Supreme Court Adjourns Without Ruling on Key Cases
Washington reports the Supreme Court adjourned without ruling on the constitutionality of the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act or the NRA in the New York poultry case. Decisions expected next week, with action possible then or later. The term also considered the Hollins case alleging racial jury exclusion in Oklahoma and the Mins case appeal, highlighting broader civil rights questions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Athout
New York
Mine Blaze Kills Five in Western Mine Disaster
Five miners died and six were hospitalized after a shaft fire at Bethlehem Mine Corp No 14 in Barracksville. The blaze, sparked in timbering, sent a spray of hot steam over workers, with no cave‑in or rock fall. Names given include L A 1 50, Terry Welty 40, D W Jones 28, Harry 30, Jay 50, and injured Hallie Mills 25, Robert Chandler 50, John Morgan 35, Albert 21, K W Bartlett 44, W M Berry 44. The incident is rated one of Western history’s most unusual mine fires and the death toll may rise. The group of 16 men entered the 300‑foot shaft to fight the blaze. The casualty total fixed at 250000 dollars. Continued on page four.
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Fairmont
Bethlehem Mine Corporation
Barracksville
L. A
Wales
Terry Welty
Boss
D. W. Jones
Harry
Jay
Hallie Wilms
Robert Chandler
John Morgan
I Mit Albert
K. W. Bartlett
W. M. Berry
Epoch of Regeneration: Hitler Address Sparks Nazi Youth Rally
Candid camera records Adolf Hitler speaking to about 200000 Nazi youth delegates in Berlin at Lustgarten. He declares they are in a great epoch of regeneration for Germany, urging unity and future triumph.
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Geremany
Reichssfuehrer
Adolf Hitlnr
Berlin
Lustgarten
Germany
Five Fleeing Convicts Hunted Across Central Kentucky
Five escapees from the state reformatory, three serving life terms, eluded guards after seizing two sub machine guns and other weapons. The dragnet spread from Frankfort toward Newport as authorities traced movements northward, with a blue sedan abandoned at the prison and a car theft near Wood Lake reported shortly after the escape.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Newport
Fayette County
Wood Lake
Princess Barbara Granted Divorce in Reno Court
Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani won an absolute divorce from Prince Alexis Mdivani in a brief secret Reno trial. The decree left her free to marry Count Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow who was reported en route to Reno and could wed soon.
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Reno
Barbara Hutton Mdivani
Alexis Mdivani
Transcaucasian
Georgia
Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow
Lawhead resigns as bank receiver after 1929 duties
Charleston May 13. C E Lawhead of Clarksburg resigns as receiver for 46 closed state banks since 1929. Banking Commissioner George Ward says Lawhead receiverships will be distributed among other receivers and a new receiver will be named. Ward notes Lawhead leaves to take a position with less arduous duties and higher pay in a field of his choosing.
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Charleston
C. E
Lawhead
Clarksburg
State Banking Department
George Ward
Ward
Army Planes Begin Mass Hop to Central America
Nine United States army planes took off at 7 a.m. E.T. on a mass flight through Central America. The route runs to San Salvador, El Salvador, with stops at San Jose, Costa Rica, and Managua, Nicaragua.
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Central America
Colon
Panama
United States Army
San Salvador
el Salvador
San Jose
Costa Rica
Managua
Nicaragua
Brotherhood of Trainmen Opens Parley in Cleveland May 13
Delegates at the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen quadrennial convention discuss government ownership of railroads as a solution to railroad retirement. A. F. Whitney reports a group backs the Wheeler bill, and the retirement law's Supreme Court ruling could push the issue to the floor. A six hour day is also mentioned.
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Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Supreme Court
Whitney
Traveling Salesman Slain by Farm Hand at Atwood Ind
William Lent a 60 year old traveling salesman from Bucyrus Ohio was shot and killed Sunday at a cousin’s home near Atwood Indiana by farm hand John Haginan 44 who then fled to a barn and killed himself A woman was wounded Officers are unsure of motive and note Lent had upbraided Haginan over inspecting Lent’s automobile near the Harmon home on the day of the shooting.
