Nanking siege tightens as Japanese reach city walls
Bitter fighting rages at Nanking as Chiang Kai-shek's forces defend the walls while Japanese units press from the north and west. The city endures rampant destruction with fires, refugees, and shelling as evacuation creates a safe zone.
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Alcazar
Spain
Kai-Shek
W. H. Donald
Fmm
Kal-Shek
Nanchang
Klangs Province
Hes
Ene
Nanling
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Early Shopper Wins Daily The Gazette Prize
A reader who braved the cold yesterday will receive $5 after proper identification at The Grette business office. The Gazette plans a daily photo feature of an early shopper who avoids the rush with a candied camera setup, and the winner’s image will run next morning with the prize.
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Five Deaths Blamed On Freezing Weather
January 1928 report details five deaths from severe cold including Homer Bishop in Hendersonville North Carolina at 18 and George T. Zeaman at 25 in Virginia. A companion survived a submerged boat incident. A Newport Tennessee pipe burst injuring Charlie Gregory. Additional frost fatalities occur in Tennessee and New Orleans with widespread snow across the southern Appalachians and record lows.
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Miammi
Homer Bishop
Hendersonville
N.C
George T. Zeaman
Potomac River
Fairview Beach
Newport
Tenn
Charlie Gregory
Midila
Tennessee
New Orleans
Appalachian
Mount Mitchell
North Carolina
New’ Orleans
New England
Boston
Jacksonville
Provincetown
Mass
Middle West
Cavendish Rites Held for Belle Man Struck by Car
B K Cavendish 63 of Belle died from injuries after being struck by a car near his home. Funeral services were at Judson Baptist Church with Rev. William B. Miter and Rev. Nelson G. Mink assisting. Surviving are wife Gladys, five daughters, two sons, a brother Bruce Caincross, and three sisters. Burial at Summersville cemetery.
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Belle S. Nugen
Belle Simpson Nugen
Join Nugen
Pratt
H. E. Crowder
Chelyan
Ohley M. E
Burla
Qhief
Pryor
Leon Gibson
Philadelphia
G. J. Cole
Bonds
Ernest
Loveday
Doris Weddington
Olley
Arnold Weddington
Decota
Wileiam
Earl
Frank Weddington
Andy Caincross
Putney M. EB
Putney
H. W. Scott
Owen and Barth
Charles and
Hansford Caincross
Alice Broward
Maggie Taylor
Juanita Cauntress
America Crist
Delpha Crisp
Ward
Bruce Caincross
Blakeley
Rosie Barnett
Osie Proctor
Helen Haynes
Blue Creek
B. K. Cavendish
Belle
Summersville
Judson Baptist Church
William B. Miter
Nelson G. Mink
Bartlett and Wynn
Gladys, Cavendish
L. A. Blake
Columbus
Ohio
R. G. Elliott
Clay
Lee Brown
Aliss Lenora Cavendish
C. H. Morris
Owens
Carl
Claude Cavendish
Nora Cavendish
Mont
Obituaries for Nancy Ellen Ball and Janie Worth
Nancy Ellen Ball 45 of 212 Kanawha Turnpike South Charleston died at home after a short illness. Survived by two daughters Mildred and Claude Ball at home a son Jennings Ball of Spring Hill parents Mr and Mrs J H Abbott of Clothier Logan County two brothers John and Ulysses Abbott of Van three sisters Clyde Ryder St Albans William Eppling Charleston and Wilda Smith Cincinnati Funeral home Snodgrass South Charleston and burial arrangements were made. Janie Worth 24 of Carbondale died of pneumonia in a Charleston hospital. Survived by husband Percy Worth a brother Homer Adkins and an uncle John Rivers Birmingham Alabama. Buried at Carbondale Cedar Grove Church with services at 2 pm Saturday at the Carbondale church. Funeral home B C Hooper Montgomery assisted.
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Hansford C. Hively
Graceland Memorial Park
Charleston
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Joe C. Hatfield
Grace+ land Memorial park
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E. E. Hundley
Tennessee Avenue
Orbie Hively
Sarah Shaffer
Little Sandys
Link Hively
Clendenin
George
Ning Hively
Harry Adams
Homer Stevenson
W. Cox
George Short
FE Childress
A. W. Price
Dr. G. ©. Robertson
Joseph Spencer
M. B. Childress
J. B. Dunlap
R. E. Dunlap
W. H. Metten
P. G. Johnston
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Otis Irvin St. Clair
Sissonville Road
St. Clair
Washington Street
East
Virginia St. Clair
Otis Irvin
Janie St. Clair
Rlow. St Clair
Carl Perry
Spring Hill
Rewclery
Smith Creek
Barflett
St. Albans
Robert G. Bess
Roane Street
Hartlett
Anna C. Beas
Fannie Tucker
Malden
India Spradlin
Dunbar
Edward C. Dess
Mr. Bess
Virginia
Carpenters’ Union
Humphreys Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Civilla Nichols
Seventh Avenue
Nichols
United Brethren Church
Clyde
Grass
Ia E. Burdette
Ethel G. Shaver
Duncan
Shaver
Myers Avenue
Spring Hill Cemetery
Nancy Ellen Ball
Kanawha Turnpike
South Charleston
Snodgrass
Mildred
Claude Baill
Jennings Ball
J. H. Abbott
Clothier
Logan County
John
Ulysses ‘Abbott
Van
Clyde Ryder
William Eppling
Wilda Smith
Cincinnati
Aira
Janie Worth
Carbondale
B.C Hooper
Montgomery
Cedar Grove
Percy Worth
Homer Adkins
John Rivers
Birmingham
Ala
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