Arrest Fiend For Death Of Child In 1928
New York December 14 The confessed slayer of Grace Budd ten year old girl who vanished in 1928 sat in his cell at police headquarters mumbling and tapping his head. Albert H Fish 65 father of six is identified by the family as the man who lured her away for a birthday party. Police led to a deserted house in Worthing woods Elmsford Westchester where the body was buried and butchered with a meat cleaver. Skull found near the house is being examined and may show gold fillings placed by the killer. Fish says he hacked the body at the deserted house June 3 1928. Continued on page two
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New York
Grace Budd
Albert H. Fish
Fish
Worthing Woods
Elmsford
Westchester County
New York Dental Clinic
King
Bt. Louis
John H. Happel
Los Angeles
Rosabella Marie Happel
Happel
John J. McCarthy
Jody
Bazaar and Bake Sale by Pocahontas Lodge Saturday
The Deg re of Pocahontas Lodge 225 21 1p announces a bazaar and bake sale opening at 11 a m on Saturday December 15 and continuing throughout the day at the Singer Sewing Machine Office.
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Singer Sewing Machine
Pocahontas Lodge
Three Hold Up Men Rob Bank in Small Town
Three unidentified robbers robbed the Woodville State Savings Bank near Toledo Ohio and escaped with more than 10000 dollars. Two robbers had entered through a basement window before staff arrived and hid behind a partition as assistant cashier F W Keil entered. One robber stood outside in a car and forced Keil to open the vault after a masked demand.
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Toledo
Woodville
State Savings Bank
Here
F. W. Keil
Keil
Kes
Daughter of Foreign Missionaries Is Safe
A report from Tsingteh said little Helen Priscilla Stam three months old, daughter of murdered American missionaries Mr and Mrs J C Stam, had been found alive and was being taken to Wuhu mission headquarters. The rescue's method was unclear though government troops hunted the bandits who raided Tsingteh, killed the parents, and likely kidnapped the child.
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Shanghai
Tsingteh
Helen Priscilla Stam
J.C. Stam
Uo Wuhu
Wuhu
Ithe
Administrators Name Temporary Appointments In County
George Harwood announced that formal approval from Charleston was still lacking for three posts. F. J. Williams and Harland Kelly were named visitors to act temporarily, with Charles Payne appointed purchasing agent of the county FERA to replace Frank Warder who resigned. The welfare board planned a 2:30 pm meeting to review actions under Harwood’s supervision and discuss vacancies. Continued on page two.
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Charleston
F. J. Williams
Harland Kelly
Charles Payne
FERA
Frank P. Warder
George Harwood
Flemington
Charleston Ait
Harwood
Taylor County Welfare, Board
Welfare Board
Defense Resumes Case in Chief Corbin Trial
Testimony supports Police Chief Frank Corbin of Nutter Fort alleging self defense in the fatal shooting of William W. Wilson, 36, in Harrison county criminal court. The defense resumed today after the state finished its evidence yesterday.
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Clarksburg
Frank Corbin
Nutter Fort
William W. Wilson
Harrison County
Mercer County Justice of the Peace Under Audit
Auditor Edgar B. Sims reports Mercer county Justice D. T. Carr of East River district issued ten jail commitments while the accused already remained imprisoned. The audit shows Carr charged 55 costs to the county court and billed for ten arrests via the constable, tied to a bad check case where the defendant was jailed prior.
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Charleston
Edgar B. Sims
Mercer County
D. T. Carr
East River District
Sims
Raib Solves Kidnap Case Believed by Police
Philadelphia dispatch reports police believe a raid on an uptown house solved multiple crimes including the kidnaping of William Weiss a local nightlife figure. Four men and a woman were arrested including Charles Zeid linked to a Camden detective slaying. An arsenal was seized, some equipment from a robbed Norristown guard armory.
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Philadelphia
William Weiss
Weiss
Charles Zeid
William Feitz
Camden
N. J
National Guard
Norristown
Frank R. Wiley
Eastern Penitentiary
Harry Seidel
George Barrett
Beatrice Wilkinson
Walker
Zeid
Mais
North Sixth
Saturday Specials From Kleen Krust Bakery
Saturday specials feature caramel and cocoanut devils' food chocolate layer cakes at 25c and 39c. Pecan rolls fresh and browned priced at 29c per dozen. Raisin-filled faisin bread and two dozen cinnamon rolls at 25c. Holiday fruit cakes offered at 25c and 50c. Distributor Roger Ltd. Mee ater El i promotes tasty Old Homestead Bread as best for money.
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Roger Ltd Mee Ater EL i
Old Homestead
Kleen Krust Bakery
National Crime Conference vows perpetual anti crime coordination
Washington reports 600 delegates return from the National Crime Conference vowing an endless drive to fix law and order. They approve creating a national crime organization to coordinate peace officers and establish a national scientific and educational center akin to a West Point for police. The plan includes starting a school to train officers using methods credited with breaking major gangs.
