Futile Effort Seen to Stem Anti Unit Title
Observers predict 1933 will push repeal of the constitution section creating the separate prohibition enforcement unit. Counties and Clay council deny seeking increased expenses, while Brown backers press hiring agent Gerfield Maynard to save state funds. Prosecution offices in Cabell and Lincoln counties align with the plan despite public disapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Quinn
State Prohibition Department
State House
W. G. Brown
Cabell
Logan
Mingo
Clay
Gerfield Maynard
Council of
Brown
Maynard
Ll. W. Blankenship
Torney
Associated Press
Lace Marcum
Lincoln County
Two Negro Robbers Hit Huntington Woman For $1200 And Rings
Mrs. Matilda Rameau was robbed on a downtown street by two men who stopped her car and used a pistol to take $1200 in cash and three diamond rings valued at 200. She planned to leave for Arizona and had cash from selling her house. Police issued a general lookout, searched trains and buses, and offered a $100 reward. One suspect described as well dressed, the other tall in a blue denim shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Matilda Rameau
Arizona
Charleston
Youth Confesses To Slaying His Own Grandmother
Theodore Taylor of Striker confessed to poisoning his 85 year old grandmother Mrs. Abbie Douglas as an act of mercy. He was arraigned on murder charges and later admitted and denied the confession. He allegedly gave her a poison-laced cup of coffee to relieve her suffering. The case will go to the September grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Theodore Taylor
Striker
Abbie Douglas
Carl Ragan
Taylor
Justice of the Peace
A. W. Nogel
Mick
Denen
Iun
Douglas
Tne
River Victims Buried in Parkersburg Funeral
River tragedy victims Joseph St. Clair and Edwin Beeth, brothers-in-law, were recovered and buried in Parkersburg after their bodies were found following a site series. A funeral was planned for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Joseph St. Clair
Edwin Beeth
Union organizer Myerscough to post bond in manslaughter case
Pittsburgh reporter July 11. The International Labor Defense announced that Thomas Myerscough, organizer for the central rank and file committee of the National Almmers Union, would appear in court Monday to post a $10,000 bond on manslaughter charges from the Wildwood riot of June 22, with the bond at risk of forfeiture if he does not appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
International Labor Defense Tonight
Thomas Myerscough
Central Rank and File Committee
National Almers’ Union
Wildwood
Roy T. Clunk
Myerscough
Britain Unites for Disarmament Drive at Albert Hall
Britain’s three party leaders MacDonald Baldwin and Lloyd George urged disarmament at a Geneva conference next spring. Field Marshal Robertson called for real reductions in armed forces as crowds of about 20 000 heard in London with broadcasts reaching Britain and America. A disturbance at the start involved a stench bomb but was quickly controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Geneva
Albert Hall
MacDonald
Laborite
Stanley Baldwin
Lioyd George
William Robertson
William
Hyde Park
America
Thames Embankment
Piccadilly
Baldwin
Lloyd George
Lord Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Navy dirigible Los Angeles sails to Fort Pond Bay base
The airship Los Angeles departed from Lakehurst at 7 p.m. EST for Fort Pond Bay New York to make contact with the tender Patoka. It will use Patoka as a base and cruise the area for two or three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Fort Pond Bay
N. Y
Patoka
San Francisco Engineer Questions Safety of Dam
New York reports that M H Gerry Jr of San Francisco questions Hoover dam safety in Civil Engineering claiming it mirrors the St Francis design flaws. He says risk could be eliminated for 5 million dollars, and notes rock permeability and low friction as factors that could permit movement under stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoover Dam
Civil Engineering
American Society of Civil Engineering
M. H. Gerry, Jr
San Francisco
St. Francis Dam
Los Angeles
Slayings of Earl Truesdale and Thelma Woods Remain Mystery
In Lima Ohio on Memorial Day two killings remain unsolved as James May a former suitor is released from a murder charge. Officials say May is innocent and the warrant is withdrawn. The couple disappeared after a Memorial Day dance and were found two weeks later in a quarry pit weighted with stones. Local authorities recovered their car near the quarry bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Earl Truesdale
Thelma Woods
James May
Miss Woods
May
Ben Truesdale
Elida
Mayor Visits Police Station and Sees Night Reports
Mayor DeVan spends an evening at the station observing desk sergeants and patrols as officers report multiple arrests. Four people face homebrew charges, two for stolen goods, and the auto larceny case alongside burglaries and thefts are logged, with officers detailing incidents on various beats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Williams
L. A
Mike Kretkos
Terlia Rayhill
C. C. Riggs
Kate Smith
Harry Place
Annie Wilson
McCormack Street
EH. M. Sheary
A Street
Speculation action urged after Hoover denunciation
President Hoover denounced wheat speculators and called for laws to curb short selling. Senate Democrats and officials urged legislation to limit the practice, aiming to shield farmers from depressed prices. Grain exchanges denied knowledge of excessive short selling as production forecasts weigh on Chicago prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Senate Democrats
Department
Chicago
Senate
Fletcher
Florida
George
Georgia
Caraway
Arkansas
Leggers Acquitted in Newark Liquor Syndicate Case
Seventeen men charged by the government with running a Newark New Jersey liquor importation and distribution ring were acquitted by a federal court jury. Alex Lilian Jr. named as mastermind was among those freed. Jurors could not reach a verdict on first report and were instructed to return a factual finding.
