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Messenger-Inquirer from Owensboro, Kentucky • 11

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Owensboro, Kentucky
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North Vein Coal Company Gap Incorporates Madisonville June 11 Articles incorporating the North Vein Coal company Morton's Gap have been filed in the county clerk's office here The concern has $2000 cap ital stock represented by 200 shares at $10 per value The company will operate a wag on mine on tracts belonging to the Drake and William heirs two miles east of Morton Gap Incorporators are: Williams Ella Williams A Williams all of near White Plains and Pettus Madisonville The Handel and Hayn society was the first oratorio society in the United States It was estab lished in Boston in 1815 1 a Prof Pierre Devaiux of has suggested that the vast honey comb of old underground quarries that underlie the city be used for air raid shelters in case of War HarUictnj glider with rust proof metal parts In a choice of fine cover ings with cushion bask and seat Atlantan To Make Survey Of ranchise Tax Situation rankfort Ky June 11 Joel Hunter of Atlanta Gt has been appointed by the state tax commis sion to make a survey of the chise tax situation in Kentucky Dr Martin chairman of the tax commission said Hunter was ap pointed from a field of 20 or more after a study of the qualifications and business connections of each firm from the city holdover here because of feer of a demonstration against him the officers purchased cheese and crackers for him at Harned At ocher times he complained Shat whisky that he had been drinking for more than three days was him up" The officers pur chased three bottled drinks for him they said After the signed confession was seemed Judge George 3 Wilson said that although the June term of the Hancock circuit court prevented his calling a special grand Jury next week he would do so the week fol lowing Ten days notice Is required In the calling of a special term of court Until his trial date Bethea will remain In the jail at Louis ville Bethea may be indicted on one of two charges murder or criminal as sault Conviction of the first car ries with it a sentence of death in the electric chair or life imprison ment and in the latter hanging in the county in which the crime was committed is compulsory Richmond Open Air Theatre Dedicated This Afternoon Richmond Ky June 11 V) The new open air theater at East ern State Teachers College will be dedicated late this afternoon with Dr Donovan college presi dent presiding to national well being" will be the subject of an address by Dr Joy Elmer Morgan editor of the national education association journal at the dedication The theater a works progress ad ministration project has a seating sapacity of 2500 Kemp Mav Benard Chas Purcell (ene Hamilton Addie Bennett Bobby uqua Cambron Bell Hays lorence Barnett Merlin White Leon Mattingly William Bauman Thomas Logsdon Horlander Level Wind Rel a True if ST 11550 41899011625 10 '000 Well Known Negro Taken To City Hospital George Patterson well known Owensboro negro was removed to the city hospital Tuesday night for treatment His left side is said to be paralyzed Scratches and bruises were found about his body but doc tors were unable to determine if the paralysis resulted from these injuries There appears to be some mystery concerning his injuries Shreveport La June 22 Survivors of General Nathan Bed ford famous cavalry rotifer of many federal forces in the Civil war prepared to mount charges again today despite their age One man died yesterday from heat prostration and a woman faiiated as the! thermometer as cended to 93 degrees Other Confederate soldiers here for their annual reunion continued to enjoy themselves Last night they frolicked with youngsters at the elaborate ball Uncle Sam's fighting planes at Barksdale field signally honored the veterans by dropping a Confederate flag from aloft during tactical maneuvers as thousands cheered Poisnd to lnnn down the envoi as Tiermanent chairman Repre sentative Bertrand Snell of New YoJ is shown here at the Repub lican national convention in Cleveland a few moments before he launched his scathing speech against the New Deal Theminouty IrnJpT in tbn house in his address declared that "the voice of all the people calls us to resist the encroachments of an alien system of capricious personal Two Escaped Convicts Captured In Woodford VcesaalVs Ky June 11 Walter Belden and Norris Davis convicts who escaped from the state reformatory at rankfort late yesterday were captured Way by two Woodford county farmers Both were brought to tile county jail heie to await arrival of prison authorit ies from rankfort Adams Young McNew and Weisman Very Close Wheat Prices Rally Near Close Of Trading Chicago June 11 Late up swings of wheat values today much more than overcame backs Bullish behavior of markets Minneapolis peg served as a basis for buying here as the day drew to an end This tended so discount optimistic reports of domestic winter wheat yields Wheat closed firm 1 4 to 3 1 