Edith Maxwell seeks retrial in Virginia murder case
Edith Maxwell 21 asks Wise County Circuit Court to set aside her first degree murder conviction for the killing of her father Trigg Maxwell. Defense claims trial errors and seeks a retrial or appeal to higher courts citing improper evidence and instructions and failure to consider lesser degrees of murder.
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Joseph E. Nettles
Associated Press
Wise
Edith Maxwell
H. A. W. Skeen
Wise County
Cobs
Trigg Maxwell
Edith
Commonwealth
Fred B. Greear
Anne Maxwell
Cumberland Mountain
Maxwell
Trigg Max
Lucile Chenault Triumphs in The Late Christopher Bean
Miss Lucile Chenault daughter of Dr and Mrs F L Chenault of Decatur played Abby in The Late Christopher Bean presented by the Blackfriars dramatic club at the University of Alabama Mor gan Hall. Her performance drew praise as superb and one of the finest on a local stage. Chenault a Decatur high school graduate 1935 and a freshman member of Blackfriars earned a notable honor with histrionic ability. The play opens the season for the University club’s dramatic program.
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Lucile Chenault
F. L., Chenault
Decatur
Abby
Christopher Bean
Blackfriars, Dramatic Club
University of Alabama
Morgan Hall
Chenault
Decatur High School
Blackfriars
E. B. McCulloch
Fannie Ruth Pledger
Lawrence County
F. B. Farley
Moulton
B. M. Counts
C. D. Jenkins
Birmingham
Courtroom drama ends with daughter injuring father in fear
A late night incident left a frightened daughter striking her father with a shoe. After a thirty minute jury deliberation, the verdict was returned. R. P. Bruce leads the defense staff with A. A. Skeen and W. W. Dotson as associates. Co M. Vicars and Commonwealth's Attorney Fred M. Greear represent the Commonwealth.
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R. P. Bruce
A. A. Skeen
W. W. Dotson
Co. M. Vicars
Commonwealth
Fred M. Greear
Girl dies after New York elevated collision
Fifteen year old Carmine Valentino died from injuries after a rear end crash between a four car wooden train of the I. R. T. elevated line and a work train in New York. Thirty others were injured and about 200 passengers were jolned by the collision as end cars telescoped. Four injured were trainmen, one hurt later while jacking up a car.
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New York
Carmine Valentino
Moulton Notes: Local Moves and Visits Across Town
Daily Moulton notes detail residents traveling to Russellville and Decatur, business callers, new hires at a west-side hardware store, and community events. The piece mentions court, law firm affiliations, and improvements as Christmas nears with decorations and local civic meetings.
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John Hall
Montgomery
Moulton
Russellville
Co. C. Butler
Wolfe Spring
R. M. Montgomery
Kelly Littrell
J. K. Ayers
Lawrence County
James Perdue
Perdue and Miller
Irvine M. Smith Rites Held at Olivet Church
Irvine M. Smith died at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Pulaski Tennessee. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Olivet church. He was the father of the Smith family and brother to Mrs. R. B. Graves and Mrs. N. C. Braley of Tanner.
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A. M
G. H. Smith
Irvine M. Smith
Pulaski
Tenn
Olivet Church
Smith
R. B. Graves
N. C. Braley
Tanner
Why Poets Starve And English Vowel Puzzles And Jokes
A collage of humorous verses and quips on spelling and language quirks. It mixes wordplay about rhymes with short dialogues and comical notices, including a joke about a blonde and a remark on marriage and social observations.
Polygamists 10 Continue Fight Over Court Conviction
In Kingman Arizona J W Musser of the United Order announced plans to appeal a polygamy conviction of I Spencer a Short Creek cult member with two wives. The group seeks to challenge Arizona’s anti polygamy clause as a religious freedom issue up to the U S Supreme Court.
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Jack Lefler
Associated Press
Kingman
Ariz
Arizona
United States Supreme Court
J. W. Musser
United Order
Short Creek Colony
Spencer
Short Creek
Taft
Musser
Santa Claus busier than ever says local farm owner
Nashua New Hampshire December 12 AP Santa Claus is busier this year says John T Benson owner of an animal farm who supplies Santa's whiskers. Benson is the American agent for Carl Hagenbeck a Hamburg wild animal dealer. Agents in Kashmir export goats whose flowing white beards frame Santa’s beard and red bonnet.
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Nashua
Santa Claus
John T. Benson
Benson
Carl Hagenbech
Hamburg
Germany
Kashmir
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Pearce
Lawrence County Board of Education
L. W. Gentry
Jimmie Lee Craig
Emmett Minor
M. F. Hagood
Hatton
Lois Montgomery
W. R. Jackson
C. Brown
Veto Sims
Mt. Hope
Brushville
Bank St
Lyons Hotel
Jimmy Taylor
Claude Trimble
van Camp
Goodchaux
U.S. No
Kellogg’s
Will
Lady Alice Brand
Miller and Hart
Neuhoff Western
Big Benjamin
Mustard
Amos Tash
4Th Ave
W. H.M. Peurifoy
6Th Ave
Murphree
Bee Highway
Polygamists
Supreme Court
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Squirrel
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