Uniontown DA Accused In Numbers Protection Scheme
Fayette county court weighs a blue ribbon report alleging racketeers paid for protection and swindled citizens for thousands. The panel names District Attorney James A. Reilly and others as involved in testimony on numbers lottery protection while detailing a seven month probe and a 1100 page record. Bill Lias of Wheeling is said to have paid 5000 dollars for the concession.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
James A. Reilly
Reilly Studies
John J. Duggan
Alex Goldstein
John C. Wall
William G
Big Bill
Wallace Boom Gets Started as Roosevelt Exit Talks Begin
Washington reports say Secretary Wallace of the Agriculture Department is near a Democratic presidential bid for 1940. Friends say he would only run if Roosevelt does not pursue a third term, with possible attempts to win pledged Iowa delegates and support from Congress.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Congressional Friends of the
Roosevelt
Iowa
Congress
Theatre Tickets Tonight at Strand Dixie Theatres
Mrs G W Gerkin of 1317 West Main street attends tonight's Oklahoma Kid with James Cagney at Strand theatre or Ice Follies of 1939 with Joan Crawford James Stewart Lew Ayres Lewis Stone at Dixie theatre The Grafton Sentinel invites readers to enjoy these showings and performances tonight.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
G. W. Gerkin
West Main Street
James ‘Agney
Strand Theatre
Joan Crawford
James Stewart
Lew Ayres
Lewis Stone
Dixie Theatre
Steelworker's motive for shooting at Duchess's car remains mystery
London police detained Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor a 45 year old steelworker after he fired a shot near the Duchess of Kent's car as she neared Belgrave Square. He claimed a gun permit and was bound over for a week. The motive was unclear and investigators explored links to a potential terrorism drive after a window was broken at Princess Royal's home.
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London
Lawler
Belgrave Square
Robert Tice
Lawlor
Scotland Yard
Princess Royal
Countess of Harewood
George VI
U S Arrests Irish Leader in Detroit Detention
Sean Russell, famed chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army, is held as a federal prisoner in Detroit as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth approach Canada by Windsor. U S Immigration Director Zurbrick cites a $5,000 cash bond for release, with Russell arrested on entering the United States by false statements. The royal visit timeline places Russell in custody until the royal train passes. (Continued on page three)
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Detroit
George VI
Elizabeth
United States
Sean Russell
Russell
John L. Zurbrick
U. S
Irish Republic Army
Scotland Yard
America
England
UMVA Plans Good Will Tour To Southern Area
FAIRMONT June 6 The Up per Monongahela Valley association announces a 1939 good will tour August 22 24 through southern West Virginia. The group departs Elkins August 22 with overnight stops at Bluefield and Huntington. Dr George L Beerbower of Kingwood, director of last year's tour, will head the trip.
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UMVA
Fairmont
Elkins
Bluefield
Huntington
George L. Beerbower
Kingwood
Protective Tariff Club of Wheeling Chartered
Charleston June 6. A charter was granted to the Protective Tariff association of the United States with headquarters at Wheeling. The non profit organization was incorporated by M. G. Gilz, Ross D. Chew and Norman W. Dohman to propagate the theory of the protective tariff.
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Charleston
Protective Tariff Association of the
United States
Wheeling
M. G. Gilz
Ross D. Chew
Norman W. Dohman
Sunstroke Fatal for Oil Firm Pump Tender
Guy B. Nolan, 57, pump tender for South Penn Oil, died after suffering a stroke and remaining in the sun for seven hours. He left a widow and nine children. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow with burial in Clarksburg.
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Middlebourne
Guy B. Nolan
South Penn Oil Company
Clarksburg
Nine Escape County Jail Sets Stage for Breakout
June 6 report from Welch details a 14 year old boy and eight men escaping McDowell county jail by a hole in the wall of the bull pen. A 12 inch iron bar was found behind the wall and officers believe it served as the escape tool. Night warden H L Harvey noted 23 inmates stayed behind and the fugitives cut the wire to trigger the alarm. Police in nearby cities were alerted to recapture the escapees. The juvenile suspect is from Big Four and is held on a larceny charge.
