Kidnappers Enter Bank in Virginia Kidnapping Case
Richmond Virginia, Aug 2 two men named Sack Liggett 25 of Charles Town West Virginia and Carl Witttington 21 of Wheeling West Virginia were arrested as they entered a Richmond bank with George N Davis and K Robertson of Lewisburg West Virginia. They face highway robbery with weapons charges after tips led detectives to the bank where Davis and Robertson claimed they were being forced to withdraw ransom money. Davis and Robertson later told police they had been lured from home overnight to be kidnapped for a $10 000 ransom during an income tax inquiry misrepresented as a tax matter.
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Richmond
Sack Liggett
Charles Town
W. Vt
Carl Witttington
Wheeling
W. Va
George N. Davis
K. Robertson
Lewisburg
West Virginia
Davis
R. K. Robertson
Battle Looms Over Disputed Jungle Region
Hundreds of Paraguayan youths flocked to army HQs to enlist in a general mobilization against Bolivia amid a Chaco border dispute. Paraguay authorized mobilization of all forces as Bolivia vows to settle by force if necessary and rejects neutral probes into clashes since June. The League of Nations in Geneva has not yet acted beyond noting developments and pursuing neutral mediation.
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Associated Press
Asuncion
Paraguay
Bolivia
Congress
Chaco
Paraaguay
League of Nations
League Council
League
Teague
Geneva
Hetchy workers get half of pay cut back
San Francisco reports that a Hetch Hetchy employee who volunteered a 10 percent pay cut to prevent a shutdown of the coastal range tunnel will have half of the cut restored. The move is approved by the city utility commission and applies to municipal workers on the project.
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San Francisco
Hetch ‘Hetchy
Coast Range Tunnel
Utility Commission
Hetch Hetchy
Taylor County Orders Economy and Discontinues Four Court House Phones
Taylor county commissioners order economy on electric current at the courthouse and discontinue use of four court house telephones. County Clerk Frank Bennett distributed the official orders to affected offices after Sheriff Mays reported high electric and telephone bills. The shooting gallery and Gun and Pistol Club practice rooms are targeted, with limits set on lights and phones in most departments while preserving lines for key officials.
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Court House
Taylor County
Frank Bennett
W. J. Mays
Charles Warder
Lloyd Shriver
E. N. Locke
Lynn Mays
Taylor County Gun and Pistol Club
Sheriff's Office
Circuit Clerk's Office
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Sandino Starts His Fall Campaign With Bullets
The marines interpret rifle fire in the Nicaraguan jungles as the start of Augusto Sandino’s fall campaign. Sandino is not running for president. Manifestos mark the opening of his electioneering effort.
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Sandino
Washington
Marine Corps
Augustino Sandino
First Month Fiscal Year Deficit Reported
Washington August 2 The government ended the first month of the present fiscal year with a deficit of 26 290 620 dollars, 362 000 000 greater than July. A bright spot arose as 10 million dollars of the shortfall went to adjusted service certificates funds for World War veterans bonuses. Total receipts reached 87 764 206 while outlays totaled 351 054 827, with receipts about 32 million less than last year and expenditures 30 million more than July 1931.
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Washinon
Baby Cast from Car Near Here Escapes Unharmed
New York August 2. Walter C Cook Jr. and Edwards Weber Jr. were involved in a crime scene as a man shot at Weber and Glynn fled in a vehicle near Grafton. The mother and child were taken to St Marys while the father remained uninjured. Police say Glynn fired several shots. the car’s occupants were rushed to hospital.
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New York
Walter
Charles C. Cook
Edwards Weber, Jr
Mig
Chardeath Today
Brooklyn
Inles Cook
Vincent J. Glynn
Forents
Grafton
Alfred E. Smith
Glynn
Weber
St. Mary's
Clarksburg
Aviator Goes On Trial For Man's Death
Miami reports Capt. W W N Lancaster formerly of the British air corps faces trial for the murder of Ha den Clarke a young writer in a love triangle with Mrs J Keith Miller Australian filer Clarke was shot April 21 in the couple's bedroom Lancaster defense chief James M Clarson again sought a continuance until September 15 as court opened.
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Miami
Fla
W.W. N. Lancaster
British Air Corps
Haden Clarke
County Sees July License Fees Hit Record High
Taylor county state license fees for July totaled 1258 dollars across 136 licenses issued, county clerk Frank Bennett records show, a new high. The county earns 50 cents per license except pool rooms and billiard parlors at one dollar. Four state licenses were issued August 1 with a ten percent penalty for July purchases. Fees cover restaurants hotels soft drink and drug establishments plus pool and billiard parlors.
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Taylor
Frank Bennett
House Passes Bill Calling For Mine Department Changes
West Virginia special session news reports Governor Connely urging the senate to reconsider its vote on property classification. The House adopted a bill to reorganize the state Department of Mines from 29 to 21 inspection districts, sending it back to the senate for concurrence after amendments.
