Theft Stoppage As Bond Thefts Sweep Local Rails
Lawrence Whitehair, 30, began a 45 day sentence in Taylor county jail after pleading guilty to stealing railroad bonds from the Baltimore and Ohio yards. Officials say cut bonds triggered circuit warnings at signals, halting several trains including a passenger train, as investigators moved to end the thefts and prevent possible wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White, Sr
Lawrence Whitehair
Taylor County
Whitehair
Baltimore and Ohio
Section's First Woman Flier Makes Solo Trip
Clarksburg June 7 Harrison county's first woman flier Mrs Mary Devericks Snow of Clarksburg soloed yesterday afternoon at the Harrison county airport after ten hours instruction from Merrill Bingman They are daughter of F C Devericks gas and oil operator and wife of Wallace F Red Snow athletic coach at Wallace Hight school Twenty four hours before Mrs Snow's husband soloed at the same airport Both plan to go to Pittsburgh soon to take amateur license tests Only three women hold amateur pilots licenses in the state Irene I Crum of Huntington Kathryn G Riddich of Bluefield and Beulah E McCown of Institute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Harrison County
Fiier
Mary Devericks Snow
Merrill Bingman
Elays
F. C. Devericks
Wallace F. "Red" Snow
Wallace Hight
Negro Infant Is First Auto Death in Fairmont
Fairmont records its first traffic fatality since October 1935 when 17 month old Lawrence Calhoun Jr. died from injuries after a truck struck him. Police say Phillip Sistunk, 43, of Chesapeake, drove the truck and the wheel passed over the child. Sistunk is jailed on manslaughter charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Lawrence Calhoun, Jr
Lawrence Calhoun
J T. Hodges
Phillip Sistunk
Chesapeake
Sistunk
Suspect Held for Theft By Federal Authorities
Patrolman John D. Porter said Peter J. Paris alias Ben E. Phelps was held for federal authorities on a charge of theft of an automobile in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
John D. Porter
Peter J. Paris
Ben E. Phelps
Detroit
Diagnostic Clinic Open To Co Crippled Children
Parents of crippled children in Taylor county were advised to contact the Taylor County Department of Public Assistance to arrange examinations at a Morgantown diagnostic clinic planned for Friday June 17. Welfare Director E A Lipscomb said arrangements would be made for a limited number from Taylor county.
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Taylor County
Morgantown
Taylor County Department of Public Assistance. Co. Welfare
E. A. Lipscomb
Hague Hails Record Crowd at Jersey City Rally
Mayor Frank Hague celebrated a massive turnout in Journal Square as proof against communism. He led a two hour parade with 75 000 marchers and 175 000 spectators, asserting support from a city population of 320 000 amid protests from CIO and Workers Defense League officials. U S Representatives Edward Hart and Mary Norton attended with other dignitaries.
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Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
Journal Square
Norman Thomas
Hague
Democratic National Committee
Hugh A. Kelly
Harry Moore
New Jersey
113Th Infantry
National Guard
Daniel Casey
William J. Carney
CIO
Brendan Sexton
Workers Defense League
Roosevelt
U. S
Edward J. Hart
Mary T. Norton
House Labor Committee
Public ownership plan eyed for flood control dams
Congressional advocates push for outright federal ownership of flood control dams and a broad federal role. Proposals include government ownership, full cost payments, and power commission studies, provoking opposition from Senator Copeland and others who favor army engineers’ authority. House bloc leader Rankin calls the bill a monstrosity threatening conservation policy.
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Washington
Senate
Norris
Ind-Neb
The
Power Commission
Army
War and Agriculture Departments
Copeland
Senate Commerce Committee
Walsh
D.-Mass
Army Engineers
Rankin
D.-Miss
House Power Bloc
City fights firework nuisance rule set by mayor
Mayor P P Gillispie told Tuesday that shooting fireworks within city limits violates the ordinance and instructed police to arrest violators. He cited numerous complaints from sleepless residents and sick homes and urged strict enforcement until the Fourth of July, with Chief Lockard directing patrols to curb pre holiday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Gillispie
Lockard
Leadership School Opens at First Baptist Church
A large enrollment is reported at the cooperative Standard Leadership Training school now under way at the First Baptist church and scheduled to conclude Friday. Rev. H. J. Mitchell is dean with Miss Mildred Keefer as registrar. Courses include The Christian Message, How to Administer the Vacation Church School, The Prophets and Their Message, and The New Testament Its Contents and Values. The Taylor County Council of Christian Education and Taylor County Ministerial association support the school. Evening classes begin at 7 p m with chapel at 7 50 p m and final class at 8 10 p m. Rev. W. E. Knox leads chapel services. Representatives from city and county Sunday schools attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
H. J. Mitchell
Methodist Protestant Church
Mildred Keefer
Gordon Withers
Joseph B. Dryfield
M. D. Swisher
F. J. Turvander
Taylor County Council of Christian Education
Taylor County Ministerial Association
W. E. Knox
Andrews Church
Keefer
Inquest to Resume All Justice's Office Here
A coroner's inquest into the automobile accident death of William Prosser, 56, will resume at 3 p m Tuesday in the office of Justice of the Peace Hoye G White Sr acting for Coroner Paul Ward en. A jury viewed the body Monday at Flanagan Funeral Home before interment and testimony is to be taken at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Prosser
Wendelmaner
Office of
Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White, Sr
Paul P. Warden
Flanagan Funeral
Washington Street Protests Target One-Hour Parking
Washington Street residents circulated a petition to limit parking to one hour on one side to curb traffic hazards from new meters. Police chief A E Lockard said the petition was prepared and may go to the city council soon as meters extend along Latrobe and West Main from the post office to the First National Bank. meters painted bright orange to highlight nickel-an-hour rates.
