Grandfather and mother clash over custody of Jackie Handley
A custody dispute over five year old Jackie Handley led to a confrontation on West Main Street as grandfather and aunt sought to remove the child from Captain John Handley. Police Chief Wallace Henderson Toward scene aided in escorting the child, while Mrs. Carl Nestor hurried away with the baby. Habeas corpus actions reportedly loom as the case moves to Barbour county court.
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Carolyn
Jackie” Handley
Wallace Henderson
John Handley
Dewey Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Carl Nestor
Flemington
West Main Street
Handley
Nestor
John Handley, Jr
Texas
Barbour County Circuit Court
Ige Warren B. Kittle
Goose
Wee Francis Warder
JAFSIE MAKES SURPRISE TRIP TO GALLERIES
Dr John F Condon known as Jaf sie in the Lindbergh baby case arrived at Boston police headquarters with Samuel Leon and Robert Coar state police investigators The trio said Condon planned to study the rogue's gallery and identify a man called John the German whom he paid 50000 in a New York graveyard for the return of the Lindbergh baby whose body was found near the Lindbergh home.
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Boston
John F. Condon
New York
Moyers Named Delegate to G A R Meet
J W Moyers of Parkersburg was elected delegate at large to the national Grand Army of the Republic encampment at the closing session of the state encampment in Clarksburg. The national meeting will be held in late September at Springfield Illinois. Seneca W Coffey, re elected state commander, presided as he recovered from an illness that sent him to his bed yesterday.
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Clarksburg
J. W. Moyers
Parkersburg
Natonal Grand Army of the Republic
Springfield
Seneca W. Coffey
Milnes
Blood Transfusions Volunteer as Grafton Man Fights Disease
Ed Ford, 25, of Grafton is treated at Johns Hopkins for a mysterious jaw bone infection. His mother, Mary Ford Edwards, and his mother, Mrs. L. C. Ford, have already donated blood. Two railroaders, Charles Dutch Panalle and Wilcox, offer transfusion if needed. Doctors report signs of improvement amid ongoing medical challenges.
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Ed. Ford
Mary Ford Edwards
L. C. Ford
Maple Avenue
Charles
Dutch
Panalle
Wilcox
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Parkersburg Hospital
Grafton
Ford
Panalle and
Roosevelt calls for action on prohibition in 1932 bid
New York June 9 Gov Roosevelt urged immediate action on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. He backed the Democratic platform for a method to end Prohibition and said practical machinery would be put in place in the next Congress. He reiterated his stance from 1930 favoring a constitutional amendment to eliminate Prohibition.
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New York
Roosevelt
Albany
United States
Robert F. Wagner
American Legion
Democratic Party
$6 000 A Year Man Will Pay $310 In Tax
Washington June 9 A married business man with one child and a net income of 6000 will face federal taxes of about 235 a year based on House and Senate figures. After exemptions of 2900 including 400 for the child the tax on 3100 is 124, down from 23 63. A $600 automobile would incur 18 in tax unless fully equipped. Continued on page five.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Seabury Declares Walker Unfit To Hold Post
Samuel Seabury released an analysis deeming Mayor Walker unfit to continue in office. He sent the record to Governor Roosevelt in Albany, stating the evidence supports removal and that he acts as a citizen, not as Hofstadter committee counsel. The package includes testimony transcripts, an analysis, and Seabury’s 15 conclusions.
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New York
Walker
Samuel Seabury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Seabury
Hoover Denies Approving Prohibition Resubmission Plank
Republican leaders move toward a prohibition resubmission at the Chicago convention while the White House denies any approval of a specific plank. President Hoover is building support, with Secretary Mills heading to Chicago and a fierce deferral on a repeal plank looming as the party braces for a platform contest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
White House
Hoover
James R. Garfield
Washington
White ‘House
Mills
Congress
Conference of Pro
Youth in Camden Jail Tries Suicide in Cell
Fred Fickle one of two 19 year old youths arrested for attempting to extort 5000 dollars from George W. Norris governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, attempted suicide today in his Camden city jail cell.
