Maniac slays five workers in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on December 17, 44 year old Charles N Layman, a WPA water boy, killed five workers with a long range shot while they worked in a drainage ditch, wounding two others. Layman was captured and faces murder charges after a planned psychopathic examination. the incident drew a crowd, with witnesses noting his calm, deliberate firing and a battlefield scene.
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Los Angeles
Charles N. Layman
WPA
Layman
Lloyd E. Holden
Peter M. Coklit
Harry Sell
Lloyd Davis
Francis Secrist
Hopsital
Harold Johnston
James Healey
Clif Gill
Rmn
Lynch
Will Lewis
County prosecutor declares war on gambling operators
Williamson December 17 County Prosecutor J Walter Copley launched a full assault on numbers and tip book gamblers warning police must arrest or he will prosecute officers. He offered a $100 reward for proof of police connivance and ordered a general inspection of suspected venues. He said gambling harms Christmas welfare and will personally swear warrants against recalcitrant officers.
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Copley
Columbia dental center shooting leaves two professors dead
Victor Koussow opened fire in the Columbia University Dental and Oral Surgery College killing Mrs. Paul Wiberg and her husband, an assistant professor, along with Dr. Arthur T. Rowe, the dean. He then killed himself in a maniacal outbreak at the medical center.
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Columbia University Dental and Oral Surgery College
New York
Paul Wiberg
Wiberg
Arthur T. Rowe
Victor Koussow
Koussow
GOP Invites Debate On Democratic Aid And Delegate Rules
The Republican page reports on anti New Deal sentiment and calls for political action. It notes Jeffersonian Democrats urged aid before and after elections to restore governance under the constitution. The piece covers a committee fight over delegate bonuses and Borah's rising convention prospects.
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Citizen
Old Guard
Borah
Ida
Charles D. Hilles
New York Committee
Hilles
John Hamilton
Kansas
Ezra Whitla
Idaho
KVOS Barred From Broadcasting AP News Under Federal Injunction
The Ninth Circuit upheld a federal injunction against KVOS of Bellingham Washington banning the station from airing Associated Press news until AP papers are no longer damaged. The court ruled KVOS conduct unfairly competed against member papers by pirating news and diverting circulation and advertising revenue. The decision cites the press public function and First Amendment considerations.
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San Francisco
KVOS
Bellingham
Wash
Associated Press News
Ninth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
William Denman
Xxx
Associated Press
Associated (Press
Davis Argues Against Naval Treaty Changes
United States chief delegate Norman H. Davis told Japan that since neither country intends aggression there is no reason to alter the present balance of naval power between the two nations. The remarks came at the International Naval Conference in London on December 17.
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London
Norman H. Davis
United States
International Naval Conference
Japan
Grantsville Salesman Seeks State Auditor Nomination
CHARLESTON December 17. J Walter Stalnaker of Grantsville a salesman became the second candidate for Republican nomination for state auditor today. He filed his notice with the secretary of state.
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Charleston
J. Walter Stalnaker
Grantsville
General's Son Faces Suits in Mason County Court
Sam H. McCausland, son of Gen John J McCausland, jailed in Spencer after October murder conviction on Howard Chester West on the family farm facing three suits totaling 39246.85 in Mason County. Judge Miller granted $200 temporary alimony to Mrs McCausland until next month’s divorce hearing. Sister Charlotte asks 35000 for alleged loans and cruelty in divorce action.
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Point Pleasant
Sam H. McCausland
Mason County
Ripley
Lewis H. Miller
John J. McCausland
Spencer
Howard Chester West
McCausland
Charles N. Ritchie
Defense Counsel
E. J. Summerville
McCauslana
Supreme Court
Charlotte McCausland
West
Cruselty
Wood Court President Hurt In Car Accident
Parkerburg dispatch reports Peter Jackson 48 president of Wood county court received treatment for a broken leg after a car driven by Lester Bennett of Maplewood knocked him down as he walked near his parked car. State Trooper G L Ashcraft led the investigation into the mobile collision and injury.
