United States France Britain seek mild stance on Hitler arms plan
Paris May 15 a three power front led by the United States Great Britain and France aims to face Germany at the Geneva disarmament conference. Norman H Davis asked Boncour to hold a mild line toward Hitler's expected Reichstag statement so the U S and Britain may follow. Washington May 15 American officials watch Hitler's pledge on armament policy and the impact on the London conference opening June 12.
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United Front
Germany
Geneva
Paris
United States
Great Britain
France
Norman H. Davis
Joseph Paul Boncour
Hitler
Britain
Washington
London
Reichstag
White House
Roosevelt
Bonus March at Fort Hunt Merges Two Sides for Convention
Washington May 15 tense talks resume at Fort Hunt Virginia where 1200 bonus seekers prepare for a prolonged convention to press Congress for adjusted certificates. A small faction led by Joseph Salzman tried a White House march but was blocked by police and secret service, ending with their return to camp.
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Washington
Fort Hunt
Virginia
White House
Joseph Salzman
Brooklyn
New York
Pennsylvanly
Ernest Brown
Secret Service
Congress
Means Says Four Men Named in Kidnapping Were Recent Visitors
Washington May 15 Means resumed the witness stand in his ransom hoax trial to claim he informed Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean's attorneys that four men named as principals in the Lindbergh kidnapping were in Washington and could be arrested He said he told Wilton Lambert a member of McLean's counsel that Wellington Henderson Irving Fenton Max Hassel and Max Greenberg were present Means was on the stand only a few minutes under examination by his own counsel.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Means
McLean
Wilton Lambert
Wellington
Work Plan Is Ironed Out On River Cruise
Washington May 15 President Roosevelt readied himself to top off his domestic emergency reconstruction drive this week with a comprehensive proposal to Congress for employment and business stimulation through public works and industrial management. Closing down the Potomac river Sunday Roosevelt studied the draft of his broad legislative piece. Administration advisers proposed a manufacturers tax of between 1 and 1 12 percent to underwrite the $3,300,000 public works program. A conference among congressional leaders industry and labor and government heads is contemplated to bring unity before sending the measure to Congress today per Tuesday session likely. A general meeting of industrial and labor chiefs working with Lewis Douglas and Senator Wagner formulation of the apparent plan is noted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Potomac River
Lewis Douglas
Macon Zeppelins Third Test Flight Cut Short by Weather
The U S 8 Macon began a planned 12 hour third test flight at 5 13 a m E S T but rain over northeastern Ohio forced Capt Alger H Dresel to return to Akron docks at 1 05 p m E S T The flight carried 109 aboard including Rear Admiral Ernest J King and Lt Com Herbert V Wiley the sole Ale ron crash survivor aboard for his second flight.
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Akron
U.S
Macon
Ohio
Alger H. Dresel
Alger A Dressel
Ernest J. King
William A Moffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Herbert V. Wiley
Grand Jury Weighs Evidence In Peggy McMath Kidnaping Case
In Barnstable Massachusetts the grand jury began considering evidence against two men charged in the kidnapping of 10 year old Peggy McMath of Harwichport. Witnesses include Peggy and her parents, alongside associates of her father and a bank official involved in the ransom scheme. Authorities contend a $60,000 ransom was demanded. Kenneth Buck is named as the abductor and ransom payer, with Cyril Buck accused of extortion involvement.
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Barnstable
Mass
Margaret
Pegey) McMath
Harwichport
Barnstable County
Neil C. McMath
Edward F. Hanity
Harold Sawyer
William Lee
Ralph Snow
Harwich
Peggy
Kenneth Buck
Kenneth
Cyril
Longtime Sistersville Student Graduates With Clean Attendance
Ralph Mendenhal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mendenhal, will graduate from Sistersville High School with a near flawless record after 12 years without an absence or tardy. He played basketball and football for Sistersville High.
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Sistersville
Ralph Mendenhal
Sam Mendenhal
Sistersville High School
Mendenhal
Clarksburg Store Robbed in Major Local Heist
Clarksburg on May 15 reports a large furniture firm burglary. A yegg crew shattered the Palace Furniture door with nitroglycerin, wheeled out a small safe loaded into a company auto, causing over $1,000 in damage and stealing a substantial cash sum. Company burglar insurance covered the loss.
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Clarksburg
Yeggs
Palace Furniture Company
Y Directors to Hold Meet Tuesday Night
The Grafton M C A board will hold a director ate meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o clock General Secretary William A Manley announced today Discussing member interest and attendance at the Y during summer months the new directors will be in charge The officials are William Morgan president Ed Powell vice president Curtis Trumah Lambert recording secretary Clyde C Richman treasurer
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Grafton
M.C. A
Willam A. Manley
William Morgan
Ed Powell
Curtis Trumah Lambert
Clyde C. Richman
Milk Riots Break Out Amid Gas At Bonduel And Milwaukee
Mil waukee area pickets clash with health officials as farmers dump milk bound for the city. Tear gas was released at Bonduel while deputies struggle to control deliveries. In Shawano county a crowd confronts deputies and a deputy is struck during the melee. The scene underscores the ongoing Wisconsin milk strike and fears of milk shortages for children and the sick.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bonduel
Green Bay
Wisconsin
A. G. Schmedeman
Milk strike clash near Mukwonago sparks gas battle
Enraged farmers in Elkhorn Wisconsin battled to dump six truckloads of milk bound for Chicago as tear gas filled the air. Deputies from Wanesha County fired gas bombs to separate sides while 400 protesters gasped for air and eyes stung. The fight spilled just inside Walworth County line with no cross-border charges.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Mukwonago
Chicago
Walworth County
Wanesha County
Bishop Cannon Faces Trial After Court of Appeals Ruling
Washington May 15 The District of Columbia court of appeals holds the indictment against Bishop James Cannon Jr for violating the corrupt practices act in 1928 valid and upholds charges against his former secretary Ada Burroughs The defense plans an appeal to the Supreme Court challenging both the ruling and the law's constitutionality in relation to Alfred E Smith's 1928 campaign.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Ada Burroughs
Robert H. McNeill
Levi’ H. Davis
Southern Methodist Churchman
Veteran screen actor Ernest Torrence dies at 54
New York May 15. Ernest Torrence veteran screen actor known for character roles died at Lennox Hill Hospital after gall bladder surgery. His career spanned music legitimate theater and film, making him a recognizable Scotsman face in early cinema. The Jarvis Oil case in Harrison county granted an appeal to Tidewater Oil Sales Corpora tion at the supreme court.
