Major Fires Controlled in Southern West Virginia
Foresters said most blazes were under control with about five still active. State forester Daniel B. Griffin set headquarters in Clou dy to deploy 200 men for reinforcements and new fires. Crews tackled five new fires in Wyoming and Logan counties and expected them to be contained by noon. No homes were burned.
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Griffin
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
C Ity
Indicar ‘Ridge
Wind
Little Huff Creek
Wyoming County
Holden and Justice
Fire kills at least fifty in Marseille blaze at department store
Police announced that at least 50 people perished when a massive fire swept Marseille's business district last night. Four to five victims were confirmed trapped inside the Nouvelles galleries de Paris department store where the blaze began, with continued reports on page six.
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Marseille
Nouvelles Galleries de Paris
Theatre invites Mrs Hinkins to Texas Law and Antoinette show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. F. A. Hinkins of 213 East Washington Street to tonight's Dixieland presentation of Law of the Texans with Buck Jones and to the Strand's opening of Marie Antoinette starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
F. A. Hinkins
E. Washington Street
Buck Jones
the Dixie
Marie Antoinette
Norma Shearer
Tyrone Power
Strand Theatre
Court frees accused man in Ohio murder case
Cadiz October 29 A three judge common pleas court acquitted Booker Johnson 42 of first degree murder in the shooting of State Highway Patrolman George Conn on September 27 1937 after eight hours deliberation The court sustained Johnsons alibi placing him in Newark Ohio the day of the slaying near Freeport The verdict also held guilt not proven beyond a reasonable doubt though state witness Charles Ford testified Johnson was present Johnson is to be returned to the Ohio State penitentiary continued on page three.
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Cadiz
Common Pleas
Booker Johnson
George Conn
Barclay W. Moore
Arthur Hooper
Bernard Whitten
Johnson
Newark
Conn
Freeport
Charles Ford
Pittsburgh
Ohio State Penitentiary
Tucker County Farmer Is Sentenced to Life
Tucker county farmer Adam Shaffer aged 56 was sentenced to life imprisonment as an habitual criminal. In Marshall county the judge cited an old law allowing the penitentiary warden to report third convictions. Shaffer had previous terms including 12 years for second degree murder in Tucker and 10 years for breaking and entering in Barbour. Warden C M Stone testified Shaffer admitted the prior convictions. without admission an indictment would have been required.
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Moundsville
James F. Shipman
Marshall County
Adam Shaffer
Tucker County
Shaffer
C. M. Stone
Barbour County
Bitter peace after Munich Pact survey in London
London dispatch surveys European mood one month after the Munich conference. Peace is bitter as Chamberlain’s approach faces praise and fear. Spain ousts foreign volunteers while Britain and France push for friendship with Germany and Italy amid Soviet mistrust and fear of Hitler’s colonial demands.
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London
Munich
Neville Chamberlain
David
Loyd George
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Spain
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Memel
Reich
Soviet
Russia
Democrats Offer Help In Cleaning Up Mess
Charleston Oct 29 Kanawha county Democrats offered to join Republicans to purge registration books of illegal entries after County Chairman W W Wertz claimed padding and promised court action. Democratic Chairman Harry W Adams cited Wertz claim that 20 Democrats were registered at one address with 20 residents absent. He noted 17 registered, two Democrats and one Republican have transfers, and among the remaining 14 names seven are Republicans and seven are Democrats.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
W. W. Wertz
Harry W. Adams
Wertz
Judge Halts Dayton Public Schools Closing
Common Pleas Judge Null M. Hodapp issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Dayton board of education from closing the city schools serving 34,000 students. The board was ordered to reopen Monday and keep operating pending a hearing on a permanent injunction. The move followed the board’s vote to close due to a 461,000 deficit amid treasury concerns, criticized by Richard Withrow who warned it resembled an effort to pressure a vote on a two-mill levy.
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Dayton
Common Pleas
Null M. Hodapp
Republican Candidate Speaks at County Rally Tonight
A.C. Andy Schiffler of Wheeling as Republican nominee for Congress will address a county wide rally at 8 PM in the county building courtroom. Hale J. Posten, state senate nominee, also speaks. Schiffler will speak twice in the county, with another appearance planned for Flemington High School next Saturday night.
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A.C
Andy) Schiffler
Wheeling
Congress
Hale J. Posten
Schiffler
Flemington High School
Rail Board Report On 15 Percent Wage Cut Deadlock
President Roosevelt will receive the railroad wage dispute report at the White House today. The board's fact finding panel completed the final form for delivery and plans to release it publicly as soon as possible.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
WV music educators elect Mattingly president
Charleston October 29 two state education groups chose leaders and a dozen sections. Pauline Mattingly of Morgantown was elected president of the West Virginia Music Educators Association while Voras D Meeks of a state university became president of the West Virginia Association of Teachers of Speech.
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Charleston
State Education Association
West Virginia Music Educators Association
Pauline Mattingly
Morgantown
West Virginia Association of Teachers of Speech
Voras D. Meeks
West Virginia University
Ruth Etting Faces Wedding Quiz in Love Theft Case
Ruth Etting faces questions about her romance and alleged July wedding to pianist Myri Alderman at a deposition in Alma Hahn Alderman's $150000 love theft suit. Alma Hahn says Etting stole her husband during their baby's infancy and the California divorce will not be final for a year.
