24 Apr 1930
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1930
Page
1
Stimson discusses the five power naval pact in a London exclusive interview. He praises England and outlines the telephone communication plan from London, noting delegates travel home and the treaty signing date.
Toronto report details Mrs. Alfred Cecil Durban formerly Vivienne Huntingdon and her newsboy husband facing a tightening family budget. Trustees control her Huntington fortune while the couple seeks an inexpensive apartment, with Durban planning housekeeping duties and her husband finding steady work. They arrived from England with limited funds and cautious optimism about income prospects.
West Palm Beach April date. George W. Moore, an alleged West Palm Beach bootlegger, was acquitted by a jury after 25 minutes of deliberation of a charge of second degree murder arising from the fatal shooting of two federal agents at his home on January 18. The defense urged the home is a castle and stressed the warrant was daylight and illegal. The trial raised questions about the legality of serving warrants after sunset and the defense argued the officers overstepped legal bounds, with the verdict centering on self defense and the home owner’s right to resist with deadly force.
Former veteran bureau worker Lowell Wakefield testified about 4275 in alleged fraud involving Clare Brown and Bernard Waynesboro, with multiple Charleston residents named in indictments for forgery or conspiracy. He recalled clerkly speech issues and identified key figures including Julius Brown’s widow and other defendants who seek separate trials.
A group of Nebraska coal buyers toured Cabin Creek Consolidated mines in Kanawha county and signed contracts for immediate needs. The visitors, representing 452 yards dealing 300000 tons annually, favored West Virginia coal and listed executives from Iowa, Nebraska, and Des Moines among their party.
A curio filled with garbled phrases mocks Prohibition era jargon in a spoofed bulletin from the West Virginia Department of Promotion. It lampoons inquiries about snooping on moonshine, license checks, and enforcement, presenting a jumble of questions and directives with playful misspellings.
A six year old, Asa Leo Lakey Jr., wandered from family during a Buster outing in a mountain wilderness and survived four days on snow, grass, and berries. A search of nearly 400 volunteers plus Indian trackers and an Army observation plane traced him 29 miles across a 3000 foot ascent to within a mile of Barney Springs. The boy reunited with his grateful mother who had dreamed of his recovery.
Maj. Lionel M. Woolson chief aeronautical engineer of Packard Motor Company died in a crash near Attica New York while piloting a Verville cablan monoplane en route from Detroit to New York for an air show. Harald B. Scott and Cort B. Knight also perished. coroner to hold inquest.
Lawson Skeen about 22 was struck with a rock by an unknown assailant on Sigsonville road near Silo Hill. He died at Mountain State hospital overnight from a fractured skull. authorities and deputies investigated but had few details.
Mrs. Alice Breclin, 25, of Beckley, was acquitted today in Wyoming County circuit court of malicious wounding charges. The charge related to injuries suffered by G. T. Tappy, chief of police at Northfork, when struck by a car driven by Mrs. Breclin.
The Senate lobby committee heard that the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment lobbied the United States Supreme Court. Thomas W. Phillips and a letter to Justice Stone were read as evidence, while Curran testified he approved the letters but that they were personal. Stayton warned such a plan to overturn the 18th Amendment would be suicide, and Curran noted the group now has about 140,000 supporters, growing by 3,000 daily.
Charleston will fall short of the chamber of commerce population estimate by 7 000 to 8 000, per BE Buster, supervisor of the census for the district. He places the total between 57 000 and 58 900, with figures from the chamber of commerce and city offices showing a larger discrepancy. The notice notes the difference between the census tally and local agency counts.
Thousands pour into Winchester to attend the apple blossom festival as Queen Shenandean Vil Mrs Susanne Pollard arrives with her father Governor Pollard by automobile from Richmond. A delegation greets the guest and Governor Byrd hosts at Rosemont while 43 princesses from four states prepare for tomorrow’s parade and crowning by L. G. Harraman of Georgia. Governor Carney of West Virginia cites inability to attend.
The state board of control and the state road commission signed a contract to employ 800 prisoners on highways, with 363 already at work. Governor Conley and Warden Beroggine expected to sign, enabling 632 more inmates to be moved to road camps by June 1. Fire drills and safety measures were ordered after a massive Ohio penitentiary fire. Gordon Shirt Company plans to withdraw by June 1, affecting 560 prisoners. Prison labor costs and staffing were under review amid a legislature funded deficit.
A Charleston article recounts deputies pinching four men from the Canned Heat club after they were found intoxicated near Coal Branch. Mike Hogue Dewey McGeigan J W Brooks and E E Lindewood were fined 26 and costs from Justice H B Clay, totaling about eight days in jail per man. The quartet were loaded into a county jail wagon as they and their bread and improvised campfire remained.
Columbus officials testified that lax fire precautions and crowding at the Ohio penitentiary contributed to 318 inmate deaths in Monday night’s fire. Fire Chief Nice accused prison officials of ignoring life safety, while Warden Thomas admitted minimal general fire precautions were taken. Governor Cooper discussed rebuilding the fire-damaged G and H cell blocks and prompt completion of Tang E blocks, with the investigation continuing.
In Winslow Arizona on April 23 a telegram describes Will and Arthur preparing for a plane ride from Ponca City Oklahoma. The fragment mentions weather, timing, and a plan to reach Los Angeles this afternoon with comments to be added.
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