Mixed historical dispatches from Sino-Japanese clashes and US political debate
Fragmentary report covers Chinese theater of war with bombings in Tientsin and Peiping, Japanese air activity and militia fears, plus a US congressional discussion on public works and federal aid. Names include Manchukuo, Tangku, Kee, and Tangku area events, with scattered references to officials and military actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulla
Tientsin
Tangku
Yellow Sea
Kee
Harriman Faces Trial Over Bank and Trusts Misconduct
Harriman, grief stricken by his son's death, is under guard at Locust Valley cemetery where the banker’s son is buried as he contends with a looming trial. Monty is charged with falsifying accounts at Hariman National Bank and Trust to the extent of 1,661,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Locust Valley
Monty
Harriman National’ Bank and ‘Trust
General Sales Continuation from Page One
The article continues discussing federal grants limits of 30 percent for states cities and towns under general sales. It outlines implications for funding urban projects and the distribution framework guiding eligibility and application processes.
Court Holds Brief Meet Hastily Ends Divorce Action
Hattie Whitescarver was awarded a complete divorce from Charles C Whitescarver in a brief circuit court session last evening. An morning session cleared minor chancery matters ahead of next week’s trial docket as petit jurors prepare to report. An order allowed guardian Edyth Hart to use $15 monthly from each of Rebecca and Robert Warder estates for maintenance. Carrie Lyons received an absolute divorce from O W Lyons and custody of two minor children with six month non remarriage. Real estate sale in Shumaker vs Allender was confirmed. Trials begin Monday with holdover cases including Jolliffe Hathaway Thompson Demoss Wickliam Bunner Mal[e] and Mayle on separate misdemeanors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Whitescarver
Charles C. Whitescarver
Circuit Court
Edyth Hart
Rebecca
Robert Warder
Carrie Lyons
O. W. Lyons
A.A. Shumaker
M.D. Allender
Ge ‘G. Jolliffe
Dorsey Hathaway
Herbert Thompson
Clyde Demoss
Floyd Wickhiam
Otha Bunner
Mamie Male
John Ellington
Wilbert Mayle
Magistrate Appointment Hangs Fire In County Session
Magistrate appointment remains unresolved as county commissioners delay action amid competing business and public interest. The informal stalemate prolongs the selection process with no clear timeline offered.
County farm inspection hints at magistrate appointment
A county official said no dissension exists among commissioners over naming a successor to the late James L. Lilly as justice of the peace. The court will address the appointment when reached officially and dispose of it quickly.
Funeral Rites Held for Elbert Garlow at Blueville
Elbert G Garlow 22 died at his mother's Lincoln street home from a heart ailment. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Episcopal church Blueville with Rev Eugene Dick and Rev Scott officiating. Interment followed at Blue Mont cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Company in charge. Mrs Ethel Skidmore 69 died in a Fairmont hospital after an emergency operation. Services were at Harmony Grove Baptist Church with Rev A E Knicely officiating. Burial was in Harmony Grove cemetery. Han Funeral Company Boothsville supervised. Mrs Skidmore was daughter of the late John M Priest and Manda Dennison Priest. Her husband John W Skidmore is a retired blacksmith. family lived in Harmony Grove area and near the Taylor Marion county line on Route 250. Surviving are the husband and several children.
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Elbert G. Garlow
Methodist Episcopal Church
Blueville
Lona, Garlow
Lincoln — Street
Eugene Dick
Scott
Arden
Bluemont Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Ethel Skidmore
Harmony Grove Baptist
A. E. Knicely
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Boothsville
Ethel L Skidmore
Fairmont
Harmony Grove
Han Funeral Company
Manda Dennison Priest
John W. Skidmore
Taylor
Marion County
Recruits Go to Elkins
Elkins May 20 A special train carrying 636 conservation recruits arrives early today and three additional six car trains will take them to forest camps at Grady Parsons and Davis. Major Harrison McAlpine to inspect a state forest site near Marlington for a new eighth camp. Camps planned on Monongahela and George Washington forests with others on state forest tracts.
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Elkins
Grady
Parsons
Davis
Army
Harrison McAlpine
State Forest
Marlington
West Virginia
Monongahela Forest
George Washington Forest
Inland Steel Reports Record Payroll in Hammond
Inland Steel Company reports a payroll listing 4300 names, the largest in two years, in Hammond Indiana. Officials say about 1500 families will be taken from relief rolls due to newly created jobs.
