Acquittal Not Mentioned In Bell Poison Trial Defense
CESBURG Va Dec 18 No acquittal request from defense in Edward C Bell poisoning trial as Chief Counsel William T Butzner argued weaknesses in circumstantial evidence. Prosecutor Albert Bryan claimed proof beyond doubt of Bell plotting to poison his wife with medicines and food aided by nurses. Bryan cited a coat pocket letter as the key to the crime while noting the church as a cloak for deceit.
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Cesburg
Edward C. Bell
William T. Butzner
Bell
Albert V. Bryan
Butzner
Eddie Bell
Albert Bryan
Commonwealth
Ella McMullin
Bryan
Trial of Jones Set For Fincastle
Judge Benjamin Haden granted a change of venue in the murder case of Philip Jones, charged with killing two white girls at Clifton Forge. The trial will be held in Botetourt County Court in Fincastle, Virginia, starting January 2 with public access barred.
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Fincastle
Benjamin Haden
Allegheny County Circuit Court
Philip Jones
Clifton Forge
Botetourt
Berlin denies Hitler wounded rumors scorned as inventions
Berlin officials dismissed rumors that Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler had been wounded or shot as Ridiculous inventions. The Linzer Volksblatt had claimed a trustworthy source said Hitler was recently wounded by a German girl.
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Erlin
Three Truckmen Burn To Death In Coal Truck Crash
Three men identified as John J Dormer and his brother Thomas of Shamokin and Robert Smith of West Philadelphia were burned to death when a coal truck overturned on the Lincoln Highway near Paoli. The accident occurred today as the vehicle rolled onto its side, trapping the occupants in the cab.
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Paoli
John J Dormer
Thomas
Shamokin
Robert Smith
West Philadelphia
Lincoln Highway
Here
Mail Line Gets Permit To Make Calls At London
The United States Shipping Board authorized the Baltimore Mail Line to establish a fast freight service from Baltimore and Norfolk to London with London calls on alternate eastbound trips. The service targets meat products and apples and will connect Chesapeake Bay ports to London every two weeks. The American Hampton Roads Line protested the ruling at a hearing. Havre and Hamburg connections will be trimmed, with Havre dropped on voyages calling at London.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Baltimore
Norfolk
London
Baltimore Mail Line
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore Mail
Hampton Roads Line
Havre
Hamburg
Longdon
Report of sighting noted fugitive Thomas H. Robinson
In Minneapolis on December 18, authorities warned all police radio cars to watch for Thomas H. Robinson the kidnapper sought by the Department of Justice in the case involving Mrs. Olive Stoll of Louisville Kentucky
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Minneapolis
Thomas H. Robinson
Department of Justice
Olive Stoll
Louisville
Inaugurate Air Line To Florida
Captain E V Rickenbacker led a Chicago party of newspaper publishers on a pre inaugural flight from a municipal airport to Miami. Weather permitting the group planned to dine under Miami palms after a swift Chicago breakfast in snow.
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Chicago
E. V. Rickenbacker
Miami
Trail Blazers
Police Know Who Got $427,000
Brooklyn police identify 12 men targeted in the armored truck robbery last August and say two named criminals, “terrible Tommy” Toughy and Joseph Burns, are not part of the gang. Deputy Chief Inspector John J. Ryan announced the progress.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
John J. Ryan
Tommy” Toughy
Joseph Burns
Ranger to Get New Gasoline Tanks at Norfolk Yard
The USS Ranger will be out of commission for about five months at the Norfolk Navy Yard as eight corroded gasoline storage tanks are replaced. A large hull section must be removed to install the new tanks, part of the $20 million carrier modernization.
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Norfolk, Va
Ranger
Norfolk Navy Yard
Sulphuric acid in fertilizer trade shifts use
The bureau of chemistry notes sulphuric acid once dissolved bone and animal flesh to make superphosphate. It adds phosphate rock can yield superphosphate cheaper, while bone meal in ground form fetches a better price.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Cary Grant Must Pay Wife in Separate Maintenance Case
Cary Grant, film star, appeared in Los Angeles court with his wife Virginia Cherrill. He must pay $167 a week, $850 court costs and $2,500 attorney fees. trial of her suit for separate maintenance pending. She charged he showed no concern for her welfare.
