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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1932
Page
1
Commissioner BlackWood signs to resume issuance of rations Monday in Charlestown as $40,000 from county road fund is transferred to the general fund for relief of the poor. Walker, a Republican minority member, criticizes the transfer amid ongoing county finances.
A garbled recounting shows two actors debating campaign dynamics on a twilight final day. References to Dr Joseph, Thad, and Bandblest hint at political theater, applause, and voter engagement amid a noisy convention scene.
Ten men were killed and seventeen believed missing after a series of explosions and a raging fire at the Vickers drydock and the Cymbeline oil tanker in Montreal. About 63 were injured as flames rose high and workers fled. Fire Chief Raoul Gautheri and three subordinates perished. efforts to recover bodies hampered by heat. The drydock, towed from England for 8 million dollars, will be partially rebuilt after the blasts.
Warrington June 17 A nine month extension of the senate stock market investigation was sought after hearings in which William Fox was charged with participating in a short selling pool in the stock of one of his own corporations along with John J. Raskab and others The testimony came from William A , Counsel for the senate banking committee who and Fox Raskab chairman of the democratic national committee William Kenny Walter Onrywer Joseph B. Biggina Bradford Millworth Nicholas F Brady and Mine Elizabeth Meehan had made near The decision to ask the senate for authoring to continue through March 4 A resolution to provide 650 000 additions for the purpose was Prepared by Chairman Norbeck for early introduction If the senate empowers the committee to continue through the life of congress there probably will be no hearings during the member teches but the committees investigators will continue their work in New York and elsewhere
Helen C Patchells Bay Packet, formerly in the Pittsburgh and Parkerabung trade, has been sold by Captain Marry Donally of Wheeling to Captain C Patchail and his son Captain R Patchail of Buffalo. They plan to rebuild it as an excursion boat for the Big Kenawds River, operating from Charleston. The 105 by 10 by 3 foot steamer, built in Point Pittas and tied in Pitte harbor, carries a 31/2 stroke high pressure engine and 167 pounds boiler capacity. Jeupe Patchell will take charge to Charleston after a Tuesday departure.
Two state game wardens were shot at Accorila near the Logan game preserve. Chambers of Stallings died. Floyd Burges of Stallings was wounded and hospitalized. State police from Logan pursued the incident while no motive or witnesses were identified. The wardens were patrolling the game preserve area late at night.
The capture of Ha Joseph Fink charged with robbing Wheeling and disarming two state troopers was reported by Dayton Ohio officers. Fink was identified from pictures and broadcast descriptions by West Virginia state police. Ohio troopers were expected to transfer him to Wheeling as shots were fired at police cars during the pursuit. The robbed officers were Sergeant W W C John and Trooper J D Hacker of the Elm Grove detachment.
In Chicago, leaders including Jouett Shouse move toward the Democratic National Convention with expectations a prohibition repeal plank will be adopted. Shouse criticizes the Republican line as ambiguous while predicting a more specific Democratic stance. Campaign figures like Farley and Parley arrive as Roosevelt, Smith, and Ritchie are eyed for possible attendance and influence.
Grand jury in Kanawha County spends nine weeks examining witnesses and a day at ballots as over 150 indictments are expected to be returned. Prosecutors indicate irregularities at May primary polls and possible trials in intermediate courts for election workers. Judge Black reaffirmed voting rights while cases prepare for the June term.
In Stockholm the first sentence related to the Kreuger empire was handed down. Director Bror Bregherz received nine months hard labor and a fine of 162000, linked to the world-spanning financial network built by the late Ivar Kreuger. Associates including Beegberg and Fer Gelndwatsie faced arrests. others like Hohn and Wendler were released on bail after a wedding match in Paris.
Lausanne conference opens with limited agreement on stop gap control of the Hoover moratorium delaying scheduled repayments from June 30 and likely extending talks into July. Italy Belgium and Japan push for guidance while major powers debate how to handle wartime debts and relief measures amid German and French cautions.
Friends say the man known as Red Barker, long associated with Charleston, is believed to be a local whiskey seller in the area. No official identification yet, neighbors report sightings and routine trade rumors.
Washington June 17 The Senate defeated the 2.4 billion dollar soldier bonus bill by a 62 to 18 vote. Veterans marching from a muddy camp to the Capitol figure in the report, while Charleston figures tied to bourbon era crime are noted in the broader story.
Citizens in Charleston South Charlestan Ka Dawhe Olty and Dubber will shift to a dial system at midnight as 19 000 Cherietan telephones become dial operators. The change introduces a new directory based routine and voice prompts while old rotary calls are phased out over the coming weeks.
The coroner reported a crippled man starved to death amid family involvement. Attendants including Mrs Ancle Aubsl and Paul Michel, 30, were examined by Baltimore officials. Paul Aude faced a technical charge of misconduct as police investigated the case at the asylum.
A fragmented police court report references a man named Charles who says he served two years for grand larceny. The text shows garbled lines about inquiries by a commissioner and mentions a shooting and a pending grand jury action.
In Wernicerode Saxony on June 11 a German led team and British investigators tested an alleged medieval ritual intended to summon a demon. Despite adherence to the so called high German black book and the aid of English participant Ming Cloria Glardon the ceremony failed to produce any result as investigators documented the steps and incantations.
Fragmentary text mentions warning to Democrats and a reference to a white child. The readable parts suggest a political note or editorial snappily criticizing haste in labeling or rhetoric without clear context, making precise event or entities hard to confirm.
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