Stage Set In Ripley For Murder Trials
The Jackson county case centers on the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Roy L. Shamblin. Defendants Leo Frazier Ralph Harper Charles Harper Henry Cano face murder charges with the state seeking the death penalty. Accused accessories before the fact are Mrs Louise Frazier and Mrs Elizabeth Mairs. The trial will be before Judge Lewis H. Miller with Carter W Staats and Jack son county prosecutor leading the prosecution and Kanawha county officials aiding. The case follows a gun battle near Sissonville that killed Shamblin and Harper and wounded Deputy Dudley, triggering a large search and heavy guard for the prisoners’ removal.
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the Gazette
Ripley
Jackson Eounty
Roy L. Shamblin
Kanawha County
Leo Frazier
Shamblin
Ralph Harper
Charles Harper
Ralph
Frazier
Henry Cano
George W. Y
Harper
Moundsville
Huntington
Woman Makes Dramatic Plea in Slaying Trial
In Salem on August 14 Jessie Burnett Costello, on trial for killing her husband Fire Captain William J. Costello, made a final plea for life and freedom. She asserted her innocence, professed love for her husband, and asked the jury to send her home to her three children as District Attorney Hugh A. Cregg argued against her.
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Salem
Mass
Jessie Burnett Costello
Essex County
Hugh A. Cregg
William J. Costello
Peabody
Aunt Jane and Cousins Leave After Crackers Daily
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen notes Aunt Jane and cousins likely depart soon as the family begins a daily routine with crackers. The tone hints at small town humor and domestic scenes.
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Jane
West Virginia Pros Form Golfers Association and Set Open Dates
Professional golfers gathered at the Kanawha hotel to form the West Virginia Professional Golfers Association and set September 2021 22 for the West Virginia open at Kanawha Country club. The event will be 72 holes with cash prizes. pro am on opening day. Officers include I C Shorr president J W F Beckner vice president and Frank Knight secretary treasurer.
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Kanawha
Kanawha Country Club
Gazette
I. C. Shorr
Bluefield Country Club
West Virginia
Beckley
Frank Knight
Charleston
Beckner
Man
Agreement On Debts Reached
A special committee led by Secretary Wallace Morgenthau and Governor Jones has devised a plan to withhold part of farmer benefit payments for those indebted to the government as a reward for production curtailment. The plan allows partial offset from payments for those able to pay and aims to stabilize prices for wheat, cotton, and other farm products, with further recommendations to be sent to Roosevelt's cabinet advisory board.
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Washington
Wallace
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Credit Administration
Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Roosevelt
Cabinet Advisory Board
Department of Agriculture
Farm Adjustment Administration
Favorable Repeal Vote in Missouri Sought by Farley
New York reports Chairman James A. Farley of the Democratic National Committee telegraphed Rubey M. Hulen, Missouri Democratic State Committee chair, urging a strong repeal majority on August 19. Missouri heads to vote on delegates to a constitutional convention to consider repealing the eighteenth amendment with Farley appealing to other Missouri Democrats for support.
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New York
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee Today
Rubey M. Hulen
Democratic State Committee of
Missouri
Farley
Bread price study under way across cities
Washington reports the farm adjustment administration will study bread costs in several cities to see if prices are fair for consumers. The first report finds a small rise in white bread prices from February to August, with larger spreads in Mobile, San Francisco, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Memphis, while cotton textile prices are also being examined.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
Fred J. Howe
Howe
Mobile
San Francisco
Dallas
Cincinnati
Memphis
Special Jury To Probe Lynching
In Tuscaloosa Alabama a special grand jury was convened to investigate the lynching of Dan Pippen Jr and A T Harden who were taken from Sheriff Shamblin and shot to death. Elmore Clark, wounded, was later found hiding and jailed while a new mob formed and troops were dispatched for protection. A report said Clark’s body was later found near Woodstock bound to a tree.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Elmore Clark
Dan Pippen, Jr
A. T. Harden
R. L. Shamblin
Elmer Clark
Sheriff's Office
Clark
Woodstock
Marconi Reports Micro Waves Travel Far Beyond Vision
Guglielmo Marconi told the Royal Academy that micro waves a foot and a half long can travel over distances well beyond visible range. In tests from the yacht Elettra to Santa Margherita inland, radiotelephone and radiotelegraph signals were exchanged at 94 miles, and faint code messages were received at 161 miles despite intervening mountains. This challenges prior belief that micro waves are limited to line of sight and blocked by opaque objects.
