State Jobless Rolls Fall to Lows in Years
West Virginia private industry added 64.8 percent more placements year over year while unemployment and relief rolls declined to multi year lows. Old age assistance eased after eight months of relief program operation with July to August caseload dropping from 19,041 to 18,932. Total relief cases fell by 802 to 34,098 as aid to blind and dependent children rose slightly, and 3,389 persons were placed in private and public work amid reduced WPA and PWA activity.
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Department of Public Assistance
Public Assistance Department
C P. McKenna
PWA
A. W. Garnett
Five Are Given Prison Sentences In Intermediate Court
Five defendants received prison terms yesterday in the Intermediate court as Judge Alvin J. Barnhart set the term docket. Hugh Browning got the longest sentence of three years in the state penitentiary on a guilty plea to larceny of E. C. Jevina’s automobile from Charleston, with co defendants June Fay Belcher Virginia Cooper and Lucille Green. Vernon Martin drew two years for breaking and entering Eugene Snyder’s dwelling on Bigley Avenue and taking a $50 watch. Virgil McClanahan and James Asbury each got one year after pleading guilty to an indictment from the June term. The case references Melidlatht or Jarrell, third member of the group.
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Alvin J. Barnhart
State Penitentiary
Hugh Browning
June Fay Belcher
Virginia Cooper
Lucille Green
E. C. Jevina
Charleston
Jaying
Willie Willis By Robert Quillin
Willie Willis is described as fearless around girls, a bold character noted by Robert Quillin in a compact line that highlights his ease with women and self-assuredness in social settings. The remark frames him as unusually comfortable, almost habituated to such interactions.
President Roosevelt avoids judgment on Justice Black Klan ties
Roosevelt declined to judge Justice Hugo Black regarding alleged Ku Klux Klan ties. He issued a brief noncommittal statement noting Black is in Europe and will explain when he returns. The president said he had no prior information before Black’s appointment.
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Hugo L. Black
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Black
Justice Black
Europe
London
Bank bandits raid California bank for 1500 dollars
In Saratoor California two bandits robbed the Bank of America branch late today escaping with about 1500 dollars despite several bullets fired by manager Lewis Scott.
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Pope Pius XII to Resume Full Pontiff Duties
Pope Pius XII announces return to full papal duties after a period of illness. He assumes responsibility for the congregations of universities and seminaries previously led by Cardinal Bisleti who died of pneumonia. The pope also demonstrated improved mobility by walking unaided in the Castel Gandolfo gardens.
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Pacelli
Vigor
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Castel Gandolfo Gardens
Mrs Parsons Reported Dead in Long Island Mystery
Wealthy Long Island matron Alice McDonnell Parsons, missing since June 12 in a kidnapping case, is reported dead. A handler letter allegedly from the kidnappers claims she died of pneumonia a month after abduction and disposal of her body. The missive, in DOJ agents’ possession, is cited by attorney Benjamin Shiverts, who notes ongoing contact between G men and the kidnapers through letters.
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New York
Alice McDonnell Parsons
Long Island
Parsor
Department of Justice
Benjamin Shiverts
Anna Kupryanova
Stony Brook
L. I
Parsons
Shiverts
Thyroid Gland Removal and Cure Considered Possible
Rockefeller Institute researchers report potential thyroid gland removal and curing via cultivated cultures. Col. Lindbergh and Dr. Alexis Carrel discuss experiments by Dr. Harold Okkelsohn showing cultivation of thyroid tissue outside the body. Such work could lead to transplantation and gland replacement in the future, though officials caution against overstatement of immediate applications.
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Col. Lindbergh
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
INS
New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Harold Okkels
Carre
Okkelst
Okkels
Okkelshoy
States to Open War on Crime
Washington dispatch reports 21 states plan a unified assault on crime, with governors signing compacts at a Kansas City session September 24–25 to ignore state lines, ease extradition, supervise paroles, and speed arrests. The plan follows a 1934 federal act enabling interstate crime-fighting pacts and cross-state police cooperation.
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Washington
Department For Justice
Kansas City
Interstate Commission On Crime
VW Statera
Congress
Jean Lotschy
Priests Imperiled by Nazi Rise Cited by Vatican Editors
The Vatican condemns anti religious propaganda in Germany and Spain as the Osservatore Romano warns priests may be shed for religious faith. Pope Pius approved the editorial which links Nazi hate to threats against Christians and notes Spain has endured religious strife for over a year. The piece calls for vigilance as Nazi influence endangers religious peace in Germany.
