Barnett on Trial Today for Frazier Murder
Scott County jury selected after long deliberation. John Barnett faces murder charges in the Creed Frazier case with a separate potential trial for Willie Frazier. Trial starts 2:30 pm with witnesses and testimonies to follow. defense cites self defense, while the prosecution introduces Dr. Dougherty as first witness.
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John Barnett
Creed Frazier
Creed
Will Frazier
Br. Dougherty
Gate City
Thos
C. Harris Times
Dan
Creed Fraz
Uuty
Scott County
S.H. McConnell
Barneth
Creed Franzier
Willie
Dougherty
Gale City
Jane
J. B. Lane
Nathan Carter
Missionary Goal of Methodism Told by Rawlings
MEMPHIS Jan 25 AP A campaign to fund missionary work through a free will offering aims to foster a great revival. Dr E I Rawlings Nashville secretary of missionary education says 7,000,000 people have never heard of Jesus and colleges have students eager to serve but funds are lacking. Last year 800,000 was raised toward a 1928 goal of 1 million. The Tasks for New Times by J Perry will be studied nationwide.
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Memphis
Southern Methodist Church
E. I. Rawlings
Nashville
Missionary Education and Promotion
Board of Missions
Memphis Institute
Jesus
New Times
J. Perry
Secretary of
Home Missions
Grandson of Grant Succumbs In Paris
Paris reports the death of Algernon Ciward Sartoris grandson of Ulysses S Grant He died in his home at St Nazaire after a life spanning service as an aide to General Fitzhugh Lee in the Spanish American war American charge d affaires in Guatemala in 1908 1909 and later service in the French Foreign Legion during World War I He spent his later years mostly in France
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Paris
Algernon Ciward Sartoris
Grant
St. Nazaire
Prida Sartoris
Nellie Grant Jones
Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Guatemala
French Foreign Legion
France
Virginia Assembly Convenes in Joint Session
In the state capital Richmond an informal joint assembly heard the Chandler commission report on fire insurance. Neither the Senate nor the House accomplished much beyond a few local bill adoptions before the joint session. Delegate Wilbur C. Hall and Delegate Ry Ryui Parked aid sponsoring three bills to change fire insurance.
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State Capitol
Richmond
Chandler Commission
General Assembly
Senate
Howse
Joint Assembly
Wilbur C. Hall
London
Ry Ryui
Aft Wise
Deputy Sheriff Executed in Tennessee Murder Case
Pi-Ben Fowler, 85, former Scott county deputy sheriff, convicted of murdering rural physician Br. W. W. Foust at a Hobbins cinema on March 5, 1927, was executed at the state penitentiary. He walked to the chair outwardly unmoved, without assistance.
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Nashville, Tenn
Jan
Ben Fowler
Scott County
Br. W. W. Foust
Hobbins
Aviator Fails in Fordliver Hop Lands Tiny Flivver Plane
Harry J. Brooks attempted a Detroit to Miami flight in a tiny plane but icy wind fog and high winds forced a forced landing on a hill near Asheville North Carolina. He planned a one stop return via Washington and Detroit with hopes to try again when weather improves.
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Harry Brooks
Detroit
Miami
Asheville
N. C
Harry J. Brooks
Michigan City
Florida
Brooks
Washington
Here
Ford
Spartanburg
D. C
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Richmond Girl Remains Unconscious After Fall
Miss Nancy Davison, 16, of Richmond, lay unconscious over 56 hours after collapsing on West Franklin Street. Police could not explain her disappearance from Monday night and her four o'clock Tuesday morning return in a dazed state. Doctors cited a fractured skull and exposure, with no clear signs of violence beyond a head blow later erased by a moving car. Detectives sought a black sedan linked to the incident.
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Richmond
Nancy Davison
Franklin Street
A. S. Wright
Water Bond Election Set For Kingsport March 3
An emergency ordinance calls a special municipal election in Kingsport on March 3 to decide issuing water works bonds not to exceed 400000. The measure passed after a single reading by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in City Hall.
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Kingsport
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Council Chamber
City Hall
Furth
Tornado Hits Tennessee School. Four Killed
A storm toppled a district school on Holmes Creek in DeKalb County near Nashville, killing four children and fatally injuring another. Names listed include Edward Amino, 83. Harvey Cripps, 6. George W Smith, 14. Huby Hayes, 3. Aubrey Smith, 14. One teacher and many students were injured or exposed to severe danger as telephone lines remained broken between Nashville and Smithville.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Royal District
Holmes Creek
DeGalb Cvanty
Edward Amino
Harvey Cripps
George W Smith
Huby
Hayes
Aubrey Smith
H. Grady Carter
Tricher
Smithville
Bas
Oil Lands Inquiry Finds Bond Source in Teapot Dome Deal
After four years, the Senate oil lands committee learns that 230300 in liberty bonds given to Albert Fall after leasing Teapot Dome to Harry Sinclair came from Sinclair. Fall’s son in law M T Everhart, Colorado banker, testified of deals between Fall and Sinclair and said he was concerned about his own testimony.
