Parson young man dead in hit and run speed spree
Philadelphia woman and CCC worker jailed after a fast moving car at 75 mph struck two Parsons men on the Seneca rail highway near Magnolia Inn. Paul Hehle, 28, an orchestra leader, died instantly while Monzul Hull, 30, was badly injured. The car fled, leaving a girl’s voice heard urging the driver to keep going as fence posts clattered. The crash drew a crowd and started a search sequence.
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Don Gabber
Parsns
Parsons
Seneca
Magnolia Inn
Roadhouse
Paul Hehle
Tannery
Monzul “Duke” Hull
Urg
Hehle
Montrose
Magnolia Ton
Bathing Suit Censor Appointed by Mayor in Grafton
The mayor of Grafton imposes a dress code at the park requiring boys to cover up, with patrolman John Moran enforcing the order and warning fines of $5 and costs. Officials plan further actions on the river next Sunday to enforce the rule, amid public admonitions and warnings to merchants to supply shirts.
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Grafton Park
Grafton
John Moran
Charles 0. King
Moran
Plan welcomes Mrs Roosevelt to Barbour County
Philippi plans are nearly complete for Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt flight into Philippi on Thursday morning. The First Lady will be in town for ten minutes en route to Elkins, with a Barbour county American Legion Band escorting her caravan to Battle Hill at Broaddus College. Local officials will guide her to the college steps where she will speak briefly, as scouts line Main Street and the courthouse area is decorated with mountain laurel.
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John C. Carpenter
Philippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elkins
Barbour County
American Legion
Alder‘ton-Broaddus College
Roosvelt
Battle Hill
Dillinger Said To Be In An Illinois Hospital
Boston dispatch reports John Dillinger, once the nations top public enemy, is hospitalized in Illinois with gunshot wounds. Assistant Attorney General Joseph B. Keenan, visiting Boston for credit union talks, cited federal sources confirming Dillinger’s medical treatment and that agents close in, pursuing him dead or alive.
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Boston
John Dillinger
In &Linois Hospital
Joseph B. Keenan
U. S. Day
Keenan
Massachusetts Credit Union League
Dillinger
Storm hits Grafton Park as two garages burn and man is struck
A severe electrical storm around 5 pm caused fires destroying two small garages owned by John Blake and E. J. Kirby at 451 West Wilford Street. Olin Sapp of Parkview was stunned by a lightning strike while sheltering near a tree at the park and was taken home after first aid. Crowd panic followed as lightning flashed near pavilions. Officer John Moran was unhurt when a bolt struck a revolver. Heavy rains also aided Taylor county farmers, easing some damages.
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Grafton Park
Olin Sapp
Parkview
Sapp
Ihmt
John Blake
E. J. Kirby
West Wilford Street
John Moran
Police Department
Taylor County
Adjournment Delayed by Roosevelt On Economic Bills
Washington June 4 leaders pressed President Roosevelt and Congress to set an adjournment date but he refused until the administration program is completed. Hill leaders believed adjournment could come within ten days but the president insisted on passage of the tariff silver housing and Wagner labor board measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capital Hill
Wagner Labor Board
Notre Dame University head dies after lengthy illness
Father Charles L. O'Donnell the president of Notre Dame University for almost six years died from an eight streptococcus infection. He had been incapacitated for over a year. Rev. John F. O'Hara named acting president to serve the remainder of the term. O'Donnell, a priest educator and poet, shaped the university through student professor and administrator roles.
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Notre Dame University
South Bent
Ind
Charles L. O'Donnell
Father O'Donnell
John F. O'Hara
O'Donnell
Captain Arnold to quit post in transient bureau
Captain W. H. Arnold head of the local transient bureau with aides left for Charleston to confer with higher officials about the transient program. Unofficial sources say he plans to resign as transient director on June 10 to return to Salvation Army work, with unclear future posting.
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W. H. Arnold
Charles Rau
Elsie Ringler
Chester, Proudfoot
Lawrence Grimes
Charles Rogers
Charleston
Army
Sentinel
Salvation Army
Eudes
Taylor County
Capt
Arnold
Steup
Teacher Gets Life Term as Wife Slayer
Hubert Moor, 34, former Robinson IL teacher, convicted again for murdering his wife Marjorie after domestic quarrels. Jurors sentenced him to life imprisonment, escaping the death penalty he faced in a prior trial. The slaying occurred on a highway during a drive from Indianapolis to Robinson.
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Marshall, HI
Hubert Moor
Robinson, Ill
Moor
Chester
Marjorie
Indianapolis
Robinson
New America urged graduates to seize present opportunities
Louis A. Johnson of Clarksburg urged Marshall College graduates to embrace modern times and civic responsibility in his address Our New America. He warned elders not to lament the good old days, saying opportunities beckon graduates to serve the nation as they leave Alma Mater and face future conflicts.
