Seder Found But Officers Mum In Kidnap Case
Dr. James Seder, 79, former Anti-Saloon League head, was found dazed in Wayne County after missing since Nov 1. Federal agents refused comment on a kidnapping theory while Seder spoke of abductors to farmer Albert Rank. Willard Seder, his son, arrived from Pittsburgh as agents took charge of the case.
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Associated Press
Huntington
James Seder
Wayne County
Dr. Seder
Albert Ronk
R. E. Vetterl
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Willard Secer
Pittsburgh
Glenn Johnson
Wayne
Seder
Japan
East End
Albert Rank
Federal Bureau of Identification
R. E. Vetterly
Vetterly
Rank
Discrepancy In Wright Case Stokes Police Debate
California Police Capt. Charles Blake argued a 60 degree angle bullet path shows Paul A. Wright fired while standing over his wife and John B. Kimmel, challenging Wright’s claim he fired from 20 feet away in the jealous confrontation. The dispute centers on how the fatal shots pierced the piano bench.
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Calif
Charles Blake
Paul A. Wright
John B. Kimmel
Blake
Wright
Glen Martin to Build Big Plane
The Glenn L. Martin company announced plans to start work on an ocean transport plane with a wing span of 188 feet. The craft would carry 100 passengers by day or 66 at night and could fly the Pacific in one hop or a non stop Europe trip, being nearly three times the size of the Pan American Clippers.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Company
Pacific
Europe
Dogs Guard Slain Hunter In Indiana County
Two hunting dogs alerted rescuers to the body of 16 year old Steve Warhol of Creekside found about a quarter mile from his farm. Coroner John Woods said the boy had been missing 24 hours and apparently bled to death from an arm wound after unintentionally firing into a rabbit hole.
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NDI Ana
P Press
Inda
Steve Warhol
Creekside
John Woods
Indiana County
Five Children Die in Farm Fire at Olivet Michigan
Five children of Mr and Mrs Harold Wrigglesworth burned to death when a small building on Gordon Raymond's farm near Olivet caught fire. The parents and Raymond were in the barn as flames began, with firemen saying the blaze likely started from an oil lamp or a small heating stove.
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Associated Press
Olivet
Mich
Harold Wrigglesworth
Gordon Raymond
Here
Raymond
Demonstration ends in tragedy at Utah State College
Charles F Stein bach a freshman at Utah State Agricultural College died during a demonstration. He had told four people he would show how Carroll S Anderson of Hollywood described as a czarist guardsman acted. Steinbach fired a revolver with an empty chamber and then again to shoot himself, dying from a wound to the temple.
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Logan
Utah
Charles F. Steinbach
Utah State Agricultural College
Carroll S. Anderson
Hollywood
Hyrum Weatherston
Steinbach
Te Freshmar
Anderson
Billy Rose Says He Will Wed Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Denver report says Billy Rose will marry Eleanor Holm Jarrett after divorces are finalized. Rose declared their romance public and plans to end all show business ties with Holm once married. Holm, who faced Olympic committee trouble, consented, saying he is the boss.
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Art Jarrett
Billie Rose
Jarrett
Rose
Fannie Brice
Frances
Billy Rose
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Associated Press
Denver
Miss Holm
Berlin
Comedienne
Arthur Jarrett
Hollywood
Four Calicino brothers fined for assault at roadhouse
Four young men including Angelo and Joe Calicino and Frank Calicino plus Nick Zingo pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Acton Bragg after a winter brawl at Calicino's roadhouse in Calloway Heights. Fines ranged from five to twenty five dollars. conspiracy charge reduced after talks with counsel. Bragg was said to have provoked the fight and was beaten with broom sticks and fists. Judge Kilgore warned them to call police next time and noted prior trouble at the establishment.
