Testimony begins in Hardman murder case
Winchester Kentucky December 12 county attorney Moore opened the prosecution in the Hardman murder trial of Scobee Hardman for the death of Leon Renaker. He argued the killing was cold blooded for gain supported by circumstantial evidence. The defense claimed robbery motive and noted missing bills in Renaker’s pocket.
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Winchester
Moore
Scobee Hardman
Leon Renaker
Commonwealth
Renaker
Cincinnati
Hardman
Muir
Kenaker
Clark County Court House
James G. Denny
Lexington
Nancy Catherine Renaker
Reese Fox
Storc
Veniremen
Shackelford
George Carr
J. S. Bryant
Sidney Long
A. Carmichael
D. C. Cruise
Fred Cornett
Ernest Hill
L. C. Agee
Moving Picture Theatres
Maury Kemper
Kemper
W. J. Baxter
Herbert Moore
Clark County
Wallace Muir
G. Pf.wycoff
Smith Hays
Clark Courty
Fayette County
Charles Quisenberry
Judge Shackelford
Prisoner Freed Over Tuberculosis Health Risk
Frankfort reports Governor Morrow remitted the jail sentence and $300 fine of Crate aries after doctors said his spinal tuberculosis makes him a threat to 38 inmates. The prisoner had been convicted of selling liquor in Knox county and sentenced to sixty days in jail.
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Frankfort
Morrow
Crate Aries
Knox County
Bazaar Candy Sale At Masonic Temple Saturday
Mrs S W Fife and her committee offer a Baptist bazaar with a variety of delicious candies at the Masonic Temple this Saturday and are taking orders in advance.
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S.W. Fife
Masonic Temple
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at Normal School Auditorium
Sidney Toler directs a single matinee of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come from John Fox Jr. at the Normal School auditorium on December 14. A 10 member cast with Jack the shepherd dog performs the Kin Kentucky tale of a waif boy and mountain life to a receptive audience. Janet Cameron plays the mountain girl and John Clayton portrays Chad with a strong supporting cast led by Lester Howard and Eugene Alive.
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Kindom Come
Sidney Toler
John Fox, Jr
Normal School
Jack
Nentucky Mountains
Janet Cameron
Richmond
Chad
John Clayton
Mr. Fox
Lester Howard
Squire Midgeton
Eugene
Major Buford
Missing Husbands Likely to Headline Local Theatre Feature
A Metro special feature titled Missing Husbands will be the main attraction at local theatres on Wednesday. The play adapts Pierre Benoit’s famous French novel Atlantide, portraying Antinea queen of a Sahara oasis who toys with lovers. Two French army explorers pursue her, one dies, and the survivor seeks Antinea with two officers.
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Metro
Pierre Benoit
Europe
Mona Lisa
Cleopatra
Antinea
Oasis
Sahara
Hts
A Good Move In Clark
The Clark county Chamber of Commerce will act as an egg exchange to standardize poultry production. Eggs from University of Kentucky farms will be distributed to farmers at cost, with any standard breed available to raisers.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Clark County
E. G Ingsbury
University of Kentucky
Dr Henry Orendorf Dies at 83 in Lexington
Dr Henry Orendorf aged 83 died in Lexington after a career practicing medicine in Louisville for fifty years. He contributed to local medical practice and community health.
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Henry Orendorf
Lexington
Louisville
Letters argue for keeping mail on Train 35 over Train 33
Superintendent Bird explains why early mail for Richmond and Madison County cannot move from Train 35 to Train 33. He notes that Train 33’s earlier Cincinnati departure would miss connections and delay important north and east mails, making Train 35 the better option unless Train 33 times are adjusted.
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Bird
Vdostoffice Department
Richmond
Madison County
Post Office Department
D. C
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Post
Slain Indiana Couple Found at Home and Barn
Middletown Indiana December 12 Associated Press William Shaffer 35 a farmer and his wife were found murdered today Their heads were severed and split with an axe The bodies were located by passing farmers The four year old daughter was unharmed but exposed and starved and unable to answer questions authorities believe the couple had been dead several days
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Middletown
Ind
William Shaffer
Shaffer
Haselden Gains Ground in Republican Lieutenant Governor Race
Louisvile Times notes Haselden of Crab Orchard Springs builds support for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. The businessman’s strategic position and status as a holdover may appeal to party “hand-pickers” in selecting the state ticket.
