Modern Badger Holds Up Southern Pacific Train Near Nobel
Gunmen in masks held up the Oakland to Tracy line near Nobel California taking about $60 000 in cash shipments from the Federal Reserve and American Trust. Passengers escaped injury and a pistol shot was fired amid a meticulous nocturnal raid that saw a sedan and two machine guns used by the robbers.
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Oakland
Cal
Southern Pacific
Nobel
Tracy
R. B. Lemery
B. O'Brien
John McClintock
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
American Trust Company
Pittsburg
Columbia Steel Works Company
Stege
Federal Reserve
North Centralifornia
Mabel Skaale
C. F. Fredericks
Jake Fleagle
Missouri
Lamar
Col
Train robbery in Nobel yields thrill for passengers
In Oakland California on a November day the passengers in a Southern Pacific train robbery at Nobel experienced a rare thrill. The bandits focused on the loot while Miss Mabel Skaale of Martinez, a secretary with a surety firm, figures in the tale.
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Oakland
Cal
Southern Pacific
Nobel
Mabel Skaale
Martinez
Seaplane DC-X Faces Winds for Calshot Flight
Amsterdam November 7 stiff winds hinder the DC-X seaplane’s planned salt water debut from Calshot toward England. The crew proceeds with preparations for a transatlantic leg to New York via the Azores and Bermuda, with 15 crew and 21 passengers aboard for the first flight between two major seaports. Dr Claude Dornier and Mrs Dornier are among dignitaries aboard. Italian government representatives attend.
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Amsterdam
English Channel
Calshot
Southampton
England
New York
Azores
Bermunda
Air Ministry
Claude Dornier
Dornier
Dornier Works
Do-X
Identity Of Pipe Line Torch Victim
Authorities in Wetzel county continue efforts to identify a man found along a Pine Grove pipe line in Wetzel county. The victim, shot and burned, was wrapped in oil soaked blankets and quilts. A mysterious stranger was seen near New Martinsville, and two oil soaked over coats were recovered. Marion county detective C G White plans to view the body for identification.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Pine Grove
Wetzel County
L. B. Lynder
New Martinsville
Synder
C. G. White
Marion
White
Roosevelt 19 Out of Rage in 1902
Albany dispatch reports Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt dismissing 1932 presidential speculation. He states he will focus solely on governing New York and will not consider candidacy, despite Democratic state chair James A. Farley signaling a possible move toward his nomination. The 725,000 plurality from Tuesday is noted as reviving discussion.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Democratic State Committee
Roosevelt
New York
Cardinal Charest Dies in France at 70
Rennes France Nov 7 Cardinal Charest archbishop of Rennes died today at age 70 after a relapse from a cold that strained his heart. He had walked this afternoon after recovering from illness and collapsed at the palace despite treatment. He earlier served in Lille during World War I and was later named cardinal by Benedict XV in December.
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Rennes
France
Cardinal Charest
Ths Palace
la Salle
Germany
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Lille
Republic
Switzerland
Vatican
Benedict XV
Decem
First Goodwill Week Observance Kicks Off In Bluefield
Bluefield begins its first Goodwill week with plans for intensified shopper activity through November 15. Congressman Hugh Ike Shott praised community spirit on WHIS urging locals to be community minded while inviting out of town visitors to browse Bluefield stores. Merchants and officials report widespread participation, extensive advertising, and transformed downtown stores stocked with new merchandise for the event. Proclamation by Mayor C Lilly marks the kickoff as the program enters its inaugural week.
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Bluefield
Hugh Ike Shott
WHIS
Congressman Shott
J. T. Thornton
Business Men’s Association
Goodwill Week
Business Men's Association of
Telegraph
Sunset News
West Virginia
R. H. Niehaus
Harry Clark
C. Lilly
Leaks Found in R101 Gas Bags Before Crash
London report on the inquiry into the R-101 disaster reveals inspectors three months prior noted gas bag leaks reduced lifting power to alarming levels. Chief inspector F McWade warned the ship might not have passed airworthiness tests and blamed rubbing against wiring for hole wear.
