Two Suspects Held in Charles Mattson Kidnapping Slaying
Everett authorities hold two suspects as the boy Charles Mattson is found slain in a snow bank near Edmonds. A bloodstained car and a hammer discovered nearby tie to the case. FBI Director Hoover says multiple kidnappers may be involved.
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Everett
Wash
Charles Mattson
Washington
U.P
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Olympia
Mattsons
Tacoma
Edmonds
Beverly Park
Mattson
Ray Hayes
George Franklin
Charles
William W. Mattson
Roy Roberts
Dallas
Texas
Orrin Haynes
Roberts
Child Burns to Death While Toasting Bread
Loretta Perry age five died after her cotton dress caught fire while toasting bread on a hot stove. She died several hours later in hospital. The girl was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Perry who were away from home when the accident happened.
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Columbus
Loretta Perry
Frank Perry
Truck Driver Dies of Monoxide Poisoning
Gilbert Harter aged 26 from Shick Shinney Pa died from carbon monoxide gas poisoning while sleeping in a truck cab along Route 20 west of Fremont U P. His companion Elwood Derr aged 26 from Mescopek Pa survived after being overcome in the same incident.
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Fremont
U.P
Gilbert Harter
Shick Shinney
Elwood Derr
Mescopek
Buffalo
Route 20
Here
Two Youths Indicted For Murder Of Guard
Indictments charging murder were voted today against Frank Sedar age 17 and Albert Brown age 18 both described as Negroes for the killing of a guard during an attempted escape from the Boys Industrial School on December 17 in Lancaster.
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Lancaster
U.P
Frank Sedar
Albert Brown
Boys’ Industrial
Death by own action ends Tassel leave
Newark report states William Tassel aged 40 on leave from the State Banking Department due to illness committed suicide by cutting his throat today, according to U P dispatches.
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Newark
U.P
William Tassel
State Banking Department
Man Receives 1937 License for 1904 Brush Roadster
Fulton Missouri report notes Harry Findley received a 1937 license for his one cylinder Brush roadster built in 1904. The vintage vehicle earned registration as a historic car.
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Fulton, Mo
U.P
Harry Findley
Logan Store Manager Dies In Car Crash
J. J Elder age 32 manager of the N Market St A & P Store in Logan and father of five was killed when his car left Route 31 near Enterprise and struck a tree. Chester Stewart injured while riding in the car. Officers believe Elder fell asleep returning from a business meeting in Zanesville. Funeral at St John Catholic Church with burial in St Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
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LOGAN
J. J Elder
N. Market St
Columbus
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Hull Returns From Parley
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, back from South America, said the Buenos Aires peace conference machinery would help prevent wars abroad from threatening peace in the Western Hemisphere. He expressed hope the effort would aid those seeking peace in Europe and elsewhere and would refrain from further comment until he reviewed the world situation. Hull noted the Montevideo conference spirit had become a powerful force for peace worldwide.
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New York
U.P
Cordell Hull
South America
Buenos Aires
Europe
Hull
Montevideo
Rescue Two Miners Entombed 24 Hours
Two miners trapped 24 hours in the Delano Mine 35 miles north of Montello Nev were brought out by rescuers. Jess Baker and a man named Harris were removed after workers dug through rock and debris that blocked the shaft.
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Montello
Nev
U.P
Delano
Here
Jess Baker
Harris
New Forecast Means Found For Weather Prediction
Dr. Charles G. Abbot reports to the Smithsonian Institution that long range weather forecasts may be possible within years. He notes solar radiation studies show a correlation between sun energy and weather, suggesting two week forecasts or more could be feasible.
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Washington
U.P
Smithsonian Institution
Charles G. Abbot
Board of Regents
Abbot
Canton UAW votes to extend Hercules strike
Members of the United Automobile Workers Union vote unanimously to continue the strike at the Hercules Motor Corporation plant in Canton. The walkout began December 10 and remains unresolved.
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Canton
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Hercules Motor Corporation
Pearl Pearl: Akron Man Finds Oyster Pearl
Harry B. Paul of Akron Ohio found a pearl in his first dish of raw oysters on the half shell but says he will not eat them again. The pearl was valued at several hundred dollars and he hopes to discover more yet vows to stop after this.
