Pittsburgh double murder wounds with suicide note
In Pittsburgh on August 6 a man named Bernard Gregor killed his mother Anna and two sisters Han a Betty in a west end home with a rifle. His brother Frank Gregor and neighbors described gunfire around 4 a.m. A note signed by Bernard expressed misery and intent. The rifle was a single shooter requiring reloads. The mother and daughters were found in night attire with bullet wounds to the head. The report notes Bernard also died nearby.
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Pitsburgh
Frank Gregor
West End
Fred Goods
Edward Scanlon
Bernard Gregor
Bernard
Mar- Han
Betty
Anna’ Gregor
Jerang
Herman Schutte
Frank
Kee Seeks Funds for Bluestone Dam to Prevent Floods
Representative John Kee of Bluefield West Virginia urged the house to appropriate funds for the Bluestone dam on the New River above Hinton. He warned that lack of funding risks floods in the Kanawha valley and lower Ohio river flooding, describing it as poor economy amid a potential wave of national belt-tightening.
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Washington
John Kee
Bluefield
W. Va
House
Kee
Hinton
Kanawha
Ohio River
Ptleasant
Ohio
Drive Safely Warns After Truck Upset Near Harman
A fragmented note warns that one of ten persons escaped injury when the truck they rode in was upset near Harman. The item cautions readers to avoid riding in large groups and to drive with care, with a continuation noted on Page Five.
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Harman
Friendly Installs New Woman Police Chief
In the Tyler county village wrong-doers face Mrs. Josephine Cline the new police chief. The states only all-women administration completes its official staff by appointing Mrs. Cline.
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Friendly
Tyler County
Josephine Cline
Young Denies Influencing Senate Campaign Funds
Robert R. Young, New York railroad magnate, told the senate railroad finance committee that his $15,000 donation to the Democratic campaign fund was not made to influence investigators. He complained that half the amount was taken as a commission by solicitors who sold him 150 Democratic convention books and said he would rather have given $7,500 directly to the Democratic National Committee.
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Robert R. Young
New York
Senate
Democratic Campaign Fund
Senate Railroad Finance Committee
Vandenberg
Mich
Lancaster
Democratic National Committee
Ibe
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Warfel
T Reall
Wheeler
Mont
Young
van Sweringen
Democratic Party
Taylor County Ed Board Buys Coal in Short Session
The Taylor County Board of Education approved contracts to purchase about 975 tons of coal at roughly $1,465, split nearly 50 50 between Jane Coal Co near Pruntytown and R P Johnson Co of Flemington. Midway Coal Co also known as J W Poole and Son. Deliveries to county schools within 30 days at $1.50 per ton six cents per bushel. Next meeting August 17 to set the levy after State Tax Commissioner Ernest K James reviews the levy estimate.
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Taylor County
Jane Coal Company
Pruntytown
R. P. Johnson Company
Flemington
Midway Coal Company
J. W. Poole and Son Company
Ernest K. James
Six Hurt In Two Wrecks Within Hour
Six persons were taken to hospitals with injuries and one more slightly hurt in two auto wrecks in Huntington within an hour. Four women and one man were injured in the first mishap. Another man went to the hospital and a second was slightly hurt in the other accident. None were considered critical.
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Huntington
Withdrawals from Hankow as Sino-Japanese clash escalates
Aug 6 Hankow scene as Japan moves to evacuate all nationals from the Hankow concession and nearby areas. About three hundred Japanese Marines ashore. Chinese forces around 30,000 in and near Hankow. Marines and infantry face off across a street’s width. U.S. Consul General urges Americans north of the Yellow River to withdraw southward. Continued on page feet.
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Hankow
China
Japan
Yangtze River
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Investigating alleged falsification of birth record in Chicago
Chicago officials opened inquiry into a doctor’s alleged falsification of a birth certificate for Donald Horst as his abduction and custody dispute unfolded. The child, snatched from Martha Horst, was later surrendered and placed in an orphanage while legal action with John Regan and Lydia Nelson proceeds.
