Severe winter grips nation as fatalities rise and cold widens
A massive cold wave across the United States drives fatalities to 27 with exposure deaths in Huntington West Virginia Parsons Kansas Waterbury Connecticut and Birmingham Alabama. Temperatures plunge from New Orleans to upstate New York and Minnesota North Dakota while snow sleet and rain threaten Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio.
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Severe cold snap grips West Virginia as death toll rises
The AP reports a harsh January freeze across West Virginia with lows near single digits. Elizabeth K Seale of Huntington dies possibly from the cold while others battle heart illness and exposure as sun briefly returns and highways stay open. Coroner notes a coal fire lights the home torpor.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Elizabeth K. Seale
Huntington
State Road Commission
Winter Drops Frost Bluefield Low for Season
Cold snap hits Bluefield as temperatures fall to 10 degrees above zero before a late-morning rebound to 22 by noon and 26 by midnight. Clear skies preceded the shift with a roughly 30 degree drop in 24 hours.
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Possum Robbery Suspect Caught in West Virginia Home
Elkins West Virginia December 28 Bob Mayes returning home found his wife and mother in law guarding their home as a robber suspect hid. A large possum emerged blocking the doorway creating a chaotic scene as officers closed in.
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Seeee Pee
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FDR Imprint on Court May Last for Decades
Washington reports President Roosevelt nearing the midpoint of his second term with plans to shape the Supreme Court. He may name a third nominee, rejuvenating the bench with youthful figures and potentially extending liberal influence for decades. Justice Harold M. Stephens of the D C federal appeals court is favored for the third vacancy.
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Germ Electrocution With Light May Aid Operative Surgery
Richland Virginia December 28 A new method of killing germs with light waves was announced before the American association for the advancement of science. Dr Harvey C Rentschler and Dr Rudolph Nagy of Westinghouse Research Laboratories Philadelphia report that specific light intensities can destroy different bacteria. In surgery the method could be used in the operating room to focus a light on the incision to kill germs and prevent infection during or after the operation. The approach aims to tailor light to the germ type and may allow surgeons to activate rays to destroy bacteria causing gangrene tetanus fever or bone disease.
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American Associations For the Advancement of Science
Harvey C. Rentschler
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Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Philadelphia
Tree in Ohio shooting not on Santa's Lang farm
Elyria Ohio December 28 surveyors found the Christmas tree tied to a story of William Rousseau shot by William Case not on Case farm but in township road right of way. Case a Santa Claus figure faces manslaughter charge bond under $1 while prosecutor may seek murder. Osseaus widow wounded remains critically ill in hospital.
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William Case
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Harry L. Dunham
Santa Claus
Howard Butler
Osseau
Kiss Bandit Sought After Newark Holdups
Newark police hunt a kiss bandit after two women report attacks in the Weequahic area. Miss Ethel Feinsilver says a youth grabbed her nose and kissed her shouting Oh baby Oh boy while Miss Helen Bernhard reports a similar incident grabbing and kissing her cheeks nearby.
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Ethel Feinsilver
Weequahic
Helen Bernhard
Three Arraigned in Coster Blackmail Case
Three men Walter H. Cragg Joseph Brandino and Brandino’s sister Mary were arraigned in federal court on mail fraud charges tied to threats of exposing F Donald Coster Musica’s past as Philip Musica The defendants faced bail set at 7500 for Cragg and Brandino and 5000 for Mary The case concerns extortion threats linked to an 18 million overstatement at McKesson and Robbins and potential future arrests were hinted at by official sources
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F. Donald Coster-Musica
Lindbergh
Walter H. Cragg
Joseph Brandino
Brandino
Mary
Coster- Musica
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Wall Street
Philip Musica
U. S
Irving R. Kaufman
Ane Cees
Brien McMahon
McMahon
France to Double Military Reinforcements in Somaliland
Paris reports France preparing to nearly double its military and naval forces in Somaliland with reinforcements including a second destroyer Epervier and 1,500 troops. Senegalese sharpshooters to join, Djibouti to host port improvements, while Italy signals no invasion plans.
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Red Sea
Indian Ocean
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Hope Fades for Miners in Kirkland Lake Mine
Two miners trapped for over 16 hours in the Shoreue mine at Kirkland Lake Ontario, Canada's largest gold producer, faced fading rescue hopes as night fell. The Canadian Press report notes the long entrapment amid ongoing rescue efforts and dangerous conditions.
