Mass License Plate Rush Delays Traffic at Capitol
Charlestown reports crowds at the road commission licensing division as the 1934 35 plates go on sale. About 135000 plates were issued by 10 AM, filling a capitol wing and keeping motorists in line amid 85 degree heat and humidity. Officials say no extension is allowed and legality of old plates expires tonight.
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Charleston
The
Road Commission
Statehouse
Capitol Building
Albert G. Matthews
Grafton
Sentinel
Main
Latrobe
MotiveUndetermined In Ferris Slaying Probed
Detroit July 1 Prosecutor Duncan C McCrea announced no charges will be filed against three girl companions of William Lee Ferris 26 year old confessed slayer of Howard Carter Dickinson New York attorney The three girls Jean Miller Loretta Jackson and Florence Jack are to be held as material witnesses as detectives seek a motive Ferris stories and the gun incident remain under investigation with continued questioning of Ferris and police officials.
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Fort- Wayne
Ind
William Lee Ferris
Detroit
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Lillian Miller
Florence and
Loretta Jackson
Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Central Press Association
Duncan C. McCrea
Ferris
Jean Miller
Florence Jack
Hart Wayne
Will Beed
McCrae
Dickinson
District Supervisor Logan to lead membership drive meeting
District Supervisor A H Logan will arrive Monday to conduct a membership campaign. W J Hussion, dictator, calls for all officers to attend a special meeting at 7 30 Monday evening.
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A. H. Logan
W. J. Hussion
Elks Mark 40th Anniversary In Grafton Lodge Initiation
Grafton lodge No 308 of the Elks celebrated its 40th founding with a Saturday night initiation of 14 new members. Exalted Ruler E T Eddy of Fairmont lodge led the degree work, while Dr C L Cook, exalted ruler of the local lodge, oversaw arrangements. A large crowd from Fairmont and Clarksburg attended.
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Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Pairmont Lodge
E. T. Eddy
Fairmont Lodge
C. L. Cook
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Butcher Boy Slayer Confesses in D A Statement
Greenville reports Alfred E Volckmann 19 year old butcher boy held for slaying 9 year old Helen Glenn daughter of Rev Ernest Glenn a Methodist minister. He confessed to the attack and killing and expressed regret he cannot attend the funeral while recovering in a hospital from diluted poison effects. District Attorney John Welch said he will be arraigned tomorrow.
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Greenville
Alfred E. Volckmann
Helen Glenn
John ©. Welch
Volckmann
School Board Elevates Officials in County Upgrade
Extra E. G. Kuhn was elevated to county superintendent of schools by the board of education this afternoon. Virgil Rotrbaugh, former principal of the First Ward school, was named assistant superintendent. The board said office staff appointments and lower positions would be announced later.
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E. G. Kuhn
Board of Education
Virgil Rotrbaugh
First Ward
Record of 48 Years Without a Black Mark for Engineer Shelton
Bluefield reports Robert L. Shelton, 70, retired from the Norfolk and Western with a flawless 48 year safety record. Not a single black mark was recorded against the veteran engineer, a notable achievement in railroading.
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Bluefield
Robert L. Shelton
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Governors to Scan Budget at West Virginia University
Morgantown July 1 2P budget recommendations by a faculty committee described by Dr John F Sly as designed to eliminate inequalities were ready for submission to the board of governors. Reports say a near complete reorganization of scholastic departments is planned and some professors threaten resignations over changes or salary raises. Board members declined comment. Dr Sly dean of faculties and
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Morgantown
John F. Sly
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
Sly
Building Increases In Federal Reserve Area
Richmond, July 1. The fifth district Federal Reserve Bank reports increased construction activity as the most encouraging employment factor in May and early June. May data were mixed with some indicators of more work while relief agencies saw higher help requests. The strongest sign was a material rise in construction, especially in residential building, across most district cities.
