Lambert trial nears end in $15,000 damage suit
Raleigh county circuit court hearings feature engineers and witnesses on the Flat Top road crash of September 30. defense argues two cars could pass on open side while Thornhill says passing on restricted portion is impossible. Judge overrules defense motion as trial continues.
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Zelma Lambert
Glen Rogers
Southern Oil and Tar Company
Oil and Tar Company
Beckley-Princeton
W. A. Thornhill
Beckley
M. Key
James Proffit Taken By Death
James Proffit 67 a coal loader died after an accident at the Kingston Poca hontas mine in Kingston as he was being taken to Charleston General Hospital. Surviving are his wife and several Kingston children. Funeral services will be held at Kingston Community church with burial in Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery under Tyree and Dew wander undertakers.
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James Proffit
Charleston General Hospital
Kingston-Pocahontas
Kingston
Proffit
Virginia
Liedunda Proffit
Tom Proffit
Gallagher
W. Va
Dana Heffner
Tidewater
Luther Proffit
Summers liquor election sought
Hinton reports the city council reviewed 1 076 names on a petition seeking a local option election to decide if the state liquor store remains open. H J Edmonds presented the petition with William H Sawyers and W A Brown accessing the registration list to verify names. Council estimates election costs at 750 dollars.
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Associated Press
Hinton
H. J. Edmonds
William H. Sawyers
W. A. Brown
Civil War Veteran Is Married At Age Of 94
Martin county's oldest resident has become a bridegroom. "Uncle Jim" Booth, a 94 year old Civil War veteran, wed Mrs. Mary Kirk, 68, in Inez Kentucky. The ceremony was announced today by Booth.
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Associated Press
Inez, Ky
Martin County
Jim” Booth
Mary Kirk
Man Released From Jail Arrested Again
Paul Toney, freed from county jail after posting bond on a breaking and entering count, was re jailed after a nighttime collision with a car driven by G. C. Bailey of Temple Street Beckley. Toney faced drunken driving charges. the vehicle belonged to attorney C. R. Harless who said minor repairs were due.
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Paul Toney
G. C. Bailey
Temple Street
Beckley
Toney
C. R. Harless
Harless
Japs Urge Big Russian Fleet On Conference
London, Dec 13. Japan granted Soviet Russia the right to a fleet equal to its own in pressing tonnage equality for all nations at the naval conference. The move expands Japan’s stance and follows efforts to gain support from France and Italy. The plan broadens the proposed five power cap to include Japan, the United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy.
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Associated Press
London
Japan
Soviet
Russia
France
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Issue Of Coal Suit Is Argued
Charleston December 13 The government challenged the Guffey Act as unconstitutional in a suit by eight coal companies to stop tax collection. In federal court the defense argued the act is valid while seeking a final ruling and extensions to answer. The named defendants include Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Mallory Island Creek Pond Creek Pocahontas Boone County Anchor Dry Branch Elk Horn.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Guffey
Federal District Court of
West Virginia
George S. Neal
John Dickinson
Neal
United States
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company
Mallory Coal Company
Island Creek Coal Company
Pond Creek Pocahontas Company
Boone County Coal Corporation
Anchor Coal Company
Dry Branch Coal Company
Elk Horn Coal and Lumber Company
Three Coal Barges Sink on Ohio River Near Galli Polis Dam
Huntington dispatch reports three coal barges in tow of the steamer Creighton sunk at the construction site of the Gallipolis dam on the Ohio River after colliding with a coffer dam. The crew cut away the rest of the fleet and the sunken barges were later recovered by the Creighton and the U S steamer Iroquois.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Creighton
Gallipolis
Ohio River
United States
Iroquois
Two Faculty Killings at Columbia Dental School
Victor S. Koussow, 55, a former Russian university graduate, shot and killed two Columbia University College of Dental and Oral Surgery faculty members and wounded another before fatally shooting himself. The attack followed his discharge after a violent dispute with a coworker at the medical center on the Upper West Side. The victims were Dr. Arthur T. Rowe, the associate dean, Dr. Paul Wiberg, and Dr. William H. Crawford.
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Associated Press
New York
Columbia University Medical Center
Victor S. Koussow
Columbia College of Dental and Oral Surgery
Upper West Side
Koussow
Lewis Stowe
Paul Wiberg
Arthur T. Rowe
Dental College
William H. Crawford
Rowe
Russia
University of Moscow
Odessa
Dr. Rowe
Wiberg
Crawford
Stowe
Dental
Cooper Union Institute
Mullens High School Plans Second Talent Night
Mullens High School will present a second Talent Night on December 19 at 8 00. The cast includes 200 students with choruses performing Winter Wonderland Porter's Love Song Treasure Island and Don't Give up the Ship. The Wyoming county band in uniform will join, solos duets trios and a quintet will be heard, and the glee club directed by R A Emberger will sing When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. The Rhythm Boys led orchestra will play several numbers and readings imitations and tap dancing novelties are offered by talent students.