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Joe Haselden
Crab Orchard Springs
Haselden
Louisville Times
Normal Farm Sale Planned on December 30
The Normal Schoor farm on Barnes Mill pike will be offered at public sale on premises at 11 o clock a m December 30. Full description and further details will appear in this paper soon. For advance information contact T J Coates Faul Burnam or F C Centry.
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Schoor
Barnes Mill Pike
T. J. Coates
Faul Burnam
F. C. Centry
Normal Farm
Normal School
Paul Burnam
Five or six young game roosters seek good homes
Ben Leavell at Roberts' Livery Stable advertises five or six young game roosters needing homes for about a year. He offers to pay well to anyone who can provide about a dozen hens and is willing to eat his Shanghai rooster while keeping his male rooster for him.
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Ben Leavell
Roberts
Coal Sale at Gor den’s Cellar
Run of mine coal offered at 69 percent ash and block, six dollars delivered in cellar while supplies last. Order by phone 28 292 tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorden’s
Weather Forecast Shows Cold Wave Tonight Then Fair
Forecast calls for a sharp cold wave tonight with continued cold conditions. Wednesday is expected to be fair with lingering chill and dry air across the region.
Livestock Markets Report From Louisville Cincinnati and Chicago
Tuesday's livestock markets show cattle at Louisville at 409 head stable, hogs 1 600 down 25 cents with tops 8 50, sheep 100 steady. Cincinnati reports hogs 8 50 top with calves 6 to 11 50 and sheep 4 to 6, lambs 5 to 14, cattle 400 steady. Chicago lists 57 000 hogs and 15 000 cattle at 8 35.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mail Your Xmas Presents Early Urges Postal Chief
Postmaster Robert Barnum Jr urges early Christmas mailing to ensure on time delivery and reduce post office backlog. He notes crowds swell in final days and shares verses about late gifts as a caution. Messages remind senders to mail gifts early and include timely Christmas greetings.
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Robert RR. Burram, Jr
Barnam
Love Won Out Bride Hon Alexandra Checkley and Richard Ley
Hon Alexandra Checkley daughter of Viscount Knollys and god daughter of Queen Alexandra married Richard Ley. Checkley, a clerk in a London tobacco shop, met him while serving as a nurse in France during the war.
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Checkley
Viscount Knollys
Don Tobacco Store
France
Woman Wins Damage Suit From Governor Rusell
A verdict for the defendant was returned at 6 08 p m Monday night in a $100 000 damage suit brought by Frances Birkhead a stenographer of Oxford Miss against Governor Lee M Russell on charges of seduction and other allegations
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Oxford
Miss
Frances Birkhead
Lee M. Russel
Daugherty Impeachment Hearing Advances In House
The House Judiciary Committee voted to proceed with the impeachment hearing against Attorney General Daugherty after an hour and a half of wrangling. The move followed a procedural insistence by Representative Keller of Minnesota who brought the charges.
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Washington
House Judiciary Commmttee
Daugherty
Representative Keller
Minnesota
Collins declines to discuss moonshine raid plans
Lexington Kentucky December 12 Prohibition Director Sam Collins refused to discuss reports that 500 federal agents with bombing planes and machine guns would storm Menifee county to raid Bob Ballard and his moonshiners gang believed responsible for killing two federal agents days earlier.
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Lexington
Sam Collins
Menifee County
Bob Ballard
John Wanamaker Dead
John Wanamaker, 84, world famous merchant and former Postmaster General, died early today in Philadelphia after a long illness. He had been confined to his home since November with a heavy cold and is survived by his son Rodman in New York and two daughters in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Rodman
New York
Marcum Surrenders On Murder Indictment In Harlan
John Marcum former reformatory guard surrendered in Harlan Kentucky on a 5000 dollar bond after an indictment charging complicity in the murder of Miss Lura Parsons. He arrived with counsel and declined to discuss the case as efforts to locate James Robinson, also indicted, continue.
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Harlan, Ky
John Marcum
Reformatory
Lura Parsons
Marcum
James Robinson
Parsons
Tragic Crossing Death Near South Cynthiana
An unknown white man was killed at the South Cynthiana crossing Sunday by L. and N. train number 33. The body was mangled making identification impossible.
