Japs Push Advance on Peiping Front In China
A transport with 1435 U S Marines arrived off Woosung in the Yangtze estuary. Japanese forces drove toward Paolingfu with 60 000 troops crossing rivers and seizing key positions on the Peiping Hankow Railway, while strikes near Tinghsing threatened retreat routes for Chinese forces. Shrapnel and anti aircraft fire endangered ships in Shanghai as combat and bombardment continued around the Yangtze and Whangpoo rivers.
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Chaumont
Woosung
Yangtze
Shanghai
United States
Associated Press
Peiping
Japan
Kaopeilien
Peiping-Hankow
Paolingfu
Tinghsing
Kaopintien
Peiqing
Yungting River
Kuanhsien
Chuma River
Augusta
International Settlement
F. B. Lynch
Chinese Finance Ministry
Yangtzepoo
Whangpoo River
Markham Road
Mormons Urged to Save Food During Local Shortage
Salt Lake City area Latter Day Saints urged to abstain from two meals tomorrow and donate the value to build a regional warehouse for bumper crops storage. Church officials estimate about 125000 people in the region will participate.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Utah
Joseph
Negro Democratic Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening
The Raleigh County Negro Democratic Organization will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Building. At their rally Friday the group discussed social and economic issues facing the Negro community.
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Raleigh County
Negro Democratic Organization
Memorial Building
Young Demos Attend State Parley in Clarksburg
Young Democrats of Raleigh County prepare to send about 70 delegates to the state convention in Clarksburg with 48 counties represented and an overall turnout around 2,500. Key candidates Beacom of Cabell and Galbraith of Ohio vie for the chairmanship while Ralph Hartman resigns as executive secretary.
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J. Patrick Beacom
Huntington
Register
YDC
Cabell County
Carl Galbraith
Ohio County
Frank Berry
Clarksburg
Beacom
Hartman
State Compensation Department
Holt
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Fall Believed To Be Murder
Los Angeles police say nurse Ethel Irene Ostling 24 of Dent Minnesota was pushed from a hotel window Thursday night. A witness overheard a suspect say he needed money to buy a shirt after pushing a girl, and charred shirt fragments found in an incinerator are cited as corroboration. Eugene Williams of the district attorney’s office warns Ostling may have been led toward a life of shame.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Pollice
Ethel Irene Ostling
Dent
Minn
Miles Ledbetter
Eugene Williams
District Attorney's Office
State Engineer to Survey Milk in Raleigh County
A. J. Kranaskas, state health department engineer, will begin his annual inspection of all dairies in Raleigh County. The survey covers retail raw dairies and pasteurization plants, and will include a prorated count of producers supplying the plants.
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A. J. Kranaskas
State Health Department
Raleigh County
F D R Heads Westward On Campaign Tour
President Roosevelt set out on a campaign journey westward with preparations for major speeches. The trip follows his Constitution Day address attacking the Supreme Court and urging loyalty to the Constitution, amid debate over Hugo Black's confirmation and Klan associations. Senator Carter Glass defended Black’s nomination, calling opposition futile.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Associated Justice
The
Ku Klux Klan
Carter Glass
Virginia
Lynchburg
Black
Glass
Senator Black
Hope Still Held For Endeavour Missing in Atlantic Gale
The Endeavour, a British racing sloop carrying 20 aboard, has not been seen since she lost her tow in a 100-mile gale Monday night. A three day coast guard search from 200 miles east of Nantucket to Nova Scotia found no trace or radio signals. Captain Ludwig Schlimbach of Hamburg cautioned optimism for may cross the Atlantic or never hear from her again, noting the hull is fast yet vulnerable to heavy seas.
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Associated Press
Boston
Endeavour
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Nantucket
Nova Scotia
Viva
Newport
Ludwig Schlimbach
Hamburg
Lloyd
Counsel Starts Probe Of Bank In Martinsburg
William W. Downey of Martinsburg began work as counsel for the FDIC receiver of Farmers Bank and Trust after the state banking department requested federal action. J. Richard Russell, ex assistant cashier, is in custody facing embezzlement charges that may exceed 500000. Russell to appear before the federal grand jury in Elkins in November.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
William W.downey
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
FDIC
The
Deposit Insurance Corporation
State Banking Department
J. Richard Russell
George Ward
Russell
Federal Court Grand Jury
Elkins
Skelton Teams Triumph At Oak Hill First In White and Negro Divisions
A crowd of about 8000 watched Skelton win both white and negro divisions of a six hour first aid contest at Oak Hill. Skelton white team took first, Price Hill second, Stamford third. negro team also led by Skelton with Price Hill second and Summerlee third. Prize money awarded: 20, 15, and 10 dollars per team, plus trophies. Notables including Clarence Meadows and Mayor C R Hill spoke on safety in coal fields.
