More Cash To Carry On WPA May Be Asked
President Roosevelt indicated a supplemental WPA appropriation of 150 million dollars may be requested in a forthcoming message to Congress. He noted about 850000 needy persons are on waiting lists, an increase of around 100000 since January 3, and explained conditions during January and February predict more cuts by July 1 for a total of about 3550000 on rolls or waiting lists. Page eight continuation referenced.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
White House
U S Hopes To Regain Trade With Brazil Pact Aims To Back Brazil
The United States through a new credit pact with Brazil seeks to recapture Latin American trade from Germany. Three federal agencies Coordinate a plan offering $192,000,000 from Eximbank to free Brazil’s exchange, long term credits for U S exporters, and $50,000,000 in gold to back a Brazilian central reserve bank.
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Washington
Brazil
United States
Germany
State and Treasury Departments
Hull
Aranha
Hitler
Latin America
Brazilian Central Reserve Bank
The Border Patrolman Tonight at Dixie Theatre
Mrs. Flanagan of Blueville is invited to attend tonight's presentation at the Dixie theatre featuring George O'Brien in The Border Patrolman or Torchy Gets Her Man with Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane at the Strand theatre.
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the Grafton
Seatinel
WM. Flanagan
Blueville
George O'Brien
Dixie Theatre
Torchy
Glenda Farrell
Barton MacLane
Strand Theatre
Pretty widow arraigned in murder case at Norwalk
In Norwalk Ohio on March 10 a 28 year old widow Mrs Carl Schett faced murder charges in her husband s death. She pleaded innocent in a crowded courtroom while her attorney planned a bid to challenge the constitutional presumption of guilt by seeking a grand jury testimony hearing and possible bond reduction. A Sandusky neighbor is held as co defendant in the case and another man is also detained in connection with the automobile death.
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Norwalk
Sandus
Carl Schlett
Edgar C. Martin
Thomas Murray
Martin
Bond
Assistant School Head Is Convicted Of Theft
Fred D. Cobb assistant superintendent in charge of Logan county Negro schools was convicted by a circuit court jury of embezzling 77 from the Ara cama High school cafeteria fund in October 1936. Cobb’s lawyers moved to set aside the verdict and Judge C C Chambers said he would hear arguments next week. He was indicted by a special grand jury after a prior indictment naming other former school officials was struck on a plea of abatement.
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Logan
Fred D. Cobb
Logan County
Aracama High School
Cobb
C. C. Chambers
Two Harrison Co Women Die of Fractured Hips
Two elderly Harrison County women died within an hour of each other from injuries after falls that fractured their left hips. Harriet Belle Douglass, 78, of Clarksburg, died December 22 from the fall. Rubanna Bell, 80, of West Milford, died from injuries suffered six days earlier.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
Harriett
Belle Douglass
Rubanna Bell
West Milford
Czech Troops Move Into Slovak City After Dismissals
Prague declares Premier and two Slovak ministers removed amid a power struggle over independence. Czech troops occupy Bratislava as protests flare, while Tiso and other officials face police supervision. Reports say Slovak leaders sought German backing. no arrests reported yet.
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Prague
Vienna
Joseph Tiso
Hacha
Jan Pruzsinski
Ferdinand Durchansky
Andor Henke
Waffaires
Pitt Students Protest Dismissal of Coach Suther
A noisy crowd of about 50 Pitt students demonstrated on March 10 against the resignation of football coach Jock Suther. They rallied to recruit supporters, marching across the campus and into classrooms, carrying signs such as Wanted spare time football coach Must be stooge Is the Panther dead Today we strike for the glory of Pitt.
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Pittsburgh
Univy of Pittsburgh
Suther
Stooge
Pitt
Rebels Surrender as Miaja Forces Crush Uprising in Madrid
Madrid March 10 14 000 Communist soldiers surrendered since yesterday as General Jose Miaja ordered drastic measures to crush the revolt. Casado announced repression must begin with no holds barred to restore peace in Madrid. An official report also said three Communists were captured in Guadalajara while attempting to escape with a trunk of paintings and gold and silver. Fighting still continued.
