Pope Pius XI Failing. Pacelli Takes Interim Charge
Vatican reports Pope Pius XI, nearing 80, is unable to perform his duties as doctors monitor his condition. Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state, has assumed temporary direction of church affairs amid doubts of recovery. High blood pressure and breathing difficulty limit meals as the church contemplates a possible Italian successor. Continued on page four.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Christendom
St. Peter
Vatican
Holy See
Cardinal Pacelli
Veteran Ben Butcher, longtime state legislator, dies in Charleston
Uncle Ben Butcher, 63-year veteran lawmaker, arrived from Parkersburg for a special session. He first represented Wood and Pleasants counties in Wheeling, later serving in both Colorado Senate and House. A tall dignified figure, he recalled old days as unemployment measures paused.
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Charleston
Ben Butcher
Parkersburg
Wood and Pleasants
Wheeling
Senate
House of Delegates
Colorado
Ben
Man Survives After Nighttime Car Crash in West Virginia
A man driving along a mountain road in Southern West Virginia suffered failures of both headlights and brakes. After hours in his upside down car in a tree, his horn drew help. The incident was noted by the Taylor County Safety Council.
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West Virginia
Quick action sought for $50 million relief funds
Washington December 19 Quick congress approval was sought for President Roosevelt's request of an immediate $50,000,000 relief appropriation to cover Works Progress Administration costs through June 30. The plan aims to prevent interruption of the work relief program, with the special appropriation to be requested early in January when Congress convenes. Further relief estimates for the next fiscal year would be delayed until spring to gauge future needs.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Track Tamperers Sought After Train Wreck
A Central of Georgia train from Columbus, Georgia to Birmingham plunged down a 50 foot embankment injuring dozens. Officials blamed track tampering after finding pulls in rails and missing angle irons. Birmingham hospitals reported at least eight serious injuries among the fifty nine passengers. Deputy Mason said spikes were pulled and irons removed.
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Birmingham
Central of Georgia
Columbus
L. H. Mason
Wanted Man Taken in Chicago by Officers
Deputy sheriffs brought George Shamblin, 24, back from Chicago to face highway robbery charges. Parkersburg authorities say he took part in a six year old toll-keeper robbery at the Parkersboro Belpre bridge. Two accomplices were convicted and received 15 years.
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Parkersburg
George Shamblin
Chicago
C. H. Watson
Shamblin
Parkersboro-Belpre
Time Granted Chang Before Army Strikes
In Nanking on December 19 the Chinese government gave Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang three more days of grace to end his rebellion. Optimism grew that Chiang Kai-Shek would be returned and the crisis settled peacefully with leader safety guaranteed amid a tentative compromise.
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Nanking
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshal Chang
Chiang
Chang
A. S. Gunboat Fired On In Port by Fascists
The US gunboat Erie arrived at Saint Jean de Luz after being fired on yesterday by Spanish warships at Port Muel near Gijon harbor. Eleven Civil War refugees reached safety aboard the Erie as officers said shells from Camartas and Velasco landed within 600 feet of the vessel, forcing it to abandon efforts to take Gijon refugees aboard.
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ST. Jean DE Luz
France
United States
Erie
Port Muel
Camartas
Velasco
Gijon
Young Killer of Mother Gets 12 Years In Jail
In Pittsburgh a 17-year-old poetry-writing student, John S Hanna, was sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary after an eight-member jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his mother, Tressa Hanna, 42, shot in the family garage during a dispute over permission to use the car for a date.
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Pittsburgh
John S. Hanna
Samuel H. Gardner
Hanna
Tressa Hanna
Germany Faces Severe Food Shortage Warns Officials
Berlin reports extreme German food scarcity with officials fearing April crisis. Ration cards for butter and lard shown, purchases limited to 80 percent of monthly consumption. Analysts cite adverse finances and scarce wheat imports.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Vice Ring Smashed by Federal Authorities in Morgantown
Justice department said nine people were sentenced in Elkins federal court for Mann Act activities in Morgantown West Virginia. Gussie Stone, 43, deemed the key figure, already serving a four year term, was not tried with the others. Six men and three women received prison terms from four months to five years. a fourth woman was jailed four months for contempt of court.
