Schall Calls F D R s Hand In Press Row
Senator Schall charges Roosevelt seeks press censorship and a national service to replace AP Hearst and United Press. Roosevelt asks for the facts, promising action, while Schall replies that the president misleads the public and hints at a broader plan. The exchange unfolds as a battle over a proposed government controlled news service.
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Washington
Schall
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Minn
Roosevelt
National Press Service
Associated Press
Hearst News Service
United Press
Senate
Plan Reward to Spur Hunt for Robbers
Brooklyn August 25 The United States Trucking Corporation prepared to offer a reward in excess of 25000 to break the underworld’s silence on the 427000 armored car holdup Tuesday R S Dempsey said the reward was decided and would be offered today Police at Long Beach on Long Island backed by coast guard vessels searched for guidance to the gang’s loot division as authorities pursued an undercover leak plan
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Atlantic Seaboard
United States Trucking Corporation
Underworld
R. 5
Dempsey
Long Beach
Long Island
Coast Guard
Washingtone
Moose District Meeting Announced for August 26
Moose District calls a meeting at 2:30 p m Sunday afternoon August 26. All members are requested to attend. L M Flanagan secretary.
Hawkins Held in Jail for Sentence in Slaying Case
Fred Hawkins, 35, of Parkersburg, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Harold Headley, awaits sentence by Circuit Judge F. P. Moats. The jury also found him a pay-off man in a numbers racket, after under two hours of deliberation. He claimed self defense, saying he shot Headley after Headley killed Myrs Wiseman during a party at Hawkins river cottage on August 1. Hawkins was indicted for both killings but tried only for Headley’s murder.
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Parkersburg
Harold Headley
Fred Hawkins
F. P. Moats
Hawkins
Headley
Myrs
Virginia Kimes Wiseman
Riverside Cottage
Kindergarten Schools to Run Throughout Winter
Two county kindergartens in Flemington will operate through winter as planned. Central school building and College Hill site will host 28 preschool pupils each, with classes in rooms unused by public schools. Teachers include Dessie Orth, Geraldine Morgan, Hazel Saucer, and Lila Greathouse funded by the state FERA unit.
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College Hill School
Flemington
Lloyd Shriver
Dessie Orth
Geraldine Morgan
Hazel Saucer
Lila Greathouse
College Hill
Three Eligibles For Postoffice Post Are Listed In Washington
Washington dispatch lists three candidates for Grafton West Virginia postmaster. Leslie Loar leads the list. Cleo O. O. Brown and Hanson C. Miller also named. Local Democratic leaders plan to review the list at a courthouse meeting with possible support from Senator Neely and Congressman Ramsay.
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Washington
Leslie Loar
Grafton
W. Va
Cleo O. O. Brown
Hanson C. Miller
Grafton Sentinel
Associated Press Dispatch
James T. Murphy
A. Leuthardt
Democratic County Executive Committee
Sentinel
Robert L. Ramsay
Leslie J. Loar
The
Brown
Loar
Taylor County
Democratic Party
Clean, Brown
Blueville
U. S
M M. Neely
Ramsay
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Smith Miller
Mr. Miller
Gratton
Roosevelt Democratic Club Plans Session
The Roosevelt Democratic Club schedules a 7 30 PM meeting at the courthouse on Tuesday August 28. President Thomas E Joyce announced the group organized months ago but delayed activity until after the primary. with the primary over and campaigning begun the club expects pressing business and a large turnout.
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Roosvelt Democratic Club
Court House
Thomas E. Joyce
Theoosevelt Club
Tableland Musical Festival Opens Sept 1 at Mt Lake Park
Tableland music festival begins September 1 at Mt Lake Park with over twenty participating groups. Crellin band concert opens Saturday morning followed by a varied afternoon program of popular mountain and instrumental music featuring Abé Browning and John Browning.
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Allegheny Tableland
Mt. Lake Park
Crellin
Abé Browning
Browning
John
Gangster Found Slain In Old Trunk In New York
The body of Bernard McMahon aka Dalton Murray, an ex convict, was found in a trunk in the areaway of General Louis W. StotesBURY's home. Police say he died some time ago and one leg shows signs of mutilation. The caretaker Tony Tarantino reported bloodstains and alerted detectives.
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New York
Louis W. Stotesbury
Bernard McMahon
McMahon
Dalton
Murray
Elmira
N. Y
Gen
Stotesbury
Tony Tarantino
West Sixty- Eighth Street
Tarantino
Frost Strikes Midwest Weather Drops Hard Across Region
The Associated Press reports frost across the mid-West as temperatures plunged below freezing. Records fell with 28 degrees in North Dakota and 44 in Missouri, while Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan saw similarly frigid readings. Prophets predicted a harsh winter, but no official confirmation followed.
