D A Ashworth Seeks Resignation From U S Attorney Post
Washington June 29 The Justice Department sent letters to several district attorneys and U S marshals including David D Ashworth U S attorney for the southern district of West Virginia indicating his resignation would be agreeable though no charges were filed Ashworth a Republican was appointed last summer and has three years left in his term with Hatfield backing him
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Washington
David D. Ashworth
U. S
West Virginia
Department of Justice
Department
Ashworth
United States
Hatfield
Tunome
Six federal day off officers furloughed in West Virginia
Elkins June 29 Six federal prohibition officers in northern West Virginia will be furloughed June 30. The list includes Morgantown officers P W Barr Fred DeMoss and Dillon Swick and Clarksburg pair Clyde W Hissem J J Doerr plus Wheeling resident A F Harney and Clarksburg clerk Miss Gertrude O’Brien. Remaining staff and Administrator Ruble will continue enforcement in the northern half of the state with only Ruble and A C Allman left in Clarksburg. Other officers staying include H S Pickens Martinsburg A D Stutler Morgantown L L Gates and Roy Hundley Wheeling. Doerr has thirteen years service Swick and Barr about six years DeMoss and Hissem about two. The furloughs are part of the national economy plan.
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Elkins
West Virginia
Harvey Ruble
P. W. Barr
Fred DeMoss
Dillon Swick
Morgantown
Clyde W. Hissem
J. J. Doerr
Clarksburg
A. F. Harney
Wheeling
Gertrude O'Brien
Ruble
A. C. Allman
H. S. Pickens
Martinsburg
A.D. Stutler
L. L. Gates
Roy Hundley
Doerr
Federal Department
Swick and Barr
DeMoss and
Hissem
Youth Bitten by Poisonous Snake Near Kitsonville
Eston June 29. Hinzman Rohrbaugh, 20, son of W D Rohrbaugh B&O engineer, was bitten while feeding chickens. Calf swelled, doctor diagnosed as copperhead bite. He is recovering at home. snake not found after search.
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Mnaite
Correction notice for dress sale at Jollife's Store
A Sentinel correction states that Monday's ad misstated inventory in Jollife's Store of Shops. The note clarifies there were 200 New Dresses for sale, not 2,000 New Dresses.
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Sentinel
Jolliffe
Store of Shops
Baby Falls From Window. Infant Slightly Hurt
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania on June 28 a 10 month old girl Edna Elizabeth Kennedy crawled to a second floor window and fell to a cement sidewalk. She sustained a bruised shoulder and a bumped head. Mildred Kennedy rushed her to a hospital where doctors dismissed the injuries as not serious.
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Canonsburg
Edna Elizabeth Kennedy
Mildred Kennedy
First Special Grand Jury Sits in 50 Years at Wood County
Parkersburg June 29 The first special grand jury in five decades sits in Wood County to weigh evidence in a claimed murder plot. Four named suspects include Ida Mae Shaw and Harley Lemon as principals in the slaying of Albert Shaw on June 20. charges filed by Prosecutor E B Pennybacker. Eddie Crouch and Myrtle Delaney named as accessories.
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Parkersburg
Wood County
Albert Shaw
Shaw
Ida
Mae Shaw
Harley Lemon
State Penitentiary
E. B. Pennybacker
Eddie Crouch
Myrtle “Delaney
Nelson Selected Rotary President
At the 24th annual convention in Boston on June 29, Rotary chose John Nelson of Montreal as its new president by unanimous vote. He succeeds Clinton P. Anderson of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Boston
Rotary
Canada
John Nelson
Montreal
Nelson
Clinton P. Anderson
Albuquerque
N, M
Huntington Man Chosen Printing Supervisor
E B Aleshire of Huntington was appointed supervisor of printing by the board of control. Aleshire, active in Cabell county Democratic politics for years, succeeds E B Hood who resigned several months ago. The new supervisor began work at once.
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Charleston
B. S. Aleshire
Huntington
Board of Control
Aleshire
Cabell County
E. B. Hood
New Hampshire textile workers oppose proposed mill wage plan
Washington reports New Hampshire textile mill workers claim the 11 dollar weekly minimum wage and 40 hour work week in the proposed code are unfair and too high. John L. Barry of the state labor federation spoke for Governor Winant, arguing the 40 hour limit would not greatly restore employment.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Industrial Recovery Administration
Department For Commerce
John L. Barry
New Hampshire Federation of Labor
John G. Winant
Americans Cabled Roosevelt for Definite Action
Muskogee Oklahoma June 29 Jap Ingram 35 year old father in jail for killing his two small children after saying he did not know if he was sorry. He wounded relatives before leading his son and daughter to a farmhouse wall and shooting them Mary Lou 4 died later Donald 2 died instantly. Ingram an unemployed barber said they were dirty and ragged and they had nothing to eat but cornbread. Nadolny Says Public Will Be Disillusioned Asserts Everything Depends on Private Parleys. Geneva June 29 The world disarmament conference adjourned until October 10 despite Nadolny Hitler’s representative protest warning of a first class funeral for disarmament. Massigli for France said adjournment does not kill disarmament if governments pursue private talks in peace. Massigli warned against hostile newspaper reporting.
