Witnesses Describe Struggle Night of Theora Hix Killing
In Columbus on August 2 the state tied the murder of college coed Theora Hix to a night near the New York Central rifle range. Witnesses testified of a man and woman scuffling by a parked car and of hair found in the victim’s hand. Coroner Murphy detailed the autopsy showing multiple blows with a ball pein hammer, and the direct cause noted as severing of the jugular and carotid.
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Murphy
Miss Hix
Columbus
James H. Snook
Charles R. Murray
Theora Hix
Murray
Hl. C. Ricketts
Washington Party To Take Outing
President Hoover will leave Washington late today for a weekend fishing lodge trip in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. He will be joined by Allan Hoover and other officials including Postmaster General Brown and Mrs Brown Attorney General Mitchell General Frank T Hines Mrs Hines Mark Sullivan Lawrence Richey and Lieutenant Commander Joel T Boone the president's personal physician.
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Shington
Hoover
Washington
Blue Ridge
Virginia
Allan
Wit H
Brown
Mitchell
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Bureau
Hines
Mark Sullivan
Lawrence Richey
Superintendent Roche Takes Telephones Post In West Virginia
Mr Roche began duties as commercial superintendent of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company in this section on Thursday with headquarters in Clarksburg. His supervision covers Grafton Fairmont Clarksburg Elkins Morgantown Weston Keyser and Martinsburg. He comes from Washington.
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Mr. Roche
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Clarksburg
Grafton
Fairmont
Elkins
Morgantown
Weston
Keyser
Martinsburg
Washington
Riot At Leavenworth Prison Ends In Fatalities
At United States Penitentiary Leavenworth Kansas an August riot left one convict dead four shot and several injured. The dead man was identified as Mike Martinez a Mexican who had served one year of a five year term. A prisoner's leg was mangled and amputated. others remained in hospital with gunshot wounds. Reports of a mess hall outbreak were denied by officials.
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United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kas
United States
Kans
Tiee
Mike Martinez
Chinese War Lord Shoots Prince Kai in Beppu Garden
Chang Tsung Chang once a Shantung war lord shot Prince Hisen Kai cousin of Pan-li the former boy emperor of China. Officials probe the incident which Chang says was an accidental revolver discharge while he handled the weapon at his Beppu hotel. Prince Hisen Kai aged 21 recently graduated from the Japanese military academy and was visiting Beppu on vacation.
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Tokyo
Chang Tsung Chang
Shantung
Hisen Kai
China
Pan-li
Chang
Beppu
Island of Kinshin
Tsien Kai
Soviet Proposals Aimed at Chinese Eastern Railway Crisis
Moscow reports the Soviet government presenting three drastic conditions to settle the Chinese eastern railway dispute. They demand liberation of Soviet workers held in Manchuria, appointment of railroad managers by Moscow, and an immediate conference to negotiate issues. Both China and Russia must acknowledge the railway's changing status under the 1924 Peking and Murkden accords.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Manchuria
Russia
Peking
Murkden
Tentative naval disarmament accord reported
London August 2 The Evening Standard reports Prime Minister MacDonald and Ambassador Dawes have reached a tentative agreement or formula on naval disarmament. Authoritative sources downplay the story noting no decisions have been reached yet.
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London
Evening Standard
MacDonald
Dawes
Prince Visits Big Jamboree At World Scout Rally
Prince of Wales greets American youth and joins youths from many nations at Arrowe Park Eng in a tent city of about 50 000 young scouts. American boys endured a long wait in rain while the prince toured the jamboree and fraternized with attendees. continuation noted on page two.
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Arrowe Park
Eng
Prince of Wales
King George
Grafton Fruit Market Offers Fresh Produce Basket Deals
Free stone peaches and Ohio fancy tomatoes headline a selection of fresh produce at Grafton Fruit Market. Also advertised are lettuce celery cucumbers sweet corn green beans peppers beets carrots canta loupes honey dew and melons oranges lemons and more, with baskets priced at 30 to 33 cents.
