Forest fire sweeps 2500 acres in Monongahela West Virginia
MARLINTON June 3 A thousand men fought a forest fire 40 miles back into wilderness with 400 more en route to curb a blaze over 2500 acres in Monongahela National Forest along the Three Forks Williams river near the Pocahontas Webster county line. State Forester D B Griffin called it the largest on government land in five years and said augmented forces should bring it under control this afternoon. CCC youths from Seneca Randolph and Bowers camps in Randolph county and Price camp at Hillsboro join the effort under Arthur Wood of Elkins with Griffin directing from Charles Three Fronts ee. Backfires started as crews attacked on three fronts miles from villages with little property damage expected beyond fences. timber loss estimated near 100000. Continued on page five.
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Marlinton
Wilderness
Monongahela National Forest
Three Forks
Williams River
Pocahontas-Webster County
D. B. Griffin
West Virginia
Arthur Wood
Elkins
Griffin
Charles
CCC
Seneca
Randolph
Bowers
Randolph County
Price
Hilsboro
Sentinel Man Enjoys Jaunt Between Sutton and Grafton
James F. Holt writes about his enjoyable ride yesterday in the giant Ford Tri-Motor plane visiting Grafton under Lawson Cities Service Station sponsorship. He describes the all metal ship used in transcontinental service, located in Grafton for week, offering short flights over town dam site and surrounding country, as guest of Dick Lawson and Pilot Mac Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Holt
Sutton
Grafton
Lawson’ Cities
Webster Pike
Dick Lawson
Mac Gilmour
Taylor County Safety Council Drunk Driving Policy Statement
A passage states that operating a vehicle on public roads while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs is a felony with a confinement of one to three years and license cancellation without reissue. The text references the Taylor County Safety Council as the source.
Landon Confers With White And Pinchot In Topeka Meeting
Gov Alf M. Landon of Kansas sits with William Allen White editor of the Emporia Gazette and Gifford Pinchot former Pennsylvania governor on the porch of the Topeka executive mansion. The group discusses the Republican delegate race as central figures in the GOP circles.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Center
Topeka
William Allen White
The
Emporia, Kas
Gazette
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Gov
Flemington Town Officer Faces Trial
Flemington town sergeant E Fats McDoneld is charged with felonious assault with intent to kill after a confrontation with Eli Nopialo. Witnesses say McDonald struck Nopialo up to 12 times with a police black jack, causing multiple head wounds. McDonald is to appear before Magistrate Ona C Jefferys. bond set for grand jury term unless a hearing is demanded. Continued on page two.
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E. F. Fats' McDoneld
Flemington
Eli Nopialo
J McDonald
Ona C. Jefferys
Francis L. Warder
Nopialo
Warder
McDonald
Totally Blind Woman Escapes From Flames
At Point Pleasant on June 3 Sallie Jordan an 86 year old totally blind woman escaped a house fire by rolling across two smoking rooms to safety. Her $200 in cash burned but kept in a tin box remained proof for reissuance. The fire started when her small granddaughter poured embers onto the kitchen stove.
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Point Pleasant
Sallie Jordan
Mother and two children die in Marion house fire
In Marion Indiana a fire caused by the explosion of a coal oil stove killed Mrs Carl Stratton 21 and her two young children a 3 year old boy Robert and a 2 year old girl Elsie. Mrs Stratton was pregnant and her husband was at work at a packing plant.