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Acton Bragg
Calloway Heights
Calicino
Angelo
Joe Calicino
Harley Kilgore
Frank Calicino
Nick Zingo
Gren
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Oppie Lee Hedrick
Thornhill
Bragg
Corp. A. Scalise
Navy May Seek More Airships
Washington reports indicate the navy may ask Congress next year to fund a giant airship, its first since the Macon crash in 1935. Rear Admiral Cook urged a quick decision on building more dirigibles, while Charles Edison stressed the need to test their capabilities. Contracts for two blimps for Lakehurst were mentioned, with plans to expand Alameda and add tenders for long range patrol planes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Congress
California
Arthur B. Cook
Navy Aeronautics
Charles Edison
Macon
Cook
Foor
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
Alameda
Calif
Daring Fireman Rescues Couple From Cosmopolitan Fire
New York report says Fireman Charles Roschler was lowered from the roof to the seventh floor to rescue Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mc Auliffe from a burning room in the Cosmopolitan hotel as 180 guests escaped via fire escapes. The couple were saved with minor burns.
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Associated Press
New York
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Broadway
Charles Roschler
Chester McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Roanoke Pastor Conducts Revival Services
Rev W W Carter of Roanoke Virginia, superintendent of the Virginia conference, leads revival meetings at the Pentecostal Holiness church in Eccles. He will oversee a quarterly conference tomorrow morning and an announcement will detail remaining revival services likely ending next Thursday.
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W. W. Carter
Roanoke
Virginia
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Eccles
Albert H. McGhee
McGhee
Deathbed claim tied to Fowler murder trial in Ohio
Dr. C. E. Holzer of Gallipolis testified in Pomeroy on the second degree murder case of Sheriff Roscoe Fowler. He recalled Lase Williamson saying on his death bed that Fowler caused his fatal skull fracture. The judge considered admitting the testimony as Davis presented a blackjack to the doctor to test the injury source.
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Associated Press
Pomeroy
Ohio
C. E. Holzer
Gallipolis
Roscoe O. Fowler
Lase Williamson
Megga County
Doc
Fowler
Holzer
Commonpleas
Frank M. Acton
Acton
Dr. Holzer
Holzer Hospital
Williamson
L. Crary Davis
Thirteen Land Sales Recorded
Deeds recorded show multiple transfers across Raleigh County. Howard Birchfield bought 5.63 acres from P W Davis, while W A Fadeley and others sold Denver Fadeley four sixths in East Wickham. C H Bowyer transferred a Coal City lot to A E Bowyer and Pineydale Coal and Land Company sold a Jonben lot to Will Pollard. Other transfers include Lola Lewis to D C Meadows Jr and Bank of Raleigh to Gordon Taylor at Calloway Heights.
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Howard Birchfield
P. W. Davis
W. A
Opal Fadeley
Denver M. Fadeley
East Wickham
C. H
Bowyer
A. E. Bowyer
Coal City
Pineydale Coal and Land Company
Will and
Mollie Pollard
Jonben
Lola V. Lewis
Park View
D. C
Flora D. Lilly
Anna
Louis Smiley
Lantha Brooks
Trap Hill
William
Anna McElrath
Sophia
O. A
Ferne Phillips
Frank
Etta Prince
Shady Spring
George and
Lillie Prince
Hosford Reaffirms Chairmanship of Coal Board
Washington Charles F. Hosford Jr after a White House conference withdrew his resignation and will remain indefinitely as chairman of the federal coal commission. He spoke to reporters following talks with Secretary James Roosevelt. The commission set an average mining cost of 2.15 per ton for Appalachian soft coal, with 1.79 per ton for Area Two including Indiana Illinois Iowa and Western Kentucky, shaping the minimum price under the Guffey act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Charles F. Hosford Jr
White House
Federal Coal Commission
Bituminous Coal Commission
Appalachian
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Commission
Protest Over Proposed Rail Rate Increase Heard
Charleston witnesses from West Virginia coal coke iron and steel firms urged the public service commission to reject plans to raise intra state rates for natural resources and by products to match interstate levels. More than 100 people attended the Class 1 railroads hearing as proposed coal rate hikes ranged from three to fifteen cents per ton.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
FDR to Confer With Utilities Over Electric Rates
President Roosevelt announced plans to meet private power utility executives next week to press for lower property valuations to reduce electric rates. He said he did not know if they would discuss expansion or construction in the utility field.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Price Changes on Stock Mart Small
New York reports small price changes in both directions on the stock market as traders weighed early gains. The day offered modest movement with several issues finishing near break even and investors watching for guidance from corporate results.
