Ransom Demanded For Return Of Pacific Coast Boy
Tacoma police and federal, state, and city authorities widened the search for 10 year old Charles Mattson after kidnappers demanded 28000 for his release. An order to stop a sedan and question its driver was rescinded as officials pursued leads including a partially demented former patient of Charles' father, Dr W W Mattson. Police urged the boy's parents to contact the kidnapper through want ads, though no contact had been made.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Washington
Department of Justice
Harry Snider
State Patrol
Charles
W. W. Mattson
Snider
Wave
Seattle
Mattson
Shige
U. S
A. J. Chitty
George Weyerharuser
Envoy's Son Held After Abduction Robbery
Olmeda Alfaro, year old son of Ecuador's ambassador C E Alfaro, was abducted Christmas night and held captive until about 3 a.m. Three men forced him into a car near the Army and Navy Club, robbed him, questioned him about his family, and made him smoke a drugged cigarette. They warned him to keep his head pointed in a direction or risk being shot. He later telephoned his father and was returned home.
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Washington
Jay
Olmeda Alfaro
Smi
Tanbassador
Tiv
C. E. Alfaro
Walton Moore
Young Alfaro
Army and Navy Club
Harte
Kidnapped Boy Started After His Air Rifle
In Tacoma a 10 year old, Charles Matton, upon seeing a kidnapper at his doorway, sprang toward the gun room to grab an air rifle. His sisters Muriel and Virginia Chatfich urged him back as the intruder loomed. Family friend Mary Appelman, a Sherman school language teacher, relayed the incident.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Matton
Fiest
Mary Appelman
Sherman
Charles
Muriel
Virginia Chatfich
Seattle
Wily
Prison sentences and another man jailed in ransom case
A masked armed intruder invaded a Tacoma living room at about 3 o clock taking a child and demanding a ransom of 48000. The kidnapper, described as swarthy with a black beard, demanded payment in mostly old wrinkled bills including 10 000 in 10 bills and 5 bills in 50s. Police reported federal and state authorities are handling the investigation.
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Tong
Tacoma
Walter
Tacoms
Willie Willis By Robert Quillen
A quirky quip jokes about daylight's effect on people and sins. The author uses a playful tone to reflect on human habits and motivation, suggesting daylight brightens mood and weakens guilt.
Operators Study New Guffey Bill
United Mine Workers in informed quarters weigh accepting a Guffey bill marketing provisions for soft coal. Lewis signals union support if the industry guarantees income to sustain operations while leading bituminous producers meet in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia to discuss regulatory provisions. The bill is set for introduction soon and page four continues.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Hitler Orders Armed Convoys For Freighters
Berlin dispatch reports Nazi Germany ordered torpedo boat convoys for Bay of Biscay shipping and signaled a cautious stance toward Spain. Officials returning from holidays described a plan to avoid war with Socialist Spain while closely probing the Franco British Christmas note and likely allowing continued volunteer departures with no broad halt.
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Berlin
Germany
Bay of Biscay
Europe
Spain
der Fuehrer
Third Reich
Release of Freighter Seen: To Hold Cargo
Paris dispatch reports the Spanish Red government will release the German freighter Palos from Bilbao custody after unloading cargo. The 100 tons of war materials destined for the Spanish Nationalists will be confiscated and one passenger detained as a fascist agent.
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Paris
Red Government
Bilbao
Sale of Ordnance Equipment Sought by South Charleston Group
South Charleston chamber of commerce board and local officials urged the federal government to consider bids from private firms for the U S naval ordnance plant at South Charleston personal property and machinery. U S Senator Neely and Representative Smith support a sale. The chamber adopted a resolution condemning hasty bids and urging prompt disposition.
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South Charleston
Couci
U. S. Naval Ordnances
Seu Charleston
Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Oakes
U. S
M. M. Neely
Joe L. Smith
U S Fliers May Face Trial For Aiding in War
Washington reports U S aviators Bert Acosta Eddie Schneider Jr Gordon Bury and others who served in the Spanish civil war may face arrest for violating a federal statute. Rep McReynolds and Sen Borah call for citizenship loss and penalties. The statute, enacted March 4 1917, prescribes fines up to 1000 dollars and up to three years in prison for enlisting in a foreign conflict.
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Washington
Tee
Bert Acosta
Gordon Bury
Eddie Schneider, Jr
Tris
Spain
Sam D. McReynolds
D. Tent
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Borah
Idaho
Key Pittman
Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
McReynolds
Department of Justice
United States
Pope Pius XI Fears Gangrene As He Fights Illness
Vatican reports last rites feared by doctors as Pope Pius XI endures ex cruciating pain. The pontiff, 7 year car non sense, desires no more suffering and urges doctors to avoid prolonging agony. Varicose veins in his paralyzed left leg obstruct circulation, prompting concern of blood poisoning.
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Pope Pius XI
Vatican City
Pius
Pontiff
Universal Service
Vatican
de. Amant Milani
Flashes of Life In These U S Flashes of Life In These U S
Walnut Ridge Arkansas reports a farmer nursing a sickly chick into health as one in six million productivity milestones. Miami Florida yields a perfect bridge hand with 13 spaces, Simon of Philadelphia, Robins of Warren, Steinhardt Eisenberg of New York as opponents. Lincoln Nebraska recounts a mistaken car theft call that led to the return of a car.
