Nazi Propaganda Push for Danzig Victory
Goebbels, Hitler’s spokesman, rallies in Danzig predicting a Nazi landslide in tomorrow’s Volkstag election. He vows not to change frontiers by force but to sway the city’s mood to unite with the Reich, mirroring the Saar outcome.
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Associated Press
Free
Danzig
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Volkstag
Saar
Free City
Goebbels
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Hess
Baltic
League of Nations
League
Reich
Berlin
West Virginia aides study for large public works program
Governor cites tax limits and reduced revenue hindering school and road need. State study by health conservation road and control agencies aims to shape projects for a federal works program. Rural roads, bridges and grade crossing elimination priced at tens of millions, with sanitation and state buildings also planned.
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State Planning Board
Kump
West Virginia
Tijling
Schol, Health and Conservation Departments
Schol, Health and Conservation Departments, the Road Commissioner
Board of Control
Road Commission
School Department
Health Department
Board of Central
M. J. O'Neadle
Public Works Administration
Trent Advocates New Curriculum for West Virginia Schools
Williamson April 6 A P report says W W Trent state superintendent urged West Virginia to readjust curriculum to meet modern demands. He called for adequate school buildings and a dedicated revenue system with earmarked taxes to ensure permanent, efficient education and reduce biennial funding controversy.
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Associated Press
Williamson
W. Va
Round Table
W. W. Trent
West Virginia
Trent
Southwestern Educational Association of
House Dispute on Old Age Pensions Delays Bill
Debates on the old age pensions bill continued with Democrats backing a social security approach and Republicans calling it inadequate and unconstitutional. Townspeople from both parties sought a substitute proposal, criticizing the bill as a costly government program that burdens industry and private retirement plans.
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Democratic Committee
Youths Playing (Continued From Page 1)
A fragment from page one notes a youth’s burial in an oval cemetery. The survivor list includes the mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs Ettore Ivaldi and a half brother Filore Ivaldi. Also mentioned are Curtis and Mae, a brother and sister from Mabscaott. The deceased was born Walter Broughman but went by his stepfather’s name.
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Alter
Ars
Ettore Ivaldi
Filore Ivaldi
Curtis and
Mae
Mabscaott
Walter Broughman
Detroit bankers aquitted in 1933 bank collapse case
Three veteran Detroit bankers John Ballantyne Herbert L. Chittenden and John H. Hart were found not guilty by a jury after nine days of testimony that they did not submit false reports to the comptroller of the currency regarding the First National Bank Detroit. The verdict followed hours of deliberation and prompted applause in court. A note mentions a 15,000 acre forest fire in the Pacific states burning through Douglas fir stands.
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Associated Prose
Detroit
Pacific States
Washington
Douglas
Well Known Gas Operator Dies
George W. Crawford, chairman of the Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation, died after months of illness. A pioneer in natural gas, he started in oil pipelines with family, helped form Ohio Fuel, aided Lone Star Gas and Western Public Services, and served as director of Union Trust. Widow Annie Lawrie Warmack Crawford survives with one daughter. Funeral in Emlempton, Pa.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
George W. Crawford
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Crawford
M. C. Treat
United States Pipe Line Company
Bradford
Seaboard
Corning
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Company
Lone Star Gas Company
Western Public Services Corporation
Unionrust Company
Mussolini Pushes German Rearmament Across Europe
The article outlines Mussolini's push to allow Germany and its former allies to rearm, replacing restraints of the Versailles era with negotiated limits. It notes potential opposition from Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Romania and the Little Entente, plus possible French support, to balance power in Central Europe.
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West
Germany
League of Nations
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
St. Germain
Tri+anon
Neuilly
Mussolini
Little Entente
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Pair Arrests On Theft Case Report Continues
The arrests followed a report to state police headquarters about a theft. The two men claimed they were on South Fayette street when a man rolled up in a car and asked for help starting it. Police intervened as the man walked away, and Akers testified to Trooper Mawkins yesterday afternoon. The pair were returned to jail after failing to post bond.