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Muskogee
Okla
Jap Ingram
Ingram
Coweta
Donald
Mary Lou
Geneva
Switzerland
Rudolph Nadolny
Hitler
Rene Massigli
France
Germany
M. Massight
London
Great Britain
United States
Physicians Urge Citywide First Aid Training Week
Doctors Paul P. Warden and Terring Heironimus urge citizens to join July 17 to 28 first aid course run by the Red Cross. Local establishments, B&O Railway, police and fire departments back the program. Courses aim to empower workers and spread lifesaving skills beyond July week.
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Paul P. Warden
Terring Heironimus
Red Cross
Paul
Meironimus
Frank C. Collins
Red Cross Committee
Thas
B. & O. Railway Company
W. D. Fenton
Washington
Warden
Helionimus
No Decision Yet In Beer Case In Grafton
Judge Herbert W. Dent has not handed down a decision in City of Grafton versus C E Castleman of Wheeling the state distributor of 3 2 beer. The appeal follows a $500 city fine for delivering non intoxicating brew without a license. The ruling may curb or boost beer activity locally.
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Herbert W. Dent
Grafton
C. E. Castleman
Wheeling
Charles O. King
Cilinsel
Bertha Shaffer
George W. Shaffer
George W. Shaffer, Jr
Dent
Robert
E. Rice
Percy E. Lucas
Delmar Haddix
Noah A. Scott
P. Whitewag
Roi
Steel production gains two percent in Youngstown district
Youngstown district steel output rose about two percent midweek to reach around 58 percent of capacity. Forty eight of the district's 83 open hearth furnaces were active today, up from 46 last Saturday, signaling modest production acceleration.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown
Holt and Fox Fight Suit of Standard Oil
Charleston reports Attorney General Homer A Holt and Tax Commissioner Fred L Fox faced an injunction suit in federal court filed by Standard Oil of New Jersey to restrain the state from imposing gasoline filling station taxes.
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Charleston
Homer A. Holt
Fred L. Fox
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
West Virginia repeal vote shifts southern sentiment
The Associated Press reports wet supporters hail West Virginia's repeal win as a push against national prohibition. Prohibitionists say it exposes southern attitudes while opponents call it a significant sign for the wets. The outcome prompts debate over whether West Virginia belongs in the South. F Scott McBride calls the result an early strikeout with drier states still to come.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
New Dominion
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Professional Jealousy Triggers Carnival Riot in Wheeling
Police blame professional jealousy between a prize fighter and a minstrel performer for a carnival riot in Wheeling. Jack McDonald 35 of Covington Ky connected with the carnival and ae Dillon of Clarksburg were arrested on assault charges as officers responded to a riot call.
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Wheeling
Jack McDonald
Covington
Ae Dillon
Clarksburs
President Begins Last Leg Of Trip To Campo Bello
President Roosevelt began the final leg of his cruise toward Campo Bello island in New Brunswick aboard the Amberjack I. Fog reduced visibility to about 100 yards as the ship slid northward with the President at the wheel.
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Campo Bello
Lakeman’s Island
Harbor Me
Roosevelt
Campo Bello Island
New Brunswick
Higher textile pay demanded by labor head
Washington June 29 labor seeks higher wages than the proposed code for cotton textile workers A Federation of Labor president urged a minimum of 14 to 16 a week while noting 17 48 a week would apply if 1926 prices return He also supported outlawing child labor and urged a 14 a week baseline as talks continued with the national recovery administration and textile operators in the commerce department auditorium
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
William Greer
American Federation of Labor
North
South
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textiles Workers of America
Commerce Department
Hugh 8. Johnson
Compromise Efforts Shine at World Economic Conference
Britain presents a compromise plan as gold bloc nations demand urgent currency stabilization. The U S delegation signals a cautious stance, with a Washington note to President Roosevelt under discussion. Dollar weakness adds pressure as talks drift toward a possible showdown on stabilization.
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Associated Press
Unite States
London
Washington
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
France
Switzerland
Holland
Belgium
Great Britain
West Virginia Education Leaders to Speak in Chicago
Charleston June 29 Three West Virginia figures will address the annual West Virginia Education Association dinner in Chicago Tuesday. The speakers include Joseph Rosier president of the National Education Association and two other prominent West Virginians.
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Charleston
West Virginia Education Association
Chicago
Joseph Rosier
Nationa Education Assotia
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