Kanawha Court Awards 50000 For Boy Disabled By Train
In Charleston on May 19 the Kanawha common pleas court upheld a $50 000 award to a six year old boy whose arm and leg were severed by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train the Supreme Court today approved. Trainmen blamed for tolerating boarding by children. duty to curb such practice noted. Divorce ruling reverses Mercer county decision regarding custody. divorce denied to Mrs Settle. Continued on page six.
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Charleston
Kanawha Common Pleas Court
Chesapeake and Ohio
Supreme Court
Arthur West
Mercer Circuit
Katherine St. Clair Settle
Thomas Henry Settle
Mother Kept Actress Poor in Money Suit
Los Angeles May 19 The mother of Mary Miles Minter is described by an attorney as dominating her daughter causing the actress to starve while amassing a million dollars. The filing opens a money suit tied to Hollywood’s Desmond Taylor murder mystery, with love letters from Minter found among director’s effects and references to her finances.
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Los Angeles
Mary Miles Minter
Hollywood
William Desmond Taylor
Miss Minter
Ace
Fin
CBS
Norman Sterry
sAnntiniart Ah Nace
Drive Safely Says Safety Council Message
The Taylor County Safety Council warns that reckless street and highway behavior now endangers the young and the elderly. It notes death rates for under four are 11 percent above the overall average, while ages 65 and over show a 276 percent higher rate.
Senator Guffey Reacts to High Court Ruling on Coal Act
Washington may 19 Senate scenes show Senator Guffey calm after ruling that coal act is illegal He declines to criticize umpires and avoids venting over the decision while reporters press for comment on the court ruling and possible new legislation.
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Guffey
Washington
Senate
Senator Guffey
Supreme Court
Teale
Borah London Contest in New Jersey Delegates Fight
New Jersey primaries pit Alf Landon against Idaho Senator Borah in the GOP presidential preference race. State organization backs Landon, with 13 of 14 congressional districts pledged to London and several at large delegates. Borah backers fielded candidates in 11 districts. Democratic primary names Colonel Breckinridge as sole entrant. results nonbinding on delegates.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
William
Y E. Borah
Idaho
Landon
Roosevelt
London
Borah
Henry Breckinridge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Suspect Held Over Old Murder Case In Wheeling
Tony Pollifrani, 40, was held by officers in Wheeling for questioning about his six year old disappearance and alleged link to the death of Mike Ferrantia in Logan county. Pollifrani said he fled after finding a man dead in his home and feared being charged.
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Wheeling
Tony Pollifrani
Logan County
Mike Ferrantia
Pollifrani
Driver of Auto Held For Companion's Death
SHINNSTON May 19 State police held Herschel Thom as 25 for questioning today about the death of Charles Lucas 25 in an automobile crash. Troopers said a car driven by Thom overturned last night killing Lucas, his companion. Both men were coal miners.
Hoover Refuses Presidential Candidacy In Formal Statement
Chicago May 19 Hoover asserts he is not a candidate but focused on presenting critical issues to the nation and shaping a Republican platform. He says he has no interest in any candidacy and is concerned with principles, not opposing other candidates. The note follows California primary developments and Landon supporters.
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Chicago
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
California
West Virginia Wins Supreme Court Tax Case
The Supreme Court upheld a 4.49 million dollar West Virginia tax levy on out-of-state bank deposits and intangibles of Wheeling Steel Corp. Chief Justice Hughes read the opinion, affirming the state's right to tax despite equal protection challenges. West Virginia AG Homer A. Holt argued the firm’s finances were centered in Wheeling, though 7 percent of its property was outside the state.
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Washington
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Hughes
Homer A. Holt
Wheeling
Iee
West
Virginia
Supreme of Appealag
Fair percent of vote cast last Tuesday in Taylor county
Unofficial tabulations show 41.3 percent of registered Republicans in Taylor county voted in the primaries, with Democrats at 42.08 percent. The sheriff race counted 38 more Democrats than Republicans. Registered Republicans numbered 6 098 and Democrats 6 076, with Democratic leaders claiming many last minute party changes. A large gain in both registration and vote over 1934 was noted, despite it being an off year.
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Taylor County
Board of Registrars
Teacher for 50 Years Retired On $600 Pension
Miss Virginia Behan of Mason County retires after 50 years of teaching and accepts a $600 annual pension, first retiree under the board plan. She notes the current term was hard as students proved unruly and physically larger than she anticipated.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Board of Education
Virginia Behan
S. Matheson
Miss Behan
Behan
Tenure Bill For School Teachers Urged by Labor
The Central Labor Union urged Governor Kump to include a teacher tenure bill and non partisan school board elections in a special session call. The union protested the dismissal of three Cabell county teachers and invited Superintendent R. B. Marston and three board members to explain tomorrow’s meeting.
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Huntington
Central Labor Union
Kump
Cabell County
R. B. Marston
Negro Is Under Arrest For Shooting In Beckley
In Beckley on May 19 state police arrested Frank Bradley and John B. Easton after a fight during which Joe Grueck, 22, was shot and left in critical condition. Witnesses described threats with a knife as officers questioned suspects tied to the Negro Labor Federation and local officials.
