Blizzard Toll Remains Rising From Winter Storms
A Arctic blast spurred heavy gales and blizzards across the nation with Niagara Falls snowstorm killing two and other deaths reported in Minnesota Iowa Illinois Montana Wisconsin Michigan and peaks of zero temperatures. Shipping disrupted from Maine to Nova Scotia as Oregon and California feel storm effects.
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Washington
Atantic
Nova Scotia
Maine
New England
San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
Cascades
Los Angeles
Middlewest
Appalachian
Middle
North Atlantic
Niagara
Niagara Falls
New York Sta
Adirondack
Malone
Minnesota
Eveleth
Iowa
Chicago
Montana
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
West
Two Sisters Die in Arkansas Home Murder Suicide
In Ot Springs Arkansas the Burroughs sisters Christine 27 and Clare 14 were found dead after Christine shot her sister then killed herself. Coroner J P Randolph labeled the deaths murder and death by own action. The family said Christine had recently recovered from a nervous breakdown and had been away in Houston Texas.
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OT Springs
Ark
J. P. Randolph
Christine Burroughs
Clare
Ed H. Burroughs
Randolph
Houston
Tex
Christine
Vanderbilt Guardianship Petition Denied in New York
Surrogate James A. Foley denied Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt's bid to be guardian of her ten year old daughter Gloria. A separate hearing on appointing her as co guardian of the child's property was scheduled for January 3. The surrogate noted Justice John F Carew's ruling already covered the personal guardianship issue.
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New York
James A. Foley
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria
Foley
Supreme Court
Ohn F. Carew
Man Who Shot Girl Soon To Go Into Murder Trial
Harold Johnson, who fatally shot a 17 year old girl in his home, will leave Franklin Square Hospital for trial next week. Physicians say he is believed recovered from self inflicted gunshot wounds after attempting suicide. The girl was a family friend and overnight guest in a room shared with Johnson's mother in law. Johnson said jealousy drove him to shoot.
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Baltimore
Harold Johnson
Franklin Square Hospital
Johnson
Hardy
Funeral Rites For Neal Smith
The funeral for Cornelius Smith a well known resident who died Sunday from alleged blows by unnamed assailants will be held at 3 PM tomorrow at Mount Carmel Baptist Church South Braddock Street. Rev S S Spriggs and Rev J W Dockett will lead services with interment in Orrick Cemetery. The body lies at Paynter's funeral home.
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Cornelius Smith
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
South Braddock Street
Plane That Saw Duty In Haiti Lands At Local Airport
A Vought SU-2 marine plane that saw service in Haiti landed at Valley Airways airport shortly before noon today. Brought by Lieutenant Kimes and Private Perry of the United States Marine Corps stationed at Quantico Virginia, they are visiting friends. The craft is armed with machine guns and capable of water landings.
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Haiti
Valley Airways
Kimes
Perry
United States Marine Corps
Quantico
East Coast Marine Forces
Wanted Large Clean Cotton Rags
Help wanted notice from STAR OFFICE seeking large clean cotton rags. Contact details not provided in readable text.
Visiting Planes Fill Byrd Airport As 1934 Activity Grows
Admiral Byrd Municipal Airport sees 107 visiting planes in 1934 while Valley Airways Inc. pilots log 50 000 miles. Notables like George Haldeman James Doolittle and Rene visit. Three Valley planes propel local training and short trips over Winchester with charter rates of 20 dollars to Washington and 60 dollars to New York.
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Admiral Byrd Municipal Airport
Valley Airways Inc
George Haldeman
Atlantic
Ruth Elder
Wheeling
W. Va
Winchester
James Doolittle
Washington
Rene
Miss McCloskey
Valley Airways, Inc
Byrd Airport
George Smith
Stinson
C. R. Douglas
Valley Airways
Stinson Aircab
New York
Richmond
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Department of Commerce
Fire causes minor damage at Winchester area home
A small blaze on a farm near Winchester caused slight damage to a residence owned by Clay DeGrange. Fire crews from Friendship Fire Company responded after an 11:30 p.m. alarm, limiting the fire to an area near a fireplace. DeGrange estimated losses would not be large.
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Clay DeGrange
Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
DeGradge
Square Dance at Elm Springs Filling Station Saturdays
Weekly square dance event at Elm Springs Filling Station every Saturday night starting at 11.23 PM. proceeds labeled for community enjoyment and social gathering.
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Elm Springs
Peaches Browning Takes New Husband in Secret Ceremony
Frances Browning 16, famed as Edward Browning’s widow, marries Bernard Hynes in a surprise ceremony at Tuckahoe New York. The disinherited heiress and her stage man spouse pose in New York City after the nuptials.
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Bernard Hynes
New York City
Peaches and
Hynes
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Employee Threw Switch During Excited Spell
Toronto December 27 W A Kingsland CN official statement says E S Lynch forward brakesman of the London Toronto passenger special wrecked Christmas night after he unlocked a switch and diverted the Detroit Toronto express into the standing train. Lynch says he was busy with passengers and feared a collision and acted to the siding.
