Youths Play Gun Tragedy Ends in Ivaldi Boy Death
In Mabscott West Virginia 15 year old Walter Ivaldi died from shotgun pellets after his 11 year old brother Curtis fired a .410 while playing a mock duel. The tragedy occurred as parents were away in Beckley. Curtis is named by jurors as causing accidental death. Funeral arrangements for Walter are set for Monday in Sprague Church of God.
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Walter Ivaldi
Ellore Tvaldi
Mabscott
Curtis
Walter
Mae
Waller
Curtis Ivaldi
Ivaldi
Beckley
Ant
Jeft
A.shell
Church of God
Sprague
Caffee
Two Youths Nab Robbers Guarding Suffolk Store
Nansemond county farm boys who sheltered a Holland store during the school year captured three burglars while they burglarized the shop last night. An ex convict Ralph Sherman 29 of San Francisco was wounded by buckshot as he threatened the youths. Companions Frank Butler Ray Collette Garland Saunders and Truitt Umphlett were taken into custody.
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Associated Press
Suffolk
Holland
Ralph Sherman
San Francisco
Frank Butler
Isle of Wight County
Ray Collette
Marshalltown
Garland Saunders
Truitt Umphlett
Sherman
Mine Trouble Settled At Plant In Alabama
More than 8,000 coal miners will return to their jobs Monday after a temporary agreement between operators and United Mine Workers of America officials. Mines were closed on March 80 when the contract was extended to June 16 by NRA officials after talks with workers and operators. Operators seek wage reductions citing a six cent loss under current scales.
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Associated Tress
Birmingham
Ala
United Mine Workers of America
NRA
Mrs Glashen Called By Death Of Parents
Mrs E Glashen wife of Bishop T C Glashen is summoned to Arkansas by the death of her mother and father Rev and Mrs L E Nichols Rev Nichols died suddenly and his death triggered his wife’s demise Bishop Glashen stated
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E. Glashen
T. C. Glashen
Arkansas
L. E. Nichols
Nichols
Glashen
Bailey in City for Inspection of Local Roads
Ernest L. Bailey state road commissioner in Beckley announced plans to start highway construction between the cutoff and Raleigh Road to Beckley city line by Black Knight Country Club within months. He also reviewed Route 12 with Mayor A Z Gilly and discussed raising the railroad for more clearance. Bailey offered to buy the Hinton bridge from its owners, with a decision expected in about ten days, toll free if purchased. He and Edgar F. Dixon returned to Charleston after visiting Pinecrest Sanitarium.
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Ernest L. Bailey
Beckley
Raleigh
Black Knight Country Club
A. Z. Gilly
Mabscott
Clinton
Bailey
Hinton
Road Commission
J. B. Grove
Petersburg
Roy J. Horner
Clarksburg
Mr. Bailey
Edgar F. Dickson
Charleston
K. M. Jarrell
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Couple Men Held on Wire Charge
Allen Wildher and J. M. Crizer were jailed by Deputy Sheriff Fred Cole after police found them cutting copper wire at the Lego mine. The pair had about 400 feet of wire in short lengths. They face a hearing before a local justice tomorrow.
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Allen Wildher
J. M. Crizer
Fred Cole
Lego
Cole
Bruno Witness Faces Perjury Trial in Hauptmann Case
Benjamin Heier, a defense witness for Bruno Hauptmann, will be tried for perjury the week of April 26 in Flemington New Jersey. Heier pleads not guilty to the perjury indictment after previously testifying he saw Isador Nisch flee a Bronx cemetery where the ransom was paid.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Benjamin Heier
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isador Nisch
Bronx
Heier
Barker Plans Revival at Hinton Baptist Church
Rev. Carey Barker of Lynchburg Virginia, known to Beckley residents, will open a revival at the Hinton Baptist Church tomorrow, announced Rev. Hackney, pastor of the church.