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Boston
Harry B. Paul
Akron
Porter admits killing young bride in Jackson Heights
New York police report negro porter Major Greene confessed after 26 hours of questioning to murdering Mary Harriet Case, 25, a college graduate and designer, striking her with a hammer and dumping the body in a bathtub during a theft attempt. The confession confirmed he acted alone. a suit was also found stolen from the Case apartment. Funeral services are planned in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Case
New York City
New York
U.P
Greene
Mary Harriet Case
Charles P. Sullivan
Queens County
Jackson Heights
Sullivan
Case
Tax Limitation League Demands End to Personal Bill Payments
The Ohio Tax Limitation league urged the state to stop paying personal telephone telegraph and postage bills for General Assembly members. Totaling about 48 000 dollars for 1935 36 the demand also warned the state auditor not to cover expense accounts of members traveling to Washington for inauguration duties and Third Assembly meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
HU P
Ohio Tax Limitation League
General Assembly
Washington
Roosevelt
Third Assembly
Smear Paint on Home of Former Union Head
William H. Black former president of the Automobile Workers Union reported his home was smeared with black paint. He had warned threats of reprisal over statements about a strike at Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants and estimated the damage at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
William H. Black
Automobile Workers Union
Black
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
Steer Rampage Through Kansas City Downtown
A two year old steer escapes in downtown Kansas City causing 580 minutes of traffic tie ups. Police units led by Sergeant Mike Shop chase the animal through hotels, a Power and Light building basement, and a garage before Officer Clarence Majors lassos the steer. The animal charges Patrol Car 41 and damages a radio antenna before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Osborne
Charlie Hearn
Sweet Springs
Mike Shop
Héy
Power and Light Company
Sergeant Shop
Peter Slyman
Clarence Majors
Shop
Four Men Rescued From Island After Twin Creek Flood
Four men marooned on a Twin Creek island near New Lexington in Preble County were rescued by a Dayton Fire Department crew and sheriff's office. Dwight and Ralph Horine of Eaton had stayed on the island overnight. A rescue boat from Dayton arrived shortly before noon. Goade and Swain attempted the first rescue but were spilled by a tree, leaving all four on the island as 800 feet of water surrounded them.
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EATON
Twin Creek
New Lexington
Preble County
Dayton
Ers
James Goade
Lloyd Swain
Horine Brothers
Twin Creek Bridge
Convicted Aged Killer In Judd Kiss Slaying
Cincinnati a 52 year old former employer John Rueger was found guilty of second degree murder in the October 8 1949 kiss slaying of Alberta Judd aged 29. Defense claimed the shooting was accidental during an attempted suicide.
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Cincinnati
U.P
John Rueger
Alberta Judd
Miss Judd
Rueger
More Beetles Are Reported In Ohio
Washington reports that Department of Agriculture bug hunters see growing Japanese beetle infestations across a wide Ohio area. Trapping in 1936 indicates more beetles on fruit trees shrubs nursery stock and certain vegetables with large numbers found in Cleveland Youngstown Canton Steubenville Marietta East Liverpool. The pest appeared in Gallipolis Mansfield but not in Lancaster Wooster Salem or Zanesville as in 1925.
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Washington
U.P
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Lee A. Strong
Bureau of Entomology
Strong
Cleveland
Youngstown
Canton
Steubenville
Marietta
Liverpool
Gallipolis
Mansfield
Lancaster
Wooster
Salem
Zanesville
Ohio Legislators To Attend Inauguration
In Columbus the House planned a Jan 25 adjournment similar to the Senate to permit members to travel to Washington for President Roosevelt's inauguration on Jan 20 and the third general assembly the next day. In Ironton the body of 63 year old Charles Miller was recovered from atop a barn after Newcastle Creek floodwaters receded, four days after his disappearance.
