Perfect Romance Ends in Divorce for Stanwyck and Fay
Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Fay divorce after Stanwyck testifies she could not live with him due to wrangling. Hollywood had seen their home as ideal, with Stanwyck often using Mrs Fay in private life. An interlocutory decree was granted by Superior Judge Dudley S. Valentine after a brief witness appearance.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Stanwyck
Frank Fay
Miss Stanwyck
Hollywood
Mrs. Fay
Dudley S. Valentine
Falsity Charge Flags Invitation Note
Snow and freezing weather across the East South and Midwest left at least 17 dead and caused widespread damage. New York City faced heavy snowfall with 13 inches in some areas and a $1,000,000 appropriation for snow removal. Mississippi saw a thin ice coating on the river at Greenville while Atlanta grapples with power outages and about $2,000,000 in damages.
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New York
East
Middle West
South
Florida
New England
Middle Atlantic States
New York City
North Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
N. C
North Georgia
Dent family burned in Wisconsin farmhouse fire
Cuba City Wisconsin December 30 five Dent children and their parents were badly burned when a fire destroyed their farm home five miles north of town a physician said the chances of survival were slight.
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Cuba City
Wis
Floyd Dent
Here
Smith accuses White House of false hospitality claim
Alfred E. Smith charges a White House spokesman with falsity over invitations to his Washington visit for January 25. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt counters, saying she invited him and declined his attendance, while the White House releases her remarks from a Washington press conference.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Roosevelt
Washington
Oldest U S Army Soldier Retired At Fort Ben Harrigan
Sergeant John Hoover, 69 with 32 years in tropics trenches and two wars, retired at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis. He stood at attention as the formal order mustering him out was read and watched the 11th Infantry pass by in tribute to his service.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Hoover
Fort Benjamin Harrigan
11Th Infantry
Roosevelt parries questions on bonus payment method
President Roosevelt dodged direct answers on the bonus bill at a late press conference while Patman of Texas signaled openness to a compromise on payment method. The exchange left room for the administration to reassess its stance as Congress weighs inflationary funding options.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Waseington
Patman
Texas
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Heavy guard around Lindberghs dock at Liverpool
Police seal the dock area as the American Importer nears docking with Col and Mrs Lindbergh and their son Jon aboard. Cars and pedestrians are stopped and searched while reporters from multiple nations await confirmation of arrival time amid heightened security during the Lindbergh visit.
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Liverpool
Charles A. Lindberghs
Col
Lindbergh
Jon
Intervention Urged In Nazi Situation
James G. McDonald resigned as high commissioner for refugees from Germany and urged international intervention to stop Nazi persecution. He warned the plight of Jews and other non Aryans worsened, threatening economic structures and world peace, with about 80,000 having fled Germany since Hitler began anti Semitic policies.
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New York
U.P
James G. McDonald
League of Nations
Germany
League
Adolph Hitler
Lord Reading dies at 75 in London home
Lord Reading, once a cabin boy who rose to the second highest regal post, died at his London residence at 4 15 PM. He was 75 and had recently served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The cause was heart failure and his widow and son were present.
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London
Lord Reading
India
Cinque Ports
Dover Castle
Reading
Washington
Boiled Shirts And Spurs Face Texas Rustle Drive
In Austin on December 30 Texas Rangers tackle two fronts in a broad crackdown. One group pursues cattle rustling gangs across West Texas while another targets big time gambling in and around major cities. Captains Bill McMurray and W C Hawkins were ordered to stop rustling and have begun operations.
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Austin
Texas Rangers
West
Texas
Bill McMurray
W. C. Hawkins
Republicans Take Rap at Hoffman in Worcester
Worcester officials disclose protests against Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey as guest speaker at a January 6 victory dinner of the Worcester County Republican Club. Citizens urged leaders not to attend over Hoffman's Lindbergh case involvement, viewed by critics as unwarranted.
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Worcester
Mass
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Worcester County Republican Club
Hoffman
WPA Reorganization Begun by Hopkins
Work Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins begins reorganizing the Works Progress Administration from a loose 27 000 plus force to a semi permanent basis. Plans call for drastic staff cuts nationwide as 2 000 000 people work on 1 140 000 000 in projects.
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Washington
U.P
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Hauptmann Clemency Hearing Delayed by New Jersey Board
The New Jersey Board of Pardons delayed a formal clemency hearing for Bruno Richard Hauptmann. The court met but did not call Hauptmann to the death house for testimony, with Gov. Harold Hoffman noting no personal appearance is planned. A date could be set later this week or early next week, depending on counsel's representation of the facts.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Death House of State Prison
Harold G. Hoffman
Hoffman
First Lady Seeks More Time to Think in New Year
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told Washington's feminine reporters she plans more time to think. She called the year’s key development a wider vision and greater knowledge of social conditions and an awakening realization of their meaning in each person’s sphere.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farley
Roosevelt
Mother says actress Thelma Todd death accidental
Thelma Todd's mother Mrs. Alice Todd testified before the grand jury that she believes her daughter's death from monoxide poisoning was accidental. She denied saying she was murdered and told how she wept after leaving the jury room. Todd was found in a garage with Roland West after a Hollywood party. physicians disputed fainting spells.
