Tragedy at West Charleston Shack Fire Ends In Death
The burned body of 19 year old Clara Edens was found beside fire burned surgical instruments in a West Charleston shack. Owner Alien Meyers, who police say occupied the hut, was questioned after the blaze began shortly after a quarrel with the girl. Autopsy planned as authorities investigate motive and any link to her family.
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Charleston
Clara Edens
James E. Roberts
Agers
Jcdge
Alien Meyers
W. A. Tully
Meyers
Rage Five
Pope Pius XI Shows Signs of Recovery in New Year
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XI, 79, slept well and appears to be rallying from age related circulatory issues. While doctors monitor his condition, Catholics hope he can resume full administration of the Holy See as cardinals consider draining a burst vein to relieve his pain.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Holy See
Vatican
Oxi
Drive Safely Walk Drive Safely Card
Public safety note from Taylor County Safety Council urging careful driving and walking this new year. Emphasizes treating others as you would wish to be treated on roads and sidewalks to maintain safe circulation.
Vimalert Co Plane Deals Exposed
The Baltimore Sun reports Vimalert Co of Jersey City bought airplane motors from the Army Air Corps for 100 dollars each and sold them to the coast guard for 4500 dollars each. Led by Robert Cuse, the firm allegedly received a license to export 2,777,000 dollars worth of aircraft and engines to Loyalist Spain. The article notes further sales to the government and purchases from federal agencies, including a large order of Liberty motors.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Washington Dispatch
Vimalert Company
Jersey City
Army Air Corps
Coast Guard
Robert Cuse
State Department
Spain
The
Sun
J. Fred
Essary
Washington
Bureau
Wimalert Company
Liberty Motors
Florida Woman Mayor Removed By Governor
Governor Dave Sholtz replaced Daytona Beach officials led by Irene Armstrong on charges of excessive expenditure of municipal funds. Malfeasance and misfeasance in office cited, with alleged neglect of duty and incompetency. Daytona Beach, the governor’s home city.
Twins Born in 1936 and 1937 in Scottsbluff Neb
Scotstbluff residents Mr and Mrs Leland Carson welcomed twins in different years. Harry Charles Carson arrived at 1:45 Thursday night and Trene Mae Carson at 2:02 Friday morning. The boy was the last Scottsbluff baby of 1936 and the girl the first of 1937.
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Scottsbluff, Neb
Leland Carson
Scottsbluff
Harry Charles Carson
Trene Mae
State troopers bring Gingell to West Virginia in Dollman slaying
Two state troopers escort 20 year old Lawrence R. Gingell from Rockville Maryland to Charleston West Virginia amid the Dollman murder investigation. Maryland authorities surrendered the suspect to Lt. James Pillinger and Sgt. Joseph Horne.
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Charleston
Lawrence R. Gingell
West Virginia
Rockville
W. Earl .Dollman
Maryland
James Pillinger
Joseph Horne
Secret Bride Shoots Mate At Beach Club Murder
A fatal shooting at a Santa Monica beach club during New Year’s Eve was followed by a failed suicide attempt by a woman who claimed to be Love’s secret bride. Police investigated as Marry Above, a retired property owner, was shot after arriving for an evening of gaiety. The woman was arrested. Continued on page eighty.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Love
Fisher Resigns Post As RFC Director
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Charles T. Fisher Jr of Michigan as director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Fisher, long with the RFC since its creation, will become Michigan banking commissioner under Governor Frank Murphy starting today. Roosevelt praised his service and noted the move lets Fisher begin the new year with Murphy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles T. Fisher, Jr
Michigan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fisher
RFC
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Murphy
Mad Welcome Is Given New Year Locally In Grafton
Grafton marked New Year celebrations with a colorful ball at Grafton High School Field House and a lively party at the Elks Home. Citizens hosted private gatherings to bid farewell to 1936 and welcome 1937, with Gill's Band and Larry Gill's Orchestra providing music.
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Grafton
Grafton High School
Elks
Gill
Larry Gill
Dixie Celebrates New Year In Dry Georgia
Atlanta crowds in hotels clubs and theatres welcomed the new year amid the prohibition debate. Thousands celebrated as bootleggers kept minds off the issue. Joyous festivities spread across Dixie as Georgia marked the start of the year.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Dixie
Security Act With Payroll Tax In Effect
Taxes to fund the old age pension system under the Social Security Act began today. Over 23 million workers will have one percent of their first $3,000 in wages deducted, with employers matching the amount. Payments start at the end of February, and about 2.5 million employers have registered. Employers must file monthly tax returns and maintain wage records for IRS verification.
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Washington
Treasury
The
Security Board
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Madrid
Japan
Blum
France
Philippine
United States
Social Secure
Quarrel Over WPA Post Ends in Slaying
In Williamson on January 1, 28-year-old John Isaacs was shot dead near a WPA project at Dingess. State trooper R G Norman said Bryant Messer, 88, claimed Isaacs caused his layoff and said he would shoot him. Messer planned to surrender to the sheriff.
