Snell accuses Roosevelt admin of political bluffing
Rep. Snell denounces the Democratic administration as bluffing the public and using political propaganda for gain. He criticizes dual roles in government, cites Morgenthau's letter urging resignations, and calls for Postmaster General Farley to quit as DNC chair. The statement portrays the New Deal as politically driven.
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Washington
Rep. Snell
House
Republican Senatorial-Congressional Committee
Snell
Pres. Roosevelt
Yale University
Sec. Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Government to issue new daily paper in Washington
Senator Schall accuses the Roosevelt administration of starting a daily newspaper called the Blue Eagle edited by General Hugh S. Johnson to influence the fall elections. He says the weekly is being used to promote the NRA and the Roosevelt dictatorship while aiming to censor legitimate papers.
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Washington
Schall
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle
Hugh 8. Johnson
Pli
NRA
Feld
Tunnelton Youth Drowning Victim PARK TRAGEDY IS PREVENTED HERE SUNDAY
Two drowning incidents are reported near Tunnelton and Hillman Coal Company dams. Miss Leitha Smith of Simpson nearly drowned after a motor boat created waves at Grafton Park. Lyle Menear of Flemington rescued her. Norman Plum, 13, died after entering the Hillman Coal Company dam while playmate James Ennis watched nearby. efforts to revive him failed. Funeral services were held for Plum at Mt View church.
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Grafton Park
Tygarts Valley
Smith
Simpson
Leitha Smith
Lyle Menear
Flemington
Norman Plum
Hillman Coal Company
Mt. View
Tunnelton
Plum
David Plum
James Ennis
Walter Cook
Mary
Wilbert
Ruby
Betty
Margaret
Jean
Mt. View Church
N. L. Casey
Hillman i Coal Company
CCC Worker Arrested in Murder of School Girl
In Saranac Lake New York state police hold a 25 year old civilian conservation corps worker for questioning in connection with the murder of 14 year old Cleo Teelstone whose nude body was found in nearby woods. A sheriff deputy names Truman Showers of Syracuse as the CCC truck driver detained for questioning. The body was discovered by her brother Wilbur.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
New York
Civilian Conservation Corps
Cleo Teélstone
Mark E. Monaghan
Truman Showers
Syracuse
CCC
Wilbur
Campaign seeks removal of tots from county farms
Charleston June 25 The department of public welfare launches a drive to place 300 children from county infirmaries into private homes and give them a fresh start. Francis W Turner director says every child in infirmaries will be removed and some have endured dire conditions. A model summer camp near Winfield operated with Salvation Army support already hosts over 100 children.
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Charleston
Department of Public Welfare
Francis W. Turner
Putnam County
Winfield
Salvation Army
Browning Suffering in New York Hospital
Millionaire real estate operator Edward West Browning was reported in serious condition at a New York hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered in a hotel suite. Browning, once married to Frances Heenan Browning and foster father to Dorothy Sunshine, had been hospitalized on Friday.
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New York
Edward West
Daddy
Former Taylor County Schools Chief Dies at 68
Thomas Jefferson Humphrey 68, former superintendent and prominent Taylor County educator, died Saturday at his Wheeling home after a stroke. Born Cairo 1866, he moved with his family to Booths Creek area and pursued teaching, ascending to county superintendent in 1896, shaping regional education. He studied at Fairmont Normal School and WVU, taught in country schools, led West Side and other schools, and influenced West Virginia education.
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Thomas Jefferson Humphrey
Taylor County
Wheeling
James B. Humphrey
Humphrey
Cairo
Ritchie County
Meadland
Booths' Creek
Fairmont
Tom
Humphreys
Fairmont State Normal School
West Virginia University
Webster
Fetterman
West Side
C. Jay Fleming
First ‘National Bank
West Virginia School Officers Nab Two for Liquor Sale
Shaffer of Thomas and Bray of Thomas were fined five and fifty dollars respectively after state trooper Hefner and Sheriff Pagenial arrested them near the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown. The case involved bootlegging liquor and distributing cigarettes among inmates, based on a complaint by Rev. D. F. Desist the school chaplain and athletics director.
