Cannon Goes On Trial In Washington
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South faces charges to be weighed by twelve fellow clergy at Mount Vernon Place Church. Hearings occur behind locked doors with witnesses called and cross examination allowed. Cannon arrives with crutches, aided by two sons as reporters are kept at bay by guards.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bis
James Gannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church South
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
Smith
Jones
Cannon
Banker Held on Charges in Embezzlement Case
Linford Fitch Ruth, 71, former president of the Title and Trust company of Western Pennsylvania at Cowellsville, faces embezzlement charges. He was moved from Washington to Uniontown, Pa., to answer for $60,000 allegedly misappropriated, with total declarations reaching $700,000. The bank, closed last July by the state Banking Department citing frozen assets.
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Associated Frep
Washington
Linford Fitch
Ruth
Western Pennsylvania
Uniontown Pa
Title and Trust Company of
Cowellsville
Pennsylvania State Banking Department
A. A. Dowing
Fayette County
Water shortage hits Rural Marshall county farmers hard
Moundsville West Virginia February 4 Rural Marshall county faces an acute water shortage said County Agent L L Lough. Some farmers haul water from the Ohio river over several miles to meet needs.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
W. Va
Marshall County
L. L. Lough
Ohio River
Commissioner Bolen Defends Dismissing County Engineer
J F Bolen Raleigh County Commissioner defends action to dismiss the county road engineer and notes no successor chosen due to funds. He cites limited county and district road funds and outstanding bills, saying maintenance cannot occur for five months. He argues against spending when laws would be violated and pledges to proceed with Crab Orchard Mabscott ROW arrangements.
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Raleigh Register
J. F. Bolen
Raleigh
County Road Fund
District
Mabscott Road
Prince Road
Skin Poplar Gap
State Road Commission
Nine Missing After RAF Seaplane Crash
Plymouth England February 4 Nine Royal Air Force seaplane crew members feared lost after a dive over Plymouth Sound. The craft struck the water with force and exploded, sinking quickly. Two officers and one crew member were rescued injured. Commander Tucker Flying Officer Wood and seven enlisted men remain missing. One body recovered. Cause of the accident not determined.
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Associated Press
Plymouth
England
Royal Air Force
Plymouth Sound
Tucker
Wood
Market Begins Steadier Today
The stock market opened with a steady tone as narrow fluctuations yielded little trend. Most issues were unchanged from the prior close with gains for U S Steel Republican Steel Corn Products American Tobacco B and Pennsylvania railroad about a quarter and Case about three quarters. Rock Island fell about a quarter with declines for American Telephone American Smelting and International Harvester.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Steel
Republican Steel
Corn Products
American Tobacco B
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rock Island
American Telephone
American Smelting
International Harvester
Indictment Quashed By Judge Dunn
Judge Hugh A Dunn of criminal court quashed the misdemeanor indictment against Charles Lively and county officials for unlawfully employing Lively’s son on county roads. The court ruled the bill failed to specify sufficient labor availability and noted the younger Lively may have been a mechanic in the county garage, not a laborer. The road project cost and road designation also drew demurrers.
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Hugh A. Dunn
Criminal Court
Charles Lively
J. C. Hobson
Lacy Cole
Ani
Lively
Dunn
Cole
William Lively
Compromise Talks Stall in Hoover Relief Briefing
President Hoover gave a cool reception to Senate leaders proposals for settlement in the congressional relief deadlock. Senators Watson Indiana and McNary Oregon returned from the White House empty handed after discussions on Harrison’s $25,000,000 Red Cross relief fund compromise.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senate
Watson
Indiana
McNary
Oregon
White House
Harrison
Mississippi
House
Beckley Women Attend Montgomery Funeral for Robson
Mrs Bertha Barrett of Beckley and Mrs Charles Goodwin of Kilsythe attended the Montgomery funeral service for Thomas Nuton Robson 85 who died Sunday. Burial followed at Powelton cemetery. Robson survived by his widow Jane and two daughters Mrs Robert Lewis Oak Hill and Mrs Hester Abshire Cabin Creek. He leaves 48 grandchildren.
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Bertha Barrett
Beckley
Charles Goodwin
Kilsythe
Montgomery
Goodwin
Thomas Nuton Robson
Powelton
Robson
Jane Robson
Robert Lewis
Oak Hill
Hester Abshire
Cabin Creek
Logan Police Captain cites two day clearance under conditions
Charleston February 4 The state police investigating committee heard Captain J R Brockus formerly commanding company B Williamson say the Logan county situation could be cleared up in two days if Sergeant Strengle is given six troopers and an order to enforce the law Brockus urged department divorcement from politics and that company commanders control troops equalized strength and that troopers filing cases or making arrests be pushed into courts Logan county figures prominently in the testimony including William G Brown now Logan county chief deputy sheriff and letters involving former state senator Walter Hallanan and Logan Sheriff J D Hatfield to Brooks
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Associated Press
Charleston
House State Police Investigating Committee
J. R.R. Brockus
Williamson
Logan County
Strengle
Brockus
William G. Brown
Logan
Brown
Walter S. Hallanan
Harry
Brooks
J. D. Hatfield
Hallanan
Scaggs Trial Opens in Logan Poolroom Shooting
Eyewitnesses testify at the Enoch Scaggs murder trial in Logan, accusing him of shooting Roy C. Knotts, acting Logan chief of police, inside a poolroom after a brief exchange. Testimony from Fred Turmond, Clyde Justice, Fred Thurmond, and Roy Ellis outlines the confrontation and the subsequent gunfire.
