State witness holds firmly to his story in nurse strangling case
Newport June 1 Detentions for Elliott Hathaway face cross examination aiming to break the medical witness testimony. Verna Russell, an attractive student nurse, died of strangulation near Tiverton Lake on March 23. Pathologist Dr Elmus D Peasley testified that the body showed signs of strangulation by human hands, with further cross examination detailing the extent of mouth opening and a recovered tooth fragment found during reexamination after exhumation.
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Newport
Elliott Hathaway
Verna Russell
Hathaway
Fall River
Mass
Dnan
Tiverton Lake
Herody
Elmus D. Peasley
Charles H. Bryant
George Hurley
Jamin McLyman
Hurley
Peasley
Ito
Engle Addresses Grafton Rotarians on Business Confidence
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas executive Jon W. Engle spoke to Grafton Rotarians about factors behind business slowdown, citing lack of confidence, tightened producer activity, and money-stringency. He noted fear in the public reduces spending, as club singers recalled tunes from 1890s. Albert Wilt attended, involved in the insurance field.
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Grafton
Jon W. Engle
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company
Engle
Clab
Albert Wilt
Als
Wilt
Osborn Takes Over Police Duties Today
Charleston reports K. Osborn of Clarksburg assumed duties as superintendent of the state police department. He posted a $10,000 bond, met Governor Conley and officials, and said he aims to build a semi military force though not yet ready to propose changes. His family will join him soon.
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Charleston
PR. K. Osborn
Clarksburg
Osborn
Harry L. Brooks
Conley
George W. Sharp
Brooks
State Police
Legs Diamond Granted $10000 Bail by Albany Justice
Jack Legs Diamond, a gangster leader, was admitted to bail of ten thousand dollars today by Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Heffernan. Diamond had been held on a gun carrying charge since April 27 following an ambush near Cairo and had recently been released from an Albany hospital to custody at Catskill.
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Aamstersau
Jack Legs Diamond
Supreme Court
Christopher J. Heffernan
Diamond
Cairo
Albany
Catskill
Youths linked to slaying of Thelma Woods in Lima
Lima authorities say several youths are involved in the murder of 17 year old Thelma Woods who disappeared after a Memorial dance. A former sweetheart of Woods was taken for questioning as investigators continued to search an abandoned quarry where the body weighted with a stone was found. Police believe Earl Truesdale, her dance companion, may have been killed as well. The case began with a missing persons report after the May 31 dance and the discovery of Truesdale’s car led to the quarry drag.
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Lima
Elma Woods
Om |Ge
Willis Kipker
Misa Woods
Earl Truesdale
Panion
Miss Woods
Truesdale
Gandhi to Visit London and perhaps United States
Mahatma Gandhi, planning to attend meetings of the federal structures committee, will live among beggars at Kingsley Hall in London if weather permits and maintain his Indian attire. He may visit the United States if his London demands are met, with possible travel in August.
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Gandhi
London
Kingsley Hall
Bowwad
Tivdin
Mahata Gadhi
India
Federal Structures Committee
U.S
Unite States
United States
Hitch Hiking Romance Ends As Wardell Daughter Is Found
Mary Witzebeth Wardell, 24, daughter of a Watertown banker, was found by her father after a hitchhiking romance and taken to a hospital for rest. A filling station attendant identified her from AP descriptions, leading to custody by detectives after she inquired about Hobart, Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Mary
Witzebeth Wardell
Watertown
Addison F. Wardell
Associated Press
Taxi Drivers Strike Again in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh June 13 There were no taxi cabs on city streets as union drivers struck to protest alleged non union operators. Police reported no cabs in operation and more than fifty patrolmen held in reserve while organizers urged members to drive to Parmalees garage. Officials declined to comment.
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Pittsburgh
Parms Transportation Company
Parmalee Company
Drivers’ Union
Diary fuels murder theory in Starr Faithfull case
A diary found at Starr Faithfull’s home at St. Luke's Place fuels a murder theory as Nassau County detectives seek clues along the Long Beach coast. Authorities, including Inspector Harold King, pursue evidence to connect prominent figures in New York and other cities with the case while the grand jury adjourns for vacation. Excavations near Mexico City reveal well preserved Aztec bathing tubs carved from rock.
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Faithfull
St. Luke’s Place
W York
Starr Faithfull
Nassaue County
Greenwich Village
New York
London
Boston
Long Beach
Long Island
Otto Schultze
Harold King
Long
Elvin N. Edwards
Mineola
Edwards
Riverhead
King
St. Luke's Place
Mexico City
Provisions Made For Lindberghs Sea Crash Survival
Details from New York June 13 describe a crash survival plan for Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife. A surface bundle would release a collapsible rubber boat with mast, sail, emergency rations, and a radio set capable of 500 miles by day and 3,000 by night. A second plane radio offers 7,000 to 8,000 mile range. The emergency set, tested at a Miami facility, and practice in wireless code prepared the couple for sea or air distress, with Pan American Airways maintaining contact during the flight.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Miami
H. C. Leuteritz
Pan American Railways
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Pan American Airways
Remonetization of Silver Urged by Senator King
Washington June 13 World wide remonetization of silver was urged by Senator King to ease the global economic low mood He urged the United States to lead in forming a policy to restore silver to its proper role and to push for an international conference to study the issue despite opposition from Great Britain and others He noted the United States and France hold three fifths of the world s monetary gold and argued for changes in global monetary and fiscal systems He criticized efforts to block a world conference and said it is inconceivable for the United States a creditor nation to hesitate due to Britain s stance while Hoover has indicated opposition.