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West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Ona C. Jefferys
Ralph Shaffer
Thomas
J. H. Bray
Shaffer
Bray
Claude Hefner
Lee Pagenial
D. F. Desist
John Duff
Mystery surrounds disappearance of 14 year old Chile
County officials investigate the 14 year old Elizabeth Ellison missing from Rosemont after her foster mother Rosa Johnson reported she left home to attend Sunday school and was not seen since. Deputy Sheriff Harry Batson leads the probe as Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt reviews details and the family asserts possible kidnapping despite no clues.
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Elizabeth Ellison
Rosemont
James C. Holt
Rosa Johnson
Walker Johnson
Johnson
Holt
Lance
Harry Batson
Tho E
Johnsons
Louise Ellison
Marion County
Ralphsnyder Building Razed by Transients in Park Plan
Transient workers began demolishing the old Ralphsnyder building on Luzadder street behind transient center headquarters. The plan is to convert the site into a shaded park with trees. Director Charles Rau said the dilapidated structure, condemned years ago as unsafe, will be cleared. About 100 people are listed at transient headquarters today.
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Ralphsnyder
Luzadder Street
Transient Center
Charles Rau
Airports over state will be finished soon
Charleston June 25 A grant of 87000 to West Virginia by the FERA for aviation development of 13 airports and probably others is reported by David Bilman state airport advisor for the FERA and chairman of the State Board of Aeronautics Most fields started under the CWA progressing well except Spencer with work to resume soon Most of these airports will be completed by late summer or early fall The grant practically assures completion of 18 fields now under construction and may enable other projects such as the tri city field at Bridgeport and the extension of the Jacksons Mill field at Weston.
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Charleston
West Virginia
FERA
David Bilman
State Board of Aeronautics
CWA
Spencer
Giltinan
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Tri-City
Bridgeport
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Grafton
Weston
Postpone Selection of Successor to Withers
City commissioners delayed today’s meeting to appoint a street and water commissioner after the death of W. P. Withers. Three applicants John L. Robinson Roy Warne and Leo Faust filed for the post. Mayor Charles O. King is in Terre Haute Indiana on business and expected back Wednesday.
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W. P. Withers
Fred V. Kunst
John L. Robinson
Roy Warne
Leo Faust
Charles O. King
Terre Haute
Ind
Reedsville Plans 75 More Homes In Expansion
Reedsville officials announce a 75 home expansion to add to 50 existing cottages, bringing total to 125 with a final 15 units later. Oran B. Smart, general manager, says construction hinges on plans and incidental detailing. work to start within 30 days once plans arrive. A schoolhouse project will begin alongside the housing expansion.
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Smart
Four criminals kidnap bank officials near Lubbock Texas
Four escaped convicts seized the deputy sheriff and two bank officials in Lubbock, overpowered guards, and fled the jail with guards reporting the captives seen near Post and possibly headed toward New Mexico. The gang includes Ed Stanton and Bill Coupe, both under death or long sentences, with Andrew Nelson and J Beplingis among others. The escape involved prying doors and fleeing with keys, as authorities pursue across Texas.
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Lubbock
Tex
Lubbock Bank
the Peace
Post
New Mexico
Perch Mouth) Stanton
John B. Moseley
Bill Coupe
Annifuer
Robert ‘Thordpe
Andrew H. Nelson
Meadows
J. Bephetis
Voa Sar
Walter Spearg
Head of Steel Union Housed Targeted by Bomb Blast
In Weirton a two story brick building used as a meeting place for Amalgamated Association members was hit by a dynamite blast early today. No one was inside. A nearby wholesale candy firm suffered items knocked from shelves. Damage estimated at $500. US steel labor figures were cited as the attack's context with investigators arriving in Pittsburgh to hear views on the steel situation.
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Weirton
Amalgamated Association
Finn
Polos
William J. Long
Misses Cash
Pittsburgh
Pat Cushy
Steel and Metal Workers Industrial Union
Turner W. Battle
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Chile
sainoRew Edmiston
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Withers
Reedsville
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
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