Many Die of Exposure in Icy Weather
Winter spread across North America with winds snow and extreme cold. Traffic accidents and ice coated roads caused numerous deaths and injuries, especially in West Virginia and Charleston where temperatures plunged to near zero. A bright sun later aided recovery as crews cleared drifted snow and lines suffered from the cold.
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North American
Dixit
West Virginia
Charleston
Mollie Pankell
Upstate
Fairmont
Texas Bank Is Robbed Of $40,000 Killed When Train Wrecks
Calvert Texas reports a Missouri Pacific freight wreck at Black Ridge Switch 3.5 miles west of town at midnight. Six men killed, including three train crew from Mart. Fireman Fred Wallace, head brakeman Otis Green, and engineer R J Delhomme identified. others presumed dead beneath wreckage as rescuers work to recover bodies and determine total fatalities.
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Calvert, Tex
Black Ridge Switch
Here
Missouri Pacific
Mart
Houston
Fred Wallace
Otis Green
R. J. Delhomme
Landlord Fires Rifle Over Rent Dispute in Oakland
Oakland Calif Dec 27 Two women were shot one possibly fatally and Jack Kutseh 61 was held after allegedly admitting firing a rifle at them over a $22 50 rent for a cottage he leased to the pair Mrs Adelia Wilmot 40 and her daughter Mrs Lois Maceto were injured with Wilmot expected to die and Maceto in serious condition as physicians treated them.
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Oakland
Calif
Jack Kutseh
Adelia Wilmot
Lois Maceto
Lyrere
Irs
Wilmot
Maceto
Amnesia Victim in Florida Identified as Miss Frazer
In Miami on December 27 a woman believed to suffer amnesia was identified by hospital staff as Eleanor Frazer, 33, of Detroit. She could not recall her identity or arrival date, but Mrs. William Orr recognized the name and said Frazer seemed familiar. The patient arrived by taxi at the hospital after wandering a Negro area, carrying $5 and a pin bearing the name Frazer.
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Miami
Eleanor Frazer
Detroit
William Orr
Orr
Frazer
Nero
Air attacks in Fukien threaten Chiang regime
Reports from Nanking say the Nationalist air force faced secrecy orders while fighting a growing revolt in Fukien. Unofficial dispatches claim heavy losses near Foochen and Changchow with 34 killed, mostly soldiers, as Nationalist forces try to crush the rebellion and a local people independent government forms in Fukien.
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Nanking
China
Fukien
Hie
Chiang
Kai-shek
Hangchhow
Foochen
Changchow
People'independent Government
Cen
Banks Robbed in Marlin Kidnap Three Employees
Four men robbed the First State Bank of Marlin at opening and abducted three staff members, including a woman. Officials estimate loot around 40000 dollars as a guest saw Bradshaw being led from the bank and a car sped westward shortly after.
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Marlin
Tex
First State Bank of
Bradshaw
Missing Air Passenger Found Dead In Marsh
A body identified as Merrill B. King of Kalami Michigan, a businessman, was found in Edisto River lowlands near Charleston. He had reportedly stopped or fallen from a passenger airplane before it landed here on March 2 last year.
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Marsh
Charleston
S. C
Merrill B. King
Kalami
Mich
Edisto River
Captain W H Arnold Returns to Transient Relief Work
Captain W H Arnold left Creston after Christmas to survey West Virginia and set up an organization to handle transients. He said four or five relief centers would serve the state and could include a center in this city, though he did not confirm specifics.
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W. H. Arnold
West Virginia
Creston
Arnold
CWA Checks Ready for 944 Workers Distribution
A.Waller says Taylor County’s CWA quota is filled as check distribution begins for 944 welfare project workers. About $14,105.20 is issued today, slightly under $32,000 more than last week, covering partial disbursements since August.
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CWA
A. Waller
Taylor County
Speed Ace Victor in Hop From Houston
Speed ace Victor wins after a jump from Houston. Sue Trammell, five months old, rushed to Johns Hopkins for emergency care.
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Speed Ace
Houston
Sue Trammell
Johns Hopkins
Baby flown from Texas to Baltimore in snow flight
Five month old Sue Trammell was carried from Houston to Baltimore by James Wedell in a red monoplane through icy winds. Doctors at Johns Hopkins late December 27 diagnosed hydrocephalus and postponed further examination, noting the child is not in immediate danger.
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Baltimore
Sue Trammell
Houston
Tex
Johns 'Hopkins Hospital
Walter E. Dandy
Dandy
Sue Trammel
Harriet Lane
Walter E. Dendy
Texas
James R. Wedell
Logan Field
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Paul A. Kunkel
Local Boy Wins Marathon Dance in Clarksburg
Dorwin Robinson, 26, son of H. W. Robinson of Pruntytown Pike, won the $50 prize at the big marathon dance in Carmichael's Auditorium, Clarksburg. Entered solo at first, he and partner Miss Marty Copen, 23, Monongah, endured 130 hours with brief rests after others dropped out.
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Carmichale’s
Clarksburg
Dorwin Robinson
H. W. Robinson
Pruntytown Pike
Robinson
Marty Copen
Monongah
Will Rogers Smokes Pipe Sparks On Set
Hollywood scene reports Will Rogers, famed humorist, smoker scene before a crowd but he turns green and proclaims I’m sick. Director Cruze halts production for ten minutes as a messenger fetches aromatic herb used against asthma.
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Will Rogers
Hollywood
Calif
Jim
Cruze
Rogers
P H White 10 Opens Glass Plant in Clarksburg
Percy H White announces a new White Bailey Company glass and ceramic plant in Clarksburg using part of the former Owens-Illinois building southwest of the city. Capitalized at 25000, incorporators include White Bailey and Louchery. Operations to begin soon with details on employment pending.
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Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Clarkshoro
White-Bailey Company
Percy H. White
Douglas M. Bailey
Charles W. Louchery
Clarksburg
Charleston
White and Bailey
Mr. White
Arthur White
White
George Findley Improves After Serious Operation
George Findley of Dewel avenue West Side Baltimore and Ohio conductor on the Gassaway Graf ton division was taken from his train a week ago at Buckhan non suffering from appendicitis and underwent an operation in Buckhannon hospital. He is reported to be getting along nicely and well on the way to recovery.
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George Finley
Dewel Avenue
West Side
Baltimore and Ohio
Gassaway-Grafton
Buckhannon
President Roosevelt unconcerned by fiscal report
President Roosevelt showed no surprise at a treasury deficit of one billion dollars and predicted the figure may rise with recovery program costs. He said income and outgo are about on an even basis while authorities prepare the budget for Congress. He also noted the favorable November foreign trade balance and continued domestic gold price at 35.06 per ounce.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
White House
Congress
Henry Morgen‘thau
Treas‘ury
Lewis Douglas
State of the Union
Department of Commerce
Pen Opposed Addition to State Penitentiary
Spates Brady president of the state board of control says the penal farm system and Hawes Cooper bill restrictions on prison made products make the proposed addition to the state penitentiary a needless gesture. He traveled from Elkins for talks with Warden C F McClintic and other board members on the proposed revision.
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Moundsville
A. Spates Brady
State Board of Control
C. F. McClintic
Hawes-Cooper
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Kendall
Ats
Wal
Umberto Giusti
Emilia da Prata
San Francisco
Florida
Trio
Connie Mack
Associated Press
P.H. White
Grafton Bay
George Findley
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