Carpenter Held to Jury in Fraud Case at South Side Club
Tom Madden, a carpenter from South Grafton, was held under a $500 bond after the January grand jury heard he claimed $35 for building an outbuilding on the Second Baptist church property but did not complete the work. His wife testified about the money’s return and later disappearance, drawing laughter in court. Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys ordered Madden held for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campatas
Ladies South Side Club
Second Baptist Church
Tom Madden
South Grafton
Ona C. Jefferys
Madden
James C. Holt
Holt
Jefferys
Oily Justice Strikes Snag In Spokane Jail Case
Emergency measures were planned to deploy castor oil as a punishment for repeat drunken offenders in Spokane. Justice Frank Yuse ordered ten days in jail or a large oil dose for those cited twice in a month, with a physician present. Dr. Hendricks balked at linking the health department, fearing liability for potential harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane, Wagh
Frank Yuze
Po Uce
Balky
C. W. Countryman
Kane PA Temperature Drops to 21 Below Zero
Kane Pennsylvania reports an official 21 below zero at 6 am in a tent colony along the Kane highway as residents sought shelter in crowded hotels. The cold spot dropped to 19 below by 10 am while hunters faced frozen rifles and Kane Spring Water records 34 inches of November snow, second highest on record.
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Kane
General Kane Highway
Pennsylvania
Kane Spring Water Company
Pain Relief Patent Remedy Ad
Znd pain and delay. When nature fails use quick acting relief medicine. Often brings relief in some of the most stubborn unnatural delays in 2 to 5 days. Very powerful yet absolutely safe and harmless. Cost 98c complete treatment.
Shoppers Warned To Lock Cars During City Shopping
Mayor E Otto Waugh and Police Chief A E Lockard issued their annual warning urging shoppers to lock automobiles while shopping. They warned that items from parked cars can be stolen quickly and police could not prevent it, advising citizens to keep their car locked at all times away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Otto Waugh
A. E. Lockard
Youth tells of shooting in Huntington trial
Charles H. Cecil of High Point North Carolina 21 goes on the stand to recount circumstantial details of the fatal shooting of Cicero Clodfelter 32 during a quarrel that police said began over two women The state rest cited a witness whose testimony said Cecil's arm was pointed down when the gun fired Defense called Davidson County witnesses including lawmen and educators to testify to Cecil's good reputation.
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Huntington
Charles H. Cecil
High Point
N. C
Cicero Crodfelter
Crodfelter
William Newman
Cecil
Clodfelter
Davidson
North Carolina
Robert Kennedy
J.B. Swaim
BR. G. Craven
B. L. West
Hashy High
Joe
H. F. Richardson
E. L. Cecil
New Highway Plans and Municipal Safety Programs
Municipal aid in enforcing laws seeks a uniform state code to curb jay walking. Discussion covered passage of jay-walking ordinances, playground programs to keep children off streets, and a January training school at Jackson's Mill with instructors from the National Safety Council and the U. S. Department of Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
National Safety Council
U. S. Department of Justice
Seal Sale Campaign Aims for Record Funds This Year
The drive seeks broad local support from teachers physicians and civic and religious leaders. Girl Reserves will aid tuberculin tests and a button campaign to boost funds. Chairman Frank M Hollis Jr says about 1 200 letters will be mailed and a new committee including Mrs Virginia Stavely Drs Paul P Warden T W Hetronimus and Harold McMillen will oversee the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Hollis Jr
Hollis
Girl Reserve Club
Grafton High School
Woman's Club
Quota Club
The
Business Girls
Rotary
Kiwanis
Virginia Stavely
Paul P. Warden
T. W. Hetronimus
Harold McMillen
J. W. Ault
Campaign for Christmas seal sale launched in county
Mrs. C P Shafer E Guy Kuhn Frederick Schroeder Jr and James F Holt form the committee to plan a Christmas seal sale. Secretary Rowell urges local spending to curb tuberculosis with 218 cases in children ages five to fourteen and 106 in ages fifteen to nineteen. Hollis will direct the drive, with proceeds staying in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Shafer
E. Guy Kuhn
Frederick Schroeder, Jr
James F. Holt
Rowell
Hollis
Balance in sight as tax revenue rises in first five months
Washington reports a growing upturn in receipts for the current fiscal year with July to November income totaling 1.629 billion dollars, an increase of 172 million from last year. Officials foretell that maintained tax structure and reduced relief costs could balance next year’s receipts and outgo, though no firm balanced-budget statement has been issued.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Thief Foils Murder Plot Against Japanese Premier
In Tokyo a pickpocket thwarted a plan to assassinate Premier Koki Hirota. Ko Watanabe, 36, carried dynamite, a spearhead, and petitions to five cabinet ministers, admitting three days of intent. Milk spoiled his plan as he fell ill and an officer found the items, with an alleged accomplice later arrested.
