Death by own action in Dahmer case revealed in letters
Two letters left by Mrs. William Dahmer, a 23 year old gunshot victim, were found by her husband and indicate she planned suicide. Ballistics tests were sent to Charleston, and investigators reviewed the notes, which were turned over to the coroner after a deathbed statement: I did this myself.
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William Dahmer
Arthur
Sentinel
Francis L. Warder
Dahmer
Charleston
Corp
Fred Strader
Paul P.den
WPA Project Approved for Taylor County Courthouse
Taylor county court approved a WPA project for interior repairs and redecorating with total costs of 775 by the county and 2543 by the WPA. Of the county amount 475 covers materials and supplies and 300 covers other direct costs. Prosecuting Attorney Warder urged approval noting the courthouse interior has not been fully overhauled in over two decades. Continued on Page Five.
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Taylor County
WPA
Taylor County Court
Francis L. Warder
Fairmont
Crossing warning signals blamed for fatal truck train wreck
A trail truck was hit by a passenger train near Dorsey Maryland after signals reportedly worked. The engine driver and truck operator were killed. The Taylor County Safety Council urges drivers to keep mentally focused on driving.
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Dorsey
Maryland
Green To Fight Expulsion From Mine Workers Policy Clash
William Green of the AFL denounces his expulsion order from the United Mine Workers as Hitlering. John P. Frey supports Green, tying the General Motors strike to a larger labor rift. Joan L. Lewis leads the CIO bid, while Green and Lewis clash over craft vs industrial union lines and tactics.
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Green
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Miners’ International Policy Committee
General Motors
Germany
Hitler
Frey
John ‘P. Frey
Federation
Metal Trades Department
Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
American Federation Ofior
Interna Nal
Joan L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis and Green
Lewis’ Committee
General Workers
Lewis
Miners’ Committee
Road Measure Wins Senate Committee Backing
Charleston February 16 The administration's bill to enlarge the road commissioner's authority over highway personnel won a favorable recommendation from a senate committee after Road Commissioner Bul H Simpson explained it would allow removal of road supervisors. The bill would require bidders on highway contracts to demonstrate qualifications. Truck operators warned increased overhead could bankrupt the industry. A separate bill proposes lowering truck and trailer load limits.
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Charleston
Senate
Bul H. Simpson
House
Law Enforcement Impaired by Auto Accident in Cumberland Area
In Cumberland near Wellersburg Pennsylvania a car left the road on a curve smashing a picket fence and striking two telephone poles. The magistrate was jailed, the town constable hospitalized, and two other men treated after the incident. State Policeman George Mille said all four denied driving the automobile.
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Cumberland
Wellersburg
Allegan Hospital
George Mille
Accused Wife Slayer Held For Grand Jury
KINGWOOD February 16 Justice of the Peace Troy A Wilson ordered Loran Slim Hovatter 35 held without bond for grand jury action on charges of slaying his wife Nellie Roger Hovatter 36 at their Manown home January 26.
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Kingwood
Justice of the Peace
Troy A. Wilson
Loran
Slim) Hovatter
Hovatter
W. Carl Rith
Nellie Roger Hovatter
Manown
Hoover to Broadcast Washington Birthday Address
Former president Herbert Hoover will deliver a speech at the Union League Club of Chicago Washington birthday dinner. The address is scheduled for NBC’s WJZ at 10 Saturday night, topic to be announced.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
George Washington
Washington
Union League Club of Chicago
Wjz-Nbc
Ten Man Jury Seated For Local Appeal In Taylor County
In Taylor County circuit court Judge Herbert W. Dent uses a ten man jury for an appeal case, a rarity here. Attorneys Dayton Stemple and E. Bailey Wyckoff agreed to reduce from twelve to ten with two strikes each as 14 jurors were available. The dispute involves the Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company and D W Reed. Testimony specifics include horse’s death and selections of jurors Henry Fast Frank Findley John Shields John J Cassell Tom Tyson Dennis Cather J H Glenn C F Moore R.
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Taylor County
Herbert W. Dent
Dayton Stemple
Philippi
D. W. Reed
E. Bailey Wyckoff
Monongahela
Horse
Henry Fast
Frank Findley
John Shields
John J.cassell
Tom Tyson
Dennis Cather
J. H. Glenn
C. F. Moore
Huntington Appeals To Get Public Auditorium
Mayor D. Boone Dawson and Charleston Chamber of Commerce officials urged the Public Works Administration to grant $175,000 for a new Huntington public auditorium. Senator M. M. Neely joined Col. Horatio B. Hackett in meetings after a prior $175,000 grant for a market auditorium. time extension was denied. The city has a $250,000 bond issue to cover its share of a $426,000 project.
