Fires Blasts Destroy Jap Owned Mills News Bulletin
Canton's big city suffers heavy civilian casualties and widespread destruction as Japanese air raids target rails telegraph lines and government buildings. Refugees flee as Americans and foreigners in Shantung face evacuation amid chaos near Tsingtao and Tsinan. U.S. ships standby to evacuate remaining Americans from Tsingtao.
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Hong Kong
INS
South China
Canton
Nongkong
Shanghai
Des
Japan
Shantung Province
Tsingtao
Shantung
Tsingtan
Tsinan
U.S
Marblehead
Tr Pope
Get Tough Police Urged to Clamp Down on Drunk Driving
Chicago dispatch reports the National Safety Council asked police chiefs in large cities and state patrol heads to enforce strict measures this New Year's Eve. It warned the 1937 traffic death total could near 40,000 and urged officers to station at clubs and roadhouses to keep intoxicated revelers from driving. The council declared the time has come to get tough.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Tug Started Fire With Gasoline In Stove
Willie Willis, quoted by Robert Quilles, reports a stove fire started with gasoline this morning. Tug said his father plans to build a new house regardless, indicating ongoing construction intentions despite the incident.
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Tug
British Cold On Jap Note
London reports Japan’s note explaining attacks on British naval and merchant ships on the Yangtze river. Diplomats view Britain’s silence as sign of bluster and follow US practice by responding to Japan’s apologies with indemnity pledges and assurances. Foreign Secretary Eden to reply before Geneva.
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London
Japan
Yangtze River
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Belit
U. S
Panay
Panay Records Drowned With Embassy Secrets
U S Panay disaster details secret codes and valuable embassy records believed sunk with the boat after Japanese air attack on December 12. State Department officials say the documents remain at the bottom of the Yangtze river at the gunboat base awaiting further action.
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Washington
U. S
Nanking
U.S
Yangtze River
Department of State
Yacht Owner Slain Aboard Vessel Near Los Angeles
Dwight Faulding Santa Barbara hotel owner was killed by Jack Morgan aboard Faulding s yacht Arfie near Los Angeles. Morgan allegedly killed Faulding during a dispute, then assumed command and sank the body at sea about 59 miles from San Pedro after an encounter near San Clemente island. Morgan remained at large as authorities pursued details from the incident.
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Los Angeles
John Hanson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dwight Faulding
Santa Barbara
Jack Morgan
Faulding
Here
Hanson
Morgan
San Pedro
AAFJE
San Clemente Island
Bois
Rumanians Plan Exile of Jews Amid Political Shift
The article reports Premier Octavian Goga's new government planning to expel and displace up to 1.5 million Jews, restructuring industry to favor Romanians. It notes neighboring states restrict Jewish refugees from Rumanians, with Austria, Bulgaria, and Germany echoing controls as policy moves unfold.
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Nike Rev. Sakiene Tine
Rumania
Bucharest
Octavian Goa
Goga
Punnonia
Austria
Bulgaria
Goan
Thasmania
Trumania
Kurhania
Reno Courts Speed New York Divorces
Reno decrees draw many New York residents seeking quick divorces. In the year, California ranked second in filings as residents from all states and 29 foreign countries traveled to Reno to obtain decrees, with total cases likely around 250 more than last year.
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Reno
New York
Nev
Roomterry
California
Insular
Union
Weston
Coal Miners Join Strikers In France
In northern France about one thousand miners at Anzin near Valenciennes walked out to protest the discharge of three workers. Officials fear the Anzin company’s 16,000 miners may join, signaling a broader strike as Paris mobilizes public workers and threatens military discipline to end disturbances.
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Paris
People’s Front
Ingeegion
France
Anzin
Valenciennes
Anzit
Puble Servier
Jap Made Silk Stockings and Ties Tossed Into Flames
In 4th Ward New York TerV near radical scene at the American student union, silk stockings and neckties were flung into a bonfire to protest Japanese aggression in China. A University of Chicago delegate urged immediate action as a resolution to boycott Japanese goods was adopted.
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N.Y
Ter
China
kladIndt
Boye
Moud James
University of Chicago
Child Bride Case Prompts Calls for Indiana Marriage Law
A 12 year old girl and a 10? year old boy are central to the LINTO v. Ind. Dro. Inst case as officials debate a law to forbid child marriages. Gov Clifford Townsend urged action while Circuit Adee J. Raymond Bowell weighed social issues sparked by this unprecedented situation. Betty June Lacer identified as the child bride. page reference notes continue on Page 2.
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Linto. v. Ind
Clifford J. Townsend
Indiana
Eli Waren
J. Raymond Bowell
Betty June Lacer
North-South Football Tickets Draw Record Turnout
Fans line up at North-South ticket windows amid forecasts of mild weather for the classic game. Local firms and Elks lodge sponsor the event, with sponsors including United Carbon Kanawha Manufacturing and National Bank of Commerce. Volunteers plan to raise funds from proceeds for needy children’s footwear and a post game banquet and ball. The South squad trains under Coaches Worth Calvert Hamilton while the North team departs Morgantown for Charleston. Notables from colleges and all-stars gather in Charleston for the charity game and related events.
