Jury Acquits Oldham And G H Seibert In Tax Conspiracy Case
A federal court jury in Clarksburg acquitted Wheeling restaurateur George H. Seibert and Ohio County Delegate George W. Oldham of conspiring to evade income taxes. The verdict came after less than an hour of deliberation, with jurors returning from a brief adjournment for instructions and dinner. The case involved several defendants linked to a syndicate alleged to hide profits from taxation.
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Clarksburg
George H. Seibert
Wheeling
George W. Oldham
Ohio County
William T. Wallis
Seibert
Harry E. Watkins
William
Big’ Bil) Lias
Lias
Selbert
Theodore
Mike Russell
Oldham
Theodore Russell
Watkins
Mike Ruasett
Parkersburg
Clarkaburg
Wallis
Lins
Las
Russells
Wilson Leison
Wheel Ing
Washington Alformeys
Two Youths Held In Girl's Kidnap Near Dunbar
William Faulknier and James Carney, both from Dunbar, are charged with abducting and robbing 18 year old Christine Breedlove near Setters. Ivan Wiley, another Dunbar youth, was arrested in connection. Breedlove says she was forced into a car at Four-H fairgrounds around 8:30 pm, robbed of $5, and injured when she jumped from the vehicle near Lattes. Authorities announced details after presenting the case to the grand jury. the suspects were taken to a county jail after arrest in Cincinnati.
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William Faulknier
James Carney
Dunbar
Christine Breedlove
Yawkey
Setters
Cincinnati
Hrety Adams
Ivan Wiley
Mita Breedlove
Lattes
Sergt. N. T. Sites and
Corp. H
Counter Drive Stops Advance Of Jap Troops
Japan pushes two miles into Chinese lines north of Shanghai aided by ships and air bombardment but Chinese counterattacks recapture ground by nightfall. The battle for Yanghang grows into one of Shanghai’s fiercest fights with heavy casualties and shifting front lines.
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Shanghai
Japan
Yangtze Estuary
Yanghang
Weosung
Yonghang
Yaonghang
Conference Asked On War Bonuses For Seamen
The maritime council of the port of New York threatens to halt American ships to foreign war zones unless the federal maritime commission convenes with ship-owners to settle war bonuses for seamen in war zones. Eight marine and harbor groups back the demand and warn of action if no favorable response by Monday.
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New York
Maritime Council of
Port of
Federal Maritime Commission
Marine and
Mollison Offers Spain Flight to Free Dahl
British aviator Mollison tentatively offers to fly Mrs. Harold E. Dahl to Salamanca to plead for her husband’s release, contingent on Franco guaranteeing safe conduct. Dahl, who performed with an orchestra in Cannes, pleads for permission as her husband languishes in an Insurgent prison. Franco headquarters deny any plan to release Dahl.
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Cannes
France
INSI
Jimmy Mollison
Harold E. Dahl
Salamanca
Mollison
Francisco Franco
Satamatica
Franco
Dahl
Red Air Force
Fratica
Airs
Dahil
America
Hutschnecker
War Ministry
Crowded Schools Push Enrollments Higher in Kenowha County
County superintendent Virgil L Flinn reported several high schools and junior highs in Kenowha County show larger enrollments this fall than last year. Charleston High exceeds 1 800 pupils, South Charleston High over 1 900, with all extra space used for classrooms. Other sizable schools include Washington District High Lincoln Woodrow Wilson and Leewood Junior High. Basements filled. Dr Leo H Myes plans immunizations, few children immunized so far. Charleston Tiny School also up, with 1 743 last fall. Principal Thomas R Horner noted post graduate numbers remain zero for now, with additional enrollments expected later this week.
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Kenowha County
Virgil L. Flinn
Flinn
Charleston High School
South Charleston High School
Washington District High
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Leewood
Fruth
Fernbank
Leo H. Mypes
Charleston
Frost
Thomas R. Horner
Mr. Horner
Nine nations endorse plan to police Mediterranean waters
The Paris Nyon conference ends with a pact where Britain and France assume broad patrol powers in the Mediterranean while others police their own waters. Nonconforming submarines would be sunk as pirates, echoing Spain and Abyssinia sanctions. Italy to patrol Tyrrhenian Sea.
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Spain
Geneva
Maly
Britain
France
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Egypt
Rumania
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
High Seas
Mediterranean
Italy
Tyrrhenian Sea
Monsignor Quirk Described Very Weak After Collapse
Weston, Sept. 1 The condition of Monsignor Thomas Aquinas Quirk, famed as "little father of the Mountains," was described as very weak after he collapsed in the rain and lay exposed for hours. For five days he seemed near death, but Br. John Corkrean said his age made recovery difficult yet possible.
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Weston
Thomas Aquinas Quirk
Lewis County
John Corkrean
Kidnaper Caught Alive After Six Day Manhunt
Clyde Derrick, 29, who abducted two Johnson City patrolmen and boasted he would never be taken alive, was captured in a Rome jail after a six day pursuit. He surrendered without a fight in a deserted house, after abducting patrolmen Patrick Cunningham and Harry Pettit and forcing them to drive to an abandoned farm.
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Rome
Clyde Derrick
Dese Berads
Johnson City
Derrick
Land
Thei Kin
Patrick Cunningham
Harry Pettit
Storm Ends Life Of Boy in Lung Storm Ends Life Of Boy in Lung
Sunbury Ontario report recalls 14 year old Joy Bacon who died from infantile paralysis after a storm cut power to the life support system in his home for forty five minutes, ending a week long battle to keep him alive.
