Plenty Food Distributed During Holidays in Grafton
Community relief efforts across Grafton and Taylor County provided 59 Salvation Army baskets for about 265 people. Fire fighters handed out 55 toys to children while Girls' Charity Club assisted with gifts. sheriff reports special dinners for county jail inmates and miners' families received advance pay to help holiday cheer. No family known to be hungry in city or county. reports on charity work incomplete.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Salvation Army
Gratton
Girls
Sheriff Mays
Norris Plans New Election Reform Drive
Senator Norris of Nebraska announced a sustained push for constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college, aiming to enable independents to run without party backing. He rejected forming a party movement and declined a Dewey led bid, signaling a long campaign beyond his life.
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Norris
Washington
Rmn Inessen
John Dewey
League For Independant
Hhe Tegye
Pres
Weather Man Prank Triggers Snowfall Across Grafton Area
After midnight a weather man allegedly turned rain into a two inch wet snow cover in Grafton and surrounding counties. Treacherous sidewalks and slick streets slowed traffic with buses late and several vehicles left in ditches. No injuries reported though two cars collided on the Grafton Fairmont pike. Wrecking crews moved to clear wrecks while many planned Sunday trips were canceled due to the ice and slush.
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Grafton-Fairmont Pike
Ralph Larue
C. N. Bartlett
Rosier
Commercial Auto Company
World Court action urged if Congress convenes early
Senator Swanson of Virginia warns he will push World Court consideration if a spring special session occurs. The Senate foreign relations committee voted to delay the issue until the December regular session. Swanson says he does not favor an extra session and believes emergencies can be handled in the current session ending March 4.
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Congress
Swanson
Prince Louis Suspends Government in Monte Carlo Coup
Reports from Monte Carlo say Prince Louis seized control by suspending state and municipal councils and nullifying constitutional guarantees. Army mobilized, amid rioting, with rumors France may intervene if the crisis worsens. The prince reportedly contemplates a six month trip or seeking French aid.
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Monte Carlo
Prince Louis
Paris
France
Lobby Racket Charged by Vet's Chairman
Chairman Johnson of the House Veterans' committee accused a nationwide lobbying racket used to solicit veterans' compensation signers for cash. He described commercialized petition solicitation as racketeer ing that profits from soldiers' sympathy. Johnson cited about 1000 petitions with roughly 60 names each.
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Washington
Johnson
House Veterans’ Committee
South Dakota
Republican
Congress
Fortier
Divorce Granted Between Cohn and Chantal in Paris
A divorce was granted in Paris with neither party favored. Jefferson Davis Cohn, an English racehorse owner and godson of Jefferson Davis, and his wife the former Marcelle Chantal, a motion picture actress, were the central figures in the ruling dated December 27.
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Paris
Jefferson Davis
Cohn
Marcelle Chantal
Jefferson | Davis
Fight Over Free Speech Of Professors At Meeting
At the annual convention of the Association of University Professors in Cleveland debate opened over academic freedom and tenure. Professor L I Thurston urged blacklisting colleges that discharge instructors without trustee approval, while Paul Kaufman warned the plan could’t be enforced and would alienate members of the ten thousand strong association.
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Cleveland
Association of University Professors
L. I. ‘Thurston
University of Chicago
Tesora
Paul Kaufman
New Atlantic University
Virginia Beach
Brick Plant Near Grafton in Operation
Milton Williams president of the newly founded Tygart Valley Brick and Tile Co has taken over operation of the former Colfax Brick Co Colfax shows the first brick manufactured under the new company The plant idle for years is being repaired and about $3 000 spent on buildings equipment and kilns 18 men now on site with 76 more to be hired when capacity production begins later in spring or summer W M Woolum of Farmers Tile Co Indianapolis named general manager in charge of repairs and renovations to kilns and pumping system from the river to the plant
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Milton Williams
Tygart Valley Brick and Tile Co
Colfax Brick Co
Colfax
W. M . Woolum
Farmers Tile Co
Indianapolis
Eompany
Tygarts Valley
Tygarts Valley Company
Reapen Probe in Murder of 10 Years Ago
Cleveland reports new evidence in the 1921 Parma school teachers Louise Wolfe and Mabel Forte murder inquiry. Police review circumstantial material after private parties submitted items. county commissioners confirm the $10,000 reward remains payable while authorities assess the leads.
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Cleveland
Parma
Louise Wolfe
Mabel Forte
Foote
Crazed man kills three in Boonville area
Shirley McNeely, 45, a farmer from Tennyson near Boonville Indiana, killed his mother Mrs Mike Breidenbach, his stepfather Mike Breidenbach, and his uncle Thomas Wetson in a late afternoon incident. He surrendered to Sheriff George Ward after visiting a relative in Evansville. He said he had planned to kill his wife, her mother, and a half brother but his mind began to clear.
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Boonville
Ind
Shirley McNeely
Tennyson
Mike Breidenbach
Thomas Wetson
McNeely
George Ward
Warrick County
Evansville
Ed Leigh
Sheriff Ward
Arthur Bradley
State witnesses again give testimony in second trial of Pat Henry
State witnesses testified in the second Pat Henry trial for the slaying of 3 year old Garlan Bayless. Anderson and his wife heard alleged child cries from the Ohio river bank area. Inmates E B Martin Dixie Fox Lawrence Bradley and Clarence Delaney testified Henry described the killing and implicated Charles Henry with McBee and Dunn holding the child as Henry twisted its head.