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Mano
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Spain
Pius
Nurnberg
Audi Os
Gartow
Nippon Forces Mass For Big Push On China
Japanese troops massed for a supreme assault on Chinese positions near Shanghai and Nanking. Tanks and artillery backed infantry as Chinese defenses retreated to new lines along a river corridor from Shanghai northward. Both sides suffered heavy casualties in the four weeks of fighting. Chinese losses were about 60 dead and wounded, Japanese about 10,000. A naval engagement further south near the Cadten river ended with a Japanese setback.
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Woosung River
Yanhang
Yangize
Shanghat
Ma Pon
Japan
Yangtze
Nanking
China
Kiankwan
Cadten
New Post Office Site Is Sought
Charleston pursues a new federal post office at a site desirably facing three streets with about 230 by 325 feet. Treasury procurement will review proposals, with opening for donations and location at 22 October 18 and 22 m. Officials may reject if requirements not met. project funded by a $70,000 emergency construction allotment.
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Charleston
Treasury Department
Treasury
Julius W. Singleton
Flashes of Life In These U. S. Flashes of Life In These U. S.
Elgin to St. Charles cows lost after truck end gate down near Elgin. Rand Jed state police search countryside for six missing cows. Chicago segment parodies service station humor with midnight toothache tale ends with a tooth pulled at De Kalb.
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J. Hand
St. Charles
Ife
Rand Jed State Police
Chicago
de Kalb
FDR Bans Arms Shipments To East On Federal Ships
Geneva September 14 AP Nine nations sent war fleets into the Mediterranean to attack submarine piracy led by over 100 British and French ships. Italy refused to join, insisting on parity with Britain and France, while Turkey Greece Russia Egypt Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Romania agreed to lead the patrol with Italy excluded. The plan from the Nyon conference stirred tensions as Mussolini protested and a revised control zone may be considered. England edged its fleet forward as the patrol began.
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Bulgaria
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Romania
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Hitler
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Great Britain
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Naly
Nyon
Roosevelt imposes partial arms embargo on Far East
President Roosevelt announced a partial embargo on shipments of arms and munitions to China and Japan, banning government owned vessels from transport until further notice. The move applies to 37 ships under government control and may affect the Wichita, a government owned private carrier sailing to China. The policy remains under 24 hour review and the maritime commission will study and respond to the order at a special meeting tomorrow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Far Eastern
Cordell Hull
Joseph Kennedy
Maritime Commission
China
Japan
Wichita
Baltimore
San Pedro
Calif
Earle
State
Navy
Mediterranean Sea
Hyde
White House
Gov. Earle
Pennsylvania
Bue Tope
Fee
Attes
Danger of War Studied by League
Geneva dispatch reports the League of Nations focusing on war dangers in two worlds. Dr. Wellington Koo, China’s premier international diplomat, is slated to appeal against Japanese aggression from the league rostrum. The assembly also weighs the Spanish civil war’s threat to European peace and potential protective measures to support naval patrol plans.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Wellington Koo
China
League Assembly
Coal Board to Announce Minimum Price Oct 1
The bituminous coal commission said its minimum price schedule will be announced on October 1. District boards have submitted proposed schedules covering minimum prices by mine. Conferences are coordinating them into a master schedule based on production coals and mine locations. Freight costs and retailer profits will affect the consumer price.
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Washington
Bithuminous Coal Commission
England Belgium Prepare Defenses In Case Of War
New scientific communications from London reveal drastic anti gas and air raid preparations in England and Belgium. Reports describe gas protection baby carriages infant respirators wall gas absorbing paper and a shelter defense force with thousands of volunteers in Sunderland and other towns as the air raid threat grows.
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Belgium
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London
Morris
Journal of the American Medical Association
British Isles
American Medical Association
Sunderland
Island in Air party plans Grand Canyon ascent
Six scientists gather at the Shiva temple plateau in Grand Canyon Arizona to begin a daring ascent of a high hidden island in the air. Their goal is to explore an uncharted cliff feature and report the success by signaling with lights visible for miles, aiming to study unknown geological forms and ascent challenges.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
INS
Per-Sons
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