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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1930
Page
1
A. P. Greg Tetra named chairman of Caresny Publishing Company as Wenewil Wenewil joins the leadership team and outlines new direction for the enterprise.
West Virginia held first municipal elections under a 1929 amendment requiring June 1 voting to align with the fiscal year. Local issues predominated. party labels were largely absent as towns varied in tickets and incumbents. Few women ran. Payetteville Cortune Lewisburg elected women to council or education posts, while Terra Alta saw a woman defeated for recorder. Adrian Upshur County voted to discontinue a corporate town by 72 to 46. Councilmen and officials were elected in Baus Bank and other towns.
In Cedar Grove Marmet B F Morris was reelected mayor. He defeated Frank C Barron with a small lead as 162 ballots were cast. Otto Canterbury won recorder over Paul Bryant. Council seats went to P J Boodurant Roy Patten John Eubn Shirley Johnson and W A Phillips. The Peoples ticket swept council and recorder, with Lea Estep securing 345 votes over Ray Ramsey.
A brief Madison municipal ballot report notes one Democrat and six Republicans were ejected during today's voting. The item references page 10, column 4 for full details and names.
Graf Zeppelin reportedly crosses the North Atlantic from Lakehurst New Jersey to Seville Spain under favorable winds. Commander Hugo Eckener credits U S Navy support for fueling and handling, praising their cooperation and signaling a potential return visit to Lakehurst.
Wetzel remains in a Towson sanitarium awaiting recovery before extradition to Huntington West Virginia on embezzlement charges. West Virginia officials Governor Albers Citterife State's Attorney Herbert B. O'Connor and Jorge Yost, lawyer for the accused, arranged a compromise at the extradition hearing. If not recovered by late July, extradition will be honored and Wetzel will return to Huntington to defend himself. He is charged with embezzling funds from the Jackson Building and Loan Association where he served as secretary treasurer.
In Glendale Betty Eritis aged one year was in a baby carriage when it tipped. Her bottle broke and she fell onto the shards causing a minor arm laceration and minor bruises. Mother Sam Kritis reportedly weighed 200 pounds and attempted to intervene.
A McGuffey reader club in Spencer plans a July 18 gathering to honor the classic textbooks. About 60 original members exist with expectations of larger attendance as memory ships anchor outside the town. Governor Conley may attend and read passages, while pupils will be called on to read aloud as in early schools.
President Hoover pressed for an immediate special Senate session to consider the London naval treaty as Republican leaders Watson and Moses conferred at the White House. The talks followed the Republicans overriding Hoover’s veto on the Spanish veteran bill and discussed closer executive Congress cooperation and a rapid treaty ratification.
State court ousted Camp for larceny of school funds and the district boards of education plan a ten o’clock meeting at the county superintendent’s office to elect his replacement. Possible candidates include Mrs. Rota G. Barger teacher at Charleston public schools for 18 years, Kenna Cukte of Charleston, Mrs. Camp, and G Blaine Nicholson who said he is not a candidate. Myron G. Campbell’s daughter Miss Nelle Campzell is not seeking the job.
Spencer West Virginia Bar association executive council chairman Parla Bell announced a date change for the annual convention. The Bluefield gathering, originally set for June 29, was moved to an unspecified new date.
Brink Thorne 38 banker and former Yale football star collapsed during a business meeting and died at Harbor Hospital. Thorne captained Yale in 1898 and later built fame as a polo player before marrying Miss Get apnde L. Kemmerer of Mauch Chunk Be.
Albert Franklin Arnold, 19, a private in the United States Marine Corps, drowned while swimming at the South Charleston plant pool. After cramps and a struggle in cold water, divers and police, aided by marines, recovered the body. funeral arrangements await mother Mae Arnold in Thomas.
Williamson June 3 17 William Tipton foreman of J W Boxtey Construction at Devon near ere was killed today after a quarrel with a black man whom he had just discharged. The suspect fled through a railroad tunnel toward Knox Creek.
A group of 13 inmates escaped from the state hospital for the insane near Ionia Michigan prompting a massive hunt. Sheriff Francis Ward and volunteers deployed to trap the fugitives believed hidden in dense woods six miles long while residents patrolled homes with shotguns ready. Two of the escapees were recaptured early, one named Jean Miletdez was caught near Sheridan, and the remaining ten were still at large as night fell. The escape was aided by a ruse that led guards to leave windows ajar, allowing 13 to overpower them and flee.
Nine year old violin prodigy Ruggiero Ricci marked Exhibit A in Ricci vs Lackey at New York Supreme Court. Guardian Miss Heth Lackey denies custody to Ricci and his brother Giorgio while father Pietro Ricci challenges arrangements, alleging corruption of care and implying leverage over future money.
Deafening blasts echo through Mt Vesuvius as the volcano erupts with ash clouds and lava fragments visible from miles around. Authorities note intensifying activity though the crater shows signs of waning, and a scientist discusses protective measures against potential lava flows.
Senate leaders prepared to force a quick decision on the second conference report tafting tariff rates. Debate stretched four hours with speakers urging timing and action as Simmons and Borah urged skipping to the main report while others argued for discussing both reports first.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railway challenged the city to expose further weaknesses in the ramp at the pond pomenger station. The ramp sank during construction and held sand for days without settlement, yet remains several inches below its designed level in spots. The city declines to repair, awaiting expert guidance and rock-supported piles and cement grout for a solid foundation.
Wheeling dispatch notes the current U.S. district court term will conclude Thursday after a week. Judge W. E. Baker announced a June 17 session for the next term with major criminal cases and important actions on the docket. The term will run into late August, as projected by the judge’s associates.
Williamson June 3. Indictment returned in January 1028 charging Samuel Mounts 29 with the slaying of Riley Hall a Mingo county deputy sheriff. Mounts was brought in Mingo county circuit court on motion of the state after two previous trials ended in hung juries.
Bishop James Cannon Jr. defies Senate inquiry, refusing to discuss the 1928 anti-Smith campaign and questioning the committees' authority. He warns of consequences but answers few questions as crowd applauds and presses for details on funds and pamphlets.
A faded clipping praises local small golf courses in Rogers California. The piece complains that plots are neglected with weeds and trash hindering play and notes frustration at poor maintenance and makeshift hazards.
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