Deaths Attributed to Methane Gas In Liquor Pit
Three men Paul Antimori James Valenti and Nick Midulla were found dead near a liquor pit under a garage floor in Tampa. Doctor D G Meighen said methane gas caused the deaths, noting marsh gas forms from decomposed matter and acts like carbon monoxide from autos. Bodies were hoisted from the pit with a rope of bed sheets and revived attempts used ammonia and alcohol. Identification of those who moved the bodies remains unknown.
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Tampa
Fla
D. G. Meighen
Paul Antimori
James Valenti
Nick Midulla
Meighen
Witness key to Carter murder trial on April 10
Claywell testified this morning as a star state witness in the John T. Carter murder case. The proceedings referenced an April 10 killing of Earl Pat, with a scene on the Prospect road near High Point where the youngster was with Murphy.
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Prospect Road
High Point
John T. Carter
Earl
Pat
Murphy
Jury to Hear High Point Slaying Case Details
The court heard testimony about the April 1931 shooting of Earl Pat Murphy by John Carter. Witnesses including Claywell and Dr Sumner described the events at the Carter home on Farris avenue and Murphy’s fatal injuries.
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L. B. Williams
Claywell
High Point
Murphy
Farris Avenue
Carter
Martha Murphy
East Green Street
W. BE. Kiger
Wedding Balked By Unromantic Flivver
Lewis Lambeth and Miss Reena Cardwell of High Point N C planned a Danville Va wedding but a late hour and a troublesome car delayed the ceremony. Deputy Clerk Greg Bagley issued the license and Rev M T Sorrell married them just before 2 AM, then they returned home.
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Danville
Lewis Lambeth
Reena Cardwell
High Point
N. C
Furniture City
Greg Bagley
Corporation Court
M. T. Sorrell
Caswell
Hold Deaf Mute Without Bail On Murder Charge
A coroner's jury in Sylva North Carolina ordered Bill Buchanan a deaf mute held without bail on charges he murdered his wife Pearl Buchanan mother of two. She was shot as she stepped from a car after a late night ride and died four hours later in a hospital. Buchanan was arrested nearby minutes before she died and jailed.
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Sylva
N. C
Bill Buchanan
Pearl Buchanan
Baker to challenge constitutionality of power commission law
Washington June 19 Newton D Baker first chairman of the federal power commission prepares to challenge the constitutionality of the law governing the reorganized commission. He acts as counsel for the plaintiffs in the case challenging the act.
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Washington
Newton D. Baker
Federal Power Commission
Reorganized Commission
Appalachian Electric Seeks Free Run Of New River Development
Appalachian Electric Power seeks to free its 11 million dollar New River power project in western Virginia from federal jurisdiction. The company argues the commission's governing law is unconstitutional or that the power group overstepped authority even under that law. The former war secretary, an Ohioan, became chairman of the old commission when the water power act passed in 1920 and served nine months.
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Palachian Electric Power Company
Virginia
Appalachian Company
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