Woodring Faces Quiz Over Surplus War Dept Goods Sale
Washington June 22 An invitation for Harry M Woodring assistant secretary of war to testify before a house committee probing war department purchases grew likelier after a witness said he cited a contract that a grand jury later investigated under Woodring s direction Col J McMullen chief of the patent section testified the contract involved buying Joseph Silverman s stock of surplus clothing from cized the activity of lawyer politicians Several politicians including Robert Jackson were named in testimony The committee warned the Livemen contract differed from the Woodring draft contract and McMullen said the Woodring led contract followed a letter from German O Neil was strong for Silver grand jury began its wear department after an order dated by The assistant secretary will be given an opportunity to testify said Chairman Rogers of the house military committee"}
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Harry M. Woodring
House
War Department
Woodring
J I. MceMallen
Joseph Silverman
Robert Jackson
Democratic National Committee
Yes
McMulter
TRE Committee
McMuffen
Verman
O'Neil
Stromey
Silver Grand Jury
Rogers
N. H
Siemenger
McMullen
More Children To Arrive at Camp Soon
A further group from state Poor Farms is set to reach the camp near Winfield joining the ten already there. Eighteen more are scheduled to come from Ran- Governor Bisso notes efforts to secure funds. The governor will determine if part of his court fund may be used.
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Ump
Win- Had
Ran
Bisso
Elkins
Willie Willis Bets On Mud Snares On Old Floor
A humorous, clipped note describes Willie Willis challenging rivals while muddy tracks sprawl on weathered flooring, and a reckless dare to step in front of a truck. The fragment hints at a local contest or stunt with muddy ground and a risky stunt.
Lethal Gas Chamber Claims First Victim
CANON CITY Colorado June 22 William Cody Kelley was executed tonight in Colorado s new lethal gas chamber for the slaying of Russell Brownings Delta hog raiser He was the chamber s first victim Kelley was strapped to the throne in a specially constructed gas house pills dropped into water under his chair and he apparently died in about 30 seconds Spectators peered at windows in the death house as he died Prison officials said the execution method proved effective with no shyness about the process
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Canon City
Cote
William Cody Kelley
Colorado
Russell Brownings
Delta
Kelley
Half of PWA funds ready for use in West Virginia projects
Engineers said about half of the 5,114,800 PWA allotment has been designated for possible withdrawal. Approximately 700,000 worth of work is already planned or advertised for bids, with around 2,000,000 more in preparation. An additional 450,000 may be used under projects. bids on seven local projects have been asked.
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Road Commission
PWA
Ickes
Louis Madden
Madden
Dekes
West Virginia
L. M. O'Neale
Paget
County School Heads to Meet in Capitol Chamber
West Virginia county superintendents and assistants plan a two day meeting in the house of delegates chamber at the state capitol Tuesday and Wednesday. Officials call it the first chance to discuss running the schools under the new system, addressing term mistakes and potential improvements. The staff of State Superintendent W. W. Trent is preparing a program for the session.
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West Virginia
House of Delegates
Capitol
W. W. Trent
Senne
FDR Returns To Work After Regatta Rest Day
On the Sequoia in Thames River Roosevelt relaxes watching Harvard Yale crews with Mrs Roosevelt and Franklin Jr amid shipboard activity. He says he will return to work tomorrow and signals potential vetoes on congress measures, including farm mortgage moratorium still unsigned.
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Thames River
Conn
Wic
Roosevelt
Yale
Harvard
Franklin, Jr
Congress
Dodger III
McNinch Renamed To Power Body
President Roosevelt reappoints Frank R. McNinch as federal power commission chairman for a five year term. The move coincides with a challenge to federal power claims as Appalachian Electric Power plans a dam on the New River Virginia. The commission had argued federal control over power plants on navigable streams and headwaters.
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Frank R. McNinch
Federal Power Commission
Roosevelt
MecNinch
Bailey
N.C
McNinch
Alfred E. Smith
Appalachian Electric Power Company
The
Power Commission
New River
Virginia
Appalachian
Albino Rat Experiments Aid to Altitude Fliers
Berkeley researchers Harold B. Robertson and Francia Marsh Baldwin of the University of Southern California reported albino rat experiments showing the body can store oxygen. They found rats survived on excess oxygen then deprived of air, supporting a theory that aviators could endure high altitude after preflight oxygen exposure.
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Berkeley
Calif
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Harold B. Robertson
Francia Marsh Baldwin
University of Southern California
Leonard Hill
Southern
California
Key Roosevelters Seek Votes in Nationwide Campaign
Washington dispatch notes Guy J. Helvering plans to quit as Kansas state Democratic chairman and William A. Julian will pick a successor. Treasury officials including Mrs Nelie Tayloe Ross exit, under Morgenthau's Sept 1 deadline, prompting wider Cabinet resignations and a roving campaign push. A San Jose woman reported missing, later found amnesiac in El Paso, triggering DOJ probes.
