Eastern Rail Leaders Weigh Mierger Plans
New York December discussions among four big eastern railroads continue with no official results. Possible talks include Pennsylvania selling Lehigh Valley control to Chesapeake & Ohio for cash and Nickel Plate trackage rights, with implications for access to Bethlehem and Bell. Key questions remain over Lehigh Valley, Pittsburgh and West Virginia, Wheeling and Lake Erie, and Western Maryland.
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New York
New York Central
Hnsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Lake Erie
Lehigh
Bethlehem
Delaware
Lackaea & iWertars
Baltimore
Bain
Tralfe
Bell
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Erie
Maryland
Song writer Harris 65 dies after illness in New York
New York December 23 Charles K Harris 65 known for After the Ball died at home after a three week illness Surviving widow Cora Lehrberg Owensboro Kentucky two daughters Mrs Richard Well Chicago and Mildred Harris Harris born Poughkeepsie New York grew up in Saginaw Milwaukee and Chicago and settled in New York as Tin Pan Alley publishing mogul built fortune but never matched early hit success Continued on page four.
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New York
Charles K. Harris
Cora Lehrberg
Owensboro
Richard Well
Chicago
Mildred Harris
Harris
Poughkeep Ble
N. Y
Saginaw, Mich
Miller's Shoe Store Exchange and Refund Policy
Store offers risk free purchases with Christmas safe option. Exchanges available for purchases and refunds issued without questions.
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Miller’s Shoe Store
Firemen's Christmas Toy Drive Lists 55 Children
Grafton firefighters have listed 55 children for Santa Claus visits on Christmas Eve. Details of the children and the exact stopping point are not disclosed. A Sentinel reporter viewed the scene as toys, repaired and painted, were arranged for a photo. Firemen, idle moments aside, work as carpenters and painters to prepare gifts.
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Grafton
Lsted
Santa Claus
Sentinel
Weaver
Snow Falls Across Country as Winter Arrives
Snow began generally from Virginia to central New England with snow in the Great Lakes region and upper Mississippi valleys. New York City saw light snow melt quickly, while suburbs New Jersey and Pennsylvania reported 1 to 8 inches. Forecasters predict continuation tonight and tomorrow with mild but colder conditions forecast for the second day of winter.
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New York
Santa Claus
United States
Virginia
New England
Great Lakes
Ohio
Mississippi
New York City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Prisoner Caught After Prison Escape In Phoenix
Raymond Stickler, 28, a convict serving 10 years to life for robbery, escaped from Plovance prison and abducted Warden Lorenzo Wright with his son. He forced Wright to drive, then fled toward Chandler Heights before police stopped his escape near Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond Stickler
Arizona
Plovance
Stickler
Robby
Lorenzo Wright
Sion
Wright
Florence
Chandler Heights
Tucson
Mother shoots three, then kills herself in West Virginia
In Logan Ohio Valley, Mrs George Cherebanick 31 shot her eldest Michael 13 and Charles 3 then killed herself after locking the door. Her husband George said a Sunday quarrel over discipline may have sparked the tragedy. Son George 9 found the bodies. Three children were away rehearsing a Christmas play at a Whitman church. The remains were to be sent to Carteret New Jersey for burial beside two other Cherebanick children.
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Logan
W. Va
Whitman
George Cherebanick
Michael
Charles
Helen
Mary
George
Carteret
N. J
Sartet Tet
Fog Harasses English City Amid Dense Smog
Opaque fog from soot and smoke enveloped London and southern England, hampering rail and sea traffic and delaying communications. Veterans compare it to historic fogs, noting it as the worst disruption in memory as shipments slowed and transportation stalled.
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London
England
Gift that will keep on giving every day in the year
A Zenith radio offered by Haymonds promises daily use and entertainment value. The ad highlights a durable, reliable model as a practical year round gift, emphasizing lasting enjoyment for private or family listening.
