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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
10
Harold G. Markham a United States Customs border patrolman surrendered in Watertown Minnesota on June 11. He faces manslaughter charges as Danish employers express concern over the trial proceeding amid unrest linked to labor tensions this year.
In Colombiers Woods near hamp the Clemenceau tomb has become a local gold mine as pilgrims pay four to ten cents to cross fields and visit the tiger’s hut and grave. Hotels sell Clemenceau rooms while shacks rise around the site, attracting fishermen and farmers turned vendors and guides. Tourists reportedly spend 20 to 30 dollars daily, feeding a growing controversy over the site’s commercialization.
The county faces a large road program funding gap as a $1,500 trustee payment and a $20,557.98 item to a Charleston attorney are cited. Tax cuts and lower revenues threaten road construction, prompting officials to consider drastic project curtailment to avoid debt.
The letter and fish story involve Peggy Ann in California and a dead fish tied to disarmament debates. Officials including Jahncke and Gibson exchange accusations over motives and possible leaks from the White House amid preparations for a 1992 arms conference in Geneva.
Paris June 11 Ambassador Walter E Edge is very happy with his work in France and has no intention of resigning the American embassy declared tonight He declined to be quoted on reports from the United States that he would leave his post but said retirement is not even on the fringe of his mind.
Corporal M. M. Galdwell of the state police has been transferred from Oak Hill to Gheriestan. The Oak Hill detachment vacancy will not be filled.
Lindbergh weighs a seaplane route with fueling stations near water points for a Siberian flight. Government experts doubt landing difficulties, while officials in several nations express welcome as Lindbergh visits Washington and contemplates a New York departure.
A jury returns 107 indictments listing defendants charged with felonious assault breaking and entering larceny and other offenses. The document names Gladys Christian Lilly Johnson Ethel Jones Lonnie Jones James King Henry Lherwood Richard Moseley Luther McDowell George Stover Floyd Newman Randall Quick John Painter James Pettrie Sidney Pring James Galloway Howard Coleman Wilfred Breed Jess Robie Clarence Stamper Ray Hackney Hayes Young William Thurmond Albert Wenching L 4 Withrow Steward Elly John Quigley John Ells Willie Wright Fay Young Emmet Williams Howard Lane and others. All defendants are ordered arraigned Saturday morning. Wigmakers report strong demand for false mustaches in London.
Scotland Yard said no investigation into Starr Faithfull’s death in New York has begun and no officers were questioned. Reports cite a hotel trunk diary suggesting despondence, money concerns, and attempts to contact a man in England as the Franconia probe links surface.
A tornado struck the Jake Whitehead home in Rochelle near Brady Texas injuring four people. Mrs Whitehead sustained a broken leg internal injuries and numerous bruises. The couple’s children Virginia 11 W N L T and J B 2 also suffered cuts and bruises. They were taken to a local hospital. Whitehead saw the tornado approach from a nearby field as light rain accompanied the gusts.
A charter was granted yesterday by the secretary of state to the Mason Gas company of New Haver Mason county. The organisers were Julius Sahn Leo Sahn and Byran E Moore all of Cincinnati. The concern is authorized to issue 500 shares of capital stock of no par value.
Science note on cats as potential disease transmitters. The piece cites past hints of cats carrying tuberculosis and diphtheria organisms and references Major James S. Sim's Washington work. It notes large stray cat counts in New York in 1920 and suggests cat populations may rival humans in major cities.
In Macon Georgia on June 11 Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Powers age 74 a rooming house keeper was convicted of first degree murder for the death of a youthful orphan in a plot to collect $14000 life insurance authorities say. The jury recommended mercy and spared her from the electric chair after a prior trial sentence.
A Sunday morning program at Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church features a pageant titled The Hidden Treasure performed by the Sunday school under Mrs. M. B. Aldridge. Special music from the masters directed by Mrs. Mae S. Cabell and an accompanying orchestra will enhance the event.
Funeral services for Mary E. Woodruff 48 of Delaware Avenue will be Saturday at 2:80 at Bartlett Funeral parlors conducted by Rev. Earl Hissom. She is survived by husband Harps H Woodruff father Mr and Mrs L J Ellis Hurricane three sisters and six brothers. William Pence 48 of South Charleston to be laid to rest Saturday at 10 at First Presbyterian Church with Rev H M Ryburn officiating. Rayma Donnally 27 of Maryland Avenue died in Phoenix Athens after illness leaving parents and siblings in Charleston. Three sisters and three brothers noted. Three thousand skulls exhibit at Hunter museum Portsmouth? details mention a chase of a mule and a $5 fine.
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