Bobby Edwards Faces Death In Electric Chair
White faced Bobby Edwards prepares for his execution in Rockview prison as the Pardon Board rejects clemency. The Fordham University style student surveyor, once courting a girl he planned to wed another, packs belongings for fellow inmates and contemplates final messages to his family before the Sunday midnight death.
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Bobby Edwards
Freda McKechnie
Rockview Prison
Pardon Board
Edwards
Sov
Ed- Wam
Rockview
Margaret Crain
East Aurora
N. Y
Colege
Man eats razor blades for fun in Harrisburg stunt
A traveling showman named Murphy drew a crowd in Harrisburg by swallowing razor blades and snapping a five gallon bottle. Physicians, nurses, and hospital staff documented the stunt without serious harm as Murphy urged donations from spectators. He told the audience no fee was required, inviting gifts if they wished.
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Harrisburg
Murphy
Aids Science Free
President Roosevelt decries senate inaction in nation
President Roosevelt urges speed in Congress as Senator Wagner Follette of Wisconsin and Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York stand cited. He says the country is tired of senate inaction and seeks decisive action on key issues.
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Wagner Follette
Wisconsin
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Roosevelt
Senate
Elks Plan Talk on Red Russia in May Meeting
Grafton lodge of the Elks sponsors an on the Red Russia lecture by Mr. and Mrs. John E. Waters of Madison. The event, part of the Americanization campaign led by Grand Exalted Ruler Michael F. Shannon, runs at 8 pm Thursday May 9 in the Elks Home auditorium. Exalted Ruler John Bradford coordinates local plans with no admission charge.
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Russia
John E. Waters
Madison
Wis
Michael F. Shannon
Revclent and Protective Order of Elks
John Bardford
Elks
Main Street
Grafton Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Bradford
Hatchet Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison
Garfield Hale of Coalburg was convicted of assault with a hatchet and sentenced to ten years in prison in Charleston. He claimed the blow to Wilson Harris was in self defense after Harris allegedly threatened him with a pistol.
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Charleston
Garfield Hale
Coalburg
Wilson Harris
Left Wing Leaders Plan Meeting for Third Party Move
Washington May 3. More than 50 left wing leaders plan a conference with Senator Long to decide if a national third party movement is viable. Some ultra liberals hint at Louisiana’s Long as an ally though his program may not go far enough.
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Washington
Senator Long
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Long
Revolt Fatal to 49 Police Whip Rebels in Philippines
Bloody outbreaks and disorders in a sudden uprising against the projected new Philippine commonwealth left at least 49 dead across two provinces. Cabuyao and San Ildefonso saw clashes with constabulary, while Santa Rosa reported deaths. Sakdalistas push for immediate independence, oppose Senate President Quezon, and a May 14 plebiscite for the commonwealth constitution is set.
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Constabulary
Cabuyao
Laguna
Here
San Ildefonso
Bulacan
Santa Rosa
Sakdalistas
Philippines
Senate
Manuel Quezon
Theamerican Congress
Jose Guido
Academy of Science Hold Meet at Elkins Today
About 200 scientists from West Virginia educational institutions and others attend the twelfth annual meet of the West Virginia Academy of Science at Elkins. Sectional meetings read scientific papers this afternoon, with Dr W W Cort of Johns Hopkins University delivering the principal address tonight. A reception follows at Halliehurst, home of Dr James J Allen, president of Davis and Elkins College.
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Elkins
West Virginia
West Virginia Academy of Science
W. W. Cort
Johns Hopkins University
Halliehurst
James J .E. Allen
Davis and Elkins College
Polish Spy Exchanged For Three German Ones
Berlin reports that Polish baron George Sosnowski, a feared spy, was returned to Poland in exchange for three German agents captured by Poland. The disclosure notes Sosnowski’s capture helped expose two German noblewomen spies, Baroness Benita von Falkenhayn and Frau Renate von Natemer, who were to be executed in February but spared for the swap.
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Associated Press
Berlin
George Sosnowski
Europe
Poland
Sosnowski
Germany
Benita von Falkenhayn
Frau Renate von Natemer
Sorowks
Kidnapping Rumors Hit Gallup Labor Strife Town
In Gallup New Mexico a journalist Robert Minor and attorney David Levinson were reported kidnapped by masked men amid jobless riots involving ten unemployed men. State and local officials moved fast as Mrs Bartel described the abduction and a tense atmosphere spread through the mining town.
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Gallup
N. M
Robert Minor
New York
David Levinson
Philadelphia
Kidpapers
Joe Bartel
Minor
Levinson
Frank Patton
Fuchs Appeals Drift Driving Conviction Upheld in Court
Ernest Fuchs of North St. Paul appealed a May 3 conviction for driving while arrested and fined $50 or 30 days. A district court jury again found him guilty and Judge R D O'Brien sentenced him to six months in the workhouse in a straight term.
