Russia Asked To Aid Search For Explorer
Washington dispatches report the American government appealed to the Soviet Union for help in locating Lieutenant Ben Eielson, lost for six weeks off Siberia. Messages to Moscow and two Soviet ships were sent via Tass, with Alaska Governor Park to relay to the vessels. Secretary Wilbur sent the request directly, prompting questions about international protocol.
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Washington
Ben Elelson
Siberia
Moscow
Elelson
Tass
Governor Park
Alaska
State Department
Interior Department
Wilbur
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Governor Pardons Eight Inmates At State Penitentiary
Governor R O Dillon granted eight pardons at the state penitentiary during dinner. Among those freed were a 0 year sentence convict and a youth released for a murder committed at age 16.
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Santa FF
R. O. Dillon
Santa Claus
Dinnner
Mourder
Helen Wills Marries Frederick Moody Jr at Simple San Francisco Chapel
In Berkeley California Helen Wills wed Frederick Moody Jr a young stock salesman from an old California family in a star illuminated ceremony at St. Clement's chapel. The simple Episcopalian service lasted about ten minutes with six relatives present. The couple then left for a secret honeymoon aboard the yacht Galatea in Pedro.
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Frederick Moody, Jr
Helen Whis
San Francisco
Helen
Will
Berkeley
Calif
Star of Bethlehem
St. Clement's Chapel
Helen Wills
An Pedro
Death Beats Santa Claus To Family at Big Chimney
The Gazette Santa Claus fund mobilizes warmth and gifts for a Big Chimney family as a father dies from illness. Editor’s team and readers provide cash, food, and toys to comfort the widow and seven children, with deliveries planned tomorrow to ease their sorrow though not replace the loss. The appeal notes many donors and urges further contributions before the drive ends.
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Gazette
Santa Claus
the Gazette
Santa Claug
Santa Claus Fund
Naplatmat
J. Morrison
Pioneer Club
Canh
Howard
Ann
Jane McJunkin
Oxen
Harry Farrel
Rayford
Mra
C. H. Oldenberg
Nitro
RB. C. Jeffords
Tar
O. J. Menterson
Montgomery
J. A. Davie
Cedar Grove
G. W. Quillen
Danton
Dorothy Lee Backus
Mammoth
Ruth A. Deltz
Spencer
Ruth Doncad
Ganseway
Cash
Weveaco Sunday School
George E Miller
Friendship Clans
Cavalry Church
Hod. Moore
Birry Jane Ban Nister
John Henry Bannister
Pat Rupert
Champ Clark Pool
Rettle Blaine Pool
Young
Breamchurch
Ford
L. F. Parkins
Baptist Temple
Bolland
G. J. King
KL. . Summers
Emma Slack
Hilda Slack
Ed Watton
Malden
Fred
White
Neil Lee Morris
Escaped Convicts Sought in Cabell
Huntington police hunted Adrian and Dana Bias and Besil Guilders long term convicts who escaped from Maundeville penitentiary last Wednesday. Three robberies sparked belief they caused the crimes, with a street car hold up and a taxicab robbery totaling 11.78. Officers guarded city outlets as a large search pressed, aided by mug shots and victim descriptions.
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Huntington
Buntington
Adrian
Dana Bias
Besil Guilders
Cabell County
Latate
Maundeville
Poen
Mea Pond
Unla City
Eugene Flymore
T. R. Rymer
Cnah
Iit
Midmin
Pattee
Midkin
Dana Bins
Child
Plymule
Rymer
Dana
Dlin
Childers
L. W. Emerick
Bins Brothers
Kanawha
Onhell County
West Virginia Wins Veterans Hospital Bill Signoff
President Hoover signed a bill authorizing a veterans hospital program costing 15,950,000. The measure boosts total authorized veterans' hospital funding to 104,435,042 and includes 4,41 beds across 19 projects, with four neuro psychiatric facilities. The American Legion seeks a separate 19,000,000 program, while the medical council studies needs before broader construction.