above yesterday's finish July 84 7 8 to 85 1 8 Sept 35 7 8 corn un changed to 1 2 higher July 61 3 8 to 12 oats 1 8 off to 1 3 up and provisions 2 cents to 12 cents ad vanced Her Telling on Confederate Survivors at Shreveport in Annual Reunion Keeps Minnows Alive Second door from City Hall Music by Louisville Church of God Brass band Rule In Third Of Ethiopia Selassie London June 11 Haile Se lassie deposed emporer of Ethiopia asserted today: "The western third of Ethiopia still is completely under the government of its lawful authority and peace and order pre vail as in the past He made his statement at a lun cheon of tlie League of Nations union (By The Associated Press) New Brunswick ifty one years ago the Rutgers class of 1887 prepared a banquet but when they entered the dining room the food was stolen by prank sters Now the 12 living members of the class of 1886 have confessed it was they who took the food They have invited the 20 living '87 men to be their guests at a "reciprocity dinner" at the reunions One of the most frequent causes of clutch chatter Is the touching with greasy hands of the disc facing when removing stalling the clutch loating Minnow Pails and telegraph lines The intermittent shooting and arson which characterized the dis orders yesterday were continued during the night A military patrol car on the Heb ron road was shot at before mid night in the vicinity of Kfar Etzion but held the attackers at bay until reinforcements arrived and drove off the assailants without casual ties The forest at Ataroth outside of waten in 4 ubular Steel Casting Rod $150 PROTESTS MADE Syracuse June 11 0P A proposal to honor Robert Leo Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis with a postage stamp issue bearing their likeness vas de nounced by thirty eight aging vet erans of the Civil War attending the 70th annual encampment of the New York state department of the Grand army of the Republic here Adoption of a resolution which denounced the Confederate leaders as to the was an nounced last night "We sacrificed all to save be the resolution declared "and no honor is due those who sought to destroy it" Neville Chamberlin Rescues Child rom Pool London June 11 (J1) orgetting his grey top hat and morning coat Neville Chamberlain Britain's aus tere chancellor of the exchequer waded knee deep into St James park lake today to rescue a four yea old boy Chamberlain was walking in the park within sight of both Bucking ham and St James' palaces when he heard a woman's screams He hurdled a railing strode through the water grasped the lad and handed him over to his mother Then his striped trousers drip ping water he hurried away to nearby 11 Downing street Quite ight Dawes an Illinois today that Colonel and continuing daily thereafter in Tht Inquirer and The Messenger Young armer reed Of Attack Charge On Girl Morehead Ky June 11 Be cause he established an unim peachable alibi" Harley Puckett 23 was free from custody today in con nection with the assault of 10 year old Ruby Wilburn who said she was attacked Saturday at her home by two men who forced her to drink whisky Judge Jennings ordered Puckett's release at the conclusion of a three day inquiry He said that five witnesses substantiated Puckett's story that he was with them at the time of the attack Ruby had tentatively identified Puckett as one of her assailants Dennis Wilburn 33 father of the girl who is charged with the as sault remained in jail at Winches ter awaiting action Monday by the Rowan county grand jury IRST PRIZE IS OTHER PRIZES INCLUDING WRISTWATCH Dunbar Neb Jimmy Money kind heart brought apprehension to his neighbors His dog killed a skunk The skunks left four orphans Jimmy took them home and acquainted them with his crippled cat who taueht them to lap milk from a saucer and assumed tee other duties of foster motherhood 19 year old girl Evangelist known as Sister Mary of lied Whether she was dead at the time of the assault the negro said he did not know Left Cellule1 Ring Bethea told Patrolman Raleigh Bristow and Deputy Sheriffs I Dishman and A Reisz who him to Louisville that his big take in the crime was in ing off' his celluloid Ting laying it down to try on the mond rtngs taken from the finger of Mrs Edwards When he left he said he forgot his ring It was found in the room when the slaying was discovered Sunday and identi fied as belonging to Bethea The search for him which ended Tues day afternoon with his capture started then and extended through out all Owen boro and into nearby towns Patrolman Bristow told today of the negro first admitting the crime as the automobile in which he was transported to Louisville neared Cloverport Jal Kings Not ound might as well tell you some he quoted the negro as saying Bethea then told the offi cers that he entered the room com mitted the crime took the two rings but not a diamond brooch reported missing and left although he did not recall in what manner he made his escape At the same time he told the officers that he had taken the rings to his room in the back yard of a house between Thirteenth and ourteenth streets on