Rutherford Arrested for Larceny From Welch Hospital
Dr A G Rutherford former Welch state hospital superintendent was arrested in the state capitol and arraigned on grand larceny charges tied to missing furniture and silverware from Welch hospital. Bond set at 5000 with a September 15 hearing. investigation by state board and police expands to related forgery arrests of Jacob H Johnson and Emma Johnson.
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A. G. Rutherford
Welch State Hospital
State Capitol
Welch
Rutherford
H. W. Herndon
J. N. Harmon,Jr
Jacob H. Johnson
State Home For
Emma
Doctor Rutherford
Board of Control
Welch Hospital
W. B. Curry
L H. Clark
Dr. Rutherford
Curry
Col
John Baker White
Huntington
Cabell County
Statehouse
Colonel White
A. Spates Brady
James A. Chambers
Yankees Relieved Of Nazi Salute
Americans in Germany are not required to give the Hitlerite salute as Nazi troops march by. The Prussian interior ministry told the American Consul that orders to stop the salute were issued to troops. Premier Goering ordered an apology from Ernst, Berlin storm troop leader, for an attack on Dr. Daniel Mulvihill. Arrests of alleged communists were reported in Oppeln and Nuremberg, with some sent to concentration camps.
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Berlin
Germany
Prussian Ministry of the Interior
Messersmith
Goering
Herr Ernst
Dodd
Daniel 4
Mulvilhill
Brooklyn
Mulvihill
Washington
Paris
London
Foreign Office
Oppeln
Nuremberg
Graf Zeppelin Set for Chicago Fair Flight
The Graf Zeppelin will fly from Friedrichshafen to the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago in late October, departing around October 14 under Dr. Hugo Eckener. It will travel via Rio de Janeiro and Recife to Miami to Akron for mail refueling before returning to Friedrichshafen.
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Washington
Friedrichshafen
Chicago
Farley
South America
Hugo Eckener
Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco
Brazil
Graf
Miami
Akron
Dissent in Wheeling gas rate case filed by Nethken
C E Nethken a public service commissioner member filed a dissenting opinion on the Wheeling gas rate case proposing a fair and reasonable rate of 41 cents per thousand cubic feet The majority previously set 52 cents for Natural Gas Co of West Virginia The disagreement centers on property valuation and depreciation with Nethken proposing lower undepreciated value and different allocation to West Virginia The piece notes a change in commission leadership with John J Preston replacing I Wade Coffman and references further page details
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Wheeling
C. E. Nethken
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
I. Wade Coffman
Alexander M. Mahood
Nethken
Coffman
John J. Preston
Charleston
Baby Hurled Down Steps Injures Infant in Fall
Billy Lee Underwood aged one son of Basil and Mrs. Underwood of Upper Spring street was dropped by his mother as she slipped on a concrete stairway near their home. The baby fell eight steps, hit a concrete landing, and was taken to St Francis hospital in critical condition with suspected skull fracture.
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Billy Lee Underwood
Basil Underwood
Upper Spring Street
St. Francis Hospital
Oil and Steel Industries Are Brought in Line
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt signed trade practice codes bringing oil and steel under the recovery program. NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson pushed for rapid completion of codes while textiles, coal, oil, steel, automobiles, and lumber industries moved toward agreed standards and White House review.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oil and Steel Industries
America
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Ickes
White House
Dublin braces for blue shirts clash with De Valera
Dublin is lined with police troops and militia as the Free State faces a "blue shirts" parade challenge. Justice minister Ruttledge warns of outlaw orders. General O'Duffy vows to march, while De Valera insists security forces can maintain peace amid tributes to Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins.
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Dublin
Free State
Blue Shirts
Eamon de Valera
Ruttledge
O'Duffy
de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
The
Monkeys drafted to combat sleeping sickness in St Louis
St Louis officials enlist a monkey to carry the encephalitis virus in a bid to develop an immunizing serum as cases surge. Dr. Leake and Surgeon General Cumming authorize purchase of monkeys for lab work while sewage conditions in county areas draw investigation.
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ST. Louis
Paul J. Zenta
Zenta
J. P. Leake
United States Public Health Service
Hugh S. Cumming
Washington
Leake
Clara Green
St. Louis County Hospital
St. Louis County
Health Department
Ten Die In Indiana Road Accidents
Death rode the highways of northern Indiana today as ten persons were killed near South Bend and Fort Wayne. Fourteen others were injured, most of them...