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Marion
Ind
Carl Stratton
Robert
Elsie
Better Care For Mental Jail Inmates Is Sought
Relatives of mental patients in Morganton met county court members to urge improved care in the county jail. Judge Charles G. Baker announced one patient would be sent to an asylum while another, an Italian born man, faced possible deportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganton
Dunes CP
Charles G. Baker
Roosevelt press briefing on New Deal reach into wage law
President Roosevelt warned the Supreme Court has created a no mans land restricting government power to set minimum wages for women. He did not reveal any plan to expand federal reach and noted public reaction to the court's stance, while lawmakers pressed for constitutional amendments amid the debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Massachusetts Congressman Andrew Dies at 63
Gloucester Massachusetts June 3 Congressman A P Andrew Jr Republican Mass died at his home Red Roofs after influenza relapse. He was 63 and unmarried. A wealthy man he once directed the mint briefly under Taft and served as assistant secretary of the treasury under Franklin MacVeagh before resigning to protest his supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
A. Piatt Andrew, Jr
Andrew
Washington
Mint
Taft
County Court Shuts South Grafton Bridge
The South Grafton bridge linking the south and west sides of the city was condemned as unsafe and closed until repairs can occur. A county court member said the structure has deteriorated, requiring many repairs to keep it usable in the future. The action was directed by Constable C. C. Whitescarver and Harvey A. Poe, president of the commission.
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Grafton
Taylor County Court
Main Street
C. C. Whitescarver
Harvey A. Poe
Hosford Urges Quick Action on Coal Bill in Senate Hearing
Washington June 3 Charles F. Hosford Jr chairman of the National Bituminous Coal Commission urged enactment of the substitute Guffey coal bill. He warned without regulatory legislation a return to past conditions and cited disturbances in the bituminous industry. Wheeler plans limited hearings to today and tomorrow as John L. Lewis leads witnesses for supporters.
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Washington
Charles F. Hosford, Jr
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Hosford
Wheeler
Mont
Senate
Couzens
Mich
Lewis
Preston County Voters To Ballot On Dry Issue
Preston County voters will vote in a special election to decide whether the sale of liquor continues in the county. A May 5 petition with over 4 000 names prompted the court action. Currently one liquor store operates in Kingwood with agencies in Terra Alta Tunnelton and Masontown. Date of the election was not announced.
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Kingwood
Preston County
Preston
Terra Alta
Tunnelton
Masontown
Martinsburg Business Tour Heads West Virginia Stops
Seventy five business and professional men left Martinsburg today on a three day goodwill tour of West Virginia points. The annual tour is sponsored by the Eastern Panhandle Association with John Ward Brown in charge. The group will visit Petersburg Lewisburg Charleston Parkersburg and Clarksburg.
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Martinsburg
West Virginia
Eastern Panhandle Association
John Ward Brown
Petersburg
Lewisburg
Charleston
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Incumbent Returned In Municipal Voting
Voters in Welch Nitro Pineville and surrounding areas re elected incumbents in municipal elections. J W Blakeley Republican won Welch mayoral with 1598 votes to 859 for H S Shumate Democrat. Earl H Cooper Nitro mayor and T A Lewis recorder won reelection. Five Pineville councilmen reelected. R L Cook reelected recorder.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
J. W. Blakeley
Welch
Dr. H. S. Shumate
Earl H. Cooper
Nitro
T. A. Lewis
Recorder's Office
Otis L. Allen
Pineville
Wyoming County
R. L. Cook
Three Given Honorary Degrees At Wesleyan College
Buckhannon June 3 The 46th annual West Virginia Wesleyan College commencement awarded honorary degrees to three individuals. Reverend Bascom T Trevey received a doctor of divinity. Phil M Conley editor of the West Virginia Review earned a doctor of literature. Professor Nicholas Hyma from the chemistry department was made a doctor of science. Bishop H Lester Smith of the West Virginia annual conference participated.
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Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Bascom T. Trevey
Wesleyan
West Virginia
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Weston
Phil M. Conley
Charleston
West Virginia Review
Nicholas Hyma
H. Lester Smith
Black Legion Trigger Man Tells of Executing Poole
Detroit report on Dayton Dean who confessed to firing the shots that killed Charles A. Poole. He described a Black Legion meeting where Poole’s punishment was decided, and said Harvey Davis spoke of hanging Poole. Dean testified despite counsel withdrawal requests as prosecutors questioned other defendants’ ties to the plot.
