Bandit Trio Captured in Ohio Town
A man using the name John Kritai of Cleveland was arrested in Albany near Athens by sheriff's deputies, part of a pursuit of three robbers who held up the First National Bank at Gallipolis. The trio reportedly stole between 16,000 and 20,000, escaped in a car, and were pursued toward Shawnee and Munhall.
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John Kritai
Cleveland
Albany
First National Bank
Gallipolis
Roy Goldsberry
Karl Gardier
Anmen
Erital
Athens County
Nelsonville
Shawnee
Kritul
Kritat
Munhall
Pittsburgh
Kritst
West Virginia
Ghoros
Krital
Quest
Mencken Reacts To 3.2 Beer Proposals With Satire
In a flamboyant Baltimore interview, H L Mencken denounces 3.2 beer restrictions while praising true quality, ridiculing voters and politicians, and defending personal liberty against government meddling. He rails against censorship and the ballot box as instruments of tyranny.
Kump to Hold Appointments Amid Resignations
Gov H G Kump announced four state departments will operate without appointive heads for weeks after five officials resigned in protest of summer salary cuts. Resignations accepted include C P Fortney and Harold B P Tompkins of the road commission, T Henshaw of the Negro bureau, and Cameron C Pierce adjutant general. Henshaw to remain acting head. concerns over legal signatory requirements may hinder road commission action. Turn to Page 8 for full details.
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Apell
H. G. Kump
State Health Department
Adjutant Seneral
State Road Commission
Bureau of Negro Welfare
C. P. Fortney
Harold BP. Tompkins
Banks Begin Partial Reopenings Under Federal Order
Washington March 9 8 The government today allowed partial reopening of closed banks where conservators deem it safe Secretary Woodin announced after banking committee asked for a report on expense laws The move follows Roosevelt's bank holiday proclamation and authorizes partial reopenings by the comptroller of the currency or state officials as applicable Turn to Page 10 Col 7
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Ladey
Woodin
Banking Committee of
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Cummings
Roosevelt
National Denksa
Pennsylvania May Have Liberal Beer Laws Under Measure
Governor Pinchot proposes a beer control plan allowing freer beer flow in Pennsylvania with state licensing for retailers and manufacturers. Opposition forms within the Democratic party, notably in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, signaling a bitter legislative fight. Representative James H McClure of Allegheny blocked two Pinchot measures described as products of wits and drys.
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Harrissurg
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Pinchot
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Jimey H
McClure
Allegheny
State Department of Revenue and Manufacturers
Alcohol Permult, Board
Six Year Old Barbara Wiles Strangled in Brooklyn Basemen
In Brooklyn, a six year old girl Barbara Wiles was found strangled with her skipping rope in a basement of a Brookyn apartment. Police arrested a man in his early twenties within hours as officers scoured the area. The crime occurred near a police station and followed a pattern of attacks on Brooklyn girls, with several similar cases in the past two years. The arrested man remained under questioning with no formal charges announced. The report notes the proximity to past slayings and ongoing investigations.
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New York
Maron
Barbara Wiles
Brookiyn
Brooklyn
West Virginia's Northwest Grant Claim Revival
Rep Robert Ramsay introduced a bill to let West Virginia press a federal claim for 10 to 20 million dollars based on the 1784 Virginia northwest territory grant. The history traces to Chilton’s 1916 report and WV legislative actions through 1918, with scope tied to lands west of the Ohio River and the King James grant.
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Chilton
Germany
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
West Virginia
Samuel W. Woods
Charleston
Congress
Northwest Territory
Virginia
Ohio River
United States
Favorable Business Indicators Upward Slide Seen
Multiple cities report improving conditions in March. Wheeling notes steel industry upturn led by Alexander Glass. Chicago Northwestern freight loadings rise sharply from prior week. Federal Reserve Kansas City cites February improvement in tenth district. Silk Association of America records silk sales gains. Wash machine sales hit five month high in February. Department stores show February gains amid mixed nationwide results.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Today
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
American Whellington Machne Manufacturers Association
Tony
Federal Reserve Bank
Virginia Auditor Bans Cash Surrender Loans on Policies
West Virginia Auditor Edgar B. Sims announced new rules restricting cash surrender values and policy loans. Exceptions allow limited loans for premiums or obligations, with caps and provisions for industrial policies and extreme need. Lenders must limit payouts to protect policy-holders across states.
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Virginia
Edgar B. Shims
Sims
Ife Insurance
Polluws
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Jusg
West Virginia
Mfe
Ufe
Alabama Jury System Under Fire In Patterson Case
PECATUR Ala March 25 A new attack on Alabama's jury system emerged as 15 defense counsel gathered evidence claiming the jury box for the Haywood Patterson case contained no Black jurors. The trial, set for Thursday, follows a judge overruling a motion to quash the indictment on 14th Amendment grounds.
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Pecatur
Ala
Alabama
Haywood Patterson
Chattanooga
Patterson
James E. Horton
Herdly
Samuel C. Lirbonts
Fatterson
Thomas EB. Knight, Jr
Roosevelt to Seek Federal Blue Sky Securities Law
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress to impose broad federal regulation on new securities offerings under a general blue sky law. The proposal would give the federal trade commission extensive authority to require full disclosure, curb fraud, and oversee sales of foreign securities, with a second measure on stock exchanges to follow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Trade Com
Roovavelt
Rop~ Jer
Johnson
Calif
Hustax Thompson
Hitler Plans Nationwide Boycott Against Jews Unveiled
Berlin report states Adolf Hitler s Nazis published eleven point plan to shut Jewish business and professions at 10 a m April 1 with boycott to target Jewish merchants doctors and lawyers and bar many Jews from schooling and later life. Left wing leaders Goebbels Goering and Kerried urged government action as Munich headquarters issued the proclamation amid uncertain government response.
