Official outlines fast dam work plans for Bruno Hauptmann chase
State official tells Kiwanians that flood control construction near Tygarts River will begin with cofferdams and a mixing plant at the $12 million dam site. Lee G. Warren predicts up to 450 workers on site within six hours shifts plus 1,800 daily, with concrete pouring and material handling to start soon.
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Bruno Hauptmann
Tygarts River
Lee G. Warren
Moose Home
Warren
Grafton Ki
Hurch Fight Before Mayor He Keeps Keys
Eight members of Second Baptist Church on Barrett Street appeared before Mayor Les King after a disruptive incident at an evening service led by Rev L H, with dissenters forcing the pastor to leave and a struggle ending in police intervention. Charges were filed against those involved for assault and related conduct.
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Second Baptist Church
Barrett Street
Ald
Mayorles King
Rev
L. H
Ntt
Walker
State Houses Open Session On January 9
Charleston West Virginia January 3 Plans for organization of the senate and house moved ahead as Governor H G Kump prepared his message for the forty second legislature convening next Wednesday noon The executive address will include his biennial report and recommendations A reenactment of the consumer sales tax and a state liquor sales monopoly are among items he believes should be done The governor is aided by the West Virginia University Bureau of Governmental Research The coming session is expected to feature the unofficial brain trust activity in the capital with legislators arriving while new furniture is installed in both chambers and tea is being served Continued on page 5
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Charleston
Senate
House
H. G. Kump
Brain Trust
West Virginia University Bureau of Governmenttal Research
Sapiitol
Three Brothers Die in Sawmill Boiler Blast
Woodman Kentucky January 3 Three Sanson brothers Will 49 Elliot 16 and Bert 16 were killed when a boiler exploded at a saw mill near Woodman Pike County near Williamson West Virginia Their father John Sanson 65 was critically injured The cause of the explosion was not yet known
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Woodman, Ky
Woodman
Pike County
Williamson
W.va
Will Sanson
Elliot Sanson
Bert Sanson
John Sanson
Defense Counsel Try Hauptmann Case in Flemington Trial
The defense team of Edward Reilly and Lloyd Fisher stands with Bruno Hauptmann, the German carpenter accused of kidnap and murder in the Lindbergh case. The trial proceeding in Flemington, New Jersey, weighs life or death for Hauptmann as jurors hear the case.
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Edward Reilly
Lloyd Fisher
Counse
Bruno Hauptmann
Baby Lind
Paul Malone Inducted Into Office as Proxy Of Grafton Kiwanians
Mrs Clayton 80 dies at home in Grafton after illness. Anna M Johnson Clayton 89 native of Baltimore born February 14 1845 passes at 227 Beech Street daughter Mrs C A Keeler. Dr J J Kaufman in Charge Of Installation Of Local Druggist As President Of Civic Organization. Grafton Kiwanians host Lee G Warren superintendent of construction on flood control dam for three to four years with 90 course turkey dinner and distinguished guests.
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Grafton
Anna M. Johnson Clayton
C. A. Keeler
Beech Street
J. J. Kaufman
Luke B. Ross
Clyde N. Mays
Mrs. Warren
Two Firemen Die in Brooklyn Tenement Stair Collapse
In New York on January 3, a stair collapse in a fire swept Brooklyn tenement killed two firemen, Lieut. John T. Seeman and Birerman Cornelius Healy, with eight others in critical condition as 40 firemen stood on the stairways.
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New York
Jan
Brooklyn
John T. Seeman
Bireman Cornelius Healy
Battle over 30 hour weeks opens in Congress
Washington January 3 The fight over a compulsory 30 hour week began as Senator Black of Alabama introduced a bill. Brookings Institution technicians support the plan saying it would put millions to work and restore purchasing power to sustain business. Opponents argued 30 hours would hurt labor.
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Congress
Washington
Senator Black
D., Ala
Brookings Institution
Black
Ohio Governor Digs First Dirt For Dam
Dennison Jan 3 Governor George White will dig at a spade full of earth nine miles southeast of here today to officially start the Muskingum Valley conservatory project. The plan calls for 15 large dams and a $34 million program. Robert N. Wilkin, president of the Muskingum Tuscarawas Valley Improvement Association, will speak. Between 6,000 and 8,000 men, many on relief rolls, will be employed as the project unfolds.
New Congress Opens With One Sided House Start
Washington dispatch notes the new Congress convenes with a strong Democratic majority ready to tackle swearing in, speaker election, and Roosevelt’s joint message. The president plans a state of the union address and a budget for the new fiscal year amid unemployment relief aims and deficit reporting.
