Prisoners Escape From West Virginia State Penitentiary
Three long term inmates led an escape at the West Virginia State Penitentiary as they fled from cells to the dining hall for breakfast. Adrian Bias Basil Bias and accomplice Dana Jeston were among the escapees with other prisoners, later linked to prior jail breaks and armed robbery convictions in Cabell and Kanawha counties. Authorities pursued the group as details emerged.
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Dash
Basil Chill
Jeston
W. Va
Dana
Oundsville
Leape
Kanawha
Ers
Bias Brothers
Julien Yan
Lieble
Fort Lauderdale
Chata
Tenn
Charleston
Itington
Search widens for killer Burke linked to gangsters
Chicago reports widen the manhunt for Fred Burke, described as Scarface Al Capone’s former lieutenant and gang chieftain. Police seek links to the Moran gang massacre and Burke’s alleged ransom rackets as the search extends. Continued on Page Two.
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Chicago
Fred Burke
Scarface
al" Capone
Burke
Moran
Detroit
Gang Chieftain
Henry J
Cold Wave Grips West With Ice Drenching Heat Drop
A brutal cold wave sweeps the West bringing near blizzard conditions and dense ice laden fog. Strong winds cleared fog that stalled air mail lines for 10 days and left buildings and vegetation coated in solid ice. Continued on Page Two.
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City
Miller's Shoe Store Gifts Highlight Varied Selections
Miller's Shoe Store offers affordable presents with reliable quality. Suggested items include hose galoshes and practical gifts, appealing to shoppers seeking value this season.
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Miller's Shoe Store
Miller's Shoe
Fear aviators may have met with trouble
Air Ministry reports no radio contact from Royal Air Force officers Jones Williams and Jenkins since yesterday afternoon. They began a non stop flight from Britain to Capetown, about 6000 miles, expecting to cross Tunis and enter the Sahara. Officials fear wireless failure but say no alarm is shown yet.
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London
Royal Air Force
Capetown
South Africa
Air Ministry
A. G. Jones- Williams
A. H. Jenkins
Saramia
Tunis
Great
Sahara Desert
Africa
Vanishing acts haunt Huckins investment case in Wisconsin
Fraud warrants flare in Cedar Rapids action against Elmer S. Huckins and son George. Three hours after action began Huckins left for his estate near Hancock, Wis., friends say he aimed for Hartford Wis. but did not reach there. The tangled affairs and mysterious leave-takings continue to unfold as the story develops.
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Hancock, Wis
Elmer S. Huckins
George
Cedar Rapids
Huckins
Hartford
Wis
Steel Merger Forms Third Largest U S Steel Firm
Cleveland, Dec. 18 AP Cyrus Eaton led approval of a 350 million merger of four companies creating a vast northern Ohio steel system. Great Lakes fleets haul iron ore from Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and coal from Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Alabama to feed the mills.
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Cleveland
United States
Midwest
Cyrus 5
Eaton
Cleve
Land
Ohio
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Alabama
Ity
Atx
Mountain Love Tragedy Trial Relates to Connie Franklin
A trial in Mountain View Arkansas features Connie Franklin claiming to be Marion Franklin Rogers, testifying about his identity as relatives testify that four men are charged with torturing and burning to death. He describes arriving in St James area, working as a farm hand for defendants, and a brief hospital stay in 1927. The report also covers connections to the Dorothy King murder case and statements from Porto Rican suspect Albert E Guimares, with Washington ties and police notes referenced.
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Mountain View
Ark
Connie Franklin
Marion Franklin Rogers
Connie, Franklin
State Hospital
St. James
H. Greenway
Herman Greenway
Joe White
New York
New York American Today
Tillar
Albert E. Guimares
Dorothy King
Aurelia Fisher Dreyfus
Washington
Rover
Model
Guimares
Man recounts alibi on day of Franklin slaying and drunken marriage plans
He describes movements with defendants Herman Greenway Hubert Hester and Alex Fulks toward Mountain View to obtain a marriage license for himself and the Rummer girl. He says they drank, he fell from a mule, regained consciousness hours later, visited the Rummer and Greenway homes, and then headed to justice Finis Ford’s to wed. The night included a stop at S. H. Greenway’s and learning Ford was away.
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Franklin
Herman Greenway
Hubert Hester
Alex Fulks
Mountain View
Tillar
Finis Ford
S. H. Greenway
Ford
Three West Virginians Sentenced For Theft
Harrisburg officials report Orville Spencer Paul Lowry and William Lynch all of Charleston were given indeterminate federal sentences yesterday at the national training school in Washington for car theft. They were nabbed in Chambersburg while en route from Charleston to New York. Washington notes mixed views as American and Japanese delegates close first London naval conference talks. Henry Stimson host to discuss before Japanese depart for New York.
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Harrisburg
Orville Spencer
Paul Lowry
William Lynch
Charleston
W. Va
National Training School
Washington
Chambersburg
New York
Henry L. Stimson
London
Hiroshi Saito
Col
Ruby B. Flanagan
Blueville
Lunch Postponed by M P Church Weekly Schedule
The M P Church announces its weekly lunches are postponed until after the first of the year. No date is given, and no new schedule is provided.
Slayings, Shootings Slur Romney Va. Area In Liquor Rampage
A liquor crazed man killed justice of the peace H C Inskeep 50 and jailer Ben E Miller 56 in Romney West Virginia while also wounding three others and killing Asa Wolford 28 at his father’s bedside. Walter Crabtree 25 was arrested on the street after a spree that saw a death list and a string of gunfire across several homes including Mrs Carrie Wright and Mildred Hott 11. Authorities report Crabtree carried a death list and was intoxicated at the time of the attacks.
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Romney
W. Va
Asa Wolford
Ben E. Miller
Miller
Walter Crabtree
Crabtree
Saville
State
Joe Horne
Justice of the Peace
Carrie Wright
Mia
Grace Woolfford
Mildred Hott
J. B. Saville
Keyser
Mingraly
Thete
Wolford
Wright
Blaine Hott
Hott
Inskeep
J. 8. Easton
Ben’ B. Miller
Jy Assensor
Pate
Asa Worford
Definite Selection Made Of First Gift Club Prize
The Sentinel announces the first prize in its Great Gift Club and details that thousands of dollars in automobiles, merchandise, and cash will be distributed to club members. Prizes are awarded to those with the most counts earned by clipping coupons or securing paid subscriptions, with a simple entry coupon in this issue. Volunteers are urged to join, as every active participant can win or earn a commission, supporting Grafton’s festive season.
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Grafton
Forty One Bodies Led From Oklahoma Mine Tragedy
In McAlester Oklahoma rescue workers labored through the night as they moved 41 bodies from the Old Town Coal Company mine where 62 miners were trapped by an explosion. Frank Parker mining engineer was killed instantly. 19 miners remain missing amid dangerous gas and ongoing efforts by over 200 rescuers. Continued on page seven.
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Oklahoma
Els
Old Town Coal Company
McAlester
Frank Parker
del Gineer
P Arker
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