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Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
National Socialist Party
Munich
Hitler
Wilhelm Prick
Joseph Goebbels
Hermann Goering
Hans Kerr
Pce
Strikers Return as R F C Relief Workers Resume Jobs
In Wheeling on March 28 the strike by 690 Reconstruction Finance Corp relief workers ended as they went back to work. The wage cut from 40 cents to 22 1 2 cents per hour remains in effect, officials said.
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Wheeling
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Welfare Board
New Merry-Go-Round Feature by Pearson and Allen
The Gazette announces a new daily Washington Merry-Go-Round feature by Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen. The pair, known for their Washington Merry-Go-Round columns, will present a morning editorial-style item on the front page.
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Howen
Washington Merryetier
Drew Pearson
Robert
S. Allen
Beriveliers
Washington
Marsnaney Webn
Editor Flynn Attacks Gas Rates in Wheeling Inquiry
Wheeling editor Charles Thomas O’Brien Flynn testified before the house utilities investigating committee accusing the Public Service Commission of failing to protect gas consumers from unfair rates. He cited Manufactures Light and Heat at 45 cents per 1,000 cubic feet and Natural Gas Co. of West Virginia at 68 cents in Wheeling, both owned by Columbia Gas and Electric. Flynn recalled 1924 rate hikes to 52 cents during a gas shortage and said promises of a reduction never materialized after Columbia took control. He urged the commission to act without waiting for a formal request. He noted 1931 suit cost about 240,000 against the gas company, with city and commission costs as well, and argued dividends since 1898 exceed 9 million dollars.
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Thomas O'Brien Flynnn
Wheeling Intelligencer
House Utilities Investigating Committee
Public Service Commission
Flynn
Manufacturere Light and Heat Company
Natural Gas Company of
West Virginia
Wheeling
Columbia Gas and Electric Company
Colimbia Company
Fiynn
City of
Commission
Flevin
Rotey
Air crash kills fifteen aboard British airliner near Brussels
A tri motor British Imperial Airway plane bound from Cologne to Croydon crashed near Hasson today, killing 45 persons aboard. The cause is uncertain with reports of an engine blast and bodies found scattered. twelve passengers and three crew members died, with no Americans aboard.
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Liverpool
Imperial Airavayn
Hsson
Cologne
Germany
Croydon
England
Brus
Els
Haeren Alrstrome
Woodin Rules Pronunciation of Conservator in Treasury
In Baltimore a treasury note explains that Secretary Woodin favors the pronunciation conservator with the accent on the second syllable, despite dictionaries. Acting Comptroller F G Awalt notes the Treasury’s stance governs usage under the emergency banking act.
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Baltimore
Mars
Trenaary
William H. Woodin Hay
Harry Fulwird Warner
F. G. Awolt
Une
Secretary of the Treasury
Governor Kump Talks With Power and Business Groups
West Virginia power and water interests manufacturers and other business concerns are to meet with Governor Kump and the legislative committee on efficiency and economy this week. Earlier meetings included railroad and oil and gas representatives. Discussions aim to inform the public service sector about the state's fiscal condition and to consider taxation amid the tax limitation amendment.
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West ‘Virginia
Power and Water
G. Bump
Tech‘nical
Legislative Committee
Power
Roosevelt Orders Flat 15 Percent Cut in U. S. Wages
President Roosevelt ordered a flat 15 percent cut in the salaries of government officers and employees to run from next Saturday until June 30, with further action tied to cost of living changes. The reduction aims to balance the federal budget, estimated at about 40 million for the remainder of the current year and 120 million annually, based on a 21.7 percent drop in living costs since early 1928.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Young British Officer Freed on Three Charges
A British court martial found Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart of the Seaforth Highlanders guilty on three of ten charges of selling military secrets to a foreign agent. The remaining charges outcome will be decided by higher military authorities. If confirmed, penalties will be announced by the War Office after review by the Army Council. The officer remains in the Tower of London under guard during the process.
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London
Miotuilty
Norman Baillie- Stewart
Leutenant
Seaforth Highlanders
Courh Miartiat
Army Council
War Office
Tower of London
Roosevelt Plan Passes Senate for Jobs Program and Forest Relief
President Roosevelt's work program bill for reforestation and job creation sails through the Senate without a record vote and heads to the House. The plan seeks an $8.5 billion fund to aid states, with a broad public works buildup and a Conservation Corps to employ the jobless on forest and land projects. The Banking Committee considers a leasin g measure to extend public works and loan authority. The program would enlist unemployed men for up to eight years, paid about $1 a day plus subsistence and care, financed initially from unobligated construction funds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Eass
Reconstruction Corporation
Joana
Seneter
Wagner
D. N
Pere Mit Leane
Corporation
Gelviliah Conservation Corps
Treasury
Lewis Douglas
Pienre
Page & Col
Plants Sign For War Emergency Plants Sign For War
Captain J. In Stromme of the War Department led a two day inspection tour of Kannwhis valley factories. He announced the government aims to convert peacetime plants to war material production in case of war. He rebutted a report about Charlesvon airport 44, calling the claim untrue and praising the local facilities.
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Capo
Stromme
War Department
Armutment
Pittsburgh
Stromare
Charlesvon
Airport
Stromrec
Will Finds One Real Patriot in Old U. S. A.
Beverly Hills reports a quirky tale of patriotic feeling amid economic hardship. The piece notes a local man or symbol praised as a real patriot, while thieves target items in the Beverly Wilshire area as residents seek recognition and relief.
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Will
Old
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