Soviet links in Liberty motor sales reach U.S. shores
A Soviet purchasing network and espionage head were identified at AmTorg as Americans bought Liberty aircraft motors from the War Department, dismantled and repaired them, and obtained drawings of wartime modifications. Sen Capper urged fast action to extend neutrality laws to the Spanish conflict while President Roosevelt and Sen Pittman weighed discretionary versus mandatory embargo powers.
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Liberty Motors
War Department
Capper
Roosevelt
State Department
Chinese Drug Fiends Given One Day To Be Cured Or Die
Peiping authorities warn thousands of narcotics addicts to quit by New Year or face execution. An executive order from the Hopeh Charhar council states anyone found smoking or dealing opium after New Year will be shot. Officials expect some executions to deter the drug trade while reserving wider action for later. About 100000 residents may be eligible, with initial shots likely limited to a few hundred.
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Peiping
Hopeh-Charhar
Colorado Guard Officer Dies in Snowstorm Plane Crash
The body of Capt. Charles J. Lague of the Colorado national guard was found near his biplane wreckage after it crashed in a snowstorm east of Deertrail, Colorado, about fifty miles east of Denver. Lague, a nationally known pilot, had been flying a Troy Ohio service plane and may have become disoriented in the storm. The crash occurred from about thirty feet and was witnessed by a farmer, Van Pace, near Deertrail.
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Denver
INS
Charles J. Lague
Colorado National Guard
Deertrail
Colo
Lague
Troy
Ohio
Omaha Doctor Suffers Heart Attack Here
Dr. John Wells a 36 year old Omaha physician collapsed at the Union Station about 3 30 am Wednesday from a heart attack after buying a ticket to Omaha He was taken to Mercy hospital and later reported improved He was believed to have stopped here to change trains en route to Omaha
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John Wells
Omaha
Union Station
Mercy Hospital
Marion Couple Granted Marriage License
John Dixon and Erma Hindman of Marion received a marriage license.
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John Dixon and
Erma Hindman
Marion
Calvary Baptists to Burn Mortgage on New Year's Eve
Calvary Baptist Church plans a burn the mortgage watch night service at 10 p.m. Thursday following a 6:30 p.m. choir cooperative supper. Mortgage officials include Martin Hansen and Lester Elam with Mrs. Mary Culley and Miss Ruth Anthony handling the plate and torch. The church still owes 500 to 1000, with 500 in treasury. a new mortgage may be taken if the drive fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
Martin Hansen
Lester Elam
Mary Culley
Ruth Anthony
Richard V. Clearwaters
Calvary Baptist
Son of Accused Mail Clerk Found Dead at Home
William Ross Brandt a 15 year old high school sophomore was found dead in his parents home in Sioux Falls South Dakota with a pistol in his hand Coroner M O Lanam is investigating The boy was found by his mother who returned from a hospital where his father lies ill The father a former local post office clerk was arrested November 19 on a charge of stealing from the mails
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Sioux Falls
S. D
William Ross Brandt
M. O. Lanam
William J. Brandt
Northwest
Charles
Mattson
Dr. Mattson
G-men
Haddaway Hall
George Franklin
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
George Weyerhaeuser
Tugwell Issues Gag Order For Employes
Washington AP reports Rexford Tugwell acting secretary of agriculture issued a gag order barring current and former employees from discussing departmental business with former staffers. Tugwell plans to resign to head a sugar and molasses firm in New York City. the order remains in effect after his departure.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rexford G. Tugwell
New York City
Mechanicsville farmer Lucian E. Trump dies of pneumonia
Lucian E. Trump a 40 year old farmer southwest of Mechanicsville died at his home Tuesday night from pneumonia after a illness starting Sunday. He married Josephine Hatcher in 1921 and is survived by two children. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Philip Van Drooge presiding.
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Mechanicsville
Lucian E. Trump
Here
Josephine Hatcher
Presbyterian Church
Philip van Drooge
Doctor Mattson Kidnapping Sparks Nationwide Search
Dr Mattson faces a $200000 ransom as his son Charles remains missing in a blizzard swept area near Tacoma. G men and law officers coordinate with deputies and state patrol to locate the kidnapper while the mother appeals for the boy’s safe return and warmth.
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Mattson
Tacoma
G-men
Law
Franklin
Charles Mattson
Dr. Mattson
Mattsons
County to Continue Medical Relief Plan
Linn county seeks to extend medical relief funding with state support resuming Jan 1. The plan covers indigent care including jail inmates and venereal disease clinic patients, with $1.50 per unemployment case from the state and an estimated $900 to $1,000 monthly in county relief. The clinic remains in the courthouse basement. trustees from Cedar Rapids led by Dr. Moon and Dr. Ebersole of Mount Vernon oversee the program.
