Piercy Held In Jail At Winchester After Court Appearance
Lawrence Piercy, held to the February term of circuit court under $30,000 bond on charges including assault, abduction, and attempting to kill Peter W. Wells, was moved to Winchester jail for confinement until February. Federal and local officers, plus Deputy Sheriff Mullins, argued over where he should be jailed. a compromise placed him in Winchester with tight supervision. The proceedings included a long examination, with Piercy’s attorney pleading not guilty and detailing the alleged crime and subsequent events, while the prosecutor urged high bond due to gravity. Judge Price set Piercy’s bond at $30,000 for grand jury action in February.
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Lawrence Piercy
Peter W. Wells
Winchester
Lexington
Sant P Bush
Mercy
U. S
Wiard
Frankfort
Harry Miller
Piercy
Richmond
Jam
Mullins
Ercys
Federal Grand Jury
Tyrone
Lextneton
Wiara
Keith
R. C. Oldham
Mick Keith
Miller
Wells
River Hill
Crossing Bridge
Judy Price
Fayette County
Faycette County
Barnam
Price
Oldnam
Bond
Monk Wilson
Maple Avenue
Ross-Shipp Co
Fayette
Monk Vison
Sant
College Hill
Am One
Walter Wells
Hte
Hher
Burnam
Slowac
Mierey
al Is
O. P. Jackson
Madison County
Moonshine Raids Target 200 Stills Across Counties
Prohibition officers from Lexington led raids in Richmond gathering at the federal building preparing to move against moonshine operations. They suspected targets in Madison Gill section and Estill counties with Kinard Kavanaugh White Swartz among agents ready for action.
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Fields
Lexington
Richmond
Federal
Tig Gill
Madison
Estill County
Shiner
Madison County
Kinnard, Kavanaugh, White and Swartz
New Postmaster to Be Named Soon for Richmond Ky
Washington announces a vacancy at Richmond Kentucky and calls Civil Service to conduct examination for eligible candidates. Postmaster R C Stockton has served long and waits for action. The dispatch notes a good Republican will fill the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Washington
R. C. Stockton
Lexington Herald
Postolice Department
Civil Service Commission
Sale of Jeff Cox household goods on Jack's Creek pike
Auction notice states household goods belonging to Jeff Cox will be sold on the Jack's Creek pike Thursday at 10 o'clock. Bob Walker will be on the block.
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Jeff Cox
Jack’s Creek Pike
Bob Walker
Booze Burglars Loot Blue Ribbon Distillery
More than a dozen masked bandits struck the Blue Ribbon distillery in Eminence Kentucky early today locking guards in offices and breaking into the warehouse. They carried away 25 cases of whisky valued at 3200 and loaded the liquor into two trucks.
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Associated Press
Eminence
Blue Ribbon Distillery
Home Plan Big Welcome for Debs Returns to Terre Haute
Eu gene V. Debs, released from prison by presidential commutation, arrives in Terre Haute. Labor leaders with about 12 000 members call for all workers to greet him, with delegations expected from nearby coal towns. Debs will be met at the depot and escorted to his home before a downtown rally and a speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated L’ress
Terre Haute
Indiana
Eugene V. Debs
Organized Labor
Debs
Web
Nake
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Indianapolis Double Trouble
Mrs Florence Simmons, 21, shot and killed her husband James E Simmons, 35, brakeman for U S Dig Four railroad, at their Indianapolis home. A Louisville physician alerted her father Tom Bewley, 62, dying in Louisville, prompting a telephone alert and police discovery of the dead man. Bewley family from Beviatown, Barren County Kentucky, blame the tragedy on Simmons jealousy and family trouble.
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Associated Ress
Louisville
Florence Simmons
James E. Simmons
Indianapolis
Tom Bewley
Simmons
iOBACGO FACTORIES UP IN MOUNTAINS
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Tevis Huguely visited small tobacco operations in Owsley County and Brodhead to inspect compliance. He noted owners grow their own leaf on small plots, twist it, and sell the product while filing reports and paying taxes as manufacturers like the Winston-Salem plant.
