Tragedy Near Grundy Va As Three Men Die In Car
Mercer county officers report three men found dead in a bloodstained automobile near Grundy Virginia each shot in the head. Names Tentatively linked include O L Hickman and J D Collins of Tioga Nicholas county Ravens Virginia. A woman found in the vicinity wore a dress and hat and other feminine attire. An unidentified man said to be returning a demented woman to Buckhannon county asked for assistance. Police say the witness left with the man and nothing more is known. Continued on Page Four.
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Princeton
Mercer County
H. D. Askers
Grundy
Buckhanan County
Riff J. C. Fannings
Buckhannon County
O. L. Hickman
J. D. Collins
Tioga
Nicholas County
Raven
Buckhanan
Gundy
Hold Youth in Burning of Hanson
Rockford police detained 19 year old Bruce Thompson without charge in the probe of Earl Hanson’s torch death. Investigators compare prints found on a porcelain pan believed used to throw gas fumes into the car Hanson was burned in. Thompson and his grandmother, Mae Rife, lived near Hanson’s ex wife and were among first on scene. The state’s attorney sought to substantiate a theory of murder as Mrs Hanson, 38, was questioned at length.
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Rockford, T
Bruce Thompson
Earl Hanson
Gassine
Hanson
Ompson
Mae Rife
Thompson
Rife
May Hanson
Robert D. Nash
Nash
Tead
Pruntytown High School Elimination Decision Report
The Pruntytown board of education met Tuesday night in new quarters with all members present. Dr. Paul P. Warden chaired as the board discussed levy reduction from 7 to 4 cents after a taxpayers association committee review. A rapid, substantial agenda followed, resulting in a compromise on the levy that satisfied the parties, despite no full agreement on recommendations. A letter from the Graf ton Lodge of Ku Klux Klan was read urging action, prompting continued discussion on page six.
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Board of Education
Paul P. “Warden
Taxpayers’ Association
Paw Warden
Grafton
Ku Klux Klans
Ford's Son Weds Virginia Carter in Wheeling Ceremony
Morgantown dispatch reports Frederick Ford of Dunbar, son of George M. Ford former state superintendent of schools, married Virginia Carter of Middlebourne on August 12 in Wheeling. Ford will finish his final year in the West Virginia University College of Law during the coming term.
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Morgantown
Virginia Carter
Middlebourne
Frederick Ford
Dunbar
George M. Ford
Wheeling
Ford
College of Law
West
Virginia University
Believe Boy Drowned in Elk River
Police in Charleston drag Elk River for Hubert Cart a five year old after two heel prints on the bank suggested he fell in the water.
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Charleston
Elk River
Hubert Cart
Cuba’s Reconstruction Under De Cespedes Plan Shifts US Ties
Washington weighs Cuba moves as Dr Carlos de Cespedes acts as provisional president replacing Machado. Plans for a sugar trade pact, Cuban debt refinancing, and a back-to-land program aim to reshape Cuba’s economy and politics. US direct investment tops others at about 930 billion in 1930 with sugar sector valued at 40 billion. communications and transport follow in capital stakes.
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Cuba
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Gerardo Machado
Washington
Havana
de Cespedes
Canada
Upshur Farmers Seek Levy for County Agent
Upshur County farm bureau seeks tax levy to cover the county agent and home demonstration agent salaries. Judge Brown ordered the Upshur county court to show cause on September 16 why they should not levy funds to pay the county's pro rata share of 900 dollars for the county agent and 200 dollars for the home demonstration agent. The petition followed a county court meeting noting funds were insufficient. The farm bureau had gathered signatures requesting reemployment of the two agents.
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Buckhannon
John F. Brown
Upshur
Upshur County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Attaméy Doivell Jennings
Girl Accused Of Having Man Put On Spot In Underworld Feud
Chicago reports an underworld love feud escalated to an assassination attempt and a gun battle with police. John Tenuto named Frieda Platt as the cause, Vincent Minneci fired the shot, and Leo Minneci is linked to a separate killing case. Miss Platt and Julia Schneider are detained as the inquiry continues.
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Chicago
al Capone
Heydeg
John Tenuto
Frieda Platt
Vincent Minneci
Minneci
Leo Minneci
Eleanor Jarman
Gustave Hoeh
Miss Platt
Julia Schneider
Pilot Shoots Girl Mistaking Boat For Target
In Sheerness Kent on August 16 a Royal Air Force gunner killed 17 year old Jean Chesterton, who rowed out with her sister to recover a lost ball. The plane fired on the boat, misidentifying it as a target in error.
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Sheerness
Kent
Eng
Jean Chesterton
Royal Air Force
Jean
Father’s quick action saves life of girl in Elkins
Floyd Mestor acted swiftly when his daughter Elsie Mestor 8 was pierced in the thigh by a hook after a fall. He carried her from St George to a hospital where a tourniquet he applied helped save her life.