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South Cynthiana Crossing
Red Hogs Bred by Turley Sell Well
County Clerk W B Turley, a local breeder of registered Kentucky Red Berkshire hogs, reports strong sales across the country. The latest orders include boars and sows to buyers in Richmond, Austerlitz, Knoxville, Stanford, Cammack, Doeran, Lancaster, Lerimgher, and Brimgher with multiple animals sent to Rembe.
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W. B. Turley
Mr. Turney
United States
Burton Roberts
Richmond
Tom Crawford
Austerlitz
Alex McMillan
Knoxville
Tenn
V. Rembe
Lerimgher, la
Burley Tobacco Sales Reported in Kentucky Warehouses
The monthly Kentucky warehouse report shows burley tobacco sales for November: grower sales 3,214,737 pounds for 836,610.38 dollars at 25.71 per hundredweight, dealer sales 449,363 pounds for 113,770.20 dollars at 25.29, resale 152,196 pounds for 33,519.24 dollars at 23.34, total burley 3,816,298 pounds for 985,903.83 dollars at 25.83.
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Burley Tobacco
Kentucky
W. Hanna
Commissioner of Agriculture
Curley Tobacco
Gurley Tobacco
Lexington shooting rockes Perkins self defense claim
John B. Perkins 23 white shot and seriously wounded Tom Offut 24 white in Perkins restaurant at 607 South Broadway. Perkins says self defense. Irvine Tribune notes Coleman Benton and Dr Broaddus taken to a Lex hospital. Benton ill but improving. Mr and Mrs D B Rupert earlier injured in an Ohio auto wreck now moving to Florida after hospital care.
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Lexington
John B. Perkins
Tom Offut
Perkins
South Broadway
Irvine Tribune
Coleman Benton
Broaddus
Lexis
Benton
D. B. Rupert
Irvine
Zanesville
Ohio
Florida
Rupert
Normal Farm to Sell on December Fortythird
A Normal School farm is advertised for sale in December with full description and details to appear in local listings. The notice cites Paul Burnam, F C and Coates as parties to contact for information.
Gordon's Coal Yard Ad Promises Low Rates
NICE black coal at yard eight dollars delivered eight dollars fifty cents. Try a load from Gordon's, phone twenty eight. 292 tf.
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Gordon’s
Public Utilities Leadership Call to Include Citizens
Lexington, December 12 Public must be brought into confidence by utility operators and owners to achieve better service and broader good. Charles W. Manning urged cooperation between the public and utilities and praised progress and future potential.
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Manning
Public Utilities
Lexington
Charles W. Manning
Lexington Lanker
Kentucky Association of Public Utilities
Mr. Manning
United States
America
Cuzick School Progress and Local Visit News
Cuzick School shows steady progress. Miss Lucy Roberts of Richmond visited Texie Benton on Sunday. Honnie Reece and Shaffer Standford spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Grigg. N Howard is ill with cancer at home. Mrs Harry Flannery and Geneva, Irene, and Henrietta Flannery of Versailles visited Edgar Burgess’s sister. Mr and Mrs Harrison Gullet welcomed a baby girl.
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Lucy Roberts
Richmond
Texie Benton
Honnie Reece
Shaffer Standford
Ee Grigg
N. Howard
Harry Flannery
Geneva Flannery
Irene
Henrietta
Versailles
Edgar Burgess
Harrison Gullet
Christmas Shoppers Invited to Lunch in Lexington
Christmas Shoppers in Lexington are invited to lunch at McGurk and O'Brien in the heart of the shopping district. A special lunch is offered daily from 11 30 to 2 30 p m at affordable prices. The shop also features sandwiches hot chocolate candy and baked goods plus a line of Apollo Mars and Belle Campbell brands and its own home made candy and cakes.
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Lexington
Mars
Belle- Camp
McGurk & O'Brien
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Fayette
Associated Press
Lexington and Fayette County
J. A. Coyle
Ashland Avenue
W LH. Giltner
Keff. Elkin
Harrodsburg Pike
W. PD
Walnut Gill
J. W. Smith
Georgetown Pike
Horace H. Wilson
Linden Walk
John Calhoun
J. J. Shropshire
East Main Street
Peter ‘. Powell
North Broadway
Uilou
Dirae
Kingdom Come
Clark
Indiana
Alexandra
Richard
Gove
Collins
Ballard
Harlan
Turley
Burley
Cuzick
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