Britain and France Ask U S to Halt Spain Arms Shipments
Britain and France appeal to President Roosevelt to suspend American licenses for exports of airplanes and engines to the Spanish Red forces until order is restored in Spain. Ambassadors Lindsay and de la Boulaye will press the case in Washington to avert a broader European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dee
Great Britain
United States
Spain
France
Ronald Lindsay
Washington
State Department
Red Forces
Indre de la Boulaye
Tre
American
Germany
Italy
Russia
Roosevelt
Heltisn
Washinton
U. 5
Jay Atherton
5 000 Rebels Fall In Southern Madrid Drive
Madrid dispatch reports Socialist troops killed around four thousand Fascist forces and pushed the enemy back along a southern front. The Mindiric defense Junta claimed a shift of front toward Cardets yielded decisive gains for the Sodallala. Fascist positions near Lora del Rio and Villa del Rio were attacked by German units and cavalry squadrons, with artillery fire ongoing but no consolidated Madrid advance toward Zaragoza.
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Madrid
Ajajet
Mindiric
Cardets
Gaina
Sodallala
Ann Duis
Fr Deen
Fascista
Lorera
Villa del Rio
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
A humorous note by Robert Quillen about catching a cold and spending time indoors during rain and sleet with no tasks accomplished and a sense of wasted effort.
Heiress Dies In Hotel Leap
NEW YORK December 29 Elizabeth Butterfield an heiress from Minneapolis department stores plunged from an 18th floor hotel window after a period of spiritual contemplation. An 8 year old orphan with a nervous breakdown previously left a note in her room asking not to be notified in case of accident. Police said the woman stood reading the Bible before leaping and the body was found in Cos Cob Connecticut by a nurse who later identified her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elizbeth Butterfield
Mineapolis
Leonia
Chariot Paresons
Cos Cob
Conn
Aesman
Tie
John Frazier
Carol Frazier
Kemp Adds Another To Strange Requests
Governor Kemp faces another odd ask as a small boy wanders into the private office and asks for permission to shine shoes. The governor’s aide confirms no permit is needed from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
Strange
Goverors
Hetlo
Dtr
Kump
Axkeit
Shorter Hours and Higher Wages Goal for FDR
President Roosevelt urged federal action to restore minimum wages and maximum hours and to curb child labor, signaling possible constitutional questions and ruling out NRA revival. He noted a breakdown in working standards nationwide since NRA’s invalidation and pledged federal leadership beyond state measures, while declining to outline a final course.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
NRA
Wiver
Sidney Hullman
Yal
Pope Pius XI Faces Threat of Leg Amputation
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XI, 78, weakened by gangrenous ulcers in his left leg and a thrombosis risk. Doctors led by Dr Anant Milani warned that amputation could be necessary to save his life, as the pope remains under close bedside observation amid serious illness.
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U.S
Vatican City
Pius XI
Anant Milani
Pontifft
Milani
Dead Man Found Alive Names Mixed in Hospital
Weston dispatch reports George Marzic, who for five years bore another man's name after authorities believed the other man, Mark Karson, died, has reasserted his identity at the state hospital. Hospital records reveal Karson, a Greek native, was committed in 1928, released, recommitted in 1930, and Marzic entered the institution in 1940. With his mind cleared, Marzic identifies himself and could be discharged if relatives consent, though sister Amanda Karl says she cannot care for him.
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Weston
George Marzic
Mark
State Hospital
Marzie
Amanda
Karl
Benwood
Kauri
Sean
Th. O van Tromp
Che Min
Sam Karson
Sipes Thenas van Tromp
Karson
Margie Q
Marzic
Greece
Logan County
Wellsburg
van Tromp
Probe of Air Crash Starts
In Los Angeles three agencies began a full inquiry into the United Air Lines crash in the Santa Susana mountains near Saugus. Coroner Frank A. Nance will likely hold an inquest next week, with witnesses including weather observers sheriffs deputies and radio log records sought. Federal and company investigations proceed led by James Kinney and D B Colyer respectively, as teams study the wreckage and Flight Captain Edwin Blom’s final radio.