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Associated Press
Logan
Roy C. Knotts
Enoch Scaggs
Knotts
Howard B. Lee
Fred Turmond
Clyde Justice
Fred Thurmond
Roy Ellis
Thurmond
Ellis
Scaggs
Justice Prave
Bishop's Son Faces Trial In Murder Case
New York reports James Matthew Maxon Jr., son of the Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee, on trial for second degree murder after witnesses describe him striking 73 year old David Paynter with a chair, breaking it, and kicking him. Other witnesses say Maxon punched a supervisor and chased him from a rooming house.
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James Matthew Maxon
Tennessee
New York
James Matthew Maxon, Jr
Young Maxon
Associated Press
David Paynter
Paynter
Mason
State Today
West End Avenue
Samuel Ecclesine
Maxon
Edward Scully
Batte
Infant sues after May crash for 810,000 damages
Elmer Deal, an infant represented by Gretta Dial, seeks 810,000 from Bennie Janetti, Chuck Swerringer, Howard P. Meadows, Elizabeth Meadows and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone for injuries from a May 25 automobile collision near Eccles. He was treated for a fractured skull at Beckley hospital.
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Kyle D. Harper
Elmer
Gretta Dial
Bennie Janetti
Chuck Swerringer
Howard P. Meadows
Elizabeth W. Meadows
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Elmer Deal 10
Eccles
Beckley Hospital
Tie
Store Robbery in Bluefield Secures $250 After Hold Up
Two unmasked bandits robbed a Bluefield grocery, owner J. H. McMullen, and $250 from the cash register and safe before escaping. McMullen and five customers were locked in a rear room during the incident.
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Bluefield
W. Va
J. H. McMullen
McMullen
Death Toll From Quake Increasing
Preliminary estimates for Napier and Hastings after yesterday's earthquake and fire rose to about 100 dead with around 300 missing in Napier and a hundred in Hastings. Injuries in Napier may exceed 1,000 as survivors describe near total destruction of stone buildings and a sweeping inland fire.
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Associated Press
Wellington
N. Z
Napier
Hastings
Hawke Bay
T.he
Taranaki
Six Appeal Sunday Law Battle in City Court
Six confectionery and soft drink stand proprietors appealed 815 fines in municipal court over Sunday closing rules. Judge Trail dismissed charges against W C Green and George Bakles, ruling the establishments qualified as restaurants. Three proprietors pleaded guilty and paid fines, while Frank Smith's case was continued.
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G. C. Trail
C. R. Harless
W. C. Green
George Bakles
Grover C. Trail
Trail
Sam Kemeth
Boston Candy Kitchen
Sam Rahall
Jarrell Named as County Coroner and bids for Poor Farm
A county court session devoted most business to routine matters, naming Dr. D. B. Jarrell of Beckley as county coroner succeeding W. J. Lyons. Eleven bids were received for feeding inmates at the County Poor Farm at Shady Springs, ranging from 29 to 75 cents per inmate per day.
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D. B. Jarrell
Beckley
Dr. Jarrell
W. J. Lyons
Shady Springs
Senate to probe 1929 Water Power act passage
Charleston W Va Feb 4 The state senate authorized a seven member committee to investigate how the 1929 Water Power act was passed amid debate over charges that newspapers alleged the bill was pushed surreptitiously. The probe follows a resolution of inquiry simmering since last night.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Senate
Senate
Henshaw
Berkeley
Senate Finance Committee
Ogden Newpapers
House
Taxation and Finance Committee
Public Service Commission
Hatfield
Republican
McDowell
W. G C. Cook
House of Delegates
State Road Commission
W. Va
Finance Committee
Rites Tomorrow for L A Pine in Princeton
Funeral services for Lewis Alexander Pine 74 of Princeton who died at his home Monday of pneumonia will be held tomorrow at 3 30 PM from the First Baptist church in Princeton. Mr Pine was well known to Raleigh county residents as a former local resident.
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Lewis Alexander Pine
Princeton
First Baptist Church
Pine
Raleigh County
Film star Bennett wins support suit in Seattle
Joan Bennett, film star, won a suit in Seattle to compel her divorced husband John Marion Fox, a Seattle broker, to pay $50 a month from his personal income for the support of their three year old daughter Adrienne. The suit alleged Fox was in arrears for Adrienne's support.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Joan Bennett
John Marion Fox
Adrienne
Fox
Gore named agriculture commissioner in South Carolina
Former Governor Howard M. Gore, who left office less than two years ago, is appointed commissioner of agriculture by Governor Conley to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John W. Smith. Gore, then in Charleston, accepts for the unexpired term and pledges to maintain existing policies and cooperative relations with department staff.
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Conley
John W. Smith
Associated Press
Charleston
Agriculture Department
Howard M. Gore
Gore
Gort
Coolidge
State Board of Public Works
Department
Smith
Morgantown
Shepard Gets No New Trial In Poison Murder Case
Topeka Kansas February 4 An appeal after denial of a motion for a new trial was all that stood between Major Charles A Shepard and a life prison term for the poison murder of his second wife Judge Richard J Hopkins in federal district court tonight the judge overruled defense objections and imposed the sentence set by a December jury date bond was fixed at twenty thousand dollars Shepard posted the bond and was released
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Charles A. Shepard
Richard J. Hopkins
Federal District Court
Todey
Army
Shepard
Hopkins
Fire destroys William A. Dancer plant in Hagerstown
A heavy blaze in Hagerstown Maryland destroyed the William A Dancer and Company flooring and lumber plant and two adjacent homes. Firemen from nearby Ear and Chambersburg aided as the loss was estimated between 150 000 and 175 000 chiefly to the lumber concern.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
William A. Dancer and Company
Lumber
Westel
Ears
Chambersburg
Weather forecast rough reading for the week
The weather shows fair conditions and a drop in temperature tonight with slightly colder air. Thursday is expected to be fair with temperatures rising in the western area.
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West Person
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Logan City
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State Dept
Clarksburg
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