Rescue effort expands as polar air search proceeds
Lordenfyjold ordered to detach from Higrten and fly short reconnaissance between Norway and Bergen. Two French naval vessels join the sea search for the missing plane while Strasbourg sails from Cherbourg with supplies for the north. Quentin Roosevelt remains at Oslo as Nobile reports damaged storage batteries. He proposes using a plane with skis to reach the ice floes and retrieve marooned crew one by one at Kings Bay.
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Lordenfyjold
Dll
Higrten
Norway
Bergen
Strasbourg
Cherbourg
Quentin Roosevelt
Oslo
Umberto Nobile
Citta di Milano
Mad
Kings Uay
Second Man Dies Of Wounds He Received
Charleston WV June 22 The toll from pistol fire of a jealous man rose to two with the death last night of Clyde White a hoarder at the home of Mrs E H George on Alderson Street George divorced from his wife fired a self inflicted pistol and a number of shots after dashing into the home of his former wife Mrs George remained in serious condition in a hospital with two bullet wounds in her spine L McKin another hoarder was only slightly wounded
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Charleston
W. Va
Clyde White
E. H. George
Alderson Streat
George
Canal Zone To Cast Its Vote For Smith
Canal Zone will cast its six votes for Al Smith at the Democratic national convention. Mrs. L. C. Keen, chairman of the delegation, says two other delegates accompany her in New Orleans where they are stopping over.
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New Orleans
Canal Zone
al Smith
L. C. Keen
Liquor Cases Up at Elkins
Elkins June 22 A federal court found Sammy Gentile guilty of illegal liquor transportation near Mannington West Virginia. Judge Baker upheld federal officers right to search Gentile's car last April 3 resulting in seizure of 120 pints of Aquor. Gentile fined 500 dollars with stay pending appeal. Nick Opecheek Morgantown was guilty of liquor possession and sentenced to three months. Trial of several narcotic cases expected. four defendants pled guilty and will be sentenced later.
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Elkins
Sammy Gentile
Baker
Gentile
Mannington
W. Va
John Wyatt
Clarksburg
Nick Opecheek
Morgantown
Ises
National Chaplain Visits Graf ton During West on Encampment
National Chaplain of the Veterans organization visits Graf ton for a few hours en route from Weston to Baltimore. Chaplain Wilson, a former newspaper man, meets Sentinel staff and reports a successful Weston encampment with 12 of the state's 11 camps in attendance. Comrade Herbert M Mel and Mrs Wolfe attend with Rev Alan Wilson representing Taylor County camp.
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United
The
Patriotic Organization
Grafton
Weston
Baltimore
Wison
the Sentinel
Herbert M, Mel
Wolfe
Alan’ i Hi Wilson
Taylor County
Deputy Gets Bank Robber With Vintage Pistol
Prescott Avity June 22 An aging deputy sheriff Jim Roberts, famed from Arizona mining camps and early range wars, fired killing a hold up man fleeing the Barn of Arizona in Clarkville. The fleeing car crashed after Roberts’s shot, and accomplice William J. Forrester died. Nelson alias Paul Hauffman was captured. A separate report notes a moderate earthquake at 4:37 with epicenter about 4,600 miles away in Alaska.
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Prescott
Avity
Jim Roberts
Arizona
Clarkville
Here
David Saunders
William J. Forrester
Hart Nelson
Paul Hauffman
Nelson
Roberts
Jerom
Grafton Democrats Travel to National Democratic Convention
Two Grafton Democrats, Thom Joyce and Thomas Kinney, depart for the national Democratic convention in Houston Texas Joyce serves as an alternate delegate while Kinney is a leading minority party figure in the area Kinney has attended every national convention for decades and predicts several, likely sharp, floor sallies once Governor Smith secures the nomination Joyce plans to support Governor Smith if he votes for a presidential candidate and likely backs him if elected in November.
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Grafton
Thom
E. Joyce
Thomas Kinney
Houston
Texas
Joyce
Kinney
Arnsmith
New York
Smith
Tom" Kinney
Will Extend Trolley Line in Blueville Prospect
Officers of the Tygart Valley Traction Company confirm plans for a trolley extension in Blueville. The proposed 1000 foot line would run from the end of the present track to the Wickwire road junction beyond Roger's store, on the south side of the highway, with possible condemnation to secure right of way as highway width is fixed at 80 feet. Plans have been drawn and will be submitted to the state road commission, but final action may take months as issues of property rights remain unresolved.
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Tygart’ Valley ‘Traction Company
Blueville
Northwestern Turnpike
East Main Street
State Road Commission
Wickwire Road
Roger's Store
Death Details of Mrs Beatrice Shaw Pye
Mrs Beatrice Shaw Pye former local resident died in Detroit on June 16 at Midh. An odd coincidence marks her death as exactly 28 years after her birth hour. Survived by husband James Pye a daughter Margaret brother Clifford Shaw and sisters Mrs Glenn Digman Mrs James Cullimore and Miss Anna Shaw all in Detroit and her mother Rosa Shaw Kesser formerly of this city. Buried June 19 at Forest Lawn Detroit Cemetery.
