Kidnapping Rumor Shrouds Milne Case In New York
Caleb J Milne IV of Philadelphia disappeared from a New York City apartment on a Saturday. A supposed ransom note was received at the Woodstock home of his mother’s sister. Federal agents were said to be on the case while relatives cast doubt on the abduction theory.
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New York
Caleb J. Milne
Philadelphia
Woodstocks
N. Y
Frederica Lucy Milne
Caleb
Boston
Grandpa
Young Caleb
Frederic
Fire devastates Carnegie farm killing eight in Bailey home
Early today a fire at the George Bailey farm 13 miles west of Carnegie destroyed a four room dwelling. Sixteen persons were burned to death including Bailey family members and nephews. George Bailey and Mrs. Laura Bailey survived, aiding others as ambulances arrived. A defective fire caused the blaze and the roof collapsed trapping occupants.
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George Bailey
Carnegie
William Bailey
George
Marvin Floyd
Harry Lee Floyd
Laura Bailey
Bailey
Floyds
Harry Jolly
State Conservation Commission
Ellsworth Rescue Plane Flies Toward Antarctic Search
The Lincoln Ellsworth rescue plane departed Tapacula Merida Mexico bound for the Antarctic to search for the missing explorer. Pilot Dick Merrill and mechanic Henry Klenke Jr. planned a refuel stop at Managua Nicaragua then on to Cristobal, with arrival in the Canary Zone city expected late this afternoon.
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Brownsville
Tex
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
Explorer
Tapacula
Merida
Mexico
Pan American Airways
Dick Merrill
Henry Klenke, Jr
Managua
Nicaragua
Cristobal
Cana
Warden Suspended Amid Hunt for Escaped Gunman
Warden Alfred H. Puerchner of Middlesex County Jail is suspended as Edward Metelski, 26, remains at large. Authorities pursue the escapee with shoot to kill orders while the gunman faces trial for the slaying of Trooper Warren G. Yenser.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Alfred H. Puerschner
Middlesex County
Edward Metelski
Warren G. Yenser
Republic Endangered as Political Pot Boils in Madrid
The political future of the young Spanish Republic hung in the balance as parties from monarchists to socialists opened campaigns for general elections probably in February. The new center government of Manuel Portela Valladares, who became premier after a six day cabinet absence, will hold an important council tomorrow.
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Madrid
New Center
Manuel Portela Valladares
Spain
Mexican President dismisses two generals amid power struggle
President Lazaro Cardenas dismissed General Medina Veytia, chief of the Valley of Mexico military zone, and General Joaquin Amaro, head of the national military school, amid a broader clash with former president Plutarco Elias Calles and expelled senators accused of seditious acts.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Plutarco Elias Calles
Iron Man
Mexico
Cardenas
Medina Veytia
Valley of Mexico
Joaquin Amaro
Calles
To Rather Be a Cowman Than King of England
The article profiles Britain's Prince of Wales David Windsor who hints at retirement from royal duties to ranch life in the Canadian Rockies. It notes his preference for Bertie as king and occasional private references to Queen Elizabeth, while acknowledging he is likely to ascend the throne after King George. It highlights his long service and rising responsibilities amid aging monarchs.
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London
David Windsor
Britain
Prince of Wales
Canadian Rockies
Bertie
Duke of York
Duchess of York
Elizabeth
George
Victoria
Edward VI
Brown
Albert Edward Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Earl of Chester
Duke of Cornwall
Duke of
England
Guardsmen Aid Fight On Disease In Kiowa County
National guardsmen were deployed around Snyder Mountain Park and Cold Springs in Kiowa County Oklahoma as Dr. Pearce lifts most of the county from a meningitis quarantine. One death and 13 ill reported. Hobart and nearby towns face continued closures and crowd restrictions even as Altus guardsmen guard five Snyder area highway points.
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Hobart
Okla
National
Snyder
Mountain Park
C. M. Pearce
Kiowa County
J. L. Adams
Pearce
Snyder, Mountain Park
Cold Springs
Altus
Adams
VFW District Convention Hears Welfare and Bonus Demands
More than 250 Veterans of Foreign Wars gathered for the annual district convention stressing community welfare and civic service. Resolutions urged immediate federal payment of soldiers bonuses and proposed renaming the Colorado to Gulf Highway as the VFW Highway. Delegations from Dalhart Berger Pampa Tulsa Lubbock and other Panhandle cities attended. W S Birge called the gathering the largest district turnout in years.
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VFW
Colorado-to-Gulf
Dalhart
Berger
Pampa
Tulsa
Lubbock
Panhandle
Mild norther ends in Oklahoma area
A severe dust storm swept Oklahoma's Panhandle Saturday and eased by today with clear skies. Blowing silt reduced visibility to a quarter mile as a cold north wind stirred topsoil from barren fields, though not as severe as last spring's dust storms.
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Beaver
Okla
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Army Massed With Selassie Facing Italian Resistance
In a Black Kingdom siege, about 40,000 troops gather under Emperor Selassie to oppose Italian forces. The large force, positioned to challenge Italian advances, signals a major confrontation in the region.
Peace Plan Drives Ethiopian War to New Battles
Reports from Rome Paris and London describe reluctance to peace terms as Ethiopian forces near Dolo advance toward Italian positions. Mussolini speeds aviation output while Graziani vows hard action. London talks between Baldwin and Eden focus on the crisis raised by sanctions and the peace plan.
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Trumbnail
Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Paris
London
Eden
Baldwin
Geneva
Dolo
Rodolfo Graziani
Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Italy
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Cubans Question Airman in Kidnap Case
Cuban authorities questioned United States aviator Charles J. Wellstead after his crash in Matanzas Bay while en route from Miami to Key West. He was detained over missing entry papers and pilot licenses as investigators pursue the ransom kidnapping of Nicholas Castano for 500000 dollars last week.
