Woman stabbed after sled riding quarrel ends in hospital
Buckhannon December 28 Mrs Net Reed 25 is in St Joseph hospital in critical condition from stab wounds inflicted by neighbor Mrs Rosie Ware 30 wife of C Ware. The weapon a penknife. The argument over a child s sled riding party escalated as Mrs Ware confronted Mrs Reed near the Reed property. Sheriff Morgan Bailey said he will arrest Mrs Ware on a felonious stabbing charge. The incident followed a dispute about sledding in a road leading to a nearby home.
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Crisis sentiment shifts as House backs Roosevelt powers
Washington reports Representative Greenwood says sentiment among House members shows the crisis has passed and the mood has improved. He notes press sentiment favors the administration’s program and that unemployment and industry are recovering though some improvement remains needed.
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Battle With Smugglers Ends In Killing Of Two
In El Paso Texas patrolmen exchanged fire with Mexican smugglers in South El Paso near the Rio Grande. Patrolman Bert G Walthal and a suspected smuggler Jose Estrada were killed. Patrolman Louis A Smith was wounded. three other Mexicans were captured and an elderly man taken into custody. A hospital report on the wounded and status of the case was filed by local authorities.
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New Illinois Sales Tax Replaces Property Levy
Springfield Illinois reports a new state plan abolishing real estate and personal property taxes for state assessments and substituting a two percent retail sales tax aided by liquor taxes. The shift could save property owners seven to nineteen percent, though local units will still tax property. The abolition applies to 1933 taxes billed in 1934, except in Chicago where 1933 taxes remain unbilled.
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Bitter Cold Subsides In Much Of The Nation
Bitter cold eased in many areas as fresh snow flurries hit the lake region and St Lawrence valley. Temperatures dipped to 24 below zero in Northfield Vermont and 16 below in St Paul Minnesota while interior Canada logged 30 to 52 below. Three Portland Maine fishing boats were missing and a search for a Lake Michigan vessel was launched from Chicago. New York City marked its coldest spell in three years with nine above, while Montpelier Vermont reached 30 below and Saranac Lake New York saw 10 below.
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Flames Force Five To Leap From Windows In Pittsburgh House
Flames trapped five occupants of Charles E Menchen’s home in Pittsburgh forcing them to jump from upstairs windows to escape. Menchen, his daughter Virginia, guest Dorothy Porter and the maid Angeline Frankek all leaped from higher floors. The pup was saved and no one was hurt though the first floor sustained heavy fire damage.
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Hinton Youth Gives Blood To Save Woman
In San Bernardino California Edwin Lilly a 19 year old Hinton West Virginia youth was chosen from 95 Civilian Conservation Corps volunteers to give a pint of blood to a septic poisoning victim. Mrs Cirage Clemons underwent the operation with the blood transfusion and recovery due soon after.
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Man 81 Fires Fatal Shot Over Retirement Demand
In Wounestown on December 28 Casper Powell, 81, is jailed for killing Frances Guerenne, 32, a domestic in his son Harry Powell’s home. Deputies say the shooting followed a quarrel over the elder Powell being told to retire for the night. Powell allegedly told deputies I shot Harry, praising the girl as one of the nicest.
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OUSTER FIGHT TAKEN TO CLAIMS COURT
William E. Humphrey, former Federal Trade Commission member, files in the U S Court of Claims challenging President Roosevelt's October removal as illegal and void. He seeks 1 251 39 as salary from October 8 to November 30, presenting four letters from Roosevelt era transcripts.
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Additional Census Aides Named For West Virginia
Washington Dec 28 Additional supervisors of the business census to survey employment housing and real estate tax data were named for West Virginia Mrs Daise W Mitchell Wheeling William H Heermans Parkersburg L D Lowther Clarksburg Mrs J R Kirk Martinsburg John J West Huntington Albert M Howery Charleston Wirt Murphy Logan The western states adopt mine dedication ceremonies akin to ship christenings as a custom.
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Women fliers near record in refueling endurance attempt
Miami scene reports Frances Marsalis and Helen Richey closing in on the women’s refueling endurance record. Weather hazards and a damaged wing threaten the final hours yet they push toward the old eight days four hours five minutes mark, aiming to surpass it around 5:08 p m with officials hoping for an official new record soon.
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School Board Measure Spars with Hallanan in Charleston
Charleston December 28. Representative Walter G Hallanan accuses a state plan to appoint county boards of education of aiming to seize democratic control. He opposes the plan and cites a Dixon Dixon bill described as loaded with dynamite against free schools, while praising openness of the county unit system’s political aims.
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Roosevelt To Lead Wilson Birthday Observance Today
Washington observes Woodrow Wilson Day with a tomb ceremony at Washington Cathedral and a national address by Franklin D Roosevelt. Roosevelt will speak at the Wilson Day dinner, first Democratic chief executive to join since Wilson’s era, with Mrs Wilson and Mrs Roosevelt among about 800 guests. The seventy seventh Wilson birthday is noted. Roosevelt’s address will be broadcast at 10 30 p m E T by national networks.
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Grafton Woman's Club Hosts Third Christmas Party
The Grafton Woman's Club staged its third annual Christmas cheer program for over 300 local children at the Elks Home on December 24 in collaboration with city civic groups. The event, previously misreported, featured community support and holiday celebrations.
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President presses budget plans as deficit looms
High Democratic spokesmen say President Roosevelt aims to focus Congress on a budget for 1934-35 that seeks an $800 million surplus above routine costs while accepting a current-year deficit over a billion dollars due to emergency spending. Officials hint at a total request near $6 billion, with partial pay-as-you-go funding and no major RFC boosts. The administration also plans to advance gold buying and dollar stabilization efforts tied to a stronger foreign trade position, noting November’s favorable balance and dollar fluctuations.
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Power Plant Change at Annapolis Draws Protest
Representative Smith of West Virginia protested to House Naval Affairs Committee Chair Vinson against plans to convert Annapolis Naval Academy power plant from coal to oil. He noted the academy currently consumes about 30 000 tons of coal annually. Continued on page five.
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Stocks Push Higher Amid Lower Turnover At Year End
New York stock markets edged up today as year end tax selling waned and cash and carry transactions remained active in the first hour. Grains and cotton were narrow, most other commodities held firm, the dollar rose modestly against major currencies, and bond prices improved on the day.
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