Government man to hear protests in Alaska colony
Palmer Alaska June 27 colonists in Matanuska Valley voiced grievances to Eugene Carr a federal relief administrator. Carr warned protests would meet no sympathy unless justified while Hopkins said construction trails three weeks. Protest leaders claim misrepresentation and tent life, demanding paid work and better medical facilities.
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Associated Press
Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
Eugene Carr
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Carr
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Senate
Hopkins
Patrick Henner
I. M. Sandvik
Keys brothers extend endurance flight toward world record
Meridian Mississippi June 27 Fred and Al Key hovered for 23 days in the air sealing the zero hour at 4 13 pm est They needed 3 13 30 pm to beat the 553 42 30 record but must stay aloft an hour longer to be official The pair planned to stay up until July 4 and expressed confidence they would break the record
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Associated Press
Miss
Key Brothers
Fred
Dillinger Aide Is Given Jail Term
The Associated Press reports in Chicago on June 27 that Attorney Louis Piquett received the maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for harboring Dillinger gangster Homer Van Meter. Federal Judge Philip Sullivan imposed the sentence after denying a new trial. Piquett was charged with arranging a hide-out for Van Meter and John Dillinger and with organizing face lifting to aid their disguise.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Louis P. Piquett
Homer van Meter
Dillinger
Piquett
Philip Sullivan
van Meter
John Dillinger
Trouble Breaks Out In Mongolia Frontiers
A Rengo dispatch from Manchoukuo reports four outer Mongolian cavalrymen penetrated into Manchoukuo and fired on a Japanese army surveying party, as Tokyo notes rising tensions with China, Russia, and Mongol groups along the frontier.
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Mongolia
Associated Press
Tokyo
Manchoukuo
Japan
Rengo
Mhsinking
Machoukuo
Lake Coal Shipments Exceed 1934 Totals At Lake Front
Cleveland June 27 The ore and coal exchange reports lake shipments of coal from season start to June 23 totaled 12 004 264 tons, up from 10 776 155 a year earlier. In the week ending June 24 1 336 186 tons were dumped, with 36 236 tons of fuel coal dumped this week. On hand at Lake front docks were 14 306 cars of coal, and 3 978 cars were due to arrive in 48 hours.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ore and Coal Exchange
Lakefront
Gunmen kill Frank Italiano on crowded Brooklyn street
In Brooklyn two gunmen shot and killed Frank Italiano known as Frank May, 32, in a noon crowd near pushcart markets. He stepped from his car as women and children watched. the assailants fled into a waiting car, and Detective Senft noted Italiano had prior gun possession trouble and pending deportation.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank Italiano
Brooklyn
Italiano
Frank May
Henry Senft
Troops Ready for Overseas Movement In 1920 Drive
New York June 27 preparations for the largest movement of troops overseas since the World War began as the army transport Chateau Thierry docked at Brooklyn base. A total of 12,986 recruits will be shipped to territorial garrisons over the next eight months.
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Associated Press
New York
Chateau Thierry
Army Base
Brooklyn
Army
Germans Impose Compulsory Labor Camps and Civil Defense
Berlin reports June 27 Adolf Hitler’s cabinet issues new decrees shaping daily life for Germans and foreigners. Labor camp service becomes compulsory for 200000 young men and 100000 young women yearly. Air protection drills mandated for all residents. Salaries regulated and sterilization investigations accelerated. Government promotes gardens and homesteads while limiting marriages to Nordic-types. sterilization targets those deemed unfit for parenthood. Medical advances allow sterilization with potential reversal operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Police OK Fish Net Bathing Suit in Hermosa Beach
Hollywood actress Ann Christie visited Hermosa Beach police to verify if her fish net bathing suit was objectionable. She testified a lifeguard chased her off the beach as the suit appeared revealing. The chief approved the suit after a chuckling exchange and promised to seek council overruling the lifeguard.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ann Christie
Hollywood
Hermosa Beach
Eddie Messinger
Chief Messinger
SevenYearOld Crushed by Lumber Cart in Bluefield
In Bluefield West Virginia a seven year old boy Walter Bird Belcher died after a two wheel cart loaded with lumber toppled onto him in a lumber yard near his home. The accident occurred yesterday as the child played near the yard.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
W. Va
Walter Bird Belcher
Slide Delays Traffic on Route 2 North of Wellsburg
Damage estimated at 10000 dollars by state highway engineers after a landslide covered more than 100 yards of cement roadway on Route 2 north of Wellsburg. Street car and automobile traffic were held up for hours by tons of rock five feet deep in places.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Wellsburg
Beckley College Plans Start on Fine New Building
Ossining N Y June 27 Eva Coe awaiting electrocution at Sing Sing tonight urged governors to consider new evidence from her attorneys claiming innocence in the slaying of Harry Wright a road house handyman at Coopertown She said she never killed anyone and asked Governor Lehman to grant commutation also facing execution was Leonard Scarnici for killing a detective in a bank robbery.
