Gable Lombard Face Legal Barriers to Marriage
Hollywood reports that procedural delays may push the Gable Lombard wedding into 1940. Clark Gable’s $286,000 settlement with Maria Langham Gable awaits court approval before any divorce filing, with trial set for December 21 and a likely year end or early next year ruling. If separated wife wins divorce, California requires a one year interim decree before final.
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Hollywood
Carol Lombard
Clark Gable
Maria Langham Gable
Gable
California
Spy Sabotage Warning From House Committee Investigator
John C. Metcalfe testified that spies in the United States form a potential sabotage machine aimed at crippling industrial and military efficiency in war. He warned the spy threat is a serious menace, with undercover networks ready to strike, urging militant government action amid exhausted committee funds.
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Washington
United States
House Committee On un-American Activities
John C. Metclafe
Roosevelt
Metcalfe
Germany
Martin Dies
Texas
Congress
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas fair
The forecast calls for Thursday fair conditions in Amarillo and surrounding areas with a slight warming trend. West Texas north and east portions should see a gradual temperature rise, while New Mexico remains fair with little temperature change. Yesterday's high reached 55 and low 23 in Amarillo with a peak 37 in the afternoon. Distinctive art objects arrived at Russell's gift department.
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West
Texas
West 100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Amarillo
BSB
Nieas
Pam
Otnccus
Russell
Jones Regrets Lab Placement
Representative Marvin Jones of Amarillo laments the choice not to locate the new one million dollar federal cotton research laboratory in Texas. He stresses that the program's outcomes matter more than the site while noting broad benefits for southern and western cotton farmers and businesses regardless of location.
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Washington, D. C
Wallace
Texas
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Agriculture Committee
South
New Orleans
Phantom Chief Hinted In McKesson and Robbins Case
New York December 14 A state investigation reports substantial doubt about the true identity of F Donald Coster president of McKesson and Robbins Inc He and George E Dietrich assistant treasurer were jailed in Fairfield Connecticut on securities act charges Julian F Thompson the firm’s treasurer testified to overestimated crude drug inventories possibly by 18 million dollars and questioned existence of some stocks The inquiry widened as state and federal authorities issued subpoenas to Wall Street operators and the firm’s officers
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New York
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
F. Donald Coster
Coster
George E. Dietrich
Fairfield
Conn
Ambrose V. McCall
Julian F. Thompson
McCall
Thompson
John J. Bennett, Jr
Wall Street
W. W. Smith and Co
Mystery of the Missing Warehouses and Crude Drugs
The firm earned $150 000 in commissions despite no sales by brokers. Allegations include non-existent warehouses, phantom inventories of crude drugs, and Coster reacting with astonishment as investigators seek a motive.
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Coster
Britain wary of Italian Tunisia attack in Commons
Prime Minister Chamberlain warned that an Italian assault on French Tunisia would be a matter of grave concern to Britain. He spoke in the House of Commons amid fury over a German boycott of his speech and a pledge of continued Franco-British ties while noting such an attack would violate the British Italian accord.
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London
Chamberlain
Tunisia
Britain
House of Commons
Arthur Henderson
France
Henderson
Mediterranean
Berlin
Fidelity Investment Association faces SEC fraud charges
The Fidelity Investment Association, an investment loan group with offices in 58 cities and 2,000 staff, sold about 600 million in securities to the public. The SEC filed charges in Detroit federal court seeking an injunction, while the firm pledged to fight, asserting supervision by state authorities and no SEC registration.
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Investment Association
SEC
Washington
Prospect Today
The
Securities Commission
Fidelity Investment Association
Carroll Evans
Wheeling
W. Va
Map makers suspend Central Europe boundary updates
WPA map project directors announced a temporary halt on updating school map materials as boundary changes in Central Europe continue. The report also notes discussions involving Halmar Schacht, Montagu Norman, and Nazi–British tensions around the Chamberlain speech.
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New York
WPA
Europe
Monroe Doctrine Gains New Support At Pan American Conference
Lima dispatch reports Foreign Minister Luis Lopez de Mesa of Colombia urged widening the Monroe doctrine to cover all free America as a shared responsibility. Mexico and Argentina pressed for reaffirmation against forcible debt collection as debate on a league of American nations and continental defense continued with Cordell Hull and Argentine officials.
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Lima
United States
Luis Lopez de Mesa
Columbia
Committee For Organization of Peace
Free America
Mexico
Argentina
Lopez de Mesa
Americas
James Monroe
Europe
Latin America
League of American Nations
Cordell Hull
Isidoro Ruiz Moreno
Texas Governor-Elect Seeks Ford Ties For Industrial Push
Texas governor-elect W. Lee O'Daniel met Henry Ford in Detroit to discuss industrialization plans for Texas. Ford showed interest in Texas metal deposits and wool processing potential. The talks touched on cheap Texas power, labor conditions, and decentralizing industry. The party toured Greenfield Village and planned further talks with Edsel Ford and Russell Firestone in Akron.
