Apple core motive retrial in Tate murder case
A Helena court retrial opened over James Tate accused of killing neighbor Dave Henley in cold blood after a child tossed an apple core during a quarrel. Prosecutor Ned Ragland revisited the October incident on a side street, recounting how Henley’s child told her mother and how Tate’s son argued with Henley as they passed the Tate home.
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James Tate
Helen
Dave Henley
Henley
Ned H. Ragland
Barbara Farmer
Tate
Ragland
Little Joe Tate
Fifty Jurors Named For February Term
Names of fifty petit jurors drawn for the February term of circuit court are on the clerk's records. Jurors will report February 17, opening day, including Andrew Asbury and W. B. Ware among others from Beckley, Mabscott, Glen Daniels, and nearby communities.
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Circuit Court
Petit Jurors
Jackson Smith
George W. Prince
Andrew Asbury
Dry Creek
Ervin Allen
Raleigh
James H. Akers
Sophia
W. L. Akers
H. L. Ballou
Beckley
S. E. Birchfield
Lester
J. N. Brown
Irvin Goldstein
Larkin Gunther
Theron Hayes
Blue Jay
W. L. Hylton
East Gulf
W. M. Harvey
Negro
Charles Halstead
Whitby
J. L. Hurley
Irish Mountain
Carlos Jarrell
Dorothy
Boyd Maddy
Glen Morgan
M. F. Noel
T. R. Ragland
Harry A. Roberts
Glen Daniels
L. P. Wallace
Penman
Omer Young
Saxon
Perry A. Cook
J. C. Bailey
Jack Bair
Stover
Auto Workers Jobless May Be Aided By Plan Effort
The Associated Press reports bipartisan support in Congress for a plan to aid 4 million laid off auto workers with a paid schooling period. Up to 24 a week for 26 weeks would fund training in aircraft and war equipment production, aiming to speed Detroit plant conversions and sustain war output. Congress may rapidly approve 450 to 600 million dollars for the program.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Rep. Martin
Mass
House
Roosevelt
Brown
D-Mich
Detroit
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Biddle
Truman
D.-Mo
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Senate-House
Weekend jail activity hits new high in Raleigh County
Raleigh County law enforcement reported their busiest week end in months with nearly 100 arrests and 60 jailed for drunkenness over two days. Dozens faced charges from forgery and auto larceny to moonshine possession and disorderly conduct, with multiple suspects held for investigation and arraignments pending.
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Raleigh
Bob Brown
Theodore Lillard
Harold Smith
Hubert Sheren
G. O Mills
Tommy Roberts
George Parker
Foley Brothers
Beckley Ice and Feed Company
Nixon Furniture Company
Dias Florist Shop
John F Parker
Sheron
Knoxville
Tennessee
John F. Parker
Woodrow Meek
Crab Orchard
C. C. Taylor
Dora Saunders
New
Raleigh Road
West Virgina
Earl Allen
J. B. Dunn
Arthur Harrah
Arnold Lawson
Beckley
Bernard Worley
Harold Adkins
Allen Roberts
Frenchie Brown
A. H. Crawford
Street Lilly
Mathew Hawkins
Emmitt Dunkley
Jessie Carter
John Prunty
Bill Jenkins
John Stanton
Ed McBreyer
Pauline Cook
Three Plead Guilty In Open Court This Morning
Three defendants pleaded guilty in a morning session before Judge Clay S. Crouse. Larkin Klein admitted aiding convict Clyde Aliff to escape and was released on bond until February 5 for sentencing. Orbra Maynor and Edward Stover pled guilty to disturbing public worship and received six months in jail, $25 fines, costs, and one year probation.
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Clay S. Crouse
Larkin Klein
Clyde Aliff
Orbra Maynor
Edward Stover
Attacks on Luzons Defenders Lessen
Washington reports Japanese patrols active against American and Filipino forces in the Philippines but results remain indecisive. Ground operations were desultory after a heavy Japanese attack, with enemy air activity confined to reconnaissance. MacArthur notes Filipinos in occupied areas have been dispossessed of transportation, evicted from farms, and crops seized.
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Associated Press
Washington
Philippines
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Beckley
Philippine Theater
MacArthur
Douglas A. MacArthur
Soviets Open New Major Drive on Nazis
London dispatch reports the Soviet command launching a major assault across Lake Ladoga to cut off the Schlusselburg end of the German line near Leningrad. News says fighting grows intense with a sustained push past German defenses between Schlusselburg and the Moscow Leningrad Railway, though no decisive breakthrough yet. Further reports note close combat in Mozhaisk and Orel as Red troops engage on the Moscow front.
