Haile Selassie Reaches Haven Amid Harar Flame
Haile Selassie reaches exile Palestine as Harar falls in flames and is reported captured. A British warship ferries the Ethiopian emperor to Haifa, then Jerusalem, while Mussolini’s Italy moves toward annexing Ethiopia and Britain debates sanctions amid League tensions.
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Haile Selassie
Palestine
Harar
Haifa
Jerusalem
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Europe
Rome
Mussolini
London
Baldwin
Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
League
Delinquents To Get More Care
Charleston officials announce expansion of public welfare services for delinquent children with six new field agents and three stenographers funded by about 32000 dollars annually under the social security act. The division aims to improve home conditions and educational facilities for dependent children and to monitor and correct delinquency causes.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Department of Public Welfare
Lois Kincaid
Department
Division of
Crippled Children
Mingo Audience Rebuffs Hiner
Williamson West Virginia May 8 Ralph M Hiner Democratic candidate for governor faced his second defeat as a Mingo County audience shouted down his campaign address duplicating the Logan audience’s reaction. Continued on page 6.
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Associated Press
Williamson
W. Va
Ralph M. Hiner
Mingo County
Logan
Notice to Slab Fork voters from Justice of the Peace candidate J K Cole
J K Cole banners his candidacy for Justice of the Peace in Slab Fork district claiming 54 years residence and a history with coal firms. He notes two years of unemployment due to age and health and urges voters to support him next Tuesday, thanking Roosevelt John L Lewis and United Mine Workers.
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Justice of the Peace
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
J. K. Cole
Resoon
Graf Zeppelin Nears Germany After South American Flight
Paris May 8 The Graf Zeppelin with emergency French clearance to traverse territory reached Saintes Maries early today and began the Rhine valley leg toward Friedrichshafen Germany. A prior radio report from off the Mediterranean coast of Spain warned of possible Alps crossing difficulty due to an accident in Rio de Janeiro.
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Associated Press
Paris
Graf Zeppelin
South America
Saintes Maries
Rhine
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Mediterranean
Spain
Alps
Rio de Janeiro
Bailey Calls for Businessman Governor in West Virginia
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ernest L. Bailey urged removing state leadership from lawyers and giving a businessman control. He cited his coal industry experience, backed nine month school terms, road construction, and tax reform including liquor revenue for municipalities. He supported Social Security expansion, old age pensions, and food taxation exemptions with stamps for enforcement. A Woodrow Wilson High band preceded his Bluefield address.
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West Virginia
Bailey
Civil Disobedience Disturbs Palestine
Emergency measures were invoked after 150 Arab leaders launched a civil dis obedience campaign including a strict boycott of Jewish interests. Government ordered halt of traffic between Jaffa and Tel Aviv as barbed wire barriers were set up in Jaffa and troops moved from Sarafend to enforce order.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Tel Abid
Sarafend
Culpepper Awards Prize to Mother at Mother’s Day Service
Reverend Ross Culpepper announced a prize for the oldest mother attending Mother's Day services at the Methodist Episcopal church. He hopes Raleigh county’s oldest mother will be in the audience for his sermon titled Mary a Real Mother, with special music by the church choir.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Ross Culpepper
Raleigh County
Mary
Justice Agents See Finish of Kidnap Racket
Federal agents closed two kidnap gangs in swift raids across states. William Mahan was seized in San Francisco as the hunt focused on remaining suspects including Thomas H. Robinson Jr. Hoover and Cummins hailed the crackdown on inter state crime and the Barker Karpis ring’s collapse.
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Justice
Associated Press
Washington
Cummings
William Mahan
Justice Department
San Francisco
Mahan
Massa n han back in town for Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case
William Ma han, 33, ex convict, returned to Tacoma as government prepared to try him immediately for the 200000 abduction of nine year old heir George Weyerhaeuser. Prosecutor Harry H. Johnston said trial would not be sought in state court though death could be possible under state law if convicted. Under the Lindbergh law no death penalty due to no harm to the victim.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Harry H. Johnston
Lindbergh
Neely Defends WPA Director in West Virginia
Senator M M Neely defended WPA Director F Witcher McCullough amid Holt charges of a political machine. He cited an independent investigator praising McCullough’s relief program and noted Parkersburg conditions were the only deplorable spot. Neely recalled threats from Holt’s brother Matthew over removal, asserting his lifelong support for labor and schools.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
W. V
M. M. Neely
D-Wva
Holt
Works Progress Administration
Rush D. Holt
Neely
WPA
F. Witcher McCullough
Parkersburg
Matthew
Washington
Senate
Flay McCullough
Grandview Road Prospects Reported By Chamber Leaders
President C L George and Secretary W A James told the chamber last night of a promising Grandview road project to be built this summer or fall. They spoke after visiting Grandview and holding a neighborhood meeting where many attended. property owners pledged free rights of way. The report also noted twenty new chamber members and urged support for a Pinecrest sanitarium hospital unit. May 11 17 cleanup and paint up week was endorsed, and plans discussed for Route 12 re-routing via South Oakwood Avenue or Beckley Junction.
