Missing Boys At Cherry Lawn School Prompt Darien Search
Malcolm Winchell and Walter Robinson both 11 vanish from the grounds of Cherry Lawn Preparatory School in Darien. Police and school officials request a search led by Darren Talies as officers check hiding places and nearby areas. Conflicting reports on whether the youths have been found or remain missing.
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Darien
Speciz
Malcolm Winchell
Walter Robinson
Cherry Lawn Preparatory
Darren Talies
Hten
Hir
Tost
Pelham
Felice
Colleges to Act on Football Evils
New York December 1. The National Collegiate Athletic Association plans a conference December 30 to curb football overemphasis and professionalism. Proposals include limiting pre season training and intercollegiate games, abolishing athletic scholarships, banning assistance to professional football, and promoting intramural activities.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
New York Sun
Association
Chapman Silent On Court Decision
Hartford report states Gerald Chapman, under sentence to be hanged at Wethersfield on March 3, commented after learning that the denial of his petition for a return to the federal sentence of 25 years for mail robbery prevents execution by Connecticut for the murder of a New Britain policeman. Counselor Joseph M. Freedman said Craval of New York will argue the case. a hearing before the U.S. Circuit Court is expected Saturday.
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Hartford
Gerald Chapman
Wethersfield
Joseph M. Freedman
Wedern
Fudge Thomas
Connecticut
Ffreedman
Breadscrick
Craval
New York
Chepnim
Atlanta
U. S. Circuit Court
Alice Rhinelander Foils Klan in New Rochelle
Alice Rhinelander reappears in New Rochelle amid Florida reports of Ku Klux Klan activity aiming to block her rest after a victory in a revenue annulment suit. Her attorney says she stayed within 50 miles of home. husband’s return denied. White Plains jury tampering inquiry ends without action. denial of reunion rumors from Leon R. Jacobs.
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New Rochelle
Florida
Ku Kis Klan
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Leonard Kip Rhinehunder
Lee Parsons Davis
Mea
Eatnelander
White Plains
Rhinelander
Leon R. Jacobs
Arson trial opens as jurors question labor attitudes
Page 1 reports jurors questioned on labor union attitudes as the arson trial of Charles Frost opens. Other items note a driver claiming a death was unavoidable, a senator reintroduce to the Senate battle first drafted 14 years ago, and various local notices across pages 1 and 2.
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Library Board
Durt
Father Quinlan
Council of Catholc
Tlands
Secret Service
Bridgeport
Agents Halt Sale of Treasury Pool
Bridgeport investigators report arrests in Harford where 16 men face charges for selling treasury balance lottery tickets. U S commissioner said ticket vendors may be pursued by state or federal authorities. if operations are within state or involve interstate interests, this becomes a federal offense.
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Corret
Anvestigators
Bridgeport
Harford
Treasury
Unite States
Ifagh
New York Police Seek Suspect Linked to East Side Robbery
Police were alerted tonight through unnamed informants that John ad Bra Horeps rober who pserpedd Macahey Coon a trim white on his water qusan was in New Years ad vet Tar from his dete. turned haunts on the East Side.
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New York
Ter
APY
John Ad
Britain to keep Mosul as League extends mandate
The League of Nations council in Geneva extends Britain's mandate over Irak, naming Mosul to stay under British control for 25 years and granting Turkey a narrow northern strip. Turkey protests alleged British influence and false charges against Christians.
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Mosul
League
Geneva
League of Nations
Great Britain
Irak
Council of the
Turkey
Brussels
Ara
Great
Rushdi Bey
Counch
Real Britain
Waranner
Specelal League
England
Wage schedules debated by city committee
The Ordinance committee of the Common Council heard proposed wage increases for police and firemen from both departments. Chairman Larry H Doty said no decision was made and noted further inquiry into details before raising pay. Firemen urged weekly pay. Detective Sergeant McNamara proposed two plans and five schedules.
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Ordinance Committee
Common Council
Larry H Doty
Doty
Arthur Brown
Thomas M. McNamara
McNamaria
Ser
Bingham Air Bill Tabled by Senate
In a heated session on Dec 19, Senate leaders deferred the Bingham air bill amid sharp debate over its provisions. The measure would create an additional assistant secretary of commerce to oversee commercial air regulations, delaying final action and signaling cautious follow through on Roosevelt administration recommendations.
