Simpson Man Murdered at Galloway in Pool Hall Fight
Alonzo Wyckoff, 49, a Simpson coal miner, died after a fight outside the Joe Hunt pool room in Galloway Saturday evening. Paul Cartwright, 18, and Henry Barker, 40, both of Galloway, are jailed without bond on murder charges. The alleged confrontation began when Wyckoff boasted he could whip any man in Galloway, leading to an outside brawl during which a beer bottle was used as a weapon. Coroner’s jury later returned a verdict after hearing witnesses.
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Alonzo Wyckoff
Simpson
Galloway
Joe Hunt
Paul Cartwright
Henry Barker
Barbour County
Barker
Monongah
Wyckoff
Joe Hunt Pool
Cartwright
Benng
Qibrce
Cart Jceut
W. Buford Clevanger
Philippi
A. M. Dyer
Cleavenger
Heat wave may cause crop losses in Virginia
Report from Charleston on May 7 cites federal crop statistician H. Stewart warning millions of dollars in potential crop damage across Virginia if rain does not appear soon. Corn oats and grains, already stressed by drought, could fail to germinate with continued dry weather. farmers in Taylor County and others hope for rain within 12 to 24 hours as forecasts show possible relief.
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Charleston
Virginia
H.stewart
Yylor County
Kidnaped Heiress Likely To Be Returned Home Soon
June Robles six year old heiress is alive and could be returned to her parents within 24 hours according to Sheriff H J Brown and chief criminal deputy Oliver White who reported from Nogales and Sonora that White is on a hot trail in Mexico and may cross back with a deputy as developments are expected momentarily
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Nogales
Ariz
H. J. Brown
Santa Cruz
Oliver White
Mexico
June Robles
White
Brown
Tucson
Sonora
Santa Cruz County
Senate panel approves RFC industry aid bill
Washington May 7 A bill to create a 250 million dollar revolving fund in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for direct five year loans to industry was approved today by the senate banking committee. The house banking committee was told in a letter from RFC Chairman Jones that President Roosevelt favored letting the corporation make direct loans to industry. The industrial loan bill was approved without a record vote. Senator Barkley noted.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
Jones
RFC
Pres. Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
D.-Ky
Forest Fires Ravage 1000 Acres Near Altoona
Altoona May 7 A forest blaze swept about 1000 acres of brush and timber land on the outskirts of Altoona as hundreds of volunteers fought through the night. The fire menaced homes, many wild animals are reported to have perished, and crews set back fires in hopes of control.
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Altoona
G O P County Committee Names Primary Registrars
Republican county committee selects qualified registrars for Taylor County ahead of the coming primary. Chairman Harry C. Compton announced completion of a tentative list with precincts including Booths Creek Court House and Fetterman. names listed for each precinct.
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Taylor County
Republican ‘County Committee
Harry C. Compton
Ped Mangas
Booths Creek
L. L. Hartley
Herman Klepfel
Court House
David A. Fawcett
William Gregory
Melvin Newton
Thomas P. Lake
Fetterman
Hyle
W. Stansberry
C. Compton
Edward Thomas
Rage Fe
B and C Reports Coal Tonnage Up On Monongah Division
Baltimore and Ohio officials report that in the first five working days of May, ending Saturday, over 750 cars were handled daily on the Monongah division with prospects for steady gains at the mines. Despite April confinement, B and O freight rose, Grafton freight house up about 31 percent from a year ago, and April tonnage eight percent above April 1933. The March total surged 61 percent over March. The coal holiday due to wage adjustments disrupted business.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton
Monongah
Tay
Pruntytown W. C. T. U. Holds Business Meeting
The Pruntytown W. C. T. U. convened last Tuesday evening in the M. E. church. After the opening song Mise Letha Stoops read scripture and Mrs. Kate Kemble offered a prayer. President H. E B. Flesher led a business session with informal discussions of current events. The next meeting is planned for Sunday May 5.
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Pruntytown W. C. T. U
M. E
Mise Letha Stoops
Kate Kemblette
H. E B. Flesher
Teachers for Coming Year Are Selected at Taylor Co.