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Zenith Radio
Haymonds
Grafton Fruit Market Christmas Specials Listed
California celery and head lettuce three for specials. Includes cauliflower spinach and radishes cucumbers parsley kale tomatoes and onions. Home grown sea grapes are offered with three pounds. California and Florida oranges by the dozen with assorted nuts cranberries and seasonal produce also listed. Prices show small figures like ten cents per pound for cabbages beets and pears.
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Grafton
California
Magistrate To Give Away Oranges To City Children
Magistrate J. L. Wu will distribute 150 oranges to city children on Wednesday morning from 9 30 to 11 o clock. A crate found in his office sparked the event as officers and staff hear the plan in Summerville building, urging orderly queue for the first 150 youngsters to the second floor.
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J. L. Wu
Aw Enforcement
Summerville
County Poor Farm Cares for Twenty During Christmas Season
Twenty persons live at the Taylor county poor farm with twenty months of feeding through Christmas. County Clerk Frank Bennett stated several others seek county aid but will be handled through other channels. The court ordered provisions for the needy and salaries paid before Christmas. Killa A Waller, elected to county commission, and W F Stanley exchanged terms and bonds. Oscar Jaco reappointed as notary public. The Taylor County Bank filed extra bond as county depository.
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Frank Bennett
Taylor County Court
Killa
A. Waller
W. F. Stanley
Waller
Stanley
Oscar Jaco
Taylor County Bank
Clubman Faces Long Sentence For Fund Theft
Gilbert H. Beesemyer, 45, a Hollywood financier and clubman, faced a possible maximum of 140 years for stealing 8 million dollars from the Guaranty Building and Loan Association of Los Angeles. He pleaded guilty to 10 counts of grand theft. the judge postponed sentencing for a summary investigation, with a pronouncement date set for Friday.
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Loen Angeles
Gilbert H. Beesemyer
Hollywood
Guaranty Building and Loan Association of
Los Angeles
Bessemyer
Walton J. Wood
Parents of 18 Children in Murphysboro Hl
A local family from Murphysboro Hl, Mr and Mrs Edward Butcher, celebrate having 18 children with the oldest aged 20 and the youngest born last Saturday. The notice promotes Grafton Printing Co. cards printed the same day with matching engraving.
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Murphysboro, Hl
Edward Butcher
Grafton Printing Co
the Sentinel
Miller's Shoe Store Offers Solid Boxes of Women Hosiery
Miller's Shoe Store advertises an attractive price on solid boxes of women's hose in assorted colors. The readable copy notes affordable options and a sale emphasis in a general store promotional tone.
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Miller's Shoe Store
Hoover outlines 1931 federal public works spending
President Hoover announced total federal public works expenditure for 1931 would reach 724,000,600 dollars with wages held to district standards. He cited adjustments after initial low mood measures, noting difficulties with minor contractors but improvements. He listed allocations for highways, public buildings, rivers and harbors, shipbuilding and aviation, and miscellaneous projects.
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Washington
Hoover
Poeter
Lucas Norris wrangle agog with Capitol pursuit
Washington reports a rapid exchange of disclosures and counter charges in the Lucas Norris affair as the Senate campaign funds committee adjourns for Christmas. Chairman Nye vows further probe into alleged ties between the Republican National Committee and the case, after new claims of a $40,000 committee funds deposit backing Lucas for a personal note.
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Washington
Lucas-Norris
Republican
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Nye
Republican National Committee
Nye Group
Rober H. Lucas
Miller's Shoe Store Promotes Quality Gifts
A vintage ad urges shoppers to choose Miller's Shoe Store for superior gifts that cost just a trifle more, promising to help buyers maintain standing among friends by giving high quality presents.
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Miller’s Shoe Store
Local Produce Ad Lists Fruits And Nuts From D Bonafede
An old newspaper advertisement from D Bonafede at 76 West Main Street promotes California and Florida oranges at 25 cents per dozen, tangerines, grapefruits, walnuts, mixed nuts, celery, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and various fruits and vegetables including cranberries grapes and pears.