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Parkersburg
Peter Jackson
Wood County Court
G. L. Ashcraft
Lester Bennett
Maplewood
Old Offender Found Fined After Junk Charge
Corporal Claud Hefner arrested Charles Lantz a junk dealer from Preston county on a June 12 warrant. Lantz had been stopped on Thornton road for driving a truck with a license for a different vehicle and fled until his capture yesterday. Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys fined him 15 dollars plus costs and remanded him to jail in default. Hefner arranged for sale of the junk to cover the fine after the man had spent one day in.
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Claud Hefner
Charles Lentz
Preston County
Ona C. Jefferys
W. G. Wamsley
Lantz
Wamsley
Thornton Road
Jefferys
Sununu Attacks Roosevelt Aides Cite Bureaucracy Motives
The excerpt depicts Sununu accusing the Roosevelt administration of building a vast political bureaucracy. He argues that such bodies exist to preserve their own jobs and points to sudden appropriations to cities, counties, and states as election driven. The text references mounting costs amid decreasing funds.
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Sununueu Livin
Hoover
Roosevelt
Hoover speech criticizes New Deal and rising debt
The speaker cites a shift from private relief to federal aid, argues the New Deal slowed US progress, blames the administration for the 1933 bank panic, and warns that public debt could reach 32 to 33 billion by next July as wasteful spending increases.
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Sles
Hoover
Townsend Plan Tests Midwestern Political Split
In Battle Creek Michigan voters receive a first big test of the Townsend old age pension plan as a campaign issue. Republican Verner W. Main supports Townsend while Democrat Howard W. Cavanagh opposes. Main’s rallying supporters claim strong turnout and volunteers eclipsing regular party candidates. Governor Fitzgerald and Senator Vandenberg publicly back Main without endorsing the Townsend plan.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan
Michigan
Verner W. Main
Howard W. Cavanagh
Main
Townsend
Cavanagh
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Court orders letters turned over in Salem mayor case
In Clarksburg on December 17 a circuit court ordered Earl Hill and Marmaduke Samples to surrender letters Ferrell had written to Miss Polly Blevins. Deputy Clerk S. R. Hannah received the letters and sealed them for court review. A hearing on a permanent injunction will decide whether they may be published. An impeachment bid against Mayor Linn B. Ferrell previously failed due to an injunction from Circuit Judge Birk S. Stathers.
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Clarksburg
Earl Hill
Salem
Linn B. Ferrell
Polly Blevins
Hill
Marmaduke Samples
Ferrell
Miss Blevins
S. R. Hannah
Birk S. Stathers
Bootlegger Tries To Sell Whiskey To Constable
Bob Steele, a Black man, offered a pint of Kentucky whiskey to a constable on the street in Beckley. Magistrate Frank McClain opposed the fine in the incident noted as a bootlegging attempt on December 17.
Youngster Succumbs To Poison In Sandwich Death
In Point Pleasant in December an eight year old boy named Billy Greer died from poisoning after eating a sandwich purchased in Huntington. Dr. R. W. Eschenaur stated the death occurred within hours of his return home.
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Point Pleasant
Dec
R. W. Eschenaur
Billy Greer
Huntington
Card of Thanks for Charles Marquess Death
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our bereavement. Gratitude to all who sent flowers and provided cars. Special thanks to Rev. Ward Harvey and Rev. R. O. Phillips. Brothers and sisters.
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Charles Marquess
Ward Harvey
R. O. Phillips
Xmas Trees Freshly Cut West Va Fir and Spruce
Freshly cut Christmas trees from West Virginia available now in Laura Forcello store room at 253 West Main Street near the Post Office. See C. Brown on December 17 and 19 for details and purchase arrangements.
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West Va
Bonafede
Laura Forcello
West Main Street
C. Brown
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