Townsend's Pension Plan Faces Mixed Washington Reception
Dr Townsend promotes a $200 monthly old age pension for citizens over 60 that must be spent promptly. Critics call it financially impossible while supporters push for federal guidance and state cooperation on unemployment insurance and pension standards amid looming Congress action.
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PF. E Townsend
Edwin Witte
Townsend
Californ
Nia
Long Beach
California
Health Department
Congress
Witte
House
Arizona
Colorado
Oregon
Dafoe Conquers Gotham in Three Day Campaign
The narrative follows Dr. Dafoe in a brief campaign across Gotham featuring politics and entertainment. Andrews notes his past as obstetrician to whales while Dafoe contemplates a new round of town visits and a trip to Washington before heading to Johns Hopkins hospital for a Balnet event.
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Dafoe
Gotham
Andrews
OU Students Suspended for Drinking Parties
Oklahoma City December report says eight University of Oklahoma students, including three girls, are suspended until after Christmas holidays for drinking parties. Dean B W Reeves, arts and sciences dean and conduct committee chair, notes six of the girls had earlier violated the rule against dating on weeknights.
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Norma
Okla
University of Oklahoma
8. W. Reeves
Artst and Science
Bright Future Painted for Lake of the Ozarks Region
The Lake of the Ozarks region advances plans for parkway highways and two new bridges. A Rosebud Pruitt’s Corner road right of way is promised, a bridge contract to start Jan 1 crosses the Osage arm at Hurricane Deck, with lighting upgrades planned for all lake bridges. Officials urge safer navigation and fish relocation from Glaize hatchery, while association leaders announce new officers and a 161-member roster.
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Silcos
Forestry Service
Rosebud-Pruitt’s Corner
Crosby
State Planning Board
Osage
Verisailles
Warsaw
Nianigua
Union Light and Power Company of
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Bagnell Dam
Glaize Bridge
Widespread Cold Brings Many Deaths Across States
Reports from La Crosse Wisconsin to Ottumwa Iowa describe severe cold and blizzard conditions. Temperatures plummeted below zero in Ohio and Pennsylvania, with fatalities linked to fires and traffic accidents. Snow hit Florida and Georgia, while Chicago endured 10.6 inches of snow and 14 inches elsewhere.
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Georgia
Port Arthur
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Gulf
Tampa
Jacksonville
Pla
Florida Peninsula
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Driver's Bankroll Stops Bullet After Crash Argument
CHICAGO December N UP The icy street crash between John Feroldo and another driver led to a heated dispute over costs and responsibility. Feroldo drew a revolver, but produced a large roll of money from his vest pocket to calm the scene. A 22 caliber bullet struck the roll and dropped away as he claimed he would have deposited the funds in a bank within minutes.
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Chicago
Dec
John Feroldo
Feroldo
Believe Mate Slayer of California Woman
A coroner's jury in Los Angeles found John H. Happel, 43, a former steam engineer from St. Louis, responsible for the trunk murder of his wife Rosabella. Happel, unemployed and at large, was linked to a troubled home life described by neighbor Donald Moore, who testified that Happel trembled and was sent to seek work.
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Los Angeles
John H. Happel
St. Louis
Rosabella
Happel
Donald Moore
Moore
Mayor refuses chimp as touring companion
Kansas City December 11 AP Mayor Bryce B. Smith declined to share his Pullman compartment with a chimpanzee. The suggestion came from Tex Clark, superintendent, as the mayor prepared to leave for New York, home of the animal. Smith said he would not start his travels as a nurse to a baby chimpanzee on a train. Efforts were made to arrange transport of the chimp by private plane due to airline refusals.
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Kansas City
Bryce B. Smith
Tex Clark
New York
Smith
Mayor Smith
Children at Play Hit By Runaway Car
A runaway car struck several children near East High Street injuring two youngsters. An apt pupil in sixth grade, a 10 year old boy and his sister Caroline Gardner both suffered leg injuries after the vehicle wheels ran over them. Other injured include Chris Lee Jarrett and Bob Tolin with various bruises. The families involved live on East High, Cherry and Capital avenues with relatives nearby.
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J. W. Nelson
East High Street
Ralph
Nelson
Caroline
Elmer H. Gardner
Cherry Street
Chlis Lee
Oscar Jarrett
Benn Addition
Bob Tolin
Hy. C. Tolin
Capitol Avenue
Robert Boone
Chestnut Street
Esterlie Lowe
M. L. Lowe
Canitel
Gasoline Stations on No 40 Reopen After Price Protest
Gasoline service stations on highway 40 in Montgomery and Callaway counties reopen after a week long protest over wholesale prices. Operators had alleged prices were five cents per gallon below charged elsewhere. Announcement says prices have been stabilized and dispute settled.
