Organized Beer Racket Hit By WV Tax Chief
West Virginia Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox announced a crackdown on a new beer racket claiming protection for license revocation and help securing licenses. He warned dispensers against joining such organizations and said 14 beer Henkes were revoked for liquor sales violations. The names listed include Elizabeth Lary and Mrs Treea Beckett with Peach Creek among affected locales.
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Fred L. Fox
West Virginia
Fox
Tax Department
Tam
Elizabeth Lary
Smith Street
Treea Beckett
Peach Creek
Intrigue at Soviet Trial Ties Trotsky to Plot to Topple Stalin
Moscow reporters describe a sensational trial of 16 confessed counter revolutionary plotters. Secret codes, hidden compartments, and invisible ink frame admissions about plans to kill Stalin and topple the Soviet state. Leon Trotsky is named as an arch conspirator while a liaison man recounts coded messages.
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A.P
Moscow
Husma
Josef Stalin
Leon Troizk
Norway
Soviet Union
Edward Solomonovich Holzmann
Ring
T. Smirnoff
Trotzkyltes
Trotzky
Willie Willis By Robert Quillen
A quirky vignette recounts Willie Willis being warned about Mary’s anger over a mistaken quarter JF claimed as his own, exposing misunderstandings in a small town romance.
Flashes of Life In These U S News Flashes
A fragmented page itemizes scattered notes from San Francisco Oklahoma City and Hollywood. It mentions a man seeking companionship, an Oklahoma City motorist cited for license and tag issues, and a Hollywood call for 68 blondes to join a Hollywood Bowl play cast of 400 angels.
Amoz Gil liam Visits Sister on Bible Birthday
In PAUL Aug 21 Amoz Gil liam of Springfield Ohio returned to his sister Mrs Thomas Chestnut’s home and explained his identity after being apart for 45 years The two had last met in Springfield decades ago revealing a long awaited family reunion.
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Stranger
Higher Meat Costs Loom Across West Virginia
A last night report by J B McLaughlin warned that meat prices will rise as drought damaged pastures. He noted rains improved forage and should help winter cattle numbers, though corn and potato crops were generally poor. The agriculture commissioner told Montgomery Lions Club that drought recovery is partial and consumers should expect higher meat prices this fall.
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West Virginia
J. B. McLaughlin
Commissioner of Agriculture
Wells J
McLaughlin
Montgomery
Oil Men Brand Landon Cheap Cite Low Wages
Haven Roberts spent a month in Kansas examining Governor Landon s record on relief labor civil service and welfare. The New York Post reporter checked figures from the Kansas treasury labor department and welfare boards to confirm details in a six part series based on firsthand investigation.
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Landon
Kansas
New York Post
Kansaxy
Haven Roberts
Landan
Kansas State Treasury
Kansas, Labor Department
Kansas Welfare Boards
Follmer
Landon the wildcat oil operator of Kansas
Governor Alfred M Landon built wealth in southeastern Kansas oil, earning an estimated 20000 to 30000 annually and half a million overall from stripper field wells. He started after KU Law graduation in 1908, with father John Landon guiding early jobs in Kansas Natural Gas and banking connections. Landon ran independent oil ventures, paying low wages, and facing mixed opinions on his credit claiming and pipeline efforts to aid small operators.
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New York Post
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Law School
University of Kansas
Joter.Landon
Marretts
Ohio
Kansas Natural Gas Company
R. S. Litchfield
Independence
John Landon
Kansas Natural Gas
Alf
Little ‘Held
National Bank
Kansas Oil
Chester Johnson
Coffeyville
Sinclair
Lier
London
Johnson
Alfred
Prairie Oil & Gis Company
Talk Moratorium Declared by FDR
Hyde Park New York report states President Roosevelt imposed a moratorium on political speeches until October due to heavy workload. He cited upcoming engagements including rallies in Charlotte North Carolina and appearances in Washington and at Harvard University for drought discussions.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Rancevelt
Charlotte
N.C
Washingson
Hoarevard University
Catlo
Droughht
Diseyn
Landon Accepts FDR's Invitation on Train Tour
President Roosevelt invited Alf Landon and Iowa Nebraska and Oklahoma governors to Des Moines for a recovery conference. Landon rode eastward through Iowa promoting jobs, recovery measures, and supportive remarks at each stop. He planned more appearances in Chicago, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
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Landon
AIR OM
Toosevely
Des Moines
Iowa
Kannsas
Carrell
OAS
Oklahoma
Mainester
Phatferin
N. Lamon
Irv
Ation
Landen
Parriston Spangler
Cedar Hinde
Tawa
Chicago
Ohi
Pennsylvania
West Middlesex A
Lancet
Frohman Turns 85. Romance Remains In His Life
New York August 31 Daniel Frohman president of the Actors' Fund of America marks 85 with a Lyceum Studio dinner. Guests include Fannie Hurst Florence Darnault Pauline Field. He laments stage romance and praises women as more romantic and resilient. Telegrams from Morgenthau Zukor Lasky May Robson arrive.