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Carey Barker
Lynchburg
Virginia
Beckley
Hinton Baptist Church
Tamoarvayw
Hackney
Tof
House Dispute Over Security Bill Sparks Row
Washington reports a bitter House clash over a social security bill with 17 Ways and Means Democrats backing it as essential to fight social insecurity and linking it to a $4.88 billion work relief plan while seven Republican dissenters denounce it as unconstitutional and possibly hindering recovery. The rift widens as 103 Republicans fail to unify and 319 Democrats split on advancing rules, with a caucus possible Monday to decide floor strategy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Democrats
Blame Wreck On Telegraph Man
The Interstate Commerce Commission attributed a Winston West Virginia head on crash of two Virginian Railway freights to a telegraph operator failing to deliver a train order. Operator White at Page overlooked the order. the report cites obscured order visibility and poor signaling. The commission urges block signal protection on the line after prior incidents since 1925.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginian
Winston
W. Va
White
Page
Addition To Veteran Hospital Advocated
Washington April 6 Representative Johnson D WVA today introduced a bill in the house authorizing the administrator of veterans affairs to contract for the erection of an addition to the Veterans hospital at Stimtington W Va with a capacity of 10 beds and not to cost more than 342000.
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Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
D-Wva
Day
House of Representatives
Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs
Veterans Hospital
Stimtington
W. Va
Mrs. Mattie M. Smith Dies in City at 64
Mrs. Mattie M. Smith age 64, mother of John W. Smith, coal operator, died Friday night in a local hospital after a paralytic stroke at her home near Corinne. Born August 27, 1871 in Teaksburg Virginia, she had lived in Mercer and McDowell counties. Survived by husband J O Smith and children M F Harris A S Ashley Anna Smith and J W Smith. Funeral at 2 p m Monday at the Methodist Temple conducted by Rev J R Belcher. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers named: Leslie Carter L I Wills A L Newman G D Kirk T B Dunn W P Williams. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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Mattie M. Smith
John W. Smith
Beckley
Corinne
Smith
Teaksburg
Virginia
West Virginia
Mercer
McDowell
J. 0. Smith
Montcalm
Keyser
Sunset Memorial Park
Leslie Carter
L. I. Wills
A. L. Newman
G. D. Kirk
T. B. Dunn
W. P. Williams
B. E. Carter
G. C. Hedrick
D.C. Wade
A. C. Sutphin
R. M. French
E. F. Cooper
George W. Bright
E.S. Dupuy
A. A. Tieche
A. R. Scott
R. W. Chambers
C. H W. Mead
S. M. Miller
W. W. Wood
K. dl. Sissons
J. P. Nowlin
J. M. Ferguson
L. A. Gates
Pair Arrested For Auto Theft In City
Squire Harvey F Hancock reports Louis Mercer 27 and Melvin Akers 31 were arrested Friday night on auto theft charges. State police say the men confessed after questioning. Mercer claimed Waycross Georgia as home and Akers Pulaski Virginia.
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Squire Harvey F. Hancock
Louis Mercer
Melvin Akers
Mercer
Waycross
Georgia
Akers
Pulaski
Virginia
Frank Brubeck
Bernard Martin
John C. Scott
Woodlawn Avenue
Former Beckley Man Near Death After Bluefield Fight
Norval Williams 25, formerly of Beckley, was critically wounded by a deep knife slash to the abdomen near an East River Mountain tavern. Three Bluefield men—R. J. Kidd, L. C. Deshazo, and Donald Rolen—were arrested on maiming charges. Kidd remained in custody. Williams, a former Beckley grocery and diner worker, was hospitalized in Bluefield. his family, from Shady Spring, visited him.
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Norval Williams
Beckley
Bluefield
East River Mountain
Williams
Waa Hol
R. J. Kidd
Wiliams
L. C. Deshazo
Donald Rolen
Deshazo
FERA
Rolen
Kidd
Earl Williams
Shady Spring
Norval
O. A. Williams
Selin’s
Ethiopia mobilizes 100000 troops near the Ethiopian frontier
Ethiopia declares it has broken off negotiations with Italy over the frontier dispute and submitted the matter to Geneva. Emperor Haile Selassie confirms a large army near the border and notes Italy has not replied to arbitration offers. The League of Nations has received Ethiopia's urgent request for action.
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Presa
Taly
Geneva
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Yellem
Haly
Woman recants tale of kidnapping and two Bennetts linked
Mrs. Hogan, 44, recanted initial kidnap claim, naming Roy and Melvin Bennett. Roy Bennett was arrested in Hinton on warrants by Summers and Raleigh officers after a signed statement by Hogan. She said she was forced to write a letter to her husband and driven to a farmhouse on Tallary Mountain before being abandoned. Search continues for Melvin Bennett as warrants issued by Squire J K Briers.