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Washington
Justice Department
Morgantown
W. Va
Elkins
Gussie Stone
Alderson
Landon to Visit White House After Gridiron Dinner
Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas, the Republican presidential candidate, has been invited to a brief call with President Roosevelt in Washington Monday morning before attending the Gridiron Club dinner that night.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
White House
Landon
Roosevelt
Huge Demand for Holiday Trees Noted
Thousands of families face a tree less Christmas as the country endures the greatest demand for greenery in years. Harry J. Price, veteran commission man, cites drought and storm, plus prosperity, as key factors. Demand caught dealers unprepared. about 70,000 trees aboard ships were lost at sea off the British Columbian coast. Cincinnati and other cities report a drastic supply shortage, with nine cars typical.
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Cincinnati
Commission
Harry J. Price
Price
Midwest
Louisville
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Chief Devises Plan to Rid Transients in Jerseyville
Jerseyville Illinois December reports Chief of Police Ray Shortal orders overnight transients at the city jail to pay rent by broom duty for two hours next morning. One night this week eleven sought shelter. six agreed to work while others refused unless paid.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Ray Shortal
Black man escapes Hancock County jail by striking jailer
In New Cumberland West Virginia on December 19 a 31 year old inmate named James Madden of Carlisle fled custody after hitting Jailer Mark Cullen with a blackjack fashioned from iron and a leather glove. Other inmates did not resist as Madden, awaiting trial on auto theft charges, fled the cell.
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New Cumberland
W. V
Hancock County
James Madden
Carlisle
Mark Cullen
Madden
Model Dairy Barn Barns Valued Cattle Killed in Blaze
Fire swept the Burgess dairy barn at Barboursville killing 14 cows and a horse trapped inside. Owner Herman G. Burgess estimated damage near 8500 dollars. Family rescuers saved one horse before fleeing from the intense heat. cause unknown.
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Huntington
Barboursville
Herman G. Burgess
Burgess
Accused Slayer Denies Link In Slaying Case
Rockville Maryland December 19 Twenty year old Lawrence Gingell of Kensington denied any connection with the slaying of Elwood Matthews the 65 year old farmer. He described a reported confession implicating him as a frameup and police swore out a warrant charging him with the killing. Gingell was arrested in Washington and returned after extradition. Police said W Joseph Kirby of Stanton Pennsylvania seized by officers in Charleston West Virginia confessed implicating Gingell and William Reed who is still at large. Gingell said he had seen Kirby only once and denied recognizing a photo of Reed.
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Rockville
Lawrence Gingell
Kensington
Elwood Matthews
Guy Jones
Montgomery County
Gingell
Matthews
Washington
W. Joseph Kirby
Stanton, Pa
Charleston
W. Va
William Reed
Kirby
Reed
WPA layoffs in West Virginia prompt review promise
Harold F. Kramer, WPA district director, said funding shortages force layoffs across WPA projects in West Virginia. Workers who believe they were unjustly treated may request review of their cases, as officials aim to be fair amid dwindling allotments.
