Shepard Guilty of Wife Murder Life Term
Federal jury convicted Major Charles A. Shepard 57, an army specialist in pulmonary diseases, of poisoning his second wife Zeanna. A life imprisonment recommendation was returned. The defense plans retrial or appeal. formal sentencing set for February 2 in Topeka.
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Kansas City
Kas
Charles A. Shepard
Zeanna
Grace Brandon
Brooksfield
San Antonio
Texas
C. L. Kagey
Kagey
Bpard
Topeka
Denver
Fitzsimons General Army Hospital
Shepard
Kansas
W. A. Payne
Major Shepard
Lfe
ATD
Army
Bandits Rob Two Roanoke Railroad Employees
Two bandits robbed the Roanoke Railway and Electric company near its office on Monday afternoon taking 5200 in weekly receipts. No arrests were reported as the cashier and another employee, both armed, were ordered to back off before the getaway in a passing car driven by an 18 year old.
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Roanoke Railway and Electric Company
Acc
Roanoke
Flea Market at Clignancourt Is Razed in Paris
The Marche Aux Puces at Clignancourt on the Paris ring road is being razed to make way for new buildings. It housed a vast variety of goods and was a notable source for worldwide curios.
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Paris
Frozen Body Found In Bluestone River
The frozen body of a white man believed to be A. W. Spencer of Parkersburg was found in Bluestone river near Spanishburg by two Bluefield hunters. A coroner's jury ruled accidental drowning. Identification rests on an express receipt from Elizabethton to Parkersburg. The body was taken to Princeton for hold and examination.
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A. W. Spencer
Parkersburg
Bluestone River
Spanishburg
Bluefield
Gott Undertaking Establishment
Princeton
J. Otis Bowling
Express Company
Elizabethton
Tenn
Bowling
W. T. Bivens
Fred Holroyd
Spanish Hure
Day Men Testify in Packet Trial in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia December 22 19 Day men C L Calhoun and Wilson Hartley testified in federal court about posing as whiskey dealers while aiding a case leading to seizure of the Pittsburgh Charleston packet Liberty They described meetings with Burns Collett and Swann and said shipments billed as china ware were delivered to Charleston The trial involves Steven Dasto Joseph Gillenbardo Roy Collett and Herbert Swann and others on charges of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act and untaxed liquor transport. The hearing adjourned until tomorrow after cross examination.
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Charleston
W. Va
Prohibition
Liberty
C. L. Calhoun
Wilson Hartley
State Prohibition Department
Steven Dasto
Joseph Gillenbardo
Pittsburgh
Roy Collett
Herbert 8. Swann
Peck East
St. Marys
W. B. Burns
United States
Hartley
Calhoun
Burns
Collett
Hardy
Swann
Moses
Burne
Col
Chinese Troops Slay Reds in Ningtu and Tsingshih
Chinese government dispatches report Nationalist forces killed about 2,000 Communists at Ningtu in Kiangs province and 2,000 at Tsingshih in Hunan. President Chiang Kai-Shek directs the campaign, with potential troop expansion to 300,000 if needed.
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Shanghai
Ningtu
Kiangs
Tsingshih
Hunan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Eaid
Charles Harris song writer dies at 65 in New York
Charles K Harris legendary composer of After The Ball died at his New York home at 65 after a three week illness. Born in Poughkeepsie he rose from Saginaw and Milwaukee beginnings to become a leading figure of Tin Pan Alley before his death.
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New York
Charles K. Harris
Harris
Irvin Berlin
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Middle West
Saginaw
Mich
Milwaukee
Wis
Tiis
Clearing House Plans to End Daily Gambling Figures
New York, Dec 22. The New York clearing house may stop the daily posting of exchange and balance figures used by a nationwide gambling racket. The 11:30 am blackboard updates could shift to weekly or monthly releases as officials aim to curb abuse by lottery interests and bribery attempts.
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New York
New York Clearing House
Clearing House
United States
Federal Reserve
Two Sons Slain by Logan Mother Then Kills Herself
In Whitman near Logan West Virginia a mother, Mrs. George Cheripanick, 31, shot and killed her two sons Michael 13 and Charles 3 then killed herself. Husband away at work and two other children out of the home. Coroner's jury found the killings without a stated motive. Helen 10 and Mary 6 were at a church rehearsal. George 9 was sent to tell them not to return home. Bodies to be sent to Carter for burial in the local cemetery where two Cheripanick children rest.
