Lindberghs Plan New Year Crossing to Ireland and Return
The New York press reports Charles Lindbergh and his wife leaving for a voyage to Ireland aboard the Lindberghs predicted a stormy crossing and a possible spring return. Officials consider how to address Hauptmann’s case as Gov Hoff reviews security and law enforcement response.
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British police to guard Lindberghs in Liverpool visit
British authorities plan extra police protection in Liverpool for Mrs. Lindbergh and her small son amid threats from locals. Officials said bobbies will ensure safety as the Lindberghs travel abroad, following pressure at home and in US media coverage.
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Diphtheria Dampens Christmas Celebrations
Health officials report diphtheria concerns affecting holiday gatherings. Local schools and families, including children, face illness risks as precautions rise during the season.
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Mary Kosbus
Lamp signals from British main aid party line
A fragmented notice describes a signal lamp or lamp line used to summon a friend from the British main. It notes the lamp is low in brightness but reduces the bother of two party line lamps and other tatty equipment.
Santa brings snowshoes and winter toys to readers
Weather forecasters predicted continued cold across the nation as a new cold wave moved into Minnesota and Wisconsin. Temperatures plunged as Fargo and Jamestown reported 15 degrees below zero while Santa was said to be loading sleighs with skates sleds and snowshoes for his annual trip tonight.
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Dishwasher Charged in College Housekeeper Slaying
In Haverford Pennsylvania a 26 year old dishwasher named Roy Crittenden is charged after a fatal Christmas dinner shooting at Haverford College Founders Hall. He admitted guilt and said he would do it again. Police say he used a concealed double barreled public safety item wrapped as a gift. Mrs Mary L Ginder, 70, was killed as seven observers watched in the college commons.
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Two Bodies Found in Oklahoma Maniac Case
The bodies of L. A. Simpson and his son Warren were found near Sapulpa Oklahoma. They had been kidnapped and killed a month earlier by Chester Comer the hitchhiking killer who was shot during arrest. Simpson and his son were the last victims among five believed murdered by Comer.
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Five-Year-Old Athens Girl Rescuea in Near JTragedy
Five year old girl in Athens narrowly escapes a dangerous incident as authorities report a serious clash near Ezembien during the Ethiopian conflict. Italian pressures and League of Nations deliberations shape Christmas in Europe amid rising tensions and potential armed response.
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Foot Narrowly Escapes Train Tragedy in Athens
A five year old girl Donna Green’s foot was freed from a railroad crossing just before a westbound passenger train arrived. Her family on relief, including father William Green, faced a perilous rescue as two women pulled and untied the shoe while the train screamed by inches away. The incident follows the family’s struggles, including a brother’s death from infection last September.
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Court to Hear Fast Test of Labor Act
United States Circuit Court of Appeals will sit specially Monday to consider the National Labor Relations Board request for a speedy ruling on the Warner Connery Labor Act. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc. defied the board by refusing to comply with labor relations provisions. The company was ordered to desist from discouraging employees from joining a union of their choosing.
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White House Prepares Christmas Celebration
Snow covered White House preparations are underway for the Roosevelts Christmas. Three Roosevelt grandchildren Eleanor, Curtis Dall, and Sarah Roosevelt are expected to wake their grandfather early. The president will broadcast Christmas greetings at 5 PM.
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Girl Killed as Large Sled Hits Small One
Cincinnati police report a fatal sled accident on Monday night when a large hobsted sled crashed into a small one ridden by 12 year old Virginia Caron. Her 8 year old sister Mary Louise was with her. Virginia died from a fractured skull.
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Soviet Navy Enlarged Fourfold in Four Years
Moscow reports a vast buildup as the submarine and destroyer fleets expand to four times their former size over the past four years. Izvestia notes a 1,100 percent coast guard increase but provides no exact strength figures for any unit.
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Christmas Spirit in Athens Is Same Now as in Years Past
The Athens holiday mood endures with open houses, dances, and neighborly gaiety as in earlier decades. Older residents recall sleigh rides, skating on ice, and country dances, while children hang stockings and decorate with popcorn strings and candles for festive gatherings.
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Kathleen Murphy
Nelsonville
Ohioans Pay 13 Million Dollars in Income Tax
Washington report shows Ohioans paid 13,237,425 in income tax on 511,604,014 of income in 1933. The top Ohio income ranged 75,000 to 1,000,000, with 36 filers earning 100,000 to 150,000 paying 1,031,076. In Ohio, West Ohio Gas may issue Christmas refunds. Lima and Kenton refunds delayed by 30 days totaling 235,000 and 16,000 respectively.
