Landowners Liable for Liquor Sales Under Prohibition
Federal Judge McClintic rules land owners who allow residents to run liquor operations can be prosecuted under prohibition laws. Bailey, convicted of transporting liquor and fined 500 dollars, prompted the judge to seek collection from the landowner's company. Several other liquor cases in Davis Creek and surrounding counties resulted in jail terms and pending deliberations.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Federal Court Bench
George W. McClintic
Earl S. Bailey
Davis Creek
Chillicothe Industrial Reformatory
Bailey
Arnold P. Bradshaw
Nicholas County
Wayne Thomas
Dewitt
Fayette County
Wayne County
Atlanta
Selwyn Evans
Kermit
Mingo County
Woman Gets New Hearing in Separate Maintenance Case
Charleston November 24 Mrs Mae McCormick Edwards Huntington was granted an appeal by the state supreme court from a Cabell county circuit court ruling in her separate maintenance suit against C Fred Edwards Huntington mattress maker. The lower court awarded $250 monthly alimony 750 in counsel fees and 2700 past due alimony with her appeal challenging the adequacy of the monthly award.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Mae McCormick Edwards
Huntington
State Supreme Court
Cabell County Circuit Court
C. Fred Edwards
Baltimore and Ohio seeks to drop 16 West Virginia trains
Hearings open before the public service commission on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad plan to discontinue 16 passenger trains in West Virginia. Protesters attended as the company targets trains between Richwood Clarksburg Grafton Wheeling Charleston Morgantown Buckhannon Pickens and Tygarta Junction with several motor runs named.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Dorsey W. Cork
Clarksburg
Richwood
Grafton
Wheeling
Gassaway
Morgantown
M. & K. Junction
Buckhannon
Pickins
Tygarta Junction
Girls Disappear Sought By Police
Two Raleigh county 15 year old girls vanished within a week of each other. Marie Wallace disappeared November 14 from Odd area. Beatrice Anglin left Skelton between November 21 night and morning. State police say evidence of kidnapping possible. two men, Ray and Dora Meadows, are held on contributing to delinquency charges.
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Raleigh County
Odd
Skelton
Marie Wallace
Nan Wallace
Ray
Dora Meadows
Raleigh
W. H. McGinnis
Charleston
Beatrice Anglin
H. L.anglin
Anglin
Wallace
Man Narrowly Escapes Lynch Mob in Maryland
George Davis, 28, was rushed to Baltimore city jail for safety as about 300 Kent County residents stormed Talbot County jail in Easton seeking him. Davis, accused of attempting to assault Mrs. Elizabeth Lushy, 25, wife of a Kent County farmer near Kennedysville, was captured in Wilmington, Delaware and brought to Chestertown jail yesterday.
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Associated Press
Easton
George Davis
Baltimore City
Talbot County
Davis
Elizabeth Lushy
Kent County
Kennedysville
Wilmington
Del
Kent
Chestertown
Farm dispute turns fatal with two bodies found
In Eagle River Wisconsin a farmer Michael Stakich, 48, killed by shotgun fire and his farm overseer Brozo Piterlik, who died by his own hand after a quarrel over farm management. Stakich’s house and farm buildings were burned, and a posse found Piterlik near the Eagle River airport with a revolver beside him. The shotgun used against Stakich rested on a stump nearby.
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Prass Eagle River
Wis
Michael Stakich
Brozo Piterlik
Stakich
Piterlik
Eagle River
Stakick
Suit Filed for 815000 Damages Between Scarbro and Maynor
A new circuit court suit seeks 815000 in damages. Plaintiff Ernest Scarbro is represented by Clay Crouse and Clarence Meadows against defendants R L Maynor and Bill Maynor.
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Circuit Clerk’s Office
Ernest Scarbro
R. L. Maynor
Bill Maynor
Clay Crouse
Clarence Meadows
Weather in Kansas City Sets Pace for Record Warmth
Weather history notes a clash between winter and summer with new high November temps in the east, abnormal midwest rain, and snow and freezing in much of the west as Thanksgiving approaches. Cleveland sees blooming flowers and a second fruit harvest. California citrus belts burn smudgepots to meet freezing risk.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Middle West
West
Cleveland
Citrus
California
Extra Guard At White House Pickets Reported
Washington sources say the White House and national capital police placed an extra guard after reports that communists planned to picket the executive mansion. No injuries or arrests reported as security tightened in the capital.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
National Capital
Base Stone to McCreery Is Complete
Progress on the Lanark McCreery segment of the Beckley Prince road advances with base stone laid over five miles and preparations for a mid day Thanksgiving style celebration at Mat Radford’s home. County prisoners and officials will attend as judges Dunn Ward and Harless speak. Remaining 1.2 miles should receive base stone by December 15 if weather holds. The project is county run, with base widths from 18 to 25 feet and about twenty five prisoners employed.
