Famed Quintuplets See British Rulers In Toronto
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth rode through Toronto as a million visitors cheered. The Dionne quintuplets arrived for a private audience with Premier Mitchell Hepburn, then greeted crowds from the Quintiang Special. The quints toured the legislative buildings after an early breakfast aboard a rail car.
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George VI
Elizabeth
Cobourg
Ont
Mitchell’ Hep
Ontario
Quints
Downtowte Atello
Callander
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Businessmen to Hear F D R Address Tonight
President Roosevelt is expected to outline ideas for improving relations between business and government in a speech to the American Retail Federation. The message, previewed as pivotal for economic policy, will be broadcast nationwide at 9 30 p m EST over NBC CBS and MBS. Cabinet members Hopkins and Wallace and several administration allies are slated to speak during the two day meeting in Washington.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Roosevelt
Businesgs
American Retail Federation
NBC
CBS
MBS
Hopkins
Wallace
Theatre ticket present for tonight’s Strand or Dixie show
Clipping offers admission to tonight’s screenings at Strand featuring Made For Each Other with Carole Lombard and James Stewart and at Dixie showing I’m From Missouri with Bob Burns and Gladys George. Identification may be required. address listed as 323 Maple Avenue.
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Strand
Dixie
Maple Avenue
Carole Lombard
James Stewart
Strand Theatre
Missouri
Bob Burns
Gladys George
Dixie Theatre
Hopkins Calls $15 Wage Too Small to Aid Business
Secretary Hopkins argued that many American families live on $15 a week and urged a substantial rise in national income through increased production. He noted one quarter of families earn under $750 annually and claimed higher incomes would boost retail purchases and profits. He condemned misrepresentation, labor exploitation, resource destruction, and monopoly abuse as harmful to private enterprise. Continued on page six.
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Washington
Hopkins
American Retail Federation
Hop_ ‘kins
Fliers Killed in Ship Crash at Lick Observatory
Two Army men died when a swift new attack plane crashed through brick walls of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in fog. Lieut. Richard F. Lorenz and Private W. E. Scott, both of Marchfield California, were killed. The wreck badly twisted the fliers bodies and damaged scientific plates and records. Continued on page four.
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Calif
Lick Astronomical Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Richard F. Lorenz
W. E. Scott
Marchfield
Riverside
J. H. Moore
University of California-operated
Observatory
Gerald F. Paddock
One Killed and Another Shot in Street Brawl
In Treflee West Virginia, Hardy Brown, 44, died after a quarrel at the Brown residence. Stella Penn, a bystander, was wounded in both legs. Investigators arrested a man after Brown argued with him prior to the shooting. The suspect claimed self defense. a hearing was set for today.
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Tralee
W. Va
Hardy Brown
Stella Penn
Brown
Wyoming County
Schiffler Names Clara Otto as Elkins Mountain Queen
Representative Schiffler of West Virginia designates Clara A. Otto of Moundsville as princess from the first district for Queen Sylvia. The queen will be crowned at the Mountain State forest festival in Elkins this fall.
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Washington
Schiffler
R.-W
Clara A. Otto
Jefferson Street
Moundsville
Sylvia
Elkins
Grafton Man Arrested For Clarksburg Crash
D. P. Shaw of Grafton was arrested by Clarksburg police Saturday night on charges of drunken and hit-and-run driving after a 10:30 p.m. accident on West Pike Street. He was jailed awaiting trial. Patrolman Bumgardner chased Shaw to Kelly Hill before arresting him.
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D. P. Shaw
Grafton
Clarksburg
West Pike Street
Bumgardner
Shaw
Kelly Hill
Fairmont man tells police hold up tale after arrest
J R Cox a 57 year old Fairmont resident recounts being attacked and robbed while walking on route 50 between Blueville and Thornton. He was found in the Fairmont Ice company office with an injured jaw and was booked for investigation after treatment at Fairmont State Hospital. Police noted inconsistencies about how he arrived in Fairmont and entered the ice office, leaving many questions unanswered as the case continued.