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W. A. James
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West Virginia Board of Control
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Winston
M. J. Morans
Modern Furniture Company
Beckley Theatre
Oakwood Avenue
City Avenue
Beckley Junction
Road Commission
Princeton
Coolidge Furnishings Auction Fetches Over $1400
Northampton Mass May 8 The household furnishings of former President Calvin Coolidge brought slightly more than 1400 to his widow at public auction yesterday An unofficial tally of sales disclosed the total as the auction proceeded Attorney Ralph W Hemenway said Mrs Coolidge would likely donate the proceeds to charity Prior to the auction both Hem enway and Judge Henry P Field derided the 400 odd articles as junk The former first lady is now traveling in Europe.
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Associated Press
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
George H. Bean
Ralph W. Hemenway
Coolidge
Hemenway
Henry P. Field
No Money Owed Petty Denies County Debts
Responding to Charleston charges that he owed Raleigh County $2,280.89 Squire Zach A. Petty released a statement denying any indebtedness to the county or state He said the bonding company has refused to pay and that the claim is invalid and untrue.
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C. L. Bailey
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Edith Maxwell Granted Error in Wise County Murder Case
Richmond Virginia May 8 Justice E W Hudgins of the Virginia supreme court of appeals has granted a writ of error to review the Wise county murder conviction of Edith Maxwell the 21 year old mountain school teacher. The court will hear arguments at the June term in Wytheville where the petition for reversal and a request for bail will be considered. Maxwell was convicted of first degree murder in the July 1935 death of her father Trigg Maxwell and has remained jailed since her arrest.
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Richmond
Edith Maxwell
E. W. Hudgins
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
H. A. W. Skeen
Wise County
Trigg Maxwell
Wytheville
Skeen
Supreme Court
Wise County Court
Maxwell
Funeral Sunday For Mrs Evans
Funeral services for Mrs Delia M Evans aged 68 who died last night at her son Roy C Evans home on Clyde Street will be held at the Evans residence at 9 30 Sunday morning conducted by Rev J L Lineweaver Burial will be under the direction of Caffee undertakers in the family cemetery at Union Survivors include her son and a daughter Mrs A N Cline of Alicetown Pennsylvania a sister Mrs James Allen of Ronceverte a step mother Mrs Stephen Wiseman of Union and eight half brothers and half sisters
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Delia M. Evans
Roy C. Evans
Clyde Street
Evans
J. L. Lineweaver
Union
Alicetown
Pennsylvania
James Allen
Ronceverte
Stephen Wiseman
Craze Glass Worker Murders Three Women in Hotel
Nick Lacamera, a 32 year old glass worker, went on a shooting spree in a downtown hotel, killing Mrs. Yanus Dudley 50, Mary Sue Brown 26, and Mrs. Lucille Limer 30. Brown died at scene, Dudley and Limer died later at hospital. Lacamera claimed memory loss after the incident.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
Amuck
Yanus Dudley
Mary Sue Brown
Lucille Limer
Dudley
Lacamera
Nick Lacamera
Miss Brown
Mrs. Dudley
Majority Democrats Fail On Relief Fund Pledge
Washington May 8 House Democrats failed in a caucus to earmark 700 million of the 1.425 billion relief fund. They shifted to a 350 million target on the floor and expect to pass the 2.364 billion deficiency bill unchanged. Republican plans to replace WPA funds with state grants facing Democratic opposition. Beiter’s PWA bloc vote 53 to 70. steering committee to map floor strategy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Representative Beiter
New York
PWA
Appropriations Committee
House
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Beiter
Beckley Clergy Attend Beckley District Conference
Beckley members of Methodist Episcopal churches South gather in Ansted for the Beckley district conference that runs from May 6 to today. The Rev Noel B Harmon of Roanoke delivers the opening sermon. Attendees include Rev J B F Yoak Jr and Dr Henry Leonard Clay of the Methodist Temple, E F Cooper, A L Rohrer, J W Wright, Mrs G W Bright, and delegations from East Beckley led by Rev E H Ritchie and Mrs Ritchie.
