Brothers receive 20 year murder sentences in Roanoke trial
Nicholas county brothers Hubbard and Paul Duling were found guilty of first degree murder in Salem by a circuit court jury for the 1933 death of Clarence E. Simmons on the Rocky Mount Roanoke highway. They received 20 year penitentiary terms and may seek post verdict motions before year-end. Relatives wept as judges imposed the sentences while defense attorney T Warren Messick indicated a possible motion later in the term.
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Hubbard
Paul Duling
Nicholas County
Roanoke County
Clarence E. Simmons
Salem
Simmons
Rocky Mount Roanoke
Frank Duling
Duling
Roanoke-Starkey
Commonwealth
Paul
Hubbard Duling
Rocky Mount Road
Charles E. Boone
Thurston L. Keister
Hubbard Daling
Kiester
Paul Daling
T. Warren Messick
Roanoke
YACHTING VILLA A LODGE
The Olympia Helm, a villa used by American yachtsmen during Kiel Olympic sailing, is now a lodging house for Kiel university students. Municipal officials say housing scarcity from a large influx of workers drawn by armament and shipbuilding programs caused the change.
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Associated Press
Kiel
Olympia
Kiel University
Reich
Christmas Party by Junior Club in Muliens
The Community Junior Club holds a Christmas party tonight at Miss Beatrice Toler’s Moran Avenue home. Newly elected members will be welcomed and their names announced.
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Register
Muliens
Beatrice Toler
Moran Avenue
Christmas Wages Mailed Out Early
State departments prepay Christmas benefits sending millions to recipients ahead of schedule. Education department distributed 1.5 million dollars for school aid to teachers, while compensation outlined 13 thousand checks totaling about 450 thousand for widows orphans and total disability recipients. Checks mailed before month end except holiday. A W Garnett noted many will arrive before Christmas as offices slow for the holiday.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Department of Education
A. W. Garnett
Capitol
Saeger Company Lowers Charges Across McDowell County
The Public Service Commission approved reduced rates for United Light and Power customers in McDowell County to take effect after January 5, saving domestic customers 637 dollars annually and commercial customers 1,830 dollars. The commission ordered an investigation of the company's charges.
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Associated Press
Charleston
United Light and Power Company
McDowell County
Public Service Commission
U S Gasoline Use Tops 18 Billion Gallons Last Year
The United States consumed over 18 billion gallons of gasoline in the last year, accounting for a large share of a world total of about 26 billion gallons.
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United States
Salesman Dead Four Arrested in Pikeville Case
Four people are in custody in Pikeville as officials investigate the death of Cecil C. Porter a Norton Va salesman found dead at the base of Indian Creek mountain. Authorities say Porter was murdered and a car push over a cliff is suspected. Suspects Ellis Morrison Ellis Little Clarence Potter and wife Marie Potter, all of Beaver Creek Floyd County, are detained.
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Associated Press
Pikeville
Pike County
Cecil C. Porter
Norton
Indian Creek Mountain
G. C. Rowe
G. R. Blackburn
Porter
Ellis Morrison
Ellis Little
Clarence Potter
Marie Potter
Beaver Creek
Floyd County
Vendor lauded for easing gas pains and constipation in Bluefield
Mrs. Ferguson of 305 Tyler Street Bluefield credits Vendol with rapid relief from sour stomach gas pains and constipation. She reports improved sleep appetite and skin after using Vendol and recommends others try it. samples are available at Watkins Drug Store.
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Bluefield
FE. L. Ferguson
Tyler Street
Welch
W. Va
Watkins Drug Store
Deer Abundance Reported in Central Florida Scrub Forests
Deer are reported plentiful in the scrub forests of central Florida, according to local wildlife observers. The note highlights population presence across the region's scrub habitat, with emphasis on environmental conditions supporting grazing and natural movement patterns amid conservation interests.
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Florida
Trotsky Plans Life in Mexico
Mexico City the interior department disclosed Leon Trotsky has officially applied for permission to reside in Mexico after his exile.
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Trotzky
Mexico
Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexican Interior Department
Leon Trotsky
Burglar Returns Stolen Savings Certificates
In Tucson a burglar who took $977 in postal savings certificates from Estelle Lutrell, librarian emeritus at the University of Arizona, returned them with a note saying he did not want to spoil Christmas. Police offered a contrasting explanation while the thief kept $38 in jewelry.
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Associated Press
Tucson
Ariz
Estelle Lutrell
University of Arizona
American turns Buddhist at Kyoto temple
The Nishi Hongan temple in Kyoto admits Kenneth Brother 25 of Burlingame California to the Buddhist priesthood. He plans to work as a Buddhist missionary among Americans and Japanese in California.
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Sociated Press
Kyoto
Japan
Nishi Hongan Temple
Kenneth Brother
Burlingame
Calif
California
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