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Fairmont
J. R. Cox
Fairmont Ice Company
Cox
Fairmont State Hospital
Keely Construction Company
Clarksburg
Ice Company
Three Crewmen Killed In Pennsylvania R R Wreck
Wrecking crews labored to restore Pennsylvanian rail service after a lineup collision that set off a chain of derailments. Three crewmen died, four others were seriously hurt. Fireman Harry J. Johnson and Engineer Fred L. Messersmith, both from Logansport, were among the victims.
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Piqua
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harry J.johnson
Fred L
Logansport
Messersmith
Axis Powers Sign Formal Military Pact
Germany and Italy formalize a 10 year axis alliance to pool military and economic resources in wartime, with Britain seeking alignment of the Soviet Union. The move follows rising tensions after a Polish German death near Danzig, fueling notes between Poland and the Free City.
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Associated Press
Germany
Italy
Britain
Soviet Union
Free City
Danzig
Poland
Hitler
Fear of Red Revolution Told to Dies Committee
Dudley P. Gilbert a New York socialite told the Dies committee today he had spent months trying to organize a campaign to prepare Americans for a Red revolution. He described letters to J. E. Campbell of Owensboro Ky and warned of a leftist civil war and a Franco method takeover.
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Washington
Dudley P. Gilbert
New York
Dies Committee On un-American Activities
J. E. Campbell
Owensboro
Gilbert
Parsons WPA Worker Killed In Auto Wreck
Parsons May 22 John Phillips 35 a Parsons WPA worker died in a hospital from injuries after the car he rode in plunged 200 feet over an embankment following a collision on route 72 between Parsons and Hambleton Luther Phillips 25 also of Parsons brother and alleged driver was arrested by State Trooper R G Coen He was held for grand jury action on a manslaughter charge
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Parsons
John Phillips
Parsons Wpa
Hambleton
R. G. Coen
Luther Phillips
Phillips
Mike Morris Family Of Coalburg Is Hoodooed
In Ripley on May 22 a report notes the Morris family of Coalburg suffers tragedy after a fatal automobile crash six months earlier killed Mike Morris. The family home burned after a line accident near Charleston. Yesterday a 13 year old Mildred Morris was fatally injured in a separate crash involving a truck driven by Parsons and Josephine Morris, with 11 others injured.
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Ripley
Mike Morris
Coen
Phillips
Coalburg
Charleston
Mildred
Parsons
Josephine Morris
Wasdertaker
Youth Murders Father Then Kills Self At Home
Beckley May 22 A 24 year old James Estes Meador shot his father James Alex Meador a 76 year old farmer near Shady Springs then killed himself. State Police Sergeant Evan Hall said family members heard the quarrel and shots and the bodies were found 60 feet apart.
Harlan coal operators seek settlement with union
Harlan Kentucky May 22. Harlan county coal operators the largest soft coal group still resisting the United Mine Workers CIO were to meet with union representatives and federal state conciliators to settle labor troubles. The ongoing unrest included shootings and dynamitings with troops on duty. a deputy sheriff killed a civilian amid continuing tension. Brien McMahon special assistant United States attorney general said civil liberties cases from a mis trial at London will not be dropped and will be disposed of by plea or verdict.
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Harlan Ky
Harlan County
United Mine Workers
CIO
Harlan
Brien McMahon
United _States
London
McMahon
Yankee Clipper Reaches Marseille on First Regular Flight
The Yankee Clipper landed in Marseille at 3 40 p m completing its first regularly scheduled commercial Atlantic flight. The giant flying boat carried mail but no passengers on the inaugural leg. French and American officials greeted the crew after a two hour delay due to storms over southern France.
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Marseille
France
Atlantic
Lisbon
Portugal
Numbers Game Locally To Be Abandoned Next Friday
West Virginia towns prepare for the end of the numbers racket as a new law takes effect Friday May 26 prohibiting writing or playing. Local writers and Clarksburg bankers plan to abandon the trade, with rumors of potential headquarters shifting to Cumberland Maryland.