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Madrid
Natione Defense
Sinc
Jose Minaa
Miaja
Lcot
Segismundo Casado
Coronation train to pass through Grafton en route west
Reports say the English passenger wain The Coronation will pass over the Baltimore and Ohio lines within three weeks, likely through Grafton on its way to St Louis and San Francisco. The train, boasting 13 blue and silver coaches, is being unloaded at Baltimore docks. Charleston dispatch notes State Senator Abraham Lincoln Helmick's condition worsened today with specialists to consult as his health continues to decline.
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San Francisco
Grafton
Baltimore
St. Louis
England
Local Scout Officers Attend Area Meeting
Senior and junior officers of the YMCA Rotary troop No. 3 Boy Scouts of America attended a Clarksburg Area Council meeting at First Presbyterian church. William E. Lawrence spoke as assistant national director of health and safety. From Grafton, Scoutmaster Loren A. Hoffman and others joined the junior officers and parents provided transportation.
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YMCA
Rotary
Boy Scouts of America
Clarksburg
First Presbyterian Church of
William E.lawrence
Grafton
Loren A. Hoffman
Sherman L. Reed
Karl Hinkins
Kenneth Cole
Assisant
Compton Pembroke
Charles Hoffman
James Poling
Derrick Knox
Clarence Thorp
John Edward III
Charles Swisher
John Travntin
Donald Poling
Bruce Gurd
Lawrence Cunningham
Raymond Hensel
Curtis Marshall
Bobby Davis
John DeVall
Capitol Limited Kills Four at Grade Crossing
Authorities investigated a grade crossing crash in suburban Cuyahoga Falls as the Capitol Limited, the Baltimore and Ohio stream liner, struck a sedan at midnight. Four people from Cleveland, including John O Lund 55 and his wife Rose, were killed, along with Catherine Tritschler and Mrs William Reynolds.
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Akron
Cuyahoga Falls
Capitol Limited
Baltimore
Chamberlain eyes conference to halt arms race
London reports optimistic disarmament push as Prime Minister Chamberlain plans a conference of major powers to consider halting Europe s arms race. The move follows a pending trade mission led by R S Hudson to Berlin seeking at least a token cut amid warnings of bankruptcy from continued rearmament. Continued on page eight.
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John Martin
London
Chamberlain
Europe
R. S. Hudson
Berlin
Hudson
The
Daily Mail
Slayer of Neighbor Taken to State Pen
Zephiniah Banister a 53 year old McMechen house painter was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the November quarrel over coal dust and oil on a road beside homes. He told police he acted in self defense after shooting Ray Davis a 52 year old trucker. Banister 53 faces five years in the penitentiary as Judge James F Shipman imposed the sentence and Banister was to be moved to the state pen today.
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Moundsville
Zephiniah Banister
McMechen
Bannister
Ray Davis
James F. Shipman
Louisville Judge Shot In Left Thigh In Wake Of Clash
Louisville Circuit Judge Churchill Humphrey was wounded in the left thigh by a gunman described as an elderly, well dressed crank. The judge called the act a fool stunt and vowed to aid police as he identified a likely motive tied to a court ruling. His wife Mrs Humphrey stood nearby as the assailant fled on foot after three shots.
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Louisville
Churchill Humphrey
Humphrey
U S Breaks Precedent By Sending Kennedy to Rome
The United States will officially represent the president at Pope Pius XI's coronation, with Ambassador Joseph Kennedy arriving in Rome to witness the event. Vatican crowds expected exceed 350,000 as the ceremony unfolds on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica.
