Nose Wash Aims To Prevent Infantile Paralysis At Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute reports a nose wash that protects monkeys from infantile paralysis and is ready for trial in humans. A second preventive found in vitamin C from common produce also shows monkey protection but is not yet ready for child trials.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Rockefeller Institute
Society of American Bacteriologists
Columbia University
Columbia
Todd Mystery Scene Visited in Todd Death Inquiry
Investigators toured Thelma Todd’s sidewalk cafe and the garage where her body was found as the grand jury probes her death. Roland West and Pasquale Di Cicco were identified as key figures to describe the actress life and the events before her death. They may be asked to recount relationships and circumstances surrounding the case. A San Francisco romance figure was also sought by investigators.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Clair Overholtzer
Grand Jury Criminal Complaints Committee
Comedienne
Roland West
Pasquale
Pat) di Cicco
San Franciscan
Miss Todd
Philippine Clipper Lands in Alameda After Long Flight
The Clipper arrived in Alameda, California, after an 8,000 mile Manila to Alameda journey. It averaged 135 miles per hour and completed a 2400 mile leg from Honolulu in 17 hours 27 minutes and from Manila in 58 hours 52 minutes.
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Alameda
Calif
Manila
Honolulu
Europe Tense as Italy Prepares Naval Action
In Rome sources report Mussolini’s navy ready for action while Britain’s forces stand alert from Gibraltar to Aden. About 13,000 naval specialists recalled. officials fear possible events if Eden pushes oil sanctions through the League. Southeast Europe speeds up defense measures and firmens alliances. An Italian scout plane was shot down in Africa.
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London
Mussolini
Rome
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Aden
Red Sea
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Italy
Girl Denies Guilty Plea in Father's Death
Emma Willis an 18 year old farm girl pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Anadarko Oklahoma to a murder charge in the shotgun slaying of her father I H Willis a Early farmer. Preliminary hearing was set for January 9 before County Judge Ernest L Barney. The girl was silent during the hearing and her counsel W H Cooper gave no defense plans.
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Anadarko
Okla
Emma Willis
I. H. Willis
Ernest L. Barney
W. H. Cooper
Sophie Lytle Harrison Dies at 80 in Missouri
Mrs Sophie Lytle Harrison widow of J Scott Harrison Sr and sister in law to President Harrison died last night at her daughter’s home in Powersite Missouri She was 80 and had been a Kansas City real estate dealer’s wife.
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Harrison
Powersite
Sophie Lytle Harrison
J. Scott Harrison
Kansas City
Pioneer Ranch Owner to be Buried in Norman Oklahoma Today
Funeral services for FE B Johnson son 73 year old Oklahoma pioneer and cattle baron will be held in Norman at 2 this afternoon He died Christmas Day and is survived by several children and four daughters His ranch holdings spanned Hutchinson County Gray County Oklahoma and Arizona He helped discover the Panhandle oil field on his Hutchinson County ranch with wells later drilled
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Pioneer
Norman
Oklahoma
FE. B. Johnson
Southwest
Okla
E. B. Johnson, Jr
Montford T. Johnson
Amarillo
Neil R. Johnson
Graham B. Johnson
Phil Kidd
Carl Giles
Roy Johnson
Ponca City
Leroy Leflore
Oklahoma City
Gray County
Montford
Hamilton
Mont
Ll. A. Kerlee
William Lindgren
Aviators to Bomb Mauna Loa as Lava Flows Toward Hilo
Army aviators plan to bomb Mauna Loa to divert a molten lava flow approaching Hilo Hawaii. Twelve planes from Honolulu will strike along the lava front at 3 000 to 5 000 feet if weather allows. Bombing aims to create channels for lava to run harmlessly away and protect the Waikoloa ponds and city water supply.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Honolulu
Waikaloa Ponds
Head
Waikoloa
Wailuku
Chinese Troops Seek to Block March on Nanking by Students
In Shandong and central China a tense standoff develops as Chinese troops prepare to block a planned student march on Nanking. Reports indicate mobilization and crowd control measures amid rising anti-government demonstrations.
