Way Opens For Early Enactment Of Aid Measure
Congress moved toward early passage of the emergency relief program with a $45 million drought bill compromise. House and Senate conferees prepared to settle differences on a $116 million emergency fund while Democrats pressed Hoover’s relief plan amid Republican criticisms.
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Illinois
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Virginia
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Farmer-Labor
Kvale
Minnesota
Duce Blames U S For Italy's Monetary Crisis
Rome dec 18 premier mussolini told the senate that the US stock market crash and money crisis of 1929 were mainly responsible for Italy's current financial ills. He cited a 12 percent cut in state salaries as part of his defense and warned against new taxes while urging fiscal retrenchment to close a large deficit.
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Italy
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Duce
Europe
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United States
Dunns Fate Now in Hands of Jury Deliberation Ends Long Tyler Co Murder Trial
In Middlebourne West Virginia James Dunn faces a jury after a historic Tyler county murder trial over the slaying of three year old Garlan Bayless during a Grandview Island drinking party on the Ohio River September 28. Officials from Washington County Ohio questioned Dunn about the August 17 death of Laurent Wheeler near his Grandview home amid alleged drinking festivities. The case centered on a disputed confession and admissibility battles as defense witnesses claimed coercion by police.
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Tyler County
James Dunn
Garlan Bayless
Grandview Island
Ohio River
Washington County
Ohio
Dunn
Laurent Wheeler
Grandview
James F. Shapman
Delf Norono
Prisoner admits slaying teacher in Missouri case
Raymond Gunn 30 year old Negro confessed to beating to death Velma Colter 19 teacher at Garrett rural school near Maryville after a struggle. Authorities noted bloody clothing, bite marks on thumb, a club used in the attack, and a mud print matching Gunn’s shoe heel. Funeral held today.
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Paul R. Jones
Raymond Gunn
Velma Colter
Garrett
Gunn
L. E. Atherton
Jones
Missouri
Miss Colter
T. Thompson
Thompson
Franco Reveals Plage of Hiding in Madrid Escape
Major Ramon Franco, interned Spanish airman and key figure in the Madrid revolt, told the Associated Press he hid in Madrid after escaping prison by a double cord. He described his flight, supported a republic, and dismissed Catalonia secession as impossible.
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Portugal
Ramon Franco
Madrid
Associated Press
Cuatro Vientos
Spain
Franco
Catalonia
West Virginia to fund research at university
Parkersburg, December discussion by West Virginia University President John Roscoe Turner at the Parkersburg board of commerce meeting focused on local research value. Turner urged investment in youth over crime and proposed funds for a graduate school to conduct state research. He is to appear before the budget commission.
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West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia University
Parkersburg Board of Commerce
State Budget Commission
Spanish Leaders Restore Order After Recent Uprising
Madrid reports indicate Spanish government forces restored calm nationwide after Monday’s rebellion at Cuatro Vientos. No fighting recorded today as strikes waned and provinces quieted. 36 dead and 42 wounded, all in industrial disputes, with troops and Foreign Legion on guard.
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Cuatro Vientos Airfield
Spain
Spanish Foreign Legion
Ramon Franco seeks travel approval for interned associates
Ramon Franco asked the war ministry to permit him and his associates, who are interned at Mafra, to travel to France Belgium or Germany. It was believed the request would be refused.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ramon Franco
War Ministry
Mafra
France
Belgium
Germany
Whole Visa System May Be Publicly Discussed
Washington, Dec. 18. Dissat isfied with the state department's administration of visa laws, the house Communist committee today waited for Secretary Stimson to show why the whole system should not be publicly aired. Chairman Fish expects a letter from Stimson tomorrow stating why secret testimony on the visa office must be held confidential, and the committee's report will include visa use recommendations.
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Washington
State Department
House Communist Committee
Stimson
Fish
Clark’s Dry Law Decision To Supreme Court
Federal government appeals Judge William Clark’s ruling that the eighteenth amendment is invalid in United States v Sprague and Howey. The move allows direct Supreme Court review after quashing the indictment and contests national prohibition as unconstitutional.
