Rice Party Here To Aid Civilians
Charleston will join about 1 500 cities next Friday in a nation wide series of Bowl of Rice parties to raise funds for civilian relief in China. The event at Canton restaurant will run from 2 to 10 PM with an admission price of 50 cents and a bowl of rice for 40 cents. All proceeds go to the United Council for Civilian Relief in China. Tom Cairns, president of the State Federation of Labor, leads the local effort with Theo Gore Roosevelt Jr as national chair. Volunteers from the Central Labor Union handle tickets and sales, with Mrs. E H Bistey overseeing the girls on sale.
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Charleston
Tom Cairns
State Federation of Labor
Theo Gore Roosevelt, Jr
Canton
United Council For
China
Cairns
McCall Admits Boy Kidnap in Florida
McCall confessed to kidnapping a boy in Florida two weeks before the crime, saying he aimed for better things in life. He claimed the boy was killed accidentally, possibly by suffocation while transporting him from the Cash home to his cottage. Cash family members gathered for funeral services as the boy's body was brought for burial.
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R. A. Cash
Cash
Hoover
McCall
Homestead
Mccur
Eeen Loover
Harlan Witness Tells of Slaying
Two brothers Verlin and Clyde Fee remained jailed in Harlan on $5,000 bond each, charged with murder in connection with yesterday's shooting of Smithers. The sheriff said Verlin denied accusing Smithers who was under government subpoena for "something."
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John Isom
Union Two
Versin Fee
Clyde Fee
Harlan
Smithers
Verlin Fee
Plane Crash Spurs Safety Diaphragm Idea
Aboard a plane crash analysis, the board, the department of commerce and United Air Lims will develop a diaphragm between the power section and the accessory section of plane engines to prevent fire from spreading between sections.
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Department of Commerce
United Air Lins
Night Raiders Again Bomb British Ship
A continuing report describes aerial raids by the mystery night raiders. The French ship Brisbane was attacked twice near Gandia by the unknown aircraft. Among the dead was a British non intervention observer. A Valencia dispatch claims a Mareuding plane machine gunned a mall where Brisbane crew members were bringing the wounded ashore. six were injured.
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Lope
Gandia
Brisbane
Valencia
Obituary notes for Emma Saunders and other local figures
A series of obituaries and funeral notices from Charleston cover Miss Emma Saunders aged 74, plus deaths of David B. Barlow 25 in Snow Hill highway crash, Andrew H. Lloyd 77, Anthony Patsey Oppedisano 49, infant Goddard, Mrs Nora Shelton 69, Vonda Lee Carter five months, and Eva Slater 72. Details include survivors, funeral times, and burial sites at Spring Hill cemetery and Montgomery memorials with involved churches, mortuaries, and pallbearers. Local residents and family ties are listed among mourners and institutions cited.
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Emma Saunders
Erma Saunders
Charleston
J. C. Reveal
Highland Read
Edgewood
Miss Saunders
Allen
Mary Saunders
S. W. Smith
Reveal
Central M. &. Church
Spring Hill Cemetery
Noble Long
R. A
H. D. Smith
Herbert Tully
Allen and Huling Saunders
Arthur Smith
David B. Barlow
South Malden
Snow Hill
Church of the Nazarene
C.D. Taylor
Harry Moore
Kenneth Hanway
Noel Ritz
Bart Ritz
Robert Shannon
John Gallagher
Leo McKown
Frank Hoylman
Rufus Bloss
Garland Blogs
Bienel Bostic
Russell Hamick
Births and relief policy noted in local notice
Mr. and Mrs. John Mullins announce the birth of a daughter Sandra June at Mountains State hospital. Rita Taylor is the former Mrs Mullins. Lula Riley, 43, died by her own hand Thursday. funeral arrangements set. Survivors include two brothers Lyle and Byrnes, and two sisters Judith Raye and Byrnes. Content also references FDR relief policy remarks at a mayors conference and related official actions.
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John Mullins
Monongalia Street
Sandra June
the Mountains State Hospital
Mullins
Rita Taylor
Luis Riley
Lula Riley
Tosis
Charleston
Mauadaville
LaGuardia
Clarence
Garner Presidential Room Condemned
The excerpt discusses rumors about Garner entering the 1940 presidential race, noting such talk is premature and aimed at embarrassing the President. It asserts that the President must declare his intentions first and that others should remain quiet until he speaks, with the vice president declining to discuss the reports.
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Garner
Prague Talks Sudeten Autonomy Amid election tensions
Prague declared it will discuss Sudeten autonomy in a Sunday vote across several Czech districts. The polls mark the final round of communal elections before next week’s Czech Nazi negotiations, with government saying it agrees in principle to use the Sudeten memorandum as a basis for talks.
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Czechoslovakia
Bribery Case Aids 1500 Dollar Fine For Ex-Legislator
Hig counsel Judge Leonard McMahon stood by as the former state legislator was charged by the grand jury with receiving 500 shares in a firm aimed at legislative action for steam sterilized toilet seats. Bench warrants issued for Joseph H. Lawlor, John D. Thoms, Matthew A Daly, and Daniel F. B. Hickey. Thoms resigned as statute revision official after the report and posted a 1500 dollar bond along with Lawlor, who also held the post of state athletic commissioner.
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Hig
Leonard McMahon
Danbury
Joseph H. Lawlor
Waterbury
John D. Thoms
Matthew A Daly
New Haven
Daniel F. B. Hickey
Stamford
Thoms
Lawlor
Army Post Death Probe Intensified
An intensified probe at the Army post examined the home where a 42 year old mother of three was fatally beaten and closely scrutinized Brooke's sedan. U S Dist Atty Hoyt Davis predicted a quick solution but declined to disclose grounds for holding Maj Brooke. Lt Col Charley W Thomas Jr, a Harvard law graduate, was appointed temporary legal adviser to Maj Brooke and would ask if he wished to make a public statement.
