Poseur Madeline Heads For Prison
New York June 19 Madeleine Webb described as not as smart as she thought posed theatrically outside a general sessions courtroom before being sentenced to life in prison. Her lover Eli Showbrun and accomplice John D. Cullen were sentenced to die in Sing Sing during the week of July 27. The judge noted mercy only for Webb based on probation reports.
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New York
Madeline Webb
Eli Showbrun
John D. Cullen
Susan Flora Reich
Sing Sing
Theaters and Serials in Latest Film Listings
Expanded roster of theater releases and serials including Gentlemen At Heart Cesar Romero Carole Landis Pacific Rendezvous with Lee Bowman Jean Rogers Mona Maris Carl Esmond plus Broadway with George Raft Pat OBrien Janet Blaire Merrie Melody Dawn Express with Michael Whalen Anna Neagle and Texas Justice with George Houston Al St John Rialto Kings Row with Ann Sheridan Robert Cummings Betty Field Ronald Reagan Ellery Queen in the Murder Ring Ralph Bellamy Margaret Lindsay Whats Cookin with the Andrews Sisters Lone Star Raiders with the three Mesquiteers Spooks Rim Wild Dead End Kids Best Missouri Outlaw Dressed to Kill Lloyd Nolan Mary Beth Hughes Greenbrier King of Dodge City Bill Elliott Tex Ritter Man From Headquarters Frank Albertson Riders of Death Valley serial West Arizona with Jean Arthur William Holden Tragedy at Midnight with John Howard Margaret Lindsay serial added.
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Cesar Romero
Carole Landig
Frances Langford
Johnny Downs
Lee Bowman
Jean Rogers
Mona Maris
Carl Esmond
MGM
George Raft
Pat O'Brien
Janet Bleir
Michael Whalen
Anna Neagle
George Houston
al St. John
Lloyd Nolan
Mary Beth Hughes
Greenbrier
Dodge City
Bill Eliott
Tex Ritter
Headquarters
Frank Albertson
West
Arizona
Jean Arthur
William Kolden
John Howard
Margaret Lindsay
Trio and Miss Webb Face Sentencing After Murder
Miss Webb and accomplices faced sentencing after Mrs Reich was lured to Hotel Suttor and murdered. Shonbrun and Cullen were sent to Sing Sing, while Miss Webb goes to Bedford Hall. A five karat diamond was cut from the victim’s finger during the crime.
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Shonbrun
Cullen
Miss Webb
Wastfield State Prison
Bedford Hall
Mrs. Reich
Suttor
Ted Leopold
Industrial sugar users must register at Charleston High
A Kanawha rationing board sub-board will sit at Charleston High School from today through July to register industrial and institutional sugar users and issue new allotments. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room 102. All industrial and institutional users must register again as in April, excluding wholesale and retail dealers. Home cammers are not affected.
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Kanawha Rationing Board
Charleston High School
Lewisburg Police Seek 15 Year Old Minstrel Stroller
Forest May of Lewisburg reported his son Robert left home Wednesday with a guitar. Police warned he may be found singing and strumming around beer parlors. Robert is five feet tall with a medium build brown eyes and blond hair.
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Forest May of
Lewisburg
Robert
Five Permits Issued by Building Inspector Yesterday
Five permits were issued yesterday by the building inspector. Names and details include M. G. Krivitz for a 300 dollar garage at 4212 Noyes Avenue. B. J. Ryder for 500 dollar house repairs at 1417 Sixth Avenue. Mrs. Harvey M. Scott for 190 dollar house repairs at 32 Berkeley Street. Alma Risk for 150 dollar widen and enclose porch at 115 Clendenin Street. FR. S. Martin for 75 dollar enclose porch at 1608 Gardner Street.
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M. G. Krivitz
Noyes Avenue
B. J. Ryder
Sixth Avenue
Harvey M. Scott
Berkeley Street
Alma Risk
Clendenin Street
FR. S. Martin
Gardner
Clarksburg Woman Slain by Marauder
Police hunted a marauder in neighboring cities after Mrs. Leona Nearman was found slain in her downtown Clarksburg apartment. The 35 year old was stabbed and shot in a struggle through rooms. neighbor Mary Shuttlesworth found the body around 10:08 p.m. Unfired shells and two bullets from the mattress marked the scene. fingerprints yielded little. Nearman, formerly Leona Shaffer of McMechen, had a son by a former marriage.