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Mullens High School
Porter
Wyoming County
Glee Club
R. A. Emberger
Rhythm Boys
Utility Asked to Explain Rate in Moundsville Light Fee
In Charleston on December 13 the Wheeling Electric company was urged by the public service commission to justify a six cent per kilowatt hour charge for Moundsville street lights. Moundsville officials and the business men's association called the rate excessive. The association claimed Wheeling Electric sold current to St. Clairsville Ohio for two cents per kilowatt hour. Commission Secretary N R Henderson said a prompt reply is required or the commission may order one.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Wheeling Electric Company
Public Service Commission
Moundsville
City of
The
Business Men’s Association
St. Clairsville
Commission
N. R. Henderson
Legion to Meet To Plan Christmas Baskets
The Raleigh County Post No. 32 of the American Legion will meet this evening at 7 30 to finish in time for attenders of the school play As You Like It at Woodrow Wilson High School. Plans for Christmas baskets and other season activities will be made during the session.
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Raleigh County
The
American Legion
Woodrow Wilson High School
the Legion
Quinn Residence Damaged By Fire
Fire damaged the Quinn home on the Johns town road early today as sparks from a chimney ignited papers. Dr. Miller Quinn and nephews Ned and Mike escaped on the roof before firefighters arrived and saved the house, but a piano, books, and furnishings suffered smoke heat damage.
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Miller Quinn
Johnstown
Quinn
Ned Quinn
Dr. Quinn
Mike Quinn
Fire Department
Quinns
Indiana Pilot And Plane Lost In Virginia Snow Storm
Sam Jones a 28 year old pilot from New Albany Indiana was reported missing in the mountains of southwestern Virginia after the Waco open airplane he piloted from Big Stone Gap Virginia to Middlesboro Kentucky was caught in a snow storm yesterday afternoon. Pilot Harry Boggs who left Big Stone Gap airport at the same time in another aircraft said he last saw Jones near Pennington Gap and faced great difficulty flying through the storm to Middlesboro.
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Associated Press
Middlesboro
Sam Jones
New Albany
Ind
Virginia
Big Stone Gap
Harry Boggs
Jones
Pennington Gap
Boggs
Fayette Circuit Court To Convene January 7
The regular January term of Fayette county circuit court will open with grand jury sittings on January 7 and 8, trial of criminal cases beginning January 9 and lasting until January 23, when civil cases will be taken up. Assistant Prosecutor T. E. Myles said today.
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Fayette County
T. E. Myles
Insane Patient Confesses Fire Start at Weston State
Fire Marshal Fred B. Watkins ruled a 17 year old insane patient started the fires at Weston State Hospital to see the fires and engines run. A new confession from James Loyd of New Cumberland states he began the October 3 blaze causing forty five thousand dollars in damage.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Weston State Hospital
Fred B. Watkins
Loyd
Watkins
Woman Held For Calf Theft In Amigo Case
Dora Lyons of Madeleine was arrested and held for grand jury on breaking and entering in the theft and butchered calf owned by Lester Love of Amigo. Squire Herman West held her. Conservator G O Mills brought her to jail at Rhodell. Three others, Gordon Dixon Josie Dixon and Joe Micheluzzi, are jailed over the affair. calf taken into a Malco mine and butchered.
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Dora Lyons
Madeleine
Lester Love
Amigo
Squire Herman West
Rhodell
G. O. Mills
Gordon Dixon
Josie Dixon
Joe Micheluzzi
Malco
Stock Market Opens With Slightly Irregular Prices
Wall Street reports a slightly irregular start as trading runs active at the opening. Fractional gainers include Montgomery Ward, National Distillers, Standard Oil of New Jersey, and American Smelting, while losers include American Telephone, American Tobacco B, Dupont, International Nickel, United States Smelting, Anaconda, and General Motors.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
N. Y
Montgomery Ward
National Distillers
Standard Oil of New Jersey
American Smelting
American Telephone
American Tobacco B
Dupont
International Nickel
United States Smelting
Anaconda
General Motors
Worley Infant Dies of Pneumonia at Lester
One month old son of Mr and Mrs Elmore Worley died at home in Lester this morning from pneumonia. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the residence with burial in Covey cemetery. Caffee undertakers in charge. Surviving is a sister Janet Mae aged three.
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Millard
Elmore Worley
Lester
Covey
Caffee
Janet Mae
Execution date for Hauptmann to be set soon
Dec 13 in Trenton New Jersey reports that a new execution date for Bruno Richard Hauptmann is to be set next week by Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Trenchard at Flemington. If fixed, clemency requests to the court of pardons may follow. The ruling on his appeal was denied by the US Supreme Court and the case proceeds through state channels toward a possible January to February execution window.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Flemington
C. Lloyd Fisher
Court of Pardons
U. S. Supreme Court
Hauptmann
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Court of Errors
Hunterdon
Justice Trenchard
Mazzela Burial Set For Sunday
Joe Mazzela a 45 year old powder foreman died in a Hinton hospital after his gasoline soaked clothing caught fire on a road project. He spilled gasoline on his clothes then passed an open flame. Funeral services will be at St Francis de Sales church Sunday afternoon. Burial at St Sebastian's Cemetery. He was a World War I veteran and worked for Gilbert Construction. prior with Monongah Construction.