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Montgomery
Highway 40
Callaway
Glass Sees Little Need for Banking Legislation
President Roosevelt and Senator Glass of Virginia, a banking expert, met for an hour in Washington on December 11. Glass afterward said there was little necessity for new banking laws this Congress, and he declined to discuss the president's views. Secretary Morgenthau also signaled a desire to keep banking legislation to a minimum.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Glass
Virginia
Congress
Mortthenthan
Death Toll in Hotel Blaze Reaches 21 Known Dead
Survivors recount heroism as S L Colburn credits an unidentified bellboy with saving many guests. Fire trapped victims in hallways as flames collapsed walls and the hotel register burned, hindering identification. Governors and lawmakers among the injured. details on total deaths remain uncertain.
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Goroner Gorsline
D.enox Hanna
Caro
Mich
Maurice Post
Kent County
Kenns
Seidlein
Lansing State Journal
William Kerns
James Gratrix
Chicago
Balessat
Gratrix
Willliam A. Comstock
Roosevelt
Principal in Strange Crime Found Guilty of Manslaughter
CHICAGO December 11 Albert Annan 49 central figure in a noted crime sequence was found guilty of manslaughter after authorities said he killed Mrs Ottila 45 by beating her during a drinking bout At his trial he confessed to provoking the fatal blow and his wife Beulah Annan now deceased previously faced a sensational trial that led to her acquittal Judge Walter Steffen imposed no sentence today.
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Chicago
Albert Annan
Annan
Ottila
Radio Jaza Band
Beulah Annan
Moynn
Sheshad
Beulah
Hej
Youthful Texas couple reunites after quarrel
Fort Worth, Dec 11 AP Henry Bert Mullins and his 14 year old wife, Fort Worth's youngest parents, were reunited today after a quarrel. He visited her this afternoon as she had not eaten since separation. both say it is settled though concerns over the infant remain. The grandmother notes the girl has starved herself and the baby.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Henry Bert Mullins
Mullins
Henry Bert
J. R. Noah
Link Extortion Ties to 2 Year Old Murder Case in Chicago
Chicago officials connected a fresh extortion plot to the murder of Sidney Masser, shot in his office on Oct 15, 1932. Morris Axelrood, Masser’s partner, paid 3000 dollars after threats. a second demand for 5000 led to police action. Leo Rosenthal was arrested handing over 5000. two other men, Joseph Gallic and Sam Mano, were seized. The suspects remained evasive as police questioned them.
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Chicago
Tourder
Thireen
Sidney G. Masser
Morris Axelrood
Thomas Kelly
Frank Johnson
States Attorney
Axelrood
Leo Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Joseph Gallic
Chip
Sam Mano
Lieut
Kelly
Over 800 Arrested in Narcotic Drive
Washington December reports indicate a federal narcotics crackdown netted well over 800 persons. Officials expect near full convictions as police courts bolster the effort. The move has earned support from the National Association of Retail Druggists, endorsing the uniform narcotic act for six states.
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Washington
The
Treasury
National Association of Retail Druggists
Miss Frooks Plans Gift for First Lady Roosevelt
Dorothy Frooks, October challenger to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, says she will send a Christmas gift to the First Lady. She praises Mrs. Roosevelt as a peach and sportswoman while accusing her of using prestige to aid a friend in a failed New York house race against Mrs. Daniel ODay. Frooks spoke at the national crime conference.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dorothy Frooks
Roosevelt
Miss Frooks
Daniel Oday
New York
National Crime Conference
Another Implicated in Kidnap Case
Flemington New Jersey December 12 AP defense charges new twist in the Lindbergh kidnap murder case. Edward J Reilly says a ransom note was written and mailed by a New Jersey gangster affiliated carpenter rather than Richard Hauptmann. He cites a Williamsburg Brooklyn postmark and says he has the author's name but will not release it. The motion for a bill of particulars proceeds with a hearing set for Thursday as Hauptmann faces juror scrutiny.
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Flemington, N. J
Richard Heuptmann
New Jersey
Gans
Jersey
Edward J. Reilly
Reilly
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Hauptmann
Bronx
Jassie
Bandit Piano Heist Ends With $99 Grab In Suite
Mozena Dec 11 AP A bold robbery at the Living home featured two accomplices and a third urging a piano recital. Robbers bound Frank Living and held his family at gunpoint as they played Rachmaninoff and Hungarian Rhapsody. A $99 stash was taken. Suspects Margaret Hurtienne and others questioned. federal agents press for links to Urschel money case.
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Mozena
Frank Living
Rachmaninoff
Hungarian Rhapsesy the Rest of the Audience, Mrs. Living
Living
Porksis
Four Urschel kidnapping suspects brought to Oklahoma
Four persons held for alleged complicity in the Urschel kidnapping were brought to Oklahoma City by federal officers from Oregon. The group includes Clara Feldman, her son Edward Feldman, Alvin H. Scott and another suspect. The case centers on the more than year old ransom plot.
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Charles F. Urschel
Oregon
Clara Feldman
Edward Feldman
Alvin H. Scott
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