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H. L. Harvey
Harvey
Suiter
Big Four
Paroles Revoked By Governor Holt
Governor Holt revoked two paroles today. Paul Hubbard of Mercer county must return to Moundsville to complete an eight year sentence for a January 1936 breaking and entering conviction after serving an 18 month term in Atlanta federal prison. Leon Webber, serving three months in Maryland, will remain incarcerated in West Virginia until February 27, 1941 after a 1931 Berkeley county sentence for breaking and entering.
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Charleston
Holt
Paul Hubbard
Mercer County
Atlanta Federal
Moundsville
Leon Webber
Maryland
West Virginia
Berkeley County
Mayor Hopes Parking Row Can Be Ended
Mayor Gillispie aims to settle the downtown parking dispute with a fair solution that preserves meters on Main and Latrobe. City officials, including Warder and Lockard, consult with the State Road Commission on North Main parking while five new arrests in the anti parking ordinance campaign prompt calls to unite against the administration.
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Bradford
Warder
Captain Lockard
Charleston
State Road Commission
Taylor County Board of Trade
O. S. Campbell
P. F. Gillispie
City Hall
Main
La~trobe
Hugh R. Warder
A. E. Lockard
Main Street
Alarm Increases After Wrecked Plane Located
WINSLOW Ariz June 6 P Alarm rose today over the disappearance of Helen Tanner a young Ames Ia aviatrix whose damaged plane was found in a desert region inhabited only by a small number of Indians The plane was located yesterday by the Deep Lake emergency landing field caretaker and lies between Deep Lake 75 miles southeast of Winslow and Zuni N M Miss Tanner had departed Albuquerque N M for California
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Winslow
Ariz
Helen Tanner
Young Ames
Aviatrix
Deep Lake
Zuni
N. M
Miss Tanner
Albuquerque
California
Huntington Fireman Dies Under Tragic Circumstances
Huntington note states John M. Robinson 46 a Huntington fireman of 20 years died by drinking poison. Coroner IR Schuler said he had been in ill health for years and survived by a widow and seven children.
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Huntington
John M. Robinson
Huntington Fire Department
X. Schuler
Robinson
Labor Seeks Supreme Court Challenge to New Labor Laws
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania AFL President James L. McDevitt says organized labor will fight the new laws outlawing sit-down strikes and repealing the injunction ban, aiming toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Governor James plans to sign two bills amending the Little Wagner Act and repealing the 1937 injunction law after mass AFL CIO protests.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
American Federation of Labor
AFL
James L. McDevitt
United States Supreme Court
McDevitt
Arthur H. James
Commonwealth
CIO
Capitol
Supreme Court Delays Parking Meter Ruling in Webster County
The State Supreme Court postponed a decision on the Webster County parking meter case. The court aims to issue all pending matters by June 13 before summer adjournment, though many expected a ruling today on the injunction appeal from Judge Jake Fisher in Webster Springs.
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Webster County
State Supreme Court
Jake Fisher
Webster Springs
WPA Worker Confesses Murder of Aged Widow
Paul Cervenak a 31 year old WPA worker pleaded guilty to the murder of Mrs Naponocena Jaczynski a 19 year old widow in Pittsburgh He said he beat her with his fists then prayed claiming he pitied her Judge Thomas W Crichton set a nine to eighteen year sentence
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Pittsburgh
Paul’ Cervenak
WPA
Naponocena Jaczynski
Thomas W. Crichton
Coal Marketing Rules Relaxed to Permit Long Contracts
The Coal commission issued revised marketing regulations today allowing soft coal producers to sign contracts up to a year to meet long term competition from oil and gas. The rule relaxes the 30 day limit but becomes effective after minimum prices for the industry are promulgated. Contracts up to a year remain allowed for sale to government agencies.
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The
Coal Commission
Washington
Physicians Need to Take Own Advice, Doctors Told
In Parkersburg on June 6, Dr. E. H. Cosner of Dayton urged physicians to follow health guidance themselves. He warned that too many doctors undermine their health by overeating and insufficient rest, saying they "dig their own graves with their teeth."