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W. W. Hogan
Fearher Frame
Madany’s Creek
Roy Bennett
South Kanawha Street
Hinton
Bennett
C. Dillon
O. J. Hellems
Summers County
JA. Green
Raleigh County
Melvin Bennett
Beckley
Bennetts
Squire J.K. Briers
Hogan
Read
Steve's Hollow
New River
Thad
Virginia Cops Hold Car Buyer
Police in Emporia Virginia report holding Cyril K Green on a grand jury warrant issued by Squire Zach A Petty. Green allegedly passed a valueless $303 check to Brill Motor for a secondhand car, fled after the check bounced, wrecked the car, and later waived extradition while in custody.
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Emporia
Virginia
Sheriff's Office
Cyril K. Green
Zach A. Petty
Euling
W. E. McGinnis
Green
Brill Motor Company
Greensville County
Sherriff L. A. Green
Cyril Green
Seven Die as Praha to Amsterdam Plane Crashes in Germany
Officials at Praha airdrome report seven killed in a European crash involving a commercial aircraft from Praha to Amsterdam. The aircraft carried three passengers on takeoff, plus two pilots, two wireless operators, and a mechanic. one passenger survived via Leipzig.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Ipraha Airdrome
Germany
Amsterdam
Leipzig
Body Recovered of Mrs. Gussie Britton in West Virginia
The body of Mrs. Gussie Britton aged 37 from Nopro was found in Bikhorn creel today. She had been missing since Friday.
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Brees Welch
W.va
Gussie Britton
Nopro
Bikhorn Creel
Conservators of the Peace Appointed by Judge in Raleigh Circuit
Eight former deputies sworn in as conservators of the peace under new West Virginia law. They may act within a mile of their communities and only in pursuit, during a felony in their presence, or when guarding valuables. Names include C. M. Goodwin and others amid local protests and petitions. A governor's program seeks a large federal grant to fund roads schools and public buildings, hinging on congressional action and possible state cooperation.
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Tega
Court House
C. MM. Ware
Raleigh
Sherif C. C. Lewis
West Virginia
Warry Anderson
C. MM. Goodwin
Albott H. Coal
Thomas W. Harmon
Frank Cribson
A. Ty ‘Baylor
Voreil Adamis
George ©. Mills
Russell Cuelier
Mred Cole
Stewart
Ayet
Ashton File
Prwee
Lillybrook
Uheet
Congress
Virginia
Italy’s Stresa stance seen shaping European accord
The Rome press reports Italy’s stance at Stresa as a push for a European accord among Britain France and Germany with no general alliance. It says Mussolini aims to defend Austria’s independence, consider Germany’s role, and ditch the Locarno framework amid German-Polish tensions.
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Rome
France
Stresa
Carder
Germany
England
Valian Press
Tha Haly
Mussolini
Rocca Delle Carminade
Austria
Poland
Pickshin Woman Dies Saturday
A Pickshin resident, 85 year old Mie Crowder, died Saturday after a hospital stay. Survived by five children including Oley Crowder, and by several grandchildren. Services planned in the Pickshin area with details forthcoming.
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Crowder
Dpickshin
Ian
Hugh
Oley Crowder
Ae Turea
Julian
Clifford
Qkow
Mollig
Beatrice Adkins
Uncertain Weather Outlook Across Regions
Forecasts indicate varying conditions across Marland and nearby areas with rain and snow possible in the north and mountains, mixed precipitation in the south, and a trend toward cooler temperatures midweek. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect rain or snow as the week nears its end, with colder spells likely by Thursday or Friday.
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Marland
West
Vivonay
Middle Atamaitle
North
Porto
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Carl
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Alabama
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Townsendites
Veteran Hospital
B. Lenora Bryan
Boston
Harry B. van Allen
New York
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Mercer Tavern
Haile Selassie
Hinton Squire
Cyril F. Green
Brill
Ward
Kump
Ically
Long Hiness
Patal
Mrs
Mae Crowder
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