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Chicago
Donald Horst
John A. Rose
Donald
Martha Horst
John Regan
Lydia Nelson
Corporation
Barnet Hodes
Board of Health
Rose
Horst
Miss Nelson
Hodes
Waugh Warns Must Move Autos Or Will Be Moved
Mayor E O Waugh warned auto owners to stop parking on city streets or face action by police. Several cars lack 1937-38 licenses and obstruct rights of way, with possible removal to garages at owners expense. Police Chief A E Lockard supported enforcement to curb the nuisance and illegal parking.
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Waugh
E. O. Waugh
A. E. Lockard
Baby Born After Mother's Death In Postmortem Delivery
In Philadelphia a three and a half pound baby girl was born one minute after her mother Mrs Mary Boccassini died of tubercular meningitis. Doctors delivered the infant post mortem within eight minutes, the baby had a 105 degree fever and was placed in an incubator with oxygen. Physicians say there is a fair chance the baby may survive. The father, Dominick Boccassini, spoke of his grief and relief and noted there are two other children from his first wife.
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Philadelphia
Mary Boccassini
Sergei
Isabella
Republican Women May Employ Paid Director
Republican National committee women meeting in Washington next Wednesday will discuss hiring a paid director to rebuild the women's division. Leaders aim to make it an active factor in the 1938 congressional campaigns. The division has been inactive since Mrs. Wilma D. Hoyal resigned last fall to resume her jewelry business in Douglas, Arizona. John D. M. Hamilton, national Republican chairman, said the meeting could mark a rebuilding start for the organization nationwide.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Wilma D. Hoyal
Douglas
Arizona
John D. M. Hamilton
National Republican
More Gold Needed to Repair Capital Dome
Charleston is told that the eight thousand dollars set aside for repairs to the fading gold leaf on the state capitol dome will not cover the full cost. L M Cunningham, superintendent of buildings and grounds, says large flakes have peeled for three years and the dome probably must be completely recovered with gold leaf.
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Charleston
State Capitol
L. M. Cunningham
Cunningham
Firecracker Burns Gary Cooper's Eye on Set
Hollywood reports a premature firecracker explosion on a motion picture set causes Gary Cooper eye injury treatment for inflamed eye.
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Gary Coopers
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
UAW seeks NLRB vote amid Chrysler Plymouth strike
The United Automobile Workers filed with the National Labor Relations Board for an election across Chrysler plants after a Plymouth shutdown. About 21,000 workers were idle as clashes with an independent Chrysler employees group erupted, and the company accused the union of intimidation and violations of a March accord.
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United Automobile Workers
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
National Labor Relations Board
Chrysler
Richard T. Frankensteen
Frank Bowen
NLRB
Independent Association
Homer Martin
International
United Automobile Workers of America
Martin
UAW
Frank Murphy
State Capitol
County Young Democrats Meet to Elect Officers
The Taylor County Young Democratic Club will meet Monday night at the courthouse to elect officers for the coming year and name delegates to the state convention in Clarksburg in September. President Karl Wince announced plans for a moonlight picnic before cold weather. Present officers include Louis Ford as vice president and Nellie Tucker as secretary.
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Taylor County
Young Democratic Club
Clarksburg
Spember
Karl Wince
Wince
Louis Ford
Nellie Tucker
Chevrolet To Raise Prices On August 9 1945
DETROIT Aug. 6. The Chevrolet Motor Car company a GM division notified dealers that prices of its autos and trucks rise by 30 dollars effective Aug 9. Trade reports say Pontiac will add about 45 dollars. Buick also indicated increases of 45 to 100 dollars beginning Aug 9.
