Eight Men Trapped In Sunken Sub Poseidon Rescue Efforts
In Wethaiwei China under the Yellow Sea ten men remained trapped as rescuers worked from the surface after the Poseidon submarine collided with the Chinese steamer Yutu. The Medway with support vessels Hermas and Cumber and a Japanese salvage ship aided the effort and expected to raise the hulk within hours. The eight survivors were among eighteen missing.
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Wethaiwei
China
Yellow Sea
Poseidon
Medway
Hermas
Cumberand
Strkes
No Change in Rosemont-Bear Mountain Strike Area
Reports show the Rosemont-Bear Mountain Fleming ton region mining situation unchanged. A possible Tressler Company agreement could not be confirmed. Conferences aimed at resolution have yielded no results. Mines listed as out include Cambria, two Brown mines, Atlas, Rosemont of Reppert Coal, Delmar No 4 and Tressler works. Striking miners seen in the county seeking money and supplies, with reports of activity elsewhere in the county.
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Rosemont
Bear Mountain
Flemington
Tressler Company
Cambria
Brown
Atlas
Reppert Coal, Company
Delmar No. 4
Tressler
Bandit Attack in Kiangsi Prov Ends in Mass Casualties
Ten thousand people killed or fatally harmed in a brutal clash reported near Nanchang Kiangsi province. Bandits reportedly isolated 4000 soldiers and turned noncombatants into shields as troops were mowed down with machine guns. The outlaws escaped amid confusion and damaged public safety items.
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Nanchang
Kiangsi
Infu
Haity
Anni
Happiness of Marital Life Facts From AMA Meeting
Philadelphia report analyzes happiness in 1000 American women based on physician data. It finds taboos and early training hinder marital happiness with about half of the 770 typical wives in this group unhappy, noting that complaints about relatives money and home life are often secondary. Some unhappiness links to shock childhood related to the sex side of life.
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Philadelphia
American Medical Association
Robert L. Dickinson
New York City
Dickinson
Figures on beer bloc and tax plan spark U S debate
The W C T U claims the beer bloc would force every resident in about a dozen states and the District of Columbia to drink 2 12 gallons daily next year to raise a billion dollars in taxes. It cites prewar tax records and warns of the need for two million saloons to meet the plan, noting prohibition laws limit sale to states where alcohol is legal.
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Washington
W. C. T. U. Today
District of Columbia
Congressional Beer Bloc
Union
America
Congress
Grafton Kiwanians
Fairmont Club
Grafton
E. B. Smith
West Penn Company
Fairmont
West Virginia
Lutherans to Hold Meeting At West Virginia Synod Convention
The Ladies of St Pauls Lutheran Church in this city plan hosting the 18th Annual Convention of the Women’s Missionary Society of the West Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church from June 16 to 18. Delegates from the Synod, speakers from the United Lutheran Church in America, and local church workers will discuss stewardship and missionary work. Public sessions are open to all and daily programs will be announced in advance.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Womens’ Missionary Society
West Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church
General United Lutheran Church In America
W. Va
Sites Guilty of Murder and Sentenced to Life
Parsons June 10 Special twelve jurors find T J Sites 31 guilty of first degree murder in the Dolly Harper case and sentence him to life in prison. Defense seeks a new trial. verdict read by Clerk Miss Clara Rightmire. Judge A J Valentine orders no demonstrations. Continued on page five.
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Don Garber
Parsons
T. J. Sites
J. Wm. Harman
Thomas J. Sites
Dolly Harper
A. ©. Bolton
A. J. Valentine
Clayton Phillips
Mins Claira Rightmire
Coal Bid Invitation and Parade Notice
Notice from Mountaineer Council No 44 and Mountain City Council No 49 calling all members to assemble at Wehn Hall for a parade at 6 46 p m Friday June 12 A D COMP Rec Sec 44 49 Also a notice that Gratton Independent School District Board of Education will receive coal bids on or before June 11 for delivery to district schools with right to reject any or all bids for full information contact the district.
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Board of Education
Gratton Independent School District
Pantages Faces Climax in Girl Market Hearing
San Diego June 10 Alexander Pantages famed theater magnate faced a courtroom climax as prosecutors rest in a case alleging conspiracy and juvenile law violations tied to an alleged Hollywood girl market. Attorney Jerry Geiler moved to dismiss the conspiracy charge, potentially narrowing the case while a hotel party with two girls under scrutiny. D Bonafede, Maine street store owner, was taken to St Marys Hospital in Clarksburg for surgery after weeks of illness.
