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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1932
Page
7
President Hoover urges immediate work on a multilateral debt and armament program and seeks cooperation with President-elect Roosevelt to build machinery for international discussion. Debate grows in Congress with mixed support for a debt commission and calls for a broad economic conference to address repration, money, and repayment obligations.
Willa Smith, 38, charged with theft of a uniform overcoat owned by Patrolman H M Haynes. She was fined $10 in city court. The case of Mr Chapman, charged with the theft of 10 from Thomas Garnett of Quartier Street, continued to December 21. Ernest Board, charged with driving an automobile while drunk, continued to Wednesday. Two women occupants of his car injured in collision with a street car near Onlo Avenue Saturday, Mrs A C Board, 28, of atop No 6, Dunbd. Teoglved severe cure about the head.
A long obituary column from Charleston lists funeral plans and survivors for numerous residents. Entries include Rossi infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Janes Rossi of 168 Piedmont Road died yesterday. Christine Shafer 61 at Willow Street home. Frank Dillon 4 at St Albans. Andrew Crawford 73 Virginia Street. John L Jackson 30 Buffalo. Jonathan Neal 83 at daughter’s home in St Albans. Eva Gillispie Boyle 45. Kate Buff 88. Roe 38 World War veteran. Virginia Branch 42 Spring Hill. Charles Nowery Huntington. William Thudium 68 Nitro. Myra Wallace 53 Main Street. George W Robinson 76 Fourth Avenue, with survivors and burial details.
A mobile near here last night left four people injured or dead. Martha Stacey age 16 and Fred Brown age 24 were shot to death while Jessie Stacey age 20 and Luther Combs age 24 were seriously wounded. Two murder indictments were returned against Prench Vermillion. Sherman Townes and Mollie Caldwell were summoned by a special grand jury to investigate. They were ordered brought here without bond.
Standard Oil Co of New Jersey announced a seven tenths of a cent per gallon reduction in tank wagon and service station gasoline prices effective tomorrow across its territory excluding Delaware. The move is part of the company’s broader price adjustments in response to market conditions.
A front page note discusses the formal dedication of St Pauls new 94,000,000 city hall overlooking the Mississippi river and features remarks on crime and prohibition. It cites Mitchell stating one third of persons in liquor traffic were criminals pre prohibition and would remain so if repealed. He argues the best crime prevention is to stop criminals from organizing, noting the Al Capone case as an example where federal action helped break up crime rings.
Sheriff J HM Golden of Hi more county led a posse gathering near the Tallapoosa River with others at Alexander City and Camp Hill amid a 1921 disturbance legacy. The armed group aimed to seize countrywide influence as the news spread. In Hazard Kentucky two white men and a white woman were indicted for murder following a vow with Black residents who refused to assist in moving a stalled vehicle.
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