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Beatrice Shaw Pye
Detroit Midh
James Pye
Margaret
Clifford Shaw
Glenn Digman
James Cullimore J
Anna Shaw
Detroit
Rosa Shaw Kesser
Pye
Forest Lawn
Slayer Must Hang Ruling in Morgantown
Lawrence Fikes, alleged confessed slayer of Elroy Leonard of Preston County, was sentenced by Judge A G Hughes to hang at Moundsville penitentiary on August 10. Fikes, already a two term convict for robbery, was said to have confessed after Leonard was killed May 11 near his home as he milked a cow. Police allege Fikes killed Leonard to avoid arrest and robbed Leonard’s store, with store valuables found in his possession.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Lawrence Fikes
Elroy Leonard
Preston County
Moundsville
A. G. Hughes
Preston County Court
Fike
Leonard
Poels
Explosion rattles village blast tears barn roof
A blast near the village ripped a barn roof from its frame and shook houses for blocks, arousing the entire settlement. Debris shattered windows as calm streets turned to alarm in the wake of the incident. Investigators cordon off the area.
Son Of Coal Miner Is National Prize Winner
Carl Albert a freshman at Oklahoma University and son of a coal miner won first place in the finals of the fourth annual intercollegiate oratorical contest on the constitution in Los Angeles. Prize money totaled 1,500 with second place to Herbert Wenz of Stanford and third to Allan Frew of Davidson College. other top finishers included J Wenig, L Lyabaker, Willian Conley, Philip Plateller, and Paul V Keyser Jr earning various sums.
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Los Angeles
Carl Albert
Oklahoma University
Albert
Herbert Wenz
Stanford University
Allan Frew
Davidson College
Davidson
M. C
J. Wenig
Frew
Nall
L. Lybakger
Jn. Bucknell Trivarailo Paget
Willian Conley
Loyola University
Chicago
Philiplatfeller
Princeton, University
Paul V. Keyser, Jr
Massachusetta Institute of Technology
Ath
Prescription ring probe widens as doctors aid liquor trade
Federal prohibition officials announced a broad probe into a large prescription liquor ring in Los Angeles. Twenty five physicians and many druggists were involved, with Eric Maas in charge of a clearinghouse and Marshall Finn as secretary and bodyguard. arrests followed. Meanwhile, Arkansas flood fears mount as Woodruff county levees buckle under rising Mississippi backwater, forcing mass evacuations and emergency repairs.
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Los Angeles
Eric Maas
Marshall Finn
Maas
Wounded War Veteran Fires Gum At Judge In Court
Paris report states Jules Noel, a wounded war veteran, fired five shots at Judge Bonflis after a ruling on an increased ten sion. Bullets missed the judge and struck the wall as spectators fled. Noel will undergo sanity examination.
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Paris
Jules Noel
Bonflis
Noel
Man self detonates in barn near Wadsworth home
Akron reporters state Edward Gertenschlager, 45, of Wadsworth, placed six sticks of dynamite under his body in a barn behind his house and lit fuses before detonating, dying in the blast. The incident occurred today near Akron, with details continuing to emerge.
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Akron
Edward Gertenschlager
Wadsworth
Four Bandits Hold Up Small St. Paul Bank
Four men robbed the Grand Avenue State Bank in St. Paul Minnesota today fleeing in the same truck believed stolen. They escaped with about $10,000 as police hunted the four suspects.
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St. Paul’ Bank
St. Paul, Minn
Grand Avenue State Bank
Young Girl Miss Alice Irene Zinn Dies at 15
Miss Alice Irene Zinn 15 daughter of Pred G. and Mrs Zinn Brownlow Park died at 6:40 p m at home after eight years of heart trouble and circulatory issues. Survived by parents sister Nina 17 brother Richard 6. Funeral Sunday 2:30 p m from home. interment Bluemont Cemetery directed by Bartlett Funeral Co.
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Alice Irene Zinn
Brownlow Park
Pred G. , Zinn
Nina
Richard
Bluemont Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Train Wreck Kills Score in Stockholm Disaster
Stockholm dispatch reports a deadly wreck of the Nortérg Express near Bollnas with numerous fatalities. Early details indicate a fatal crash after a distant derailment, with authorities investigating the scene and counting victims.
Northern Express wreck near Bollnas Sweden kills many
June 22 Copenhagen reports no foreigners among victims. Twenty killed and forty injured when the Northern Express wrecked near Bollnas after colliding with an auxiliary locomotive. The crash overturned two locomotives and four coaches telescoped and burned. The dead include Johann Johannison, leader of the Peasants' Party.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Bollnas
Sweden
Stockholm
Johann Johannison
Peasants’Party
King Urges Thorough Probe to Save Tiny Radio Units
Senator King of Utah urged the Federal Radio Commission to conduct a full investigation before ordering any small radio stations shut down. He warned against a potential radio monopoly through control of basic patents and licenses, citing favoritism in license allocation and the so called radio run benefiting larger interests.
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Washington
Federal Radio Comsion
King
Utah
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Clark’s Plumbing & Hardware Store
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Coles
Brunswick
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Tommy
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Des
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Old Whisker Bill
Moonshiner
Rock Island
Grafton Drug and Chemical Co
Imradder Street
Harold Trimble
National Chaplain’ OF Vete
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Kew Observatory
Alasa
Parley
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Ae NP Roof Baus
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
W. Main
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Woodruff County
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