Buckner Trial Heavily Boosted by Hollywood Testimony
The government widened its mail fraud case against William P. Buckner Jr by calling Hollywood figures like Herbert Marshall to expose alleged schemes to profit from Philippine railway bonds. Marshall testified he offered only tea to Hyde and Turner and directed them to his secretary Helen Dawson, who provided notes claiming large profits and a $6,000 request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Herbert Marshall
Buckner
Hollywood
Marshall
John Stuart Hyde
C. W. Turner
Helen Dawson
Cl Iss Dawson
Yde
Turner
Hyde
Washington Day in Washington AP update
Administration leaders plan to pressure Senate allies of currency expansion amid threats of prolonged speeches to stall business. The National Labor Relations Board revised rules to ease employer AFL criticism and Congress sent a record 1.205 billion farm appropriation to the President. The Senate finished action on 305 million for civilian engineering and construction in the War Department. House accepts GOP plan for 4217 new planes instead of 5500 for the Air Corps expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Employers
American Federation of Labor
Congress
War Department
House
Air Corps
Testimony Details Turn Down of Philippine Bond Deal
Miss Dawson testified that Marshall told her to turn the deal down while Everett Crosby stated Turner sought $35,000 from him for the bond venture and admitted the deal was not honest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Miss Dawson
Everett Crosby
Bing
Turner
Sacrifice Baby Dies Of Wound By Father In Charleroi
In Charleroi Pennsylvania 19 month old Ada died in a hospital after being shot by her father Clair Young 35 a miner and part time evangelist He told police he fired at the child as she crawled toward him claiming it was a sacrifice to the Lord to gain heaven He was held on a murder detainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
J. C. Conway
C. L. Turk
Clair Young
Young
Ada
Conway
Two-Year Term Given Car Thief
The article reports a two year sentence for a car thief, Robert E. Baria, of Charleston, who pled guilty to stealing W. E. Green's automobile in Bownemont and was sent to the state penitentiary. Other cases include Joe Browder's ten month jail term for attempted forgery of a $50 check. trial begun for Joe Batton charged with criminal assault on a 13 year old girl with potential death penalty deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Green
Bownemont
Robert E. Baria
Charleston
Joe Browder
South Charleston
J. R. Young
Joe Batton
Cedar Grove
Slack Named New President Of West Virginia Sheriffs
J M Slack of Kanawha County is elected president of the State Sheriffs association at the three day convention in Clarksburg. Harry Farris of Huntington becomes police organization head with Dell White Dan Ferguson Andrew C West and J R Aliss named as officers. The 1940 convention is set for May 15 to 17 in Williamson.
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Andrew C. West
Marion County
J. R. Aliss
Fayette County
Williamson
Stanford Professor Wins Lamme Medal for Education
STATE COLLEGE Pa June 21 Dr Stephen M Timoshenko a Stanford University professor of theoretical and applied mechanics since 1936 was named winner of the Lamme medal for achievement in engineering education by the 47th annual meeting of the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education Timoshenko a Russian born officer in 1901 02 served in the imperial army
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State College
Stephen M. Timoshenko
Stanford University
Lamme
Society For Promotion of Engineering Education
Timoshenko
Gasoline Tax Limited to Motor Fuel Use
Tax Commissioner Ernest K James ruled that the gasoline excise tax applies to cleaners solvent kerosene and fuel oil only when sold or used as a motor fuel in an internal combustion engine. Purchases for non engine use may be tax free. Regulation takes effect July 1 following changes in the gasoline tax law by the last legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest K. James
James
Rites set for Mrs Cora M Fauber and others
Obituaries report services for Mrs Cora M Fauber 43 who died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital with services at 2 p m at her niece Mrs Matilda Romaine of Hansford burial at Sharon cemetery Also noted are services for Mrs Mattie Bailey 50 who died Tuesday at Cedar Grove with Cedar Grove Baptist church rites at 2 p m and Ward cemetery burial and for Mrs Nora Belle White 64 of Ashford who died Tuesday night with rites at 10 a m at the South Charleston residence and 2 p m at Mahone chapel Lick Creek burial in Ashford cemetery burial under Perine mortuary care Survivor details include husband Andrew L White three daughters three sons and two sisters and two brothers in Bromland Brounland Elk Ridge South Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora M. Fauber
Charleston
Matilda Romaine
Hansford
Sharon Cemetery
Mattie Bailey
Martha Asbury Kay
North Charleston
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
Ward Cemetery
Nora Belle White
Ashford
J. M. Chandler
South Charleston
Mahone Chapelg
Lick Creek
J. Ross Taylor
C. B. Clenden
Ashford Cemetery
Perine
Andrew L. White
Jettie Kenney
Dora White
Emma Kenney
Elk Ridge
Francis White
Frank White
Emmet White
Edna Chandler
Eddie Spencer
Bromland
Jeff Gillispie
Alvin Gillispie
Brounland
Rutledge Charles L. dies. services planned in Cedar Grove
Charles L. Rutledge 74 died Tuesday afternoon at his Glasgow home. The Perine mortuary will handle services at 2 p m today at Cedar Grove M E church with ministers Jarvis Hardman and Given officiating. Burial in Woodland cemetery. Survived by four brothers Walter A Kingsolving Washington DC Lake Kingsolving Birmingham A L A W Kingsolving Little Rock Ark and B W Kingsolving Elida N M.
