Texas Supreme Court Justice Wife Slain by Son
Fair weather aids rapid progress on the Tygart Valley flood control project above Grafton City park as Frederick Snare Corporation and Sutton Construction Company push excavations and backfilled areas. About 460 Snare workers, 140 Sutton workers, and others are on site drilling and building a new hotel adjoining the Tyrart Dam Cafe. The two-story frame hotel will be 100 feet long and 70 feet wide with equipment costs around 5000 dollars.
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Frederick Snare Corporation
Tygart Valley River
Grafton City Park
Sutton Construction Company
West Hillside
Sutton Company
Ilroad Yard
Frederipk Snare Corporation
Viking
Snafé
Sutton Concern
pet-Core Drilling Company
Cofferdam
Joseph de Orio
Tyrart Dam Cafe
Nace Ax
Plan Strike of Students at Marshall College
Marshall College students plan a one day strike to protest lack of chance in the presidency. A committee of 22 officers and organizations drafted a letter to Governor Kum asking him to influence the removal of D. M. P. Shawkey. Shawkey’s term as president ends soon and the state Board of Education meets Friday, the strike day.
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Huntington
Unil
Marshall College
Carnins
Kum
Beart
D. M. P. Shawkey
Shawkey
Marchal College
State Board of Educaton
Marshall
State College
W. Trent
Thems Board of Education
West Vir
Roosevelt 10 Speaks On Air Sunday Night
President Roosevelt will resume his fireside radio talks Sunday night at 10:00 p m Eastern to discuss the new works relief program. The half hour address is his first to the nation since September 30 and will cover job creation and his stewardship, amid ongoing disputes with congressional factions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Adv
Pilgrims Arrive At Lourdes For Peace Prayers
Eugenio Cardinal Facelli arrived in Lourdes to lead 40,000 pilgrims from around the world for three days of prayers for peace. The mayor and dignitaries greeted him at the Grotto Shrine as masses and devotions mark the Holy Year ending next Sunday.
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Lourdes
France
Eugenio C
Facelli
Rome
Mercer Sheriff Faces Removal From Office
Princeton April 25 Circuit Judge H M Tanner will hear May 13 a petition by 71 citizens led by W W Hicks to remove Mercer County Sheriff J Fanning on grounds of ineligibility. They charge Fanning contracted with the late C W Caltei to share 40 percent of the profits from the Mercer county oil venture.
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Princeton
H. M. Tanner
J. 5. Fanning
Mercer County
W. W. Hicks
Fanning
C. W. Caltec i
Four Days Remain Of Tax Discount Time Ends Soon
Sheriff Lee E. Bennett reported strong collections this week for 1934 taxes with 242 percent discount period ending at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. A nine percent penalty will be added after May 31.
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Lee E. Bennett
Peace Parley Called In Toledo Strike At Renault Plant
The Labor Department intervened in the Renault auto plant strike in Toledo Ohio. Secretary Perkins sent conciliator Thomas J Williams to study the dispute as 2500 workers remain idle. A company proposal of five percent wage increase was offered but no contract was signed. Union officials expected the strikers to reject the offer. Continued on page six.
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Toledo
Labor Department
Chevrennt Motor
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Thomas J. Williams
William
American Federation of Labor
Otto Brach
Central Labor Union
Young Mother and Infant Die in Apartment Fire
Evansville Indiana reports a fatal apartment fire after a stove explosion. Mrs Gilbert Trigg, 17, and her seven month old Donnie died. The husband operated a garage below the apartment and was severely burned while trying to rescue them. Fire officials say Mrs Trigg became confused and likely fled toward a closet mistaken for the exit.
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Evansville
Ind
Gilbert Trigg
Donnie
Mrsfi Trigg
Six Selected to Aid In Planning Future Valley Meeting
Taylor county will be represented at the next meeting of the Valley cooperative committee, with six invited attendees announced by Ray A. Garvin of West Penn Public Service Company. The gathering, aiming to spur support for the Valley Planning Commission report and regional rejuvenation, will be at 3 p.m. Friday May 3 at the Waldo hotel in Clarksburg followed by a dinner with H. R. Gibson Rotary president Paul E. Malone Kiwanis president Harvey A. Poe county court representative Mayor E Otto Waughn Jay Fleming First National Bank executive VP and John S Palmer Sentinel managing editor among those invited.