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Nec
Sendlor Robinson
Bingham Stepublican
Cemuocicut
Theatre Owners Bar Grange Films for Bank Publicity
New York December 15 special act on which will bar showings of Harold Red Grange in many theatres in the United States and Canada. The Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America voted to inform all members of facts uncovered in this incident and said producers have been guilty of bank publicity in the past. They will not project any reproduced film if promoted by dollar and cents statements. President K F Woodhull said they will take action when called upon to sell the picture. They conducted a thorough investigation of alleged payment of 300000 dollars to Grange and demanded proof from the company responsible. response cited a trade journal boasting about the publicity and the millionaire lines of space on wires for the story.
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New York
Harold
Red
Seider
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America
United States
Canada
Woodhall
Grange
Governor urges Fairfield airport to boost state industry
Governor urged Fairfield to build an airport in an address at the Fairfield Luncheon Club. He said aviation is key to quick transportation linking Connecticut industries with the Midwest, predicting rail and road travel will be surpassed by air within a short time. He noted Connecticut’s varied industries and the need to bring in raw materials, fabricate advanced products, and ship them out promptly.
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Fair Bett Lancheon Chi
Westport K. Moo. A
Ace LS
Danbury
Phiadelphia Falr
Shelton Kiwania Club
Commelunga Sniffen
Stratford
Wheel Pagver
Stamford
Myster
Darien
Palafield
Pec
Connecticut
John H
Fairfield
Roger Tudiowe
Rome
Middle West
Jng
Hartford
Jurors Questioned on Labor Issues in Frost Trial
The jury selection for Charles Frost of Larchmont charged with arson at Excluse Auto Truck & Specialty factory in Bethel stretched over three hours. The panel included Bridgeport and Fairfield residents with inquiries about labor union views and family employment.
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New York City
Charles Mrost
Larchmont
Auto Trank & Specialty Company
Bethel
Talessmen
Homer & Cummings
Frost
Bridgeport
Waterer M. Bangs
Chapin & Bangs Company
Alfred Warren
New Canaan
Frank H. Wells
Shelton
Homer Yi. Sturges
Fairfield
Fc. A. Birge
William H. Brady
Howard F. ‘Wakeman
John H. Oberlanter
Darien
Herman B. Goodsell
Westport
Harry Rider
Norwalk
Clark L. Paige
Newtown
Talesmen
Owen Burns
T. M. C. Company
Board of Education
Burns
Battling Siki Found Slain by Hell's Kitchen Gunman
The Senegalese former world light heavyweight Battling Siki was found shot to death on a New York City sidewalk in Hell's Kitchen. Police said two bullet wounds in the back ended his wandering, playful life, ending a tumultuous career famed for its flamboyance and international fame as a prizefighter and character.
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Siki
Hell’s Kitchen
Damon Runyon
New York
Sil
Forty-First
Niiavento
John J. Meehan
Thirteenth Street
Hell's Kitchen
Childs
Big Bul Brennan
Chicago
Stanley Ketchel
Rem
Hobbery
Sita
Papa
Lupa
Fie
Senegal
Loucheur resigns after finance committee rebuff in France
Paris dispatch reports France faces political shakeup as Louis Loucheur becomes the fifth minister to resign within eight months. His measures, twice rejected by the finance committee, are said to involve heavy sacrifices but were deemed necessary. Briand’s government remains intact, with space to expand his cabinet from moderate groups.
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Parin
France
Louis Loucheur
Caillaux
Champer of Deputies
M. Loucheur
M. Caillaux
Poinlevye
Monzie
Clementel
Briand
M. Briand
Driver Testifies Unavoidable Accident In Fatal Schoolgirl Runover
George B Ferdinand of 138 Sanford avenue told Coroner John J Phelps yesterday that his car struck Myrtle Benard eight after she darted across East Main street with friends. Ferdinand said speed was under 16 miles per hour and the children scattered. Hilda Striebe 2034 Gast Malin street corroborated the slow travel and crunch of impact. The St Charles school pupil was heading to a grocery store with two boys when play led to the crossing.
