Amelia Earhart’s crash history foreshadows globe flight
The AP recalls Amelia Earhart’s crash-prone career before her Hawaii takeoff. In 1928 she survived a ditching during a test ride, then four other minor or nonfatal crashes through 1931. Despite setbacks, she pursued her dream to circle the world, planning a final, solo-style voyage in southern California.
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Amelia Earhart
Hawaii
Globe
Ladybird
George Palmer Putnam
Pittsburgh
Norfolk
Abilene
Tex
Detroit
California
Southern
Pacific
Rain Hampers Earhart Search In Crucial Phase At Sea
Rain snarled the hunt for Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan as navy airmen prepared to launch three more planes from the battleship Colorado in hopes of completing an aerial search of the Phoenix Islands area. The effort, spanning about 136000 square miles, has yet to sight land since they vanished a week ago during the attempt from Lae New Guinea to Howland Island.
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Associated Press
Winslow Reef
Frederick J. Noonan
Lae
New Guinea
Howland Island
Scoutdale life saving class quotas reached at pool
The American Red Cross says the life saving class at Scoutdale pool is full. Red Cross secretary Mrs George Bright announced no more entrants will be accepted.
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Scoutdale
Scoutdale Pool
American Red Cross
George Bright
Red Cross
Accepts a Ride Loses Her Pursed Pocketbook
Mrs. Rose Wiseman of 507 Temple Street Hinton says three men and a girl picked her up in Oak Hill and promised to drive her home to Hinton. Near the Prosperity Route 1921 intersection one man grabbed her pocketbook containing a $5 bill change papers and pictures of her children before the car sped away toward Prosperity. She planned to notify state police.
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Rose Wiseman
Temple Street
Hinton
Beckley
Oak Hill
Prosperity Road
Wiseman
Rep Fish Alleges Mrs FDR Tax Dodging
Representative Fish charged Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt with using a tax loophole in a congressional session. He faced a sharp reply calling his testimony hearsay and was told all testimony is unadulterated hearsay by Representative Vinson.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fish
Republican N. Y
Congressional
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vinson
Kentucky
Woman tells of slaying at her house
Joe Wesley, Glen White man who pleaded guilty in a murder case, faced trial on March shooting of Barney Watson at Frances. Eloise Ellison testified Wesley appeared on the porch after the shooting and urged her to flee to her daughter's home as Watson died nearby.
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Joe Wesley
Barney Watson
Frances
Wesley
Watson
Glen White
Harley Kilgore
Kilmore
Scae
Everett A. Shutt
Barney
Bernard McLaughlin
Shutt
Bluefield Man Addresses Meet on Power Factor
L. W. Bates of Bluefield, Appalachian Electric Power staff, spoke at the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute meeting in Mount Hope on Power Factor and its improvement. John Collins of the local power office noted attendance was among the largest for the season.
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L. W. Bates
Bluefield
Appalachian Electric Power Company
New River and Winding Gulf
Moran wife of Fire Co. doctor visits New York
Mrs. W. G. Moran wife of Dr. W. G. Moran of Fire Co. has gone to New York. She expects to be away about one month or six weeks visiting friends and relatives.
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Register
Fireco
W. G. Moran
New York
Frozen Warmer Than Hot Coal
A West Virginia heat comparison shows Frozen logging a 98 degree high and 88 this morning while Hot Coal in Raleigh county remained cooler. Gulf Smokeless Coal store recorded 90 yesterday and 81 this morning. Hot Coal lies about 250 miles south of Frozen.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Calhoun County
Raleigh County
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Spanish Army Hammers Insurgents Near Madrid
Government troops pressed attacks on insurgent forces on Madrid's southern and western edges with heavy bombardment by planes. Tanks led the drive in the southern push as aircraft claim to have destroyed several insurgent planes at a Segovia area airport.
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Madrid
Segovia
France Orders Tax Increases to Ease Budget Crisis
Paris reports that the council of ministers approved a sweeping taxation decree to balance the 1937 regular budget. President Lebrun signed after Finance Minister Georges Bonnet, recalled from Washington, presented the plan. Taxes on income above 20,000 francs rise 20 percent, with anti evasion measures and higher undirected taxes on stamps, telephones, tobacco and other items. The 1937 ordinary and extraordinary deficits total about 36.127 billion francs roughly 1.6 billion dollars. The Blum government sought special power but failed. Chautemps’ regime won de facto authority to act by decree in the financial crisis. Capital flight and gold reserve drains are cited as critical pressures.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Ministers
France
Albert Lebrun
Georges Bonnet
Washington
Bonnet
Leon Blum
Senate
Chautemps
Blum
Bank of France
Army General Staff
Court Records Put Off As Summer Ends
Criminal court will complete its work this afternoon as Prosecuting Attorney Thornhill moves to continue several cases. Indictments for murder and lottery remain, including Buford Thompson and others. Yambor's Idle Hour club case is postponed along with loitering charges against several women. Frank and Anna Young face later action for obstructing an officer.
