Railroads seen as essential to prosperity says B and O rep
C Vernon Thomas a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad public relations official told the Grafton Kiwanis club that railways are vital to a prosperous America. He said railroads provide stable employment, substantial tax payments, and drive recovery, noting railroads pay about a million dollars daily in taxes and support public schools with tax revenues.
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America
C. Vernon Thomas
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Baltimore
W. J. Hussion
Ten Die In Plane Crash Near Cleveland
Firemen found nine men and a woman dead beside a torn United Airlines twin engine airliner eight miles from Cleveland airport. The ship bound Newark to Chicago dropped from the sky in a lev elry path, clipping trees and burning in a wooded ravine. Passengers included John Frostein Republican state chairman of North Dakota on a Washington trip. Investigators and crews fought flames and sifted debris for hours before continuing the search.
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Cleveland
United Airlines
Newark
Chicago
Priest Trades Ean
John Frostein
North Dakkota
Alexander, N. D
Washington
Little Plemen
Indepndence
Department of Commerce
Mountaineer High School Personality Winners Named
The Mountaineer Gratton High School prints final edition year winners with a pictured lineup. Front row includes Lois Ford and Barbara Gerkin among others voted most promising and prettiest. back row lists Scott Hamilton, Robert Curry, and more as top boys.
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The
Mountaineer
Gratton High School
Lois Ford
Barbara Gerkin
Gertrude Sommerville
Lewana Koon
Mountaineer Photo Vest
Scott Hamilton
Robert , Curry
Richard Bell
William Graham
Robert Denzie
Charles Barkins
I and Doran’ Morrison
Noted Pastor to Speak at Grafton High Baccalaureate
Commencement activities of Grafton High School begin Sunday with the baccalaureate sermon to be delivered by Rev. J Lowry Frederick pastor of Metropolitan Presbyterian Church Washington D C The talk titled The Tyranny of An Idea is described as a standout feature of the senior class program through Tuesday when diplomas will be awarded. administrators praise the choice.
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Grafton High School
Torlock Rasmussen
J. Lowry Frederick
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church of
Washington, D. C
Frederick
United States
E.G. Kuhn
Rasmussen
Breen's Parents Place Fortune In Trust Fund
In Los Angeles on May 25, a suit by Hyman and L.ecca Breen clarified Bobby Breen's finances. The 11 year old singer actor earns money until age 21, and the parents seek legal title to about 105000 in two years to place in a trust for his benefit. Judge Emmett Wilson approved transferring funds from bank accounts to the trust.
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Los Angeles
Bobby Breen
Hyman
Re- L.eca Breen
Bobby
Emmett
Wilson
Fresh Mexican troops move to San Luis Potosi in Cedillo clash
Mexico City May 25 government dispatches report fresh troops rushing into San Luis Potosi state to seal off the Cedillo rebellion. President Cardenas issued a proclamation condemning the revolt and urging Cedillistas to surrender as forces press northward through Tamaulipas.
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Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Satamino Cedillo
Tamalipas
Cardenas
Cupid Not Firing These Arrows In Washington Park
In Michigan City on May 25 Sydney Hymawitz a 21 year old Chicago woman was struck by an arrow from a toy contraption in Washington Park. Six stitches were needed to close a scalp wound. Police blamed a child for the improvised device.
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Michigan City
Ihd
Sydney Hymawitz
Chicago
Cupid
Washington Park
Hymawitz
Man Charged In Kidnap Plot Aimed At Viscount Nuffield
In Oxford on May 25 police halted a kidnap plot against Viscount Nuffield the Mor ris Motor company magnate. John Bruce Thornton 60 was charged with possession of firearms with intent to endanger life and remanded to jail until Thursday after being arrested at Cowley works. Further details withheld pending court hearing.
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Oxford
England
Viscount Nuffield
Britain
Henry Ford
Hame
John Bruce Thornton
Thornton
Cowley Works
Morris Motor Company
British freighter Thorpe hall sunk by insurgent bombers
The 1291 ton British freighter Thorpe hall was sunk off Valencia by air raiders from Mallorca. One officer and one seaman were wounded but the crew were rescued. The ship had earlier faced issues with insurgents and had been interned in Amsterdam in 1937 for alleged smuggling of money and jewels.
