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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1933
Page
4
Processing tax and Morgantown plants spark mixed hopes
A fragmented editorial discusses a proposed processing tax on textiles to fund cotton farmers, warns of higher prices and wage strain, and notes Morgantown’s plants reopening. It contrasts Roosevelt plans with British policy, reviews the Shaw murder case outcome, and emphasizes lawfulness and industry revival as key.
War on Kidnapers and Mercy Rules Debate
A column rails against mercy laws that spare criminals, urging strict adherence to the original sentences for murderers. It laments leniency and endorses harsh punishment, while another note hopes for rain to end drought and aid crops, invoking gratitude for gentle showers after a dry spell.
Prosecution Chief Urges Public Help in Kidnaping Fight
Special Assistant to the Attorney General Joseph B. Keenan warns that swift public action is crucial in kidnapping cases. He explains how families must balance secrecy with calling federal authorities immediately. The plan aims to unite local and federal police to rescue victims and prosecute offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Gene
Kidmaning
United States
Associated Press
Ae Sone B. Keenan
Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Virginia Tourist Campaign Aims To Lure Motorists
The American Automobile Association backs a statewide effort to promote West Virginia as a travel destination. Governor Kump supports a decisive campaign to draw tourist dollars, with the Central West Virginia Automobile Club helping shape action. Local press, like the Clarksburg Exponent, lauds the plan as a valuable promotion of the state’s travel assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Asociation
West Virginia
Kump
American Automobile Association
Central
Clarksburg
Recovery act and union choice debated in Wheeling Intelligencer
The Wheeling Intelligencer comments on General Johnson’s claim that the industrial recovery act forces no one to join a union. It argues the government leaves union organizers and employers to persuade workers, raising questions about how such persuasion could occur without enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
General Johnson
The
Intelligencer
Report on Kidnaping Warnings and Hoover Appeal
A fragment urges immediate contact with Edgar Hoover after threats or disappearances. It cites dispatching officers, notes rapid family notification aided case solving, and mentions nationwide patterns and complete federal case histories aiding suspect localization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau Cau of Investigation
Washington
Beer and Repeal in West Virginia Referendum Debate
The Charleston Gazette notes the wet-dry fight's mixed results with Kanawha and Ohio counties voting strongly for repeal while others clung to prohibition. It cites economic gains from beer legalization and urges caution against reversing principles for material gain amid broader national debates on recognizing Soviet Russia. The Wheeling Intelligencer commentary echoes similar themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg Journal
Moundsville Echo
Charleston Gazette
West Virginia
Ohio County
Noble
Kanawha
Ohio
Bureau of Investigation Liberty
Russia
Woodrow ‘Wilson
United States
Yvar
Finger Printing Improves Crime Apprehension Tactics
A discussion on fingerprinting notes its rising value in kidnapping cases. Local law enforcement forwards fingerprints of any person involved in kidnaping incidents. The system aims to deter crime by expanding the searchable database and exposing suspects more efficiently.
Stick-Up Men Take $1000 in Clarksburg
Clarksburg police report the first daylight holdup in the city as three armed bandits robbed five people at 4:15 PM in 318 West Pike Street. They took over $1000, mainly from Emmett Randolph, a known numbers operator, with over $500 in cash pulled from his pockets. Two suspects held. one captured locally, another arrested by state police at Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Emmett Randolph
Pike ‘Street
Randolph
Fairmont
Pittsburgh Men Nabbed in Marion County Holdup Case
More than $500 was collected from others in the room. Nabbed by Corps. H. M. Fox and Fred Shrader of the state police and City Detective Carl Southern within three miles of Fairmont at 7:45 last night. Michael Tarbor, 32, of 1162 Brooklyn avenue Pittsburgh confessed complicity and was returned to the city jail. Tarbor drove a Dodge coupe. he had about $3 on his person and a third bandit was named but not identified. Harry Sandler, 25, of 1701 Center avenue Pittsburgh, was arrested by Southern and Patrol driver J. B. Snyder at 6:25 at the Opera House and is held in the city jail. Lieut. H. O. Jenkins assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Fox
Fred Shrader
Carl Southern
Fairmont
Michael Tarbor
Brooklyn Avenue
Pittsburgh
Marion County
Tarbor
Harry Sandler
Center Avenue
Southern
J. B. Snyder
Opera House
South Fourth Street
H. O. Jenkins
Keagley says crowd beat him after insult to wife
Pittsburgh reports Albert Keagley Republican committeeman of Scott Township said a mob beat him after he protested an insult to his wife. He described being accosted by corner roafers, then confronted by Constable George Scott and County Detective Frank Rite who organized a rough response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Albert Keagley
Republican Committee
Scott Township
Keagley
Glendale
Federal undercover crime fight urged after kidnappings
A Times article argues families must act quickly to aid investigations and preserve evidence. It praises federal agencies like the FBI for modern, secret operations, notes delays in O Connell case cost four days, and calls for closer cooperation with local authorities to curb the kidnapping wave.
Father Slays Son To Save Suffering
Beaver Pa July 15 A father who police say admits killing his 14 year old son because he loved him smiled wanly in his jail cell last night and said he had no remorse I am not sorry I think I saved the boy a life of suffering Robert J. Simington 50 unemployed draftsman who claims Bucknell University graduate says he killed Burton after the boy died under anaesthetic in a county jail cell return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Robert J. Simington
Bucknell University
Burton
Simington
Hamilton Brown
Tie
Notable quote frames double tragedy and family loss
An officer recalls the suspect saying he planned to die with the boy but could not summon the courage to kill himself. His wife, formerly from Philadelphia, died years ago. Four other children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Nutter Appointed Postmaster at Girraz West Virginia
Christopher B. Nutter, serving as acting postmaster at Girraz in Ritchie County, West Virginia, was named permanent postmaster by Postmaster General Farley after Mona P. Littlen’s resignation. Navajo Lake in Utah froze solid last winter, killing nearly all fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Christopher B. Nutter
Girraz
Ritchie County
W. Va
Mona P. Littleton
Farley
Navajo Lake
Utah
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Denver
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Kansas City
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Massachusetts
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