American Woman Freed After Soviet Trial in Moscow
American Ruth Marie Rubens was brought to Moscow's city court after a year and a half in detention, convicted of entering the Soviet Union with a false U S passport, and ordered released within 24 hours. She claimed no defense, expressed concern for her husband missing since December, and the judge ruled she had served only one day of a stated term. US embassy officials attended. outcome on possible further prosecution was unclear. The article notes the report continued on page five.
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Moscow
Ruth Marie Rubens
Soviet Union
United States
Rubens
Adolph Arnold Rubens
Donald Robinson
Io ‘Theogitt
Nazis Act to Find Slaver in Prague Fallout
Prague June 9 Nazis vow to erase Czech self government after the slaying of German Police sergeant Wilhelm Kniest in Kladno. Reich protector Baron Konstantin von Neurath, with Chancellor Hitler, replaced the mayor, disarmed Czech state police, closed pubs and several schools, banned outdoor assemblies, and ordered windows and doors kept closed.
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Prague
Kladno
Wilhelm Kniest
Konstantin von Neurath
Bohemia and
Moravia
Ormerly
Czecho-Slovakia
Hitler
Annenburg Judge Presides Over Tax Evasion Trial
Federal Judge James Wilkerson hears the Moses L. Annenberg tax evasion case in Chicago. The Philadelphia publisher is charged with evading $500,000 in taxes for the years 1933 through 1938.
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James Wilkerson
Moses L. Annenberg
Chicago
Philadelphia
Adjourment Uncertain Says Barkley in June Note
Washington reports Senator Barkley of Kentucky says adjournment by July 15 is possible but not certain. He cautioned definite dates won’t be set until about two weeks before adjournment. The same session may pass neutrality legislation before it ends. Pensions debate focuses on Social Security increases and federal aid to states for needy old age pensions.
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Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
Roosevelt
George I
Queen Elizabeth
House
Ways and Means
Chain Store Tax Ruled Invalid By High Court
FRANKFORT Kentucky June 9 The court of appeals reaffirmed its invalidation of the Kentucky chain store tax. The act estimated to raise 276 000 annually based on unit count under one management was deemed unreasonable and arbitrary and therefore invalid. The reaffirmation came in a 5 to 2 decision denying the commonwealths motion for a re hearing in a suit filed by Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
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Frankfort Ky
Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Great Atlantic and Pacific ‘Lea Company
Youngster Drowns In Coal River Yesterday
ST. ALBANS June 9 A fifteen year old boy Albert Ray Lacy drowned while swimming in Coal river four miles from here His companions said cramps forced the youth underwater and the body was recovered about an hour and a half later
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ST. Albans
Albert Ray Lacy
Coal River
Lacy
Union Chiefs Attacked by Gov Holt Over Miner Idle Claims
Charleston June 9 United Mine Workers leaders were charged by Governor Holt with shifting the burden of idle miners onto state and federal governments. He said leaders instigate desperate needs to relief officials and urged end of such help. He cited telegrams to Milo Perkins and F C Harrington. The governor pressed designation of communities in Fayette McDowell Raleigh and Mercer counties amid a coal shutdown and West Virginia relief disputes.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers
Holt
UMWA
Milo Perkins
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
WPA
F. C. Harrington
S Holt
Perkins
West Virginia
Fayette
McDowell
Raleigh
Mercer County
Aunt of Aviator Still Hopes For His Safety
Parkerburg dispatch reports Mrs. Marion Greer aunt to Tommy Smith a 24 year old Clarksburg flyer missing since starting a trans Atlantic hop two weeks ago. British air ministry expressed doubt about reaching England while family hopes the tiny plane is not a reckless stunt and may prove commercial worth for mass production.
