Welfare work to resume September fifth in Taylor county
Local welfare workers will begin again September 5 with 35 cents per hour. Captain W H Arnold of the R F C reports work orders will be issued from the local office and the program will continue through September. Major Turner and other officials returned from Charleston after welfare talks. About one million dollars is allotted to West Virginia for September, with Taylor county likely to receive its share. The Salvation Army plans a large shipment of shoes and clothing for county schoolchildren, replacing last year’s rack distribution.
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Taylor County
W. H. Arnold
Arnold
G. A. Waller
Charleston
Mijor Francis W. Turner
West Virginia
Turner
Salvation Army
Senator Long Attack by Police Chief in Brooklyn Night
The Brooklyn Eagle cites an authoritative source claiming Chief Steve Webber of Port Washington, a former boxer, struck Senator Huey P Long at a Long Island party. Webber denies the charge, noting his size and boxing skill. The Sands Point club near Port Washington, in the police district he leads, is where Long was knocked down.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
Huey P. Long
Long Island
Steve Webber
Port ‘Washington
Webber
Long
Sands Point Club
Port Washington
Louisana Kingfish
Dispute Over Tax Beyond Limit Act Hits Court
Charleston Aug 3 The Supreme Court heard three cases challenging the constitutional tax limit amendment's reach on old debts. W B Bee of Huntington seeks to stop Huntington from extra levies to pay pre amendment debts. George S Wallace questions legislature power and amendment interpretation. Also a separate incident from South St Paul reports a bank robbery with a policeman killed and another wounded as bandits took 30000 in currency.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
W. B. Bee
Huntington
South St. Paul, Minn
Flood Control Enthusiasts Form Monongahela Association
In Clarksburg on Aug 30 a group of flood control enthusiasts organized the Monongahela River Improvement Association of West Virginia. The meeting in Philippi drew over 100 citizens who approved a program to build dams on the Middle Fork Buckhannon Tygarts Valley and West Fork rivers with federal financing sought.
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Clarksburg
Prelmi- Board of Pii Nary
Monongahela River
West, Virginia
Philippi
Middle Fork
Buckhannon
Tygarts Valley
West Fork
Warships to Protect U.S. Citizens in Foochow Crisis
American and Japanese warships moved toward Foochow Fukien to shield nationals as Communist forces swept north and captured Yenping. U S consular authorities requested Asiatic fleet protection, with Tulsa and Sacramento near Swatow and Hong Kong ready to assist. Continued on Page Four.
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Foochow
Fukien Province
China
North Fukien
Yenping
Kieming
U. S
State Department
Washington
Tulsa
Sacramento
Swatow
Honkong
Cano Denies Slaying In Second Trial Of Henry Cano
In Ripley on August 30 the second trial of Henry Cano opened after a prior deadlock. Prosecutors seek the death penalty for Cano charged with slaying Deputy Sheriff Roy Shamblin and wounding the deputy’s prisoner Ralph Harper during a gun battle. Defense contends Cano was an unwilling occupant. The trial resumes with witnesses recalled and closing arguments expected.
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Ripley
Henry Cano
Roy Shamlin
Cano
Charleston
Roy Shamblin
Ralph Harper
Ourt
Harper
Dope Traffickers Sought As Slayers
Hollywood agents of a murderous gang target two suspected narcotics traffickers in a cafe massacre. Three gunmen opened fire at the Bell Napoli restaurant, terrorizing diners and leaving Harry York among the victims.
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Hollywood
Calif
Harry York
Hog Relief Push Sparks Pig Rush Across Markets
Chicago reports a man shot dead after menacing a four year old with a rifle as hog relief policies unfold. The government aims to process four million pigs and one million sows into emergency meat before October first.
