Hoover Launches Carp Indictment Of New Dealers
Hoover attacked Roosevelts New Deal from St Louis blaming it for delay in recovery. He proposed decentralizing relief, cutting state allotments, and reducing federal outlays while criticizing relief politics and bank panic. He warned debt would rise and called bureaucracy wasteful. He cited costs and personnel in government relief efforts.
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Hoover
CARP
St. Louis
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
John Marshall
Republican Club
Atlanta
New Deal Unemployment Relief Organization
Canadian Woman to Be Hanged for Poison Murder
Elizabeth Tilford, a middle aged Canadian woman, is to be hanged tomorrow in Woodstock jail for the murder of her third husband Tyrell Tilford. The governor general declined to intervene. She said she is innocent and would not lie to save her life. Her children are split between Detroit and Woodstock as she faces execution.
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Woodstock
Frank Regan
Tyrell
Regan
Johnny
Isabella
Detroit
Tilford
Tyrell Tilford
Thelma Todd Found Dead in Garage in Los Angeles
Thelma Todd actress is found dead in her car in the garage of her home after an evening at a party. Autopsy surgeon A F Wagner cites monoxide poisoning as the major factor, with possible contributing causes, noting blood at the mouth and nose but no immediate foul play.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
A. F Wagner
Miss Todd
Santa Monica
Film Star Helma Todd Dies in Automobile Poisoning
Helma Todd, noted film star and Patsy Kelly teammate, died yesterday from monoxide poisoning in her car. Authorities reported accidental death pending investigation and attributed the tragedy to improper exhaust.
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Helma Todd
Patsy Kelly
WPA State Relief Row Engulfs Huntington in Political Clash
Huntington mayor Martin V. Chapman blasts WPA for a so called giant political machine while WPA Chief Engineer E C Smith defends the program and outlines payroll timing. Officials argue over counts of relief cases and workers paid, with figures showing 9 832 paid by WPA versus 60 000 on relief rolls.
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Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
Martin V. Chapman
Wpa-State Relief Board
WPA
Chapman
West Virginia League of Municipalities
E. C. Smith
Relief Administration
Dole
C. L. Allen
H. G. Kump
State Relief Administration
Witcher McCullough
Smith
McCullough
West Virginia Relief Administration
Work Progress Administration
Works Progress
Works Progress Administration
Kidnapped Cuban Puts $500000 Ransom Case Behind
Havana reports Cuba’s army rescued millionaire Nicolas Castano after a week in captivity. Three men were arrested, including Rafael Ponce linked to a prior ransom case. Castano described brutal abuse and the alleged ransom aimed to finance a revolt with tanks and airplanes.
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Havana
Cuba
Nicolas Castano
Castano
Aise
Army
Rafael Ponce
Antonio San Miguel
Lilio Estevez
Vicente Martinez
Hauptmann Again Claims Innocence From Death Cell Letter
From his death house cell Bruno Richard Hauptmann sent a letter to Governor Harold G. Hoffman protesting his innocence in the Lindbergh kidnapping and offering to submit to a lie detector test. He cited alleged changes in a key witness and urged scrutiny by officials before the parole board.
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Treaton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
John F. Condon
Jassie
Hauptmann
Flemington
Bronx
Isadorisch
Hoffman
Court of Pardons
Ransom Demands Reported in Caleb Milne Abduction Case
Philadelphia notified as relatives of Caleb Milne, 4th, contact kidnapers after a ransom note postmarked New York City asks for 50 000 dollars. Watch enclosed as proof. bloodstained clipping from Knickerbocker Press found. Abduction details remain murky with G men investigating and a Dr Green lead deemed fictitious.
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G-Men
Philadelphia
Caleb Milne
Milne
Knickerbocker Press
Albany
Grand Central Station
New York City
New York
Young Miln2
Dr. Green
Murray Hill
Frederic
Gracie Square
Germantown
Boston
Coal production rise reported by Bureau of Mines
Washington December 16 The Bureau of Mines reports soft coal production for the week ended December 7 at 8,235,000 tons up 822,000 from the prior week when Thanksgiving curbed output. Pennsylvania anthracite output for the week reached 1,147,000 tons versus 707,000 a year earlier.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania
Carter Coal Company asks Supreme Court define Guffey Act
The Carter Coal Company filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of the Guffey coal control act. It asks for an immediate high court review after a District of Columbia Supreme Court decree, while government lawyers indicated they may cooperate for an early hearing.
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Carter Coal Company
Supreme Court
Guffey
Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
District Supreme Court
Carter Company
Italy Counter Demands Shake Franco British Peace Plan
Italy reportedly countered the Franco British peace proposals with broader concessions requests. Mussolini, waiting for the fascist grand council, asked Premier Laval for wider concessions, seeking Aksum, Assab in Eritrea, and a colonization zone with Italian police. The demands accompany plans to align Ethiopian corridor routes and reduce existing oil concessions.
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Italy
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Grand Council
Paris
Premier Laval
Aksum
Ethiopia
Assab
Eritrea
Haile Sebaste
Francis M. Rickett
Negusé Neghesti
Selassie
Askum
Mussolini
Laval
Britain
Old Battleground in West Virginia Becomes State Property
A 300 acre wooded tract in Nicholas county, site of the September 10 1861 Carnifax Ferry battle, was purchased by the state after the 1931 legislature authorized the deal. Confederate officers hailed the engagement as a brilliant victory as Yankee forces retired with 17 killed and 141 injured. Secretary G H Overholt of the conservation commission says the land may be improved.