End of Number Racket Decreed by Clearing House
New York Dec 28 The New York Clearing Association will stop daily exchanges and balances after December 1 to curb gambling using the figures. Metropolitan banks in the association will cease publishing the statistics to end the nationwide gambling scheme. Attempts to bribe access to the figures have occurred. After year’s start, the clearing house will issue only its weekly statement.
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Pis Ld
New York
New York Clearing Association
Dia
Wiese
Association
Clearing House
Otto Kelley Dies Tuesday From Pneumonia
Otto B Kelley aged 45 lifelong Grafton resident and 14 year master mechanic for Carr China Company died of pneumonia at home 500 West Washing ton street. Funeral Friday 2:40 at First Baptist church with I O O F Lodge 31 in charge. Interment Bluemont by Bartlet Funeral. Survived by wife Ira George Kelley a daughter Elizabeth two brothers Boose of Morgantown Walter of Clarksburg one sister Mrs Earl Carroll. He was born March 28 1885 in Taylor county and was active Baptist, Modern Woodmen of America, Moose and I O C F member.
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Otto B. Kelley
Grafton
Carr China Company
West Washingon Street
First Baptist Church
I. 9
F. ©. Herrod
Bluemont
Bartlet Funeral Company
Kelley
Taylor County
Raymond Kelley
Barbour County
Amanda Layman Kelley
Ira George Kelley
Elizabeth
Boose Kelley
Morgantown
Walter Kelley
Clarksburg
Italians Fly Seaplanes Toward Rio De Oro Route
A fleet of fourteen Italian seaplanes started in groups from Kenitra Morocco today bound for Villa Cisneros Rio de Oro as the next leg toward Rio De Janeiro. Twelve planes plan a transatlantic crossing. one craft returned with engine trouble, while the remaining eighteen entered the air along the African coast.
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Kenitra
French Morocco
Italy
Rio de Janeiro
Villa Cisneros
Rio de Oro
Bolama
Portuguese Guinea
Atlantic
Mail Deluge Pours In at Grafton Post Office
Post Office reports a backlog of mail as a surge of letters and parcels floods the Grafton facility. Officials note heavy outbound parcels, rising counts of insured items, and clerks racing to clear the pile with help from government staff. The scene is chaotic yet orderly as crowds clear windows and workers push to catch up.
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Grafton
Leuthardt
Stroke Fatal to Bratianus Ends Balkan Dynasty
Bucharest December 23 1 Death ends the Balkan historical drama of the Bratianu family Jon the elder and his sons Jon and Vintila Bratianu founders of a Romanian political dynasty Vintila Bratianu aged 63 died after apoplexy at Milhachi estate leaving bitter rival King Carol as power shifted The June vote in Bucharest council enthroned the returned king amid dissent from Vintila marking the end of the Bratianu political era.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Bratianus
Jon
Vintila
Vintila Bratianu
Miller's Shoe Store Promises Best Buy on Hosiery
Vintage ad notes silk hose silk socks shoes galoshes spats and arctics as practical gifts. Pitches Miller's Shoe Store as the place for best buy.
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Miller’s Shoe Store
Legislature to Restore Swinging Door Law Provisions
Fire Marshal C O Stahlmann announced the 1931 legislature would be asked to restore the discretionary provision in the swinging door law and remove the exemption for one and two room school houses and country churches. The attorney general had deemed a 1926 change unwise, and the move aims to require outward exit doors in small schools and churches where large gatherings occur. Continued on page 6.
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Charleston
Stahlmann
Atorney
Howard B. Lee
Stahimana
Lee
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William Boyd
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National Committee
D. Bonafede
W. Main St
Frederick Pearce
William Sprague
U.S. Supreme Court
William Clark
Phillip Forman
Newark
Otto Kelley
First Baptist Church of City
Turner
Mail Deluge Poursinon Postal Force
Ardt
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