Parole Evils Aired In FBI Officer Hearing
FBI official Walter V. McLaughlin cites criminologist data on parole abuse and short prison terms for murderers. He says life sentence averages about ten years, with murder convictions yielding 61 months on average and 30 percent of the nation’s top criminals receiving clemency repeatedly.
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Oinese
Walter V. McLaughlin
Huntington Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
McLaughlin
Army of
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Dillinger
Nelson
Karpis
Pallbearers Named for Bartlett Funeral Service
Pallbearers for the funeral of Miss Lora Mae Bartlett 67 who died Thursday night at Webster are Benjamin Findley Thomas Findley Everett Findley Thomas Bailey Rex Swisher and Harold Cool. Services set for 2:30 Sunday afternoon at Simpson Baptist church with interment in Simpson cemetery.
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Lora Mae Bartlett
Webster
Benjamin Findley
Thomas Findley
Everett Findley
Thomas Bailey
Rex Swisher
Harold Cool
Simpson Baptist Church
Simpson Cemetery
Two Convicts Executed In Lethal Gas Chamber
In California the first lethal gas chamber execution occurred as Albert Kessel and Robert L. Cannon, both inmates at Folsom prison, died together for the murder of Warden Clarence Larkin during an attempted escape. Cannon smiled. Kessel nodded. Later, two more defendants, Fred Branes and Wesley Eudy, are scheduled to face the chamber, followed by Ed Davis.
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San Quentin
Calif
California
Albert Kessel
Robert L. Cannon
Clarence Larkin
Folsom Prison
Cannon
Kessell
Fred Branes
Wesley Eudy
Larkin
Ed Davis
X Rays Reveal Marbles In Girl’s Tummy
New York December 3 Mary Geneva nineteen sought medical relief for severe stomach pains after X rays showed three hundred eleven marbles in her abdomen. She said she and a friend swallowed marbles on a dare from neighborhood youths. Her friend reported no ill effects. Both enjoyed a sled ride afterward.
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New York
Mary Geneva
Mary
Borhood
Taylor County school board to open bids for bonds
The Taylor County School Board will open bids for bonds totaling 346,500 to fund a new high school building. The modern up to date structure's plans were prepared by Edward J. Wood and Son of Clarksburg.
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Taylor County School Board
Edward J. Wood and Son of
Clarksburg
Youth to Face Murder Count in Ohio Pastor Killing
Robert Bready a 29 year old who said he served in the Spanish war faced first degree murder charges for shooting his father Dr Rusell H Bready a prominent Methodist minister in Ohio and Michigan Prosecutor Lester S Reid said arraignment is set for Monday Bready confessed to drinking and claimed a scuffle over a gun occurred in the yard before the fatal shot The youth described himself as nervous remorseful and said he planned to return to Spain to oppose Loyalist forces in the war
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Chillicothe
Robert Bready
Russell H. Bready
Ohio
Michigan
Lester S. Reid
Bready
Reid
Dr. Bready
Bainbridge
Abraham Lincoln
Spain
Bradford reports parking meters net $145.20 in city
City Finance Commissioner Joseph B. Bradford announced that collections from new parking meters totaled 145.20 for the two weeks ended today. This is the second highest figure since installation last summer, with the peak 183.25 on November 21.
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Joseph B. Bradford
Ten Day Sentences Issued In Police Court
Two men arraigned on drunkenness charges before Mayor P. F. Gillispie were each sentenced to ten days in county jail. Arnold Hanlon, 83, of Thomas, was picked up on West Main street at 7:45 p.m. and Jim Hamilton, 46, of Bluemont street, was removed from the Brunswick Beer Garden at 7:58 p.m. Both arrests were by city police.
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P. F. Gillispie
Arnold Hanlon
Thomas
West Main Street
Jim Hamilton
Bluemont Street
Brunstwick Beer Garden
Barnes case details split across pages
R Riggs sues Mary Rigel Crueky on grounds of desertion alleging marriage in Cumberland Maryland on November 18 1937 and separation in August 1938. The bill claims the defendant threw dishes knives and other articles at the plaintiff. The couple died together in Marion County where the plaintiff worked as a barber.
