National's clubs start play April 12 in 1933 season
The National League plans a major schedule shift for 1933 with inter regional games opening April 12 in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Chicago. Western teams visit the East May 1 and 2, then move west May 15 and 16, with the Pirates and Cardinals among early eastward movers and Cubs hosting Cardinals at Wrigley Field.
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National League
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Philadelphia
Cincinna
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Atlantic Seaboard
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Debaters From West Virginia Plan British Isles Tour
Morgantown March 28 Two West Virginia University debaters plan a spring 1934 tour of the British Isles under the National Student Federation of America and the National Union of Students in England. Debaters must be upperclassmen or graduate, with high scholarship, and will begin work after spring vacation.
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Morgantown
British Isles
West
Virginia University
W. J. Kay
National Student Federation of America
National Union of Students
England
Debates on tour plans amid April 1934 schedule
Debates set to continue through next year with talks scheduled for late April and early May 1934. Two men depart April 21 for three weeks in the British Isles, with a possible lower tour and expenses covered by funds raised locally. Current credit near $2,000. trip cost estimated under half that amount.
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British Isles
State payroll shows several miss pay cut
Payrolls released by the state auditor show that most salaries in the higher brackets were exempt from Governor Kump's 25 percent reduction. The order applied to all incomes not protected by a valid contract, defined as any written contract or salary fixed by the code or act of the legislature. The auditor's office continued to review figures.
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Supreme Court
State House
Secretary of State
Department of Education
Supreme
Public Service Commission
Charleston
Kump
Auditor's
Court Martial Petro Rites Nears Close In Cleveland
London dispatch reports Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart faces a court martial over alleged sale of military secrets to Germany. Judge advocate questioned treacherous intent. defense witnesses included the accused’s mother and brother. Funeral services for Andy Petro of Brownton were held in Cleveland after his death at a Brownton shanty, with no inquest.
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Cleveland
London
Norman Baillie-Stewart
England
Germany
Berlin
Baillie Stewart
Baillie-Stewart
Major Shapscott
Elsie Beatrice ‘Wright
Eric Stewart
Wright
Betty Petro
Manchester Road
Andy Petro
Brownton
McGlumphey
Brothers
Flemington
High Court Rules in Three Cases in Charleston
The supreme court denied a review to Cora N Pack in a Cabell county appeal by I C Roe receiver for Coal Exchange Bank. Two reviews were allowed: Ohio county Charlestons Blue v Hazel Atlas Glass Co and Nash v Glass Co over a claim. Mercer county Kate A Mahood v Lars N Maynard over J Frank Maynard estate settlement.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Cora N. Pack
Cabello County
I. C. Roe
Coal Exchange Bank
Ohio County
Charleston E Blue
Hazel - Atlas Glass Company
J. Harrison Nash
Glass Company
Nash
Mercer County
Kate A. Mahood
Lars N Maynard
J. Frank Maynard
Doctors Called In Silicosis Suit At Fayetteville
Counsel for plaintiffs in the first of 150 silicosis cases began calling medical experts to testify about the disease's effects. Five physicians will testify for Raymond Johnson, who sues Rinehart and Dennis Company, alleging permanent disability from silica dust exposure aboard the Hawk's Nest power dam tunnel project.
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Fayetteville
Raymond Johnson
Rinehart and Dennis Company, Inc
Charlottesville
Johnson
Hawk's Nest
Locomotive Engineers Elect Huntington Man Chairman
W Easter of Huntington was elected chairman of the Chesapeake and Ohio system section of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at the annual meeting held in Charleston. RC Richmond of Hinton was named vice chairman and WH Grove of Roncaverte was reelected secretary treasurer. Seven divisions were represented. sessions were executive and no business announced. W J Burke of Cleveland spoke as financial director.
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W. Easter
Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio System
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
RC. Richmond
Hinton
W H. Grove
Roncaverte
W. J. Burke
Cleveland
Brotherhood
Federal Grand Jury Probes Harriman Arrest
A federal grand jury in New York began inquiries into the arrest of Joseph W. Harriman former head of Harriman National Bank & Trust Co. Assistant U S Attorney Arthur H Schwartz and bank examiner Carl Francis presented records. Francis swore the affidavit for the warrant two weeks earlier to U S Commissioner Francis A A O Neill.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank& Trust Co
U. S
Arthur H. Schwartz
Carl Francis
National Bank Examiner
Francis
Harriman
Francis A. A.o'neill
Supreme court to rule on taxability of trust policy premiums
The Washington Supreme Court is to decide whether income used for premium payments on insurance policies forming parts of trusts is taxable. The issue arises in two cases involving Irene Du Pont of Granogue Delaware and Frederick B Wells of Minneapolis Minnesota, with divergent rulings from lower courts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Irene DuPont
Granogue, del
Frederick B. ‘Wells
Minneapolis Minn
Divorce Granted Mrs Walker in Surprise Decree
Olympic diving star Georgia Coleman and Robert Gilson of Jackson Mississippi married secretly in Fort Lauderdale. In Miami Janet Walker, wife of former New York mayor James J. Walker, sought divorce on desertion grounds claiming he left their New York home in October 1928 and has since supported her. the decree was signed by Circuit Judge Worth W. Trammell after hearing evidence.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Georgia Coleman
Robert Gilson
Jackson
Miah
Boyd Anderson
Miami
Los Anges
Janet Allen Walker
James J. Walker
New York City
Worth W. Trammell
T. J. Dowdell
Walker
Ritz Carlton
Cannes
France
Kentucky Governor Signs Four Execution Warrants
Governor Ruby Laffoon signed death warrants for one white man and three Negroes and ordered executions by electric chair at Eddyville penitentiary before sunrise Friday, April 7. The condemned are Frank Carson of Detroit, Walter Dewberry of Chicago, Frank Crenshaw of Louisville, and Sam McGee of Paducah. Seven others remain in death row awaiting appeals or further action.
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Frankfort
Ruby Laffoon
Eddysville Penitentiary
Frank Carson
Detroit
Mich
Walter Dewberry
Chicago
Frank Crenshaw
Lolisville
Sam McGee
Paducah
Eddyville
Y All Stars Meet Grafton Basket Quintet Tonight
The Grafton MG A basketball quintet and Bert Keane's Stars clash at the Y tonight starting at eight o'clock. Both teams boast solid seasons and the matchup promises a real test on the court.
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Grafton ¥. MG. A
Bert Keane
Kump to Speak at West Virginia University Commencement
Governor Howard G. Kump will deliver the address at WVU's sixty-sixth commencement on June 6 in the Field House. Diplomas presented by President John R. Turner after the governor’s speech. baccalaureate sermon by Dr. John Gass on June 4 in Commencement Hall.
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Morgantown
Howard G. Kump Haa
John R.er
John Gass
St. John’s Protestant — Episcopal Church of
Charleston
Kump
West Virginia
Bert Bradford
John R. Turner
Alumni Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Armory
University Circle
Field House
Howard G. Kump
Preston dwelling destroyed by fire near Reedsville
A house owned by Mrs. Hattie Morgan at Brown's Mill near Reedsville burned early Sunday morning. The home and its contents were destroyed while Mrs. Morgan was away in Kingwood. Miss Flora Heiskell, a nearby schoolteacher returning from Gladesville, discovered the blaze.
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Preston
Kingwood
Hattie Morgan
Brown's Mill
Reedsville
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