Second arrest in Cecil Long death at Adrian beer parlor
Buckhannon December 18. A second arrest was made in the death of Cecil Long 27 of Adrian. Rube Landis proprietor of the Adrian beer parlor is jailed in Upshur awaiting grand jury action on a charge of sombery. The arrested man is Gilbert Gould 35 former boatswain's mate now farmer of Adrian accused of assault and battery after the shooting. Witnesses say Long drank two beers then was shot when Landis fired three times after a pane of glass was broken. Gould posted $500 bond for a January 8 hearing.
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Buckhannon
Cecil Long
Adrian
Rube Landis
Adrian Beer Parlor
Upshur County
Gibert Gould
Landis
Long
Gould
Corp
Troy Alkire
T. B. Drummond
Walter Curry Fined For Assault at Mountain View Inn
Walter Curry, proprietor of Mountain View Inn, pleaded guilty to assault after a charge of assault with intent to kill was reduced by Magistrate W E Rightmire on prosecutor James C Holt's recommendation. He was fined ten dollars plus costs. Lambert plans to sue for damages from the road house dispute last week.
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W. E. Rightmire
Taylor County
James C. Holt
Walter Curry
Mountain View Inn
Justice of the Peace
Guy Lambert
Curry
Lambert
Argument Over Rent Sparks Justice Court Fallout
Melvin Adkins of East Main Street faced Justice of the Peace Ona C. Jefferys after an argument over rent led to a strike on landlord John W. Brown. Adkins admitted striking Brown and paid a $5 fine plus costs after arrest by State Trooper W. E. Murphy.
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John W. Brown
Melvin Adkins
East Main Street
Brown
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
Adkins
W. E. Murphy
Tax Collections for November 1936 Publicized by Sheriff Bennett
Sheriff Lee Bennett announced November tax collections totaled 7318, raising year total to 92478. The figures cover two months allowed for payment with a nine percent penalty noted.
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Lee Bennett
Alineses
State road commission sets compensation for land seizure
Commissioners view the land of John and Ellen Wood to set compensation at 2500 dollars for 1.25 acres seized by the state road commission for the Grafton Morgantown road project.
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John
Ellen Wood Yester- Aay
State Road Commission
Grafton
Morgantown
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