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River slip causes drowning of 10 year old
Steve Mindek, 10, drowned Monday after the Mahoning River ice gave way under him. Rescue crews searched the waters for the boy and recovered his body.
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Steve Mindek
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Detroit Seaway Traffic Rises by Six Million Tons in 1934
Traffic through the locks at Saulte Saint Marie reached 48,293,208 tons in the navigation season, an increase of about 6,000,000 tons over 1934, reflecting stronger movement through the Great Lakes route.
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Officials Stop Boy's Journey To Visit Dad
Richard Poston, 15, set out from Canton Ohio to visit his father in Boston with pennies saved and gifts. Police halted him in Pittsburgh as a runaway, detaining him at the Detention Home until Canton officers could take custody. The boy protested he had done nothing wrong and spoke of earning money from a newspaper route to fund the trip.
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Paroles Given for Christmas Paroles Granted Across States
Good will among men brought glad tidings of freedom to convicts in 18 states. More than 1,000 freed joined families for Christmas, with Alabama sending 500 home to return by January 3. Governor Groves trusted most would return. 89 others were fully pardoned nationwide. Ohio released 43.
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Robert Loraine Actor And Aviator Dies After Operation
LONDON leuten ant colonel of the Royal Air Force in World War I and II era Robert Loraine died Monday night following an operation. He earned military citations for Boer and World War II era exploits and appeared as an actor in Hollywood films and in English theatre.
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Christmas Bonus Stolen Near Factory in Bridgeport
Two robbers ambushed two paymasters from Continental Diamond Fibre Company as they moved from the main office toward the timekeeper’s office near Bridgeport. They seized $1,250 intended for employee Christmas bonuses, with one robber forcing a pistol-wielding actor to surrender the money. A sedan was left at the company entrance.
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Modern Author Like Skunk Should Smell Own Perfume
Irvin Cobb, writing from Westwood Hills California, condemns a new school of realist authors for lewd fiction. He criticizes their literary standards and jokes the best remedy is self-scented punishment by the skunk metaphor. He defends free expression while targeting explicit excess.
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Grand Jury Probes Thelma Todd Loves in Death Mystery
The grand jury in Los Angeles hears about two alleged loves of Thelma Todd, a past romance with a man from San Francisco, and a vacant chair at her last party as investigators seek a possible murder motive for her Dec 15 death. Ida Lupino and her father testify about the Cafe Trocadero gathering and Todd’s remark on her love life. The case centers on whether the San Francisco romance or the party disruption links to the actress’s death in a seashore garage.
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Six Hurt Near Logan As Car Leaves Road
Six members of a Michigan to West Virginia party were injured when their car left an icy highway near Enterprise and rolled over. Clarice Kerns, 10, suffered a probable full fracture and facial injuries. others were cut and bruised and treated at Cherrington Hospital. In Columbus, Emil Lundgren, 24, died after a dairy hold up a week earlier spurred a manhunt for the bandit who shot him.
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Christmas Bells Ring Out in Bethlehem Peace Prayers Rise
Pilgrims from many lands fill Bethlehem for Christmas Eve as bells ring to mark the birth of Jesus. The procession includ es an effigy of the Holy Child unveiled at the Church of the Nativity as worshipers kneel at the grotto.
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Early Disposal Of Issue Promised By Legislators In Congress
Speaker Burns said a compromise bonus bill acceptable to the administration may be worked out to dispose of the issue early and aid adjournment in May. President Roosevelt’s breathing spell remains, and no major legislation not in sight will be proposed. Democrats push three main plans: Patman bill for immediate cash with new money, Vinson plan using government discretion, and Burns Steiner bill for full treasury payment up to 1938 with 97 percent if cashed now.
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Roosevelt Resists Change in Relief Policy
The Roosevelt administration rejects any expansion of federal relief. President Roosevelt says 3,500,000 employables and destitute depend on a $4 billion Works Fund, sufficient as is to avoid shortage. Hopkins notes winter strain and private exhausted resources threaten relief, but the president signals no further federal relief.
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Ohio Board Grants Parole Releases 47 Prisoners
The Ohio Board of Parole approved 47 releases today. Forty two prisoners were freed from the London Prison Farm and five from the Ohio Reformatory for Women. None took effect before Christmas Day. Names and charges for those released from the London farm include Meigs James Hendricks awaiting Feb. 1 release with burglary and larceny counts.
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Christmas in New Castle recalled by Australian trip veteran
James Golding of Taylor Ridge recalls spending a Christmas in New Castle New South Wales Australia 58 years ago. He remembers a singing contest between English and Welsh singers a very hot thermometer above 100 degrees and an excellent Christmas dinner with a disputed bill of two cesta.
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