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Los Angeles
Alice Todd
Thelma Todd
Grand Jury
Miss Todd
Roland West
Hollywood
Farley Labels GOP Hopefuls Political Lightweights On Radio
Democratic leader James A. Farley says Republicans would not nominate Hoover or Borah. He calls other GOP possibilities political lightweights who may as well shake dice for the nomination. Farley touts a reduced ordinary budget and says the government can handle the present deficit as 1936 campaign talk heats up.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Herbert Hoover
Senator Borah
Farley
Lewis
Illinois
Roosevelt
Fugitive Pair Nabbed by Texas Officers Near Grefton
Texarkana reports Sheriff Henry Brooks of Bowie County says Hines Hudson of Tyler, wanted for jail breaking in Nashville Arkansas and Carthage Missouri, was arrested near Grefton. Hudson, also sought in New Boston Tyler Jacksonville Marshall and Henderson, is jailed with Bob Reed who accompanied him. Officers plan district court appearance in New Boston tomorrow. Deputy Y. H. Ball and three Longview officers nabbed Hudson at a sister’s home.
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Texarkana
Henry Brooks
Bowie County
Hines Hudson
Tyler
Nashville
Ark
Carthage
Greggton
Hudson
New Boston
Jacksonville
Marshall
Henderson
Bob Reed
H. Ball
Longview
Lava Again Perils Hilo Water Supply
Mauna Loa lava flows toward Hilo's water reservoir three miles away as burning trees mark its advance. Government volcanologist Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar said earlier signs showed an air bombing attack may have diverted the threatening flow, sparking fears of forest fires if rainfall remains scant.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Thomas A. Jaggar
Leche Blames FBI Probing Louisiana Elections
Judge Richard Leche running with Huey Long’s political base accuses the federal investigation of Louisiana election practices of aiming to destroy city and state governments. He frames the inquiry as an overreach by the federal government in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Richard Leche
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Austrian Chief May Retire
Vienna reports that Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg considered retiring to a monastery after his wife died in an automobile accident five months earlier. Cabinet members, including Vice Chancellor Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, urge him to stay until international tensions ease. He has led since the Dollfuss assassination a year and a half ago.
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Federal Diet
Associated Press
Kurt Schuschnigg
Schuschnigg
Ernst von Starhemberg
Engelbert Dollfuss
Jericho Gap Fund Allotted for Highway 66 Improvement
State highway department allocated 85,870 dollars to complete paving of the Jericho Gap stretch on Highway 66. Work includes grading and caliche base with completion targeted for mid May. The move frees a contract to remove travel hazards and extend asphalt surfacing from Rockledge to Carson County over 16.1 miles.
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Jericho Gap
State Highway Department
Associated Press
Austin
Donley
Gray
Rockledge
Carson County
Wheeler
Wheeler County
Roosevelt Allocates 10 Million for National Youth Administration
President Roosevelt designated 10 million dollars from the work relief fund to the National Youth Administration to aid youths aged sixteen to twenty five. The move taps into a four billion relief fund and targets the needy population within the program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Youth Administration
Ethiopian Forces Prepare for General Onslaught in War
An Ethiopian army near half a million men readies for a northern general offensive against Italian invaders. Ras Mulugheta, Ras Kassa, Ras Immeru, Ras Seyoum and Dedjazmatch Ayele lead combined forces facing Makale with about 400000 troops. About 100000 more rally in the east under Ras Quetatchou. southern troops under Ras Desta Demtu total 200000. Officials say 1500000 reserve fighters remain in native provinces as accommodations and food strain the mobilization effort.
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Associated Press
Italy
Ras Mulugheta
Ras Kassa
Ras Immeru
Gojjam
Ras Seyoum
Tigre
Ras Quetatchou
France
Ras Desta Demtu
Selassie
Ethiopia
Patti Jo Kincade Recovery Seen By Brain Specialists
Several of the South's top brain specialists studied Patti Jo Kincade, daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Kincade of 2606 Hughes Street. They report extensive brain injury but believe long term treatment can cure. Patti has been unconscious in a Texarkana hospital since November 4 after a car crash.
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South
Patti Jo Kincade
A. W. Kincade
Hughes Street
Patti Jo
Texarkana
Mr. Kincade
Roosevelt League to Seek Senate Probe of Liberty League
Boston December 30 United States Senate investigation of the American Liberty League will be urged as Congress convenes by the national Support Roosevelt League. Joseph L Kaplan Boston its general counsel announced today.
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Boston
United States Senate
American Liberty League
Congress
Roosevelt League
Joseph L. Kaplan
Farm Program Will Continue Despite AAA Legal Questions
Chairman Marvin Jones of the House Agriculture Committee says if any part of the AAA is ruled illegal, new provisions will be fashioned. He notes the last Congress broadened the act to permit several methods to carry out the farm program including export debentures and domestic allotments. Representative Hope foresees a long session if Supreme Court decisions affect processing taxes funding crop programs. The court's ruling is expected soon and could keep authorizations intact or require adjustments.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Hope
Kansas
Supreme Court
Hoosac Mills
High Tribunal
Jones
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