Fascist Tank Attacks Fail at Madrid Suburbs
Madrid reports say sluggish fascist tanks smashed against government defenses in the capital's outskirts and retreated after two hours of fighting. Some 60,000 evacuees, including 30,000 children, have been moved to safer areas over the past week as 300,000 citizens flee sieged Madrid while about 200,000 remain awaiting transport. In Barcelona, Premier Tarradellas and his cabinet resign amid clashes with anarchist and labor factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Guadarrama
University City
Barcelona
Spain
Jose Tarradellas
Tarradellas
Luis Companys
Luzon Flood Situation Declared Well in Hand
Manila dispatch reports December 15 that the government says the Cagayan valley flood situation is well in hand with 35 known dead and 147 missing after the December 4 overflow of the Cagayan River caused by a typhoon and torrential rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Manila
Cagayan Valley
North Luzon
Cagayan
Texas Rushes Heavy Turk Crop to Market
Cuero Texas reports an unprecedented turkey rush as farmers moved the bulk of the 1936 crop to northern and eastern markets. About forty thousand birds sold in two days at a top 12 cents per pound, matching Thanksgiving offers. Turkeys brought 12 to 13 cents in Gonzales and Brownwood, major shipping centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Tex
Texas
Gonzales
Brownwood
King Victor Emmanuel Sicks with Influenza in Rome
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel, 67, down with influenza after a three day onset. Palace physicians advised rest as illness spreads in the city. He was said to be comfortable but not seriously ill, with influenza prevalent in Rome in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Woodring Hints Farm Labor Security Plan
Secretary Woodring urged private industry to help reduce unemployment and hinted that security benefits may be needed for agriculture if labor shortages persist. He spoke in a Washington address outlining potential government support to farm workers to keep them on the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodring
Farm Hand Admits Killing Employer and Burying Body
J S Stroud alias Joe Cain was arrested in Fredonia Kansas after confessing to the murder of Mrs Arthur Utterback of Mulvane. He said money was the motive and found about four dollars in the home while bonds thought to be worth four hundred were not located. The body was found in a shallow pit near the Utterback home. Stroud, taken to Sedgwick county jail for questioning, admitted robbery as the motive and identified Joe Cain as an alias. He described himself as a wandering farm laborer with a long history and several children. The arrest occurred while Stroud and family were at home. all are ill with scarlet fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Kas
Joe Anderson
Wint Smith
State Highway Patroll
J. S. Stroud
Joe Cain
Arthur Utterback
Mulvane
Will Chamberlain
Stroud
Officer Farm
Anderson
Smith
Wichita
Chamberlain
Straud
Utterback
Neodesha
Boone
Presidential Partly Returns Home Today
President Roosevelt's flotilla readies for landing in Charleston as the Indianapolis Chester and Phelps sail offshore. Indianapolis to dock at 7:00 am and a Presidential train set to depart at 9:00 am for Washington. War Secretary notes unemployment task will rest with industry and reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Charleston
S. C
Indianapolis
Chester
Phelps
Florida
Washington, D. C
Board of Trade
War Secretary
Jefferson City Merchants Report Buying Surge Continues
Merchants in Jefferson City report shoppers are thronged and grocery business is improving with no major change in trend. A trader notes continued demand for luxury foods, drugs trade steady, and reliance on farm trade as farmers buy feed for livestock rather than gifts.
