Massey’s Tongue Slips in Case Against Newcomer
A jurist dismisses Massey testimony as the only tinge of respectability in the civil dispute over a 3000 judgment from a county race. The case hinges on Massey’s withdrawal from the race cited as the party’s interest, with witnesses supporting conflicting claims about consideration and contract terms. The judge directed a verdict for the defendant after limited testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rqy Bober
Morgan Owen
T. Aay
Ty Jatior
T. Newty
Escor
Grawal Séo
Sepublican
Massy
Burge
Ete
Massey
County Ameanor
Pininttt
Marsey
Fundiey
James
Fall
Mansey
Willie Willis Poem Fragment Shows Slurred Speech
A fragmentary line portrays Willie Willis accusing mistreatment for a mispronounced word. The speaker complains about unequal treatment and insists on using the full intended term. The verse hints at social or linguistic conflict in a historic context.
Townsend Tax Plan Favored by West Virginia Assessors
County assessors in West Virginia endorsed the Townsend tax plan and urged Governor Conley to call a special legislative session on tax measures. Ira L. Swicer of Clarksburg was named president of the new assessors association and T. Newcomer of Charleston became secretary.
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West Virginia
Townsend
Conley
Ira L. Swicer
Clarksburg
Harrison County
Wee
T. Newcomer
Charleston
Kanawha County
Tnnels
Pease
Ozark Mystery Deepens as Murder Trial Nears
Five men await trial on charges tied to the Connie Franklin murder case near Mountain View Arkansas. Prosecutors contend a man claiming to be Franklin is an impostor while the true Franklin may have died, and the district attorney highlights a disputed identity based on hospital records and witness descriptions.
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Arkansas
Franklin
Gelredt
Connie Franklin
Mountain View
Ark
Erenk
UPI
Connie Franklin Mardée
Ozark Mountain
Tie Ruminer
Sher- Af Bam Johnson
Bugh Williamson
St. James
Williamson
Coleman Foster
Oklaahoma
Connie
State Hospital
Little Rock
Gazette Santa Fund Aids Destitute Charleston Family
The Gazette Santa Claus fund investigates a Charleston area family, finding a exhausted father, a sick mother, and six children aged 10 to 8 months living with nearly empty provisions. Donations of shoes, clothes, and food have begun, with the fund pledging more aid as Christmas nears.
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Gagette Banta Claus Fund
Charleston
Fackor
Gazette
Lilly
Beulah
Alberta
Eloise
Richard
Russe
Birla
Gavette Santa Claus Fund Appeals for Christmas Cheer
The Gazette asks readers to donate to the Gavette Santa Claus fund to aid needy children in Charleston area. All contributions go to the children with no admin costs, volunteers pledge overtime, and funds are distributed by story appeals in the Gazette.
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Santa Claus
Delegiog
Christmay
Charleston
Gazette
Cone
Christman
The
Wishful Christmas Aid for Charlestontuna Family
The message notes Sante and Richard looking forward to gifts including a wagon with plans to donate food or money to Charlestontuna’s family. A Bahte Clute additor coordinates the fund with yesterday’s contributors listed by name and age, including Grover Conner and Mrs J W Frederick among others.
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Sante
Richard
Banta Claus
Charlestontuna
Margaret @ Pribtle
H. D. Rutter
Virion
Alice L. Woodward
James An Robert Mundy
Marina Jew. Coban
Early Christmas shoppers rewarded by Gazette photos
Thousands flocked to the business district for early Christmas shopping as reporters photographed an “early shopper” each morning. Yesterday’s winners included Violet Hutchison and Mrs Ed Williams, who collected cash prizes after their photos appeared in The Gazette. The paper plans more daily photos to boost last minute shopping and asks readers to visit the Veterans Office to claim prizes.
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The
Gazette
Quartier Street
Hale Street
Ofi
Peron
Violet. Hutchison
Street
South Charleston
Hutchinson
Charleston Interurban Railway Company
Walt Watll
Gay
Ed Williams
Vincent Street
C. M. Rhine
Springfelt
Ohio
Rhune
Veteraner
the Gazette
East Suffering From Bitter Cold Across the Northeast
A brutal cold front drives temperatures down to record lows from New York to New England. Rivers freeze and transport grinds to a halt as a Worcester woman is found dead from exposure and the Frontenac tug returns salved from the Main Duck Islands.
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New York
Enat
Weather Bureau
Worcester
Mass
Tureday
Frontenac
Duck Islands
Portsmouth
Quebec
Que
Naval
Connecticut River
Turners Falls
Maas
Deerticht
Bouth Merriminck
N. H
Friday the Thirteenth Warnings Spur Caution Tricks
A humorous warning column lists avoidable mistakes on the second Friday the thirteenth of the year. Readers are urged to skip risky acts such as oversleeping, drinking, reckless driving, risky financial moves, and risky social gambits.
Grundy Enters Senate Amid Fight Over Rights to Seat
Washington December 12 Joseph Grundy of Pennsylvania took the senate oath after hours of debate over his right to the seat and amid controversy over Nye of North Dakota and the 1986 primary funds. The Senate referred Nye’s resolution to the elections committee and granted immediate oath administration as credentials were accepted.
