Mahmoud Wins Derby With Taj Akbar Second at Epsom
Mahmoud and Taj Akbar, both Aga Khan owned, finished first and second in the 153rd Derby before about 500000 fans at Epsom. Pay Up was fourth while Thankerton placed third. Mahmoud set a new track mark of 2 133 4-5 for the one and a half miles. Carioca led early before Mahmoud and Taj Akbar pulled clear later in the race.
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Epsom Downs
Mahmoud
Taj Akbar
Aga Khan
Thankerton
J. Shand
England
Bahram
Blenheim
Pay
Hyperion
Windsor Lad
Carioca
Maharaja of
Queen Mary Sails From Southampton With 2139 Aboard
The United States liner Queen Mary, Britain’s mightiest ship, left Southampton at 4 34 p m for New York with 2139 passengers aboard. Enthusiastic crowds of over 500000 lined the docks and harbor approaches as motorboats and tugs swarmed the Solent in a colorful sendoff.
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Southampton
Eng
U. S
Great Britain
New York
English Channel
Solent
Drive Safely in Driveways and Side Streets
Taylor County Safety Council warns that pulling cars into traffic from driveways or side streets without checking for through traffic causes fatal accidents. The message stresses the dangers of moving parked vehicles into traffic without looking.
Short Ballot Urged to Save Direct Primary at Kiwanis
Cedric O Reynolds principal of Bunker Hill High urged a 15 item ballot at a Grafton Kiwanis dinner to save the direct primary. He warned that without reducing offices and delegates the direct primary could fail and government would not be given to the people. He traced the system’s history, noted defects, and criticized long ballots and party loyalty erosion while proposing concise reforms.
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Cedric O. Reynolds
Bunker Hill High School
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Reynolds
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Telephone Co Seeks Reduction in Assessments
Charleston May 27 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, operating statewide, protested its 1935 tax assessment of 14.5 million as excessive and urged a 13 million cap. The firm cited rising West Virginia taxes and a drop in earnings, arguing the 1936 assessment should be lowered accordingly.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephore Company
Board of Public Works
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Bolt of Lightning Paralyzes Road Worker in Rain Storm
Parkersburg dispatch reports George Simpson, 44, a sub-foreman with the road commission, was struck by a bolt of lightning between the legs while seeking shelter under a steel truck. The injury left him paralyzed in the limbs though he later recovered at a hospital. He said he saw the flash and felt the shock before the strike.
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Parkersburg
George Simpson
Simpson
Road Commission
Meat Packing Plant in Charleston Destroyed by Fire
Fire believed started in the smoke house destroyed the meat packing plant of P. E. Holt near Charleston. Officials estimate the loss at 150000 dollars. Firemen used chemicals to check the flames due to lack of water hydrants in the area.
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Charleston
P. E. Holt
Here
British Quit One Arab City Jerusalem Evacuations Expanded
May 21 report says rising Arab anti Jewish violence prompted Britain to evacuate families from Jaffa after bombs and shootings did not occur. Women and children moved to Haifa aboard a warship and Reuters approved Tel Aviv as their HQ. This is the third evacuation in as many days with Nablus and Gaza follow ups.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Jaffa
Palestine
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Nablus
Gaza
Local Explosion Kills Two Grant Town Miners
FAIRMONT May 27. A local explosion killed two miners at the Grant Town mine of the Koppers Coal Co the state’s largest. George Fortney 55 and Cecil Osborne 21 were on the night shift as laborers. Cause unknown and District Mine Inspector P J McGraw began an investigation.
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Fairmont
Grant Town
Koppers Coal Co
George Fortney
Cecil Osborne
P. J. McGraw
Taylor County Funds for Road Repair Post Flood Damage
Washington reports the comptroller general approved funds to repair roads damaged by flood and severe winter weather. $1,500,000 was released for primary highways with one worker per mile allowed. An additional $140,000 was allocated for flood repair in ten counties including Taylor, Randolph, Harrison, Monongalia, and others.