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Associated Press
mid-West
North Dakota
Minnesota
Yellowstone Park
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Michigan
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Missouri
Cal
Grafton High Band to Play at Park Sunday
Grafton High School band directed by John Evans will give a concert at the park Sunday at 2 PM. The 35 member ensemble has appeared at public and social events during the year under Evans, noted for careful practice and a well-run musical group.
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John Evans
Grafton High School
Grafton Park
Evans
County Teachers to Meet September First at High School
A countywide teachers meeting is set for Saturday September 1 at 9 30 in the local high school auditorium. Speakers Harry G Wheat of Marshall College and Ray Powers assistant state superintendent will address educators. Kuhn notes the agenda includes plans for the new school year and term challenges amid tough economic conditions, with continuation on page six.
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Harry G. Wheat
Marshall College
West Virginia University
Ray Powers
Schols
E G. Kuhn
Kuhn
Circus Draws Big Crowd in Grafton Despite Weather
The Spark's managed Downie Brothers circus attracted over 1,000 children using Sentinel issued admission cards. About 1,500 Sentinel gift cards were distributed, reflecting strong reader response and notable advertising value for the newspaper. More than 1,600 Scout membership cards were reportedly handed out, with a majority redeemed.
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Grafton
Spark
Downie Brothers
Jack Hoxie
Howard H. Holt
The
Sentinel
Convicts Riot At Eastern State Penitentiary Graterford
About 200 prisoners rioted at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Graterford, starting fires and damaging buildings. State troopers from eastern Pennsylvania rushed to the jail after a call from Captain Elmer Leitheiser, with more than 1,600 inmates confined there and police arriving in riot gear to quell the disturbance.
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Collegeville
Eastern State Penitentiary
Graterford
Pennsylvania
Elmer Leitheiser
Audrey Boylen Freed After Year In Tucker County Jail
Audrey A Boylen former Les Malinston resident has been released from Tucker county jail after serving a year for the slaying of Clarence L Nestor Bull Run farmer. Nestor was fatally shot after a farm crop division dispute and died two days later at Tikins hospital. Boylen plans to return to Taylor county to make his home. He was defended in two Tucker county circuit court trials by Attorney Eugene Sommerville with the first trial ending in a hung jury.
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Audrey A. Boylen
Lesmalinston
Tucker County
Clarence L. Nestor
Bull Run
Boylen
Nestor
Tikins
Taylor County
Eugene Sommerville
Hong
Work Started On New Field In Pruntytown
Preliminary work has begun on the athletic field at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys in Pruntytown. Nine teams with two tractors and scrapers, manned by inmates, move earth as plans call for a natural amphitheater bowl with bleachers. The field will host football drills and all school athletics once finished, though welfare labor funds may not arrive until September.
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West Virginia Industrial School For
Pruntytown
R.P. Bell
FERA
Trap Springs
Consolidation Planned Of Rural Mail Routes
Consolidation of rural free delivery routes out of Thornton is expected to be completed by October 1, aligning with the retirement of veteran mail carrier C. P. Thomas. A U S postal inspector has reviewed the routes and a formal announcement is anticipated shortly.
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Thornton
C. P. Thomas
U. S
Novel Photostat Method Adopted for Public Records
County Clerk P F King announces a photostat recording method for deeds wills and public documents at Kingwood in connection with the new Preston county courthouse dedication. The system creates exact copies with all marks signatures seals and interlineations faithfully reproduced, preventing transcription errors or alterations. Continued details are on page four.
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P. F. King
Kingwood
New Court House
Preston
Kimball Likely West Virginia GOP Chair at Convention
In Huntington I A Hatfield favored election of Sistersville lawyer C N Kimball as state GOP chairman as Republicans convened to select a chair and decide on calling a state convention to draft a platform for November races. Leaders present included J E Buckhannon, C M Jones, Clara L Ebert, and Arthur Arnold as talks continued on party leadership and strategy. Continued on page six.
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C. N. Kimball
Sistersville
Kimball
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
Henry D. Hatfield
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
P. H. Shaid
Elkins
J. E
Buckhannon
U. S
C. M Jones
Clara L. Ebert
Parkersburg
Arthur ‘Arnold
Piedmont
North
Textile workers plan nationwide strike looming next week
United Textile Workers chiefs held three regional conferences in Charlotte and in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to perfect plans for a national walkout involving about 600000 workers. Strike leaders warned that unless demands are met, workers would be called out next week. They sought help from the Cotton Textile Industrial Relations Board and the National Labor Relations Board amid a peace effort.
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Supreme Court
United Textile Workers
Charlotte
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Cotton Textile Industrial Relations Board
Francis J. Gorman
National Labor Relations Board
Cotton ‘Textile Industrial Relations Board
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