Heat Wave Shapes Death Toll Across Cities
The double assault of extreme heat and humidity caused numerous prostrations and deaths nationwide. Chicago reported 24 deaths from the two day surge, with 12 drownings. New York City and Brooklyn saw two deaths and many prostrations, while New England logged several fatalities and drownings. In Ithaca, 40 festival attendees were overwhelmed at Cornell University. Western Canada faced record chill while storms in Pittsburgh produced fatalities and injuries as trees and property suffered damage.
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Three Die From Lightning In West Virginia Storm
A severe storm near Ona, Huntington left three dead and one injured as a hogpen visit turned fatal. Victims were Charles Porter aged 50 Earl Porter 22 and Lyle Casey 15. Gladys Forter 9 suffered shock and burns. The group of seven sought shelter near Porter’s home when a bolt struck. Clyde Cyrus and his children Ollie 15 Bana 12 escaped unharmed. Local heat wave and high temperatures across major cities are noted as contributing factors.
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Casey Boy
Doctor Attempts To Help Blind Youths In West Virginia
BLUEFIELD June 20 Dr J E Blaydes performed operations to restore sight on three more blind youths Franklin Clay and Pipie Burkett Huntington and Charlie Halstead Charleston All four previously treated under Dr Mlasden agreement to operate Upman children from the state free of charge Medical transport and hospitalization costs covered by the state All are to be brought back later for further operations Ida Nellie Copley Webb Wayne county Joe Dilton Webb George Brown Purgtitsville are to return for follow up procedures.
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Huntington
Charlie Halstead
Charleston
Mlasden
Upman
Romney
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Nellie Copley
Webb
Wayne Counts
Joe Dilton
Webo
George Brown
Purgittsvile
Pope Sees No Pact Yet With Mussolini Regime
Rome reports Pope John XXIII or Pope Pius XI expresses no progress toward a pact with Mussolini's government. He cites odious spying and persecutions feared by bishops, while government sources say notes exchange continues. He warns Catholic youth clubs are dissolved and their activities halted amid continued menace.
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Accused Declares Death Accidental in Tiverton Drive
Newport dispatch reports Elliott F. Hathaway Massachusetts legislator on trial for Verna Russell’s murder plans to testify that her death was accidental during an elgin and petting party. His attorney says Hathaway will claim mutual consent and that a tooth fragment caused the nurse to choke.
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Elliott F. Hethaway
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George Hurley
Olay
Hurley
Jonesy Lane
Tiverton
Man Held For Western Union Office Holdup
Charleston police charged Cane with the Western Union office robbery on April 6 and the Atlantic and Pacific store collector holdups. A companion, suspected in four robberies, was arrested after questioning and identified Cane. Cane will be arraigned Tuesday. other arrests included a $1 theft and moonshine cases.
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Charleston
Dokce
Dan Smith
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Atlantic and Pacific
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Hil
Frank Cane
Gala Hic
D. F. Fatton
M. W. Collum
John Britton
Walker
Binaker
Charles Murphy
Thomas Massey
Atkinson
Wiuis
J. HE. Stewart
C_ Smith
National Move For Jobless Relief Plan
Acting Chairman Croxton of the president's emergency employment committee outlined a national plan to coordinate lock campaigns and secure resources for unemployment relief next winter. He said three organizations have agreed to assist and a fourth, unnamed, is expected to join, with the Association of Chester and Councils the American Association of Public Welfare Officials and the Family Welfare Association of America already agreeing to cooperate.
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American Association of Public Welfare Officine
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Life Sentences End Bowan Gang Bank Robbery Spree
In Georgetown Ohio on June 20 Howard Bowman 26 and Neil Bowman 22 both of Portland Ohio were sentenced to life for leading a 12 month string of bank store and gasoline station robberies across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. Also sentenced was Lyie Cornell 92 from Texas. all pleaded guilty to a 626000 robbery at Citizens Bank in Higginsport. The case tied to a deadly Higginsport holdup that left Louis Schnetk 60 dead. The trio, heavily guarded, face further charges when the grand jury meets Wednesday as investigations extend to Morristown and Russellville. more suspects McBoggen and Vance Muller are noted in related raids. The Bowmans claimed numerous robberies and blamed bold actions for their capture.
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Citizens Bank
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Louis Schnetk
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Potteroy
Weather May Delay Flights Across Atlantic
Weather forecasts threatened delays for trans ocean flight plans from New York area. Holger Hollis and Otto Hilling of Liberty, N Y, prepared at Saint John New Brunswick Airport for a crossing via Harbor Grace Newfoundland. Ruth Nichols awaited repairs at Floyd Bennett Airport for her Atlantic attempt.
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New Brunswick
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Floyd Bennett
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Posh
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James M. Kimball
New Foundland
Russel Bostdman
John Polando
Boston
Hugh Herndon
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Hasbrouck Heights
New Jersey
Strikes Spread From Pa to West Virginia Mines
Strike interest in the Pittsburgh coal fields shifted to northern and central West Virginia where unions reported settlements at two mines. Wage pacts were signed at Rosedale Coal and Habir coal plants, while Canyon Coal workers quit and Fairmont Big Velo Mine faced a looming strike. A fire at the Maquene Coke yard in Avella Pa remained undetermined in origin.
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Health contest exams at camp for girls and boys
Dr R H Paden Dr HR H McLeod and Miss Margaret Newman of the state health department will visit Janke sons Mill on Tuesday for two days to examine contestants in the health contest for older girls at the Four-Heam. Similar boy examinations are planned for August. Winners in the West Virginia contest will go to the national event in Galings in December.
