England Defeats United States to Retain Davis Cup Doubles
England wins the Davis Cup for the third year in a row by taking the challenge round doubles 6-2 1-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 as George Hughes and C R D Tucker defeated Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn. The Britons, led by a new pairing, overcome favored Americans and clinch the series with a 2-0 lead in the five match contest.
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Wimbledon
Eng
England
George Patrick Hughes
C. R. D. Tuckey
Wilmer Allison
Johnny van Ryn
Americ
France
Ta. W
Bunny) Austin
Goerery
Allison
Fred J. Perry
Don Budge
Oakland
Calif
van Ryn
Hughes
Tucker
PWA under construction to provide jobs until relief program starts
Secretary Ickes said nearly $1.8 billion in PWA projects are under construction and will furnish employment while the $4.0 billion work relief program is deployed. In two years 4,514 projects were built, 13,288 approved totaling $685.4 million completed, 18 more await work costing $321.0 million. The report notes a sharp acceleration in applications.
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Washington
Irkes
PWA
Ickes
Important Notice About J Walter Jr Presidency
A formal notice identifies J Walter Jr as President in an official capacity. The document outlines duties and procedural details associated with the appointment and expected compliance with governing rules and timings.
Adrienne Ames Seeks Divorce From Bruce Cabot in L A Court
Adrienne Ames sought a divorce from her third husband Bruce Cabot in a Los Angeles court. Ames testified that Cabot said she interfered with his career. They wed in 1983.
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Adrienne Ames
Film
Actre
Bruce Cabot
Screen
Los Angeles
Cabot
Board of Trade reports over 100 new members in week
The Taylor County Board of Trade reports more than 100 new members enrolled in a week, with a target of 150. A committee led by G T Bartlett under president S J Walters Jr has limited recruitment to downtown businesses and professionals, planning further outreach as officers meet at 8 tonight in the county courthouse.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
County Court Room
Hart
S. J. Walters, Jr
Board’ of Trade
Beween Bridge
St. Mary's Streets
H. C. Compton, Jr
Mr. Compton
G. T. Bartlett
M. J. Hannon
Harry Murray
Clyde Mays
H. C. Compton Jr
A. V. Cuppett
Frank Collins
Wideawake Board of Trade
Grafton
Youth Near Death After Personal Safety Wound
Parkersburg police say Howard W. Whitehead about 21 was critically hurt by a gunshot in a personal safety related incident. He was near death in hospital today with authorities reporting the wound as the cause of critical condition.
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Parkersburg
Howard W. Whitehead
Toda
Mother to testify as defense in Thompson case
In Peoria Missouri on July 29 Gerald Thompson's mother will be a chief defense witness in his trial for ravishing and murdering Mildred Hallmark. Defense attorney Ben Thurman said she would reveal her son's sexual insanity defense while prosecutors rely on a 2500 word confession and a diary detailing 16 other attacks and 64 failed attempts. The victim was found semi nude in a cemetery ditch on June 17.
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Peoria
Gerald Thompson
Pretty Mildred Hallmark
Ben Thurman
Thompson
Thurman
Stat
B. V. Champion
Moraty
Unseasonable Weather Still Rules Midwest Heat Wave
Midwest towns endured continued heat after a weekend of 100 degree days. Missouri and Kansas cities reported temperatures up to 109 degrees in Brookfield and Leavenworth, with 107 in Columbus and Lincoln reaching 105. Deaths from heat prostration occurred in Minnesota amid widespread sunbaked conditions across five states.
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Kansas City
Middle West
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Brookfield
Leavenworth
Kas
Columbus
Neb
Lincoln
Omaha
Newkirk
Okla
Mercury
Relief board to review unemployment on relief in state
In Charleton on July 29 the state relief board opened a session at 2 p m to address a serious condition in counties and the claim that unemployed on relief refuse to take jobs Speaker Payne said some on relief must leave relief roles and a farmer reported workers on relief declined private work Acting Administrator C L Allen was to present his views as J B McLaughlin noted widespread reports of the issue hindering farm labor efforts with more details continued on page four
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Charleton
State Relief Board
Charles B. Payne
Payne
C. L. Allen
J. B. McLaughlin
Train collision near Huntington claims mother and child
A fatal crash occurred when an automobile collided with a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train near Huntington. Mrs Elizabeth M Crose aged 38 of Wharton and two year old Dorsey Cros died. Willie Crose 44 and other family members including three sons a daughter and a nephew were injured.