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Rome
Science Department
The
Royal Academy
Guglielmo Marconi
Italy
Elettra
Tyrrhenian Sea
Marconi
Santa Margherita
Porto Santo Stefano
Empire State
New York
Price and Price receive life terms in arson death case
Bruce Price and William Price of Hernshaw were sentenced to life in state prison after a jury found them guilty of first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Mary Stone in a house fire. Judge Henry E K Black suspended execution for 60 days to allow for an appeal, with bonds to be filed as the June term ends.
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Mary Stone
Pumpkin Bill) Price
William Bruce
Hernshaw
Henry EK. Black
Stone
Pinchot Seeks Quick Action on Coal Disputes
Governor Pinchot reports alleged violations of minor operator agreements in Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields will be investigated by the NRA mediation board. Hugh Johnson promises prompt action and codes for coal and oil. Pinchot notes miners’ strike ended only pending code adoption and stresses need for a permanent agreement with United Mine Workers.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
NRA
Hugh &. Johnson
Pinchot
George L. Berry
Louis Kirstein
Edward
United Mine Workers of America
Ogburn Resigns From NRA Consumers Board
University of Chicago economist William F. Ogburn resigns from the NRA consumers advisory board amid disputes with Mrs. Mary Harriman Rumsey and NRA head Mrs. Hugh S. Johnson. He accuses the organization of failing to protect consumers and predicts blockage of policy to keep purchasing power rising with prices. He says consumer complaints should be handled by a separate organization.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh 8S. Johnson
William F. Ogburn
University of Chicago
Consumers’ Advisory Board
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Paraguayan first lady urges peace talks in Rio de Janeiro
Senora Marcelle Durand de Ayala wife of Paraguay's president is credited with paving the way for a peace conference with Bolivia in the Gran Chaco. While visiting Rio de Janeiro she reportedly persuaded Brazilian statesmen that the belligerents should meet there under the auspices of Brazil Argentina Chile and Peru.
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Asuncion
Senora Marcelle Durand de Ayala
Paraguay
Bolivia
Gran Chaco
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Idle Millions To Get Jobs
The White House received a progress report from Hugh S. Johnson on the NRA program and a plan to unite NRA, public works, and relief agencies to fight winter unemployment. Modified wage and hour scales were approved for eight industries, signaling thousands of new jobs, though no official employment tally was released. Overview notes major employers in retail and construction already under new scales.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Public Works and Relief Administrations
White House
General Johnson
Harry L. Hopkins
Recovery Administration
County and City Levies Face Rejected Approvals
Fred L. Fox state tax commissioner estimated about 75 local levies statewide will not gain approval. He approved levies for Kanawa county and Charleston including a 6.2 cent debt levy. Fox plans to spread debt over years, making cuts or eliminating some levies to be reasonable and avoid a single year payoff.
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Fred L. Fox
Kanawha County
Charleston
Fox
Heart Attack Fatal to Carnegie Tech Instructor
Alfred C. Wingold, 30, an instructor at Carnegie Tech, died at Grove City Country Club after a heart attack while swimming. Miss Mary Warren, 17, a Cincinnati girl golfer, found the body. Roy Cornelius moved him to shore. Autopsy showed no water in the lungs and death attributed to heart attack, not drowning.
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Grove City
Alfred C. Wingold
Carnegie Tech
Mary Warren
Cincinnati
Roy Cornelius
Eleven Taken In Kidnaping And Slayings
Eleven men led by Harvey J. Bailey were detained in a federal probe into two high profile crimes. The killings at Kansas City Union Station and the Urschel kidnapping are linked to racketeering. Urschel, an Oklahoma City oil man, was held by abductors at a Paradise Texas hideout. Bailey, aged 48, commented on the arrest.
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Dallas
Tex
Harvey J. Bailey
Kansas City Union Station
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma
Department of Justice
Paradise
Denver
St. Paul
Bailey
Urschel
Recovery Drive Pleases F. D. R.
