Japs Charge Russia With New Invasion And Missing Steamer
Japan accuses Russia of a new invasion on disputed Manchoukuo border islands while denying any armed forces there and signaling the supreme command will decide troop positions. Soviet planes and gunboats were reported near Senkaku Island as a missing Manchukuoan steamer raises anxiety in the danger zone.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Mancheukuoan
Amur River
Supreme Army Command
Manchoukuo
Hsingking
Seniuftisland
Manchoukuoan
Visitor Tells Of Alaska Trip
Kiwanis members heard Miss Vivian Sorell describe plans to colonize the Matanuska valley in Alaska at a noon luncheon. She reported for the New York Herald Tribune and shared photographs from the pioneer settlement and said she enjoyed the life and would consider another visit or a permanent move.
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Kiwanis Club
Matanuska Valley
Alaska
Vivian Sorell
New York Herald-Tribune
Death penalty asked for killer in Lanham slaying
Prosecutor J Philip Clifford urged the death penalty for Floyd Robinette a former hotel clerk on trial for the murder of Calvin Lanham. The jury began deliberations after the defense challenged state witness William Bussey who testified Robinette struck Lanham. The state says Lanham was killed for money from a property sale and his body was found in a shallow grave near Clarksburg last January.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
J Philip Clifford
Floyd Robinette
Calvin Lanham
A. J. Rosenshine
William Bussey
Robinette
Lanham
Here
Fireworks Window Explosion Kills Three in Nampa
In Nampa Idaho a drugstore fireworks window display exploded killing a woman and two children and injuring fifteen others some critically. Mrs T C Daniels 29 Katherine Miller 6 and Ardyce Pavek 9 died from injuries. The store front operated by E L Drake was blown out and police have not explained the cause.
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Associated Press
Nampa
Idaho
T. C. Daniels
Katherine Miller
Ardyce Pavek
E. L. Drake
Woman Stripped of Costly Jewels On Beekman Place
Four thieves held up a society matron on Beekman Place in New York at gunpoint and stole jewelry valued at $100,000. The victim was near the home associated with the Nancy Evans Titterton bathtub murder case. Platinum bracelets set with diamonds and platinum rings were taken from Mrs. Josephine Ogden Forrestal while her escort, broker Richard B. W. Hall, escaped with $700 in his pocket.
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Associated Press
New York
Beekman Place
Nancy Evans Titterton
Josephine Odgen Forrestal
Richard B. W. Hall
Woman Falls From Bus Delays Peckley Service
A bus bound for Pittsburgh from Florida was stopped for 15 minutes after a woman passenger slipped on the steps, spraining her ankle and finger and bumping her head. Officials described the injuries as slight and the traveler as middle aged, continuing her trip.
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Peckley
W. W. Hume
Florida
Pittsburgh
Beer Sold in Boarding House
West Virginia tax officials say three boarding house operators were arrested in Holden on charges of selling beer without a license. E W Trotter pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars. Roy Trotter and Kent Lawson waived to the grand jury. Authorities will widen state beer law probes.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Tax Department
West Virginia
Ernest K. James
Everett Workman
Logan County
E. W. Trotter
Roy Trotter
Kent Lawson
Holden
Claude Gore
Market slips further as stocks end in loss
New York markets tried a modest rally but failed to escape the loss column. Declines were posted by U S Steel Western Union International Nickel DuPont New York Central and Union Carbide.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Steel
Western Union
International Nickel
DuPont
New York iCentral
Union Carbide
Canterbury Held on Bond for Grand Jury
State Senator O. C. Canterbury remained free on $1,000 bond after being ordered held to answer two charges including driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. The arraignment followed his East Beckley arrest Wednesday. testimony from Constable C. O. Smith and witnesses described the incident as Canterbury resisted and fought with officers as his car engine ran. Defense argued that operating a vehicle requires motion on a public highway, not merely engine running.
