Willis Is Fined $50 and Costs On Hit-Run Charge
John Willis of Middletown was found guilty by a Frederick county jury of a hit-and-run incident involving Jack O Neal. He was fined $50 and costs with a warning that nonpayment could lead to jail. The case followed prosecution arguments and a defense plea citing character witnesses.
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Willis
John Willis
Middletown
Jack O’neal
Frederick County
Williams
Commonwealth
Comonwealth
Burr P. Harrison
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Mr. Kern
Joseph V. Taylor
J. W. Morrison
George A. Wigginton
Fred Ridings
D. K. Russell
Hinkle Boyd
C. A. MclIlwee
George M. Carson
W. L Palmer
E H. Woore
Harry Lamp
B. V. Unger
Raymond Roe
Daniel Morgan
Walter Mason
Gore
Roe
Marion
Engineer of Old 97 Ends Long Rail Career in Spencer
William K. Kizzah, 71, longtime Southern Railway engineer who piloted the famed Old 97 for four years, died at his Spencer home after 49 years in railroading. His career included the throttle on every presidential special run for the Southern since McKinley.
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Spencer
N. C
William K. Kizzah
Southern Railway
Southern
McKinley
Mrs Wallace O Lutz Improves and Returns Home
Mrs Wallace O Lutz of Strasburg who had a serious operation at Memorial Hospital now shows steady improvement and has been discharged home after about seven weeks in the hospital. She is the mother of Mrs Oscar O Brown Mrs Cecil Peer and George V and Wallace J Lutz of this city.
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Wallace O. Lutz
Strasburg
Memorial Hospital
Lutz
Oscar 8. Brown
Cecil Peer
Messrs
George V. and
Wallace J. Lutz
Mass of stone slides into Niagara Gorge
A large mass of rock estimated at 50 to 60 feet long and about 100 feet wide broke from a viewing sector near Table Rock House at Niagara Falls. Caretaker Burt L. Pew heard a rumble and cracking roar from the American side, mistaking it for shale before recognizing a major rock slide.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Burt L. Pew
Table Rock House
Pew
Groups Ask Venue Change For Philip Jones
Roanoke papers report protests from the Ministerial Union and local authorities over moving the murder trial of Philip Jones and three co defendants away from Covington. They warn of possible disorders if the case is tried there and note motions set for December 12 before Judge Benjamin Haden.
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Roanoke
Philip Jones
Clifton Forge
Covington
Alice
Ellen Hill
Ministerial Union
Warren Messick
Jones
Benjamin Haden
Haden
Covington Chamber of Commerce
Alleghany County Chamber
County Board of Supervisors
Ministers
Ranger undergoes extensive changes at Norfolk Navy Yard
The Ranger the navy’s newest aircraft carrier lies tied at Norfolk Navy Yard for extensive alterations in armament and equipment. Yard manager Captain E G Klintner calls the work a multitude of changes while Captain Henry T Wright notes improvements and says new ideas have been perfected since the ship’s completion last June.
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Norfolk
Ranger
Uncle Sam
Norfolk Navy Yard
E.G. Klintner
Henry T. Wright
Newport News Yards
Yorktown
Enterprise
Wheat Prices Jump in Chicago Pit on Broad Trade Rise
Wheat prices surged in Chicago trading as May contracts hit $1.05 before the close, up about four and a half cents on the day. Corn also advanced amid spiking cash values and talk of potential Washington measures, with Liverpool seen strengthening sentiment.
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Chicago
Washington
Liverpool
Alaska Territory Government Structures Described
Alaska became a U S territory by act on August 24 1912 and forms a legislative assembly with eight senators and sixteen representatives elected by Alaskans. The governor is appointed by the U S president, aided by a surveyor general who serves as ex officio secretary and other officials assist.
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Alaska
United States
Church Council Debates Prohibition Policy Changes
At the biennial council meeting a clash emerges between hardline prohibitionists and a key faction open to testing repeal. A preliminary report and recommendations will be laid before the council. Bishop Cannon will assess the report before deciding on participation.
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Cannon
Ickes Moffett Row On Housing Plan Financing Debate
Central Press examines the row between Interior Secretary Ickes and Housing Administrator Moffett over a private enterprise driven housing rehab program funded by government guarantees. The dispute centers on 9.5 percent returns for capital and Ickes proposed four billion dollars in new construction with 8 percent long term government sales to individuals. The piece frames the issue as a broader tax theory clash and critiques landlordism and land speculation.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Harold L. Ickes
James A. Moffett
Moffett
Housing Administration
Ickes
Tral Press
New York
East
Leslie Eichel
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Springboard
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Barbara Stanwyck
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Dick Powell
Flame Hutchinson
Gray & Sheetz
Farmers & Merchants National
Postal Savings Depository
State of
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Member
Federal Reserve System
Roe Sentenced
Mrs. Lutz
J. W. Arthur General Insurance
Rouss Avenue
Niagara’s Gorge
Table Rock
Church Council
David Cushman Coyle
Technical Review Board
U. S. Public Works Administration
Coyle
International Industrial Relations Institute
Wall Street
Mr. Coyle
Hansbrough & Carter
McCormick Deering
J. I. Case
Fordson
Wallis
Lupton Orchard
National Exchange Service, Inc
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Winchester Evening Star
National Exchange Service
41St Street
New York City
Henry Hull Phillips Holmes
Jane Wyatt
Florence Reed
Alan Hale
Leuare Walker
Stanley Bergerman
Carl Laemmle
Universal Picture
John Mack Brown
Joseph M. Scherick
Ce Mie
Rhodes Drug Company
Nian
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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