Housing firm head resigns to practice law in Washington
George S. Manning reports in Washington that Robert Watson, president of the United States Housing Corporation, resigns after 21 years in government service to join Davies Jones and Beebe, Washington, focusing on income tax and immigration law. Watson helped oversee major wartime housing projects and now leaves with the government poised to recover about 70 percent of housing program expenditures.
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Robbers kill couple to steal their savings
In Mullens West Virginia on December 27 authorities quote an Associated Press report: an elderly pair Enoch Tolliver and his wife were beaten to death in their store near Pier Pont. A nephew found the bodies within hours after the crime. Investigators say the motive was robbery of savings from a Mullens bank, with coins found along railroad tracks as the only clue.
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Gold Nuggets Found In Christmas Turkey Near Red Lodge
Discovery of eight gold nuggets weighing 36 grains in a Christmas turkey prepared by Mrs A Poe lard hea sparked a search for the mother bird. The fowl, raised on Paul W Cartright ranch near Red Lodge, was among about 35 birds shipped to Maine. Red Lodge sits in a district once rich for placer mining in pioneer days.
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Good Times Ahead Foreseen by Longworth in 1928
In a December 27 message Speaker Longworth predicts cheerful prospects for 1928, noting national prosperity, flood challenges addressed, river resources boosting navigation and hydro power, and plans for major projects. He sees reduced mood and calls for legislation to aid farmers and national improvements, forecasting further achievements ahead.
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Governor's Widow Weds Boston University Student
Mrs Frederik Hale Parkhurst widow of Maine's late governor married Csus Comninos a Boston University medical student in the First Unitarian church Boston. The ceremony was attended only by close family. The bride, 35, had lived on Beacon Hill since 1921 with her daughter Edith. Comninos, 30, is the son of the late Greek surgeon Dinitrius Comminos and served in the Greek army during World War I. The couple met at a Beacon Hill social function.
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Sentenced to death but denies slayer claim in Cambridge
Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 2 Associated Press Jers Gedvitmais was sentenced by Judge Laurie of the superior court to die in the electric chair during the week of February 26 for the killing of Edwards Ros, a Cambridge bank messenger. Gedvitmais, dressed calmly, accepted the sentence. when asked if he had anything to say, he answered that he is innocent and hopes the real culprit will be found.
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U S Minister to Dublin Returning for Visit
The United States minister to Dublin plans a return visit to the United States. Details are unclear, but the minister will travel home for a visit, marking the first such trip since his arrival and following isolation in Dublin. President Roosevelt is not expected to accompany him.
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