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Chevrolet Motor Car Company
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac
General Motors
Buick
Bomb Planes Attack Ships Off Algeria Complex Entry
British underwriters report two vessels attacked by warplanes off the Algerian coast near Spain. The British Corporal and Italian Mongiola di were bombarded but suffered no casualties. Monoplanes reportedly dropped forty bombs across a span of hours, with no direct hits recorded.
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London
Lloyds
Gibraltar
Spain
Algiers
SOS
Genoa
New Orleans
Tammany in turmoil as Hall orders clean house
New York Aug 6. Chieftain Sullivan calls for a clean sweep in Tammany Hall to purge rebellious leaders amid a bitter feud over the New Deal. The struggle pits James J Walker and Alfred E Smith as behind the scenes powers, with Copeland as Roosevelt critic amid a split on endorsing the New Deal candidate Jeremiah Honey Ma honey.
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Tammany
Christopher Sullivan
James J. Walker
Jimmy
Alfred E. Smith
New Deal
Lédider Sullivan
United States
Royal
Copeland
Sullivan
Sen
Roosevelt
Jimmy”Walker
Jeremiah Titus Mahoney
Farley Offered to Head Pierce-Arrow Motor Firm
The Buffalo Evening News reports Postmaster General James A. Farley was invited to lead the Pierce Arrow Motor Corporation sales organization or become its executive head. Officials at the motor company could not be reached for comment, and Farley reportedly said the matter was put to him but refused to confirm or deny the report.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Evening News
James A. Farley
Pierce-Arrow Motor Corporation
The
Motor Company
Farley
Washington
Hunt Attacker Of Four Year Old Boy
Police in Houston seek a 14 year old after John Mabry four was assaulted and left in weeds. Father Homer Mabry says the boy was sexually assaulted before he vanished shortly after John Mabry was found.
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Hunt
Houston
Tex
John Mabry
Homer E. Mabry
John
Roosevelt Signs New Trade Treaty With Soviet Russia
President Roosevelt today proclaimed a new commercial agreement with Soviet Russia. Russia agrees to buy at least $40,000,000 in American goods in the next year, an increase over the prior pledge. The United States grants unconditional most favored nation treatment, extending tariff concessions and other privileges. The compact took effect August 4, aims to foster trade in harmony with U S trade acts. The pact covers coal and coke exemptions under the revenue act of 1932 and fits into a broader program of reciprocal trade agreements with sixteen nations. Continued on page five.
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Rus
Roosevelt
Russia
United States
State Department
Netherlands
Treasury Department
Pan American Plane Damaged In Venezuelan Landing
Pan American Airways reports an amphibian aircraft damaged in a landing at La Guaira Venezuela. Twelve passengers escaped injury as the plane ran off the runway and into a ditch after touchdown.
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Miami
Fia
Pan American Airways
la Guatra
Venezuela
22 Additional Owners In Basin To Be Served
Papers prepared against 22 additional property owners in the area to be flooded by the Tygart Valley dam. Landowners, mostly residents of Barbour and Taylor counties, face condemnation actions. Legal papers prepared for submission to Judge William E. Baker in Federal District Court.
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Tygart Valley
Barbour
Taylor County
William £. Baker
Federal District Court
Senate votes to place Wagner housing under Ickes
The senate approved 40 to 37 a measure placing administration of the Wagner housing act under Secretary Ickes interior department with general supervision over the program. Senator Lewis argued a separate agency would critique the interior secretary of public works housing. The move signals a shift in control of housing policy as debate centers on agency structure.
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Senate
Ickes
Interior Department
Chamber
Department “General
Lewis
Wagner
Interior Secretary of Public Works Administration
Ickes Unte
Adjournment Aims for August Twenty First
Washington reports that congressional leaders planned adjournment by August 21 while handling farm legislation. Senate leaders pushed to finish the Wagner housing bill after an extended session, with forty senators signing for a special autumn session potential though most expect no extra session. House debated sugar quotas as wage hour bill awaited. Continuous coverage on page five.
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Dtex
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