Governor backs new grand jury drive to smash racketeering
New York reports that Gov. Herbert H. Lehman insisted on a relentless probe into racketeering. A special grand jury, needing a month before it can act, will broaden its inquiry into extortion by loan sharks and other forces draining merchants of millions. Dewey said the investigation will continue until its aims are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Tinue
League
Uruguay Breaks Relations with Soviet Russia
Uruguay declares severed ties with Soviet Russia and grants passports to the Russian legation, including minister Alexander Minkin, amid fears of an armed revolt. The move follows regional unrest linked to Brazil and widespread communist accusations from Montevideo. Izvestia reports a growing anti monopoly protest in Uruguay.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Republic of
Russia
Alexander Minkin
Moscow
Brazil
Monteverde
Luiz Carlos Presters
Third Internationale
Legation
Izvestia
Chamber of Deputies
Noted figures share pet peeves in New Year reflection
The piece catalogs reactions of prominent figures from governors to sports stars on petty irritations. Governor Bibb Graves chafes at the word gim me while Dr. Morris Fishbein jokes about no peevs. Others dislike petty spats, garrulous caddies, and the phrase how are you today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Somesbody
Allred
Science
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association Journal
Townsend
B. B. Moeur
Arizona
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion, Til
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Tucumcari Chamber Leader Wounded in Gun Battle
Harry K Grubbs president of the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce was wounded when two Amarillo men attempted a holdup at his filling station. Grubbs shot one assailant who died later. the other shooter fled after firing at Grubbs inside the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Grubbs
Tucumcari
Grubbs
Davis
McDaniel
Amarillo
Bill Adams
Texas
Adams
Lizzie Davis
North Polk Street
M. L. McDaniel
North Lincoln Street
Chamber of Commerce
Digest votes hit New Deal in Literary Digest poll
In a 987,158 ballot tally from 41 states the Literary Digest found 58.51 percent opposition to the New Deal as of December 27. Breakdown shows 29 states against and 12 in support, totaling 577,631 opposing to 409,527 supporting, with Utah and Southern states aligned with the President. Arkansas New Mexico Oklahoma Texas and other states are listed with supporting and opposing counts.
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New York
Literary Digest
Utah
Arkansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas Governor Allred Named Parade Grand Marshal
Gov. James V. Allred of Texas was chosen as grand marshal for the 47th annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. The announcement came from Tournament of Roses Association president C Elmer Anderson. The parade and Rose Bowl game between Stanford and SMU follow the festivities, with Barbara Nichols crowned the 16 year old Pasadena Junior College queen at last night’s ceremonies.
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Pasadena
Calif
James V. Allred
Texas
Annally
Allred
C. Elmer Anderson
Tournament of Roses Association
Stanford
Southern Methodist
Barbara Nichols
Mysterious recluse leaves charity $200000 by will
Grace Fletcher Kelley an 80 year old Boston recluse from a 20 room South End mansion left $200,000 to charities and public institutions. Bank records show $100,000 in stocks and $40,000 in deposits, with another $50,000 undiscovered. She led a Victorian life with no electricity and wax light, dining on bread and candy. She died Monday leaving a hidden fortune.
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Boston
U.P
South End
Grace Fletcher Kelley
Daniel Webster
John C. Goodwin
Miss Kelley
Kelley
Democratic committee and Liberty League trade broadside
The Democratic National Committee and the American Liberty League traded accusations in a split response. The league questioned Postmaster General Farley’s role in campaign fund solicitations while the DNC labeled the league a greedy lobby group seeking to undo Roosevelt era reforms.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
American Liberty League
League
New Deal
Farley
American ‘Lobby’ League
Harrison
Congress
Roosevelt
Nations line up with Britain over league covenant
France Yugoslavia Turkey and Greece pledge aid to Britain if Italy attacks, including air and naval support, while Ethiopia reports capture of machine guns and arms near Tembien as front lines shift. Emperor Haile Selassie reportedly offers peace terms demanding Italian troop withdrawal and recognition of Ethiopia.
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Frederick Kuh
London
API
France
Jugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Britain
Italy
Associated Press
Paris
Pierre Laval
Chamber of Deputies
Addis
ABARA
Tembien
Rodolfo Grasiani
Dolo
Rome
Addis Ababa
Reuters
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Lindbergh departure and Guffey Florida visit noted
Columnist Arthur Brisbane reflects on international and domestic topics as Senator Guffey outlines plans and Lindbergh prepares to depart. The Globe sour notes the editor cautions opinions are those of Brisbane and not the paper.
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Alaska
Florida
Guffey
Lindbergh
Arthur Brisbane
America
the Globe
Brisbane
Globe
Ethiopian raiders cut Makale to Tambien road in ambush
Raiding Ethiopian warriors cut the road westward from Makale toward the Tambien area, interrupting supply lines and signaling increased activity in the Addis Ababa theater. The report notes intensified clashes as forces maneuver for advantage.
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Makale
Addis Ababa
Tambien
Six Year Old Swallows Safety Pin Safe After Removal
Mary Frances Bitting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bitting of 809 Virginia Street, swallowed a safety pin. A doctor used a tube to move the pin from the esophagus into the stomach where it remains for natural passage. The child shows no pain and is expected to recover, a common outcome in similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Bitting
W. L. Bitting
Virginia Street
Cold Wave In Hitler Plans Texas Faces Big Air Force
Texas endures moderating temperatures with rain in the Rio Grande Valley and sleet near Longview as frost spreads elsewhere. In Berlin, Germany unveils plans for a formidable naval air force including torpedo seaplanes and aircraft carriers, signaling a rearming nation.
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Texas
United Press
Berlin
U.P
Germany
Hermann Goering
Navy
Eager to pay for hunting minus permit
Jim Rutman, 27, Borger oil field worker, paid a $23 fine in Amarillo after game warden Bob Puckett confiscated his shotgun for hunting without a license. Puckett cited observing two hunters near the Canadian River. one man had a gun and license, Rutman denied ownership, a new shotgun was found in brush and later returned. Winter Oils 10¢ Qt, 1900 W. 3rd.
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Jim Rutman
Borger
Rutman
Amarillo
Bob Puckett
Charlie Carder
Puckett
Ratman
Canadian River
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a low around 28 degrees. Rain in the southeast tonight and warmer conditions in the east and southeast Saturday. New Mexico mostly fair south and unsettled north tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Temperatures ranged 20 to 45 up to 1 o'clock today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Actress Beaten Days Before Thelma Todd Death Report
A sensational unverified claim reported that a man linked to Thelma Todd's death inquiry beat the actress days before she was found dead from monoxide poisoning. The grand jury may summon Todd Sidewax Case staff and examine testimony about the cafe assault and its possible link to the case.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Cant
Jess Winn
District Attorneys Office
Todd Sidewax
Winn
Miss Todd
Influence of U S Charged by Glenn Babb
A government spokesman in Tokyo says Japanese consular reports indicate missionary schools under American and British influence are guiding Chinese student protests against Japan. Chinese demonstrators press railway blocks as 2000 students press toward Nanking, despite 500 troops being sent to stop them in Henan.
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Glenn Babb
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan
China
Yenching University
Pieping
Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
Nanking
Henan
Kaifeng
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Mittee
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American Lobby League
Jouett Shouse
W. Forbes Morgan
Democratic Committee
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Long-Bell Lbr, Co
Pat Harrison
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King Features Syndicate, Inc. International
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