Kidnap Theory Probed by Officials in Missing Fried Case
Police probe continues into the disappearance of Fried as reports of a kidnap and ransom plot spread. The New York Post cites subpoenas related to Special Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey, while Fried’s brother Henry suggests the case may stem from family trouble and questions about his voluntary disappearance.
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New York Post
Fried
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Grand Jury
Henry Fried
Supreme Court Ruling Involving 560000 Tax Dispute
A three judge federal court in Charleston upheld a company while the state appealed to the Supreme Court. Five appellate judges sided with the state, others with the tax challenge claiming it burdens government. Meadows argued last April with reargument planned in October amid related cases. Most tax collection targets Frederick Snare Corp of New York linked to the $18 million Tygart dam project at Grafton.
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Charleston
Ciic
Supreme Court
Gener & Governmental Buren
Meadows
Washington
Dravo
Frederick Snare Corporation of
New York
Grafton
Rice Truss Experts Offer Reducible Rupture Treatment
The Rice Truss Experts announce a December event at Kanaabs Motel in Charleston presenting the Three Method for Reducible Rupture. Personal representatives William Ki ine Adams N. Wibo promote Bemus Application and offer guarantees.
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William Kiine
Adams
Wibo
Kanaabs
Chuckston
W. Ws
Notal Desk
Anaes Patel
Charleston
W. P
Taxing Public Projects Faces High Court Scrutiny
The Supreme Court debates taxing federal contracts and state levies on government work. West Virginia and Washington proposals target Dravo Contracting and Silas Mason, with Justice Roberts noting potential interference with federal functions. The court reviews whether state taxes on cross receipts or contractor property are valid while considering Congress’s power to shield federal operations.
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Vinson
Department of Justice
Washington State
Silas Mason Company, Inc
Grand Coulee
West Virginia
Dravo Contracting Company
Pittsburgh
Federal District Court
Roberts
U. S
Dravo Company
Hughes
Congress
Justice Roberts
Japanese Surge on Nanking Faces Mixed Resistance
Reports say Japanese forces reached the Chinese capital area with little initial resistance while air assaults on Nanking continued and river barriers were breached. Chinese claims of counterattacks across the Anhwei and Kiangsu front and guerilla actions along rail lines suggest strong but scattered resistance beyond Nanking.
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Warriara
Nippon
Nanking
Yangtze River
Kiongyin
Komba Chinklang
Nanny
Anbwei-Kiangsun
Lake Tal
Kwangteh
Changhsing
North China
Anti Labor Drive To Be Investigated In Jersey City
A New York lawyer said he will provide information to Washington about the arrest of 14 CIO organizers in Jersey City and the alleged deportation of 50 more beyond New Jersey. Ernst claimed Jersey City police said they had the right to deport and that a man driven from town actually resided there, with one deported from his home city.
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New York
Washington
CIO
Jeresey City
New Jersey
Agnes
Hague
Ernst
Jersey City
President Delays Leaders Parley At White House
President Roosevelt delays talks with Democratic leaders, awaiting X-ray results on possible jaw scraping. He returns from Florida to a cold Washington and greets a long line of officials including Garner Bankhead Rayburn and Wallace Perkins Woodring Morganthau Roper. Doctors say he is in excellent health apart from the jaw issue.
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Roosevelt
Florida
Union Station
Garner
House
Bankhead
James Roosevelt
White House
McIntire
Barclay defies NLRB summons amid labor uproar
Barclay skipped a hearing amid a broader labor clash across U S factories. He claimed the campaign against the government and courts is aimed at discrediting constitutional authority. The case touches C I O, AFL politics, and worker payroll losses while Republic Steel cites dues and closed shop pressure. An Indian Maharajah donated 56000 for a London zoo elephant house.
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Barclay
London Zoo
GOP Study of Dark Horses Shapes Platform Plan
The GOP aims to form a drafting committee to shape a platform for British Tories rather than the American Republicans. Leaders oppose Wigmore due to his Hoover ties and favor Capper, while Nye’s views echo in private talks. The national committee will appoint the chair and a 100 member platform committee at a St. Louis session next Monday.
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Dlonist
Wigmore
Republican Party
GOP
Iloover
Biggers
Sen
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Republican National Executive Committee
St. Louis
Solons Pass Second Bill on Mileage for Congress
Congress votes to double mileage pay during Christmas recess amid sharp exchanges over a lack of accomplishments in the special session. Representatives Fisher Taber and Bacon criticize the session as irrelevant while Cannon accuses minority members of avoiding a stance. The tally shows 327 for and 37 against the mileage measure as tax and public finance issues prompt debate on government taxation.
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Washington
Fish
Bacon
J. N
Taber
Dent
Haron
Cannon
Menaure
Supreme Court
Borah Attacks Crop Control Amid Senate Debate
The Senate debated farm surpluses as Sen Borah denounced crop control as national death by action and urged spending a billion dollars to buy excess produce for the needy. Sen Schwellenbach warned of a public outlay of 8.24 million by June 1939 as administration leaders sought to overturn tentative chamber actions.
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Tulional
Chamber
Hnal
Bill Borah
Sen. Schwellenbach
Wash
Senate
Sen. Borah
Idaho
Borah
Farm program cost debate sparks price tag claim
The speaker challenged others to name definite costs of the current farm program or his proposal, arguing against balancing the budget over feeding the nation. He estimated the crop control measure would cost about 8.5 billion dollars annually.
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