Drunk Driver Sent to Jail After Walnut Street Crash
A drunken driving incident on Saturday led to six people jailed after a tire blew and a car crashed into a telephone pole near Walnut Street over the South Graf ton bridge. Charles Wharton, 26, of Newell West Virginia, received 16 days in jail, a $25 fine, and a six month license revocation. Police and state trooper arrests followed, with four others also jailed and one fined $5 with payment due by May 18. No serious injuries were reported amid weekend traffic on route to the park dam project.
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South Grafton
Earl Demoss
W. G. Wamsley
Charles Wharton
Newell
W. Va
Justice of the Peace One
C. Jefferys
Wharton
E. Otto Waugh
Esther Wharton
Charles Russell
Charles Smith
William Pugh
Charles Sapp
Parkview
Roosevelt seeks bipartisan path on Patman bonus fight
Conference reports differ on how the Patman bonus will be financed as Roosevelt backs a plan to aid the unemployed and needy. Conferees warn that post veto talks must wait until Congress acts, while Senate leaders say they can count on votes to sustain a veto if needed. Father Coughlin urged the president to sign, attacking the proposed funding method.
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Senate
Roosevelt
House
Charles E. Coughlin
Lamson Jury Deliberates on Noose and Freedom in San Jose
The San Jose jury weighs a death sentence as Lamson faces capital punishment. Amid court arguments a supporter cites the clash over a $1.9 billion bank bonus vs a $2.4 billion soldier entitlement, while Senator Patman signals plans to withdraw a stalled motion to move toward White House approval.
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Thomas
Okla
Seader
Senate
Patmamites
Death causes continues in recall of King Johns victory
A syndicated obituary fragment recalls the 260th anniversary celebrations of a victory over the Turks at Vienna. It notes Wilno as the place where the dictator Pilsudski will be interred and where his heart is to rest, highlighting Wilno as his upbringing city and family relics. The dispatch says Warsaw learned of the marshal's death before the Polish capital did, with word first reaching his kin.
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John
Vienna
Wilno
Pilsudski
Warsaw
Dier and statesman in insanity defense case
Crowds gathered as testimony wrapped at Belvedere Palace in a case involving a former Welch lumber official. The defendant, injured in an auto accident years ago, faced a verdict likely after final arguments, with jury deliberations anticipated to start soon.
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Dier
Statesman
Belvedere Palace
Franklin
Welch
W. Va
Lumber Company
Sanity plea turned down in Cincinnati murder case
Judge Thomas H. Morrow ruled Marvin J. Franklin sane and ordered the murder trial to proceed. The defense argued Franklin was unstable and insane, but the judge said an insane person cannot be tried under Ohio law. The case concerns the premeditated murder of 38 year old James Walker in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Thomas H. Morrow
Marvin J. Franklin
Ohio
Franklin
Morrow
James Walker
Rainy Until June Predicted by Local Weatherman
Thornton route 1 forecaster XK Enger declares May will stay rainy with no relief until June 1. A rainbow sighting last night prompted a new forecast labeled XK Enger 2, a prediction that tends to prove accurate.
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Taylor County
Enger
Thornton
X. Y
Morgan Town man buried in East Oak Grove cemetery
James Davis funeral held Wednesday afternoon at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev E F K Roof officiating. Burial in East Oak Grove cemetery Morgan town. Bartlett Funeral Company in charge.
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E. F. K. Roof
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
East Oak Grove Cemetery
Morgantown
Bartlett Funeral Company
Six Arrested Over Weekend in Local Cafe Brawl
William Paige and Robert Murphy were arrested by Officer Earl Demoss for drunk and fighting at Barnes cafe Saturday evening. Also arrested for drunk and disorderly was Opha Williams at Barnes cafe. In police court Mayor E Otto Waugh fined all five at $5. Paige has until next Saturday to pay. J M Carroll jailed after 12:20 a m Sunday at Tony's on O S 50. he also fined $5. Ott Madara, seized on drunkenness, posted $5 bond but did not appear. William Lynch, transient, arrested for drunk and disorderly at Latrobe and St Mary streets. Mayor Waugh ordered him to leave town.
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William Paige
Robert Murphy
Earl Demoss
Barnes
Opha Williams
Joe Maske
E. Otto Waugh
Paige
J. M. Carroll
Tony
Sturms
Demoss
Maske
William Lynch
Latrobe
St. Mary
Waugh
Lynch
Life Termer Granted New Trial by Court
The supreme court granted an appeal today to Robert Lane of South Malden who is serving life for the death of Joseph Comer also of South Malden. Lane says the lower court refused to allow him to present his theory that the shooting was accidental after an argument over a minor automobile accident last fall.
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Gallows Quentin
Lamson
State Supreme Court
Charleston
Supreme Court
Robert Lane
South Malden
Joseph Comer
Comer
Lane
Intermediate Court
Wife Stands By Accused Man After Indictment
Oscar H. Robson was indicted by a federal grand jury in Arizona on an extortion charge tied to the kidnapping of June Robles on April 25, 1934. Robson and his former wife Margaret Robson embraced and denied any guilt in the case.
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Freedom
Allene
David Lamson
Stanford University Press Execuive
Oscar H. Robson
Grand Jeson
Ariz
June Robles
Robson
Margaret Robson
Beef Cans Staged For Relief Distribution In Taylor County
21000 cans of beef were received by the Taylor county FERA commodity division and will be distributed as relief clients’ needs arise. W A Beavers Jr, supervisor, announced the plan to allocate the beef to those in need.
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Commodity
Taylor County
FERA
W. A. Beavers, Jr
Wheeler Holding Company Bill Reported Favorably
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee reported out the Wheeler bill by a 13 to 0 vote for regulating and dissolving utility holding companies. The measure was revised to authorize action abroad as well as domestically.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Securities Commission study on investment trusts and utilities
A study by the Securities Commission examines the operations of investment trusts and investment companies that typically hold substantial holdings in public utilities securities. It analyzes structure, regulation, and market impact.
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The
Securities Commission
Hold Man for Shooting Of Girl Saturday Night
Craft Belcher, 28, of Kee ley, held on murder charge after bringing Myrtle Taylor, 19, to a hospital two head shots Saturday night. Taylor died yesterday. Belcher said he was drunk and could not remember the events.
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Princeton
Craft Belcher
Keeley
Myrtle Taylor
Belcher
Memorial Day Donations Support Grafton Program
Donations to the Memorial Day committee exceed one third of last year’s total with over $100 from Grafton supporters for four services at the National Cemetery on Walnut Street. Contributors include Arthur G. Yates, Earsel Pepper, and Deputy Sheriff Harry Batson, with a long list of donors from local businesses and residents.
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National Cemetery
Wal‘nut Street
Earsel Pepper
Baltimore & Ohio
Harry Batson
Sentinel
C. F. Bonner
A. C. Wagner
E. N. Lock
A. E. Shanabarger
J. G. Allender
T. W. Heironims
John Edwards, Jr
C. S. Canals
Grafton
William Archdeacon Co
Elks Lodge
John Bradford
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Dutch") Smith
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