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Newark
N. J
Alex Lilian, Jr
Ring
J. Lyles Glenn
Youths Postpone Start For Mexican Capital
In New York on July 11 the planned take off for Mexico City by Beth Yerrington and Edward Maloney was postponed to 5 p.m. EDT tomorrow after fueling delays left less than half of 560 gallons aboard. The flight to Mexico City and back was described as a dress rehearsal for a transatlantic attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico City
Beth Yerrington
Edward Maloney
Stimson Heads to Castle San Gallo for Weekend Rest
Secretary of State Stimson and Foreign Minister Grandi travel to Castle San Gallo for a social weekend rest by the sea near Rome on July 11. The trip, announced as purely social, offers a chance to discuss armament and economic issues if talk turns to business. Mussolini and Grandi urged attention beyond what Stimson desired, while he avoided public ceremonies on arrival.
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Rome
Stimson
Grandi
Castle San Gallo
Mussolini
Grand
Italy
Gas Case Argued In Circuit Court
The Twin States Natural Gas and Midland Natural Gas cases were argued before Judge A P Hudson in circuit court over about 1 8 million owed to West Virginia creditors and 3 million to New York holders. Receivers and injunctions exist in several states. WV creditors seek immediate sale or local control to stop depreciation of gas properties. Local bar luminaries argued a day, with accusations of misused funds and possible collusion harming WV creditors.
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Twin States Natural Gas
Midland Natural Gas
A. P. Hudson
West Virginia
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Hudson
H. D. Rummel
Wiles
T. A. Clark
Sam Silverstein
A. B. Koonts
Fred ©. Blue
Homer W. Bowers
E. R. Diggs and Company of
Diggs
Gslands
Russell Maintains Lead in National Air Tour Stop
Harry L. Russell of Dearborn Michigan held the overall lead with 28 677 points as eight rivals trailed in the national air tour overnight at Birmingham Alabama municipal airport. James H Smart of Pine Bluff Arkansas was second with 22 204 points and pilot standings continued with Bayles Story Lan caster Stinson Gehlbach Dickson Meehan. Planes depart at ten AM tomorrow for a 100 mile leg to Montgomery Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Als
Harry L. Russell
Dearborn
Mich
Municipal
Russell
James H. Smart
Pine Bluff
Ark
Lowell R. Bayles
Spingetiet
Mass
Jack B. Story
Kansas City
William Lancaster
New York
Eddie Stinson
Dearborn Mich
Montgomery
Law Observance Crusade for Youth Initiated at Convention
Dr Daniel Poling president of the International Society of Christian Endeavor proposed a youth crusade for law observance evangelism and disarmament at the society's fifty fifth annual international convention in San Francisco. The first plenary session drew over 10000 delegates as Poling urged youths to educate and enlist friends to support the eighteenth amendment and Hoover administration enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Daniel KE. Foling
International Society of Christian Endeavor
Poling
Friends of Prohibition
Hoover
Daisy De Boe Denied Rehearing On Writ Habeas Corpus
San Francisco July 11 The state supreme court denied Daisy DeBoe’s petition for rehearing on her writ of habeas corpus after her grand theft conviction in Clara Bow’s complaint. DeBoe, once secretary to Bow, is released on 85000 bond and must return to jail to complete an 18 month sentence, having served two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Francisco
Atate Supreme Court
Daisy DeBoe
Clara Bow
Liberty
Jell
Pan
French Aviators Start Non-Stop Dash to Tokyo
At Le Bourget airdrome Joseph Le Brix and Marcel Doret began a non-stop flight to Tokyo Japan aboard the Hyphen named Trakt D alon. The takeoff at 4 46 am followed a 4 43 am motor start with a heavy fuel load.