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R. Riggs
Mary Rigel Crueky
Cumberland Md
Marion County
Christmas Gift Idea: a WATCH SKAGGS AND CO
A festive note promotes a timepiece from SKAGGS & CO as an ideal Christmas gift. The message emphasizes style and reliability, framing the watch as a thoughtful present for loved ones during the holiday season.
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Skaggs & CO
Assassins of Rector Slain in Cluj Street Shootings
In Cluj three men aged 24 to 26 admitted taking part in the attempted assassination of Rector Flory Stefanescu Goanga. They were executed by guards en route to prison after court, as authorities intensify the drive against the Iron Guard. Rector Goanga’s condition worsened, with a lung infection and required transfusion, while Detected officers reported the wave of terror continues to subside.
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Bucharest
Cluj University
Cluj
Flory Stefanescu Goanga
Iron Guard
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Iron
Codreanu
Carol
Goanga
Hold Marion Negroes For Illegal Hunting
John McCullough and Shurley Gilbert, both Negroes from Fairmont, were arraigned before Magistrate A B Knabenshue after being apprehended November 26 for hunting on a West Virginia Industrial School for Boys farm at Pruntytown without a permit. Each faced fines and costs totaling 30.20 dollars. Game protectors G F McKinney and Robert Burk issued the warrants. Three rabbits were killed before capture.
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John McCullough
Shurley Gilbert
Fairmont
West Virginia
Pruntytown
A. B. Knabenshue
G. F. McKinney
Robert Burk
Weather outlook for Middle Atlantic and Ohio Valley regions
The forecast notes precipitation around Tuesday and again toward week’s end along the coast, with moderate temperatures overall and a colder spell at week’s end. In the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, precipitation is expected Monday night or Tuesday and again toward week’s end, with mostly moderate temperatures except for a cold stretch later in the week.
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Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Guides Face License Rule For DC Sightseeing Guides
The District of Columbia enforces licensure for guides after a court refused Branley Mahoney’s bid to stop arrests for guiding without a license. Guides must wear distinguishing hats and may undergo training and examinations, with restrictions on disseminating sightseeing details. Observers recall past era chatter and jokes about officials and landmarks.
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Ares
Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Taft
Washington Monument
Wate
Johnstown
District of Columbia
Branley L. Mahoney
Mint
Wealthy financier Andrus dies at 93 after long Wall Street career
U S claim alleges withheld income taxes from Andrus heirs estate while executors seek $11.468 million tax payment. Andrus, reported worth about $109 million in 1929, enjoyed fame on Wall Street and in the subway. He died December 26, 1934, two months before his 94th birthday, after expressing whimsical wishes for vacations and longevity.
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Andrus
Florida
Methusaleh
Four Spies Sentenced in Notorious U S Espionage Case
In New York on December 3, 194? the government reported four principal actors in a major postwar spy case were sentenced for selling U S military information to Germany. Johanna Hofmann received four years, Otto Voss six, Frich Glaser two, and Guenther Rumrich two. Co-defendants Griebl and Gudenbers fled to Germany.
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New York
U. S
Naz Germany
John Knox
Germany
Johanna Hofmann
Europa
United States
Otto Voss
Long Island Seversky Airplane Plant
Werner Gudenbers
Airplane Deriener
Civil War Veteran Slars D. Christopher Dies at 94
Slars D. Christopher, 94, a Civil War veteran and former recipient of Brownsville, Pa. and Bistersville, W. Va., died at his home after a year's illness in Martinsville on December 3.
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DYES
New Martinsville
Slars D. Christopher
Brownsville
Bistersville
W. Va
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Charlie McCarthy
George Murphy
Bradford
C. B. Barnes
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Rector
John M. Jones
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Roosevelt Field
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Uncle Sam
U. S. Claim
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Pander
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