FDR urges smaller federal grants to balance budget
President Roosevelt asked Congress to limit federal funds for local pet projects to keep the budget near balance. He warned that exceeding the budget would place full responsibility on Congress and Democratic majorities, urging road program curtailment and homing in on essential expenditures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Cartwright
D.-Okla
U. S
Secretary of Agriculture
House Roads Committee
Eace
Healy's Death Attributed To Natural Causes
In Los Angeles coroner says Ted Healy film comedian died of natural causes after autopsy. Detectives will end probe into reports of a Monday morning fight outside the Trocadero cafe as injuries were found superficial and not fatal.
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Los Angeles
Ted Healy
Frank Nance
Joe Filkas
Wiliam HL. Baker
Healy
A. F. Wagner
Bein rich only buys one ice cream cone says Willie Willis
Willie Willis quips that wealth brings little to a kid in the gang life noting a single ice cream cone for a quarter with the gang knowing its value. The remark underscores streetwise prudence in a rough neighborhood context.
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Robert Quiften
Six Die As Century-Old Cabin Burns Near Connellsville
Six people perished when a 100 year old Christmas cabin burned near Connellsville Pennsylvania. William Yothers 72 and sister Annie 70 perished inside the cabin with three Crow children Wilmer 9 Jean 1% Annabelle 10. Melvin Crow 14 died later at a hospital. Frank Crow 45 and Donald Snyder 18 were badly burned and survived with infant Alfred Crow. Katherine Crow 40 escaped with the baby as neighbors cared for them. The blaze destroyed Christmas presents including a radio and snow suits.
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Connellsville
William Yothers
Annie
Wilmer D. Crow
Jean Crow
Annabelle Crow
Melvin Crow
Frank Crow
Donald Snyder
Donald
Alfred Crow
Katherine Crow
Moneby
Levy on Profits To Be Forsaken
The house tax subcommittee previewed the 1933 tax bill during a special session. It plans to drop the undistributed profits levy for about 80 percent of corporations while retaining it for the remaining firms. A capital gains tax change and broader tax simplifications are also proposed. The panel studied interest on federal state and municipal bonds from a $25 billion investment.
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Washington
House Subcommittee On
Congress
Pittman Warns of Disastrous War Over Referendum
Sen. Pittman of Nevada, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned that adopting the Ludlow constitutional amendment calling for a war referendum would eventually draw the United States into a disastrous war. He criticized House members for signing a petition to force consideration of the measure.
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Washington
Pitman
Nev
Senate Foreign Relisions Committee
U. S
Pittman
House
TVA Chair Accused by Directors in Berry Lease Clash
Two TVA directors charge Chairman A E Morgan with false and malicious statements amid a hearing on mineral and marble leases tied to Sen George L Berry. The defection centers on an alleged bid to discredit TVA attorneys and a 1934 conciliatory agreement over leases bought with alleged intent to defraud the government.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
A. E. Morgan
A. Morgan
David E. Lillenthal
George L. Berry
de Tenn
TVA
Norrie Dam
East
Tennessee
Berry
Morgan Jesuica
Becuse
Slap in Face Blamed For Crash Into Pole
Leonard Morris of McKeesport was held for court on a charge of driving into a tire graph pole after being slapped during a quarrel. Marlon McKenna admitted it was his fault, saying the blow blinded Morris temporarily.
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Pitthhungh
Leonard Morris
Mckees
Port
Marlon McKenna
McKeesport
A. v. Markue
Morris
Stork Derby Will Upheld By High Canadian Court
Canada's Supreme Court upheld Charles Vance Millars will confirming the bequest to the mother bearing the most children in ten years after his death. The ruling excludes legitimate children from counting and leaves the next of kin challenge to be settled only by the Privy Council in London if it occurs. The decision notes the fortune exceeds 500000 dollars and references Mrs. Martin Kenny, a top contender who recently suffered a stillbirth.
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Ottawa
Ont
Charles Vance Millar
Canada
Toronto
Supreme Court
Millar
Judiciary Committee of the Privy Council
London
British Empire
Taranto
Martin Kenny
Crawling Gun: Army's New Belly-Crawling War Machine
Washington reports the army unveils a belly-crawling four wheel drive machine carrying two men and a machine gun. Designed by Brig. Gen. Walter C. Short and built by Capt. Robert Ghowie, it reaches 28 mph, 10 feet long, weighs about LO rounds, with a removable tripod for a 30 mm gun. It moves unseen through grass and underbrush and shifts fire quickly as enemy guntre targets it.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Walter C. Short
Infantry School
Robert Ghowie
Tank Corps
Loyalists Press Drive in Spain
In Spain, government troops pushed toward Aly barrackn near Teruel as 25,000 reinforcements shattered insurgent lines. Officials claimed Teruel fell and celebrations followed, while Generale Franco launched a counter offensive north and west. The struggle threatened to sever Madrid's hold and the eastern coast, with Albarracin key to secure lines.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Alybarrackn
Madrid
Franciscn Franca
Governent Terrtory
Albarracin
Bars
Colon
Vatencia
Impostor Revealed After Father’s Long Search
In Baie Pa December 22 a broken-hearted father learns the man who posed as his son for seven years is a stranger to him. Mesrey Kalustian aljan Salomon Papazian a seven year old apprentice tailor spoke to A T Barkman immigration bureau. Kalustian claimed their mothers were slain in the 1915 Armentany massacre in Turkey. Both boys saw their mother killed.