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Richmond
Fifth District Federal Reserve Bank
Frepenany
Lightning Strike Charms Sick Woman In Bed Fire
In Washington on July 1 Mrs. Laura A. Simmons aged 41 reported a freak thunderstorm lightning bolt struck her bed leapt over her and scorched a dresser top starting a mattress fire though she remained unharmed by the strike the episode left her ill and she escaped injury.
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Washington
Laura A. Simmons
Police Seek Husband For Mad Slaying
Welch July 1 Fifteen state troopers and sheriff s deputies searched Coalwood Mountains for Dan Wagner miner accused of shooting his wife and killing her sister Mrs Lucinda Denton 25 Denton s husband Claude a miner was arrested as a material witness Wagner s intoxication prevented questioning Denton fled with his one year old daughter and died of gunshot wounds after being shot Mrs Wagner remained in Welch hospital where doctors said she would not live an operation was underway Chaffin said Wagner followed Mrs Wagner to her sister s home after she left their house and shot her husband and sister shortly afterward
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Harry Chaffin
Denton
Wagner
Welch
Chaffin
Bank Robbers Hunted After Pistol Battle
England Arkansas July 1 state rangers officers from two counties and city police pursued a gang of bank robbers after a late night gun battle at Citizens Bank. The bandits fled as a posse blocked exits and one outlaw was believed wounded or hurt possibly by a fall during the escape.
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England
Ark
Citizens Bank
Key Brothers Plan To Descend This Evening
Meridian Mississippi July 1 The Key brothers Fred and Al holders of the official endurance flight record radioed their ground crew they expect to land the Ole Miss by 6:30 tonight The descent aims to equal the 647 hours 28 minutes 30 seconds endurance mark set in 1930 at St Louis by Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine Al Key spoke with his father over short wave and said the descent would be made after the unofficial record is equaled at noon Central Standard Time today
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Meridian
Miss
Key Brothers
Fred
Ole Miss
al Key
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
St. Louis
Auto Parking Fee Charged at City Park
A new fifteen cent charge on each car using Graf ton City park east of the railroad tracks takes effect today. The funds will be set aside to help finance a proposed city county hospital with 60 or more beds, as city officials seek to fund the project and improve access with seven new cinder roads. Public reaction from motorists is uncertain as the move aims to support hospital construction.
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Grafton City Park
Gloria Vanderbilt Placed In Mother's Custody In New York
Gloria Vanderbilt, under guard by detectives, was turned over to her mother Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt by her aunt Mrs Harry Payne Whitney for the month long visit mandated by law. Whitney did not accompany the child. Gloria arrived in a Whitney limousine with governess and a Whitney detective. Vanderbilt detectives met the party at the gates and barred others from the grounds while the governess remained at the Vanderbilt house with the child.
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New York
Tittle
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
15000 Auto Accident Victims In Six Months
Hartford July 1 The Travelers Insurance Company released a nationwide survey showing 15,200 deaths and 300,000 injuries from automobile crashes in the first six months of 1935. The deaths are about two percent lower than the same period last year, and deaths in the last half tend to rise. If the trend continues total casualties could reach 35,600 for the year.
