Six Clarksburg councilmen indicted for bribe attempts
Six Clarksburg city councilmen, including Joseph Oliverio Ray Titchenal and Thomas Cornwell, were indicted on bribery charges for seeking cash payments tied to a sewage disposal contract and other favors. Prosecutors say the group conspired to obtain money and protection in exchange for votes and city favors.
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C. E. Musgrave
Joseph A. Oliverio
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Thomas F. Cornwell
Frank O'Day
M. B. Criss
Frank F. Underwood
Musgrave
O'Day
Virgil Slack
Oliverio
Larry Policano
Sam Pulice
Clifford
Titchenal
Oliveria
Drink and Flower Orders Part of Labor Study Plan
New York report notes the Duke and Duchess of Windsor aboard the Bremen on a suggested menu with the duke to receive steaks and brandy while the duchess would have flowers. London dispatch adds Laborite MP Herbert Morrison urging the duke to stay out of public life and continue private study. Windsor canceled a U.S. trip to focus on labor and housing amid controversy.
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Duchess
George H. Zeidler
Sun Deck
Bremen
Windsors
United States
Zeidler
Dudley R. Forwood
London
der Herzog
Associated London
Herbert Morrison
Duke of Windsor
Forward
Morrison
America
Seven Companies Free of Charges in Gasoline Case
Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone dismissed conspiracy charges against seven corporations and one individual in the gasoline price fixing probe. The defunct counts involved three market publications linked to major oil groups, including Platt Publications and National Petroleum News. Warren C. Platt faced the single remaining defendant charge while Tidewater Associated Oil Deep Rock Oil Louisiana Oil Refining and Cities Service Export were named among the firms. Attorneys for Platt Publications and the Journal of Commerce urged acquittal, but the judge ruled the dismissal eliminates double jeopardy risks and ends the case against the listed parties.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
Chicago Journal of Commerce Publishing Company
W. C. Platt Company
Platt
Dilgram
National Petroleum Publishing Company
National Petroleum News
Warren C. Platt
Cleveland
National
Stone
Young boy crushed by furrow plow in York County tragedy
In Red Lion Pennsylvania Arthur Lav erne Godfrey five years old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Godfrey died when a furrow plow toppled from its upright position and fell on his back. Coroner L A Zech attributed the fatal injuries to the accident.
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York
Arthur Laverne
Joseph Godfrey
Red Lion
R. D
L. A. Zech
Young GOP Club To Be Revived In Wyoming County
A A Browning and John K Lambert said plans to revive the Young Republican club in Wyoming county would start immediately after a Charleston conference. Baren H Toler of Mullens was named financial chairman as party finance methods were being developed. Dr Seder, former anti saloon league official, was found in a cave near an abandoned mine with injuries after being held captive. He described being held in a mine and freed himself with his son present at Wayne physician Dr Glen Johnson's office. FBI agents and his son guarded him as he was to be transported to Memorial Hospital in Huntington.
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Pineville
A. A. Browning
John K. Lambert
Charleston
Young Republican Club
Wyoming County
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Mullens
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Seder
Memorial Hospital
William Dixon
Wayne
West Virginia
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Glen Johnson
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Dion
Charles R. McGhee
The
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Johnson
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Rank
Huntington
Seder Found Dead in Apartment After Daylight Lights
A neighbor alerted police when lights burned during the day and mail remained untouched. An investigation found missing bed clothing and prompted a probe led by Federal Agents and Lieutenant of Detectives Leslie J. Swann.
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