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Parkersburg
Tommy Smith
Clarksburg
Marion Greer
British Air Ministry
Smith
England
Duvall Escapes Death As Jury Fails To Reach Verdict
Shelbyville Indiana dispatch reports Raymond Duvall thirty one of Indianapolis faced murder in perpetration of robbery charges. The jury out nearly eleven hours could not agree. Judge Emmert said another trial would be scheduled. Duvall is linked to a 1937 payroll robbery at a fountain in Indianapolis and a 1938 bank robbery in South Charleston West Virginia.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Raymond Duvall
Indianapolis
James al Emmert
Duvall
Emmert
Clayton’ Potts Murrch
Louisiana
Alexandera
South Charleston
W. Va
Coal Operators Gather For Cincinnati Meeting
Appalachian region coal operators assembled in Cincinnati for the eighth district meeting of the bituminous producers board. A new 17 member board will be elected as directors study proposed price adjustments after suspending prior generation. Wayne P. Ellis chaired the gathering with delegates from West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Cincinnati
Wayne P. Ellis
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pretty governess charged in San Francisco kidnapping case
San Francisco police charged Miss Graham Timms Gaylord a 19-year-old governess with holding a five-year-old boy for ransom after a Wednesday disappearance. Arrested 27 hours later in San Jose, she faces a possible life sentence. Pawn tickets from a Chicago firm were the only clear clue.
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San Francisco
Krehe Osborn
Mabel Osborn
Graham Timms Gaylord
San Jose
Here
Fifteen Year Old Girl Bit By Copperhead Snake
In Hinton on June 9 Mildred Smithson aged 15 was bitten by a copperhead while picking wild strawberries. Doctors used a tourniquet and anti venom treatment and reported she has a good chance to recover.
Cheater of Blind Man Given Jail Sentence
Wheeling reports a 33 year old WPA worker named El jee Johnson jailed nine days for passing a valueless Mexican note to C. C. Cerrone a blind merchant with a stand in the city county building. Magistrate J V Morgan imposed the sentence after a guilty plea.
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Wheeling
el Jee Johnson
WPA
C. C. Cerrone
J. V. Morgan
STOP DISCORD, PASTOR TELLS ROTARY CLUB
Rev E L Lowery urged civic cooperation at the Grafton Rotary meeting as officers for the coming year were announced. O Jay Fleming was named president with Abe Tackett as vice president and Leslie Loar as secretary treasurer. Directors include W A Beavers C Collins A V Cuppett and others. Lowery urged unity and progress for the city.
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Grafton
E. L. Lowery
West Main Street
Methodist Chhurch
Rotary “Club
O. Jay Fleming
Casheir
First National Bank
Abe Tackett
Loar Jewelry Store
Leslie J. Loar
W. A. Beavers
F.C. Collins
A. V. Cuppett
O. J. Fleming
C. A. Keefer
L. J. Loar
L. J. Loar, the ‘Tackett, Dr. P.P. Warden, C. M. Wells, and John McCafferty
Mr. Lowery
Youth Self-Harm Attempt Causes Severe Burns
CHARLESTON June 9. James E. Withrow 23 suffered extensive burns in an explosion and fire that local police say appeared to be a self inflicted death attempt. The blast damaged a basement of a local restaurant in South Charleston. Hospital attaches described him as very serious, while the restaurant owner Grant Puller said he refused more beer and urged him to sleep it off before returning to work.
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Charleston
James E. Withrow
Arnold Brabhan
South Charleston
Withrow
Grant Puller
Chemical Company
State Baptist Leader Dies of Heart Ailment
The Rev. Leland W. Smith 64 director of the West Virginia Board of Promotion for the northern Baptist convention died in a hospital from a heart ailment He resigned his Montgomery pastorate two weeks ago and came to West Virginia from Knoxville Tenn five years ago He was born in Nelson County Va Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4 pm in Montgomery with burial in the family cemetery at Roanoke Va He is survived by his widow Cora Lee Cole of Fredericksburg Va and two daughters Jane and Ann.
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Parkersburg
Leland W. Smith
West Virginia
Thousands of Jews Ordered to Leave Germany
Berlin dispatch reports between 10 000 and 15 000 Jews rounded up and sent toward Polish borders or ordered to depart across other borders as part of a new push to expel all Jews from Germany. Authorities said June 20 deadline applies to East Prussia and other regions, with ongoing warnings of retaliation from Polish authorities.
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Germany
Berlin
East Prussia
Informality Rules At Garden Party For British Rulers
The British king and queen attended a Washington embassy garden party with American touches and notable guests including Vanderbilt Lodge and Rockefeller. Conversation ranged from formal to informal as the king greeted guests, while Vice President Garner spoke with the monarch. The queen wore a parasol and white dress, and Admiral Byrd talked with the king as rain threatened and the event continued.