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Parkersburg
E. H. Cosner
Dayton
West Virginia Qsteppathic Society
Movie bosses push arbitration plan with Hopkins
Five top Hollywood executives headed by Will Hays met Secretary Hopkins to discuss a proposed voluntary arbitration system to smooth industry headaches. Attending were Nicholas Schneck of Loew's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Harry Warner of Warner Brothers, George J. Schaefer of RKO Radio, and Sidney R. Kent of Twentieth Century Fox. Absent was Samuel Goldwyn as James Roosevelt took a newly created role elsewhere.
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Washington
Hollywood
Hopkins
Will Hays
Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors For America
Goldwyn
Hays J
Nicholas Schneck
Loew's Incorporated
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayser Pictures
Harry W. Warner
Warner Brothers
George J. Schaefer
Rko-Radio
Sidney R. Kent
Twentieth Century-Fox
Samuel Goldwyn
Hollywood Film
James Roosevelt
Beaching Thetis Could Open Public Inquiry In England
London reports naval experts expect the submarine Thetis with 99 dead to be beached by Friday if favorable weather holds. A full public inquiry promised by Prime Minister Chamberlain may begin Monday, with a private naval inquiry already under way and findings to be included in the public investigation in Liverpool or Birkenhead. The Thetis sank in 130 feet of water during acceptance trials last Thursday. only four of 103 aboard survived.
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London
Chamberlain
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Wage Hour Revisions Suffer Setback In House Fight
House leaders failed to push wage hour amendments through quickly as they sought passage of Social Security act changes. Farm groups opposed redefining farm exemptions while the Social Security amendments could be rewritten. The disputed wage hour bill included a proposed white collar exemption for workers earning 200 dollars a month, and may be revived later.
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Washington
House
Norton
Auto Accident Verdict Upheld In Supreme Court
Charleston June 6. The Supreme Court affirmed a $5,000 verdict to Leroy Grimm of Jefferson County for injuries in a Virginia car crash. Case tried under Virginia law allowing damages for gross negligence only. Appellate court ruled the trial proper. Driver died. suit against administrator Thomas R Moore.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Jefferson County
Leroy Grimm
Virginia
Thomas R. Moore
Pendergast Improves After Heart Attack in Prison
Toni Pendergast, Kansas City Democratic boss serving 15 months for income tax fraud, has rallied from a heart attack in Leavenworth federal prison. His condition today was described as no longer critical.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Toni Pendergast
Kansas City
Junior Band Practice Time Change Notice
The Junior Band of G. H. 8. will meet for practice Thursday morning at 10 o clock instead of the previously announced time. John Evans.
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John Evans
Young flier rescued far out on ocean
The Luscomb plane NC 22070, piloted by Cheston L Eshelman of Carlisle Pa, was forced down 175 miles east of Boston. Rescued by the Villanova trawler crew before the aircraft sank in 40 fathoms. Eshelman uninjured but exhausted.
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New York
Villanova
Associated Press
Cheston Eshelman
Cheston L. Eshelman
Luscomb
Pitcairn
Philadelphia
Boston
Mars
Cap
Brartmars
Chatham
Mass
Cheston-Hsherman
Carlisle
Georges
Eshelman
Camden
N. J
Triton
Lewis urges stronger law against spies and strikebreakers
CIO President John L. Lewis pressed Congress to bar federal loans contracts and subsidies to employers who employ spies strikebreakers and armed guards against organized labor. He cited a West Virginia operator in Washington boasting of machine guns rifles ammunition and gas to shoot miners. Continued on Page Four.
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Washington
CIO
John L. Lewis
Congress
Lewis
West Virginia
Mented Lewis
Grafton Sentinel invites MRE W I Booth to show
The Grafton Sentinel invites MRE W I Booth of 23 West Washington Street to tonight's Opera House presentation Down in Arkanises featuring Weaver brothers and Ziviy, a Mad mountain hill-billy music show.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Mre. W. I. Booth
West Washington Street
Arkanises
Weaver’ Brothers
Ziviy
Opera House
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Deal
Strand
Dixie
Resi
U.S
Campbell
John McCrohan
Gerald
Beatrice Wood
Thetis
Pendergast
Youngflier
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