G O P Looks to Wealth of Sen. Couzens
United Press reports that Michigan Senator James Couzens the rich but independent Republican may back a liberalized GOP for 1936. He could take a major role in rebuilding the party after March 4 when he relinquishes the interstate commerce chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Couzens
Michigan
United Press
Couzens
Canada
Michigan Central
Henry Ford
America
Cousens
Norris
Nebr
Johnson
Calif
la Follette
Wis
Blaine
Cutting
N. M
Hoover
Uberal
Borah
Republcan
Idaho
Detroit
Senate
Ford’ Organization
Ice Man Defends Self in Federal Liquor Case
Roy Watson, 38, an ice man, was acquitted after three hours of deliberation on a federal liquor nuisance charge. Watson defended himself, saying he drank at the establishment and may have given drinks to agents, but denied selling alcohol. The judge quipped that the defendant knew the rules of evidence and advised aspiring lawyers to work for an ice company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Roy Watson
Ben
Adoption of Baby Presents a Problem to New York Judge
New York December 20. Mrs Hugo Connor seeks to adopt a foundling left in a basket on December 1 but welfare rules block the adoption. The department of welfare claims a Catholic/Protestant assignment based on faith and kin, prompting a suit to compel permission. Supreme Court Justice Alfred Norton postponed the hearing to December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugo Connor
Connor
Department of Welfare
Supreme
Alfred VV. Norton
Diligent Second Graders Win Holiday At Monroe School
In Fort Huron Michigan on Dee 20 a second grade class earned an unexpected holiday after a lively study of nature and a playful incident. A small striped animal appeared on the porch and was passed among boys like a bean bag while the bell rang. The teacher opened windows to no avail as the cold air swept the room. The girls cheered and the class was dismissed. The animal, a guest of the city authorities, added an odd twist to the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Huron
Mich
Dee
Monroe ‘School
City Euthoribies
Approval of Loan Guarantee to Insurance Co
E D Niss chair executive committee and ex SB Teleco president and Theodore Fells of Cincinnati back the Kentucky Home Life stock purchase by Insurance Equities Corp. to stabilize Missouri State Life through a five year voting trust. Missouri Insurance Superintendent Thompson approves the plan and declines rescinding the loan guarantee despite Kentucky auditor's demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Niss
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Theobald Fells
Cincinnati
Missouri
Kentucky Home Life
Insurance Equities Corporation
Insurance Commissioner of
Kentucky Home Life Insurance Company
Greenfield
Missouri State Life
Joseph
Thompson
Nardin
Kentucky
Tuberculosis Seals Drive Patrol for Funds and Help
The society urges broad support as tuberculosis fund drives continue with willing donors. Seals are available by mail or at society headquarters room 302 in the courthouse. Antipater of Palestine is believed to have compiled the Secven Wondas of the ancient world around 200 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinget Society
Antipater
Palestine
eWorld
Quiet Reign in Tallapoosa County Alabama
Dadeville Alabama December 20 Quiet reigned after 24 hours of disturbances that left one Black man dead and four deputy sheriffs wounded. Six alleged leaders of the Share Croppers Union were arrested as a large posse searched a swamp three miles from Reelton. Three leaders were believed to have sought sanctuary there and further action was paused as conditions hindered capture. Eight leaders were sought. three remained jailed locally. Names of leaders were obtained. Jim McMullen identified as reputed union leader, his body reportedly at Cliff Jeans home where the disturbances began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dadeville
Ala
Tallapoosa County
Share Croppers' Union
J. Kyle Young
Reelton
Young
Cliff Jeans
Judson Simpson
Share Croppers Union
Sheriff Young
Bud Greathouse
Walter Pogue
Chug Moss
Andrew Cobb
Robert Warren
Wetumpka
Jim McMmullen
Deta
Cilf Jeans
Rosebud Bank in Missouri Fails Amid Losses
The Rosebud Bank, Rosebud, Missouri in Gaeconute county closed yesterday. It held resources of 165,939 dollars and capital plus surplus of 30,000 dollars. G. B. Holt served as president. Secretary Charles A. Becker issued and mailed commissions for state and county officers elected in November, totaling about 1,100 commissions with a two dollar fee each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud Bank
Rosebud, Mo
Gaeconute County
G. B. Holt
Charles A. Becker
France’s Cabinet Seeks New Minister After Camille
Joseph Paul-Boncour, a dynamic statesman who has long represented France at Geneva Conferences, undertakes the task of forming a new French ministry after the failure of the radical deputy to establish a cabinet following Camille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Chautempn
Joseph Paul-Boncour
Paul-Boncour
France
Geneva
Fugitive Robert Burns Denied Georgia Extradition
Mrs Catherine Burns of Pittfield Mags declares her son Robert Elliott Burns will be cleared after his arrest in Bast Orange New Jersey on extradition to Georgia for escape from a prison camp. Burns rose to national fame as author of I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, later adapted into a play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Burns
Pittafield
Mags
Robert Elliott Burns
Georgia
New Jersey
Bast Orange
Burns
Beer Vote Seen Likely Today in Congress
The debate featured sharp exchanges over whether President Hoover would sign the beer bill. Meuser and Britten cited a 1918 letter in which Hoover said 2.75 percent beer by weight was not intoxicating, sparking laughter and zingers about qualifications to represent a district.