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Chicago
Joseph Stassie
Washington
St. Louis
Emergency Relief Administration
Washington becomes 24th state to repeal Prohibition
Washington votes show a strong move toward repeal with early tallies from 469 of 2362 precincts. Wet delegates lead the repeal convention with 79,485 votes to 28,556 for city delegates, while one rural eastern district remains dry. Delegates are chosen by legislative districts, shaping whether Washington joins 23 others in repealing the 18th amendment.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Waton
Penn Grade Crude Price Is Increased
Pittsburgh August 30 Pur chasing agents today increased the price of Pennsylvania grade crude oil 15 cents a barrel in line with western crude gains. New prices include Bradford Allegheny 2 25 Middel District 2 17 Southwest Pennsylvania 1 92 Eureka 1 87 Buckeye 1 72 and Pennsylvania grade in New York transit lines 2 25 This is the eighth increase since May 22 and the price has risen 95 cents a barrel since then.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Bradford-Allegheny
Middel
Southwest Pennsylvania
Eureka
Buckeye
New York
Another Arrest In Braxton Murder Mystery
Sutton August 30 James Morrill a 45 year old Burnsville farmer is held on 500 bond as an accessory after the fact in the murder of Hugh Ocheltree 30 of Ruffletun who was killed one night in July 1931 Riley Mutt Lipps 18 confessed complicity in the murder The state alleges Morrill visited the Ochestreé home shortly after the murder and knows something of what happened at that time.
Man questioned in slaying near Mount Arlington
Questioned Leo Carr of Gettysburg was linked to a custody dispute and questioned in connection with the slaying of Anna Ulm, a summer resident of Mount Arlington New Jersey. Ulm's body was found in a thicket near Dover New Jersey.
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Leo Carr
Gettysburg
Patale En
Nio
Tiaddontetd
Anna Ulm
Mount Arlington
N. J
Miss Ulm
Dover
Wrecks Kill Fifteen in Storm Across Southwest
A deadly storm caused a train wreck near Tucumcari New Mexico and two air crashes in Texas and New Mexico. The Golden State Limited derailed from a washed out bridge, killing seven and injuring forty. A tri motor plane crash near Tucumcari killed three, including a child, while an air collision at Randolph Field San Antonio claimed an instructor and two cadets. One pilot survived with a broken ankle.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Texas
Tucumcari
N. M
Golden State Limited
Los Angeles
Chicago
Transcontinental and
Western Air, Inc
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Tex
Minister And Kin Killed In Crash Near Circleville
Circleville Ohio August 30 three persons a local minister his wife and daughter in law were killed in an automobile truck collision at a road intersection five miles west of Circleville The Rev C H Eichencer pastor of the First Methodist Church Mrs Eichencer and Mrs Henry Eichencer the daughter in law died when their car collided with a truck at the intersection of state routes 56 and 159.
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Circleville, O
Circleville
C. H. Eichencer
First Methodist
Eichencer
Henry Eichencer
Ford Still Silent On Auto Code Across Nation
President Roosevelt asks General Hugh Johnson for a report on Ford’s failure to enroll under the new automobile industry code. Officials say action may be considered. Henry Ford has until September 5 to sign the code or lose the right to bear the blue eagle, with national recovery chiefs asserting public pressure if Ford remains vacationing in Canada.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
Ford
Washington
Henry Ford
National Recovery
Detroit
Canada
Hugh
Johnson
Fake Accident Ring Defrauding Insurance Schemes
Pittsburgh investigators hold ten people accused of leading a ring that staged beatings and accidents to claim insurance. Detectives say the group filed thousands in damages and involved doctors and lawyers in New York as accessories.
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Pittsburgh
Frank B. Boyd
Stor
New York
Moley Affair Hints At Dimit To Authority Of Brain Trust
Byron Price reports Washington rethinks staff professors in the Moley resignation episode. Roosevelt no longer treats staff economists as infallible. Democrats feared overreaching by university advisers as legislators shaped the special session. Opposition faded when key ideas moved despite economist resistance. A matter of tact.
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Moley
Dimit
Byron Price
Bureau
the Press
Washington
Rocvelt
Alsie
Professoura
Jra
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Willter
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Stassie
Taxpayers League
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Thornton School
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