously was sentenced to life for a $7,500 jewel and fur theft from John Mitchell's home. Her husband Lester Livermore pleaded guilty earlier and got life.
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Youngstown
Ruth Livermore
Maryeville
John Mitchell
Here
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lester Livermore
Little Hope Entertained for Badly Wounded Man
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania on June 2 physicians held little hope for the recovery of John M Farr a former coal and iron policeman found with a bullet wound in the head beside the body of Mrs Edith Johnston in his automobile near here Washington County detectives investigated a murder and attempted suicide Mrs Johnston a widow of under a year had three bullet wounds in her head She had jilted Farr to marry a coal miner Police said A note in Farrs pocket read Im sick tired of everything My trunk and everything are at the hotel Arlington California Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canonsburg
John M. Farr
Edith Johnston
Washington County
Arlington
California
Weston Man Named as Sanitary Inspector
Charleston West Virginia June 28 A appointment of Holmee Lees Weston to sanitary inspector of the state health department was announced today by EB 8 sanitary engineer Trapnell. Trapnell will oversee inspection of water supplies at tourist camps and other highway locations.
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Charleston
W. Va
Holmee Lees, Eston
State Health Department
Trapnell
Endurance Flight Tragedies Reported Across U S Airfields
Friday brought a string of aerial accidents and fatalities. At Roosevelt Field The Answer crashed at night killing Jack Rebcraft and critically injuring Viola Gentry. In Riverside Lieut William G Plummer and Flying Cadet Cyrus J Wallace were killed in a second plane collision. Michell Field saw Lieut Maxwell Balfour burned and Corporal Elmer Berry critically injured in a burning plane crash. Captain Frank Hawks left Los Angeles in pursuit of transcontinental records.
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Roosevelt Field
Jack Rebcraft
Viola Gentry
Riverside
Calif
William G. Plummer
Cyrus J. Wallace
Michell Field
N. Y
Maxwell Balfour
Elmer Berry
Los Angeles
Frank Hawks
New York
N.Y
Martin Jensen
William Uldrich
Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson
Owen Haughland
Cleveland
R. L. Mitchell
Byron K. Newcomb
Army air crash near March Field claims two officers lives
Riverside California June 28 a collision of two U S army planes during a three formation flight above March field killed flying instructor Lieutenant William G Plummer 24 and cadet Ce Cones Cyrus Wal lace The second plane piloted by Jenea Letzig escaped with minor damage Letzig mis judged distance causing contact with the tail of the other plane The crash occurred at about 400 feet and was deemed unavoidable by army officials Plummer had planned to resign next week for commercial aviation work and had previously flown a Grand Canyon research flight last fall
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Riverside
Cal
U. S. Army
March Field
William G. Plummer
Mneg Ge Ala
Ce Cones Cyrus Wal
Jenea Letzsig
Wallace
Letzig
Plummer
Army
Grand Canyon
Glenn Hyde
Canyon
Woman Discharged Into Sheriff's Custody After Supreme Court Order
Charleston W Va June 28 A woman named Fannie Refki was discharged from the state penitentiary into Marion county sheriff William W Conaway's custody. The state supreme court ordered she be arraigned in Marion county for proper judgment on a jury verdict. Refki and her husband were indicted for attempting to bribe state policeman Harry C Meyers. the court ruled the offense was a misdemeanor. Three rehearings granted and two docketed cases dropped. Cases to be reheard include Central Acceptance Corp v Boone and others Cabell county and Shepherdstown Light and Water Co v Virginia Lucas Jefferson county. Dismissed were W T Clark v Williamson Hudson Essex Sales Co and William T Kirchner v William H Kelly Ohio county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Fannie Refki
William W. Conaway
Marion County
State Supreme Court
Refki
Harry C. Meyers
Supreme Court
Central Acceptance Corporation
Frank Boone
Cabell County
Shepherdstown Light and Water Company
Virginia Lucas
Jefferson County
W. T. Clark
Williamson Hudson Essex Sales Company
Mingo County
William T. Kirchner
William H. Kelly
Ohio County
Workers Between 35 And 60 Are Best Henry Ford Claims
Henry Ford argues in the July Ladies' Home Journal that employing mainly workers aged 35 to 60 yields a stable, experienced force. He says older workers know what they are doing, and endurance jobs suit those 40 and over, while very young staff often seek lighter assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Philadelphia
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ford
Plane crash in fog kills pilot near Ashcraft Gentry
An accident occurred when an Ashcraft Gentry plane ran out of fuel in fog. The pilot was killed instantly while another plane, Jensen, remained aloft. A girlfriend faced a life threatening situation with threats and a blood drive organized by volunteers to save her life.
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Ashcraft Gentry
Jensen
Rival plane crash claims pilots and lifts romance tale
At Roosevelt Field on a fuel crisis flight, the Ashcraft Gentry craft crashed near Old Westbury killing Ashcraft and critically injuring Viola Gentry. Uldrich flew on as Jensens reported the event, while reporters noted a romantic link between Gentry and Ulbrich amid the tragedy.
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Roosevelt Field
Martin Jensen
William Uldrich
Jensens
Uldrich
Jack Ashcraft
Viola Gentry
Ashcraft-Gentry
Old Westbury
Ashcraft
Gentry
Miss Gentry
Uibbieh
Bill Ulbrich
Bill
Ulbrich
Jensen
Viola
Tara
Unassisted Hold Up Net $14,000 in Topeka
A young woman in Topeka held up two employees of the Security Benevolent association with an unloaded revolver and escaped with about $14,000. She forced A. J. Perlich of Kansas City to drive her to the scene, discarded clothing in an apartment building, and dropped the revolver near the exit. The description: brunette, 25 to 27, medium height.
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Topeka
Kas
Security Benet Association
Association
A. J. Perlich
Kansas City
W. L. Stalona
the Association
Streit
Stalons
Perlich
Ae Perlich
Benefit
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