Fowler acquitted in murder trial at Sullivan County Court
Arthur Fowler was found not guilty of murdering his 18 year old nephew Clarence Pureinger in a Blountville apartment. The trial revealed conflicting accounts with Fowler claiming accidental shooting while Coats and Hamblen testified otherwise. The verdict came after a brief five minute jury deliberation amid emotional reactions from the victim’s mother.
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Arthur Fowler
Clarence Pureinger
Service Printing Company
Main
Cherokee Streets
Sullivan County
Blountville
Oma Bennett
Bristol
Long Pueccinger
Coats
Fowler
Former Banker Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
Joseph Weard, sought in West Virginia for embezzling $300,000 from the Bank of Benwood, was arrested in Los Angeles. Detectives say he initially denied identity, then confessed. He alleged a conspiracy with other bank officials while cashier, claiming he received only a small share of funds from a widow's trust. bank balance cited under $150.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Weard
West Virginia
Bank of Benwood
Ward
Lalance
JAIL DELIVERY OF BOYS ENDS IN ESCAPE TRY
Three Bloomington youths Racine Raymond Graham Rufus Rutherford and Frank Carr en route to Movida tried to escape a jail in Bowling Green Wy Aug 12 They used a butcher knife to remove bricks from a cell wall but a city fireman heard the commotion and halted the attempt as the men were about to crawl through a hole The knife was believed to have been passed by a woman confederate All have prior criminal records.
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Associated Press
Bowling Green
Bloomington
Ind
Movida
Raymond Graham
Rufus Rutherford
Frank Carr
Manna
Vest Elected Chairman of Railroad Commission
Ty he Amwomitea to Prankfort Ky Aug 12 Oscar Vest of Carrollton was elected chairman of the railroad commission to succeed the late Frank Burns of Paducah at the commission meeting here today.
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Prankfort
Oscar Vest
Carrollton
Railroad Commission
Frank Burns
Padweah
Body of murdered man found. boy confesses deed
Eden Clawson of New York is identified after his body is found four miles from here. A youth, Everett Adams son of a Wilmington Ohio policeman, confesses to shooting Clawson and taking his automobile near California Missouri while Clawson gave him a ride. Adams is charged with the murder.
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Preat
Clawson
Garden City
Kons
Everett Adams
Wilmington, Ohio
Adams
Eden
Hardware Dealer Claimed By Death
Frank Cassell vice-president and general sales manager of Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company died in Louisville Kentucky after a kidney operation. The report notes his prominent role in the hardware trade and his leadership within Belknap. Cassell’s death follows surgery conducted in the vicinity.
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Louisville
Frank Cassell
Genera
Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company
Hotels in Norway Match American Comforts in New Booklet
Oslo reports a new Norwegian travel booklet lists about x,000 hotels and resorts with up to date amenities. It notes electric lights, private baths, room telephones, central heating, elevators, and other comforts once rare, alongside garages, broadcasting, and a standardized 10 percent service charge.
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Oslo
Norway
Association For Travel In
Youths Arrested Here Face Trial for Lifting Plot
Hobert Hartgrove of Cassard Virginia, a fifth member of the shoplifting gang caught yesterday, was arrested at his home and sent to Blountville with others to await trial. The grand jury indicted five youths this morning. Hartgrove denied goods were taken. Officers report found shoes and merchandise hidden at his barn. The others named are Hobart Buchanan Bert Rogers Claude Fletcher and G C Winegar with possible associates Shelton and Bellamy in Virginia. Hartgrove is about 21 years old.
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Hobert Hartgrove
Cassard
Virginia
Blountville
Hartgrove
Hobart Buchanan
Bert Rogers
Claude Fletcher
G. C. Winegar
Casard
Kermit
Hobe
Boys Leave Home After Spanking
James Calvert fifteen and Raymond Thomas fourteen of Lexington were arrested in Loniaville after leaving home because they were spanked. Police say they admitted taking a car from Lexington Amusement Park and trading a spare tire for gasoline at Shelbyville. They are held for Lexington authorities.