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Scott
South Fayette Street
Vistanl
Akers
Woman Changes (Continued From Page 1)
A woman recounts how two Bennetts forced her to write a note to her husband claiming she would be killed unless Melvin Bennett paid a debt of 300 dollars. She describes being driven to Mrs N B Tickles home and pushed from a car.
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Bennetts
Jie
Jack Bennett
Hogan
Melvin Bennett
Woman in custody recounts abduction claim in Hogan case
Prosecution doubts parts of Mrs. Hogan story as Raleigh county officers send blood samples to West Virginia University for analysis. A note and handwriting sample were also forwarded to state police for comparison. Mrs. Hogan’s return to Hinton on Tuesday followed her report that two unknown men took her from her bed. potential arrest of Melvin Bennett remains unclear.
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Hogan
Convicts Begin Installing Liquor Store Equipment
Convicts started installing metal shelves and counters in West Virginia's first liquor store but were pulled off the job after Governor Kump and the Liquor Central Commission ordered replacement by non prison labor. The move followed protests and a commission statement that convict labor was not the intended method for installation. John Easton, president of the state Federation of Labor, had earlier criticized the penitentiary-made equipment.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Penitentiary
Mquor Central Commission
Kump
Penitentiary
John 13. Easton
State Federation of Labor
Easton
Difficult operation on 13 year old Jimmy Neilson
San Jose California 13 year old Jimmy Neilson underwent a rare diaphragm repair after stomach and intestines occupied the left chest. Surgeons transferred several organs to proper positions and closed the diaphragm tear. The operation, described as satisfactorily completed, followed a prior similar case at the hospital and involved a large left chest opening.
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Associated Press
Fall River
Mass
Jimmy Neilson
San Jose
Cal
Alyce Jane Mex Henry
Omaha
Ned
Jimmy
Alyce
Ethiopia Builds Modern Front with Armed Forces
Ethiopia sends armed and well supplied troops toward the frontiers. Unlike 1896 forces, today’s soldiers use modern gear with wireless and airphones speeding communications. Rifles and machine guns replace swords as war materials arrive via Djibouti.
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Djibouti
Four Men Face Torture Charge In Prison Abuses
Four former convict camp officials face torture charges after alleged abuse of disciplinary rules. Henry C. Little R. C. Rape T. M. Gorson and J. W. Eady were linked to chaining and tying prisoners causing frostbite and amputations. A judicial investigation opens Monday into the case.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Henry C. Little
Here
R. C. Rape
T. M. Gorson
J. W. Eady
Woodrow Wilson
Shropshire
James Barnes
Morgantown hosts state literary meet finals
In Morgantown West Virginia Bluefield Huntington Clarksburg and Parkersburg high schools topped the state literary contest finals before about 400. First place winners earned four year WVU scholarships and gold medals for their schools. Second place winners received silver medals.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
W. Va
Bluefield
Huntington
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
West Virginia University
Marvin Lennett
Barbara Lennon
Shepherdstown
Joseph Guthrie
Frank Bartels
Ronceverte
Mary Louise
Johnson
Roosevelt Wilson High
Jimmy Beth
Morrison
Webster Springs
Willian
Leon Hart
Steve Antalis
Wierton
Bruno Witness Arraigned in Lindbergh Case Bail Posted
Bruno Witness was arraigned and released after posting $2000 bail. New York lawyer Irving A. Ormeland may defend him, while defense witness Heiler testified seeing Fisch near St. Raymond’s cemetery around the ransom time, a claim that supports Hauptmann defense links. State rebuttal placed Heiler at the cemetery while another witness reported an auto accident miles away that night.
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New Jersey
Hauptmann
New York
Irving A. Ormeland
Ormeland
Heler
Seeiing Fisch
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Helier
Fisch
Lindbergh
Meier
Manhattan
Heier
Culbertson Lead Is Whittled Down Again
In New York on April 6, music from 15 military bands accompanied an army day parade as Ely Culbertson and Sims narrowed the Culbertson lead to 10 810 points in their 150 rubber match. Mr and Mrs Sims gained 3830 points during the session, the 18th of the match, as bids rose above the band noise and a dispute between Culbertsen and Sims ended only by the marching music.
