Apology Ends Effort to Remove Local FERA Leader
Simon J. Friedman has been approved by the state welfare board as administrator of the Taylor county FERA and will continue in the post after a local visit by Beehler and Stillman. Beehler announced the approval, apologized for earlier criticism, and noted petitions from residents urging Friedman’s retention amid city and county praise for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon J. Friedman
State Welfare Board
Taylor County
FERA
G. Stillman
Washington, D. C
Federal Welfare Unit
William N. Beehler
West Virginia
Welfare Board
E. G. Kuhn
James C. Holt
Beehler
Friedman
Errondus
Bond reduction requested in Snyder vs Merchants National Bank suit
Trevey Nutter and Frank R Amos, Fairmont attorneys and special commissioners, asked to reduce their bond from 25000 to 5000 or less for the case Mer chants National Bank of Point Pleasant et al versus Isaac C Snyder et al. The premium on the 10 bond set by court was 82.34 which they deem too high. Land sales by special commissioners include Mon-Valley Coal Co parcel sold for 1000 with one third paid and remainder by notes, and another parcel to RBC McClivin. Cash in hand from the two sales totals 1058.11 after costs. Cash received 137.37. Continued on page three.
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Trevey Nutter
Frank R. Amos
Fairmont
Merchants National Bank of
Point Pleasant
Isaac C. Ralph Snyder
Taylor County
Monongalia Couunty
Mon-Valley Coal Company
RBC
McClivin
Battle in jungle war traps thousands in Bolivian area
Buenos Aires reports thousands of Paraguayan soldiers trapped and slaughtered by Bolivian artillery as a seven day drive against a Bolivian stronghold in the Chances Boreal region escalates. Communiques from both sides call today the deadliest episode in two years of the jungle war.
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Paraguay
Bolivian
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Bolivia
Drowning Report Unverified In Flemington Area
Reports of a seven year old boy drowning near Flemington were published by The Clarksburg Telegram but could not be verified by The Grafton Sentinel after county officials and mortuaries checked. The Keller child of Benjamin and Mrs. Keller of State Route 50 reportedly disappeared in a creek yesterday morning and was said to have drowned.
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Flemington
Grafton Sentinel
Clarksburg
Benjamin Keller
Hubby Slayer to Hang Jury Rules Today
Nellie Madison, 39, was found guilty of first degree murder in the March 24 death of her husband Eric Madison, 45, a film studio auditor. A six-person jury recommended no leniency and the death sentence will be set by Judge Charles Prick next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nellie Madison
Brunnette
Eric
Dillinger Alive and Well Says Sister in Letter
Galilen Ohio June 23 A sister of John Dillinger says the fugitive desperado is alive and well The information is the first definite word in weeks that he remains living The letter from Audrey Hancock of Maywood Indiana to Eulala Callenwas in Galion Hancock adds that today June 22 is his thirty second birthday Chicago authorities report three Dillinger gang girls evaded federal agents leading them to decoys in the hunt for the mob stars Slips From Apartment Marion Consorti 21 slipp Continued on page two
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galilen
Ohio
John Dillinger
Desperado
Chieago
Dillinger
Valley Falls Improvement Urged Again
State welfare director William N. Beehler visited Valley Falls to revive plans for beautification and two improved roads to the scenic spot. Proposals include a transient camp for workers and state road commission cooperation, with routes from U S Route 50 at Pruntytown and from State Route 250 near Sand Hill schoolhouse via Lawler chapel.
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Valley Falls
William N. Beehler
State Welfare
State Road Commission
Falls
Pruntytown
Currey Ridge
Sand Hill School House
Lawler Chapel
Beehler
Ernest L. Bailey
West Virginia
Half of PWA cash will be used at once
Charleston June 23 The road commission estimates that about half of West Virginia's 5114 000 PWA fund for road building will be spent immediately under plans already drawn by the commission. Officials say roughly 700 000 worth of work is under contract or advertised for bids with 2 000 000 more in planning stage. Pending contract awards next Tuesday could expend about 450 000 in PWA funds and 300 000 to 400 000 of work already contracted.
