Otero Trial Date Set For November 12
Frank Otero the alleged axe slayer of his wife at Calloway Heights last summer faces trial in Raleigh County Criminal Court on November 12 Judge Hugh A Dunn appointed W A Riffe and Kermit A Locke to represent him though he had earlier refused counsel In other actions John Morrison and J H Harvell confessed to breaking into the Clyde Lilly store near Ghent and were sentenced to ten years Judge Dunn also fined J A Monico five dollars for assault and battery with other confessions by Tracey Miller Sherman Henderson James Dunbar Ken Hall and Waldo Maddy awaiting sentence with sentencing later set and more details to follow on page five
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Frank Otero
Calloway Heights
Hugh A. Dunn
Raleigh County Criminal Court
W. A. Riffe
Kermit A. Locke
Otero
Criminal Court
John Morrison
J. H. Harvell
Clyde Lilly
Ghent
Dunn
State
J. A. Monico
Tracey Miller
Sherman Henderson
James Dunbar
Ken Hall
Waldo Maddy
Cadet Sheridan Sustains Fractured Neck in Yale Game
Cadet Richard B. Sheridan of Augusta 62 regular right end on the Army team suffered a broken neck early in the fourth period of the Yale game. His fourth vertebra was fractured and he was placed in a respirator after an emergency operation. Physicians at New Haven Hospital raced to save his life as details of the incident unfolded following a kickoff return by Dud Parker.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Richard B. Sheridan
Augusta
Army
Yale
New Haven Hospital
Sheridan
Dud Parker
Eliback
Robert Lassiter, Jr
Eli
Lassiter
Samuel C. Harvey
Harvey
Pr. Harvey Cushing
Boston
Last Rites For Cade Held This Morning
Funeral services will be held from the Holiness church at Rhodell this morning at 11 o'clock for Henry L. Cadle, 37, who died at his home Friday morning of a heart attack. Burial will be in Graham cemetery near Rhodell. Surviving: widow and children Joe Elmer Tommy Fred Helen. four brothers Lige Gus Jor Dave. sister Mrs Erma Bell. Foster undertakers directed.
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Holiness Church
Rhodell
Henry L. Cadle
Graham Cemetery
Foster Undertakers
Mr. Cadle
Joe
Elmer
Tommy
Fred
Helen Cadle
Lige Cadle
Blue Jay
Gus
Corinne
Jor Cad
Union Bus Depot Section in Register
The Register today features a tabloid size section on the new Union Bus depot opened on Prince street. It serves all bus lines with Beckley routes and promises reduced traffic on South Kanawha street, benefiting both transportation companies and the city.
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The
Register
Union
Prince Street
Beckley
South Kanawha Street
Prisoner Blamed In Car Wreck In Raleigh County
Edwin Holt held in Raleigh county jail facing desertion charges from the navy and a local case of causing a wreck that injured Justice of the Peace H P Stone and a passenger on West Neville street. Stone chased Holt after Holt grabbed the wheel and leaped from the car, slamming into a utility pole. Stone credited Officer Jack Williams for swift capture and Holt remained jailed awaiting federal custody.
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Beckley Hospital
Holt
Cuy
Jack Williams
Stone
Eccles
Beckley
Neville Street
C. Y D. Wood
Mabscott
Williams
Water firm gets appeal
Beckley and Mabscott face another court hearing over a rate increase request by Beckley Water Company. The state supreme court allowed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court upon the plaintiff's motion. The PSC denied the full increase sought though it granted 7300 in increases. the firm aimed for 84000 and was represented by W. H. File and Fred O. Bluse.
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Beckley Water Company
Beckley
Mabscott
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
Beckley and
W. H.file
Fred O. Bluse
Charity drive to raise five thousand dollars this week
The Associated Charities campaign to raise a $5,000 relief fund starts tomorrow with 24 canvassers in eight teams. Chairman George W. Bright says volunteers will work after a 9 o'clock chamber of commerce conference, urging residents to donate to treasurer R. M. French.
