Man Forces All Night Drive Across Four States
A 29 year old Hagerstown man is jailed on open charges after allegedly forcing John O. Doub and Miss Margaret Simmons to drive all night through Maryland to West Virginia. Doub says the suspect, Joseph R. Smith, directed the route with a pistol, while Doub’s hands were bound. Simmons left the car in Funkstown. The chase ended in Shepherdstown, Virginia, with Smith taken into custody after a four state alarm.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
West Virginia
Joseph D Baker
Shepherdstown
Joseph R. Smith
Baker
John O. Doub
Margaret Simmons
Oklahoma City
Okla
Hood College
Frederick
Halfway
Washington County
Doub
Miss Simmons
Funkstown
W. Geary Porter
Friend Fails to Stop Death Jump on Bridge
In Minneapolis on June 8 Elmer Guimont tried to restrain his friend Ralph F. Maier 22 formerly of Yankton S D who announced he would jump from the Third Avenue bridge. Guimont pursued twice but Maier broke away and leaped into the Mississippi River as bystanders called for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Elmer Guimont
Ralph F. Maier
Yankton, S. A
Third Avenue
Mississippi River
Maier
Guimont
Livestock Rampage After Train Wreck Lumbering Through Town
In Jewett Ohio on June 8 hundreds of pigs sheep cattle and horses wandered the streets as crews cleared debris from a derailment that killed at least 100 head. A Pennsylvania freight derailed 32 cars with 24 carrying livestock. the Wheeling and Lake Erie yard office said no crew members were injured and estimated 100 to 150 animals crushed.
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Jewett
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wheeling & Lake Erie Yard
Damage suit continued over missing key witness
Judge Bouchelle continued the $15,000 damage suit of Madge Monroe an infant against Ashley Bread Co until today after a key witness failed to appear. Plaitiff by Lydia E Monroe alleges severe injuries when struck by a car owned by the defendant and driven by Walter on January 19 near West Washington.
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Julian Bouchelle
Madge Monroe
Ashley Bread Company
Lydia E. Monroe
Walter
West Washington
Personality Ad Series Continues in Summer Campaign
Liggett & Myers Tobacco announces a summer run of its personality advertisements in newspapers nationwide. The first ad is set for the week of June 12 featuring stars such as Joan Blondell Melvyn Douglas Gale Page the Lane sisters Albert Spalding violinist Johnny Van der Meer and other notable figures.
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Joan Blondell
Melvyn Douglas
Gale Page
Lane Sisters
Albert Spalding
Johnny Vander Meer
Mother of W. C. Handlan Succumbs in Wheeling
Funeral services are set for Mrs. James T. Handlan in Wheeling. She leaves six children including William C. Handlan of Charleston, noted as publicity director for the state department of agriculture.
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W. C. Handlan
Wheeling
James T. Handlan
Handlan
William C. Handlan
Charleston
State Department of Agriculture
Cantor's 5 Daughters Turn Comic on Pop
New York dispatch reports Eddie Cantor plans a 25th wedding anniversary dinner hosted by Cantor and Ida with Hollywood guests including Al Jolson Burns and Allen Black and Sully and George Jessel. The dinner mirrors the 1914 wedding feast menu.
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New York
INS
Eddie Cantor
Hollywood
Eddie
Ida
al Jolson
Burns and Allen
Black and Sully
George Jessel
FDR approves order retiring Gen Malin Craig as chief of staff
President Roosevelt approved a plan retiring Gen Malin Craig from active service August 31. He will receive two months leave from July 1. Craig reaches age 64 August 5. Gen George C Marshall named new chief of staff and will return about July 1 to assume duties.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Malin Craig
Army
Craig
George C. Marshall
South America
Prayer Book Fails To Ward Off Vengeance
In Chicago on June 8 a man named De Carlo was shot in a hospital vestibule after two assailants dumped his bullet pierced body into the entrance. The bullet passed through his prayer book in his vest pocket before hitting his heart. Police offered no motive for the slaying.
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Chicago
Dominick de Carlo
de Carlo
Mother Cabrini Hospital
Van Boy Admitted To Military Academy
The War Department announced Herschel A. Jarrell of Van, West Virginia, has been admitted to the U.S. Military Academy after examination. Jarrell was appointed by Representative Smith of West Virginia.