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Detroit
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Henry Ford
Ford
O'Daniel
Lone Star
O’daniel
Nebraska
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Greenfield Village
Akron
Ohio
Russell A. Firestone
Mexico seeks Japan oil barter deal in $1 million plan
Mexico reportedly pursues a $1,000,000 annual oil barter with Japan as it seeks new markets for expropriated oil. Government sources hedge, but others say talks have been underway for weeks with Japan seeking silk, beans, and other goods in exchange.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Japan
Government Petroleum Department
Petroleum Department
Germany
Italy
Panama Canal
California
Man Convicted Over No License Plates And Cow Swap
A motorist appeared before Municipal Judge J. A. Gaither after a delay for driving without license plates. He returned to court and claimed he swapped his car for a cow, prompting the judge to warn against selling milk without a license.
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Fort Smith, Ark
J. A. Gaither
Santa's sack heavier this year says Roper
Secretary Roper reports Christmas shopping data show strong dollar volume in jewelry, household furnishings, and general merchandise, with prices lower so more items sold than last year. He notes final figures exceed last year’s holiday trade.
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Washington
Roper
Barkley Signals Focus on Existing Laws in New Congress
Senator Barkley said the Roosevelt administration is likely to concentrate on improving current laws rather than pushing new experiments in the upcoming session. He cited possible revisions to the farm wage hour and labor acts and noted tax legislation may arise as nuisance levies expire next year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Texas Boy Wins $250 Stock Judging Scholarship
John A. Powel of Menard Texas topped hundreds of high school contestants at the International Livestock Show in Chicago for the non collegiate live stock judging prize. He finished with a score of 554 to win the $250 scholarship.
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Chicago
John A. Powel
Menard
Texas
Chicago Association of Commerce
Pensioner Becomes Father in Fourth Time Since 1930
A 69-year-old Childress man named G. B. Brinkley becomes a father for the fourth time since 1930. His 42-year-old wife gave birth to a son on Sunday while Brinkley receives old age assistance.
New York Judge's Wife Pleads Innocent in Smuggling Case
Mrs. Fima N. Lauer wife of Supreme Court Justice Edgar J. Lauer pleaded innocent in federal court to an indictment charging smuggling and conspiracy. Bail set at 1000 dollars for a January 3 arraignment. The case followed Judge Henry W. Goddard handling and notes that George Burns admitted guilt in a related indictment.
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New York
Fima N. Lauer
Supreme Court
Edgar J. Lauer
Treasury Department
U. S. Attorney’s Office
Railroad President Sees Lower Rates Boost Profits and Jobs
G. P. McNear Jr., president of the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad, told a Senate committee that lower freight rates could lift railroads from financial difficulties if expenses fall and traffic grows. He urged faster reorganization, liberal depreciation allowances, and quicker resolution for defaulted securities to stabilize the industry.
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Washington
Senate
G. P. McNear, Jr
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
McNear
Ecuador Faces Crisis After Assembly Dismissal
Quito. President Aurelio Mosquera Narvaez dissolved the assembly and called for new elections after it rejected his constitutional message. A gun battle left Assembly leaders Arizaga Luque and Lans Larren Alva captured. Col. Larrea and Arizaga were not wounded. Carabineers secured key points as leftist deputies, including Vice President Antonio Borja, were arrested.
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Quito
Ecuador
Assembly
Francisco Arizaga Luque
Col
Lans Larren Alva
Secret Service
Aurelio Mosquera Narvaez
Col. Larrea
Shaeffer Pays Big Bonus to 1100 Workers
W. A. Shaeffer Pen Company announced profit sharing bonuses totaling 10 percent of wages for over 1,100 employees for the last six months. The announcement came from Fort Madison Iowa on December 14.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
W. A. Shaeffer Pen Company
Chiang shifts toward Communist tactics in anti-Japanese war
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek at a South China headquarters announced a political military program stressing mass mobilization. A Chungking conference aims to purge defeatist elements and organize farm unions and guerrilla forces in the Yangtze Valley, reflecting a shift after talks with British Ambassador Kerr.
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Kweilin
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
South China
Kwangsi Province
Chiang
Chungking
North China
Yangtze Valley
Archibald Clark Kerr
Outdoor Sportsmen Elect Directors
The Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club elected its directors at a called meeting at the Amarillo Hotel. New directors include Dave Britain Bill Howern Perry Vermillion Pat Fiyvnn W. R. Wilson and Mrs. L. A. Pitt. The group plans a year of work centered on improving the city lake 10 miles southwest of Amarillo. Regular meetings will be the first Wednesday of each month with about 40 members present and membership announced at 150.
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The
Panhandle
Amarillo Hotel
Dave Britain
Bill Howern
Perry Vermillion
Pat Fiyvnn
W. R. Wilson
Amarillo
Nazis Seize American Citizen in Hamburg Arrest
Nazi police arrested George Roth, a naturalized U S citizen, on a charge of preparation of high treason. The arrest was under investigation by Wilbur Keblinger, American consul general, after Roth left the liner Manhattan at Hamburg. The State Department ordered the inquiry.
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Germany
George Roth
United States
Wilbur Keblinger
Washington
Roth
Manhattan
State Department
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