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Madrid
Valencia
Mallorca
Larbor
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Bilbao
Bay of Biscay
d’Gijon
Court allows Dauphin grand jury probe into bribery
Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 6 to 1 that the Dauphin county grand jury may investigate bribery and political coercion tied to the recent primary if specific crimes are named. The panel has 20 days to amend the petition or the inquiry is barred. Margiotti, a top gubernatorial candidate, had sought the probe.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Dauphin County
Margiviti
Beiter
Charles J. Margiotti
Margiotti
Talee
Route 50 To Be Cleared For Travel By Saturday
CLARKSBURG May 25 F Y Horner district engineer for the State Road commission said U S route 50 will be cleared for traffic by Saturday at Ma Comber Preston county where workers are removing the largest landslide ever to occur on a West Virginia highway Horner said that a New York bond salesman reported the slide barely missed his automobile Tuesday evening He said he did not believe any car was following him Engineers now believe that there are no autos beneath the sixty foot deep slide which covered the road for a distance of 300 feet
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Clarksburg
F. Y. Horner
State Road Commission
Ma Comber
Preston County
Horner
West Virginia
New York Bond
Lewis Urges C10 Vote for Sen Barkley Endorsement
Washington May 25 C I O Chieftain John L Lewis urged organized labor to back Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky in his renomination bid against Governor A B Chandler. The endorsement by Lewis as Labor's Non-Partisan League chair was released after he met with aides in Pennsylvania politics. He sought recognition and assurances of no reprisals before backing Pennsylvania nominees.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Organized Labor
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Lewis
Lexington
Pennsylvania
Sam Caddy
Ken SaOe
Laters Non
Partes Mights
Trial of Slaying Case Put Over Until August
SUMMERSVILLE May 25 Trial of Clarence Richards Holcomb WPA worker accused of killing Luther Bragg 48 farmer of Richwood was delayed until the August term of Nicholas circuit court when Judge H E Dillon Jr was called to his home in Fayetteville because of the serious illness of his 7 year old son Estel The child threatened with pneumonia was reported to be out of danger today Before leaving for his home Judge Dillon sentenced Oksl Wood 33 of Richwood to serve two years in the state prison at Moundsville for theft of a motor car belonging to Dr James Mc Clung of Richwood
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Summersville
Clarence Richards
Holcomb Wpa
Luther Bragg
Richwood
Nicholas
H. E. Dillion, Jr
Fayetteville
Estel
Dillon
Oksl Wood
Moundsville
James McClung
Ward Obtains Stay To Appeal His Conviction
Charleston May 25 Amos Eugene Ward, a 29 year old Charleston bank robber, won a 90 day stay to appeal after a 60 year sentence for the January 19 First National Bank heist that yielded 39800. Ward and Leonard Jackson were convicted by a jury that deliberated 15 minutes, with Judge D Jackson Savage promptly imposing the same term as Jackson. Raymond Duvall remains a fugitive.
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Charleston
Amos Eugene Ward
First National Bank of
South Charleston
D. Jackson Savage
Leonard Jackson
Raymond Duvall
Alaskan Fishermen Arm To Repulse Japanese Vessels
Alaskan fishermen prepared to arm to resist encroaching Japanese vessels in one of the world’s richest fishing areas. Pacific Coast Codfish Company will dispatch 24 high powered rifles and ammunition to crews aboard two American ships Bristol Bay and Sea of the Sea in response to wireless appeals for arms. The Alaska Fishermen’s Union plans immediate reinforcements aboard Mt. McKinley and La Merced for the south.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Codfish Company
Bristol “Bay-ates
Alaskai Fishermen’s Union
Mt. McKinley
la Merced
South
Germans Honor Victims of Czechoslovak Border Shootings
In Eger on May 25, about 50,000 Sudeten Germans bowed in silence as coffins of Georg Hoffman and Nikolas Boehm passed, each with Hitler wreaths. Reinforcements stood by. Konrad Henlein gave the funeral oration amid tense Czech sentiment and alleged German propaganda.
