Kidnap Outlaw Barker and Four Co-defendants Convicted
Arthur Doc Barker, the kidnap outlaw, and four co-defendants were convicted by a federal court jury in the $200,000 abduction of banker Edward G. Bremer. The jury also acquitted two others in the conspiracy to kidnap case connected to the Barker Karpis mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Barker
Bremer
Associated Press
St. Paul, Minn
Arthur
Doc” Barker
Edward G. Bremer
Alvin Karpis
Barker-Karpis
Harold Alderton
Bensenville
Ill
Oliver Berg
Illinois State
John J. McLaughlin
Chicago
James Wilson
Northwestern University
Woman Attempts To Drown Self On Ohio River Bridge
Huntington May 17 a 23 year old mother of two borrowed pennies to pay a toll then leaped from the center of the span into the flood swollen Ohio river and was rescued by a witness Jerry Johnson 18 of Huntington pulled her from the water after she struck toward shore Police said Mrs Jeane Winters Fulks of Proctorville Ohio faced economic hardship and told officers she was despondent over supporting her sons A toll keeper lent her three pennies for the bridge toll and witnesses placed her about 85 feet above the river before the plunge
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Associated Press
Huntington
Jeane Winters Fulks
Proctorville
Ohio
Jerry Johnson, Jr
Six Arrests Over Numbers Game Near Stratton High
Six men were arrested by county and city officers on South Fayette Street opposite Stratton High School for gambling related to a numbers game. Arrested were Clarence Brown Henry Waddell S C Washington Wordell Russell Lee Davis and James Walker. Constable Clyde McDowell said warrants were requested by a colored citizen who claimed Stratton students were spending all their money. Hearings were set for this afternoon before Squire H F Hancock.
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South Fayette Street
Stratton High School
Clarence Brown
Henry Waddell
S. C. Washington
Wordell Russell
Lee Davis
James Walker
Clyde McDowell
Stratton
Squire H. F. Hancock
Sentences Of Death Upheld For Germans In Kaunas
Kaunas Lithuania May 17 The Lithuanian supreme court today upheld four death sentences and 87 prison terms handed to German residents accused of plotting to seize territory for the Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kaunas
Lithuania
Lithuanian Supreme Court
Reich
Youth Sought On Assault Charge in Princeton
Princeton Kentucky May 17 Gar land Lewis 18 was hunted on a charge of criminally assaulting a 15 year old girl after she attended commencement exercises Wednesday night Howard B Ladd 25 friend of Lewis is held on a charge of helping Lewis The girl Evalyn Hawkins lives with two uncles Paul and Carl Marquess Doctors said she was in a serious condition yesterday She was found in a ditch in the wooded section of the county early yesterday She was dazed and bruised She had not fully regained her senses last night doctors said Ladd denied he knew Lewis attacked the girl He said Lewis stopped their automobile on a dark road and walked away with the girl A few minutes later the uncles drove up beside and asked about her The three men heard a girl s scream but could not find Evalyn or Lewis They called officers who located her.
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Associated Press
Princeton
Garland Lewis
Howard B. Ladd
Lewis
Evalyn Hawkins
Paul
Carl Marquess
Ladd
Evalyn
Man Arrested As Hit Run Driver In Sprague Crash
William Crane a Cranberry mine employe was held for grand jury action on hit run charges and found guilty of drunken driving after a Sprague accident that injured 14 year old Thelma Bailey. Crane was fined 25 dollars and costs and jailed sixty days, with bond set at 500 dollars for appeal and pending grand jury action. Bailey suffered minor bruises and brush burns as she walked along the highway. Crane was arrested soon after by state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crane
Cranberry Mine
Sprague
Thelma Bailey
Crane
Squire Zach A. Petty
Bailey
Holt Contest Is Again Continued In Senate
The senate elections committee postponed consideration of the seating contest for Senator-Elect Holt of West Virginia until next week. Chairman George of Georgia said the delay was needed due to the senate finance committee meeting requiring his presence and that of other elections panel members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Holt
West Virginia
Senate Elections Committee
George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Elections Committee
Wheeling liquor stores are next opens in Wheeling
Charleston May 17 The next two state liquor stores to be opened will be those in Wheeling opening either Monday or Tuesday, the liquor control commission said today. The commissioners said they are concentrating on these two stores and have not made definite plans for the opening of any other.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Wheeling
Liquor Control Commission
Lilly Arrested On Arson Count In Coal City Case
Lilly of Coal City faces arson charges for burning Mrs. Elizabeth Cole Lilly home on April 23. Deputy state fire marshal Wilson filed the warrant. Lilly denied the charge after questioning. Prosecutor McGinnis notes Lilly, a Missouri native, has prior jail terms for liquor violation and desertion. The house was owned by Mrs. Cole Lilly and wholly destroyed. insurance covered by Dixie Fire Insurance.
