Kansas Convicts Outrun Pursuers
A mass manhunt in Oklahoma tracked 10 Kansas convicts after a failed shoplifting stop near Pawhuska. Two men, linked by photos to the gang, abducted a couple at Pine Bluff Arkansas and released them near Malvern. Victims Beatrice Garner and Austin Adams, both aged in their 20s and 90s respectively, were taken at gunpoint from a store front and later dropped off.
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Pawhubhka
Okla
Iup
Kansas
Ataris
Ovage Hills
Oklahoma
Piatola
Wilbur Underhill
Slayar
Lansing
Penitontlery
Robert
Cady
Dripping Springs
Spee
Taree
Ripley
yBtiltwater
Pawhasia
Ste
Okeaan
Pine Brute
Austin Adama
Beatrice Garner
Malcorm
Austin Taid Officre
Nerwoods
Kenneth Cromu
Aconricts
Backers Push State Aid and Wide Reforms in 1933 Session
A sprawling 1933 legislative session yielded broad changes including state aid distribution plans, a tax reform act, and a conservation commission concept. Measures legalized beverages under 32 percent alcohol content for medicinal use, created a public land corporation, and authorized local borrowing for works. The session also proposed a constitutional amendment on inauguration timing and widened bank and insurance supervision, with committees to study state governance and finance.
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Jeenools
Visory Mamabora
Game, Fish and Forestry
School Land Commission
Jame Huck
Conserva
Ecos
Emipalmvers
PRAK
Clicuit Courts Authority
Tarif
Sunty Courts
Wholesale price gains boost early spring buying mood
Mr Woodrum and George L Coyle of Gaylord Rich-Sarton department store report an upward trend in prices over the last six weeks with further improvement expected. They anticipate an active summer and prosperous fall trade as shoppers focus on quality goods and new stock. Woorley B Jeary of The Din smond notes gradual increases in sales, while Louis 604 of Montgomery Ward and Company and H Vern Echenaam of Sears Roebuck report rising volume and gratifying early demand.
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Woodrum
George L. Coyle
Gayla Ard Rich- Sarton
Woorley B. Jeary
Dinsmond
Uh Louis
Montgomery Ward
Ald
Galey
H. Vern Echenaam
Sears, Roebuck, and Company
Hile
Sidney Aleemen
Frankenberge
Senate Passes World Fair Appropriation
The Senate approved a 345000 appropriation from the treasury to support participation in the World’s Fair. The article notes doubts about constitutionality, reports a booming auto and related industries, and hints at planned public works in Charleston and Kanawha Valley under Roosevelt’s program.
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Senate
Br.fc
Taoor
Wewlae
Charleston
Kanawha Valley
Roosevelt
Kanawha River
Storm bats Upper Ohio Valley with deadly strike
A violent electrical storm lashed the upper Ohio valley killing Mrs. Lloyd Snyder, 25, near Moundsville as lightning struck her porch. Debris damaged buildings, toppled steel, and power lines while roofs were ripped from several businesses. Fire followed a burning corpse before her husband could extinguish it. Rain flooded areas stalling trolley and motor traffic.
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Wheeling
Ohio Valley
Udit
Lloyd Snyder
Moundsville
Minister Discovers Kin in Ripley Cartoon Mildly Mixed Family Photo Revealed
A minister at St Val Lutheran Church spots a cartoon in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not featuring his relative. The piece notes his grandmother Mrs Johan Mees of Canton, and lists a wide clan including several clergymen and in-laws. He sees a photograhic likeness just before the mention. The paper notes 38 family members in the feature.
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Meyer
St. Val
Ripley
Obituary notices from local papers list several funerals
Funeral services are announced for Pearl Tas qett 44 wife of High-D Jarret president of Jarrett Fristing company with burial at Spring Hill Cemetery. Harry Armstrong formerly of Jackson County died in Los Angeles and was buried at Ping Hill Cemetery near Ripley. John Fetti grew funeral services led by Rev C L Wells at Harden and Harden chapel, burial at Spring Hill. William Jones died Friday. services by Rev H C Head at Harden and Harden chapel, burial Spring Hill. Mary Dunnivan died at home on Washington Street. survived by husband Thomas Dunnivan and sister in New York. Benjamyn Hud- 72 died at home. burial Spring Hall Cemetery. survived by wife Rebecca Hudson and two daughters. Samuel Sprading died Thursday. funeral at Baptist Church in Foc. burial Carruthers Cemetery. officiated by Rev P D Mitchell and Rev M Core.