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Grafton
Graf Zeppelin Seeks Route Amid Good Atlantic Weather
Weather reports indicate a high pressure system from the Spanish coast to Bermuda forecasts favorable flying weather for the Graf Zeppelin. The airship, about 600 miles west of Gibraltar, reported all well as it proceeded toward the Azores with two route options toward the American continent.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Spanish Coast
Azores
Bermuda
Casablanca
Morocco
Gibraltar
London
Lloyd
Corunna
Spain
Hercules
Atlantic
Hugo Beklpner
American
America
Lakehurst
N. J
Log of Dirigible Marks Long Atlantic-Gate Transit
The Associated Press logs a dirigible journey across Europe and the Mediterranean. Tracking times list movements over Friedrichshafen Basle Telfort Lyons Montelimard Nimes and Cape de Gata with sightings by ships and wireless stations. The craft advances toward Gibraltar with positions west of the strait and updates to Corunna and Casablanca.
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Associated Press
Friedrichshafen
Basle
Switzerland
Telfort
France
Lyons
Montelimar
Pierre-Latte
Nimes
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Danny
Barcelona
Spain
Cape de Gata
Anthea
Corunna
Casablanca
Morocco
Borah Prefers Naval Ship Sinking Over Parity Talks
Washington August 2 Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Borah oddly favors sinking ships over achieving parity between British and American navies. His remarks, reported across the wire, contrast with public opinion on naval balance.
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Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Telephone Company Expands Spending in Extension Plan
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company confirms a $25,000 extension program plus a $10,500 Feterman section. J W Ault says plans include extending service to West Graf ton and Blueville at an estimated cost, aiming to improve universal telephone and cable service.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
J. W. Ault
Fétterman
Comjpeey
West Grafton
Blueville
Ault
Ely
Contin
Carolina axe slayer held in hospital
T Earl Robertson, 55, of Spartanburg, killed four people and wounded another with an axe in Carolina yesterday. He was placed in the state hospital for the insane under guard to prevent self harm. Physicians deemed him insane after the incident at the JW Bell grain company store.
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Snook
J. A. Murphy
Columbia
T. Earl Robertson
Spartanburg
Frenay
State Hospital
Robertson
JW. Bell Company
49 Taken in Liquor Raid in Campbell
Federal prohibition agents swept Campbell Ohio in a large liquor raid. Fifty officers smashed about fifty speakeasies, arrested proprietors, and dumped whiskey and beer into gutters. The operation targeted undercover purchases and included a man listed as John Vansch, former safety director.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Campbell
Federal
John Vansuch
Osgood's White Felt Hats Priced From 1.95 to 3.95
Local department store lists Osgood’s white felt hats in price range of 1.95 2.95 and 3.95. The items available in varying sizes and styles likely for the spring season. Shoppers are urged to inspect fabric and fit before purchase.
Electric storm damages drops property here
A severe electric storm swept the Tygart Valley region bringing torrential rain and heavy crop damage. Grafton and Taylor county lost communications temporarily as lines and stations were struck and repaired overnight. Crop loss and hail injuries were reported across Coffman Fetterman and Enterprise areas with roofs damaged and trees felled.
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Tygart's
Grafton
Taylor County
Chesapeake and Potomac
J. W. Ault
Coffman
Fetterman
Clarksburg
Market Street
Central Station
Merchant Street
New River Bridge
Enterprise
Sliding Scale Tariff On Sugar Planned
Washington Aus 1 sliding scale sugar tariff plan ranging from one cent a pound when market prices are high to three cents a pound when the market is low was made public today by Chairman Smoot of the Senate finance committee. Smoot will offer the proposal as a substitute for the flat rate of 3 cents a pound placed on sugar in the house tariff bill. Hearings will be held next week to consider the substitute. Under the scale the present rate of 2.20 would apply when sugar is selling in New York at 5 cents a pound, about the present price. Cuba would receive the same 20 percent preferential under the scale as with the flat rates.
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Washington
Aus
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
New York
Cuba
Huston Wins Edison Competition Prodigy Follower Named
Wilbur B. Huston of Port Madison Washington won the Thomas A Edison competition for selecting a protege in the inventor's footsteps. Forty nine contestants from all states and the District of Columbia stood on the Edison home lawn in Llewelyn Park as Dr S W Stratton MIT president announced the winner. Stratton praised the young men after a thorough exam covering morals ethics science. The tire booking committee noted the bright fresh looking participants who studied papers late into the night.
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West Orange
N.J
Wilbur B. Huston
Port Madison
Wash
Thomas A. Edison
District of Columbia
Edison
Llewelyn Park
S. W. Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Lewis A. Yancey
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F. ©. Higgins
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