Philippines independence measure sent to White House
In a lopsided vote the House passed the Philippine independence bill to the White House for decision. The measure would grant independence after a ten year transition with stability provisions. 171 supported, 16 opposed. President Hoover's veto was anticipated by many, given his past statements on risks to stability and revenues.
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Washington
House
White House
Hoover
Freedom
Senttate
Hurley
Harly
Senate
Connecticut Yankee Seeks Chance to Catch Pretty Boy Floyd
A Hartford Connecticut man offers to work on the Floyd bank robbery case in Oklahoma City with only expenses and a small extra sum. He claims woodcraft experience and knowledge of Floyd and his gang, proposing to join state investigators led by Charles A Burns to aid in the pursuit at minimal cost.
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Oklahoma City
Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Supreme Court Denies Ruth Judd Appeal in Trunk Murders
The Arizona Supreme Court refused further relief for Winnie Ruth Judd in her bid to overturn a death sentence for the trunk murder of two women. The court closed the case after receiving the state's answer to her petition for rehearing, while Maricopa County’s grand jury weighed a report linking others to the case.
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Phoents
Ariz
Arizona Supreme Court
Winnie Ruth Judd
Maricopa County
Grand
Supreme Court
Longley Wins Another Try At Fortune
Chicago receivers the appellate judges remanded the case to circuit court for retrial in a dispute over a share of Albert W. Longley’s $1,000,000 estate. George Longley, brown-eyed claimant, argues he is the planter’s son, while Feinberg questions paternity and criticizes excluding evidence of undue influence by the third wife.
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Chicago
George Adair Green Longley
Albert W. Longley
Circuit Court
Longley
Michael J. Feinberg
George Longley
Albert Longley
Feinberg
Alice Hall
Albert ‘W. Longley
Pasadena
Cal
Unitil
Los Angeles
Green
Happiness thermometer by sociologists
Sociologists reported a method to measure marital happiness using a scoring system from 61 to 100. Jessie Bernard of Washington University presented sampling of complex behaviors in 115 men and 1937 women across St. Louis Seattle and Los Angeles, finding husbands tend to be as old or up to ten years older than wives while wives prefer husbands as old or up to five years older. Family income and education showed no link to happiness.
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Cincinnatt
John J. Public
Jessie Bernard
Washington University
American Sociological Society
St. Louis
Seattle
Los Angeles
Leonard S. Cotsrett
University of Chicago
Miss Bernardi
Farmer Settles Crash by Gift of Wrecked Car
Leavenworth county farmer John Lewis refused to argue after a collision with Frank Leavitt. He handed over his damaged car to Leavitt who called the settlement fair. A policeman noted neither would need a trip to headquarters.
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Leavenworth, Kans
John Lewis
Leavenworth
Frank Leavitt
Leavitt
Bank Robbery Sentences In Southwest City Case
Four of six men arrested for involvement in the December 16 Cornerstone Bank robbery near Southwest City pleaded guilty in circuit court in Pineville Mo and received prison terms. Glen Rowe and Budge Duvall both of Joplin and George Meyers of near Noel each drew 25 years. Everett Bailey of Joplin got 20 years. HA Stange and Frank Rowe chose trial with cases slated for February term.
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Pineville
Cornerstone Bank
Southwest City
Brecht
Glen Rowe
Budge Duvall
Joplin
George Meyers
Near Noel
Noel
HA. &. Stange
Frank Rowe
Glen
Meteorite tale stirs Luray town after hot fall
In Luray Virginia on December 2 Evera Dyer recalled a meteorite near his area that he felt heat from and heard a wheezing sound. He said sparks the size of half dollars showered around the object and one of his dogs bolted into the woods after the event.
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Luray
Evera Dyer
Dyer
Shenandoah National Bark
Longmont Power Cuts December Bills as Christmas Gift
Longmont citizens received a belated Christmas present when the municipal power company canceled 9060 dollars worth of December bills. The company said it could do so because business had been strong during 1932.
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Longmont
Colo
Municipal Power Company
City Manager Feeds 1000 Daily at Union Mission
H L McElroy city manager serves as mine host daily to about 1000 men at the Union Mission. The noonday meal costs about $50 a day, exceeding McElroy's salary. The line forms each morning for the unemployed, with no banquet or special event.
Roe Bartle Re-elected Supreme Grand Master at Alpha Chi Omega
H Roe Bartle of Park College Park ville Missouri was re elected supreme grand master of Alpha Chi Omega honorary collegiate fraternity. A broken leg was suffered by two year old I P Lason son of Mr and Mrs L D Lason 322 Case St when he fell from bed on Christmas Day. He is reported to be recovering nicely.
