Ishroyer Explains Charges in Gas Tax Refund Case
Beckley College business manager D K Shroyer was arrested and freed on bond in a gas tax refund scandal that has led to six other arrests, two state officials, and the suicide of a state employee. Shroyer testified that he endorsed White s vouchers after introducing him at a bank, believing White acted in good faith. He faces larceny and accessory before the fact charges over roughly $10,000 in stolen refunds.
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D. K. Shroyer
Beckley College
Shroyer
S. T. White
Wharton
White
White O. K
New River State
Frank C. Horn
D. E. Horn
Pond Fork
J. C. Little
Ray A. Shinn
Ripley
Boyd Be Orrell
Little
Charleston
Electric Rate Cut At Hinton For 4330 Customers
The public service commission approved a rate reduction for Virginia Public Service Company serving 4330 customers in Hinton and nearby towns including Lewisburg Ronceverte Alderson White Sulphur Springs and rural areas. The move lowers charges starting May 1 and is estimated to save about 12000 annually. The old domestic plan began at three dollars monthly for the first 40 kilowatt hours and rose to two cents per kWh beyond 300 kWh. The new plan sets a one dollar minimum charge for the first kilowatt hour and charges two cents per kWh for usage over 200 kWh.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Virginia Public Service Company
Hinton
Lewisburg
Ronceverte
Alderson
White Sulphur Springs
Huntington deputy DA files for Democratic governor nomination
Lemuel Richard Via of Huntington filed today his notice of candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. Rose Ferguson Burford of Point Pleasant filed for Republican state committee in the Fourth district. W. E. E. Koepler of Bluefield withdrew as a delegate candidate to the Republican national convention from the Fifth district.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Lemuel Richard Via
Huntington
U. S
Rose Ferguson Burford
Point Pleasant
Republican State Committee
W. E. E. Koepler
Bluefield
Edmund Lowe Marries Divorcee In New York
Edmund Lowe, 46, motion picture actor, wed 37-year old divorcee Rita Augusta K Kaufman in Armonk Town Hall with Justice Julius Raven presiding. Lowe listed Malibu Beach address. bride from Beverly Hills and divorced from Albert Kaufman in 1929.
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Associated Press
Haile Selassie protests Italy’s aggression before League
Geneva April 3 Ethiopia accuses Italy of barbarity in a war of aggression and asks the League of Nations to reinforce and complete sanctions under Article XVI to aid Ethiopia financially. Haile Selassie says Rome kills civilians and destroys towns and seeks oil embargo rejection of peace.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Ethiopia
Italy
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
League
Seven Aspirants File For County Posts
The past three days saw seven candidates file for county and district offices. Roy Layman of Ameagle seeks Democratic nomination for county court, J W Flynn of Helen aims for the board of education on the Republican ticket, George Toney of Clear Creek runs for justice of the peace in Clear Fork on the Democratic ticket, W R Fleshman of Eunice seeks Democratic nomination as Marsh Fork district constable, Fred B Watkins of Helen runs as Slab Fork district constable on the Democratic ticket, M Bare of Sophia seeks Democratic nomination for Town district constable, H P Stanley of Eccles and Allen Caldwell of Ameagle both filed for Republican membership on the county committee.
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Roy Layman
Ameagle
J. W. Flynn
Helen
Board of Education
George Toney
Clear Creek
Justice of the Peace
Clear Fork
W. R. Fleshman
Eunice
Marsh Fork
Fred B. Watkins
Slab Fork
Do. M. Bare
Sophia
H. P. Stanley
Eccles
Allen Caldwell
Republican County Committee
Mead Employes Aid Flood Fund
A Mead Smoke less Coal company groupraise of 185 dollars was given to the Raleigh county Red Cross through secretary Mrs. George W Bright. The total flood relief fund reaches 1547 77, triple the initial Red Cross goal and more than double the second target with more gifts anticipated.