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Grafton
West Virginia
Ickes Presses $500 Million PWA Spending Plan
Secretary Ickes reportedly works on a new 500 million dollar Public Works appropriation to spur activity, urging senators to back relief spending as better than WPA funds. Senator Vandenberg opposes, warning that Santa Claus spenders push toward bankruptcy and urging postponement of nonessential government ventures. Senator Minton defends continued government spending until private business reopens, while calamity howlers are quoted.
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Washington
Ickes
Capitol
Public Works Administration
Vandenberg
Public Works
Roosevelt
PWA
Vanderberg
Mich
Minton
Ind
Hoover denies seeking 1940 Republican nomination
Former President Herbert Hoover told about 100 Indiana Republican editors in Warsaw on May 21 that he is not pursuing the 1940 GOP nomination or backing a specific candidate or group. He urged editors to unite against the New Deal in 1940 and defeat it for the country’s good, and he did not discuss a possible third term for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Warsaw
Ind
Herbert Hoover
Indiana
Hoover
Roosevelt
Queen Elizabeth recalls Black Watch veteran memory in Ottawa
In Ottawa during the national war memorial unveiling, Queen Elizabeth spoke with Kempville farmhand and war veteran Leslie Holden. Holden recalled shaking hands with the Queen 13 years earlier in Delhi, and she asked about his operation and showed him a diamond brooch replica of a Black Watch badge.
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Toronto
Queen Elizabeth
National War Memorial
Ottawa
Leslie Holden
Kempville
Ont
India
Holden
Black Watch
Delhi
M'Am
Eastern Star Dinner Invitation at Masonic Temple
Naomi Chapter No 12 O E S invites all members and visitors to a 6 o clock dinner at the Masonic Temple on Thursday May 25. Order of events and guest seating to be announced.
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Naomi
Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
State Behind Trent Has Hope for College Attendance
West Virginia would need 5 572 more students to reach the national average, said State Superintendent W. W. Trent at Alderson Broaddus College installation ceremonies for Dr. John W. Elliott. Trent, former college president, expressed confidence in the system and noted many students go to other states. Continued on Page Two.
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Philippi
West Virginia
W. W. Trent
John W. Elliott
Alderson-Broaddus College
Trent
County Playgrounds Opening June Fifth Across Taylor County
County supervisor J. B. Dryfield announces playgrounds will open across Taylor County on June 5. A three day training course precedes the launch to train new leaders and explain the program, the largest yet undertaken by the local staff since the first playgrounds started five years ago. Exact playlet locations will be announced in a few days with full plans forthcoming.
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Taylor County
J. B. Dryfield
Dryfield
Holt Sees Roosevelt Seeking A 1940 Third Term
Senator Holt of West Virginia stated he will introduce a resolution opposing a presidential third term. He argued President Roosevelt planned to run again in 1940, warning it would disrupt the Democratic Party. Holt also expressed doubt that no other Democrat could lead effectively.
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Washington
Holt
W. Va
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Pendergast pleads guilty to income tax evasion
Kans City boss Tom Pendergast, once a dominant Democratic machine figure, pleads guilty to evading taxes on 443 550 dollars for 1935 and 1936. Prosecutors allege broader evasion totals exceed 1.2 million since 1927, with casino-like horse race losses. A doctor testifies to a heart ailment as sentencing looms before Judge Otis.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Pendergast
John G. Madden
P Fer E. Otis
Mterey
Otis
Gave Ment
U. S
Maurice
Berkeley Professor Murder Mystery Unfolds
Virgil H Cherry a 32 year old assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California was found dead at his Berkeley home. Police report no clear signs of violence though the scene appeared chaotic with bedding scattered and furniture overturned. Cherry’s wife and three men who reportedly visited the house last night are being questioned as authorities seek motive and connections. An autopsy was planned.
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J. Cherry
Bors
Diane
Will
Portland
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Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
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