First State Liquor Stores Set to Open Under Monopoly Plan
Charleston reports the West Virginia liquor commission ordered 220000 dollars worth of intoxicants and prepared to open the first state store under monopoly rules within ten days. Chairman D Homer Stephenson said multiple brands of whiskey would sell at about one dollar per quart with several varieties. Stores will start in Charleston Kanawha Street, then another Charleston location, Huntington Wheeling and Point Pleasant as ready.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
State Liquor Commission
D. Homer Stephenson
Commission
Stephenson
Kanawha Street
Huntington
Wheeling
Point Pleasant
Woman Wounded by Husband In Weston West Virginia
A 15 year old girl’s letter to her mother preceded the return home of Margaret Cottrill who was shot five times by her husband Wayne Cottrill 45 a FERA worker. The couple’s children sought safety with relatives as police continued to track Cottrill and guard the family home.
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Associated Press
Weston
W.va
Margaret Cottrill
Wayne
FERA
Weston General Hospital
Goston
Stanaford Man Jailed After Pool Hall Disturbance
R F Worrells of Stanaford was jailed after a disturbance at a pool hall. Conservators T W Harmon and E F Cook reported Worrells struck Lloyd Parker with a flashlight, cutting Parker and injuring Worrells himself.
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Stanaford
R. F. Worrells
T. W. Harmon
EF. J. Cook
Harmon
Worrells
Lloyd Parker
Roosevelt Address Set For Tonight Fireside Chat
President Roosevelt will speak to the nation from the White House tonight at 10 p.m. EST. He plans to outline his relief program and discuss social security, holding company regulation, the new banking bill, and NRA extension. This is his first address since Congress convened.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Tommorrow
White House
Shawkey Resigns as Marshall College President
Charleston April 27 Marshall College in Huntington will have a new president next school year after the state board of education accepted the resignation of 67 year old Dr Morris P Shawkey effective July 1 He said he is too young to quit and cites unfinished work and partial recovery from illness The board may appoint Shawkey president emeritus and will likely elect a new president at the next meeting in Tyne with other college president reelections also on the agenda
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Marshall College
Huntington
State Board of Education
Morris P. Shawkey
W. W. Trent
Shawkey
Tyne
Marshall
Trent
Negro Held For Starting Blaze Near Sullivan
Lewis McRay of Sullivan, a Black man, was jailed by Game Protector O B Harris for starting a forest fire from Wednesday into Thursday. He claimed he could not pay a $53 fine and costs. authorities say he burned off new ground and then left, leaving the fire to spread. Local men helped control the blaze, which scorched about 34 acres.
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Sullivan
Lewis MccRay
O. B. Harris
Harris
McKay
Caperton Undergoes Operation in New York Hospital
W. G. Caperton of Slab Fork underwent an operation in a New York City hospital yesterday morning. That night fans reported him yelling along nicely despite his condition.
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W. G. Caperton
Slab Fork
New York Hospital
New York City
Final Plans For West Virginia Music Clubs Meeting
Final arrangements set for the West Virginia Federation of Music Clubs three day meeting at Beckley Presbyterian church with more than 100 delegates from 97 clubs. Notables include Mrs John Alexander Jardine national federation president and state officers. The Thursday sessions feature greetings, invocations, a Pan chorus and violin numbers by Miss Frankie Honaker. Two noons plan separate luncheons at the Presbyterian church and Pleasant Inn.
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Presbyterian Church
West Virginia
Federation of Music Clubs
John Alexander Jardine
Fargo
N. D
National Federation of Music Clubs
A. Z. Lilly
Beckley
Ritchie Ware
Monday Music Club
L. T. Putman
Beckley Woman's Club
J. L. Lineweaver
T. M. Johnson
Princeton
State Federation of Music Clubs
Frankie Honaker
Pleasant Inn
Floyd M. Sayre
H. L. Clay
Methodist Temple
N. C
West Virginia Federation of Music Clubs
Jardine
Long and Reno Attack Roosevelt Program in Iowa Rally
Senator Huey Long and Milo Reno assailed the Roosevelt agriculture program in Des Moines amid cheering midwestern farmers. Long denounced surplus burning as hunger grew and pitched his share-the-wealth plan offering $5,000 homestead and $2,000 to $2,500 annual income, drawing loud support from about 10,000 convention attendees.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
National Democratic
Huey Long
Louisiana
Milo Reno
National Farm Holiday Association
Roosevelt Agriculture Program
TL. M. Peet
America
Earthquake Near Ribeira Que Te Kills and Injuries Reported
Several persons were killed or injured at Ribeira Que Te near Ponta Delgada in the Azores after a sharp earthquake. Several houses were demolished and a number of buildings damaged. The quake struck on April 27, causing widespread destruction in the area.
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Ponta Delgada
Avores
Ribeira Que Te
Hinton Bridge To Be Free May 15th
Road Commissioner Ernest L. Bailey announced the purchase of the Hinton toll bridge and the Bluestone river free bridge at Union. The state will take over May 15 and open the Hinton bridge toll free at midnight. The bridges were bought for 112500 in cash plus net revenues from tolls to May 15, with the Hinton sale ending years of obligations from a 1932 transaction.
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Associated
Hinton
West Virginia State Bridge Commission
Fatal stabbing at Fitzpatrick rocks county scene
State and county officers investigated the killing of William Dangerfield 35 at Fitzpatrick. Pat Davis 29 Negro is jailed on murder charges after a fatal fight over a shotgun butcher knife and possible bullet holes. The body showed 12 wounds at Jackson Funeral Home.