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Taylor County
Valley Cooperative Committee
Federal Valley Planning Commission
Waldo Hotel
Clarksburg
Ray A. Garvin
West Penn Public Service Company
Valley Commission
Grafton
H. R. Gibson
Rotary Club
Paul E. Malone
Kiwanis Club
Harvey A. Poe
E. Otto Waughn
Jay Fleming
First National Bank
John S. Palmer
The
Sentinel
Fr Coughlin Rally Draws Massive Detroit Audience
In Detroit Archbishop Coughlin led a huge National Union for Social Justice rally at Olympia Stadium with 15,382 attendees. Senators Nye and Thomas joined by six House members framed the event as a political weapon to challenge plutocrats and push state unit organization with Chicago New York and Philadelphia eyed as upcoming battlegrounds.
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Detroit
National Union For Social Justice
Charles E. Coughlin
Middle West
East
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Father Coughlin
National Union
Nye
Thomas
Washington
Olympia Stadium
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Harrison Bonus Plan Approved In Senate Finance Move
Washington reports the senate finance committee approved the Harrison cash bonus compromise after rejecting the Vinson cash plan and the inflationary Patman bill. An amendment by Connolly allowed veterans to swap adjusted service certificates for cash instead of bonds. The measure, supported by Harrison, would cost about 880 million dollars in cash.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Vinson
Patman
House
Harrison
Connolly
Tex
Pune
Garden Club Leaders Gather in Huntington
Garden club leaders and flower growers from all sections of West Virginia gathered in Huntington for a state school of flower design sponsored by the Huntington Garden Club. Speakers include Mrs. Helen Page Wodell of Summit New Jersey and husband Ruben Wodell, Mrs. Kemble White of Clarksburg state president of the garden federation, and Mrs. Brooks Fleming of Fairmont state executive secretary.
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Huntington
Garden Club
West Virginia
Huntington Garden Club
Helen Page Wodell
Summit
N. J
Ruben Wodell
Kemble White
Clarksburg
The
Garden Federation
Brooks Fleming
Fairmont
West Virginian on Trial for Slaying in Cincinnati
Judge Thomas H. Morrow summoned a 75 member special jury pool to try Marvin J. Franklin 35 for first degree murder in the March 1 slaying of James Walker 38 a postal clerk. Opening testimony expected to begin Saturday.
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Cincinnati
Thomas H. Morrow
Marvin J. Franklin
Franklin
A ‘Welch
W. Va
James Walker
Morrow
48 More Men Summoned To Work on Dam Today
48 more laborers were sent to the Frederick Snare Corporation for the $12,000,000 Tygart Valley river flood control project above Grafton City park. Total this week reaches 96 with shifts of 12 beginning this morning. Jefferson City, Mo., April 25. The National Reemployment service office in the courthouse announced the move. Walter H. McGee’s rehearing was denied by the Supreme Court division No. 1 in Kansas City. He faces hanging May 10 for the kidnapping of Mary McElroy, daughter of the Kansas City city manager.
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Frederick Snare Corporation
Grafton City Park
J. E. Fisher
National
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Division No
Walter H.mcgee
Kansas City
Mary McElroy
Woman Wounded by Husband Amid Drinking Spree in Ghent
Beckley April 25 a woman identified as Mrs Clyde Lilly 40 wife of a Ghent merchant was critically wounded by her husband who then shot himself his head. Lilly suffered two bullet wounds and was not expected to survive while the husband 43 grazed by a bullet and expected to recover. State police said Lilly had been intoxicated about two weeks neighbor Peck Phillips aged 65 reported visiting Lillys store earlier.
