Nicaragua Barge Canal Survey Proposed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt seeks 200000 for a Navy Army survey of a Nicaragua barge canal and road to link Atlantic and Pacific sections. The project could total 25000000 to 40000000, with potential defense benefits if Panama canal is blocked. No construction funding yet. Nicaragua’s Somoza promised engineers once finances are arranged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Nicaragua
Central American
United States
Anastasio Somoza
Army ‘Engineers
Somoza
Pacific
Caribbean
Panama Canal
House
United States Army
Navy
Atlantic
Storm Strikes Rural Areas as Lightning Kills Several
Severe lightning during the storm kills three men in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Harry Stevenson, a farmer near Circleville, and Walter Kokos, 54, near Fayette City die from lightning while shocking wheat. A bolt near Pittsburgh also fatally strikes. Mrs. William I. Hershey and Judith Moore suffer electrical shocks from the energized wire.
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Pennsylvania
Conneaut
Circleville
Ohio
Harry Stevenson
Fayette City
Walter Kokos
Pittsburgh
Walter Myer
Youngstown
William I. Hershey
Roy Moore
Brush - Moore Newspapers, Inc
Judith Moore
Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Ohio Killing Mrs Moore
Mrs Moore, recently divorced from William Moore of Youngstown, was killed as a violent storm struck late yesterday. In Dayton the winds hit 53 miles per hour, uprooting trees and tearing down utility poles, causing several thousand dollars in damage. Roy Moore was among those noting the storm's extensive damage.
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Moore
Study of Tax and Farm Bill Debates In Congress
Congressional action centers on a monetary bill with silver price discussions and a push to set domestic silver price after June 30. Senate talks on devaluing the dollar face resistance. Agriculture aid advances with $38 million for parity payments and disposal of surplus crops as the farm bill is trimmed by $26.5 million and sent to joint committee. A relief bill workup nears completion with $1.735 billion in play and WPA funding tied to White House timelines.
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Treasury
Adams
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations
WPA
White House
Etting Scandal Testimony Challenges Alderman Claims
The transcript presents Etting as a focal point of accusations of moral lapse, alleging her fame and stardom drew the Alderman away from his wife and baby. The speaker questions why Etting would not appear for frank cross examination to defend her conduct.
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Etting
Alderman
Miss Etting
Court considers Etting marriage status and recall of Snyder
May recall hearing heard that there was no proof Mrs. Alderman was married to the husky pianist, and that Alderman abandoned Mrs. Alderson over domestic issues. Hahn seeks to recall Martin Snyder to testify to Etting's wealth. Snyder, jailed for last October shooting, valued her fortune at $100,000.
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Snyder Miss Etting
Bernard Cohen
Alderman
Alderson
Miss Etting
Blake
Hahn
Martin Snyder
Snyder
Hain
Allenders to Observe Their 25th Anniversary
James Allender, transferred by 3 C Murphy from Burgettstown to Phillips, is in Grafton for days before taking up duties in Philadelphia and will be here tomorrow to help his parents Attorney and Mrs J Guy Allender celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. The other son William remains to after the anniversary and then goes to Washington to be counsellor at a nearby boys camp during the summer restart.
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James Allender
3. C. Murphy ‘Company
Burgettstown
Phillips
Grafton
Phlippi
Guy Allender
William
Washington
Theft of Whiskey Lands Man in County Jail Here
Ernest Poling of West Main Street reports a quart of whiskey valued at 1.28 stolen. Reguska is arrested on a warrant by Sgt Earl DeMoss and will face a hearing before Justice A B Knabenshue today.
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Ernest Poling
West Main
Felix Rezuska
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Earl DeMoss
Reguska
Transfer Convicts Charleston Prison to Huttonsville
Warden C M Stone reports prisoners are moved to the new medium security prison at Huttonsville as housing units finish. Sixty nine prisoners were moved yesterday, bringing the total transferred to over two hundred.
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Charleston
C.M. Stone
Moundsville Penitentiary
Huttonsville
Hoe
Veteran Railman Burke Long Career at B and O Ends
Burke began with the Baltimore and Ohio in 1892 as a Cumberland caller, later becoming shop foreman at Grafton in 1921 after leading Chicago shops. Ill health forced retirement on April 1, 1938, ending a decades long, well respected career. Funeral services planned at Bartlett Funeral Home 8 p.m. Saturday with Elks and Masons honors, and Sunday train trip to Keyser for 2 p.m. service at Markwood Feneval Home followed by burial in Queens Point cemetery.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Grafton
Burke
Chicago
Andrews Methodist Church
Grafton Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
William Knox
Andrews Church
Keyser
Markwood Feneval
Queens Point
The
Elks Lodge
Hussion Named to Full Term on B and O Relief Panel
State Senator W J Hussion of Grafton begins a full year term on the Baltimore and Ohio relief department operating committee after yesterday’s election at the relief department convention in New York City. He has long served on the advisory committee and will join three employees and three executives on the committee serving about 47 000 railroad workers. West Virginia delegates attended the meeting as part of the convention, with Hussion planning to join the West Virginia day program at the World's Fair before returning home.