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Indiana
South Bend
Ind
Fort Wayne
Resignation of Senator Henshaw from Public Works post
The governor accepted Senator Henshaw’s resignation as executive secretary to the public works committee effective August 31. The move aligns with road commission and public welfare coordination for relief work, reflecting changes after Ernest L. Bailey’s July appointment to head the road department. Governor Kump praised Henshaw’s service and character.
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Henshaw
Road Commission
Department of Public Welfare
Kump
Ernest L. Bailey
U S assigns Doctor Foard to aid West Virginia rural sanitation
Dr. Fred P. Foard of the U S Public Health Service will arrive September 1 to assist the West Virginia state health department in rural sanitation work. His focus includes reducing intestinal disease rates while addressing overall sanitation. he previously spent six months in the state in 1928. Also named is Dr. David Thie Johnson as health officer of Preston County, nominated by the Preston County Court and awaiting confirmation by the Public Health Council.
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Fred P. Foard
United States Public Health Service
State Health Department
Doctor Foard
West Virginia
A. E. McClue
H. S. Cummings
California
Santa Barba County
David Thlejohn
Preston County
One Dead Seven Ill From Poisoned Food in Alabama
In Birmingham a poisoning at a residence left Mrs. J. T. Briskey dead and seven others ill. Authorities believe the poison, arsenic in corn bread, targeted a Negro servant. Will Martin, husband of the cook, was arrested as investigators proceed. The recovering include Tom Briskey and Mary Lou Briskey among others.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. T. Briskey
Briskey
Will Martin
Tom Briskey
Mary Lou Briskey
R. B. Drennen
Billy and
Lonnie Drennen
Capitol Hears Rump Pledged New Session
Informed circles say Gov Roosevelt pledged a new session while relief work continued. The note to Tuings hinted at pending appointments and staffing shifts in the legislature, including moves affecting state offices, road commissions, and the home owners' loan corporation.
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Capitol Hears
Hugh R. Ferrell
Parkersburg
Roy Yoke
Morgantown
United States Internal Revenue
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Road Commission
House of Delegates
H. O. Boley
Lookout
A.S. Craig
Follansbee
John N. Custer
Hundred
G. A. Davis
Huntington
Robert B. Goodwin
Ripley
Dice Harper
Elkins
John J. Peiter
Dehue
Hugh Pritt
Parsons
Mortimer W. Smith
Clarksburg
C. F. McClintic
E. Y. Mc
Daniel B. Fleming
Louis A. Henderson
John C. Myers
Harvey C. Taylor
The
Loan Corporation
H. Ballard
Bluefield
Ralph M. Hiner
Franklin
Rush D. Holt
Weston
W. M. LeFon
Union
A. J. Lubliner
Byron B. Randolph
Bank Absorption Finalizes Peoples Exchange Sale
The National Bank of Commerce completed the absorption of Peoples Exchange Bank on Saturday and will open Monday as the depository for its depositors. Deposits totaling 670,257.70 were released, with 50 percent liquidated through the bank’s trust department under state banking supervision. New pass books and check books will be issued, and impounded balances credited. Officers and directors are named, noting Edward Hess as president and local business leaders among the board.
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Peoples Eank
National Bank of
Peoples Exchange Bank
State Commissioner of Banking
Washington
Edward Hess
National Bank of Commerce
Trust Department
W. C. Gi
Virginia
Bank of Commerce
Peoples Exchange
W. G. Crichton
R. K. Wells
S. €. Savage
Charleston Lumber Company
Anton Pfaff
Pfaff and Smith Builders
250 Are Chosen By School Board
The county board of education employed about 250 attendance officers bus drivers janitors and clerks yesterday with few exceptions. Names listed include J B Finney Marvin Ash J J Potter J B Humphreys Arthur J Pierson Harry C Crawford Earl A Goodall and Mary Clark as attendance officers. Clerks at five central district offices are William Martin James Nelson Emma Coth John McConshay and Carlisle Zeigler. Bus drivers named are Ray Rogers L R Mallory E C Osborne Gus Peters Shedrick Winfree Mose Crowder Bud Keeney W J Krantz J L Sleath William Drake J Denny Phillips Cecil Grubb Welch Snyder Hugh Parris and Luther Osborne. Health service decisions were deferred until next Thursday.