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Fitzpatrick
William Dangerfield
Pat Davis
Dangerfield
Jackson Funeral Home
Davis
Harper Road
W. C. Huff
Charley White Jailed Again After Recapture near Shack
Charley White, sought since March 14 for pistol carrying and assault, was recaptured near his shack by county officers and jailed after noon yesterday. Deputies Howard George L A Green Conservator A E Taylor and Game Protector B Harris helped suppress him as he fled his hut and halted when ordered.
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Charley White
White
New Raleigh Road
Howard George
L. A. Green
A. E. Taylor
B. Harris
Senior Baldwin Victim Of Death
William Douglas Baldwin 56 of Charleston died Friday night at 11 30 at home from pneumonia after illness since Sunday. Born in Baltimore November 21 1878 he graduated Niagara University and moved to West Virginia 1905 starting a mill supply firm later Baldwin Supply Co. A 1918 Charleston branch opened. He leaves widow Eleanor Gould Baldwin and three children beside son in Beckley.
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William Douglas Baldwin
Charleston
W. D. Baldwin, Jr
Beckley
Quarrier Street
Baltimore
Niagara University
West Virginia
Baldwin Supply Company
Eleanor Gould Baldwin
the Sun
Germany Eyes Submarine Rebuild of Navy
Reports claim Germany considers rebuilding a fleet of submarines as part of plans to restore the navy. Officials deny concrete steps, citing a fluid rearma ment situation while public excitement grows over renewed military strength.
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Associated Press
Bertin
Germany
Reich
Defense Ministry
Reichswebhr
Army
Foreign Office
Air Force
Adolf Uitler
Vickers, Ltd
Flannery Found Guilty By Jury In Manslaughter Case
A Payette circuit court jury convicted Trvin Flannery, a Bellwood miner, of voluntary manslaughter for shooting Frank Oldavoch last September near the Bellwood mine. Judge TB Bary deferred sentence. the defense had argued against guilt.
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Payette
Trvin Plannery
Bellwood
Frank Oldavoch
Bary
Flannery
Oldavoch
Ams Bush
Ollavoch
Chsce
West Virginia Principals Elect New Officers in Charleston
The West Virginia association of secondary school principals ended its annual meeting in Charleston with Virgil L. Puin of Charleston High School elected president and A V G Upton of Morgantown High named secretary treasurer. A resolution urged appointment of the state superintendent by the state board of education. Flinn succeeds Orig McConkey of Clarksburg.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Virgil L. Puin
Charleston — High School
A. V. G. Upton
Sal Morgantown High School
State Board of Education
Flinn
Orig McConkey
Clarksburg
Dust Pneumonia Causes Multiple Deaths in Oklahoma Panhandle
Dust pneumonia linked to three deaths in Turpin Oklahoma and nearby towns as doctors attribute the illness to constant dust clouds sweeping the panhandle since May. Mrs Ki. T. Flek el, Mrs Frank Ridgeway, and Leah Tsiane seven, of Turpin, are named among the dead. over twenty more are seriously ill with respiratory symptoms.
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Beaver
Okla
Apepo
Ness
Oklahonmie Panhandle
Marely
Ki. T. Flekel
Oklahoma Club
Frank Ridgeway
Leah Tsiane
New Decreases in Relief Roll Hopkins Claims
The Associates Press reports Hopkins said relief rolls declined 230000 from January to March. Relief population peaked in January. March saw an 83000 drop, with 2040 persons on relief representing 4.54 million families and 8 million individuals. Ickes ordered PWA project applications. Roosevelt to outline relief plan. Tugwell's rural settlement duties reassigned.
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Hopkins
Associates Press
Washington
Rele
Harry L. Hopkins
Mareh
Ickes
PWA
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
Philadelphia
Tugwell
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Department of Agriculture
Charleston Safety Meeting to Promote Highway Safety
Representatives from education and safety departments convene in Charleston next Saturday at 1 30 PM under the State Road Commission to stress safety teaching for boys and girls who will drive tomorrow. Governor Kump will speak as others discuss uniform safety methods for West Virginia and the nation.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Trahway
Wil C. Easley
Bernard B. Chambers
Chambers
Wlw. Trent
H. G. Kump
Trent
West Virginia
Political dust storm features close of week
The Associated Press reports a political dust storm over the weekend signaling heavy pre convention activity in 1936. Attacks on G P figures emerged from New York while Republicans prepared for a mid west rally in Excelsior Springs Missouri. Leftist leaders in Des Moines disavowed third party aims. Father Coughlin teased an independent path from Detroit. Democrats in Warm Springs Georgia faced calls to repudiate Governor Eugene Almandge after his attack on Roosevelt. John B Chapple announced for governor of Ashland Wisconsin, signaling a possible opponent to Roosevelt.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Excelsior Springs
Des Moines
Coughlin Aloot
Detroit
Father Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justices
Long
Share Our
Farmers’ Holiday Association
Warm Springs
Eugene Almadge
Roosevelt
Innalies
Ashhind
Wis
John B. Chapple
Glenn Frank
Boy Struck by Car Last Night on Main Street
A boy was struck by a car at the Main and Kanawhia streets intersection last night. The driver stopped, checked the injured boy, and placed the vehicle in neutral before officers arrived. The boy was transported to hospital for treatment.
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Tnja
Main
Kanawhia
Oan Automatiles
Joe Novilis
Beclos
Asstan
Tewade
Weather outlook with showers and cooler week ahead
Partly cloudy conditions give way to showers across the south Thursday and Friday. Temperatures run below normal in the first half of the week with some moderation later, affecting the North and Middle Atlantic regions as unsettled weather continues.
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Ovesteson
Rau
Werther
Manethas
Ohig Valley
Teonnessee
South Portion
North
Middle Atlantic States
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State Liquor Group
Womtan
Marshall Post
Negro
Lewis McRay
Caperton
Music Federation
President
Hinton Bridge
Court House
Baldwin
Fayette County
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