Republicans Press for Immediate Reorganization Delays Met
Liberal Republicans urge immediate overhaul of the national committee despite Fletcher's vow to stay in control. Borah and Nye back liberal reform and suggest a separate Young Republicans national committee to push for changes before the 1936 convention. Fletcher rejects resigning and says the party will continue its work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Republican National Committee
Fletcher
Nye
North Dakota
Vandenberg
Michigan
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Dionne Babies Thrill to Christmas Glitter in Ont Hospital
In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets celebrated Christmas at the hospital home as Dr. A R DaFoe received a new car stolen earlier, and nurses accepted necklets for the babies. Mayor Bullbrook attended the presentation and the infants watched a flashing tree. Each necklet names its owner for future identification. The six month old quintuplets gained weight today while weight management continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ont
Dionne
A. R. DaFoe
Cecile
Pat Mullins
North Bay
Powassan
Dr. DaFoe
Christmas payroll in Wheeling region tops two and a half million
Christmas payrolls in the Wheeling Weirton and Steubenville district will exceed 2 500 000 for today and Saturday, the chamber of commerce survey shows. Merchants report Christmas trade 35 percent higher than last year, and the chamber is elated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling, Weirton and Steubenville
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt to Close Office for Christmas and Light Tree
Washington reports Christmas traditions at the White House with 18 000 greetings by mail daily. President Roosevelt will close the executive office at noon for the holiday and work on messages. He plans a national radio greeting Monday evening and to light the Christmas tree on Lafayette Park Christmas Eve. Mrs James D Roosevelt travels from Hyde Park to join the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
National Radio
James D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York
Rooevelt
Lafayette Park
Coal Barons Propose Board to Enforce Coal Code
Washington Dec 21 a plan by Bituminous coal operators seeks to prevent price cutting by creating a national arbitration board to supersede the price correlation committee. The five member board would earn 10000 a year and a public hearing may be held after Jan 2 to discuss amending the code to forbid postRecovery Act contracts selling below minimum prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Recovery Administration
National Board of Arbitration
Price Correlation Committee
NRA
Ces
Wayne Ellis
Snowfalls Weave White Path for Santa Across Nation
The Associated Press reports heavy December snows stretching from the Rockies to the Alleghenies threaten a white Christmas for much of the nation. Temperatures dip to 40 below in the northwest territory with subzero to teens elsewhere, and forecasts show snow in central and western Montana and Colorado highlands.
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Santa Claus
Arctic Circle
States
Santa
Dixie
Rockies
Alleghenies
Northwest Territory
Upper Canada
Montana
Colorado Highlands
New Mexico
Aberdeen
S. C
Minnesota
Salt Lake
Federation Sees Jobless Picture Worsen, Seeks Relief
The American Federation of Labor said unemployment is steadily worsening as Secretary Perkins reports 86 000 fewer industrial jobs in November. They put October jobless at 10 671 009, up 500k from a year earlier, and warned relief costs have surged from 59 206 000 to 185 000 000.
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Perkins
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Misa Perkins
White House
America
PWA
CCC
McClintic Denies Writ in Untaxed Liquor Case
Federal Judge George W. McClintic ruled pre prohibition revenue laws ban transportation and possession of untaxed liquor. He denied habeas corpus to Floyd Penn Case and Elizabeth Case, each sentenced to three years for possessing untaxed liquor. counsel vows appeal to the U S circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
George W. McClintic
Floyd Penn Case
Elizabeth Case
United States Circuit Court
Four Men Held in Murder of Farmer
In Huntington West Virginia four men James Jordan 56 his sons Josh 20 and Andrew 27 and Jake Clay 32 all near Milton are jailed on murder charges in the ambush killing of Henry Clagg 46 a Lower Creek farmer. A preliminary hearing is planned as state police reported arrests but gave no word on further arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Henry Clagg
Lower Creek
Cabell County
James Jordan
Josh
Andrew
Jake Clay
Milton
Wether
