Young Milne Kidnapping Victim Found Bound in Ditch
Caleb Milne fourth was found bound and gagged in a ditch near Doylestown after his family reportedly paid $25,000 ransom. A second youth was found on Old York Road seven miles east of Doylestown and taken to Doylestown Emergency Hospital in exposure and hunger. Police say he had been held captive since vanishing five days earlier from a New York apartment. Federal and local investigators pursued leads in Philadelphia area as relatives and agents acted on the ransom claim.
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Doylestown
Caleb Milne
Old York Road
New York
Gerhart
Philadelphia
Bradford Greed
Buckingham
Niga Parol
Milne
Paver
Laval
Caleb Milne, Jr
Germantown
Welsh
Joan
Say
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Holds Launch Meeting
The West Virginia chamber of commerce launches with former Gov John J Cornwell as principal speaker at the Daniel Boone Royal 35. Speeches by prominent businessmen follow as the executive committee meets at Kanawha hotel and a general session is planned in the Daniel Boone hotel ballroom. Dinner will be served at seven this evening.
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West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Boone Royal
John J
Cornwell
State Chamber
Busine
West Virginia Chain of Commerce
Kanawha
Daniel Boone
Evidence Withheld in Hauptmann Trial Said by Governor
Governor Hoffman asserts state police deliberately withheld evidence at the Hauptmann trial that could have influenced the jury. He says Hauptmann is guilty as convicted, though Justice Weems could not have known of the suppressed facts. A state official hints the evidence was sensational enough to alter a verdict. Detective Parker has interviewed over 50 individuals.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Thetturts
Thomas Weens
Flemington
Chas Parker
Beauty Dies as Quiz Begins in San Francisco
In San Francisco on December 18, 1931, Giga Steck, a former Broadway beauty, fell 12 stories to her death after a party linked to a police investigation. Captain Charles Dullea said Steck clung to a window sill before plunging, with circumstances involving her former husband Thomas Matkins and claims by Everett Saxe about custody of Steck’s sons. Police questioned Matkins and Saxe, who cited a head injury Steck says she suffered during a dispute.
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San Francisco
Giga Steck
Charles Dullea
Dulea
Thomas J. Matkins
Bond
Matkins
Cler
Everett E. Saxe
Miss Steck
Olga
Mathias
Saxe
Thomas
Poison Probe Complicates Thelma Todd Death Inquiry
Los Angeles reports a grand jury will probe Thelma Todd's death after a coroner's inquest suggested accidental death from car exhaust. Witnesses who saw the actress at a Hollywood party may testify, while her former husband’s name appeared in official records adding new questions.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Carmen Wesh
Miss Todd
Foreman
George Rochester
Toddy
Holywood
A. F. Wagner
Thelma
Alice Todd de Ciero
Pasctano Road
Santa Monies
Calif
di Cicco
Pat di Cleco
Deficit Passes All-Time Peak As Debt Tops 90 Billion
President Roosevelt and advisers focus on shaping the 1937 budget to slow the public debt rise. The national debt neared 90.6 billion with a cresting monthly total of 30.56 billion as they seek tighter expenditures and receipts for next year. The plan includes itemized reductions, including civilian conservation corps funding, to curb increases.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Iis
Gebt
CGG
Civilian Conservation Corps
Wine Licensing Could Bring State One Million Yearly
The state foresees about 1,000,000 dollars in annual revenue if private wine dealers are licensed. A Virginia style framework is eyed, with 20 percent markup on sale price plus a 25 dollar yearly license. West Virginia could see around 2,000 licensees and broader product variety under regulation. Washington notes public support for private licensing, aiming to close gaps left by hurried past legislation.
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Jobo Idehington
Hiquor Control Sormmission
Old Dominion
Virginis
Vay
Te Linuer Control Commission
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
the Legisature
Sesa
Triplets Born to Porter Family Amid Relief Aid
Dr. Dan Fortune reports the Porter family of Leatherwood Creek welcomed triplets two girls and a boy born December 13. The newborns weighed seven pounds each and are healthy. The 2 year old mother and family rely on weekly relief funds of 2.40 dollars. father 23 recently lost his job at a sand pile. Travel to reach the cabin was hindered by rough mountain roads.
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Soldier
Everett Porters
Leatherwood Creek
Dan Fortune
Fortune
Wortune
Lawton
Governor Kump Eyes Extraordinary Session Focused on Relief
Governor Kump said an extraordinary legislative session will likely be necessary but should be limited to federal state relations and remedial relief measures. He urged funding discussions only if Congress provides federal act support and the secure board issues regulations. The Charleston Chamber pressed for funds to buy highway rights of way, citing stalled Midland Trail projects.
