One Bandit Wounded In Arm After Franklin Bank Heist
Two bank robbers fled eastern Ohio with 2800 dollars after a gun battle at Franklin National Bank leaving a dead companion. A wounded bandit was questioned while state patrols tracked them toward Bridgeport near the Ohio River. Names and exact identities remain uncertain as officials compare clues including a bill of sale found on the deceased.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin National Bank
Franklin
Warren County
H. M. Williams
Department of Justice
Thomas H. Robinson
Robinson
Snk Morelli
Springfield
Jimmy
Franklin Village
William E. Graham
Quiz
Lee
New Concord
Bridgeport
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Martin's Ferry
Seize Youth for Robbery Near Philippi
Dorsey Mayle, 24, released from a state penitentiary weeks earlier after a prior pistol offense, robbed Leroy Bonnell, 15, near Chestnut Ridge. Bonnell identified Mayle to deputies, leading to his arrest. Mayle has prior jail terms for carrying firearms and concealed weapons. A hearing is scheduled on the charge.
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Philippi
State
Dorsey Mayle
Chestnut Ridge
Leroy Bonnell
L. W. Bonnell
Boniea Road
Alf
Filippi Hardware and Furniture
Mayle
Bonnell
George D. Kines
Henry Wilmoth
Hostile
Harry D. Nestor
Peniitentary
Gas blast toll at Wolf Run Mine claims four lives
Rescue crews recovered the bodies of four miners killed in a Warner Colleries Co mine gas explosion at Wolf Run. The workers, all married with families, include Joseph Boone and Isaiah Boone of Amsterdam and Albert James and Robert Russell of Berghelz. Earl Morrow cited a three phase inquiry, saying ignition likely came from natural gas seeping into the mine. Thirty-one other men escaped through side passageways as the blast shook the mine.
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Steubenville
Warner Colleries Co
Wolf Run
Fanilies
Joseph Boone
Tsaiah
Amsterdam
Albert James
Robert Russell
Berghelz
Russell
Earl Morrow
Cai
Morrow
Mine Sealing Projects Begin Across Eleven Counties
Charleston reports 100 relief workers will start sealing mines in 11 counties Monday under WPA funding. Sanitary engineer S Tisdale announced a $10,000 allotment, enabling the state to secure $40,000 more from the Public Health Service, with Kanawha Logan Preston Harrison Randolph Fayette Mingo Monongalia Marion and Barbour counties listed.
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Charleston
S. Tisdale
WPA
F. Witcher McCullough
United States Public Health Service
Kanawha
Logan
Preston
Harrison
Randolph
Fayette
Mingo
Monongalia
Marion
Barbour
Parents Held in Death Of Five Weeks Old Tot
In New Martinsville West Virginia a mother and father were jailed on murder charges over the death of their five weeks old baby. Claude Fluharty and his wife of Paden City were identified by officials after the infant’s body was found lying outside the Fluharty home.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Wetzel County
Claude Fluharty
Paden City
Fluharty
Judge Dent Undergoes Gall Bladder Operation at Grafton
Judge Herbert W. Dent of Grafton fell ill while presiding in Philippi this week and underwent a successful gall bladder operation at Grafton City Hospital. Attorney W. Taylor George serves as special judge in Barbour county, with the next Taylor court term opening Monday January 6, and Dent expected to return if no complications arise.
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Herbert W. Dent
Grafton
Philippi
Grafton City Hospital
W. Taylor George
Barbour County
Townsend plan debated before crowd in courthouse
Dr E B Thornton represented the Townsend plan spoke to a capacity crowd in the courthouse about a monthly Taylor county payroll of 540000 for residents over 60. He warned funds would require Wall Street gamblers if local means fail and criticized the current social security setup as a bluff.
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Townsend
Taylor County
E. B. Thornton
National Organization
Wall Street
Pacil
Dr. Townsend
United States
Hotel Men of State Hold Annual Session
White Sulphur Springs December 6. West Virginia hotel men met to discuss taxation and operating costs and possible changes to liquor laws. Speakers include Thomas D. Green of New York American Hotel Association president and Louis A. Johnson former national commander of the American Legion among others.
