Monoxide Kills Truck Driver and Woman Survives
Mrs Virgie Tucker 41 in a hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning at the Carlos Estep home on Washington street across from St Augustine's church. Coroner Paul P Warden plans questions to decide on inquest. Leo Cooper 39 of Currey Ridge died from the same exposure. Door broken down to reach Mrs Tucker. she is improving at Grafton City hospital. Police report no witnesses to the entry and the incident occurred yesterday. Continued on page six.
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Virgie Tucker
Carlos Estep
Washington Street
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
Paul P. Warden
Leo Cooper
Currey Ridge
Estep
Tucker Bean
Strange story investigated as man surrenders to police
A Pittsburgh man, 45, surrendering to state police last night claimed he was wanted for impersonating a federal officer. He, named Ug. Marvin Hick, is held as officials probe his inconsistent tale linking steel work, teaching, and a 1935 Pocahontas County appearance. He said he posed as a Justice Department agent and collected 36.20 from a Greenbank resident.
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Marvin Hick
Pittsburgh
Eee
Hick
Marlinton
L. W. Emrich
Bays
Em- Been
Steel
Jones & Laughlin Comp
Philippi
Smirtarder to End Rule by Strikers
Akron dispatch reports large groups awaiting sheriff deputies to test a court injunction near Goodyear Tire plant entrances. Ten pickets per entrance allowed at three meetings as lawmen anticipate no violence. Police investigate disturbances linked to strike. union leader Harper says he was assaulted, while Goodyear worker Moats reports window damage at home.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
James T. Flower
Flower
Lawfus
E. B. Harper
Unitod Rubber Workers
General Tire & Rubber Co
Russell Moats
Goodyear
Lyle Carruth
Rivercomb Plans Statewide Tour For Governor Bid
Charleston Feb 24 W Chapman Rivercomb announced a statewide speaking tour starting March 1 to support his Republican nomination for governor He is president of the Young American League and will speak at Weston Thursday Boothlest on Friday night He also said a statewide league rally will be held in Wheeling between March 15 and April 1
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Charleston
W. Chapman
Rivercomb
Young Alican League
Weston
Booth
League
Wheeling
Many Railroad Workers Are Recalled To Jobs
Several hundred railroad workers in central Ohio, many furloughed since 1930, returned to work today. Some terminals posted “men needed” signs as furloughed employees declined to leave other permanent jobs to resume railroad duties.
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Columbus
Central Ohio
Governor Hoffman accuses Whited of lying in Hauptmann case
Trenton Feb 24 Governor Harold G Hoffman charged Millard Whited Sout land Mountain lumberjack and Hauptmann key witness with lying He cited a printed record and said Whited was the only New Jersey witness at Hauptmanns extradition hearing near the Lindbergh estate Whited testified Hauptmann was near the scene on March 1 1932 The governor promised further statement and continued interrogation of Whited on a page three continuation.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Millard Whited
Soutland Mountain
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Whited
Hauptmann
Hopewell
Sourland
New Jersey
New York
Bronx
Hauptmang
Finjal
Ethiopians claim victory over Italians near Aksum
Addis Ababa reports a government communique stating Ethiopian forces under Ras Imru killed 412 Italians, destroyed 15 bomb depots, and captured 30 tanks in the Aksum region. The engagement also yielded trucks and artillery captured from the Italians, with Ras Imru commanding for Emperor Haile Selassie.
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Addis Ababa
Aksum
Ras Impru
Haile Selassie
Ras Imru
Heiress Countess Reventlow’s Son Born in England
London reports a son was born to Countess Reventlow, heiress to the Reventlow title. The infant’s birth follows a tumultuous line of marriages and a court case, with past tragedy and custody concerns cited in British press. The article notes fears of kidnapping if the child travels to the United States.