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Perine
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove M. E
Charles L. Rutledge
Glasgow
C. E. Jarvis
J. E. Hardman
W. M. Given
Woodland Cemetery
Walter A. Kingsolving
Washington, D. C
Lake Kingsolving
Birmingham
Ala
A. W. Kingsolving
Little Rock, Ark
B. W. Kingsolving
Elida, N. M
Death of Virginia Lee Cash in Charleston
Virginia Lee Cash seven months old, daughter of S. E. Cash of Spring Hill, died yesterday in a Charleston hospital after a brief illness. Her mother died last February. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Snodgrass funeral chapel South Charleston with burial in Spring Hill cemetery. Survived by father, two sisters Patsy Lou and Elizabeth Ann, and brother William Cash.
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Virginia Lee Cash
S. E. Cash
Spring Hill
Charleston
Snodgrass Funeral Chapel
South Charleston
Rev. T. W. Hayes
Patsy Lou
Elizabeth Ann
William Cash
Services for Mrs Bertha James Held At Barlow
Mrs Bertha James aged 52 of 1221 Elmwood avenue died yesterday morning in Huntington after illness of two years. Services set for 3 30 p m today at Barlow funeral home with Rev H E Rubin officiating. Burial in Spring Hill cemetery. She is survived by her mother Mrs Lucy Thomas of Charleston two children Mrs Clarence Young of Belle and Charles Ward James of Charleston a brother Charles Patrick O Connor of Seattle Washington. James Chasnosky Rites were held yesterday at Dunbar for James Chasnosky found dead Tuesday in underbrush at Montrose drive and Kanawha Turnpike South Charleston. No survivors of the deceased have been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha James
Elmwood Avenue
H. W. James
Huntington
Barlow Funeral Home
H. E. Rubin
Spring Hill Cemetery
Lucy Thomas
Charleston
Clarence Young
Belle
Charles Ward James
Charles Patrick O'Connor
Seattle
Wash
James Chasnosky
Dunbar
Montrose Drive
Kanawha Turnpike
South Charleston
Oakie Herbert O'Dell Dies. Veteran Carpenter
Oakie Herbert O'Dell aged 43 World War II veteran died of pneumonia yesterday in a local hospital. He was a carpenter at DuPont. Survived by widow Macy O'Dell and father Charles N. O'Dell with eight brothers including Wesley H. O'Dell former county commissioner Vernon Wilbur Ralph and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakie
Herbert O’dell
duPont Company
Macy O’dell
Charles N. O'Dell
Wesley H. O'Dell
Vernon
Wilbur
Ralph
Children Select Diet and Thrive in Six Year Study
A six year study of 15 children found babies can choose their own diet and thrive. Dr. Clara M. Davis reported at the Canadian Medical Association convention that from weaning, all ate heartily and thrived without laxatives. Raw beef, carrots and beets were popular. cod liver oil was taken irregularly and rickets improved in five infants. By six months, uniform build emerged with no excessive fat or thinness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Clara M. Davis
Winnetka, Ill
Canadian Medical Association
Davis
Charleston Power Rates Among Lowest in State
A federal survey shows Charleston and nearby communities served by Appalachian Electric Power have among the lowest typical electric bills in West Virginia. The rates for 25, 100, and 250 kilowatt hours are $1.25, $3.85, and $7.60 respectively, with Charleston Huntington and Wheeling sharing identical rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.w
Charleston
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Federal Power Commission
West Virginia
Huntington
Wheeling
Two Petitioners Seek Naturalization in District Court
Arthur Carl Lehmann of Dunbar and Gennaro Lopez of Powellton filed naturalization petitions yesterday in district federal court. Lehmann, born in Germany, entered the U S in February 1926 and Lopez, born in Caccuri Italy, immigrated in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Carl Lehmann
Dunbar
Gennaro Lopez
Powellton
Germany
Lehmann
U. S
Lopez
Caccuri
Italy
O Dell Family Rites Held With American Legion Honor
Everett O Dell of Charleston. Arthur O Dell Milwaukee. Clarence O Dell St Albans. Virgil O Dell Levi. three sisters Mrs Edith Shaffer North Charleston. Mrs Martha Baker. Mrs Ella West of Charleston. Services at 10 a m tomorrow Owen and Barth funeral chapel with John Brawley post No 20 American Legion in charge. Rev J Ross Culpeper to officiate. burial Montgomery Memorial Park London. Body at home then chapel an hour before services. Legion meeting at 9:45 a m tomorrow.
