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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1932

Page

8

Mixed Congressional Reactions to Hoover Address

Washington December congressional voices split from praise to critique of Hoover’s annual message. Senators Watson and King offered mixed or admiring views while Smoot and LaGuardia mocked specifics. House leaders noted omissions and partial agreement, and banking reform received cautious, varied endorsements from both parties.

Washington Hoover Senaes Watson King Utah Stelwart Smoot Garner Robinson Senate House Ralticy Noctis Nebraska Roosevelt LaGuardia New York Benster Welsh Snell Reed.r Steagall D Ala

Panhandle Solons Back State Prohibition Repeal Support

Wheeling December delegates and two district state senators pledged support for repealing the state prohibition act. Republicans George C. Bencke and Democrat James Poult Jr. joined by four Senate sponsors and four Ohio County delegates agreed to back repeal if the issue reaches the upper house.

Wheeling George C. Bencke James Poult Wellsburg Jack N. Haberstick John L. Marsh E. ¥. McVey Frank Morrow Ohio County

Farmer Discovers Who Broke Lock on Hennery

GRAFTON, Dec. 6. William Whitehall of the Flemington district sought the culprit behind nightly chicken disappearances. Early today officers were alerted by a commotion in the henhouse and found Herman Fry present with a flashlight and a sack. Whitehall says a rooster was in the sack. Fry is held for grand jury action on charges of aiding in entry.

Grafton William Whitehall Flemington Helmerr Herman Fry Fry Tonlghe

Doolittle must abandon plane after marsh landing near Franklin

Jimmy Doolittle said the airplane carrying two passengers must be abandoned after a forced marsh landing near Franklin. Spectators at the grid in Lamar caused crowding. high school officials warned fans to stay off the field during a game. A Seattle couple plans to seek gold on Chirikof Island, Alaska, aboard three companions, noting the island’s inaccessibility and the graveyard status.

Orleans Jimmy Doolittle Pranktin LAMAR Col Seattle Alaskan Jack McCord Chirikof Island Pacific

Favorable Daily Business Reports From Rail Traffic

Western Tatt roads report a post holiday upturn in freight traffic with gains across lines. TKls Central up 12 percent from late November, shipments near 193 L levels. St Louis San Francisco and others report freight above prior week and near last year, despite mixed regional results.

Chicago Tkicls Central St. Louis

Woman Convicted On Murder Charge In South Carolina

In York County a 20-year-old expectant mother, Beatrice Ferguson Snipes, was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of rural policeman Elliott Harris near Fort Mul. The verdict makes her the first white woman in South Carolina to face the electric chair. The jury deliberated 3 hours and 4 minutes. A motion for a new trial was anticipated before Judge Sense. Snipes sat with her husband Clyde Snipes, who faces separate charges. Evidence showed both had hands on the pistol during the shooting after Harris stopped their car for whiskey search. Snipes claimed Harris struck her and threatened with his pistol, prompting her to fire.

York S. C Beatrice Ferguson Snipes Elliott Harris York County South Carolina Orte Thomas S. Sense Deeense

Mountain Slippage Threatens Rodez Roads and Rails

In Rodez France more than 100 workmen struggle to stabilize a sliding Cransac mountain moving eight inches hourly, risking highway and rail lines through the valley. Officials recall a deadly 1843 landslide that killed 100 people. Local authorities urge caution as the earth shifts.

Rodez France Cransac

Veterans relief costs and policy urged for fiscal balance

Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines urged immediate congressional action on veterans relief from a national policy and budget view. He noted 1932 costs near 8599 million and that direct pensions or compensation rose from 1,079,044 in 1949 to 1,588,050 by 1982, with the World War cohort representing 72 percent of beneficiaries at year end.

Washington Frank T. Hines Con Hines Seniire Veterans Administration

Deer Chase Through Tunnelton Stirs Town Night

Tunnelton residents witnessed a buck elude huntsmen as a dog chased the deer through the main street. The animal vanished into sea hills as locals, with no deer credited this season, joined the pursuit but failed to capture it.

Deer Chase Tunnelton

Body Found In Lifeboat Wreckage Near St Johns

A lifeboat from the New York salvage ship Sandbeach washed ashore west of St Georges Newfoundland containing a man in a lifebelt. The Sandbeach, owned by B F M Salvage of New York, left Corner Brook bound for New York after a summer salvaging operation including the British warship Fawleigh near the Straits of Belle Isle.

Japanese Victorious on Manchurian Border

CHANGCHUN Manchuria Wednesday December 7 Japanese troops captured the Manchurian border city at 2 pm yesterday the Manchoukuoan government announced The victory restored to Manchoukuoan control all of Heilungkiang Province much of which had been held by Chinese General Su Pingwen who fled into Siberia where he and his troops were interned by the Soviet government

Changchun Manchuria Dee Manchur Manchoukuoan Hellungkiing Province Su Ping-Wen Siberia

Society notes from Misses clubs and charity events

The column details multiple social gatherings in South Charleston and Spring Hill, naming Marguerite McDaniels Doris Gillispie and many hostesses and guests. It records birthday surprises church dinners and meetings of women’s groups at homes on Hunt Garvin and Staunton avenues with numerous attendees and upcoming entertainments. It closes noting a Hungary price drop impact on farm supply costs.

Marguerite McDaniels Doris Gillispie Se-Dar-Moc Clus Bone Missy Sybil Priestey Hunt Avenue Mary Aup Etty Talbott Mildred Daiman Miss Talbott Garvin Avenue Alice Lindsey Eilaabeth Johnson Mary Kathryn Lee Forest Jean Wilson Episcopal Church South Spring Hill John Rumbaugh Prezent Emmett Hall R. O. Mallory Barry White B. M. Safford Ethel Cox Roy Cox B.S Jory Snllle Webster Marjorie White

Robbers take registered mail in Chicago loop heist

Five masked men ambushed a postman and armed guard at Adams and Clark and seized two registered mail pouches destined for First Nations Bank. The heist, described by survivor Fred Voelech, involved a sedan driver shouting and gunmen snatching pouches before fleeing.

Chicago First Nations Bank Fred Woelsch Post Office Adams Street Frank Stostny Clark Voelech Stanetay

Long catalog of books and topics from a historical listing

A dense OCR-like index of subjects and titles covering child health, manners, summer school lunches, sex education, Byrd, detectives, movie stars, famous figures, birds and animals, home economics, cooking, etiquette, games, parties, gardening, sciences, U S history, holidays, and many reference works. It reads as a publisher's catalog or syllabus of topics and allusions rather than a narrative article.

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