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Kump
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Secure Board
Fox
Aia
Charleston
Midhind
Anglo French Peace Plan Near Collapse as Authors Quarrel
Geneva December 18 The Anglo French plan to halt the African war hangs by a thread as one author quits and another issues threats. Eden and Laval fail to defend the plan at the League table while Italy boycotts the session and Ethiopia denounces the scheme. The council adjourns awaiting responses from Athens and Rome.
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Apgeneva
League of Nations
League Council
Anthony Eden
Pierre Laval
Great Britain
France
Ethiopia
Council
Edenh
Aeza
Shopper wins $5 in early city shopping contest
Mrs Wilson Anderson of Welch is pictured as yesterday’s Gazette chooses her as the day’s lucky shopper. The contest awards $5 in cash for early morning purchases by southern West Virginia housewives, with daily prizes for shoppers who beat the crowds before Christmas.
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Gazette
Tarsday
Wilson Anderson
Welch
West Virginia
Anderson
The
Nash
Mussolini Denounces Hypocrisy of Europe in Rome Speech
In a fiery Rome address Mussolini denounces Europe’s egoism and hypocrisy and vows to fight to the finish in Ethiopia. He scorns the Anglo French peace plan, claims Italy will not accept it, and speaks before 40 000 people at Pontinia ceremonies.
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Rome
Europe
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Grand Council
Geneva
Italy
Duce
Hlene
Victor Emmanuel
Donna Rachelo Mussolini
Ti Duce
Pontine
Africa
CCC Workers Fast Aid Via 300 Month Salaries
Civilian Conservation Corps workers were listed as contributors of 240 million dollars to aid needy families back home through their 300 dollar monthly government salaries. Director Robert Fechner announced the figure after a White House conference on reducing CCC enrollment from 460000 to 300000 and closing 972 camps by next July to reach 1456 camps for 200000 enrollment.
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Washington
Der
Civilian Conservation Corps
Meedy
Robert Fechner
White House
CCC
Iran
Roosevelt
Fechner
Daniel W. Bell
Wallace
Ickes and Perkins
Rexford G. Tugwell
F.A. Silcox
Forestry Service
Prank C. Walker
Emergency Council
Rechner
30000 Warriors Threaten Annihilation In Ethiopian Battle
Eritrea reports thirty thousand Ethiopian warriors commanded by fas mers surrounding Italian troops along the Tak-Kaze river front. Italian outposts fall back to Dembe Guina after a three day clash halted by tanks and machine gun fire. Officers praise Ethiopian courage while warning only a few escape the Italians.
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Eritrea
Fasmers
Tak- Kaze
Dembe
Guina
Dembe Guina Pass
al- Taest
Halisas
Plan to Build U S Air Force Gathers Momentum
Washington reports a push by General Malin Crai and Chairman McSwain to fund a national air force second to none. The plan calls for 571 million annually for three years plus a 2.5 million order for 100 attack ships as the War Department prepares contracts for bombing and pursuit planes. Senate committees weigh financial aid to Italy and Ethiopia and probe Morgan firm wartime operations.
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Washington
Malin Crai
Army
McSwair
House Military Committee
McSwain
House Appropriations
War Department
Senate Opitons Committee
Morgenthau
United States
Italy
Ethiopia
Congress
Morgan
Craig
Air Corps
D Special Aviation Board
Fairchance Christmas Contributors Are Many
The 0 and 8 committee reports broad support from Charleston and nearby districts for Camp Fairchance near Madison Boone County. Donations fund gifts and supplies for 225 underprivileged children, with trees from Appalachian Power and Charleston Electric Supply. A caravan will deliver items on Christmas Eve with local volunteers coordinating distribution.
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Charleston
Camp Fairchance
Madison
Boone County
Santa Claus
Camp Fairdhance
Gsc
American Legion
Hale Street
Appalachien Power Company
Charleston Electrical
Weele
Resignation of Hoare Shocks British Cabinet
Sir Samuel Hoare resigned as British foreign secretary amid controversy over the Anglo French peace plan for Africa. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin accepted the move as critics urged accountability for the proposals and Europe watched for further implications.
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Hoare
London
Samuel Hogre
Italy
Ethiopia
Pierre Laval
France
Semel
Stenley Baldwin
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League
Couel
Athionia
Gold Fund For War
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Heme
Herriot
Associated Press
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Edouard Herriot
Samuel
Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
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Main
Idioare
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League of Na
Ifaly
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Rand
Hiah
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Tont
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Haste
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