League for Americas Is Seen Doomed
The League for Americas Is seen doomed as the United States neutrality project and non intervention and peace proposals face collapse. The non intervention plan urges joint consultation if intervention seems necessary and the peace plan calls for inter American talks to address threats to regional stability from internal or external sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Parley
Hearts Not Pocketbooks Need of Alias Santa Group
The mayor urged support for the Alias Santa Claus organization as hundreds remain unassigned to sponsors this holiday season. He called it a crime to see a child disappointed and highlighted the group’s reliance on sponsors to fulfill gifts for dozens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Group
Santa Claus
Santa Parade Arrives With School Involved In Festivities
Santa Claus arrives with an entourage including a high school band and Lincoln University band. Parade starts 1 30 pm from Adams and Capitol, routing south on Adams to High, west to Jefferson, south to Dunklin, east to Madison, then north to Madison and High where Santa greets children in a North Pole cabin. Schools will dismiss noon tomorrow so pupils can join in. About 80 youths will assist as characters in grotesque costumes. Animals stay in Duensinge Rucker yards on East Capitol. Madison Street roped off for riding ponies in parade afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page 13
Lincoln University
Adams
Capitol Avenue
High Street
High
Jefferson
Dunklin
Madison
High Streets
Santa
North Pole
Duensinge Rucker Company
East Capitol Avenue
Madison Street
Commercial Avenue
Reeves Biffer in Charge to Federal Jury
The judge instructs the Kansas City federal jury on election violations including vote bribery and noncitizen voting. He urges action against those induced to vote and warns that violations occur in congressional elections. Foreman W. T. Grant leads a 20 jurors with three more to appear tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves Biffer
Iam
United States
Kansas City
W. T. Grant
Paris Boy Wins State Future Farmers Contest
A Paris boy topped the Future Farmers of America state event with a string of rivals from Pleasant Hope Ralph Seeingham Paris Dale Squires Bobby Delayney Raymond Mechlin and others named from Perry Grant City Shelbina Hamilton Odessa among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pleasant Hope
Ralph Seeingham
Dale Squires
Bobby Delayney
Raymond Mechlin
Perry
Billy Miller
Hunt Bulkerson
Talley Dye
J. R. Chapman
Orville Grown
Charles Collins
Grant
City
Henry Lackey
Shelbina
Chéster Kunitz
Edd Terrill
John Smith
Hale Fletchall
Grant City
Aaron Cozad
Hamilton
Louis Heidbring
Odessa
France Fails Payment Leaves Hint To Pay Next
The article notes France misses a payment and hints that several nations may pay tomorrow. It lists expected sums: Austria 23,898,428. Belgium 432,042,469. Czechoslovakia 165,576,380. Estonia 410,560,959. Finland 8,448,892. France 4,081,227,249. Great Britain 5,107,446,90. Greece 933,399,686. Hungary 2,257,825. Maly 2,017,013,118. Latvia 8,054,808. Lithuania 7,207,793. Poland 244,789,002. Romania 363,949,966. Yugoslavia 61,625,000, totaling 12,276,498,652 with 388,571,097 unfunded debts from Russia, Armenia, and Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Finland
Austria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Estonia
France
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Maly
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Russia
Armenia
Nicgragur
Court Upholds Fees Allowed by O Malley
Circuit Judge John W Joynt overruled objections to the 100000 in fees for State Superintendent for Insurance R E O Malley in Continental Life Insurance Co litigation. The court granted fees to James P Aylward A A Ridge James A Waechter and Frank P Aschemeyer of St Louis. Objections by the company and its president Ed Mays claimed lack of notice and lack of authority to hire multiple attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
John W. Joynt
R. E. O'Malley
Continental Life Insurance Co
James P. Aylward
A. A. Ridge
Kansas City
James A. Waechter
Frank P. Aschemeyer
St.Louis
Missouri Electors Cast Their Ballots for Roosevelt and Others
The 15 Missouri presidential electors met to cast ballots led by Roger Sermon of Independence as chairman and Ray R. Dolan as secretary. The state’s final vote total reached 45,814,377 with Roosevelt receiving 27,752,800 and London 16,682,524, plus minor party totals. The record includes Lemke 892,793 Socialist Thomas 387,342 Communist Browder 80,095 Prohibition Colvin 37,609 Socialist-Labor Aiken 12,703 and scattered 168,911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
J Roosevelt
London
Roosevelt
Lemke
Union Party
Thomas
Browder
Colvin
Aiken
Park Project Nears Deal Despite High Appraisal
Ott and Mrs. J G Slate own the project site with a purchase price far above the appraised value. The record notes the high price and indicates negotiations are advancing toward a completed sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ott
J. G
Scientist Skepticism on Ice Age South America Link
Thornton and L. L. Ott cite 119 Jefferson and 113 E. Capitol as they discuss Dr. Evik Ljunger a Swedish geologist who believes that South America was once buried under an ice sheet. The fragment hints at a theory linking continental ice cover to paleogeography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evik Ljunger
South Ame
Also Mentioned on This Page
Haly
Lil
William Donner Roosevelt
Elizabeth Donner Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Billy
Philadelphia
Ruth Googins
Fort Worth
Kansas
Presidential
Jefferson City
League For Americas
America
O'Malley
Carter
Missouri
Michael Ross
Frank L. Stufflebaum
Bolivar
Jess A. Wheeler
Mountain Grove
G. F. Romines
Houston
Guy C. Motley
St. Charles
John Ferguson
Cape Girardeau
Jesse McDonald
Ray R. Dolan
Oliver Ash
Roger Sermon
Independence
Associated Press
Mattle B. Slate
West Capitol
Hoerschen
W. Capitol
Mary Bruner
Capitol
Ben Bond
H. J. Wallau
Mary Adrian
Margaret Bradford
Genevieve Bratton
Katherine Heisler
C. J. Murray
Fannie Elli
Clem
Deal
Mess Tolson Brug CO
Postel Life & Casuslty Insurance Co
Postal Life Bidg
Dallmeyer’s
Ase Seaeyted
Phil A
Dallmeyer
Dailmeyer
Dainty Hamilton
Charming Gruen
Optometrist
Gruen
Christmaa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!