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Methodist Episcopal Churches
South
Ansted
Noel B. Harmon
Roanoke
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
The
Methodist Temple
Henry Leonard Clay
E. F. Cooper
A. L. Rohrer
J. W. Wright
G. W. Bright
East Beckley
E. H. Ritchie
Wall Street Slips Early. Gains Seen For Some Big Names
Stocks opened with heavy selling on Wall Street but pressure eased by midmorning. American Telephone, Dupont, and Douglas Aircraft posted modest gains while U S Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors, Chrysler, J I Case, New York Central and Santa Fe trailed the market as declines persisted.
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N. Y
American Telephone
Dupont
Douglas Aircraft
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
J. I. Case
New York Central
Sante Fe
Shady High 10 Give Diplomas to Large Class
Fifty-one students will graduate from Shady High in the twelfth annual commencement exercises on Thursday May 21. Principal Randolph Norton says this is the second largest class in the school's history. Dr. Ritchie Ware will deliver the class sermon Sunday May 17 at 2 30 PM on The Dimensions of a Man. The graduating address will be by Reverend Ross Culpepper whose theme is Four Keys to Life. Activity Night closes commencement week with a combined class night honoring home church and school. The annual music concert opens the events and will be free with a voluntary contribution at the door. Names of graduates include Ruth Anderson Genevieve Bowling Blanche Brammer Helen Campbell Mackl Farley Madeline Fink Lydia Green Tempy Hall Opal Hibbs Joan King Raymelle Lilly Mary Grace Lilly Ruth Miller Pauline Meador Susie Ramsom Margaret Radford Carrie Richmond Hazel Richardson Rulah Richardson Genevieve Snead Edith Smith Pauline Stover Virginia Wilburn Mary Williams Virginia Worley Jordan Adkins Glen Akers Charles Anderson George Brown ing Woodrow Canterbury Wallace Carper Byron Cole Bernard Fink Pat Fourney David Fourney Lonnie Green James Green Oren Hibbs John Hajash Denzel Johnson Rexford Lilly Merrill Lilly Elmer Lilly Ireland Martin Warren McGinnis Kermit Okes Cornelius Pugh Kenneth Roach George Sweeney Harold Wood Alben Thompson
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Shady High School
Randolph Norton
Ritchie Ware
First Christian Church
Ross Culpepper
Methodist Episcopal Church
Shady
Msic
Ruth Anderson
Genevieve Bowling
Blanche Brammer
Helen Campbell
Mackl Farley
Madeline Fink
Lydia Green
Tempy Hall
Opal Hibbs
Joan King
Raymel
Hindenberg Heads For Lakehurst In Record Voyage
The Hindenberg, en route from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst New Jersey, hopes to arrive at 7 am tomorrow completing a 63 and a half hour crossing. A sighting of a huge iceberg thrilled passengers as the airship rose to 3000 feet into sunshine after a 40 mile per hour headwind. Dr Hugo Eckener noted five tons of water gained in half an hour, aiding ballast as rainwater is absorbed into tanks.
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Associated Press
America
Hindenberg
Lakehurst
N. J
E. Ss. T
Friedrichshafen
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Car Deaths Down Sharply From Last Year in Raleigh County
A Raleigh county check shows 12 automobile deaths in the first 129 days of 1935 versus three this year, a 75 percent drop. Cold weather and icy roads slowed traffic and lowered speeds, while police note fewer fatal mishaps as spring arrives.
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Raleigh
Stamford
Edwight
Skelton
New York Woman Reported Found
May 8 The United States awaited clarification of the Ethiopian question before shaping American policy. Cornelius Van H. Engert, the American minister, informed the state department that Miss Eleanor Meade, a New York newspaperwoman, is safe. She had been missing since marauding natives attacked the ancient capital.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Ethiopia
Cornelius van H. Engert
State Department
Eleanor Meade
New York
Robbers escape after shootout at Los Angeles station
In Los Angeles on May 8 two robbers fleeing a hold up opened fire wounding 18 year old Harriet Woody. Police traced their car through southwestern LA and fired on it before the suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Harriet Woody
Weather summary for Los Angeles shows high 84
The weather report notes yesterday’s high of 84 degrees and a low of 52 in Los Angeles. L A Mack stated the latest conditions today.
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