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Atwood
Ind
William Lent
Bucyrus
John Haginan
Loy Harmon
Lent
Harmon
Haginan
Charles Schell
Harmison
Outdoor Beer Signs In State Must Be Down By Wednesday
West Virginia exterior beer signs must be torn down within 30 days under Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox ruling, though some dealers vow to resist. The order bans advertising except the words beer cereal malt beverage or non intoxicating beer, drawing protests from the West Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association. Continued on page two.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Fred L. Fox
Fox
West Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association
Fairmont
State Tax Commissioner
Harold’ Roush
Beer Dealers Association
Roush
Execut
Poison Found In Home Bookkeeper Faces Slaying Charge
New York May 13 Fred erick Gross a 49 year old bookkeeper faced a court hearing today charged with homicide in the deaths by poison of his wife and four children. The district attorney said the evidence came to light during a search of Grosss apartment at 20 Steel Street. Also involved are Mrs Pauline Dugnoitz and her son James Webb Davis who had been questioned, with Davis a chemist, about their relation to the case.
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New York
Frederick Gross
James Webb Davis
Steel Street
Taylor
Davis
G. W. Lear and Company Jewelers
Samuel Barker Davis
Elizabeth Clutter ‘Davis
Fannie Wheeler Davis
Eva Lawton Davis
Wayne Combs
Morgantown
William Davis
Keyser
Barbara
James
Thomas
Wayne
Carolyn Gots
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Blue Lodge
Knights Templars of
Fairmont
Washington
D. C
G. W. Loar and Company
Huntington
West Vir
Grafton
Howard
M. E
Graham Lincoln
Hampshire County
West Virginia
McGuinness
Gross
Circuit Judge Asked To Decide Liquor Law Row
Huntington May 13 George 8 Wallace special circuit judge was called to decide if under the new state liquor law a person charged with possessing four gallons of whisky is entitled to trial by jury before a justice. Frank Harshbarger of Barboursville arrested on that charge petitioned the court for an order to compel Justice O M Phipps to grant a trial by jury. The petition was set for hearing at 1 30 p m.
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Huntington
George
Wallace
Frank Harshbarger
Barboursville
O. M. Phipps
Investigation Planned Into Plane Crash Near Airport
Baltimore May 13 A probe into the wrecking and burning of a plane that crashed near the municipal airport was planned today. Five people were injured. Major Charles A Masson secretary of the Maryland State Aviation Commission said the investigation would proceed despite little evidence from the charred wreckage.
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Baltimore
Charles ‘A. Masson
Maryand
Toledo Auto Strike Vote Set After Weekend Settlement
Toledo's small but far reaching automotive strike advances to a vote on terms of a proposed settlement reached over the weekend. The Toledo United Automobile Workers unit weighs Francis Dillon's guidance before tonight's ballot. Dillon criticizes unapproved spokesmen and cautions that failure rests on employer refusal to listen and workers to value counsel. Details of the proposal remain secret.
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Toledo
United Automobile ‘Workers’ Federal
Francis J. Dillon
American Federation of Labor
Dillon
Labor
Salvation Army Drive Committee Meeting Tonight
The Salvation Army drive to fund operations for the coming year may start late this week, announced Major John Campbell of the Citadel on East Main Street. Tonight at 8 o'clock the L. A. drive committee, chaired by Lloyd L. Schriver, meets in the Board of Education offices to finalize plans and set a two or three day drive date.
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Salvation Army
John Campbell
East Main Street
L. A
Lloyd L. Shriver
Board of Education
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
North Kentucky Hard Hit by Violent Storm
May 13 Maysville Kentucky farm owners assess losses after a violent storm that swept Mason and Fleming counties damaging barns and buildings and felling hundreds of trees. Hail and heavy rain accompanied the storm as communications recovered and damage estimates rose from 25 000 dollars with reports of widespread destruction and more claims to come.
