Briton Warns of Japan Driving Toward Singapore and India
General Sir Ian Hamilton warned that Japan is advancing toward Singapore and India and urged unified European military action. He criticized Britain's Far East base decisions and argued Singapore is vulnerable to capture like Port Arthur, urging coordinated staff talks and decisive action by Europe.
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Grave Diggers Return Under Two-Week Truce
About 350 striking workers at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn resume duties under a two week truce. They report 25 bodies awaiting burial as they return after walking out over the dismissal of 100 seasonal employees. The truce awaits a fact finding report ordered by Mayor LaGuardia.
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GM Refuses to Sign Retail Financing Waiver Decree
General Motors declined to sign a government proposed consent decree that would waive its right to offer retail financing for cars. GM has withdrawn from Washington talks with officials and other automakers.
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Detroit
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General Motors Corporation
Washington
No More Chickens Wanted As Alimony
In Chicago Mrs Mae Sander seeks to stop her estranged husband Ernest Sander head of a commission house from paying alimony after a court heard his temporary support of 46.08 dollars. The case was presented in circuit court on Tuesday with the attorney arguing the alimony should end.
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Mae Sander
Ernest
Payment orders for weekly cash by judge in chicken market note
In a recent ruling Judge Philip J. Finnegan directed payments of 25 dollars a week in cash. The decision arises in a dispute described using phrases about dressed chickens meat and vegetables as context for settlement.
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Philip J. Finnegan
Milwaukee diver breaks depth record in new suit at 420 feet
Max E. Gene Nohl, 27, descended 420 feet into Lake Michigan aboard the coastguard cutter Antietam, claiming a new diving suit record. Dr. Edgar End of Marquette University noted the depth produced 198 psi body pressure, beating the prior 306-foot Navy record set by Frank Grilley. Breathing helium oxygen, Nohl remained in contact with End during ascent, rising ten feet at a time to avoid the bends.
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Gene” Nohl
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Making 100 Trips to Des Moines for Illegal Alcohol
Allen R Clopton testified that he made at least 100 trips to Burlington Wisconsin to fetch liquor and brought back 100 to 400 gallons each time. He described delivering two to 50 gallons to Des Moines taverns as part of the wiretap liquor conspiracy case against Steve Christanelli.
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Charles Eaton
Christanelli
Il Duce Editorial Advises China To Seek Peace Terms
Milan editorial in Popolo D Italia suggests China should ask Japan for peace terms. It asserts collective action to halt the Sino Japanese conflict failed and that Japan may offer terms less harsh than China expects.
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Navigation season on upper Mississippi to close if warm weather delays
U S engineers in Rock Island Illinois said the upper Mississippi River navigation season could close soon if warm weather does not arrive in the next several days due to ice hazards.
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U. S. Engineers
Mississippi River
Amish Father Challenges Pennsylvania School Law in Federal Court
Aaron King an Amish farmer from Honeybrook testifies in Philadelphia that state compulsory schooling infringes his faith citing William Penn. His 14 year old daughter Rebecca resists schooling as King argues the faith discourages formal education after age 14. Judge Walsh defers ruling and requests more briefs as Amish communities monitor the case.
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George A. Walsh
John N. Sandberg
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King Seeks Senate Probe of Coal Commission
Senator William H. King from Utah introduced a resolution calling for a three senator committee to investigate charges against the bituminous coal commission. The move aims to establish a full inquiry into alleged issues surrounding the agency.
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Washington
William H. King
Utah
Nine Spanish Planes Reported Shot Down
Report from Hendaye on the Franco Spanish frontier states seven Spanish government pursuit planes and two insurgent bombers were reported shot down Wednesday.
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Hendaye
Franco-Spanish Frontier
Air battles over Al Cala De Henares in Civil War
Reports say aerial clashes over Al Cala De Henares near Madrid left five dead and twenty wounded. Insurgent airmen bombarded the area for three days as government shelters on the central front hurriedly were built after numerous air attacks.
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Alcala de Henares
Madrid
Argentina Expels U S Correspondent on Brazil Request
Argentina ordered the expulsion of John White chief correspondent for the New York Times at Brazil's request. Brazil charged he wrote unfavorably about Getulio Vargas's regime. Argentina called it an unfriendly act and gave White days to leave.
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New York Times
Getulio Vargas
White
Bandit Pair Plead Guilty To Robbery Charge
Henry Lorenz and Harry Dwyer pleaded guilty to train robbery in Las Cruces New Mexico after attempting a Southern Pacific train holdup on Thanksgiving Day They were held without bond and faced potential death sentences on the robbery counts. They also pled not guilty to murder in connection with the slaying of W L Smith a former El Reno Oklahoma trainman.
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Henry Lorenz
Harry Dwyer
Southern Pacific
W. L. Smith
el Reno
Okla
Smith
McNamee To Face Hit And Run Charge In New York
New York radio announcer Graham McNamee aged 49 was under parole Wednesday to appear in court December 9 to answer assault and leaving the scene of an accident charges. The complaints say his car struck 70 year old William Gahr on November 24, with Gahr in Harlem hospital suffering a skull fracture. Counsel for McNamee said he was entitled to due process.
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New York
Graham McNamee
McNamee
William Gahr
Gahr
Harlem
Ill at Home Defendant Pleads Not Guilty to Two Charges
The defendant remained ill at home but entered a not guilty plea to both charges, signaling the start of legal proceedings. The case centers on the two accusations, with the defendant asserting innocence while awaiting further action from the court.
Jackie Coogan Faces Speeding Charge in Ventura
Ventura California report notes Jackie Coogan known as the Kid faces a speeding charge, with details pending. Local police and court officials plan further statements as the case develops.
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Ventura, Calif
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Silent Screen Driver Faces County Court Fine
A driver in this county court was fined ten dollars after Justice of the Peace L. H. Loughman ruled Wednesday that he drove 60 miles an hour in a 45 mile zone.
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