Autopsy Testimony Flaws Hit Theora Hix Murder Case
In Columbus a defense attack on the autopsy by Coroner Joseph Murphy contends the doctor’s examination was incomplete. The trial of Dr. James H. Snook for Theora Hix’s death heard questionings on narcotics allegedly taken by Snook or Hix. The defense seeks to undermine the state chemist’s findings and argues the night’s narcotic evidence cannot determine if drugs influenced the events.
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Columbus
Joseph Murphy
Theora Hix
James H. Snook
Snook
Séidel
C. W. Long
Miss Hix
Frank W. Harrah
Dr. Snook
John F. Seidel
Witwer, Noted Writer, Dies in California
H C Witwer an 89 year old humorist and writer died in Los Angeles after months of illness from tuberculosis following a nervous breakdown. His death was announced by Dr B C Fishbaugh with his mother Mrs Margaret L Nannery rushing from New York. cause of death withheld at time of reporting.
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Los Angeles
H.C. Witwer
B.C. Fishbaugh
Witwer
H. C. Witwer
Athens
Winer
St Josph's College
Philadelphia
Sonia Schagrin
Yonkers
N. Y
New York American
Star
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Collier's Weekly
California
Gunmen Board Train Slaying Ward and Escape With 4000
Three gunmen boarded an Illinois Central suburban train last night, killed guard Delbert Sudds, and robbed rail collector Jerry Carey of 4000 dollars before fleeing in an automobile. The slayer was partially identified as Wee Willie idy, a desperado sought in other murders and robberies. The victims boarded at Randolph Street after collecting receipts. Continued on page two.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Wee Willie
Idy
Delbert Sudds
Jerry Carey
Sudds
Carey
Randolph Street
Little Change In Tax Levying Forecast
Reviewing county finances, Taylor county officials anticipate little or no change in the current levy schedule this section but will settle the situation Tuesday. The greatest possible increase may come in district school taxes due to higher state teachers salaries. Declining school valuations force schedule changes, Superintendent Lloyd L. Shriver says. School consolidation is urged as a solution to rising school tax, with Pruntytown and Flemington districts budgeted for increases this year. Continued on page taroke.
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Taylor County
Lloyd L. Shriver
Shriver
Pruntytown
Flemington
Taroke
Final Plans for Meeting at West Virginia Conference
Final plans for the annual West Virginia Methodist Conference to be held in Grafton September 24 30 were announced by Rev A M Barlow pastor Andrews M B Church The governor will address on Prohibition In West Virginia and other speakers include Bishop Herbert Welch Bishop Francis W Warren Dr William S Bovard and Dr W E Daubner with a debate on which is the more important home of foreign missions Dr Roy McCuskey and Dr H D Ketchem head the affirmative and negative sides respectively
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West Virginia
Grafton
A. M. Barlow
Andrews M. B. Church
William G. Conley
Herbert Welch
Pittsburgh
Francis W. Warren
New York City
William S. Bovard
Board of Education
Christian Education
W. E. Daubner
Philadelphia
Frank Whitce
Womans’ Missionary Society
Des Moines
Iowa
R. B. Nay
Roy McCuskey
Parkersburg
H. D. Ketchem
Actress Declines to Confirm Her Marriage
Hollywood August 10. Announcement by Sidney Black showing he secretly wed Leore Ulrich last May 23 at her Westchester estate by a justice of the peace. Miss Ulrich refused to confirm the report and declined to discuss St Bleckmer, her leading man, or the witness Gilda Sray, a vaudeville dancer.
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Hollywood
Cal
Sidney Black
Lenore Ulrich
Westchester
Miss Ulrich
St. Bleckmer
Miss_ Ulrich
Gilda, Sray
Hoover Dedicates 55th Birthday to Rest at Rapidan Camp
President Hoover marks his 55th birthday with rest and recreation at the Rapidan River headwaters camp in the Blue Ridge mountains. He limits official conferences, opting for fishing, horseshoe, horseback riding, and relaxation with relatives and co workers. Mrs. Hoover and Allan Hoover are already there. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh join as unofficial guests.
Seek Stewart on Charge of Fund Defraud
Charleston West Virginia August 10 Officers hunted Hubert Stewart of Charleston on alleged scheme to defraud the state Veterans service fund through forged claims. A federal warrant for misuse of the mails followed Casey M Jones disclosure of the scheme details and an affidavit by Campbell L Batton naming Stewart. Continued on Page Two.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hubert Stewart
Veterans’ Service Fund
Stewart
Casey M. Jones
Hhee
Jones
Campbell L. Batton
Tatton
Equity to decide fate of closed shop in film industry
Hollywood Aug 10 The Actors Equity Association planned a vote on its future policy toward film producers amid talks with the Association of Motion Picture Producers Inc. President Frank Gillmore said results of conferences would be presented to members but gave no details. Producers also offered no comment. Equity had demanded that only paid up members be employed.