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St. Paul
Ernest Fuchs
North St. Paul
Fuchs
R. D. O'Brien
Severe Wind Storm Kills Three in Louisville Area
A violent wind storm with lightning swept through Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana, killing three people and injuring debris across Louisville. More than 100 homes and about 500 businesses lost their roofs, power lines and trolley cables were severed, and several towns including Frankfort faced outages as Churchill Downs prepared for the derby.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Indiana
Churchill Downs
Frankfort
Drum and Bugle Corps Meeting Ahead of May 30 Memorial Day
Taylor County Post No. 12 American Legion drum and bugle corps calls a Monday 8 pm meeting at the Moose Home. Commander John Edwards urges full attendance to decide participation in the Memorial Day services May 30 at the National Cemetery on Walnut Street. Entertainment and refreshments to follow in a smoker.
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Drum and Bugle Corps
Taylor County
American Legion
Moose Home
John Edwards
Legionnaires
National ‘Cemetery
Walnut Street
Edwards
Dr. O L Cook Chosen To Head Grafton Elks
Graf ton lodge No 208 BPO Elks nominates Dr O L Cook as exalted ruler for the coming year succeeding John Bradford who has held the post two years Nominated for loyal knight Joseph Hargett leading knight Commodore Henderson for lecturing knight Charles Burke Jr tiler William P Clark and trustee Jan Fred Haymond. election will be held next Tuesday night at the regular meeting with S J Friedman remaining secretary.
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Grafton Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Simon J. Friedman
O. L. Cook
John Bradford
S. J. Friedman
Joseph Hargett
Commodore Henderson
Charles Burke, Jr
J William P. Clark
Ian Fred Haymond
Chamber of Commerce to Present New Deal View to Roosevelt
Harper Sibley, new head of the Chamber of Commerce, will convey the group’s sharply critical resolutions to President Roosevelt in a friendly manner. Sibley, a Rochester banker, said differences with the New Deal are crucial but not antagonistic as business leaders prepared to lay out their views after the convention.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Roosevelt
Harper Sibley
Chamber
Sibley
Rochester
Shawkey Appointed To North Central Education Post
Huntington May 3 Dr M P Shawkey has resigned as president of Marshall college and was named to the North Central Association commission on institutions of higher education. The panel rules on all applications for membership.
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Huntington
Rght
West Virginia
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
M. P. Shawkey
Marshall College
Associations
Commission On Institutions of Higher Education
Association
Condon Testimony Attacked in Lindbergh Case Probe
In Pittsburgh district, floods rise after heavy rain. A temporary pontoon bridge at Leechburg collapses while a Bronx grand juror testifies about the Lindbergh ransom, linking ex-grand jury members to Hauptmann and the John myth.
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Condon
Lyers
Pittsburgh
Bronx
Leechburg
Allegheny
Spy role admission linked to Parish mail fraud trial
Elsie Walker testified in Chicago that she served as an employee in the McKan Chicago offices to relay information to an investigator for Henry L. Doherty. Parish claimed his Missouri Kansas Pipe Line Co assets, valued at 36 million dollars, were wrecked by rival utilities in a war. Walker said she acted for a year and a half amid the case.
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Frank P. Parish
Chicago
Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co
Elsie Walker
Mc Kan
Henry L. Doherty
Parish
Miss Walker
Grafton Volunteers Plan Fund Drive for Fire Equipment
About 60 volunteer and honorary members of the Grafton volunteer fire department met with City Attorney W Merle Watkins presiding to discuss fundraising plans for new equipment and replacements. Watkins explained the need and outlined two activities already under way, with Rev. William Knox adding remarks on the worthiness of the effort.
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W. Merle Watkins
Grafton
Watkins
Knox
William Knox
London Hears Germany Building Many Planes
Information in British quarters today indicated Germany has facilities capable of producing 100 fighting planes per month as replacements. The figure, seen as part of an air force expansion in response to Hitler’s challenge, is believed to be in addition to regular wartime production capabilities.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Trial case tests NRA limits before high tribunal
In Washington on May 3 Frederick H. Wood urged the Supreme Court to strike down key NRA provisions, arguing federal control of business undermines dual government and social order. The government had defended the act as emergency powers. A split congressional effort sought to extend NRA beyond two years, with Senate support wavering and amendments anticipated.
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Washington
Frederick H. Wood
New York
Supreme Court
A. L. Schechter Poultry Corporation of
Wood
Stanley Reed
United States
NRA
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
Acid test of Hopkins rule pressures relief costs
Washington on May 3 reports the federal government testing aid payments by withholding funds from Illinois until the state commits 3 million dollars monthly. About 105,000 families faced destitution as emergency food and medical orders continued for the big urban area until mid May, with auditors noting downstate counties ending relief last night.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Funois
Mlindg Rélet Commission
Downstate
Three Men Die as Roof Collapses at Infirmary
Three men were killed and several injured when the infirmary roof at the Schuylkill County almshouse collapsed in Schuylkill Haven. Superintendent William H. Powell said at least three were crushed. the number of injured remained undetermined.
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