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Maysville
Kentucky
Mason
Fleming
Reality Of Warfare Added To Naval Games By Two Tragedies
In Pearl Harbor a vast naval concentration awaits orders for a westward dash as 42 ships anchor. A grim realism hits the maneuvers with the accidental deaths of two sailors in a destroyer collision and a naval airplane crash. Richard Chadwick of Blissfield Michigan is killed aboard the Lea during anti submarine patrols as four others are injured. Lieutenant Mathias B. Wyatt of San Diego is also reported killed.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Richard Chadwick
Blissfieldy ‘Mich
Lea
Mathias B. Wyatt
San Diego
Home Brew Seized and Fine Paid on Possession Charge
Arrested at 10:20 last night with six quarts of home brew in his car on U S Route 50, Harry L Caples, 58, Morgantown, paid a $25 fine and costs after arraignment before Justice Ona C Jefferys. Police Chief A B Lockard and State Trooper W G Wamsley made the arrest. Caples was taken to county jail for examination and arraigned, pleading guilty.
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Harry L. Caples
Morgantown
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferyson
A.B. Lockard
W. G. Wamsley
Caples
Roosevelt Not Expected To Surrender On Tax Bonus Measure
Washington May 13 Telegrams heavily favor the Patman cash bonus bill with 23 000 letters on Roosevelt's desk. White House aides expect a veto when the measure reaches him, as debates on inflation arguments and Senate votes tighten. Stephen Early cites an 8 to 1 telegram ratio and 2 000 to 3 000 letters on the subject.
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Washington
Patman
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
Stephen Early
Sim
State Circle Parleys Open This Morning in Parkersburg
The tenth annual state convention of the Supreme Forest Woodmen circle opened in Parkersburg with Mayor Herbert R. De Bussey greeting delegates. A banquet will be held tonight and officers plus next year’s convention host city chosen tomorrow. National secretary Mamie E. Long of Omaha will speak. circle head is Mrs. Henrietta Snider of Fairmont. Delegates include state officers and representatives from Fairmont Belpre Clarksburg Graf ton Terra Alta Moundsville Huntington and others.
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Parkersburg
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Herbert R. de Bussey
Mamie E. Long
Omana
Nebraska
Henrietta Snider
Fairmont
May Swiger
Lyda Friend
Belpre
Georgiana Stapleton
Adeline Snyder
Ethel Moorehead
Nettie Garrett
Clarksburg
Edna B. Maloney
Grafton
Annie E. Hinebaugh
Terra Alta
State Inner Sentinel
8. Lay Fouty
Moundsville
Mary L. Simpson
Belington
State Outer Sentinel
Mary Sheils O'Briant
Huntington
Schall Says Roosevelt Will Become Dictator
Senator Thomas D. Schall warned Chicago Bar Association that if Roosevelt wins in 1936 there will be no future elections and the United States may become history. He said the president has usurped republican functions and is ready to declare himself the state.
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Chicago
Thomas D. Schall
Minn
Chicago Bar Association Today
Roosevelt
Republic of the United States
Louis IV
Observes 100th Birthday Visiting With His Son
Henry Clay Reynolds who knew John Brown visited Martinsburg to celebrate his 100th birthday coming from Hagerstown MD to see his son M Filmore Reynolds. The elder Reynolds a retired railroad worker credits longevity to hard work total abstinence from intoxicating liquors and tobacco.
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Martinsburg
Henry Clay Reynolds
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Hagerstown
Son
M. Filmore Reynolds
Reynolds
Death of Polish Dictator Pilsudski Shocks Europe
Warsaw May 13 The death of Marshal Joseph Pilsudski Poland's dictator raises fresh diplomatic alarms about Eastern Europe and the fate of the peace pact France is promoting. His passing after three days of illness leaves Poland at a crossroads between Orange and Russia alliances and his German-aligned policy. His son burial will be in Krakow at Wawel Cathedral with heart and brain to follow.
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Joseph
Pilsudski
Poland
Europe
France
Germany
Lsd
Orange
Russia
Wawel Castle
Krakow
Ferther
Thaddeus Hosalganko
Micklewicz
Julius Si
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