Studio Blaze Fatal at Warner Brothers First National
A Burbank studio fire at Warner Brothers First National killed one person and injured fifteen, with $300000 in damage. Fire Chief Albert Rounder, 65, died of heart failure induced by the blaze. Actor Rudolph Hoop and workman Nick Potskoff were among the seriously injured. The blaze damaged about half the studio complex and destroyed outdoor sets including the New York set. Fire officials traced the origin to sparks possibly from the machine shop. director Michael Curtiz discovered the smoke.
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Burbank
Calif
Warner Brothers
First National
Albert Rounder
Motion Picture
Rudolph Hoop
Nick Potskoff
New York
Michael Curtiz
THINK FLYERS Continued on pure six officers explain crash
Ulm's plane landed short of Oahu and to the northeast. Commander Tod ordered naval searchers to scour the area thoroughly as radio reports indicated the plane was upright on impact but could become water logged and sink. The fliers warned at 7 30 a m that fuel was low and later said the plane was off course. The final message reported they were going down into the sea and would float.
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Ulm
Oahu
E. W. Tod
Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact set of crossword clues including Across entries like 2 Shores poetic and 8 Member of the Provincial Parliament abbr. plus Down cues such as 1 Isle of Wight abbr and 29 A notable period of time. The fragment lists many cryptic abbreviations, archaic spellings, and foreign terms.
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The
Royal Academy
Tirole
Earth
Martinique
Dardanelles
Isle of Wight
Napoleons Temperature One of First Records
A report from St Helena notes Napoleon’s illness with a pulse of 76 and heat of 96, one of the earliest body temperature records in disease. The piece traces historical thermometry from Sanctorius to modern clinical thermometers and mentions Dr. Clendenin and Dr. Abbott, with an editor’s note about pamphlets offered.
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Logan Clendening
Napoleon
St. Helena
Tiallan
Paaua
Sanctorius
Edinburgh
Condon
Ture
Clifford Abbott
Abbott
Sway
Cambridge
Traube
Clentening
Cain
Lozan Clendenins
Christmas Stock Flourishes in Grafton Stores
Shoppers find a festive scene as J C Penney and numerous shops unveil holiday displays. Eb ert predicts a strong season with shelves stocked, from Jolliffe's to Greenfield's and Ben H Franz, Klein's, Heflin's, Archdeacon's, Miller's, Loar and Company, and local drugstores offering gift bargains and useful presents for all. Furniture dealers Siehlers and Evans prep for a busy rush, while Favish's highlights hardware gift items.
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J. C. Penney Company
Ebert
Jolliffe
Greenfield
Ben H. Franz
Fort Pitt
C. J. Morrison’s
Klein's
Heflin
Archdeacon
Miller's Act
Loar and Company
Turner's
Siehlers
Evans
First Ward
Favish’s
Christmas displays boost sales in Monongahela area
The Monongahela West Penn Company showroom on Main Street houses a wide range of useful gifts and is expected to post higher sales this month than last year. Local radio and electrical shops such as Hartley’s, Sidrows, and other up to date outlets are featuring Christmas displays and are well stocked.
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Monongahela West Penn Company
Main Street
Frank Kley
Grafton
Hartley
Funeral fills the airport as Snider is mourned
Mrs Edna B Malonee Daisy Batson Nettie Isner Mrs George McKeen Mr John Snider and daughter Mrs Mary Sharps Mr and Mrs Charles Keener and Mr and Mrs Ed Keener attend the funeral of L D Snider in airment yesterday Gordon D MacDonald of Los Angeles spent yesterday with his aunt Helene Connelly Pendergast of the Bona Fide apartments MacDonald en route back to the west coast after an extended tour of the United States He was accompanied here by William Coulter of Los Angeles
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Edna B. Malonee
Daisy Batson
Nettie Isner
George McKeen
John Snider
Mary Sharps
Charles Keener
Ed. Keener
L. D. Snider
Airment
Gordon D. MacDonald
Los Angeles
Califrnia
Helene Connelly Pendergast
Bonafede Apartments
Mr. McDonald
West Coast
United States
William Coulter
Indo Vin claims heal Mrs Calvert touts remedy in Grafton
Mrs Minnie Calvert of Plus, West Virginia, praised Indo-Vin a medicinal plant juice mixture from the Grafton Drug & Chemical Company store. She claimed a year and a half of stomach trouble and poor digestion improved after using Indo-Vin, with increased energy and better nourishment, and endorsed the medicine publicly. Indo-Vin is being introduced locally and sold by druggists in the area.
