No trace of Blairgowrie freighter in mid Atlantic
The British freighter Blairgowrie, disabled by a gale, vanished in the north Atlantic after the last distress message reported steering loss and a flooding hold. The Europa, American Banker, and Blommers dyke rushed to the scene but found no trace, leaving the fate of Blairgowrie uncertain about 760 miles west of Brest and 1000 miles east of Newfoundland.
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London
Uner
Europa
Blairgowrie
Blommersdyk
Netherlands
Brest
France
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Kelly Renominated in Chicago Democratic Primary Victory
Edward J. Kelly, Chicago mayor, won the Democratic primary with a large plurality, highlighting a record turnout. Widespread party support carried the Dems to a decisive win while Republicans lagged. The poll totaled 539,596 with Kelly securing 479,825 and a 440,672 plurality.
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H Wo
Edward J. Ly
Chicago
Anton N@ermak
C. Wetten
Kelly
Democrato Palty
Mortimer Fyn
William Hale Thompson
Medical Find Uses Inhibin to Treat Enlarged Prostate
Dr. William E. Lower of the Cleveland Clinic reports a new use for inhibin, the latest discovered hormone, to cure many enlarged prostates without surgery. He has experimented with the treatment since 1928, offering a potential alternative to gland removal.
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William E. Lower
Cleveland Clinic
Lower
Alabama repeal mood shifts as voting tallies come in
Birmingham February report shows repeal leading in Alabama after slow late returns. Early and mixed results across three questions on modification of prohibition and legalization of wines and beer produce varying leads. Counties show mixed histories, with some switching towards repeal while others lag behind. Continued coverage promised on page six.
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Birmingham
Ala
Prohibition
Alabama
Ramsay backs Murphy for Grafton postmaster post
Representative Ramsay of West Virginia recommended James T. Murphy for appointment as postmaster at Grafton West Virginia. Murphy has acted as postmaster for several months. Other exam- inees included Leslie J. Loar and C. C. Brown.
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Washington
Ramsay
D-W. Va
James T. Murphy
Grafton
W. Va
Murphy
Leslie J. Loar
C. C. Brown
C. & O. Official Dies In Huntington Hospital
Arthur J. Rooney 61 tax commissioner for the Chesapeake and Ohio railway system died in a Huntington hospital yesterday from complications of influenza. The body was sent to his former home in Richmond, Virginia, for burial Thursday.
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Huntington
Arthur J. Rooney
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway System
Richmond
Governor Kump to address legislature in secret message
Charleston February 27 The legislature met in joint session to hear a special message from Governor Kump on undisclosed topics including federal plans. He said the aim is to adjust laws to fit federal requirements while preserving sovereignty and fiscal ability. The address was kept secret before delivery. The session runs until March 9 with many issues and pending governor nominations yet to be announced.
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Charleston
Kump
Water Board Hearing In Capital
Opponents of a bill to change the makeup of the Clarksburg Water Board spoke at a 10 am committee hearing in the capital. Senate committee chairman Mathews led the session after a Monday night meeting to consider the bill.
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Charleston
Clarksburg
Action Delayed On Ten WVU Students For Training Signup
Morgantown February 27 A records check began today under Dean Wilson Shortridge of the College of Arts and Sciences before taking action against ten West Virginia University students who failed to register for mandatory military training by the five o clock deadline. Some may have registered at the last minute and a few may be exempt on medical grounds.
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Morgantown
Wilson P. Shortridge
West Virginia University
Shortridge
College For Arts and Sciences
Dig In Pile Of Mine Slate To Solve Case
Morgantown February 27 Digging 75 feet into a mine slate pile officials planned to finish the task to learn if the body of Glenn Johnson a miner lies beneath the slate They doubt Johnson who has been missing a month was caught in the cave in around the time of his disappearance Charles Richards a $2 mine owner doubted Johnson left to visit relatives at Mauasi en aid by police the relatives said Johnson did not come
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Morgantown
Glenn Johnson
Johnson
Charles Richards
Johnnson
Mauasien
Johneson
McCracken To Serve Short Time In Jail For Contempt
Washington report says William P. MacCracken, former aviation official and secretary of the American Bar Association, will serve eight days and 18 hours from a 10 day contempt sentence. He arrived at District of Columbia jail yesterday and will be released March 7 after waiving rehearing. Rives assigned him clerical duties, granting jail privileges.