Jafsie Reports Progress in Lindbergh Kidnapping Probe
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie said in Jacksonville he made more progress than expected during his Florida trip. He had interviews in Miami on Biscayne Drive and Daytona Beach before heading back north, claiming to have received valuable information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
John F
Jafsie) Condon
Florida
Miami
Biscayne Drive
Daytona Beach
Mais Band Eludes Federal Gun Raid in Riverside Chase
Federal agents raided a Riverside New Jersey house on a tip about the Mars gang but found the occupants gone. The pursuit tied to the Weiss kidnapping and a $48,000 Philadelphia Electric hold up expanded as agents questioned locals and followed leads to Torresdale and Morrisville. Mais, sought for two months after escaping Richmond, remains at large amid the gun squad’s renewed efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robert Mais
Riverside
N. J
Mars Band
Morrisville
Trenton
Delaware
Torresdale Manor
R. George Havey
Justice Department
James “Shoeey” Malone
Machine Gun Squad
Weiss
Philadelphia Electric Company
Mais
Richmond
Mars
Riverside House
Vigilantes vow armed action amid Shelbyville riot fallout
In Shelbyville Tennessee vigilantes announced plans to use armed force to quell any new uprising. National guardsmen numbering 550 remain to Saturday at a cost of about 5000 dollars daily. The mob riot left at least four dead and several wounded after attempts to seize a black defendant as guards used tear gas and firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Tenn
United States
Ed Hance
Hance
E. K. Harris
Nashville
Floyd
Pat) Lawes
Adj
J. H. Ballew
R. H. Bond
Huey Orders Truck Route Protests Halted by Commission
The father of LSU student Sam Montague was ordered by the Louisiana Public Service Commission to cease using highways for his motor freight service. The action followed his delay in filing an annual report and lapse in liability and property damage insurance on the New Orleans to Baton Rouge line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Sam Montague
Louisiana State University
Huey Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
George Montague
New Orleans
Mrs Ella A Yost resigns GOP post from Huntington
Washington December 21 Mrs Ellis A Yost of Huntington West Virginia director of the women's division of the Republican national committee resigned today Fletcher said she had planned to quit for some time but agreed to stay during the congressional campaign and he expressed regret at her action.
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Washington
Ellis A. Yost
Huntington
W. Va
Republican National Committee
Fletcher
Fire Aboard Ship IO Under Control
Fire aboard the steamer Ontario of the Merchants and Miners Line burned for seven hours after being discovered in cargo wool tops. The vessel was towed to Governor's Island for cooling and inspection. several firefighters were injured. Captain Kauserud and crew remained aboard as fireboats poured water into the ship. The Ontario, bound for Norfolk and Baltimore, returned to Boston near the Cape Cod canal. Two other ships, the trawler Widgeon and freighter Severance, reported trouble but proceeded under their own power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ontario
Merchants and Miners Line
Governor’s Island
Bostur
Governor's Island
John Kauserud
Cape Cod Canal
Norfolk
Baltimore
Edward Sunningham
Widgeon
Severance
New York
Beverly
Mass
Nurse Betty Gow Says She Will Not Return to U S
New York reports the liner Caledonia brought word Betty Gow, nurse to the Lindbergh baby, does not intend to return to the United States. Officials noted she was not aboard and a steward said she told Glasgow friends the experiences here were terrifying and she had no wish to testify in the Hauptmann case in Flemington, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Caledonia
Scotland
Betty Gow
United States
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J
Steward’s Department
Glasgow
Mercer Man Held After Parole Forgery Indictment
W Va authorities report W C Hamilton of Mercer county was arrested soon after parole by federal agents. He is wanted to answer a forgery indictment returned in the Southern District of West Virginia U S Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
W. C. Hamilton
Mercer County
Hamilton
West Virginia
Cour
Charred Debris Marks End Of Flying Hotel Crash
A scouting plane found a charred wreck in the Syrian desert confirming the Dutch airliner Uiver disaster. Seven people perished including Prof Walch and M Beretti. the crew and mail cargo bound Amsterdam to Batavia Suva. Dutch and British officials joined in the investigation as the storm fate remains unclear.