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Huntington
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
Peperican Legion
Our New
Copp on Trial for City Water Rent Embezzlement
William Copp 31, former assistant to City Finance Commissioner Fred Kunst, faces trial in Taylor county circuit court for allegedly embezzling 1632.69 in water rents from April 4, 1932, to July 8, 1933. The prosecution claims discrepancies between cash stubs, cash books, and individual accounts as shown by a state audit.
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William Copp
Fred W Kunst
John R. Linn
John Lock
Tra L. Morris
Ed. McWilliams
Albert Stevens
Homer A. Stevens
H. Trimble
Arthur Wilson
James C Hbit
Copp
C. H.reardon
State Tax Commission
Ldger
Holt
Hage
City
Will Be Run? Republican bid faces delay in reelection
Endorsed by Walter S Hallanan and other GOP leaders, the candidate has not yet announced a reelection bid. Associated Press photo accompanies the report.
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Walter S Hallanan
Associated Press
Police raid five places arrest pair in moonshine sweep
A Saturday night crackdown by city and state police on five suspected moonshine hangouts yielded one arrest. At Durbin Moore’s East Main Street flat a 20 gallon home brew keg was found and Moore paid $20, then forfeited the cash bond for missing a mayor's court appearance. Poling's Valley Inn on Latrobe Street yielded a half pint of moonshine amid many empty jars. Poling was fined $25 in police court.
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Harry Wolf
Lincoln Street
Hazel Syvell
Ringler Alley
South Side
Fred Drennan
Addison Street
East End
Durbin Moore
East Main Street
Poling’s
Valley Inn
Latrobe Street
Moore
Mayor's Court
Vallee Poling
Moatsville Boy Found Dead In Cavern Tomb
Philippi, June 4. Dale Jones, 15, son of a Graf ton barber, was found beaten and stuffed headfirst into a cave tomb on Teter's rock near Moatsville. Two Moatsville men, Gordon Blake 35 and Lawrence Carroll 28, are held at Barbour county jail for questioning by Prosecuting Attorney Forrest B. Poling. The youth had been missing since May 27.
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John
Carpenter Philippi
Siice
Dale Jones
Teter's Roek
Old Moatsville
Moatsville
Barbour County
Forrest B. Poling
Gordon Blake
Lawrence Carroll
Bath
Ville
Janes
Dallas W. Janes
Grafton
Barbara J. Hoffman
Monteville
Deficiency Bill Moves From House to Senate Amid GOP Gag Rule
The deficiency bill, authorizing a cash outlay of 1.1789 billion dollars and an estimated relief expenditure near 4 billion, passed the House today despite Republican cries of gag rule and was sent to the Senate for action.
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Senate
House
Washington
Youth Confesses to Slaying Mother and Brother
A youth told police he killed his mother and brother after an evening disappearance. Robert Price of Monteville reported seeing the boy at Gal's store, while Mellie Hoffman of Moatsville said she saw him on a bridge.
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Sanreme
Robert Price
Monteville
Gal's
Mellie Hoffman
Moatsville
Youth Confesses to Double Murder in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on June 4, a 21 year old youth confessed by telegram and letter to the killings of his mother Mrs Carrie L Payne 45 and her 10 year old son in the Westwood home. He fled to Huntington Beach and later returned to LA for questioning. He claimed memory gaps when asked why how and when the slayings occurred.
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Los Angles
Haggard
Carrie L. Payne
Payne
Westwood
Laeee
See Ander Ajetims
Lice
Huntington Beach
Here
Los Angeles
Young Payne
Lucius F. Payne
St. Louis
Bills High School
Robert
No Trace Of Girl Missing From Home For Two Weeks
Sara Mason, 15, daughter of L. J. Mason and Cecil Musgrove Mason, disappeared from her home two weeks ago after leaving for high school. Despite a wide search led by Chief Wallace Henderson, officials have found no trace of her and remain mystified. Police investigate and an outline of clues suggests she was seen near US Route 50 before vanishing.
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Wallace Henderson
Sara Mason
L. J. Mason
Cecil Musgrove Mason
Mason
Record Heat Hits Grafton Again Today
Sweltering heat prevails in the city with the thermometer at 88 degrees by mid afternoon. Yesterday reached 92 as hundreds sought relief at Grafton Park and municipal beaches. Weather guesswork hints at a cooling rain around June 11 as heat persists in western Pennsylvania.
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Grafton Park
Cleavenger
Clevenger
Pittsburgh
Western
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia
CCC
Barbour CO
F.D.R
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Pres. Roosevelt
B. F. Ewing
West Virginia
Anti-Saloon League
Patrick D. Kooniz
United Dry Forces
Donald C. Bragg
Will Bethre
Johnson
Marshall College
WM. Copp
Henry D Hatfield
U. 8
Henry D. Hatfield
Latrobe St. Blind Tiger
Boy
Youth
Pair
X. Y. Z. Cleavedger
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