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Hartford
Conn
United States
Travelers Insurance Company
Mexico Plans To Permit Return Of Every Exile
Mexico City July 1 A presidential order permitting political exiles to return emerged from the first cabinet meeting with President Lazaro Cardenas. A constitutional revision proposal for general education may follow, with sources noting Cardenas has drafted and signed orders directing the attorney general and military justice to drop all standing charges.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Cardenas
Ang
Department of Military Justice
West Virginia Weekend Toll From Pistol Fires and Accidents
Nine people died in West Virginia over the weekend from guns, car crashes, and a tar fire. Louie Hoverton and his son perished when tar in a stove exploded during roof work. Mary Denton was shot dead at home in Poca Junior, while her sister Lucinda Wagner was critically wounded. Deputies sought Denton and Wagner’s husbands for questioning. John Borden’s body was found in a ditch near Welch, and truck driver Tom Dare faced manslaughter charges after Borden’s death. Herbert Simmons was shot while aiding a beaten woman, while another man, Harrison, faced murder charges. Nettie Jean Porter drowned near Speington after a motorboat wave capsized her, Leonard Smale nearly died rescuing her, and Dr. W. P. Black called Egbert Christian’s drowning an enigma. In Charleston, Mrs. William B. Bonham and chauffeur Frank Little drowned when their car plunged into the Elk River. Earl Francis was killed by a car after stepping from a train in Wheeling. the driver was exonerated.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Louie R. Hoverton
Howerton
Mary Denton
Poca Junior
Lucinda Wagner
Harry Craffin
Claude Denton
Dan Wagner
Welch
John Borden
Tom Dare
Garland
Borden
Ben
Dare
Herbert Simmons
Simmons
Harrison
Ohio River
Speington
Nettie Jean Porter
Leonard Smale
W. P. Black
Kanawha
Egbert Christian
Christian
Elk River
William B. Bonham
Charleston
Frank Little
Bonham
Fairmont Starts Drive To Secure New Bank
Fairmont on July 1 reports a stock sale campaign for a new National bank with a ten day completion expectation. Prof. E. L. Lively of Fairmont State College says there is no opposition to the bank project.
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Fairmont
E. L. Lively
Fairmont State College
Guffey bill passage near in Congress debates
Washington July 1 With a strike call postponed for 30 days backers of the Guffey bill press for quick action to regulate the bituminous coal industry with a Little NRA. Senator Guffey promises senate debate after House action as factions in the industry split over wage boosts and the bill’s impact on prices and jobs.
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Washington
Guffey
House
Ways and Means
Senate
United Mine
Seek to Kill Merchant Marine Bill in Senate
Senate enemies aim to kill a Merchant Marine subsidy bill in committee. Senators Wheeler and Clark said they would try to refer it to the commerce committee, Clark warning it will never get out. The House passed the bill last week by eight votes amid inland opposition.
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Washington
Senate
American’ Merchant Marine
Wheeler
Mont
Clark
Commerce Committee
House
Resa Eees
Eight Billion Set For Federal Spending In 1935-36
The government opens its new fiscal year with projected outlays of 8.52 billion dollars, including 4.582 billion for recovery and relief. President Roosevelt estimates tax intake at 3.991 billion, forecasting a 4.528 billion deficit. Public debt at year end tops 28.665 billion, a peace time high if the full 8.52 billion is spent. Continued on page five.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Fearful of Floods In China as River Rises
Hankow reports the Yangtse River rising rapidly, recalling 1931 floods that killed thousands. In two weeks the river climbed about 14 feet with heavy rains, flooding the valley from Chungking to the sea. Dikes held in central China as emergency patrols guard precious farmland.
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Hankow
Yangtse
Chungking
West Under Fire as House Debates Death Sentence Bill
Washington members clashed over Roosevelt support to abolish utility holding companies with debate on the death sentence and authority for the securities commission. Andrews assailed West’s White House links while 350 members answered the quorum as galleries packed for one of the era’s fiercest legislative showdowns.
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House
P. m
Eastern Standard
Roosevelt
Senate
Psion
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Securities Com ‘Sion
West
Bers
White House
Andrews
Ohio
Thirty Miners Perish In Two Heavy Blasts
Calcutta India July 1 reports two blasts at Bagdigi colliery Bihar province killing thirty miners and injuring sixty. Six died instantly ten fatally burned. All victims Indians. Early explosion followed by underground fire trapped victims.
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Washington
Holt
W. Va
Rayburn-Wheeler
Jim
D.B. Dudley
Buffalo
N. C
G. T. Watters
Condersville
Ind
Calcutta
India
McGuire
Bagdigi
Bihar
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