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Criminal Court
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Buford Thompson
William Claybourne
Charters Granted To Beckley Firms
Charleston reports the secretary of state issued charters to two Beckley concerns. The Hill-Rohrer Lumber Company, capitalized at $50,000, was incorporated by D. S. Hill, A. L. Rohrer, and A. K. Minter of Beckley. The Southern West Virginia Land Company, a $25,000 firm, lists incorporators Lacey Trump, W. T. Lilly, and O. C. Canterbury of Beckley.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Secretary of State
Beckley
Hill-Rohrer, Lumber Company
D. S. Hill
A. L. Rohrer
A. K. Minter
Southern West Virginia Land Company
Lacey Trump
W. T. Lilly
O. C. Canterbury
New Strike Of Workers Called At Republic Steel Plant
YOUNGSTOWN Steel union leaders announced a new strike at Republic Steel in Youngstown to reform lines after mills reopened two weeks earlier. SWOC officials said the move targets Republic employees first with potential action at Youngstown Sheet and Tube plants later. Lincox stressed the walkout would be lawful with no rough tactics as workers gather at a mill gate to pressure management.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Republic Steel Corporation
George Lincox
Steel Workers Organization Committee
Republic
Sincox
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Phillip Murray
SWOC
Pittsburgh
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Lincox
Tom Girdler
Poker Killer Is Guilty of Second Degree Murder
FAYETTEVILLE Cal Hamilton pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing his brother-in-law Fred "Tuck" Robinson with a poker at a family liquor party at the wives' father N. W. McAllister home. He received six years in the penitentiary with credit for time served since April 5. The incident followed an accusation that the men’s wives, sisters, had used a car. Robinson struck Edith Hamilton and Hamilton retaliated.
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Register
Fayetteville
Cal Hamilton
Fred “Tuck” Robinson
Whipple
Robinson
Waddell Returns to Coal City Home
Coal City resident Waddell returns to the town living in the house once occupied by Duluth Cunningham. Waddell owns a Fireco Road home now occupied by Gerald Neal. The Waddells recently spent time in Washington D C where they ran a restaurant.
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Register
Coal City
Gurley Waddell
Duluth Cunningham
Waddell
Fireco Road
Gerald Neal
Waddells
Washington, D. C
Man Admits Charge Stumping Constable In Shrewsbury Case
George Shrewsbury of Lester is jailed awaiting W A Thornhill decision on his charge after a confrontation with Bill Calloway at Calloway’s home. Shrewsbury chased Calloway with a gun, struck him, and a boy summoned Constable Leonard Floyd who later took the weapon. Floyd says the suspect confessed. final charge to be decided.
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George Shrewsbury
Lester
W. A. Thornhill
Leonard Floyd
Shrewsbury
Floyd
Bill Calloway
Calloway
Beckley Merchants Board plans Booster Night drive
The Beckley Mercantile Board outlined a whirlwind closing-week membership campaign with three new workers D W Duke Dorsey Biggs and Joseph Freed to add 25 to 50 names in a week They will assist J I Bowling Carl Dewry Joe Rahall and Henry Conway on the committee The group has about 75 members and aims for 100 to 125 and endorsed a Booster's Night for the Beckley baseball club.
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Beckley Mercantile Board
D. W. Duke
Dorsey Biggs
Joseph Freed
J. I. Bowling
Carl Dewry
Joe Rahall
Henry Conway
E. E. Bibb
Beckley Baseball Club
New Plant For Collins School
Collins High school will install a new heating plant next term after a special board of education meeting. Superintendent E. Van Dorsey said the project costs about 1600 dollars with Maxwell and Keyser winning the bid. The Public Works Administration will cover 45 percent, and the board will fund 55 percent.
Tuberculosis Clinic Planned for Maynor by Dr Kessler
A second TB clinic is set for Maynor with Dr Clark Kessler of Beckley leading the sessions. Children will receive skin tests and adults will have physicals. Miss Virginia Gill assists. sessions run 9:30 to 12 and 1:30 to 4 in the school building. An earlier clinic occurred in Sophia on June 29 and 30.
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Maynor
Clark Kessler
Beckley
Virginia Gill
Kessler
Sophia
Eleven-O-One Deadlock Ends Pastor Trial
Jury in the Monta H Ball murder case reported eleven to one at noon and the judge discharged the panel. Ball, a 38 year old Methodist circuit rider from Rock Creek, faced a four day trial for allegedly murdering his wife. Prosecution urged first degree murder, while defense argued for innocence amid claims of persecution.
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Monta H. Ball
H. M. Kilgore
Jack Cook
Calvin Cecil
Noah Crotty
Ray Massie
A. J. Beckeleheimer
L. J. Fletcher
Ras Lilly
Charles Martin
Denver Arnold
Earl Richmond
I. C. Howery
E. R. Massie Jr
Rock Creek
Ball
McGinnis
H. G. Shaffer
Weather Outlook: Fair, Warm With Saturday Showers
Generally fair and continued warm tonight. Saturday may bring scattered showers across the area, with temperatures staying warm. Local conditions show no strong storms or major changes on the horizon.
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