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Beth Campbell
Washington
Buckingham Palace
God Save the King
Scotland Yard
Bell
Misouri
Vanderbilt
Lodge
Rockefeller
Gamer
Jane Lew Mayor Dies After Reelection
Jane Lew mayor Charles Brake, 71, who was reelected Tuesday, died in Clarkburg hospital after a blood transfusion from his son Page Brake of Rowlesburg. He served one two year term as a Republican.
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Jane On
Albert W. Brake
Jane Lew
Clarksburg
Page Brake
Rowlesburg
Brake
Kuhn Reveals School Plans In Grafton Upgrade
Supt E G Kuhn announced Grafton will not occupy the new Riverside Drive high school until September next year. Upper class students move in then, while the current high school becomes a Junior High for seventh to ninth grades. The auditorium will host the 1940 graduation.
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Grafton
Riverside Drive
Kuhn
Strawberries Exhibit At Buckhannon Festival Parade
The finest central West Virginia strawberries were shown before thousands at Buckhannon on the fourth annual Strawberry festival. Demonstrations of packing and grading followed the display, with agricultural teams judging. A grand parade of floats bands drum corps riders and civic groups entertained, capped by a massed band concert and a strawberry auction. A cast of over 300 will present the scene The Word in the strawberry pageant.
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Buckhannon
Central
West Virginia
Prank Panella
Pittsburgh
Martin Union Strikes Clash At Michigan Chevrolet Plant
Flint Michigan June 9 United Auto Workers allied with the CIO crossed picket lines to work during a strike called by Homer Martin UAW AFL at General Motors plants. Pickets clashed at Chevrolet Plant No 2 and scattered scuffles were reported with no serious injuries. Martin supporters warned of a showdown Monday around four Chevrolet division plants and two Fisher plants.
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Flint, Mich
United Auto Workers
CIO
Homer Martin
Martin
Arthur Case
Cio-Umw
Martin Group
Themeslves
Martint
Chevrolet
Fisher
Farm Prices In State Decline For 6th Month
West Virginia farm index fell for the sixth straight month through May 15 due to lower prices for meat animals eggs and dairy, largely offsetting gains in grains and miscellaneous products. The index stood at 101 percent of the pre war average, down from 102 the prior month and up from 97 a year ago.
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Charleston
West Virginia
West Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
State Plans To Battle Spread of Eye Ailment
Charleston dispatch reports the Department of Public Assistance will send an automobile trailer equipped to fight trachoma into the Meld area next week. The first trip, staffed by Dr. J. A. and nurses, is tentatively scheduled for Clay and Grantaville with planned stops along the way.
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Charleston
Department of Public Assistance
J. A
Clay
Grantaville
Reception for Royalty Held This Morning
Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth greeted by American legislators at a Capitol rotunda reception. About 400 senators and representatives crowded the chamber as the royal visitors met Borah and other officials amid cheers from thousands outside.
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Washington
Britain
Rotunda
George VI
Elizabeth
Borah
R.-Ida
Ate
Nm DeNer
Atelie Éign
Garner
Bankhead
King George
Pittman
Capitol
State Dinner Huge Success
Washington June 9 The petite queen of England wore a diamond and ruby as she sat with Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt to hear Kentucky Creek girls and dancers. Britain's king-emperor attended in evening attire with decorations. The usual White House state dinner featured American folk singers and dancers, including Marian Anderson and other artists in the oak-paneled state dining room.
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Washington
England
Ruby
North Carolina
Britain
Mra Jlin D. Roosevelt
Kentucky
White House
Lir Fence Tibbett
Marian
Grafton Sentinel invites to see Gangs of New York
The Grafton Sentinel invites the public to tonight's showing of Gangs of New York starring Charles Bickford at the Opera House. Local readers are urged to attend and enjoy the film in the evening program.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
A. Shields
West Main Street
Yukon
Charles Starrett
Sylvia Sydney
Strand Theatr
Gangs of
New York
Charles Bickford
Opers House
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