Suspect Arrested in Easter Triple Slaying Case
New York March 29 Inspector Thomas Tunney Rudolph McLaughlin said authorities took a man identified as Louis or Frenchy into custody at a rooming house near East 3rd Street in connection with the Easter triple slaying of Veronica Gedeon a noted artists model her mother and a roomer. The suspect was later spirited away to an undisclosed destination. The victims were found in a Beekman Street apartment after a morning murder.
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New York
Thomas Tunney
Rudolph McLaughlin
Ty Veronica Gedeon
Man Roomer
Louis
Prenchy
Tunney
Gene Tunéy
Ient House
East 3Rd Treet
Acros Street
Gede
Mary Gedeon
East 51St Street
Thal
Gedeon
Ronnie
Beekman Street
Sim
Beekman __ place
Former caddy first to face Braxton jury
Lawrence Gingell, 21, former caddy of Kensington Maryland, was the first of three defendants to be called on the Virginia case. He and two others, War Joseph Kirby and William B Read, pleaded innocent as Judge Jake Fisher opened the trial. Jury selection occupied the morning after a panel of 20 was drawn. Read asked for a lawyer and for the case to be held while witnesses from out of state were summoned.
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G. R. Belknap
Gingell
Read
Fisher
Kirby
Two Veterans, Glass and Robinson, Duel Over Court Plan
March 29. Two veteran Democratic senators, Glass of Virginia and Robinson of Arkansas, prepare contrasting radio addresses on the president's court reorganization plan. Glass, recently recovered, will speak tonight at 10 p.m. EST opposing the bill. Robinson, an advocate of the Roosevelt proposal, will address listeners for 45 minutes tomorrow. Debate includes judiciary committee testimony and possible passage by April 10.
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Washington
Glass
Virginia
Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Wdidacy
Nation
Cage Judiciary Committee
Ashurst
Ariz
la Follette
Wis
Supreme Court
Burglar Loops Beech Street Pubs Back Door Entry
A Sunday morning burglary at George's Place Beech Street restaurant and beer parlor left about 30 dollars in change missing from the cash register while a 300 dollar inner safe remained untouched. Entry was gained via a rear door forced with concrete and a raised sliding bar. Police suspect a thief familiar with the layout staged the break in through the storerooms after passing through a garage to reach the rear. Continued on Page Fives.
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George's Place
Beech Street
Dorsey Hathaway
Offi
Green's Statement Attacked as Cowardly and Contemptible
John L. Lewis denounced William Green's call to avoid sit down strikes as cowardly and contemptible. He spoke after conferences with Walter P. Chrysler in Detroit and discussed the soft coal wage talks with the committee for industrial organization.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Wilam Green
Committee For Industrial Organization
Walter P. Chrysler
Detroit
Green
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Miss Du Pont To Wed Roosevelt On June 30
Miss Ethel Du Pont and Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr will marry on June 30 in the afternoon at Christ Protestant Episcopal church. A reception will follow at the Du Pont home as announced by the Du Pont parents today.
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Miss du Pont
Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
Ethel du Pont
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Eugene du Pont
Conally hot oil bill passes Senate approval
The Senate approved the Conally hot-oil bill and sent it to the House. The measure bans interstate commerce in oil produced in violation of state laws, aiming to enforce state oil regulations nationwide.
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Senate
Washington
House
Norris Fraud Punishment Upheld by Supreme Court
The government wins in the Supreme Court to punish George W. Norris a Broken Bow Nebraska grocer for perjury arising from his 1930 primary campaign against Senator George W. Norris. In a unanimous decision Justice Roberts reverses the Eighth Circuit, ordering no new trial. The Nebraska district court had jailed him three months and fined $100.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George W. Norris
Broken Bow
Neb
Nebraska
Roberts
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Nebraska Federal District Court
Edward of Windsor Starts Lake Holiday in Austria
Edward of Windsor left Enzesfeld with a police escort for a holiday at St Wolfgang in upper Austria. He will stay until May 2 before likely moving to a château near Paris. Over 600 Enzesfeld residents gathered in a torchlight farewell and heard the Duke speak in German saying au revoir.