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Eger
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Praha
Henlein
Konrad Henlein
Georg Hoffman
Nikolas Boehm
Hitler
Berlin
Austria
Germany
Hostilities suspended until rescue effected
A wolf and three dogs fell into an abandoned farm well and floated in five feet of water until their owners rescued all four. After rescue the dogs resumed the chase and killed the wolf.
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Tipton
Rail measure appears lost in Congress discussion
Washington May 25. Senators say they abandoned hope for a compromise to approve at this session more liberal RFC loans to railroads. Senator Truman introduced the bill and warned the 15 percent wage cut proposal faced strong opposition, likely pigeonholing the measure. Chairman Wheeler agreed. Senator Wagner suggested it may be added as a rider.
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Washington
Truman
D.-Mo
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Senate Interstate
Details of 30th Parade and May Program Set
Details for the May 30 program at the National cemetery and the accompanying parade were announced by the organizing committee led by H. M. Zim. Gov. Homer A. Holt will speak, with the procession including several musical groups marching to Walnut Street cemetery for the annual service. Holt plans to travel from Grafton to Parsons after his afternoon speech.
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National Cemetery
Homer A. Holt
Daily Sentinel
8. M. Zim
Walnut Street
Holt
Grafton
Parsons
Hotel Pemootsr Washington DC Ad
Washington hotel advertises union station and capitol plaza location with room and bath from 2.50 dollars emphasizing modern comfort and economical rates for travelers.
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Pemmootsr
Washington, D. C
Union Station
Capitol Plaza
Ickes Bride in Seclusion on London Honeymoon
Secretary of Interior Ickes and his red haired bride, 39 years younger, arrived in England after a secret Dublin wedding. The pair, hailed as a surprise couple, planned a brief honeymoon with expectations of quick returns to Washington. They reportedly wandered the British Isles on day two, eluding press as they pursued privacy on the trip.
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London
Ickes
England
Dublin
Washington
Paris
British Isles
Czech Planes Sighted Over German Territory
Berlin dispatch from Dresden reports Czech military or police planes sighted over Germany at Klingenshental Gross Schoenau and Hermsdorf near the Elbe. Planes withdrew after reconnaissance, as stated by DNB the official German news agency.
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Berlin
Deutsches Nachrichtenburo
DNB
Dresden
Klingsenthal
Ers Mountains
Czechoslovakia
Gross Schoenau
Hermsdorf
Elbe
Rosenbloom resigns as Wheeling vice mayor
Wheeling May 25 former Rep. Ben L. Rosenbloom declined to preside at a council session resigning as vice mayor and saying if not good enough to be mayor he does not desire to be vice mayor. John Mathison was named mayor to succeed the late Charles Schultze. Russel B. Goodwin was named vice mayor to fill Rosenbloom's seat.
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Wheeling
Ben L. Rosenbloom
John Mathison
Charles Schultze
Russel B. Goodwin
Rosenbloom
Ousted TVA head calls for fair administration
Arthur E. Morgan, ousted chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, testified before a Congressional investigating committee that there has been collusion and mismanagement. He charged directors H A Morgan and David E Lilienthal with six faults including erroneous reporting and improper publicity, warning thatPoor administration endangers the TVA.
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Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congressional Investigating
TVA
Morgan
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Slayer Given Life By Jury In Double Killing Case
Williamson May 25 The jury returned a guilty verdict against Wille McGuire 35 a former constable for the murder of his father in law and the janitor Andrew Marshall at Lenore High School amid a double killing case five months prior The jury urged mercy making life sentence mandatory Judge C W Ferguson deferred sentence pending arguments a new trial possible The defense claimed Mrs McGuire had conspired with Polly McGuire The nine jurors favored life while a hanging was threatened in the courtroom verdict summary notes actions at the school and the fatal shootouts
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McGuire
Marshall
Besetshall
Polly McGuire
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Mary Ellers
Chester Hobbs
Kenneth Knox
Breen
Sydney
Sen
Barkley
United Mine Workers
Solon
Chandler
Alban
Ward
Ben Rosenbloom
Congress
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St. Augustine's Catholic Church
M. J. Hannon
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