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Adlebourne
W. Va
Pat Henry
Garlan Bayless
Anderson
Friendly
Ohio River
Grandview Island
Pat
Chates Henry
Clyde McBee
James Dunn
Dunn
E. B. Martin
Wetzel County
Henry
Charles Henry
McBee
Dunny
Martin
Dixie Fox
Paden City
Lawrence Bradley
Clarence Delaney
Nutt Demands Apology Over Slush Fund Charges
Joseph R. Nutt, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, demanded an apology from Nye, head of the special elections investigating committee, for calling a fund at Commercial National Bank a slush fund. Nutt said Nye should have checked public records at the capitol before speaking to reporters, noting the fund's use to pay for anti Norris literature.
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Washington
Joseph R. Nutt
Republican National Committee
Nye
Special Elections Investigating Committee
Commercial National Bank of Washington
Robert H. Lucas
National Committee
Norris
Haneseacat Republican
Nebras- Be
Nutt
Commercial National Bank
House of Representatives
Loan Requests Expected From Ex-Servicemen
Washington reports that about 250000 former soldiers are expected to apply next month for loans on adjusted service certificates. The veterans bureau plans 18 million dollars in quarterly loans and 125 million for the year. About 250 employees will join the staff to handle January’s rush, with 75 in Washington and the rest in regional offices.
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Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Cuba Thwarts Revolt Plot in Havana Action
Cuba government said it had thwarted a revolutionary plot aimed at overthrowing President Machado on Christmas Eve. The authorities announced the stage was set for the coup but plotters learned the secret police knew of other plans and canceled their engagement.
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Havana
Machado
DO-X May Fly to Japan Next
Hamburg reports that the DO-X flying ship may fly to Japan in 1931 via Hawaii if American flight plans meet expectations. Commander Christiansen cites the route via Canary Islands Rio de Janeiro and Havana as experimental. Dornier’s inventor notes future seagoing hull motors and single hull drive possibilities, with a projected cost around half a million dollars and January 20 as probable start from Lisbon.
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Hamburg
Germany
Japan
Hawaii
Hamburg Fremdentslatt
Friedrich Christiansen
Christiansen
Canary Islands
Rio de Janneiro
Havana
Claude Dornier
Dornier
Lisbon
Ce makes motoring dangerous at Fairmont
Snow blanketed Fairmont with two inches falling last night and melting as temperatures rose today. The icy driving conditions yesterday turned to slush, disrupting travel in the district.
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Fairmont
Plan for Relief of Unemployment Drafted in West Virginia
Charleston December meeting of the state executive committee on unemployment was set for Tuesday at 10 from the state house by Agriculture Commissioner John W. Smith. The committee, acting for the Governor’s 100, will draft a relief plan for the legislature’s upcoming session. Members named include Governor Conley, former Governor Howard, M. Gore, Smith and district representatives Jesse Bloch Wheeling R A Welch Keyser Wallace Gribble Reese Blizzard Randolph Bias Williamson T C McKinley Charleston.
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Charleston
W.va
State House
John W. Smith
Conley
Howard
M. Gore
Smith
Jesse Bloch
Wheeling
R. A. Welch
Keyser
Wallace Gribble
Clarksburg
Reese Blizzard
Parkersburg
Randolph Bias
Williamson
T. C. McKinley
Consumption Of Sugar Corn Is Stimulated
Secretary Hyde cancelled a label declaration requirement for corn sugar in canned foods, arguing it ends a long standing discrimination. He said the rule, adopted 23 years ago when corn sugar was inferior, is no longer needed. Hyde predicts boosted corn sugar use will help the industry without harming cane and beet producers.
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Washington
Hyde
Agriculture Department
Frenchwomen show keen interest in country's government
Paris reports that French women, though discreet, influence politics more than many. Some observers say they will reshape foreign policy as they seek active roles, including ministers of foreign affairs, while supporting domestic concerns and protection of children.
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Paris
Withal
France
Mime
Suzanne
Suganne Dejust
Joffre Fights Death Amid Amputation For Gangrene
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Joffre, age 79, near death after gangrene set in from advanced arthritis. He underwent amputation of his right leg at St. Jean du Dieu hospital as physicians weighed prognosis. Mme Joffre reportedly withheld details while doctors considered recovery prospects amid the long war leader’s frail condition.
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Paris
Des
Joffre
Mme. Joff
St. Jean du Dieu
Marshall
Macnee
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
Carter
Asla
Africa
Eusrope
Blyes Saltes
Pyrenees
M. Mill Jerand
Dedication of Memorial Awaits Word from President Hoover
Marian Ohio December 27 plan for dedication of the Hatd ling memorial here awaits word from President Hoover. Hoke Donithen secretary and executive officer of the memorial association said a special meeting will be held to discuss the subject. Donithen noted formalities for dedication have been received and Treasury advisers have been alerted. the association had postponed efforts after a previous meeting in October.
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Hoover
Hoke Donithen
Memorial Association
Donithen
Treasury
Andrew. Melton
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