France seeks united front with Britain and Italy to deter Hitler
Paris reports high sources say Pierre Laval plans a program for the Stresa conference aiming for a clear joint document by France Great Britain and Italy to resist threats to European peace and an understanding on a new security pact inviting Germany. The plan may include mutual assistance pacts among France Russia and Czechoslovakia with diplomat language shifting from alliances.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Reich
Pierre Laval
Tech Powers
Stresa
LaVal
Russia
Austria to Strengthen Army Amid European Rearmament
Vienna reports an official cabinet communique signaling Austria will expand the armed forces beyond the 30,000 under the St Germain treaty. Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg’s government aims to restore conscription and revive prewar military traditions, with guards on duty at Ballhausplatz and a spring parade planned on the Ringstrasse.
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Vienna
Austria
Kurt Schuschnke
Germany
Palace Guard
Ballhauntz-Platz
Ring Strasse
Pledge Helps Grafton Little Theatre Decide to Continue
In a lively meeting with over 50 attendees including 10 new members, the Little Theatre of Grafton voted to carry on for the year. President William Gibson announced a April 26 production at the high school auditorium directed by Mildred Waters, with tryouts set for Friday in the Kiwanis room of the Blen Avon hotel.
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Little Theatre of
Grafton
William Gibson
Sun Up
Little Theatre Players
Mildred Waters
West Virginia
West Virginia University Players
Morgantown
Kiwanis
Blen Avon Hotel
Prison Guards Use Gas To Quell Convict Riot
Disorder erupted at Woodville prison camp near Elizabeth City North Carolina early today with 15 inmates involved. Guards fired on two convicts and deployed tear gas bombs to end the mutiny, as Captain J M Tolar reported the cell block refused orders to work and men threatened guards.
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Elizabeth City
N.C
Woodville
Here
J. M .Tolar
Judge Robinson of Clarksburg Dead at 60
James W. Robinson 60, former Harrison County criminal court judge, legislator, and newspaper publisher, died of heart disease at his home. He led the Harrison County court 1912–1920, served on Clarksburg city council in 1922, and held one term in the state legislature in 1910. He owned and converted the Clarksburg News to a daily before selling it in 1906. He was brother to Howard L. Robinson.
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Clarksburg
Alty
James W. Robinson
Criminal Court
Robinson
Harrison County
New Mexico Sheriff Killed in Street Riot
McKinley County Sheriff M R Carmichel was killed and three unidentified men wounded during a street riot in Gallup after an eviction hearing. Authorities said the violence erupted outside the court as the hearing concluded. The incident occurred today in Gallup, New Mexico.
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New Mexico
Gallup
N. M
M. R. Carmichel
McKinley County
Seem
Bitter fight on AAA looms in Congress
Washington reports a bitter end fight to amend the AAA aimed at empowering Wallace to license middlemen and enforce farm marketing provisions. The opposition remains strong as debates over strengthening AAA powers continue. Meanwhile a proposed 10 to 15 year forestry program includes a western shelter belt to aid drought-prone farmers, per President Roosevelt.
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Washington
AAA
Wallace
Congress
Senator Fetcher
D. Fla
Roosevelt
Wester Shelter
Two Men Stabbed in Textile Strike at Commander Mills
In Sand Springs Oklahoma on April 4, two strikers Harve Bradfield and Ed Bruton were stabbed during a clash between strikers and workers at Commander Textile Mills. Several others were injured as armed groups fought in front of the mill with clubs and weapons before police arrived.
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Sand Springs
Okla
Harve Bradfield
Ed Bruton
Funeral plans set for Edgar M. Doll Sr
Funeral services for Edgar M. Doll Sr. who died suddenly yesterday will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the United Brethren church with Rev. Lois R. Luzader officiating. Grafton lodge No. 75 A F and A Masons will conduct last rites. burial follows at Bluemont Cemetery under Bartlett Funeral Company.
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Edgar M. Doll, Sr
United Brethren Church
Lois R. Luzader
Grafton Lodge No. 75
A. F
A. Masons
Bartlett Funeral Company
Bluemont Ceme
NRA branded as part way fascist rule
Senate investigators heard from Lovell Mason a Chicago attorney that the NRA setup mimicked a fascist corporate state and could victimize consumers if anti trust laws were not restored. Mason warned the sky would be the limit on prices and the consumer would suffer. Continued on page six.
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Washington
Senate
Lovell Mason
Coun- Review Board
Rome
Mason
Chicago
NRA
Clarence Darrrow
Senate Finance Committee
Darrow Board
Culbertsons Lead At Halfway In Bridge Match
The Sims Culbertsons bridge duel reaches midway with Ely and Josephine Culbertson ahead by 9 460 points after 70 rubbers of a 150 rubber match to settle bidding system supremacy. Hal and Dorothy Sims won honors yesterday with a 1 880 point net gain as the sixteenth rubber narrows the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Culbertsons
Simses
Husband kills wife in alleged torture tale over hidden wealth
Kansas City police investigate the death of Nellie A. Hurd, 64, from four bullet wounds inflicted by her 77 year old husband Her bert Hurd, a railroad crossing watchman. He claims she tortured him to force disclosure of a hidden fortune amid spirits guiding her actions. Detectives doubt the tale and note a purported confession was coerced under threat with a gun at his head. The incident follows years of alleged trouble since their 12 year marriage. Continuous report continues on page five.