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Baltimore and Ohio Relief Department
W. J. Hussion
Grafton
New York City
Hussion
Relief Department of the Railroad
B. and O
West Virginia
Marie Deegan
Lawrence Atha
Russell Dotson
Charles Marshall
Mary Farlow
Edgar Amos
Six Taylor Countians To Attend CMTC Camp
Six Taylor County youths will attend the Citizen's Military Training Corps camp at Fort Knox Kentucky opening July 3. Four have been selected Ellis Frederic Bartlett Paul V. Hussion Samuel Robert Morasco and James A Newton. Attorney James C Holt oversees the selection process. Each youth is working toward commissions in the Reserve Officers Training Corps.
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Taylor County
Citizen's Military Training Corps
Fort Knox
Ellis Frederic Bartlett
Paul V. Hussion
Samuel Robert Morasco
James A. Newton
James C. Holt
Reserve Officers’ ‘Training Corps
New Water Main Laid At Carr China Plant
After eight months of work the city of Grafton completed an eight inch water main into the Carr China company plant at Park View. Mayor P F Gillispie announced yesterday the project had been slowed by severe winter weather and early spring conditions.
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Carr China Company
Park View
Grafton
P. F. Gillispie
Untitled Opinion Fragments From a World Stage
A collection of scattered musings on royal tours democracy fashion politics and global leaders. The text references George Elizabeth Taft Roosevelt Hitler Mussolini Nightmares at No 10 Downing Street and farmers feeling betrayed while discussing public opinion and current events.
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Hitler
Mussolini
No. 10 Downing Street
Ryles
Dorothy Bronson and G Men Face Crime In Strand Film
Strand Theatre presents Dorothy Bronson in a Paramount drama about women in organized crime. Hoover’s analysis and the true case basis frame a tale of allure and danger as Bronson falls for a killer, with strong supporting turns from Chandler Douglas Toomey Todd Tree and Thomas under director Gus Meins.
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Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Paramount
Strand Theatre
Hoover
Dorothy Bronson
Patricia Morrison
New York
Western Caravans opens at Dixie Theatre with Starrett
Dixie Theatre presents Western Caravans starring Charles Starrett as a young sheriff amid cattlemen versus homesteaders clashes. Iris Meredith and the Sons of the Pioneers join the cast. outdoor production features rustling and gunplay amid frontier town tensions.
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Columbia
Dixie Theatre
Charles Starrett
Iris Meredith
Singing Sons of the Pioneers
Starrett
Bob Nolan
Russell Simpson
Dick Curtis
Hal Taliaferro
Hank Bell
Sammy McKim
Sam Nelson
Ben[Rett R. Cohen
The Mysterious Miss XX at Opera House Opens Tonight
The Opera House presents The Mysterious Miss XX starring Mary Hart and Michael Whalen for a two day run. Hart delivers a compelling mysterious heroine performance while Whalen shines in the male lead as a Scotland Yard impersonator turned detective aiding a girl’s father in a murder case. Wade Boteler also stands out as the clever small town chief.
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Republic
Miss XX
Mary Hart
Michael Whalen
Mrs Hart
Keith Nevil
Scotland Yard
Wade Boteler
Shirley Temple Picture Opens Sunday in Technicolor
Shirley Temple named No 1 star for the fourth year running as Zanuck and 20th Century Fox present The Little Princess in Technicolor at the Dixie Theatre opening Sunday. The film showcases Temple's enduring appeal and Fox's production aims.
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Shirley Temple
Darryl F. Zanuck
20Th Century-Fox
Shirley
Dixie
Shirley Temple in Technicolor film previews excite guests
The Hollywood preview of a Technicolor film featuring Shirley Temple draws thousands from around the world. The production is presented as surpassing earlier titles like Alexander's Ragtime Band Old Chicago and Kentucky.
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Hollywood
Alexsander
Chicago
Kentucky
James
Shirley Temple
Fay Cover Chosen Health Champion of Taylor County
Fay Cover of Georgia was selected as the girls health champion to represent Taylor County at the Older Girls Four-H camp. The camp at Tea Mill opens June 29. Next week, a boys health champion will be named to represent Taylor County at the boys camp in August, per County Agent Jakins.
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Taylor‘county
Fay Cover
Tea “Mill
Taylor Camp
Gust
Jakins
Child Killed In Wellsburg Car Crash
Jean Rodgers seven year old daughter of Hazlett M Rodgers former Wellsburg National Bank cashier was fatally injured when her father's car skidded struck a culvert and overturned yesterday. Her father suffered a lacerated scalp and possible internal injuries.
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Wellsburg
Jean Rodgers
Hazlett M. Rodgers
Wellsburg National Bank
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