Milne Seen At Chester Hotel In Kidnapping Case
Philadelphia dispatch reports federal agents questioned Chester hotel clerk Philip McMahon about a guest registered as Harry McLaughlin of Buffalo. The guest, later identified as Caleb J. Milne, disappeared from New York days earlier and was found bound near Doylestown. McMahon described the visitor as nervous and excited with a camel hair coat.
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Chester
Caleb J. Milne
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Republican Strife Over Delegates and Third-Party Plans
The piece notes intra party tensions as Borah seeks unpledged delegations and opposition from Hoover supporters. It cites Ohio and New York GOP moves and mentions Townsend’s $200 pension plan drawing headlines alongside attacks on New Deal policies. Borah plans eastern rallies while Hoover weighs tactics.
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The Iron Clock Is Fixed By Santa Helpers Trick
Santa's elves deliver a clock to a witch who has warped time in toyland. The witch asks for proof, and elves explain the clock will now keep true hours. The witch travels to the toy shop and, with a spell, the iron clock aligns the hours with day and night. Santa arrives to joyous cheer.
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Man Blames God For His Crime
Clyde Cooper, 33, a saw mill worker and former state asylum inmate, told reporters God commanded him to attack his brother Bob Cooper in Huntsville. He admits felled Bob with his fist and stabbed him with a pocket knife. the wounded man is expected to recover. Sheriff King says new lunacy charges may be filed in Harris County.
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Texas
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Bob Cooper
Clyde
Tom King
Harris County
San Antonia
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Mussolini Advances in Africa Reported by Communique
A military communiqué claims northern Italian troops seized Enda Silusi near Aksum and Dega Shah, with ten Italian tanks captured. Paris sources say Britain may push for a League of Nations police force and a possible League Council session around January 10 to back sanctions.
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Wagner Labor Appeals Process Described by Board
The article explains how Wagner Labor appeals proceed under the act, with the board's record including testimony going to the court. It notes two board decisions already reaching the circuit court, Fruehauf of Detroit and Pennsylvania Railroad, and mentions Justice Adkins declining to rule on related matters.
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Court weighs act on textile workers election at Gate City Mills
Judge halts election suit with a stay pending appeal to the circuit court. The company and employee Lola Echols challenge the act as abridging freedom of contract and unconstitutional.
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United Textile Workers
Gate City
East Point
Lola Echols
Lottery Ballot Is Held Legal in Louisa County
Judge A. P. Browning ruled in circuit court that the lottery election of Russell C. Crank as Louisa county treasurer was legal. Crank and J. A. Kent tied at 973 votes each from the November 5 election. The recount gave 1072 votes for both, confirming Crank's title with qualification set for January 4.
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Associated Press
Louisa
A. P. Browning
Russell C. Crank
Louisa County
Crank
J. A. Kent
Kent
Browning
Cranl
School property sales and district decisions approved
The board approved the sale of the Lewis Williams School building in Slab Fork district to Ira Holliday for $25 and reconsidered selling the Cook town school. A foot bridge at Long Wanted school was ordered. Janitor selection for Helen school was placed with the principal and superintendent.
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Lewis Williams
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Posey Petiry
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Ghent
Captain Moss Plans Salvation Army Work
Captain Moss outlines planned Salvation Army service activities and community outreach. The note mentions personnel, location context, and aims to assist in local welfare efforts through organized efforts led by the Salvation Army.
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Captain Moss
Salvation Army
Pardons Court To Hear Appeal in Hauptmann Case
New Jersey's historic court of pardons may grant Bruno Hauptmann clemency on terms set by the eight-member panel led by Governor Hoffman. The proceedings are secret, with no guaranteed witness presence, and require five votes to grant clemency. Hoffman indicated Hauptmann might be required to appear personally before the court at the state prison.
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Associated Press
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Court of Pardons
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Luther A. Campbell
Iiy
Court of Errors and Appeals
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Court of Mercy
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Loan Sharks To Face Kidnapping Charge In New York
Mrs. Constance Ritter, a 23 year old Brooklyn housewife, was abducted by three men who forced her into a sedan in Brooklyn and drove her to Jersey City before she escaped at a red light. Her husband Victor Ritter, WPA project supervisor in the Bronx, and police connected the incident to a loan matter involving a $70 loan. Authorities pursued leads, and three men picked up on Hudson Boulevard were released after Ritter did not identify them.
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Postage Stamp Counterfeiters Probe Nationwide Case
Secret service agents disclosed a counterfeiting ring in Well Street district. Four visits to a stamp shop uncovered the first eastern counterfeit operation since 1924. Jacob Hafraan, head of the group, was jailed on $5,000 bail pending charges of making and selling fake stamps.
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Stamp rack suspected as hub of long running ring
Captain William B. Houghton of the New York secret service said Hoffman's office contained a small fortune in counterfeit washed and genuine stamps along with a perforating machine and a gumming apparatus. He suggested Hoffman's setup may have been a branch of an extensive New York stamp ring. Hoffman allegedly sold stamps to collectors and acted as a fence and retriever for used stamps washed to remove cancellations.
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New York
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Lifers To Get Home Christmas in Charleston
Four men serving life sentences will be free to spend Christmas at home after Governor Kump granted five conditional pardons and three commutations at the parole board’s urging. He also issued 17 paroles, boosting five day total to 39, with earlier actions releasing 20 of 49 applications.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
I. William T. Bradford
Ohio County
Summers County
Frank Richmond
Glennis Ames
Roscoe Garuff
Peter Fizer
Preston County
George Tate
Logan County
Cecil Pittman
Raleigh
Tom Fralin
Eual Cox
Wyoming
Beckley Churches Schedule Christmas Services
Beckley churches list morning and evening Christmas programs. At Methodist Temple the cantata His Natal Day and a vesper service feature three choirs. At Heber Street Methodist Episcopal Church Reverend Ross Culpepper preaches That Trouble Making Baby with Queen Esther Society led Christmas program at 7 30. First Christian offers The Prince of Israel cantata, Dr Ritchie Ware speaks at 10 40 on The Meaning of Christmas, and a 2 o'clock junior and primary Sunday school party.
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Tor Laird
Jimmie Salango
Methodist Temple
Methodist Episcopal Church
Heber Street
Ross Culpepper
Queen Esther Society
First Christian Church
Ritchie Ware
Supreme Court Faces New Deal Act Decisions
Observers expect a supreme court ruling on several New Deal cases after a secret conference. Justices reportedly dismissed some suits for lack of jurisdiction with rulings not due until January 6. Decisions on the AAA Bankhead cotton control and Tennessee Valley Authority issues were anticipated, with potential speed interpretation of the Guffey act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Abnay
Carter Coal Company
West Virginia
AAA
Bankhead
Tohn Gregory Sick In Hospital At Oak Hill
John Gregory a 61 year old colored janitor at Colonel William McKell’s Glen Jean home was critically ill in Oak Hill hospital after an anaphylaxis attack Friday night. A Buckingham county Virginia native, he was found unconscious in the basement after being missing for some time, initially thought to have gone for the mail.
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William McKell
Glen Jean
Oak Hill Hospital
Buckingham County
Virginia
Mc” Shell
Gregory
Christmas Play Success At East Park School
East Park school's Christmas play drew community support with strong cooperation from parents and the teaching staff, reflecting a successful community event.
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