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Agenth
Brooke
U.S
Hoyt Davis
Maj
Charley W. Thomas, Jr
Harvard Law
Site Chosen for U S Treasury Building in Summers Street
Washington officials announced the Lee Dickinson Washington Streets site was selected for the new federal building near the business district. Properties on Lee and Dickinson streets will be cleared for demolition, including a McMillion Motor showroom, a Corey building, and several shops. The project uses funds from a 70 million emergency construction appropriation, with bids solicited last fall and a procurement division review.
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Summers Street
Washington
Lee-Dickinson - Washington Streets
Kanawha
Dunbar
Broad Streets
Lee Street
Dickinson
Zeke Corey
HT. Smarr
Charles Midelburg
Dickinson Street
Lee
Corey
Frankenberger
G. J. Barkus
C. A. Cabell
Lulu Boyer
Washington Street
Cabell
A. x. Brown
McMillion Motor Company
First Baptist Church
Treasury
Post Office
R. E. Dauch
E. E. Schroeder
Charleston
H. L. Wehrle
Kanawha Investment Company
Johna. Field
Thomas Field and Company
Arnold A. Barnes
Fairbanks Gas Company
Gas Co Regulation Changes Studied For Readiness Meeting
Commission engineers and experts study natural gas data including cubic feet extracted for gasoline, gasoline amount in gallons, and B T U content before and after extraction. They also review heating constituents from gas produced or purchased by the utility. A revision draft is to be prepared for presentation before the hearing. Current rules issued September 1, 1927.
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Lexperts
Wage Bill Feared Lost This Session
Senate approves a 40-year bankruptcy revision bill after a special committee report. Senator Mahoney explains the measure targets defects in the act. House members devote time to conference reports and minor measures.
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Senate
Inwa
Q Mahoney
D.wyo
House
Britain urged to shell rebels in retaliation
Britain faced pressure to shell a Spanish insurgent port in reprisal as W. R. Spence of the National Union of Seamen accused the government of a supine stance. He noted many of the union's 60,000 members favored such action despite Premier Chamberlain's reluctance to risk international complications.
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Chamberlain
W. R. Spence
National Union of Seamen
Notice to Withdraw and Estate Claim Notices in West Virginia
Legal advertisement listing withdrawals of foreign corporations Hutter Construction Company MacDonald Engineering Co The Cooling Tower Company and a notice to creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Mary F Pickens deceased. Notices include secretary signatures and addresses in Charleston Kanawha County West Virginia with dates and filing details.
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Hutter Construction Company
Wisconsin Corporation
Western Avenue
Fond du Tac
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Fm Foreign Corporation
Ign. G. Hutter
MacDonald Engineering CO
Chicago
Sele
Alfred E. Furnass
Hing
New ‘York Corporation
A B. Tapten
Mary F. Pickens
Rix
Charleston
Kanawha County
Charles F. McCabe
County OF Banares
James Roosevelt Declines Massachusetts Run
James Roosevelt states he cannot run for public office in Massachusetts without severing ties in Washington. He says he hopes to complete his studies and contribute to citizens’ welfare, whether as a private citizen or as a public official, but will not pursue office while connected to Washington.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Fight Army Fliers Die in Denver Area Plane Crash
Army airmen killed at Lowry Field near Denver after departing from the city. Pilot Ives steered the craft at about 6500 feet with copilot Langden aboard. Chanute Field attempted last radio contact, and ten minutes later observers heard the twin engines.
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Lowry Field
Denver
Henderson
Ives
Langden
Earth
Chanute Field
Youle
Plane crash near Delavan described by eyewitness Youle
Eyewitness Youle recalled seeing a sheet of flame and a heavy impact as a bomber dropped a mile north of Delavan. He stated the plane exploded, bounced, and settled on a knoll in an open field. He then drove horses to the wreckage to assist.
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Youle
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J. R. Miller
Pat Murphy
Morris Fincher
Hudson Campbell
E. H. Bistey
Auxiary
Salex
Florida
Mersorie
Monument Co
Virginia Bt
Pirogp
Columbus Broadcasting System
New York City
Mary Murphy
William VY. Minott
Andrew H. Lioyd
C. Oral Lowe
Boyd Memorial Christian Church
E. BE. Neely
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Burisi
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Beecher Ramsey
Harold Tate
Leroy Robinson
Carl Jones
Harry Coffey
Charles Goeller
Anthony Patsey Oppedisano
Powellton
Koppers Coal Company
Elkridge
Montgomery Hospital
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Montgomery
Charles E. Doyle
Montgomery Memorial Park
L London Porth
B. C. Hooper Mortuary
Conchella Oppedisano
Dominick and
Roche
Katherine Oppedisano
Italy
Carmel
Joseph
Carnégia
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Clarksburg
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Miz
Rosie Scarfo
Mise Mary Oppedisano
Hooper Chapel
S. H. Conwell
William Byrnes
Nora Shelton
Ward
Harden
Virginia Simmons
Winding Gulf
Henry Shepard
Simmon Shepard
Widen
Jimmy Williams
Eskdale
Betty Johnson
Nashville
William Shepard
Cincinnati
Sherman Shepard
Til
Vonda Lee Carter
George H. Carter
North Charleston
Cunningham Mortuary
Wanda Lee
Ira
Harold
G. W. Carter
Eva Slater
Eva B. Slater
Osdell Slater
Court Street
Howard Slater
John Slater
Blue Creek
Noble Long Mortuary
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Tage 1
Prague
Army
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Delavan
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Carolene
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