Townsend And Rump Nominees for Governor
In a county primary, 6,674 of 10,839 registered ballots were counted for sheriff race across precincts. Withers defeated Hinkins by 125 votes, while late tallies from Flemington and Court House precincts failed to alter overall totals. No recounts expected as discrepancies are too small. speculation focuses on Harrison county candidate Bartlet and others.
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Flemington
Astor
Court House
Frank ‘Hinkins
Asses
T. Withers
Funty
Jake Bartlett
Harrison County
Taylor
Republican Party
Harrison
Denied Engagement of Heiress Doris Duke Report
New York May 12 19 year old heiress to tobacco millions Doris Duke was reported engaged. Both her mother and the mother of her fiance Elmer F Quinn denied the engagement. Miss Duke through her secretary issued a third denial.
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New York
Dorise
James B. Duke
Elmer F. Quinn
Complete County Vote in Tuesday's Primary in State and Districts
The report details Republican and Democratic tallies for state and county offices including Governor Hartigan and Townsend, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, and more. County races list sheriff, circuit clerk, prosecuting attorney, county clerk, assessor, and board commissioners with candidate tallies, alongside district items for grafton area and education board contests.
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Hartigan
Miller
Stein
Townsend
White
McCullough
Taylor
Wilkinson
Herald
Hodges
Rump
Sharp
Bowen
Chilton
Garrett
Hall
O'Brien
Rite
Robertson
Shriver
Cook
Shumaker
Trent
Wellman
Bush
Lee
McGaw
Bell
Johnson
Stout
Andre
Talbott
Lawson
MacCutchen
Stover
Watkins
Alexander
Burchett
Caldwell
Keenan
Kincaid
Sims
Summers
Tabscott
Thorne
Cummins
Holt
Barnhart
Chafin
Compton
Jaco
Leonard
Moore
Mullens
Newton
Allen
Cather
Lucas
McElroy
Warder
Bennett
Clelland
Charles Payne
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
James C. Holt
J. Guy Allender
Harry Friedman
Farmer Tells About Murder of His Wife
Wooster Ohio May 12 A Wayne county farmer Bert Meek 23 broke down before the body of his young wife battered to death with an automobile tire pump as she rode with him and a friend Sunday night An inquest followed the death by own action of Harold Young 19 named by Meeker as the slayer Meeker viewed the body hours after Young shot himself when officers came to arrest him The body of Meeker s wife was found in a creek near Millersburg Meeker was arrested later and his confession came after his mother said he and his wife had been together until a few hours before her death and that he burned stained clothing Officers said Meeker and Young wrecked Meeker s automobile to fake a wreck The inquest followed shortly after the death by own action of Harold Young who shot himself when officers came to arrest him in his home.
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Wooster
Herbert Meek
Wayne County
Meeker
Millersburg
Harold Young
John Stevens
Holmes County
Young
Miller
Mary Meeker
Mayor Klein Defends Self in Malfeasance Charge
May 12 Butler Pennsylvania crowd fills court room as Mayor Charles H. Klein of Pittsburgh testifies, thanking voters for support amid city procurement probe. He credits county officials and city departments for seeing investigation lead to indictment of Frank B. Cather and others, laying blame on B I Stocop and subordinates.
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Butler
Charles H. Klein
Pittsburgh
B.I. Stocop
Selling Starts on Rail Shares Embracing List
New York May 12 Selling started in rail shares and gradually embraced virtually the entire list in today s stock market The market remained sluggish but the firmer tendency of recent sessions disappeared and several of the rails penetrated new low ground Union Pacific fell over three points under 50 Santa Fe declined to a new low Miscellaneous issues slid one to two points American Telephone American Can U S Steel New York Central Standard Oil New Jersey Eastman Cocoa Cola Allied Chemical Woolworth Sears United Aircraft and others
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New York
Union Pacific
Sante Fe
American Telephone
American Can
U. S. Steel
New York Central
Standard of New Jersey
Eastman
Cocoa-Cola
Allied Chemical Woolworth
Sears United Aircraft
Straw Day in Local Shops Prompts Fresh Hat Displays
Today marks official straw hat day yet apathy persists among men and wives who rarely buy for 'friend hubby'. Merchants show a range from simple stiff to pricey soft hats in brown black or tan tones with white and brown straw colors. One seller quips cold weather may dampen sales, but the holiday continues through the season with many winners on display.