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Lanark-McCreery
Beckley-Prince Road
W. C. Romine
Mat Radford
Batoff Mountain
Raleigh County Court
Hugh A. Dunn
C. M. Ward
C. R. Harless
Romine
Lanark
McCreery
Radford
Estill Plan Is Approved for Insane Hospital Receiving Unit
Charleston reports H N Bradley, president of the state board of control, heartily approved Calvert L Estill s suggestion to designate one of the state hospitals for the insane as a receiving institution for diagnostic purposes Estill urged using the unit to study individual cases before final commitment and Bradley said the matter will be considered by the board at the earliest date.
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Associated Press
Charleston
H. N. Bradley
State Board of Control
Calvert L. Estill
Public Health Association
Morgantown
Estill
Bradley
Board of Control
White Joins Pinchot in Red Cross Relief Appeal
Governor White of Ohio and Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania called for Red Cross involvement to aid American children affected by unemployment. White resisted narrowing the appeal to coal miners' children and doubted the Red Cross charter or resources would permit broad relief.
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Columbus
White
Ohio
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Democrats To Hold Gathering Tonight
Democrats meet this evening in the basement of Beckley National Bank called by Dr. K. M. Jarrell chairing the county executive committee. Plans for a rally and possible banquet to be discussed. meeting set for 7 30 p m and urged attendance by all interested party members.
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Beckley National Bank
K. M. Jarrell
Feud Sparks Tea Room Shooting in Washington
Police tied the Colonial Tea Room shooting to a feud between rival vice gangs rather than a robbery. Four injured and one killed, including Grover Aimick, a gas station worker. Several arrests followed in Philadelphia, with two more anticipated near Bladensburg Road. Names linked to police records include Charles Leavitt Doggy and John J. Bartlet, among others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Colonial Tea Room
Philadelphia
Road House
Bladensburg
Charles Leavitt
Baltimore
Doggy
John J. Bartlet
Columbia
Penna
Nicholas Troneo
Ciscerto Ranzulli
Grover Aimick
Verne Edwards
Thomas Simone
Norman Ery
Leavitt
No Turkey Dinner At State Penitentiary
Moundsville West Virginia November 24 inmates at the state penitentiary will dine on roast pork for Thanksgiving instead of the usual turkey. Warden A C Scroggins announced the change explaining only the pork and side dishes will be served with sweet potatoes laver cake and other fixins. The annual prison minstrel will perform in two shows, one in the afternoon and one in the evening.
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Associated Press
Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
State Penitentiary
A. C. Scroggins
Big Stone
Mississippi Adopts Cotton Curtailment Plan
Jackson Miss November 24 The southwide uniform cotton control conference adopted the Texas curtailment plan calling for a fifty percent reduction in planting in 1932 and 1933 as the recommended relief legislation for southern states Ten of the fourteen cotton producing states voted for the plan North Carolina abstained The Texas lead in acreage curtailment has already been followed by South Carolina Arkansas and Mississippi
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Uniform Cotton Control Conference
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Varied Thanksgiving Day Program Planned in Beckley
Beckley and Raleigh Summers counties plan a Union Thanksgiving service at First Baptist Church at 10 AM under the Beckley ministerial association to benefit Associated Charities. At 3 PM Woodrow Wilson and Hinton High football clash on the local gridiron. Salvation Army service at 7:30 PM on Prince Street with Charleston visitors Ensign Gladys Harmon and Miss Anna Ingalls. Stores close. post office hours shortened. charitable work continues.
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Beckley
Ministerial Association of
First Baptist Church
J. E. Bird
Fof
Methodist Episcopal Church
Associated Charities
Woodrow Wilson
Hinton
Raleigh
Summers
Salvation Army
Prince Street
Frances’ Roberts
Beckley Corps
Gladys Harmon
Charleston
Anna Ingalls
Salvation Army Girls
Kings’ Daughters
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
E. M. Payne
Moonlight Flight Kills Three at Latrobe Airport
A moonlight airplane landing near Latrobe Pennsylvania killed three men. Pilot Lou Strickler, 18, guided the ship that struck Robert Pescatore 24 and Phillip Duffy 23 who died instantly. Allen Feather 21, died later at Latrobe hospital from a fractured skull and broken back.
