Holiday Toll Tops 500 Deaths Across Nation
New York reports nearly 500 holiday deaths during Christmas week with auto fatalities totaling 300. Other causes include murders, accidents, and drownings. Illinois leads states with 71 deaths. Wellsburg West Virginia sees six killed in a 75 foot plunge. Seven African Americans drown after a bridge fall near Wilmington.
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New York
Roosevelt
Illinois
Pennsylvania
California
Newersey
Ohio
Wellsburg
W. Va
Wilmington
Alabama
Grocer Locked in Fridge During Store Robbery
W. W. Ben tine, 55, was locked in the market refrigerator for 10 minutes as two men robbed the store of 175 dollars in Friday and Sunday's receipts. A bakery truck driver located Ben tine in the cooler.
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Columbus
U.P
W. W. Bentine
Bentine
Boulder Wreck Caused by Rain Loosened Boulder
An Interstate Commerce Commission report finds a rain loosened boulder caused the Christmas Day wreck of a Pennsylvania Railroad dead head train. The crash killed the engineer and fireman, wrecked a $75,000 locomotive, and sent the engine down a 50 foot embankment into a street, narrowly missing cars and pedestrians.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Japs May Punish More In Gunboat Incident
TOKYO Japan may recall additional officers involved in the attack on the United States Gunboat Panay as a goodwill gesture. A Foreign Office spokesman cited the Christmas Eve note stating that beyond Admiral Teizo Mitsunami the fleet staff, the attacking squadron commander, and all responsible have been dealt with under the law.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Foreign Office
Teizo Mitsunami
China
Acceptance Of Apology Closes Panay Case
The United States accepted Japan's apology for the Panay bombing, closing the incident though disputes over whether it was an accident or deliberate linger. Secretary Hull expressed hope for protection of American interests in China while indemnification terms were to be agreed, with Japan to compensate for losses.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Cordell Hull
Koki Hirota
Hull
China
Panay
Yangtse River
Suitor Kills Jersey Girl in Newark Car Tragedy
Vincent Franco, 26, killed Antoinette Imperiale, 22, in Newark after she refused to marry him. He beat her with an iron pipe, shot her twice, ran her over, and shot her again as bystanders watched. He later asked police to burn him.
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Newark
N. J
U.P
Vincent Franco
Antoinette Imperiale
Franco
Specialist Dies After Long Illness in East
SARANAC LAKE N Y U P Dr Lawrason Brown age 60 one of the nations leading specialists in the treatment of tuberculosis died here yesterday after a long illness which resulted from an attack of pneumonia He was credited with devising the X ray diagnosis method for tuberculosis and with being one of the pioneers in the study of intestinal tuberculosis
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Lawrason Brown
Candy Kid Bandit Pranks Dayton With 7 Crimes
A 30 year old man calling himself The Candy Kid committed seven crimes in Dayton, including two gasoline station holdups a restaurant holdup theft of two taxicabs and a milkman s truck and an abduction. He fled with about 100 dollars according to police.
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Dayton
U.P
Kidnapters Seize Indiana Boy Threaten Ransom
Centerville authorities pursue two men after three year old John Bryan was abducted on Christmas Eve and released unharmed. The infant and nurse were held for about two hours, a car tied to the suspects was found near Newcastle, and no ransom was paid.
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Centerville
Ind
U.P
John Bryan
Newcastle
John L. Bryan
Centerville State Bank
News Dealer's Wife Kidnaped in Pennsylvania
An intensive search is under way for a tall husky man who abducted Mrs. Donald Blattenberger, 39, Windber News dealer's wife and church organist, forcing her to drive away then escaping in her car. She was injured slipping on the running board near Windber. Police link the case to two men who abducted Joe Goldberg in Steubenville and robbed him in Bedford County.
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Somerset
U.P
Donald Blattenberger
Windber
Blattenberger
Windber Presbyterian Church
Joe Goldberg
Cleveland
Steubenville
Bedford County
Goldberg
Transfusions Fail To Save Life Of Father
Windsor reports the death of 28 year old Grand Blanc Mich man Weston W Fletcher at Grace Hospital after a two month battle with streptococcus viridians infection despite blood transfusions. Fletcher entered hospital October 26 following a mass appeal by his mother Mrs Edward Fletcher which drew volunteers nationwide. three transfusions were given without success.