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Elkins
Elsie Mestor
Floyd Mestor
St. George
Akron attorney linked to murder and forgery case
Poison killed four people including two children during a Malvern trip as police tied a confession by Akron attorney Mark H. Shank to a motive involving stolen receipts from the Prosecuting Attorney Lyman R. Critchfield office. A letter found in victim Mrs. Ethel Colley's clothing urged vigilance and secrecy.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Shank
Ethel *Colley
Alvin
Colley
Malvern
Wayne County
Ohio
Here
Quarrel Over Potatoes Turns Fatal for Two Farmers
In Point Pleasant two farmers clashed over $1.75 worth of potatoes. William Metcalf, 62, was shot and died. John Gilland, 42, later died in hospital. Metcalf shot himself after fleeing behind a building. the incident occurred on a Hartford street.
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Pt. Pleasant
John M. Gilland
William Metcalf
Hartford
Point Pleasant
John Gillman
Gillan
Desperadoes Believed To Be Involved In Kidnap Plot
Chicago dispatch reports police rushed fifty machine gunners and riflemen from Chicago into southern Wisconsin to pursue a suspected kidnap gang. They are believed linked to the same gang that fled 200 officers after a gun battle on Chicago’s western edge. The Tough gang, linked to William Hamm Jr. kidnapping, is said to operate in the Wisconsin resort region with George Moran also tied to activities.
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Metropolis
Chicago
Wisconsin
William Hamm
St. Paul Brewer
George “Bugs” Moran
St. Valentine's
Harper Case Sent to Jury in Shamblin Slaying Trial
Ripley August 16 Charles Harper 21 Huntington convicted of first degree murder with mercy for slaying Deputy Sheriff Roy Shamblin in a pistol battle three weeks ago. Harper, Cano of Charleston and Leo Frazier are charged with the deputy s death and Harper s brother Ralph was also involved. Cano s attorney argues he cannot be tried after testifying for the state, plea to be argued before Judge Louis P Miller.
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Ripley
Charles Harper
Huntington
Roy Shamblin
Cano
J. Luther Wolfe
Bar
Harper
Shamblin
Ralph Harper
Charleston
Frazier
Wolfe
Louis P. Miller
Scouts From 8 Cities Set Camp At Dunbar
Scouts from eight cities will pitch camp at the Four-H fair grounds near Dunbar for their second annual three day camp early Thursday. Registrations list Williamson Parkersburg Bluefield Fairmont Clarksburg Wheeling Huntington Sissonville and others.
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Charleston
Dunbar
Williamson
Parkershire Bluefield
Fairmont
Clarl Q
Wheeling
Huntington
Eee Seston
Mrs Costello Liberated In Poison Death Trial
Jessie Burnett Costello, 31, widow, was acquitted after one hour and 43 minutes of deliberation in Salem Mass. for slaying her husband Fire Captain William J. Costello of Peabody with poison. Jury verdict not guilty. She greeted supporters, kissed friends, and embraced relatives as she left the courtroom free.
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Jessie B. Costello
Salem
Mass
Jessie Burnett Costello
William J. Costello
Peabody
James F. Campbell
Celia McNeil
Concord Professor New Dean At West Liberty
Charleston August 16 The appointment of Dr H F Toothman as dean at West Liberty State Teachers College and the transfer of D L Haught to Concord State Teachers College were announced by Superintendent of Schools Trent Haught who has been dean at West Liberty will hold the same office at Concord succeeding Robert Gatherum who was named head of tech mathematics department at Concord Toothman has been professor of education at Concord for the last three years He formerly was dean of education at Morris Harnes Coles dees Sree
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Charleston
H. F. Toothman
West Liberty State Teachers College
D. L. Haught
Concord State Teachers College
Trent
Haught
West Liberty
Concord
Robert 5. Gatherum
Tech
Toothman
Morris Harnes Coles, Dees Sree
Special Levy Cuts Across Taylor County Budgets
Harmony marks all of Sessions as the Board of Education and the county court trim levies. The city would not cut its 23 cent per $100 valuation levy for bonds, but the county and school board reduced levies to meet committee requests. A tax-payers group met in the courthouse to urge minimum expenses and suggested specific eliminations for road maintenance and Class 1 property levies.
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Taylor County Taxpayers’ Association
Court House
Board of Education
Banks Restore Normal Operations As 13,951 Open
Washington reports 13,951 licensed banks operating without restriction and 2,870 closed or restricted as of August 12 for members and July 26 for non members. Deposits in open banks total 31.74 billion while 2.164 billion are tied up in closed or restricted banks.
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Washington
Walter J. Cummings
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Mutual Savings
Pickers Cash in on Berries in Cedartown
In Cedartown Georgia on August 16 1940 over 1900 crates of huckleberries were shipped this year yielding berry pickers about 2000 dollars.
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Cedartown
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Island Republic
Carlos de Cespedes
Buchanan County
West VA
Pruntytown High School
Simpson High
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