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Associated Charities
Chamber of Commerce
Bair Building
George W. Bright
R. M. French
L. H. Davis
Anielated Charities
Venue Change Granted for Mrs Lowther Trial
Mrs Julia Maude Lowther the confessed slayer of Mrs Clara Smith won a new trial and was ordered moved from Ashtabula to Wayne County Jail in Wooster where she will stand trial December 1 Judge A W Overmyer presiding and sitting by assignment the 23 year old housemaid appeared in court smiling and in apparent good health.
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Associated Press
Ashtabula
Owl
Julia Maude Lowther
Clara Smith
A. W. Overmyer
Fremont
Wayne County
Wooster
Smith
Ruth Nichols Sets Out to Break Flight Record Across Nation
Ruth Nichols, American aviatrix, departs Oakland at 8 17 p m EST aiming for a non stop New York flight to set a new distance record for women. She carries 550 gallons of gasoline and 25 gallons of oil along with food and drink including water coffee sandwiches candy and gum for the journey.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Ruth Nichols
Aviatrix
New York
Rye
N. Y
Mollie Clay Dies At Home In Raleigh County
Mollie Clay widow of Mandiville Clay and sister of Milton and LG Curtis died at 9 P M after a stroke at her Gily avenue home. She had a prior stroke and had lived in Beckley recently with her son Clyde. Surviving are three sons Clyde Jack Hobart a daughter Dere Wood and several siblings with funeral planned at Oak Grove Church near Cleveland School.
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Mandiville Clay
Eccles
Gily Avenue
Milton Curtis
LG. Curtis
Beckley
Raleigh County
Oak Grove
Cleveland School
Paul Smith
Calfec Undertaking
Blast Traps Coal Miners At Mocanique Mine
An explosion of gas trapped several miners at the West End Coal Company mine in Mocanaqua. Six workers were initially listed as missing, while two men were severely burned and evacuated to Nanticoke State Hospital. Rescuers, led by West End officials, searched the callery but could not confirm the missing men. The rescued workers were Gabriel Kavart and John Yagmani, both 40s, unable to provide details on others still missing.
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Associated Press
Wilkes-Barre
West End Coal Company
Mocaniqua
Nanticoke State Hospital
Gabriel Kavart
John Yagmani
Democrats in Raleigh to hold county meeting soon
Dr. K M Jarrell, Raleigh county executive chair, announced plans for a near term meeting in Beckley with dinner, tickets available by reservation, to discuss Roosevelt for President clubs and the 1932 campaign. The event aims to organize county support without dictating presidential choices.
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K. M. Jarrell
Raleigh County
Beckley
Jarrell
F. RB. Summers
Roosevelt Southern Chha
Atlanta
Summers
Roosevelt
President Glub
Raleigh
Jeller Sar
West Virginia
Charleston
Tarrell
New York
Union Bus Depot Gets New Tenants on Prince Street
The Homeseekers Land and Building Company and three tenants Raleigh Insurance Agency Haleigh Loan Company and Beckley Investment will occupy five offices on the second floor of the new Union Bus depot on Prince Street. Otway F Cook notes safes were moved but left overnight awaiting lift to a second story window for entry. EF S Cooper assisted with the move and local transfer operations.
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Womeseekers Land and Building Company
Raleigh Insurance Agency
Haleigh Loan Company
North Heber Street
Union Bus
Prince Street
Beckley Investment Company
Otway F Cook
Homeseekers Land and Building Company
Cook
Cooper
Capone Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Pen
Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in federal prison with a $50,000 fine and court costs. He shows rage as he is escorted to Leavenworth after court, then held at the county jail pending a writ of supersedeas for appeal. The judge delays transfer to allow filing.
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Associated Press
Federal Building
Chicago
Scarface al” Capone
Capone
James H. Wilkerson
United States
Internal Revenue
Cnards
Wilkerson
Leavenworth
Circuit Court of Appeals
Russian Sub Sinks After Collision With Grattia
An unidentified submarine sank in the Gulf of Finland after colliding with the German steamer Grattia. About 50 crew members are believed lost. The Grattia sustained damage but continued toward Baltic ports with a timber cargo. News reports note limited details and possible Soviet efforts to withhold information.
