Portraits by Blaney Pay Homage to Local Artist
Portraits of Buffalo Bill and John Robinsory highlight a living tribute to local painter George Blaney. Oils only works will be shown in a formal exhibit opening February 11, Blaney’s 78th birthday, with attorney Jed W Robinson presenting and Rev. Samuel C. Jones delivering a talk. The display, planned to stimulate local talent, features Blaney’s canvases from churches across the state including Andrews and Philippi.
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George Blaney
Philadelphia
New York City
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Philippi
Atttorney
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Samuel C. Jones
Harry Beverlin
Maple Avenue
Early end to lame ducks session seen
Washington reports 43 state legislatures meet soon and likely ratify the 20th amendment before the current lame duck congress ends on March 4. If 19 more states act this month, the amendment could become law, shifting office terms for president and vice president to January 20. West Virginia is among ratifiers already recorded.
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Washington
Congress
West Virginia
Hoover
Roosevelt
New York
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate
House
oJnes
Senate Judiciary Committee
Blaine
R. Wis
Ray Shaw Hurt In Car Crash
Ray Shaw traveling salesman of Beech Street was badly bruised and sprained when his automobile collided with a concrete bridge abutment on Simp- mid night Saturday, injury details incomplete in the fragment.
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Ray Shaw
Beech Street
Man Hurt In Webster Pike Crash And Fall Near Cemetery
A man named Shaw suffered injuries after his car skidded on a slippery Simpson road curve near Webster cemetery. He was walking home when he slipped on Beech and Walnut streets, fell, and the vehicle was demolished on one side. Separately, reports describe Japanese actions around Shan Haikwan with bombs found in a police station and exchanges with Chinese troops.
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son-Webster Pike
Webster Cemetery
Shaw
Beech and
Walnut Streets
Mr. Shaw
Simpson Road
Suichun
Shan Haikwan
Japanese Chinese clash clouds Judd clemency hopes
The Phoenix report notes Winnie Ruth Judd awaits action on a grand jury recommendation to commute her death sentence to life imprisonment. The piece describes the board of pardon and paroles in Arizona facing turmoil as it loses power and the state governors shift in other states.
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Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Tokyo
State Board
Shan Halkwan
Arizona
Daily Crossword Puzzle Solution From Yesterday’s Edition
Puzzle solution page lists many clues with numbers and partial answers across and down. Readers encounter mixed garbled text, corrected entries for across and down, and references to rivers, cities, and mythic figures, all interwoven with stray OCR errors and partial phrases.
Grand jury recommendation leaves incoming board unsure
Squey notes the retiring and incoming boards have given no indication of steps they will take regarding the grand jury's recommendation. The article highlights uncertainty as both sides await direction from leadership on the forthcoming action.
Solons Look to Roosevelt for Guidance
Washington reports set for early 1933 legislative push as Congress seeks Roosevelt guidance on a Dem program including prohibition repeal farm relief economy and tax balance. A New York conference with Roosevelt and possible January 1934 start for the new Congress loom amid debate over an extra session and the 3.2 beer bill.
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Washington
Congress
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Soviet Plan Praised as Five Year Program Ends
Moscow reports acclaim the end of Russia’s first five year plan and start of the second as Soviet press devote full editions to glowing accounts of achievements. Investia features Stalin image with caption Ahead, Comrades, to new victories while warning capitalists of ongoing socialist progress.
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Russia
Investia
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
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Berneath
Victoriea
Five Year Plan Ends as Food Shortage Arose
The early five year plan concluded at midnight after four years and three months. Despite claimed success, the nation faces a food short age. The plan sought to remove such conditions, destroy remaining capitalist elements, establish a classless society, and complete land collectivization.
Boss of Night Club Shot by Own Employee
New York late story reports Larry Fay, famed nightclub boss and once milk czar, shot dead by a resentful doorman at the Casa Blanca on West 56th Street. Five shots killed Fay as patrons watched. Edward Maloney fled. others taken in for questioning. Police say Fay was nearly penniless, part of a syndicate tied to his Casa Blanca venture after a failed taxicab business.
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Larry Fay
Broadway
Edward P. Mulroony Sand
Fay
Owney Madden
Casa Blanca
West 56Th Street
Edward Maloney
Malone
Maloney
Edward Sullivan
Mulrooney
John Frantz
Tony Casino
Madden
Pay
Tommy Guittan
Texas
Fiduciary Notice for Smith Estate Settlement
Notice is hereby given that the following account is before the undersigned Commissioner of Accounts for settlement. Wade F. Smith, Administrator for the personal estate of Augustine J. Smith, deceased. Given under my hand this the 8th day of December, 1932. J. Guy Allender, Commissioner of Accounts. Jan 2-9.
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Commissioner of Accounts
Wade F. Smith
Augustine J. Smith
J. Guy Allender
Mysterious Broadway figure dies with hidden origins
The article notes a Broadway figure who drew wide attention yet remained secretive about his origins. After death, details on his childhood and first wife remained unknown while his marriage to Evelyn Crowell followed a year later. Police records show 44 arrests and 36 convictions for minor ordinances, never a felony, and his likeness never entered the rogue's gallery.
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Broadway
Fay
Evelyn Crowell
Confederate Veteran Dies in Swing at Home
Charleston reports Confederate veteran Hammock aged 104 died peacefully in his swing on his Rutledge farm as he asked to sit outside one last time. Born in 1828, he had five other sons surviving, including Wilbur, age 21, with relatives noting the long life and Civil War veteran status.
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Charleston
Booker Hommock
Hommock
Rutledge
Hammock
Wilbur
Moral Issues Continued From Page One
The text shows lawmakers debating moral issues with moves to advance to a second or third reading and to hold votes after Kump's inauguration continuing from the prior page. The fragment indicates procedural steps rather than a resolved policy outcome.
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Vance
Kump
New York Hunters Resolve to Stop Out-of-Season Deer
Lorenz Rose and E L Howe of Port Jarvis vow to kill no more deer out of season after three illegally slain deer were left at Milford jail. Their friends note the two faced jail time but have grown weary of venison.
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New York
Fort Jarvis
N. Y
Lorenz Rosé
E. L. Howe
Port Jarvis
Milford
Pai
Four Die in New Year's Political Fights Across Germany
Berlin reports show four killed and over 40 injured in New Year political and semi political clashes across various regions of Germany. Authorities noted widespread street disturbances tied to political tensions and factional confrontations.
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Berlin
Garner settles question of resigning from post he does not hold
Washington January 2 Speaker John N Garner faced a question about resigning from an office he has not held. He said he had asked Texas authorities to accept his resignation as representative so a successor could be chosen before March 4.
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Garner
Washington
John N. Garner
Texas
Ross Sterling
Swollen Rivers Recede Across Alabama After Flood
In Wetumpka and Montgomery the swollen rivers pull back from homes as meteorologist P H Smyth reports flood danger over. Alabama’s rainfall crest eased with the Alabama River at 46.3 feet and the Coosa at 38.3 feet, both down sharply from the day before. The report notes the rivers’ retreat marks an end to widespread flood concerns.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wetumpka
P. H. Smyth
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