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Hugh
Jarrett
Mra
Pearl Tas Qett
High -D. Jarret
Jarrett Frisiting Company
Russell
Main Streets
Burlil
Spring HM Cemetery
Murry
Armstrong
Ashige
Harry Fleet Arm
Atrong
Jackson County
Los Angeles
Ping Hill Cemetery
Ripley
Rose Tolboth
Richard Tilbett
Hally G Armstrong
Maer Tuinivus
Mary Dunnivan
Washington Street
Thomes Dunnivan
Sis—Ter
New York
Benjamnay Tudor
Benjamn
South Rutier
Burldl
Spring Hall Cemetery
Wicaw
Rebecca Hudson
Mack Mace
Ronnie Jomson
Ray Hudson
Z. Wl Thomas
Samuel
Samuel Sprading
Baptist Church
Foc
Carruthers Cemetery
P. D. Mitchell
Birth of Son for Snodgrass Family in Spring Hill
Mr and Mrs Homer Snodgrass of Spring Hill announce the birth of a son named Richard Jr born Friday June 2.
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Homer Snodgrass
Spring Hill
Richard, Jr
Wages Rise and Industry Shifts in Kanawha City Area
Reports indicate wage increases at a bottle plant affecting various departments especially cay labor and women workers. Libbey Owens Ford sheet glass plant near Kanawha City expands with more glass cutters, higher shipments to Chesapeake and Ohio lines, and about 45 loaded cars daily. New beer sales spur growth as stores reopen and services expand amid community restoration.
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Charleston
Inal
Bottle Company
Allroad
Libbey-Gwens-Ford
Skeet Glass Company
Mfe
Kanawha Citve
Kanawha City
Bannawha City
Wheeling
Glug
Fragmentary legal notice of uncertain origin
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a legal matter tied to a business and a disputed financial or fiduciary element. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, leaving the core action unclear but implying official proceedings or a filing related to property or records.
Airman Mattern flies east toward Newfoundland in record attempt
Airman Mattern launches a trans oceanic flight from Newfound land aboard a 600 horsepower, 28 hour fuel ship with 700 gallons of gasoline. The craft travels at 250 mph, climbs to 170 mph, and makes a dawn northeast departure toward Berlin with a safety alarm device attached to the altimeter.
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Newfounds Land
Ireland
Mick
Sen Angelo
Atliatar
Floyd Bennettett
Mattern
Newfoundland
Bennett Griffin
Harber Grace
Mettern
Gritffin Tander
Berlin
To Recall Workers MARTINS FERRY
Six hundred men will be called to work in steel mills here next week. Laughlin Sheet of the Wheeling Steel corporation idle four months will operate six mill beginning Monday and employ 500 men. Wheeling Structural Steel plant will put 100 additional men to work on orders for fabricated steel for the Columbus post offices.
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Martins Ferry
Laughlin Sheet
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Wheeling Structural Steel Plant
Columbus Post
First Lady's Plan Drives Women Camp Program Change
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt announced plans to establish camps for unemployed women paid by federal relief funds. New York opened two Bear Mountain camps for 450 young unmarried women with modest duties and meals, while other states consider paid work camps. The effort explores using empty schoolhouses as camp centers and seeks federal approval through Harry Hopkins.
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Washington
Uups
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Mors. Roosevelt
Harry &. Hopkins
Bear Mountain Park
New York State
Roond«velb
Perkins
Governor Kump Cannot Attend Parley Ickes Dinner
West Virginia Governor H G Hump cites legislature delays preventing his attendance at a dinner honoring Postmaster General James Parley and Interior Secretary Harald Ickes. He sends a telegram to Pittsburgh leader Joseph F. Guffey expressing regrets and praising Roosevelt’s leadership.
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Kump
Joseph F. Guffey
Pittsburgh
Fanor
James A. Parley
Interior
Harald Ickes
William Fenn
Acesion
Parley
Ickes
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Carpenter of
Nazareth
Westy
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