Visiting Rutherford brothers bring 32 year gap to Cassel
Glenn Rutherford of Cassel Minnesota visits his brother J H Rutherford and Hettie Rutherford at 202 Front Street. First visit in 32 years. Mrs H E Brestel of Sout Grafton leaves for New York City to be with her ill son Junior Brestel who has pneumonia. Mrs Catherine Wellburn of Terra Alta underwent major surgery at City Hospital Friday morning. Mrs Leonard Knotts and her infant son discharged from City Hospital Friday. Angelo Proulakis discharged from City Hospital Friday morning. Miss Marya Tregellas returns to Baltimore after holiday visit to relatives in Clarksburg and here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Rutherford
Cassel
Minn
J. H. Rutherford
Hettie Rutherford
Front Street
Mr. Rutherford
H. E. Brestel
Sout Grafton
Hasi
New York City
Junior Brestel
Catherine Wellburn
Terra “Alta
City Hospital
Leonard Knotts
Angelo Proulakis
Marya Tregellas
Baltimore
Clarksburg
New York Taxicab Strike Ends After Elections
New York drivers resumed work after a three day strike. A union caucus selected the Transport Workers Union CIO as bargaining agent for six of twenty eight taxi firms. Other firms chose unaffiliated unions or agents. John Moore of the State Labor Board supervised the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Moore
State Labor Board
Transport Workers Union
CIO
Social notes from county 4-H and clubs meeting
The county society section reports 4-H club meetings at Laura Mae and Betty Lee Hoffman homes with Eugenia Stevens and Thelma Ellers directing a West Virginia themed program. January 8 there is a county agent office meeting at 7 pm. Additional items include Miss Naomi Glenn’s engagement to Guy Ringler and a Business Girls subcommittee dinner at Cozy Best with numerous attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura ‘Mae
Betty Lee Hoffman
Eugenia Stevens
Thelma Ellers
West Virginia
Mary Bwisher
Gloria Fawley
Freda
Mae Losh
Margie Austin
Doraie ‘Britton
Etta ‘Francis
Shirley Francis
Sammie Gall DeMoss
Elizabeth Doerr
Dorris Waugh
Maxine Watkins
Janine Hansen
Jimmy Thomas
Carroll Hawkins
Business Girls
Cozy Best
Virginia Watkins
Mildred Graham
Mildred Bartlett
Ward Bla- Mey
Louise Church
Nellie Cook
Barbita DeMoss
Mary Alice DeMoss
Geneva Hilkey
Elizabeth Hoffman
Catherine Madden
Josephine Manley
Ruth Mays
Margaret Moran
Jéan Murray
Ada Poling
Social Calent'AR Joint installations and club notices
A cluster of January community notices lists joint installation of officers for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Ladies Auxiliary in Redmen's hall, meetings for G A R Ladies, Flemington District Sunday school rally, Daughters of America events, B and O Veterans and Clara Fawyer Auxiliary installations, American Legion Auxiliary, and Woman's club activities with addresses, times, and inviting the public. Several meetings include refreshments and speaker notes, with a blueville D O B class session noting a nickel and dime collection for Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Redmen’s Hall
Flemington
Flemington M. P
Mountain City Council No. 49
Daughters of America
Ella McVicker
B. and O. Veterans and
Clara Fawyer
American Legion Auxiliary
Moose Home
Wehnhall
Christian Endeavor Society of the First Brethren Church
Allen Poe
St. Charles Street
Woman's Club
C. F. Shafer
Walnut Street
C. O. Thayer, Jr
Public Welfare Department
Elk’s Club
A. S. Jones
Huntington Orthopedic Hospital
Hopkins Seeks Business Advice After Commerce Appointment
Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins, facing mixed business reception, said he will seek input from representative business leaders before shaping policy. He noted conversations with Averill Harrison and other prominent executives, deflecting questions on WPA politics and the vessel Eala dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
Department
Averill Harrison
Hopkins
Daniel C. Roper
WPA
Senate
Commerce Department
Eala
Hikota
Roper
Fawen
City Of Graf ton to Build Hospital Complex
The Graf ton project funds total $102,078 from Washington plus $68,191 from city share for labor, materials, and equipment for hospital construction, grading, drainage, and landscaping. The plan calls for 86 laborers and 20 handymen plus foremen, with WPA support and multiple superintendent roles. In Huntington, the police pension board pensions 28-year veteran Garfield Rose after his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
City of
Grafton
WPA
Gillispie
D. I. Bayley
State Sinking Fund Commission
Huntington
Police Pension Board
Garfield Rose
Huntington Bertillion Department
Delegate Creel Plans To Fly Between Home And Legislature
Republican Delegate Spencer Creel says he will use his own plane to commute between his home and the legislature halls. He has been a flyer since 1926 and intends to fly as needed to attend sessions and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Spencer Creel
Partner Defense Lets No Trump Go Low on Barley Bridge
In a bridge puzzle from 1939, South’s strong No Trump defies defense as the partner’s hand becomes key. West misses a heart lead that could trap the declarer. East’s clubs and spades guide the running play, while accurate defense relies on recognizing partner’s likely holdings and the impact of vulnerable contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouth
India
King
Monda
East
West
Declarer
South
Coroner's Doctor To Testify In Prison Case Fight
In Philadelphia the coroner physician Dr. Martin F. Crane who examined four convicts after steam heated cells were used at the county prison was summoned to the murder trial of ex Deputy Warden Frank A Craven. The testimony aims to detail the conditions in the air tight punishment cells described as unbearably hot by a prior prison physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Frank A. Craven
John A. Boyle
Martin F. Crane
Cameron Men Indicted On Mann Act Charges