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Enzelfeld
Austria
Edward of Windsor
St. Wolfgang
Upper Austria
Vienna
Edward
France
Paris
Enzesfeld
Youth in Love Surrenders After Bankholdups Arrest
Sydney Stromberg, 20, walked into a New York police station, confessed to stealing 1200 dollars in a series of holdups, and asked to be arrested. He claimed he was in love and wished to marry with clean hands, saying his fiancée would wait until his prison term ends.
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New York
Sydney Stromberg
Stromberg
William H Goodwin Dies At 67 In Claude Area
William H. Goodwin a 67 year old farmer and merchant of Claude and former county commissioner died at his rural residence on Grafton route one at 9 30 Sunday morning after a year long illness of complications. He was a central figure in a 1926 sensational court proceeding that led to his removal as commissioner by Judge Warren B Kittle and involved John Ross of Flemington district president of the county court. The action charged a technical violation of the statutes relating to use of county funds for expenses to view county purchased road machinery.
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William H. Goodwin
Claude
Grafton
Taylor County
Goodwin
Warren B. Kittle
Ross
Goodwine
John Ross
Flemington
Sheriff Quells Disturbance at Summit Gardens
Sheriff Herbert Evans responded to an early Sunday disturbance at Summit Gardens on U S Route 60. He found several men with black eyes and bloody noses as they fled before he arrived. Warrants were issued or served by noon Monday for those involved.
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Summit Gardens
U. 8
Route 60
Herbert Evans
Two Months Work Yet On Thornton Overpass
Officials of Dodd Construction said about two months remain to finish the Thornton overpass on U S route 50. The bridge bottom is partially concreted with two sections left. Grading of approaches is done and another pedestrian wing of the span will start soon.
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Thornton
U. S. Route 50
Dodd Construction Company
State Road Commission
Peace Talks Continue In Chrysler UAW Strike
Still seeking an accord six days into peace talks in Lansing, Chrysler and United Auto Workers show cautious flexibility on union recognition. The tenth session, without John L. Lewis, moved toward written proposals as Governor Murphy pressed for a common ground among firm positions that sparked the March 8 strike affecting thousands.
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Lansing
Mid
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers
John L. Lewis
Basie
Frank Murphy
Last Elks Initiation Of Term Is Tomorrow
Graf ton lodge No. 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks plans a large initiation at tomorrow night's meeting presided by Exalted Ruler Joseph P. Hussion. A social session follows in the grillroom with Glenn Davis and W. P. Clark in charge. a big attendance is expected as a tribute to the retiring ruler and a record year for the lodge.
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Grafton Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Joseph P. Hussion
Glenn Davis
W. P. Clark
Two Critically Burned In Upper Mingo Blaze
Elk in, March 29. Garland Sharp, 19, and his uncle Hugh Hall suffered severe burns when a frame house at Upper Mingo burned early morning. Hall dragged the youth outside as flames roared through the building. Sharp with second degree burns is in Elkins hospital with poor prospects for recovery.
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Elkins
Garland Sharp
Hugh Hall
Upper Mingo
Here
Hall
Elkins Hospital
Cut Off Fans blamed in Kramer mine blasts
Dubois Pennsylvania March 29 District Mine Inspector Tom Lew said a report that ventilating fans were cut off for hours at the Kramer mine prompted investigation after two miners and seven rescue workers died in two explosions. He noted fans were idle from 7 am to 3 pm Saturday due to a change at the power base. Normally 800 men work there, but fewer than a dozen were present Saturday when the blasts occurred deep in the shaft. Rescue workers continued efforts as details unfold.
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Dubois
Tom Lewis
Kramer
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Vandenberg Embraces Liberalism From Present Realities
In a Washington interview, Michigan Republican senator Arthur Vandenberg says contact with naked realities has liberalized his politics. He notes that democracy faces a zero hour and calls for judiciary reform and profit sharing, shifting away from early conservative views as he nears a decade in office.
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Edward J. Duffy
Washington
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Congress
Dust in the Air Causes Pink Snow in West
In Evanston Wyoming pink snow replaced white after dust storms. Oil camp operator Charles Lackey recalls scraping pink crust away to reach the white snow used for meltwater.