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B. F. McLaughlin
Lilly
Peck Phillips
T . Seenttens Sp Nee A
Hopkins Walker To Share Work Relief Leadership With F D R
Washington outlines of Roosevelts vast work relief plan assign Frank C Walker and Harry L Hopkins shared direct responsibility for directing the effort to employ 3 500 000 persons. Walker recalled from private business to direct the National Emergency Council and handle allotments from the 4 000 000 000 fund while Hopkins administers direct relief and likely sits on the Allotment Board. The board, headed by the president, will decide timing and amounts of spending with Lt secretary Ickes also discussed for a seat.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
Harry L. Hopkins
Walker
National Emergency Council
Hopkins
Civil Works Administration
Ickes
Banquet Planned by Railway Mail Association
The Rail way Mail Association Grafton branch holds its annual banquet at 6 o clock this evening in the First Presbyterian church parlors. High mail service officials and national officers will give addresses, followed by a complete program and a sumptuous banquet, with expected large attendance.
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Railway Mail Association
Grafton
Mail Service
First Presbyterian Church
Immorality Claims Hit Federal Employees Row
Washington reports a fight over a proposal to repeal the marital status law that would force one spouse out of federal service during budget cuts. E. Claude Babcock accuses slander as he cites nine couples living together to avoid job loss. Representative Cochran defends the policy and notes moral distress to families.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
E. Claude Babcock
American Federation of Federal Employes
House Civil Service Committee
Brittingham Chosen New Mayor of Philippi
Harry F. Brittingham a Baltimore and Ohio railroad agent and councilman at large was named mayor to fill the unexpired term after the death of W A Mason last week Roy J Moore former city clerk and Mountain State Utilities manager was chosen as councilman at large in Brittingham s place Brittingham had served three years as councilman from the third ward and was serving this second term the city council is non partisan
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Philippi
Harry F. Brittingham
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
W. A. Mason
Roy J. Moore
Mountain State T| Utilities Corporation
Brittingham
Auto used in daring truck hold up found
State police hold an automobile and one man for questioning in the Warren Ohio truck robbery. The car bore Ohio plates and contained two pistols handcuffs tape gauze and goggles. Police seek possible connection between the car and the robbery and note the car matches a radio description. Federal agents join Ohio and Pennsylvania police in the hunt for three robbers who held up a United States mail truck and escaped with four pouches containing $72,000.
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Charleston
Warren
Ohio
A. W. Foster
West
U. S
HUNT
Pennsylvania
U S To Keep Pegging Up World Silver Price
Secretary Morgenthau said the treasury would continue buying silver until it hits 1.29 an ounce or treasury stocks equal one third of total gold. He cited actions raising domestic mined metal price to 77.57 cents as carrying out Congress mandate as stockpiles rise toward the target.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Congress
Slayer of Boarder Is Tried at Fayetteville
Fayeteville on April 25. Irvin Flannery of Bellwood faced trial for the 1923 mining camp death of Prank Oklayoch, a boarder in Flannery’s home. Prosecutors alleged Flannery waited on a hillside and shot Oklayoch as he left the Bellwood mines amid a feud.
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Boarder
Fayetteville
Fayeteville
Bellwood
Irvin Flannery
Oklayoch
Flannery
Oklavoch
Romnine
Teenager Held for Parents Murder on Lone Texas Road
Howard Pierson, 20, son of Texas Supreme Court associate justice Justice Pierson, reportedly confessed to killing his parents on a remote road to seek revenge. Deputies said Pierson led them to the crime scene where a watch, pistol, and broom were recovered. The case reportedly includes a witness aware of prior plans for the double slaying.
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Austin
Tex
Howard Pierson
William Pierson
Texas Supreme Court
Sam Rogers
University of Texas
Pierson
Here
Howard
Jtstléé Pierson
Piltée
Rogers
Paul Blair
Seized Auto Ruling Made in Charleston
The liquor commission decides innocent parties with a financial stake in seized liquor will not lose rights due to driver law violations. After Cabell county prosecutor Winters asked about appealing to the supreme court, commission attorney J. Floyd Harrison said the finance company is innocent and the case will not be appealed. The ruling followed consultation with the attorney general.
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Charleston
Liquor Commission
E. Winters
Cabell County
Iff
Supreme Court
Tee Seeres
Holt
Winters
Pany
J. Floyd Harrison
Commission
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U.S
Texas Sheriff
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