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Logan
W. Va
Whitman
Here
George Cheripanick
Michael
Charles
Cheripanick
Helen
Mary
George
R. C. Harris
Extradi tion Papers Prepared for Robbers
Pittsburgh, Dec 22. Extradition papers will be prepared tomorrow for three men held in New York as suspects in the December 13 Perry State bank holdup. They face charges of bank robbery and abduction with additional counts in Pittsburgh and New York. Hoover and Bradford were arrested at a hotel. Lipkowitz was wounded in a Bronx rooming house. The holdup spree yielded over $55,000 with a cashier killed in one.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Perry State
Frank R. Boyd
Andrew T. Park
Harry Hoover
Miami
Fila
Edward Bradford
Akron
Ohio
Benjamin Lipkowitz
Levine
Lane
Bronx
Hoover
Bradford
Perry State Bank
Kinleys Quell Wild Wewoka Oil Gusher with Nitro Shot
Wewoka Oklahoma December 22 a 150 foot beacon flame at the oil gusher was blown out by M M Kinley and brother Harry using a 45 pound nitro gelatin charge. The No 2 well still vents gas and oil estimated at 800 barrels daily while spraying fumes along US highway 270 prompting detours and a one mile square protective zone.
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Wewoka
Okla
M. M. Kinley
Harry
Douglas
Here
Holdenville
Oklo
Kinleys
Urge Subscribers to Send In Community Christmas Fund
The fiance committee of the Community Christmas Tree association reports 128 subscribers did not remit their funds after tying in via WHIS Radio on Friday and Saturday nights. They are urged to deliver subscriptions to the Daily Telegraph office on Bland Street today to determine how much money is available for toys and goodies for children before Santa Claus visits.
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Community Christmas Tree Association
Community Christmas Tree Fund
WHIS
Daily Telegraph
Bland Street
Santa Claua
Kellogg Hopes for World Peace While Disarmament Talks Advance
Former secretary of state Frank B Kellogg, returning to New York with Mrs Kellogg, expresses faith in the world’s progress toward peace. He notes statesmen are taking more steps to settle disputes without war and expects Geneva preliminary sessions to spur a disarmament conference within a year or two.
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New York
Frank B Kellogg
Watt
Paris
Kellogg
Hague
Europe
Geneva
Government to Hold Wheat Price At Current or Higher Level
Chicago reports reaffirm government plan to keep the wheat crop price steady or higher as foreign markets fall. Grain Stabilization Corporation purchases support Chicago levels 25 cents above overseas prices. President George Milner says domestic conditions justify not lowering prices and that ongoing purchases stabilize markets benefiting producers.
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Chicago
George 8. Milner
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Stabilization Corporation
Milmer
Poincare Slowly Recovering From Illness
Paris reports former president Raymond Poincare is recovering slowly after last weeks illness. Physicians say he remains at bed but not losing ground and will require a period of continued rest.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
Former Romanian Premier Vintila Bratianu Dies
Vintila Bratianu former Romanian premier and key statesman died of apoplexy at his Micaeli estate. He and brother Jon Bratianu were long seen as power brokers behind King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. Bratianu’s policy clash with King Carol II intensified after Jon’s 1927 death. He had retired from public life but remained influential in Romanian affairs.
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Bucharrest
Rumania
Vintila Bratiano
Europe
Micaeli
Jon
Ferdinand
Marie
Vintila
Carol II
Acta
Carl
Vin- Alla Bratiano
Carol
Bratiano
Norris Seeks Open Contest Over Party Regularity
Senate campaign funds inquiry probes $4000 loan allegedly used to finance anti Norris push in Nebraska. Lucas defends loan as proper while urging removal of Norris from the party calling it a cancer. Cutting demands repudiation and high command silent amid dispute.
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Nebraska
Washington
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Norris
National Committee
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Julias
Lucas
Norrie
Cutting
New Mexico
Wadeey Greaaner
T City
Bert H. Lucas
Joseph R. Nutt
Cleveland
Family feud ends with shooting near Welch Pineville road
George Lambert 40, Indian Creek farmer, shot his nephew Willie Lambert 21 on the Welch Pineville road after Willie fired at him. George wounded Willie in the leg and back as authorities report ill feeling between the kin. George surrendered and was released on $1000 bond pending grand jury action.
