Thelma Todd Victim Of Monoxide Murder Evidence Indicates
Los Angeles authorities seek new information as foreman George W. Rochester says findings suggest Thelma Todd may have died by monoxide murder. A subpoena targets Pasquale De Cievo, Todd’s former husband, while investigations broaden to Roland West and other associates. The coroner’s jury had labeled the death accidental but urged further inquiry.
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Literary Digest Poll Shows 23 States Oppose New Deal
The fifth tabulation reports 819,320 votes from 34 states with 472,698 opposing Roosevelt's policies to 348,622 in support. The current 57.69 percent against compares with last week's 57.24. A spring 1924 poll showed 61.15 percent in favor. Electoral votes tally 265 against, 128 for, 134 uncounted. southern states dominate the opposition.
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Mass Murderer Guilty in Washington Case
Port Orchard Washington December 19 The jury found Leo Hall a former boxer and ministerial student guilty of the Erland’s Polit mass murder in March six people were killed Hall faces death sentence. Co defendant Pegsy Peterson Paulos acquitted her signed statement helped prompt Hall’s arrest two months ago Mrs Paulos and Hall were charged with murdering Eugene Checeyeri one of the six victims as beat hacked and shot.
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King Winter Delivers Snowy Dress Rehearsal Across North
Chicago reports a major winter system delivering snow from the Rockies to the Alleghenies. North Dakota saw drifts up to 14 inches and temperatures as low as 1 degree below zero at Fargo. Minnesota and South Dakota recorded cold snaps with 20s and Brookings dipping lower. Snow and cooler winds expected Friday with travel disruptions in Dakotas regions.
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Bonus Bond Plan Eyed as Speedy House Vote Looms
Washington reports the soldiers bonus controversy again prominent in Congress as Speaker Burns targets Feb 1 for action while Senator Byrnes and Senator Steiner push a veto override with a federal bond financing plan. The approach would pay veterans 97 percent of face value plus full value after two years, totaling about 2 billion dollars, with inflation concerns shaping strategy for a test in the House on Jan 13.
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Split Decision On TVA Seen
Washington December 19. New speculation over “split decision” possibilities arose as questions from the Supreme Court bench during arguments on the Tennessee Valley Authority constitutionality. Fourteen Alabama Power stockholders challenge TVA authority in acquiring transmission lines to sell surplus electricity to municipalities. Justice Roberts remained silent as others questioned Farney Johnston for the stockholders and John Lord O’Brien for TVA.
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Coal Producers Warned To Fix Prices by Friday
Washington dispatch reports the Bituminous Coal Commission ordered Appalachian producers to set minimum coal prices by next Friday amid a collapsing market. It warned prices could be fixed by the government if producers delay further, while noting division among operators and technical delays in drafting schedules. A December 27 hearing at the Carlton Hotel will review the propriety of immediate minimum prices under the Guffey act.
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State C of C Is Organized In West Virginia
The State C of C completed its organization yesterday after adopting a constitution and naming a board of directors to govern until officers are elected at a Charleston meeting set for January 24. West Virginia industry representatives attended sessions at the Daniel Boone hotel, with former Senator Fred Gr. Gr, and Gov. John J. Cornwell to speak though he could not attend. Senator Blue urged unity to boost state trade and industry, while Dr. C. F. McClintic warned against sectionalism as West Virginia aims to mobilize its resources.
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Milne Gives G Men Clues To Kidnaping Case
Caleb J Milne heir to a Philadelphia fortune described four abductors who kidnapped him in New York and led federal agents to a hideout near Wrightstown Bucks County where he was held four days. A hypodermic syringe and needles were found near the site along with recently opened tins. Milne says he was fed only once and heavily drugged. Authorities said ransom was paid and the men were identified for FBI offices nationwide.
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Water Boy Named Slayer of Six at WPA Drainage Site
Los Angeles dispatch reports Charles N. Layman, 44, a water boy at a WPA drainage project, named by a coroner's jury as the slayer of six workmen who accused him of being provoked. The shootings occurred Monday three days after he quit, with one more workman wounded. witnesses described Layman firing from brush toward workers about 511 feet away.
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Peace plan fate after British parliament vote debate
British government wins decisive Commons vote 397 to 165 on a labor censure motion amid protests over the Anglo French peace plan. Lords previously upheld the government as Sir Samuel Hoare resigns, claiming the plan’s motives were fear of a League of Nations break rather than Italian threat. Mussolini remains calm as Italy continues sanctions war. Ethiopia reports front advances and Vatican defends church neutrality.
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Hopkins Warns on FERA and WPA Cuts in 1930s Era
Washington dispatch reports Works Progress Administrator Harry Hopkins announcing large reductions in federal relief programs. He confirms the government will not revive the dole, noting 600 FERA workers dismissed and 1,800 WPA administrative positions to be cut, with $1.14 billion in WPA funds set to expire next spring.
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Senator Schall Hurt After Automobile Collision
Senator Thomas D. Schall blind Republican from Minnesota was struck by a car on a busy highway near Cottage City Maryland tonight and suffered a fractured leg and lacerations. Driver L G Humphries of Hyattsville was arrested for feckless driving and later freed on his personal bond as witnesses said Schall stepped from a car at his home Winecrest and was hit while crossing the road. Schall remained unconscious about two hours after the crash.
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Government ownership urged for railroads amid banking turmoil
The Railway Labor Executives’ association urged U S government ownership as the only remedy for railroad losses blamed on bankers. A Wheeler bill proposing state control sits in the Senate, with critics citing recent court findings of Wall Street wrecking the St Louis and San Francisco line. The circular claims financiers siphoned railroad funds, risking workers’ lives and public safety.
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Bandits Hang Man and Wife in Vera Cruz Incident
In Vera Cruz December 1917 bandits attacked the home of Cirina Fernandez near Martinez De La Torre. They confronted a man named Vern who hanged his wife and a six year old boy during the attack leading to fatal harm.
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Toys for Toys Listed by Specialists in New York
New York shoppers are advised by child guidance specialists from Cornell and the New York State College of Home Economics on toys suited to each age. From babies to age twelve, recommendations include round safe toys, walking aids, dolls, trains, tools, craft materials, and books, with growing interest in clothing and work benches as children age.
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Ethiopian forces rout Italian troops near Takkaze River
Addis Ababa dispatch reports Selassie confirming Ayale's left bank battle near Ake sim. Ethiopians claim Italians retreated in disorder, battlefield strewn with dead, as emperor’s orders shift to strategic retreat of northern forces while southern columns move toward Italian positions.
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