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Countess Reventlow
Us 8
London
Aoson
Hutton Hall-Reventlow
Count Court Hall
Alme Dvorce
Prince Madivani
Mdivani
Spain
England
United States
Ted
Spuill’s Long Battle Through a Century of Injuries
Harrison recalled Spuill’s rough life with injuries spanning decades. Eleven years earlier he suffered broken collarbone and four ribs after a mule incident. a dog bite, peanut picking mishap, and a 1928 hit and run that broke both legs. Recently he fractured his hip in two places. doctors doubted his survival, yet he vowed to live to a hundred.
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Harrison
Spuill
Indians Brave Steam Bath In Icy Lake Dare
In Plummer Idaho on February 24, Coeur D Alene Indians ignored warnings from government physicians and stepped from a steam filled hut into a freezing lake. They claimed the practice harms health but boast centenarian ages among their people.
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Plummer
Idaho
Coeur D'Alene
Floods threaten lives across nation with four drowned
News reports floods sweeping 13 states cause deaths and widespread damage. Four people drowned in California as rivers rose. two others missing near a Green River mouth in Indiana. Red Cross officials, coast guards, and government agencies aid thousands forced from homes. A temperature spike expands danger from Minnesota to New York and California.
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Chicago
California
Green River
Indiana
George Pete
Red Cross
Coast Guards
Minnesota
New York
Druggist Arraigned Over Liquor Sale in Beckley
Beckley February 24 Luca Thompson a druggist and former city councilman faces arraignment in police court on a charge of selling liquor on George Washington's birthday. Police and state officers raided the drug store and confiscated 13 pints of whisky. Stover said the raid followed a report Thompson was selling liquor. The state store was closed for the holiday and Thompson posted 960 bond.
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Beckley
Luca ‘Thompson
George Washington
J. C. Stover
Stover
Thompson
Girl Accused in Poison Plot Is Arraigned
Gladys Dilloh, 14, was arraigned before Magistrate G M Hall on a charge of administering poison. Prosecutor Damron quoted her as saying she put poison in flour made by her mother. An employee found the family ill at the breakfast table. Dr. George W Walden of West Hamlin said all are recovering.
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George W. Walden
West Hamlin
Sinclair Out With His Own Parley Slate
In California Democratic scenes a split forms within the party as Upton Sinclair accepts EPIC convention support and underscores anti-MDR McAdoo but pro-Roosevelt stances. Ray McKaig, Boise, declares intention to seek Borah’s senate seat, stirring Borah nomination implications. Former Governor Albert C. Ritchie dies in Baltimore shortly after renewing New Deal criticism.
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Washington
California
Borah
Ray McKaig
Boise
Upton Sinclair
Hardesty Murder Trial Jury Quickly Selected
In Morgantown on February 22 a jury was seated within two hours for the murder trial of William Hardesty over Nellie Runyon’s death. Runyon’s body was found in a Snake Hill ravine in October 1934. Loren Croston is serving life for the slaying and testified as a state’s witness. Prosecutor John Sanders did not seek the death penalty. Hardesty denies the charge.
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Morgantown
William “Bill” Hardesty
Nellie Runyon
New Jersey
Hunt Mysterious Guest In Divorce's Staying
In Long Beach California police hunted a mysterious guest tied to the death of Mrs. Ethel Palm an attractive divorcee found strangled in her apartment by a noose of silken lingerie. Billy Dooley a 12 year old boy awoke to a blazing radio and heard a figure drop through a window about 10 pm Saturday night. His mother Mrs Alice Dooley said Palm had been in the kitchen at 9 10 pm and saw another figure moving in the living room at the same time.
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Long Beach
Cal
Ethel Palm
Billy Dooley
Palm
Alice Dooley
Billy
Leap of Ex-Fairmont Gas From 60-Foot Window Probed
Luther Hawkins of Fairmont West Virginia opened an inquiry into the death of his daughter Virtue Arline Hawkins thirty who died in a sixty foot fall from a window in her apartment in Pittsburgh. She was divorced last September from James Sumpter of Pittsburgh. The father claimed the body and had it sent to Fairmont for burial. Homicide detectives James OKane and George Brubach pursued the case as the story continued on page four.
