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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1931

Page

2

Tunneling Bandits Loot $15000 From California Bank

A pair of bandits drilled a tunnel under the Bel aellere branch of the Security Fleet National Bank and stole 15000 after entering through a sewer and vault floor. Police have no clues about the robbers who worked weeks to complete the tunnel. In Denver a 90 year old Civil War veteran Maj John M Lawrence seeks admission to the Colorado bar.

Angeles Misus National Bank Rober Denver John M. Lawrence Michigan Colorado

The Rialto Presents The False Madonna and More

Listings show The False Madonna at the Rialto featuring Kay Brands, William Boyd, Conway Tearle, John Breeden, Marjorie Gateson and Almeda Fow. Greenbrier screens The Last Fight about a veteran aviator with Richard Barthelmess. Capitol runs The Big Parade with a star lineup including John Gilvert and Renee Adoree among others. Kearse offers Heartbreak with Charles Farrell and Madge Evans plus a talk cartoon Bombay Express. Virginien showcases Nice Women a modern romance with Sidney Fox and Frances Dee. George Hargrove headlines Hollywood Vanities on stage.

Rialto Gang of Crooks Kay Brands Wilam Boyd Conway Tearle John Breeden Marjorie Gateson Almeda Fow Greenbrier Richard Barthelmess The Capitol John Gilvert Renee Adoree Hobart Bosworth Claire McDowell Claire Adams Robert Ober Lom O'Brien Rosita Marstini Sidney Fox Frances Dee Alan Mowbray Russell Gleason Lucile Gleason George Hargrove Hollywood Vanities

Appeal Granted In Prohibition Case Against West Virginia Officials

An order allowing an appeal in the McCormick and Company of Baltimore et al. v. W. G. Brown and others was entered in the U S district court. The original suit had sought to restrain state officials from collecting a license fee on the sale of alcoholic products in West Virginia.

McCormick and Company of Baltimore W. G. Brown West Virginia Prohibition United States District Court Brown

Weather and river data from the Kanawha region

Western Pennsylvania weather reports show occasional rain in Ohio River states with cloudiness and warmer trend in Maryland Virginia and Kentucky. Kanawha river boat movements include Staunton Sutherland Rumsey Yesser Creighton Imscal Sullivan and Sever. River stage readings list at Pittsburgh Parkersburg Cincinnati and other towns with several dams and rivers showing varying levels and a small amount of precipitation.

Obie Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland Virginia Kentucky United States U. S. Weather Bureau Preeto New York Boston Chicago Denver New Orleans Columbus Br. Louis Seattle Pittsburgh Little Rock Parkersburg Kanawha River Staunton Sutherland Rumsey Yesser Creighton Imscal Bix Sullivan Uy Sever Rivera Ohio Pont Pleasant Portsmouth Cincinnati Allegheny Franklin Monongahela Lack Muskingum Zanesqile Radford Hinton Kanawha the Falls Charleston Williamson Pikeville

New York Central to Close Sattes Station and Cut Plymouth Service

The New York Central Railroad won authorization from the public service commission to discontinue its agency station at Sattes Kanawha county and establish a non agency station. Plymouth station service will be curtailed to two hours daily from 9 30 to 11 30 in the morning except Sunday with a non agency setup ready to restore an agency if conditions warrant. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was granted authority to discontinue Haywood agency in Harrison county and replace it with a non agency station pending possible restoration.

New York Central Railroad Public Service Commission Sattes Kanawha County Plymouth Puteam County Haywood Harrison County Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Theatre commissionaire distributes night’s cigarette debris

In London the theater commissionaire gathers the night’s half smoked cigarettes and cigarets and distributes the discarded remains to the city’s tramps as a form of alms.

London

Writ Granted for Former Huntington School Superintendent

Clarence L. Wright former superintendent of Huntington schools won a writ of error from the state supreme court in a case against the Huntington Board of Education over a disputed salary payment of 6583.17. The lower court ruled for the board while Wright contends his petition shows he held a claim to the amount.

Clarence L. Wright Huntington Schools State Supreme Court Huntington Board of Education Board of Education Wright

Contract closure after resignation with severance payment

The contract called for 10 009 annually and when his resignation was submitted at the board's request on July 21 he surrendered the contract upon payment of 85 000. He said the payment was made with the understanding that it did not in fact end all obligations.

Resident Recovers After Auto Crash and Resignation Date

Mr and Mrs Lafayette Thaxton of Chandler s Branch report the resignation occurred July 21 and the patient was moved from hospital to home after a car strike near his residence yesterday.

Ealary Lafayette Thaxton Chandler's Branch

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