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Chicago
H. Roe Bartle
Park College
Parkville
Alpha Chi Omegs
P. Lason
L. D. Lason
Last of Mine Blast Victims Are Found
In Moweaqua Illinois rescuers recovered the bodies of the last seven of four miners trapped since a Christmas Eve explosion. The disaster ended hopes of survivors. The mine's T shaped north tunnel created an air pocket that trapped gas. Eleven total victims identified by work tags were embalmed and sealed. a roof collapse briefly endangered rescuers, but a second squad cleared the channel as air returned.
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Moweaqua, IL
Moweaqua Coal Company
Glen Shafer
Cherry, OL
Robbery arrest tied to Union bank slip
Union Missouri December 29. C Q O Shook Eureka steam shovel operator charged with attempted robbery of Gray Swamit bank and 965 robbery of same bank last October 31. A mobile sales slip found at Friday’s scene led to Shook’s identification. William Benedict captured while allegedly trying the same heist. Tribbe cites Benedict.
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Shook
Anton A. Tribbe
Beneedict
Career ends in murder and death by own action
Peter Peterson, longtime Studebaker driver and family chauffeur, murders his wife and daughter after a disputed will leaves him nothing. He then shoots himself after notifying relatives and authorities, ending a 29 year association with Clement Studebaker Jr. and his family in Chicago.
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Peter Peterson
Chicago
Peter
Clement Studebaker, Jr
Studebaker
South Bend
Pauline
Arxina
Northwestern University
Clement Studebaker
Lona
Jennie
Clement Studebaker, II
Peterson Flat
George Wiley, Longtime State Auditor Staffer, Dies
George Wiley, an assistant in the state auditor office and among the oldest state employees by service, died today in Topeka Kansas after a long illness. A brief obituary notes his decades of public service and the impact of his career.
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George Wiley
Topeka
Kans
George W. Wiley
State Auditor's Office
Stolen tools reported at local school and two deaths
Two wood chisels a wrecking bar three bits and two hack saw blades were stolen from the basement of Moreau Heights school Wednesday night. Thieves pried open a basement window and remain at large. Olive A. Seaver 21 killed himself with a shotgun at his farm home after returning from the cornfield. Sister Hilja Mary Nix 69 suffocated at the residence of the Sisters of Notre Dame after stumbling over a gas hose connection in a basement.
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Moreau Heights
Fort Scotu
Kas
Olive A. Seaver
Seaver
ST. Louis
Hiljzra Mary Nix
Sisters of Notre Dame
$30,000,000 Road Program Faces Cuts and Delays
The 1933 highway plan faces deeper cuts as funds narrow to maintenance only if revenue falls. With $4 million yearly loss from potential license tax cuts and $15 million in road bonds left, officials say priority will go to completing the centennial road system, leaving little for farm-to-market projects. Between five and ten miles of such roads may be built per county next year, contingent on right of way.
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Highway Department
Tentative Road Program for 1933 in Division No 5 Announced by Rudder
The plan lists road projects in Howard and Montgomery counties north of the Missouri River. It includes a new highway overpass at Route 5 crossing the C and A Railroad costing 26,285 dollars, 1.3 miles of gravel surface on Route 20 through Armstrong at 28,024 dollars, and 9 miles of gravel surfacing on Route 3 from Fayette south at 41,000 dollars. Montgomery County has 19.3 miles on Route 19 from Route 40 north to Audra to be surfaced with retread at 96,500 dollars.
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Rudder
Lamine
Howard
Montgomery
Missouri River
Howard County
Armstrong
Fayette
Montgomery County
Audra
Nine Million Relief Allocations To Three States
The Reconstruction Corporation approved 9,743,697 in emergency relief to Illinois West Virginia and Nevada bringing total allocations to 103,421,443 since the fund’s start Illinois received 5,770,000 in relief bonds Chicago two thirds of today’s allotment California, Nevada and other counties receive remaining sums. West Virginia gains 2,440,397 for 34 political subdivisions and Nevada 48,300 for three counties. Illinois January only, others January February. Governor-elect Horner fully endorses Illinois application alongside Gov Emerson.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Chicago
Ilinois
West Virginia
Nevada
Illinois
Dinois
Tlinois
Horner
Emmerson
Benjamin Elliott Dies at 84 in Montgomery City
Benjamin Elliott, a bachelor and retired schoolteacher from Montgomery City, MO, died yesterday at age eighty four. He was noted for never traveling beyond forty miles of his birthplace in a long life.
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Montgomery City
Benjamin Elliott
Elliott
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