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Amsterdam
Batavia
Suva
Bagdad
Uiver
Royal Air Force
Rutba Wells
United States
England
Melbourne
Professor Walch
Batavia University
M. Beretti
Aneta
Dutch East Indies
M. Kort
Business Man
M. Beekman
van Steenbergen
H. A. Walweyn
C. van Zadebhogg
Cairo
Rutbah Wells
Virginia official urges friends to halt drunk drivers
Richmond reports Major Heth Tyler of the A B C board push for enforcement powers while John Q Rhodes, head of the motor vehicles division, vows strict enforcement of the holiday alcohol ban. Rhodes notes 5000 more Virginia cars on the roads than last year and urges friends to keep drinkers from driving to save lives and prevent license revocations. Tyler says liquor control should have enforcement powers to standardize statewide measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Heth Tyler
John Q. Rhodes
Division of Motor Vehicles
Kingsford Smith Halts West East Hop In Missouri
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith landed in Kansas City after an eight hour thirteen minute flight from Burbank to reach the bedside of his sick brother in Covington. He denied seeking a transcontinental speed record and said he would stay overnight due to fog and rough winds. His passenger was H. K. rancher making his first air trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
Burbank
Calif
Southern Cross
H. K. Rancher
William G. Walker
Covington
Cincinnati
Sir Charles
Walker
King Winter Begins Reign This Morning
New York reports that King Winter will begin his reign in America tomorrow at 7 50 o clock EST. Dr James H Kimball of the weather bureau notes the sun will shine vertically over the tropic of Capricorn at that moment. For southern nations the date marks summer and the shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere.
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New York
King Winter
America
James H. Kimball
U. S. Weather Bureau
Argentine
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Porthas
Mother's Yuletide Gift: Son Walks After years of pain
Madison, Wis. Charles B. Sears, 19, walked across a room today as a hopeful Christmas gift to his mother Mrs. B. H. Sears, who sacrificed for five years to help him. She donated bone fragments after two operations and endured three weeks in bed. Charles endured thirty one months in a Rochester clinic and seven operations. doctors say his left leg is cured though the other leg needs a year of care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Charles B. Searis
B. H. Sears
Charles
France Abandons Washington Treaty Prospects After 1936
Paris officials indicate France will notify signatories that the Washington pact ends after 1936. Navy and foreign ministers told committees France favors arms control but calls the pact intolerable. Tokyo and London react with surprise as Japan denounces the treaty and the United States considers Pacific fortifications.
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Frances Friday
Japan
Paris
Tokyo
Tually
France
Francois Pietri
Laval
Pietri
London
Hirohito
Great Britain
Washington
Pacific
Anthony J. Dimon
Congress
Jury Acquits Martin Insull of Embezzlement Charges
Chicago reports Martin Insull is found not guilty of stealing 344 720 from Middle West Utilities to fund stock market dealings. After six hours and 45 minutes, he hails the jury box and hugs his brother Samuel Insull Sr. before issuing a statement calling it end of a long road.
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Chicago
Martin Insull
Insull Power
Middle West
Martin
Samuel Insull Sr
Samuel
Samuel Jr
Marshall HB. Sampsell
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Insull Chieftains
Ina
Leaders defend recovery plan amid criticism and violence
President Roosevelt signals he will study recovery platform recommendations as business leaders defend their plan. Chicago official Silas Strawn says not all will agree, while C L Bardo calls it a cooperative effort for recovery. In Shelbyville Bedford county a guard remains at the jail after rioting leaves three dead and a courthouse burned.
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Washington
American Business Leadership
White Sulphur Springs
Preas
Congress
Capitol Hill
C. L. Bardo
National Manufacturers’ Association
White Sulphur Springs Parley
Strawn
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Chicago
Bardo
Shelbyville
Tenn
Bedford County
Tennessee
T. E. Gant
Gant
E. E. Harris
Nashville
Harris
Gilford Freeman
Petersburg
Raleigh Edwards
Prosecutors Pledge Aid in Collecting Delinquent Justices
Auditor Edgar B. Sims said prosecutors statewide pledged support to collect sums owed by delinquent justices of the peace. Civil or criminal action will be pursued if payments fail. Several named cases include H. E. Gorby paying 259.40 and A. R. Weeton and J. H. Reynolds paying 818.15 and 58.90 respectively.
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Charleston
W. Va
Edgar B. Sims
A. C. Chapman
Wetzel County
H. E. Gorby
Clay District
Roosevelt Holds Colorful York River Relic Bottle
President Roosevelt raised a colored bottle found by PWA workers from the York River. He described it as a relic of the siege of Yorktown and noted the British frigate sunk at that site. The bottle was empty and attracted visitors’ attention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
PWA
York River
Yorktown
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Virginia
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Quarry
Delaware River
William Weiss
Torresdale House
Huey
Father
Ella A. Yost
G.O.P. Post
U. S
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Syrian
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Kingsford-Smith
Missouri
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