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County Board of Education
Elizabeth Goodall
County Superintendent of Schools
J. B. Finney
Marvin Ash
J. J. Potter
J. B. Humphreys
Arthur J. Pierson
Harry C. Crawford
Earl A. Goodall
J. M. Britton
Jess Hicks
T. W. Hamrick
O. E. Harmon
Mary Clark
William Martin
James Nelson
Emma Coth
John McConshay
Carlisle Zeigler
Ray Rogers
L. R. Mallory
E. C. Osborne
Gus Peters
Shedrick Winfree
Mose Crowder
Bud Keeney
W. J. Krantz
J. L
Vanderbilt Is Married Quietly in New York
New York August 19 Harold H Vanderbilt renowned as Americas most eligible bachelor and yachtsman wed Gertrude Lewis Conaway a socially prominent Philadelphian in a quiet ceremony. The marriage connects two well known American families and marks a high profile society event with media attention.
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New York
Harold 8
Vanderbilt
America
Gertrude Lewis Conaway
Miners to Return to Work At Smokeless Coal Op
Beckley August 19 miners at Helen and Stotsburg operations of the C. C. B. Smokeless Coal company voted to return to work Monday after a three day stoppage.
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Beckley
Helen and Stotsburg
C. C. B. Smokeless Coal Company
Guard Over Rockefeller Scion Amid Kidnap Fear
Winthrop Rockefeller, 21, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., is under guard at the Rockefeller town house after a Houston to New York flight protected by armed federal agents. He returned at Newark airport and dismissed claims of needing protection as ridiculous while a tall somber guard named Mr. Wedelich stayed nearby.
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New York
Winthrop Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Town House
Houston
Texas
Young Rockefeller
United Air Lines
Newark
America
Mr. Wedelich
Bogus Money Trail Found Near Grove City Pa
U S marshal officials report a nationwide bogus ten dollar note ring likely started in a West Virginia camp near the Pennsylvania line. Over 80000 dollars in fake currency are recovered along with dies plates ink and paper. Six arrests include Breese Moore and Spangler brothers. Also reports from Ripley indicate Leo Frazier and two others await trials after a Slaying case.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
United States Marshal’s Office
Grove City
Richard Breese
Breese
David Moore
Frank C. Collier
Uniontown
Penna
Dave Spangler
Pittsburgh
Spanglers
Collier
Finley Cook
U. S.S. Marshal
Department of Justice
Charleston
Alexander Hamilton
Cook
Writers Named To Diplomatic Posts In Latin America
President Roosevelt named Meredith Nicholson Indiana author minister to Paraguay and Leo R Sack Washington newspaper man minister to Costa Rica. Fay Des Portes South Carolina state senator expected as minister to Bolivia. La Paz has been asked about acceptance. Set to complete good neighbor diplomatic lineup.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Meredith Nicholson
Indiana
Paraguay
Leo R. Sack
Costa Rica
Fay Des Portes
South Carolina
Bolivia
la Paz
Latin America
Polo Star Arrest Warrant After Nurse Assault Claim
Cecil Smith famed polo captain was arrested in Chicago on a charge of attacking Miss Eugenia Rose a nurse at Lake Forest Hospital. The San Antonio resident faced a magistrate after Miss Rose testified that Smith dragged her from a car near Hubbard Woods and assaulted her for over two hours amid social events surrounding the polo team’s visit.
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Chicago
Cecil Smith
Eugenia Rose
Lake Forest
Smith
San Antonio
Tex
Onwentsia Country Club
North Shore Society
Old Elm Golf Club
Silas Strawn
Gary M. Baker
Erwin F. Stolle
Evanston
Rose
Brightmire
First Missouri Returns Are Wet
Unofficial returns from 3 053 of 4 108 precincts show repeal ahead 459 381 to 110 995. St Louis City fully reports 172 565 for repeal 8 201 against. Jackson County Kansas City 474 of 544 precincts: 123 418 for repeal 13 185 against. Virginia session to hear beer legalization and repeal of eighteenth amendment with bond provisions under fire. Governor Pollard demands character bonds to bar bootleggers.
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ST. Louis
City of
Jackson County
Kansas City
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Privileges and
Pollard
Wilbur C. Hall
House Finance Committee
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Immedi
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Frazier
Rockefeller
John D
Leo Frazier
W. Va
Harper
Moundsville Prison
By Donn Voorhees
Roy L. Shamblin
Kanawha County
Moundsville
Sissonville
Ralph Harper
Shamblin
George W. Dudley
Charles Harper
Kanawha
Lewis H. Miller
Miller
Missouri
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