Mattern and Griffin land in Berlin after near death
American around the world fliers James Mattern and Bennett Griffin landed at Tempelhof airdrome Berlin at 5 40 p m after a harrowing crossing delayed by bad weather between Hanover and Berlin They arrived more than 18 hours after Harbor Grace departure and set a pace two hours 55 minutes ahead of the Post Gatty flight.
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Mattern
Griffin
Berlin
James Mattern
Bennett Griffin
Tempelhoff
Harbor Grace
N. P
Hanover
U. S
Packett
Here
Globe Girdlers
Senate approves return transport for bonus marchers
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a resolution to provide transportation and subsistence costs to bring home thousands of bonus marchers in Washington. In related action the Senate amended the home loan bank bill to extend bank life to fifteen years.
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Washington
Senate
House, Ways and Means Committee
Home Loan Bank
Notice to Water Consumers in Grafton City
By order of the Commission I am directed to enforce Sections 23 and 24 of Ordinance XVIII relating to the Water Works adopted prior to 1916 and still in force. Property owners are liable for all water rents and charges and must have tenants agree to by laws rules and regulations. When multiple tenants share a hydrant the owner bears the total bill and payment enforcement begins July 1 1932 with controlled shutoffs as needed.
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City of
Grafton
Commission
Young Heir to Tobacco Millions Ends Life
Smith Reynolds, 20, heir to the R J Reynolds tobacco fortune, died of a self-inflicted gunshot in Winston-Salem after an evening with bride Libby Holman. Witnesses said he appeared on a balcony before a muffled shot rang out near the Reynolds estate. No motive was provided by family or household members.
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Smith Reynolds
Bride
Libby Holman
Act
Winston-Salem
N. C
R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Millions
A. B. Walker
Reynolds
Walker
Herriot Presses Debt Revision At Lausanne Talks
Lausanne July 6 Premier Edouard Herriot warned France may insist on a safeguarding clause in any Lausanne debt accord, urging the United States to revise war debts or Germany to continue Young Plan payments. Germany offered 2.6 billion marks in bonds with Reichsgank guarantees, while Herriot disputed a 4 billion mark figure. Continuous negotiations yielded little progress as Britain outlined Layton plan terms.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Edouard Herriot
France
United States
Germany
Franz von Papen
M. Herriot
Ramsay MacDonald
Walter Layton
Reichshank
Posse Tracks Bank Robbers to Woods
A posse surrounded a 15 acre woods where three robbers believed to be armed with a machine gun had driven to escape after stealing 6500 dollars from Cignet Baking Company earlier in the day. Farmers reported spotting the vehicle entering the woods less than thirty minutes after the robbery.
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Cignet
Cignet Baking Company
Suits Filed Against Kansas City Star For 42 Million
Two suits aggregating 42 million dollars were filed today in Kansas City against the Kansas City Star and its executives by Henry L. Dogherty personally and by City Service Gas Company.
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Kansas, City
Kansas City Star
Henry L. Dogherty
City Service Gas Company
County GOP conventions on Thursday set for mass meetings
County Republican delegates to the state convention in Wheeling on August 11 will be chosen at district mass meetings tomorrow at 2:30 PM. Harry C. Jompton announces the plan. Taylor County will have 22 votes. judgeship is unsettled though Judge G B Hughes is favored for the state supreme court vacancy. District convention sites and chairmen are listed, with per-district delegate counts.
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Wheeling
Harry C
Jompton
G.O. P
Taylor County
State Supreme Court
G. 3B. Hughes
Kingwood Circuit
West Virginia
Framage
Creek
Harmony
Rove
Fred Carder
Court House
Simpesori High School
Elmer Cain
I Fetterman
Blueville School
W. I. Towles
Flemington
High School
Q. L. Freeze
Grafton
C. E. Wyckoff
Knottsvile
Park View
iSchool
Frank Fawcett
Cubs Shortstop Shot Twice by Irate Woman
Chicago July 6 William Jurges Cubs shortstop narrowly escaped death when a young woman named Violet Valli of Chicago shot him twice in his room and then turned the gun on herself. Both were taken to a hospital. she refused to explain the motive, and police deem it an unrequited love incident.