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San Diego
Cal
Alexander Pantages
Pantages
Jerry Geiler
L. M. Turrentine
Lenser
D. Bonafede
Bonafede
Maine Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Osborn Named State Public Safety Chief in West Virginia
R L Osborn of Clarksburg was appointed by Gov Conley to succeed Brooks as head of the State Department of Public Safety. Osborn, a former Clarksburg city manager and physician, will serve the unexpired term ending 1932 12 31 and becomes the 55 year old appointee immediately. The move follows Brooks resignation amid a police department probe.
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R. L. Osborn
Clarksburg
Conley
Brooks Avers Smith
Public Safety Department
Charleston
W. Va
State Department of Public Safety
Harry L. Books
Osborn
Brooks
State Police Department
House of Delegates
Char Ses
State Police Board of Commissioners
Harry A. Cooper
State Police
Robert Linn Osborn
Laatter
L. M. Robinso
Atate Pententary
Clerksburg
Clarksburb
Washington and Jefferson College
West Virginia University
College of Medicine
Richmond
Var
Rains Raise River Levels Across New England
Four days of northeast rain pushed rivers toward flood stage in New England with forecasts of more losses for farmers if rain continues. A 50 mile gale battered coastal areas as vessels broke from moorings near Boston and Portland. Inland, the Hoosac River rose four feet above normal and quickened its rise, signaling severe flood risk.
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Boston
New England
Portland
Maine
Hoosac
Massachusetts
West Virginia sportsmen hear talk by Seth Gordon on wildlife crisis
In Wheeling on June 10, Seth Gordon president of the American Game Association addressed West Virginia sportsmen and officials about America’s wildlife crisis. He warned wildlife could be lost without proper protection, noting 18 million hunters and anglers spend about 650 million dollars yearly, with broad public interest beyond sportsmen.
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West Virginia
Seth Gordon
Wild Life Crisis
Wheeling
American Game Association
Game and Fish
West Virginia Wild Life League
United States
Calvert L Estill Named First Director of Public Welfare
Charleston June 10 Governor Conley appoints Calvert L Estill as first director of the states public welfare department created by the 1931 legislature. Estill will serve a four year term through March 4 1938 with a 4800 dollar annual salary, lower than his prior governor secretary pay. He will remain in the governor's office until July 1 continuing as secretary to Governor Conley since April 1929. Vincent Legg is noted as the private secretary to the governor.
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Charleston
Conley
Calvert L. Estill
State Department of Public Welfare
Estill
Watill
Calvert.l. Estell
Slaying of Starr Faithfull Mystifies Long Island
Two men including a prominent politician were sought by Nassau County District Attorney Elvin E. Edwards for the slaying of Starr Faithfull whose body was found in the surf at Long Beach. Investigators traced her movements after she left a shop near Mayor Walker's home, with evidence tying a late staged voyage and alleged intoxication. police examined theories of abduction, assault, or accidental fall as clues pointed to connections with a Mauretania voyage and a Cunard pier sighting.
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New York
Elvin E. Edwards
Nassau County
Starr Fairfull
Long Beach
Long Island
Edwards
Walker
Manhattan
Stanley 2. Faithfull
Boston
Arold R. King
Massachusetts
Miss Faithfull
Frank W. Wyman
Elen Faithfull
Cunard Line
Martin W. Littleton, Jr
Bahamas
Mrs Lowther Found Guilty in Love Murder
Julia Maude Lowther, 23, mother of a seven year old, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Mrs. Clara Smith in Ashtabula after a 10 day romance. The jury rejected mercy, making the death sentence mandatory under Ohio law. husband Tilby Smith also faces a death sentence. Lowther testified she was blinded by love and wished to go away with Smith. Continued on Page Six.
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Jefferson
Julia Maude Lowther
Ohio
Clara Smith
Ashtabula
Tilby Smith
Sitin
Elementary School Attendance Improves in State
Charleston June 10 L T Tustin state superintendent of rural schools says pupils in elementary schools attend better now than ever before. Attendance figures show Brooke county leads with 98.2 percent of ages 7 to 18, Boone county at 83.4 percent lowest. totals for four age groups include 268,246 ages 7-13, 62,200 ages 14-15, 95,796 ages 16-17, and 20,461 ages 18-20. Tustin cites weather, parental influence, and work at home as causes of absences and urges better roads and transportation, social pressure, and possible compulsory attendance revival.
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Charleston
L. T. Tustin
Tustin
Brooke County
Boone County
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Iners
W. M. S. of Synod
Marian Marsh
Los Angeles
T.j.sites
West Penn
Wild Life League
Gordon
Wild Life
STATE
Public Welfare Department
Hunt Slayers
Starr Faithfull
State of Ohio
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