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Kansas City
Nellie A. Hurd
Herbert
Hurd
General Hospital
Election in Spencer May Be Held Once More
Spencer West Virginia April 4 The entire election in Spencer March 28 may have to be held over again because of an old and almost forgotten municipal election law Democratic candidate for mayor J W Price says the law requires elections by registered voters He says there was no registration for the March 28 election as custom allowed party challengers in each precinct to pass on voter qualifications Price obtained a circuit court order from Judge Lewis H Miller to show cause for not using registration lists.
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Spencer
W. Va
J. W. Price
Circuit Court
Fishing License Law Test Before Justice in West Virginia
Martinsburg West Virginia April 4 a test of the state law requiring fishermen to sign licenses is before a justice of the peace court The case involves Hartzell and William Ambrose brothers charged with fishing without a license for not signing their licenses The brothers plan a jury trial
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Justice of the Peace
Hartzell
Wiliam
Ambrose
First Stage Unwatering Underway at Grafton Dam Site
Unwatering begins at the east bank cofferdam of the federal dam above Grafton City park. Three large and two small pumps operate as water drops about three feet inside the chamber. Officials expect completion within 24 to 48 hours barring delays as the Eastern United States flood control project progresses toward its two year target.
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East Bank
Federal Dam
Grafton City Park
United States
Tygart Valley
New Shovel
Prisoner Flees Jail After Bankroll Stolen In Break-In
In Crane Missouri on April 4 a prisoner escaped the city jail chase by shouting for help. City Marshal Bill Rickman said a robber broke into the jail and stole $17 from the inmate after leaving the door ajar.
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Crane
Bill Rickman
Holt Named President of West Virginia Society in Surprise Move
Senator elect Rush D. Holt of West Virginia was elected president of the West Virginia State Society in Washington in a surprise decision after a last night meeting. He accepted after being contacted at his hotel around midnight and thanked the group for the honor. Nunnally, who preceded him, noted the growth in the society’s membership and his three years of service.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
West Virginia State Society of ‘Washington
Holt
Edward H. Nunnally
Nunnnally
Police Seek Slayers of Richmond Couple in Farm Well Deaths
Richmond police comb the city after the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Coleman are found in a farm well. A car linked to the couple was found abandoned on a street corner and two unidentified black men were seen driving past the scene Tuesday night. Authorities suspect the car was stolen by an acquaintance familiar with its locking valve.
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Richmond
John
Thomas Coleman
New Kind of Thief Is Hunted in Huntington
Huntington police pursue a new kind of thief who stole a houseboat in Huntington West Virginia on April 4. They admit lacking equipment to search waterways or chase such a target, creating a unique policing challenge.
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Huntington
W. Va
Reilly dismissed as Hauptmann defense chief
Edward J. Reilly was notified of his dismissal as chief defense counsel for Bruno Hauptmann, saying the action came as he planned new trial applications based on alleged new evidence. He cited witnesses claiming a strange car near the Lindbergh estate days before the 1932 kidnapping and said Hochmuth would testify Hauptmann was not in the vehicle. Mrs Anna Hauptmann announced her dismissal letter and promotion of funds for Hauptmann’s appeal, as the page four continuation notes.
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New York
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Reilly
Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
Hauptmann
Amandus Hochmuth
Flemington
Anna Hauptmann
Middle West
Bill
Reilly, Veter
Cecil Bridge Relocation At State Board Deadline
The Cecil bridge relocation, threatened by the $12,000,000 federal flood control dam project, is now before the State Road Commission. Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt informed Ernest L. Bailey, commission chair, that the county court favors moving the bridge at Parkview promptly for economy and practicability. A reply is expected by week’s end or early next week.
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Cecil Bridge
State Road Commission
James C. Holt
Ernest L. Bailey
Commission
Parkview
Holt
Gambling Raid Nabs Eight at Parkview Cottage
Parkview Constables and a deputy sheriff arrested eight men at the three room residence of Ralph Malone in the south Grafton suburb near midnight Wednesday. The group faces gambling charges before Magistrate W Harvey Reed. William Curry faces a separate charge of possession of home brew.
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Parkview
E.K. Satterfield
T. E. Freeze
James Guth
Ralph Malone
Grafton
W Harvey Reed
Clee
Russel
Curry
Samuel Pugh
Ted Rosier
David Paden
William Curry
Mellon testifies he paid gift tax on funds for Mellon family
Pittsburgh banker Andrew W. Mellon testified at a Tax Appeals Board hearing that trust funds totaling about nine million dollars were set aside last December for his grandchildren and related entities. He said the gifts were not direct in the strict sense and were covered by written instruments.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Tax Appeals Board
Mellon
Robert H. Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Aso Mellon
Menon
David K. B. Bruce
Jackson
Mel
Eden Leaves for England After Prague Talks
Captain Anthony Eden, British foreign affairs official, left Prague for London after meeting Czech Foreign Minister Eduard Benes. The two officials affirmed Czechoslovakia’s alignment with Britain on general peace and League of Nations policy, following Eden’s conversations with Hitler, Stalin, and Pilsudski, and a London communiqué.
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Associated Press
Praha
Czechoslovakia
Anthony Eden
Eduard Benes
Great Britain
League of Nations
Hitler
Berlin
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Marshal Pilsudski
Warsaw
Dr. Benes
London
Captain Eden
France
Dry
Eden
Benes
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Oklahoma
Little Theatre
Darow Review Board
John B. Easton
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Taylor County
Nunnally
Lloyd Fisher
New Yorker
Cecil
Parkview Cottage
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