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Associated Press
Latrobe
Lou Strickler
Robert Pescatore
Phillip Duffy
Allen Feather
Latrobe Hospital
Mayor Walker Seeks Pardon For Mooney
Mayor James Walker and a group of attorneys arrived in San Francisco to petition Governor James Rolph Jr. for a pardon for Thomas Mooney, who is serving a life sentence in San Quentin for the July 1916 Preparedness parade bombing.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
James Walker
New York
James Rolph, Jr
California
Thomas Mooney
San Quentin
Liquor Tanker Raritan Sun Seized After Raid
Federal agents fired at crew to halt unloading 5000 cases of liquor from the tanker Raritan Sun at Bushy’s Dry Dock Brooklyn. Vessel valued at 200000, cargo 350000, eight trucks 50000 seized. Sun Oil company says cooperation with government. eight crew members arrested, to be arraigned. Prohibition agents suspect cargo taken beyond twelve mile limit from Philadelphia. Separately Newark raiders seize stills and distillery alcohol. operators escape via alarm system.
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Associated Press
New York
Bushy‘s Dry Dock
Brooklyn
Sun Oil Company
Charles Stannis
Philadelphia
George M. Brewer
Rartan Sun
Newark
Kentucky miners seek continuance in Jones murder trial
Mount Sterling Ky Nov 24 The defense asked for a continuance until the January term in the murder trial of W B Jones secretary of the Evarts coal miners union. The prosecution objected and a recess was taken to file its statement of reason and to allow counsel to agree on trial timing. The trial had been set for today.
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Associated Press
Mount Sterling
W. B. Jones
Coal Miners Union
Evarts
Curtis Unknown On 1932 Candidacy
Vice President Curtis said he had not decided whether to seek renomination or run for the Kansas Senate. He denied publishing reports of a definite decision and said he had not authorized any such statement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Curtis
Kansas
Japanese and Chinese clash near Mukden in Manchuria
Reports from Mukden in Manchuria describe ongoing fighting between Japanese troops and a Chinese raiding party on the outskirts of Hsinmintum with casualties expected. Earlier dispatches noted Japanese forces moving south from Mukden engaging a bandit force estimated at 12,000 as operations continued in the region.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Mukden
Hsinmintum
Manchuria
Chinechow
Real war feared in Manchuria over Chiang alliances
Tokyo sources warned of a real war in Manchuria if Chiang Kai-Shek travels north to join Chiang Hsueh with former Manchurian governor Laing cited as an ally. Reports said a plan is underway. Paris meanwhile reported the League of Nations council made no progress on the Manchurian issue awaiting Dr. Wellington Koo’s purported new plan from Nanking.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Hsueh
Laing
Mah Chan Shan
Paris
League of Nations Council
Wellington Koo
Nanking
Jonben Lad Shot in Leg After Hunting Accident
Tommy Adkins aged 16 of Jonben was treated at Beckley hospital for a gunshot wound to the lower left leg from an accidental discharge. He and companion Fred Sayers, also 16, were hunting near Jonben when Sayers’ gun fired. Adkins reported no fractured bones and said both boys were from Jonben. Ed Sexton transported Adkins to the hospital.
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Tommy Adkins
Leweis Adkins
Jonben
Beckley Hospital
Adkins
Fred Sayers
Ed Sexton
Stock market opens irregularly higher in New York
New York news records an irregularly higher opening as U S Steel Allied Chemical Case and Worthington gain about a point. American Can Standard Gas Union Pacific Pennsylvania and American Telephone rise about half a point. Western Union falls over two to a fresh low while New Haven slides more than half.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Steel
Allied Chemical
Case
Worthington
American Can
Standard Gas
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
American Telephone
Western Union
New Haven
Weather outlook for tonight to Wednesday
Rain tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures in the far east and colder in the far west. Much colder Wednesday and Wednesday night.
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McClintic
Timber Company
Supreme Court
Alice Mason
Delavan
John
Mildred
J. J. Crosby
Ernest Fleming
Pinchot
Walker
Mooney
Hoover
Hiram Johnson
Chicago
Kentucky
Chinchow
Jonben Lad
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