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Los Angeles
Myri Alderman
Ruth Etting
Alderman
Alma
Hahn
Tijuana
Miss Etting
Norma Suzanne
California
Plane sales to Loyalist Spain probed
Federal agents and Canada investigate illegal shipping of about 40 American airplanes to Loyalist Spain, despite neutrality laws. A Paris agent allegedly forged documents to mislead as Turkey bound export licenses were revoked as true destination Spain emerged.
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Washington
Spain
State Department
Grumman
Paris
Turkey
United States
Canada
Bellanca
Repre
Dempsey Threatens To Quit Committee Place
Silver City reports Rep J J Dempsey of New Mexico threatens resignation from the committee probing un American activity over what he calls wild statements about prominent citizens. He demands restraint as he campaigns for reelection following a protest telegram to Chairman Dies of Texas. he and Rep A D Healy of Massachusetts had sought a committee recess until after the elections.
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Silver City
N. M
Congressional Committee
J. J. Dempsey
Rep
A. D. Healy
Massachusetts
$1,500 Recovered After Search Through Old Telephone Books
Boston on October 29 Acting back musicles troubled an entire Brighton family after a hunt through 75000 discarded telephone books for fifteen $100 bills carelessly hidden in one. Joseph V. Harkins had $1500 receipts from his jewelry store and hid the money in a telephone book. A directory replacement led to the loss being discovered and the money retrieved after a thorough search.
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Boston
Brighton
Joseph V. Harkins
Harkins
Eleven and a Half Million Planned for Voters Posts
Washington tally shows eleven and a half million dollars in top state and federal jobs to be awarded by voters in the upcoming election. Governors, senators, representatives and other posts are valued at millions in salaries, with total potential pay around two thirds of a million for governors and over two million for senators, all funded by campaign costs likely surpassing spending details.
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Washington
South Dakota
New York
Maine
Police seize man wearing snake necktie in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on October 29 police confiscated a three foot snake after residents reported a man wearing it as a necktie. The man said he bought the snake for 25 cents and Sergeant Clifford Blackburn sent the reptile to the zoo.
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Pittsburgh
Ata
Clifford Blackburn
Bank Leaders To Cooperate With SEC Toward Reopening Capital Markets
White Sulphur Springs October 29 The Investment Bankers Association of America ends its four day annual convention with Jean C Witter elected president pledging cooperation with the SEC to reopen capital markets He cites new financing as a spur to new jobs and the cure of unemployment The sun burned California leader vows to revive investment banking for workers farmers and business people with page four continuation expected.
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White Sulphur Springs
SEC
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Jean C. Witter
Association
Coast
Association of Men
Accused Murderer Is Speechless From Fear
James C. Lu cas, an Alcatraz felon, reportedly speechless from fear, was ordered on trial for the murder of a prison guard during a vain escape attempt. Lucas, 26, a Texas robber, appeared in federal court as Dr. Joseph Catton reported Lucas’s mental state. Doctor Catton said Lucas was scared speechless but not insane.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
James C. Lucas
Lucas
Texas
Joseph Catton
Catton
Rufus Franklin
Annual Poppy Sale Planned for November 5
Buddy Poppies symbolizing Flanders fields will be sold street by Memorial City Post Auxiliary No. 3081 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars on November 5 in the city. This marks the seventeenth year of the copyrighted Poppy drive to aid disabled and needy veterans and to help care for widows and orphans of World War dead.
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Flanders Fields
Memorial City Post Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Sapp Freed After Hearing Over Burglary Charge
Joseph Sapp of Parkview was released by Justice Knabenshue after a noon hearing on a warrant accusing him of breaking into his mother in law Mrs J M Shaw’s home and stealing a coin collection valued around 200 dollars. The magistrate dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
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Joseph Sapp
Parkview
J. M. Shaw
Justice of the Peace
B. Knabenshue
Sapp
Two West Virginia Mines Resume Work Monday
Two West Virginia mines near Everettville and Kimball will resume operations November 1, employing about 525 workers. Federal Mine No 3 at Everetttsville idle since February to hire 125 miners, while Carswell mine at Kimball to hire about 400, idle since March 1.
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West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Everettville
Kimball
W. Va
Koppers Coal Company
J. P. Williams, Jr
Federal
Everettsville
Fairmont
Carswell
Auto assemblies pick up sharply in year’s high
The current week shows the highest industrial activity since November 1937 with the Associated Press index rising to 81.8 per cent of the 1929–30 average. Auto assemblies advance while steel, power, and residential building reach yearly peaks. railroad freight slumps amid weaker coal shipments. Stock market remains quiet as traders reduce activity ahead of the national election.
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New York
Novovember
Associated Press
Tae Jpower
Poland Tries to Stop Nazis With Citizenship Law
Thousands of Polish Jews crowd concentration points as Warsaw and Berlin clash over a new Polish citizenship law. Police report 1,100 Jews shipped to Poland via Schwedt through Schneidermuehl, while others are held in Neu-Bentschen and custody elsewhere. Poland demands abroad nationals revalidate at consulates or lose return rights, amid fear of public charges if revalidation fails. Poland estimates 150,000 Poles live in Germany.
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Warsaw
Poland
Schneider Muehl
Neu-Bentschen
Germany
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