Cameron residents Harley Ingram and Frank Temple were brought to Clarksburg after a federal grand jury indicted them for transporting Helen Temple and Alberta Yates from Greene County Pennsylvania to Marshall County West Virginia in violation of the Mann Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Harley Ingram
Frank Temple
Cameron
Helen Temple
Alberta Yates
Greene County
Pennsylvania
Marshall County
W. Va
Attempted theft of murder victim's body shocked Ohio town
Clark S Hayes 28 was murdered on the eve of his wedding. Sheriff Homer Rosa reported an attempted body theft by a man who tried to pry open a window at the Marysville morgue before fleeing. Hayes was found bound to a rusty milk can in an abandoned quarry near Summersville. Coroner J M Foster ruled murder by drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Theody
Clark S. Hayes
Homer
Rosa
Faukner
Morory
Hayes
Summersville
J. M. Foster
Truck Strike Hits Greater Boston Area
Boston January 6. A day-old strike of over 5,000 truck drivers and helpers at nearly 400 firms disrupts supply chains. Employers and the State Board seek wage dispute settlements. Thousands of tons of foodstuffs and produce face possible spoilage as raw materials sit on wharves along the waterfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
New England
Three Slaying Bills Returned By Jurymen
Mingo county grand jury returned murder indictments naming two men and one woman. The panel also returned 23 other felony indictments and 12 misdemeanors. Williamson January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
Mingo County
Shinnston Miner Killed In Slate Fall At Owings Mine
Shinnston, Jan 6 A Consolidation Coal Co miner Wilbur L. Moore aged 30 died when three tons of slate and rock collapsed in the Owings mine. A nearby worker French Richard, standing about forty feet away, escaped unharmed and said Moore was killed instantly while supports were being set.
Mooney Plans To Seek Freedom For Billings
San Quentin inmate Thomas J. Mooney, awaiting a pardon from Governor Culbert Olson, said he will dedicate his life to securing freedom for Warren Billings as soon as he can leave prison. He plans to seek clemency and work outside to win Billings’ release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooney
Billings
San Quentin
Calif
Thomas J. Mooney
Culbert L. Olson
Sacramento
Warren Billings
Jail Man for Fatal Blaze
Police charged 27 year old ex convict Joseph Malone with homicidal arson after a Christmas tree torch blaze in a five story tenement killed four. Two residents Elizabeth Gelulu and William LeClair were held as witnesses. Malone claimed he went to visit a girl named Ann and said he found the fire and alerted authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Malone
Laguardia
Elizabeth Gelulu
William LeClair
Edward Mullins
Malone
Ann
Bloody Heel Print Is Only Clue In Slaying
Providence police seek a motive after 72 year old Mrs Anne Baker is found slain in her house. A bloody heel print and a fingerprint on a milk bottle fragment are the only clues. Four questioned suspects were released as fingerprints did not match. Police believe the bottle was used in the beating and robbery is presumed the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Anne Baker
NLRB Accused of Approving Lynch Law in Sit-Down Strike
Fansteel Metallurgical Corp of North Chicago accuses the National Labor Relations Board of approving lynch law in a brief to the Supreme Court. The brief, filed ahead of arguments on sit-down strike constitutional issues, seeks to uphold a Chicago federal appeals court ruling allowing Fansteel to discharge workers who seized two plants in the 1937 sit-down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Lynch Law
Fansteel Metalurgical Corporation
North Chicago
Supreme Court
Fansteel
High Tribunal
Federal Circuit Court
Chicago
Judge To Rule Today On Gimp's New Trial Plea
In Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Ambrose planned a ruling today on granting Martin Col Gimp Snyder a new trial for attempted murder of Myrl Alderman, a radio pianist and Ruth Etting's former husband, during the 30 year old case. Defense contend jury instructions and prosecutorial arguments were flawed. deputy district attorney A A Blalock denied the claims. Snyder could face up to 20 years in prison if retry or conviction stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Thomas Ambrose
Martin
Col. Gimp) Snyder
Myrl Alderman
Alderman
Ruth Etting
Snyder
Jerry Giesler
A. A. Blalock
Bla~ock
Battle Over Frontiers Escalates Near Carpathians
In a disputed Carpathian frontier zone near the Ruthenia border region, Czechoslovakia and Hungary clash as both sides accuse the other of aggression. Hungarian radio reports ongoing fighting with casualties including five Czechoslovaks and four Hungarians. Hungary claims Czechoslovak units seized an armored car. Budapest cites a Czech tank, mine catapult, and heavy machine gun captured on Hungarian soil near Munkacs. The area lies 200 miles east of Soviet Ukraine and tensions follow prior Vienna mediation amid mobilization fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpathian Mountains
Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Munkacs
Budapest
Oroszvek
Ruthenia - Carpatho - Ukraine
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Parkview
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Edna Mae Moore
Thelmy, Moore
Marian Gough
Maxine Robinson
Helen McDonald
Dolores Price
Naomi ¢ Glenn
James’ R. Glenn
Harold Ringler
Jennie Ringler
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Inchester
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State Ployment Service
Taylor County Board of Education
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Nelle Tucker
Mildred Waters
Blueville
Roberta Jewell
Althea Brown
Lucille Brown
Elizabeth Bowman
Ruth Brown
Edith Brown
Mary Carrothers
Mildred Henry
Georgia Hunt
Blanche Johnson
Ruth Taylor
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