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Harry Anderson
George W. Bright
Raleigh County
The
Red Cross
Mead Smokeless Coal Company
Mead
National Red Cross Organization
Traffic accidents kill two children in Wheeling
In Wheeling on April 3 two children died in traffic incidents. Eight year old William Cecleman darted from behind a parked truck into a passing vehicle, while ten year old Marco Cerebes, rolling a hoop, ran into an oncoming car.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
William Cecleman
Marco Cerebes
Storm in Soth Takes Forty Lives in Southeast Storm
A devastating tornado tracked from Cordele Georgia to Greensboro North Carolina, killing forty and injuring hundreds. Cordele reported 18 dead and severe property loss while Greensboro faced 11 dead, with fires claiming a woman and child. Damages topped 1.25 million in Cordele and exceeded 1 million nearby.
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Greensboro
Bessemer
Mary's Easter Party at Woodrow Wilson High
A play titled Mary's Easter Party will be staged in the Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium on Wednesday evening April 15 at 7 30. Proceeds benefit the Raleigh County Orphanage fund. About seventy five Raleigh County children perform, with roles ranging from Easter Bunny to Grandma Chocolate to Easter Chick, under Mrs. N J Herring's coaching.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Mrs. Easter Bunny
Grandma Chocolate
N. J. Herring
Coal Traffic Manager For C. and O. Selected
Huntington W Va April 3 F M Whitaker vice president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad said yesterday George N Rein brecht has been made coal traffic manager with offices in Cleveland Other appointments and transfers F H Cummings assistant general freight agent to general coal freight agent with offices in Cincinnati W L Bailes general agent transferred from St Louis to Pittsburgh D L OConnor traveling agent at Memphis transferred to St Louis Mark R Coleman traveling freight agent at Pittsburgh general agent at Memphis R C Creager general eastern agent to foreign freight agent succeeding the late W L Divine
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
F. M. Whitaker
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
George N. Reinbrecht
Cleveland
F. H. Cummings
Cincinnati
W. L. Bailes
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
D. L. O’connor
Memphis
Mark
Former Mayor Elected In Parsons Balloting
Parsons voters returned George Higgs a Republican to office defeating Otis Phillips a Democrat by 315 to 288 Ralph Wimner was re elected recorder councilmen named Charles Strum Kirk Kee Democrats Delbert Arbogast and Frank Barbe Republicans Two councilmen held over Mayor A B Vanney was not a candidate
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Associated Press
Parsons
George Higgs
Otis Phillips
Ralph Wimner
Charles Strum
Kirk Kee
Delbert Arbogast
Frank Barbe
A. B. Vanney
Governor Kump Grants Paroles in Charleston
Governor Kump granted paroles to 21 penitentiary convicts in Charleston. Names include Paul Biggs Summers County 1934 breaking and entering five years Clark Blankenship McDowell County 1935 unlawful wounding two years Grant Blevins Raleigh County 1932 ten years Charles Alexander Raleigh County 1928 eighteen years Burman Adkins Raleigh County unlawful wounding 1934 three years Pearl Hampton Logan County breaking and entering 1934 three Edward Fry Summers County one and a half Billie Driver McDowell County breaking and entering 1934 five years.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kump
Paul Biggs
Summers County
Clark Blankenship
McDowell County
Grant Blevins
Raleigh County
Charles Alexander
Burman Adkins
Pearl Hampton
Logan County
Edward Fry
Billie Driver
Evangelist Barker Speaks At Kiwanis Luncheon
Carey Barker evangelist at the First Baptist church addressed the Kiwanis club during a weekly luncheon urging men to show appreciation for family and church. J. O. Freeman and Rev. J. M. Hayes joined as guests, with George W. Parker attending as another visitor.