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Washington
William P. MacCracken
United States Senate
T. M. Rives
District of Columbia
MacCracken
Senate
Rives
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
These Thieves Must Have Been Very Husky
Pittsburgh report says S N Gresser, a monument maker, suspects a strong arm squad to recover stolen property. Thieves took 60 bronze headstone plates for veterans of foreign wars, five stones, a small motor and block and tackle. The stones weighed 300 pounds each.
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Pittsburgh
S. N. Gresser
Gresser
Blue Ribbon Jury Awards $25,000 in Malign Breach Suit
In New York on February 27 a Blue Ribbon jury of clubmen brokers bankers and manufacturers took 12 minutes to award dancer Vera Grove $25,000 against Henry Taylor a singer and radio comedian for a breach of promise suit.
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New York
Vera Grove
Henry Taylor
Welsh sentry shot at Bank of England bullion yard
A 20 year old Welsh soldier, James Baker, guarding the Bank of England bullion yard near Threadneedle Street, was mortally wounded by a gunshot in the early morning darkness. Police and military authorities offered no comment on whether it was an accident or self-inflicted, but one cartridge was missing from his ammunition belt. Baker died shortly after at a London hospital as officials withheld details before page two continuation.
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London
Bank of England
Financial District
Baker’s
Boullion Yard
Thread‘ Needle Street
Army
Baker
Dina
Prisoner Demoss Sends Friendly Walnut Cane to Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Harry Batson who helped send Clyde Demoss to the state penitentiary for robbery remains on good terms with the Grafton youth. Demoss sent a prison-made walnut cane to Batson this morning, praising the deputy and signaling their continued friendship.
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Clyde Demoss
State Penitentiary
Harry Batson
Grafton
Batson
Demoss
Bennett Expects County Debts Paid Next Week
County Clerk Frank Bennett says if printed forms are ready, he and assistants will prepare 36000 dollars in certificates of indebtedness to be paid the first of next week in full settlement of all county claims before July 1 1933. He notes binding should be finished by week’s end.
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Frank Bennett
Bennett
Court Dismisses Second Appeal in West Virginia Case
A second appeal from a magisterial court was ordered dismissed in Taylor county circuit court because the justice of the peace lacked jurisdiction. The state of West Virginia versus Claid Post, heard before Magistrate W. E. Rightmire, was dismissed after Judge H. W. Dent quashed the warrant on motion by Post's attorney W. P. Samples, which the state did not oppose.
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Taylor County
Justice’ of the Peace
West Virginia
Claid Post
W. E. Rightmire
Post
W. P. Samples
H. W. Dent
Samples
Congress May Vote Funds To Meet Immediate Needs
Washington February 27 Senate leaders locked with President Roosevelt over the 4.88 billion work relief bill. McCarran backs quick action to provide immediate relief funds and then resolve differences later, proposing an interim appropriation to cover relief through July. Veto seems likely as the bill faces strong opposition.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
I McCarran
Iowa
Protest Over New Bill From Gov Kump Sparks Kiwanis Rally
Vigorous protest by the Kiwanis club in Grafton at its weekly meeting last night in the New Blen Avon hotel denounced Gov H G Kump s bill to move inmate labor from Pruntytown and Moundsville to a farm, urging against overcrowded prisons and the use of boys in camps. The meeting endorsed opposition to the measure as undesirable and noted concern over parole and custody tied to Taylor county. Continued discussion promised on page two.
