Prison guards fired on from airplane at Fort Leavenworth
Two ex Denver inmates identified by J K Codding were arrested after firing from an airplane in an attempted escape at Fort Leavenworth. No weapon found aboard, bonds set at 5000 dollars each for Codding to hear proceedings. Other items note Federal Reserve currency shifts and February building permits in West Virginia cities.
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Codd
Codding
Fort Leavenworth
Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve
West Virginia
Bluefield
Charleston
Clarksburg
Huntington
Three Men Up Before Mayor In Moose Hall Disturbance
Guy Willitt faced the mayor after a Wednesday Moose hall dance altercation. He was fined 10 dollars and arranging payment. Earlier, James Reed and W M Stansberry were arrested for drunkenness, fined five dollars each, with Reed to work off his fine on the streets.
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Guy Willitt
Charles
King
Moose Hall
Willitt
James Reed
Parkview
Main Street
Selvey
W. M. “Bobo” Stansberry
West oByd Street
Silman
Stansberry
Reed
Subsistence Garden Plans Discussed At Salvation Army Citadel
A morning meeting at the Salvation Army barracks in Taylor county outlined extensive subsistence garden plans funded by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under Captain W. H. Armold. Prof Gist of West Virginia University urged gardens to curb welfare dependence, explained soil preparation and recommended 4 8 7 fertilizer, with emphasis on moisture and self reliance.
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Salvation Army Citadel
Taylor County
Reconstruction Finance — Corporation
W. H. Armold
Salvation Army
Welare Board
Gist
Agricultural Department
West Virginia University
Paralles
Prof
Jersey golfers at Pinehurst and county garden plans
In Pinehurst and Taylor county efforts unfold as welfare program directors push subsistence gardens statewide. One thousand seed packages cost thirty two and sixty two cents and labor exchanges will fund plots. Seed potatoes fertilizer and supervision by the RFC accompany the project alongside farm plots and local purchases. A tabby cat at Frank Hollis’s home welcomed three kittens and fifteen Rhode Island chicks in a quirky family note.
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Taylor County
R/ F.C
F. W. Turner
Charleston
Frank M. Hollis
Hollis
Rhode Island
Cat
Frank
Ole Wyckoff
Tagen
Fifteen Chickens Make The Whole World Kin
A tabby cat mothers a brood of fifteen newly hatched chickens, caressing them and watching over their well being, a scene that stands out as newsworthy beyond a typical poultry moment. The tender interspecies care highlights unexpected kinship in a domestic setting.
Subjects To Be Taken Up Await Formation Of Financial Structure
Governor Kump said no discussion of additional issues should occur at the April 10 special session until the state finances are secured. The demand came as the House utilities committee urged broadening the session to overhaul utility laws. Also noted: about ten percent of peach buds survived the February freeze in northern Ohio. The American Legion began in Paris in 1919.
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Washington
Kump
House Utilities Investigating Committee
Ohio
American Legion
Paris
GRAFTON RELIABLE FOOTW GOODS PROMISES CAREFUL SEASON PLAN
A short notice from RELIABLE FOOTW GRAFTON W VA states that materials are summarized in set proportions for the season. It emphasizes careful planning, dependable styles, colors, and fabrics, urging customers to trust the preparations and quality.
Matsuoka Visits Washington Amid Manchurian Ties
Japanese diplomat Yosuke Matsuoka meets with President Roosevelt and key U.S. officials in Washington to discuss Manchurian matters and Japan's government. He notes the talks are unofficial and plans to visit Detroit and Chicago before traveling to the Pacific coast for an honorary degree from the University of Oregon.
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Washington
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Roosevelt
Hull
State Department
T O
Manchukuo
Matsuoka
Seyukai
Secreary Hall
New York
United States
Detroit
Chicago
Pacific Coast
University of Oregon
San Francisco
New Hurdle Redesign Aims To Reduce Track Falls
Seattle reports University of Washington track athletes get a new inverted Tr base hurdle and a smaller one foot adjustable starting block. Coach Hec Edmundson and Charles May designed a hurdle that drops when struck to prevent a rise and trips, lowering fall risk and limiting lane interference.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Hec” Edmundson
Charles May
Washington
Hee” Edmundson
Edmundson
Aid In Reorganization of Insurance Companies
The senate banking committee favorably reported the Fletcher bill to permit the reconstruction corporation to make loans to assist in reorganization of insurance companies with an amendment barring any loans to companies paying any officer more than 17500 a year.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Fletcher
Reconstruction Corporation
Debt payment unlikely in French war debt row
In Paris on March 31 a government spokesman said payment of 19 million in defaulted war debt interest to the United States is doubtful due to hostility in the chamber of deputies. Washington expectations of payment were deemed interesting but policy remains unchanged as Paris avoids initiating action amid tempers in the chamber. In Pittsburgh on April 1 a 13 year old girl Katherine Clem was killed by a rifle bullet fired during a rat hunt. her brother John Clem 18 reported he fired the shot as she ran in front of him.
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Paris
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Washington
Pittsburgh
John Clem
Katherine
Clem
McKee
Rocks
Credentials Signed For New Ambassador
President Paul von Hindenburg signed credentials appointing Dr. Hans Luther former Reichsbank president as ambassador at Washington marking a key diplomatic post in Berlin on April 1.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Hans Luther
The
Reichsbank
Washington
Baby's Cleaning Fluid Ingestion Fatal
Pittsburgh reports a tragedy as one year old Albert Oswald of Millvale died after swallowing a teaspoonful of cleaning fluid. His mother Mrs Virgen Oswald, 21, said the child drank the solution while she cleaned rings a week earlier.
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Pittsburgh
Albert Oswald
Millvale
Virgen Oswald
Jewel Thief Sentenced for 40 Years in Miami
Miami, April 1. Harry Sidmer, international jewel thief, was sentenced to 40 years in the state penitentiary. The conviction marks a major victory in the ongoing effort to curb large scale theft of precious gems. Sidmer was described as a seasoned offender with a long criminal history.
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Miami
Fla
Harry Sidmer
Miami Beach theft defendant and ICC freight rate probe
A man pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and grand larceny in a theft of 225 dollars worth of jewelry from wealthy visitors to Miami Beach, Washington. The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an investigation to determine whether freight rate reductions should be required after a petition by agricultural, coal and lumber groups.
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Miami Beach
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Orde
Why Purchase A New Sewing Machine
Local repairman J. A. Liley at 203 E Washington advertises 28 years experience and guarantee on repairs. He offers affordable prices, cautions against strangers, and provides phone 173 for pickup and delivery from 9 to 3.
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J. A. Liley
E. Washington
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John Boston
Strand Theatre
Humanity
Ralph Boots Morgan
Mallory Alexander Trene Kirkland Ware
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John Francis Dillon
FOX Fien
Paramount News
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C. V. Miller
Grafton
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