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Washington
West Virginia
Comptroller General
Jennings Randolph
W. Va
Burr H. Simpson
M. M. Neély
John R.mccarl
Barbour
Harrison
Lewis
Marion
Monongalia
Presto
Randolph
Tucker
Taylor
Upshur
Grafton Prepares for Glorious 30th Memorial Day Celebrations
Grafton plans a large Memorial Day program with a 3000 member parade and visitors expected in Taylor County. State Legion commander William G. Stathers will speak at the cemetery after decorations, with Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt leading speaker selection. Local Legion Post No. 12 and Commander Ersel Pepper emphasize a historic day for residents.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Legion
American Legion
William G. Stathers
Stathers
Legion Post No. 12
James C. Holt
Ersel Pepper
Post
Fairmont College to graduate 230 on Monday
Fairmont West Virginia Fairmont College will graduate 230 students Monday at a 12 30 alumni luncheon in the Fairmont Hotel ending a program that began with a faculty reception Saturday night This marks the 65th commencement at Fairmont The baccalaureate sermon will be preached Sunday morning by Dr William L Stidger pastor of Morgan Memorial church Boston and a former West Virginian Governor Paul V McNutt of Indiana will give the commencement address Monday morning at Fairmont West High auditorium with the processional of faculty and graduates to start at 10 oclock
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Fairmont
Fairmont State Teachers College
Fairmont Hotel
Fairmont Institution
William L. Stidger
Morgan Memorial Church
Boston
Fairmonto West High School
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Gasoline Blast Injures Teen and Father at Elkins
At Elkins on May 27 a gasoline explosion injured Vaiden Cunningham, 15, a high school sophomore, and her father, Claude A. Cunningham. The father, less seriously burned, said the fluid in an open can ignited from a blow torch used to repair his automobile. he threw the can out the cellar door as his daughter entered.
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Elkins
Vaiden Cunningham
Claude A. Cunningham
Cunningham
Fox declines to curb gambling in beer parlors local affair
Charleston May 27 Tax Commissioner Fox says local authorities must enforce gambling laws and will not block gambling in beer establishments. He drops charges against three beer parlor owners Joseph Machino Walter E Karr and Tom Houvourds after noting the difficulty of policing illegal whisky sales and disorderly conduct.
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Charleston
Fred L. Fox
Fox
Joseph Machino
Parmington
Walter E. Karr
Adams Avenue
Tom Houvourds
Fourth Avenue
Huntington
Manchino
W. L. Meredith
Fairmont
Joseph
Holt accuses WPA ballots in West Virginia primary
Senator Rush D. Holt charged on the senate floor that marked ballots were sent to WPA workers in West Virginia during the recent Democratic primary. He urged a nationwide inquiry into the Works Progress Administration, citing letters and affidavits, and alleging threats of dismissal if workers did not vote as directed. a Huntington worker was allegedly told he would be "messed up" for not voting as ordered.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
Senate
WPA
West Virginia
Holt
M. M. Neely
Works Progress Administration
Huntington
Firestone Employees Hurt in Akron Gas Blast
In Akron on May 27 two Firestone household workers Eugene Warner engineer and Earl Sebring night watchman were seriously injured when a gas leak search in the basement triggered an explosion that damaged the Sun room and shook the district. Mr and Mrs Firestone were not harmed. Damage estimated at $5000.
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Akron, O
Harvey S. Firestone
Firestone
Frank Vernotay
Commencement at Broaddus Begins on Sunday Evening
In Philippi on May 27 Alderson Broaddus College schedules commencement events starting Sunday May 31 Rev Hugh D Pickett acting president will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon. Tuesday at 10 30 am regular exercises in Broaddus gymnasium will feature Dr Robert A Armstrong as speaker continuing the college tradition of notable commencement addresses.