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Hammond
Ind
Inland Steel Company
Texas to vote on repeal August 26 in 3.2 beer decision
Governor Miriam A Ferguson signed a bill directing Texas to choose repeal delegates in Austin on June 27. Two delegate groups will be chosen to campaign for and against repeal and then voters will decide at a special election August 26 whether to amend the state constitution to permit 3.2 beer. The winning group will convene in November to record the state's ratification or rejection.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Psychiatrist Smith Resigns From Weston State Hospital
Dr. Gilbert T. Smith, a psychiatrist at Weston State hospital for three and a half years, resigns to take effect immediately. He will depart from New York for the West Indies to serve as physician with the Porto Rico steamship lines.
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Weston
Gilbert ‘T. Smith
Weston State Hospital
Racketeers Changing Face as Law Bites
A historical, multi‑regional survey notes racketeers facing legal pressure and shifting fields. It highlights Chicago and New York as centers of activity, naming Murray Humphreys, Charley Rosenberg, and the Purple Gang, with authorities pursuing beer, milk, and other rackets and urging business cooperation to curb crime.
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al Capone
Chicago
Murray Humphreys
New Jersey
Congress
Royal 8. Copeland
New York
Commerce Committee
Detroit
Harry S. Toy
Purple Gang
Thomas J. Courtney
York
Phil Rosenberg
al Capen Hs
Larry Fay
Capone
Bone
Fay
B. & O. Favors Cut In Passenger Fares
New York May 20 Four railroads backed reduced passenger fares as the eastern presidents conference met. Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio said its coach rate ran two cents a mile and the Pullman rate three cents without surcharges on some parts of the line.
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New York
Eastern Railway
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Railroad Bill Keeps Workers At Present Wages in Reorganization
Washington May 20 The administration railroad reorganiza tion bill was favorably reported by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. Chairman Dill said he would seek early consideration. Several amendments by carriers shippers and short lines were approved before committee action.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Dill
Geologists Use Plane Flyover To Scan Rock Formations
In San Angelo Texas on May 20 a field party from the West Texas Geological Society mounted a plane for a bird's-eye survey of a highly folded and faulted rock region. Four members rode aloft at once in a cabin ship, cruising at about 2000 feet for half an hour to view roughly 800 square miles of terrain below.
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San Angelo
iTo
West Texas Geological Society
Rabbit tails become currency in Olney drive
In Olney Texas on May 20 a local relief effort uses rabbit tails as the only legal tender for auctions. Merchants donated merchandise and accepted tails to aid farmers during the jackrabbit drive.
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Olney
Tex
Chain of State Forests Urged in Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee May 20 A chain of state forests of 10 000 acres each and averaging 20 to 30 miles apart is proposed in Tennessee by State Forester James O Hazard The legislature has empowered Gov Albert to create state forests on suitable state lands where acres have reverted for non payment of taxes and where lands fit forest needs Hazard urges counties to cooperate in the program linking with the national reforestation effort in the Tennessee Valley
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
James O. Hazard
Hut BicAlister
Hazard
Tenihessee Valley
Argument Ends After Speaker Stops Clock in Alabama Session
Montgomery Alabama May 22 anger at bitter floor wrangle over adjournment sine die at midnight Speaker Alfred Tunstall mounted a chair and twisted the hands of the official clock halting debate in a dramatic finish to the special session.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alfred Tunstall
Two Gun Mobs Aid Pair In Bank Raid
In Okabena Minnesota on May 20 two young women described as red head and another female teamed with two men armed with submachine guns to raid a local bank, stealing about 2500 dollars. They fired shots down the main street as they fled endangering citizens but no injuries were reported. Citizens and volunteers responded by seeking shelter as vigilantes fired back from buildings and behind trees, leaving the town scarred by bullets.
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Okabena
Minn
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Board of Educaton of Grafton
Peiping
China
Kupeikow
Great Wall Pass
French Creek
Presbyterian Church of the
United States of America
H. H. Orr
Richwood
Green
LEE Bennett & Son
Dahlias Demoss Greenhouse Beaumont
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Mide Oil Association
Palm Beach
Seersuckers
Inland Steel
Wellesley College Achusetts
A Lor
Beatrice L. Moore
East Orange
N. J
Associated Press
Noel Thornto
Charley Phil Rosenberg
Bronx
Homer
Cummings
State Crime Commission
iThomas J. Courtney
Anderers’ Association
Wickersham
John J. Bennett
Acia
Sweet Girl
Dad
Mother
du Pont Searless
C.V. Miller
Grafton, W. VA
Chain OF State Forests
Drake
Mia Tan Hopkins
Jage LA
Eaca
Theatri
E. F. Clark
Grafton
W. Va
Fairmont Supply
Ment
Gatrell
Maple Avenue
White Company
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