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Washington
Senate Oil Lands Committee
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Fall
M. T. Everhart
Colorado
Everhart
Weather Summary for Virginia and Tennessee
Generally fair to night and Thursday with much colder tonight and diminished westerly winds in Virginia. Tennessee also fair tonight and Thursday with little change in temperature. Readings compiled at the U S weather station here by G O Bunn show high yesterday at 54 with unclear supplementary data for recent days.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
G.O. Bunn
Sky Repeer
South Carolina Struck by Severe Windstorm
A hurricanelike windstorm swept through much of South Carolina causing property damage but no deaths. Communications networks suffered as hundreds of power and telecom poles fell, with Columbia and Florence reporting outages and damaged storefronts, while the Atlantic Coast Line rail engine derailed after hitting a blown tree. Nearby Charlotte, North Carolina, also saw unroofed homes and downed trees.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Florence
Atlantic Coast Line
Charlotte
N. C
Old Stronghold Falls Before Marines in Nicaragua
Marines advance on El Chipote mountain near Managua report rebel stronghold of general Augustine Sandino. Casualties include a possible Sandino death and multiple rebel skirmishes. Marines deploy 1,000 troops to join existing detachments as they pursue scattered guerrilla bands across eastern Nicaragua.
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Managua
Nicaragua
el Chipote
Augustine Sandino
Sandino
Quilali
Cobnel Mason Gulick
Netiva Sego“via
Electrocution of Shirley Winningham in Virginia
Richmond Va Jan 25 Shirley Winningham Isle of Wight Black man was electrocuted at the Virginia State Penitentiary for the serious crime of a young white girl last fall. He went to the electric chair at 7 30 o clock and was pronounced deceased moments after current applied. He faced threats of conflict against the Negro in Isle of Wight county and was moved to Richmond jail for safety before trial.
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Richmond
Shirley Winningham
Isle of Wight
Virginia State Penitentiary
Winningham
Isle of Wight County
Richmon Mond Hastings Court
Passport query after sighting missing Smith College student
A girl believed to be a missing Smith College student was seen at the Atlanta federal post office seeking a passport to France. Deputy clerk Charles A. McGrew and three court attaches identified her as Fran ces St. John Smith after reviewing photos. She said she planned to sail February 14 on the LaSalle from Houston with a friend, with a stop at Bege, France, before Le Havre. She gave unclear family details, claiming Alpharetta as home but saying parents were in Florida and unavailable to verify birth certificates. She appeared hurried and anxious about possible delays.
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McGrew
Houston
Texas
Bege
France
la Havre
Alpharetta
Atlanta
Florida
Prices Split Wide Open On Exchange
New York stock market reaction after the Chicago Federal Reserve rediscount rate rose from 1.5 to 4 percent. Early sales show Greene Cannon and Montgomery Ward plunging several points, with Radio Corporation International Nickel Union Carbide New Haven Collins and Ackman among others selling off.
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New York
Wall Streets
Chicago Federal Reserve
Greene Cunane
Montgomery Ware
Radio Corporation
International Nickel
Union Carbide New Haven
Collins and Ackman
Trial of Slayer and Kidnapper Held Up by Judge
In Los Angeles the William Edward Ickman trial for kidnapping and the Marion Parker murder opened and was adjourned to 2 pm to rule on an insanity defense. Judge Hardy and DA Keyes consider the exception over bias. The case hinges on sanity, with a potential death sentence or life imprisonment if sane.
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Los Angeles
William Edward Ickman
Marion Parker
Carlos Hardy
Asa Keyes
Hardy
Atttorney
Forrest
Murray
Iby Havshie
Staté Asylum
Hickman
California
Fince
Ely
Kansas City
Marian Parker
Asaeyes
Jerome Walsh
Kansas Ci Ittarney
Ric Tilien
Walsh
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Carol Hardy
Allot Waterway Bond for North Carolina Canal Project
Washington January 25. The chief of engineers of the army has allotted 180000 dollars for the improvement of waterways from Norfolk to Beaufort Inlet North Carolina. The allotment covers construction and channel work to enhance navigation and reduce bottlenecks along the corridor.
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Washington
Olk
Beaufort Inlet
N. C
Army
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Frazier
C. C. Valmer
Frasier
W. Sox
D. F. Kennedy
Wise
J.D. Carter
Duffield
J. Sargent
Rawling
Virginia Assembly
Chandler Commission On Fire Insurance
Solons
OIL Commission
Italy
Milsa
Marines
Frances ST. John Smith
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
William Edward Hickman
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