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Associated Press
London
Gulf of Finland
Helsingfors
Bolton
Grattia
Leningrad
Baltic
Boundary dispute settlement eyed for Red River tract
The Texas Arkansas boundary dispute over a 4600 acre Red River tract near Texarkana nears a tentative solution. Hunters may use licenses from either state for now. Officials from both states met and agreed to have three engineers determine the river’s effect on the line from five years ago.
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Tress Liltrock
Ark
Mansas
Texas
Arkansas
Texa
Red River
Texarkana
Auto wreck victims rushed to hospital after crash
Two Tams men, Raymond Lytton aged 20 and Tommy Miller aged 24, were treated at Beckley hospital after their car left the road and rolled over near Tams. Lytton suffered a possible back injury and Miller had chest injuries. First aid volunteers Edward Fisher and others aided at the scene and at the Pats hospital. Miller, from Chilhowie, Va., and Lytton, son of Mrs. Laura Lytton, were accompanied by friends. Ambulance service from Rose Funeral Home aided in transport.
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Tams
We McCulloch
Beckley Hospital
Raymond Lytton
Tommy Miller
Miller
Berkley
Pats
Lytton
Dero McGatloch
First Ad
Rose Funeral Home
Chilhowie
Laura Lytton
Sams
Bareet Lytton
Robert Hancock
Edward Fisher
George Stone
Porter Hall
AL. G. Powell
Legion Membership In State Shows Increase
Dr. T. C. Moorefield, former Raleigh Conny Post No. 32 commander, reported state wide Legion membership drive progress. About 1440 members joined for 1932, 501 more than on the same date last year, and early dues payments aid local and state units in reaching a new membership record.
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T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh Conny Post No. 32
American Legion
Nander
Yveserday
Moorefield
Atu
Post
Department
Fliers Mother Dies in Warrensburg at 83
Mrs. Henrietta Bennett, mother of aviator Floyd Bennett who died aiding trans-Atlantic pilots in Canada, passed away in Warrensburg New York. She was 83.
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Associated Press
Warrensburg
N.Y
Henrietta Bennett
Floyd Bennett
Canada
Cops Scoff At Judd Woman Letter Story
Los Angeles police retrieved a letter allegedly written by Winnie Ruth Judd to her husband Dr. W. L. CoM. They say it contradicts her self defense claim in the deaths of two women, Mig Medvig Samuelson and Agnes Le Roi. The note mentions quarrels over a man, a pistol, and subsequent killings, with Judd surrendering after bodies were found in trunks. Police deem the letter part of the case’s evidence as investigations continue.
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Dudd
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Independent group names unsatisfactory GOP speakership candidates
An independents faction in Washington D C criticized the leading Republicans Tisan of Connecticut and Snell of New York as unsuitable, urging independents to push for a constructive program or back a speaker candidate. Senator Watson predicted Democrats would organize and John Garner would be the next speaker, noting the current House balance after Hale's death.
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Assoriaind
Washington
del. 2.S
Gheisteau
Minnesota
Tisan
Connecticut
Snell
New York
West
Christagai
Watson
Indiana
Joh N. Garner
Texas
Bloomington
House
Fletcher Hale
New
Weather Forecast for North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather outlook shows fair and cooler conditions Sunday and Monday, with fair skies later in the week. Rain chances midweek, likely Thursday or Friday, with colder spell early in the period and frost possible in the northern areas. Warmer conditions expected by Thursday.
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North
Middle Atantic
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Harvel
Cade
Union Bus Depot
Navy
Squire
Comb City
Hoover
Pierre Laval
France
Moover
Stimson
Mollie Clay
Democrats
Confab
Scarface al Sove
Boi
Legion
Flier
Judd
Sammy
Aylor
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