Parents Seek Lead in Son's Kidnap Perpetrator
Police probe continues as families press on with multiple visits to a poultry ranch near Olympia. Investigators trace sightings of a dark stranger and a possible vehicle with a child, seeking clues after the disappearance and note left at the scene.
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Associated Press
Walsh
Ann
Assassiin
Yun Sunpecan
Charles
Ates
Aig
Tess Hunt
John Mattson
W. W
Olympia
L. E. Olympia
Moll
Mattson Ranch
Ivan Rhoads
Radcliffe
Rucker
Youth Demand Party Loyalty in Legion Post Elections
Hopeful youths at the Sons of the Legion Post 103 election raise the question of party affiliation as two candidates vie for captain. James Stone is elected captain with John P. Bing as first lieutenant and Jack Spade as adjutant.
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Masgister Star
Mormi
Sons of the Legion
Post 103
American Legionnaires
James Stone
John P. Bing
Jack Spade
Matron Mayor Won't Quit On Governor Rule
Daytona Beach faces a gubernatorial row as Mayor Mrs Armstrong resists removal. Harry Wilcox, appointed to succeed her, refuses to reveal plans as five appointees and guards contend with a circuit court injunction. Judge set Monday for temporary injunction hearing amid accusations of excess expenditures and lack of sound judgment.
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Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
Marytona Beach
Fang
Fadt
Ner
Fascisma
Sholtz
Harry « Wilcox
Armstrong
Wilcox
Herbert Frederick
Tallahassee
Florida
Power Failure Cuts Business On Prince Street
A citywide outage along lower Prince Street last evening knocked out power for about 40 minutes after a transformer fuse blew. The state liquor store closed temporarily with police manning entrances while workers dined by firelight. other businesses stayed shut as Texaco and the Ideal Cafe served patrons in darkness.
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Lower
Prince Street
Appalachian Electric Power Company
State Liquor Store
Mack McCoy
McCoy
Sunday Register
Texaco
Ideal Cafe
Labor fights may end with national law argues Robinson
Senator Robinson pushed amending the constitution as the best method to tackle wage and hour rules, saying Supreme Court limits force federal or state action. He foresees possible settlement this session, but expects no balanced budget for two years and hints at alternatives to avoid new tax burdens.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Congress
Robber Killed in Dispute Over Loot
New York police found Fred Dunn aged 29 dead after a well staged holdup in a clothing store by nine men. Dunn was believed killed in a dispute over the division of the loot.
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Associated Press
New York
Fred Dunn
Dunn
Helen Brinegar Return To Huntington Hospital
Register staff report nurse Helen Brinegar has returned to Memorial Hospital in Huntington after spending holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Kelly Brinegar. Beckley visitors Mr and Mrs C T Mooney were seen on Monday.
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Register
Coal City
Helen Brinegar
Memorial Hospital
Huntington
Kelly Brinegar
C. T. Mooney
Beckley
Judge Orders Strikers From Fisher Plant
The Associated Press reports Judge Edward D. Black ordered strikers to vacate Fisher Body Plants No. 4 and No. 2 at Flint Michigan. The move came on eve of a conference that could shape auto industry labor action as GM idles 30,000 workers. Elsewhere, Pittsburgh Plate Glass strike talks proceed and New York longshoremen resist loading ships, amid west coast violence reports.
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Fisher
Flint
Mich
Edward D. Black
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
New York
West
San Francisco
U.S. Planes Crated for Spain Shipment From New York
At least 20 second-hand American aircraft are at North Beach airport Long Island ready for immediate shipment to Spain as part of a 60 plane order bought by Robert Cuse of Jersey City New Jersey authorities plan swift action after Congress convenes to block the shipment to Valencia. Four more planes at Floyd Bennett Field will fly to Mexico where a Spanish liner has loaded similar machines. Some planes from American Airlines were sold to a Mexican line under a clause they were for Mexico. Mortomar at Vera Cruz has cargo of set planes and some have been dismantled for loading. Mortamar was sent to Vera Cruz to collect American planes sold to a Mexican firm and resold to Spain.
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Associated Pres
New York
North Beach
Long Island
Spain
Air
Robert Cuse
Jersey City
N. J
United States
Congress
Mexico
Mortomar
Vera Cruz
Mortormar
Auto sales rise in state department report
The state road commission said in a report that approximately $4,582,550 more was spent on automobiles in Wert during the last six months than in the same period in 1935.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Road Commission
England and Italy Reach Mediterranean Agreement
A communique announced a bilateral accord aiming to preserve good relations and peace between England and Italy. It pledges respect for fighting others in the Mediterranean, maintains existing British and Italian positions there, and safeguards navigation freedom. Observers see potential steps toward regulating the Spanish Civil War and foreign volunteers, notably involving Italy.