Youth On Trial In West Virginia Slaying Case
In Webster Springs West Virginia on January 3 youth Boyd Anderson 19 stands trial in Webster County circuit court for the murder of William Duncan 25 after allegedly killing his brother in law following cries for help from Stella Duncan 19 Andersons sister in law and Harold Duncan figure in the testimony Stella Duncan widow of William Duncan testified Harold Duncan arranged a room entry and Anderson shot her then killed William Duncan. two small boys are held and the trial proceeds with testimony about the assault and shooting sequence.
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Webster Springs
W. Va
Webster County
Boyd Anderson
William Duncan
Stella Duncan
Anderson
Duncan
Harold Duncan
William
Williams ‘Duncan
Butler boys charged with murder in Oesterling death
Butler Pennsylvania January 3 two young boys Wendell Geibel 13 and Clarence Halloran 12 were jailed on murder charges in the killing of 10 year old Kenneth Oesterling after a quarrel at his home. County Detective Hardee Helper said the boys fired a gun during the pursuit after an incident with a cow and a milking scene.
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Butler, Pa
Hardee Helper
Wendell Geibel
Clarence N. Halloran
Butler County
Kenneth Oeesterling
Oesterling
Helper
Goiel
Fred
Plan to Grant 2 Million for Tygarts River Dam Project
West Virginia sees a broad push for vast federal spending as Maj Gen E M Margheim, chief Army engineers, recommends a new 2 million appropriation to complete the Tygarts River dam. The plan also calls for about 9.48 million for West Virginia waterway upkeep, with major Ohio River work and a potential total of 155 million for rivers and harbors nationwide. The proposal emphasizes inland waterway development to reduce interior transportation costs and boost regional projects.
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Washington
Jan
Tygarts River
West Virginia
Congress
Chief of Army Engineers
Public Works Administration
Ohio River
Ohio
E M. Marghem
Sorps
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
Insulter of Hitler Freed By German Court
Miss Elsa Littell a 31 year old New Yorker accused of calling Reichsfuehrer Hitler a Jew was ordered released after ten days imprisonment and told she could stay in Germany. Earlier reports said she would be expelled forever from Gel where she went to see her parents.
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Walamohr
Germany
Elsa Littell
Hitler
Miss Ittell
Gel
Jury Picks Hauptmann to Face Kidnaping Murder Charge
The State of New Jersey charges Bruno Hauptmann with kidnapping and murdering Baby Lindbergh, alleging he removed the sleeping suit and staged a ransom hoax. Prosecutor Wilentz, in vivid outline before jurors including Lindberghs, urges decisive verdict amid defense motions for mistrial.
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William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Bronx
Charles A
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Hauptmann
David T. Wilentz
Edward Jay Reilly
Wilentz
Reilly
Trenchard
Wolfe Gives His Deal On State Issues
Dallas Wolfe delegate elect from Taylor county outlines his legislative plan. He favors a 50 percent cut in the state automobile license assessment and seeks repeal or adjustment of the gross sales and gross income taxes. Wolfe notes continuation of existing policy and will travel to Charleston for the opening of the legislature.
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Charles ‘Warder
Taylor County
Dallas
Wolfe
Grafton
Charleston
Guy D. Haymond
Lupe and Weismuller Again On The Rocks
Lupe Veles and Johnny Weismuller Tarzan star head toward divorce court after a second filing. She says marital turmoil hinders her film work and declares she has made up her mind this time despite past separations and reconciliations.
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Lupe, Johnny Weismuller
Los Angeles
Lupe Veles
Johnny Weismuller
Tarzan
Johnny
Lupe
Six Seamen Missing As Lexington Sinks After River Collision
The Lexington, bound for Providence with 230 passengers and 52 crew, was rammed amidships by the tramp Jane Christenson in darkness beneath Manhattan Bridge on the East River. Six crew members are missing as tugs rescue passengers and crew before the ship sank.
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B. L. Livingstone
Associated Press
New York
Lexington
East River
Manhattan Bridge
Providence
Jane Christenson
State police nab one for girls death in Morgantown
State police questioned a man in Wheeling about the October 7 discovery of a woman's skeleton in the Cheat Mountains near Morgantown. Corporal Paul McClung and Trooper C. C. Taylor arrested him and brought him to face prosecutors. The Morgantown Post identifies the victim as Nellie Runyan of Moffett, Pa. The investigation continues with limited details and undisclosed suspect information.
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Morgantown
W. Wis
Cheat Mountains
Paul McClung
C. C. Taylor
Wheeling
John B. Senders
Nellie Runyan
Moffett
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Big Construction Corporation
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Nis
Hurch
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L H. Walker
Paul Malone
Grafton Kiwanians
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Executive
Connery
Tygarts Valley Dam
Isy
Army Engineers
Bronx Carpenter
D. T. Wilentz
State Police
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