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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1934

Page

6

Dillinger Is Dead, Former Aide Asserts

In Minneapolis May 29 1934 Albert Reilly jailed on harboring charges claimed Tommy Carroll told him Dillinger was dead after Carroll’s Waterloo Iowa death June 7. Reilly said Dillinger attended a Cubs Dodgers game two days earlier in Chicago. Carroll’s death followed a chase through the Midwest.

Rt. Paul John Dillinger Albert Pat) Reilly Reilly Tommy Carroll Minneapolis Carroll Water'o Iowa Desperado Dillinger Chicago Chicago Cubs Brooklyn Dodgers Illinois City Tommy John

Darrow NRA Board Completes Monopoly Inquiry Report

Washington June 29 Clarence Darrow’s National Recovery Review Board closed its three month case with its final report on monopoly charges, delivering it to President Roosevelt and resigning its chair. The board, exhausted by extensive writing and clashes with Hugh S Johnson, urged public release only by White House decision. The early reports claimed multiple NRA codes harmed small business.

Washington Clarence Hugh S. Johnson Review Board White House Darrow Johnsons Organization NRA

Board critique of codes amid administration debate

The board reaffirmed its inquiry into national codes and their impact on press and small enterprises. It found abundant evidence that some codes promote these tendencies, and warned against treating any department as private property or permitting criticism that veers toward treason.

Murder Mystery Complicates Dufresne Case Amid Snow

In a tense house crime tale, Harper and Lafferty debate the killer's escape through snow and a staged alibi. They map how the masquerader used disguise, candles, and a plan to misdirect police, while probing the victim's identity and the motive behind the staged scene.

Ioor Pierre Dufresne Atranger Dufresne Harper Austerlitz Hach Laffert Dufresnes Croydens Lafferty

Argue Press Case Plays To Defense Attorneys

In a continuation of arguments from page one, the court heard the special receiver’s counsel claim that Mrs Ada H Ford aims to sell the Grafton Press to vindicate a personal grievance. Judge Dent urged focus on legal issues only. After brief replies, the court took the plea in abatement under advisement with a decision expected in a few days.

Ada H. Ford Grafton R. H. Kidd Dent Watkins

Statement attribution in Parsons poisoning case sways inquiry

Residents recalling Sipolt in Parsons town say he proclaimed a philosophy that the world owes him a living and he will obtain it without work. Investigators have not learned if this alleged remark relates to the poisoning or if the children were insured.

Parsons Sipolt

Move Court to Bedside of Wounded Bill Mullins

Federal court officials visited a hospital to take a guilty plea from Bill Mullins who was wounded by officers after recapture from Princeton jail. Judge McClintic ordered Mullins sent to Atlanta for four years upon recovery. Mullins had fled while awaiting transfer to serve a five year sentence for prohibition violations.

Bluefield W. Va George W. McClintic Bill Mullins Princeton Mullins McClintic Atlanta

Buck the wildlife trader and the risks of cargoes

Frank Buck has made 75 to 100 wild cargo shipments of birds beasts and reptiles from jungles worldwide. The job is a constant gamble on finding the animal and delivering it safely. Buck once faced a $6,000 sale that died on the docks and a typhoon that wiped out 80 percent of a cargo. He earned as little as $500 on another expedition after a year away, yet he persists in the thrill and danger of his work.

Frank Buck San Francisco Ringling Brothers Singapore

Buck Persistent Hunter Faces Giant Predators In Action

Wild Cargo showcases Asiatic jungles and Buck, a twenty five year caged survivor, in perilous encounters with a man-eating tiger a giant tapir a cobra and a wild elephant. Buck battles a dangerous python during a gripping sequence. An RKO release from Van Beuren shot over six months now playing at the Opera House tonight and Saturday.

Frank Buck Malaya van Beuren Corporation Asiatic Jungles Buck Opera House

Governor of Georgia Defies Federal Court

Atlanta June 29 Eugene Talmadge, Georgia governor, again rejects a Federal Court subpoena saying he does not recognize court jurisdiction. He tore and refused service while at a banquet, defying injunction and contempt proceedings in a case by Georgia Continental Telephone and others against the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Atlanta Georgia Eugene Talmadge United States District Court Georgia Continental Telephone Company Georgia Public Service Commission Talmadge

City Licenses Delayed For 3.2 Beer Dispensers

Only two days remain for issuing licenses to dispensers of 3.2 beer tobacco cigarettes and restaurant permits. City Commissioner Fred W. Kunst said one application for a 3.2 beer dispenser license was denied and the applicant’s name is being withheld temporarily as efforts are made to resolve the matter satisfactory to all parties.

Fred W. Kunst Kunst

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