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West Virginia
Thomas D. Green
New York
American Hotel Association
Robert H. Pritchard
Weston
National Editorial Association
W.2. Given
Cleveland
Louis A. Johnson
American Legion
Parker Doubts Hauptmann in Lindbergh Case
New Jersey Governor Hoffman says Ellis Parker believes Hauptmann is not the kidnapper. Parker, famed Burlington detective, was called into the Lindbergh case by Governor Moore and says he was blocked by state troopers from joining the investigation. Hoffman notes Parker’s quiet inquiry and a nocturnal visit to Hauptmann at state prison before his death.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Hauptmann
Hoffman
Parker
A. Harry Moore
State Prison
Hopewell
Sidnaping
Lindbergh
Italy Keeps Up War Against Tropical Disease
Italian officials report a winning fight against tropical disease alongside military operations in southern Ethiopia. Fifteen medical staffs stand ready to rush to newly occupied areas, with thirty hospital units already deployed on the southern front in Italian Somaliland.
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Italy
Associated Press
Mogadiscio
Slayer's Counsel Pleased At Life Prison Sentence
Huntington reports Samuel Lee Hughes, 31, a sheet metal worker, was given a life prison term after being convicted of murdering his sweetheart, Myrtle Irene Robertson, 19, in a store on September 21. His defense lawyer said there would be no appeal and called the verdict lenient, while the judge called the decision lenient toward the defendant. Hughes showed no emotion during sentencing.
Seniors Will Be Guests Of Alumni at Big Dance
Members of Grafton High School class of 1936 will attend the alumni association dance at the new field house on December 27. President Joe Evans announced contracts with Sammy Kaye and his NBC band. The evening will also include a banquet and a basketball game between Grafton High and the graduates. Seniors enter free to the dance but pay for other activities.
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Grafton High School
New Field House
Alumni Association
Grafton
Joe Evans
Sammy Kaye
NBC
Grafton Offers Prizes for Best Yuletide Homes
Grafton citizens decorating for Yuletide may win part of a 20 prize pool in a city contest. A board of judges will select the best decorated homes with entries due to the Board of Trade by December 21. (Continued on Page Five.)
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Grafton
Taylor County
One of Trade
Board of Trade
Emmett Blaney Retires From Insurance Duties
Emmett Blaney, longtime Prudential special agent in West Virginia, retires after 25 years of service. He received high praise from company executives and the public for promoting the Prudential name and leading writers of ordinary life in 1917 and 1918. No successor has been chosen yet.
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Prudential Insurance Company of America
R. Emmett Blaney
Blaney
Prudential
United States
Insurance Company
West Virginia
Perkins to speak to Democratic women in state
Miss Frances Perkins United States secretary of labor will address Democratic women of the state here January 13. Mrs Lois Ford president of the Charleston Woman's Democratic club announced a one day governmental institute will be held with 400 county leaders from the state attending.
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Charleston
John T. Sirms
James B. Allen
Marshall College
Supreme Court of the United States
Kump
Simms
Allen
Js Supreme Court
Frances Perkins
United States
Lois Ford
Thespians Offer The Fool At High School This Evening
The National Thespian group of Grafton High presents four act drama The Fool tonight in the high school auditorium. Richard Graham and Margaret Ridenour head the cast from last year’s Thespian inter-class tourney. Director Grace Loar says the title misleads readers as the play is serious, not a comedy.
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Thespians
Grafton High School
Richard Graham
Margaret Ridenour
Grace Loar
Contin
Slay One Of Five Fleeing Jail Inmates in Oklahoma
Dan Heady, leader of a Muskogee jail break, was slain near a farm house in Oklahoma after a pursuit by possemen. Dewey Gilmore, described as the southwest’s most dangerous outlaw, was captured. two fugitives remain at large, Leonard Short and Don Garrett, while another, Russell Cooper, was captured nearby. Deputy U.S. Marshal Allen Stanfield killed Heady as the pursuit ended.