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Messer
Strict Traffic Law Enforcement Planned in Charleston
State police captains convened to design a tightened traffic enforcement program after Superintendent P. D. Shingleton cited road deaths in 1936 surpassing 500. Transfers included Captain Harry Myers from Charleston to Beckley and Captain George Skeen from Beckley to Charleston, with additional reassignments of Sergeants N. T. Sites and C. S. Wilson among Welch, Charleston, and Beckley postings.
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Charleston
P. D. Shingleton
Shingleton
Harry Myers
Beckley
George Skeen
Welch
C. S. Wilson
New York Spends Millions In Mad New Year Greeting
New York rang in the year with extravagant celebrations as millions filled Times Square and crowds swarmed Park Avenue and Harlem. The piece notes the city’s wild, varied greetings from Lunacy Lane to German Yorkville and hints at high costs and heavy tips as revelers flocked to hotspots across the metropolis.
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New York
New Year Celebrations Worldwide Spark Lavish Spending
The world welcomed year with global festivities and record debts from New Year’s Eve revelry. Moscow charged 115 rubles for a Metropole cover. Washington hosted Mrs. Edward B. McLean’s $50,090 party for her son Jock’s coming of age. Madrid faced midnight bombing as Spain’s conflict persisted while other nations cited economic strain and calls for peace.
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Associated Press
Red Square
Times Square
China
Metropole
Moscow
Edward B. McLean
Washington
Jock
Spain
Five and a Half Tons Used in Gangland Execution
Sioux Falls Iowa January report describes a bizarre gang slaying linked to a $37,000 jewelry-store robbery in Sioux City. Helen Seiler, 25, survived eight bullet wounds after witnessing Harold Baker blown up with explosives and beaten, while three gang members fled after firing a fuse. Baker was identified as a gang member last week involved in the robbery. the case continues as authorities pursue three former convicts.
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Sioux Falls
Helen Seiler
Sioux City
Louis N. Crill
Harold Baker
Baker
Crill
Here
Post Office Posts Banner 1936 Receipts in Charleston
Postmaster Julius Singleton reports Charleston postal receipts for 1936 at 69228749 dollars, topping 1929 for the second straight year and marking a monthly peak of 77256.98 dollars last month as the highest on record.
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Charleston
Julius Singleton
Singleton
Seek Driver of Death Car in Mrs Bries Case
Marshall county officers sought the unknown driver of a mud‑caked car after Mrs Anna Bries was shot to death. Police Chief Megale said 5 J Bries identified the vehicle as the one seen driving away from his beer garden eight days earlier.
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Wheeling
Marshall County
Anna Bries
Albert Megale
J. Bries
Bries
Mike Tighe Retires as Head of Amalgamated
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 1. After 18 years as president, Michael F. Tighe steps down from the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and hands control to J. Frank Bennett of Granite City amid a drive to enroll half a million steel workers. The 79-year-old leader had served 38 years as an Amalgamated officer and did not seek re-election last spring.
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Pittsburgh
Michael F. ‘Tighe
Steel Workers
Amalgamated Association’ of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
J. Frank Bennett
Granite City
Bennett
Farmer Confesses to Killing Delivery Man in Ambush
Otis Barnett, a 25 year old farmer, signed a confession admitting he shot and killed Sherman Wilson, a 43 year old Erbacon coal delivery man. The shooting occurred yesterday after a Christmas Eve money quarrel. Corroborating details were provided by state police Corporal G F Parsons at Webster Springs.
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Webster Springs
G. F. Parsons
Otis Barnett
Sherman Wilson
Wilson
Barnett
Young Man Is Killed In Car Truck Smashup
Huntington report of a fatal collision west of the city last night as an automobile and a truck collided. The victim is identified as 22 year old George Hannah with Sam Cornette, 23, among those involved. Police investigate with details unclear in the fragments.
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Huntington
George Hannah
Sam Cornette
Father Says No Word Reached Him In Abduction Case
Tacoma report says boy Charles Mattson 10 remains missing after Sunday night kidnapping. Family and officials grow fearful as no direct word has come from the child. An official doubts a professional kidnapper, calling the suspect an amateur amid ransom talks of 28000 dollars.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Charles
William
Muriel Mattson
Virginia Chatfield
Charlies
High Federal Official Dies in Washington
Col. Daniel W. MacCormack, 57, commissioner of immigration and naturalization, died early today of peritonitis after an operation two weeks earlier. He had led the drive to merge immigration and naturalization into a single service under Secretary Perkins, earning praise for humanizing the agency’s work.
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Washington
Daniel W. MacCormack
Immigration and Naturalization
MacCormack
Fiduciary Trust Coup
New York
Gration
Labor
Perkins
Humanized Service
Mack
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Joyce Armstrong
Ington
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Armstrong
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Coast Guard Service
Florida
Boy
Woman’s Club
Devon Francis
Gotham
Megale
Mike Tighe
Amalgamated
Farmer
Delivery Man
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