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Clarksburg
Leona Nearman
Lawrence Mills
Nearmar
John Nearman
Blue Ridge Bus Company
Pittsburgh
James Brasseur
Carl James
James
Mary E. Shuttlesworth
Richwood Union Case Heads to Jury Today
In Summersville on June 19, Taylor a CIO United Construction Workers member stands trial for malicious wounding of Richmond Roberts, an Independent Richwood Loggers and Lumbermen’s Union official, during a disturbance tied to a UCW strike at Cherry River Boom and Lumber. Clarence Howard testified seeing Taylor threaten to disrupt a RLLU meeting and strike Roberts with a rock. Prosecutor Callaghan said the case likely goes to the jury by noon tomorrow.
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Summersville
Taylor
CIO United Construction Workers
Richmond Roberts
Richwood
Roberts
Richwood Loggers and Lumbermen’s Union
UCW
Cherry River
RLLU
Ealigr
W. L. Persinger
Brooks B. Callaghan
Son of Former Detroit Mayor Is Sentenced in Handbank Case
DETROIT June 19 Circuit Judge Earl C Pugsley sentenced Rich ard W Reading son of Detroit s former mayor and 14 former police officials in the handbank conspiracy trial Nine handbook operators received prison terms and seven others were put on probation Eight former inspectors got 2 to 5 year terms Former Deputy Police Supt William J Heidt and Fred R Clark faced severe terms Young Reading drew 195 years same as book-makers and four police lieutenants
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Detroit
Earl C. Pugsley
Richard W. Reading
Michigan
William J. Heidt
Fred R. Clark
Boy Drowned on Kanawha River Near Gauley Bridge
Edward Quarles a 14 year old boy drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming on the Kanawha river near Gauley Bridge. His body was recovered and taken to Washington and Coleman mortuary in Montgomery. Survived by father Ben Quarles in Washington mother Mrs Mattie Quarles two sisters and two brothers in Charlottesville Virginia.
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Edward Quarles
Kanawha River
Gauley Bridge
Monroe Peyton
Washington
Coleman Mortuary
Montgomery
Ben Quarles
Mattie Quarles
Charlottesville
Dunbar Soldier in Ireland Reaches Front in Cablegram
Pvt. First Class David W. Steinmetz of 1010 West Virginia Avenue Dunbar has arrived in Ireland, a cablegram sent to his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Steinmetz reported yesterday.
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David W. Steinmetz
West Virginia Avenue
Dunbar
Ireland
J. J. Steinmetz
Miner William Copley Dead in Shamrock Mine Disaster
Logan June 19. The death of William Copley, 32, in the Shamrock mine of the Eagles Mines corporation today raises Logan county mine fatalities for the year to 15. Copley is survived by his widow and five children.
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Logan
William Copley
Shamrock
Eagles Mines Corporation
Logan County
Copley
Radio Log Broadcast Schedule Fragments and Listings
A dense OCR of radio listings shows numerous time slots and program names across stations, with names such as Parades, Morale Hours, orchestras, college sports, and world news. The fragmentary schedule preserves many show titles and host names, indicating a full day of broadcasts and varied programming.
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Hobby Labby
Dave Elvian
Dbs-Has
Mbs
John Daly
Nhe
NBC
Blue
Farade Orchestra
Cbs
America
Dhs
Jaz
G MacDonald
BI Stern Sports
Nbe
Bob Ripley
Raymond G. Swing
Don Arres
Olga Chelho
Ted Steers Club
Shs
den Borny
Radio Troubadour
Mto
Wrex
Beer Hall Girls Declared Menace In Public Health Drive
Police chief announces orders to arrest suspected prostitutes in resorts for vagrancy. Women loiterers to be routed to health officials for checkups and treatment. Mayor cites need for new local powers to enforce compulsory treatment in a city county effort against a public health problem.
