Former Policeman Held for Murder of Grid Star
Okey Deboard, a former Charleston policeman and beer parlor bouncer, waives to a grand jury on eight charges, including murder, after fatally shooting West Virginia University grid star Leo Fizer during a downtown melee. Deboard claims self defense as detectives quote his account of a confrontation that turned deadly. Fizer, 23, from St. Albans, died at a local hospital from a neck wound, as the incident spurred further police and prosecutor scrutiny.
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Charleston
Okey Deboard
Leo Fizer
West Virginia University
Opal Clark
Clayton Henson
Charlie Erwin
Henry Hill
Frank Marple
W. A. Tully
J. Blackbur. Watts
Edg
Deboard
Ed Shuck
Fizer
West Vic
St. Albans
LANDON ENJOYS SIMPLE LIFE AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARK
Estes Park Colorado June 27 Gov Alf Landon and his family vote for the simple life. The Republican nominee, Mrs Landon, Peggy Anne Nancy Jo and John Cobb Jr, and Mrs E Cobb rest at a secluded ranch in Rock Mountain National Park. Early mountain dawn trout fishing and quiet hours mark their relaxation after weeks of strain.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Nancy Jo
John Cobb
Road Commissioner eyes start on city street work in 14 days
State Road Commissioner Burr K Simpson told Mayor Waugh that an extra federal grant could fund completing repaving of Route 119 through Grafton. Low bid of $59,833.60 exceeded the $45,000 available, and contractor Ralph W Fimple would not accept partial work. If federal recommendation is accepted, work may begin within two weeks. six months required to finish the project.
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Burr K. Simpson
E. 0. Waugh
Grafton
Simpson
Ralph W.fimple
Fairmont
Associated Press
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Waugh
Fimple
Five named to new State Advisory Board session
Charleston June 27 The Governor appointed five members to the State Advisory Board to commence administrative work for the new social security law. The appointees are John T. Morgan Charleston Democrat wholesale supply firm manager W B Fulton Wheeling Republican State Medical Association president J A Booth Huntington Democrat electrician and secretary of the Electrical Workers union A S Wilson Sharples Republican coalmining general manager Dr Stephen P Burke Morgantown Democrat member of the Continued on Page Six.
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Charleston
State Advisory Board
Jump
John T. Morgan
W. 8. Fulton
Wheeling
State Medical Association
J. A. Booth
Huntington
Electrical Workers Union
Central Labor Union
A. S. Wilson
Sharples
Stephen P. Burke
Morgantown
Convicted Slayer Wins Time to Ask New Trial
Harrison Hannah won a delay in sentence after a jury convicted him of murder for slaying Newt Holland. Judge Harley M. Kilgore set July 6 to hear arguments on a motion for a new trial. The jury deliberated two hours. Hannah said he fired after Holland shot at him and Prince Dickens when they approached Dickens home.
B and O Veterans Plan Big Time at Local Park
Plans are underway for the B and C veterans annual picnic at Grafton Park on August 15, moved from August 29. Tickets are on sale with strong advance sales. guests are to travel from up to 200 miles. The Tygarts dam is expected to draw interest among out of town visitors.
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Grafton Park
Grafton
Tygarts
Fourth District Legion Meeting Called Sunday
Legionnaires of the fourth district will meet in convention tomorrow in Point Pleasant Speakers include State Commander W G Stathers of Clarksburg and Superintendent P D Shingleton of the state police A district commander to succeed W E Gaston of Ripley will be chosen
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Point Pleasant
W. G. Stathers
Clarksburg
P. D. Shingleton
W. E. Gaston
Ripley
West Virginia backs Neely for 1940 at Roosevelt renomination
Philadelphia reports West Virginia delegates cheered John Nance Garner as vice president nominee and urged Senator M. M. Neely for 1940. Senator Robinson praised Neely, while crowds waved WV flags and paraded to support Roosevelt’s renomination.
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Philadelphia
West Virginia
John Nance Garner
Texas
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Joseph T. Robinson
United States
Roosevelt
Neely
Senator Neely
Foreign War Veterans Will Elect Tomorrow
Williamson June 26 Veterans of Foreign Wars were urged to back alien regulation and oppose constitutional changes seen as undermining government. Resolutions call for alien law revision 90 percent quota cut and deportation of criminals. A regions plan with district commanders to be appointed by Rex Davis Morgantown. A banquet and officers to be elected tomorrow.
