24 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1930
Page
1
Fragmentary report notes solemn ceremonies aboard a sealing vessel to greet the returning adventurer. Readability limits prevent full details, but the event centers on a formal voyage and a ceremonial welcoming at sea. Named individuals or groups are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a religious or mythic topic with odd phrases. It references divinity, a mount, and a likely ceremonial or descriptive lyric. No clear people, organizations, places, dates, or concrete events are identifiable for a robust summary.
Washington reports detail a broad mobilization of women for the 1932 election. Mrs. Malle Tayloe Hose leads Democratic plans with Sue White directing the women's division. Miss White notes most counties have feminine committees. Breckinridge Ross, touring the midwest, backs a twofold appeal on unemployment and tariffs, while a Democratic bureau coordinates speakers including Mrs. Roosevelt and Rep Mary T. Newsom.
Clint Gillespie, 27, of Breubenville Ohio, was arrested Thursday at a former home near Pinny in Potoem county. He is to be extradited to Steubenville to face charges after authorities allege he abducted a ten year old girl. Deputies questioned him. he waived extradition. The girl’s whereabouts remain unknown and police fear foul play. Gillespie had been caretaker at the Steubenville country club.
Texas voters weighed a storied contest between Miriam A Ferguson and Ross Sterling for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Early returns favored Sterling in urban areas while rural counties trended to Ferguson, with both campaigns pressing a sharp, personal clash over governance and reform.
Fifteen year old Dorothy Ketelt daughter of Feu A grain dealer from Stone City Alabama ran away with a married man in a bid for freedom. She rode buses hitchiked and even reached Little Rock before being found at a Ramion Alabama farm home where she said she wanted to marry Ernie Burton and avoid returning to Alabama.
Nora Bursace, 54, was found dead with a shotgun wound in the loft of the Surface dairy at Hammack hill near Elkview yesterday afternoon. Police and coroner examined the scene while investigators consider possible murder or suicide amid reported family trouble. inquest and further details expected today.
After eleven years Omaha World Herald efforts identified the 1929 murder victim known as the mystery girl. John W McConnell of Colchester Illinois confirmed the likeness as Beulah McConnell Wagle, wife of Henry Wagle, who vanished on a honeymoon and was later killed in a bootlegging feud. The body may be exhumed for burial in Carthage Utah.
President Hoover after talks with engineers at his mountain lodge ordered acceleration of inland waterways and lower Mississippi flood control projects. About 85 million dollars for flood control is to be spent by spring, with emphasis on river work to boost the economy amid drought and unemployment. Discussion covered next year’s rivers and harbors budget and the St Lawrence waterway prospects with Canada’s stance to be clarified.
Frits Loose, Germany's top stunt pilot, steered his Junkers to crash land after his engine stalled at Curtiss Reynolds Airport Chicago. He avoided bleachers and a larger tragedy, suffering only minor injuries as spectators cheered. Jim Hatfield of St. Louis won the opening race in a Travelair at 9 minutes 49 seconds.
Senator Hiram Bingham opened the air classic as chief speaker while Jack Livingston won the men’s class B derby from Browneville Texas with W G Moore a distant second. Speed Holman of St Paul placed second in the early Derby heat as spectators watched civilian races and dramatic stunts by Marcel Doret amid crashes and thrills.
Police raided a Kanawha Street establishment finding 220 pints of home brew. Roy Brogan and Harry Milam faced municipal court charges. bonds set at 25 dollars. Two suspects fled as officers arrived. beer seized and destroyed. A separate Wisconsin crash killed three aboard a small plane near Sheboygan.
Berlin Aug 23 report says the Polish cabinet led by Col Walery Slawek resigned. Marshal Piłsudski may be asked to form a new cabinet. The Slawek government formed in March after political negotiations amid a diet deadlock between center left and supporters of the marshal.
Walter Jewell, 37, a professional parachute jumper from Philadelphia, was killed in Denton Maryland during a balloon exhibition when his chute failed and he plunged 700 feet onto Market Street. He had waited three days due to winds and was making his final appearance today for the local fire department carnival.
The Kanawha county drought relief committee will include Hendry Walker president of the Kanawha county court Albert Rabel president of the Kanawha County Farm Bureau W F Colgatock former Red Cross chairman Dr John Thomas Kanawha county public health service T McGovran county farm agent Miss Eleanor McClung county home demonstration agent and a bank representative. McGovran received Governor Gore’s directive to appoint these members and call a meeting this week for committee organization review of drought data and adoption of relief plans.
Seven persons were injured when an automobile collided with a parked truck on a highway near Portsmouth. Injured include Mr. and Mrs. Elmon Clay of Pointeville Kentucky and their children Sarah 19 Elmon 15 Jane 7 and Mrs S A Temple and Gadie Temple 7 of Circlairatl local report said.
Omlie and O'Donnell steer the women's Disie derby toward Chicago, while a crowded field pushes six alrerbies converging on the city. Veterans and new contenders fly segments across the Midwest, with Atlantic and Dixie entrants completing flights to Cincinnati and Atlanta before final legs to Chicago.
Chairman Gore states the drought crisis offers lessons for national policy as the state presses ahead with farm relief planning. The seven member committee will reconvene to review reports, financing plans, and farm extension initiatives while officials meet with representatives from the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Baltimore.
Mrs. Rae M Hereford of Charleston was wounded at home when a revolver discharged during an argument with her husband Frank Hereford who was away at West Virginia University. The bullet pierced her left side, lodged in a nearby house, and an urgent operation followed to save her life. Police say the shooting appeared accidental and no charges were indicated against Frank Hereford.
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