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Nanking
Two Privates Die in Clay Pit Accident at Fort Sill
At Fort Sill Oklahoma two privates were killed and two injured when gravel caved in in a clay pit. The dead are Risley D. Rogers 23 of Sparta Tennessee and Fred Risinger 23 of Roxboro North Carolina. Rescue teams took about an hour to reach them with Rogers dead on arrival and Risinger dying 15 minutes after extraction.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Army
Frank Shaw
Post
Risley D. Rogers
Anadarko
G. O. Rogers
Sharps Chapel
N. C
Fred Risinger
Dallas
Tex
Quillin Oswald
Batesburg
Roxboro
Disley D. Rogers
Sparta
Tenn
Rogers
Risinger
Safety Pin Swallowed By Child Proves Unremovable
Mary Frances Bitting six years old daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Bitting 809 Virginia Street swallowed an open safety pin during play. Doctors failed to dislodge it as X rays showed the pin in the intestines and another attempt was planned for the next morning.
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Mary Frances
W. L. Bitting
Virginia Street
Sino Japanese tensions rise after Shanghai student unrest
Chinese troops blocked a pro-Japanese student march toward Nanking with an armored train. The murder of Tang Yu Jen prompted officials to suppress demonstrations and martial law remained in Shanghai and Nanking as Tokyo warned of a dark future for Sino-Japanese ties.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Tang Yu-Jen
Chinese Railways
Rensuke Isogai
Tang
China
Japan
Hankow
North China Autonomy Movement
Christmas Mailing Shows Big Increase
Postmaster General Farley announced a 10 percent rise in Christmas mail volume across the 55 largest U.S. post offices based on the first 23 days of December. The average increase reported was 10.21 percent compared with last year.
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Treasury
Washington
Post Office Department
Farley
Teachers killed at rail crossing near Plevna
Two school teachers from Pleva Kas Elsie Andsager 34 and her sister Anna 35 were killed when a Santa Fe passenger train struck their automobile near Pleva 15 miles southwest of Hutchinson on December 26.
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Hutchinson
Kas
U.P
Elsie Andsager
Anna
Plevna
Santa Fe
Amarillo Forecasts and Regional Weather Summary
Partly cloudy to cloudy with possible light rain Friday for Amarillo and nearby areas. West Texas west of the 10th meridian expected to be cloudy with occasional rain and a warmer southeast portion on Friday. New Mexico forecast generally fair on Friday. Temperature data from yesterday and related digits appear garbled and unreadable.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Eceja
Cverdreset
Wreaven
Sassee
savesestSe
McCarl halts surplus fund for relief purchases
Comptroller General J R McCarl ruled the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation cannot use 30 percent of gross customs receipts set aside for the AAA to buy surplus farm products for relief. He advised relief legislation provides another method for handling such purchases.
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Washington
J. R. McCarl
Federal
Surplus Commodity Corporation
McCarl
AAA
Wallace
Farm Administration
FBI Denies Milne Kidnapping Arrest Report
R George Harvey head of the Philadelphia FBI office denied reports that an arrest had been made in the Milne kidnapping case. He said a prisoner was not yet identified and no formal action had occurred.
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Philadelphia
R. George Harvey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Caleb J. Milne
Red Hot Boulders Threaten Capetown Fire Sparks Loss
Red hot boulders crash from a brush fire on Table Mountain endangering Capetown and its prime minister's residence. The blaze, likely incendiary, destroyed timber valued at over 1 million dollars.
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Capetown
Union OF South Africa
Table Mountain
J. B. Hertzog
Cullen Faces Setback From Heart Ailment in Chicago
Arthur W. Cullen a famed grain speculator in Chicago was treated with oxygen at a city hospital today after suffering a setback from a heart ailment. He entered the hospital five weeks ago.