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O. C. Canterbury
J. P. Meadows
Canterbury
East Beckley
C. O. Smith
Richmond
Testifes
EF. E. Lilly
Shady Spring District
Smth
Smith
Meadows
Kyle Harper
Spaniards to present Suspiro Huerfano at Woodrow Wilson High
Spaniards from mining towns will travel to Woodrow Wilson high school tomorrow at 8 p m to hear the play Suspiro Huerfano The Orphan sigh performed by 15 actors A dance with an amateur Spanish musicians orchestra will follow at the Armory Proceeds benefit Mateo Pou Beckley who broke his back loading coal and now lives with friends Donations will also aid those suffering in Spain.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Antonio Vera
Suspiro Huerfano
Mateo Pou
Beckley
Spain
Vera
Prisoners Spend Night in Beckley
Six men from Logan and Wyom ing counties spent last night in the county jail before continuing to the state penitentiary at Moundsville via Fayetteville. "Long Chain Charlie" the prison bus received its passengers yesterday and will pick up others in Fayetteville today. Those who spent the night here were Earl Day Ed Ferguson Homer Walsh Lewis Queen Willie Moore negro and Esa Douglas negro. No prisoners were taken from Raleigh county.
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Logan
Wyoming
State
Moundsville
Fayetteville
Charlie
Earl Day
Ed Ferguson
Homer Walsh
Lewis Queen
Willie Moore
Esa Douglas
Raleigh County
Negro Held For North Carolina Jail Extradition Fight
James Lowe, known as June Curry, arrested on Main Street for Raleigh penitentiary officials. Fingerprints linked him to a second degree murder term in North Carolina. He had paid a $5 fine for assault, pleaded guilty to beating Mamie Lowe, and now faces extradition fighting.
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James Lowe
Raleigh
N. C
Lowe
June Curry
Federal Bureau of Identification Reports
North ‘Carolina
J. P. Meadows
Mamie Lowe
Big Stick
North Carolina
Nine Property Transfers Made Nine Property Transfers Made
Deeds recorded at the county clerk show about $6,000 in property transactions. John Dickinson and others sold 91.4 acres on Lick Run to Clear Fork Lumber for 2000 with mineral extraction rights. Breezemont Heights lots moved to Beckley. Meadows and heirs sold East Beckley plots. Clay and McGraw families traded parcels in various additions. Other transfers involved Morton, Nutter, Lilly and Jessup interests with prices ranging from 200 to 225 dollars.
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John Dickinson
Lick Run
Clear Fork District
Clear Fork Lumber Company
Tolbert, Stansbury and Calloway, Inc
Breezemont Heights
Beckley
Cleo C. Meadows
Rose
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Shady Spring
Dale Ransom
Amy Booth
Lilly Land and Finance Company
J. M
Lucy Jessup
L. B
Hallie Jesup
Sophia
Pan American plans experimental flight to London
Pan American Airways readies a flying boat for an experimental flight to London as a fore runner to regular transatlantic passenger service, following four years of study and surveys in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Pan- American Airways Today
London
Atlantic Ocean
Driver jailed for thirty days in Dorothy
Damon Honaker of Clear Fork district was serving a 30 day jail sentence imposed by Magistrate F H Stewart of Dorothy. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Jess Thompson on charges of operating a car without an operator's card and without license plates. Honaker couldn't pay his fines.
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Damon Honaker
Clear Fork
F. H. Stewart
Dorothy
Jess Thompson
Honaker
Don Budge Wins Singles Tourney at Wimbledon
Don Budge of Oakland California won the Wimbledon singles title defeating Baron Gottfried von Cramm of Germany in straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-2.
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Don Budge
von Cramm
Associated Press
England
Oakland
Calif
Germany
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Salvation Army Citadel Drive Reaches Ten Thousand
The Salvation Army fund tally stood at 10161.71 with a drive closing soon. Contributors include Mrs W W Hume 6 dollars, Mrs C B Richards 10, Lions Club 40, Kings Daughters 218.50, Mrs W W Honaker 38.43, Rotary 10, and American Legion 7. Salvage crews will canvass to reach those missed. pickups from outlying towns are still expected.
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Salvation Army Citadel
General Committee
W. W. Hume
C. B. Richards
The
Lions’ Club
Kings’ Daughters
W. W. Honaker
Rotary
American Legion
Convict Seeks Pardon From Assistant Prosecutor
W H McGinnis Jr faced a potential path to a pardon as a former inmate he helped convict in 1930 requests clemency. The letter outlines reasons for mercy and ends with an offer to repay the favor in the future.