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Windsor
Ont
U.P
Weston W. Fletcher
Grand Blanc
Mich
Grace Hospital
Rheumatism Tied to Mental Ills Says Researchers
In Indianapolis the American Association for the Advancement of Science heard researchers from Indianapolis present findings linking rheumatism to dementia praecox. Drs. Walter L. Bruetsch and Max Bahr reported that rheumatism often contributes to mental illness in many dementia praecox cases.
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Indianapolis
Indi
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Walter L. Bruetsch
Max Bahr
Actress June O'Dea to contest divorce from Lefty Gomes
Lexington Mass. June O'Dea a stage and nightclub singer prepared to fight the divorce efforts of her husband Vernon Lefty Gomes pitcher for the New York Yankees. The publicized case centers on separation and possible court action with Gomes seeking dissolution of marriage.
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Lexington
Mass
U.P
June O'Dea
Vernon
Lefty” Gomes
New York Yankees
East Gallipolis Tragedy Claims WPA Worker in Christmas Walk
Jesse Monroe White 33 a WPA worker died after being struck on a sidewalk by a car driven by 18 year old Forrest Clark in East Gallipolis Friday midnight. White and his wife had been Christmas shopping and had visited friends before heading home on Smithers Avenue. Clark said a heavy truck forced him onto the sidewalk near John Walters residence on Eastern Avenue. White died instantly. Mrs White unharmed. Coroner W. Lewis Brown and officers investigated. Clark not held pending further inquiry.
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Harry R. Hurn
Gallipolis
East Gallipolis
Jesse Monroe White
WPA
Forrest Clark
Steve Clark
White
Smithers Ave
John Walter
Eastern Ave
Clark
Walter
Baker Funeral Rites Held Tuesday
Newton D. Baker, 66, wartime secretary of war, will be buried Tuesday at Lakeview Cemetery after services at Trinity Episcopal Church. He died Christmas Day of cerebral thrombosis at his home. His widow and two of his three children were at his bedside. a third child was in California. Baker was praised for mobilizing men and materials in World War I, with General Harbord calling him the greatest secretary of war in wartime.
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Cleveland
U.P
Newton D. Baker
Lakeview
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wilson
John P. McGean
Fulton Wright
California
Woodrow Wilson
Baker
United States
James G. Harbord
Ford Factory Riot Strikes at Kansas City Plant
In Kansas City Missouri a renewed U A W strike sparked violence at the Ford plant. A man identified as Cleo Walkey reported being beaten by four men on his way to work. Police arrested four suspects for investigation as car tires were punctured by buckshot and shots were fired at worker caravans. Production continued after the Christmas holiday shutdown. A separate item notes a composite family from 140 towns selected as representative of American village sites with an annual income of SLIM by the Agriculture Department.
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Kansas City
Ford
United Automobile Workers
Cleo Walkey
PRK
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Judge Reverses NLRB Rulings on Closed Shop Clause
Madison Wisconsin Circuit Judge Alvin C Reis overturned NLRB positions by ruling Wisconsin labor relations law allows an all union clause to authorize closed shop agreements if favored by the employer. The decision conflicts with the NLRB interpretation of the Federal Labor Relations Act supporting majority union preference.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Circuit
Alvin C. Reis
Reis
National Labor Relations Board
Panay Film Showing Prepared in Honolulu Flight
Pan American Airways China Clipper carries 4500 feet of newsreel film depicting the bombing and sinking of the U S S Panay. Insurance with Lloyds of London is 225000 dollars. The film will be flown to Washington via Alameda Air Base for a preview before officials then released to theaters nationwide with a public showing tentatively set for December 29.
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Honolulu
T. H
Pan American Airways
China Clipper
U. S. S. Panay
Lloyds of London
Washington
Almeda
Oakland
Alameda
New York
Roosevelt
Illness Delays Actress Flora Campbell in Toledo Wedding Scene
Flora Campbell New York actress underwent an appendectomy causing her to miss a screen test and delay her sister Beth Campbell's Toledo wedding where she was to serve as maid of honor. The incident disrupted the Many Mansions leading lady's plans but the wedding party remained in good humor as she was rushed from a New York Central train to the hospital.
