Navy Officials Set Contracts On Four Ships
The Navy awarded contracts totaling 29 884 805 for four ships. New York Shipbuilding Corp to build two auxiliaries and a destroyer tender, plus Puget Sound Navy Yard and Charleston yards each to build a destroyer. Completion in three years with about 1600 workers, part of peacetime build up.
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Navy
Roosevelt
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden
N. J
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Wash
Charleston, S.C
Charles Edison
New York Shipping Corporation
Camden County
New Jersey
Congress
Edison
Philadelphia Navy Yard
St Louis Voter Registration Falls Short of Estimate
SE. LOUIS December AP election board said permanent registration during the initial period likely did not reach the hoped-for 300000. Unofficial office worker estimates ranged 200000 to 250000. Chairman William H. Woodward cited cold weather and public unfamiliarity as reasons for the disappointing enrollment. He noted no burning issue to spur turnout under the new law and referenced a woman's letter criticizing age questions. The 1935 city election set a record with 425671 registrations, while 412469 registered when the new law took effect last April.
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SE. Louis
Dec. J
Election Board
St. Louis
Wiliam H. Woodward
Woodward
Sees Industry Heads on Better Footing Sees Industry Heads
The article notes action on a bill with amendments to cotton sections rejected by the House and a Senate vote in favor of the measure by friends, as Senator McNary proposes a three year limit. It mentions a cranberry growth range from Newfoundland to the Carolinas and westward to Wisconsin and Arkansas.
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U. 5
House
Senate
McNary
R-Ore
Newfoundland
Carolinas
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Roosevelt Returns Overcoat With Grasshoppers And Mice
MINEOLA NY Dec 7 AP Back to Col Theodore Roosevelt went his overcoat today with dead grasshoppers a mousetrap and odd contents. District Attorney Littl eton wrote a playful letter claiming the coat was taken by mistake after a Republican victory dinner. Roosevelt joked about exchanging the coat for trophies representing battles against the new deal. He hinted at getting his coat back and keeping the gear that mocks political warfare.
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Mineola
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Plymouth Rock
Col. Roosevelt
White Knight
Roosevelt
Alice
Banker's arraignment delayed in embezzlement case
HANNIBAL Mo December 7 AP arraignment of Sam C Killam former cashier Bank of New Cambria Mo on a federal embezzlement charge was postponed to tomorrow He remains in Marion county custody pending bond arrangements Killam denies the charge attributing any apparent shortage to bank liquidations at the same time he served as cashier of the new bank in New Cambria Austin Texas December 7 AP a plane believed to be an army pursuit ship crashed into two northwest Austin homes killing a pilot and a sleeping two year old Leonard Albright witnesses saw the plane dive after banking and strike the Albright house and the O J Herrington home injuring Leonard's three year old brother Spencer Jr and Mrs Albright the mother was in the back of the house, father and Edward Eller were unhurt.
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Hannibal
Sam C. Killam
Bank of New Cambria
U.S
W. T. Myers
Marion County
Killam
New Cambria
Austin
Tex
Leonard Albright
Spencer Albright
Leonard
Spencer
Montgomery Ward Dollar Sales Hit New Monthly Peak
Montgomery Ward and Co. reported November dollar sales of 39 530 28 thousand dollars a new monthly record. On a comparable basis merchandise quantity was three to four percent lower than November 1936 due to one fewer business day and higher selling prices. First ten months sales reached 359 339 1468 thousand dollars, up 19 percent from the prior year, a record for the period.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Co
Ward
Lead Mine Rescue: Bookkeeper Lawrence Lee Safely Found
PINCKNEYVILLE Dec 7 AP A 28 year old mine bookkeeper Lawrence Lee was found alive after 41 hours underground. He followed a current of fresh air through a labyrinth of tunnels to an air shaft, his clothing torn and his legs bleeding, but he was saved and rested at home.
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Pinckneyville
Lawrence Lee
Briar Hill
Lee
Wes
Stolen Government Guns Used by the Underworld
Director J Edgar Hoover warns the underworld is arming with weapons stolen from government armories since January 1 193X. Criminols have stolen 2903 pistols rifles and machine guns and 442601 rounds of ammunition. Authorities recovered 1262 weapons and 253610 rounds, leaving 1041 guns in criminal hands.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tooday
Hoover
Underworld
Ten More Days of Legal Death for Chicago Man
Chicago reports William F. Griese, claimed alive and employed in Belmont California, was granted ten more days of legal death as a jury earlier ruled Joan dead in an insurance suit. Metropolitan Life Insurance filed affidavits alleging he is living and a new trial hearing is set for December 17. attorneys may submit photographs handwriting samples and an affidavit from Griese.
