Newspaperman Held in Attempted Extortion Case
Topeka on May 31 Richard A Swallow a local newspaperman was held on charges of attempting extortion in a scheme involving Walter P Chrysler and others. The group allegedly sought 418 000 for withholding a story. Bonds were posted and a June hearing set.
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Topeka
Walter P. Chrysler
Richard A. Swallow
Priovatan
Autoie Hutpoturer
Motor Mangnate
Ralph Ulrich
Atlas Ralph Chrysler
Alec
Topeks
Fred W. Clark
Meriden
Kas
Gordon Ross
Automobil
Ross
Ulrich
Henry Chrysler
Walter P. Swallow
Chrysler
Swallow
Anteed Iy
Price of Knowledge and Liberty Speech Continues
The piece argues that life’s meaning comes from dreams and moral actions, not possessions. It links economic equality, religious liberty, and personal responsibility, urging readers to pay the price for education, freedom, and virtue through effort, service, and integrity.
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Hosea
Cheractar
Nature
Cardinal Rouleau Dies in Quebec at 62
Cardinal Raymond Maris Rouleau died in Quebec City after a period of ill health following a 1927 elevation to the cardinalate. Born in 1806 at Quebec, he was educated at Rimouski seminary, joined the Dominican Fathers at 20, and served as archbishop of Quebec since 1926.
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Quebec
Que
Cardinal Raymond Maris Rouleau
Cardinal Rouleau
Aince
Rimouski
Order of the Dominican Fathers
Hin
Valley Field
Inc3
Pat Porter, Charleston Janitor, Dies After Long Service
Pat Porter known as Fat to locals, long time janitor of the Federal building, served 30 years in corridors and plazas. He was a Mason, Pythian, Elk, and church officer at Simpson Methodist Episcopal. Survived by wife Matile, daughter Carrie Jennings, and grandchildren Indy and Thomas Jennings. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
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Patterson Porter
Charleston
Federal Building
Pat Porter
Guiet
Order of St. Luke
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Mra. Matile
Porter
Carrie Jennings
Mrsa
Indy Jennings
Thomas Jennings
St Albans News Roundup of Local Visits and Events
St Albans residents return from Hinton and North Carolina while Miss Nancy Hook joins relatives in Auguste. Miss Margaret Cow visits from Mazisfield. Mabel Miller funeral services planned by Eastern Star. Junior Senior Prom and banquet held at the high school with 115 attendees. Louie Nuhedit visits brother William Nuhedill in New York.
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W. T. Hanfitn
Dorn Wiliam
Nancy Hook
Auguste, Ky
Hinton
New River State Collegians
New York
Louie Nuhedit
College Hill
William Nuahodll
Congress Fight On Tariff Seen
News notes on tariff debates and European trade pressure echo in Congress while local obituaries and school events unfold. Mabel Miller of St Albans funeral, eighth grade exercises at Central school, and prize contests highlight community life alongside federal tariff tensions and labor views.
Church Crisis in Italy Highlights Vatican Appeals
Reports from the Vatican describe Italian church tensions with recourse to the Lateran treaty and concordat. Violence is cited including monastery invasions, priest slapping, club sackings, and an attempted burning of the Verona bishop’s Palace last night. No property damage occurred but a soldier was wounded amid the unrest.
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Vatican
Invastof
Verona
Trail of Death Is Probed at Chicago
Police and state attorney officials in Chicago probe a widow in a case linking the deaths of her husbands. They plan to delay trial while gathering evidence, starting with a death 25 years ago. In a third floor rooming house they seized home brew bottles and arsenic suspects, plus a Bible with a death record. Insurance officials say Summers used the Bible to collect policies totaling 19 for ten men, five of whom died at her home in the past three years.
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Summers
Pallee
Hame
Masons to Convene for West Virginia Reunion
Wheeling May 31. The spring reunion of Scottish Rite Masonic bodies of West Virginia convened Monday for a four day session. Degrees from the fourth to thirty second will be conferred on 8 large loss. Visors are expected from several states, E D Tumlin Morgantown as deputy will preside.
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Wheeling
West Virgina
Everal
E. D. Tumlin
Morgantown
Sas
Weather and regional forecast for Maryland and nearby states
Weather outlook covers Maryland and Virginia with cold morning lows and rising temperatures through Monday into Tuesday. Eastern areas face possible rain on Monday, with cooling trends in Kentucky West Virginia and Ohio then warming midweek. Nature notes hint at prices of dreams and effort.
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Maryland
Virginis
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Study urges miners gain share in mine management
Louis Bloch reports from the California Department of Industrial Studies that coal workers should receive a stake in mine governance. The central region studied spans Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania, where operator miner agreements are highly developed. The findings urge improved working conditions and collective bargaining while noting occasional issues with union officials aligning with operators.