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Lee Erwin
Extension Poultrymen
Moore
Miami
Fla
Joseph Simonsen
Philadelphia
Simonsen
Daniel Robins
Warren
Edgar Steinhardt
Issay Eisenberg
New York
FDR to Deliver Message January Sixth Set for Capitol
President Roosevelt will address Congress in a joint session on January six to outline goals for the next term. The event will count electoral votes and broadcast the address at 2 PM EST. Likely topics include neutrality relief crop insurance farm tenancy and economic controls.
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Shington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
Rouse
Senate
Dallor
Reconstruction Corporation
Treasury
Stabilization Fund
Electric Home and Farm Authority
New School Laws Planned by Kump
Governor Kump, sponsor of the county unit system, plans new school laws before leaving office. He will propose changes to the legislature at the coming regular session, arguing the county unit system is not to blame for political issues. Page 4, Col. 4.
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Kump
Bodies Of 12 Are Found Crushed In Giant Plane
Authorities report twelve bodies recovered from a wrecked large plane in a canyon area. Rescue teams comb the brush as investigators assess the cause and identify victims.
Wrecked giant liner found. 12 dead near Burbank
Searchers spotted the crushed remains of a Boeing twin motor airliner about 20 miles northwest of Burbank. The San Francisco to Burbank flight disappeared last night with nine passengers and three crew. Bodies were located in a brushy ravine on Osk Mountain ridge after hours of brutal terrain travel. Copilot Reber McLean was recovered from the cockpit area.
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Associated Press
Burbank
Calif
Here
San Francisco
Boeing
Osk Mountain
Saugus
United Airline
Pi Int
Edwin W. Blom
Gak Mountain
San Fernando Val ‘Ley
Reber McLean
County Court Okehs Endorses Proposed Municipal Auditorium
The three commissioners of Kawahna County Court endorsed the proposed municipal auditorium, seeking to amend yesterday’s Gazette statement to include the auditorium endorsement. They argued the project would advance the city's interests as the government plans to provide about $200,000 toward the cost.
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Kanawha
Elk River
Convention City Seen Sponsors Auditorium Plan
The page notes sponsors for the auditorium project tied to the Convention City effort and mentions a continuation on page 4. The item hints at proponent backing and upcoming details, signaling active community and business interest in the plan.
Directors Favor City Bond Issues
The Charleston chamber of commerce board approved bond issues for a river bridge Elm Tower bridge and a city auditorium. The public affairs committee recommended approval with an election set for December 28 1926 and the auditorium bond on December 29 1936.
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Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
City of Charleston
Elk Tower Bridge
City Auditorium
Ene River
Chamber of Commerce
Stained Gloves Offer Clue in Store Assault
Private investigators report worn cotton gloves found at J. Morrison Department Store may bear blood stains. John F. Watson, 50, watchman, was beaten early Saturday. brain injury and multiple skull fractures require care at Charleston General Hospital. Two suspects were held then released. state police sent gloves for lab testing.
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Watson
L. B. Warren
Andrew J. Morgan
State Police
Two Robberies Here Admitted
Thomas Melton Jones a 44 year old former Charleston resident was arrested in Cincinnati and charged with two Charleston robberies. A telegram from Detective Chief Emmett D Birgan confirmed Jones confessed to staging a fake 1934 holdup with two relatives while employed by Kanawha Cash Grocery, admitting $0.15 of firm money was taken and reported as a robbery. He also confessed to stealing $450 from Blossom Daily. A warrant was issued by Justice Edwin S Watson and an officer planned to retrieve the fugitive today.
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Thomas Melton Jones
Charleston
Cincinnati
Jones
W. A. Tully
Emmett D.birgan
Kanawha Cash Grocery Company
Kirgran
Blossom Daily Company
Edwins. Watson
Surgery Proposed For Periodic Drunkards
Atlantic City reports on a proposed surgical treatment for delirium tremens and periodic drunkenness. Dr Edward Spencer Coles describes a spinal puncture to drain fluid, arguing alcohol remains in spinal fluid weeks after drinking. He cites brain irritation and increased pressure as key factors, proposing surgery plus medical and educational care.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated
Atlantic ‘City
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Edward Spencer Coles
New York City
Cowles
Dry Cowles
Record Flight Route Record Survives Until Accident
CHICAGO Dec 29 United Air Lines had carried passengers on the Los Angeles to San Francisco route since 1929 without a passenger fatality. Harold Crary vice president said the crash halted an outstanding operation record. The airline had logged 125,080,000 passenger miles and over 20,000,000 plane-miles since the start of the service.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Harold Crary
Crary
United
Rescue crew at site as Blom's body is found in valley
A rescue team including airline officials remains at the scene after Blom's body is found. Fire and rescue workers face a difficult extraction from debris in a narrow ravine inaccessible to horses, complicating efforts to carry bodies out of the valley.
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Blom
Ford Patents Rear End Motor To Shift Center Of Gravity
Washington December 28 Henry Ford received an engineering patent for mounting an eight cylinder V type motor behind the rear axle. The design shifts gravity toward the passenger area and may enable new car constructions with rear mounted propulsion and resilient supports. Officials noted drawings show the chassis with no body details.
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Washington
Menulac
Henry Ford
Ford
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