Retirement Board Delays Payments After Court Ruling
The Railroad Retirement Board halted first pension payments set for July 1 to workers over 65 after a district court ruling found the act unconstitutional. An emergency session was held and an appeal planned to the D C circuit. Delegates to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers supported a Supreme Court appeal.
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Washington
Railroad Retirement Board
United States District Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Cleveland
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
United States Supreme Court
Jennings Bailey
Murray W. Latimer
Croix de Feu Commander Forms New Organization
Paris June 27 Colonel Francois de la Rocque organizer of Croix de Feu proclaims the creation of a rightist French Social party with a nucleus of one million members. The new party seeks decisive action toward renovation reconciliation and reconstruction of France as Leon Blum's Socialistic government opposes the Croix de Feu and other leagues. Nationwide strike activity ebbed with only scattered new strikes reported.
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Paris
Francois de la Rocque
Croix de Feu
France
Leon Blum
de la Rocque
Long Fight to Escape Execution Nears End in Utah
Salt Lake City June 27 Delbert Green the 28 year old killer of three in a jealousy murder plot in 1930 faced the last appeals as his six year fight to escape execution drew to a close His mother Mrs Lillie May Alexander said a petition circulated in a final bid for clemency before the state board of pardons Green was condemned to die with his back to the wall of a state prison and was to be executed on July 10 for killing his wife and her mother and then his uncle in a 1930 crime
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
Utah
Lillie May Alexander
State Board of Pardons
Green
James Green
Picks Out His Coffin Then Ends His Life
In Urbana Illinois on June 27 Arthur Julian Nicolet 69 selected a coffin at an undertaker. A shot was fired and the undertaker found Nicolet dying with a pistol near him. A laconic note in Nicolet's pocket cited illness and financial trouble.
Besieged Wire Mill Workers Eat as Food Supplies Run Low
A group of workers besieged in the Wheeling Steel wire mill ate regular meals today but faced an uncertain replenishment horizon. Sixteen sheriff's deputies delivered food through picket lines after supporters had lived on crackers for 36 hours. Authorities offered no timeline for further food shipments or confirmation of numbers inside the mill. Sheriff Arthur Aakes expanded patrols in New Boston, adding to 65 deputies, as efforts to curb violence continued after a fatal guard shooting during clashes over supply trains.
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Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Sheriff’s Deputies
Arthur Aakes
New Boston
Barbers Deny Blame In Logan Arrest
Gratton barbers union members deny any connection with the warrant issued for W. W. Logan. The city ordinance requires shops to close after 5 30 p m except Saturdays or holidays and Logan opened at 8 a m. A hearing is set for 10 a m Monday.
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Barbers’ Union
Gratton
W. W. Logan
Tony Sorbello
Barbers and Beauticians
Sorbello
Logan
Packed Coupe Crash Kills Boy and Aunt in Indiana Pa
A crowded coupe crashed into a telephone pole in Indiana Pa killing five year old George A Anderson and his aunt Mae Mutt 38. Mrs Mary Anderson and her three-year-old son Robert were injured in the crash last night.
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Indiana
George A. Anderson
Mae Mutt
Mary Anderson
Robert
Bankers Urged To Aid Drafting Favorable Laws
West Virginia bankers heard Robert V. Fleming president of the American Bankers Association urge cooperation with federal officials to frame acceptable banking legislation from the last Congress. He warned against partisan political stands and stressed neutrality in legislative questions.
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Hot Springs
Robert V. Fleming
American Bankers Association
West Virginia
Bankers Today
Red fears of early war in the Pacific warned by Communist leader
The ninth annual Communist convention in New York warned of an immediate war threat in the Far East, with Robert Minor claiming Japan seeks control of the Pacific and urging a purge of fascism from U S armed forces. He called for infiltration to weed out fascism and said the National Guard is honeycombed with fascism. Earl Browder was to be chosen party secretary.