President Roosevelt returns to the White House after Hyde Park vacation and reports progress on the national recovery drive. He met with Hugh S. Johnson and Harry L. Hopkins to discuss coordination and sought early, complete reports. He also weighed the Cuban situation and watched the London economic conference.
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Washington
Osevelt
Saii
White House
Hyde Park
Hugh S. Johnson
Harry L. Hopkins
Havana
Fleeing Ringleaders Captured After Convict Riot on Deer Island
Boston August 14 A riot involving about 100 convicts on Deer Island prison rocked the facility in Boston harbor Guards used tear gas to suppress the uprising Three leaders reportedly escaped but were later captured James J O Hara John Kovalais and John F McDonough were among those who reached the mainland before capture O Hara surrendered after being found hiding under a house
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Boston
House of Correction
Deer Island
Boston Harbor
James J. O'Hara
John Kovalais
John F. McDonough
Machado's Canadian Trip Is Frustrated
Exiled Cuban president Gerardo Machado faced travel hurdles as he sought asylum in Canada. Attempts to secure passage on the Lady Rodney from Nassau were blocked due to full staterooms and baths. Bermuda was offered as an alternative, which he declined.
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Ottawa
Ont
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Canada
Jose Machado
Canadian Bank Note Company
Nassau
Bahamas
Rodney
Bermuda
Prize Cruiser Sent to Cuba
The Richmond, one of the navy's prize cruisers, moves toward Cuba via the Panama Canal to safeguard American lives and property and provide a stabilizing presence for Cuba's new government. Secretary Swanson said the ship will await further orders as the situation remains satisfactory. An escort was designated to protect former Cuban president Machado's wife during her U.S. stay, with Lt. Cmdr. J. L. Cotten and six enlisted men to meet her in Key West aboard the gunboat Juan B. Argas.
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Washington
Navy
Cuba
United States
Swanson
Richmond
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Navy Department
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Senora
Gerardo Machado
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
J. L. Cotten
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Key West
Senora Machado
Tteir
Juan B. Argas
Prudential Accepts Bonds for Mortgage Claims
At a meeting of attorneys appraisers and officers of the fourth district Home Owners' Loan Corporation Prudential Insurance company announced it will accept HOLC bonds to pay mortgages in distress, provided the bonds cover the full amount of the claim. West Virginia banking commissioner has approved the bonds as investments for banks and loan corporations. Also present were Will F. Garvey manager of the Wheeling district and E. C. Taylor.
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Fourth District
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Prudential Insurance Company
Insurance Company
West Virginia
Will F. Garvey
Wheeling
E. C. Taylor
Boards to Fix New Levies With Fingers Crossed
State levy boards meet to approve excess levies beyond constitutional limits to cover debts of schools and local governments. Supreme Court will decide two test cases on legality as counties and cities prepare budgets. One suit seeks to restrain excess levies in Huntington. another mandamus action targets 23 counties to levy for road and machinery debts.
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Supreme Court
Huntington ci Council
Cabello County Taxpayers Associa
Fox
One American Destroyer Withdrawn as Situa
One of two American destroyers moved into Havana harbor to protect life and property was ordered withdrawn Monday night. The Claxton headed for Guantanamo base while the Taylor remained on duty at Havana. The Richmond was ordered to pass through the Panama Canal to the Atlantic side to await orders, not Cuba. Dr. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes formed a new cabinet and appealed for return to normalcy with strict anti lawlessness measures.
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Associated Press
Havana
Claxton
Guantanamo
Cuba
Taylor
Swanson
Washington
Richmond
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Navy Department
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Republic
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt Machado
Nassau
Gerardo Machado
Bahamas
Senora Machado
Key West
Fila
Juan B. Zayas
Orestes Ferrara
Business Houses Flourish in Cuba
Havana resumes commerce after a nationwide strike ending. Stores reopen, food and ice become available, and buses operate while streetcars remain absent. Banks and post office prepare to restart. armed soldiers patrol as demonstrators raid Machado estates, killing a watchman and wounding another.
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Havana
Machado
Ingenious Smuggler Makes Real News
A Swiss smuggler hid watches under geese wings to transport them from Switzerland through France into Spain. The tale, told with wry humor from Santa Monica, contrasts wartime chatter with this odd contraband method and hints at possible larger schemes.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Cuba
France
Yokohama
Switzerland
Spain
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