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Lambert
Welch Hospital
George Lambert
Wyoming
Pineville
W. L. Colle Capsizes Southeast of Tortugas Reef
A Gulf radio message from Tampa reports the schooner W. L. Colle capsized 30 miles southeast of the Tortugas yesterday. Its crew was picked up at noon today by the tanker City Service Denver Denver and being taken to Aransas Pass Texas. The Colle had recently left Tampa with lumber and was owned in Mobile.
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Tampa
Fla
Gulf Radio
Denver
W. L. Colle
Aransas
Tex
Mobi
Koppers Tipple and Davy Houses Burn in Maitland and More
Early morning fires in three McDowell County towns caused damages likely over 100000. The Maitland tipple of the Coal Company suffered heavy damage and two Maitland apartment houses burned. Maitland and Davy fires were brought under control by 1 AM. cause under investigation. Welch firemen aided, repair work will delay mine operations. railroad notified.
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McDowell
Big Tipple
McDowell County
Maitland
Coal Company
Stone
Davy
Welch
Koppers Company
Keecoe
Christmas and Yuletide News From Across The World
Fire at Keystone California destroys two buildings west of the Norfolk and Western station with an estimated loss of 25000 dollars. Orphanage gifts funded by a 25000 dollar Henry Wood trust are set for Nevada’s Carson City kids. Galesburg’s Legion delivers thirty five cords of firewood to the needy. NBC to rebroadcast Yuletide programs from China Japan Hawaii and the Philippines. Canada’s Mars Old Stone Face scene shows Red Cross gifts for soldiers. King George and Queen Mary spend a quiet family Christmas at Bingham Norfolk with Princess Margaret Rose’s christening noted. Sable pays taxes for Minyhert to secure Christmas release. Florida observes Christmas week with strong north wind signals.
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BYU Vet
New York
China
Japan
Hawaii
Philippines
America
NBC
Shanghai
Manila
Tokyo
Honolulu
Ottawa
Ont
Mars
Department of National Defense
Susie
Red Cross
London
King George
Queen Mary
Bingham
Norfolk
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Sandringham
Margaret Rose
Canterbury
Monaco Guards Stand Ready As Riots Erupt On Prince Arrival
About half of Monaco’s 100 man power army bivouacked at the foot of the castle steps to deter rioting as Prince Louis arrived. The crowd’s mood turned from comic to tense though the day’s clashes were not highly violent, ending with many arrests and police detentions.
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Monaco
Monte Carlo
Prince Louis
Priso
Dense Fog Paralyzes London Traffic
London reports a dense and pungent yellow fog that blankets a large area at night and disrupts travel. Motorists encounter solid walls of vapor, with some abandoning cars and pedestrians walking ahead with lanterns as visibility collapses.
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London
Widow of New York Broker Dies by Own Action
In New York on December 22 Mrs Eliza beth Dick widow of broker Julian Dick was found dead in her apartment by a negro maid. Police ruled a death by own action after she hanged herself with a gas fence pipe tied to her left arm. She had mourned her husband who was accidentally shot ten years earlier. A note left for her sister wired a list of bank and brokerage accounts for sister to manage.
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New York
Elizabeth Dick
Privat
Stariums
A. Stewart
el Paso
Texas
American widow cleared in anti fascist case in Rome
De Bosis born Lillian Vernon of St Louis was acquitted of charges linked to anti fascist activities. Three co defendants received prison terms while three others were acquitted. Rendi testified she aided only in mechanical preparation of circulars. She expressed remorse and admiration for Mussolini while seeking pardon.
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de Bosis
Sim
Renzo Rendi
Special
Mario Vinciguerra
Gelmetti
Augusto Benedetti
Olga Benedetti
Marchi
Bosis
Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Apital
Premier Muscolini
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Carson City
Superior Court
Henry Wood
Galesburg
American Legion
Harry Sable
Andrew Minyhert
Santa Claus
Minyhert
Sable
Budapest
Jacksonville
Florida
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