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Associated Press
Ossining
N. Y
Eva Coe
Herbert Lehmann
Sing Sing
Coe
Harry Wright
Coopertown
Lehman
Leonard Scarnici
Eva Coo
Sing Sing Prison
New York
Mabscott Marble Marvel Second in Northeastern Tourney
Ted Cook of Mabscott finished second in the Northeastern League finals at Ocean City with 21 wins in 35 games, trailing Harrisburg. The National Capital entry placed third with Lynchburg, Huntington, and Zanesville following. Cook recovered from a slow start to win nine of 12 on day two, including two wins over Harrisburg. Tomorrow eight league winners vie for the national title. today all entrants visit Atlantic City after a deep sea fishing outing.
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Ted Cook
Mabscott Marble Marvel
Ocean City
Cook
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
National Capital
Lynchburg
Huntington
Zanesville
Atlantic City
Shumate Case To Be Decided Today At Beckley Court
State and defense attorneys debated the disposition of twelve forgery embezzlement and falsification charges against former Bank of Raleigh teller Ben J Shumate who fled the city and was arrested near Hinton He has been free on a 10000 bond since his capture Marvin Crook Richmond district was found guilty of fathering an illegitimate child of Marie Richmond and Judge Kilgore set June 29 for motions Evans and Virginia Hughes were brought from Rainelle for a contempt case against state witness duties Grand larceny charges against Marie Franklin were dismissed but she remains held to answer a fresh indictment After Shumate the court may dismiss petit jurors making this term possibly the shortest in years.
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Ben J. Shumate
Shumate
Bank of Raleigh
Hinton
Summers County
Beckley
Liberty
Marvin Crook
Richmond
Marie
Wallace Evans
Quindora Franklin
Evans
Virginia Hughes
Rainelle
Sherry L. A. Green
Franklin
Beckley College Plans New Building On South Kanawha Street
Hedrick vice president and treasurer Shroyer business manager and Hartman dean announced Beckley College will construct a new building this fall after negotiating a lot on South Kanawha street. About $25,000 will cover the property building and equipment. The east side location is described as a short distance from the street.
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Beckley College
G. C. Hedrick
D. K. Shroyer
G. E. Hartman
South Kanawha Street
Kessler Funeral To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Willy B. Kessler of Clifty Fayette county are set for this afternoon at Kessler Memorial church at three o'clock Reverend W C Neal will officiate Burial by Thomas Funeral home will occur in a nearby cemetery Kessler died from injuries after a tractor accident two weeks earlier He is survived by wife Lena and children Edith Josephine Willy Jr and Carl plus brothers Ernest Frank Kent and others in Hico Rainelle Huntington Plumtree South Carolina
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Willy B. Kessler
Clifty
Fayette County
Hico
Kessler
W. C. Neal
Thomas Funeral Home
Montgomery
Lena Kessler
Edith
Josephine
Willy, Jr
Carl Kessler
Kent Kessler
Ernest Kessler
Frank Kessler
Bill Kessler
Harry Kessler
Rainelle
Ross Kessler
Huntington
Cora Campbell
Beckley
Nellie Clapp
Plumtree
South Carolina
Sailor-Minister Dies in Moundsville After 40 Years in Pulpit
Rev. C. E. Leatherby a 65 year old former British sailor who became a minister died yesterday in Moundsville after four decades in the pulpit. He was a member of the West Virginia Methodist conference and served his first church in Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
C. E. Leatherby
Leatherby
West Virginia Methodist Conference
Baltimore
This Guy Recalls His Grocery List
Toronto Ont June 27 John Darch a 17 year old writes on his skin with pressure to form visible words. The doctor explains the marks fade with time and note the teen began writing after a spanking. He recalls grocery orders by carving them on his epidermis.
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Associated Press
Oronto
Ont
Toronto
John Darch
John
Darch
Panama Wins Bout With U S Over Gold Debt
Washington June 27 President Roosevelt asked Congress for legislation to bar suits for payment of government securities in gold or in the value of devalued currency. The move follows the Supreme Court gold case and aims to shield monetary policy from court challenges. The plan also seeks to allow non gold securities to be exchanged cash dollar for dollar with accrued interest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rency
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Secretary of the Treasury
Highway Markers Planned for West Virginia Work
West Virginia historical marker commission moves to erect about 500 highway markers across the state after PWA funds approval. July start hoped. cost estimated 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. Markers 36 by 42 inches, two way design, with state seal, naming historic sites and county seats. Governor Kump urged data assembly for the project. Road Commissioner Bailey pledged department cooperation.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
State Commission On Historic and Scenic Markers
West Virginia
PWA
H. G. Kump
E. L. Bailey
Weather Forecast and Beckley Heat Record
Generally fair tonight and Friday with local thunder showers in the northwest portion. Cooler in the north tonight. Official records from L A Mauck confirm it was hot in Beckley yesterday with a high of 83 and a low of 60 as the warm spell continues.
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Northwest Portion
North Portion
L. A. Mauck
Beckley
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Shroyer
Hartman
U. S
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