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Grace Moore Curtsies to Duchess Sparks Royal Row
Grace Moore sails for New York aboard the Conte amid a public curtsy to the Duchess of Windsor. The act triggers a debate on whether the Duchess, an American-born royal figure by marriage, holds royal status and warrants formal honors.
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Cannes
France
New York
Duchess of Windsor
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Riviera
Winter Colony
Franco Drives on Barcelona Defense Lines 60 Miles Wide
General Franco launches a major offensive in northwestern Spain aiming to flank and seize Barcelona’s fortified defense line from Artesa to Balaguer Borjas Blancas. Dispatches note heavy fighting near Artesa and claims of territorial gains while government sources say insurgents are held in check.
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Fidelity Action in Ohio Demands Protection for Contract Owners
In Cincinnati a three point demand was filed by Ohio Fidelity contract owners seeking causes to preserve assets. Raymond Howe, representing a protective committee, urged Bowen to hold all monthly Ohio payments in escrow and to disclose securities lists. Bowen expressed confidence in reserve fund solvency amid receivership and SEC charges.
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Ohio Protective Committee of
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Columbus
Fidelity Development
Alice P. Hutchinson
Toledo
Philadelphia
Sendha
D. Gordon
Bank Robbery Foiled Near Pikeville and River Border
Sheriff Earl Scott said a lone bandit looted Merchants and Miners Bank of 6700 then fled by car. Bloodhounds tracked the man two miles from Peters Creek as deputies blockaded routes toward Pikeville and Grundy while West Virginia and Kentucky authorities monitored the border.
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Scott Blankenship
Three Rivers, Mich
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Buchanan County
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Dewey Ratliff
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Comedian Stan Laurel’s Third Wife Seeks $1500 Monthly Support
Vera Illeana Laurel, stage dancer and Stan Laurel’s third wife, sues for $1500 a month for maintenance. She accuses his former wives of harassment since their New Year’s trip to Yuma and alleges repeated civil and police disturbances. She seeks community property and $25,000 in attorney fees, noting Laurel’s $4,000 weekly contract.
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Missouri Girl Bride at 14 Divorced at 16
In St. Louis on December 28, a 14 year old bride, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Frantz, became a divorcee at 16. Circuit Judge Eugene L. Padberg granted a divorce from Walter Scott Frantz, 22, and awarded custody of their 14 month old son. The couple married July 22, 1936 and separated July 29.
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Mary Elizabeth Frantz
Eugene L. Padberg
Walter Scott Frantz
Senate panel to study relief changes and WPA funds
Senator Byrnes said the senate unemployment committee will meet next week to consider replacing relief administration. The group will seek data on remaining WPA funds and reports that reserves may be exhausted by February 7.
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Washington
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Senate Unemployment Committee
Aubrey Williams
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Sheppard
D., Tex
Reduction of 8 000 Seen in Auto Fatalities for Year
The National Safety Council predicted 1938 traffic deaths would total about 31 500 if the November trend continued into January. This would cut fatalities by 8 000 from the 39 500 high in 1937, with December figures likely to push the year toward the 32 mark, the lowest since 1933. November deaths fell to 3 110, the 13th straight month of improvement.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
D. D. Fennell
France
Rhode Island
Michigan
Tragic gas explosion at Meritimac mine leaves two dead
In Christiansburg Virginia a blast at the Meritimac Anthracite coal mine near Price mountain killed Robert Huff 32 and Vernon Peele 21. Seven others were injured, with two in critical condition. Rescue teams removed the dead and injured to Altamont hospital as investigations begin.
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Vernon M. Peele
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L. D. Hood
Baltimore
J H. Brumfield
Omercy
C. Brumfield
James Lawson
Mary Gills Linked to Hospitalized Miner Group in Roanoke Region
Mrs. Mary Gills of Bluefield, mother of Floyd Gills, is said to be in Covington, Virginia, with her daughter Mrs. Robert Stover. Police learned Gills left Bluefield last Thursday to work in the mines and had visited Christiansburg recently. He is unmarried and among five men reported hospitalized in Christiansburg, Va.
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Vernon Peele
Roanoke Times
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Merrimac
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John
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Mary Gills
Bluefield Avenue
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Louis Harris
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Soviet Edict Tightens Discipline for Workers nationwide
A decree issued by Joseph Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov tightens discipline for workers in both offices and factories across the Soviet Union. The order targets labor conduct and productivity to align with party goals.
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Jospeh Stalin
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Council of People’s Commissars
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