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Huntington
Baltimore and Ohio
Elizabeth M. Crose
Wharton
Dorsey
Fifth Victim Dies in West Virginia Church Crash
Gilbert West Virginia July 29 Mrs Burton Belcher 41 died today as the fifth victim of an automobile crash that struck churchgoers in Williamson Three may die as Mrs Goldie Belcher 20 suffers brain concussion leg injuries and lacerations Mrs Elva Ferguson 21 improves and may keep an eye out Harrison Belcher husband of the dead woman was lightly injured and sent home John T Smith and Willie Steele of Rea Jacket are jailed awaiting grand jury action after the crash crowd seized the pair and brought them before a local justice of the peace The victims include Mrs Jesse Ferguson 47 and her two sons William 14 and Hayes 12 Crawford Belcher 12
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Goldie Belcher
Harrison
John T. Smith
Willie Steele
Rea Jacket
Williamson
Jesse Ferguson
William
Hayes
Crawford Belcher
Court rebukes jury for manslaughter verdict
Worcester report notes judge denounces jury for verdict in George W. Long killing. Dave Row 22 of War receives 12 months jail and $500 fine as maximum penalty. State cops tie up Sherman case linking him to multiple women amid canoe overturn confession claims.
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Newell P. Sherman
Sutton
Alice
Sherman
Corporal Thompson
Alfrey Cendella
U S Plans to Continue Tax Processing Amid Court Orders
Huntington July 29 Deputy internal revenue collector Lee D Newman says the department will keep collecting AAA processing taxes from firms lacking injunctions. Gwinn Brothers and Company of Huntington and P E Holt Sons Company of Charleston secured restraining orders against the collections from Federal Judge George W McClintic.
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Huntington
Lee D. Newman
Internal Revenue
AAA
Gwinn Brothers and Company of
P. E. ‘Holt Sons Company
Charleston
George W. McClintic
Kidnapers Attorney Gets Ten Year Jail Term
Oklahoma City July 29 Denver attorney Ben B. Laska convicted of conspiracy in the $200000 Urschel kidnapping was sentenced to ten years in prison by Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught after overruling a new trial motion.
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Oklahoma City
Ben B. Laska
Denver
Charles F. Urschel
Edgar S. Vaught
Vaught
Laska
M Laughlin warns against gullible warmers in poultry deal
Agriculture Commissioner J B Mc Laughlin told West Virginia farmers and poultrymen to beware a get rich quick marketing racket. He cited a New York brokerage scam offering to sell all produced poultry at a good price if the signer buys equipment feed and chicks from the broker's agent, with the broker able to reject birds at will.
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Charleston
J. B. McLaughlin
West Virginia
East
McLaughlin
New York
Accused Murderer to Face Trial in Chicago Slaying
Mrs Evelyn Smith, 46, charged in the slaying of Ervin Lang in Chicago, waived extradition before Justice Meier Sternbrink in Brooklyn and was taken into custody for Chicago. She denied participation in the murder. Mrs Blanche Dunkel of Chicago, Langs mother in law, says the case involves a dismembered body found in a swamp near Hammond Indiana.
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New York
Evelyn Smith
Chicago
Ervin Lang
Supreme Court
Meier Sternbrink
Brooklyn
Motive for Attack Made On General's Wife Is Unknown
Authorities sought a motive after an unidentified man broke into the Ash home in Charleston at 3:30 a.m. He assaulted Mrs. FP Guy Ash, wife of the adjutant general, with a flatiron, inflicting three scalp wounds. He entered via a rear porch screen door and entered the kitchen then her bedroom.
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Charleston
Guy Ash
Hocking Valley Flood Drowns Lancaster Man
A devastating flood in the Hocking river valley leaves Lancaster flooded and three hundred homeless. One man, Claude Carpenter of Lancaster, drowns while aiding others in a rowboat rescue near Rock Bridge. Six others injured as water up to peak levels washes away homes and bridges, isolating towns and prompting mass evacuations.