Board Moves to Halt Textbook Change Case
In Charleston on May 12 a petition for a writ of prohibition was filed in the state supreme court to restrain Circuit Judge Hudson and Tax Commissioner Townsend from proceeding with an injunction suit against the state board of education. Townsend had secured a temporary injunction halting changes in textbooks used in four schools. Hudson refused to dissolve the injunction. Arguments on the petition are set for tomorrow.
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Charleston
Arthur P. Hudson
T. C. Townsend
State Board of Education
State Supreme Court
Townsend
Hudson
Operate Court
Tomorow
Seven Episcopal Areas Abolished by M E Bishops
In a move to promote economy and efficiency the Methodist General Conference abolishes seven Episcopal areas. The action, approved today, affects Buffalo New York Indianapolis Indiana and Helena Montana among others, reflecting a restructuring of oversight.
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M. E
Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist General Con- Sper
United States
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Helena
Montana
Bartlett Seeks Support After May 10 Primary Vote
The message thanks friends for their vote and influence in the May 10 primary election and endorses Ralph W. Bartlett.
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Ralph W. Bartlett
Col A H Fleming Pioneer Fairmont Leader Dies
Fairmont May 12 Col A Howard Fleming 173 longtime Fairmont postmaster for 16 years and later a jeweler died in a hospital after a car trip to Fairmont He underwent emergency appendicitis surgery His widow Margaret Rea of Pittsburgh survives with four brothers Thomas W Fred C Curtis B and Lawrence S and a sister Mrs C M Shinn of Washington D C His first wife Carrie E Barnes and two children are dead Funeral services will be held Saturday.
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Fairmont
A. Howard Fleming
Atlantic City
Fairamont
Margaret Rea
Pittsburgh
Thomas W
Fred C
Curtis B
Lawrence S
C. M. Shinn
Washington, D. C
Carrie E. Barnes
Morrison Leads Race for Barbour Sheriff
Philippi May 12 Nearly complete returns from the Barbour county primaries showed W L Morrison of Philippi leading Dallas Ayville for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. In the Republican race Allen Dyer of Philippi led John Kennedy of Philippi indicating the nomination.
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Philippi
Barbour County
W. L. Morrison
Dallas Ayville
Allen Dyer
Doomed Man Sane Reports Sent to Governor
A report from Dr. W D McClung of Huntington State Hospital states that James Blount, a condemned prisoner due to die Friday at the state penitentiary, is sane and understands right from wrong. The document was submitted to Governor Conley in Charleston on May 12.
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Charleston
James Blount
State Penitentiary
Conley
W. D. McClung
Huntington State Hospital
Reichers Plans Solo Flight Tonight to Paris
Newark May 12 The Arlington speed pilot Lou T Reichers 31 aims to depart Newark airport about 10 p m E T for a solo flight to Paris if weather holds. His low wing Liberty monoplane is ready at Harbor Grace and Dublin refueling points with Reichers confident about the Atlantic crossing despite his voyage.
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Newark
N. J
Lou T. Reichers
Arlington
Paris
Liberty
Reichers
Atlantic Ocean
Harbor Grace
Dublin
Gangster guns strike in poultry racket again
In New York on May 12 gangster guns killed Barney Cohen at his door in the poultry racket era following the earlier killings of Joseph Cohen a month earlier. The shootings target the Cohen family involved in the poultry business.
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New York
Cohen
Joseph Cohen
Barney Cohen
Huey Long backs Roosevelt and forecasts early nomination
Senator Huey P. Long declared the Louisiana delegation of 20 to the Democratic national convention would be solid for Franklin D. Roosevelt. He predicted Roosevelt would be nominated on the first ballot.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Court Protocol Favorable Reported By Foreign Relations
Washington May 12 The protocol for American adherence to the World Court was favorably reported to the Senate today by the foreign relations committee. Sponsors sought agreement for its consideration early next session.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Tax Commissioner Race Builds to 100000 Vote Threshold
Early returns from West Virginia primary show T C Townsend passing 100000 votes as Republican nominee hopefuls consolidate. Democratic field widens with H G Kump maintaining a solid lead over J Alfred Taylor and A J Wilkinson as others trail. Townsend leads in governor race. White and Hodges among top contenders in other contests.