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Columbus
U.P
House
Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Third General Assembly
Ironton
Newcastle Creek
Charles Miller
Small Pox Cases Quarantined in Champaign County
Six cases of small pox were under quarantine in Champaign County today, health officials reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
U.P
Champaign County
Ohio sales tax brings in 56000 in 1936
State Treasurer Clarence H. Kinsley reported that Ohio’s three percent sales tax collected 56,000 dollars and change during 1936. The figure reflects total revenue from the 3 percent levy across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clarence H. Kinssey
Holt accuses leaders of star chamber action over patronage
Senator Rush Holt of West Virginia charges Democratic leadership with star chamber actions that deprived him of patronage after his revolt against the party in the last election.
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Washington-Alup
Rush Holt
W. Va
Star Chamber
Holt
Labor groups clash as CIO seeks GM bargaining rights
John L. Lewis of the CIO attacks the A F of L and "money sharks" in a bid to force General Motors to recognize the UAW CIO affiliate. He accuses steel and auto interests of backing a plan to weaken organized labor as CIO unions face expulsion from the federation. A GM spokesman says they welcome a fair congressional inquiry.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers—Cio
CIO
A. F. of S
United Mine Workers
Lewis
A. F. of L
General Motors
UAW
Metal Trades
Opened Talks In Lansing To End GM Strike Press
Face to face talks began at 11 12 a m with Gov Frank Murphy mediating between General Motors executives and strike leaders The strike has closed 34 of 69 plants and left 115 000 workers idle prompting Guards deployment to Flint Detroit and Saginaw Demonstrations continued as non striking workers urged a return to work Saginaw meeting asked President Roosevelt to intervene
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Lansing
Mich
General Motors
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Aiden
Flint
Detroit
Anderson
Ind
Toledo
Floods Close Highways Across Nine Ohio Counties Today
Torrential rains over the last week closed highways in at least nine Ohio counties. The Black Fork Valley in North Central Ohio the Sandusky River Valley near Upper Sandusky and Fremont and the Miami Valley in Western Ohio were hardest hit.
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Columbus
U.P
State Highway Department
Black Fork
Ohio
Sandusky River
Sandusky
Fremont
Miami Valley
Evacuation of Noncombatants Aided by Madrid Fog
Civil authorities used a thick Madrid fog to halt fighting and speed evacuation of non combatants. Elsewhere in Spain positions held with rifle and artillery fire noted in Rosales and Moncloa sectors indicating skirmishing.
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Madrid-Au
Madrid
Spain
Rosales
Moncloa
Boys Send Kidnap Threats In Chicago Case
Bruno Ruminiski, father of two young children, was hospitalized after ingesting poison he says he did not intend to harm. his sons aged 14 and 12 allegedly wrote a ransom note to a playmate using names linked to a kidnapping case. The note claimed a ransom and warned the target’s child was next, while authorities and schoolmates described the incident as a prank.
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Chicago
Bruno Ruminski
Ruminelt
Ann
Mariel
Charles Mattson
Stephen
Marion
Shirley Pedett
Await Pilot's Explanation of Latest Crash
Federal investigators await W. W. Lewis explanation of why transport planes crash in familiar territory after his crash landing saved 11 of 13 aboard. They plan to question him about the recent series of skyliner crashes as doctors keep him sedated. In the Sierra Madre crash near News Hall two people died including explorer Martin Johnson. Mrs Osa Johnson remains in a coma.
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Los Angeles
U.P
W. W. Lewis
Lewis
Newshall
Sierra Madre Range
Martin Johnson
Osa Johnson
Court Upholds Security Taxes in Alabama Ruling
Federal Judge David J. Davis of the Northern Alabama District Court upheld the constitutionality of the federal Social Security Act. He denied Alabama firms’ petition to halt collection of the compensation insurance tax on employers under the act. The informal decision defended the law’s validity.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.P
David J. Davis
Alabama District Court
Alabama
Simpson Launches Slander Suit Over Divorce Claim
Ernest Simpson began defends his name in a divorce controversy with Wallis Simpson. He filed a slander action against Mrs. Joan Sutherland wife of Lieut Col Arthur Sutherland over a remark at a luncheon alleging he was well paid to permit the divorce.
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London
U.pk
Ernest Simpson
Mra
Wallis Simpson
Simpson
Joan Sutherland
Arthur Sutherland
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Pedott
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