Republican Rivalries Rise as Parley Nears
Cleveland June 6 Opposition camps attack Alf Landon's 400 vote claim as bitter rivalries flare ahead of next week's national convention. Knox and Borah camps fire back while an unsigned handbill urges delegates to reconsider. Second place on the ticket remains unsettled with Arthur Vandenberg and James Wadsworth repeatedly mentioned.
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Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Knox
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Harmony at party parley in Parkersburg
At the West Virginia state executive committee meeting two candidates for Democratic national committeeman drew leaders’ attention for harmony. Rep Joe L. Smith is backed by the congressional delegation for the post now held by Herbert Fitzpatrick of Huntington who says he won’t seek reelection. Gary Hogg of Lewisburg was also mentioned for the post.
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Parkersburg
Joe L. Smith
West Virginia
Washington
Herbert Fitzpatrick
Huntington
Fitzpatrick
Gary Hogg
Lewisbore
Drive Safely Travel Time at Emergency Response
A safety notice from Taylor County Safety Council explains that at 30 mph a car covers 44 feet per second and driver reaction adds 0.75 seconds before braking, totaling about 33 feet of travel before brakes engage after an emergency is observed.
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Taylor County Safety Counc
Arrests Loom In Detroit Black Legion Death Case
Detroit police said arrests were imminent in the deaths linked to the Black Legion. Roy Pidcock, 32, died May 13 while Charles A. Poole was shot the same morning. Wyandotte detectives noted mutual acquaintance and possible assignment of a retaliatory party. Cardinal Dougherty condemned the group as un-American and said it will perish once exposed.
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Wyandotte
Roy Pidcock
Harles A. Poole
Detroit
Connect
C Ber
Black Legion
Pidcock
Fighting Island
Poole
Bircuit
James
Vatican City
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Pope Pius
Cardinal Dougherty
Legion
Ku Klux Klas
Domenick the Tailor Faces Deportation
Domenick Pisconeri known as Domenick the Tailor in Grafton faces a deportation citation in Pittsburgh as an alien without proper naturalization papers. He was apprehended yesterday by Department of Labor immigration operatives in his West Main street tailor shop and is to appear before immigration authorities or depart.
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Domenick Pisconeri
Domenick the Tailor
Pittsburgh
United States
Department of Labor
Bureau of Immigration
West Main Street
Board of Immigration Autorities
Former State Trooper Faces Year in Jail For Slaying Miner
Ulysses Damron, former state trooper, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Alfred Gibson, 27, at Lorado last July. He faced a possible sentence of one year in jail and a $500 fine after a jury verdict, with the judge deferring sentence until today.
Head of Youth Found as Police Seek Identity
Detectives in Cleveland search for identification of a young brown haired blue eyed man whose severed head was found by two school boys under a willow bush. The body likely dated about three days before discovery. Previously two beheaded men found in the same area last September remain unsolved. Initials J De appeared on clothing near the head.
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Cleveland
J. de
Nes
Fifty-Fifth Annual G.A.R. Encampment Underway
A testimonial dinner marked the opening of the fifty-fifth annual West Virginia encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Wheeling. Honor guests included William M. Smith of Shadyside department commander and Alonzo Allum past department commander, with leaders from the Ladies of the G. A. R. and affiliated groups.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Grand Army of the Republic
William M. Smith
Shadyside
Alonzo Allum
Ladies of
Daughters of Union Veterans and Women's Relief Corps
Speaker Cannot Come Tonight at Grafton High
Dr L A Peckstein dean of education at University of Cincinnati was to deliver the commencement address but his mother's death prevents attendance. A substitute will speak, selected by the dean, upon Kuhn of the Grafton Schools request. Tickets are required.
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L A. Peckstein
Education College
University of Cincinnati
Grafton High School
Peckstein
E. Guy Kuhn
I Kuhn
State Police Announce No License Extension
State Police warn no extension of time to obtain new automobile licenses after July 1. Corporal L. W. Emrick of the Grafton detachment says new plates cannot be used until June 20 and dealers plates may be used for ten days only until new licenses arrive. The notice targets many new residents unfamiliar with West Virginia license laws.
