Blast at Alberta mine kills sixteen on night shift
An explosion and subsequent cave-in at the Lethbridge coal mine in Alberta killed sixteen workers as they returned for the night shift. Three more were injured while twelve surface workers escaped. Rescue teams recovered bodies from debris at a 600 foot level, marking the district's worst disaster in fifty years. Officials continued investigation into the cause.
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Coalhurst
Alta
Lethbridge Colleries
Lethbridge
New Governor Chandler Inaugurated In Kentucky
Frankfort December 10 Albert Benjamin Happy Chandler 37 arrived to be sworn in as Kentucky's 46th governor at noon. A huge crowd rode in trains cars and wagons to witness the ceremony. Prominent guests included Postmaster General Farley Governor McNutt Senator Byrd and retiring Governor Laffoon. The parade featured horses drawing the incoming governor's carriage marking a first in generations.
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Frankfort
Albert Benjamin
Chanler
C. S. TY
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Farley
James A. Farley
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Kentucky
Ruby Laffoon
Democratic Party
Laffoon
Chandler
Supper at First Baptist Church Dinner Menu
Fried and creamed chicken with hot biscuits and dessert offered by Supper First Baptist Church. The event is scheduled for Thursday December 12 with a price of 40 cents. For more details call the number 219-2TFP.
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First Baptist Church
John L Hechmer Honored By Friends At Banquet
The Taylor County Bar Association hosted a birthday banquet for Hon. John L Hechmer marking his 80th year in the Moose banquet hall. Family, friends, and 72 associates praised his long, loyal service as the modest dean of Taylor county lawyers. Jed W Robinson led the program with invocations and toasts as Mrs Frank M Hollis Jr presented a large two deck cake, Hechmer blowing out candles in one breath before a turkey dinner concluded the evening.
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John L. Hechmer
Taylor County Bar Association
Moose
Taylor County
J. c. Holt
Hechmer
J. Guy Allender
Jed W. Robinson
Robinson
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Governor Kump Opposes Liquor Revenue For State Finances
Governor Kump wrote to State Senator Clinton L. Howard opposing using liquor store profits to fund the social security program. He warned turning liquor traffic into a large revenue source would invite bootlegging and said the Liquor Control Commission should break even, not become a major revenue producer. He also warned tax increases would slow postwar recovery and raise relief rolls if federal aid for employables is not assumed.
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Charleston
Kump
Clinton L. Howard
Parkersburg
Liquor Commission
State Liquor Control Commission
Kittles Each Get Deer On Pennsylvania Jaunt
Frank G. Kittle and Attorney George M. Kittle of Philippi returned from a week hunting in Center county near Bellefonte Pennsylvania. They tagged a deer apiece at the O'Brien camp. Frank hauled a 120 pound five point buck and George a 125 pound seven pointer. They report deer plentiful in Pennsylvania forests this season.
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Philippi
Frank G. Kittle
George M. Kittle
Glade Avenue
Center County
Bellefonte
W. T. O'Brien
Frank
George
Pennsylvania
Peace Program Planned By W C T U At Friday Meeting
A special peace meeting is planned for Friday evening at the Methodist Protestant church. The program includes musical numbers and short addresses by community representatives. The Taylor County Ministerial Association will be represented, with the event under the auspices of the W C T U. Town citizens are invited.
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Methodist Protestant Church
Taylor ‘County Ministerial Association
Allen Declines Legion Invitation to Speak
Dr. James B. Allen president of Marshall College declined to address the American Legion post on Friday night. The post had earlier asked Governor Kump to remove Allen in protest over statements attributed to him before a Charleston civic club.
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Huntington
James B. Allen
Marshall College
American Legion Post
Post
Kump
Allen
Charleston
High Waters Again Menace Dam Basin Area
Residents south of the Tygarts river reservoir dam face ongoing danger with rising water levels. Lt. W. E. Potter, project resident engineer, urged evacuation after last night's crest reached near the earlier high mark and caused property damage over two miles downstream. No dam damage occurred as precautions moved damageable material away. Core drilling equipment remained along the river bed.
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Tygarts River
W. E. Potter
Little Theatre Presents The Bird's Christmas Carol
The Little Theatre of Grafton will stage The Bird's Christmas Carol at the High School auditorium on Friday December 20 and Saturday afternoon December 21. A special children’s matinee features a large cast of city school children marked for prior acclaim. The three act play promises appeal for youngsters and the young at heart with a noted director shaping a carefully selected ensemble.
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Little Theatre of
Grafton
Editor Walter Liggett Slain by Gangsters in Minneapolis
Minneapolis dispatch reports editor Walter Liggett, 49, a sharp critic of Governor Olson, shot to death as he drove home with his wife and child. Police questioned Isadore Blumenfeld alias Kid Cann after the attack, while authorities review a case tied to a prior ransom money investigation involving $200,000.