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Congress
Hoover
Meuser-Britten
Illinois
White House
Mouser
Sheppard
Britten
Cooper
Ohio
Britsten
Twenty Marine Recruiting Stations Ordered Closed
Washington dispatch reports twenty marine recruiting stations nationwide ordered closed to meet the 1,743 personnel reduction urged by President Hoover to Congress. In St Louis patrolman detains a man after locating a missing button on a burglarized drug store overcoat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marine Corps Headquarters
Hoover
Congress
St, Louis
James B. Sparks
Every Couch is Serious and Foley’s Honey and Tar
A quirky vintage ad claims cocoon like cough relief from Foley’s Honey and Tar. It emphasizes use for coughs from colds, notes the product’s 12 ingredients with the exclusive tarex process, and advertises wide availability and a low price of 10 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
House Members Listen Thirstily to a Lecture on Beer and Whisky
In a comic session on December 20 the House welcomed Representative Sirovich of New York with a blackboard and 18 bottles of beer 3 per cent a bottle Scotch whisky and milk. He compared beer to milk noting lack of fat and joked about women slimming. A scramble for the liquor ended with whisky sent to the House physician’s store beer to the sink and a page drinking the milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Democrat
Blanton
D. Tex
Sirovich
Sirovch
Stafford
Wis
Representative Bachmann
West Virginia
House
Speaker
Britten
Illinois
Pages
Page
Netti Nitti Sent to Private Hospital in Chicago
Capone gang enforcer Frank Nitti, wounded in a raid and charged with assault to commit murder, is moved from Bridewell Hospital to a private facility after a $25 000 bond was set. He remains seriously wounded with police bullets in his body while his condition is described as hopeful for recovery.
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Francis Borrell
Harry Lang
Nitt
Bridewell Hospital
Capone
Hartman Services Here On Thursday
Funeral rites for John Hartman 75 died yesterday at the family home 1531 H High Street will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 at the residence A second service is set for 230 at the Cemetery of St John Lutheran Church Schubert Missouri where the burial will take place NES HOW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hartman
Houe
H. High Street
St. John's Lutheran Church
Schubert
Denounce plan to cut veterans benefits debate rages in Congress
Washington December 20 The National Economy League proposed a 450 million dollar annual cut in veterans expenditures including a 7 million reduction in retirement pay for war time officers. Senator Robinson challenged the fairness of reducing pensions for regular retired officers like Byrd and Harbord while denying the same to World War I officers. The Economy League members Byrd and Harbord faced critique as the panel weighed the controversial proposal.
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Washington
National Economy League
Richard E. Byrd
James G. Hartford
Joint
Congressional Committee On Veterans
William Marshall Bullitt
Louisville
Robinson
Ind
Harbord
Byrd
The
Indianan
Economy League
Not Named Person Sparks Fight Over Pensions
An exchange reveals anger at leaders over pension cuts as a member challenges officers’ pay versus their own. A remark labels someone a rotten sort, and an unrelated joke about lending five dollars ends the fragment from Lustige Kolner Zeitung.
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Jones
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
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Rep
Ice Man
Miss Smith
Baby
Walter Koker
Doris
Doris Koker
Ashburn
Insurance CO
Cuno
Tallapoosa CO. Alabama
Hunter
Mrs
Representative Sirovich
Netti
Capone Gang
Hartman
Nes
Bert
West
Busch
Madison
Fwo
E. Bish St
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