The Tay lor county Board of Education met in the circuit courtroom this morning and named G Kuhn as assistant superintendent. They employed and tentatively placed teachers for 1934 35 at East Grafton Eville and Grafton High School with principals Kenneth Robinson Harry S White and Turlock Rasmussen leading the assignments.
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Board of Education
Taylor County
Court House
G. Kuhn
Neighbor of Kump Shoots Himself and Dies
Elkins May 7 John Goddin 62 neighbor and close personal friend of Governor H G Kump shot and killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun at his home on the Seneca trail road near the Elkins city limits authorities said motive was unknown though Goddin had been complaining of illness in recent days He was a prosperous farmer with a happy home life and no financial worries
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Elkins
John Godwin
H. G. Kump
Seneca Trail Road
Goddin
Grand Jury Hears Mellon Tax Evasion Case
The government pressed tax evasion charges against Andrew W. Mellon as the federal grand jury met behind locked doors. Federal Judge R. W. Gibson reviewed the proceedings, with witnesses including craftsmen and laborers as investigators secured bank records and income tax documents.
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Mellon Pissburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
R. W. Gibson
Mellon
Wanderings of Insull Timeline Through Europe 1932 33
Chronology follows financier Samuel Insull as he flees legal peril across Paris Milan Athens and Istanbul. Indictments in Chicago U S extradition battles Greek court rulings and health claims shape a dramatic international saga. Insull flees Greece aboard Maiotis and is seized by Turkish authorities en route to the United States.
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van Insull
Paris
County
Grand Jury
Insull
French Foreign Office
Milan
Italy
Athens
Greece
Court of
Ase
Chicago
United States
U. S
Gedaton
Phuisais
Supreme State Council
Maiotis
Istanbul
Dwight H. Green
U.S
8. S. Exilona
Metropolitan Limited
Samuel Insull
Turkey
Insull's Flight To Far Off Countries Aroused Interest Of All World
Immigrant success tale turns to fugitive saga as Samuel Insull fled across Europe from 1930 collapse. The former utilities czar journeyed from France to Italy Greece and Turkey before U S authorities seized him. Born in London in 1859, his rise and fall rocked investors and sparked a global pursuit.
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Insull
U. S
Greece
America
Associated Press
Samuel Insull
France
Turkey
United States
London
East Side
Ace Federal Lawyer Leads Outlaw Hunt
In Chicago on May 7 the federal government renewed efforts in the John Dillinger case. Joseph B. Keenan, famed prosecutor of kidnapping and gangsters, arrived by air from Philadelphia to head a new push. A special flying squad was organized to pursue Dillinger, who had enjoyed the advantage thus far but was believed close to capture.
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Chicago
Joan Dillinger
Joseph B. Keenan
Philadelphia
Dillinger
Tax Collections Near Standstill in Taylor County
Sheriff Lee Bennett Jr says tax receipts are nearly at a standstill with over seventy percent collected. About $125,000 has been gathered so far and officials expect a brisker pace mid month as taxpayers rush to dodge the nine percent penalty after June 1.
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Taylor County
Lee Bennett, Jr
Bennett
Sheriff's Office
Prize Winners In Doubt As Contest Draws Near Its End
In the Sentinel Better Business Campaign race candidates fight for the top award as the finish nears. Votes are tightly bunched and any leader could slip, or any trailing contender could surge ahead with hard campaigning. The outcome remains uncertain as Saturday night approaches.
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C Sentinel
Samuel Insull Returns to America From Exile
Samuel Insull, once a utilities czar, is brought back to the United States from exile aboard the steamship Exilena. He faces charges linked to his empire's collapse but proclaims his errors were honest mistakes and vows vindication. Officials escorted him to a Chicago-bound train after a coast guard handoff off the Jersey coast.
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Princeton
N. J
Samuel Insull
Utilities
America
Freemont
Insull
Coast Guard
Young man shot in leg as gang hunts after attack
Police seek a six-man gang seen in an old Ford near Parkview and Grafton Park after a Saturday night shooting. Dorsey Sapp, 19, a passerby, said a 38 caliber revolver was used and a bullet grazed his leg as he stepped aside. The incident disrupted residents of the Parkview area and prompted authorities to chase the assailants.
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Grafton Park
Parkview
Dorsey
Sapp
Evans Hardware
M. L. Willis General
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