Liquor Dealers Jailed Near Winona for Moonshine Ring
Three local residents tied to a whiskey ring face long terms in the county jail after Magistrate Walker found them guilty of moonshine manufacture and sale. Lewis Nelson received days for making corn whiskey. Lavina Nelson got 190 days for home made liquor at 75 cents a pint. Pittsenbarger, a Winona visitor, was jailed for storing and marketing whiskey following a raid led by Constable Hall.
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Lewis Nelson
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Pittsenbarger
Winona
M. D. Hall
Not Wiped Up Taylor May Run For Office Again
J Alfred Taylor Jr resigns as Fayette County clerk after a long tenure starting in 1933. He hints at possible two to three month vacation and contemplates running for county office again. The county court seeks his help for the new clerk Herman Beckelheimer. Deputies include J W Buchanan and R Lee Graves. Taylor suggests there is more to come for publication.
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Register
Fayetteville
J. Alfred Taylor Jr
Fayette
Herman R. Beckelheimer
J. W. Buchanan
R. Lee Graves
Graves
J. Alfred Taylor, Jr
Beckelhimer
J. W. Buchannon
Buchannon
Newsmen
Iraq Assassin Identified in Mosul Killings
Abdullah Ibrahim, a Kurdish figure, identified as the assassin behind the killings of two high ranking Iraqi officers in Mosul. A state funeral was held for General Bekr Sidki Pacha and Colonel Ali Jawad. The violence sparked a blood feud theory and widened regional tensions with French and Syrian actions against Kurdish rebels in the mandate area.
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Spotted Fever Death Probed In Milton Area
Longacre Milton investigation reports Rocky Mountain spotted fever fatal to Clarence Price Jr. on August 8. Ill since July 29, doctors cite wood ticks as the carrier and warn of potential epidemic danger. The item notes high western mortality and contrasts with eastern outcomes. A separate note mentions a 30,000 watt commercial TV transmitter planned for the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Longacre
Milton
Here
Rocky Mountain
Clarence Price Jr
Health Department
R. D. Ketchum
C. E. Watkins
Payette
Watkins
Westmountains
Piles or Hemorrhoids Advertised at Watkins Store
An advertisement touts piles relief tablets sold at Watkins and other stores. The ad promises relief for all cases of bleeding or protruding piles with a price of $2.25 and a guaranteed outcome.
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Blind couple on relief seek marriage in courthouse scene
In Fayetteville a 65 year old blind man Lige Persinger and his bride to be Lola Andrews on relief asked for a marriage license escorted through courthouse corridors. They cannot write their names and signed with an X while living in Crow Hollow Beckwith. The groom urged to arrange a preacher and the license was issued with a three day waiting period.
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Register
Fayetteville
Lola Andrews
Lige Persinger
Beckwith
Crow Hollow
Cotton Hill
Persinger
Children’s mud pies ignite city barn blaze
Children playing made mud pies but baked them, and the resulting fire burned a city barn, with flames described as well baked by the youngsters. The incident shows reckless curiosity leading to a destructive blaze affecting local property.
Airline hostess Becker earns FCC radio operator license
Truly Air minded Ann Margaret Becker, a Newark to Chicago hostess since 1933, becomes the first hostess licensed by the U S federal communications commission as a commercial radio operator. In Summersville, J C Ramsey, 80, Mt Nebo resident who introduced the first wheat drill to Nicholas county, has taught 64 terms of school and retired about ten years ago.
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Chicago
U. S Federal Communications Commission
Associated Press
Summersville
J. C. Ramsey
Mt. Nebo
Nicholas County
Lewis Furniture Plans Home Security Credit Shield
The Lewis Furniture Company introduces a home security plan that insures credit for buyers. It cancels debt on death and provides receipts in full if goods are lost by fire. Payments pause during sickness or unemployment, protecting customers who buy on credit.
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Lewis Company
Lewis
Buckhannon Refuses Office Football Coach Named Clerk
Fayette county court named Herman R. Beckelhimer Fayette County clerk after J W Buckhannon declined the offer. Beckelhimer, a former Fayetteville High School coach and Vanderbilt All American, was chosen from two finalists and will begin duties today.
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Beckelhimer
Fayetteville High School
Vanderbilt University
Mine Institute To Discuss Prizes At September Meet
Leaders from New River and Winding Gulf Institute will meet at Mountainair hotel to discuss prizes for competitors in the Annual sectional Safety and First Aid meet in Oak Hill on September 8. Robert Lilly announced the 7:00 p.m. meeting.
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Oak Hill
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