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London
F. McWade
Cardington
McWade
Lord Thompson
India
Mayor Urges Support For Red Cross in Bluefield
Bluefield Mayor C. G. Lilly calls for civic pride rally to back the Red Cross through the annual November membership roll call from November 8 to 12. He notes the goal of 1,500 members, stressing that Red Cross funds support disaster relief, veterans services, public health nursing, and life saving programs nationwide.
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Bluefield
American Red Crossia
C. G. Lilly
National Red Cross
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Stage 3 Set for Red Cross Drive
The annual Red Cross drive opens at 10 am with Mrs. Mike Flynn leading in the absence of Mrs. A. B. Mahood who is in Martinsville due to her father's illness. Teams of 10, including Beaver high school's Marketing and Serving club, will canvass streets and offices to secure $1 memberships and roster names.
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American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Mike Flynn
A. B. Mahood
Martinsville
J. F. Sparrow
Bluefield
Parent- Teacher Association
C. H. Kirtley
Red Cross
United States
Philippines
Virgin Islands
Navy
Guam
Far Pacific
Honolulu
Hawaii
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Lilly concede Shott reelection in Fifth West Virginia district
T J Lilly of Summers county concedes defeat for himself and congratulates incumbent Hugh Ike Shott on Tuesday’s election in the Fifth West Virginia district. Lilly sends a letter dated November 6 1930 from Hinton West Virginia saying he concedes Shott’s election to Congress and wishes him success.
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Hugh Ike Shott
Congress
West Virginia
T. J. Lilly
Summers County
Lilly
Republicans win House roe by small margin
The Republicans gain a narrow majority in the House after Tuesday's elections, with Indiana results showing two Republican wins by under 15 votes. Recounts loom in several states as Senate control remains unsettled and Brookhart signals possible cooperation with Democrats if a farm relief program advances.
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HOUSE
Roe
Indiana
Brookhart
C.C.P
Vestal
Parnell
Town
Senate
Congress
Inventor De Forest Sues Western Electric for Damages
New York November 7 Dr Lee De Forest the inventor of radio and talking motion picture devices filed in the supreme court a 2 770 000 damage suit against Western Electric Company Inc and several other electrical corporations He accuses them of maliciously blocking a 1926 sale of De Forest stock to William Fox alleging they feared Fox would become a strong competitor He says Fox refused to exercise an option to buy the stock at 2 250 000 and that if exercised he would have been employed by Fox for five years at 50000 a year.
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New York
Lee de Forest
Supreme Court
Western Electric Company, Inc
de Forest Corporation
William Fox
Fox
de Forest
Dr. de Forest
Postal Service names Milligan chief inspector
Thomas M. Milligan, with eighteen years in the inspection service, becomes chief inspector of the Postal Service succeeding the late William R. Spillman. He led investigations in the Roundout, Tl mail robbery and the To-Ohio truck heist and cites hard work and common sense as key to solving thefts while coordinating major city post offices and keeping the postmaster general informed. Milligan dismisses detective fiction as headlines and emphasizes clues and tips as important.
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William R. Spillman
Common Sense
Washington
Thomas M. Milligan
The
Postal Service
Ohio
Milligan
Wil— R. Spillman
Hoover
Tony
Unemployment Crisis Highlights Labour Defeat in Shipley Byelection
London reports that the Labour party lost a safe seat to the Conservatives in Shipley, fueling talk the Ramsay MacDonald government is weakening. Labor candidate W A Robinson blamed unemployment woes for the defeat as experts warn the crisis may threaten the government before a likely general election early next week.
