Girl 14 Shot At West Side Theatre In Filming Incident
Mildred Pfost fourteen pupil at Woodrow Wilson junior high was shot in the head during a theater gunfire reenactment of a newspaper picture on the West Side. Lawrence Jones twenty three, held for inquiry, admitted firing the shot as two sisters watched from the balcony. Jones and another man and woman are detained while Mildred remains in critical condition at Nawha Valley hospital.
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West Side
Mildred Pfost
Frank Pfost
Seventh Avenue
Lawrence Jones
Ooe
Ka- Nawha Valley Hospital
Jones
Adam Bird
Ruth
Wanda
Mildred
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Cleburne 8. Horn
Elton Horn
McCoys Relatives Face Arrest in Murder Case
McCoy, a 22 year old country boy, faces murder charges in Buffalo before Justice of the Peace U N Meetings. State police say his family may be questioned for alleged conspiracy to kill Mrs Jah Ellen Oldaker, 75, whose body was found at her home Thursday morning. McCoy told police he did not mean to kill her after a gunshot earlier that night. Raids on two Charleston establishments led to his arrest with only 18 cents and some change. he offered to pay half to be freed. An inquest followed by Putnam County Justice of the Peace Meedings and Tom McGinnis, which yielded leads supporting the action against him.
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Bob McCoy
Buffalo
Justice of the Peace U. N
Corp
Paul Vassar
State Police
Jah Ellen Oldaker
Vassar
McCoy
Charleston
Corp. Vassar
Meedings
Tom McGinnis
Putnam County
Survivor Tells Of Plane Crash Near Los Angeles
Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate D. B. McKay, one of three survivors, recounts the crash of a navy bombing plane during maneuvers off San Pedro. Dense rain squall and zero visibility sent the aircraft into the other ship, causing 11 fatalities, as the survivors escaped the sinking hull with McKay nursing a fractured leg.
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San Pedro
Calif
Mames
Elmer Glenn Cooper
Carleton Barmore Watchins
California
Tm, McKay
Navy
D. B. McKay
McKay
Death Sentence Pronounced For Negro Woman in Fairmont
Judie Charles E Miller sentenced Mrs. Gains to be hanged April 15 in Marion county. Convicted of killing Robert Mitchell, the couple’s jealousy motive was cited. If carried out, she would be first person executed in Marion county and first woman hung at Moundsville penitentiary.
Guy Lombardo Involved In Swinging Barroom Incident
New York February 4 Guy Lombardo orchestra leader appeared with a bandaged nose and bruised eyes after a dispute at a Manhattan restaurant. The altercation involved Harry Link Pete Reilly and Phil Regan with Lombardo explaining a playful joke escalated into a swing attack. Reilly confronted Regan over the humor, leading to fistfuls of trouble.
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New York
Guy Lombardo
Viewadway
Harry Link
Pete Rielly
Phil Regan
Link
Regan
Reilly
Three in Gasoline Tax Case Paroled
Gov Holt paroled six inmates including three men tied to a 1936 West Virginia gasoline tax refund fraud case in Boon and Ripley. They had been sentenced to two years, with possible early release for good behavior, and two conspirators died amid the case.
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Thees
West Virginia
Holt
Frank C. Korn
Darrell F. Worn
Boyd Ferrell
Logan Beautician Loses All Hope of Collecting
Logan, February 4 AP Nellie Stratton Sweetland may not be able to claim a $400,000 estate as widow and heir after a Fourth U S Circuit Court ruling in Charlotte North Carolina on January 4. The court held she never was married to Louis St Sweetland Monaire banker of Hamlin Lincoln county. Attorney Ateotaced Enda and Charles L Estep explained why the U S Supreme Court would not hear the appeal. The circuit court favored the plaintiff on legal points, ending her three year effort.
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Charles L. Estep
U. S. Chieu
Charlotte
N. C
Logan P
Louis St
Giant Held In Mass Killing Infirmary Incident
TEWKSBURY MASS February 1 A giant inmate Tony fired at bed to bed in crowded wards killing three patients and wounding two. Police later captured John Mack 79 three miles from the hospital and charged him with three counts of murder. He said he was enraged by names called by victims.
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Tewksbury
Mass
Tewksbury State Infirmary
Tony
John Mack
Sowell
Vietima
John F. Stokes
Stile
Mick
Rites Arranged For Auto Victims In Kanawha County
Two pedestrians killed in Kanawha County during 1998 are listed for funerals. Joseph E. Miller, 63, died from pneumonia after injuries from a week earlier, with remains taken to Barleylett Mortuary. Antoine Jacquet, El, was killed Thursday night, body cared for by Snodgrass Funeral Home after being struck on Virginia Street by a car driven by Mist.
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Amorrow Alieronon
Kanawha County
Ralo Miller
Virginia Street
Flashes of Life In These U.S. Wa Quiner
Fragments describe Vida Stewart, 18, finishing high school with above average grades after special study arrangements. A Salt Lake City report mentions an excited woman and a moving entity inside a container, with a man named C. H. Christensen noting a dramatic scene of pulling something from a lining.