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L. W. Emrick
Grafton
State Police
West
Simpson Man Badly Cut In Bitter Fight
Andrew Gillis a 22 year old Simp son miner is in Grafton City hospital critically wounded after a razor attack last night. State police launched a county wide search for Dorsey Marple 37 WPA mine sealing foreman charged with the assault. Gillis sustained severe wounds and officers reported a grave but hopeful prognosis as doctors worked to save him.
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Andrew Gillis
Simpson
Grafton
Nile County
Dorsey Marple
Gillis
Dorsey C. Peck
Marple
Harry Batson
L. W. Emiek
W. E. Murphy
Passes and fails in drivers license exams at Grafton detachment
Twenty three applicants passed state police exams in Grafton while 15 failed. Corporal L W Emrick released the list of successful candidates including Mrs May Hathaway and C M Costley among others, with addresses across Hammond Philippi Latrobe Thayer street Yates avenue and more.
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Grafton
L. W. Emrick
May Hathaway
War Hammond
C. M. Costley
Phiippi
Roy Nelson
Latrobe
Albert Gaskins
Thayer Street
Theodore Shingleton
William E. Stafford
Yates Avenue
Max McCalla
West Main
Ray E. Ridenour
Lincoln Street
Francis J. Jennings
Frank Grimm
Ann Clare Cunningham
Locust
Albert L. Braun
Thomas Darcy
Maple Avenue
James A. Beverlin
Beech Street
Ralph Collins
Independence
Marie M. Hayes
Walnut
H. E. Hayes
P. H. Partridge, Jr
Maynard Smallwood
Helen K. Chenoweth
Grand Street
Glenn Kelley
Simpson
E. H. Douglas
Wheeling Police Chief Named Naval Lieutenant
Wheeling police chief Albert Megale was named a naval reserve lieutenant for meritorious work during the March floods. Lieutenant W A Saunders, naval reserve recruiting officer for West Virginia, made the appointment at a testimonial dinner. Megale served with the Marine Corps in World War I.
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Wheeling
Albert Megale
United States
W. A. Saunders
Naval Reserve
West Virginia
Megale
Marine Corps
Taylor County Safety Council Meeting Tuesday Evening
Taylor County Safety Council called a meeting for Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the county building court room. County Chairman Arthur G. Yates urged all members and the public to attend as discussions continue on ways to reduce the highway accident toll.
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Taylor County Safety Council
Arthur G. Yates
Yates
Town Officer Held to Jury for Assault
Everett F. McDonald 37 town sergeant of Flemington is held for September grand jury after an hour court session. He pleaded not guilty to a warrant charging unnecessary force in taking Eli Nopitalos 51 of Galloway to jail after drunk driving arrest. Eyewitness Sammy Jones testified McDonald struck the man as many as 20 times without provocation.
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Ona C. Jefferys
Everett F. “Fats
McDonald
Flemington
Eli Noptalos
Galloway
Nopialo
S. H. Waller
Sammy Jones
One Murder True Bill Returned in Cabell Co
Cabell County grand jury indicted Elmer Field 25 of Milton for murder in the death of Roy Blake 30 of Milton who died two weeks earlier. Field allegedly struck Blake with a stone. two others faced manslaughter charges and one for gambling. Officials noted a fatal truck collision involving one indicted man and a nine year old, Ralph Hager. Troopers arrested those indicted for gambling in four downtown raids weeks earlier.
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Huntington
Cabell County
Elmer Field
Milton
Roy Blake
Field
Blake
Fred Myers
R. B. Nutter
Rainelle
Ralph Hager
Gilbert Uhl Pleads Guilty to Assault and Costs
Gilbert Uhl 25 of West Hill was allowed to plead guilty to assault and battery and pay a $16 fine plus costs after an alleged assault on his 70 year old father George Uhl. He turned himself in to Magistrate Ona C Jefferys following a weeks long police search. the felony charges were reduced to the current crime.