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Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Stormy Petrel
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
Liggett
Marda
Ethiopians Claim They Have Won Two Battles
Addis Ababa reports Ras Seyoum's forces defeated Italian encampments at Kabhabile on December 2 and at Menagar on December 3. The communique notes nine Italian deaths and the seizure of rifles. It also states fifty guards from Gugsa's personal bodyguard joined the Ethiopian side on December 8.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Ras Seyoum
Kabhabile
Menagar
Tigre
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie Gugsa
Whitescarver Chosen Constable in Grafton District
Taylor County court accepted H K Satterfield resignation and appointed C C Whitescarver to fill the vacancy with duties to begin immediately. Court granted Monongahela West Penn Electric permission to locate high tension wire across the county infirmary farm near Webster. Routine business included coal hauling charged to the poor fund and a tax collection refund due to a mistake.
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H. K. Satterfield
Grafton
Taylor County Court
C. C. Whitescarver
Monongahela West Penn Electric Company
Webster
American Hospital at Dessye Reported Bombed
Bombing at Dessye hit the hospital marked with a Red Cross on the roof and an American flag. An unofficial report said two rooms of the Red Cross HQ were set afire but patients were evacuated.
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Dessye
Red Cross
High Court Upholds Stay Against New County Hospital
The state supreme court of appeals affirmed a restraining order in a friendly suit by Dr. A R Warden against the Taylor County court over a Septem ber election to raise a county levy by one half for three years to fund a new hospital with PWA matches. Prosecutor James C Holt confirmed the decision and Dr Warden’s counsel W Merle Watkins argued.
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Grafton
Taylor County
State Supreme Court of Appeals
A. R. Warden
Herbert W. Dent
Warden
PWA
James C. Holt
Supreme Court
Shirley Temple Seeks Midget Car From Santa
Hollywood child star Shirley Temple writes Santa asking for gifts including a doll carriage bicycle and a midget automobile noting she must wait a few years. She offers an autographed Colman photo in trade if a tiny car is unavailable.
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Shirley Temple
Santa
Hollywood
Calif
Santa Claus
North Pole
Colman
County Assessors Meet With Tax Commissioner
County assessors will meet with Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox in Charleston to discuss new methods of property taxation. The session runs through tomorrow and will feature remarks from Governor Kur Line ana Aikerbey Gene Homer A. Holt.
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Charleston
Fred L. Fox
Kur Line
Ana Aikerbey
Gene Homer A. Holt
Utilities 70 Reduce Suits Offers Break in Case
Washington December 10 The utilities through Philip H Gadsden chairman of the committee of public utility executives offered full cooperation with the government to reduce the multiplicity of suits under the 1935 holding company act He said the move could speed Supreme Court review and ease burdensome litigation for electric light power and gas interests and general business recovery The note marks the first break in the long running battle and is subject to further details on page six.
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Washington
Philip H. Gadsden
Committee of Public Utility Executives
Attorney General
SEC
Gadsden
Supreme Court of the United States
Manchoukuan Army Drives Chinese Special Police From Chahar City
Reports from Kalgan say a Manchoukuan army with tanks and planes defeated the southeast Chahar special police, seizing Ku yuan after a battle with heavy casualties. The invasion leaves Japanese-directed forces in control of more Chinese territory as police enter a siege state.
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Pieping
Manchoukuan
Chahar
Kuyuan
Manchoukou
Kalgan
Governor Hoffman Denies Plan To Save Hauptmann
The New York Evening Journal claimed Governor Harold Hoffman of New Jersey was resolved to fight to save Bruno Hauptmann from the electric chair, but Hoffman issued a statement in Trenton denying the report and saying he had not expressed an opinion on guilt or innocence. He said clemency requires a majority vote by the court and himself, and would not occur if he alone voted for it.
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New York
New York Evening Journal
Harold Hoffman
New Jersey
Bruno Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Hauptmann
Bruno
Dynamite Caps Explode Blinding Three Men
A box of dynamite caps exploded at a stone quarry in Crown City Ohio injuring five men. Three may lose sight with brass fragments penetrating face eyes arms and chest. Injured are Barlow Berridge 25 Herbie Good 35 and John Baker 19. Superintendent A L Patton and Cletus Caldwell also hurt. Quarry supplies rock for the government dam at Gallipolis.
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Crown City
Barlow Berridge
Herbie Good
John Baker
A. L. Patton
Cletus Caldwell
Gallipolis
Youth Dies of Wounds From Hunting Accident
In Hinton West Virginia Charles Shawver aged 13 died of wounds after a gun discharged while he climbed a cliff hunting rabbits. Witnesses identified hunting companion Johnny Johnson 14 as the sole observer.
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Hinton
W. Va
Charles Shawver
Johnny Johnson
Ee Montag
Court Rules Barbour 00 Must Ballot in Local Election
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the local option provision of the liquor control law as constitutional and denied Luke Boyles of Philippi a restraining order. Barbour County will hold an election on liquor local option. the decision confirms state authority to regulate or prohibit liquor by local option.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Luke Boyles
Philippi
Barbour
Boyles
Naval conference moves to total tonnage demands
London dispatch reports that at the first session of the international naval conference delegates pressed for immediate consideration of total tonnages for the world's great navies. Britain reaffirmed opposition to Japanese fleet equality, citing commitments and requirements.
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Associated Press
London
International Naval Conference
United States
Great Britain
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Judge Dent
Manchoukuan Army
Barbour County
Naval Conference
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