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Washington
Joseph MR. Grundy
Pennsylvania
William B. , Ware
Philadelphia
Noth Burgelt
Fincher
Deter
Reealue Hon
Nye
North Dakota
Grundy
Fisher
Oo Johnson
Senate
Johnson
California
Cutting
New Mexico
Renate
Itatots
Vare
Lobby
Page
Ethical course vow marks new senator amid scandal inquiry
Senator Grundy, sworn in, faces questions about his ties to the Hoover campaign and lobby committee reports. He declines to discuss money receipts or votes, says he will pursue an ethical path while resigning from Bristol council remains under consideration. In a separate case, John Gann killed Catherine and Richard Pries in a brutal double murder at 1050 Main Street, triggering a citywide manhunt and investigations into domestic threats and prior probation records.
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Washington
Grundy
Senate
Mittee
Guess
Raine
Pennsylvania
Bristol
Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Ganoeration
Joh Gann
Catherine Gann
Atepe
Richard Pries
Harmil
Main Street
Gann
Atate
Charitaton
Thy
Ig Gann
Price
Gam
Ganna
Pria
Sumsmon
Mos
Ivy Wolf
Batelow
Stes
Central Avenue
Stresta
W. Pullen
Pullen
Degu
Gordon Woody
Weat
Charleston
Joe Cabs
Polic -Emics
Woody
Cobb
Efforts to Spread Coal Strike Halted in Michigan
In Taylorsville Michigan on December 12 leaders of the National Miners Union faced arrests as dep u ties used tear bombs to thwart attempts to widen the coal strike to Southern Ding. About 200 Penwell company miners in Pang voted to join the union. The Christian county state's attorney obtained warrants for 49 men charging rioting and inciting.
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Taylorsville
UPI
Dingin
Memahers
National Miners Union
Christin County
Penwell Company
Pang
Cing
Christian County
Marconi's Voice Spans Sea and Radio Birth Observed
New York reports announce Guglieino Marconi spoke via NBC linked stations as his Atlantic crossing is recalled. The broadcast notes wireless telephony and future television, recalling 26 years since signals from Signal Hill Newfoundland first crossed to America.
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Marconi
New York
Guglieino Marconi
Atlantic Ocean
Radio Algial
England
Americe
Ditin
NBC
Voley
Odio Invento
America
Ing
Newfoundland
Sngiso
Directire
Lambie Named Head of Mining Institute at Pittsburgh Meeting
R M Lambie chief of West Virginia Mines Department was elevated to president of the Mining Institute of America at its forty first annual meeting in Pittsburgh. He succeeds William Nisbet of Greensburg. Delegates from 48 states and foreign countries discussed reducing mining fatalities and training, with Joakim Lindholm of Norway noting Spitzbergen coal mining in extreme cold. Four department chiefs attended, including J J Rutledge, Smith, and W B Ginstow. New officers named include managing directors Oscar Cartlidge of Charleston and D B Brown of Granttown.
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Pittsburgh
Com Mining Institute of Americe
Ita
R. M. Lambie
Department of Mines of
West Virginia
Lambie
William Nisbet
Greensburg
Matt Ballct
Joakim N. EK. Lindholm
Norway
Spitzbergen
Mining Department
J. J. Rutledge
Maryland
Smith
Ohio
W. B. Ginstow
Pennsylvania
Institute
Oscar Cartlidge
Charleston
D. B. Brown
Granttown
Conductor Killed in Train Collision Near Station
Martinsburg dispatch reports 82 year old freight conductor Shipley struck and killed by an Eastbound passenger train west of Sidown’s rut while on duty near the railroad service yard. The incident occurred today and is under investigation by authorities.
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Martinsburg
Shipley
Sidoun
West Virginians Assigned to House Committees
Assignments of Republican members to House committees listed West Virginia names for Accounts Civil service Mines and mining Post Offices and post roads War claims and Judiciary. Shott and Bachman from West Virginia appear among the appointees with Maryland figures for other panels.
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Washington
House
Shott
West Virginia
Clark
Maryland
Bachman
West
Virginia
Rhett
Nationalists Lock Down Three Fronts Against Rebels
Nationalist forces fought rebels on three major fronts today near Sharghal seeking to topple President Chiang Kai-Shek and the government. Command reported success in battles across multiple fronts against insurgent armies.
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Sharghal
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Will Says We’ll Hear More From Uncle Joe
A scrambled letter from Beverly Hills outlines a weekly sequence about Uncle Joe Grandy and various political figures. It includes mentions of lobbying investigations and speculation on future plans, ending with a question about guarding prisoners.
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Will
Uncle Joe
Beverly Hills
Calif
Joe Grandy Fern
Mandel
Jethyhig
Not
Doe Brundy
Prise
Vhrus
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L. C. Manvey
Orville Hackney
End Lee Mosesy
State Road
Seferan
Podster Hogtedner
Yeaterday
Willie Willis
Guillen
Ozark
Santa
T. B
Lucky Circle
Violet Hutchison
Midwest
Mary Harnsley
Pennsylvanian
Solons
North Dakotan
Gerald P. Noe
Main, Street
Endy
John Gann
Mine Union
Wim Mogere
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