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M’alester
Okla
Dan Heady
Muskogee
Dewey Gilmore
Weathers
Heady
Gilmore
Southwest
Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Ohio
Walter
John Blackburn
Ben Bolton
Leonard Short
Galena
O'Malley
Don Garrett
Mann
Russell Cooper
Okemah
Clayton
Cooper
U.S
Allen Stanfield
Laval Moves to Force Armed Leagues to Quit
Paris December 6 Premier Pierre Laval introduced three bills in the chamber of deputies for dissolution of armed political leagues in France. The measures, offered for immediate action, follow declarations by political organization representatives that their semi military groups would disband to show national solidarity.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Chamber of Deputies
France
Legislative Committee To Meet Next Saturday
Members of the special legislative committee named to study state participation in the federal social security program have been called to meet Saturday at 11 a.m. Senate President Charles S. Grudges chairs, with Speaker John J. Pelter as vice chair. Charles Lively, clerk of the Senate, said the meeting extends the last session adjourned subject to Hodges and Pelter.
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Charleston
Senate
Charles 5.Grudges
House of Delegates
John J. Pelter
Charles Lively
Hodges
Pelter
Faulty newspaper delays Sentinel presses last night
The Sentinel was late for the first time in a year as bad luck with newsprint caused three faulty rolls in a row. About 300 to 400 copies were printed starting at 3 30 pm before issues resumed, with premium pricing on the few copies.
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Sentinel
The
Officer and prisoner die in caravan wreck near Alexandria
A special police officer and his prisoner were burned to death when their automobile, carrying Vernon R. Wilt and Louis Shaw, was struck and set ablaze by an oil truck near Alexandria. Shaw had guarded the Bluebird Barbecue and arrested William R. Harrison for auto theft. the trio halted to inspect a wreck along Four Mile Run when the crash occurred. John B. Nichol, truck driver, was detained as the investigation continued.
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Washington
Alexandria
Louis Shaw
William R. Harrison
Shaw
Vernon R. Wilt
Arlington County
Harrison
Four Mile Run
John B. Nich
West Virginia Artists Exhibit Opens in Charleston
More than 200 paintings will be shown at the Allied Artists of West Virginia state exhibit in Charleston tomorrow. Oils, water colors, etchings and several sculptures are featured with Robert W. Macbeth of New York serving as judge. Governor Kump, Mayor D Boone Dawson and other officials will take part in the opening ceremonies.
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Charleston
Allied Artists of
West Virginia
Robert W. Macbeth
New York
Kump
D. Boone Dawson
Tax Delinquent Realty Sale Begins Monday
The annual sale of tax delinquent properties will start Monday morning led by Sheriff Lee E Bennett and continue until all properties, both delinquent and unre deemed, are offered. The sheriff said there was still time to save property if actions were taken promptly.
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Lee E. Bennett
Seale
Ben
Bombs Strike Palace in Ethiopia War Showdown
Italy bombed Emperor Haile Selassys palace at Dessye wounding a Belgian major and a Norwegian nurse while the palace and part of an American hospital were destroyed. Italian reports claim Ethiopian gains offset by Ethiopian counterreports of swift front thrusts as Franco British peace moves unfold.
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Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Dessye
Red Cross
Seventh Day Adventists
James
Makale
France
Laval
Mussolini
Baptist Youth Parley Opens Sixth Northern Baptist Conference
In Philippi West Virginia Alderson-Broaddus College hosts the first Baptist youth conference in the state and sixth in the Northern Baptist series. Over 300 young people gather December 7 and 8 led by Dr. James H. Franklin with sessions starting Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
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Philippi
West Virginia
Northern Baptist Convention
United States
Alderson-Broadaus
James H. Franklin
Cozer Theological Seminary
Chester
Richard Holland
Philadelphia
College Chapel
Franklin
Kingdom of God
V. Carney Hargroves
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Carlo Feltrinelli
Council of the Credito Italiano
Rome
Judge Dent
Hotel Men of State
Dr. Allen
New Jersey
Slayer
Emmett Blaney
Perkins
Legislative Committee
Capital
Red Cross Hospital
Sir Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Alderson - Broaddus
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