Frankfurter Named to High Court Post
Harvard professor Felix Frankfurter, a noted liberal who views the Constitution as elastic, was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Roosevelt. Senate signals confirmation, though Democratic bloc opposition surfaces with defections. Supporters include advocates of liberal reforms, while critics reference past anti court efforts. Frankfurter, born in Vienna, educated at Harvard, has faced prior political attacks and legislative scrutiny.
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Ohio man slain on wedding eve in Union County
Clark S Hayes 28 was murdered the night before his marriage to Oretha Morrow 26 as his body was found 22 feet under a frozen quarry pond. Hayes, a Grocer clerk in Summersville, disappeared Tuesday after his truck was blocked on a country road with $147 cash and $5 found on his person. Investigators ruled out robbery. speculation pointed to a jealous suitor while Sheriff Homer Roosa warned of possible mob sentiment.
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Toledo
Union County
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Miss Morrow
Loyalists Gain in New Sector
Government troops reported a surprise offensive in southwestern Spain with early gains in Borjas Blancas and a second insurgent objective fallen in two days. Reports say insurgents are retreating in Valsequillo Estremadura with thousands dead and captured, Nora Mountains seized, and the Cabeza Del Buey to Belmar railroad line cut.
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Nazis Hint at Appeasement Move as U S Prelude to Pease Offer
Berlin editors warn that Nazi press tone toward the Roosevelt message signals a possible generous appeasement from Hitler. They cite Ribbentrop's Paris accord and suggest Germany aims to mend ties with the United States, including a cotton purchase of three to four million bales to ease strain.
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Three Hold Up Killers Executed in Sing Sing
Ossing New York January 5 three 29 year old holdup killers died tonight in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison Salvatore Gati and Charles Sberna killed Patrolman John K A Wilson in a Manhattan holdup in 1930 and David Lucas of Niagara County who slew Isadore Gilbergeld in 1937 was also executed.
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Salvatore Gati
Charles Sberna
John K. A. Wilson
Manhattan
David Lucas
Isadore Gilbergeld
Niagara County
Surprised farmer spots elephant in corn crib
Bonifay Florida January 8. Uncle Ab Boswell investigated a noise in his corn crib and found an elephant calmly helping itself to the Boswell corn. With neighbor aid the elephant was corralled in a yard after escaping from a circus.
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Man Loses $85 in Slots then Takes Own Life
Cleveland January 4 Lynn Cross 33 an apparently discouraged man who lost his two weeks pay of 85 dollars in slot machines asphyxiated himself today. Coroner S R Gerber reported.
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House Minority Leaders Shaped as West Virginia Caucus Nears
Charleston West Virginia January 5 1935 Solidarity of the Republican minority is framed as aim by two top contenders Kenneth B Kurtz of Weston and J William Cummins of Wheel Harmony both say they would serve only if a majority supports them but would cooperate on party policies with the chosen candidate Everett F Moore of Marshall may also join the field amid cautious withholding of formal announcements Republican caucus set for Tuesday night before the 1939 house convenes Democratic leaders to pick senate and house presidents with potential unanimous support for James Kay Thomas as speaker while La Fon Polter and others compete for senator president posts and Democratic floor leadership.
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Everett F. Moore
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Moore
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Union
John J. Polter
Ian County
James Kay Thomas
West Vic
Machine that speaks to exhibit at two fairs
A Vader speech machine, first of its kind, is shown at the Franklin Institute. Created by Bell Telephone labs, it uses 23 sound tones to imitate human speech and animal noises. It will be exhibited at fairs in San Francisco and Newark, with 24 trained operators expected to run the device.
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Iowa
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Roosevelt asks 875 million for work relief funding
President Roosevelt sent to Congress two measures to extend the WPA program. He seeks 875 million dollars to carry relief through July and proposes no change in current relief distribution but studies for fiscal year 1940. He urges penalties for political manipulation of relief funds and opposes local control of WPA administration.
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Tidal Wave Strikes Oregon Coast After Four-Day Gale
High waves described as a tidal wave battered the Oregon coast from Astoria to Coos Bay. The Gulf Pacific freighter Point Bonita barely escaped wreck at Clatsop Spit after repairs to a broken rudder chain. A tremendous tide damaged small craft and 15 cabins in Coos Bay as residents reported massive flooding.
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Earhart Declared Legally Dead in Formal Action
Amelia Earhart, famed aviator who vanished during her 1937 around the world flight, was declared legally dead today at the request of her husband George Palmer Putnam. He received her personal effects under the will filed April 15, 1932, which listed her estate as more than $10,000 and provided a trust for her mother Mrs. Amy Otis Earhart of Medford Massachusetts.
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West Virginia U Students Sever Ties With Germany After Nazi Press
Morgantown January 5. W V U students sever relations with Germany following criticism of a Hitler themed party at Kappa Sigma. The Daily Athenaeum says a group broke ties after Berlin Das Schwarze Korps mocked the campus event. The party hosts insist the event was playful and not publicized.
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Laurel and Illiana in jail marriage thaw ends divorce bid
Beverly Hills prison visit seals truce as Dead Pan Etan Laurel and Illiana, his Russian wife, kiss and make up. Divorce withdrawn after seven hours, hearing set for tomorrow with Laurel stating the union is real this time.
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Pope Named to TVA Board Amid Power Oust Question
Washington January 5 The Senate opened debate on James P. Pope former Idaho senator named by President Roosevelt to the TVA board. Critics vow to block the appointment arguing the president cannot oust a TVA official. Supporters defend legality while discussion of other nominations and a possible change at the labor board circulate.
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Hood Made General Superintendent of H. C. Frick Company
William C Hood of rich, W Va, named general superintendent of the H C Frick Coke company succeeding Clay F Lynch who resigned. Hood has been general superintendent of United States Coal and Coke company, another Frick subsidiary, for the past year and has been with associated companies of the Prick group.
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Clay F Lynch
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70-Year-Old Man Asks Divorce After 51 Years
Benjamin A. Blackburn, 70, a filling station operator of Boonville Indiana, filed for divorce from Mary E. Blackburn after 51 years of marriage charging cruel and inhuman treatment. The filing occurred January 5.
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Mary E. Blackburn
Coal Production Falls to 56.89 Percent of Capacity in 1938
In the Pocahontas district coal output for 1938 totaled 18,932,169 net tons, only 56.89 percent of potential capacity. The year ranked among the worst in the past decade due to market conditions, with 14,328,498 tons lost for lack of buyers. The peak weekly production came in early October, while the slowest week was in early May.
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Roosevelt proposes another year of large scale federal spending
President Roosevelt urges Congress to raise the debt limit and approve a large budget for the next fiscal year. He calls for moderate tax increases to help cover increased military and defense outlays and to sustain work relief and recovery programs. He notes a national income target of 80 billion dollars and emphasizes avoiding drastic curtailment or repressive taxes while funding defense and farm parity programs.
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