Christmas riot in Washington restaurant ends in arrests
Eight men were jailed on charges of inciting a riot after a Christmas party at the Washington restaurant in East Park. About 80 participants were involved. police say most fled or were chased away. Named arrestees include Earl Reeves Bill Billups H Palmer Ed Deye George Washington Jon Strut A P Thompson and Sylvester Golen. Officers say the crowd was a rowdy, intoxicated mob and the scene overwhelmed responders. Police planned a hearing Monday night.
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Washington
East Park
Earl Reeves
Bill Billups
H., L. Palmer
Ed Deye
George ‘Washington
Jon Strut
A. P. Thompson
Sylvester Golen
B. F. McLaughlin
A L. Starkey
A. Scalise
C. W. ‘Thomas
McLaughlin
J. Q. Stover
Stover
Otis Lyons
Trenton Stover
Red. Martin
John Biggs
Senator Attacks New Gold Policy In Senate Critique
The Associated Press reports Senator Thomas D Oklahoma criticized the treasury plan to sterilize imports by buying gold with bill proceeds and placing it in an inactive account. He called the policy unnecessary and potentially dangerous, urging credit expansion until prices rise.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Thomas
Lamb Returns and Housework Near Sundown
Nes oH Nes oH depicts Mary Graham Bonner Milly Nilly finishing chores at a house with a recovering Sweet Face lamb. Willy Nilly commands prompt cleaning before sundown while Rip assists with kindlings and wood for the fire as the characters ensure the lamb and home are secure.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Milly Nilly
Sweet Face
Willy Nilly
Christopher
Willy
Rip
Nillys Plan Delayed Until After Supper
Willy Nilly urged friends to ride home in the automobile, snow began to fall on the way. He suggested putting the car away and having supper first, delaying his big plan until after the meal.
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Nilly
Willy Nilly
Cuba upheaval shifts power as Batista strengthens grip
In Cuba President Gomez is impeached and Federico Laredo Bru becomes president while Batista consolidates power behind the scenes. He expands military-led education, taxes sugar to fund schools, and faces Gomez veto opposition. Montalvo remains in Bru’s cabinet. Transient exile Leon Trotsky seeks refuge in Norway but renewal fails. Duchess of Kent gives birth to a daughter. Arthur Brisbane dies at 72 from a heart ailment.
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Miguel Mariano Gomez
Senate
House of Representatives
Federico Laredo Bru
Fulgencio Batista
Gomez
Batista
Rafael Montalvo
Laredo Bru
Bat
Leon Trotsky
Vera Cruz
Bolshevist
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Norway
Oslo
Duchess of Kent
Duke of Windsor
George
Supreme Court Policy on Gold Purchase Receives Treasury Backing
The Treasury announced a policy to buy all newly mined and imported gold at $45 an ounce to prevent gold from expanding bank credit. The move, aimed at easing the Federal Reserve's excess reserve issue caused by gold inflows, received support from many Wall Street bankers though some deemed it unnecessary at the moment.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Treasury WU
Tate
Federal Reserve System
Wall Street
Week of services and school breaks noted in Raleigh area
Churches held Christmas eve services as week winds down with Episcopal and Catholic rites. 25 Raleigh county schools take a short vacation to help on farms, return tomorrow, while about 1500 children enjoy toys from Ted McDowell and his Toy Fund. Two Woodrow Wilson teachers married during vacation. Deaths include Mrs Daisy Rose Williong and J R Richmond. Apple varieties are listed as top NC choices and Kentucky college enrollment exceeds 15,000.
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Raleigh County
Ted McDowell
Woodrow Wilson High
Juanita Harvey
Thomas Siefert Williamson
Battle Creek
Michigan
Juanita Ann Argenbright
Charles ©. Tate Jr
Huntington
Beckley
Daisy Rose Williong
North
Kanawha Street
J. R. Richmond
East Beckley Methodist Church
Jess
South Kanawha Street
Review of Kay Boyle edited book 365 Days
The piece critiques the controversial 365 Days project edited by Kay Boyle. It argues the concept is original yet flawed in substance and execution, noting Boyle’s strength in capturing tenuous emotion but lacking reach and panoramic depth. It warns the 300 word limit constrains meaningful critique and cites publication by Harcourt Brace.
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Kay Boyle
America
New York Public Library
Ithe
Miss Boyle
James
Farrell
Harcourt, Brace
Tale of Murder on WPA Rolls in West Virginia
Reading of state corrections notes Governor Kump issued Christmas paroles and commutations at Moundsville. The item reflects ongoing parole actions and related prison policy within the state.
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West Virginia
Kump
Moundsville
Pat
Fick Koontz Plans Inauguration Amid Charleston Deaths
Fick D Koontz chaired arrangements for Governor elect Homer Holf January 18. Howard Bailey, first African American to sit in the West Virginia legislature, died near Charleston. Police in Charleston charged Leon Roush with patricide after he said he acted in defense of his mother. The first Old-age Assistance checks began going out. Denis Hartman, age 27, faces murder charges after Wally Hite was stabbed at a Buckhannon beer parlor. The Juangs of Orissa vow on an ant hill or tiger skin as sacred oaths.
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Fick D. Koontz
Ithe
Homer
A. Holf
Howard Bailey
Charleston
Leon Roush
Denis’ Hartman
Wally Hite
Buckhannon
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