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Kump
White
Taylor
Charleston
T. C. Townsend
Jon
H. G. Kump
Elkins
Townsend
Mont Z.white
State Senate
J. Alfred Taylor
House of Delegates
A. J. Wilkinson
Charles E. Hodges
F. Witcher McCullough
State Board of Control
L Ed Kump
A. C. Herold
Kump , Taylor
Wilkinson Hodges McCullough
State of Public Works
Lawson
Edgar C. Lat
Tax Commissioner
Hoover Approves Plan of Robinson for Relief
The state supreme court denied a writ of error to Minnie Stull, a Princeton widow, sentenced to life for killing her 9 year old stepson in a boiling water incident. President Hoover and Senator Robinson discussed relief plans and a $300 million fund plus a $2.009 billion construction program financed by bonds to aid employment, aiming for prompt, united action.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Minnie Stull
Princeton
Stull
Mickey Stull
Washington
Hoover
Robinson
The
Reconstruction Corporation
White House
Cincinnati Player Is Given Suspension For Fight
Leo Durocher of the Cincinnati Reds received a three day suspension and a $50 fine after a fight with Bartell of the Phillies yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Leo Durocher
Cincinnati Reds
Bartell
Phillies
Divorce Granted After Actress Testimony in California
Los Angeles May 12. Superior Judge Thomas Ambrose granted a divorce to actress Helene Costello from Lowell Lerman on a cross-complaint after Costello testified briefly and a single supporting witness appeared. Lerman allegedly told Costello she was his mental inferior.
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Los Angeles
Lowell Lerman
Helene Costello
Miss Costello
Nutter Named Delegate to Church Conference
From three nominees William Blake of Mt. Clare Walter Nutter and E H Curry of Lost Creek Miss Nutter was selected delegate to represent the Methodist Protestant church at the annual conference in Spencer next September.
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Nutter
Lost Creek
William Blake
Mt. Clare
Walter Nutter
E.H. Curry
Mr. Nutter
Spencer
Grafton High School Band Concert Friday Evening
Grafton High School presents a band concert in the High School Auditorium on Friday May 13 at 8 PM. About 250 students and 44 adults are expected to attend.
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Grafton High School
Adutt
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Withers
Henkins
A. J
Jack” Wilkinson
Huntington
Grafton
Taylor County
Constable
Harry V. Grimes
Tony Olivia
Hubby
Booths Creek
Frank Cather
Arlie E
Craddock
Gore
McLaughlin
Alfred
Campbell
Grove
Barr
Smith
Kern
Amas
Krepps
Dorothy Baker
EB. A. Grose
Ash
Jamison
Morgan
Gene Ford
Henrietta Kidd
Eugene Watkins
Chas. C. Smith
Jacob N. Yates
Frank Bennett
John D. Gerard
Frank A. Ross
M. L. Dewar
G. Commodore Henderson
Thomas W. Brohard
E. N. Locke
G .Ona Sinsel
Thomas T. Withers
F. A. Hinkins
George Radabaugh
James Nesbit
Claude Saffel
H. B. Scranage
E. Grayson Taylor
M. H. McDonal
Martin Kester
A. C. Morris
Harvey A. Poe
Cecil Radcliff
Wm. F. Stanley
Lath Wolfe
W. J. Gates
C. E. Cain
E. Bailey Wyckoff
F. S. Suddarth
S. E. Kinter
Plum
Independent Justice of the Peace
Byron Dilworth
D. W. Fortney
W. C. Hanway
Ona C. Jefferys
James L. Lilly
M. L. Matheny
John L. Wittman
J. W. Bradley
John A. Pickett
John L. Proctor
J. A. Carroll
W. A. Wilhelm
E. K. Satterfield
Troy A. Nicola
Tony Olivio
Ira Digman
Board of Education
Arthur G. Yates
Frank M. Keane
O. R
Thomas
A. W. Wagner
Chas. Brinkman
Chas. Burke
Leroy Hedrick
M. W
Sturm
Clarence R. Knight
W. W. Smith
Farmer
Herbert Meeker
Ohio
Scranage
Kelly
A. H. Fleming
Morrison
Barbour
Lou Reichers
Atlantic
Huey
Roosevelt
HG. Kump
Fayetteville
Kump . Taylor
Allers
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