rederica and wrapped them in a piece of paper and deposited them behind a window curtain A search there and of all his belongings in the room today was futile After the verbal confession the officers looked at Bethea's under clothing and found it blood stained After arrival at Louisville this was taken off him and brought back to Owensboro to be introduced at his trial Jerusalem Without Phone And Telegraph Service Jerusalem June 11 (Pale or Agency) Jerusalem today was again cut off from the rest of Pales tine and tee world generally vandals last night severed telephone See Our Stock of Out ing Supplies Never More Complete Messenger Inquirer Photos by Pichler Pictured above are four Owensboroans who played important roles in the capture of Rainey Bethea negro Wednesday afternoon after which he was spirited away to Louisville where he was placed in jail to await grand jury action in the murder assault and rob berv of Mr? Liza Rarridk Edwards In the top photo are John Waltrip right to whom Bethea talked at irst and Daviess streets shortly before 2 Waltrip after Bethea said law is after told him that a good place to hide would be on the river bank immediately below Waltrip had George (Beany) Glahn left watch the negro while he was calling police Patrolman rate Austin left and Dayton Bicks right arrived a few minutes later and placed Bethea under arrest Rush To Get On Bandwagon Of Kansas Governor Growing Among Delegates At Cleveland situation while tee platform argu ments proceeded: stand at Armageddon and battle for tee Lord" The procession of hitherto unde cided states to Landon continued The 13 from Alabama went over his strength in the Virginia and numerous other states grew hourly Cleveland Man Heads American Coal Association Cincinnati June 11 (ffi) Return ing A Carlton of Cleveland to the presidency for another year members of the American Wholesale Coal association headed home to day red Legg of Cincinnati was elected a new vice president and Harold Wright Chicago and A II 'Carpenter of New York were relected Clyde Speer Pitts burgh was renamed treasurer and A McCarthy of Washington re elected secretary IM Miami The Arizona indus trial commission) must determine tomorrow whether a wooden leg is a limb Anton Westoff watchman em ployed on a highway project filed a claim for compensation on the grounds that he slipped and fell and broke his wooden leg in three places "What physician attended you? commission investigators inquired carpenter" he replied Ban Is Sought By Church Manual New York June 11 The word would be read out of the marriage ceremony by the new of ficial of the Congregation al and Christian Churches 01 the United 'The manual being published by the executive committee of the TTnited General Council for presentation at a bi ennial council meeting opening Tuesday in South Hadley Mass found the word and McCleary Wash When Robert Evans married Esther Evans he merely carried out a family tradi tion of marrying a gii'l of his own surname Robert's father Phillip married Emma Evans in Wales 37 years ago They were childhood sweethearts but unrelated PURSY URNITURE CO (Incorporated:) Oar Privet Are IflUT We'll Treat You TX4VJI1 1 Mam at Daviess Phone lo2 1350 PAGE ELPVN Contestants Running Week and Neck advocated in tee platform contrary to what Borah wishes One member of the platform com mittee who did not want his name used said the gold standard been inserted each time Knox Charles delegate said rank Knox had released his votes within the delegation to allow them to swing over to Landon Borah told Chairman Bernard Gettelman of the Wisconsin dele gation that he did not believe the Wisconsin delegation should out alone like a sore thumb" Gettelman quoted the Idahoan also as saying he was "satisfied" with the platform The Wisconsin delegation was expected to join the Landon rush Although persistently questioned by newsmen Borah declined to committ himself on any nominee candidate will be the plat form" he said He said he was pleased with the fact that efforts to include a plank calling for a constitutional amend ment on minimum wages had fail ed Only Platform Left Collapse of all the opposition to Isndon left tee delegates interested principally in the platform Will iam Allen White the Kansas edi tor and a member of the platform committee jokingly summarized the Beginning Monday June 15 THE INQOSRER STANDING Iiohf Rutherford 11 200 Randal Robeita 11250 Lrnnard Spalding 11275 has Howard 11300 Sam Ccnkright 13325 Joseph Hagan 47 790" lovd Bartlett 29960 V'ilJiam Kirk 10000 Harold Maglinger 44137 Yudrie Prather 11350 Junior Prather 11425 Camper Wathen 11450 Clara Hodges Mary Roberts Chas reeman Geo Holden Jr Martin Weisman Jr GUENTHER HARDWARE CO (Incorporated) It's Hardware We Have It" a trtji i I JBlT A WWi fi lp TKt Mil I 51 1 1 1 "zphi ri Ij WWiKS MfjigB 1 i 1 5 HEAR 'I' Au A a i tB SI 1 nr rf 7 MiMreaHw I WBMHIHB s'1 1 rv sh 4 4 i 8 A 1 5 If i 1 "sA I IWHMf xSxM! 5 sSEEi 1 iHftner ft 1 vtL 'C i to SraMK TZ Ik wO Cuban i Low Heels OOK IM AHItY Jm fulfil 'W" PM Mnrnnv? 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