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Storm
Sunbury
Ontario
Joy Bacon
Tung
Robber Takes $500 From State Store in Richwood Fire Distraction
A masked robber entered Richwood TriQuor store near closing, grabbed about $500 from the cash register, and fled as patrons watched a nearby fire at the A B Campbell Gal and Gas Supply building. Manager Wendell O’Net and assistant Dan Snyder were on duty. the blaze diverted attention.
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Richwood
Richwoort Triquor
Wendell O'Net
A. B. Campbell Gal and Gas Suppy Company
O'Dell
Dan Snyder
Perray
Wie
Aloe
Snyder
Nine Power Pact Aims To Sweep Pirates From Med Seas
At Nyon conference the nine powers adopt a draft plan led by Britain and France to patrol pirate submarines in the Mediterranean. Italy may join on equal terms, while Soviet accusations influence participation. The accord, linked to the 1936 London treaty, seeks unified action and could lead to full signing early next week.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
INS
Paris
Mediterranean
Nyon
Switzerland
Mediterranean Sealanes
Britain
France
Italy
Soviet
Russia
Rome
Haly
Gere
Germ
Nya
Bisck
Maxim Litvinoff
Moscow
Litvinott
Germany
Labor Federation Accepts Two Labor Insignias in WV
The West Virginia State Federation of Labor accepted C I O insignia after returning its second charter to Washington. John Eastas, president of the West Virginia Industrial Union Council, said AF of L revoked the old charter and a new one was issued. Do minions faced ouster at the Parkersburg convention, but Easton asserted no suspension occurred and both C IO and AFL factions would be accepted as directed by the state convention.
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West Virginia State Federation of Labor
Washington
John H. Eastas
Nww
West Virginia Industrial Union Council
C. I
Americans Federation of Labor
Doin L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Selection of Site Next Federal Step In Post Office
The next federal step in choosing a site for a new Charleston post office is being considered before May. Land sites were offered years ago when the project was under review and may draw attention from the treasury department investigators. About 18 landowners from Lee Summers, Lee and Dickenson, Rost on Washington, and Virginia Court streets are among those involved.
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Charleston Post
Treasury Department
Washington
Lee and
Summers Streets
Dickinson Streets
Washington Street
Virginia
Court Streets
State
Westmatter
J. W. Singleton
Fall of Gijon To Rebels Near Uo
Forces under Francisco Franco pressed toward Gijon as rain slowed but did not stop the Insurgent westward advance along the northern coast. Asturian miners resisted on the Cuera mountains while reports claimed 500 guardsmen from Gia n reinforced, trenches were dug, and fighting continued near Ribadescha with an eastern thrust ongoing.
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Bay of Biscay
Francisco Franco
Legrets
Gijon
Mazucha
President Alarm Over European War Threats and Far East Perils
President Roosevelt voiced grave concern over war threats in Europe and dangers in the Far East. He pledged to keep America out of conflict, urging planning and cautious policy. Baruch reported Europe as a tinder box, as Roosevelt stayed in close touch with diplomatic aides and pressed for careful diplomacy.
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Europe
Far East
Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
America
Dutchess County
Roosevelt Home Club
Moses Smith
U. S
Orient
Mediterranean
Bernard M. Baruch
American War Industries Board
Baruchi
Shanghai
Caroline O'Day
New York
Washington
West
Hull to Present Peace Policy Before League
Secretary Hull moved to present the American peace policy to the League of Nations. He instructed the American minister to Switzerland to deliver the peace statement of July 1 and the endorsements from 60 nations. President Roosevelt said world turbulence and jitters have become widespread due to events in the Far East and the Mediterranean as the policy was arranged.
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Washington
Hull
League of Navas
Far East
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Hall
Switzerland
Secretary General of
The
Temple
New Jersey Girl Is Named Miss America
Atlantic City notes Miss Merérandtland from New Jersey won the Miss America contest. Finalists included Miss Briter Cooper of Bethlehem and Miss Texas, with Alice Em tick Fort Worth second and Ruth Carvington of Charlotte third.
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New Jersey
Atlantic
City
Sept
Britain France Bluffing In Mediterranean Crisis
Wartime Prime Minister David Lloyd George questions the plan to curb piracy as major Mediterranean powers including Britain France and Germany discuss a scheme. He notes confusion over actions against submarines and potential protections for ships, asking what rules would govern captures escorts and contraband designations.
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Lloyd George
Japan
China
U. S
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
International News Service
London
INS
Italy
Germany
Kenna Reported Much Improved After Auto Crash
Report says Judge Kenna shows considerable improvement and can see and converse with friends as recovery continues. He was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Warrenton Virginia weeks ago while en route to Atlanta City.
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Jn N
Kenna
Wita
Warrenton
Allantle City
Slayer of Youth Sought in N H
A statewide search is launched in Gilford New Hampshire after 10 year old Mark Neville Jensen is found murdered in a brush clearing. Sheriff Elliott forms a large posse including state police deputies and volunteers to track the killer. Daniel Wentworth, a town employee, found the body and reported the boy vanished after being sent to mail a letter.
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Gilford
N. H
Mark Neville Jensen
New Hampshire
Frederick D. Elliott
Daniel Wentworth
Younes
Jensen
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Ohio
Wheeling Restaurateur
Pait
Ohio City
Yangshang
Chintse
Woosung
Liuho
Woorung
Lotien
Yanghan
Maritime Group
Conflict
Mrs. Dahl
Monsignor
Quirk
Warold
Desperado
Dacile
Flenristees
Gun
Nine Powers
Sealanes
Litwinoff
Sativtlea
State Federation
Seaboard Road
Baruch
Spardeh
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