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Ivins
State Relief Department
Linn County
Alice Ferber
Medical Society
B. J. Moon
L. M. Downing
B. F. Wolverton
J. S. McQuiston
Robert M. Chapman
C. H. Stark
Cedar Rapids
F. F. Ebersole
Mount Vernon
WPA Workers Protest Relief Ruling They Can't Use Their Cars
Fourteen WPA workers, mainly from Mount Vernon and Marion, protested to the Linn county board of supervisors against a Dec. 12 relief committee ruling that no one on relief may operate an automobile after Jan. 1. They argued their jobs can be fifteen miles away and cars are needed to reach WPA projects. The supervisors said the relief committee handles exemptions and transportation decisions. local WPA officials said no transportation orders have been issued and the matter rests with county relief authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Mount Vernon
Marion
Board of Supervisors
Linn County Relief Committee
Relief Committee
Chang Hsueh-Liang Ordered To Stand Trial In Nanking
Nanking AP report says rebel marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang must face a military commission on Thursday for his mutiny at Sianfu. General Chiang Kai-shek will preside after a brief captivity followed by his release. Verdict remains undecided but not routine, officials say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Weather Clash Hits North States With Snow And Ice
North Dakota records bitter cold while Minnesota faces heavy snows and mixed precipitation. Duluth and Twin Cities area report freezing rain and glazing on roads as Minot drops to below zero, with thirteen border towns isolated by sleet snapping lines.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Duluth
Twin Cities
North Dakota
Minot
Aberdeen
S. D
North
South Dakota
Doctors Urge Bed Rest For Flu Amid Midwest Epidemic
With an influenza outbreak in Cedar Rapids, Linn County Medical Society advised all with colds to stay in bed until well. They urged rest and warmth, gentle elimination, soft liquids, no sedatives, and no alcohol, warning to call a physician if conditions worsen. Employers should keep sick workers home.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Medical Society
Midwest
Chicago
Faces False Check Charge In Auto Deal
Leland Rouse, 24, of 1008 Third Street SE, jailed after arrest on a warrant for uttering a false check used as a down payment on a car from Milroy Unzeitig. He also faces a prior charge of breaking and entering for coal theft from Merveaux Coal Co. pending at district court.
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Leland Rouse
Third Street
Rouse
Justice A. S. Reed
Milroy Unzeitig
Merveaux Coal Company
Shaver Road
Unzeitig
Boy Brundrett Undergoes Elbow Operation After Fall
James Brundrett, 12, of 1138 Fifth Street NW, had surgery on his left elbow at St. Luke's Hospital Tuesday. His arm fractured a week earlier when he fell from a bicycle, delayed by swelling and a Christmas cold. he remains hospitalized.
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James Brundrett
Fifth Street NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Brundrett
Iowa City Franchises Deferred Amid Local Opposition
Johnson county supervisors put off action on Iowa City Light and Power franchises to build electric lines on highways 1 6 and 1161 east and north of Iowa City after meetings with supporters and opponents. Local REA groups oppose until farm county construction plans are decided. 200 miles for 600 farmers proposed.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Here
County Rea
Downey
Orpha Jacobs
C. C. Jacobs
Harrison Wright
G. C. Wright
Moline
Erma Jacobs
Lee Mathes
Wilton Junction
Florence Wright
Dorothy Brandt
Earl Taylor
Paul Shaffer
Holmquist Sheet Metal Company
Bennett
Oracle
Jay Smith
Mabel Groth
Bertha Denneny
Lizzie Chapman
Christine Reidesel
Helen Paulsen
Inner Sentinel
Helena Leck
Amanda Bannick
Louis Rees
Selma Bachus
Decorah
Julian Moe
LaCrosse
Minnesota
North Liberty
White Marble
Masonic Lodge
St. John’s
Masonic Hall
Verna Harris
Mervyn Green
Inez Anderson
Bruce Adams
Kathryn Meyers
Elizabeth Adams
Bruce Young
J. A. Worrell
Harris
Mr. Green
Delta
North Western Railroad
Atwood
What Cheer
Bandit With Revolver Robs Phillips Station for 35
A man entered the Phillips gas station at Fifth avenue and Tenth street seized the attendant Charles Cejka with a nickel plated revolver and demanded the till. He fled with about 35 dollars. A suspect was questioned, but Cejka did not identify him.
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Phillips
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Charles Cejka
Cejka
French Move to Abolish Penal Colonies in Guiana
Paris AP reports the government sent to the chamber a bill to reform the French penal system as an initial step toward ending the Devils Island prisons in Guiana. The plan would not release all prisoners at once but allow extinction of the colony as inmates are pardoned finish terms or die.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
French Guiana
Devil's Island
Guiana
Vandenberg Opens Battle To Block Florida Ship Canal
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan renewed his fight against the Florida ship canal project. He launched a drive to block reconsideration by Congress and attacked a favorable Army Engineers Board report in a letter to Maj. Gen Markham.
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Washington
INS
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Florida Ship Canal
Congress
Markham
Army Engineers
Army Board of Engineers
Ghosts in Ambulance Racket Suspected in Chicago
West, a former auto parts salesman, described a bruising device and a scheme where a lawyer files claims for victims to secure $400 payments. He claimed doctors and lawyers profited, while ambulance chasers crowded hospitals after a deadly elevated train crash. Clarfene aims to indict associates under conspiracy to defraud.
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West
Clarfene
Chicago
Coe Football Player Undergoes Knee Operation
Alfred Sammet, 22, Coe college football tackle, had surgery on his right knee at St. Ke's Hospital on Wednesday. He was injured November 13 in the game against Grinnell and has been under treatment since. A similar knee injury required an operation two years ago.
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Alfred Sammet
Coe
D Street
St.ke’s Hospital
Sammet
Grinnell
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Jack Johnson
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Henie
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Calvary Baptists
Tugwell
DR. Mattoon
Mencement Bay
Chang
North States
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