Link Officer Tied to Major Theft in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg on June 23 a former patrolman, Gordon Williams, was linked to a major theft at the police headquarters. Handwriting experts testified he authored a note guiding the recovery of 517 dollars from a gravel road after 726.36 dollars vanished from the strong box over the weekend.
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Parkersburg
Gordon Wilams
A. L. D. Gastiger
Washington
I. R. Boone
State Police Criminal Identification Bureau
Williams
C. W. Hulbert
Civil Service Commission
Hulbert
Gastiger Testimony Admitted As Hearing Recessed
The note was brought in and Gastiger's testimony was admitted over defense objections. The hearing was recessed until next week.
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Gastiger
Severe Storm Causes Trees and Wires to Fail Countywide
Severe storm swept through West Grafton and rural areas blowing down trees on Beech street and near B. B. Bryant garage. A wire telephone cable was pulled onto a Western Union line, halting service for about 30 minutes. Poles were torn in the countryside, cutting a section of service. A tree on Addison street cut three wires and city light service remained off until about 9. Rain totaled 1.5 inches in four hours with hail for about 20 minutes at dawn. Spruce street flooded parts of West Grafton, and two wagon bridges over Berry run and Shelby run were washed out. W. O. Bolin reported the washouts. In Blueville lightning struck a haystack owned by W. R. Shackleford, burning it.
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West Grafton
Beech Street
B. B. Bryant
Western Union
P. Telephone Company
Addison Street
Spruce Street
Grafton
First Ward
Counry
Berry Run
Shelby Run
W. O. Bolin
State Road Commission
Blueville
W. R. Shackleford
France and Turkey sign mutual assistance pact
France and Turkey signed a mutual defense agreement to aid each other if aggression leads to war in the Mediterranean. The reciprocal declaration was signed at the foreign office and followed by a ceremony in Ankara where Hatay was ceded to Turkey in exchange for support within the British French bloc.
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Paris
France
Turkey
Mediterranean
Foreign Office
Ankara
Republic of Hatay
Johnson and McVicker Win Coal Contract for Taylor Schools
Taylor County Board of Education awarded Johnson and McVicker of Flemington a contract to supply coal for the 1939-40 term. Bids reached 11 cents a bushel, but the low bid of six cents won. Johnson and McVicker also held the contract last year, according to Supt. E. G. Kuhn.
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Taylor County
Taylor County Board of Education
Johnson and
Mc Vicker
Flemington
E. G. Kuhn
McVicker
Correction on prices for Vernon and Irene Castle film at Opera House
A correction notes the Sunday show price for The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire should be 10 and 25 cents, not 10 and 16. The picture runs Sunday Monday and Tuesday at Opera House, with the corrected price.
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SUN
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Vernon
Irene Castle
Opera House
Sentinel
Inmates Lose Keys in Escape at State Reformatory
Marysville June 23. Supt. Marguerite Reilley seeks four inmates who escaped Monday using mystery keys. Velma West described as ringleader, with others including Virginia Brandy, Florence Sheline, Mary Ellen Richards. Reilley says keys were used to show visitors through the building and vows no inmate will touch a key again.
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Marysville
Marguerite Reilley
The
State Reformatory For Women
Velma West
Painesville
Gallipolis
Mary Ellen Richards
Cincinnati
Velma
Widow of Clarksburg Physician Passes Away
Mrs Annette R Morgan 92 widow of Dr David Porter Morgan founder of what is now St Marys hospital died at home in Clarksburg Survivors include Mrs Virgil L Highland and Miss Buelah Morgan daughters Charles E Morgan and Harold P Morgan sons Funeral services set for tomorrow
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Clarksburg
Annette R. Morgan
David Porter Morgan
St. Mary's Hospital
Virgil L. Highland
Buelah Morgan
Charles E. Morgan
Harold P. Morgan
Roofing and roof cement advertised with delivery
Local ad lists roofing options with one ply at .95, two ply at 1.15, and three ply at 1.35 per unit. Also mentions roof cement and a mill exchange with phone number 23 and delivery services.
Praise DIVERS Chronicle of sub rescue and inquiry progress
The article covers divers attached to the rescue ship Falcon, including Sebritsky, who descended to the disabled submarine and attached a chamber for survivors. Adm. and team praised divers under extreme cold and high pressure. The board's first phase concluded, with the second phase detailing the rescue and the third phase to study salvage. Survivors blamed a failed induction valve to keep seawater out.
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Sebritsky
Falcon
Sebitsky
Harold C. Preble
Board of Inquiry
Filipino lawmaker Welipe Buencamino in New York mail fraud case
Co defendant Welipe Buencamino, a Philippine legislator, faces mail fraud charges alongside William P. Buckner Jr. in New York. He is shown listening as a letter is read. he wrote many letters to Buckner from Hollywood seeking funds to continue stock manipulation schemes in the Philippines.
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Welipe Buencamino
William P. Buckner, Jr
New York
Buckner
Hollywood
Federal peacetime spending hits record total in year
Washington reports that total federal outlays for the fiscal year reached 9.0069 billion dollars on June 21, the highest in peacetime history. The year ends June 30 with an incomplete sum below the wartime peak and a deficit forecast about 500 million dollars less than earlier estimates.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt Hh
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