Townsend Group Unites Behind Union Party Tour
Frank Ar buckle, permanent Townsend convention chairman, warns that endorsing a national party is out of order as Landon declines to address. Townsend, Coughlin, and Smith announce a public tour with Lemke to back the Union Party presidential bid amid unity and dissent within the movement.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Frank Arbuckle
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Norman Thomas
William Lemke
Lemke
New Union Party
Townsend Clubs
Townsend
Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Smith
Franklin
Cleveland Public Auditorium
Gomer Smith
Hamilton Pleased At GOP Strength
Boston July 17 Chairman John D M Hamilton of the Republican National committee completed a four day tour of the six New England states saying the region would vote Republican in the national election this fall He called the swing the most gratifying he has taken yet
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Associated Press
Boston
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
New England
Hamilton
Money question in police war in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on July 17 the police war turned to finances as Safety Director Thomas A. Dunn, who remains in office despite the mayor’s dismissal order, learned his salary check might not be issued. The dispute centers on payroll and authority as the city navigates the conflict.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Dunn
William M. McNair
Fleet Feet Capture Man After Jail Break
Jailer Okey Mills nabbed a prisoner who bolted from a city police car near Sprague carnival. The escapee, initially named Herbert Moore, later gave the name James Brubecker as Mills chased him along North Heber Street and across the C and O tracks to Beckley Lumber and Supply plant.
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Okey Mills
Mills
Heber Street
C. and O
Beckley Lumber and Supply Company
Sprague
Herbert Moore
James Brubecker
500 Children At One Picnic In Fayetteville
Fifty hundred children attended a Fayetteville picnic hosted by the local Businessmen's association on C I Dodd's property. About 60 gallons of lemonade 30 gallons of ice cream and over 1000 fig-bars were consumed as eight year olds from Cunard joined delegates from surrounding communities. Organizers Dodd Wise man Caldwell Becklehimer Martin Neal and Seay noted games were postponed as attendees focused on eating.
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Fayeteville
Dodd, Wiseman
Ray Caldwell
H. I. Beckleheimer
Maurice Martin
W. C. Neal
E. M. Seay
Nations Agree On Peace Talk
Paris July 17 three Locarno powers Britain France Belgium reached an accord on three points for a prospective discussion. Representatives will meet next Wednesday in a compromise session to exchange views rather than detail the Locarno issue. France and Britain will publish a statement to assure Germany and Italy the conference is not directed at them.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Germany
Italy
Negro Held For Assault On Wife
Paul Farrar aged 23, a Negro worker at the Stotesbury mines, is jailed on an assault charge filed by his wife after a domestic quarrel. Conservator of the Peace Clyde Goodwin of Crab Orchard made the arrest.
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Paul Farrar
Farrar
Stotesbury
Clyde Goodwin
Crab Orchard
Irish Officers Find Dynamite
In Londonderry Ireland on July 17 explosives described as enough to destroy a city were seized after spectacular rains. Six men were taken into custody and large quantities of dynamite and firearms were confiscated.
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Associated Press
Londonderry
Ireland
Negro Hit With Pole May Die
State police jailed Buford Thompson 34 on felonious assault charges after he struck James Deskins 45 on the Harper road circus grounds with a seven foot tent pole during an argument over six dollars. Deskins, described as unconscious at Beckley hospital, was expected to die as officers arrested Thompson in East Beckley about an hour later.
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Beckley Hospital
Harper Road Circus
W. R. Callaghan
Buford Thompson
James Deskins
Callaghan
Thompson
Deskins
East Beckley
Rains Encourage Garden Growers at Oak Hill
Two early morning showers on Wednesday and Thursday helped local gardeners in Oak Hill, easing a heat wave. J. E. Toney was among early discoverers in his garden and plans to continue beautifying his yard.
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Oak Hill
J. E. Toney
Rains Relieve Checker Fans in Pineville
Rain cooled the air in Pineville allowing checker players to resume games in local barber shops yesterday. The brief item notes relief from heat as players gathered for informal matches in the town.
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Checker
Pineville
Russian Engineers Set Off Big Blast in Ural Mines
Soviet engineers fired 1,850 pounds of high explosives to expose coal deposits in the Ural mountains for surface mining. The July 17 test aimed to improve extraction methods and boost regional coal output despite challenging terrain.
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Associated Press
Oscow
Ural Mountains
Beitley Beer Ordinance Draws West Virginia Clash
West Virginia restaurant head G T Leslie argues the Beckley beer ordinance unfairly targets legitimate operators by banning beer after 11 p m and dancing or music in beer venues. He says the measure pushes patrons to nearby roadhouses and cites licensed venues as compliant and taxed. He calls for higher standards and local cooperation to elevate beer sales.
