Gas Blast Fatal to Six and Dozens Injured in Jamestown
A gas tank explosion and ensuing fire in Jamestown New York killed six people and injured twenty three. A tank truck first ignited the blaze spreading to a wholesale depot and three 20 000 gallon gasoline tanks. Firemen died tonight and the district attorney began an inquiry into responsibility. Eye witness George Dodds reports crowds of victims in the fields as flames raged and a second page continuation is noted.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Herbert Johnson
Wholesale Distributing Depot
James Anderson
Wayne Lewis
Raymond Allison
Walter Eastenhuber
Oscar Bloom
Henry Goleganski
George Dodds
Jamestown Evening Journal
Ex Prisoner Sought in Man's Slaying Near Equality
Eldorado July 19 discovery of acid burns on the face of Dr Homer L Meyers 55 a wealthy dentist found slain on a farm near Equality Ti deepens mystery police report. Funeral director R B Martin found burns while preparing the body for burial. Meyers vanished after driving a prospective buyer to his farm. The buyer identified as Lee Armstrong was with a woman later named Mrs Evelyn Anderson of Woodsboro Texas who stated she was married and has a child. Continued on page 2.
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Eldorado
Homer L. Meyer
Equality
Martin
Homer L. Meyers
Meyers
Beek
Lee Armstrong
Chicago
Evelyn Anderson
Woodsboro
Tex
Armstrong
Payne Named Emminent Commander Of DeMolay No 11
Charles H Payne was elected successor to Clyde N Mays as eminent commander at a DeMolay Knights Templar meeting in the Masonic Temple Main Street West Virginia. Installing officers included W A Beavers and Charles W Steel. Other elected officers include Henry G Harter Dallas Wolfe Joseph B Bradford S M Musgrove and Charles W Steel with appointive posts for Stuck Evans Corbin Henderson Watson Corbin. Prelate Bradford was chosen for a sixteenth year in that role and Musgrove and Steel have long served in their posts.
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Masonic Temple
Main Street
DeMolay
Knights ‘Templar
Charles H. Payne
Clyde N. Mays
W. A. Beavers
West Virginia
Charles W. Steel
Henry G. Harter
Dallas Wolfe
Joseph B. Bradford
S. M. Musgrove
James B. Stafford
Charles H. Harris
William B. Stuck, Jr
Clarence 8. Evans
Jesse G. Corbin
A. Earle Henderson
Clyde Hardman
A. Ray Watson
Charles G. Corbin
Sentinel
Joseph Bradford
Chos
Musgrove
Steel
Rural store owner slain and women shot in attack
Beckley June 19 a man lured Edward Anders 60 from his home to a rural store where he was clubbed to death. His wife Polly Anders and sister in law were wounded by pistol shots. Polly heard the cry Dad wants you and was fired on. A bullet grazed her neck. As she fled back to the house another bullet pierced the door and struck sister Cleve Short in the leg. The husband Cleve Short, only occupant, exited by a back door continued on Page 5.
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Cleve Short
Burlington Orphanage Receives 20000 From Estate
Keyser June 19 Twenty thousand dollars in cash has been given to the Star of Hope Child orphanage in Burlington from the will of J Z Hardy lumber operator of Augusta West Virginia who died months ago. David A Arnold president and William H Barger secretary treasurer accepted the bequest.
Lindberghs Said to Expect New Child Soon
The Daily News reports Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh may soon welcome another child. Anne Morrow Lindbergh has visited the New York office of Dr Edward Lindbergh Jr. for weeks while the Lindbergh home in Englewood New Jersey remains quiet and Col Lindbergh directs inquiries to his New York office.
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Lindberghs
New York
The
Daily News
Jon
Morrow Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Edward
Feeeee
Row Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Hawks
Morrow
Englewood
N. J
Powell testifies in Shaffer breach case amid heated pleas
Taylor county circuit court heard Leroy Powell 46, a railroad conductor, defend a $20,000 breach of promise suit filed by Florence Shaffer, who claims he broke his vow to marry after she bore him a child. Powell recounted meeting Shaffer in 1928 and detailed visits, receipts, and notes as the jury weighed the testimony and deliberations continued.
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Sentinel
Taylor County
Florence Shaffer
Leroy Powell
Powell
Mr. Powell
Shaffer
Three Men Killed in Budge-By Gang Execution in New Jersey
In East Brunswick township an automobile held three bound men with mouths taped and shot to death. Identified as Henry Teel Peter Georgiana and Isadore Gutman all New Brunswick residents aged 24 to 29. Police suspect rival gang members trapped and executed them after a roadstand holdup near Flemington. Michael Ferenchik of Milltown discovered the bodies while lost near the Clark homestead.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Dunham's
East Brunswick
Henry Teel
Peter Georgiana
Isadore Gutman
Milltown
Flemington
Gutman
Clark Homestead
Fernand
Ermanna
Teel
Patrolman Shot By Masked Gunman In Matawan Police HQ
In Matawan New Jersey a white masked stranger in a hunting coat and cap shot Patrolman John Flood at the chief’s desk in police headquarters. Flood, 35, married, was wounded in the head but dragged to a fire alarm to summon help. He reported the attacker fled after firing and there is uncertainty whether the intruder came to rob or shoot. Police and state detectives opened an investigation, citing an open window as the entry point.