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Coal City
D. Cc. (Doyle) Lilly
Lilly
Parker R. Wilson
Squire H. F. Hancock
Lully
W. H. McGinnis
Livy
Missouri
California
Colorado
Elizabeth Cole Lilly
Wilkes Insurance Agency
Dixie Fire Insurance Company
Uaem
Odd Fellows In Sunday Meeting In Raleigh County
Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah lodge in Raleigh county will meet at Mt. Tabor church Sunday at 2 30 PM to hear A J Wilkinson of Huntington speak. Wilkinson, longtime grand secretary, will be joined by J P Wilkinson and the grand high priest. A musical program is planned and officials urge wide attendance.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah Lodge
Raleigh County
Mt. Tabor
A. J. Wilkinson
Huntington
Wilkinson
J. P. Wilkinson
Federal Credit Board Urged By Morgenthau in Senate
Secretary Morgenthau urged a strong federal board to govern credit and currency, likening it to a supreme court in a Senate banking sub committee appearance. He supported open market operation authority for the Federal Reserve Board and called for the board to be free of political control.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Morgenthau
Senate Banking Sub
Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve Board
Richberg Leaving NRA for Private Practice
Washington May 17 informed sources say Donald K. Richberg will step from government to private law practice when the current NRA acts ends June 16. He plans to remain only as Blue Eagle recovery board chairman during NRA legislative reorganization. Other NRA executives also consider early retirement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Donald K. Richberg
Richberg
Blue Eagle Recovery Board
Congress
Body Of Child Found Drowned In A Creek
Annapolis May 17 The body of seven year old Frank M Sazama son of a naval academy athletic instructor missing nearly two days was found today floating in a creek about 100 yards from his home It appeared the boy had fallen from a bridge into the creek on his way from school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Annapolis
Frank M. Sazama
Naval Academy
Profit Taking Hits Stock Market Today
Wall Street stock market faced notable profit taking after a firm opening. The list became irregular as trading continued with brisk activity. U. S. Steel and Anaconda advanced about a point in brisk dealings.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
N. Y
U. S. Steel
Anaconda
Reverend G C Hite to Leave MacAlpin Church
The Reverend G C Hite resigns after seven years at MacAlpin Community Church due to coal production decline. He will serve Wright and Terry communities under Bluestone Presbytery home missions. Since his arrival six and a half years ago, 232 members joined, 110 by profession of faith and baptism, and average Sunday School attendance reached 125. A May 6 church board letter from W B Crickmer notes the painful duty to accept the resignation and adopt a resolution.
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G. C. Hite
MacAlpin
Beckley
Wright and Terry
Home Mission Board
Bluestone Presbytery
W. B. Crickmer
Mr. Crickmer
MacAlpin Community Church Board
Convent Fire in Joliet Kills Four Including Nun
A Joliet convent fire today claims four lives including Sister St Elaine Desseurs aged 75. Firemen battled the blaze after it broke out in the early morning as nuns evacuated residents and animals from the Notre Dame congregation building. One fireman was believed dying as rescue efforts continued.
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Associated Press
Joliet
Quebec
Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
Elaine Desseurs
Repeal Vote in Georgia Edge Narrowly Against
Unofficial tabulation shows Georgia’s repeal narrowly defeated by 90 votes after late rural returns narrowed a large urban lead. AP count across 159 counties reports 82,019 against repeal to 81,929 for repeal, while beer and wines voting were legalized by solid margins.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
Smith To Speak At Concord High School Commencement
Claude L. Smith of St. Albans will deliver Concord High School’s commencement address on May 24 as 13 seniors and 48 eighth grade students receive diplomas. The program includes salutatory by Ray Seacrist, valedictory by Leo Epler, sermon May 23 by Rev. O E Stump, and diplomas by W R Fugitt.
