Chinese Floods Claim 30 000 Lives in Hankow Region
Hankow Red Cross reports 30,000 drowned along the Han and Yangtze rivers with higher losses elsewhere. Five million people homeless in Shantung area after floods extend over more than 10,000 square miles. Governor Har Fu Chu warns of vast displacement as northern Kiangsu faces risk of inundation. Continued on page six.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Red Cross’ Society
Yangtze
China
Yellow River
Suantung
Har
Fu Chu
Shantung
Nanking
Hopei
Henan
Shensi
Kiangsu
Hinghwa
Harahan Named Chief at C and O and Pere Marquette
Cleveland July 24 William J Harahan was elected president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad for a second time and also named president of the Pere Marquette railroad he succeeds the late John L Bernet who died July 5 Harahan, 67, has 50 years in railroading and will push air cooling and streamlined service to draw more passengers.
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Cleveland
William J. Harahan
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Harahan
Road
John L. Bernet
Pere Marquette Railroad
Bernet
Wi Marahan
Taylor County Board of Education invites coal bids
The Taylor County Board of Education will receive coal bids for county schools until 12 noon Saturday August 10. Bids must be in at that time without exception. For full information call the superintendent's office in the Grafton Banking & Trust Building. The board may reject any or all bids. Secretary KUHN.
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Taylor County Board of Education
Grafton Banking & Trust
Taylor County Board OF
Kuhn
Ily
Detectives Use Polygraph On Redmond Case
Police say Mills Redmond confessed to killing 17 year old Marian Cozzo in Chicago after an emotional reaction while lie detector tests were conducted at Northwestern University. The body was found in a Chicago catch basin after she disappeared last December.
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Mills Redmond
Mills’ Redmond
Niles
Mich
Marian Cozzo
Chicago
Northwestern University
Redmond
Davis Faces Arraignment In White Woman Assault Case
Robert Davis a 35 year old Rosemont miner is to be arraigned before Magistrate S H Waller in Flemington at 5 pm on charges of criminal assault filed by an 18 year old white girl. Davis in jail denies the accusation calling it a frame up and asks the state's attorney to ensure justice.
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Robert Davis
Rosemont
S. H. Waller
Flemington
Little
Davis
Mike Gozik
J.C. Holt
Holt
Barrackville Disaster Probe Planned Friday
Fairmont July 24. Coroner Thomas B. Henderson announced an inquest will be held Friday into the cause of the Barracksville mine fire that cost seven lives May 12. Chief N P Rinehart of the state mines department will oversee the inquiry.
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Fairmont
Thomas B. Henderson
Barracksville
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
N. P. Rinehart
State Mines Department
Second Life Saving Course Opens July 29 At Grafton Park
The Taylor County American Red Cross chapter and Graf ton Sentinel announce a two part life saving and swimming course at Grafton City park bathing beach from July 29 to August 3. A beginner division offers six hours of learn to swim instruction supervised by Charles Marshall and aides with no age limit, while the swimmer division targets intermediate swimmers seeking improved watermanship and confidence.
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Taylor County
American Red Cross
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton City Park
Frank C. Collins
Charles Marshall
American Red Cross Life Saving Service
Texan Wins to Eliminate German Davis Cup Opponent
Wilm er Allison of Austin Tex defeated Heiner Henkel of Germany in straight sets to knock Germany from the Davis Cup and send the United States into the challenge round against Great Britain set to begin Saturday in Wimbledon England.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Tex
Heiner Henkel
Germany
United States
America
Great Britain
Fear Infantile Paralysis Spreads Into This State
Charleston July 24 The state department of health warned that infantile paralysis unquestionably will spread to this state soon The bulletin cites outbreaks in Tennessee North Carolina Virginia New York and California and urges preventing and controlling measures Visits to epidemic areas should be avoided for children and strict hygiene and use of pasteurized milk are stressed for the young
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Charleston
The
State Department of Health
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
New York
California
Bureau
Dye Factory Blast Kills Three in German Plant
Three workers died and eight were injured when a boiler containing volatile liquid exploded at Farben Industrie, a major German dye plant in Frankfort on Main. The blast and ensuing fire damaged a large section of the building, with losses estimated high. Local authorities reported the incident occurred today during operating hours.
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Frankfort-on-Main
Germany
Farben“industrie
Texas Firm Admits Lobbyist Expenses To Washington
John W. Carpenter of Texas Power and Light testified that the company paid editor Peter Molyneaux $192 for radio anti administration holding company bill speeches. He said trips to Washington and lunches with congressmen were at company expense, denied gifts, and noted the costs were charged to operating expenses and passed to consumers. Continuation noted on page six.
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Washington
Texas
John W. Carpenter
Senate
Texas Power and Light Company
Peter Molyneaux
Texas Week
Carpenter
Sene
Molyneaux
Texas Weekly
T. P. and L
Black
Kiwanians Hold Second Summer Country Dinner
Fifty five Kiwanians with wives and sweethearts gathered at Feltons in Webster for a 6:30 dinner in their second summer country meeting. New members Charles Lawson Paul Murphy and H J Gatrell joined the club. Mrs F J Turvander presented two humorous readings. A next summer dinner is planned for next Tuesday at the Baptist church in Pruntytown.
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Feltons
Webster
Charles Lawson
Paul Murphy
H. J. Gatrell
F. J. Turvander
Pruntytown
Telegraph Operator Is Beaten and Robbed in Beckley
Two men Everett Richmond and Bill Cox were jailed in Beckley after allegedly attacking R. B. Sampson a 38 year old railway telegraph operator. Sampson was beaten with a pistol and robbed as he entered his car after the railroad station. Police Constable Frank E. Lemon said the defendants were arrested hours later at a Ragland Hill house near Pemberton.
