Mercer County CWA approves several projects
The Mercer County Civil Works Administration approved a slate of projects on Monday and sent them to the state agency for review. Twenty three road jobs are to be forwarded to the state road commission, with many on the county's secondary system and additions at the county garage. Other plans include sewer work for several streets, maintenance for the Salvation Army facility, Red Cross clothing production, school room repairs and bus stop shelters, and county farm improvements. A continuation note mentions Brush Creek cleanup toward the Virginian Railway property line.
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Mercer County Civil Works Administration
State Civil Works Administration
Jess Haeley
W. J. Peters
Charleston
State Road Commission
Red Cross
Board of Education
Atheny
Broadway
Jennings Store
County Farm
Princeton
Brush Creek
Gladys Fork
Virginian
New West Virginia Property Tax Bill Nears Final Approval
Charleston is moving toward a new property tax collection bill to keep levies within constitutional limits. A sub committee has drafted plans to release 25 million dollars in frozen taxes and will send the measure to a twelve member joint committee. If approved, the bill will be printed and mailed to legislators for study before the December 6 session reconvenes. The plan allows the state to assume local school and road debts and requires levies to stay within constitutional limits unless 60 percent voter consent is given.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Former follower brands Gandhi tyrant in new defection tale
Nila Cram Cook, 22, ex disciple of Mahatma Gandhi who recently left the seminary, arrives from Muttra to pursue a freer life. She denounces Gandhi rules as tyrannical, says she slept on bricks for eight months, and vows to follow her new dreams instead.
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New Delhi
India
Nila Cram Cook
Mahatma Gandhi
Hhe
Muttra
Miss Cook
Gandhi
Coughlin’s Monetary Defense Draws Smith Fire
Father Coughlin’s push for Roosevelt’s monetary program sparks a rapid exchange with J. Alfred E. Smith who calls the priest’s charges false. Msgr. Carroll warns Coughlin may lose diocesan speaking permission, while Smith defends against ties to Morgan and urges truthful discourse.
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New York
Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
J. Alfred E. Smith
Coughlin
America
Detroit
J. P. Morgan
Thomas G. Carroll
Catholic Archdiocese of
Smith
Edmiston Wins Third District House Seat in WV
Andrew Edmiston Jr a Weston publisher and West Virginia Democrat won the third district seat after the death of Representative Lynn Horner. He led Howard M Gore 27 281 to 22 726 in unofficial returns from 318 of 383 precincts. Gore conceded at 11 pm praising a clean race.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Andrew Edmiston Jr
West Virginia
Edmiston
Howard M. Gore
Lynn
Horner
Gore
Weston
Harrison County
Lewis
Democratic Committee
United States
Neely
Randolph and
Kee
William E. Chilton
John M. Wolverton
Doctors Fight to Save 2 Year Old From Starvation
Steubenville Ohio November 28 1931 two year old Martha Thomas was treated in a hospital amid efforts to save her life from starvation and rickets authorities investigated the child and her mother's plight Mayor Paul Frush of Brilliant found them in an abandoned house Lucille Thomas 33 said she had lived nomadically since her husband died in 1981 and the family possessions were carried on the mother's back Relief officials could not verify any relief applications temporary quarters were provided for the mother and the juvenile court took custody of the children
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Steubenville
Martha Thomas
Paul Frush
Brilliant
Lucille Thomas
William Campbell
Everett Shimp
Thomas
Read Jr. Convicted of Stealing from Chefs’ Purse
Alfred Read Jr. of Oakland was found guilty by a municipal court jury of stealing 11 dollars from a cashier’s purse on October 14. The case involved the former wife who previously won a $75,000 heart balm judgment against actress Claire Windsor.
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Los Angeles
Alfred
Read Jr
Oakland
Claire Windsor
Kansas Jailer Killed in Break for Liberty
Topeka Kansas November 28 Cecil Thornbrugh 20 survived two criminal brothers and killed Shawnee county night jailer B J Davidson during an escape attempt A crowd gathered outside the jail and Thornbrugh was taken to Lansing penitentiary Meanwhile Kansas lawmakers held a night session approving a plan to reinstate capital punishment by hanging at the penitentiary Thornbrugh and his brother had been suspected in earlier killings and Cecil denied involvement as deputy Melvin Oakes responded to the alarm
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Topeka
Kas
Cecil Thornbrugh
B. J. Davidson
Shawnee
State
Lansing
Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas
Representative McDaniel
Osage County
Thornburgh
Harold
Hopkins
Otto P. Peterson
Omaha
Cecil
Thornbrugh
Melvin Oakes
Davidson
Widow Lily Gaines Cleared In Spokane Murder Trial
Spokane jurors acquitted Lily Banka Gaines on murder charges against her husband Dr. J. I. Gaines after a 1 hour 10 minute deliberation. Prosecutor labeled her the woman of stone while defense contended jealousy and a plan to hire a killer.
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Lily Banka Gaines
Spokane
Wash
J. I. Gaines
Louis A. Bunge
Stone
Howard W. Robertson
Bunge
Pneumonia Threatens Dr. Alice Wynekoop in Jail
Chicago reports Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop's pneumonia risk as Cook County prosecutors prepare to present witnesses to the grand jury on murder charges in the death of Rheta Wynekoop. Her son Earle, accused as an accessory, awaits word while jailed nearby.
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Chicago
Alice L. Wynekoop
Cook County
Rheta
Francis W. McNamara
Earle
Charles S. Dougherty
Karle
Four Chicago criminals acquitted in Hamm kidnaping case
In St Paul a federal jury acquitted Roger Touhy Eddie McFadden Gustav Schafer and Willie Sharkey of transporting a kidnapped person for ransom and conspiracy in the John Factor case. The Hamm trial ends with a not guilty verdict after two weeks of testimony, while Factor had paid a 70000 ransom.
