Grandstand Collapse Kills Thirty In Romania
A crowded grandstand collapsed during a Boy Scout review in Bucharest killing thirty and injuring more than one hundred. King Carol and his heir helped in rescue as police reported thirty dead. Most victims were women and mothers of scouts. Prince Paul witnessed the event. Continued details awaited on page five.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Romania
Carol
Prince Mical
Edouard Benes
Czeslovakia
Prince Nicholas
Mihai
Prince Paul
Yugoslavia
Benes
French Coal Miners Quit in General Strike Action
French coal miners in northern France totaling about 150000 walked out in a general strike. A day after one million other workers won a broad victory by refusing to work. Paris building trades joined the walkout to enforce a five point agreement ending a fourteen day strike after Prime Minister Leon Blum’s New Deal government intervened for labor. Miners occupied pits and offices in northern fields. In some areas mining officials were held as prisoners inside their buildings.
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Paris
France
Leon Blum
Five Hurt in Taylor County Auto Crashes Weekend
Automobiles wrecked across Taylor County injuring five people and prompting warrants for reckless driving for two others. Hoff Louk, 64, of Mill Creek, suffered a broken hip when the car he rode in skidded and rolled north of Lost Run hill, sending him to Grafton City Hospital. Sherman Louk, his son, was the driver at the time.
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Taylor County
Hoff Louk
Mill Creek
Grafton City Hospital
Lost Run Hill
Sherman Louk
Rescue One Alive After Gas Explosion In Mine
Paxton Indiana June 8 Ivan Alexander was rescued alive from the Dugger Martin coal mine hours after being overcome by gas while seeking two others believed killed. Rescue workers search for Charles Webb and John Williams, with Webb the mine inspector and Williams his assistant.
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Paxton
Ind
Ivan Alexander
Dugger-Martin
Charles Webb
John Williams
Webb
Williams
Ite
Inquest Ordered Over Tama Blast Death
Coroner Harvey Jones and state fire marshal J W Pyle ordered an inquest into the death of Mrs Lyle Mooney after a mysterious explosion in the Tama business district wrecked four buildings, killed one, and seriously injured six others Saturday.
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Tama
Harvey Jones
Lyle Mooney
J. W. Pyle
Three Mining Schools Open in West Virginia
Registration for the annual short course in mining opened today in Morgantown Welch and Mt Hope by the extension department of West Virginia University. The training school is for miners wishing to qualify as fire foremen or superintendents.
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Morgantown
Extension Department
West Virginia University
Welch
Mt. Hope
G A R Meets in Wheeling
Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic in West Virginia gathered for their 55th annual encampment in Wheeling. Commander William M. Smith, longtime New Martinsville post member now residing in Shadyside Ohio, will preside during the four day event with the climax arriving Wednesday.
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Wheeling
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of West Virginia
William M. Smith
Shadyside
New Martinsville Post
Belington Girl Killed In Automobile Accident
West Virginia weekend fatalities rise with five auto deaths and drownings. Nellie Heavener aged 15 of Belington perished in a Barbour county collision near Gage. Other victims include J C Dickson 22 of Charleston who drowned in a lake and Roy Akers Nestor McNer of Iroquois two other wrecks near Corrine and near Charleston left four injured.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
J. C. Dickson
Charleston
Barbour County
Gage
Nellie Heavener
Belington
Mullens
Roy Akers
Nestor McNer
Iroquois
Corrine
Windstorm Winds Through Williamson Causing Damage
A 20 minute windstorm tore through Williamson uprooting trees and wrecking structures. It unroofed Cinderella school house and shattered department store windows. H G Clark, publisher, estimated damages in the thousands. Streets were cleared of debris by workmen.
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Williamson
H. G. Clark
Grafton High seniors wind up their work
Dr. Spencer Shank acting dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Education addressed 133 Grafton High graduates at a commencement in the school auditorium. He noted the class began school during hard times and stressed world conditions rather than usual graduation platitudes.
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Spencer Shank
College of Education
University of Cincinnati
Grafton High School
Europe
L.A. Peckstein
Abandons Appeal and Turns Himself In for Jail Sentence
Robert 45 Davis of Rosemont has surrendered to serve a one year term in Taylor county jail for assault and battery after shooting Henry Jackson on Knottsville road. The sentence, the maximum under law, followed a recommendation by Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt. Davis’ 30 day stay expired May 29 with 76 days already served awaiting trial.
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Robert
Davis
Rosemont
Taylor County
Henry Jackson
Knottsville
James C. Holt
Rainfall Brings New Growth to Taylor County Crops
Nearly one inch of rain fell overnight in Taylor County, fulfilling farmers prayers. Agent James L. Copeman said the 0.98 inch rainfall started crops and will aid those already emerging, with Weather Observer W. E. Clayton confirming the amount.
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Taylor County
James L. Copeman
U. S
W. E. Clayton
West Virginia Welfare Proposal Promises 20 Year Lead
Welfare Director Francis W. Turner supported a plan to form a new department of public assistance and merge relief and welfare. He predicted the 1936 proposal would place West Virginia two decades ahead, as a special legislative session would be summoned to consider the report and creation of welfare boards and an advisory panel.