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Mediterranean
Italy
Rip Saw Claims Worker Finger Near Naomi
Artlie Howell 21 of Naomi lost his left middle finger on New Year’s Day around 4 p.m. while using a rip saw near his home. He was cutting a board when the finger was severed. Howell’s hand was dressed at Beckley hospital shortly after and he was released.
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Artlie Howell
Naomi
Howell
Beckley Hospital
First Car Theft of 1937 Reported in State
State police reported the first car theft of 1937 last night after a 1934 blue sedan was stolen at Artie. Troopers B F McLaughlin and T W Harrison said the West Virginia license was 44 187.
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Artie
B. F. McLaughlin
T. W. Harrison
West Virginia
Carrier Trails Four Miles Daily in Raleigh Paper Run
Russell O Neal 22, started delivering The Raleigh Register in 1928 and quit after earning praise as a model carrier. He left with 103 Crab Orchard subscribers and a $35 savings-plan bonus from Fred Stout, circulation manager, to pursue an accounting job at Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Co. He notes the job funded school costs and livestock purchases, and urges others to begin careers in newspaper delivery.
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Raleigh Register
Register
Russell O'Neal
O'Neal
Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Company
the Register
Fred Stout
J O'Neal
Beckley College
Bus
Stark
Robber Caught In Oil Station
Shrewsbury, arrested at the home of ALT Beckheimer after a robbery attempt at a filling station. Scalise said the suspect was found near the cash register, scratches on face and body from a broken window screen, with no money recovered as Shrewsbury surrendered.
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Dorsey - Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Scalise
Age May Cost Seat on Bench
President Roosevelt’s plan to name federal judges under age sixty drew comment from Senator M. M. Neely who urged Terence D. Stewart of Morgantown as a candidate for West Virginia’s third seat. Neely called Stewart “past 64” and promised to seek an alternative if needed. Ramsay, a Democrat from Follansbee, also eyed for the post, would serve in both southern and northern West Virginia districts if chosen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
M. M. Neely
Terence D. Stewart
Morgantown
Stewart
West Virginia
Robert L. Ramsay
Follawsbee
Judiciary Committee
Ramsay
William E. Baker
Elkits
Mellon Offers Art Fortune to Government
Washington reports that Andrew W. Mellon offered his 19 million dollar art collection to the government and that President Roosevelt would recommend Congress accept. Mellon would also fund an eight to nine million dollar national gallery here to house the collection and other treasures, terms handed to Roosevelt New Year’s Eve. A separate suit seeks 3,075,103 dollars in back taxes and penalties from Mellon.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Andrew W. Mellon
Roosevelt
Mellon
United States’ Board of Tax Appeals
Treasury
Rebels Shift Fronts as Madrid Offensive Resumes
Associated Press reports Madrid and Valencia fronts heating as Republican forces push to block a Fascist march on Valencia. Heavy fighting around Cordoba. Albacete bombed with 20 killed and 80 wounded. Madrid reports no enemy planes today. a 50 kilogram bomb struck a hotel yesterday without exploding. General Miaja seeks food supplies as insurgent captures unfold on several fronts.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Valencia
Cordoba
Albacete
Jose Miaja
Taracena
Guadalajara
Guadalapata el Madrid
Algora
Ablenques
Mirabueno
Hinton Postal Receipts Rise
Postmaster Carl Hinton reported 1936 postal revenue at the Hinton office rose by 1104.75 to 26712.43, up from 25607.68 in 1933. He attributed the gain to improved business conditions and noted a steady two year increase.
Germany pressures Spain over freighter seizure amid Spain conflict
German actions escalate after the seizure of the freighter Aragona by Spanish insurgents and retaliation against Basque authorities. The Valencia government warns of seeking a fitting reply to shelling of ships as tensions threaten broader European peace.
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Germany
Spain
Associated Press
Ioe
Graf Spee
Bilbsi
Palos
Valencia
Salamanca
Lothar Guedde
Bilbao
Guedde
Simpkins Attend Snowville Funeral of Doris Hedge
Register Staff Writer Stanaford reports Mrs. Doris Hedge, wife of 16 Hedge, died last Tuesday at 10 30 p m in Snowville Virginia after a two year illness. Survived by her husband and six children Hylda Jeff Jesse Alvin Mabel and Whitney aged 16 14 12 10 8 and 6 respectively.
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Register
Stanaford
J.D. Simpkins
Willard
Simpkins
Doris Hedge
Snowville
Hedge
Hylda
Jeff
Jesse
Alvin
Mabel
Whitney
Weekend Weather Outlook for Mid Atlantic and North Atlantic
Light rain ahead of snow flurries and much colder conditions Sunday into Monday. Rain shifts to snow flurries in the upper Ohio valley and Appalachian region with generally fair but cold weather Monday. Colder air spreads from the Ohio Valley to the Lower Lake region and Northern Maine by Sunday night.
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North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Appalachian
Lower Lake Region
Maine
Tennessee
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