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Matawan
N. J
John Ford
Flood
Edwin C. Sloat
Booth
Matewart Hospital
Sloat
Perth
Brunswick
Congress Reaches Historic Spending Milestone This Week
Washington reports the Seventy Third Congress wraps up in history after approving nearly seven billion dollars in spending. President Roosevelt and leaders aimed to delay housing legislation, but insurgent senators pushed through final action, despite a filibuster. The record sums include home mortgages, farm bonds, and a two billion dollar stabilization fund, with further bills passed and party lines tested.
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Cecil B. Dickson
Washington
Sen
Huey Long
Congress
Senate
National Board
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Socrat
Montana
la Follette
Republican
Wisconsin
Hastings
Delaware
Wendel Youth Wounds Self In Rifle Accident
Jule Barney, 18, of Wendel, is in Davis Memorial hospital Elkins with a .22 rifle bullet embedded in the bone of his right arm. He said he was hunting chipmunks in a cornfield half a mile from home when he set the rifle on a fallen tree. As he stooped to pick it up the hammer caught a limb and discharged. The bullet entered the wrist and lodged near the elbow.
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Jule Barney
Wendel
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins
Barney
Physical education professor charged with murder in Washington
George H Bartholomew 48 director of physical education at Washington and Jefferson College faces a murder charge in the death of George T Manis 23 heard in Washington Pa. He was ordered held without bail with a hearing set for Tuesday District Attorney Warren S Burchinal announced Manis body found Saturday after a late evening fight Bartholomew admitted being involved in a struggle at the time of Manis death Continued on page five.
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Washington
George H. Barthololomew
Washington and Jefferson College
George T. Manis
Washington, Pa
George 5
Bartholomew
Warren S. Burchinal
Manis
Large Trucks Banned on Wisconsin Roads Sundays
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission bans trucks over 6000 pounds gross from main highways on Saturdays Sundays and legal holidays in Central and Southern Wisconsin. Exemptions include livestock and perishable milk haulers. The move aims to protect travelers and the shipping public after a traffic court showed many arteries used on weekend days.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Public Service Commission
National Park on Cacapon Mountain Assured Near Springs
Berkley Springs West Virginia June 19 A national park on Cacapon Mountain near the Springs appears assured with officials stating approval of the project A Civilian Conservation Corps camp of 250 will be established on the site The park area comprises the Dutchess Leeds tract once owned by the Cronemeyer family and several smaller parcels on the east side of the bests a te
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Berkley Springs
W. Va
Cacapor Mountain
Civilian Conservation Corps
Morgan County
Great Cacapon Park
Dutchess of Leeds
W.c. Cronemey
Pie Traynor Appointed Pirates Manager Amid Slump
Harold Pie Traynor the veteran third baseman was named Pirates manager succeeding George Gibson. The club, mired in a slide and in fourth place, hopes the change will spark a revival as fans and players rally behind Traynor known for his long leadership role and popularity.
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Pittsburgh
Harold
Pie” Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
George Gibson
W. EB. Behswanger
Gibson
Treynor
Pirates
Boston Braves
Pie
Traynor
Grafton
Legion
Mannel Gibson
Giants
Terry
McGraw
Grimm
Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
No solution to baffling torso murder
A woman's legs found in London and a torso in Brighton challenge Scotland Yard in a peculiar murder case. Brown wrapping paper with four letters P O R D marked Brighton hints at a possible sign for the killer. Authorities pursue leads across locations in a race to identify the victim and perpetrator.
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P. E. Harris
London
Brighton
Scotland Yard
England
Conalx
Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Local Case
The United States Supreme Court has been asked to decide if the Cohen building at Grafton West Virginia may be sold by trustee William Nussbaum as part of Joseph Cohen's bankruptcy assets. Nussbaum appeals a circuit court of appeals decision holding the building could not be sold. The sale is under consideration.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Cohen
Grafton
W. Va
William Nussbaum
Joseph Cohen
Nussbaum
Circuit Court of Appeals
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Agnes Tufverson
Detroit Corporation
Ivan Poderjay
Vienna
Miss Tufverson
Poderjay
Sally Tufverson
Associated Press
Mays
K. T. Head
Knights Templar
Beckley
Burlington
New Jersey
Homer M. Sanders
Sharon
Leah Dilley
Sanders
Mysterious Stranger
Housing Program of Administration
Hal Skelly
West Cornwall Conn
Broadway
Joe
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