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Charleston
Francis W. Turner
Department of Public Assistance
West Virginia
Turner
Incendiarism Probed in Fatal Hotel Blaze
In San Francisco on June 8 police detained Raymond Searles amid an arson inquiry into a hotel fire that killed seven and wounded 30. Special patrolman Ed Flynn disputed Searles’s alarm report as investigators seek cause. Three victims remained unidentified.
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San Francisco
Raymond Searles
Ed Flynn
Flynn
Townsend In Cleveland To Arrange Own Parley
Dr Francis E Townsend surveyed the Republican convention scene in Cleveland planning a larger Townsend pension convention July 16 to 19. He said he was taking no part in the GOP gatherings and was inspecting hotel and convention hall facilities with Dr Frank Dyer. He added plans for a third party would be decided by the pension convention.
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Cleveland
Francis E. Townsend
California
Frank Dyer
Townsend
Criminal Insane Band Flees From Minnesota Asylum
In St Peter Minnesota a posse with machine gunners hunted through river bottoms for Lawrence Devol and 13 other escapees from the criminally insane ward of the state asylum. The breakout left six inmates at large after assaulting guards and seizing a car.
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St, Peter, Minn
Minnesota River
Karpis- Barker
St. Peter State Asylum
Lawrence Devol
Mursder
Landon boom called political miracle of GOP era
Cleveland June 8 a Kansas governor lands a stunning rise in national politics. The piece notes the Landon surge defies gravity and confounds old politicking, with supporters praising it as salvation while opponents call it miraculous and exasperating. It highlights early surprise from Kansas allies and the ambivalent responses of party insiders.
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Landon Boom
G.O.P. Banks
Cleveland
Landon
Kansas
Rideey
Wheeling Arch Masons Celebrate 113th Anniversary
The Royal Arch Masons chapter in Wheeling marks its 113th anniversary with a gathering tonight. It has met on the first Monday each month since founding and is 13 years older than Wheeling itself.
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Wheeling
Royal Arch Masons
Bury Victims of Hill Feud In Kentucky
In Williamson a community prepared for another funeral for two women slain in a Kentucky family feud. Mrs Charley Mounts 60 and Mrs Oscar Mounts 25 were killed Friday night in gunfire as kin feud unresolved. Their husbands, freed from Pikeville jail, arranged the services. The Mounts family continues to suffer as the feud casts a pall.
West Virginia drought ends after weekend rains
Charleston reports heavy weekend rains across West Virginia easing a drought that had damaged crops for weeks. The state department of agriculture began a survey to confirm widespread rain and assess farmer losses, while a windstorm caused damage in Williamson. Game protector T. M. Cheek noted drought benefited nesting game birds.
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Charleston
State Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
J. B. McLaughlin
Willianson
T. M. Cheek
Seek to Halt Floor Battle for Platform
Backstage negotiations were under way to prevent a widening breach of sentiment over the Republican platform from developing into a battle on the convention floor. Senator Borah arrived and his emphatic views were thrust into the maelstrom of conflicting opinion over monetary and constitutional issues. Continued on page four.
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Cleveland
Borah
Washington
Idaho
Pastor Loses Campaign For House And Church Pardons
Wellsburg June 8 Pastor H L Wiggins of the Christian church in Gretna Green lost his bid for the Republican nomination to the state house of delegates on a marriage license tightening platform. The congregation voted to terminate his 12 years of service. Pennsylvania and Ohio licenses have time restrictions, drawing thousands here annually for marriage.
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Wellsburg
H. L. Wiggins
The
Christian Church
Gretna Green
State House of Delegates
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Greenland Is Selected Legion District Head
MARTINSBURG June 8 Richard Greenland commander of Berkeley post was elected commander of District 10 American Legion at the annual convention. He succeeds W H Widmer of Piedmont. The 1937 convention was assigned to Romney with date to be fixed later. Widmer named district delegate to the regional national convention in Cleveland and Greenland as alternate.
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Martinsburg
Richard Greenland
Berkeley
American Legion
W. Widmer
Pied‘mont
Romney
Widmer
Cleveland
Greenland
Borah Seeks Address at Campaign Convention
Borah meets campaign managers as Republicans prep for 21st national convention in Cleveland. Fess says Landon is in. Hamilton reports no platform stance yet. Borah arrives from Washington and asks to address the convention while delegates and leaders weigh economic fundamentals and delegate counts.
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Cleveland
London
Borah
Fess
Landon
Simeon Fees
Ohio
John D. M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Washington
Idaho
Hamilton
Hollenden
Vandenberg
New York
Delegates to WV Republican delegation meet tonight
West Virginia's delegation to the Republican convention prepares to choose a chairman and committeeman and committeewoman and chart its balloting course for presidential and vice presidential nominees. The 16 delegates meet at 8 30 p m tonight. A A Lilly of Charleston is favored to be elected chairman and Walter Hallanan of Charleston currently holds the roles of committeeman and committee woman.
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Cleveland
West Virginia
A. A. Lilly
Charleston
Hallanan
Walter 8. Hallanan
Traveling at 30 mph car travels 44 feet per second
Taylor County Safety Council notes that at 30 mph a car covers 33 feet before brakes are applied after observing an emergency, and the driver’s reaction time is three-fourths of a second, totaling distance and timing considerations for safe driving.
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Taylor County Safety, Council
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