Zeppelin Hindenburg Lands After Wind Delays North Atlantic Crossing
Aboard the Hindenburg, U S Naval observer says the landing was very fancy despite heavy winds. The German dirigible completed its second commercial westward crossing in 78 hours 27 minutes and tied up at Lakehurst New Jersey. The craft faced strong tailwinds and wind shear causing a one day delay. Passengers disembarked after inspection by immigration health and agriculture officials.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
North Atlantic
Immigration, Public Health
Department of Agriculture and Customs
John M. Thornton
Landon Leads Borah in New Jersey Primary
In Newark on May 20 Governor Alf M Landon widened his lead over U S Senator William E Borah in New Jersey's presidential preference primary to better than three and one half to one as results from 2365 of 3578 districts showed Edge 182020 Duffield 170697 Hoffman 166453 Conklin 161998 Fort 116593 The story notes Hoffman slipping to third in the delegate-at-large tally with two thirds of districts reported Continued on page three.
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Newark
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Edge
Duffield
Hoffman
Conklin
Fort
Alf M. Landon
U.S
William E Borah
New Jersey
Drive SAFELY Walk
A Taylor County Safety Council message notes that nearly eight of ten traffic fatalities under age four are pedestrians. It urges drivers in built up areas to slow down and avoid hugging parked cars, since a child can suddenly appear on the roadway.
Overstudy Blamed For Williams College Slaying Tragedy
Williams College president Tyler Dennett blamed overstudy during finals for a freshman's death by his own hand after he killed a classmate and wounded another in a moment of mental disarray. The tragedy, unfolding at Williams, was reported from Williamsport Massachusetts with continued details promised on page three.
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Williams
Williamstown
Mass
Tyler Dennett
Williams College Today
Dennett
Lewis
Governor Lehman Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection
Albany May 20 Governor Lehman said he will not be a candidate this fall. He summoned reporters to his office and stated that the time has come to seek release from the duties of the governorship after serving two two year terms.
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Albany
Lehman
Toeday
Hinton Delegate Seeks Recount After Narrow Loss
HINTON May 20 A recount demand was filed by delegate W C Haythe after unofficial results named W Broughton Johnston of Princeton the Democratic nominee for state senator in the seventh district. Johnston led 8,380 to 7,940 by 440 votes with Walter M Elswick also a local candidate in third place.
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Hinton
W. c. Haythe
W. Broughton Johnston
Princeton
Johnston
Haythe
Walter M. Elswick
Resident seeks 5 or 6 room rental in Grafton
A life-long Grafton resident desires to rent a five or six room house. Apply with Box D at the Sentinel.
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Grafton
Sentinel
Two Hoodlums Found Guilty in Dr Peacock Slaying
Chicago reports two teen hoodlums Emil Beck 19 and Michael Livingston 17 convicted of murdering pediatrician Dr Silber C Peacock in a robbery. Jury rejects death penalty. Beck 199 years, Livingston 30 years. Co-defendants Durland Nash and Robert Goethe, 19, pleaded guilty and receive 199 year terms.
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Chicago
Emil Beck
Michael Livingston
Silber C. Peacock
Beck
Livingston
Gamin
Durland Nash
Robert Goethe
Peacock
Railroad Officer Fights Prowler in Fatal Exchange
Stuebenville Ohio May 20 The railroad detective H W Lind cargo was wounded then killed the prowler who opened fire near a road bridge at East Weirton W Va Coroner K E Cato Brooke county W Va said Lindsay a sergeant in the Pennsylvania railroad force shot H H Richardson a 28 year old negro after Richardson fired Lindsay was struck in the abdomen but rose to fire a final shot killing the assailant The coroner said Lindsay found Richardson attempting to loot a box car.
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Stubenville
H.W. Lind
K. E. Cato
Brooke County
W. Va
Lindsay
Pennsylvania Railroad
H. H. Richardson
Richardson
East Weirton
Battle Over Nephew's Affections in Mt Vernon
In Mt Vernon Ohio Judge Phillip L Wilkins overruled a motion to dismiss a $25000 alienation suit against former U S Senator Clarence C Dill The judge ordered most testimony tying Dill to arranging an illegal operation stricken from the record Margie Dill alleges Grace Dill and Dill conspired to alienate her husband Wendell Dill Margie Dill says the operation occurred in Washington DC a month after she and Wendell eloped in May 1934 Continued on page three.
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MT. Vernon
Phillip L. Wilkins
U. S
Clarence ¢. Dill
Wilkins
Dill
Margie Heaton Dill
Grace Dill
Fredericktown
Margie Dill
Wendell Dill
L. C. Stillwell
Clarence C. Dill
Washington,d.c
Wheeling
W. Va
Escaped Prisoner Taken Back to Lewis Co Jail
West Virginia state police recaptured John Shaver 24 and returned him to the Weston jail from which he escaped last September. Detectives nabbed Shaver Monday. he worked as a paint maker in Pittsburgh. Three others who fled with him by scaling a wall have also been apprehended. He was held for grand jury action after the Weston gasoline station robbery.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
John Shaver
Weston
W. Va
Shaver
Ex-Brakeman Kills Self With Rifle in Berkeley Springs
BERKELEY SPRINGS May 20. John W. Butts 49 a former railroad brakeman and invalid for years shot himself at his Cherry Run home yesterday afternoon with a .22 rifle The shot grazed his heart Investigating officers said he sent his daughter out on an errand then committed the self violence while she was away Acting Coroner H W Eichelsberger after an inquiry held an inquest unnecessary Surviving are the widow and three children.
