Divine resigns from Public Service Commission in West Virginia
James J. Divine of McDowell county resigns from the Public Service Commission effective December 31. Governor Conley confirms the resignation after Divine indicated plans to return to the practice of law and spend the winter with his sister in Phoenix, Arizona. He was appointed in 1922 and had been serving a second full term ending in 1935.
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Charleston
James J. Divine
McDowell County
Public Service Commission
Conley
Divine
Senate
Morgan
Bad
G.D. Webster
Phoenix
Arizona
Webster
Ima
White Christmas Prospect Across Nation With Snow
A northeast storm brings snow and sleet from Maine to New England and the Atlantic coast while the west endures more heavy falls. Fatal accidents disrupt air mail, delayed trains, and hinder highway travel as storms linger over the holiday. In New York snow depths range from six inches to over a foot, with ice slowing city traffic.
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New York
Maine
Texas
New England
Atlantic
Louisiana
Vermont
New York State
Busto
New York City
Plot Revealed to Slay Belgian Royal Family Abroad
Brussels reports that Independence Belge disclosed an alleged plot to assassinate Belgium's royal family to block Princess Marie Jose's January 8 marriage to Humbert of Italy. Communist Damiello Berneri, from Italy, confessed plans to bomb the royal train near Milan and to kill Italian Minister of Justice Rocco. Police link him to anti racist Parando Di Rosa. letters threatening top officials emerged. Berneri's arrest signals a wider extremist network under surveillance.
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Brussels
Independence Belge Today
Marie Jose
Humbert
Italy
Damiello Berneri
Milan
Berneri
Belgium
Rocco
Justice Janson
Broqueville
Lice
Pahehale Ruschoni
Burke Identified in Slayings as Gangster Suspect
Chicago reports Fred Burke labeled a participant in the St Valentine’s Day massacre. Ballistics links bullets to a Burke‑owned machine gun stash in St Joseph Michigan. Witnesses identify Burke as the police impersonator at the garage doorway and scene near the wall. A Clyde Ohio robbery murder is noted as a Burke denial.
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Chicago
Fred Burke
Science Today
James Clark
Reinhardt Schwimmer
Burke
Burk
Fred Dane
St. Joseph
Mich
Charles Skelly
Clyde
Ohio
Raymond Beckwith
Xmas Fund Shortage Prompts Appeal in Grafton
Captain W. H. Arnold, Salvation Army commandant, urges Grafton residents to help reach the Christmas fund goal. With $250 still needed on Christmas Eve, he notes greater relief work this season and cites a standing offer of a $100 bill from a generous donor, hoping to go over the top again.
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Grafton
Salvation Army
W. H. Arnold
Arnold
Miller's Shoe Store Christmas Gift Advantage
Miller's Shoe Store offers practical Christmas presents with full assurance of usefulness and appreciation, encouraging shoppers to buy locally for reliable gifts.
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Miller's Shoe Store
Danville School Destroyed By Fire
Danville graded school near Danville, Madison, West Virginia, burned today. Officials estimate losses at 29000 and no quartering plans for 150 students after Christmas holidays. Defective wiring suspected as the blaze cause.
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Madison
W. Va
Danville
Two More Prizes Added to The Sentinel Gift Club
The Sentinel announces two additional prizes for its Gift Club. A solid gold jeweled Bulova wristwatch from G. W. Loar & Company, valued at fifty dollars, and a tray of Community Silver from Hyvans Jewelry Company, valued at thirty dollars fifty cents. Both items are fully guaranteed and part of the national advertised prizes in the club. The latter half of the week will be devoted to continuing the promotion after the holiday.
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Gift Club of
Grafton Sentinel
The
Sentinel
G. W. Loar & Company
Hyvans, Jewelry Company
the Sentinel
Man from Baltimore Freely States Dream Based Motive in Pittsburgh Slaying
Mike Cowal, 29, Baltimore, confessed to killing Kath erine Rush, 17, at her home near shear after claiming she haunted him in dreams. He was captured after a gun exchange with the girl’s father and brother and attempted self harm with the weapon. Detectives note possible hallucinations and say Cowal travelled from Baltimore intending to kill.
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Pittsburgh
Mike
Cowal
Baltimore
Katherine Rush
Shear
Conal
Helen Moody leaves on three week wedding tour
Berkeley report says Helen Moody and her husband Frederick S. Moody Jr of San Francisco left after a simple Episcopal ceremony. The pair disappeared yesterday and planned a three week wedding tour. Moody, a women’s tennis champion, dressed in a modish tailored suit carried no flowers and left without a musical backdrop.
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Berkeley
Cal
Wills Moody
Frederick S. Moody, Jr
San Francisco
Ball Bana Rubber Footwear Promises Warm Dry Feet This Christmas
In this Christmas rush shoppers seek comfort and Ball Bana Rubber Footwear claims to keep feet warm and dry. Mister Shoo! Store endorses the product as the best value for any price, reflecting a period retail pitch to consumers.
Old-Fashioned Xmas Blesses Grafton Snowbound
Snow blankets Grafton and Taylor County as an old-fashioned Christmas settles in. Snow began Sunday night and continued today, but residents find the white world pleasant and the air warm enough for outdoor enjoyment.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Death of Five in Northland Is Discovered
Ottawa reports the mysterious death of five Eskimos on Havegaard Island near King William Island. Major L T Burwash, returning from an Arctic patrol, alerted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after Allongneck described a tragedy of five killed by evil spirits. Bodies were found by Hudson's Bay Company personnel and investigated by William Gibson, the company's factor.
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Ottawa
Ont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
L. T. Burwash
Arctic
Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
King William Island
Allongneck
Havegaard Island
Gjeahaven
Founs
William Gibson
Hudsons’ Bay Company
CAPITAL READY FOR ADVENT OF HOLIDAY PERIOD
Washington on December 24 observed Christmas with government at rest. President Hoover canceled engagements to spend the day with Mrs. Hoover and their son. Departments closed and federal workers given time to complete shopping and Christmas preparations as wreaths of holly adorned official buildings.
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Washington
Asts
White House
Hoover
Soviet urged to aid search for aviators
Three more names added to missing fliers list as a broad Arctic search plan develops. Officials say Lieut. Ben Eielson and Earl Borland vanished six weeks ago near the Siberian coast while en route to the fur ship Pho Nanunk. American requests target Soviet icebreakers Lipke and Staypol for rescue efforts. Alaska officials prompt direct appeals through Moscow as weather and fuel constraints hinder recovery attempts.
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Washington
Russia
Ben Eielson
Earl Borland
Siberian
Arctic
Italia
Etelson
Interior Department
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Governor Parks
Alaska
Lipke
Elofson
Mmbehaufe
State Department
Moscow
Wilbur
Raioky Hielaon
Borland
Fairbanks
North Cape
Christmas Spirit Dews New York Streets with Kindness
The spirit of Christmas shines through slippery sidewalks from Fifth Avenue to the bridges as upperclass shoppers and charitably minded groups share generosity. Hospitals, orphans, and institutions feel the season’s warmth while the city contemplates greetings and tomorrow’s plans as the page continues. A note about a lost gold Masonic ring with a triangle on the mounting and engraved inside appears with a reward offer. A local ad promotes Rollin’s silk hose at four dollars seventy-five cents for three pairs from Miller’s Shoe Store.
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New York
Upper Fifth
Grafton
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