Dean at Marshall Taken by Death in Dormitory
Amanda Lee Beaumont 45 dean of women at Marshall College died in her room in the college dormitory. She had been ill for several months, death due to heart disease. Found by a maid while preparing to chaperon a fraternity dance. A Columbia University alumna and native of St. Joseph Missouri, she joined Marshall College ten years ago. Active in American Association of Deans of Women and Altrusa club. Body to be sent to St. Joseph for burial.
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Huntington
Amanda
Lee Beaumont
Marshall College
Miss Beaumont
St. Joseph, ‘Mo
Tor
Brooks Resigns As Police Head
Brooks faced a police board hearing alleging misconduct including attending a Logan county party in 1930 where liquor was sold, conspiring to remove Logan county from Captain Breckus’s jurisdiction, and permitting escape of Amosx Sullivan from a Logan hospital. He did not testify as a defense witness and denied the charges in writing, while Byrne claimed the charges were fully sustained by the testimony.
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Logan County
Hatfields
J. R. Breckus
William
Logan Hospits
Amosx Sullivan
Boone County
Coal Valley News
Matson
Brooks
Waader
Byrne
Obituary notices for multiple Charleston residents
Funeral and death notices from Charleston list Mrs Kate Spaniol of Truston Street died yesterday with services at Sacred Heart church and burial at Mount Olivet. Survivors include husband J W Spaniol and four daughters. Paris W Parker of Clendenin Street died yesterday. service at 2:30 pm conducted by Rev Carl Hessom. Also listed are Shamblin Rhmelin family members and Lettie McKinley of North Rand Street with survivors Obbie McKinley and sister Mrs Maggie Green. no arrangements yet.
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Kate Spante
Kate Spaniol
Truston Street
Sacred Heart Church
Mount Olivet
J.W. Spaniol
G. W
Cherleston
Indianapolis
J. W. Spaniol
Cleveland
Daught ‘Ters
W. Pe Shawver
Sophie
Marguerite
Abnie Spaniol
Charleston
Paris W. Parker
Clendenin Street
Carl. Hessom
Bertha Justice
W. BE. Parker
Roane County
Herbert Parker
Carolin Shamblis Carmin Rhemblin
Duddensfork
Joseph Shamblin
Martha
G. P. Carney
Harry Real
Wellsville
C. B. Miler
C. M. Dooley
Od. E
Eustace
Webster Springs
P. J. Charleston
Earnest
Jackson County
Long and Johnson Funeral
Lettie McKinley
North Rand Street
Das
Obbie McKinley
Maggie Green
Norfolk
Real Estate Transfers No deeds recorded in county office
List of property transfers includes Loudon Heights to Ashton Woodman Renters and several parcels transferring to Charleston Trading and Investment, Rosin Coal Land, Zanawha Land, and others with prices and descriptions. Also notes a London wedding where Miss Mary A Guwet wore the bridal veil and a German seller reporting a lottery ticket win discarded as cleaning out pockets.
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Loudon Heights Company
Ashton Woodman
Loudon Heights
Gapital View Development Company
Charleston Trading and Investment Company
Rosin Coal Land Company
Wilson Branch
Riverview
Black Hawk
Wilson Billow
G. Mentor
Peter F. Mele
Sam Wright
Levi
Zanawha Land Company
C.F
Baron F. Hopper
J. BH. Young
Freer Mey
Dlock
Highlands Terrace
Lydie G. Johnson
Sand Bill Road
Jefferson District
Stump
Mipnle D. Btawart
Woodland Terrace
Joe and
Elia Young
Security Health and Discount Company
Fot
Biock
Glenwood Addition
Mary E Cunningham
Charlestine Tevst Company
Tota
Richmond
Waterloo
Mary A. Guwet
London
Old Men Gain Sight See World Anew In Arizona Healing
In Phoenix Arizona four elderly pioneers undergoing eye surgery at a state home regained partial vision after years of darkness. Abraham Porter George Harper Steve Tyler benefited while Harry Brown remained blind. They left the hospital hopeful to resume life, with Porter dreaming of an ocean crossing and Harper planning to collect debts, as Tyler longed for his long lost gold mine.
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Steve Tyler
Kelly Turner
Phoenix
Arizonne
Arizona
Gay. Seorge W. P. Hunt
M. Zander
Vesion
Phoenix Hospital
Steve Taylor
Abraham Porter
George Harper
Estefree
Harry Brown
Brown
Harper
Porter
Tyler
Seaman
Pioneers
Egen Ag
Toqchr
Al Capone Income Tax Cases and a Parachute Rescue
The report recounts Capone era crime probes ending with tax counts and a dramatic parachute rescue. It describes detectives tracing "Chickens" payments to saloon keepers, while a separate wartime rescue narrative details Osborne surviving a parachute mishap after Strauble and Engler executed a risky airlift and a knife-throwing sequence, ending with Osborne's return home.
Bible and Bricks Weapons For Mississippi Executive
Theodore Bilbo, Mississippi governor, uses Bible and brick as his political symbols in a notorious 1928 race. A short rump legislature fought a seven day limit while Bilbo refused a longer session, then retired to his pear farm. His career includes jail for contempt, a Bible and brick campaign slogan, and a push to control state colleges amid political clashes.