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Newark
N. J
United States Supreme Court
William Clark
Philip Forman
United States
William Sprague
William Howey
Clark
Forman
Sprague
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Effort to Quash Prohibition Indictment Fails in Court
In Chicago on December 18 a bid to quash an indictment for a prohibition violation failed. Judge Walter C. Lindley ruled that Judge William T. Clark of New Jersey had not persuaded the court since his reasoning had already been presented to the Supreme Court in other cases and was not upheld.
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Chicago
William T. Clark
New Jersey
United States District Court
Walter C. Lindley
Clark
United States Supreme Court
Poincare Out of Danger After Illness
Paris reports Raymond Poincare is out of danger after serious illness. Doctors issued encouraging bulletins as convalescence looms, and it remains doubtful he can resume his prior active duties soon.
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Raymond Poincare
Paris
Parisian
Poincare
M. Poincare
Communists and Fascists Clash in German Village
In Rinteln Hesse Nassau on December 18 communists and fascists staged a small war after a political meeting. About 300 joined the clash injuring three communists seriously and wounding others. Over 109 were arrested as revolvers daggers and clubs were scattered on the ground and traffic halted.
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Rinteln
Hesse-Nassau
Germany
Conferees OK Drought Relief Bill Amid House Rejection
Senate and house conferees back a 45 million drought relief measure while the House rejects the Senate 60 million drought aid. Approval also for 30 million. Hoover could gain access to a proposed 116 million public works fund. Farm board seeks 150 million more. Stimson and Doak oppose Reed immigration bill. McKelvie to testify on Nebraska senate campaign.
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House
Hoover
Farm Board
Senate Appropriations Committee
Stimson
Doak
Samuel R. McKelvie
Nye
Nebraska
Little Donnie to Visitor at Prison
Irene Schroeder on death row in New Castle Pennsylvania a Christmas visit from her five year old son Donnie included a crayon drawing and an aviator cap. Donnie lived with his aunt in Wheeling West Virginia and was one of six visitors including Schroeder’s father and sisters. The party came from Wheeling to brighten her days before the February 23 execution date for Schroeder and her accomplice Glenn Dague.
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New Castle
Irene Schroeder
Brady Paul
Donnie
Wheeling
W. Va
Martha Schoeman
Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Mayme Baum
Joseph Schroeder
Schoeman
Baum
Irene
Confidence Restored in Security Markets
New York on December 18 reports restored market confidence with a strong bond movement ending a five year decline. Wall Street saw bank stocks rally in the over the counter market as profits were booked, and stock gains remained modest in pivotal shares.
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New York
Wall Street
Premier Steeg Wins First Ballot Tilt
Paris reports Premier Theodore Steeg and his six day cabinet won a confidence vote by seven votes in a hostile chamber 291 to 284. Opposition vows to overthrow after New Year recess. Former premier Edouard Herriot aided the victory with an impassioned appeal.
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Paris
Theodore Steeg
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Herriot
M. Herriot
Chamber
Survivor recounts escape from burning Eureka II near Miami
Federal inquiry hears survivor describe grabbing two children and leaping overboard to save the third as Eureka II burned off Miami Beach. The witness details a frantic scene as another woman pleaded for help and Miss Mary Holler of Milwaukee was suspected to be among the dead. Three bodies had already been identified.
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Mary Holler
Miami
Fla
Milwaukee
Miami Beach
John Nolan
Federal Board of Inquiry
Nolan
Weeke Smith
Paducah
Fifteen Die As Merap Volcano Erupts In Java
A sudden Merap eruption in Central Java kills fifteen people working near a village five miles from the crater. A lava flow 200 yards wide and 70 feet high overruns valleys, forcing evacuations as villages are warned to flee.
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Batavia
Java
Merap
British Schooner Shanaham Seized By Guardsmen
The 120 foot British schooner Shanaham was seized off Fire Island after a two hour chase. It carried a crew of 12 and a cargo of 200000 dollars worth of liquor. The Cartigan, commanded by Boatswain C W Whitney, pursued within the 12 mile limit and fired six shots before capture.
