Waters to Speak on Red Justice at Local Elks Event
John and Mrs. Waters of Madison Wisconsin will lecture on Red Justice at 8 pm tomorrow at the Elks club as part of the Americanization drive. Admitted free with invitation from John Bradford, Elks chair. They spent two years in Russia as Soviet power farming experts and will recount eye witness events including famine and repression.
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Grafton High School
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John E. Waters
Madison
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Holt Calls Opponents Of Roosevelt Fascists
Leesburg Virginia May 8 Senator elect Rush D Holt Democrat West Virginia labeled opponents of President Roosevelt as Fascists at a meeting of young Democrats urging the party to move forward. He said the nation's progress is measured by Main Street cash flow not stock tickers on Wall Street.
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Time For Action
Democratic Party
Herbert Hoover
Wall Street
Main Street
Former judge Oberwager to aid Hauptmann appeal
Former Magistrate Charles A. Oberwager said he has been retained to defend Bruno Hauptmann in his appeal from the Lindbergh baby murder conviction. He will work with Hauptmann’s New Jersey lawyers, focusing on legalism and not exposing broader sociological angles.
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Charles A. Oberwager
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Oberwager
Edward J. Reilly
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Dougherty Pallbearers Named for Thursday Rites
Announcement lists active pallbearers J A Whelan Joseph Maske Richard Manning William O'Brien W P Turner and Charles P Harris for the funeral of John T Dougherty 80 native of Grafton died Monday at St Augustine Catholic church service set tomorrow morning with burial at Mt Calvary cemetery Bartlett Funeral Company in charge of arrangements
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Grafton
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St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
J. A. Whelan
Joseph Maske
Richard H. Manning
William O'Brien
W. P. Turner
Charles P. Harris
M. J. Kenny
F. A.prim
John Nestor
John “Bud” Haddix
Thomas Fleming
Edward Steel
F. A. Hedrick
Edward Ware
Thomas Madden
Charles Brinkman
Hoy White, Sr
Michael Lalley
C. A. Michaels
W. H. Courtney
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Jury Delves Into Tragedy In Missouri Air Crash
Macon Missouri May 8 coroner s jury probes radio equipment on the TWA Sky Chief that crashed near here killing five. jurors demand more witnesses including pilot s wife Mrs D L Mesker and chief dispatcher Lee Flanagin as log notes indicate radio failures and a call to land in Kirksville. victims viewed included Senator Bronson Cutting pilot Harvey Belton co pilot Kenneth Greeson and two passengers Jeanne Anne Hillias and Mrs William Kaplan.
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Albert F. Smith
Oscar Neel
Kansas City
Kirksville
Lee Flanagin
Roy Spangler
Flanagin
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Harvey Belton
Kenneth Greeson
Jeanne Anne Hillias
William Kaplan
Visiting Lohm Family Return to Grafton from Miami
Mr and Mrs Robert P Lohm and Mrs James Larry arrived in Grafton today to stay with Mr and Mrs Ralph B Kunst on Washington Street They plan to return to Pittsburgh after a brief visit with Mr Lohm s sister Geraldine Kennedy a Capitol University student is spending vacation in the city visiting friends
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James Larry
Miami
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Ralph 8. Kunst
Washington Street
Pittsburgh
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Geraldine Kennedy
the Capitol University
Columbus
Ohio
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Salary Slash Protested by Berkeley County Judge
Martinsburg May 8 A demand by J C Ellis that he be paid 100 a month for his Berkeley county court services was reviewed by County Prosecutor Herbert E Hannis The court asked Hannis to verify if a Supreme Court ruling shields his pay from legislative cuts while in office Ellis noted his salary was 100 when he took office and 30 after a law trimmed duties including road supervision His term ends January 1 1936 Ellis seeks reinstatement of the 100 rate as of April 1 1935 and waives prior pay rights
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J.C. Ellis
Berkeley
Herbert E. Hannis
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Ellis
Supreme Court
Road Commission
Seven Die in Georgetown Burglary in British Guiana
In Georgetown, British Guiana, seven people were hacked to death by burglars who fled with about $32,000 in loot. Abdoo Rahaman Khan, a 65-year-old planter, and six household members died at Leguan Island estate along Essenquebo river. A 15‑month‑old baby survived. a watchman who was found alive later died. Police had few clues on the masked killers.
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British Guiana
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Leguan Island
Essenquebo
Giants edge Cubs 3 1 in opening game of doubleheader
New York Giants beat Chicago Cubs 3 to 1 as Joe Moore hits a homer and Roy Parmelee limits the Cubs to three hits in front of about 25 000 fans. Kiki Cuyler homered for Chicago.
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Roy Parmelee
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Chicago Cubs
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Woman Pays $25 Fine In Car License Case
Mrs. Ray Cole of Grafton was fined $25 by Justice Ona C. Jefferys for operating her Ford past the 10 day limit to update a title. She bought the car last November from Walnut street Ford dealer B B Bryant and drove it until May without filing the required change with the State Road Commission.
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Ray ©. Cole
Grafton
Ona C. Jefferys
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B. B. Bryant
Walnut Street
Ford
Claude Hefner
Gambling trials set for June 11 in Charleston court
Judge Collett Littlepage of the intermediate court will hear gambling charges against 15 persons on June 11. Trials were postponed from yesterday as a continuance was granted while two men previously convicted on similar charges appeal.
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Collett Littlepage
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Rally Expected Crowds for Coughlin Address at Public Hall
Cleveland crowds prepare for a National Union for Social Justice rally. Rev. Charles E. Coughlin of Detroit will speak tonight before an expected 30,000 attendees. Walter Davis says about 20,000 tickets sold and 12,000 seats in the main auditorium plus 3,500 in the music hall and over 10,000 in three underground exhibition halls. The address will be amplified to reach exhibition hall listeners. Coughlin plans a brief personal appearance after his talk. He will drive from Detroit this afternoon accompanied by Louis Ward.
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National Union For Social Justice
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Walter Davis
Davis
Coughlin
Louis Ward
University Teacher Is Wed to College Student
The marriage of William H. Markwood Jr. an assistant chemistry instructor at West Virginia University to Emily North Lively a Hood College student in Frederick Missouri was announced by the groom’s parents in Keyser. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Gladys Debolt Lively of Fairmont.
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William H. Markwood, Jr
West Virginia University
Emily North Lively
Hood College
Frederick
William I Markwood
Gladys Debolt Lively
Fairmont
Jurors Change Minds On Hanging
Webster Springs May 8 Six of twelve jurors who initially backed capital punishment changed their minds and halted a murder trial. Boyd Anderson, 25, faced charges of killing his brother in law William Duncan last July as jurors were seated before Judge Jake Fisher.
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Boyd Anderson
William Duncan
Jake Fisher
Insanity Plea Ahead in Cincinnati Murder Trial
Attorneys for Marvin J. Franklin, charged with first degree murder of James Walker, expect Judge Thomas H. Morrow to rule today on opinions from two witnesses that Franklin is insane. Doctors Reed and Ratcliff expressed belief of mental unbalance, with Reed calling him insane as he sits there. Determination may occur at an ex parte hearing or by a jury. Franklin, former Welch lumber official, is charged with fatal shooting on March 10 in Carthage.
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James Walker
Thomas H. Morrow
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Thomas A. Ratcliff
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Longview Hospital
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W. Va
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McDowell Negro Awaits Execution For Murder
Robert Branch, 42, of McDowell County, waits execution July 19 for the murder of Brady Hill in an abandoned iron mill at Leon. He was moved to the penitentiary last night from the Ohio County jail.
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McDowell County
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Leon
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