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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1929

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Curtis Sister Wins Seating Honor in Washington War

Mrs. Edward E. Gann, sister and official hostess of Vice President Charles Curtis, wins the long dispute over her seating at official functions. Diplomats at the British embassy decide she will be accorded all social honors due a vice president's wife, closing the State Department's role in social precedence for now.

Washington Edward E. Gann Charles Curtis Gann Stimson State Department Corps Kellogg Curtis Esme Howard United States Hoover Pratrce Senatorial Ladies Carlos Davils Pan- American Union

Willie Willis by Robert Quillen

A witty line by Robert Quillen features Willie Willis with a playful remark about a mirror and a fierce look viewed from the side. The quip reflects Quillen’s lighthearted column style and neighborhood humor.

Texas Guinan Calls Night Club A Philanthropic Institution

Texas Guinan testifies in her own defense that she is an actress and that her night club Salon Royale is a great big philanthropic institution. She disputes government portrayal of her as part of a public nuisance while describing her duties to ensure patrons have a good time.

Texas Guinan Court Night Club Styles Self Sam Love United Press New York Peoria Texas Guinan James L. White Miss Guinan Norman J. Morrison Mabel Walker Willebrandt Salon Royale Maxwell E. Lopin Morrison West Eighth Street Shuberts Whie

Dawes Chosen as Ambassador to Great Britain

President Hoover taps Charles G. Dawes former vice president for the London post to handle Anglo American naval dispute issues. London signals favor, Senate confirmation expected. Dawes praised for blunt diplomacy but criticized for tact, noted for reparations talks and Senate work.

Washington Charles G. Dawes Great Britain Hoover Dawes Alanson B. Houghton London White House Senate Lkelihood Borah Senate Foreign Relations Committee London Post Organized Labor Hell Congressional Investigation Committee

Coolidge Named To New York Life Board

Former President Calvin Coolidge will join the New York Life Insurance company board of directors. He will be paid 20 dollars per meeting and 20 dollars per committee session, with duties focusing on supervising the companys 10000 agents and agencies. The appointment fills the seat left by Myron T. Herrick and follows Alfred E. Smith joining Metropolitan Life.

New York Calvin Coolidge White House New York Life Insurance Company Boar of Directors Darwin PF. Kingsley Mr. Coolidge Myron T. Herrick France Alfred E. Smith Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Consolidated Indemnity and Insurance Company Northampton Mass Kingsley Mfe Insurance

Mrs Hoover Avoided White House Beauty Parlors Says UPI

Washington April 10 United Press Special Correspondent reports Mrs Herbert Hoover did not use professional beauty services at the White House. The piece notes prior first ladies, including Coolidge Harding Wilson Taft, mostly used parlors. Hoover relies on self styling.

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Girl Missing Since January 4 Is Found In Miami

Rosan and Morse, a 16 year old daughter of a Brookline banker, was found in Miami after a three month absence. Working as a waitress, she traveled with Jai Alai players and stayed with a New York girl. Cuban painter Barcardi identified her from photos and assisted in returning her to Brookline. she spoke by telephone with her father and agreed to go home.

Miami Florida Miame, Fla Rosan and Morse Brookline Mass Rosamond Patricia New York City Alvarez Duque de Barcardi Barcardi

Chicago Receives Praise From War Secretary

Secretary of War James W. Good lauded Chicago for facing bootlegger and racketeer issues while praising its growth and reform efforts. He urged voluntary law observance and strong enforcement, touted inland waterways expansion, and called for Missouri River improvements to benefit farmers nationwide.

Chicago James W. Good Good Great Lakes Congress Secretary Good Missouri Valley Nebraska Dakotas Mississippi Ohio Missouri

Wheeling to Be Site Of Conduit Factory

Wheeling will host a new branch factory for the Tri angle Conduit company of Brooklyn. The plant will be built on five acres at Glendale near Wheeling and is expected to use 1,000 tons of steel monthly to produce various conduits, an Ohio Valley Industrial corporation announcement said.

Wheeling Triangle Conduit Company Brooklyn N. Y Glendale Here Ohio Valley Industrial Corporation

Five Detained in Somerville Prohibition Probe

State prohibition investigators led by I A Cohen arrested George Shoulhoup N E Jim Kourl Sampson Kourl Carl Overstreet and The dore Wingie Yancy on federal liquor charges. Witnesses describe Charleston liquor trade and a plan to steal moonshine during a split arrangement and conveyance from Cleveland to Charleston.

State Prohibition Department Glenn Somerville I. A. Cohen Somerville Cohen George Shoulhoup N. E Jim” Kourl Sampson Kourl Carl Overstreet Thedor Sampson Kouri Ernest Halstead Lewis Johnson Quarrier Street Brooks Intermediate Court Grand Jury Yitzweter Charleston Overstreet Shoulhoup Sampson Cleveland Reedy Jackson County Earl Garrison Jim” Kouri Garrison Halstead Ernest

Hardy Is Listed on Aimee's Books

Sacramento report details ledger items from Aimee Semple McPherson's Los Angeles Temple showing payments to Judge Carlos S. Hardy and others from the legal and defense fund during the kidnapping period. The Senate impeachment trial hears $2500 checks to Hardy and other disbursements to ministers, singers, and detectives. testimony plans involve Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff and a possible Carmel visit association.