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Everett O'Dell
Charleston
Arthur O'Dell
Milwaukee
Clarence O’dell
St. Albans
Virgil O’dell
Levi
Edith Shaffer
North Charleston
Martha Baker
Ella West
Owen and Barth
John Brawley
American Legion
J. Ross Culpeper
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
Legion Post
Deaths and services in Kincaid Beckley and Montgomery area
Three day old Lou Daubenspeck daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Daubenspeck of Kincaid dies at home. Services set for 2 pm at Blue Knob Clay county with B C Hooper mortuary Montgomery in charge. Larry Fisher two years old fatally injured when a car overturned to be buried in Spring. Cora Mann 38 of Boonsborough dies in Montgomery hospital. Her infant daughter died at birth. Joint services 2 pm tomorrow at Cotton Hill church Beckley with burial in Sugar Creek Family Cemetery. Rev Charles Honaker and Hooper mortuary listed. Surviving include husband Cleve Mann mother Mrs Ocle Arthur two daughters Lorene and Dorothy Arthur three sons Roy Eugene James Arthur three steps Hassie Martha Matilda Mann three brothers Joe Herman Thomas Arthur.
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Mma Lou Daubenspeck
Emma Lou Daubenspeck
Elmer Daubenspeck
Kincaid
Blue Knob
Clay County
B. C. Hooper Mortuary
Montgomery
Larry Fisher
Frank Farnsworth
South Park
Rev. Hobson D. Fisher
Spring Hill Cemetery
Cora Mann
Boonsborough
Cotton Hill
Beckley
Sugar Creek
Charles Honaker
Cleve Mann
Ocle Arthur
Lorene
Dorothy Arthur
Roy
Eugene
James Arthur
Hassie
Martha
Matilda Mann
Joe
Herman
Thomas Arthur
Hartwell infant dies. services today at Kimberley Church
Marjorie Ann Hartwell three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Hartwell Kimberley died Tuesday night in Montgomery Hospital. Services set for 2 30 p m at Kimberley Church with Rev C A Munsey officiating burial in Craig Cemetery Powellton by B C Hooper mortuary. Surviving: sister Dixie Jean and brother David Glenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Ann Hartwell
Kimberley
Samuel Hartwell
Montgomery
C. A. Munsey
Craig Cemetery
Powellton
B. C. Hooper
Dixie Jean
David Glenn
Death of Mrs Catherine Curtis in Charleston
Mrs. Catherine Curtis, 39, of Charleston died yesterday in Lakin hospital. The body was moved to Harden and Harden mortuary. She is survived by her sister Mrs. Maude Carter of Charleston and two brothers Quincy Wright of Charleston and Phillip Wright of Virginia.
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Catherine Curtis
Charleston
Lakin Hospital
Harden and Harden Mortuary
Maude Carter
Quincy Wright
Phillip Wright
Virginia
Gold Medal Haarlem Ointment Capsules Ad
Flush poisons from kidneys and stop nocturnal urination with a 35 cent stimulant diuretic claim. Warns against substitutes and touts Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules from Holland as original and genuine with box label. Mentions back ache puffy eyes shifting pains and burning or scanty passage as symptoms of weak kidneys and irritated bladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Jews Restricted in Bohemia and Moravia Business Life
Prague reports Reich Protector Von Neurath orders Jews to obtain written consent by July 31 to continue business. They cannot acquire real estate or stocks and must report precious metals and stones to the National Bank. Jewish population in Bohemia Moravia is about 120000 to 130000 with property valued around 680 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Germany
Bohemia and
Moravia
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Protectorate
Czecho-Slovak Republic
der Neue Tag
Sudetenland
Rmans
Republic
National Bank
Engineman Killed In Rail Accident
C. D. Middleton a 52 year old New York Central engineman for 30 years died yesterday morning after being run over by a freight train on a sidetrack at Capitol and Broad streets. Coroner Dr. C. F. Sayre ruled the death accidental. Survived by wife Flora Middleton and one child. Body sent to Middleport Ohio for funeral services at his residence.
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C. D. Middleton
Capitol
Broad Streets
C. F. Sayre
Flora Middleton
Middleport
Reich Moves to Seize Jewish Property in Aryanization Plan
The protector de facto forbids purchase or sale of these assets as he appoints trustees to manage Jewish property, with the aim of Aryanizing it later. The measure reflects the regime’s expanded control over assets and economic enforcement against Jews.
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Scholl
Washington
The
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kanawha Banking and Trust Company
Helena Rubinstein
de Jos Tion
Slack
Sheriffs’ Association
Stanford
Mrs. Noral Belle White
Shelby
Peoples Store
Inm
Ayer
Lydia Pinkba
Onic
Summers ST
W. Washing
Cohens
Ayers
Pink Clover
Stillman’s Freckle
Paris
Nora Estelle
Tream
Thrift
Modelsill
Baby Brownie
Dr. Scholl
Asterine
Russell Jack
Greenfield
Ind
Bohemia, Moravia
Ballantine’s Ale
P. Ballantine & Sons
Newark, N. J
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