Cleveland Shooting Victim Dies After Bank Holdup Attempt
Theodore Nichols a 34 year old American District Telegraph Co guard died from chest wounds after a morning shooting with a University of Pittsburgh senior John McCormick 21 of Pittsburgh admitted the robbery. McCormick was also shot and critically wounded $75 in bills was taken from his clothing. Police said the youth arrived in Cleveland from Pittsburgh yesterday and fled on foot after the exchange of shots.
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Cleveland
Theodore Nichols
American District Telegraph Co
University of Pittsburgh
West Richfield
Anthony Luciano
John McCormick
Pittsburgh
McCormick
Nichols
Western Union
Euclid Averue
James Hog
Oaxe Tours
US airplanes could fly to Europe with full loads
Aeronautical engineers forecast that American airplanes may reach Europe with bombs or passengers and cargo and return nonstop if needed. This potential, seen in next year or so, stems from two National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics reports. Simple wing redesigns and engine cylinder finning could vastly boost range, speed, payload, and efficiency of existing and planned aircraft.
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Washington
Aeronautical
Europe
Congress
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
South America
Hawaii
United States
Theatre Ticket Promotes Night Shows at Strand and Dixie Theatre
The Gratton Sentinel invites readers to tonight’s screenings of Day Time Wife at the Strand and At the Circus featuring the Marx Brothers with Kenny Baker and Florence Rice at the Dixie Theatre in REC LA 340 Misnageer.
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the Gratton Sentinel
Lake
Strand
Marx Brothers
Red Campaign Comes to End
Helsinki dispatch reports the Soviet invasion of Finland stalled on all fronts amid brutal January cold. Finnish defenses and counterattacks halted advance, with 5 000 square miles of Finland under Russian control after forty days. A Finnish communique claims enemy ski detachment outflank attempt defeated in Salla sector and notes 300 enemy dead and 14 machine guns left on the field. A Finnish patrol found a Russian outpost frozen to death, while guns were unusually quiet. The main theater on the Karelia Isthmus saw continued fighting.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Finland
Salla
Central Eastern Front
Karelian
Keller Named Head of Gladiolus Society in West Virginia
FAIRMONT West Virginia January 8 The West Virginia Gladiolus society formed yesterday as an affiliate of the New England international Gladiolus society with J A Keller of Grafton elected president The group will maintain a trial garden on Fairmont College campus under Thomas Manley secretary treasurer A bulb show is set for Fairmont March 8 and a bloom show will be held August 12 13 Vice president is Dr V L Glover of Martinsburg
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Gladiolus Society
New England (International) Gladiolus Society
J. A. Keller
Grafton
Fairmont College
Thomas Manley
V. L. Glover
Martinsburg
Churchill Goes to Paris for Naval Conference
Paris dispatch reports Winston Churchill first lord of the British Admiralty traveling with his staff on a surprise visit to France to help settle important allied naval questions.
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Paris
Winston Churchill
British Admiralty
France
Aged Jane Lew Woman Dies of Hip Fracture
Mrs. Zeruah Van Horn 77 died from injuries after a fall at her Lost Creek area home. The incident adds Harrison county’s two accidental hip fracture deaths this year. She was aunt to Dr. B. O. Both, president of Salem College.
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Jane Lew
Zeruah van Horn
Lost Creek
Harrison County
van Horn
8. O. Both
Salem College
Grand Jurors Open Session
The January term of the Taylor county circuit court opened with the grand jury convened for what appeared to be a one day session. Prosecuting Attorney Francis L Warder expected the jurors would finish work in the afternoon. Special commissioners were named and a large list of jurors and witnesses was sworn in by Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hol. Continued on page five.
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Taylor County
Francis L Warder
John R. Hardie
George W. Dilworth
Herbert W. Dent
Jed W. Robinson
C. R. Kinsey
Herbert F. Atzafi A. Swisher
John T. Boice
William D. Thorn
Martin F. Dunham
A. C. Morris
W. A. Barcus
J. Kerns
Tra Marks, Sr
Samuel Afkins
Ben Gerkins
P. H. McGintly
Once Famous Song Writer Dies In Charity Hospital
The body of Effie Canning Carlton, famed for the lullaby Rock-A-Bye-Baby, remained unclaimed at Southern mortuary in Boston. The former actress died yesterday in a city hospital room provided by the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, at about 84, with initial reports noting poverty. The tune, written to soothe a neighbor’s child, led to sales of about $20,000 after copyright, though royalties went to others.
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Boston
Effie Canning Carlton
Southern Mortuary
Carlton
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Dmn
LYNCHING BILL BEFORE HOUSE
Congress opens the new session tackling two issues. Senator Harrison proposes a 12 by 12 budget committee to study Roosevelt’s revenue plan and offer options. The anti lynching bill, forced onto the House floor by 218 member petition, faces a tough vote after last year’s debate and Senate filibuster.
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Washington
Congress
Harrison
D.-Miss
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Whitehouse
Sumners
D.-Tex
House Judiciary Committee
Monoxide Gas Death Reported In Huntington
Huntington reports its first winter death from monoxide poisoning after John E. Staton a 50 year old sales manager for Huntington Tobacco is found dead at a rooming house. Police found a gas stove burning with windows closed Coroner F X Schuller notes the circumstances.
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Huntington
John E. Staton
Staton
Huntington Tobacco Company
Brookville
F. X. Schuller
Finns report Red Division wiped out near Suomussalmi
Helsinki dispatch reports Finnish forces eliminated the 44th Russian division near Suomussalmi with thousands killed and more than 1,000 taken as prisoners. The victory also yielded large arms and material including 43 tanks captured, amid heavy fighting in the Suomussalmi sector.