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Washington
Guy J. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Kan- Sag
Helvering
Kansas
William A. Julian
United States
Ohio
Treasury Department
Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Nelie Tayloe Ross
Mint
Democratic National Committee
Fannie Dixon Welch
Connecticut
P. Jerman
North Carolina
Internal Revenue Suurean Ee
Joseph Wolf
Minnesota
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Jean 8. Whittemore
Puertto Rico
San Juan
J. Enos Bay
Maryland
San Jose
Calif
Sybil Fidangue
el Paso
Texas
Jack
Sanir
Foreign War Vets Seek Immediate Bonus Payment
The thirteenth annual West Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in Welch ends with officers to be elected for 1935. Crede Conley of Fairmont is state commander, Mrs Lena B Strank of Huntington leads the auxiliary. Resolutions seek immediate veterans bonus, repeal of the economy act, a uniform aid act, and free hunting and fishing licenses for honorably discharged WV veterans. Morgantown post earns a trophy for outstanding post activities.
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Veterans Aid and Administration
West Virginia
Morgantown
Bachelor Prince Is 40 Years Old Today
Edward Prince of Wales, heir to the English throne, will turn 40 tomorrow. He would be the first English heir in generations to reach two score years as a bachelor. King George was married at 28 and had six children by 40. Some speculate if he could become a bachelor king, last seen with George III in 1780. He remains reportedly heart free.
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London
Edward Prince of Wales
England
George
George III
Prince of Wales
Dancer Adele Cavendish Denies Tilly Losch Love Link
London reports Lady Charles Cavendish testifies in New York divorce suit, denying Tilly Losch’s romance with Prince Serge Obolensky aboard Fifth Avenue taxicabs. Adele says the nose-thumbing demonstration showed nothing improper, calling it fun not vulgar, while Lord Cavendish laughs in court.
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London
Charles Cavendish
Adele Astair
Tilly Losch
Prince Serge Obolensky
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Edward F. W. James
Misa Loseh
Cavendish
Tilly
Prince
Adele
Norman Birkett
Pastors Demand Wholesome Films Across Nation
Cincinnati report notes bishops of the Catholic church push to expand the Legion of Decency and enforce wholesome content at the box office. A Rabbis conference leader backs the Catholic campaign and outlines plans for his faith, while Ohio Protestants criticize censors and call for rejecting immoral pictures. Boycott plans target every town and city in the United States with the aim of removing salacious content.
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Cincinnati
Legion of Decency
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Ohio
State Board of Censors
Roman Catholic Committee of Bishops
United States
Consumers Sales Tax Near Official May Projection
May sales tax collections rose to 576,296.32 dollars, climbing within 38,000 of the 584,000 to 1.06 million forecast. Daily returns were 5,154.87 dollars, bringing the total to the new figure.
“Killer” Alive Sister Writes Dillinger Alive
A Galion letter from Audrey Hancock of Maywood Ind asserts John Dillinger is alive and well and marks June 22 as his 32nd birthday. The note arrives as three Dillinger gang women evade federal decoys in Chicago amid gang pursuit.
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Galion
John Dillinger
SCN
Dillinger
van Meter
Little Bohemia Inn
Wisconsin
Ilinger
Chicago
Dillinger Will Bee Art
Jean Cr
Portrait of Marion Causes Furore at Venice Show
New York June 22 The inclusion of a portrait of Marion Davis an American actress at the Venice exhibition led to an immediate withdrawal of the entire American display The portrait by Tade Styka a Polish artist was hung without Whitney Museum authorization prompting Miss Julians Force of the museum to order the withdrawal asserting the portrait was not by an American artist and had not been approved
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New York
Marion Davis
Roosevelt Popularity Rises Across Nation in Digest Poll
The Literary Digest reports 1,165,827 ballots tabulated showing Roosevelt with 62.21 percent support. Forty-seven states back the president, Vermont narrowly dissenting, with gains concentrated in the Northeast California Oregon Ohio and border states. A broader shift notes 28 states increasing majorities while 20 tilt downward. droughty South Dakota shows strongest opposition rise.
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Literary Digest
Roosevelt
Vermont
Hoover
South
West Virginia
California
Oregon
Ohio
Kentucky
South Dakota
Latter Furnished With Strange Implements In New York Case
VIENNA June 22 Evidence suggesting Capt. Ivan Poderjay engaged in sadistic acts with erotic implements and photos was disclosed as police probed the disappearance of Miss Agnes Tulverson. Investigators found a room of pornographic pictures and a library of erotic books in Poderjay’s apartment, which was linked to Miss Tulverson’s possessions. Authorities said the suspect is believed connected to murder and bigamy.
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Vienna
Ivan Poderjay
Agnes Tutverson
Poderjay
Tufverson
New York
Leopold Fanine
Susanne Ferrand
Os Bodslay Ys
Miss Tulverson
Miss Tulvereson
Podexey
Sarajevo
Pod
Ivan -Ivanovitch Poderjay
Women Agree To Trade Husbands In Nevada Tale
Mrs. Johnson travels to New York to wed Earle a wealthy real estate operator while a Reno visit plans John son of Westchester County N Y broker to wed Mire Earle both ex spouses are close friends and the two husbands are friends. Details describe affairs and past cruelty allegations amid a tangle of marriages from 1917 and earlier.
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Saat
Johnson
New York
Earle
Reno
Westchester County
N. Y
Mire
Teake
Nevada
Sia Adinand
Earlewood
Anar
Baruch Retirement Sparks Will's Reflective Comment
Hollywood dispatch notes Will comments on Baruch retirement amid Olympic games coverage. The letter discusses national sentiment, athletic presence, and a critique of state representation at the Washington games, reflecting on leadership and public figures during a period of prominent athletes.
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