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Baie
Tut Inday Mesrey Kalustian
Aljan Salomon Papazian
A. T. Barkman
Brad
Kalustian
Salomon Papazian
Armentany
Turkey
Three ex convicts to die for Seder kidnapping
In Wintington on December 22 nine ten three ex convicts namely Arnett A Booth John Travis and Orville Adkine were sentenced to be hanged together on March 21 for abducting aged Dr James J Seder a retired minister He died four days later near an abandoned coal mine after the 7 year old victim Nav was found Die In jail Booth sought a chair before the end while his attorney Jesse Hammock urged resilience
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Wintington
James J. Seder
Arnett A. Booth
IL Cliy Worth
John Travis
Orville Adkine
Dentist Pays Patient at Gunpoint in New York Case
A New York dentist Dr. Mones Gottlieb paid a talented patient $297 after working on his teeth. The robber, dressed shabbily, demanded the money back and all the cash the patient had, then fled with $300. The incident was reported as a robbery at the dental office.
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New York
Mones Gottlieb
Santa parachute drop over Boston ends in tragedy
A Christmas stunt over Boston ends with the reported death of Harold Kranee of Winthrop after a parachute jump from a circling plane. Rescue efforts involve Coast Guard, Army, Navy and city police as darkness and tide hinder operations. Two officers were critically injured in the pursuit of the underwater search.
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Boston
Santa Claus
Baston Harbor
Christmans
Army
Harold Kranee
Winthrop
Keaner
Coast Guard
Navy
Cushed
Sergt
Edward J. Leibnidt
Boston Police Balistics
John Clntin
Japan Admits Stray Bullets Possibly Hit U S Panay
Tokyo reports an interim foreign office statement saying stray bullets may have flown toward the U S gunboat Panay after bombing by Japanese aircraft but denies intentional machine gunning. It cites shooting at the Chinese vessel Linta as the focus of the war and notes confusion over witnesses.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S
Panay
Foreign Office
Britain Sends Fresh Troops to Hongkong Amid Protest
Britain orders new troops to Hongkong with the Dunera carrying the Royal Scots from Bombay to reinforce the colony's 8,000 men. Sir Robert Craigie was instructed to protest to Japan over the seizure of a Chinese vessel and to seek assurances on Hongkong's territorial waters. Alfred Duff Cooper said Japanese moves near Hongkong were watched as Britain considers Mediterranean ships bound for China.
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Associated Preas
London
Great Britain
Yiangkong
Japan
Dunera
Southampton
Bombay
Hongkong
Orient
Robert Leslie Craigie
Hengkong
Morgkong
Sir Robert
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
House of Command
China
Mediterranean
Fairchance Christmas Headquarters Packed With Gifts
Camp Fairchance near Madison hosts a Christmas party setup with donated toys and supplies. Local 40 and 8 veterans along with barracks mothers pack items for underprivileged children. Donors include Logan Hardware and several Logan-area businesses aiding the drive.
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State Center
Camp Fairchance
Dunbar Sleeet
Madison
Charleston
Warracks Mathers
State Center For
Hetax
Logan
FDR and Hull Laud Kellogg
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull denounce war as policy and mourn former Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg. They praise Kellogg’s faith in arbitration and world peace, noting his courage to renounce war and advocate civilized government.
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Washington
Det
Roosevelt
Secy
Hull
Frank B. Kellogg
Far East
Kelloge
Paris
Man
Recess Post Is Given to Yoke
President Roosevelt issued a recess appointment for F. Roy Yoke as collector of internal revenue for the West Virginia district. Yoke had been acting as collector. the move allows him to serve until the Senate acts on his nomination amid Holt opposition over wartime remarks allegedly attributed to Yoke.
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Washington
Roosevelt
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
District of
West Virginia
Yoke
Sen
Neely
Holt
U. S
Germany
U S Warcraft Massed For Attack At Tsingtao And Canton
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan preparing to strike Hangchow and Canton as refugees flee Cant on and Tsingtao. U S warships Marblehead Pope and Sacramento stand by to evacuate about 300 Americans if attack proceeds. Chinese authorities vow defense of Tsingtao and nearby regions as Japanese forces advance.
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Hangchow
Canton
Tsingtao
Hanchow
Wukang
Shang+hai-Hangchow
Hancehow-Kashing
South China
Thanganda
Meterion
Bias Bay
Hongkong
U. S. Warcraft
Marblehead
Pope
Sacramentum
U. S
Emperor Studies Army Report on Panay Incident
Emperor Hirohito reviewed a comprehensive army report on China and the Panay incident. Prince Kotohito Kanin presented the document detailing the military version of events as Tokyo released a preliminary apology and denied machine gun attack claims.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Japance
China
Panay
Kotohite Kanin
Prince Kanin
Foreign Office
U.S
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