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Los Angeles
United Air Lines
Santa Susana Mountains
Saugus
Frank A. Nance
Edwin Blom
J. S. Marriott
Department of Commerce
James Kinney
Washington
Agen
D. B. Colyer
Chicago
C. E. Johnson
Oakland
C. W. Abeles
H.t.sim Lewis
John Kimmel
Union Air Terminal
Eugene Niluz
Cap
Woman Shoots Accused Slayer in Breathitt Courtroom
In Breathitt County Kentucky a mother shot and killed Johnny Shepherd, accused of a Christmas Eve shooting that killed a 7-year-old, and wounded two spectators. The incident occurred as the court opened, with Mrs Viola Wickline firing four shots after a warning cry. Shepherd died hours later. George Shouse and Moss Noble were wounded, while others sustained less severe injuries.
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Alfred M. Russell
Shepherd
Gabbard
Inauguration Plans Outlined for Governor-elect Holt
Colorful events mark Holt’s inauguration with a parade at 11 35 a m weather permitting and ceremonies on the Capitol north lawn or House of Delegates chamber. A capitol reception at 8 p m and an inaugural ball at the Modellburg auditorium follow, with thousands expected to attend. Committees announced include executives from Charleston Huntington and Fairmont, U S Senators Neely and Holt, and numerous other public figures across the state.
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Homer Holt
Patrick D. Koontz
Kump
Capitol
House of Delegates
Midelburg Auditorium
Koontz
Albert B. White
Parkersburg
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
John J. Cornwell
Romney
Ephraim F. Morgan
Charlesto
Howard M. Gore
Clarksburg
William E. Chilton
Charleston
Clarence W. Watson
Fairmont
U. S
M. M. Neely
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Gary Hogg
Lewisburg
D. W. Brown
R. C. Andrews
Russell Newman
Logan
Robert G
Flashes of Life In These U S Walk Ride Walk
A series of brief, quirky vignettes from American life. An abrupt shift from pedestrian to motorist ends with a train demolishing the car after a crossing stall. Officers respond to a skunk in a mattress, joking about the station smelling bad. A dairy conference urges efficiency and cites the 5,000 pound cow as needing to go. A boy triggers a burglar alarm by pushing a switch, drawing police and spectators.
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Wallkegan, Il
Sjoblad
Ras Phew
Kansas City
Sergi
Pat
Canton
James Simpyeh
P. &. Coleman
Simpson
Rabinowiz
New York—M
John J. Snyder
Pennsylvania Milk Control Board
Prowler Is Believed Abductor of Child
Tacoma reports a friend of the Mattson family says negotiations for the return of 10-year-old Charles Mattson are under way and the $28,000 ransom will likely be paid within 12 hours. A department of justice truce opened talks. Dr. Mattson intends to pay in his own way if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles Mattson
Department of Justice
Dr. Matisen
Charles
George Franklin
New Cause of Human IUs Found in Protein Molecules
An Associated Press report to AAAS in Atlantic City describes a protein based disease mechanism, with Dr. W M Stanley of Rockefeller Institute showing proteins can alter and form disease producers akin to plant viruses. The piece notes implications for human viruses and cites Trichinosis treatment advances using calcium and glucose, and mentions a selenium-related agricultural issue and a mass madness analogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Atlantic City
W. M. Stanley
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Stanley
Rockefeller
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Raymond Peal
Johns Hopkins
Norway
Amano
Henry C. Knight
V. S. Bureau of Chemistry
Coal Regulatory Plan Proposed At Operators Conference
Pittsburgh Coal company presented a federal regulation plan for the soft coal industry at an operators conference in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. The plan calls for major amendment of antitrust laws and fewer federal restraints than the old Guffey act. More than 50 operators attended at the Greenbrier hotel as discussion focused on replacing the outlawed Guffey act and potential legislation.
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White Sulphur Springs
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pittsburgh Coal
Greenbrier
West Virginia
Charles P. O'Neill
United Eastern Coal Sales Corporation
Joseph F. Guffey
Washington
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Britain
Hitler
Europe
Tn Southern Drive
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Elizabeth Butterfield
Newsinezt
Pope
Kraven
Yvonnerego
Mastings
Mich
Wholalsins
Burbank
Calif
AP Pho. Toh
Kentucky
Mark Holt
New
Elk River Bridge
Municipal Auditorium
Prowler
Mattson
Wolls
D. Boone Dawson
Clyde ‘Jarrett
Auditorium
Jevry
South Side Bridge
Pridge
Dawson
Justice Department
Charles Fletcher
W. W. Matison
Pistol Point
Morrow
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