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Meanchile
Bloch
Louis Bloch
Department of Industrial Studies
California
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Teague Resigns Farm Body Job 1
Teague resigns from a farm body role effective June 1, denying involvement in the loan action. His May 22 resignation letter lauds the board for its role in stabilizing farmers cooperatives during a low mood period.
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Teague
Doard
Farmer’s Cooperatives
Obituary notices for Samuel Bryant and Mia Miller
Funeral services for Samuel Bryant of Wertz avenue will be held this afternoon at 3 at the Ailen chapel. Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery. Survived by widow and one sister Lydia Gregory of Philadelphia. Also funeral services for Mia Mabel Miller of 83 Albans scheduled for today at 2 30 at the First Baptist church in St. Albans. Miller survived by three sisters and three brothers, with numerous honorary and active pallbearers listed. Interment at Tesys Hill cemetery.
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St. Albans
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
First Baptist Church
Misa Mabel Miller
Mabel Miller
Alpequerque
N. M
John
C. M
Wi. H. Miller
Mary Martin
J. M. Watts
Anne White
South Charleston
Bryant
Samuel Bryant
Wertz Avenue
Ailen Chapel
Spring HU
Lydia Gregory
Philadelphia
Mia Mabel Miller
83. Albans
Albuquerque
Roy. d. EH. Myers
Misa Miller
N. Watts
Annie White
Booth Charleston
M. Mller
Joh Millar
W.H. Miller
Ora Blair
Pearl Sutter
R. M. Maxwell
L. J. Wilmer
L. A. Edwards
W. A. White
Joseph Nurnberger
J. F. Hollendsworth
J. §. Kesterson
Sacred Heart School Honors 38 Graduates With Diploma Ceremony
Sacred Heart high school and grade school held commencement ceremonies at Sacred Heart church and school hall. Sixteen high school graduates and twenty two grade school pupils received diplomas after a baccalaureate sermon by Father Sigmund of St Francis Priory. The event featured floral decorations and an informal reception at the school ball.
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Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Graded School
Sigmund
St. Francis Priory
Pittsburgh
Wull
Rome
U. S
Sacred Heart Chool
Isabel Belfette
Frances Bradley
Mary Yudler
Margaret Crowe
Harold Floersch
Mary E. Hagerty
Adele Hillatold
Daniel Kirwin
Cecilia le Chien
Marguerite Lyon
Alien Quinlan
John Quinlan
Joseph
Rohling
Lilah Rynd
Dolores Sheeran
Hoseie Twohig
Flower Girls
Betty Hoge Rowan
Gene Marie Tellers
Hita
Lucille Sadaro
Motle Finnerty
Betty Jean Gleason
Hetty Jo Overton
Jean. Clark Campbell
Mary Les Humez
Eleven Carroll Swearingen
Elizabeth A. Bunting
Clara Peteldo
Nancy Lou Bouldin
John Swint
William Deane Swearingen
Ely Kelley
Armand Floersch
Sacred Heart Grade School
Benjamin Coffey
Raymond Mary
Gerard Floetsen
Theodore Froetz
Protort A. Bentin
Thomas J.hirwin
St Anthony graded school honors graduation and medals
Medals were awarded for highest averages to Thomas Kirwin and Jane Davis. Graduation exercises Friday night awarded certificates to Gertrude Donovan Mary Brennan Jane Trammell Virginis Efbdllin Evelyn Ladd John Weber Richard Micki Archield Dickerson. Mary Brennan made the year’s highest average among the girls while Richard Midkiff led the boys.
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Evelyn Ladd
John Weber
Richard Micki
Archield Dickerson
Mary Brennan i
Richard Midkiff
Lewis County Man Seeks His Parents History
William Morrieno, 25, of Elk Street, seeks help from The Gazette to identify his birth parents. Born Weston in June 1906, he was orphaned or abandoned in June 1908 and placed by Lewis County Court with the Children's Home Society. He has used the name William Shanklin since a 1908 placement with Mr and Mrs Mont Shanklin. He was married about five years ago and has since hunted for his lineage, with records destroyed after adoptions. While fishing recently in the Taames he recovered a body with decayed hands and feet.
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Ubera
God
Aberahem
Socrates
Einstein
Germany
William Morrieno
Elk Street
Hag
The
Gazette
Rita
Lewis County Court
Morrison
Children’s Home Society
Weston
Davis
End
Mont Shanklin
Mucklow
William Shanklin
Challenge by Bishop Cannon on anti Smith fund use
Bishop James Cannon Jr disputes an investigation into anti Smith funding and denies participation by his 1938 campaign group. He argues the inquiry exceeds its remit and condemns charges as unconstitutional while asserting the Asheville conference aimed to defeat Alfred E. Smith and aid dry slate candidates.
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James Cannon, Jr
Nye
Cannon
Bishop Cannon
Forsmer
Alfred £. Smith
Rye
Congressiona
Asheville
Noversh
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Trail of Death
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