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Nebraska Senate Demands Probe Into Banking Dept
Lincoln June 20 Republican leaders urged an investigation into Nebraska state banking department affairs. They claimed Governor Charles W. Straw, a Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1924 and brother of the late governor, benefited from a banking transaction. The senate voted 30 to 0 to ask Attorney General Sorensen to probe alleged irregularities amid charges of false certificates at Farmers State Bank Genos, missed prosecutions of Van Peterson and L. Berge cases, and other banking charges during a special session closing hours. Governor Straw denied involvement or knowledge of the transactions and rejected the insinuations.
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Nebraska Senate Today
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Guaranty Fund Commission
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Brye
West Virginia School Population Grows by Forty Thousand
The 1941 West Virginia school population totals 564,896, up 37,073 from 1930. The enumeration by counties lists Barbour 5,987, Hardy 7,628, Cabell 28,473, Kanawha 45,132, Mason 6,198, Monongalia 14,347, Nickerson 7,008, Putnam 5,189, Wayne 9,806, Wyoming 7,897, among others, reflecting nationwide educational growth across the state.
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Wyoming
DO X Reaches Goal After Seven Months
Rio de Janeiro crowds watched the German seaplane Do X land in Batntoke harbor after a seven month voyage. Commander Friedrich Christian Wen piloted the craft as thousands cheered the world’s largest airplane touching down near Altenthein Switzerland origin and crossing the city inlet.
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Controla
U S Minister Ralph Booth Dies in Vienna
Ralph Booth the United States minister to Denmark died in Vienna at age due to kidney ailment. Mrs Booth and their daughter were with him. he had been in ill health since December after an influenza attack.
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Ralph Booth
United States
Denmark
Youth Confesses Slaying Teacher in Colorado
John Schopflin, 21, confessed to killing Misa Enid Marriott, a Wiggins Colorado high school teacher, claiming she gossiped about him. He said he shot her on November 16 near a bridge, then dumped her body in an irrigation ditch. He described her as talkative and prone to meddling, and said he killed her after an argument over rumors involving a married woman.
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Gesta
Schapflin
Colorado
Catherine Witt
Schopfiin
Glider Pilot Completes English Channel Crossing
German aviator Robert Kronfeld won a 5000 dollar prize by flying a meterless glider from Calais to Swingate and back to Dover aided by a tow plane. He landed in London after night-flight segments, aided by another glider pilot’s earlier crossing by air.
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England
Neely to Speak at West Virginia Quota Club Luncheon
United States Senator M. M. Neely will be chief speaker at the West Virginia Quota club luncheon during the twelfth Quota club international convention in Washington, opening June 24. A large delegation from West Virginia Quotarians is expected to attend.
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United States
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
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Facts and Figures About Reparation Debts under Hoover Moratorium
The report lists reparations and war debts among nations. Great Britain pays the United States about 165 million annually in principal and interest, with Allied debt totals around 84 to 94 million yearly in the 1930s. Germany and Italy owe hundreds of millions in reparations, while France’s payments rise yearly. Interest schedules and amounts show shifts as moratorium debates influence timelines and rates.
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Senator Black Attacks Hoover Offer In Birmingham
United States Senator Hugo L Black voicing criticism in Birmingham said President Hoover seeks to fix Europe with a bold plan while neglecting Americans. He argued Hoover promotes aid to Europe at the cost of American taxpayers and tariffs hinder trade, as six million Americans remain unemployed and farmers face hardship under Republican policy.
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America
Condemned Woman Seeks New Trial in Slaying Case
Jefferson Ohio June 20 Maude Lowther and Tiby Smith under death sentence for killing Smiths wife will ask for a new trial Monday afternoon before Common Pleas Judge Oglevee of Carrollton. Smith faces possible execution August 17, but appellate court delays may push stay to August 24.
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Brothers Drown in Ohio River During Fishing Trip
Romero y O June 30. Verte and Glenn Clark brothers aged 17 and 10 drowned when their boat overturned in the Ohio River during a fishing trip. Officials began dragging the river for the bodies.
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Walter Hemmings Receives New Wheel Chair in Charitable Gift
Walter Hemmings, a crippled Charleston resident who has for decades pushed himself around town to sell newspapers, received a new wheelchair. Two mysterious men delivered the chair after a barber shave and clothing upgrade at a local shop. The chair, costing 126 dollars, features a wicker bottom and two hand levers for propulsion, and Walter imagines visiting his sister in Glasgow.
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One Year Debt Postponement Plan Boosts Euro Recovery
President Hoover announced a proposal to suspend all inter government debts for one year including reparations and relief debts. Leaders from Britain and Germany welcomed the move as a step toward easing the European financial crisis and aiding disarmament talks. Congress action needed, with 91 senators and 14 representatives endorsing the plan though key leaders were not included. The measure would defer more than 245 million in war payments and 425 million in reparations owed to Germany.
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Misssissippi
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Mississippi
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Federal Campaign Against Lottery Prompts Newspaper Aid
Washington reports a federal drive to enforce lottery laws amid rising foreign sweepstakes. Solicitor Donnelly urged newspapers to join a nationwide effort protests mount in department files. Officials warn the statute bans publishing any part of lottery prices to curb costly fraud.
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Louisiana
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Disaster Bodies Fill Mouth of River Loire
Bodies of victims from the St Philbert disaster filled the shallow water between St Nazaire and Noirmoutier as night washed them ashore. The prefect ordered burial where they land and authorities seek identifying jewelry and clothes.
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