Two Preston youths held in delinquency case
Two Masontown young men Jack Mayfield and Herbert Turner were charged in a warrant by Justice A B Knabenshur with contributing to the delinquency of two Grafton girls aged 16. They were arrested in Preston county and brought to Taylor county Jail for a hearing before the magistrate. They were bound over to the next grand jury on the urging of the complainant and attorney, released on recognizance, and allowed to return to Masontown.
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Masontown
A.B. Knabenshur
Grafton
Taylor County
Jack Mayfield
Herbert Turner
Preston County
Joe Maske
G. FP. Randal
Estasia
Preston County Wit Thera
Francis L. Warder
Musou Town
Gales Harass Atlantic Shipping With Several Vessels In Distress
North Atlantic shipping faced heavy gales and rough seas as distress calls mounted. Five vessels reported in distress within 24 hours, including the Empire Thund west of Scapa Flow and the New Chwang about 700 miles west of Scotland. Greek tanker Tayretos, Waltwick, and Agia Firint also sent signals during the day. A deer involved in a separate incident was freed after a roadside accident.
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New York
Dre
North Atlantic
Sunderland
England
Scapa Flow
Scotland
Tayretos
Waltwick
Agia
Study Budget Bus Driver Death Reported in State Meet
Charleston and Wilkes-Barre wires report the state board of education met to budget state colleges and study reports on teacher salaries. West Virginia and other states were compared as bus driver Thomas Heller was involved in a Derr-but incident.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Wilkes-Barre
West Virginia
Thomas Heller
Swindler gets another term in New York case
Martin A. Leach, once a fugitive from justice, is sentenced to a year and day on an 18 count indictment charging mail fraud and conspiracy in a scheme that swindled about 1 million dollars from Investment Trust and Security purchases. He jumped bail in 1931, operated Manhattan brokerages under various names, and later finished a prior prison term in San Quentin before this conviction.
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New York
Martin A. Leach
San Quentin
U. S
Richard Delafield
Leach
California
Robert E. Lancaster
Delafield
Teach
Plotida
Dates For Ten Regional Assessors Meetings Set
Charleston reports James announced the December dates for ten regional assessors meetings. District 1 meets in Wheeling on December 12 and District 2 in Parkersburg on December 13, with District 7 in Huntington December 16, District 8 in Logan December 17, and a Bee district December 18, led by Howard J. Gibson, head of the division of ailments, who will attend all sessions.
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Charleston
Ernest EK
James
Howard J. Gibson
Division of
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Huntington
Logan
Bee
District Meet Dates Set Across Five WV Venues
Five district meets are scheduled in West Virginia with events at Lewisburg on December 19, Elkins on December 20, Spencer on December 23, Kingwood on December 27, and Romney on December 30. District organizers coordinate travel and duties for competing teams and officials.
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Lewisburg
Elkins
Spencer
Kingwood
Romney
Former Gang Engraver Dies of Bullet Wound
Berger Hanson, 50, once an engraver for a nationwide counterfeit gang led by George Morgan, died in a hospital from a self-inflicted bullet wound. Detective James Meredith said Hanson planned the act due to financial troubles. The weapon was improvised from an iron pipe and hammer. The shooting occurred Tuesday in his South Side shop after the gang’s 1938 roundup had him jailed.
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Chicago
Berger Hanson
George Bugs
Moran
James Meredith
Hanson
South Side
Proof Furnished That Italian Ships Damaged
London reports Royal Air Force planes bombed Turin on Wednesday night and dropped leaflets with photographs showing damage. The official announcement also asserted Fascist warships in Taranto harbor were damaged by British bombers three weeks earlier.
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London
Royal Air Force
Turin
Taranto
California flu epidemic subsiding as schools close
California health authorities viewed hopeful signs that the mild influenza epidemic was subsiding as reports of small outbreaks appeared in adjacent states. Many California schools were closed, some public gatherings postponed, and hundreds of people affected sought care or stayed home.
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San Francisco
California
A influenza type A subsiding says health experts
Citizens stayed home from work to nurse cases of the ailment identified as type A influenza by Health department research experts. Dr. Bertram P. Brown noted reports from local and county authorities that the illness was subsiding.
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Health Department
Bertram P. Brown
British peace move branded pre arranged
Berlin reports quote German quarters denouncing a British peace move as pre arranged and on par with Lord Lothian gloom in the United States. They call the tactic a trick maneuver not disclosed and warn it could endanger parliamentary unity and empire.
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Berlin
Bri
House of Commons
Lord Lothian
United States
Britain
Request of Virginia Is Honored By Governor
Governor Holt honored Virginia authorities request for custody of Edward William Roach held at Pineville. Roach escaped November 1 1940 from a Virginia state prison farm while serving a sentence for grand larceny.
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Charleston
Holt
Virginia
Edward William Roach
Pineville
Roach
Petroleum Industry Ready To Aid Defense Effort
Tulsa dispatch reports the petroleum industry states it is abundantly prepared to fill vital defense needs. Industry leaders pledge active cooperation to support military mobilization and supply chains during national defense efforts.
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Tulsa
Texas Official Urges State Role in Oil Compact
J C Hunter, Texas' representative on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, argued that needs exist without federal regulation and that industry can manage better than government control. As the commission met for first full talks, focus turned to possible revisions as seven states have ratified the compact. Hunter said stricter adherence to recommendations could blunt calls for federal oversight.
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Interstate Oil Compact Commission
J.C. Hunter
Texas
Commission
Hunter
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