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Tokyo
LE Bourget
France
Joseph le Brix
Marcel Doret
Japan
Mesnin
Lebrix
Doret
Fall's Final Effort Fails
Albert B. Fall former interior secretary of Harding era loses bid to delay prison. Supreme Court refused to suspend his sentence amid ill health after a 1929 conviction for taking a $100,000 bribe from Edward Doheny to influence Elk Hill naval oil reserve lease.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Justice Bailey
District of Columbis Supreme Court
Falls Il
Fail
Edward L. Dohney
Elk Hill
Calif
Naval Oil Reserve
Doheny
Hoover
Fall
Suspect Seeks Damages in Kidnapping Case
Joan Coberly files suit in superior court seeking 810,000 damages over alleged false arrest related to the unsolved kidnapping and slaying of 10 year old Virginia Brooks. Named defendants include George Sears police investigator and Deputy Sheriff Blake Meson.
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San Diego
Virginia Brooks
Joan Coberly
George Sears
Blake Meson
Jennie Robbins Sends Postcard From Vacationland
NEW EGYPT N J July 1A Little Jennie Robbins of White Horse visited relatives at Flushing Long Island about twenty years ago and sent a postcard to her parents Mr and Mrs William F Robbins. Now Mrs Harry Errion has the card which arrived home dog-eared bearing the vacation message Having a wonderful time Wish you were here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Egypt
Jennie Robbins
White Horse
N. d
Flushing
Long Island
William F. Robbins
Jennie
Harry Errion
Riflemen Fire On Labor Train Near Ward Mine
Miners on a labor train bound for Ward mine were fired upon from the western mountain side at Kellys Creek. No injuries reported. shots likely stem from Kanawha field strike tensions. Troopers on duty found bullets in coaches and noted dynamite damage at another Kellys Creek colliery. No arrests made.
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Kelly's Creek
Ward
Kanawha
West Virginia
Frank Gibson
Lon Hurley
Kanawha County
Mammoth
Kelly's Geek
Hughes Creek
Herold Reade
Chicago
Charleston
Labor Chautauqua
Kanawha Valley
Fliers May Have To Repeat Stunt
New York reporters say Wiley Post and Harold Gatty plan an encore of their world girdling flight with a sandwiches in the air meal. The tentative July 20 start follows a high demanding itinerary prepared with National Broadcasting Company artist service help. Bruce Quisenberry of New York will accompany them and the pair may rest mornings. They are expected to return here after Winnie Mae’s Oklahoma flight drew praise from Post’s home state.
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New York
Wiley Fost
Herald Gatty
Bruce Quisenberry
Quisenberry
National Broadcasting Company
Artists’ ‘Service
Post and Gatty
Winnie Mee
Oklahoma
Post
Jefferson Davis Views On Rum Found In Letter
Louisville reports letters from Jefferson Davis, ex Confederate president, on liberty and prohibition. One 1887 Beauvoir letter to Col F R Lubbock argues against prohibition as eroding liberty. A later 1887 letter to Rev Leftwich warns of state wide measures and dangers to civil rights. A Memphis Appeal clipping published Davis’s open letter on the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Louisville
Confederacy
Gene J. Brashear
Mich
F. R. Lubbock
Texas
Davis
W. M. Leftwich
Aterm
Congress of the
United States
Memphis Appeal
German cabinet discusses moves to avert financial crash
Chancellor Bruening's cabinet weighs drastic measures to protect the Reichsbank amid a $25 million foreign exchange outflow. Proposals include appointing a foreign exchange commissioner with power to seize currencies and metals, abandoning the gold standard, and government monopoly of exports. Secretary Castle says Hoover gave no intercession or requests from Germany. Gloom persists as Berlin awaits possible relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Heinarich Hruening
Germany
Reichsbank
Hans Luther
Paris
Tutner
Havesing
T' Do Mondeéy
Reichss
Bruening
Parking Rules To Stand For Present In New City Plan
Mayor R P DeVan said the new traffic regulations are experimental and will be refined after more trial. Police will exercise discretion on early morning parking before 9 30 in the business district to aid merchants. Next week officials from the city state road commission and the automobile club will decide the Midland trail route through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. DeVan
West Virginia
Club
Automobile Club
State Road Commission
The
Akron dirigible will be heavier than planned
The Navy announced the giant Akron airship nearing completion will weigh about 19 000 pounds more than spec. Rear Admiral W A Moffett said the excess adds safety and military factors, will not hurt cruising range or airworthiness under normal conditions.
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Washington
Tne Navy
Akron
W. A. Moffett
Bureau ‘of Aeronautics
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Alabama Capital
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Justice
Tll
Kelly’s Creek
Gatty
Berlin
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White House
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Virginia
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