Alcatraz Targeted Over Harsh Prison Climate
Washington June 7 Atty Gen Murphy calls Alcatraz that place of horror and says he seeks a better way to handle prisoners there. He criticizes the prison psychology as sinister and unjust to inmates and San Francisco, urging tighter management while noting some stir crazy risk exists. He warns Alcatraz is not all over.
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Odd Fellows Elect Grand Patriarch In West Virginia
C. K. Lanam of New Martinsville elected grand patriarch by West Virginia encampment. Welch chosen for 1940 convention. Lanam succeeds C. M. Schoolcraft of Parkersburg as grand lodge convention delegate. Other officers include R. L. Costilow of Clarksburg as grand high priest.
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White Slave Suspect Sheds Coat and Is Caught
Detroit dispatch reports Epamenondos Karahaleos, identified by a tattoo of a scantily clad woman on his right arm, surrendered after removing his coat. He faces a Mann Act charge for transporting a 15 year old girl from Parkersburg West Virginia to Massillon Ohio and was ordered held for removal to Cleveland for arraignment. Federal agents spotted him on a street corner and confirmed his identity at arraignment before U. S. Commissioner George M. Read.
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Rural citizens key to freedom says Cornwell
Shepherdstown June 7 former Gov. John J. Cornwell urged—at Shepherd College alumni gathering—that the nation’s hope to avoid dictatorship lies in the independent rugged citizenry of rural towns. He warned against government paternalism and youths turning to the state for support. Davis Elkins Graduates 38 ElkIns June 7 Dr James Shera Montgomery chaplain of the U S House delivered the commencement at Davis and Elkins college. Degrees conferred on 38 graduates and three honorary degrees awarded to Rev Lyman W Lemmon and Rev Joe B Overmyer and Rep Jennings Randolph.
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John J. Cornwell
Cornwell
Shepherd College
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James Shera Montgomery
U. S. House of Representatives
Davis and Elkins College
Jennings Randolph
Lyman W. Lemmon
Wheeling
Joe B. Overmyer
Charleston
Cows Free to Roam Durbin Streets After Vote
Durbin residents vote down a proposal requiring confinement of livestock. A voter states the cows have roamed the streets for as long as anyone remembers, and there is no desire to pen them up.
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Durbin
Freight Train Derailed Blocks Coal Traffic Near Hot Coal
Beckley June 7 Officials reported a freight train derailment in a tunnel near Hot Coal that blocked the line for several hours and delayed coal trains. No immediate cause or report on the mishap was available.
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Beckley
Explosion kills man in Chester from vacuum spark
Clarence Pugh, 35, died from burns after an explosion in his East Liverpool home. Authorities said a spark from an electric vacuum sweeper ignited naphtha fumes, fatally injuring him today.
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Clarence Pugh
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Liverpool
Strawberry Area Opens Festival in Buckhannon
The fourth annual Strawberry festival opens in Buckhannon with a two day program highlighted by a horse show and coronation events. Mary Louise Thorn of Clarksburg is set to crown Strawberry Queen with Russell Westfall as festival king. A parade of about a thousand schoolchildren from Harrison Upshur Barbour and Lewis counties precedes the coronation, with state and local officials in attendance.
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Strawberry Country
West Virginia
Mary Louise Thorn
Clarksburg
Mary Louise
Russell Westfall
Harrison, Upshur, Barbour
Lewis
William S.S. O’brien
J. B. McLaughlin
Burr H. Simpson
Andrew Edmiston
Queen Mary Lou IV Leads Central Fiddling Contest Ball
The event crowns a champion fiddler in the central area with a final square dance to follow. The climax of the celebration is set for Friday with an outdoor pageant The Magic World directed by Perce Ross. Queen Mary Lou IV, with maids of honor Elizabeth Law and Virginia Snider, will be honored at tomorrow night’s Queen's ball.
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Perce Ross
Mary Lou’ IV
Elizabeth Law
Jane Lew
Virginia Snider
Salem
Shamrocks Sent from Ireland by Air to Many Countries
Ireland ships shamrocks via air routes to multiple nations. Flights carry greenery for celebrations and cultural displays as exporters expand international deliveries. The effort highlights growing demand for Irish symbols abroad.
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Ireland
Lavoptik Eye Comfort Aid Ad Claim
An old style eye drop promotion touts Lavoptik for inflamed irritated sore tired or burning eyes. Claims soothing cooling relief with no harmful drugs and 25 years of success. Includes an eye cup and notes availability at all druggists.
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