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Havana
United States
Charles J. Wellstead
Nicholas Castano
Wellstead
Matanzas Bay
Miami
Key West
Governor Grants Mexican Reprieve in El Paso Killing
Governor Alfred granted Ramiro Galvan a reprieve until February 14, 1936, delaying execution set for December 18 for the slaying of border patrolman Ivan Scotten during a July 20 1929 gun battle at Los Pompos Crossing near the Rio Grande.
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Austin
Alfred
Ramiro Galvan
United States
el Paso
Ivan Scotten
Los Pompos
Rio Grande
Montana Governor Claimed by Death
Gov Frank H Cooney aged 62 died in a Great Falls hospital after a heart ailment. He was stricken last night while returning home from Florida.
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Great Palls
Mont
Frank H. Cooney
Florida
Fuqua Seeks Hazards Based Interest in Bank Loans
Amarillo banker W. H. Fuqua told Canyon college and town audience that the speculation era in Panhandle banking is over. He urged banks to set loan interest by risk, noting good risks deserve lower rates and poor risks higher rates. The address was praised as masterly by President J. A. Hill and Canyon College staff.
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News Canyon
Panhandle
W. H. Fuqua
Amarillo
Canyon College
Canyon
Fuqua
J. A. Hill
the Panhandle
Extortion Plot Nabs Bank President Target in Houston
DOJ agents say a young man will be charged under the Lindbergh Law for attempting to extort 500 dollars from J. A. Wilkins, president of State National Bank. He was arrested on the Main Street viaduct after delivering a blank envelope to Wilkins and signaling officers.�
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Houston
Department of Justice
J. A. Wilkins
State National Bank
United States
W. F. Carothers
Main Street
Wilkins
East Texas oilmen seek higher proration at hearing
The Railroad Commission convenes its monthly proration hearing in Austin with East Texas field leaders pressing for an increased allowable daily production citing strong demand and anticipated support from Commissioner Lon Smith. Chair Ernest O Thompson and C V Terrell will hear testimony as C V Cottingham notes a field pressure decline and urges a reduction to 425000 barrels daily. Thompson will attend the session.
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Commission
East Texas
Thompson
Giant rocket set for test flight into upper skies
Aberdeen Wash December 15 Experimenters gathered for a projected test of a giant rocket by the Washington Experiment Association The initial firing would be without a passenger Charles Bushnell president said the group sponsored the test to judge if passenger rocket ascensions are feasible The 11 foot tall rocket carried 90 pounds of propulsion explosives 175 pounds of recording instruments and an automatically opening parachute to recover the data from maximum altitude
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Washington Experiment Association
Charles Bushnell
Association
Albert Fall Improves Slightly at Beaumont General
El Paso reports former U S Senator and interior secretary Albert Fall showing slight improvement after medical evaluation at William Beaumont General Hospital.
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EL Paso
William Beaumont General Hospital
Albert B. Fall
U. S
Iowans Strike on WPA Projects Demoines Iowa
A mass meeting with over 300 Iowa labor and unemployed delegates voted a state wide strike on WPA projects to start January 2. The strike could affect about 26 000 people and set up local strike committees while labor unions are urged to support. It authorizes lawful picketing at all Iowa WPA projects and names the state labor federation to represent all groups involved.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State
Labor Federation
Garner Back From Orient with Quiet Nonsense
Vice-President John N. Garner returned from a two month Orient trip and offered humor about the journey. He joked about geisha diary notes and poker winnings while noting the sheriff followed him and he failed to find a big cigar lighter. He said Washington has a chief who talks for the administration.
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Seattle
John N. Garner
United States
Washington
Texas
Saki
Yokohama
Oklahoma
Orient
Tamadge to Take Part in Demo Setup at Vention Site
Tamadge is slated to participate in the planned demonstration setup at the Vention site. Officials indicate the involvement will showcase new equipment and procedures. Local observers are watching for potential impacts on nearby operations.
Georgia Governor Talmadge Eyes Presidential Bid
Georgian Governor Eugene Talmadge signaled a possible run for the Democratic presidential nomination while Republicans in Washington debated convention sites. He and John H. Kirby set a January regional Jeffersonian gathering in Atlanta to oppose the New Deal, boosting GOP hopes to split Democrats and carry several Southern states.
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Washington
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
John H. Kirby
Houston
Atlanta
South
R. B. Creager
Texas
North Carolina
Florida
Virginia
France and Italy push for naval talks at London Conference
France and Italy prepare for a more active role in the London Naval Conference as the big three powers lead preliminaries. They seek rapid agreement on tonnage and gun sizes to ease taxpayer burden and oppose reopening Washington treaty ratios to avoid renewed inferiority.
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London
France
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Car Kills Youth Fighting Grass Fire Near Fort Sill
Granville Sapp, 28, an army private from Mahank Texas, died when struck by a car while battling a grass fire along a highway near Fort Sill Oklahoma. The driver Cecil Perry of Anadarko faced a manslaughter charge and was released on 2500 dollars bond.
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Lawton
Oka
Granville
Sapp
Mahank
Tex
Fort Sill
Cecil Perry
Anadarko
Perry
Germany Cautious on Britain's Armament Limitation Plan
Berlin reports a cool response from government circles to Great Britain's proposal for European armaments limits. Spokesmen noted Hitler's earlier aviation pact offer yet expressed surprise at raising the issue amid ongoing Africa war.
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Berlin
Great Britain
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