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Roy F. Jarrett
U. S
Jarrett
Health Department
Dawson
F. B. Carlson
Murder Trial Opens Before Judge Savage
The Kanawha court heard the murder case of Ethel Lee Hogar Scott of St Albans with Bert Fuller charged. The body was found at Upton's Creek last February and the defense argued lack of direct evidence while the state relied on circumstantial proof. The trial was to finish today as 30 days of a 60 day stay for execution remained. James Reardon of Charleston surrendered, requesting the stay end and permission to serve a one to five year sentence for assault and attempted assault. Judge Jackson Savage remanded him to jail.
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Ethel
Lee Hogar Scott
St. Albans
Bert Fuller
Kanawha
Upton's Creek
James Reardon
Charleston
Jackson Savage
Auxiliary Police Training Expands at Clendenin and North Charleston
An 18‑man class trains civil defense auxiliaries at Clendenin under Deputy Sheriffs E A Robertson H C Melton Jr and Sgt James N Dupuy of the state police. A second course starts June 30 at North Charleston at the American Legion recreation center.
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Civil Defense Auxiliary
Clendenin
E. A. Robertson
H. C. Melton, Jr
James N. Dupuy
North Charleston
American Legion
Fireman Griffith Resigns for Plant Work Near Dunbar
Fireman James Griffith will leave No 4 station at Washington and Elizabeth streets after notifying Chief J L McLane that he has taken a job at the synthetic rubber plant under construction near Dunbar.
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James Griffith
Dunbar
Washington and
Elizabeth Streets
J. L. McLane
Miners Injured in Carbon Fuel No 5 Mine Accident
Two Cabin Creek miners were hurt Thursday night in the Carbon Fuel companys No 5 mine near Republic. Okey Workman 19 of Jochin suffered a left leg fracture and Andrew McKinley 39 of Carbon sustained pelvic injuries. Both are in Kanawha Valley hospital for treatment.
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Cabin Creek
Carbon Fuel Company
Republic
Okey Workman
Jochin
Andrew McKinley
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Police Drive On Bike Thieves As City Acts
State, city police and Kanawha county deputies launched a coordinated drive to break up several rings of bicycle thieves. Dozens of bikes have been stolen in the city and are reportedly moved to country hideouts for repainting and parts reassembly. Five bikes were stolen yesterday with two recovered. owners urged to license bikes, record serial numbers, mark and lock bikes, and keep detailed descriptions for identification. Tire and wheel thefts also surge, requiring cross jurisdiction action to curb the black market. A secretary reported theft from her car and city workers lost wheels and tires recently. Only one receiver convicted so far.
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Kanawha County
R. F. Jarrett
Sherif
N. R. Henderson
Capt
C. W. Ray
Co. B
OPA
Mary Morris
City
Joe Bonham
Postmaster Seeks Box Holders To Update Numbers
Postmaster Julius Singleton urged box holders who changed numbers in the new building to notify correspondents or draw attention to the change. He said it would aid mail delivery for the next weeks as new numbers appear on mail. Few numbers were altered but some boxes differ in size from the old system and don't fit holders.
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Julius Singleton
Randolph County Man Dies at 100 in Elkins Area
Elkins June 19. EH Haigier Crouch a Randolph county resident aged 100 died at his home near Elkswater. He celebrated his 100th birthday January 31 after suffering a fall a week prior with shock as reported by his physician.
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Elkins
EH Haigier Crouch
Randolph County
Elkswater
Crouch
West Virginia military heroes traced for Rotary meeting
Dr. Roy Biré Cook spoke to Rotarians marking the West Virginia founding anniversary by outlining state military figures from Jackson to Reno and Sutherland to Emmons. He praised rugged West Virginia service members as embodiments of Rotary’s motto service above self.
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Stonewall Jackson
Roy Biré Cook
West Virginia
Jackson
South
Jesse Reno
Union
Cook
West
Garcia” Rowan
Elbert Hubbard
Two Workers Burned By High-Voltage Wire
Two Pfett and Smith haulers at the South Charleston plant of a sand and gravel concern were burned when they contacted a high voltage line at about 11 am yesterday. Robert Abernathy, 28, after treatment for slight burns and shock, was sent home to 410% Bigley Avenue. Russell Schartiger, 45, Slack Street, remained in Mountain State Hospital for more severe injuries.
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Pfett and Smith
South Charleston
Robert Abernathy
Bigley Avenue
Russell Schartiger
Slack Street
Mountain State Hospital
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