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Fairmont
Pittsburgh
Luther Hawkins
W. Va
Virtue Arline Hawkins
Miss Hawkins
James
Sumpter
State WPA Payroll Reveals Political Appointments
Charleston WPA payroll shows 127 staff as of January 28, only four distress cases. Most hires came from political influence, with Senator Neely, Van A. Bittner, and others steering selections. The list omits Governor Kump and state chair Kelly, suggesting broad political entanglement across the payroll.
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WPA
Calvert L. Estill
Charleston
Penacity Hundreds Can't Get Work Plan Restart Next Week
Officials from the National Reemployment Service announced plans to resume operations next week. If weather holds, about 1,000 men will be reassigned from WPA projects to railroad relocation work. Today 45 men were transferred from the Maple Avenue repaving project to the Berkeley Bus railroad relocation project, and 12 were moved from the Shelby Road project. The nickel says the relocation program will continue with roughly half the original workforce, though the county roadwork outlook remains unclear.
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Cremer Announ
WPA
Maple Avenue
Berkeley Bus Railroad
Shelby Road
National
Van
Aaid
Shott Enters Senate Fight From Bluefield Publisher Bids
Hugh The Shott, longtime Bluefield publisher, announced plans to seek the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. He attacks the current administration as wasteful and pledges an anti New Deal platform. He spoke via a statewide radio network.
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Bluefield
Hugh the Shott
Republic
United States Senate
Rhett
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Criti
Harry Curry Files For Prosecuting Attorney Nomination
Harry Curry filed for the office of prosecuting attorney as the first Democrat to enter the race. A former U.S. Army captain, Curry, 107 Walnut Street, announced his candidacy after filing with Circuit Court Clerk Frank M Hollis Jr. He is considered well qualified by education and ability, though not active in practice recently. Democratic leaders suggest he may run unopposed in the May 12 primary.
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Harry Curry
Walnut Street
yCircutz
Frank M Hollis, Jr
Curry
U.S. Army
Frees Pean Pores
James
M Clintie Uncertain On Governor Nomination Plans
MOUNDSVILLE February 24 CP Warden C F McClintie of the state penitentiary said he expects to decide by March 6 if he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor. He noted he is considering his entry and has received support promises from several quarters. The warden is a former chairman of a finance committee of the house of delegates.
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Moundsville
C. F. McClintie
State Penitentiary
Pen
McClintic
House of, Delegates
Fisheral For Roosevelt Will Be Held To morn
Washington plans last honors for Colonel Henry L Trobe Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy who died Saturday after a brief illness He will be buried in Arlington Cemetery tomorrow with full military honors The navy began a two week period of mourning with ships at half mast the first since Coolidge era
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Washington
Henry La+trobe Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Arlington Cemetery
Navy
Calvin Coolidge
Former Governor Albert C. Ritchie Dead At 60
Former Maryland governor Albert C. Ritchie died in his Baltimore apartment after a stroke. A staunch states rights advocate and anti New Deal critic, he was a four term chief executive and a 1934 Democratic presidential nominee contender. His last public remark urged constitutional limits on centralization. Continued on Page Threes.
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Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Chicago
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Vention
Washington
Ritchie
Maryland
Two Officials Slain on Isle in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico two officials were slain as Nationalists sparked unrest. Riggs, 48, head of insular police and a former U.S. Army colonel, was shot returning from Mass. another district chief Francisco Velez Ortiz was killed after a riot at a cafe in Utuado. Governor Winship ordered a full inquiry. calls for capital punishment surfaced.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Francis Riggs
Insular Police
Riggs
United States Army
Ice
Francisco Velez Ortiz
Washington and Land
Mass
Juan Alvarez
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Hauptman
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Jan
Hardy Injuns
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Neely
van A. Bittner
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John L. Lewis
Michigan
John B. Easton
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Rush D. Holt
Senator Neely
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United State Treasury Department
H. G. Kump
Robert Kelly
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