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Carey Barker
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
Pat
J. O. Freeman
J. M. Hayes
Barker
George W. Parker
Virginia Group For Landon's Candidacy
Culpeper Virginia group of Eighth district Republicans instructed their two delegates to back Governor Alf Landon for the presidential nomination and named Arlington attorney John Locke Green as a congressional candidate. Virginia has 17 convention votes with four at large delegates to be chosen at Roanoke on April 11 and ten more from district conventions.
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Associated Press
Culpeper
Alf Landon
Kansas
John Locke Green
Arlington
Landon
Virginia
Roanoke
Captain Hurt III In Critical Condition At Huntington
Captain Wyatt L. Hurt of Huntington and a veteran C&O conductor, born and raised in Raleigh county, is critically ill in the C&O hospital at Huntington. Friends here have been advised.
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Wyatt L. Hurt
Huntington
Raleigh County
C. and O. Hospital
Fractional Advances In Market Proceedings
Wall Street notes fractional price advances dominating the opening in New York today. Early activity showed some profit taking with gainers including American Telephone American Can Santa Fe Bethlehem Johns Manville Standard Oil of New Jersey and U S Industrial Alcohol.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
N. Y
American Telephone
American Can
Santa Fe
Bethlehem
Johns Manville
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
Library Opens To Public In Beckley Annex
The public library, hoped to form the nucleus of a city library, is now available at the old annex behind Beckley Junior High. About 75 volumes are secured with more donations expected. Materials include fiction and technical works, magazines, and periodicals, with reading space in the annex room. Visitors are welcomed 1 to 5 pm. donations are urged and can be arranged by calling Beckley 2057.
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Beckley Junior High
H. D. Odee
Raleigh County
Odee
Beckley
Raleigh Teachers Named In Safety Education Move
A Raleigh county committee of teachers will prepare a safety educational manual for all public school teachers. Similar county committees are to follow county by county. Appointments came from the state department of education with cooperation from the department of public safety. Raleigh nominees include E. M. Ashworth Eccles, Mrs Lucy Moye and Owen Lilly Beaver, Miss Patty Ellison and Mrs Melissa Dickerson Beckley.
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Raleigh County
Ifi
State Department of Education
Department of Public Safety
E. M. Ashworth
Eccles
Lucy Moye
Owen Lilly
Beaver
Patty Ellison
Melissa Dickerson
Beckley
Masons Urge Attendance For Temple Project Meeting
Attendance of all Master Masons at a regular lodge meeting this evening was urged this afternoon due to the importance of a matter on the agenda: the construction of a new temple to house the fraternity.
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Masonic Lodge
France Blocks Imported Dyed Pink Salmon
Paris authorities ban dyed pink canned salmon from Germany and Holland after officials test shows coli contamination in the product. The move aims to protect consumers as the country halts further imports of the colored fish from EU suppliers.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Germany
Holland
House Hearing On Gas Regulation Opens Slowly
Washington April 3 hearing on interstate natural gas regulation moved slowly as Rep Cooper pressed for rate controls. Dozier A Devane of the Power Commission warned he preferred not to answer, while Rep Cole urged action to curb waste in the Texas Panhandle. Devane argued federal oversight is needed, stating the bill would regulate interstate pipelines but leave states to regulate interstate companies and rates. The sub committee planned to hear more from Trade Commission reps today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Legislaion
House Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Cooper
Ohio
Federal Commission
Dozier A. Devane
Power Commission
Cole
D-Md
Congress
Texas Panhandle
Devane
Beckley Machine Increases Capital Appearance in Charleston
Beckley Machine and Electric company Beckley filed notice of increased capitalization in a Charleston report. Central Hardware company secures charter to conduct a general merchandise business at Fairmont with authorized capital stock of 25000, organized by Roscoe F. Cox Joseph E Fraker Anna V Cox and Ota L Fraker Fairmont.
