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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1939
Page
9
Long roster of accused including Lonnie Chilton Bishop arson Frank Blackwell embezzlement and Jack Borden alias Dofka with charges of breaking and entering larceny and other offenses. Misdemeanors listed for numerous defendants with failures to report to unemployment commissions and various assaults and thefts. Coordinates indicate broad criminal docket across arson forgery burglary and related counts.
Favorite sons in several states receive backing from party leaders as rival camps seek second choice delegates. Under Indiana's Frank McHale, McNutt headquarters in Indianapolis spreads literature to build support as a potential compromise candidate for 1940. Pennsylvania hints at Roosevelt support with McNutt aiming for a second-choice slot wherever a Democratic aspirant emerges.
The docket includes James P. Tierney charged with driving while intoxicated Maggie Patton Thomas accused of petit larceny J A Vintroux charged with failure to comply with a tion commission Harry Wilkinson held on non support and Howard Williams with two counts of carrying deadly weapons Claude H Wilson named in lottery operations Roland Witt charged with non support.
Seven year old Charles Crowley Jr. penciled a Father's Day letter to his WPA worker father before dying hours later after being struck by a car while grasshoppers with a friend. The boy's sobbing companion recalls pulling at the shirt as the tragedy occurred.
On the eve of Goebbels speeches the Free City of Danzig and Poland issued tit for tat notes over Polish property and Polish citizens. Poland warned of further actions, and Danzig threatened reprisals against Polish houses as tensions rise.
Scientists explore using uranium to trigger a chain reaction that could amplify small neutron beams into powerful electrical energy. If practical methods are found, one pound of uranium might yield energy equivalent to 1,250 tons of coal, a potential breakthrough attributed to early studies on artificial radioactivity by Professor Joliot and his wife.
The coalition contests using emergency power to cut the dollar value with silver sale terms at 1.04 an ounce while presidential proclamation fixes domestic silver at 64.64 cents until June 30. Debate includes calls to restore the 1926 dollar level and issue 2 billion dollars in new currency.
The WPA seeks quick passage of a relief bill covering art, theater, music, writers and historical records projects. The theater program has employed about 9,000 people annually since 1935, with debates over replacing a single administrator with a bipartisan three-man WPA board. Byrnes and Adams oppose the board plan and favor maintaining executive control.
Families of the Phenix crew mourn their loss as 99 perished at sea. Navy experts dismissed sabotage theories as they persisted. Le Havre flags fly half staff for the dead as Premier Daladier orders all French forces to honor the sailors.
The proposal would cap Japan’s scrap imports by tying them to a country’s 10 year average, reducing Japan’s purchases to under 500 000 tons annually. Officials praise its evenhanded approach while critics push for broader export bans on scrap metals.
The Atlantic Clipper leaves on a preview voyage aiming to reach the islands in 13 hours or less. Twelve crew fill the ship, while 18 aboard include 12 news writers four radio men and two Pan American Airways officials. Also, a Pan American Dixie Clipper plane landed at Port Washington after a Marseille round trip. A Nice, France family has produced bald members for 150 years.
The Charleston Gazette promotes a new booklet titled Vegetable Cookery by the Washington Service Bureau. It explains selecting seasonal vegetables, cooking effects on nutrients, offers recipes and lists 15 all-vegetable dinners. Readers can mail a dime and coupon to receive the booklet at The Charleston Gazette’s Service Bureau in Washington, D C.
Walter Wagner of Flushing Long Island demands no fuss and starts cooling off with a practical plan. Audrey Marshall assists as they test seasonal comfort methods amid rising temperatures.
A plot to murder Carol was disclosed as he attempted to flee a concentration camp. It marks the third assassination attempt linked to the Iron Guard this year. In January police arrested several Iron Guardists after a premature bomb blast pointed to a killers’ plan targeting Carol. In February twenty five others were arrested for conspiring to kill Calinescu, a principal Iron Guard opponent.
Net fan using assumed name Princess Christina daughter of former King Alfonso played in a match in England.
Observers on the first trans Atlantic press flight aboard the Yankee Clipper were served champagne at dinner. Captain William Culbertson said wine appeared on the manifest only as emergency rations, not cargo.
The Ways and Means Committee reports a delay in a bill to repeal the undistributed profits levy to study reforms. It cites defects in the tax structure and aims to stimulate private enterprise while preserving revenue, with major changes including an 18 percent corporate tax and loss carryovers.
In Tientsin Admiral Yarnell arrives amid rising Britain Japan tension as a four day old blockade hits the American quarter. He inspects Peiping embassy guard then plans to rejoin his flagship Augusta. Food shortages grow in besieged concessions though staples remain stocked.
nautics named president of the All-West Virginia Air Meet Inc last week and David P Williams, founder of the West Virginia Sportsman Pilots association, will lead the event. Judges listed are Stark, David M Giltinan and Frank Knight. Fred Alley airport manager will oversee field rules with Allen Beckett assisting. State police manage traffic with 50 cents per car load admission. all receipts go to prize money.
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