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Black Legion Trigger Man
Poole
Detroit
Dayton Dean
Charles A. Poole
Black Legion
Tor ‘Basle
Dean
Harvey Davis
Coltion
Duncan C. McCrea
Moores
John Harville
Charles Meehan
Pole
Bernard Cruse
Ralph W. Liddy
Davis
Sandlot Baseball Club
Ervin D. Lee
Lee
McCrea
Elevator Fall Kills Worker Testing It in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh the five floor elevator in the Heller and Perrin building collapsed during a test, killing 50 year old mechanic Nicklas Voinovich. Investigators suspect a cable snap caused the fall after he ran the elevator to the fifth floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Heller and Perrin Company
Nicklas Voinovich
Mob Attack Hits Ex Film Star Over Gossip
William Haines former film star and four friends were beaten and driven from a beach community by a mob of about 100 people after a friendly gesture to a six year old boy. Haines blamed false gossip and a misunderstanding for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William Haines
Haines
Jimmy Shields
Husband, Parents Held in Wife Death in Kentucky
In Cadiz Kentucky June 3 the husband and his parents were jailed on murder charges after grand jury indictments tied to the death of Mrs Lulu Hawkins from pneumonia following alleged beatings at her Golden Pond home. The key witness was Miss Susan Forsythe, niece of the deceased. Bar ney Hawkins 30 Alvin Hawkins 66 and Dora Hawkins 60 faced arraignment after deputies filed charges.
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Cadiz
James Humphries
Lulu Hawkins
Golden Pond
Susan Forsythe
Humphries
Brophy says union groups oppose split within labor movement
John Brophy, chairman of John L. Lewis committee for industrial organization, asserts about nine unions favoring industrial unionism that they oppose disrupting labor unity and seek progress within the AFL. He urges crafts to avoid blocking cooperation as the organization seeks to mobilize millions in autos, steel, rubber, radios and related industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Brophy
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Brophy
Elkins College postpones head search till July 6
Da vis and Elkins College board defer appointment of successor to President James E. Allen who resigned last year to lead Marshall College. Acting president is Charles E. Albert. The Rev. E B McGukin of Winchester Va Presbyterian minister will address the 1936 graduating class, largest in the school's history.
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Elkins
Davis and Elkins College Board of Trustees
James E. Allen
Marshall College
Charles E. Albert
E. B. McGukin
Winchester
Carl Galbraith Chosen Ohio Committee Leader
Attorney Carl B. Galbraith was reelected to his second four year term as chairman of the Ohio County Democratic Executive Committee. Members said they will seek the 1936 state judicial convention when the West Virginia executive committee meets Saturday at Parkersburg.
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Wheeling
Carl B. Galbraith
Ohio County Democratic Executive Committee
West Virginia
Parkersburs
Folded arms walkout cripples Paris food and ice supply
A large scale workers strike in Paris spreads to key food and ice supplies. Ice plants shut, milk delivery threatened, and meat stocks risk depletion as 100000 workers join the action. Factories including U.S. branches may be occupied while Premier Sarraut prepares to resign and Leon Blum is poised to become premier.
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Paris
Albert Sarraut
Leon’ Blum
Pce Valenciennes
Lothers
France
U. S
Richard Hudnut Perfumery
Matford Automobile Company
Ford Company
Crane Plumbing Fixture Company
United States
Young Republicans plan countywide campaign effort
Five months before the general election, the Young Republican club of Taylor County convened in the courthouse to organize precinct level workers. President E Bailey Wyckoff urged broad party cooperation with the county executive committee to mobilize members and secure voter turnout this fall. Thornton M Beall aimed to schedule an early-week organizing meeting for the committee.
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Young Republican Club
Taylor County
E. Bailey Wyckoff
Wyckeit
Wyckoff
Thornton M. Beall
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Sentinel Man
Big Ford
Rive
Taylor County Safety Council
Landon
Central Press
Massachusetts
Soft Coal Board
House
Senate Group
Allen
Carl Galbraith
Ohio
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