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Associated Press
London
Lake
Ladoga
Schlosselburg
Leningrad
Schlusselburg
Moscow-Leningrad
Red Cross Drive Reaches Quarter Mark in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Red Cross war relief campaign nears 25 percent of a $10,000 goal with $2,487.51 raised. Donors include Leckie Fire Creek Coal employee contributing $48.30, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Fink $5, Walter D. Hall $1, and Mrs. H. L. Crawford $5.
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Raleigh
Red Cross War Relief
Leckie Fire Creek Coal Company
C. H. Fink
Walter D. Hall
H. L. Crawford
Mongrel Does His Futile Best
A wet dog named Babe led Harvey Erb and Eric to the frozen Pennpack Creek where the four year old Joanne was found beneath the ice. The dog had marks on the ice suggesting it tried to save the child in a tragic drowning.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Babe
Harvey Erb
Pennpack Creek
Eric
Joanne
Von Brauchitsch Is in Hospital After Operation
London Reuters reports Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch, former German army commander, underwent a successful operation despite serious heart trouble two months earlier. He is recovering at home and will need a long rest. Hitler sent best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Associated Press
London
Walther von Brauchitsch
von Brauchitsch
Reuters
D.N.B
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Losses Mount as U boats Sink Allan Jackson Third Tanker
The Atlantic war reached US shores as the Standard Oil tanker Allan Jackson, unarmed, was torpedoed, becoming the third such loss in a week. Thirteen survivors, six hospital cases, and four bodies were landed at Norfolk, while 22 crew members are presumed lost. Details were withheld for security as sea and air search teams scoured the area.
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Associated Press
United States
Allan Jackson
Norfolk
Fifth Naval District
New York
Naval Public Relations Department For Tea
Wife charged in shooting of husband in Fayette County
Officials said the wife of 41 year old William Dangerfield of Lawton faced a preliminary hearing on felonious assault after he was shot in the jaw yesterday morning. Hospital reports showed the bullet exited behind the ear and his condition remained unchanged. Mrs Dangerfield claimed it was an accident while Dangerfield asked for mercy and did not want her jailed.
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Fayette County
William Dangerfield
Lawton
John Collings
Kansas City
T.W.A
Los Angeles
Harold N. Graves
Secretary of the Treasury
Miss Lombard
Jack Benny
Battle for Singapore Tightens as Japanese Advance Looms
As Japanese forces push toward Singapore, British lines melt back in Johore with heavy fighting near Segamat and Muar. Royal Air Force jets raid Japanese transports, while civilians endure air raids and the British call for men under 41 to register for military service as the frontline closes within about 90 miles of the pivotal base.
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Associated Press
Malaya
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
Borneo
Balik Papan
Sabang
Sumatra
Johore
Segamat
Johore Strait
Muar
Gemas
R.A.F
Actress Carole Lombard Among 22 Victims In Mountain Crash
LAS VEGAS NEV. The bodies of Carole Lombard and 21 others lay in a Las Vegas morgue as crews worked to retrieve the remaining 13 victims from a mountaintop crash. The actress died from injuries. Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy mourn her loss. double funeral planned for Lombard and her mother.
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Associated Press
Las Vegas
Nev
Carole Lombard
Miss Lombard
Edgar J. Mannix
M.G.M. Studios
Los Angeles
Clark Gable
Elizabeth Peters
Studio
Otto Winkler
Spencer Tracy
Hollywood
Six couples seek licenses in county clerk's office
The county clerk's office lists six couples applying for marriage licenses. Thomas Dodd age 46 and Laura Anderson age 45 of Rhodell. Haven Cundiff Rorrer age 20 of Hollywood and Thirsey Taylor age 18 of Crab Orchard. James Edward Robinette age 22 of Princeton and Kittle Marie Jarrell age 21 of Dry Creek. Arlie Venson Cox age 19 and Mildred Kathleen Whietly age 17 of Ghent. Aby Graham Nipper age 21 of Winding Gulf and Marie Katherine Smith age 19 of Fireco. C Claude Stover age 28 and Velma Lorene Williams age 21 of Artie.
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Thomas Dodd
Laura Anderson
Rhodell
Haven Cundiff Rorrer
Hollywood
Thirsey Taylor
Crab Orchard
James Edward Robinette
Princeton
Kittle Marie Jarrell
Dry Creek
Arlie Venson Cox
Mildred Kathleen Whietly
Ghent
Aby Graham Nipper
Winding Gulf
Marie Katherine Smith
Fireco
C. Claude Stover
Velma Lorene Williams
Artie
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