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U.S
Kennedy
Rome
George C. Jordan
Vatican City
United States
Pius XI
St. Peter's Bascilica
London
Joseph Kennedy
Vatican
St. Peter's Pianza
Fage
Short Ballot Amendment Is Defeated By Delegates In Session
In Charleston on March 10 delegates failed to approve the short ballot constitutional amendment. The body debated late into the night with a motion to postpone winning by a narrow margin. The measure would make governor auditor and attorney general elected while other public works officials become appointive. The House adjourned near 2:20 a.m. after a stormy session and continued debate is expected.
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Charleston
Peakut House
Senate
Board of Public Works
House Judiciary Committee
Holt
House
Meredith
Marion
Mayors Wife I Remove REORGANIZING MOVES FOUGHT
Seriously ill for some time Mrs. P F Gillispie wife of the mayor was taken to Myers Clinic Philippi for X-ray treatments. She had been a patient at Grafton City hospital recently and long ill.
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P. F. Gillispie
Myers Clinic
Philippi
Gillispie
Grafton City Hospital
Fidelity Investment hearing in Harrisburg on license renewal
The State Securities Commission held a new hearing today on Fidelity Investment Association of Wheeling West Virginia for renewal of its Pennsylvania license. The panel went into closed session as Chairman Coley S Baker noted the company had ready for submission more audit data. The commission previously withheld renewal during a receivership suit in federal court in Wheeling, which was later dismissed and found the company solvent.
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Harrisburg
State Securities Commission
Fidelity Investment Association
Wheeling
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Colley S. Baker
Slayer of Four Admits Crime Before Execution
Tucker Prison Farm Ark March 10 Joseph B Smokey Joe Anderson 37 confessed slayer of four men and died in the electric chair at dawn maintaining innocence He reportedly admitted fatally shooting Robert A Moulch Detroit salesman last summer Detected as Buford Goad previously claimed killing three others but denied responsibility in the Cooley case abducted beaten and robbed of nearly 400 dollars last Sept 8
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Joseph B
Smokey Joe” Anderson
William
Roberts
Tremon ‘McDermott
Wayne County
Michigan
Detroit
Henderson
Robert A. Moulch
Anderson
Radium Reclaimed After Daylong Hunt At City Hospital
Cambridge experts recovered about 12 000 dollars worth of radium found in clinkers after an all day search at a city hospital. Dr J Cramer Hudson and Russell F Cowing located the radium particles in a boiler room with a homemade detector and stated about 90 percent of the radium clung to the clinkers.
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Cambridge
Mass
J. Cramer Hudson
Russell F. Cowing
Grafton Prosecution Orders Crime Crackdown
Prosecuting Attorney Francis L. Warder led a joint city county and state police briefing to direct a campaign against gambling and illegal liquor. Officials including Mayor P F Gillispie Sheriff Herbert Evans and Chief A E Lockard agreed to warn establishments to cease violations with immediate effect or face prosecution.
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Grafton
Francis L. Warder
Warder
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Fred Strader
P. F. Gillispie
Herbert Evans
A. E. Lockard
Hugh R. Warder
Mqnor
Iaientieea iv
Mass Slayer Faces Court
Versailles March 10 Eugene Weidmann former German convict walked into court and stood trial for his life on charges of murdering American dancer Jean De Koven of Brooklyn and five others for profit. Relatives sat in the gallery as Weldmann, who confessed five slayings, entered the courtroom with his woman attorney Reyne Jardin, a former Wellesley College teacher. He said he wished to be in order with God before facing execution on the guillotine.
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Versailles
Eugene Weidmann
Jean de Koven
Brooklyn
Weldmann
Reynee Jardin
Wellesley College
Miss Jardin
Pageight
Grafton Sentinel Promotes Mrs Dana Balyard Movie Listing
The Grafton Sentinel notes Mrs Dana Balyard of 208 Grand Street promoting Boris Karloff in Mr Wong Detective a Monogram release now showing at the Opera House theatre.
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Grafton Sentinel
Dana Balyard
Grand Street
Boris Karloff
Wong
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W. B. Ragsdale
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Treasury
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Republic
Long Island
Charles
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Harold R. King
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