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Washington
Homer Cummings
National Crime Conference
West Point
Justice Department
John Dillinger
Pretty Boy Floyd
Baby Face Nelson
Wilbur Underhill
William Stanley
Thorsten Sellin
University of Pennsylvania
Sellin
Mancini acquitted in Kaye murder case theater dancer found in trunk
London reports that Tony Mancini the stammering waiter was acquitted by a jury after a little over two hours deliberation in the murder of professional dancer Violette Kaye whose dismembered body was found in a Brighton trunk. New York dispatch notes rescue of five crewmen from the British steamer Usworth by Belgian lifeboat crew from Jane Jabot amid mountainous seas. The Usworth still has 21 crew aboard as Asiania stands by to assist. In Charleston, Charles R. Marsh of Fairmont, a National Guard captain, was appointed head of Boone county welfare department camp for children by state welfare director Francis W. Turner.
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London
Tony Mancini
Violette Kaye
Brighton
New York
Jane Jabot
Usworth
Mackey Radio
North Atlantic
Asiania
Battle Over Leadership Of House Getting Warm Battle Over Leadership Of House Getting Warm
Steel firms show new life as Ohio Valley reports glow from open hearths and mills. A R Kennedy of Pittsburgh Steel predicts a 16 percent rise in first quarter 1935 business with heavy material at 50 percent capacity. Carnegie Steel official notes gradual improvement in demand and activity.
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Marben Graham
Pittsburgh
Steel
Ohio
A. R. Kennedy
Pittsburgh Steel Company
General Steel
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel
Burns assured of speakership shifts Democratic focus to floor leader
Washington December 14 Democrats focus on next floor leader as Joseph W Burns of Tennessee gains ground for speakership after Rainey’s death. Illinois and Pennsylvania pledges seal Burns position while remaining candidates Bankhead Mead OConnor Crosser Rankin Green fade. Other hopefuls withdraw leaving four tied contenders and ongoing leadership talks.
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Washington
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Chicago
Burns
Pennsylvania
Rayburn
Texas
Bankhead
Alabama
Rankin
Mississippi
Green
Florida
Crosser
Ohio
Mead
New York
O'Connor
Rosier Sentenced to Serve Five Year Term
Otto Rosier, convicted after two trials for burglarizing the Sam Gerard store in Wendel, was sentenced by Judge Herbert Dent in Taylor county circuit court to serve five years in the state penitentiary at Moundsville. Three others, convicted in the same case, are already imprisoned at Moundsville serving varying terms.
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Otto Rosier
Sam Gerard
Wendel
Herbert Dent
Taylor County
Moundsville
Hopkins Says West Virginia Relief Will Be Worked Out
Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins expressed confidence that the West Virginia relief situation will be settled satisfactorily. He anticipated meeting with Governor Kump to finalize the plan while avoiding comment on whether William M. Beehler would stay as state relief administrator. Beehler visited Washington and discussed subsistence homestead plans for Red House, West Virginia.
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Washington
West Virginia
Harry L. Hopkins
Kump
Hopkins
Willam M. Beehler
Beehler
Red House
W. Va
Exhaustive probe into Lansing hotel blaze begins
Lansing Mich Dec 14 Ingham county prosecutor Dan McCullough said a coroner s jury would conduct an exhaustive inquiry into the Kerns Hotel fire. Investigators from the fire marshal s office report testimony of considerable drinking and singing in the corridors before the disaster as they review delayed alarm failures and other events surrounding the blaze.
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Lansing
Mich
Kerns Hotel
Dan McCullough
Ingham
Charles
Checks Sent Next Monday From Taylor County Bank Dividend
The receiver for the Taylor County Bank reports a 30 percent dividend totaling 91877.67 will be paid next week to depositors with more than five dollars. Checks are being prepared and will be mailed by Sunday or Monday, with most funds going to residents of Grafton and Taylor County. E A Rinehart leads the liquidation, aiming for rapid clerical completion and post delivery Tuesday.
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Taylor County Bank
E. A. Rinehart
Grafton
Taylor County
Leslie J. Loar
Rinehart
Woman to Die by Hang March 15 in West Virginia
Frances Williams, 29, of Fort Springs, awaits transfer to Moundsville Penitentiary after being sentenced by Circuit Judge H. Sharp to die by hanging on March 15 for the October murder of William Mitchell, a 45 year old stone quarry worker, amid jealousy claims and alleged affairs.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Frances Williams
Fort Springs
Greenbrier
Moundsville
H. Sharp
William Mitchell
Jonolus Mitchell
Frasier
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Slayer
Byrns
Joseph W. Byrns
Nashville, Tenn
National House of Representatives
Congressman Byrns
Lot. Burns
Corbin
J.P
Raib
AIM
The
Associated Press
Turner
Constitution Hall
O’connor
Rosier
Greenbrier County
Central School
Ma’s Coffee Shop
West Main Street
West Penn Public Service Co
P. J. O'Connor
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