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Register
OAK Hill
Skelton
New River Company
Price-Hill ’Olliery‘company
Stamford
Koppers’ Coal Company
Price Hill
Summerlee
Helen
Raleigh
Winding Gulf
Mabscotts
Stanaford
Adam’ Crawford
Mallory
Robert Lilly
New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute
Clarence W. Meadows
West Virginia
C.R. Hill
Fred F. Dixon
Price Hill Colliery Company
Meadows and Mines
N. P. Rhinehart
E. D. Hodson
Beckley
United Mine Workers
5. C. Higgins
Mt. Hope
New River Coal Operators Association
L. A. Toney
New River and Winding Gulf Colored Mining Institute
Skelton White
R. G. Bailey
Glen Ferguson
Ratford Wheeler
Herb Redden
E. C. Waddell
Norville Cox
M. H. Warden
Roy Crum
James Barron
James Gray
John Vargo
George Beckingham
Joe Barrell
H. L. Parker
James Anderson
Carl Brown
Marion Brown
Walter F. Brown
John Lawson
Eli Williams
Billy Dixon
Bob Muir
Jim
Joe
Bill Muir
B. Dixon
Junior Parton
Insurgents Near Gijon Advance From South Front
Franco Spanish frontier. Insurgent column driving toward Gijon from the south claims another obstacle removed and says it is within 35 miles of its goal. Heavy bombardment supports infantry as they report control of the highway to Gijon and claim 400 government deaths in clashes near Ribadesella. The Cerbere council resigns over defense concerns sparked by air raids.
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Associated Press
Gijon
Bay of Biscay
Parajes
Madrid
Port Bou
Cerbere
Dionne Quints Learn Through Playful Education
In Callender Ontario Dr Allan Roy Dafoe guides the Dionne quintuplets in pre kindergarden style learning through blocks ladders and crayons. The team plans a practical education to foster self reliance despite their fame with Clare Tremblay assisting their early training and Dr Dafoe directing the program.
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Associated Press
Ont
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dafoe
Annette
Emilie
Marie
Cecile
Yvonne
Abc’s
Jay
Dr. Dafoe
Clare Tremblay
Ku Klux Wizard Basks in Fame
Atlanta report profiles Hiram Evans head of the Ku Klux Klan Inc known as doctor to followers. He enjoys media attention amid Hugo Black Supreme Court appointment controversy and describes the Klan’s America for Americans crusade with Jim Colescott as right hand. Evans, from Ashland Alabama, is a family man and longtime organizer.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Himar Wesley Evans
The
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc
Hiram Evans
Stout
Cuddy
Hugo Black
Ku Klux Klan
Evans
Black
Supreme Court
Stone Mountain
America
Alabam
Ashland
Jim” Colescott
Hooded Order
Murder charge against 75 year old G H A Kunst
Taylor county grand jury returns presentment charging murder against 75 year old G H A Kunst for allegedly striking his sister who later died. The jury also returned nineteen other true bills.
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Associated Press
Grafton
Taylor County
Gus” Kunst
Kunst
Barbour County Power completes 322 miles of lines
The Barbour County Power company announced completion of 322 miles of electric lines delivering current to 700 homes and 50 schools. The Rural Electrification Administration aided the project, backing Barbour County farmers' cooperative.
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Associated Press OO Ohnl
IPPI
Barbour County Power Company
Rural Electrification Administration
Barbour County
League Assembly Heads Toward A Bitter Dissension
New York bravura scenes as doughboys parade for the American Legion annual meeting causing traffic chaos. In Geneva the League of Nations faces a sharp split over German and Italian intervention in Spain’s civil war with Negrin denouncing Mussolini and Hitler as international highwaymen.
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Associated Press
New York
American Legion
Broadway
France
Wyoming
Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Spain
Juan Negrin
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
League
Assembly
Italy
Germany
Francisco Franco
Maxim Litvinoff
Mediterranean
London
Gijon
Admiralty
Glorious
Great Britain
Rome
Suit Charges Gas Dilution in Ohio Gas Fraud Case
Columbus. John L. Davies, city attorney, sues Columbia Gas and Electric Corp and four Ohio subsidiaries for 42 million dollars alleging a nine year unlawful conspiracy to dilute natural gas by adding non combustibles. Two other utilities and 14 officers named. Damages could total 42 million with treble damages possible. 14 million alleged customer losses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbia Gas and Electric Corp
Common Pleas Court
John L. Davies
State Utilities Commission
Utilities Commission
Invention Aims to Guard Against Silicosis
Washington reports the bureau of mines has a new tool to protect miners from silica dust. An x ray method to detect silica in dust will be ready early next year to replace costly current mining industry practices. The bureau notes rising interest in mine dust work with 21 states and the District of Columbia enacting compensation laws for occupational disease cases related to dust.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Bureau of Imines
Daniel Harrington
Bureau
Health and Safety Branch
Harrington
District of Columbia
Nebraskan Raps FDR Court Plan
Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska denounces the Presidents plan to reorganize the Supreme Court amid calls to defend the constitution. He vows nationwide action and urges citizens to join demonstrations against what he calls tampering with the courts. Burke also cites the Black nomination as evidence of public distrust in the administration.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
S. D
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Senate
Supreme Court
Black
High Tribunal
Burke
Weather outlook for West Virginia turns cloudier
Increasing cloudiness moves into West Virginia on Sunday with the pattern turning partly cloudy and cooler Monday. Expect cooler conditions and a milder breeze follow.
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West Virginia
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