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Camden
N. J
Fred Fickle
George W. Norris
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Camden City
Reveal clue in apartment fire tragedy
Cleveland on June 9 investigators pursued a theory that nitro glycerine charge set off by an amateur safe cracker caused the Ellington apartment fire. The death toll rose with the eleventh body identified as an elderly woman recovered from the debris. Firemen hunted for three more missing women as police noted possible tampering at the Cleveland Loans and Savings vault on the building floor.
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Cleveland
Ellington
Elergy
Cleveland Loans& Savings Company
Scout Mother's Suffer Andrews M. E. Church Benefit
A Scout Mothers Benefit event at Andrews M. E. Church on Thursday evening June 9 1932 from 5 to 7 pm. Admission proceeds go to the Boy Scout Camp Fund. Local organizers urge community support for this charitable drive.
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Andrews M. E
Boy Scout
Veterans Refuse To Leave Capital Until Their Bonus Has Been Paid
In Washington on June 9, amid Democratic charges that President Hoover wrecked the economy, the Senate approved a bill after trimming savings by about 100 million. The final form estimates savings between 120 and 159 million, replacing salary cuts with a furlough plan. Democratic senators urged the President to seek new taxes to cover the shortfall.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Townsend's Tax Program Acclaimed At Bonus March
Washington reports that Walter Waters and the American Legion veterans continued their encampment as 8,000 strong, awaiting the bonus payment. Police invited evacuation, but Waters and the crowd rejected the order, planning to stay until the bonus is delivered. Trucks remained idle or parked, with veterans declaring they will leave only after payout.
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Brees
Washington
Washington Park
Chas. J
Glassford
Walter
W. Waters
8Th
Firecracker accident claims Richwood boy life
Richwood June 9 Charles Shaver nine died after burning injuries from a firecracker. Mason Rose sixteen also injured when the unexploded device, fired during bridge opening celebration, was handled by the youths. The blast occurred after they carried the inert firecracker to the Rose home field.
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Richwood
Charles Shaver
Homer Shaver
Mason Rose
G. B. Rose
Rose
Grafton County group to join veterans for Washington trip
About 40 Taylor county veterans plan to travel to Washington by truck Friday afternoon to press Congress on cashing bonus certificates. They will carry banners “Contributed By Grafton and County People.” The group from Grafton Flemington Webster will sleep in their own equipment and seek a hearing with Congressman Bachmann on Saturday.
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Grafton
Washington
Congress
Taylor County
Flemington and
Webster
Heal Eee
Joseph’ Madera
Army
Bachmann
Pennsyl
Vania Avenue
Graf
Republican State Committee backs Townsend in 1932 campaign
Charleston reports under Charles J. Schuck Wheeling led Republican State Executive Committee moves to back T. C. Townsend for governor with a platform calling for constitutional limit on levies. A Wheeling convention is set for August 11 to pick a supreme court candidate, electors, and adopt a platform. Delegates total 1,727 to be chosen July 7. Morgan town’s bid for the site was rejected.
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Charleston
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
C Tee
T. C. Townsend
Schuck
Charles E. Cartigan
Moundsville
Morgantown
Curiosity May Cost Boy Life in West Virginia
Gerald Stephen Quinn aged 13 of Pine Bluff near Shinnston fell from a tree climbed to reach a wild bird's nest with eggs. He suffered a head injury and is in critical condition in a Clarksburg hospital with partial paralysis as authorities report the accident occurred Tuesday evening.
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Clarksburg
Gerald Stephen Quinn
Stephen Quinn
Pine Bluff
Shinnston
Gerald
Urges Special Vote on Dry Laws by William G. McAdoo
William G. McAdoo urged a national referendum to repeal or amend the 18th Amendment. He proposed a special election after a new president is sworn in to let the people decide whether to keep or alter Prohibition. The plan envisions a national advisory readi.
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Los Angeles
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Presid
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Garfield
Prohibition
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Wshington
Ragged Veterans Army
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Portland
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