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St. Paul
Chicago
William Hamm Jr
McElroy
Urechel
Luer
Boettcher
Roger Touhy
Eddie
McFadden
Gustav
Gus” Schafer
Willie Sharkey
John
Jake
Barber” Factor
Hamm
Touhy
Brewer
Joseph B. Keenan
William Scott Stewart
Deoe
Thomas Cahill
San Jose
Brooke Hart
Stewart
Chauffeur Abducted As Ransom Demands $20,000
Chicago dispatch reports George Graham a 28 year old chauffeur and reputed bodyguard for Thomas E. Maloy, business agent of the Motion Picture Operators union, abducted by two men. A telephone call to the Maloy home demanded a $20,000 ransom two hours after the kidnapping.
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Chicago
George Graham
Thomas E. Maloy
Motion Picture Operators Union
Maloy
Massachussetts Institute scientist harnesses 7 million volts
In South Dartmouth a lab setup fired 7,000,000 volts between two atom-bursting terminals in an airship hangar. Robert J. Van de Graaf, 32, led the demonstration with MIT colleagues Dr. Karl T. Compton and Dr. Vannevar Bush present as scientists and reporters watched the high energy output.
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Dartmouth
Mass
Ane Ae Science
Robert J. van de Graaf
Massachusettes Institute of Technology Chambers
van de Graaf
Karl T. Compton
Vannevar Bush
Institute
Maryland Mob Fails to Free Four Prisoners in Salisbury
Attorney General William P Lane says habeas corpus actions would be used to hold four men arrested by state troops in Somerset County. A mob in Princess Anne questioned the arrests, while Brig. Gen. Milton Reckord states troops moved prisoners to Baltimore to prevent bloodshed.
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Maryland
Salisbury
Annapolis
William Preston Lane Jr
Somerset County
Lane
Princess Anne
William H. Thompson
Irving Adkins
Robert F. Duer
Robert Daugherty
Baltimore
Milton A. Reckord
General Reckord
Labor Department to Survey Living Costs in Cities
The Labor Department plans a comprehensive living cost survey in representative cities and towns to align with currency plans. Governor Black of the Federal Reserve Board travels to Warm Springs to meet President Roosevelt amid ongoing monetary policy discussions and possible leadership changes.
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Labor Department
Associated Press
Washington
Governor Black
Federal Reserve Board
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Black
Guanta Federal Reserve Bank
Congress
Hubby and Wife Meet Aboard Ferry Across Borders
In Sault Ste Marie on November 28, a separated couple, John W. Hampshire and his Canadian wife, meet nightly on the ferryboat Agoming. The husband, an American citizen, boards on the U S side and departs back to the United States, while the wife remains Canadian and barred from entering the U S. They hold hands and share a quiet moment in the public cabin.
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Sault Ste Marie
Ont
John W. Hampshire
Young Hampshire
Hampshire
Canada
United States
Lynching of Lloyd Warner Sparks Mob Action in Missouri
In St. Joseph Missouri Lloyd Warner a 19 year old Negro confessed attacker of a white girl was hanged on a courthouse lawn by a mob of more than 7000. Governor Park called national guardsmen as deputies and police clashed with rioters entering jail, tying up guards, using tear gas and battering the sheriff’s residence during the riot at the Buchanan county jail.
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St. Joseph
Lloyd Warner
Buchanan County
Guy B. Park
National Guardsmen
Otto Theisen
Raymond Gunn
Maryville
Gunn
Court House
Speaker Defends Fads and Frills of Modern Schools
Richmond delegates hear H. Lester Hooker defend modern school features as vital to civilization. He cites shorter U S school terms vs Europe and urges continued innovation amid rising standards. Henry G. Hillis emphasizes strong supervision and public investment. Sidney B. Hall reports state education plan approved and to be submitted in January.
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Richmond
H. Lester Hooker
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Education Association
Hooker
United States
France
Sweden
Germany
England
Henry G. Hillis
Petersburg
Sidney B. Hall
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Autopsy Links Kepner Death to Suspected Poisoning
Washington police said autopsy findings indicate Mrs. Madalyn Taylor Kepner of Elkins West Virginia died from suspected poisoning linked to injuries from a fall from a horse last month. An ongoing investigation into the accident is being conducted. She was a Justice Department stenographer and died at a Washington hospital yesterday.
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Washington
Madalyn Taylor Kepner
Elkins
W. Va
Guardsmen Restore Order After Princess Anne Lynching Suspects Captured
A mob of more than a thousand storms the Salisbury armory to free four men tied to the Princess Anne lynching of George Armwood. Troops under Governor Ritchie and Attorney General Lane arrest the nine suspects, transferring four to Salisbury for a preliminary hearing as crowds clash with guards.
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Ritchie Springs
Salisbury
State Armory
Princess Anne
Albert C. Ritchie
George Armwood
Baltimore
Lynch Ritchie
Governor Rolph Faces Mixed Reactions Over Hart-Thurmond Lynching
San Jose reports show governors and civic leaders reacting with condemnation and praise to the lynching of Brooke Hart kidnapers Holmes and Thurmond. Governor Rolph supported authorities and promised conviction while Maryland's Ritchie sent national guards to quell the mob.
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San Jose
Calif
John Holmes
Thomas Thurmond
James Rolph Jr
Calfornia
Brooke Hart
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
National Guard
Holmes and Thurmond
Saipers
George Enaaal
Rolph
Thurmond
Holmes
Ing
Ernor Ritchie
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