Virginia man chooses jail over whipping in child abuse case
In Alexandria Virginia Harry Gregory 37 a convicted baby beater chose one year in jail over public lashes after neighbors testified he and his wife Jean 19 abused their adopted daughter Rosemary. Judge James R Duncan offered the whipping post option but Gregory backed down and will serve the sentence.
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International News Service
Alexandria
Harry Gregory
James R. Duncan
Rosemary
Gregory
Jean
Duncan
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Three Operators of Huge Still Jailed in Meadville
Meadvill e Crawford county jail holds three men after federal agents charge them with possession of a 1000 gallon still, 125 gallons of untaxed spirits and 6600 gallons of whiskey mash in Meadville Pennsylvania.
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Meadville
Crawford County
Brother Of Local Woman Is Killed Near Rogers Ohio
Willis Conkle aged 48 was killed when a steam shovel on a flat car tipped over dailing him beneath its weight near Rogers Ohio. He was the brother of Mrs William Gilkey of New Castle and had just started work with Reilley Quinn Construction of Youngstown Ohio where he was in charge of the steam shovel.
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Willis Conkle
Rogers
Conkle
William Gilkey
New Castle
Reilley & Quinn Construction Company
Youngstown
Transportation for war veterans to Mt Jackson reunion
The Battery B reunion committee announces transport to Mt Jackson for G A R Spanish War and World War veterans lacking means. Call Frank Wallace at 2109 J to arrange car service to veterans' homes. previously veterans met at the Legion Home.
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Transportation Committee
Battery B
Mt. Jackson
Frank Wallace
Legion
One Man Liquor Stores Will Open in Harrisburg
Gov George H Earle prepared to sign beer and liquor bills restoring bar and club hours including Sundays, tightening trade rules and boosting liquor board powers. The liquor control board will open 250 one man stores statewide to expand dispensing capacity and set opening times, aimed at bootleggers.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Liquor Board
Liquor Control Board
De Molays Open Annual Session in Washington Pa
Delegates from 50 chapters gathered for the tenth annual state convention of the De Molay order in Washington Pennsylvania with about eight hundred expected to register. Speakers include J E Isherwood L A Watres Frank L Buckingham Frank S Land and Judge J Boyd Crumrine.
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International News Service
Washington
Order of de Molay
J. E. Isherwood
Waynesburg
American Legion
L. A. Watres
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Buckingham
Local Job Office Ready to Aid Unemployed Youth
New Castle's Federal-State Employment office stands prepared to support President Roosevelt's National Youth Administration. Supervisor Edward D. Reese said the agency has a junior division with unemployed high school and college graduates ready to be matched with future job opportunities. He noted preparations were made in advance and the office will cooperate if a NYA program arises locally.
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New Castle
Roosevelt
National Youth Administration
Edward D. Reese
Reese
Dentists Join Doctors in Protest Over Nurses Dismissal
Dentists in Oil City joined doctors in Venango county protests against the removal of public health nurse Miss Helena O Hara. Fourteen Oil City dentists petitioned Dr Edith McBride Dexter to reinstate her and many citizens signed the petitions. Rose Fink began duties but clinics in the city failed to operate as doctors refuse to cooperate until the protest is resolved.
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Oil City
Venango County
Helena O’hara
Edith McBride Dexter
O’hara
Rose Fink
Manning Street
Wheatland Man Thomas G. Jones Died At 49
Thomas G. Jones aged 49 died at his Wheatland home at 3 15 a m after six months illness. He leaves wife, one son William, one daughter Hazel, two brothers William and Louis, two sisters Minerva and Clara, and his parents Mr and Mrs William G Jones of Wheatland. Funeral arrangements will be made later.
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Thomas G. Jones
Wheatland
William
Hazel
Louis
Minerva
Clara
William G. Jones
Philadelphia aquarists offer $3000 for discus pair
Gustav G. Armbuster of Philadelphia keeps 75 discus fish alive after breeding 250 specimens. Buyers offered as much as $3000 for the parents and offspring, but Armbuster refuses to sell to study their growth and ensure continued breeding.
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Philadelphia
Gustav G. Armbuster
Armbuster
Amazon
Chancellor Neville Chamberlain Rejects Gift of One Million
Neville Chamberlain the Chancellor of the Exchequer calmly declines a gift of one million dollars offered by Lady Houston wife of the late. The dramatic gesture underscores a public stance against private philanthropy influencing government policy.
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International News Service
London
Neville Chamberlain
Lady Houston
Lady Houston’s Air Defense Gift Offered for London
Shipping magnate Lady Houston offered one million dollars in cash for the air defense of London. Chancellor Chamberlain declined to commit the funds to defense, citing attached conditions and implications. He said he would take the money as general Exchequer revenue. The matter hinges on use for aerial defense. The note also mentions a Jubilee gift and a historical college.
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London
Lady Houston
Chamberlain
Singapore
Mysterious headstone light draws Boston crowds
Nightly crowds flock to Bennington Street Cemetery East Boston where a polished brown headstone for sisters Elizabeth Bithell buried 1902 and Mary Bithell buried 1928 glows a pale golden color seen from afar. No street light or reflection explains the effect.
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Boston
Bennington Street
Elizabeth
Mary Bithell
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