13 Dec 1935
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1935
Page
1
The article reports renewed pressure on the Assembly of the League to address proposed measures seen as ceding half of Ethiopia to Italy. Officials warn the plan may violate covenants and encourage violence while outlining the most reliable information available.
The League faces a heated dispute as Ethiopia demands action in the assembly. Italy protests Ethiopian abuse of the Red Cross emblem citing air photos from the Dessye bombing showing intact Red Cross tents and buildings. A Seventh Day Adventist hospital at Dessye is reported wrecked with casualties and tents struck.
The Salvation Army plans a centralized listing to prevent duplicate Christmas baskets. Mrs A K Coffman and Hi Y girls organize the effort and invite institutions to submit gift names for needy families, marking individuals receiving special help with a star. Lists will be returned to ensure every family gets a basket.
Edith Maxwell, 21, a school teacher from Pound, Virginia, remains jailed for murder after the Virginia Supreme Court denial of her bid for a new trial. Judge H A W Sheen upheld the first degree verdict, ruling she struck with a slipper in self defense during an alleged domestic beating by her father Trigg Maxwell. The case now awaits possible higher court intervention.
Judge Skeen announced his decision in crisp sentences. There is evidence upon which the verdict can stand and the verdict will be carried out as provided by law. The distressed girl wore a green dress and brown attire while the scene unfolded.
Prosecution ridicules the defendant as the defense gambled for acquittal while the woman sobbed during testimony. Attorneys deride the account as implausible, contrasting the emotional display with the alleged motive and the case’s pursuit of first degree murder.
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