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Washington
Hoover
Veterans’ Hospital
Medical Council
Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Cureau
Congress
Veterans’ Hureau
Maan Watermonth
Legion
American Legion
Veterans' Bureau
Gazette Office Attacked by Santa in Snowbound Heist
Santa intrudes the Gazette offices amid heavy snow, stealing and rifling through desks. Volunteers rush to finish printing as editors and staff recount disrupted deliveries and misdirected subscriptions while a list of contributors from local plants and residents appears in a chaotic roundup.
Pantages Seeks Release From Jail On Ball Pending Appeal
Los Angeles dispatch reports film magnate Alexander Pantages seeks freedom on bail as eight doctors file affidavits claiming his heart condition worsened in county jail. Attorneys say he could die if kept in custody while appealing a 12 year old charge involving Ennice Pringte. Judge Fricke set December 26 for arguments.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Ennice Pringte
Aitherlor
Charles W. Fricke
B.C Mahbang
Pras Lages
Five Cops Overpowered by Little Man in Downtown Fight
In Kansas City a small man described as two bigger than a minute attacked five officers when they tried to take him to the station. Officer Mason was injured, a broken nose and arm, as the assailant toppled a patrolman. The suspect fought with a nightstick and claimed to carry protection against bandits in his car.
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Kansas City
Cirh
Win
Mason
Louis
Bre
Ontcattera
E. C. Carpenter
Grisinger Named Superintendent of Rutherford Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Dr George F Grisinger of Fayette county, recently practicing in Carneston, was appointed by Governor Conley as superintendent at the new Rutherford state tuberculosis sanatorium at Beckley. The facility nears completion and expects to begin operation by March 1. Grisinger served as chest examiner for the U S Veterans Bureau in Charleston before entering private practice. He was born in Fayette County, educated at Oak Hill High School, University of Maryland and College of Physicians and Surgeons Baltimore, class of 1910. He served in the U S Army Medical Corps during World War I, rising to captain and serving as surgeon with the 1st Army forces in Europe. He practiced in Fayette and Kenawha counties, held roles in local medical societies, and has two sons with his wife Evelyn Malcolm. He is active in Republican politics.
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George F. Grisinger
Fayette County
Carneston
Conley
Rutherford State
Beckley
State Board of Central
Gyisinger
Charleston
United States Veterans Bureau
Oak Hill
University of Maryland
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore
Ir. Grisinger
Germany
United Sales Army
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
Grisinger
House of Delegates
Kenawha County Medical Society
West Virginia State and
American Medical Associations
Payette County Medical Society
Evelyn M
Howard C. Smith Claimed by Death
Howard C. Smith aged 61 died yesterday at his home in Charleston after years as a detective and law enforcement officer. Born in Putnam County he opened a butcher shop then founded a detective agency. He served as Kanawha county constable, deputy U S marshal, U S commissioner and a federal agent guarding Theodore Roosevelt and Taft era presidents. He helped coal industry workers during strikes and was a founder of Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church. Funeral arrangements are with the Masons this afternoon at two.
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Howard C. Smith
West Virginia
Uarrier
Elizabeth Streets
Asbury Methodisl Episcopal Church
Masonic Order
Smith
Kanawha
United Statos
Frank Tyree
United States Come
Minera
Putnam County
Winfield
Mr. Smith
Charleston
Focal Detective Agency
Hissom
Clyde
Bli Dn
Arbury Methodist &Pisconal
Elizabeth
Jackson Streets
Rob. Wottr
Hehite
W. A. Bays
Alhcore
Mtarr
Seven
Charleston Spreads Christmas Cheer to City Children
The Salvation Army citadel hosts Uncle Kris Kringle at seven tonight as fire department toy repairs plus 800 plus donations bring toys from 50 cent rag dolls to 25 dollar trains. Toys distributed by numbered cards. unions mission baskets start at 3 pm with Governor Conley's wife giving out first baskets and a play Thursday night by the youths. Judge Morgan Owen receives a Bible from jurors. city prisoners will be fed Christmas day with commuted sentences except extreme cases.