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Washington
King
Utah Democrat
United States ii
Great Britain
United States
France
Hoover
Simpson Creek Mines Face Union Charge Over Strike Threats
In Flemington Rosemont Bear Mountain area mines remain quiet with no changes since yesterday. Simpson Creek Collieries Company accuses United Mine Workers of America of threatening a strike if not signed by next week, despite higher wages than the union agreement. Company cites loads paid 45 cents per ton of splok ons and 35 cents for machine coal versus union demand of 80 cents. UMWA representative Van A. Bittner denies ordering any strike and says strikes aren’t policy where wages exceed union demands. Continued on page four.
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Flemington-Rosemont
Bear Mountain
Simpson Creek
United Mine Workers of America
Machine Coal
Galloway
van A. Bittner
Io Great
Services Held For Miss Anna Cassell Today
Funeral services for Miss Anna Catherine Cassell 64 lifelong resident of Blueville were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 30 from her late home by Rev E F K Roof of St Pauls Lutheran Church. Burial followed in Bluemont cemetery by Bartlett Funeral Company. Miss Cassell died Thursday evening after a ten weeks illness of organic heart trouble. She is survived by her father John M Cassell 93 and eight brothers and sisters. Living siblings include Miss Yettie Cassell Mrs C E Ware Mrs A L Blue Mrs Alice Johnson and Mrs D E Fawcett all of Grat ton Charles and Everett Cassell of Grafton and Arthur Cassell of Fairmont. She was born in Grafton and resided here all her life and was a member of St Pauls Lutheran Church. Pallbearers were her nephews Chester Blue Earl Cassell Charles Johnson Warman Johnson Robert Shaffeyman and Norman Powell.
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Anna Catherine Cassell
Blueville
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Bluemont Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Cassell
John M. Cassell
Elizabeth’ Cassell
Yettie Cassell
C. E. Ware
Bridgeport
A. L. Blue
Alice Johnson
D.E. Fawcett
Gratton
Charles
Everett Cassell
Grafton
Arthur Cassell
Pairmont
Miss Cassell
St. Paul's
Chester Blue
Earl Cassell
Charles Johnson
Warman Johnson
Robert Shaffeyman
Norman Powell
Hoover Drive To Be Active
The drive for Hoover’s renomination launches at a young Republicans conference and continues with a three day tour through Indiana Ohio and Illinois. Hoover plans speeches in Indianapolis Marion Springfield Columbus and Philadelphia indepth coverage notes administration leaders push for a second term. Deputy Secretary Hurley and Ernest Lee Jahneke are listed for speaking engagements and plans include a July 4 Independence Hall address with Pinchot mentioned as a potential Republican candidate. Senator Brookhart of Iowa urges opposition.
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Washington
Hoover
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana Republics Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Columbus
Pennavivpnl
Pinchot
Republi
Hurley
Curtis
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Ernest Lee Jahneke
Navy
Altoona
Solon
Brookhart
Women Aid In Picketing Lafferty Mine
More than 100 Pennsylvan ia miners and supporters gathered at the Lafferty mine of the M A Hanna Coal Company in St Clairsville Ohio to halt work. Deputies kept the crowd moving as 200 workers are employed at the mine with average daily wages around five dollars and twenty five cents.
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St. Clairsville
Lafferty
M. A. Hanna Coal Company
Provident
Clarkson Coal Company
Belmont County
Bus Lines Seal 20 Percent Fare Cuts July First
Kansas City reports 10 bus firms unite to cut trans continental rates by up to 20 percent starting July 1 in response to expected railroad tariff reductions. Spokesman H H Morgan of Pickwick Greyhound Lines said the agreement covers Dixie Greyhound, Memphis Teche Transfer, New Orleans Southwest, Texarkana Southland, San Antonio Greyhound, and the Greyhound Management Company among others.
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Kansas City
H. H. Morgan
Pickwick-Greyhound Lines
Dixie Greyhound Lines
Memphis Teche ‘Transfer Company
New Orleans
Government Moves Against Al Capone Beer Empire
Federal prosecutors target Al Capone’s beer operation amid a war on racketeering. Investigators estimate the bootlegging network has grown to about 100 breweries over ten years, with each producing up to 400 barrels daily at 55 dollars per barrel. The indictment marks the second such action by a federal grand jury in a week as Hoover aims to curb the gang chief’s power. Capone also faces a six month contempt sentence for court failure to appear.
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Chicago
Alphonse Capone
Hoover
Capone
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