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Cleveland
Flora Campbell
New York
Toledo
Miss Campbell
New York Central
Beth Campbell
Predicts Peace Terms Will Surprise America
Japanese Ambassador Hiroji Saito says Japan’s peace terms to China will show no aggressive designs and be moderate enough to surprise Americans. In Connecticut Circle’s first issue, he notes initial American sympathy for China but says the pendulum has swung too far.
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Washington
A.P
Japan
China
Hiroji Saito
New
Connecticut Circle
Saito
Loyalists claim Teruel garrison still under siege
Spanish Loyalists reported two small holdout buildings in Teruel were aflame as remnants of a National garrison fought to hold out. Defenders appeared doomed as fires spread and surrounding forces pressed the siege.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Dispute Opens Over Taxation and Spending in Congress
The 1938 conflict over taxation and federal spending begins with heated exchanges as President Roosevelt urges curtailment of outlays and new revenue. Attorney General Jackson accuses business of price padding, warning that continued high prices could force renewed pump priming spending. Major issues loom through the upcoming session and the 1940 nomination chatter.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
New Yorker
White House
Questioned Beulah Limerick murder probe revived
Washington police say they near solving the seven year old Beulah Limerick case. Among those questioned in the renewed inquiry is Mrs Rose Langdon wife of a former officer whose name had been linked to Miss Limerick.
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Beulah Limerick
Washington, D. C
Rose Langdon
Miss Limerick
Japs Threaten Reprisals for All Offenders
Japanese authorities announced drastic regulations against any offender in China including Chinese and foreigners. Hong Kong dispatches report a 20-vessel Japanese fleet near Macao with warplanes overhead. Aimed at severing the Hong Kong Canton railroad, the move would extend the drive toward Canton and complete control across northern central and southern China.
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Shanghai
China
Hong Kong
Macao
Canton
Decline in Steel Operating Rate Plagues Week
New York reports the national steel operating rate at 19.2 percent of capacity for this week, the lowest since September 3, 1934, marking the fifteenth straight weekly decline, per the American Iron and Steel Institute.
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New York
National Steel
American Iron & Steel Institute
Mother Killed by Daughter After Christmas Tree Candles Accident
Louise Campbell 28 shoots to dislodge tree candles in the living room of the Campbell mansion killing her mother Cordelia Campbell 55. She claims the shot was accidental during a quarrel over car keys. County detectives report the incident followed a dispute and she fired to extinguish candle flames. Countess Ravelli and Mrs Aretta Branch were visiting. other daughter was away.
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Warren
James A. Campbell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Louise Campbell
Cordelia Campbell
Miss Campbell
Trumbull
Joseph Luarde
Hatch Calls for Senate Probe of Big Business Monopolies
Senator Carl A Hatch urges a congressional inquiry into alleged monopolistic practices by large firms. He links the Jackson radio address to the Senate unemployment and relief survey, arguing against surrendering New Deal rights. The piece notes Byrd's opposition to eliminating independent preaudit of government expenditures and cautions about unchecked spending.
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Washington
Carl A. Hatch
N. M
Robert H. Jackson
Hatch
Senate
Jackson
Harry F. Byrd
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Byrd
Congress
Community Chest drives raise 61 million in 311 cities
New York report states that 61 million dollars has been raised through community chest drives in 311 cities. Charles P. Taft, chair man of the community mobilization for human needs, announced that about 22 million more is expected from 155 campaigns in other cities. Total contributors across the United States and Canada are expected to reach 9,000,000.
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New York
Charles P. Taft
Community Mobilization For Human Needs
Taft
United States
Canada
Farm Bureau Backs Senate Graft Probe in Ohio
The Ohio Farm Bureau urged strong Senate support for the graft inquiry, hoping it cleanses the highway business from political influence. Edwin J. Bath called for citizen input to ensure the investigation has proper time and backing to finish.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Today
Ohio Senate
Edwin J. Bath
Farm Organization
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