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West
Evanston
Wyo
Charles Lackey
A. A. Shields Dies at 48 in Hardman Area
Arthur A. Shields known as Al Shields died at his 341 West Main Street home after influenza and pneumonia. Former B&O foreman at Hardman and last three years ran a cigar stand and soda parlor near the post office. Widow and three children mourn. Son Arthur A. Shields Jr. of Garnett, California, is flying home to Pittsburgh to join the family. Funeral arrangements await his arrival. body prepared by J. W. Hamilton. Born in Philadelphia. Continues on page eight.
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Arthur
al" Shields
Hardman
Main Street
West Main Street
Arthur A. Shields, Jr
Garnett
California
Pittsburgh
J. W. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Shields
Phila
Robbery Suspected in Murder Case in Madison
Madison, March 29. Sheriff Dell White questioned Clarence Ferrell in connection with the death of Clif ford Sutphin, whose body was found on a hillside by 15-year-old Roy Bias in Pond Fork district about 18 miles from here. Sutphin was killed while returning from a mine with his pay envelope and his father’s. the elder Sutphin’s money remained in the boy’s pocket.
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Madison
Dell White
Clarence Ferrell
Clifford Sutphin
White
Ferrell
Sutphin
Roy Bias
Pond Fork
Wharton
Congressmen to Visit Here in Dam Tour
Members of the House flood control committee led by Chairman Will Whittington depart Washington for a four car delegation trip to inspect the Muskingum valley and Tygart dams in Ohio and West Virginia. They will stop in Zanesville and Grafton then return to Washington, cancelling earlier Pittsburgh visits.
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Washington
House Flood Control Committee
Will Whittington
Mass
Muskingum Valley
Grafton
W. Va
Tygart
Pittsburgh
Ohio Valley
Wheeling
Whittington
Ferguson
Okla
Zimmerman
McClellan
Ark
Gehrmann
Wis
Carlson
R. Kas
Clason
Peter J. Dumuth
Robert T. Secrest
Court Rules Railway Act Not Illegal
The Supreme Court deferred final ruling on the constitutionality of the Wagner labor relations act and considered broader questions on the federal social security act. The court however upheld a Washington state minimum wage law for women in a 5 to 4 decision, overruling Adkins v Children's Hospital. Justice Hughes delivered the majority, with a dissent by Justices Sutherland Van Devanter McReynolds and Butler. The court has previously struck down similar laws in New York, Arizona and Arkansas while upholding an Oregon statute. The New York case remained undecided.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hughes
Sutherland
van Devanter
McReynolds
Butler
District of Columbia
Adkins Vs. Children's Hospital
Supreme Court of
State of Washington
New York
Arizona
Arkansas
Oregon
Fairmont Youth Will Recover From Hurts
Four people died in West Virginia traffic crashes over a holiday weekend. A truck plunged into a crowd near Beckley as officials investigated a minor accident. State Trooper Willeford sustained serious injuries among five others. R W Wingo faced manslaughter charges as the truck driver. Local youths from Fairmont and Kentucky Institute were injured or involved in the crashes.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Beckley
L. L. Willeford
B. F. McLaughan
R. W. Wingo
Sarasota
Fla
Ned Watson
Fairmont
Anthony Serra
Kentucky Military
Youngstown
Driver Institute
E. E. Christian
G. C. Kenother
C. E
Bud” Smith, Jr
C. E. Smith
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Watson
Institute
Veteran Congressman K Foch Dies After Heart Attack
Washington March 29 The death of Representative K Foch of Lewisburg Pennsylvania leaves the Republican side of the house at 88 members after the heart attack Saturday night. Foch aged 74 had represented the 18th Pennsylvania district for ten terms and his passing narrows party strength in congress.
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Washington
K. Foch
Lewisburg
Foch
Pennsylvania
Drive Safely Road Deaths Across States Prompt Call to Action
A fragmented safety alert reports a truck striking a prior wreck near Beckley killing three people and injuring a state trooper. Other incidents include a trooper killed near Charleston and a doctor killed in Michigan while changing a tire, plus several crashes in Pennsylvania. The Taylor County Safety Council urges defensive driving.
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Beckley
Charleston
Michigan
Pennsylvania
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York
Slaughter
Spain
Carl Frasure
West Virginia University
Braxton
Dollman
Lawrence Gingell
George
Norris
W.H. Goodwin
Chrysler
Elks
Mingo
Vandenburg
A. A. Shields
Tygart Dam
Frazier-Lemke
U. K
Virginian Railway
Taylor County Safety Council
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