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New York
Communist Party
Far East
Robert Minor
Japan
National Guard
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
Prowier
Earl Browder
Pope’s Summer Home Struck By Lightning
Lightning struck Pope Pius’ summer residence at Castel Gandolfo today causing a fire and damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars. The pope will travel from Vatican City next Tuesday for his vacation.
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Pope
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius
Vatican City
Welford Wins GOP Nomination Over Langer In North Dakota
Unofficial results from Fargo show Gov. Walter Welford defeating former Gov. William Langer for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Welford led 90,551 to 89,915 with 14 of 2,242 precincts still unreported in the slow-count primary ballots.
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Fargo
N. D
Walter Welford
William
Langer
Welford
Theft of Cane Used By Blind Clerk Deplored
In Huntington on June 27 a white cane used by Miss Ruby May a blind clerk at a magazine stand was stolen along with several magazines. Clarence C White told police the loss of the cane is serious to Miss May and noted the magazines are less important, as the cane serves as her eyes.
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Huntington
Ruby May
Clarence C. White
May
Three Held Guilty In Drukman Plot Hearing
In Brooklyn on June 27 the jury convicted Henry G. Singer former U.S. attorney Jacob Silverman and James J. Kleinman of conspiracy to obstruct the investigation into the beating death of Samuel Drugman. Jurors had not yet agreed on verdicts for Kleinman and Detective Giuseppe F. L. Dardis after about 20 hours of deliberation.
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Brooklyn
Drukman
Henry G. Singer
U. 8
Jacob Silverman
James J. Kleinman
William W. Kleinman
Kleinman
Giuseppe F. L. Dardis
New Kiwanis Head A. Copeland Callen Elected
A. Copeland Callen of Urbana UI was elected Kiwanis International president for 1936 87 at the annual convention in Washington. He heads the mining and metallurgical engineering department at the University of Illinois and has been a Kiwanian since 1921.
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A. Copeland Callen
Urbana
Kiwanis International
Washington
Callen
University of Illinois
Central Press
Garner Takes Things Easy In Convention
Philadelphia dispatch describes John Nance Garner taking a quiet morning walk before accepting his renomination for vice president. He arrives late, attends a Young Democrats banquet, dines with friends, and retires by 9:30 PM. He prefers to pull down his own bedcovers. Continued on page four.
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Philadelphia
John Nence Garner
al Smith
Garner
Page Four
Ex Senator Reed Attacks 1936 Democratic Platform
Former U S Senator James A Reed of Missouri, one of four Democrats who joined Al Smith in deserting Roosevelt leadership, criticizes the 1936 Democratic platform. He warns of regimentation of agriculture and the recarnation of the NRA if the party wins, saying the platform and keynote speeches imply Roosevelt policies will be carried out.
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Kansas City
U. S
James A. Reed
Missouri
al Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NRA
Roosevelt
Putsch Rumors Stir French Officials Over Austria
Persistent rumors of a putsch in Austria unsettled Paris officials who appeared inclined to take the reports seriously though details remained unclear. The Paris analysis reflected cautious concern about possible upheaval influencing regional stability.
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Paris
Austria
Garner Renominated by Acclamation at Democratic Convention
In Philadelphia the Democratic National Convention renominated Vice President John N. Garner by acclamation as Roosevelt seeks a broad victory. Delegates largely did not attend the final session amid rain threats and plans to host an outdoor rally reportedly drawing up to 100000 at the stadium. Governor Allred praised Garner's judgment and indispensability to the cabinet.
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Bulletin
Philadelphia
John N. Garner
Roosevelt
Garner
Prana
Allied
James V. Allred
Record Crowd to Hear FDR at Parley on Football Field
A massive rally is set for June 27 as Democrats gather to back Franklin D Roosevelt with an expected crowd near 100000 on a field adjacent to the Penn Relays track. The scene recalls historic moments with Red Grange and Notre Dame feats as delegates pressure for renomination on a broad platform.
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Pei AD Elie
Franklin
Clea
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Red Grange
South Caroina
Pennsylvania
Dick Marshall
Michigan
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Colorado
Taylor County Safety Council
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State
Standard
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Browder
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Samuel Drugman
New Kiwanis
A. Copeland
Reed
Jack Garner
Notre Dame
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