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Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
United States
Merry Andrew
Ada ‘Mant
Bilbo
James K. Wardsman
Senate
Les M Russell
Mis Pressppi
B C Stops Headaches and Quiet Nerves
An old alert touts B-C as a fast remedy for headaches and nervous tension. It claims three minute relief with no after effects and promises safe, speedy results from a soda fountain package sold for ten or two cents. The ad cites B-C as a major medical discovery, noting multiple ingredients addressing various pains.
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Nort Carolina
Heckusa
Local Men Arrested Near Belpre Ohio After Car Pursuit
Two men from Charleston identified by Washington county officers as Harold Paintey and another man named Spence were arrested near Belpre after their pursued car struck Mrs. Mary Potter on the Parkersburg Belpre bridge and sent her into the Ohio River bank. Officers found liquor in the car, pursued from Marietta about 17 miles away.
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Parkersburg
Washington County
Ohio
Harold Paintey
Spence
Charleston
Belpre
Mary Potter
Parkersburg-Belpre
Ohio River
Marietta
Hoover Heads to Rapidan Camp for Expenditure Talk
President Hoover left by auto for his Rapidan fishing camp to confer with navy officials on reducing expenditures. Accompanied by Ambassador Gibsom and Admiral Prath, the party includes Mrs. Hoover and officials wives. Present: Secretary Adams, Assistant Secretary dahneke, Ingalls, Admiral Pratt, Rear Admirals Parsons and McLean. The conference is the first with heads of government departments on cutting costs.
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Washington
Hoover
Rapidan
Navy
Hugh Gibsom
Adamiral
William V. Prath
Naval Operations
Davy
Adams
Dahneke
Secretar Ingalls
Pratt
President Hoover May Visit City on Proposed Route
President Hoover may stop in Charleston Huntington Cincinnati route on June 13 after leaving Washington June 4 for Indianapolis to address a newspaper editors convention and review a G A R encampment. Senator Hatfield says a Huntington stop is likely for a few minutes while plans dodge final route details. He will also dedicate memorials in Marton and Springfield after Indianapolis.
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Hoover
Charlottesville
Indianapolis
Marton
Harding
Springfield
Lincoln
Conley to Start Lee Ott Hearing
A hearing on the Lee Ott case will begin with Conley leading the proceeding. The committee noted that conducting a full actuarial audit to determine the true status of the account would be infeasible due to the extensive time and expenses required.
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Conley
Lee Ott
Farmers Fight Rate Increase
Farmers combat rate hikes claiming railroads take far more than farmers. figures show 1.85 dollars to railroad per 1.00 dollar to farmer and 1.87 dollars to railroad per 1.00 to farmer. The league of producers shippers and transporters of produce is led by president Robert F. Blair of Cleveland.
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Robert F. Blair
Cleveland
Indictments Sought In Cotton Cooperative Probe
Indictments of two officials including W T Cooper asst secretary and office manager and bondsmen are sought. The Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association faced irregularities tied to dealings with Prattville First National Bank, which closed after the president’s resignation. About 306,000 dollars may be involved, with cotton deliveries used as collateral for loans and funds diverted to other uses. Final settlements will be made under American Cotton Cooperative oversight, with no other state cooperatives or funds affected.
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W.t. Cooper
Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association
First National Bank of
Prattville, Als
Worthington
Northington
Alabama Cooperative
Alabama
Alabama Association
American Cotton Cooperative Association
A. C. Co
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kanawha County
Marriage licenses were issued in the county clerk's office to Burton Brogan and Kathleen Col dina, both residents of Kanawha County, aged 28 and 18, along with Earl H. Eppling and Edith A. Nutter, aged 38 and 25. In England, painters caused a paint patch to grow on a wall of a shop, reaching two feet long, 12 inches wide and four inches thick.
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Kanawha County
Burton Brogan
Kathleen Col«dina
Earl H. Eppling
Edith A. Nutter
A *Accorator's
Doring
England
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Amanda Lee Beaumont
Frankfort
Germany
Ealesmen
al Capone
Capone
Strauble
Osborne
Engler
Bible and Bricks Weapons For
Poplarville
Junt
Per Grove
University of Nashville
Vanderbilt
University of Michigan
Unit
Zee
W. Va
U. S. Dam No. 9
Moonlight Dancing
Chibi
Jackie Cogper
Mitzie Green
Robert Coogan
Kay Johnson
Neil Hamilton
John Halliday
Murray Bni. N. J
Royal Agricultural Hall
Wurzburg
Max Dauthene Day
Java
Cranach
Sperrin Mountains
Northern Ireland
Sperrin Range
County Derry
Hoovers
Russia
The
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Associated Press
United Press News
the Gumps
Ella Cinders
Moon Mullins
Bungle Family
Skippy
D. C
Logan Clendenning
Ripley
Brisbane
Dorothy Dix
Willie Willis
the Gazette
Charleston Gazette
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