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Loniaville
James Calvert
Raymond Thomas
Lexington
Gazolme
Shelbyville
Darrow charges Raulston in evolution trial feud
Clarence Darrow, in a telegraph to the Chicago Daily News, accuses Judge John T. Raulston of using the Scopes case for political gain, cites alleged improper indictment timing, and criticizes Raulston’s conduct and fundamentalism during the trial. Also mentions Nathan Lapatrie claiming long life from vinegar head baths.
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Chicago
Clarence Darrow
John T. Scopes
John T. Raulston
Darrow
Greely
Colorado
Chicago Daily News
Raulston
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Darrow
Bryan
Grand Jury
Scopes
Iit
Dayton
Mr. Bryan
Nathan Lapatrie
Sheffield
England
Jupiter Pluvius Is a Welcomed Visitor in Kingsport
Kingsport welcomed Jupiter Pluvius with a brief 3 o'clock shower that cooled the air and benefited dry crops. Thunder and unusual darkness surprised residents before the rain quickly vanished. The sun returned and optimism grew for a speedy recovery.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Kingsport
Old Sol
Kingsport merchants vow zero mercy for thieves
Kingsport merchants association warns that any shoplifters or check passers will face full legal penalties. I M Fuller says both young and older offenders will be prosecuted and sent to reform school, ending leniency after heavy losses to merchants. The group intends to enforce the decision strictly to protect local traders.
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I. M. Fuller
Kingsport
I. M. Puller
Ford Denies Seeking Hudson Control Says Edsel Ford
Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, denied reports that Ford plans to take control of Hudson Motor Car Company. The formal denial was issued amid persistent rumors reported in Detroit on August 12.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Hudson Motor Car Company
Edsel Ford
Ford Company
Markets By The Associated Prom Louisville Cattle Hogs Sheep Lambs
Markets report from Louisville Kentucky shows cattle at four hundred unchanged hogs sixteen hundred steady to a quarter lower five to fourteen, sheep sixteen hundred steady with fifteen dollar decline for notes on sheep and lambs at fourteen. An estimate notes jackrabbit damage to trees, roots, and corn totaling one dollar yearly per rabbit.
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Associated Prom
Louisville
Ewe Wethers
Campaign launched for pardon of former Hoosier governor
Aug 12 in Washington one of the era’s largest clemency efforts seeks a pardon for Warren McCray former Indiana governor. About 200 letters from governors jurors bankers senators and others urge clemency citing excessive 10 year term and $10 000 fine after his May start of sentence.
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McCray
Indiana
Freda Washington
Warren McCray
Department of Justice
Registration Opens for Sullivan County Election
In the 11th district Sullivan county registration is underway at City Hall with books open since Monday and to close after ten days. All residents must register to vote in the county election, two year validity, no fee. old certificates void. turnout among women is low while men dominate registrations.
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Sullivan County
3000th Anniversary of Hugo Grotius International Law
The Hague and Paris host a celebration of Hugo Grotius the first international lawyer for the De Jure Belli et Pacis. An exhibit of his books manuscripts and relics will be shown at the Hague as American lawyers attend. Grotius born at Delft on Easter Day 1588 is honored for three centuries of influence in nations assemblies.
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The
Hague
Hugo
Grotius
Paris
Assemblies of the Nations
Huig van Groot
Delft
Belgium's first debt settlement meets opposition
Washington reports Belgium's initial offer to refund 480 million dollars of war debt to the United States was rejected by the American commission. Negotiations will resume tomorrow with hope of a rapid accord, though approvals from both Belgium's government and the U.S. Congress are required. Members noted prior British-American talks ended quickly, suggesting a possible swift resolution. American officials expect this outcome to influence talks with France and Italy on their debts.
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Washington
Belgium
United States
Congress
American Congress
Condition of S. R. Roller Improves After Explosion
Scott R. Roller, injured by a glass gauge tube blast at Kingsport Coal and Ice Company, shows better condition today though hearing remains temporarily impaired. Doctors report all glass removed from the eyes and pain from internal inflammation easing. right ear drum unaffected and deafness expected to be temporary.
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Scott R. Roller
Kingsport Coal and Ice Company
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