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Hollywood
Cal
Actors’ Equity Asociation
Frank Gillmore
Equity
Association of Motion Picture Producers, Inc
Snowden Urges Early Decision On Reparations
At the Hague the financial committee resumed general talks on the Young plan. Philip Snowden the British chancellor urged a decision and warned he could not wait longer, saying he would not spend his days at the Hague without action.
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Hague
Netherlands
Philip Snowden
Ex- Nehequer
the Hague
Financial Committee
W. Graham
Board of Trade
Henri Cheron
Great Britain
Snowden
Swiss fliers still missing after Lisbon flight attempt
At Le Bourget France August 10 mystery deepens over the disappearance of three aviators who departed Thursday with a heavy fuel load bound for Lisbon and an Atlantic crossing toward New York. Os car Kaeser Kurt Luescher and Alfred Tschopp arrived Monday from Zurich aboard a Farman plane. Dana Poling visited Fairmont last night.
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France
Lisbon
New York
Zurich
Oscar Kaeser
Kurt Luescher
Alfred Tschopp
Farman
Graf Zeppelin Completes Eastward Ocean Crossing
The Graf Zeppelin lands at Friedrichshafen at 1:03 pm after a 65 hour 24 minute eastward crossing from Lakeshurst. The crossing set a speed record on the first leg of the world flight, with a four day total distance of about 4200 miles. Passengers disembarked in good spirits as preparations begin for the Tokyo leg.
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Tokyo
Graf Zeppelin
Lakehurst
Fiedrichshafen
Tadan
Petree
Eurobiblec
Graf
Zeppelin Plant
Dr. Eckener
Lakeshurst
Bakers
Friederichshafen
Head on crash claims three lives in Milwaukee line wreck
Wadsworth Illinois August 10 three dead and four injured after Milwaukee Road passenger train collides head on with a freight. Engineer John Lorimer and fireman Nick King died plus an unidentified man aboard the tender. Train was traveling at about sixty miles per hour when it struck an open switch and plowed into the freight engine.
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Wadsworth
Milwaukee Road
John Lorimer
Milwaukee
Nick King
Minois
Tariff changes leak from Senate finance panel
Washington reports suggest the Republican tariff framers on the Senate finance committees are withholding official statements but word leaks show downward revisions to several house bill increases, mainly impacting industrial products while a few commodity increases, mostly agricultural, persist. The wool schedule remains controversial and continues on Page Three.
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Washington
Senate Finance Communiies
House
Man's Charred Body Found at City Dump
Newark police report a badly charred body found in a burning automobile at the city dump. An unidentified man was inside the car driven there by two men who fled in another vehicle before the blaze. Police suspect the victim was unconscious or dead when ignition occurred amid gasoline soaked clothing.
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Newark
N.d
Frank Ferrara
Three Burn to Death in Fire at Mount Hope
Charleston Aug 10 Two children Maggie Pew 6 Mioie Pew Jr and a Mrs Meyers house keeper died in a Mount Hope Payette county fire that destroyed Mon roe Pew carpenter home. Pew and a 12 year old daughter escaped but he was burned trying to re enter. Fire blamed on defective wiring. property loss about 6000 dollars.
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Charleston
Monroe Pew
Mount Hope
Payette County
Maggie Pew
Miioe Pew, Jr
Meyers
Pew
Strug‘gling
Funeral for late Telephone Chief Monday
Funeral service for A Berry president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company will be held Monday at 10 am in Washington. Services are arranged at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Chevy Chase with Rev Thomas G Smyth in charge.
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Charleston
A. Berry
Aepeake and Potomac Telephon Company
Washington
National Capital
Chevy Chase
Thomas G. Smyth
Theatre magnate jailed for alleged attack on dancer
Los Angeles August 10. Pantages millionaire theatre operator Alexander Pantages was taken into custody after a dancer Miss Pringle, 17, daughter of Pantages and her Los Angeles physician mother, alleged he attacked her. A witness fainted during the incident as other statements described the scene and custody was placed with juvenile authorities.
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Pantages
Alexander Pantages
Ing
Miss Pringle
Bunice
Ch Pringle
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Associated Press
John Garland Pollard
al Smith
Virginia
Ward
Gov. Conley
Methodist
Hoover
Hanging Fire
Britain
Dana Poling
Fairmont
J. Blackburn Ware
Philippi
Union
St. Paul’s
M. E. Church
U. B. Church
Ocean
Grace Drummond Hay
Karl H. von Weigand
Nelson Morris
Wiliam Weber
Nate Wexler
Albrecht Montgeli
Berlin
Rush H. Knox
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Elberta Freestone Peaches
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