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van Boy
Washington
War Department
Herschel A. Jarrell
van, W. Va
U. S. Military Academy
Jarrell
Rep. Smith
D.-W.va
Watch theft charges against James Harris in municipal court
James Harris, a Black man, charged with larceny of a $50 watch from C. A. Smith at 1207 Lewis Street was bound over to the grand jury after a municipal court hearing. He also faces a breaking and entering docket. Billie Stewart received a 60 day sentence for a $71 watch theft.
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James Harris
C. A. Smith
Lewis Street
Billie Stewart
Union Mission Children to Attend Shows at Reynolds Grounds
Union Mission children will be guests of the Gooding Greater shows at Reynolds street show grounds tomorrow starting at 1 p m. Admission is free for the youngsters to the rides and tent attractions. The Charleston firemen sponsor the event featuring 12 rides and 12 tent attractions led by the aerial act Stratosphere Man from a 130 foot height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Mission
Reynolds Street
Charleston Firemen
Aunt of unreported flier holds hope for safety
Mrs. Marion Greer, aunt of Tommy Smith, 24, who flies solo across the Atlantic, says she has not given up hope as the British air ministry questions if he reached England. An unidentified plane of the same type was spotted in parts of the British Isles around the expected time.
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Parkersburg
Marion Greer
Tommy Smith
Atlantic
Greer
British
Air Ministry
Smith
England
British Isles
Three Talks Heard By Civic Association
About 200 residents of North Charleston heard talks by city solicitor Phillip H. Hill attorney John Amos Charleston attorney Malcolm Orth and chief deputy assessor Garland Wilkinson at a North Charleston Civic Association meeting. The group sponsors a proposal to incorporate North Charleston as a separate municipality with a special election set for June 19. Discussion of how incorporation would affect fire insurance rates and taxes followed at the Corrie home where association president George B. Corrie hosted weekly meetings for two months.
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North Charleston
Phillip H. Hill
John Amos
South Charleston
Malcolm Orth
Charleston
Garland Wilkinson
North
Gambling King Loses First Round in Deportation Fight
Charles V. Carollo once a casino figure in Kansas City has lost the first round against deportation after a circuit court conviction for operating a gambling game a felony and a one year jail sentence. Immigration officials deem him an undesirable alien though another felony conviction is needed before deportation. A trial next week on a federal mail fraud indictment is set along with a perjury charge in applying for naturalization.
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Kansas City
Charles V. Carollo
Carollo
Pendergast Democratic Organization
Big Advance In Check Transactions Reported in Charleston
AWeekly check transactions rose to 10,822,843 for the week ending June 7 in Charleston banks, a gain of 5.60 percent over 1938. The increase totaled 3.1 million over the prior week, reported by Sec A. D. Dickey of the Charleston Clearing House association.
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Charleston
Sec
A. D. Dickey
Charleston Clearing House Association
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H. Lloyd Parkinson
First Baptist Church of
Los Angeles
Northern Baptist Convention
Parkinson
Walter Evans
Cantor
FDR
Gen
Spike
Civic Association
U. S
T. J. Pendergast
R. E. O'Malley
Leavenworth
Frank L. Wight Distilling CO
Baltimore, MD
Broad ST
Washington ST
Zins Bse
Sultana Fancy
TM CC Ann Page Foods
Ann Page
CIA
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Lousexeering WY
Ann Page Foods
A&p
Sar RE
Campbell's Soups
A. & P. Fancy
del Monte
Carysia
2&P
Iona
Nutley Margarine
del Monte Peas
del Monte Corn
A&p Golden Bantam
Sultana Pineapple
del Monte Pineapple
Sultana Peanut Butter
Florida
P. L
Graham
Ritz Grackers
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
Lge
S. F. Corn Flakes
Wheaties
Huskies
S. F
Kellogg's
Pillsbury
Heinz Baby Food
Clapp’s
Baby Food
P&p
Ivory
Lux
Argo Laundry
A. & P.tinx
Igc
del Monte Tomatoes
Ake
Sunnyfield
Peck
Iona Brand
Widlar’s
Golden Bantam
P. Tiny
Red Circle Coffee
Bokar Coffee
Cn Boc
Calas Armour's
Swift
Valencias
Calif
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