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Tokyo
Koki Hirota
Ko Watanabe
Watanabe
Fukushima
Hirota
Domei
Wakamatsu
Fukushina
Kakuhei
Aged Lady Nancy Gibson Dies in Maybury West Virginia
Mrs. Nancy Virginia Gibson, 85, mother of Maybury constable R. D. Gibson, died after a lengthy illness. A native of North Carolina, she passed away in Maybury, West Virginia, on November 30.
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Maybury
W. Va
Nancy Virginia Gibson
R. D. Gibson
North Carolina
PWA Asked For Money To Construct Big Auditorium
UF Representative Andrew Edmiston of West Virginia asked the Public Works Administration for an immediate allotment of 75000 dollars to build an auditorium at the Jackson Mill 4-H camp. He said the project sought a grant and a 55 percent loan, with Weston National Bank agreeing to buy bonds. Original plans listed 125000 dollars, but Edmiston was advised 75000 dollars would keep the project within potential revenue for bond retirement.
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Washington
Andrew Edmiston
DW. Va
Public Works Administration
Jackson's Mill
Edmiston
Weston National Bank
Connetion
Kentucky Penitentiary Damaged by Major Fire
Flames damaged the kitchen dining room and laundry units of the Kentucky state penitentiary at Eddyville causing a serious feeding problem for 1,991 prisoners. Warden Jesse Buchanan said the fire was controlled without any inmate injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddyville
State Penitentiary
Jesse Buchanan
Anglo-French pact hints at Locarno demise
The page one card notes some circles interpret the Anglo-French move as signaling France and Britain gave up reviving the Locarno mutual security treaty after Germany occupied the Rhineland last March. Details of any military alliance remain undisclosed. On the domestic front the government warned Communists to accept neutrality in the Spanish Civil War or risk toppling the Popular Front.
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France
Great Britain
Locarno
Germany
Rhineland
Popular Front
Baker's Coal Run of Mine Forked Coal Delivered 26
Harry L. Baker advertises mw delivered 26 extra for carry in coal jobs. The offer references a specific mine and run of mine forked coal and seeks customers needing bulk coal delivery services.
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Baker's Coal
Harry L. Baker
Coast Strike in 2nd Month in Pacific Ports
In San Francisco on Der 1 1 1, maritime workers press into politics and unionize full scale. Assistant Secretary Edward F. McGrady met with Samuel King on securing Hawaii supplies as federal authorities face the island crisis. ILU president Harry Bridges urged mass action and a united front, blaming three or four Pacific ship companies for delaying settlement.
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San Francisco
Hawaii
Edward F. McGrady
Samuel King
Congress
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen's Association
Seattle
Henry Lindver
Bridges
Matson
Dollar Lines
Bank continues report on accounts and agriculture forecast
Business in. Continued from page 1 individual accounts rose one per cent during the four weeks ended November 11. Commercial failures in October were 29 per cent fewer than in October, 1935. Discussing agriculture, the bank said October and early November weather was favorable for late maturing crops, with production forecasts on November 1 higher than earlier estimates.
Germans Reported Concentrated in Seville Stronghold
London dispatches indicate British circles received reports that between 2 000 and 5 000 Germans were concentrated at the Spanish insurgent stronghold of Seville. It was unclear if the figures refer to volunteers or regular soldiers. If they are regular troops his majesty's government would deplore it.
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London
Seville
Fish Seeks To Oust Leaders In House Fight
Washington December 1 The revolt against Republican leadership grows over liberal policy. Representative Fish says if Mr Snell does not back a liberal platform a new leadership may be sought. He notes agitation within the party from New York and Saril allies. He urges moderation not to block liberal legislation backed by the people.
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Washington
Dev
House of Representatives
Snell
Fish
New York
Saril
Ang Et
Motive Alleged In Arizona Slaying By Teen With Ouija Board
In Phoenis Arizona 18 year old Mattie Turley is in parole seclusion after being tried with her mother in the ? slaying of Ernest Turley a retired naval petty officer. The pair were accused of using an Ouija board to urge the crime and Mattie was sentenced to a state institution until she reached adulthood while her mother faced assault with intent to murder charges. The attorney Greg Garcia said the basis for potential removal from the state was unclear. The mother described as the American Venus by sculptors earlier this year denies the charges and says they may not see each other again.
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Phoenis
Ariz
Mattie Turley
Ija
Ariyona
Greg Garcia
Dorothea Irene Twley
Osed
Arthur N. Keeley
Mattie
Levi
Udall
Apache County
Ernest Turley
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H. B. Newson
Jani
Mendelson Junk CO
Eris and
Trimble
Ouija Board
Arizona
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