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Washington
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
W. Va
Chamber of Commerce
Public Works Administration
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
Horatio B. Hackett
PWA
Dawson
Honolulu Shook By New Attack Case Report
Police investigate sensational claim by Navy officer's wife that she was dragged across an open yard into a garage and assaulted. Doctor says two exams found no attack, bruising noted on Mrs. Bennett S. Copping, 24, while Captain Hays seeks corroboration amid Massie case parallels.
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Honolulu
Don Hays
U.S. Navy
Bennett S. Copping
Massie
Coroner Probes Nine-Story Death In Bluefield
BLUEFIELD Feb 16 A coroner s jury continued its probe into the nine story death plunge of Mrs Frank P Jones 25 of Richmond Va Coroner W W McNeel said she jumped or fell to the sidewalk yesterday State Trooper W L Pence said he questioned her husband who said they quarreled late Saturday night and she left The couple had recently moved to Bluefield from Richmond Jones is a drug store prescription clerk A gee
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Bluefield
Frank P. Jones
Richmond
W. W. McNeel
Accused Extortionist Is Taken To Fairmont
Parkersburg February 16 Authorities said John Robert Lynch 29 may be taken to Fairmont today to face U S Commissioner L T Eddy in connection with attempted extortion of 1500 dollars from Weston glass worker John Pertz Lynch is held at Athens Ohio but federal agents. His wife taken into custody here was sent to Fairmont last night Pertz said a note signed Tim directed him to mail 1500 to Athens if he did not want one of his children kidnaped Agents said they found the pack possession at Athens.
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Parkersburg
John Robert Lynch
Fairmont
U. S
L. T. Eddy
Co A
John Pertz
Weston Glass
Lynch
Athens
Fairmonts
Pertz
Tim
Justice Department To Teach State Troopers
Col. P. D. Shingleton of the West Virginia state police said the justice department will send an instructor to the state police school at Jackson's Mill next week. He added that several other training classes would be held with federal agents assisting.
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Washington
Col
P. D. Shingleton
West Virginia
Justice Department
Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Shingleton
Trade Board Meeting Set for Thursday Night
Taylor County Board of Trade plans a 8 o'clock reorganizing meeting in the county courthouse to elect officers and directors and discuss board affairs. President G T Bartlett urges attendance. Kiwanis chairman James C Holt reports progress toward the 500 member goal and will present final results.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
G. T. Bartlett
Bartlett
James C. Holt
Kiwanis Club
Board of Trade
Holt
Paul E. Melone
George G
Elks Initiation Set for This Evening in Grafton Lodge
Grafton lodge No 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks plans the last initiation of its lodge year ending April 1 with about 30 candidates invited. Initiation starts at 8 p m followed by a social session and grill room feed. Exalted Ruler J P Hussion leads the ceremony.
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Grafton Lodge No
Protective Order of Elks
J. P. Hussion
Pastor E G Carroll to Speak at Grafton Kiwanis
Rev E G Carroll pastor of Warren M church and Yale graduate will be principal speaker at tonight's Grafton Kiwanis meeting at the Cozy Rest Inn. He will address a topic on which he is an authority and has spoken recently to the Grafton Woman's club and other civic groups.
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E. G. Carroll
Warren M
Yale University
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Cozy Rest Inn
India
Warren Church
Grafton Woman's Club
R. Virgil Rohnbough
Kiwanis
Two Accused In Theft Of Cash And Ring
Warrants were issued for Wilbur Newcome and Hayward Hilkey by Justice of the Peace A B Knaben shue charging theft of eight dollars in cash and a diamond ring worth forty five dollars from W E Wilmoth proprietor of a Latrobe street second hand store. Police Chief A E Lockard says the two have been in custody since Saturday on an open investigation and a third man fled the city. Wilmoth told the chief the trio entered the store Friday and asked to be shown the front of the shop before the incident.
