Four Officers Slain In Union Station Gun Battle
Gunmen killed four officers and wounded another during a dramatic attempt to free Frank Nash, the Oklahoma train robber being taken to Leavenworth. Nash died in the shootout near Kansas City Union station, along with J Caffrey, W J Red Grooms, and Frank Hermanson. The attackers fled after firing into a parked car. N/A
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Union Station
Frank Nash
Oklahoma Mail
Leavenworth
Nash
al Spencer
J.caffrey
Bureau of Investigation
W. J. “Red’ Grooms
Frank Hermanson
Reed
Meliseere
Oklo
F. J. Lackey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Virginia to observe three Tuesday holidays
Charleston reports that Tuesday will be a day of rest for three weeks holding June 20 for Special Election registration, June 27 for a West Virginia election related to the Eighteenth Amendment, and July 4 as Independence Day. Officials note June 27 is a legal holiday for election purposes. Industrial leaders urge observance to ensure full turnout, stressing voting as a duty.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Independence Ny
Homer A
Emesaip
P. D. Koontz
Neal Council
Rail unions reject 22 percent pay cut bluff
Chicago reports union railroad officers refuse wage reductions insisting the 22 percent slice is a bluff. Alexander A. F. Whitney of the Railway Labor Executives Association forecasts a 10 percent deduction from pay envelopes ending November 1, with most railroads likely to support Roosevelt's wage maintenance program.
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Chicago
Alexander A. F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives Association
Whitney
Roosevelt
Court Orders Sale of Appalachian Gas Co for Less Than 825000
Chancellor J C Wolcott orders bulk sale of all Appalachian Gas Corporation assets for not less than 825000 set for July 17 The plan is deemed fair and in creditors and stockholders best interests The reorganization committee plans to bid assets and transfer to a new company for securities with prorated distribution to holders
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Wilmington
Det
J. C. Wolcott
Appalachian Gas Corporation
Applachian Gas Corporation
3.2 Beer Ruled Safe By Mississippi Jurors
Canton Miss June 17 A Madison county jury acquitted Jewell Beasley on illegal sales of 3.2 per cent beer finding it not intoxicating The defense called a witness who claimed drinking 45 bottles of 3.2 beer in one day left him sober and drove his wife to a movie theater
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Canton
Miss
Madison County
Jewell Beasley
Beasley
Agriculture program aims to cut production for price support
The Associated Press notes a new national farm program tying higher prices to debt relief and purchasing power, urging farmers to reduce output to align with demand. It lists Farm Administration funding of 2.542 billion dollars and Agricultural Readjustment Administration at 100 million, with land banks authorized to issue 2 billion in 4 percent bonds.
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Frank J. Weller
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Farm Administration
Agricultural Readjustment Administration
Federal Land Banks
Turpack and Maug Caught in Cleveland Escape
Cleveland police disclosed the capture of two escaped convicts without a shot fired. Detectives from Lakewood identified John W. Maug and Edward Turpack after stopping a stolen taxicab while the pair waited to rob a telegraph office. They confessed and provided names as Thomas Seaman and William Fisher.
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Cleveland
John W. Maug
Edward Turpack
Lakewood
Thomas Seaman
William Fisher
George Koestle
Bertillon
Cleveland Police Department
Koestle
Maug and
Turpack
Baapee
Western Penitentary
30 Cent Wheat Levy Planned for Farmers Aid
Washington reports a 30 cent per bushel tax on wheat to be levied on processors after July 1 to raise 150 million dollars for farmers under acreage reduction agreements. Secretary Wallace said funds would be distributed under the domestic allotment plan this year for two year reductions.
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Washington
Wallace
Allen Mentioned as Likely Steel Coordinator Choice
New York June 17. W. L. Men has been mentioned for appointment as the steel industry coordinator. A well known steel figure, he began with Carnegie Steel, then became vice president of the LacLede Steel Company of St Louis, later joining Kansas City Nut and Bolt Company.
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New York
W. L. Men
Carnegie Steel Company
LacLede Steel Comany
St. Louis
Kansas City Nut and Bolt Company
Test action postponed in school unit case
The first test of the county school unit act was postponed until Tuesday. Charleston taxpayers seek an injunction to stop the Charleston Independent District Board of Education from turning over property to the unnamed Kanawha county board. The case is viewed as a test action likely to reach the Supreme Court for a ruling affecting the county unit system. Denies injunction on bonds, court allows $5,000,000 bond issue to fund state debts and prepares for Supreme Court review.
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Ieston
Charleston
N. W. Loses in Tax Suit
Charleston June 17 A three judge federal court refused to restrain the state from collecting taxes for 1932 on a $65,000,000 assessment for Norfolk and Western rail road. The ruling upholds a valuation higher than $46,731,341 proposed as proper for its West Virginia properties. The case began after McDowell county circuit court denied an injunction and upheld the $65,000,000 assessment. Counsel said an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is likely.
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Charleston
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
McDowell County
Prohibition Critique From Van Bittner Sees Graft and Hypocrisy
Van A. Bittner, head representative of the United Mine Workers of America in West Virginia, attacks prohibition stating the 18th amendment harms local government, fosters graft and poisonous liquor, and makes citizens hypocritical. He notes even former prohibitionists doubt law alone can enforce temperance and hints the issue is policy, not morality. (Continued on page three).
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van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
American Federation of Labor
American Trade Labor Movement
United State
Edwina Booth Faces Death From African Picture Peril
Hollywood reports Edwina Booth, star of Trader Horn, is gravely ill after returning from Africa. Doctors say tropical sun damaged nerve cells, making recovery unlikely. Her mother, Mrs. James L. Woolruff, says condition varies and hope remains faint as Booth reads and writes in bed between episodes.
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Trader Horn
Edwina Booth
Africa
Miss Booth
Hollywood
Rader Horn
Ben
Edwina
James L. Woolruff
Rich Brewer Kidnapping Report From Minnesota
In St Paul Minnesota June 17 a millionaire brewing company president William Hamm Jr is reported missing and believed kidnapped. Abductors demand 100000 with threat of death. Police have withdrawn per family request to aid negotiations for release. Hamm was seized Thursday afternoon and first word came to associate William Dunn at 5 pm after last seeing Hamm at 12:20 pm en route home for lunch.
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St. Paull
Minn
William Hamm Jr
Hamm
William Dunn
Dunn
Bluefield Man Named Head State Lions Club
Alfred Fox of Bluefield was elected district governor at the West Virginia Lions Clubs convention final session. Wheeling was chosen as next year’s meeting site.
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Bluefield
Head State Lions Club
Morgantown
West Virginia Lions Clubs
Alfred Fox
Wheeling
Kump Returns from Trip to Get Loan
Governor Kump returned from a two day trip to New York seeking funds to tide the state over a critical financial period. The board of public works met after his return but offered no details. He traveled by train to Washington and by plane to New York.
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Charleston
Kump
New York
Board of Public Works
Washington Ee
Europe Sends Proposal To Steady Money
A European proposal for a temporary currency stabilization has been sent to Washington by the American delegation at the London economic conference. The plan aims to smooth exchange fluctuations rather than fix rates, with Roosevelt briefly consulted and no final decision reached.
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London
Economic Commission
Sheme
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Victory Camp No 9543 Royal Neighbors Meeting Notice
Victory Camp No 9543 Royal Neighbors of America will meet Monday at 8 o clock. All members and officers are urged to attend. Includes a remaining unread fragment.
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Royal Neighbors of America
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