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W. H. McGinnis Jr
McGinnis
State Penitentiary
Amelia Earhart Resumes Trans-Pacific Flight Start
Amelia Earhart resumes her attempt to fly the Pacific from Lae New Guinea after delaying due to a fuel-line break and radio interference caused by static. Her return to the air marks a key step in the pioneering flight.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
Amelia Earhart
Lae
New Guinea
Town Nominates Officers Tonight in New Rhodell Charter
Rhodell holds its first municipal nominating meeting under the Citizens party at Lilly Hall Sam Lilly aims to field candidates for mayor recorder and five council seats for the July 27 election. Nominations close July 6 and must occur at least three weeks before voting day.
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Sam Lilly
Citizens Party
Rhodell
Lilly Hall
Register
Citizens” Party
Rhodell Incorporated
Lilly
C. M. Ward
Child Murder Suspects Freed Inglewood Calif
Police reset the murder inquiry into the three girls deaths. All suspects except one from a wealthy New York Los Angeles family were cleared. Eddie the Sailor, long sought since the bodies were found, was also cleared as investigations restart.
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Associated Press
Inglewood
Calif
New York
Los Angeles
Eddie
Madeline Everett
Melba
Jeanette Stevens
Mrs M D Faulkner Dies in Mullens
Mrs Mary O D Faulkner 89 died at her son C W Faulkner’s Mullens home. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday at the Methodist church with Rev G F Thomas officiating. Burial in Rest Haven cemetery near Princeton. Born in North Carolina to English immigrant parents. Survives include C W Faulkner Mullens, Mrs R T Boggess Princeton, Mrs J T Johnson Harman Va, Mrs Gertrude Wolf Cincinnati Ohio.
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Register
Mullens
Mary OD. Faulkner
C. W. Faulkner
Methodist Church
G. F. Thomas
Rest Haven
Princeton
North Carolina
R. T. Boggess
J. T. Johnson
Harman, Va
Gertrude Wolf
Cincinnati, O
Republic Steel Reopens Cleveland Plant Amid Picket Siege
Republic Steel defied CIO picket lines and reopened a Cleveland unit with National Guard protection. About 300 pickets jeered while nonstriking workers entered in ~150 autos. The strike, cost at least 30 million, continues across Ohio mill cities with 13 dead and 250 injured. Picket captain Leo Cox warned of further clashes.
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Associated Press
Massillon
Ohio
Republic Steel Corporation
CIO
Republic Central Steel Division
Svrung
Cleveland
Republic’s
Canton
Johnstown
Ohio Mill
Mahoning Valley
Indiane-Ilinois Cal
Tax Collection Tops Roosevelt Forecast in Fiscal Year
Washington reports tax collections reached 5.294 billion, beating the president's revised estimate by 69 million. Federal spending surpassed forecasts by 221 million, while receipts totaled 5.294 billion and expenditures stood at 8.105 billion, down from the prior year.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
Man and Wife Tax Dodgers
Washington Roswell Magill treasury under secretary told congressional tax investigators revenues could rise about 193 million dollars yearly if husbands and wives paid a single joint income tax. He noted eight states let couples each report half of family income for tax purposes though income earned by only one spouse.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roswell Magill
Treasury
Congressional
Magill
Pneumonia Takes Life of OneYearOld Eric Ann Bowers
Double pneumonia claimed the life of one year old Eric Ann Bowers at 6 a m. today. Parents Mr and Mrs Lacy Bowers and sister Mary Alice of Beckley Avenue survive. Funeral services set for 10 a m tomorrow at the home conducted by Rev B L J and Rev C M Honaker with burial in the family plot at Coal City.
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Eric Ann Bowers
Lacy Bowers
Mary Alice
Beckley Avenue
C. M. Honaker
Ial
Coal City
Weather Outlook Fair and Warmer With Showers North
Generally fair and slightly warmer tonight and Saturday. Probable showers in the north tonight. Beckley high yesterday 60, low 42. West Observer L. A. Mauck reported.
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Beckley
L. A. Mauck
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