30 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1939
Page
1
State leaders warn the permanent voter registration proposal may be rewritten before floor action as protests rise over cost and complexity. Officials foresee judiciary committees revising flaws while Gov. Holt signals further study before adoption.
Felix Frankfurter, third Roosevelt appointee, takes his seat as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. He fills the vacancy from Justice Cardozo's July death, restoring the court to a full nine members after operating with eight since October. Some observers say the absence may have delayed decisions on pending cases.
A short, unclear Quillen fragment hints at family roles and control dynamics. The narrator references Pug's parents and a boss figure, noting manipulation and fear rather than safety. The text is fragmentary and lacks full context or clear events.
Senorita Myrtelina Besosa, queen of beauty, paints a carnival mask for the 101st annual Ponce de Leon carnival in Puerto Rico running February 9 to 21. The caption ties the event to the queen’s involvement in the preparations.
Nearly one and a half inches of rain drenched the Charleston area yesterday fueling speculation about floods. Water covered U S 119 two miles north of Clendenin, while Elk River levels were not expected to block traffic. Observers at Marmet locks noted Ka nawha River rising about two feet but well below flood stage.
In Detroit on January 29 two rival UAW presidents Homer Martin and R J Thomas spoke at Chrysler local No 7 trading charges of irre sponsibility racketeering and union wrecking with staunch support from local loyalists. Leo Krzycki urged a unified labor movement amid factional rifts as Dodge local quieted after a false fire alarm during a looming violence threat.
The 45 defendants in a WPA relief fraud case in New Mexico face a mass federal court trial set to begin tomorrow. Indicted last October with 72 named, many observers foresee nationwide attention as reporters flock to Albuquerque. The case draws New Mexico's congressional delegation and senators Chavez and Hatch, who plan to waive certain immunities.
Fire destroyed a four room cottage in Newtown killing Everett Frost 32 Gladys 28 and children Ernest 11 Eugene 9 Velma 4 and Kenneth 9 months. Coroner Coppock said suffocation caused by accidental death after autopsy with no violence evident.
New York reports Harvard anthropologist Prof. Ernest Albert Hooton argues in Crime and Man that criminal types relate to body build. Studying over 15,000 inmates across 10 states, he links short, slender forms to burglary and larceny, tall forms to murder, and short fat men to sexual crimes.
Washington leaders examine foreign policy undergirding national defense including sales of warplanes to France and a proposed 50 million dollar appropriation for new aircraft. Senate and House aim to resolve differences on a 725 million relief bill as Mason testifies and debates over neutrality law changes unfold.
The first state police radio station will start in about a month with a full system ready within six months. Moundsville leads the network with operation expected by early March covering the northern panhandle and Ohio Valley to Parkersburg. Shinnston, Beckley, and Charleston follow by May June and July, with trained operators to staff each station.
Irish poet and Nobel laureate William Butler Yeats died in Mentone Roquebrune France after a brief illness. He was 73 and passed at a boarding house where he lived with his wife. Burial is planned in Roquebrune with relocation to Ireland possible later.
Wisconsin lawmakers pass resolutions deeming Thom Amlie unfit after President Roosevelt names him for the Interstate Commerce Commission. The controversy centers on opposition from state legislators to his confirmation in the U S Senate process.
Chilean authorities in Chillan report mass destruction with cities like Concepcion and Chillan beginning to regain services as authorities urge evacuation. Early estimates place deaths between 25,000 and 30,000 with looting incidents and relief efforts underway. Red Cross heads in the United States mobilize 3,700 chapters to collect donations for Chilean relief.
George Weinberg, a key prosecution witness in the James J. Hines policy racketeering case, killed himself with a detective's revolver in a Westchester home. The death was ruled a suicide. Detective Lieut. Edward J. Hughes called it a death by his own action.
Dispatch from Perpignan reports Franco forces advancing toward Vich as more than 60,000 Spanish refugees seek asylum in France. Anarchists and Communists seize Puigcerda while frontier towns rush border processing at Cerbere Persuth Prats de Moll Bourg Madama to ease passage amid starvation and freezing conditions for thousands.
New York January 29 Dist Atty Thomas E Dewey accused U S Circuit Court Judge Martin T Manton of accepting loans exceeding 500000 from individuals and firms who sought favorable rulings. In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Hatton W Sumners Dewey named sources including Archie M Andrews interests Dictograph Products 77000 and others such as John J McGrath Prudence Co King s Brewery and John L Losch Fort Greene Bank.
Tokyo report cites Domei news agency saying large Soviet forces massed near Omsk and Tomsk in central Siberia. The notice links Soviet buildup to tensions with the anti comintern axis and a potential international crisis as Japan, Germany, Italy, Manchukuo, and Hungary align.
London and Berlin papers report anticipation of Adolf Hitlers Reichstag address as Europe fears renewed German expansion. Goering proclaims unity while analysts expect new demands on colonies and French territory amid Mussolini's Mediterranean aims. The speech, broadcast to millions, looms over Chamberlains Commons session and Italys Mussolini address.
In Waltham Massachusetts a passerby aided a woman shopping when her ninth child, a girl, was born on the sidewalk. The helper wrapped the infant, then summoned an ambulance to take mother and baby to a hospital where they were reported as doing nicely.
Auditor Edgar B. Sims warned that some justices of the peace run a collections racket harming workers. He cited cases where coal miners losing jobs faced automated wage deductions and added costs, with employers pressured by “suggestions” and blank forms.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt opened a fund raising drive for infantile paralysis with a benefit at the National theater in Washington. They watched Outward Bound with guests in an upper box as nationwide balls mark the president's 57th birthday. Proceeds support research and treatment. organizers expect a record year.
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