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New York
Daniel Frohma
Actors’ Fund of America
Lyceum Theater
Fannie Hurst
Florence Darnault
Pauline Field
Mie
Henry Morgenthau
Adolphe Zukor
Jesse Lasky
May Robson
John Barrymore
Derarnto
Anteeroom
O Ether Barrymorr
Tye
Indictments Sent Against Black Legion Officers
Detroit August 21 AP Twenty two men tied to the Black Legion face criminal syndicalism charges after grand jury findings alleging they planned an armed uprising to seize the federal government. Named included Virgil F Effinger of Elma Ohio cited as national commander. warrants and extradition steps were announced as authorities plan further roundups.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Tanta
Clicuit
James E. Chenot
Virgil F
Bert) Effinger
Elma
Duncan C. McCrea
Organization of Terrorists
P. O'Hara
Aig
Black Leston
Frank B. Fitseevald
Etonger Tonigt
Ee Sayer
Stump Named Finance Head for State Group
Stump is named finance head by the Democratic stake committee alongside RC Andrews and Jamen Stump as chairmen. The slate includes Herbert Pitz, Patrick Huntington, West Vel, and 11 others such as Fred Melainsh dro, Paul Whepl, Lawrence Terney, Sophit Ben edamt, Miss C B Hamel, George C Steele, Seckley, Charmat Andrews, and Tue ene Twine. The roster lists attorney, bankers, and directors from Bridgeport to Togapane in a regional party leadership lineup.
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Club Stump
Clerkeburg
Panpaann
RC Andrews
Jamen Stump
Xesterd i
Herbert Pitz
Patrick
Hantington
Nhe
West Veland
Disenyort O
What Beston
Fred Melainsh
Dro
Spenc OW
Paull
Governor Olson Seen Very Sick in Minnesota Report
Minnesota officials report Governor Olson remains gravely ill with limited ability to take food. Doctors say some improvements noted but he remains far from full strength after surgery and a recent setback. Medical staff discuss potential transfusion and ongoing monitoring as a fourth visit in weeks.
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Minn
Guycenoe Floyd
Minnesota
Pontine
Masay
Mayer
Catholic Bay Scouts Held as Hostages in Spain Action
Seventy two Catholic Bay Scouts from Zaragoza were captured by radical militia while on a camping expedition in the Tyrenees near Ordessa. About 200 government forces surrounded them. The captives are held without communications to families, who do not know their fate.
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Zaragoza
Ordessa
Tyrenees
War Clouds in Europe Blackest in Months say French Observers
French diplomatic circles warned that war clouds over Europe are the blackest in months as peace talks collapse in the Spanish civil war and a rumored Portuguese revolt unsettles statesmen. Soviet donations to Loyalists, German protests to Russia, and promises of neutralidad pact strain France and Britain's stance on shipping and arms.
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Europe
Associated Press
Paris
Portugal
Madrid
Hendaye
Moscow
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Mose Pereira
Michael Koldzov
France
Foreign Office
Germany
England
Great Britain
Italy
Teld
Spain
Quai D'Orsay
Lise
Two of Four Entombed Men Rescued Alive
In Moberly Missouri, two of four miners trapped three days in the Esty mine shaft were brought to safety as rescuers braved fumes and debris. W. McCann and Demmer Sexton survived, while Edward Stonner Jr. and George Cameron died shortly after. Crowds cheered as McCann walked to an ambulance and Sexton showed a pulse before being treated. coroners prepared formal findings as authorities continued recovery efforts.
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Moberly
Esty
Arim
McCano
Demmer Sexton
Jesse Maddox
Edward Stonner, Jr
George T. Cameron
McCan
McCann
Withim
Friendly
Sexton
Maddox
Griffin
Cameran
Stwamer
Pease
Woodrum Rites Today for Prominent Businessman
Funeral services for Charles Everett Woodrum president of Woodrum Home Outfitting will be held at four this afternoon at his Edgesworth residence. The Rev. B C Gamble and two other pastors will officiate with interment in Spring Hill Cemetery. Woodrum was active in civic work including the chamber of commerce and Union Mission, and helped organize the mission campaign for children. He was a charter member of the Charleston Rotary Club. He was a native of Bird District. his father John H Woodrum was from Sum Please turn to Page 5.
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Charles Everett Woodrum
Woodrum Home Outfitting
Edgeswoort
Resi
Dence
B.C. Gamble
Hienpli Methorial
Woodrum
Chamber of Com Mercy
Union
Rhihidren
Cherteston Rotary
Woodnin
Duce Accepts Neutral Pact
Mussolini shows reservations toward the French non intervention proposal for Spain's civil war while ordering 100000 troops home from Ethiopia and Syria. He agrees to halt arms shipments to Spanish insurgents but seeks a broader embargo including Soviet Russia. The move comes as Europe faces heightened tension and potential protective measures.
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U.S
Rome
Mussolini Knight
Spain
Haly
Ethiopia
Sybia
Europe
Mussolini
Mussia
Paris
Foreig
Cinno
Meaxse
Nearness of Soviet Subs Worries Nazis
Germany, after sending its fleet to Spanish waters, faces growing unease as Soviet Russia reportedly concentrates a large submarine fleet within striking distance of the Baltic coast. The subs, many around 600 tons, are said to carry eight torpedo tubes and two guns, enabling about ten round trips to German waters without refueling.
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U. F. Benlin
Spanish
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Premier Charges Nazi Ship Carried Contraband Oil
Madrid reports Premier Jose Giral says the Kamerun was seized in Spanish waters and found carrying oil to Cadiz. He warned there will be new steps to pacify Germany and insisted insurgent ports face strict prohibition on oil shipments while predicting decisive developments within weeks and months due to civil war.
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Madrid
Kameron
Jose Giral
Giral
Kamerun
Cadiz
Spain
French Reds Seek To Aid Comrades
French Socialists and Communists unite to block a non intervention pact on Spain as Premier Blum hears that Maly accepted the French draft. Over 4,000,000 members of extremist unions claim the right to arm and aid Madrid, planning a mass meeting at Lille to enlist support for the Spanish regime amid defiance of Mussolini and Hitler.
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Paris
Spain
Leon Johaux
Tmit
Lille
Madrid
Johaux
Mussolini
Hitler
French Federation of Labor
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