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Minnie Calvert
Plus
W. Va
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Calvert
Grafton
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Admits Kilings Francis Town farm hand in Missouri case
A court in Columbia Missouri hears about Kilings Francis Town farm hand admitted involvement with Roger Wilson and Sergeant Rex Deo in a fi elds battle. The case relates to the capture of Adama Tichetti in Ohio three days before gunman Charles Floyd was slain by federal agents in June.
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Francis Town Farm Hand
Columbia
Roger Wilson
Doonecourty
Missouri
Rex Deo H
DuPont Testimony on Munitions Revolving War Knowledge
DuPont and wife Trenee testified about munitions makers knowing Germany was re-arming. He said evidence shows the industry passed details to the American military and naval intelligence but not to the State Department. The committee also noted 1925 State Department recognition of Allied schemes with Germany violating the Versailles Treaty.
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DuPont Company
Trenee DuPont
Germany
DuPonts
State Department
Eee
DuPont Letters Tie German Explosives to Reparations Fund
Senator Vandenberg cites a DuPont foreign department letter claiming German explosives exports violated the peace pact and boosted reparation funds. Aik en Simons reported to DuPont about L. Dulles’s knowledge of munition shipments from Germany with Allied acquiescence since 1926.
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Germany
DuPont Company
Foreign Department
Vanden Kers
R-Mich
Nobel
State Department
Aiken Simons
DuPont Washingtor
Allen W. Dulles
Department
Dulles
Senators Clash Over Tax Plan and Party Reform
Chairman Fletcher urged reform while Couzens and Borah sparred in a tense hearing. Borah proposed taxing tax exempt securities, drawing sharp rebuttal from Couzens who denied ever backing such a platform. Couzens recalled backing Borah’s 1924 Presidential bid and said acceptance would have been a disaster for the country.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Couzens
Idaho
Borah
Cou‘zens
Senate
Continued from wage ancy as yet returned to his duties
Local official remains away from duties with no full return date yet set. Colleagues anticipate resume before week’s end.
Local social visits and health notes in Rowlesburg
Rowlesburg news lists Mrs Hannah Wheeler and Ruth Wheeler from Warren Ohio visiting in Guy Wheeler’s home, with Mrs Guy Wheeler returning for a visit. Several others including Dr John L Dunn, P J Dunn, L W Campbell, Frank Findley, and Miss Helen Mae Ashenfelter are noted visiting relatives. Frank R Pierce suffers a severe heart attack. England reports a five percent rise in food sales from the prior year period.
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Rowlesburg
Hannah Wheeler
Ruth Wheeler
Warren
Ohio
Guy Wheeler
Susan Dunn
John L. Dunn
Wheeling
P. J. Dunn
Margaret Naughton
Washington
L. W. Campbell
Donald
Frank Findley
Frances
Clarksburg
J. F. Carrico
Eldon B. ‘Fucker
John and
Eldon, Jr
Morgantown
C. J. Hooton
Helen Mae Ashenfelter
Cumberland
George Hause
Erma
Thomas
Janet “Anderson
Grafton
D. Harry Shaw
V. F
W. Va
Grafton Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank R Pierce
Mr Pierce
Riverside Beach
Coupon promotion for face powder at Court Pharmacy
A historic coupon offer markets a 39 cent price on items with a box face powder perfume free, promising a $1.00 value. Court Pharmacy vendors this promotional deal, inviting customers to redeem the coupon for the free item.
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Court Pharmacy
Bodies Found After Quick State Police Search
Report states that although two missing persons were not found on arrival, a rapid search was launched and a body was discovered within an hour. State police details indicate an intensive hunt followed the initial report.
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Hollywood
Think Flyers
Pure
F. M. Glenn
C. A. Bailey
Scotch Hill
W. E. Rightmire
Gallra
Clende
Santa
Kilings
Francis Melleiley
Theater of the Stars
Eye of Love
Paul E. Malone
W. Main St
Harwood
Brohard
Santa Claus
Hartley’s
Fairmont, W. VA
Hartley's
Ey’s
FOX News
Lowell Thomas
METRO
Warner: Bros
Moose Lodge
England
Grafton Printing
W. Ve
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