Woman shoots grid star in doorway scuffle in West Virginia
Emma C Zuspan fired a .32 caliber revolver at Hall after he forced entry to her home. Hall, a former high school and Fairmont State College football player, was wounded in the chest and in critical condition. Zuspan was not detained as authorities deemed the act justifiable.
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W. Va
E Hall
Fairmont State
Emma C. Zuspan
Hall
Routo
Blall
Zuspan
University Students in Visit to Grafton Plant
Professor Lewis V Carpenter of West Virginia University led a party including chemists Willam Jolirtiah and Per Boynton to observe the Grafton filtration plant. Harold J Weekly oversaw the tour detailing water treatment steps from river intake to distribution and noting the Tygart river flood.
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Grafton
West Virginia University
Morgant
Pass
Willam Jolirtiah
Fairnt
Per- Boynton
Clarksburg
Huon
Harold J
Che
Slippery Highways Spark Weekend Miter Accidents
Reported crashes along slick U S routes east of the city during the weekend left one vehicle occupant injured. Two cars rolled down a steep grade, damaged a guard rail, and a towing crane was needed to recover them. Both cars remained operable after the incidents.
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Pojee
U. S Bor
Martin given jail for ten dollar fine theft of coal
Paul Martin of Knottsville district received 10 days in county jail after failing to pay a $10 fine for stealing a bag of coal from F. E. Smith. Sheriff Lee Bennett Deputy Harry Batson and State Trooper W. G. Wamsley made the arrest Friday evening. Roy Martin, Paul's brother, faced theft charges but was dismissed after hearing.
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Paul Martin
Knottsville
F. E. Smith
Sherif
Lee Bennett
Harry Batson
W. G. Wamsley
Roy Martin
Paul
Jefferys
Probe story of murder on lonely ranch
Greeley Colorado December 17 a young ex convict Leonard Blongin 24 confessed to shooting and killing rancher Albert E Oesterick 55 at his ranch northeast of Greeley He also shot Mrs Oesterick and struck her son Lambert 13 with a rifle butt The couple and boy are expected to recover Blongin said he killed them because he had no money to marry and was angry He was arrested at Sydney Nebraska while trying to sell a mandolin taken from the ranch"}
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Greeley
Colo
W. W. Wyatt
Leonard Blongin
Minnesota
Albert E. Oesterick
Wyatt Sall
Skeleton trade fuels London medical teaching market
One of the strangest businesses in London is the human skeleton business of G. Rouilly who imports skeletons from Germany Austria Itaq and Russia and sells or hires them to medical students.
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London
G. Rouilly
Germany
Austria
Itaq
Russia
Long Summons His Yes Boys to Legislate
Huey P Long drives prompt passage of 35 bills in Louisiana special session. Measures tax corporations, fund LSU medical center, and curb New Orleans mayor Walmsley. Delegates face readings and police fines as arrests for drunkenness pepper the night in Baton Rouge.
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Long
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
State University
House
Ways and Means Committee
Statehouse
Senate
Dentistry
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
Seven Before Mayor as Aftermath of Parties
Local men appeared before Mayor Charles O. King after weekend revelry in the city. Drunk and disorderly charges were filed against all present. Misbehavior began in the afternoon and continued into the early hours of the next day. Hanley Haught forfeited his bond by failing to appear. he was arrested by Chief Wallace.
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N. Henderson
Main Street
Ane
Stanley Lipscomb
Dorsey Frazier
Obbie Bolyard
Chief Henderson
Clarence Silman
John Moran
Joe Maske
Francis Williams
Ira Dig
Charles O. King
Hanley Haught
Wallace
Business Leaders Meet at State Health Resort
White Sulphur Springs, W Va December 17 A conference to gauge how far American commerce can align with the Roosevelt administration opened today as ninety business leaders joined a business conference for recovery. The gathering called by the National Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States marks an effort to unify business responses and cooperate with government policy.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Roosevelt
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Vegetable Soup Supper Dance at Modern Woodman Hall
The Taylor County Unemployed Council invites its members and friends to a vegetable soup supper on Wednesday December 19 at 3 00 P M at Modern Woodman Hall. A dance will follow.
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Woodman Hall
Taylor County Unemployed Council
Airplane Crash Fatal to Two Army Aviators
Burlingame Calif December 17 in a fiery crash two army aviators died Lieut William C Reeves son of Admiral Joseph M Reeves commander in chief of the United States fleet and Sgt Noel Aubrey Peterson 37 of Freedom Oklahoma were killed when their plane plunged onto a crowded highway on the Burlingame outskirts yesterday Reeves a 25 year old officer who had graduated from the United States Military Academy last year was assigned to Crissy Field a month ago
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Burlingame
Calif
William C. Reeves
Joseph M. Reeves
United States Fleet
Noel Aubrey Peterson
Freedom
Oklo
United States Military Academy
Crissy Field
Parents Say Missionary Couple Died as Martyrs
In Tsinan Shantung Province on December 17, the parents of Mrs J C Stam state their belief that the missionary couple died for a cause. Dr C E Scott, father and missionary from Holyoke Mass, calls their deaths a flood of martyrdom that seeds the church.
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Tsinan
Shantung Province
Chimay
J. C. Stam
C. E. Scott
Second Congregational Church
Holyoxe
Mass
Forecasts of Fantmind Fenm Industrial Upheaval
Analysts warn of ongoing industrial chaos as companies shift models, sustain a labor surplus, and see a yearly surge of new workers from trade schools. The forecast highlights rapid system speedups and widespread changes across firms.
Costly Naval balance shifts amid 3 5 5 ratio view
United States, Britain, and Japan prepare to adjourn naval talks as nations review ship tonnage. Officials note U S will hold 113 warships totaling 734 580 tons, Britain 125 ships at 633 188 tons, and Japan 150 ships at 597 429 tons as 1936 ends. Delegations indicate future dialogue depends on Britain and Japan.
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Japan
United States
Great Britain
Years of shopping cited in housewife's routine
A normal life of fifty years includes about ten years spent by a housewife on household shopping. The remark highlights the time devoted to domestic shopping as part of a typical homemaker's duties.
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Desobay
State Health Resort
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Grafton Drug & Chemical CO
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