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New York
Fire Island
Cartigan
C. W. Whitney
Whitney
Justices of Peace Oppose Changes in West Virginia
Parkersburg W Va December 18 Opposition to proposals of the state constitutional commission regarding justices of the peace in West Virginia was voiced by the legislative committee of the West Virginia Justices and Constables association. The report to Governor Conley noted that the commission urged limiting justices of the peace to at least two per county and creating summary courts in counties over 20 000 population to handle minor civil cases. The committee warned that justice of the peace delays could rise from 12 days to 90 days or more and added attorney costs in summary courts. They adopted two resolutions to compile case records and to have the prohibitors department show how magistrates aid it at no taxpayer cost. The committee formed a Charleston delegation for the legislature and named M S Ballard as secretary. Members present included Constable Charles McNabb Magistrate G H E Hurd R L Weatherbee H O D Clouse Charles D Cook Carl J Fisher J H Davis D S Hastings William E Miller and R E B Hays.
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W. Va
State Constitutional Commission
Justices of the Peace
West Virginia
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West Virginia Justices and Constables Association
Conley
Constitutional Commission
State Prohibitors Department
Charleston
M. S. Ballard
Charles McNabb
Wheeling
Richwood
H. OD. Clouse
Charles D. Cook
Carl J. Fisher
J. H. Davis
Huntington
Hastings Montgomery
William E. Miller
Morgantown
R. E B. Hays
State Budget Commission
Budget Commission
Linsly Institute
Parkersburg Egg Packing Plant
John Roscoe Turner
West Virginia University
George W. Sharp
Sharp
W. S. Johnson
Howard B. Lee
General Education Board
Edgar C. Lawson
Guatemala Peace Declared After Rapid Revolution
Guatemala City December 18 peace returned after a swift revolution installed Gen Manuel Orellana as the country’s third president in a week. Congress issued a manifesto signaling the trouble was over as ambassadors and foreign reps attended conferences toward restoration of peace. The diplomatic corps aided as unofficial observers with signatures from Mexico Germany Italy Belgium the United States and several Central American states.
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Guatemala
Manuel Orellana
Mexico
Germany
Italy
Belgium
United States
Actress to Tell Story Before Wayne County Grand Jury
Detroit police say burlesque actress Margaret Owen, now a patient in a psychiatric ward, plans to testify before the Wayne County grand jury about luring radio commentator Gerald Buckley to his death. She says a unnamed man prompted the invitation to a La Salle hotel lobby party after recalls of Mayor Bowles sparked Buckley’s shooting.
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Margaret Owen
Gerald FE
Jerry) Buckley
Wayne County
Harry 8. Toy
Mies Owen
Receiving Hospital
la Salle Hotel
Buckley
Charlee Bowles
WMBC
Miss Owen
Dominick Ferro
Ferro
Christmas Package Holds Lunch Mystery in Syracuse
Syracuse, N Y Dec 18. A Syracuse carpet salesman carried two packages to the post office. One held a gift for relatives downstate, the other he tucked under his arm as his lunch. At noon he opened the latter package and found it not a meal but something else.
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Syracuse
N. Y
New York City
David Flanders
Flanders
House Approves Additional Funds for Federal Farm Board
Washington reports the house voted to add 150 million dollars to the federal farm board revolving fund, bringing total appropriations to 400 million and aiming for 100 million more of the 500 million authorized for next fiscal year. Legge said grain stabilization kept wheat prices from falling further, while criticising reliance on labor conditions abroad. He urged government control of legal agricultural commodity exchanges.
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House
Federal Farm Board
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cooperative Marketing Association
House Appropriations Committee
Legge
Argentina
Russia
Budget group to pare estimates to meet revenues
State budget commission nears end of first phase as estimates are submitted and pared to fit anticipated revenues. Hearings set for Linsly Institute Wheeling Parkersburg egg packing plant and others with officials to present plans. Sharp defends non trading and urges equal consideration of all department estimates.
Prince of Wales III Suffering Brief Chill at York House
London December 18 The Prince of Wales caught a slight chill causing cancellation of engagements. Sir Stanley Hewitt diagnosed him as very much better after a visit to York House. An equerry checked on behalf of the king and queen as the prince plans a South America trip starting January 15.
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