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G. T. Leslie
West Virginia State Restaurant Association
New City
Beckley
Associption
Leslie
Midwest Heat Fatalities Rise Amid Drought Mayhem
More than four thousand die as heat grinds the Midwest corn belt. Forecasters predict showers in three states but no relief. Drought slashes yields, with Missouri losses near 100 million dollars and Indiana corn damage around 12 million. Ohio and Illinois also report significant losses.
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Midwest
Associated Press
Chicago
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
S. E. Decker
Ohio
University
Trio fined for sale of illegal rum in Raleigh County
Active June term sessions ended with three more persons fined and placed on two years probation for liquor sales at county beer gardens. Mrs Farrow paid $50 and costs after pleading nolle contendere. Joe Douse and his wife each fined $50 and costs. Douse on two years probation. Earlier, Grigas Kingsley and Kelly were fined and put on probation. Other cases await final action Monday amid a broad set of indictments and outcomes. 13 of 14 jury trials resulted in conviction.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
H. M. Kilgore
Ray Farrow
Nolle Contendere
State Liquor Commission
Log Cabin
Raleigh Road
Joe J. Douse
Pete Grigas
Earl Kingsley
Claude Kelly
Douse
Kilgore
Kingsley
Grigas
Siss Walden
Jacareipe O'Neal
H. Robertson
Arid
Roy Bailey
A. Ross
Miner Shot Wife Arrested in Wellsburg Case
Wellsburg July 17 police held Mrs Pearl Thams as a material witness while investigating the death of her husband Louis a coal miner shot with a shotgun Prosecutor Walter Mahan charged Frank Pratz 25 a neighbor of the widow with the shooting Mahan said Pratz admitted the act and planned to pretend he shot Mrs Thams Mrs Thams denied a two year friendly relation with Pratz.
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Associated Press
Wellsburg
Pearl Thams
Louis
Walter Mahan
Frank Pratz
Mahan
Pratz
Thams
Mystery Man Sought in Blonde Student Murder
Asheville police hunted a "mystery man" after the slaying of 19 year old Helen Clevenger, a New York University honors student. The victim was found in her third floor hotel room in green pajamas, face mutilated, believed shot while kneeling as an assault attempt occurred. Police estimated the time of the killing at about 1 am. Her uncle, Prof W L Clevenger of North Carolina State College, found the body hours later.
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Associated Press
Asheville
N.C
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Miss Clevenger
W. L. Clevenger
North Carolina State College
G. F. Baier
Secret Service Denies Probe Into Hoover Men Clash
Washington July 17 Secret Service agents denied reports that they were investigating J Edgar Hoover's bureau methods in pursuing western public enemies. The clash surfaced after summons to headquarters by superiors and an undercover conflict between agents.
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Associated Press
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigations
Secret Service
Hoover
Roosevelt Aboard Yacht Sevvanna Off Nova Scotia
President Roosevelt sails aboard the schooner Liberty near Cape Sable Nova Scotia as a light breeze slows progress. The journey from Seil Harbor Maine stretches toward a holiday offshore, with wind not cooperating.
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Associated Press
Liberty
Bay of Fundy
President Roosevelt
Cape Sable
Nova Scotia
Seil Harbor
Maine
Major Inspects Camp Raleigh During District Tour
Major W. L. Mitchell executive officer of the Charleston district of the CCC inspected Camp Raleigh yesterday during a routine tour. Captain John Smoody commander of the Lewisburg sector joined to inspect departments and audit camp records. E. L. Hill engineer at Camp Boone reviewed maps and surveys of road and trail projects by John Hill.
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W. L. Mitchell
Charleston
CCC
Camp Raleigh
John Smoody
Lewisburg
E. L. Hill
Camp Boone
John Hill
Hearing Set for West Logan Water Company Plant Use
Charleston July 17 The public service commission set July 31 as the hearing date for a petition by West Logan Water Co for approval to use Pure Water Co's plant. The petition says using the plant will improve service to consumers.
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Associated Press
Charleston
The
Public Service Commission
West Logan Water Company
Pure Water Company
Farnsworth Defense Lines Up For Pares Worth Trial
In Washington on July 17 Lieutenant Commander J. S. Paresworth faces trial for allegedly selling naval secrets to a Japanese agent. Farnsworth, jailed, claims he acted to seek employment in Japanese aviation and did not reveal U S data. Relatives hint at an insanity-based defense connected to a Pensacola Bay crash.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
J. S. Paresworth
Farnsworth
Pensacola Bay
Florida
School Repair Jobs Start At Seven County Schools
Woodrow Wilson high school and six other county schools begin repair work under WPA guidance. Tennis courts are under construction between the main building and athletic field at Wilson. Beckley junior high adds bleachers and replaces floor in part. Collins high behind ground leveled by WPA workers. Montreal school repainted inside. Lumber purchased for Mount View and Colcord repairs. WPA crews haul 1000 cubic yards of dirt for a level athletic field.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
W. R. Fugitt
Beckley Junior High
WPA
Collins High School
Montroal
Board of Education
Mrs Mae Dickens Dies After Illness at 34
Mae Dickens aged 34 died in a Maynor hospital at 7 a m after a two week illness. Funeral services set for 2:30 p m tomorrow at the residence with Turner cemetery interment. She leaves widower Haben Dickers, six children Norman Fred Sylvia Dorothy Ruby and Stella all of Maynor, mother Mrs J L Newman of Tams, sister Mrs Roy Lester of Eccles, brother Claude Newman of Maynor.