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Charleston
W. Va
Nicholas County
G. H. Overholt
The
Conservation Commission
Radio Broadcast Nets $2,590 for Community Christmas Tree
The Granada theater broadcast on WHIS presented by Bluefield artists raised $2,590 for the Community Christmas Tree fund, aiding children in Bluefield and Bluefield Va. Santa Claus will visit on Christmas Eve thanks to the pledges, with donors announced during the program. Cheyney Concludes Program Co I of Bailey Lumber Co highlighted ongoing WHIS broadcasts.
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Bluefield
Granada Theater
Santa Claus
Bluefields
WHIS
Donore
Cheyney
Co. I
The
Bailey Lumber Company
Community Christmas Tree pledges urged for early delivery
The Granada theater broadcast urged pledges to the Community Christmas Tree fund be sent to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph office or given to treasurer Ben Williams. Respondents gave generously for Bluefields needy children, with emphasis on submitting donations by Wednesday to finalize Santa Claus plans.
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Granada Theater
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ben H. Williams
Christmas Tree Fund
Two Bluefields
Santa Claus
Sunday Broadcast Concludes With Notable Speaker
A speaker delivered a refined closing talk during the Sunday broadcast. He said it is a pleasure to extend and signaled continuation into Page Bight with a transitional remark.
Officials Advise Cities To Solve Own Tax Problem
Mayors and city managers in Charleston hear state officials say municipalities must tackle their financial troubles largely on their own while the state seeks relief funds. Governor Kump discusses sharing liquor profits but notes funds are needed for federal relief and social security.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Haquer
League
Court 10 Curtails Holiday Recess
Washington reports a two week Christmas New Year recess for the Supreme Court with reconvening January 4 instead of January 13 amid speculation over major cases. Justices met last Saturday to set dates and hear arguments on AAA constitutionality and TVA validity, with early hearings sought to inform congressional remedial plans.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
AAA
Congress
TVA
GOP to Name Nominee in Cleveland Meeting
In Cleveland on June 9 the GOP will convene to name its presidential nominee. In Williamson West Virginia the door of the jail failed to lock as J N Damron and J H Holyfield were involved in a biting incident at a restaurant. Damron bit Holyfield’s ear, prompting police to search for the suspect.
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GOP
Cleveland
Williamson
W. Va
Dee
Damian
J. N. Damron
J. H. Holyfield
Four WPA workers slain by madman in Los Angeles
Charles N Layman a 45 year old water boy turned shooter killed four WPA laborers with an 80-30 rifle at a Los Angeles project. He claimed abuse prompted the attack as officers and 400 workers surrounded him. three others were wounded and one worker later died at a hospital. Layman was captured as police trained shotguns on him.
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Los Angeles
WPA
Charles N Layman
Layman
Harry Sell
Pete Cakil
Lloyd Holden
Lloyd Davis
Wome
Davis
Harold Johnston
Francis Secrest
James Haley
Blumenfeld Identified Again as Liggett Slayer in Twin City Case
Minneapolis reports say Walter Liggett’s slayer was identified for the second time as Isadore Blumenfeld. Wesley Andersch told Attorney General Peterson he saw a machine gunner, described as “The Kid,” at the killing scene. Andersch escaped the killer’s car and viewed occupants from a doorway as five bullets fired.
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Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Isadore
Kid Cann
Blumenfeld
Andersch
Dora Isaacson
Peterson
Liggett
Marda Andervch
Kimball
Minn
Hallanan to Help Arrange Cleveland Convention Events
The Republican National Committee assigns a twelve member group to organize the Cleveland convention with Walter S. Hallanan of Charleston leading the West Virginia delegation. Hallanan and Mrs. Cara Ebert foresee a Republican victory and cite West Virginia’s Democratic feud over relief as a boost for next year.
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Washinton
Republican National Committee
Cleveland
Walter S. Hallanan
Chaieston
W. Va
Halanan
West Virginia
Bots Hallanan
Cara Ebert
Parkersburg
Wes Virginia
Hallanan
Republican National Committee Sets 997 Cleveland Delegates
The Republican National Committee backed a June 9 1936 convention in Cleveland and reduced state delegations. Only 997 delegates will attend Cleveland versus 1154 at Chicago in 1932, with a three delegates at large bonus limited to six Hoover 1932 states Maine New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut Pennsylvania and Delaware. The committee also invited Democratic support as part of a broader recovery bid while Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge teased a possible run depending on his state's party action.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Hoover States
Borus
Washington
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Herbert Hoover
R. B. Creager
Texas
Creager
Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
New Deal
Georgia Democratic Committee
Republican
Congress
Mayflower Hotel
White House
Roosevelt
Hoover
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Del
Pontiff Creates 20 New Cardinals At Secret Consistory
Pope Pius held a secret consistory and elevated 20 new cardinals bringing the college to 68 with 37 Italians and 31 from other nations. The unanticipated death of Cardinal Lega reduced ranks by one hour before the ceremony. The pope avoided direct comment on wartime issues. Joseph P. was named bishop and chancellor of the diocese at Mont.
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Vatican City
Pius
Cardlinal Lega
Pope Pius
Europe
Africa
United
Joseph P
Mont
Ralph L
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