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Charleston
Jarvis Oil Company, Inc
Clarksburg
Supreme Court
Harrison County
Tidewater Oil Sales Corporation
New York
Ernest Torrence
Lennox Hill Hospital
Chinese Told to Quit Tientsin Tangku Area
United States legation advised Americans to evacuate Tungchow east of Peiping due to rumors Japan would seize the town. About 30 missionaries and the North China American School serve the Tungchow community. Incidents included two bombs at the gateway between the native city and the Japanese concession, with no injuries.
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United States
Legation
Tungchow
Peiping
American Board of Missions
North China American School
Tientsin
Tientisin
China
Tangku
Peiping-Mukden
Swan
Plot to Bomb Family Foiled by Discovery
Indiana Pennsylvania May 15 police say evidence shows an elaborate assassination plot against a local family was halted when two bombs were found in a parked car. One device with dynamite was to lure the family to their home first floor. another shrapnel filled bomb with 18 sticks would have caused mass casualties. The car, licensed to John Koplas who police say uses the name Vincent Dimino, was claimed stolen and the suspect denies involvement.
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Indiana
John Koplas
Koplas
Vincent Dimino
Stollen
Public Enemy Rocco Belcastro Found Slain
Chicago May 15. Rocco Belcastro 25, listed by police as burglar liquor dealer terrorist and circus gang member, was found shot to death in an automobile. Bound with clothesline and electric cord wrapped in a bag, a loaded pistol with scratches on the handle was found in a shoulder holster. Investigators theorize gangland enemies shot him while bound.
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Chicago
Rocco Belcastro
Ben
Dunnis elected Epworth League head at St Pauls
Theodore Dunn was elected president of the Epworth League of St Pauls M E church at the annual officer election. Other officers include Margaret Robinson first vice president, Gladys Riley second, Virginia Outright third, Helen Howell fourth, William A Manley secretary treasurer, Bobbie Baker pianist, and Arlene McDaniel assistant pianist. Howell and Manley were the only returning officers. A league contact meeting is set for Thursday at 7:30 PM.
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Theodore Dunn
Epworth League of St. Paul's M. E. Church
Margaret Robinson
Gladys” Riley
Virginia Outright
Helen Howell
William A. Manley
Bobbie Baker
Arlene McDaniel
Miss. Howell
Manley
Dunn
Epworth League
Penn State College
Scranton
Man Sentenced After Refusing to Kill Dog
Pittsburgh May 15 Frank Sechan whose mongrel dog Sandy was condemned to death for biting a child was sentenced to six months in jail for refusing to execute the animal. Sechen's attorney plans an appeal to the superior court.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Sechan
Sandy
Sechen
Superior Court
Four Die In Arkansas Tornado Hits Two Counties
A tornado cut a narrow path through two North Arkansas counties late last night killing four persons, injuring nearly a score and damaging extensive property in Batesville and surrounding areas.
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Batesville
Ark
North
Arkansas
Bureau Sees Need Of Cotton Increase
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports room for an additional one million bales of cotton consumption after analyzing prices and service requirements, indicating potential demand growth beyond current levels.
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Bureau
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Rae
County unit school bill faces House vote in Charleston
Gov Kump's county unit school bill goes to the Virginia House of Delegates for a vote amid expected long debate. Senate passage two weeks earlier supports the measure, while opponents push a referendum in the 1934 election. Conference talks are planned to reconcile House and Senate drafts on county boards versus independent districts.
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Charleston
Kump
House of Delegates
Senate
Hiner
House
Betwen House
Joint Conference Committee
UFT Lifts Weeklong Medicinal Whisky Limit
Washington reports the pant a week limit on medicinal liquor is removed. Beginning today physicians may prescribe as much as needed without detailing ailments to the government. Federal officers expect a sharp rise in medicinal liquor consumption.
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Washington
Drag Elk Creek and River for Fourth Victim
Clarksburg May 15 city firemen and volunteers today continued to drag Elk Creek and the West Fork river for the body of Gail Merrifield 24 of Mannington one of four persons drowned when their car left the Baltimore avenue cutoff in flood water. The other three bodies were recovered Friday and Saturday.
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Clarksburg
Elk Creek
West Fork River
Gail Merrifield
Mannington
Baltimore Avenue
Elk Orébk
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J. T. Boyce
W. E. Robinson
C. T. Reynolds
Marion F. Able
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William ©. Mahaffey
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Luke Kinney
Petit
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D. T. Bartlett
L. Bonnenberger Fos, Brown
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Z. B. Jochran
H. H. Cole
F. B. Collier
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