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Main
Latrobe Street
Waslington Street
A. E. Lockard
West Main Street
First National Bank
Former Local Man Carter Dies in Cleveland
William Carter, formerly a prominent local businessman and bake shop operator, died late last month in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his wife Florence Haskins, a stepson and a stepdaughter in Cleveland. The body was taken to Providence Rhode Island for funeral services and interment. Mrs. Carter will reside with her sister Mrs. William Getz in Barrett Street after the service.
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William Carter
Cleveland
Ohio
Carter
Florence Haskins
Forcello
West Main Street
Pracht
Beech Street
Motorman Injured by Shotgun Accident
Charleston June 7. H. H. Nichols a 38 year old street car motorman sustained serious injuries when a shotgun rested against a post and discharged as he crawled under a fence.
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Charleston
H. 8. Nichols
U S WINS TWO TRIAL POINTS IN Harlan COAL CASE
In London Kentucky on June 7 government attorneys won two trial points in a Harlan county coal unionization case. Judge H Church Ford allowed testimony from defendants at NLRB hearings about organizers and the United Mine Workers. FBI agent J M OLeary cleared of contempt charge. the judge denied the motion to suppress defense evidence.
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London
Harlan County
H. Church Ford
National Labor Relations Board
FBI
Ford
J. M. O'Leary
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United Mine Workers of America
Wool pool planned for June 14 in West Grafton
Taylor County wool pool to be held Tuesday June 14 at the Taylor County Board of Education garage in West Grafton. County agent Carroll Hawkins says the wool will be taken up from 7 a.m. to noon with similar arrangements as last year. Col. E L Shaw will grade the fleeces and about the same number as last year is expected. Also announced are Small Fruits Day events at Morgantown Thursday for local farmers focusing on grapes strawberries raspberries and blueberries.
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Taylor County
Taylor County Board of Education
West Grafton
Carroll Hawkins
Hawkins
Col. E. L. Shaw
Morgantown
Foul Ball Triggers Fire Alarm at St Marys Field
A foul ball struck a fire alarm box near St Marys baseball field and set off the alarm. Firefighters responded and treated it as a successful call, with the incident described as a run by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
St. Mary's Baseball Field
Widow Esther Rider Celebrates 98th Birthday
Mrs. Esther Jane Rider, widow of Bennet Rider, marked her 98th birthday yesterday in Buckhannon. The event honors a long life with family and friends gathering to celebrate the milestone.
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Buckhannon
Esther Jane Rider
Bennet Rider
Fight Injuries Fatal To Brownsville WPA Worker
Uniontown, June 7. County Detective John C. Wall will file formal charges today against John Sarver a 45 year old unemployed Brownsville resident in the death of Brownsville WPA worker George Smetna father of three. Smetna died last night in a Brownsville hospital minutes after being knocked down with his head striking a railroad track following a quarrel over 25 cents. State Patrolman C A Moffitt arrested Sarver at the Uniontown jail last night.
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Uniontown
John C. Wall
John Sarver
Brownsville
WPA
George Smetna
Brownsvile
C. A. Moffitt
Carver
Smetna
Moffitt
Sarver
Truck Driver Strike Near Settlement After 35 Bakeries Close
John A. Moffitt of the Labor Department said a tentative agreement is near after talks with AFL bakery drivers and employers followed a walkout that shuttered 35 bakeries serving hundreds of thousands. Unions and operators did not disclose progress on closed shop, seniority, or union label demands as 40 hours of talks ended with a rejection of wage-increase proposals in arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Moffitt
United State Department of Labor
AFL
Moffitt
Hadeen
War Menaced continued from 99 one
Lunarea and Chinese forces move to defend mountainous regions south of the Peiping Hankow line. A Han kow spokesman said Chiang Kai-Shek's troops will not risk a decisive stand on Henan province plains where Japan’s mechanized power dominates. The China incident stretches toward a full year of war.
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Lun
Peiping
Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Henan
Japan
China
Japanese Advance Intensifies Toward Chengchow and Shensi
The report describes a faster Japanese drive toward Hankow and Chengchow with aim to strike west into Shensi to sever Soviet supply routes to the Chinese government. It notes Japan already controls about two thirds of China’s 6000 miles of railways and would extend control on the Lunghai and Peiping Hankow lines if Chengchow falls.
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Hankow
Chengchow
Shensi Province
China
Lunghai
Peiping-Hankow
Legion appoints chair for Fourth of July plans
Plan Celebration Parkerburg June 7 Fred Cochrane named chairman of American Legion committee to draw up civic Fourth of July celebration to be sponsored by the Legion.
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Parkersburg
Fred Cochrane
American Legion
Legion
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Lewis T. Arnett
Jellico
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Harlan
William Klontz
Wiliam Turnblazer
District 19
Theodore Middleton
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Grace Moore
Andre Kostblanetz
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