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Charleston
Central Hardware Company
Secretary of State
Fairmont
Roscoe F. Cox
Joseph E. Fraker
Anna V. Cox
Ota L. Fraker
Beckley Machine and Electric Company
Beckley
Bailey cancels speaks in Harrison county campaign stops
Charleston April 2. Democratic governor candidate Ernest L. Bailey cancels two campaign addresses in Harrison county because doctors advised against speaking due to throat infection. The events were set for North View and the Italian Democratic Club in Clarksburg.
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Charleston
Ernest L. Bailey
Harrison County
North View
Clarksburg
Nine Kaunas peasants sentenced in anti-government unrest
In Kaunas Lithuania a military tribunal sentenced nine peasants to prison terms from one and a half to five years for taking part in anti-government disturbances in southern Lithuania last fall. Thirteen others were acquitted.
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Associated Press
Kaunas
Lithuania
Robertson confirmed postmaster nomination at Matoaka
Washington April 3 The senate confirmed the nomination of Fred M Robertson as postmaster at Matoaka West Virginia The action follows his service in local civic affairs and aligns with routine appointments to federal offices in the region.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Fred M. Robertson
Matoaka
W. Va
Hauptmann Execution Doubted by Officials Tonight
The Lindbergh murder case inmate Bruno Hauptmann faces a scheduled electric chair execution as Governor Hoffman weighs a possible new reprieve. Warden Kimberling says the execution looks certain, while officials debate legality and potential AG guidance on reprieve authority.
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Associated Press
Trenton
Mark O. Kimberling
New Jersey State
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Bronx
Wilentz
Attorney General
Kimberling
Beckley Firemen Attend Bluefield Fire School
Beckley firefighters attended a two day fire school in Bluefield focusing on first aid hose and ladder drills and general firefighting topics. Chief J F Aliff and Assistant Chief J Frank Brubeck led sessions with Walter Weidensall also present. another school is planned in Morgantown July 27 to 30.
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Beckley
Bluefield
Lcity
J. F. Aliff
J. Frank Brubeck
H. L. McCoy
Aliff
Walter Weidensall
Morgantown
Germans Refuse Not To Fortify Rhineland
London April 3 A German refusal to promise not to fortify the Rhineland even temporarily was delivered to the British foreign office. Anthony Eden announced that Britain France and Belgium were ready to defend if attacked but sought permanent peace proposals with Hitler. Ribbentrop conveyed the final answer in a brief talk before Eden outlined the Anglo French Belgian plan to confer in London.
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Associated Press
London
Rhineland
Foreign Office
Anthony Eden
House For Commons
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Hitler
Eden
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Commons
Abduction claims cloud Lindbergh case amid Hauptmann pace
In Trenton police hunt the alleged abductors of Paul Wendel as Hauptmann faces execution for the Lindbergh baby murder. Wendel repudiates a claimed confession and says four Brooklyn men forced him to sign. Officials seek a 25 to 30 year old woman linked to the scheme who paid Wendel’s hotel bill. Hauptmann hopes for a last stay, while grand jury action in Hunterdon and shifts in the prosecution unfold.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Paul Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Wendel
Brooklyn
Hauptmann
William McGuinness
McGuinness
Stanford
Harold G. Hoffman
Mercer County Grand Jury
Hunterdon County
Anthony M. Hauck Jr
C. Lloyd Fisher
Hauck
David T. Wilentz
Fisher
Cigarettes Stolen From Prince Street Restaurant
Cigarettes valued at over 100 dollars were stolen from Jimmy Rahall's restaurant on Prince street after 11 p m. The window near the roof of the adjacent Williams Tire and Battery shop was broken to gain entry. Police say most of the 10 000 cigarettes were taken. other items were not confirmed.
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Jimmy Rahall
Prince Street
L. D. Maynor
Williams Tire and Battery Shop
Rahall
Weather: cold tonight and Saturday warms slowly
Fair and continued cold tonight with Saturday fair skies and rising temperatures. Yesterday’s high reached 62 degrees while the low last night was 20, with three and a half inches of snow reported by L. A. Mauch today.
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L. A. I Mauch
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