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Stock Mart
Associated Press
New York
Aged Chicago Woman Slain on Northwest Side
Neighbors found 70 year old Mrs Bertha De Meyer murdered in a sparsely furnished Northwest Side room. Police say the victim likely died by strangulation with an electric cord twisted by a curling iron. Acquaintances describe her as a widow on relief.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bertha de Meyer
370 Killed On State's Roads Before Oct 1 1937
West Virginia reported 370 traffic fatalities on state roads in the first ten months of 1937. Kanawha county led with 40 deaths, Huntington recorded 19, and Cabell Raleigh each had 21, while six counties had no fatalities. Farmont city and several mid-size towns also posted no deaths in the period.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Public Safety
Kanawha
Cabell
Raleigh
Huntington
Tyler
Monroe
Hardy
Morgan
Pleasants
Farmont
Bluefield
Morgantown
Martinsburg
Weston
Elkins
Hinton
Keyser
Welch
Veteran Dies on Armistice Day in Arlington Burial
Kingwood resident Roy Slider, 44, long ill after inhaling poison gas in World War I with the AEF, died on the 19th anniversary of the Armistice. He passed at Mount Alto Hospital in Washington D C. A native of western Maryland, he will be buried in Arlington Cemetery after funeral services Saturday.
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Associated Press
Kingwood
Roy Slider
France
Friends
Mount Alto Hospital
D. C
Maryland
Arlington
Posse Fatally Injures Black Suspect in Clarksburg Case
In Coahoma Mississippi Sheriff Lee Matthews reports an armed posse fatally wounded a young Black man named Jesse Turner who had confronted deputies and police while en route to a Clarksburg jail. Turner had escaped into a cypress break after a robbery arraignment. the sheriff escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Coahoma
Mass
Lee Matthews
Jesse Turner
Clarksburg
One County Jailbreaker Convicted in Escaping Case
Two young men faced criminal court over county jail escapes. Herbert Ailstock was found guilty of escaping on May 20 and awaits sentence. Clifford Rose, from Shady Spring, is on trial as deputies recaptured him August 27 wearing a nightshirt during the escape. Evidence centered on jail trusties and prior convictions. Local officials testified, detailing capture and flight across Crab Orchard and Shady Spring.
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Herbert Ailstock
Harley Kilgore
W. A. Thornhill Jr
Ailstock
C. O. Hanson
van Hunter
Hanson
Hunter
Clifford Rose
Shady Spring District
Rose
Sheriff's Office
Farmer
Pemberton
Crab Orchard
Shady Spring
Thornhill
Japanese Raids Push Inland Across Shanghai Region
Japanese columns pressed into the interior as Nanziang and Anting fell, with 2,000 Chinese casualties reported around Anting. The Shanghai battle ended as Chinese withdrew from Nantao. Berlin and Brussels dispatches note potential German mediation and peace talks continue despite Japan’s stance.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Nantag
Pootung
Aating
Anting
Iwane Matsui
Teas North
Soochow Creek
Nantao
Metropolis
Visiting Minister to Lead Services at First Baptist
Visiting Minister Dr. Young Tillman Shehane of Key West Florida will conduct Sunday services at First Baptist Church here. He will deliver sermons during services Monday Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
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Young Tillman Shehane
Key West, Fla
First Baptist Church
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