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Gilbert Uhl
West Hill
George Uhl
Young Uhl
Ona C. Jefferys
Blum Seeks New Labor Deal In France Parliament
Paris June 6 French socialist Premier Leon Blum presented a new program to Parliament aimed at satisfying labor demands reviving business and aiding farmers. He backed peace through collective security and outlined a plan to break a nearly nationwide strike, revise the financial system, and coordinate national defense.
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Paris
France
Leon Blum
Europe
Ton
Roosevelt on Special With Burns Family
President Roosevelt accompanies the funeral train bearing Joseph W. Byrns to Nashville for last rites. The two-section train carries Hull Farley and a large congressional delegation, with Byrns family members and Tennessee officials aboard. Roosevelt plans a two hour stop in Tennessee before continuing on to the capital.
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Roosevelt
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Washington
House
Congressional Party
Virginia-Tennessee
Cordell Hull
Burns
Farley
Capain Paul Bastedo
Grace Tulley
Roberta Bowers
McIntyre
Huntington Mechanic Killed in Collision
Huntington reports a truck and auto collision killed William Arthur Williams a 32 year old mechanic. Floyd H Camp 54 of Pool truck operator charged with reckless driving and manslaughter. Mandy Ramsey 60 riding with Camp suffered slight injuries.
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Huntington
William Arthur Williams
Floyd H. Camp
Pool
Mandy Ramsey
Green laments union drive methods to un ionize steel
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor expressed regret over the methods chosen for the projected drive to unionize steel. He commented on Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers shifting to John L. Lewis to organize 500000 steel workers into one large industrial union. Council is thwarted.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
John L. Lewis
Four Under Arrest For Slaying Radio Artist
Dayton daybreak reports four men held after the slaying of radio singer Lou Bodin 30 during an argument. Police say Charles Rickman 33 Dayton admitted shooting Bodin claiming self defense after Bodin reportedly threatened him over alleged attentions to Rickman’s estranged wife. The case involves motives tied to a dispute with a Bristol Virginia contact.
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Dayton
Lou Bodin
Radio Singer
E. Yendes
Charles Rickman
Bodin
Rickman
Yendes
Tax Measure Passed By Tired Senate
Sped through the senate by a 38 to 24 vote a tax bill with faint ideas from President Roosevelt heads to a senate house conference. Administration figures will press for high graduated taxes on undistributed corporate profits. The real fight is expected in the conference.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
West Penn to Install New Turbo-Generator at Rivesville Plant
FAIRMONT June 6 The Monongahela West Penn Public Service company announced 25,000 kilowatts will be added to the power output of its Rivesville plant by installing a new turbo generator. Construction is estimated at 2,500,000 dollars and will take 16 months, employing 75 men. President A C Spurr said the expansion reflects the companys faith in the region and its future.
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Fairmont
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
Rivesville
A. C. Spurr
Spurr
Ohio County Seeks End to WPA Discrimination Claims
Senator Rush D Holt presented a resolution from the Ohio County West Virginia board of commissioners accusing Works Progress Administration activities of discrimination. The measure notes higher layoffs in Ohio County than in nearby areas, warning of hardship for the needy.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
Senate
Ohio County
Board of Commissioners
Works Progress
Strikes Rule Industry Across Nation in Wake of Walkouts
In Chicago and across the country wage increases and union recognition dominated labor actions. The Remington Rand strike enters its second week with over 4,000 workers out across six plants in the east. Company spokesmen blame a minority while offering a $15 inducement to return to Syracuse and Tonawanda shops, as union leaders say wage demands remain unmet. The General Electric strike sees about 400 workers idling in wire and cable departments.
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Chicago
Remington -Rand
Sy=racuse
Tonawanda
General Electric
Electric Workers Union
Wire and Cable
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