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House
Charleston
Conley
Senate
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Wilkinson
Cabell
Democratic Party
State Department of Mines
Charge Commander Of Bonus Veterans Camp With Larceny
Warrants charging larceny of national guard tents were served today on William Weigh commander of the camp of the bonus expedition ary force. Another warrant naming Isadore Kanner and federal warrants for Frank Mugg it and Buck Reynolds. Officers also had a writ of replaying on the veterans camp near Johnstown. they planned to visit the camp this afternoon.
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Johnstown
National Guard
William Weigh
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Isadore Kanner
Frank Muggit
Buck” Reynolds
Ritchie Opposes Camp for Bonus Army in Maryland
Baltimore August 2 Governor Albert C. Ritchie stated a camp for the bonus expeditionary force in Anne Arundel county near Waterbury is totally impracticable and should not be established He said the attorney general is studying ways to prevent the scattered forces from entering the state He noted Maryland treated the men with consideration feeding and transporting them to Pennsylvania while adding the state would respect rights of the men but opposed a settlement on unsuitable scrub woodland land with no water or sewerage and no means to earn a livelihood He cited hardship among Marylanders and urged against any organized settlement in the state.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Anne Arundel County
Waterbury
Ritchie
Jts
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Hood
Bonus
Johnstown
W. W. Waters
Washington
Smedley D. Butler
Newton Springs
Butler
Senator McKellar
Tenn
District of Columbia Grand Jury
Hoover
Red Cross
Ottawa
Hoover Thay
Ex chancellor Ignaz Seipel dies in Austria
Vienna Aug 2 Monsignor Ignaz Seipel 58 former chancellor of Austria died today at a sanitarium after months of lung trouble worsened by a bullet wound from a 1914 assassination attempt. A leader of the Christian Socialists he guided Austria through crisis, headed the heimwehr movement and held multiple cabinet posts. Continued on page four.
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Vienna
Ignaz Seipel
Austria
Here
Seipel
Christian Socialist Party
Heimwehr
Schuetzbund
Karl I
Colony Site For Veterans Inspected At Waterbury Md
Walter M Waters commander of the U S Army veteran group inspected the camp near Waterbury Maryland and said it was not the permanent relocation site. J G Bullion of Egg Harbor New Jersey was named camp commander with orders no more veterans admitted except bona fide B E F members. The main body from Johnstown Pa will arrive in ten days to two weeks in an orderly manner.
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Waterbury
Walter M. Waters
J. G. Bullion
Egg Harbor
N. J
Waters
Wash
Letters to the editor on university salaries and budget strikes
A Grafton letter to Hon. Howard H. Holt condemns an extraordinary legislative session for attempting to balance the budget by hitting West Virginia University with drastic salary cuts and eliminations. The writer questions legality and impact on university progress and notes continued discussion on page six.
Communists And Patrolmen Clash In Johnstown Streets
Reported clashes between communist demonstrators and police in Johnstown Pennsylvania as the Bonus Army encampment faced hunger pestilence and potential eviction. Shots injured veterans including Eric Carlson and William Hushka with Carlson dying in a Washington hospital. Governor Ritchie blocked a Waterbury relocation plan drawing national scrutiny and calls for investigations by Senator McKellar and a District grand jury.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Watterbury
Albert C. Ritchie
Senator McKellar
William J. Hushka
Carlson
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Eddie McCloskey
General MacArthur led troops in evacution of bonus army
Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur headed cavalry and infantry units that cleared government property after a fierce battle with the Bonus Army. Associated Press photo.
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Douglas MacArthur
Army
Associated Press
Riots Renewed Aftermath of Election in Berlin
Renewed political riots in Berlin follow Sundays Pychtee election in which no party won a majority. Chancellor Franz von Papen vows to defy the Reichstag, amid reports Adolf Hitler may join a coalition or fight the Von Papen ministry. Strong factions fear further unrest as Germany awaits Hitler's next move.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Reichstag
All Germany
Adolf Hitler
von Papen
von Foe
von Hindenburg
Rail executives meet with RFC members in Washington
A group of railway executives met with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation today but declined to discuss the conference’s fate. Attendees included Daniel H. Willard of Baltimore and Ohio, W. A. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and R. H. Aiston of the Halfway Executive Association. Construction finance board members remained in session as the meeting adjourned.
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Washington
Regoristristion Finance Corporation
Coe
Daniel H. Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
R. H. Aishton
Es Association
The
Reconstruction ‘Finance
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G. N. Davis
I. K. Robertson
Bolivian
Ritchie Balks
Gnaz Seipel
Dr. Turner
Howard H. Holt
Holt
State University
Joint Committee
West Virginia University
Board of Control
Stadium Corporation
Alumni Association
Germany
RAIL
R. F.C
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