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Fairmont
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Harold F. Kramer
Second
West Virginia
Kramer
Cry for Help Sparks Hunt for Missing West Air Express Plane
A cry of help from an Idaho wilderness spurred snowbound searchers to hope for the safety of two pilots missing while flying from St. Paul to Spokane. Seven aboard a Western Air Express transport remained feared dead as rescue efforts spread across Nevada and Utah with more than 1,000 volunteers and 20 planes scouring the snowbound mountains.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Kootenai County
Joe Livermore
A. A. Haid
St. Paul
Spokane
Northwest Airlines
Western Air Express
Kavich Mountains
Nevada
Utah
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
John F. Wolfe
Chicago
Henry W. Edwards
Minneapolis
Carl Christopher
Dwight, IL
S. J. Samson
William Bogen
Steawardess
Glady
Northwest
Bayview
Cary
Nick Namer
Haid
Livermore
Mica Peak
Utahs
Taylor Jail Again Is O. eed For U. S. Prisoners
PARKERSBURG December 19 County officials received notice from the U S district attorney at Clarksburg that federal prisoners will no longer be held in the Wood county jail Five jails those of Preston Taylor Monongalia Mineral and Marion counties received approval
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Parkersburg
U. S. District Attorney
Clarksburg
Wood County
Preston
Taylor
Monongalia
Mineral
Marion
Shirley Temple Tops Movie Stars in Hollywood
Shirley Temple marked her fourth year as a contract actress in Hollywood. Once an unknown baby performer in 1933, she stood among 149 child hopefuls to test for Stand Up and Cheer. Now she is the top box office draw in film, with a stature twice that of Greta Garbo.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Garbo
20Th
Brother questions widow death in Ashland case
Dr. Andrew Amick and Detective King A. Cohen arrived in Ashland to probe the death of Mrs. Tola Boone. Amick questions the verdict that she killed herself, noting her ill health and stress over a suit tied to her husband John A. Boone’s estate. He says she was privately investigating the estate and had found troubling discrepancies in settlement handling.
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Ashland
Andrew Amick
King A. Cohen
Charleston
W. Va
Amick
Tola Boone
Boyd County Corp
Forms Issued For Filing Of Security Tax
Washington December 19 The Internal Revenue Bureau issues forms for filing tax returns under the social security act Returns must be filed monthly after December 31 by employers covering taxes on both employers and employees Employers must list number of employees and total taxable wages kept records to show correct computation Penalties are severe if returns are not filed by the deadline Continued on page six
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue Collectors
Internal Revenue
Bureau
Death Plunge of Grocer From Plane At San Antonio
Arturo Trevino a 25 year old grocer sank 3500 feet from an airplane in San Antonio. He paid pilot Victor James $3 for a 15 minute ride and chose an open cockpit, declining a parachute. Trevino plunged through a home hitting gas lines and narrowly missing a family and child. The motive is being investigated by officers.
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San Antonio
Tex
Arturo Trevino
Trevino
Frank Padalecki
Alvin
Annie Gawlik
Victor James
Victim Identified Man He Says Held Him Up
Huntington report says detective Lon Whitten identified George Bird, 24, as the man who attempted a holdup December 4. Bird, held on charges of breaking and entering, is recharged with attempted robbery.
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Huntington
Lon Whitten
Ross
Seale
George Bird
Whitten
Bird
Ex detective Bruno escapes guard amid wide pursuit
Pottsville Pa December reports say Joseph J Bruno serving life for the Kelayres massacre eluded a prison guard while posing to visit a dentist. Investigations by Governor Earl and Attorney General Margiotti focus on a planned conspiracy among officials and others. Bruno believed to have cash and possibly fled by airplane. warden notes thousands of dollars found in his cell and unrestricted visiting privileges granted by two county commissioners.
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Pottsville
Joseph J. Bruno
Kelayres
Schulkill County
Pennsylvania
Geo. H. Earle
Charles J. Margiotto
Bruno
Brune
Herbert Gosslin
Gosslin
Republican County
Alvin Maurer
Philip Ehrig
Christmas Programs in Local Churches Feature Pageants and Choirs
Local churches plan Christmas programs at tomorrow services with pageants cantatas and carols. St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Naas hosts an evening program led by the junior choir including readings prayers and seasonal songs such as Joy to the World O Little Town of Bethlehem Away In The Manger While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night and The Song the Angels.
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Christ
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Naa
R. O. Phillips
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Manger
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