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Marston
Beckley
Frank Bradley
B. Pugh
Ugro
Ion
John B. Easton
Joe Grueck
Labor Federation
Will
Gruek
Board Secretary Quits Post Effective June 30
Charleston May 19 Mrs Lois Smith of Huntington resigns as secretary to the State Board of Works effective June 30 She cites political significance and says her future plans are not finite a factor in the decision The resignation follows James A Chambers Huntington board president choosing to step down
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Charleston
Lois Smith
Huntington
State Board of Works
Fall proves fatal for 85 year old Virginia Hustead
Old age and shock from a ten foot porch fall led to Mrs. Virginia Hustead's death at Grafton City Hospital. The Booths Creek native, 85, had been lodged with her grandson Dorsey Harbert, and officials cited heart weakness and chest stoppage rather than pneumonia as the cause. No relatives were at her bedside when she died.
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Virginia Hustead
Grafton City Hospital
West Main
Hustead
Booths Creek
Dorsey Harbert
West Main Street
Harbert
Terring Heironimus
Mayor's Nephew Sought in Rock Fight Killing
Milton West Virginia May 189? Mayor A R Field aided state police in locating Elmer Field 25 nephew for questioning in the death of Roy Blake 30. Blake died from head injuries after a rock fight. Field said his nephew fled after learning of Blake's serious condition and did not go far.
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Milton
W. Va
A. R. Field
Elmer Field
Roy Blake
Blake
Trojan
Field
Circus resumes after tragedy at Washington big top
Cir fans returned to the patched up big top after a deadly tent collapse during a violent electrical storm. Betty Lee Roudabush, 13, of Shenandoah, Virginia, was killed when a tent pole struck her as gale wind and heavy rain lashed the venue. Several others reported injuries as rain and lightning disrupted the performance.
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Washington
Cus
Betty Lee Roudabush
Shenandoah
Townsend Denies Plan Behind Pension Movement
Elderly Dr F E Townsend testifies before a house committee denying he started the old age pension push for cash. He rejects questions about soliciting money from a female member and about plans to expand Townsend Weekly into a national magazine with financial returns.
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Townsend
F. E. Townsend
House
James R. Sullivan
California
Tolam
Tolan
Calif
Townendite Committee
Bell
Sullivan
Pension Leader
Townsend Weekly
Saturday Evening Post
Negro Suspect Confesses Then Denies Two Crimes
Chicago May 19 Lieutenant Otto Erlanson of the homicide squad said Thomas Starr 31 a negro rag picker confessed to the brutal slaying of Mrs Lillian Guild and then denied an assault on Miss Lois Rickert a student nurse at St Luke's hospital Starr was not the Negro who struck Miss Rickert down and authorities continued questioning him about both cases.
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Chicago
Thomas Starr
Lillian Guild
Otto Erlanson
Lois Rickert
Reinbeck
St. Luke's’ Hospital
Erlanson
Starr
Rickart
Auto Wrecking Firm Denied use of County Field
In Fairmont on May 19 residents protested an auto wrecking firm’s plan to use the Marion county athletic field. Officials will seek release from the school board agreement after petitions urged against leasing the field for a salvage plant. The city board refused to issue a building permit while petitions were considered.
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Fairmont
Marion County
Marion County School Board
Wheeling Urges Police Fight Numbers Rackets
Ohio county grand jury challenged Wheeling police to campaign against numbers rackets to lessen state police raids. After indicting 14 men arrested by state troopers in a raid on alleged lottery headquarters on March 14, the jury urged city officers to enforce all forms of the numbers racket.
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Wheeling
Ohio County Grand Jury
William Liasaera
Swift moves to write new coal control bill
Swift officials announce a new coal regulation bill after the Supreme Court struck down the Guffey act. A hastily called conference including National Bituminous Coal commissioners, Justice Department, operators, and union leaders aims to press price regulation and marketing provisions while continuing relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Swift
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
National
Congress
Inquiry Into Extortion Ring Probed In New York
Assistant District Attorney Charles Pilatsky said detectives interviewed Mrs Gloria Vanderbilt and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney and will question John W Davis in an extortion inquiry. The probe follows the Krone and Ross case charged with extorting 12900 from Alfred E Smith Jr. Both defendants plead not guilty.
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New York
Charles Pilatsky
Gloria Vanderbilt
Harry
Payne Whitney
John W. Davis
Pilatsky
Max D. Krone
A. H. Ross
Brooklyn
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
Vanderbilt
Madison Avenue
Landon Talks to Graduates in Prairie Village Amid Stray Dog Hunt
Kansas Governor Alf Landon addressed about 20 high school graduates in a prairie village setting urging youths to accept duties courageously and resist prophets of despair. In Tyler County and Sistersville local officers ordered dog-killing after several canines ran loose, following a rabies scare from dog bites at Emporia.
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UICA
Kas
M. Landon
Prairie Village
National Radio
Sistersville
State Health Department
Ravel
Charleston
Coal Operators Plan Parley in Morgantown
In Morgantown on May 19 the governor urged courage as the mining industry prepares for a conference. He warned against abandoning hard earned truths and highlighted the need for a united stance as operators discuss cooperative sales agency amid responses to the Guffey act ruling.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Courage
Landon
Coopera
Supreme ‘Court
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Adelhaide
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Central Press
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Minority Decision
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