Cod Liver Oil May Harm Animals From Excess Intake
Seven years of experiments at Cornell University show that large amounts of cod liver oil can cause muscle and heart injuries and even death in herbivorous animals. The unidentified fraction outside the vitamins is implicated. human effects remain untested. The study, by Dr. L J Madsen and Profs. C M McCay and L A Maynard, notes livestock exposure.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Ithaca
Cornell University
Cornell
L.J. Madsen
C- M.mccay
L. A. Maynard
Animal Nutrition Laboratory
Workmen Start Efforts To Remove Fire Victim's Body
Peoria Ul July 24 The rains cooled and workmen sought to lift the body of John Bardon 38 the sole victim of the explosion and fire at the Hir am Walker distillery Bardon had been found last night beneath the charred wreckage of a rackhouse where the blaze began Officials and authorities pursued inquiries into the cause of the fire which caused 2700000 damage to buildings and whiskey destroyed
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Peoria
John Bardon
Hiram Walker
Bardon
Fake Maternity Home Raid Ends in Arrests
In St Paul on July 24 eight people were taken into custody after a maternity home raid. Police Lieut Andrew Smith reported the infant’s body was found in a shallow grave. A 16-year-old girl was among those arrested along with Mrs Constance Lundgren and several other women and a 17-year-old boy. The girl reportedly had an illegal operation Monday.
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St. Paul
Andrew Smith
Constance E. Lundgren
Smith
Wmen
Dividend Ordered By Citizens Bank Receiver
Philippi reports a fifteen percent dividend ready to be paid at Citizens National Bank of Philippi once checks return from the comptroller of the currency in Washington for signatures. The fourth dividend since the bank closed in October 1931 totals 58 percent. Distributions will occur from the receiver’s office on the bank’s second floor, with local notices following in the paper.
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Philippi
Citizens National Bank of
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
Belington
Mill walkout unsettled as guards quell unrest
Terre Haute Indiana July 24 A two day general strike that paralyzed transport and shuttered shops ended officially today. About 150 people were arrested as National Guardsmen used tear gas and rifle butts to disperse crowds at the Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company plant. The unrest followed a labor holiday with workers and 40 allied crafts joined by union leaders.
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Terre Haute
Ind
National
Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company
K Guardsmen
T. N. Taylor
State Federation of Labor
Cole Funeral Services Set for Tomorrow in Fairmont
Funeral services for Fred W. Cole, a former Grafton man who shot and killed himself after wounding Nora Hayes in Fairmont, will be held at 2 PM tomorrow from his Fairmont residence. Burial will follow in Bluemont cemetery. Prosecutor Walter B. Haggerty said no inquest will be held.
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Fred W. Cole
Grafton
Fairmont
Bluemont
Walter B. Haggerty
Marion County
William Eagles
Nora Hayes
Cole
Rehabilitation Project For Preston County Miners Urged
Washington July 24. A rural rehabilitation project for stranded miners in Preston County W Va will be proposed to the resettlement administration today by Rep Randolph and Mrs Izetta Jewel Miller of Charleston They seek aid to place coal by products plants near the Arthurdale subsistence homestead development Randolph says Arthurdale residents are still working on the project and paid by the government Finding other employment for the homesteaders is necessary.
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Washington
Preston County
W. Va
Randolph
D.W. Va
Izetta Jewel Miller
Charleston
Arthurdale
Coast Guard study probes icebergs home life habits
Washington July 24 P The heat prompts thoughts of a job. Twenty five coast guard members aboard the cutter General Greene are assigned to study the home life and secret habits of icebergs. The crew sails into the cold south of...
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Washington
Coast Guard
General Greene
German Vets Wait on Nazi Government Action
The Nazi government ordered dissolution of several Steel Helmets groups, prompting conferences between Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler and Capt. Franz Seldte, leader of the Steel Helmets. A Steel Helmet leader in Holstein was reportedly arrested for anti government activities. Seldte faced an especially difficult position and was expected to resign his cabinet post.
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Seldte
Steel Helmets
Germany
American Legion
Taylor County Board Buys New Heating Plant
Taylor County Board of Education met last night and authorized the purchase of a $2,985 heating plant for the First Ward school. No teacher or elementary principal placements were made. superintendent E.G. Kuhn says faculty selection for county schools will likely be delayed until next month.
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Taylor County Board of Education
First Ward
E.G. Kuhn
City of Elkins urged to buy airport land
Representative Jennings Randolph said $200,000 of WPA funds might be used on Elkins airport if the city buys the property outright. Plans for an administration building hangars and improved runways were submitted to aeronautical officials. Dice Harper, majority owner, is willing to sell.
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Elkins
Jennings Randolph
Elkins Airport
Dice Harper
Counsel Row Over Wilful Plot Claims Of Tax Evasion Trial
In Wheeling on July 24 the Wil liam Lias tax evasion case sparked a clash as government questions to tax consultant G W Oldham sought to prove Lias wilfully planned IRS evasion in 1931. Defense denied intent and argued civil liability not criminal, with jurors excluded during arguing before Judge William B Baker. Bank records showed over 700000 deposited in 1931, including accounts tied to aliases Joe Dayton and Joe Nighton. Continues on page 81x.
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Joseph E. Gibson
Lias
Joe Dayton
Joe Nighton
Coal Freight Rate Opposed
Pennsylvania officials join operators and the public service commission to press the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington against freight rates they say unfairly shift coal to southern soft coal fields. The Pennsylvania delegation will argue rates burden mine owners operators and miners and their families.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
New England
Washington
Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Keystone
Pennsylve
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Shantung State
Barrackville
MOOSE
Texas Utility
Holding Co
Red Cross and Sentinel
Citizens Bank
Department of Labor
Cole Funeral
Preston Co
Rathskeller
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