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Chicago
William F. Griese
Belmont
Calif
Joan
Jed
Griese
Energy and Elimination Promote Victory in Health
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Dr. Edwards
Wife of Playwright Is Missing in California
Monterey California December 7 AP search for Mrs Sarah Flavin wife of Pulitzer Prize winner playwright Martin Flavin focused along Carmel shoreline after rescuers found her tripod camera near a 30 foot sea cliff. She disappeared while photographing near their Carmel Highlands home and authorities believe she may have fallen into the sea while adjusting the camera. Flavin did not report her absence until after midnight.
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Monterey
Calif
Sarah Flavin
Carmel
Martin ‘Flavin
Carmel Highlands
Flavin
Treasury Aide Attacks Solons On Cost Cuts
A Treasury aide criticizes Congress for unwillingness to trim costs while urging action in the national interest. Lewis W. Douglas, former budget director, condemns the Roosevelt administration for the ongoing recession and warns it could threaten the entire Democratic group.
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Congress
House of Congress
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Lewis W. Douglas
Roosevelt
Chinese Turn Back Japs at Nanking Wall
Chinese forces repelled a major air bombardment near Nanking involving 90 planes described as the war's most intensive. Chiang Kai-Shek and Ananda Chiang reportedly left Nanking for Nanchang as authorities evacuated, while Tokyo expected further undeclared action and a large indemnity after peace. A Japanese adviser projected long-term control of Chinese railways to cover indemnity.
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Nanking
Tokyo
Hanking
Hunan
Russia
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Anadame Chiang
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Nanjing
Tientsin
Japanese Trade War Note Exempts Relief Wheat
In Tientsin British customs commissioner W R Meyers said Japanese forces enforce duty collection at the port, with exceptions for military supplies and wheat for Chinese peasants relief. Plans for new tariffs would apply uniformly to other nations, while some proposed cuts to Japanese tariffs aim to end the conflict.
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Ffs
Japan
Tientsin
W. R. Meyers
China
Finland to Meet War Debt Payment on Time
Finland said it would pay the December 15 installment of 232,143 dollars on schedule to its war debt to the United States. Among 12 war debtor nations owing 1,680,170,487 this month, Finland has never defaulted, while the others have been in default since 1933 and show no sign of resuming payments.
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Washington
Finland
United States
LaGuardia Praises William Allen White
New York December 7 Mayor LaGuardia praised Kansas editor William Allen White calling him a real newspaperman and a man of great judgment after White visited the mayor in a social meeting.
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New York
LaGuardia
William Allen White
Kansas
Maritime Body Ready to Rebuild Merchant Fleet
The maritime commission plans a $20 million program to build 10 to 12 merchant cargo ships of about 9,000 tons each, bidding within a week to ten days. A tanker program with Standard Oil of New Jersey partners will cover basic costs while the government funds naval-suitable features.
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Washington
Dec
Maritime Commission
American Merchant Marine
Commission
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Scott County Voters Approve Bond Issue
Scott County voters approve a 54221 bond issue to pay off warrants and judgments. The outcome was 1444 for and 396 against with most counts in favor, reducing interest costs by refinancing five year bonds. A stray remark notes New York Central Park details.
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Scott County
Benton
Mrs Roosevelt Ends Her Trips for Winter
Eleanor Roosevelt settles at the White House for the winter after a busy travel year. She held a press conference, hosted cabinet ladies at lunch, gave two teas, and outlined a weekly schedule featuring a housing conference, penwomen's meeting, and a symphony concert among engagements. Her Christmas shopping is finished and White House plans are in place for December events.
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Washington
Dec
White House
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Gssping
Hyde Park
No Trace Found of Missing New York Boy
White Plains New York December 7 Arthur Fried a two year old Bronx office manager who vanished Saturday night remained listed as missing. District Attorney Walter A Ferris despite family denials that a ransom note demanding one hundred thousand dollars had been received was reported unconvinced that Fried was not kidnapped.
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White Plains
N. Y
Arthur Fried
Bronx
Walter A. Ferris
Fried
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