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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1935
Page
9
Five couples in Havre Indiana take part in a dance marathon to raise funds as Cranford England plans a six week continuous dancing event with steel church seats and loudspeakers to attract worshippers and passers-by to services.
Philadelphia report details pensioned detective John W. Rogers age 56 who attacked his estranged wife Eloise, her mother Nell Downs, and three children with a public safety item before killing himself. The incident followed years of estrangement and previous threats, leaving two children wounded and the mother fatally harmed.
In Woodstock North Carolina, Caleb Milne IV’s family has been receiving numerous threatening letters since his return home from kidnapping. G-men guarded the Milne residence as reports indicate letters were sent to the justice department in Washington. Most letters referred to possible solutions to the kidnapping. Several were from cranks.
The Daniel Boone hotel conducted its seventh annual Christmas luncheon for 124 employees in the main ballroom. Roger Creel presided as toastmaster. Rev J W Pearson spoke. Elizabeth Studios performed dance numbers. Gill and Schadell played music. gifts were presented by assistant manager William G Sapper.
The Cheshire Hunt met for the season at Sandiway England with a four year old child keeping a pony near her mother Mrs M Burns. Nearby M Dronsfield, who will turn ninety next month, sat upright on his horse during the amicable meet.
In Berlin, Professor van der Velde, a Dutch medical doctor, authored a book titled Perfect Marriage. His wife has filed for divorce, charging irreconcilable differences in temperament.
Moscow inventor M Stavisky unveils a stop go parachute with open valves dropping 75 to 90 feet per second and closed valves slowing to ensure a safe landing. Reports from Chota Kalia Bengal state a complete public library including books shelves and cupboards has been stolen.
Mr and Mrs W F Burruss of Spring Hill announce the birth of a daughter Barbara Ann on December 17 at Mountain State Hospital. Mr and Mrs A H McCutcheon of South Queen Street Martinsburg announce a daughter born December 22 at King s Daughters Hospital. The McCutcheons previously lived in Webster Springs. Mr McCutcheon is a deputy collector of the US Internal Revenue in West Virginia with offices in the Federal Building.
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