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Frank A. Knight
Laidley
Chairan Dewey
Eos Kunns
United Carbon Company
Kanawha Manufacturing Company
Charleston Baking Company
National Bank of Commerce
Colins Department Store
Southeastern Gas Company
McJunkin Supply Company
Standard Oil Company
Charleston Elks’ ‘Lodge
Elks
Charleston Lodge
Kanawha Xelwolf
Mynes
the &Sky Fund
Department of Public Assistance
Redd
Spart Mart
Insurgent Break Through Near Teruel in Major Offensive
Rebels with heavy artillery and air bombardment smash through government lines northwest of Teruel, seize several positions as the fiercest drive of the months war cuts deeper into the front. Reports say Camilo occupied and key fortifications around Teruel fall, with government losses mounting as troops retreat amid heavy debris and shelling.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Camila
Salaminca
Camilo
LME
Barces
Jena
Baw
al Slamanesa
Miguel Aranda
Teruch
Spain
Naredona
Nosahem
Oames
Tersel
Nellie the Guernsey Cow Honored at Downtown Hotel Dinner
Nellie, a Guernsey cow from a Quincy dairy farm, was hosted as representative of American dairy interests at a hotel banquet. While guests dined on turkey and ice cream, Nellie stood on a raised platform in the ballroom, eating cow chow after entering through a main door.
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Charlesston
Quincy
Muftner
Fuster Matters of
America
Nelfie
Flashes of Life In These U S Mugging Park
Casimir Livhowiak appeared in police court with a pork piece in hand before Judge Wells. He claimed his daughter sent a pin for Christmas, weighing 42 pounds, as a neighbor Mike Harewicz was asked to show it to his wife. The defendant waved a four pound tail end of a pie as evidence amid the odd testimony.
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Park Cincago
Dre
Casimir Livhowiak
Jaaoph Wells
Livhowiak
Mike Harewicz
Lidhowiak
Lesson in Figures Leads to Suburban Arrest
Andrew Harke of 308 Oakwood Avenue suburban Highland Park was jailed after an incident near 208 Prairie Avenue in neighboring Wheighwood. In Justice Court Harke argued 300 is 308 regardless of town, but Justice C J Shirtz presided, noting that such reasoning could apply to a $15 fine.
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Chicago
Andrew Harke
Oakwood Avenue
Ighlind Park
Prairie Avenue
Nearsby Wighwood
Harke
Justice of the Peace
C.J. Shirtz- Iressid
Harris
Battle Over America's Big Business Declared
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Ickes pressing congressional action to curb concentrated wealth. He warned of an irreconcilable clash between the power of money and democracy, claiming 60 families and 120 million people face a decisive struggle to finish the battle against plutocracy.
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America
Washington
Ickes
Congress
Ats
Amer-ica
Ferdinand Lundberg
U. S
Henry Ford
FDR Arming For Big Battle
President Roosevelt moves toward confrontation with big business as he prepares for Congress. Secretary Ickes and Assistant Attorney General Jackson urge action now against capital control and a sit-down strike, signaling a shift from earlier peace‑with‑business rhetoric.
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Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Congress
Jackson
Tekes
Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Sverttary Ickes
Irkes
Asst
Robert Mt. Jackson
McNary Attacks Spark Fear in Oregon Business Scene
Oregon Senator McNary denounced administration attacks on big business saying fear of the political climate chills investment. He claimed reporters and business leaders fear new policies and uncertainty about separations affect the economy.
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Wassington
Cre
Mer Nary
Oreson
America's 60 families phrase coined by Lundberg
New York December 30 0 The Rockefellers head Ferdinand Lundbergs list of Americas 60 families cited by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes in his address tonight. The list, derived from 1924 income tax returns, names wealth sources and links to major firms such as Rockefeller Morgan Ford Harriman Mellon Vanderbilt Whitney and DuPont with ties to Standard Oil and other industries.
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New York
Rockefellers
Ferdinand Lundsperg
America
Harold J. Ickes
Lundberg
Lst
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Morgan
Ford
Harkness
Mellon Tailumi
Num
Vanderbilt
N. Y. Central Tailread
Whitney
Standard Oil Group
Achswald
Rogers
Bedford
Cutler
Flagler
Pratt
Benjamin
DuPont
McCormick
Farm Machinery
Chicago Tribune
Baker
First National Bank
Fisher General Motors
Guggenheim
American
Field
Marshal Field Department
Curtis-Bok
Duke
American Tobacco Company
Ferwind Tecall
Lehmanbankener
American Tobacco Ies
Reynolds
A. J. Rey
Panay bombing shocks Broadway crowds
Newsreels of the Panay bombing set Broadway theaters in stunned grief. Spectators and actors alike reacted with rare emotion as images of destruction and bravery evoked deep compassion, anger at noncombatant suffering, and a call for faster Hollywood progress toward realistic depictions.
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Broadway
Aml Mead
Mazda Lane
Make Believe
White House Backs Alien Fishing Ban
Washington reports administration backing for a bill to gradually eliminate alien fishing boats from American waters. Chairman Copeland of the Senate Commerce Committee introduced it, with a confidential letter from President Mooseyrit urging passage. State Department notes near completion of talks with Japan on salmon fishing rights in Alaskan waters.
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Washington
Administration
Copeland
D. N
Ht Senate Commerce Commilter
Orraona
Mooseyrit
State Department
Willy Japan
Alaskan
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