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Toronto
W. A. Kingsland
Central Region
Canadian National Railways
E. S. Lynch
Lynch
Dundas Station
Uncle Sam richer by nearly seven billion, Yale professor says
CHICAGO December 27 Professor Rogers Fairchild of Yale University told an audience that Uncle Sam is almost seven billion dollars richer than government financial statements show He cited discrepancies in wartime accounting and urged review of the Treasury data to reconcile the totals against actual expenditures and receipts
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Chicago
Sam
Rogers Fairchild
Yale University
January 1 Deadline For Some Virginia Drivers
Virginia residents moving from other states must bring their original state title when applying for a license to meet the January 1 deadline. Paperwork goes to the Richmond motor vehicles division for inspection, delaying licenses if not returned by the date. Licenses for former out of state residents will be issued for a six month period with corresponding fee adjustments.
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Virginia
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Division of Motor Vehicles
Richmond
Bell
Joint meeting of economic and statistical associations
A joint session of the American Economic Association and the American Statistical Association held today featured a speaker critiquing postwar fiscal reporting. He noted that since World War II the Federal Treasury has reported annual surpluses that are too small and deficits that are too large by nearly seven dollars a year.
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American Economic Association
American Statistical Association Today
Two Engine Men Die In P R R Wreck Sabotage Blamed
In Columbus Ohio on December 27 engineer H S Beach of Mount Vernon and foreman A B Eckles of Cleveland died when Pennsylvania No 614 crashed into empty box cars after a switch was opened. Fireman John Skolan was seriously injured. Officials blame vandalism and opened a sabotage investigation noting a switch was found locked open and a semaphore arm torn off.
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Columbus, O
H. 8. Beach
Mount Vernon
A. B. Eckles
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
John Skolan
F. H. Krick
Krick
A. R. Turner
Miss Virginia Baker Recovering After Wreck
It was learned today that Miss Virginia Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Baker injured in an automobile accident between Aldie and Winchester while returning from a dance on Christmas eve is making satisfactory recovery. Her back was wrenched but the injury was not serious. Arthur Hunt and Fred Hunt received slight injuries and Miss Eleanor Scully escaped unhurt.
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Virginia Baker
Henry Baker
Aldie
Winchester
Arthur Hunt
Fred Hunt
Eleanor Scully
Wreck Victims Show Good Recovery Progress
Several injured in a string of mishaps over the Christmas holiday are improving in local hospitals. None of the cases are considered dangerous, though some injuries remain painful.
Police Hear Robert Mais Is Badly Wounded
Police say fugitive killer Robert Mais is critically wounded after a prison escape in Richmond Virginia. Investigators report he was shot in the abdomen during the exit with Walter Legenza and has grown weaker while on the run. Blood poisoning is feared as he cannot obtain medical aid.
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Philadelphia
Robert Mais
Walter Legenza
Richmond
Mais
Warehouse Fire at Halifax Sparks Widespread Blaze
A large water front warehouse in Halifax caught fire rapidly aided by a northwest gale. Within minutes the building was fully engulfed threatening nearby structures and a nearby schooner at the wharf. Firemen fought the blaze as smoke and flames spread along the waterfront and another vessel hurried away.
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Halifax
Lightning Rod Tips Stolen From Washington Monument
Atop the 555 foot Washington Monument 107 gold plated lightning rod points were stolen during cleaning. The tips, made of expensive medals to resist corrosion, were removed from the scaffold by someone who climbed out to reach them. Guards have been placed on duty to protect the remaining points.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Four Sisters Drown When Boat Capsizes in West Virginia
Four young Mason sisters aged 2 to 8 perished when a rowboat capsized on the north fork of the Huces river near Patroleum, W V. Their mother and Bruce Cunningham, 19, survived after the mishap as relief worker Dexter Mason family residents. The mother remains in critical condition.
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Harrisville
W. Va
North Fork
Huces River
Bruce Cunningham
Laverna Mason
Betty Mason
Marie Mason
Maggie Mason
Dexter Mason
Patroleum
Ritchie County
Science Tackles Sleep Sickness
Pittsburgh December 27 report says researchers announced progress toward a sleep illness vaccine. The work stems from New York City Health Department studies that also produced a vaccine for infantile paralysis in children.
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Pittsburgh
American Association For the Advance of Science
New York City
Wreck Train Fire Kills Eleven Workers and Two Trainmen
A locomotive boiler explosion near Montgomery West Virginia on December 27 killed eleven workers and two trainmen. The engineer William Blakenship and fireman Delmar Oxley were among the dead, with more than 100 men aboard the three-coach train. The blast scattered debris up to 100 yards, trapping and injuring several others as the train hauled workers to a nearby mine of the Elkhorn Piney Coal Company.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
W. Va
William Blakenship
Delmar Oxley
William Mayne
Maynes
Thomas Grate
Sam Runyon
Everett Leach
Steve Kozna
William Turner
Pat Murphy
Rome Walton
Elkhorn-Piney Coal Company
World News At A Glance Compiled Dispatches
Summary of brief global items with speed records mining disasters editor notes coal miners strike transport crashes political shifts and diplomatic moves. Reports include Col Roscoe Turner aiming for 400 mph speed, a deadly locomotive explosion in Montgomery West Virginia, a sleeping sickness serum in Pittsburgh, and French and British political tensions. Local incidents include buses crash in Aubudon New Jersey and an insurgent threat in China. Paris and Moscow coverage note shifting positions and safety concerns.
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Wash
Roscoe Turner
Montgomery
W. Va
Thomasville
N. C
Archibald van Pease
Pittsburgh
Wilkes Barre
Glen Alden Company
Aubudon
N. J
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