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Joe Mazzela
Hinton
Mazzela
Monongah Construction Company
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
John Halpin
St. Sebastian's Cemetery
Gilbert Construction Company
Japanese Enter New Territory in Northwest China
A small detachment of Japanese troops entered Galgan, Chahar Province, China, early today at a gateway city in the Chinese northwest. The populace and Chinese soldiery watched in wonder with no shots fired and no protests voiced. Their movements and purpose were not disclosed.
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Associated Press
Galgan
Chahar Province
China
Broadcast Planned Of Louis Uzcudun Battle
WMCA New York City will air a blow by blow description of tonight’s Joe Louis versus Pau Uzcudun bout from Madison Square Garden. Associated Press dispatch says the fight starts about 10 PM Eastern Standard Time on 570 kilocycles.
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WMCA
New York City
Joe Louis
Pauline Uzcudun
Madison Square Garden
Associated Press
Postoffice Building At Washington Burns
Washington December 13 The interior of the new eight million dollar post office building was scarred today as a fire called out the entire capital fire force. Damage amount not yet estimated and a dozen firemen were overcome by smoke.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt seeks new neutrality law early next Congress
President Roosevelt announced at a press conference that he will seek new neutrality legislation early in the next Congress as the current provision expires next February. He did not discuss the shape of proposals while noting continued embargoes on war materials and moral suasion to curb trade with Italy and Ethiopia in goods like oil copper scrap iron and steel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Italy
Ethiopia
Many Entered In College Contest To Crown Miss Beckley
Beckley College hosts a public fundraiser to create a college scholarship fund. Woodrow Wilson high school lists 21 entrants for the Miss Beckley pageant next Monday at the Memorial building. Organizers seek 75 additional sponsors by 6 pm tomorrow as firms must confirm backing with Haven F. Allen.
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Miss Beckley
Beckley College
Woodrow Wilson High School
Memorial Building
Jeanette Williams
Ronalda Lilly
Felonise Roberts
Harriet Wood
Mavis Mann
Ann Ware
Myrtle Stewart
Virginia Wallace
Margaret Reynolds
Sylvid Dutton
Louise England
Vera Jones
Betty Mellen
Kathleen Meadows
Margaret Bowles
Marjorie Brown
Imogene Armentrout
Salena Bazzarre
Alpha Woodell
Dorothy Brunk
Lucille Williams
Myrtle Massey
Noka Faye Garten
Elizabeth Kuhn
Ruth Bailey
Elizabeth McMahon
Louise Cooksey
June Stover
Betty Smith
Mae Lowe
Elizabeth Smith
Geraldine Wheeler
June Williams
Norma Warden
Haven F. Allen
Homely Husbands Generally Best
Hollywood observers report Dr. Paul Popenoe stating that beautiful women prefer homely husbands for security and harmony. He notes that homely men recognize their flaws and strive to please, while handsome husbands focus on their ego.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Paul Popenoe
Dr. Popenoe
Los Angeles Institute of Domestic Relations
Haile Selassie Demands Special League Session
Emperor Haile Selassie asked the League of Nations for a special assembly session as members critique the Franco British plan. British and French officials say the plan is not an ideal solution and expresses concern over Italo Ethiopian tensions. Ethiopia seeks to debate the full issue within the League.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
Assembly of the League
League Council
Laval
France
Anthony Eden
Italy
Ethiopia
Italy To Gain Rome
The Franco British peace plan for Italy and Ethiopia proposes Italian sovereignty over about two thirds of Ethiopia. It details five points including sovereignty over Tigre province with Aksum kept separate, a rectified Danakil frontier to give full sovereignty to Aussa, a rectified Somaliland frontier to Gorrahei, and an Ethiopian free port.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Tigre
Aksum
Aussa
Somaliland
Kenya-Somaliland
Gorrahei
Hoeppels Plan To Appeal Case
Representative Hoeppel of California and his son Charles were found guilty of conspiracy to sell a West Point appointment. They planned a quick appeal after a six hour District of Columbia jury deliberation. The offense carries a maximum penalty of two years and a $10,000 fine. The government alleged the scheme involved selling the appointment for $1,000 to James W. Ives of Baltimore, a 1932 Olympic athlete.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dee
West Point
Hoeppel
California
Charles
District of Columbia Supreme Court
James W. Ives
Baltimore
Weather outlook with regional precipitation and temps
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with possible snow or rain in the east tonight and likely in the extreme northeast Saturday. Warmer conditions are expected in the west and south portions on Saturday. Beckley reported yesterday's high at 35 degrees and low at 27, according to L. A. Mauck.
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Beckley
L. A
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