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Claude L. Smith
St. Albans
West Virginia
O. E Stump
Whitesville Baptist Church
Whitesville Hotel
George Chambers
W. R. Fugitt
Ray Seacrist
Leo Epler
Chambers
James Simmons
Shelby Osborne
Oscar Dunbar
Wilbur McGown
Donally Stover
Juanita Southard
Zella Foster
Siby Williams
Marie Wingo
Lillian Jordan
Margaret Thompson
Coal Industry Given Warning
Dr John W Finch director of the U S bureau of mines warned the coal industry about reckless waste of Pennsylvania bituminous beds and southern West Virginia smokeless coals. He cited a Ravenson report showing 11 percent of top Kentucky gas and metallurgical coal deposits exhausted and 22 percent of high grade West Virginia and southwest Virginia coals depleted.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
John W. Finch
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Coal Division
American Mining Congress
Finch
Howard N. Ravenson
American Institute of Metallurgy
Ministers Re Elect All State Officers
Jacksons Mill May 17 All officers of the West Virginia Ministers conference were re elected at the closing session today Dr E J Wooster of Salem president R O Locke of Parsons vice president A H Rapking of Lost Creek executive secretary
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Associated Press
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia
E. J. Wooster
Salem
R. O. Locke
Parsons
A. H. Rapking
Lost Creek
Beckley Man Kidnaped In Charleston He Says
The New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute will meet at Mountainair hotel Mt Hope on Thursday May 23 at 7 30. T. L. Farmham will discuss automatic pumping and priming and A M MacCutcheon will cover AC and DC motor design. MacCutcheon is an AI E E director and US standards committee member. Tickets for a Columbus Philo tour June 7 will be available, with M K Clay as secretary treasurer and William Thompson presiding.
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New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute
Mountainair Hotel
Mt. Hope
T. L. Farmham
Barrett Haentjens Pump Company
A. M. MacCutcheon
Reliance Electric and
Patman Measure Sent to White House for Veto
May 17 The Patman inflationary bonus bill was sent to the White House after the vice president signed the $2.2 billion measure. President Roosevelt planned to begin the veto message this afternoon, with the veto likely to reach the House first where leaders expect a quick overrid e. The Senate vote midweek will determine the ultimate fate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Patman
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Cranberry Miner Tony Sarokie Dies After Illness
Tony Sarokie a 47 year old Cranberry miner died in a local hospital after a long illness. He had lived in Cranberry 15 years, nine at the boarding house of Mrs Anna Vira. Funeral services will be held Sunday at Prosperity church conducted by Reverend F L Shannon with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Tony Sarokie
Cranberry
Anna Vira
Prosperity Church
F. L. Shannon
Sunset Memorial Park
Poison test clears cocoa of deadly toxin in Gross case
New York May 17 city toxicologist Dr Alexander O Gettler announced he found no traces of poison in a cocoa can linked to Frederick Gross the crippled bookkeeper charged with killing his wife and four children. The deaths occurred between March 29 and April 26 and officials had reported poison in the dead woman and two children.
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Associated Press
New York
Alexander O. Gettler
Frederick Gross
Gross
Kidnapped Raleigh County Man Charged Over Forged Checks
Charleston May 17 The kidnaping of Jonathan Brabban 46 of Beckley was linked to checks he apparently signed under drug influence or force. Sherman and Virginia Burks of Charleston were held for grand jury action as Brabban, last seen April 26 after Shrine events, was found May 8. Police testified he signed about 20 checks worth hundreds of dollars, though he recalled none of the signatures.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Raleigh
Sherman Burks
Virginia Burks
Intermediate Court Grand
Jonathan Brabban
Beckley
Brabban
Reporter jailed then released after brief stay at tombs
New York reporter Martin Mooney of the New York American was taken to the tombs for a 30 day contempt sentence but was freed after only a few minutes. He was later brought before Supreme Court Justice John F. Carew on a writ of habeas corpus.
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Associated Press
New York
Michael Hobbins
Martin Mooney
New York American
Court of Supreme Court
John F. Carew
Hit Run Driver Injures Bowers
A man who gave the name J E Bowers or Elmer Bowers was found injured on a highway near Helen and brought to Beckley Hospital. He is reported to have fractured ribs and other injuries after being struck by a car that did not stop. He arrived by ambulance operated by the C C B Coal Company.
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J. E. Bowers
Elmer Bowers
Beckley Hospital
Helen
Bowers
C. C. B. Coal Company
Helen Mines
Unclear Weather Forecast Fragments
Fragmentary weather note indicates continued cool conditions tonight with increasing clouds Saturday followed by showers starting Saturday night or Sunday. No specific locations or dates provided.
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Saint Paul
Ohio River
President Roosevelt
Administration Farm Program
Mr. Roosevelt
Kentucky
Girl
Wheeling Liquor Stores
Odd Fellows In
Mount Tabor
Federal Credit Board
Banking
NRA
Pastor Hite
M’alpin
Wright, Terry
Mission Board
Cricker
Claude S.m.ilth
Smith
Concord Hs
Farmham
Mechanical Institute
Johnathan Brabbran
Third Avenue
Brabhan
Arnold Brabhan
Jonathan
Cyrus W. Hall
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