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Cary Grant
Los Angeles
Virginia Cherrill
Grant
Cherrill
Glen Alden declares extra dividend and quarterly payout
New York December 18 directors of the Glen Alden Coal Co. declared an extra dividend of 25 cents a share on common stock and the regular quarterly disbursement of the same amount. Both payments are payable January 19 to stock of record January 5.
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New York
Glen Alden Coal Co
32 Dead Counted From Hotel Fire
The confirmed death toll from the Hotel Kerns fire rose to 32 with the death of Dr. Frederick C. Thiede a 46 year old Grand Rapids physician who died in a hospital.
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Lansing, Mich
Kerns
Frederick C. Thiede
Grand Rapids
City water cut off for repairs on old main
Water service will be interrupted from 8 30 to 11 30 tomorrow on Kent from Cork to Millwood, Clifford Kent to Cameron, Leicester Kent to Cameron, Monmouth Kent to Cameron, and Gerrard Kent to Cameron due to repairs on an old 30 year old main. Citizens should stock enough water to cover the morning period.
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Kent
Cork
Millwood Avenue
Clifford
Cameron
Leicester
Monmouth
Gerrard
Great Liner Rushes To Aid Little Vessel
The liner Europa races through heavy North Atlantic seas to aid the Norwegian freighter Sisto, whose rudder lifeboats and stern gear were washed away. Mobiloil tanker already aids the stricken ship about 660 miles north of the Azores, near other recent distress calls.
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New York
Europa
Sisto
Mobiloil
Azores
Delayed Second Hog-Corn Payment Expected Says County Agent
County Agent I Fred Stine reports a telegram from Washington delaying the second hog corn payment. The message says the timing is uncertain while submitting county expenses data multiple land holdings reports and compliance forms. Frederick county officials await approval for the second payment.
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I. Fred Stine
Stine
Frederick County
Washington
Mission Workers Flee For Lives
Missionaries in southern Anhwei Province flee advancing mobs and political enemies of the Nanking government. They seek safety in river ports as disorders rise, mirroring recent deadly incidents involving American couple Mr. and Mrs. Stam.
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Wuhu
Anhwei Province
China
Nanking
J. C. Stam
Government rejects plan for Supreme Court test on TVA
The Roosevelt administration through the Federal Power Commission rejected Thomas N. McCarter’s proposal that the government cooperate with the power industry to seek an early Supreme Court ruling on the Tennessee Valley Authority. FPC chair Frank R. McNinch said the program has broad support and urged industry to press forward rather than seek federal restraint.
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Washington
Power Commission
Thomas N. McCarter
Edison Electric Institute
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
Frank R. MecNinch
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Executive Departments
McCarter
McNinch
Ster
Long's Bills Move in Louisiana House
Baton Rouge Dec 17 Huey Long strong bills tighten his control to raise corporate taxes extend political authority over local government and grant job hiring power for teachers. A secretive Senate session convened at eight but adjourned until tomorrow to receive the House measures.
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Baton Rouge
Iismans
Louisiana House of Representatives
Huey Long
House
Long
Senate
Escape Plots Trigger Prison Widening Security Measures
Jackson Michigan report says two elaborate escape plots were discovered one using a pistol of deadly accuracy made inside the prison. Officials pledge extraordinary steps to seal every possible escape route and tighten containment.
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Jackson, Mich
Michigan
Building Burns Law School at Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University law building Tucker Hall was destroyed by a fire early Sunday. Law students were told by Dean Moreland and officials that classes will resume after Christmas vacation and that a new law building will be erected.
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Lexington
Den
Washington and Lee University Law
Ww. M. Moreland
Tucker
Law
Moreland
Law School
Robert H. Tucker
University
Paul M. Penick
Washington and Lee
Legend of Fuhs and the birth of civilization in Asia
The tale places civilization in eastern Asia with the legendary ruler Fuhs guiding society when early communities hunted and fished. It traces the mythical origins back to around 2852 B. GC and frames Chinese traditions as the enduring story of early civilization.
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Eastern
Asia
Fuhs
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