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Chicago
William
Jurges
Chicago Cubs
Violet Valli
Motor Saint Ends Fatally in South Dakota
A vacation trip for two sons of American Telephone and Telegraph Company magnates ended in tragedy when Edwin Carter, 22, son of E. Carter, vice president of the company, died from a broken neck as his car crashed through a fence near Arbora after failing to make a turn. Walter Sherman Gifford, 14, son of W. S. Gifford, president of the AT&T Co, was injured with a crushed arm.
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Brookings
Alaska
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph
Edwin Carter
E. Carter
Arbora
Walter Sherman Gifford
W. 8. Gifford
Rainy Dog Days Forecast Stir Interest In Grafton Region
No danger from high water in Grafton as crest from Valley Head and Elkins passes. Rainfall continues in the region with forecasters split on six weeks of rain, citing the Dog Days season and Webster’s definition as basis for predictions.
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Rene
Pla
Sirius
Tygarts Valley
Valley Head
Elkins
Grafton Park
Jeecane
Taylor County
Seclions
Ster
Mrs Barney Freed of Murder and Manslaughter
London reports Mrs Elvira Dolores Barney was acquitted today of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of her lover Thomas William Scott Stephen. The defense argued the pistol discharged accidentally during a struggle. The case involved allegations of grievous harm and notes of her wealth and social standing.
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London
Elvira Dolores Barney
Thomas William Scott Stephen
Stephen
Patrick Hastings
Britain
Compromise Sought On Relief Bill
Congressional leaders pressed for a compromise after a White House meeting to withhold action on the 2.1 billion unemployment relief bill. The move aimed to curb immediate progress and push for a deal, with continued discussion anticipated on page four.
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Washington
White House
Washington Sniper Subdued After Hours of Firefight
A sniper who killed one policeman and wounded another, holding about 100 at bay for three hours, was shot in the arm and surrendered. He claimed he aimed “to start some fireworks.” He named himself Nicholson Long, 48, and ejected a son at gunpoint before police ended the standoff.
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Washington
Nicholson Long
Long
Grafton Bank Finances and Civic Hope
The First National Bank of Grafton reports resources totaling over two million dollars with deposits at 1.776 million and a capital base of 200 thousand. An editorial urges Congress to pause, cut expenditures, and push a state tax reform constitutional amendment while the Legislature reconvenes. The piece ends with a list of directors including Beavers Hardin Brinkman Loar Morrow and Fleming Reynolds.
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A. Beavers
George D
Hardin Charles Brinkman
L. L. Loar
Thomas W. Brchard
Morrow O
Jay
Fleming
Lee Reynolds
Flood Waters Rise Across West Virginia Regions
Floods spread through five southern counties and into central West Virginia as heavy rains continued. Elk and Kanawha rivers surged with debris while Greenbrier floods reached basements at Ronceverte. communication lines were upset complicating reports. Huntington suburbs flooded as a creek broke banks and Webster, Nicholas and Braxton counties reported thousands in damages as services came back online.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Elk
Kanawha
New
Hinton
Greenbrier
Ronceverte
Clarksburg
Rts
Huntington
Webster
Nicholas
Braxton
Webster Springs
Negro Granted New Trial in Maryland Jury Exclusion
Annapolis Md July 6 A negro Saree was granted a new trial for murder after the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled Baltimore County juries excluded black residents for 26 years creating an established white jury system The court found the trial itself fair but noted the systemic exclusion deprived the defendant of a jury composed of diverse citizens Chief Judge Carroll Bond wrote the opinion and emphasized the need to rectify the practice for future trials.
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Annapolis
Maryland Court of Appeals
Baltimore County
Huel Lee
Green
Davis
Court, of Appeals
Carroll
T. ‘Bond
Maryland
Baltimore
Lee
Einai
Papptaterna Nae
Bor Defense
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Okeh
Monongah
Mrs. Barney
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