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London
Labor
Shipley
Ramsay MacDonald
W. A. Robinson
Final arguments in Youngstown merger suit end in court
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube case against Bethlehem Steel concluded three weeks of final arguments before Judge David G. Jenkins. Harry Crawford for Cyrus 8 Eaton interests urged setting aside the merger contract on alleged corporate code violations and lack of stockholder authorization. Deliberation begins tomorrow with a six week wait anticipated for a decision.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
David G. Jenkins
Harry Crawford
Cyrus 8
Eaton
Jenkins
Crawford
Banter Over Ownership Of The Speaker's Car
Washington observers note a dispute between Jack Garner and Nicholas Longworth over ownership of the speaker's government furnished limousine. Garner calls it theirs in public but privately says it is his. Longworth asks who owns the car and Garner replies it is likely his and offers to let Longworth ride. If Democrats gain the House Garner could become speaker.
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Washington
Jack Garner
Garner
Nicholas Longworth
Nick
Longworth
House
Mingo Man Sentenced to Death for Elk Creek Killing
Emory Stephens, 25, of Logan and Newcamp West Virginia, found guilty of first degree murder in the Elk creek area near Delbart on October 24, is slated for execution at the state penitentiary on January 23. Judge Reno F. Howard imposed the penalty, marking the second death sentence at the current Mingo court term. Another defendant, William Claude Adams, 40, faces a similar hanging for the Cinderella triple murder, set for the same date.
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Emory Stephens
Logan
Newcamp
W. Va
Leonard Ooten
Williamson
Elk Creek
Delbart
Mingo
Stephens
State Penitentiary
Reno F. Howard
Bluefield
Mingo Court
Howard
William Claude Adams
Cinderella
Adams
Aetus
Hoover Urges Cooperation for Economic Recovery
President Hoover, in his first press conference after the election, declares the job for the nation is to concentrate on measures of cooperation for economic recovery. He answers many questions with a single sentence urging cooperation and then ends with a simple, That's all.
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Associated Press
Seventy-Second Congress
United States
House
Senate
Congress
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Representative Garner
Texas
James M. Cox
Ohio
John W. Davis
New York
Alfred B. Smith
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Hoover
Watson
Indiana
Washington
Florence Archbishop Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo Dies at 78
Cardinal Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo archbishop of Florence died at 10 18 p m from gastric poisoning after an operation earlier in the day He was 78 and born in Savona Genoa on April 26 1852 He led Catholic youth work and resisted fascist controls while serving in Pontremoli and Florence with a noted disciplinarian persona and a place in the sacred college.
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Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo
Sacred College
Florence
Italy
Mistrangelo
Cardinal Charest
Rennes
France
Cardinal Mistrangelo
Sacred College of the Catholic Church
Savona
Genoa
Cardinal
Calasansian Brothers
Pontremoli
Catholic Boy Scouts
Unita Cattolica
Cardinal Bean
Seecesens
Plane crashes into New River near Narrows injuring two
Harvey Amos of Bluefield and Herman Doyle of Narrows were aboard a Fleet training ship piloted by Amos when it struck Virginia electrification wires and nosed into four feet of water above Narrows. Amos suffered crushing chest injuries and a punctured lung. Doyle sustained minor bruises and lacerations. Dr. M C Newton rescued Amos. condition described as favorable with pneumonia feared.
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Harvey Amos
Virginia
Herman Doyle
Narrows
Mount Hope
Amos
New River
Doyle
M. C. Newton
Ed Carr
Bluefield
Eddie Stinson
Shadow of Kyale Looms Over House in Minnesota Race
St Paul Minn Nov 7 The Shadow of Payl John Kyale congressman from Minnesota's seventh district loomed over the new House as final results may give him the deciding vote in a possible Democratic Republican split after recounts. Kyale 34 year old Farmer Laborite said he had no statement on his stance and would keep his own counsel.
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St. Paul
Minn
Payl John Kyale
Minnesota
House of Congress
Farmer- Laborite
Congress
0. J. Kvale
Kvale
Tember
Friends
Paul Kvale
Frank Hopkins
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Cardinal Chargst
Shott
Air Chief
RED Cross Drive
Republicans
Wwe
Omealoge
Thos. M. Milligan
Youngstown - Bethlehem
Jack
Mingo Man
Kyale
Minnesota Farmer- Laborite
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