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Santa Claus
Salvation Army
Kris Kringle
Kind Hearted
Central Fire Station
Silvation Army
Santa
Union Mission
William G. Conley
Conley
Thomas
T. C. McKinley
John Laing
American Legion
Common Pleas
Morgan Owen
B. L. Workman
Union District
Joe Kelly
Wertz
Mother of Four Slain By Farmer Husband
In Columbia New Hampshire on December 23 Ernest Eastman 40 year old farmer shot and mortally wounded his wife Eve a mother of four children She was found dead when officials arrived Eastman was arrested on a murder charge and detained at Coon County Jail to be arraigned at West Stewartstown tomorrow Authorities say the couple had argued for several days and Eastman provided details to investigators after the incident.
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Columbia
N. H
Ernest Eastman
Eve
Eastman
West Stewartstown
Burke Indicted In Gang Deaths
Chicago dispatch reports Fred Burke, nicknamed the most dangerous man alive, indicted by a grand jury for involvement in the St Valentine’s Day Massacre killings. jury cites bullets matching Burke’s guns, with Burke as fugitive. Authorities pursue Burke across states. Missouri and Wisconsin leads noted.
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Chicago
St. Valentine’s Day
Burke
Albert Clark
Rheinold Schwimmer
Los Angeles
Calif
Buffalo
Madisop
Wis
Roy Buttloth
Hig
Harold Smedal
Spring Green
Buttloth
St. Joseph
Win, Bank
Dultets
Goddard
Ite
Washington Radiates Cheer In Christmas Preparations
Washington teems with holiday bustle as President and Mrs. Hoover prepare for their first Christmas in the White House. Shoppers flood downtown while Allan Hoover returns from Harvard to join family plans. Cabinet members anticipate domestic gatherings amid lighthearted scenes and charitable events around the city.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Mellon
Porto Rico
Union Station
Allan Hoover
Harvard Univerity
Mra
Herbert Hoover, Jr
California
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Circles, So Often Marked By Rimnily Revulons
Ehueyon
Many Accidents Mark Snow Blankets City
Snow and ice battered central and northern regions with a six inch to foot depth around the state. One death occurred in Wilson hollow, Oley Mace, 32, died after car crashes. Mrs. Rachel Steimbecker was slightly injured in Charleston. City crews cleared main streets, employing extra workers and prisoners. Snow disrupted travel but trains and buses largely remained on schedule.
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Trivel
Rachel Steimbecker
Dunbar
Charleston
Patrick Streets
Wilson Hollow
Oley Mace
Ira Mace
Thomas Eggleston
Carl Wiseman
Byrd Hasn't Seen Worst Says Will Byrd Hasn't Seen Worst
Beverly Sills reports a muddled public scene as critics attack Admiral Byrd for alleged discrediting tactics. The piece notes Byrd has flown to the poles but faces no apparent major distress and mentions Hoover in a political fog.
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Byrd
Will
Beverly Sills
Moover
Hoovs
Sec
Admiral Byrd
Walt
Abner
Reguile
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Explorer
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Eielson
Mechanic
Foti Biowon
Carl Bor
Bering Sea
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Wilbur Yaldt
Zielson
Borland
Une
Ben Eielson
Wilkins
Sir Hubert Wilkins
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Nobile
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Wibur
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Willie Willis
Sobert Quillen
Pune
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Big Chimney
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Tully
Spring Hind
Christman
Hatfield
Appewin
Don
Mina
Jonny
Mount Honfes
Santa Clare
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Norman 3. Young
J. C. Bickers
R. H. Gray
Cattrell
J. Wilson
W. G. Stuart
Lamson
G. 8. Holcamb
J. A. Meltan
C. D. Withuma
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H. van Pleraon
J. H. Girona
C. A. Dooley
R. Grittin
J. Campbell
M. A. Boulden
J. L. Hammack
H. %. Dolan
Olaf Kohn
A. T. Hunter
W. L. Holder
McK. Pauley
O. Strain
J. F. Hamrick
Dewey Ledsome
C. V. Handy
Pantages
Taro
Pape i
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Fred Burke
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Okla
Sata Glaus
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Mercury Will Rise
Preas
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