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Charleston
Road Commission
PWA
West Virginia
Commission
Ickes
Interior Department
Louis Madden
Mortimer W. Smith
Madden
Smith
Cleavenger Files as Democratic Candidate for County Commission
Knottsville farmer X Y Z Cleavenger filed today with Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis as a candidate for county commission on the Democratic ticket subject to the August primary. He is the first Democrat to file for that office. Cleavenger is Wesleyan College Buckhannon graduate, ex Arkersburg real estate worker, a practical farmer, and well known in Taylor county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. Z. Cleavenger
Knottsville
Frank M. Hollis
Mr. Cleavenger
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Arkersburg
Taylor County
Scandal over sale of autos to U S
Washington June 23 In a closed hearing the house investigating committee questioned General Douglas MacArthur about Col Joseph I McMullen and war department purchases The inquiry also probes President Roosevelt’s order blocking Henry Ford from selling until he certifies NRA compliance Rep Kvale says he will push Ford case when sessions resume and asks about certificates of compliance from parts suppliers The quartermaster general may return to the stand Monday as Ford’s refusal to sign the NRA code is noted
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Washington
House
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Joseph I. McMullen
War Department
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
NRA
Ford
Rep
Kvale
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Pres. Roosevelt
Kyale
L. H. Bush
Gov
Three youths sentenced to state prison in chicken theft case
In Kingwood, June 23, Hart Poling, Wesley Poling, and Oren Williams, all of Fellowsville, pled guilty to a felony charge for stealing chickens and selling them to a Thornton merchant. Each was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary by Circuit Judge A G Hughes. Charles Gribble of West Kingwood pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was held for sentence. Bill Shears pleaded not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shears
Sister Defends Suspect as Murder Probe Weathers Brussels Clues
Vienna officials say evidence supports murder charges against Ivan Podejny in the Agnes Turverson disappearance case tied to New York and Detroit. New York police report insufficient local evidence to indict. Belgrade reports a sister in Ljubljana defends him blaming others for the scandal and recounts his past aliases and a dubious Kragujevac trip.
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Vienna
Bruno
Barber
International Police Organization of Vienna
Ivan Poderjay
United States
Poderjay
Agnes ‘Tulverson
New York
Detroit
Eee
Agnes Turver
Son
Europe
Noted Grid Authority Dies in Port Chester
Ed Thorp, noted football authority, died at United hospital after collapsing in Winged Foot Country Club locker room in Mamaroneck. He slipped to the floor before the first tee on June 9 and received constant medical care. cerebral hemorrhage listed as cause. Mrs. Thorp at his bedside.
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Port Chester
Ed Thorp
United States
Winged Foot
Mamaronek
Arnold Goes Back To Keep Up Job Fight
Captain W. H. Arnold, state director of transient activities based in Charleston, returned to the city after a visit with his family to resume his bid to retain his post. He declined comment on the pending case, which may take days to settle. Arnold had resigned July 1 to return to Salvation Army work, then withdrew, but Miss Marion Yingling refused withdrawal and fired him. The resignation remains before the state welfare board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Arnold
Charleston
Arnold
West Virginia
Salvation Army
Marion Vineling
Miss Yingling
State Welfare Board
Pilot Killed as Plane Falls in Fog
Glendale dated dispatch reports a monoplane crash in Burbank near dawn killing 26 year old pilot L. Buscher. Witnesses saw a flash of flame, the plane struck a street in fog possibly hitting a wire or pole, Buscher burned beyond recognition and cause undetermined.
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Glendale
Cal
Burbank
Los Angeles
L. Buscher
Buscher
Navy Lads Gallant But Tot Succumbs To Fatal Malady
In Brooklyn on June 23 a 13 year old leukemia patient Rose Bivona died after three weeks in hospital and eight transfusion attempts. Her father Fred Bivona said the family could not afford professional donors and the fleet contributed blood transfusions.
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Brooklyn
United States
Rose Bivona
I'A
Rose
Fred Bivona
Three Rubber Firms Accused Of Hidden Price Fixing
A FTC dispute over price fixing pits Phillips-Baker Rubber Company Providence R I La Crosse Rubber Mills Ua town against charges they refused to file price lists and sold goods under list price. The case tests the rubber code authority and NRA price control powers as industry wide tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Brackett
Associated H
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
Rubber Code Authority
Phillips-Baker Rubber Company
Providence
R. T. la Crosse
Rubber Mills
Ua Town
Slayer pays for crime in gas chamber at Colorado pen
Union City Georgia June 23 An obscured grave on Woodpecker Hill at the Colorado penitentiary held William Cody Kelley who was executed in the prison’s new lethal gas chamber for killing a rancher to steal two pistols. Warden Roy Best said the execution had no hitches and the apparatus worked well. About 100 spectators watched as Kelley entered the death house disrobed and strapped to the chair. Gas fumes rose as the device released a mist of gas and water. Kelley breathed shallowly and died.
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Union City
Gab
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Ralph' Snyder
Hitler
Harvard
Ernst F. S. Hanfstaengl
Adolf Hitler
Cambridge
Mass
Hanfstaengl
Germany
Associated Press
Audrey Hancock
Maywood
Ind
Eulala Callenwer
Galion
Hancock
X. Y. Z. Cleavenger
Fellowsville
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ivan Podeejny
Ljubljana
Ivan
Kragujevac
Count Istvan von Derschetzky
Dana
Williams
Anah Temple
Lewiston
Minneapolis
John N. Sebrell
Norfolk
Vile
Cap Office
Eeportant Actiog
Colorado
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