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Berkeley Springs
John W. Butts
Cherry Run
Hel
H. W. Eichelsberger
Missing Brown's Chapel Mother Hunted by Police
Morgantown reports state and county police searching for Mrs. Ellen Lawson missing from Brown's Chapel since Saturday. Her husband says she had been acting strangely and told her five year old daughter to be a good girl because mama may never come back.
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Morgantown
Ellen Lawson
Brown's Chapel
West Virginia Kiwanis Dedicate 800-Volume School Library
The West Virginia Kiwanis clubs funded an 800 volume library at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys in Pruntown. Dedication occurred at a banquet with Supt R P Bell and local officers present. District Governor Zack Hampton presented the library after intro by Prosecuting Attorney C Holt. Hampton lauded the Grafton club for backing the project and emphasized reading as a path to character and constructive use of leisure time.
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West Virginia
Grafton
Correctional Institution For
Supt. Bell
Hampton
Plane wrecks claim three this morning in Maine
In Rockland Maine a plane owned by Stanley Boynton crashed near the harbor breakwater. One man William Montgomery was missing. five others injured, including Al Graham and Francis Neville. The crew suffered shock. witnesses said a wing buckled before the fall.
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Rockland
Stanley Bowynton
Lexington
Mass
Penobscot Bay
William Montgomery
Rockland Harbor
Coast Guard
al Graham
Francis R. Neville
P. H. Loftus
C. A. Sutton
Stafford Congdon
Boynton
Knights Templar Open Conclave in Huntington
Delegates to the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of West Virginia registered for the sand meeting in Huntington. A 4 p.m. parade with about 1000 expected attendees is set for day one. Horace D. Gast of Mount Hope as grand commander will oversee sessions tomorrow. Aubrey Prosser of Evanston IL represents the United States grand commandery.
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Huntington
Knights Templar
West Virginia
Horace D. Gast
Mount Hope
Aubrey Prosser
Evanston NL
United States
Jane Lew students plan clash over veteran teacher
Jane Lew High School students staged a walkout and picketed the building for a day demanding the reinstatement of O. J. Van Horn, a mathematics teacher of 20 years. The action left 130 students in class as 50 strikers urged Lewis County school officials to reinstate him after the school board declined to hire him. Van Horn opposed the movement and said agitation began two weeks earlier.
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Jane Lew
W. Va
Jane Lew High School
Lewis County
O. J. van Horn
Barbour Vote Canvass Shows Minimal Change in Lead
PHILIPPI May 20 The county court completed the official count with William T. George Jr leading Victor Thacker by one vote at 965 to 950 in Barbour for prosecuting attorney. The canvass reduced the sixteen vote margin from unofficial returns very little. Rubert Gainer deputy clerk notes this contest was the closest for prosecuting attorney. Continued on Page Three.
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Relerk
William T. George, Jr
House of Delegates
Neely says Guffey coal act failure is unfortunate
Senator M. M. Neely of West Virginia regrets the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the Guffey coal control act and expresses confidence that new legislation to replace it will be enacted. He comments the court did not sustain the act, noting the political push to address coal controls.
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Washington
M. M. Neely
W. Va
Supreme Court
Aged Mother of Roosevelt Hurt in Fall
The White House reports Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, 82, was confined at Hyde Park with an impacted hip and cracked bone after a fall. The president learned of the injury five days later and will travel to Hyde Park to spend two or three days with his mother.
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Washington
White House
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Hyde Iee
Hyde Park
Bill to meet legal hurdles aims for passage this session
A substitute for the unconstitutional Guffey coal control act was introduced by Senator Guffey to conform with Supreme Court rulings. An identical bill was brought in by Representative Vinson for Rep Snyder. The measure removes labor provisions, claiming Congress may regulate interstate commerce. The White House stance and final action this session were not known. Continuous coverage notes the court split over price fixing and labor regulations.
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Washington
Guffey
Congress
Vinson
Snyder
White House
Burns
Senate
Wronged Husband Award After Fractured Murder Trial
In Charleston on May 20 a jury failed to agree in the murder trial of S. B. Young the barber. Young claimed he struck attorney George S. Couch Jr after an automobile collision dispute. A prior juror panel had been unable to reach a verdict. Poster sought twenty five thousand dollars but the jury awarded two hundred to his wife’s wronged husband claim after a long deliberation.
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Huntington
Lawrence J. Poster
H. P. Cof| Jer
Poster
Charleston
H.B. Lee
S. B. Young
Young
George S. Couch, Jr
Couch
Nye Urges Referendum On War Before Conflicts
Senator Gerald P Nye told West Virginia Wesleyan College students that wars should be decided by referendum and funded only on a pay as you go basis. He urged a peace movement to back a war profits tax with higher income taxes, arguing such laws deter profit from war and promote peacetime.
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Buckhannon
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Senate
West Virginia Wesleyan College
United States
Nye
O Briens Lead Slashed by Lincoln Co Returns
Charleston May 20 The report of complete primary election votes in Lincoln county today reduces the lead of Secretary of State William O Brien for the Democratic renomination. The unofficial count with 12 of 2349 precincts missing shows O Brien 85554 and J B Chilton of Charleston 80290.
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Charleston
Lincoln County
William O. Lowrien
O'Brien
B. Chilton
Townsend pension group claims near million dollars raised
Dr. F E Townsend told a house committee that the Townsend old age pension organization had collected about a million dollars since its inception. He said contributors received the organization itself in return and noted about 8 000 clubs exist nationwide. The group was formed in 1934 and about a hundred spectators attended Townsend's second day on the stand.
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Washington
F. E. Townsend
House
Townsend
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Brown’s Chapel
Pruntytown
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Margueritte Clark
Johnny
Red" Worthen
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Hart Crouch
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Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
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