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Sam Diego
Miles
Vida Stewart
Salt Lake City
Metrolmnin
C.H. Christensen
Nan
Rouse
Hitler assumes full command of Nazi army and regime shakeup
Berlin reports Hitler assumed direct command of all armed forces and tightened control over foreign affairs as a drastic cabinet shakeup follows the resignation of Werner von Blomberg and Werner von Fritsch. A deputy was appointed to run the war ministry, and a secret cabinet council on foreign policy was created with Joachim von Ribbentrop promoted to foreign minister.
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Dulletin
Berlin
Hitler
Werner von Blomberg
Werner von Fritsch
Adolf Wier
Germany
von Blomberg
Eriya Gran
Depuy
Haren Konstantin van Neusath
Tts
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
von Neurath
von Ribbentrop
United States and Britain plan joint navy aid
Washington reports a definite Anglo American battle plan for joint naval action against an Asiatic foe. The plan envisions destruction of the enemy fleet, quarantine of the nation, and bombardment of its largest cities from the sea. It would be invoked only under specific war conditions and calls for strengthened fleets with British battleship and cruiser squadrons and bases shared between the two nations in the Pacific.
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Washington
Fen
U.S. Navy
Britain
Pacific
U. S
Cost of Slums To City Is Cited
Charleston bears costs for better housing regardless of slum clearance. Col. Hugh Miller told Rotarians at Kanawha hotel that slums threaten health, fire safety, and crime. He cited Hoover era figures showing $2.0 billion yearly losses from preventable sickness and estimated Charleston loses between one and two million annually in economic value. The city health department reports 2,700 cases of communicable disease monthly, mostly from river area slums.
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Charleston
Hugh Miller
Kanawha
Merbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Miller
Enereal
Rivaton
Roosevelt signs housing bill to unlock private capital
President Roosevelt unveiled a private housing program financing 2 billion dollars to spur construction and employment. The plan lowers down payments, insures 90 percent of mortgages, and charges reduced interest with no annual service fee. Cooperation from private lenders and industry is essential for the program’s success.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stewart McDonald
Tam
Jong Sun
Move to Sidetrack Lynch Bill Fails in Senate
The U S Senate rejected the anti lynching bill today by a 52 to 34 vote after a motion by Senator Glass of Virginia to take up a $1 4 billion independent offices appropriations bill. Proponents argued the filibuster and political maneuvering masked true intent while opponents pressed for broader debate.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Glass
D. Va
Seawantherners
Rented Secluded Cottage Near White Sulphur
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Feb 4. J Richard Dixie Davis heir to Dutch Behultz lottery racket and Hope Dare left a seven room secluded mountain cottage last August after Davis said he was a writer seeking country estate seclusion. Dickson identified the couple from pictures. The former attorney for Schultz was arrested with Dare in a Philadelphia apartment two days ago.
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White Sulphur Springs
J. Richard
Dixie” Davis
Little Fellows Demand Softer on FDR by Small Business
A special committee delivered to President Roosevelt a set of recommendations from small business leaders. The proposals softened anti administration tones while preserving key aims, including easier access to capital and insured loans through a reformed banking system.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Turn About Ruled Not Fair Play in Cumberland Case
Cumberland police charged Edward Woods with larceny after allegedly taking 125 from Mrs Woolspurse while she slept, in a bizarre household dispute. The incident prompts questions about property rights within marriage and the humor of the accusation.
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Cumberland
Edward Woods
Detectives Hit Four Wounded in Columbus Bank Robbery Raid
Two bank robbery suspects were killed and three detectives along with two other people wounded in a 20 minute gun battle during a raid on a Columbus rooming house linked to the Hilltop bank robbery. Detectives Boettcher and Figuli, both of Cleveland, were among those captured.
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Columbus
Vincent Grinkowicz
Cleveland
Mac
Charles Bird
Federal Agenta
Glenn Hoffman
Bird
Robert Cline
William Danner
Leo Phillips
Carl Boettcher
Eva Watring
Hoffman
Boettcher
Stephen Figuli
Cline
Danner
Philelips
Hilltop Bank
Hilltop
Federal Loan Association
Potterfield Building Damaged by Fire in Virginia Street Store
Fire originated late last night in a drug store stock room on the rear third floor of the Potterfield building at Virginia and Capitol Streets. The blaze was brought under control shortly after midnight. Mary E. Miller, 84, and others escaped to the street after being assisted to the second floor by her son and another man. The Potterfield drug store and the United Woolen Mills store next door suffered water damage. Reader, who discovered the fire after hearing a fall, described hearing a noise and walking from his apartment to the hall.
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Pottersfield
Virginia and
Capid Streets
Mary E. Miller
O. B Reader
Potterfield
United Woolen Mills
Men Seek Protection At Kent Coed Students Worried
Kent University coeds fear the new Men’s Protective Association aims to police dating. It proposes “protection” from alleged offenses such as last minute date breaks, standing up dates, or sitting with another while on a date. Men face monthly questions and potential penalties if accused by the group.
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Kent
Kent University
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Revolver
Grandmother
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Hull
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Horn Brothers
Shinn
Logan Beautician
Sweetland
C. L. Estep
Annouces
U.S
Shakenp
Beauteous
Davis
Broadway
Philadelphia
White Sulphur
Dickson
FDR
Columbia
Yellow House
Tucker
Foose
Phillips
Potterfield Bldg
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