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Internal Revenue
Tevis Huguely
Owsley County
Booneville
Cow Creek
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Wilson Is 61 Today
Former President Wilson quietly celebrated his 61st birthday in Washington on December 28. The day followed the usual routine at the Wilson household as intimate friends visited and greetings arrived by cable, telegram, and letter.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Winchester’s Dr Geo Graves Dies at 94
Dr Geo O Graves a longtime Winchester resident died Monday at age 94. He was among the town’s oldest inhabitants and had long served the community. funeral arrangements were not listed in the available text.
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Geo. O. Graves
Winchester
Produce Prices Quoted by Renaker Brothers
Fragmented price list shows Renaker Brothers quoting various produce rates. Mentions include cents per dozen and per unit for items such as eggs and beets. The OCR text is garbled with inconsistent numbers and vendor names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renaker Brothers
Speers
Old Cockere Télss
Livestock Markets Recap Cincinnati Louisville December
Cattle stronger in Cincinnati with packing hogs up 35 cents and Chicago up 15 cents. Louisville reports cattle 300 active with tops $7, hogs 2,300 head, up to $8.25, sheep at $2.56 and lambs at $9.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Weather outlook in unsettled, warmer trend next days
The forecast calls for generally cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with unsettled and warmer spells tonight. Cooler air moves in Thursday afternoon in the northwest portion.
France Blocks Submarine Tonnage Agreement
At the Arms Conference naval committee meeting on December 25, France abandoned the plan for a submarine tonnage agreement. France demanded a minimum of 90 609 tons, closing the door to any settlement. The American compromise was rejected, and the delegation proposed omitting submarine size and auxiliary craft to a maximum of 10 000 tons.
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Associated Press
Washington
Arms Conference Naval Committee
France
France’s Last Word At Arms Conference On Submarine Tonnage
France’s delegation will deliver the final word on submarine tonnage limits at the arms conference. Paris reiterates 90 000 tons as essential for protection while the American proposal caps submarines at about 31 000 tons.
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Ing Associated Press
Washington
France
Conference of the
Naval Committee
Burley Tobacco Loans Sought From Cincinnati Banks
Cincinnati banks are urged to fund the Burley Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Association. A conference in Cincinnati aims to secure about 32.5 million dollars from local banks with Eastern lenders and the War Finance Corporation backing. James C. Stone states plans to finance the crop in Lexington Louisville and Cincinnati through a revolving fund for immediate advances on burley delivery.
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Burley Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative
Cincinnati
Louisville
Lessington
James C. Stone
Charles §. Manning
Security Trust Company of
Lexington
War Finance Corporation
Washington
J. C. Willson
W. C. Montgomry
Elizabethtown
J. Ed Bassett
James McClure
Paris
Bush W. Allin
Harrodsburg
W. H. Shanks
Stanford
John B. Winn
Versailles
J. N. Kehoe
Maysville
Robert W. Bingham
Burley
War_ Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
We shall sell the pooled Burley tobacco as promised
James Stone, president of the Burley Tobacco Growers Association, told Lexington that the association will merchandise rather than dump the tobacco pledged by 35,000 growers. He noted it already attracts inquiries from manufacturers and brokers and outlined the needed steps to handle grading, receiving forms, and staffing while pledging fair, reasonable prices.
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Burley Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative “Association
James (. Stone
Lexington
Mr. Stone
Envax Ag
Mmn Tcnes
Burney
Three Die in Portersburg Gun Battle Clay County
London reports a pistol duel at Portersburg in Clay County near Christmas. Three men died Hughey Hammonds 60 Samuel Hammonds and George York. Two others were wounded Sel York and King York. Witnesses say the fight broke out among Hammonds York and related clans at Thomas Martin home during a Christmas gathering.
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London
Portersburg
Clay County
Hughey Hammonds
Samuel Hammonds
George York
Sel York
King York
Thomas Martin
Martin-Philpot
Benge
Hammonds
York
Yorks
Sam Hammonds
Sol York
Sweeten
Arctic Men’s Shoes Sold at Cohn Army Store
Report notes men’s Arctic boots priced at 1.19 dollars at the Cohn Army Store located on 125 First Street. The fragment mentions the sale but provides no further details.
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Cohn Army Store
First Street
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Nam
Jackson
Shearer
McCreary
Irvine
Monk Wilsen
Alacison
Iobacgo
Frange
Stone
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