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George B. Ferdinand
Sanford Avenue
Myrtle Benard
East Main Street
John J. Phelpn
Main Street
Benard
Hilda Striebe
Gast Malin Street
Ferdinand
St. Charle’s School
H Er
Fairfield Boy 225 Pounds Dies After Injury
Thirteen year old Der. 1h Crittenden, weighing 225 pounds, died at home yesterday from an internal hemorrhage after being struck during school play. Officials confirm no violence by peers. Parents are George and Sarah Lamb Crittenden. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at Vine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts.
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George
Sarah Lamb Crittenden
Balto Statue Unveiled in Central Park Guest of Honor
Balto the famed sled dog, who carried diphtheria antitoxin 600 miles to Nome, watched as his statue was unveiled in Central Park. The bronze tribute, sized one and a third times Balto, is a gift from Park Commissioner Gallatin and supporters, with a plate honoring the indomitable sled dogs and their endurance, fidelity and intelligence.
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New York
Balto
Gunnar Kasaon
Nome
Alaska
Central Park
Gallatin
Tax Reduction Proponents Ride Over Amendments
Washington reports a House vote free of record on tax relief measures as proponents push a bill to raise personal exemptions and scale back income tax return public disclosure while fighting inheritance tax questions. Amendments to expand exemptions were defeated. debates focused on publicity provisions and administration.
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Voletead
Senate
House
Washington
Ways and Means
Mary Y. Norton
New Jersey
Rainey
Illnois
The
Ways and Means Commuities
J.a Guardia
Socialist
New York
Griffin
Democrat
Milla
Metlon
Treasury
Binox
Jones
Texas
Internal Revenue Bureau
England dances to Pittsburgh music in public halls
Several thousand people in England danced for a quarter hour in public halls to music broadcast from Pittsburgh. The notable broadcast heard clearly across London, Manchester, Birmingham and other cities, linking events with programs from Berlin Paris Madrid Amsterdam and other continental points.
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London
England
Pittsburgh
Manchester
Birmingham
United States
Berlin
Paris
Madrid
Amsterdam
Not Guilty Verdict in Rum Charge Trial Near Bar Harbor
In the federal district court Judge John A. Peters directed a not guilty verdict on a defense motion today at the trial of the captain and crew of the schooner Cherie. The case involved 3,280 cases seized near Bar Harbor last June, connected to a rum charge.
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Portland
John A. Peters
Federaby
Hianebi
Bar Harbor
Four Arrests in Counterfeit Ring Tied to PLO Probe
Four men were arrested by local detectives in Bridgeport for counterfeit activity tied to a probe of the PLO. A Federal agent from New York, sent by the U.S. government, questioned the group. one man was released, three remained in custody awaiting U.S. Committing magistrate Hugh J. Lavery’s arraignment this afternoon. Names and ages include Nicholas DeZenalo, Amelia Perella, Daniel Angrisoni, and Gonick DeGenova of various streets in Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
Tven
Coop
U. 5
Secret Service Welnsman
New York City
U. S
Hugh J. Lavery
Nicholas DeZenalo
Taft Avenue
Amelia Fprella
Mi Avenue
Daniel Angrisoni
Federal Street
G Onick DeGenova
Madison Avenue
Syndicate Rumored to Buy Bridgeport Ball Club
Rumors circulate that a syndicate including Jack Ney prominent boxer Richard Hewell publisher John Holland and others plans to buy Bridgeport League franchise. Timothy J Sullivan Jr owner says no plan to sell yet awaiting word from Walter E Good about options and market action remains uncertain until June 1.
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Jackney
Richard Hewell
Bri
John Holand
Wich
Murphy
Philadelphia Teth
New Haven
Pla
Bridgeport
Holland
Timothy J. Sullivan
Springfield
Mass
Sullivan
Walter E. ‘ Good
Rochester
N. C
Hapgood
Lottery rumors swirl in New Haven cleanup despite no arrests
December reports say no arrests made in city cleanup and alleged lottery ticket promotions. City officials, including City Attorney C. M. Robinson and Chief Philip T. Smith, deny awareness of lottery ets and watch for evidence while street lore claims widespread distribution and profitable winnings.
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C. M. Robinson
Philip T. Smith
United
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