Acquittal for Nettie Gordon in Pittsburgh theft case
Nettie Gordon known as the Ten derloin Queen was acquitted of receiving stolen goods amid a packed Pittsburgh court. Her sister-in-law May Gordon also freed as state witnesses recanted or offered vague testimony about goods sold as second-hand items.
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Pittsburgh
Nettie Gordon
Miss Gordon
Court House
May Gordon
Philip Moran
Considine
Gordon
Ra Miller
Charles B. Prichard
State Postmasters Meet in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia the West Virginia branch of the national league of district postmasters held a banquet to close the first day of its annual convention. Speakers included Walter S Hallanan Tax Commissioner T C Townsend and Congressmen Hugh Ike Hott and Robert L Hogg plus L B Kenniburg president of the league. Hallanan urged postmasters to value their appointments as badges of integrity and warned them not to back away from political activity.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
National League of District Postmasters
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virinia
T. C. Townsend
Forernor
Hugh Ike Hott
Bluefield
Robert L. Hogg
Point Pleasant
L. B. Kenniburg
Thomas
League
Hallanan
Tmasters
Special Pot Today and Local Notices in Gity and Coalfield News
This issue advertises a sale at Fretwell's Bland street with silk hose at 50c and summer hats at 1.00, a tax deadline for Mercer county Sheriff's office, Plymouth Thrift sedans priced to attract buyers, cherries at 15c a gallon on Wilson Farm Bluefield, a Mercer Lodge No 166 A M special communication at 7:30 p.m., and a street car fare promotion offering five cent rides to save fuel and parking costs.
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Fretwell's
Bland Street
Mercer Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Norman McDowell
Learning and nerves explained by Dr Franzen
Dr Carl G F Franzen of Indiana University explains how ions in nerves create electrical impulses that relay messages to the brain. He notes speech error rates among different groups and praises writers for mirroring speech patterns in fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. F. Franzen
Indiana University School of Education
Franzen
Dublin Actor Predicts Ten Obscene Words Reappear
Lennox Robinson of Abbey Players fame told the Dublin Historical Society he knew of only ten words barred from the American stage and expected these to be in use within ten years.
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Dublin
Lennox Robinson
Abbey Players Fame
Dublin Historical Society
Smith Arrives in Chicago Amid Heavy Convention Fight
Smith lands in Chicago as battles over convention chair loom with factions backing Senator Waleh of Montana and Huey Long while Smith supports Jawett Shouse and intends to stand on the floor if needed. McAdoo also joins the scene as Democrats rally behind varied leaders amid disputed subcommittee authority and Volstead act repeal talk.
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New York
Resolution Committee
Waleh
Montana
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Jawett Shouse
Democratic Executive Committee
Huey Long
Louisiana
Minnesota
Porto Rico
Long
J . Wolf
Jean S. Whittemore
Smith
William Gibbs McAdoo
California
Los Angeles
McAdoo
St. Salle Street
Prohibition repeal plank debated at 1932 Democratic convention
The Democratic platform discussion centers on submitting to states a question on repealing the eighteenth amendment. Senator Hull supports a direct, unequivocal submission, while Alfred E. Smith calls for unconditional repeal. Roosevelt faction lines up for the repeal issue and tariff reduction debates.
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Chicago
Hull
Tennessee
Resolutions Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Resolutiona Committee
Lake Michigan
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senator Long
Call Up Congress to Stay in Session
Railway labor executives in Cleveland urge Congress to remain in session to guide the country through its ills. They attack adjournment as abandoning a post of duty on a battlefield where the nation's fate may be decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Worker of America
Cleveland
Logan Official Hired Man Held in Mystery Slaying
A Logan official's hired man is in custody as investigators seek details on his knowledge of the victim's recent movements. A coroner's jury at the port where the body was found returned a verdict of death by a person unknown. Mrs. Thurmond, active in Logan social and church circles, was married about twelve years ago in Louisville. The couple had no children.
Bluefield region urged for hospital site over Danville area
A congressional letter argues Bluefield Virginia and Bluefield West Virginia offer superior hospital sites for veterans. It cites rail, road, air access, utilities, healthcare facilities, and regional amenities as advantages over Danville Lynchburg or Roanoke, urging extended site surveys and immediate accessibility.
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Mapa
Bluefield
Phelan
Appalachian Power Company
Virginia
Danville
Lynchburg
Roanoke
West Viginia
Hug Ott
M. C
Injured aviator brought home to Bluefield
Ernest Godeey, Bluefield aviator, returned home yesterday from Oak Hill where he had been in hospital since June 12 after a plane crash during a stunt. He resides at 1404 Montclair Street and suffers a broken vertebra from the accident.
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Ernest Godeey
Bluefield
Oak Hill
Montclair Street
Giles Colored Man Held in Shooting
Douglas Thompson a 25 year old colored man of Narrows Virginia is jailed in Giles county Pearlsburg pending hearing after surrendering Tuesday night. He allegedly shot Nell Hale an 18 year old colored girl during a dispute and she was wounded in the left arm. Dr Newton treated the wound. Thompson threatened the girl prior to the shooting.
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Douglas Thompson
Narrows
Giles County
Pearlsburg
Thompson
Nell Hale
Hale
Newton
Thompson Hearing Delayed Over Girl's Condition
Observers urged Thompson to surrender as his hearing was delayed awaiting the girl's condition. The commonwealth's attorney requested a bond of 1500 dollars for his release pending the hearing.
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Thompson
Bond
Commonwealth
Turks Quit Paris Styles in Revival Garment Move
A Turko-Persian fashion shift forces residents in Tarsus to abandon Paris styles and revive the telvarshat garment, a word meaning sheet and dress, reflecting a practical cut.
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Paris
Tarsus
Turkey
Paul
Wome
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Eels
Uae
Walsh
Logan Official
GILES
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Service Coal CO
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