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Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Wilbur “Scrubby" Newcome
Hayward Hilkey
W. E. Wilmoth
Latrobe Street
A. E. Loc
Ard
Wilmoth
Court reform quick action eyed on Supreme Court plan
Senator McCarran moved to fast track voluntary retirement for justices aged 70 or older as a path to ease court disputes. The House passed measure would grant full pay of 20000 dollars annually to retirees, with Roosevelt backing it as part of court restructuring. Democratic leaders reportedly support expediting debate slated to begin next week.
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Washington
McCarran
Nev
Senate
Supreme Court
House
High Tribunal
Roosevelt
Radoevelts
Congress
Roosevelt Urges Action to Aid Farm Tenants
President Roosevelt told Congress that action to provide security for farm tenants is imperative. He sent lawmakers a report by his special committee on farm tenancy and said postponement is unacceptable, arguing the government must assist those in need.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Slaying of R. R. Section Foreman By Wife Probed
RICHWOOD Feb 16 State police probe the Beech Glen Beech Glen yard shooting of Charles L Sampson 40 railroad section foreman who bled to death from a small caliber bullet wound His wife Bessie Sampson 34 held in Summersville jail in connection with the slaying Married 17 years the couple separated in December A divorce hearing was to be held She claimed she shot him to scare him
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Richwood
Charles L. Sampson
Bessie Sampson
Summersville
Sain
Fire at Catholic School Causes Loss of $100,000
Fire at the Good Shepherd Catholic home laundry in Wheeling damaged the facility, with Chief Ed Rose estimating losses around 100000. About 300 children were in a building 30 feet away as flames raced through the laundry room and up an airshaft to the roof, fueled by a brisk wind and hampered by low water pressure. Bishop John Swint condemned the danger to children and called the situation outrageous.
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Wheeling
Ed Rose
the Good Shepherd
Rose
John J. Swint
Ica
Prison for Love? Woman Faces Jail Over Husband Sentence
Irene Jackson, a 20 year old Kentucky mountain girl, told a judge in Ogden Utah she would murder if needed to go to prison with her husband who received a one to twenty year term for second degree burglary of a Manti Utah home. She chose prison over freedom with her 21 month old baby. The couple are now in Utah state prison. she married at 16.
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Irene Jackson
Kentucky
Ogden
Utah
Manti
Irene
Central Pre
Redistricting Bill Approved in Charleston
The senate committee on redistricting voted to pass a bill revamping the district map and creating a 32 member senate. The measure preserves only the first district, makes Kanawha county its own district, and expands to 16 districts, led by Senator Fleming of Pleasants.
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Charleston
Senate Committee On
Senate
Kanawha County
Fleming
Pleasants
Pelter
Logan
WPA To End Flood Work This Week In District
District WPA Director Robert F. Roth said the Works Progress Administration will end flood rehabilitation in the area this week. The agency spent 38000 salvaging public property and cleaning up. Workers clear debris from the airport. A quarantine at the old St. Joseph's hospital houses about 200 refugees after a child developed diphtheria.
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Parkersburg
WPA
Robert F. Roth
Works Frogress Administration
St. Joseph's Hospital
Life TermER Awaiting Parole Died in WV Prison
John Theodore a 50 year old life term inmate in the West Virginia penitentiary died while his pardon application waited action by the state parole board. He was sentenced in 1925 for the slaying of Otto Albright in a dispute over a woman friend and was buried today at McMechen.
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Moundsville
John Theodore
West Virginia
State Parole Board
Theodore
Otto Alibright
McMechen
Freight empties crash kills Fairmont engineer
A Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer, Harry Summers of Fairmont, was scalded to death when a string of empty cars crashed into and overturned the locomotive near Hutchinson, ten miles south of Fairmont, at about 4 20 this morning. Fireman Howard Kinsey, also of Fairmont, was hospitalized in serious but improving condition. Air brakes released unexpectedly as empties were being switched, causing the derailment and a partial line spill.
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Fairmont
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hutchinson
Here
Harry Summers
Howard Kinsey
Monongahela
Gibson
Parley Opens Over Six GM Strike Demands
Detroit February 16 Six points left out of the settlement of the General Motors strike form the basis for today’s negotiations between corporation representatives and the United Automobile Workers. The halt in hostilities brings peace to strike centers as more workers return and Flint officials lift the state of emergency. Delegations will meet at 10:30 a.m. to negotiate the remaining six points after two demands, collective bargaining and union recognition, were settled. Governors Murphy and James F. Dewey did not attend.
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Detroit
General Motors
US Automobile Workers of America
National
Flint
Mich
Frank Murphy
James F. Dewey
Department
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