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Mae Dickens
Maynor
Turner Cemetery
Rose Funeral Home
Haben Dickers
Eccles
Norman
Fred
Sylvia
Dorothy
Ruby
Stella
J. L. Newman
Tams
Roy Lester
Claude Newman
Ruth Freed to Surrender Over Audrey Vallette Slaying
Chicago July 17 The Herald and Examiner says Ruth Carmella Freed 35 sought in the July 2 slaying of Audrey Vallette is hiding in Chicago and will surrender to police before Monday A North Side hostess close friend of Freed for ten years provides the tip Miss Vallette was killed in a North Side hotel room by a dark haired woman who fled in a maroon roadster Freed wife Eddie Freed night manager of the Nut House tavern disappeared the same day The informant says Freed did not want to speak to newspapers but may surrender if bail is possible or not depending on the weather
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Associated Press
Chicago
The
Herald and Examiner
Ruth Carmella Freed
Audrey Vallette
North Side
Freed
Miss Valiette
Spy Case Raises World Danger in Farnsworth Inquiry
Washington July 17 The Justice Department pursues an investigation into alleged sale of naval secrets to Japan in the Farnsworth case. Former lieutenant-commander John S Farnsworth is accused of disclosing confidential information to an agent of the imperial Japanese navy. The State Department remains cautious and has no plan to file a complaint with Japan at present.
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Associated Press
Washington
John S. Farnsworth
Department of Justice
Washington Star
Farnsworth
United States Navy
State Department
Department
Fire Burns Two Autos in Hedrick Garage
A fire on Piney Avenue yesterday caused 225 dollars damage to two automobiles in Hedrick's garage. The building remained intact. The blaze started when one car back fired, a city fireman said. Both cars belonged to Burleson Motor Company and were insured.
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Hedrick
Piney Avenue
Burleson Motor Company
Heat damages refrigerators in Pineville
Pineville reports widespread refrigerator breakdowns as extreme heat over recent weeks wears on appliances. Repair men say many units quit working, disrupting households and prompting service calls.
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Pineville
Pie Eaters to Stage Session in Pineville
Pie eaters of the Pineville territory are invited to a Pie Social at Matheny Chapel tomorrow evening at 8 oclock. The event gathers local pie enthusiasts for a social session and tasting.
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PIE Eaters
Pineville
Pineville Territory
Matheny Chapel
Japs Plan Five-Year Navy Program With Two Big Ships
Tokyo reports a five year naval program costing 580 million dollars. The plan calls for construction of at least two capital ships and a major expansion of the naval air force in 1937 and 1938, as declared by Japanese newspapers.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Naval Air Force
Tennis match series next Sunday in Pineville
Pineville hosts Mullens Tennis Club on Sunday for a set of games against the Pineville Tennis Club in a planned series at the local club.
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Pineville
The
Mullens Tennis Club
Crippled Writer Held After King Edward Shot Attempt
London July 17 A 34 year old crippled writer named George Andrew McMahon said the apparent assassination attempt on King Edward VII was a protest. Police, Scotland Yard and other forces questioned him as the public awaits his court appearance next week. A mysterious "woman in grey" who knocked the revolver from his hand is believed to know the full story but her name is being kept secret.
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London
Edward VII
Scotland Yard
George Andrew Mac- Mahon
May le
McMahon
Edward
John Simon
Home Secretary
Guardsmen Paid For Practicing Mt. Hope
July 17 members of Company A 150th Infantry West Virginia National Guard will be paid for shooting away ammunition while preparing for maneuvers at Camp Knox Kentucky in August Those who wish may camp on the range over the weekend and will be issued blankets and tents by the quartermaster sergeant.
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Mt. Hope
150Th Infantry
West Virginia National Guard
Camp Knox
Rails Lead In Stock Market Rise
New York July 17 stock market traders rode the rails today for gains of fractions to a point or more. A number of new five year highs were recorded in the extension of the advance. Profit taking was brushed aside with copper and specialties among favorites. Steel was firm.
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Associated Press
New York
Weather outlook for Beckley stays warm into weekend
The forecast calls for generally fat conditions tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Beckley yesterday reached a high of 95 degrees and a low of 67, per Observer L A Mauck.
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Beckley
L A
Mauck
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