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Broaddus
Robert A. Armstrong
Broaddus Gymnasium
Coal Board Power Still Rules Trade
Coal lawyers say the National Bituminous Coal Commission could still approve or disapprove marketing agencies under the original Guffey coal control act. The Supreme Court decision voiding labor provisions leaves open the commission's reach over cooperative marketing bodies, with debate over a new Guffey-Vinson bill and its potential authority.
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Washington
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Commission
Supreme Court
Charles F. Hosford, Jr
Silicosis Inquiry By Senate Is Postponed
Washington May 27 Senate committee on education and labor recommended postponement of a proposed inquiry into silicosis and other diseases in metal mines until next session. Senator Murray cited constitutional questions for any proposed legislation. A similar House resolution is pending. Representative Marcantino charged hundreds died after work in Hawk's Nest tunnel near Gauley Bridge West Virginia.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Murray
Mont
House Rules Committee
Marcantino
Hawk's Nest
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
Cleveland Police Captain Convicted of Bribery
Captain Louis J. Cadek of Cleveland spent a night in county jail after a jury found him guilty on all four counts of taking bribes from bootleggers during prohibition. The verdict came after about an hour and 23 minutes of deliberation. Cadek did not testify and gave no statement. his attorney planned to seek a new trial. Each count carries one to ten years in the penitentiary.
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Cleveland
Louis J. Cadek
Cadek
Police seize rum runner as G Man killer arrested
Indianapolis May 27 Harlan Crouch a rum runner and alleged slayer of federal revenue agent John R Foster was arrested by a police squad in a south side rooming house Crouch was found asleep in the rooming house and officers said he had a pistol in his possession The report continues on page two.
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Indianapolis
Harlan Crouch
John R. Foster
Crouch
Mat Holt Map Still Sought By Sen Neely
Senator M M Neely said the WPA has handed a Weston map drawn by Matthew G Holt Jr to Allan Johnston for retrieval after Holt, brother of Senator Rush D Holt, was said to have refused to relinquish the map and was discharged by the WPA months earlier.
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Mat Holt
Sen. Neely
Weston
M. M. Neely
W. Va
WPA
Allan Johnston
Matthew 8. Holt, Jr
Holt
Rush D. Holt
Hill Billy Gunmen On Trial For Old Killing
Centerville Mo May 27 Little Robbie Camden dubbed the Robin Hood of the Hills faced trial for murder in the 1933 slaying of Ozark preacher Rev. James A Radford. Camden already serves a penitentiary term for robbery after declaring he shot the preacher from ambush.
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Centerville
Little Robbie Camden
Camden
Robin Hood of
Labor Quarrel Nearing Crisis as UMW Meet
Washington May 27 The American Federation of Labor faced a major crisis as John L Lewis convened an executive UMW meeting to consider an ultimatum on the craft union issue. William Green asked the miners and eight other unions to decide by June 3 whether to dissolve the committee for industrial organization.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
William Green
Committee For Industrial Organization
Black Legion Thrown Into War by State Officials
Detroit reports a state led drive to eradicate the Black Legion with prosecutors promising to stamp it out as a pestilence. Attorney General Crowley plans a statewide grand jury as he cites the group as a menace while linked slayings prompt investigations into church fires flogging and deaths across Michigan and nearby states.
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Detroit
Michigan
Black Legion
Duncan C. McCrea
Charles Poole
Legion
David H. Crowley
McCrea
W. F. Effinger
The
Lima
Crowley
Charles E. Coughlin
Waynesfield
Lijma
Norvell
Mich
St Jackson
William Smith
Ohio
F D R Opposes Tax Measure In Senate Conference
President Roosevelt expressed dissatisfaction with an eleventh hour tax bill aimed at corporate undivided profits. Treasury experts say the tentative measure would fall short of the president's requested revenue. The bill keeps only remnants of the plan to end corporate taxes and impose a graduated tax on undistributed profits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
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