Sacramento Cal Carlos S. Hardy Senate Court of Aimee Semple McPherson Los Angeles Temple Assembly Arthur McPherson Mexico Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff Seattle Mrs. Wiseman-Sielaff Madame X Grand Jury Evangelist Carmel Ormiston

Man and Woman Seek Annulment After Amnesic Wedding

In Baltimore on April 10, Mrs Helen M Dove filed in circuit court for annulment of her marriage to Paul W Dove. The petition claims both parties and friends drank heavily during the night, recalling nothing of a ceremony and waking to find a marriage certificate. The couple’s recollections are described as largely absent, with the ceremony allegedly taking place in Ellicott City, and both spouses unaware of details.

Baltimore Helen M. Dove Sult Paul W. Dove Dove Gil Ellicott City

Long Foes Give More Evidence

The Louisiana house paved the way for tomorrow’s vote on additional impeachment counts against Governor Huey P. Long after a day of debate. Impeachment managers cited bribery charges to sway votes on a tax proposal and misappropriation of funds for governors conference entertainment. testimony touched on alleged abusive language and political muscle used to influence school boards and a state institution head’s dismissal.

Baton Rouge Louisiana House of Representatives Huey P. Long Cecil Morgan House Long New Orleans Morgan House Committee

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Will Be Tried for Murder Under Sentence

Morgantown April 10 Molisee already serving two years for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Mrs Anastacious Mavroudis will be tried for the deaths of her husband and their son in a July 1927 automobile accident. Prosecuting Attorney Albert Shuman said Molisee will face trial later for the boy death. He previously escaped from the local jail and was recaptured.

Morgantown Plummer Malisee Anastacious Mavroudis Mavroudis Albert Shuman Molissee

Child Killed by Train at Lowsville

Morgantown report says Donald Flowers aged 9 was struck and killed by a Monongahela railway train at Lowsville ten miles south of Morgantown. A woman and another child with him leaped to safety as the locomotive struck.

Morgantown Donald Flowers Lowsville Here

Tornado Roars Through North Central Arkansas Toll Rises

A southwest funnel storm struck north central Arkansas on April 10 causing multiple deaths and injuries. Swifton area bore the worst blow with at least six confirmed dead and others reported in Alicia Diaz and nearby communities. Relievers from Newport joined search and rescue as damaged homes and structures were scattered across two miles of path.

Little Rock Ark Arkansas Swifton Newport Alicia New Home Possumtrop Fdicia Missouri Pacific Diaz Moorfield Batesville Riley R. R. Long Miss Vincy Long Cleo Nicholson Charles Defree Pendall Huggins Moore Field

Virginian Bank Building Sold in Suburban Deal

The Virginian Joint Stock Bank building and 35 acres in South Side Highlands changed hands in a cash deal valued at about $185,000. The eight story fire proof bank building at Kanawha and Capitol streets will house South Side Highlands offices after the transfer to Fort Hill Realty, with Highlands land conveyed to the Fort Hill concern. Local officers and investors are named, and the Fort Hill tract is tied to Civil War era fort site nearby.

Virginian Joint Stock Lend Bank South Side Highlands Kanawha and Capitol Streets Highlands Company Highlands Concern Fort Hill Realty Company D. Blaine Shaw South Side Highlands Company Highlands Tract Fort Hill Virginian Bank Old National City Bank Land Bank William Lohmeyer J. B. Madison E. A. Reid John Laing L. H. Cracrafft Moore Building Quarrier Street Bank J.H. Williams Middleport J. W. Morgan Tom B. Bowman Mr. Shaw E. Steen Clark and Rutherford James A. Garfield United States Charleston Fort Hill Company R. E. Elkins Isaac Loewnstein Moulton Highlands

Trial of Suit Against Railroads Is Ended

In Cincinnati on April 10 the trial of the Nelson Fuel company and six mining cooperatives from the New River coal district against Chesapeake and Ohio and Greenbriar and Eastern railroads ended in federal court. Judge Robert R. Nevin took the case under advisement.

Cincinnati Nelson Fuel Company Leslie W. Va New River Coal District Cheasapeake& Ohio Greenbriar Eastern Railroad Robert R. Nevin United States

Labor Union Heads Flayed By Tennessee Capitalist

Sam R. Sells president of the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce offered $1,000 to the AFL to prove alleged false statements about labor troubles. He charged national labor leaders with inciting discord and defended wage data for eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. He condemned remarks by AFL President William Green at Elizabethton and said misstatements were true and untrue.

Sam R. Sells Johnson City Federation Tenn American Federation of Labor Sells Wiliam Green Elizabethton Chambers of Commerce Tennessee North Carolina Knoxville

Moonshine Ring Toasted as Traders to Plymouth Scrap

In Clareburg on April 10 Judge W. E. Baker fined cafe owner P. J. Lyden $500 for possessing liquor tied to a scheme of lunch counters used as a blind to stock rotten beer and moonshine. Federal court granted citizenship papers to two aliens in the northern district of West Virginia, with 57 total across two days of session.

Claresburg W. E. Baker P. J. Lyden West Virginia

Cal’s Contact Job Joke Headlines a Confusing Era

In New York on April 10 and tied to Hollywood magnet culture an unnamed executive proclaims himself a “contact man” a label the writer mocks as vague and unserious. The piece complains that such a role defies clear work and identity for a citizen.

New York Hollywood Coolidge

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Willie Willis Robert Quillen Publishers Syndicate Ment Col. & A Smith By Martha Strayer United Press Special Mercer Herbert Hoover Pennsylvania Avenue James Wm. Good Bankers’ Club Conduit Hardy Aimee Allen J. Elliender Eliender Col. — En Will
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