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State Senate
Charleston
State Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Blen Avon
H. G. Kump
Moundsville
aSeespnsoet el Ponchp
Taylor County
Akron High Student Revolt Sparks Street Demonstration
Akron Ohio February 27 Central High School pupils marched down Main street amid boos and yells protesting Principal J Ray Stine over disciplinary action for an unscheduled victory celebration. The school, home to a city championship basketball team, reportedly had three teachers excuse classes for the jubilee.
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Akron
Central High School
Main Street
J. Ray Stine
Ex Chief's Girl Friend to Testify in His Case
Pittsburgh February 27 196? Anna Mandela 21 year old waitress who dated Tom Cummings was called by the state as it prepared to close its case against the former Swissvale police chief accused of slaying his wife Julia Cummings 31 in their apartment last September 10 Prosecutor John Haggerty says love for the waitress spurred the murder. the defense claims gangsters killed her in revenge.
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Pittsburgh
Anna
Mandela
Tom Cummings
State
Swissvale
John Haggerty
Julia Cummings
Massacre of 24 Lepers Reported in Ashing Village
Hong Kong dispatch reports that 24 lepers were massacred in the Ashing village of Watchow on an island in the Pearl River. Local inhabitants allegedly carried out the mass murder to rid the island of the sufferers.
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Hong Kong
China
29 Killed In Fire At Krassin Pencil Plant Near Moscow
Twenty nine people died in an explosion and fire that destroyed the Krassin pencil factory on Moscow's outskirts. The disaster, disclosed today, left the factory and warehouse a total loss after three hours of firefighting. Some workers had been on vacation when the blaze struck.
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Moscow
Krassin
Sacco-Vanzetti
Farley Ride To Visit Elkins For Airport Inauguration
Harlee Branch assistant Postmaster general will visit Elkins West Virginia on March 4 to inaugurate the Elkins airport as part of the Washington Cincinnati air mail line. Branch, Congressman Randolph and C R Smith of American Airlines depart Washington at 10 55 a m and arrive at 12 41 p m to speak at a luncheon hosted by the Elkins M C A.
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Washington
Harlee Branch
Elkins
W. Va
the Elkins
M. Cc. A
Bombs Hit Three A and P Stores in Pittsburgh
Three Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company stores in Pittsburgh were bombed early today. No injuries were reported though over twenty residents were threatened as apartments adjacent to the properties were endangered. The stores are located in different city districts.
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Pittsburgh
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Win
Weirton Case Dismissal Strikes 7 A Provision
Judge John P. Nields ruled Section 7 A of the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional and void in the Weirton Steel Company case and dismissed the government’s injunction suit. The decision labeled the company union plan as not a legitimate collective bargaining interest, signaling a major test of labor guarantees and prompting an immediate appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Wilmington
Del
John P. Nields
National Industrial Recovery Act
Wierton Steel Company
Nields
Weirton Employe Representation Plan
Weirton
Jury awards May Shuman against Dr Hays in land lease case
A Taylor county circuit court jury ruled 35 dollars plus interest and costs in favor of May Shuman against Dr. Hays of Flemington over a land leasing dispute. The verdict follows a prior deadlock and retrial, with foreman B F Wilson. Hays's counsel moved to strike the cost order, arguing the action was misdelivered and tied to pre-suit arrangements, but the request was denied.
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Taylor County
May Shuman
8. D. Hays
Flemington
Dr. Hays
B. F. Wilson
Hays
Eugene Sommerville
Dea
George Apptart
W. Taylor George
Ina Lash Philippi
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Ayor Kelly
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Iterclass
Thespians of
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William Lower
Slim
Huntington Hospital
A.B. C
Water Board
M’cracken
IND
OFC
Hoover
Bank
Local Service Organization
Akron High
Richard Charles Smack
Muskegon
Hich
Mercy Hospital
Detroit
Farley Ride
U.skillis
Steel Company
U. S. Supreme Court
Unembeot Council
Woodman Hall
White
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