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Chicago
Arthur W. Cullen
Roosevelts Budget Work Sparks Early Congressional Battles
Washington December 26 The second session of the 74th Congress opens with bipartisanship under strain as President Roosevelt concentrates on his annual budget and legislative messages. Plans for a compromise soldiers bonus appear possible while no general tax bill is anticipated. Nye and Clark pledge to reintroduce a neutrality bill restricting wartime shipments, sparking opposition from Borah on sea freedom.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
74Th Congress
Nye
North Dakota
Senate
Special
Clark
Missouri
Borah
Idaho
Abe Stein Surrenders to Federal Agents in Opium Smuggling Case
New York reports Abe Stein the elusive business manager of the late Arnold Rothstein surrendered to federal officers after a seven year flight to face charges of smuggling a million dollar opium cargo. He entered the district attorney's office with his lawyer and declared readiness for trial. Authorities note Stein handled over three million dollars in narcotics since first meeting Rothstein in crime.
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New York
Abe Stein
Arnold Rothstein
Stali
United States
U. S. District Attorney's Office
Stein
Rothstein
Soil Service Goes Into Civil Service
Approximately 5 000 employees of the soil conservation service will transfer to civil service classification at midnight. About 700 are in Washington and the rest in the field. Officials say this shifts the service from an emergency agency to a permanent one and no new appointments can be made except through civil service channels.
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Washington
Soil Conservation Service
Civil Service
Agriculture Department
Harrison forecasts cash bonus talks with Roosevelt leaders
Senator Harrison of Mississippi forecasts a conference between congressional leaders and President Roosevelt to craft a cash bonus plan acceptable to the administration. He says no general tax legislation is likely at the January session and criticizes the Townsend pension plan as unworkable. He notes the need to replace any AAA program if ruled unconstitutional and supports production controls helping agriculture.
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Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Pampa Man Dies in Boiler Blast Near Pampa
H. G. McKercher died from injuries suffered December 18 when a boiler exploded at the Tripple Horn base near Pampa while he was working nearby.
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Pampa
H. G. McKercher
Bitter cold deaths mount across states as thermometer plunges
The nation endures a severe cold wave with 108 deaths attributed to exposure and accidents, Ohio leading fatalities at 22. West of the Rockies saw record lows while the South felt the chill reach to Florida and the Gulf Coast. Moderation was forecast west of the Mississippi but conditions remained harsh elsewhere.
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Chicago
Rockies
Central States
Dixie
Mexican
Gulf Coast
Mississippi Delta
Florida
Mississippi River
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ilinois
Illinois
North Dakota
West Virginia
New York
Indiana
Kansas
Maryland
Missouri
Vermont
Texas
Iowa
Virginia
Inot
N. D
Mangato
Minn
Salisbury
Brookings
Charles City
Altamont
St. Paul
Texas Blue Norther Blows Itself Out
A Christmas Day blue norther swept through Texas, claimed two lives indirectly, and cooled conditions. By Friday moderating weather was forecast for all but the southeast, with Northeast Texas recording subfreezing overnight temperatures around 24 to 28 degrees.
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Texas
Ray Hamiltons Father Dies in Tourist Camp
In Shreveport Louisiana on December 26 authorities found J. H. Hamilton father of the outlaw Raymond Hamilton and an unidentified young woman dead in a tourist camp room near Vivian. Officials say both smothered by heat with gas fire blazing and windows closed. The elder Hamilton worked as a pipe fitter near Lewis Louisiana and lived close to the camp.
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Shreveport
J. H. Hamilton
Desperado
Raymond Hamilton
Viv
Sai Hamilton
Floyd Hamilton
Raymond
Texas
Hamilton
Lewis
Vivian
Health Service Honors Woman Scientist Who Gave Her Life
The public health service adds Anna Pabst to its honor roll as the first woman lab tech to die in disease research. She contracted meningitis from an infected animal in NIH labs, died December 25 after December 17 exposure. The report also remembers five men who died in the past decade and notes others who survived such battles.
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Health Service
Washington
Public Health Service Today
Anna Pabst
G. H. Cowan
Rocky Mountain
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