West Virginia vows crackdown on out-of-state liquor sales
Charleston May 11 The State Liquor Commission served notice on liquor wholesalers from adjoining states warning sale to West Virginians for resale in this state will not be tolerated. Only state stores may sell liquor here. Investigations into illicit whisky sales face erased serial numbers and missing records. The commission seeks federal aid and a Louisville office probe to locate illicit suppliers. Continued on page three.
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Charleston
State Liquor Commission
West
West Virginia
Louisville
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Harrison
Pistol Linked to Taylor Case Probed in Grand Jury
In Taylor’s 1916 murder probe Los Angeles officials seek a pearl handled pistol once owned by Mrs. Charlotte Shelby mother of Mary Miles Minter. Shelby and Minter testified before the grand jury and said the pistol was a toy as investigators pursue a potential lead in the sensational case.
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Los Angeles
William Desmond Taylor
Charlotte Shelby
Mary Miles Minter
Taylor
Picket Army Is Enrolled Across Major Cities
Hollywood May 1 The picket army of 340000 aimed to reach 07 theatres in major cities by nightfall as Federated Motion Picture Crafts presses demands. Federation head Charles Lessing said he hopes for aid from the American Federation of Labor and the Committee of Industrial Organization to obtain the pickets. James M Donohoe of Huntington is noted in connection with the effort.
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Hollywood
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Charles Lessing
Federated
American Federation of Labor
Committee of Industrial Organization
Aun
James M. Donohoe
Huntington
Beakley Resigns From Board To Be Janitor At Bridgeton High
Frank R. Beakley becomes chief janitor at Bridgeton High School earning 1350 dollars annually after resigning from the board of education where he served for six and a half years without pay.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Frank R. Beakley
Bridgeton High School
Board of Education
Wounded Man Races To Hospital for Treatment
In Dallas on May 11 a man named Sam Hickman was shot in the right armpit during an argument. He arrived at the hospital himself, grinning and panting, insisting he could not wait for an ambulance. The incident underscores his hurried nature.
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Dallas
Sam Hickman
Sam
Alternative Court Plans Studied In Roosevelt Bill Debate
The Senate Judiciary Committee reviews two alternative ideas to revise the Supreme Court. Senator Burke proposes a constitutional amendment capping justices at nine, with mandatory retirement at 75 and seven votes to override Congress acts. Senator McAdoo urges extending the bill’s applicability for 25 years.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Bench
Burke
D-Ned
McAdoo
Senate
Senate Passes Compensation Bill For WV School Children
The senate rushed a bill to compensate West Virginia school children injured when a tar barrel on a WPA project exploded last year. Senator Schwellenbach presented photographs showing severe burns, describing the injuries as among the worst he had seen. The measure now goes to the house.
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Washington
Senate
House
West Virginia
Gassa
Schwellenbach
Washington Democrat
Galveston
Tex
Surette Musee
Steree Boyd Anderson
Commissioner Claims Power to Change Roads in State
Charleston May 11 The supreme court ruled the state road commissioner may discontinue highways without court interference unless actions are arbitrary pr fraudulent The decision refused a writ to Homer Heaver and W Frank Stout seeking restoration of part of state route 20 in Clarksburg arguing relocation lowered property values The court said relocation was needed to keep the highway through a densely populated area and the commissioner acted within lawful powers
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Homer M. Heavner
W. Frank Stout
Clarksburg
Fight Reopening Today
CHARLESTON May 11 The Clarksburg water board appeared before the public service commission to testify on expenses for maintenance and improvement of its plants and lines. The hearing is a continuation after earlier sessions where experts found costs for laying lines excessive and the bookkeeping system criticized for not following the commission's uniform accounts. A commission expert has visited Clarksburg to aid in conforming the books to approved form. Scotland G Highland general manager and Lawrence Lynch attorney appeared for the board. Meciabe's salary.
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Charleston
Clarksburg
Scotland
G. Highland
Lawrence Lynch
Meciabe
Coronation Eve Allegiance Pledged Across Empire
On the eve of George VI’s coronation, half a billion subjects pledged loyalty to the throne. In London, crowds waited outside Buckingham Palace amid cold rain as 25,500 bus workers strike threatened transport, while Indian potentates and dominion leaders presented loyal greetings along the coronation route.
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London
George VI
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Eliza
Britain
Empire
Seattle Woman Tops 300 In Safe Drivers Class
Virginia McCutcheon wins highest grade among 300 Seattle women at a safe drivers school. She says she took the test hoping her family would own a car soon. In Washington, May 11, the house appropriations committee approves a 15,871,265 Interior Department appropriation for 1938, with major cuts and budget-bureau disagreements noted.
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Seattle
Virginia McCutcheon
Posse
Washington
McCutcheon
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Mystery over blast deepens at Hindenburg site
In Lakehurst New Jersey on May 11 experts reviewed leading theories of the Hindenburg disaster as investigators reassessed causes. The investigation focused on the silvery airship and the Swastika insignia noted by officials at the scene while questions about the catastrophe remained unsettled.
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Lakehurst
N. J
R. M. Thomason
Mana
Merger scheme branded slick in Senate testimony
Senator Wheeler charges the Van Sweringen brothers with flouting railway law by seizing control of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad in 1930 without Interstate Commerce Commission approval. William C. Potter testifies he acted as their on site representative and that the maneuver bypassed legal oversight.
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Washington
William C. Potter
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Senate
van Sweringen
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeler
D.mont
Senate Railroad Finance Committee
America
Congress
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Meyer
van Sweringens
Ilinois
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