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Hocking
Lancaster
Rock Bridge
Joe Farbearn
Claude Carpenter
Lancaster Grocer
Grant Hensel
Sugar Grove
Jacob Ropp
Carpenter
Logan
Definite Trend Toward Republicans Cited by Governor Nice
Baltimore July 29 Governor Harry W Nice said there is a pronounced definite trend toward the Republican party after a weekend fishing trip with state and national party leaders. He added that Republican chances look bright but declined to discuss convention sites or possible presidential or vice presidential candidates. The remarks were part of a broader canvass of the political field.
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Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Chesapeake
Nnational
Nice
Gray Silver Dies Farm Leader at 65
Martinsburg July 29 Gray Silver 65 year old farm leader died at his home of heart disease. He returned from Washington Saturday night where he urged farm economy policy for federal legislation. Death occurred at 7 30 a m yesterday. Funeral Wednesday. Silver was a powerful figure in state Democratic politics and a leader in the American Farm Bureau Federation. He formerly led the United States Grain Marketing Corporation, a $26 000 000 cooperative.
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Martinsburg
Gray Silver
Washington
Silver
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States Grain Marketing Corporation
Prowler Attacks Woman in Pasadena Home Blaze
Pasadena police report Mrs. Josephine Hirschler, 58, told of a home invasion in which a man confronted her, bound and gagged her, and set the house afire as she fled. She described fleeing to safety after the assault.
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Pasadena
Calif
Josephine Hirschler
Lias Acquitted Returns Home After Elkins Tax Case
William Liss returns to his Wheeling home after the Bran jury acquits him of a tax evasion charge in Elkins. After more than eight hours of deliberation, the jurors freed him Saturday night.
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Oy Federat Bran
Elkins
Guard Beater Housed in Solitary as Threats Mount
John Hull, accused of brutalizing his 11 year old son Corwin for turning “sissy,” cowered in solitary confinement in Canon City as inmates threatened him. Warden Boy Best said Hull is safe and kept isolated. Corwin received 19 wounds from a sharp board at Colorado Springs Hospital with faint hopes for recovery.
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Canon City
Colo
John Hull
Boy Best
Corwin Hull
Colorado Springs
Auto crash near Bowling Green kills five including two detectives
Probe sought into a fatal collision fifteen miles south of Bowling Green that killed two Cleveland detectives Harold Beingesser and Harry McCue and a prisoner Clarence Elderson, plus two others. Investigators said stop sign may have been ignored while a second auto carried Grant Josalyn and Rose Ellen Reed as seriously injured occupants.
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Bowling Green
Cleveland
Here
Harold E. Beingesser
Harry McCue
Clarence Elderson
Bowling Green-Findlay
Harold Whitacre
William Rinehart
Carrie
Findlay
Grant Josalyn
Conneaut
Rose Ellen Reed
Elxson
Davy man drowns during LAWN FETE river swim incident
Welch July 29 reports a 22 year old Wilburne Rakes of Davy drowned in the Guyandotte river after diving from a Ladies' Ald on West Main Street during a lawn fete. His wife and baby witnessed him sink as onlookers called for help. Swimmers nearby aided none.
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Welch
Wilburne Rakes
Davy
iGuyandotte
Ald
West Main M
Curendete
Tncs
White
Mter
Hopson Accused Of $3 Million Profit During Depression
Senate lobby committee hearings reveal H C Hopson, a dominant figure in the Associated Gas and Electric system, profited about 2 805 000 during the depression as officials of the system seek to locate him. Testimony shows Hopson earned large returns through related companies while many dividends were paid out, with prosecutors seeking government aid to pursue him.
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Washington
H. C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Senate Lobby Committee
Hopson
Department of Justice
New York State
Schwellenbach
da Wash
Ross
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Trekes
J. Walter, Jr
Dole
A.M
U.S
M’laughlin
Hocking Valley
Ropp
Hensel
Ohio
William Johnson
Adolph Raab
Fairfield County
Viera Dietrich
Albert Kelly
Richard Byers
Govenor Nice
Maryland
Prowler
Lias
Wheeling
William Liss
Tiniat
Caval
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