Murderous Assault Charge Filed Against Youth in Girl Shooting
Hillsdale Michigan AP reports 18 year old Richard Valent ine was charged by warrant with assault with intent to kill after he allegedly shot Edith Balcom 18 twice in the neck and back when she refused his advances. Balcom was taken to University Hospital Ann Arbor for surgery to remove a lodged bullet as doctors fight to save her life. Balcom served as secretary to Reading's school superintendent Max Smith.
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Hillsdale
Mich
Richard Valentine
Edith Balcom
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Miss Balcom
Reading
Max Smith
Navy orders giant four motor flying boats for Pacific patrols
The navy contracted Con solidated Aircraft of San Diego to supply 50 or more long range four motor flying boats valued at about 20 million dollars. The planes will reinforce hemisphere defense and extend the line of observation in the Pacific, joining 15 similar ships ordered last year and over 200 two motor patrol craft already in service.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
California
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
Calif
Hawaii
Panama
Shopper Recovers Lost Five-Pound Christmas Chicken
A shopper misplaced a five-pound Christmas chicken on Mount Vernon avenue SE. New York state police recovered it within ten minutes. Sergeant Leo L. Levasseur of Carthage, N Y, driving on vacation spotted the bird and waited for claimants. The shopper returned and took the chicken home for Christmas dinner.
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Mount Vernon Avenue
New York
Cedar Rapids
Leo L. Levasseur
Carthage
N. Y
Man Nabbed for Shoplifting Gloves at J C Penney
Veil Taylor, 47, of 852 Second Avenue SE, arrested at 5 30 p m Saturday for larceny after being caught taking a pair of gloves at the J C Penney store on 109 Second Street SE. Assistant manager L R Erickson testified he saw the theft. Police said Taylor was intoxicated and admitted the act to obtain more liquor.
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Veil Taylor
Second Avenue SE
J. C. Penney
Second Street
L. R. Erickson
Taylor
Green accuses Arnold of planning U S Gestapo style labor police
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor claims Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold seeks to create a federal labor police network to enforce Sherman Act violations and probe unions. He warns of a revived prohibition era snooping system and potential abuses against labor.
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Washington
INS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Thurman Arnold
United States
Arnold
Mr. Green
Pro
Department of Justice
Green
Congress
Yale University
New Deal
Abor
Roosevelt to unveil bold, surplus agenda in final message
President Roosevelt plans surprising recommendations for economy and new taxes to fund defense and farm benefits. The address to the 76th Congress will press wage and labor acts revisions, push defense spending cuts, boost state department funding, and signal a stayout policy on Europe while exploring Finland aid and Soviet recognition optics.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Seventy-sixth Congress
Congress
White House
Federal Highway Aid
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Work Projects Administration
State Department
Europe
House
Senate
Rude Merchant Competes With Santa For Free Clothes
I Rude, a Dallas merchant, opens his Christmas store before dawn to give clothing to 10 000 needy people. He has clothed the poor for 27 years, claiming giving brings him more joy than receiving. He plans to redeem after Christmas any unsold items from pawns.
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Dallas, Texas
I. Rude
Santa Claus
Rude
Uncle Sam Finds Reasons To Rejoice This Christmas
INEZ ROBb notes the 1939 Christmas mood in the United States with prosperity, turkey abundance, and nationwide charity. The piece contrasts festive home scenes with war abroad, highlighting a three day Yuletide and presidents reading Dickens at the White House.
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New York
INS
Uncle Sam
United States of America
Turkey
America
New York City
Strassburg
Germany
White House
Reward Spurs Hunt for Buchalter Aide Louis Kravitz
A $1,000 reward offered Saturday spurs the search for Louis Kravitz also known as Louis Kay, once a lieutenant of Louis Buchalter, after his conviction Wednesday on narcotics smuggling charges.
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New York
INS
Louis Kravitz
Louis Kay
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
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U. S
Dia
Star Jewelry CO
Second St
Arnold Aimes
U.S
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Second Avenue
Virginia
W. G. Block Co
St. SW
Statad
Cecil B. Dickson
Reds
Texas
Santa
Olen W. Clements
Lot
World
Inez Robb
Hitler
Stalin
Finland
Russia
Acme Feed Co
First
Merry Christmas
John E. Lapes
Third Ave. SE
Dial
Tate
Mary Ann's Eat Shop
First Avenue
Siebke & Taylor Company
Prince of Peace
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ethiopia
Albania
Poland
China
Land
Liberty
Newman
Cedar Rapids, Lowa
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