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Helsinki
Suomussalmi
Finland
Russia
Raate
Two Small Girls Burn To Death At Somerset
Somerset, Pa. January 8. Two four and six year old sisters Christine and Barbara Baker died in a Wells Creek home fire. Their parents Claude and Mrs Amanda Baker were badly burned and rushed to a hospital with little hope for recovery. The grandmother, owner of the home, also suffered shock. The blaze was discovered by the younger Mrs. Baker who saved an older son by tossing him from a second story window into a snowbank.
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Somerset
Wells Creek
Christine Baker
Barabara Jean Baker
Claude Baker
Amanda Baker
Slippery Pavement Haunts City Drivers This Morning
Snow and ice coated county streets making driving treacherous as Mayor P F Gillispie mobilized NYA youths to clear steep school hills and sidewalks while State Road Commission crews worked to improve main highways safety.
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NYA
P. F. Gillispie
State Road Commission
Italy Pushes for Balkans Status Quo Through War End
Rome seeks a permanent status quo in the Balkans during the European war. Hungary’s foreign minister Csaky rushed home from talks with Italy’s Galeazzo Ciano bearing guidance to keep the region quiet to deter any Soviet moves in southeastern Europe. Hungary claims Transylvania, a holdover from postwar redrawings. Continued on page two.
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Italy
Balkans
Rome
Hungary
Romania
Istvan Csaky
Budapest
Galeazzio Ciano
Europe
Transylvania
Rumania
Austria-Hungary
Black Sea
Winter Snow Slows West Virginia Traffic and School Buses
Charleston reports one to six inches of snow and freezing rain across the state, delaying travel and suspending Raleigh county school buses. Two coasting deaths during the weekend raise weather fatalities to five, while rivers remain icebound and visibility is poor in the mountains.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Separvey
Raleigh
Panhandles
E. van Dorsey
Monroe County
Al Capone Moved From Hospital To Baltimore Residence
Scarface Al Capone left his hospital bed today and moved into a house in Baltimore. Dr. Joseph E. Moore said the former gang chieftain faces a long course of medical treatment for lingering brain malady from prison and that it is too early to tell if he will benefit from hospitalization.
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Baltimore
Scarface
al Capone
Joseph E. Moore
Capone
Ben
Lincoln Day Dinner Set With W Chapman Bevertomb Speaker
Hon W Chapman Bevertomb a Charleston attorney and 1936 Republican governor candidate will headline the Lincoln Day dinner in Grafton on Monday February 12. The United Republican club of Taylor County and the Women's Republican club sponsor the event at Wehn hall with seating for about 40 guests. last year’s Andrews Methodist church dining room was packed. Further program details will be announced.
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W. Chapman Bevertomb
Charleston
Grafton
United Republican Club
Taylor County
Women's Republican Club
Wehn
Wehn Hall
Andrews Methodist Church
Couple in Cincinnati Die in Suicide Pact Shooting
In Cincinnati on January 8 a man and woman, William H. Wager and his wife, died from shotgun blasts in a claimed suicide pact. Police report the wife said they acted to fulfill a suicide pact amid marital strife. They left two daughters, Gertrude aged 10 and Jerry aged 6, with no one home at the time. The man was found in bed, the gun in his mouth. the wife was found in an adjoining room.
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Cincinnati
William H. Wager
Gertrude
Jerry
William Best
Wayer
s/ hospital
British seek Nazi markets amid wartime trade drive
London reports a British plan to corner Germanys markets by tightening trade treaties with German customers. Aimed to preserve neutral peace time trade, boost British export dollars for war materiel, and restrict neutral-German commerce by land or diplomacy. The disclosure coincides with a Dutch commercial delegation returning and Paul Van Zeelands undisclosed mission. Coupon Monday marks the start of wartime food rationing as households face restrictions.
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London
Germany
Britain
Paul van Zeeland
Police Search River For Bodies Of Two Boys
Police dragged the Ohio River dodging ice floes to recover the bodies of two schoolboys who drowned during a dangerous dare. The victims are Paul Spirko, 10, and John Usher, 11, both described as neighbors. a third boy Clyde Slofer, 10, died after being pulled from the water. Hats and gloves were found near the scene where the boys vanished after stepping onto thin ice.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Clyde Slofer
Paul Spirko
John Usher
Singerily
Mark
Enemy Scout Patrol Repulsed on Western Front
Berlin reports on the Western front that a enemy scouting patrol was repulsed with losses along the border west of Mersig. The German high command notes the action as a repulse of the patrol during the day.
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Berlin
Mersig
Agreement Is Entered Into This Weekend Pact
Budapest dispatch reports Hungary and Italy discussed a defensive military alliance over the weekend in Venice. Count Istvan Csaky and Count Galeazzo Clano were named as negotiators with text to be submitted to the Hungarian crown council in Budapest for approval before Rome signs. Mussolini’s regime hinted at broader ties with Hungary while wary of formal commitments yet.
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Budapest
For
Hungary
Italy
Germany
Russia
Istvan Csaky
Galeazzo Clano
Venice
Csaky
Clano
Rumanis Ovs
Transylvania
Rumania
Party Dinners to Raise Cash in 44 States
Democratic fundraisers target about 700000 in profits from 44 dinners across the nation. President Roosevelt’s address at the Washington event is expected to steer clear of campaign themes, while notable speakers include Robert H. Jackson in Cleveland and Secretary Wallace in Des Moines.
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Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
New Deal
Jackson
Cleveland
Wallace
Des Moines
Paul V. McNaye
Federal Security
Raleigh
N. C
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REDE
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