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Associated Pregs
New York
P. Hal Simses
Culbertson
Crockford Club
Weird Hurd Case Takes New Twist
The Weird Herbert Hurd case in Kansas City features a new assault with intent to kill charge against his adopted daughter Bertha Hurd. Hurd, 77, alleges his wife Nellie died from gunshots after accusations fueled by an ouija board and jealousy. Police seek two safety deposit boxes tied to the case as questions rise about the family deaths and betrayals.
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Preas
Kansas City
Herbert Hurd
Hurd
Bertha Hurd
Nellie A. Hurd
Spring Program At Central Junior High
Central Junior High drops spring football and launches an intra-mural program led by Coach Ross Irle. About 350 boys from 21 homerooms will compete in sports like horseshoes softball tennis marbles and more at the school athletic field.
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Central Junior High School
Ross Irle
Alch Sol
Central School
Seven Miners Believed Dead in British Columbia Snowslide
Vancouver April 6. William Allaire and a brother arrived with word authorities say seven miners were killed by a snowslide at the Taseka Mother Jade mine in Tascko Lake county. They reported locating one unidentified body after four days travel. the camp was wiped out likely during the January storm.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
B.C
William Allaire
Tascko Lake
British Columbia
Allaires
Athe Taseka-Mother Jade
Husband Of Society Girl Held For Crime
Baltimore society figure’s husband Jean Ryan arrested in Washington on Canadian police warrant for four Montreal bank holdups. Also known as Jack Beazey Alfred Durocher Jean Le Blanc. Informant Raymond Kennedy aided arrest. wife’s maiden name not released. He planned to return to face charges.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jean Ryan
Fe Ss
Baltimore
Montreal
Ryan
Jack Beazey
Alfred Durocher
Jean le Blanc
Raymond Kennedy
Maryland State Senate
Elston
Wilfrpmess
Mail Service To Logan Improves Between Logan And Charleston
Daily bus mail route established April 16 between Logan and Charleston via Madison. Ending part of mail train service on Guyan Valley and Coal River branches forced the change. Initiated by Logan chamber president H A Davin with Rep Joe J Smith and Boone County business support.
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Register
Washington, D. C
Logan
Charleston
Madison
Guyan Valley
Coal River
C. and Oo
Huntington
St. Albans
H. A
Post Ready For Another Flight By Wiley Post
In Los Angeles on April 6 Wiley Post tested the Winnie Mac with a controllable pitch propeller and reached 30000 feet. He anticipated a possible second trans continental flight, though weather was unfavorable for a start. Ground crews began installing landing gear and preparing the plane as Post eyed a potential takeoff tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Wiley Post
Post
The
Shin
Transcontinental record attempt by Laura Ingalls delayed
Laura Ingalls says favorable flying conditions would allow a new trans continental record attempt for women, but she expects a several day delay before she can start.
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Laura Ingalls
France fortifies eastern frontier with 60,000 under arms
France orders 60,000 soldiers to be held under arms for three months as part of the fortifications program. The active army will reach about 350,000 trained men while younger troops receive preliminary training to assume duties later. Troop movements and occupation of defense works continue in the eastern danger area around Metz and Boulay near the Saar frontier.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Germany
Metz
Boulay
Saar
Monkey State Lifts Ban On Sunday Movies
Nashville April 6 The ban on Sunday movies in Tennessee was lifted as Gov Hill McAlister signed a local option bill giving each city the right to decide whether to show films on Sundays The report notes foxes are not wanton destroyers of quail per game authorities
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Hill McAlister
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Geo. W. Crawford
Columbia Gas Board
Italy
Hinton
Ethiopia
N.C
Bruno
Electrolux
Great American Gas Industry
Maxwell & Keyser
Prince St
Monkey State
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