Hoffmans Doubt on Hauptmann Case Death Solves It
The article notes Governor Hoffman's doubt about the death of Bruno Hauptmann solving the Lindbergh kidnapping case. It mentions five men previously executed, and lists figures and dates tied to the trial, the chair, and involved individuals including Anna Hauptmann, David Wilentz, Edward Hauptmann, and Robert Elliott.
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Hoffman
Hauptmann
New York
Bruno Richards
News Today
Charles A. Lindbergh
John F
Jassie) Condan
Mys
John
Woodlawn
Defenddant
Anna Hauptmann
Bruno
David T. Wilentz
Edward J. Hauptmann
Robert Elliott
Secret witness linked to Lindbergh case amid extradition doubt
The New York American reports a secret witness from Dallas to Tren ton New Jersey, named Schaz though not his real name, held on a robbery charge and under Mercer County detectives guard. Ellis H , the Lindbergh body case investigator, says he cannot discuss the arrest. Pope, Hauptmann’s attorney, hedges on Schaz’s connection.
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WEW
Hauptmann
Schazch Dallas
Pope
Schaz
Governor Powerless Over Clemency Offers No Fix
The article explains that the governor alone cannot save a condemned inmate from the electric chair. In New Jersey a clemency court of eight members, including the governor and seven judges, must approve by majority. The governor must vote with the majority. a split or opposed vote leads to the sentence. The governor can only grant reprieves up to 90 days.
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Bruno Richard Haupt
Mannh
Jersey
Candy Making For A Merry Christmas From Sister Mary
A festive guide from Sister Mary by Mary E. Dague with NEA Service Star tips for amateur candy makers. Recipes include Peanut Brutte Maple Pralines and a peppermint flavored sugar candy with precise temperatures, step by step instructions, cooling methods, and wrapping directions.
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Mary E
Monday's Menu Breakfast to Dinner
Monday's menu lists breakfast with grapefruit halves cereal cream scrambled eggs bacon cinnamon rolls milk and coffee luncheon includes tomato rarebit carrot salad Boston brown bread filled cupcakes milk tea dinner features noodle soup stuffed pork chops candied sweet potatoes corn custard cranberry salad pineapple fluff milk and coffee
Market Quotations Show Mixed Early Session on Year-End Factors
In a brief trading day, Wall Street eased with pockets of gains in metals oils motors and specialties while overall activity remained dull Transfers reached about 700 000 shares Chartists saw no clear trend and analysts cited year end consolidation and tax related liquidations as key influences. Some names advanced including American Smelting International Nickel U S Smelting Chrysler Case Westinghouse Atlantic Refining Hou daille Hers ey Martin Rockwell American Telephone Western Union Continental Can and American Can while others like American Tobacco Public Service of New Jersey and Eastman Kodak weighed on the list.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
American Smelting
International Nickel
U. S. Smelting
Chrysler
Case
Westinghouse
Atlantic Refining
Houdaille- Hersey
Martin Rockwell
American Telephone
Western Union
Continental Can
American Can
American Type
American Tobacco
B.” Public Service of New Jersey
Eastman Kodak
London
United States
Montreal
Commission House
Stocks Steady Amid Dull Trading Across Markets
New York reports steady stock activity with leaders narrowing gains in a dull session. Bonds mixed while industrials show demand and curb trading remains irregular. Cotton and sugar weaken, coffee barely steady as European selling weighs on prices. Chicago wheat drops on heavy profit taking. corn slides with wheat. Cattle and house-few sales steady with quotable around 9.75.
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New York
Chicago
Average spot cotton prices in southern markets
On December 14 the average middling cotton price at ten southern spot markets was 11.61 cents per pound with a government subsidy of 0.89 cent per pound.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures end barely steady with small declines
In New Orleans on December 14 futures closed barely steady with net declines of 7 to 16 points. The session showed mixed moves across months led by December at 11.50 and January at 11.48 with other contracts ending in the 11.23 to 11.12 range.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures close barely steady in New York
December through October contracts edged little lower as trading remained quiet. Prices opened high and low near session ends with December at 11.47 and October at 10.72, while spot middling cotton stood at 11.90.
Liverpool Cotton Market Report Dec 14
Liverpool cotton market reports 37 000 bales traded with 34 200 bales from America. Spot business is described as moderate in tone and volume.
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Liverpool
Spot cotton closes steady in New Orleans sales decline
Prices inch higher for futures with quotes showing strict good middling around 6.65 and low middling near 6.13. Spot cotton in New Orleans closes 12 points lower at 11.68 middling with 2,372 bales sold and 7,345 receipts, stock 659,337.
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New Orleans
Chicago Market Summary Reflects Small December Moves
Chicago trading notes show fractional changes in early December with modest highs and lows. Data indicates slight upticks and steady closes across December positions, reflecting a cautious market mood.
Butter and Eggs Prices Move on Chicago Market
Chicago reports mixed dairy and egg prices with butter firm at 33 1 2 to 32 1 2 and eggs weak at 25 to 28. Creamery specials and extras show 93 to 92 scores for butter while graded firsts for eggs hover around 27 to 28 with refrigeration values noted.
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Chicago
Potatoes Steady Overall As Idaho Stock Leads
U S Department reports potatoes on track 286 with total US shipments 441. Best Idaho stock remains steady with firm undertone while other stocks are dull. Supplies moderate and demand slow. Idaho russet burbanks US No 1 fetches 1.70 to 1.75 per cwt.
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Chicago
Des
U. S. Dept
Idaho
Idaho Russet Burbanks US
Poultry Prices Steady In Chicago Market
Poultry live 7 trucks steady with various weights. Hens 4 1 2 lbs and under at 17 1 2. 4 1 2 lbs up to 18 1 2. leghorn hens 15. Plymouth Rock springs 19 20. white rocks 19 21. colored springs 18 1 2 to 20 1 2. leg horn chickens 16. roosters 14. turkeys 19 25. heavy white ducks 19. small 16 1 2. heavy colored 18. small 15. northern geese 17. southern 15 1 2. capons 6 7 lbs 25. Dressed turkeys steady with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock Springs
White Rocks
Colored Springs
Market Report Cattle Prices Fall Across Grades
Chicago reports Friday declines across cattle and calf classes with fed steers yearlings and heavies down 1.00 to 1.50 and lower grades weak. Best light steers near 14.00, yearlings around 13.75, with few above 12.00 late in the week as thin stockers and feeders slip.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
Market Report: Cattle and Hogs Steady to Mixed
Steady to lower tone across cattle with bulls weak to 25 lower and beef bulls down. Fat lambs 25 lower, yearlings strong, aged sheep 25 lower. feeding lambs weak. Hogs 3,500 head with direct sales stable to nominal, sows weak, top quotes about 9.65 to 9.75 for 240 lb loads.
State Parole for Edwards Is Being Fought
Continued discussion notes Edwards term so far and strong religious influence among prisoners. McCall says Edwards earned a chance to return to society and favorable to plead guilty for a life sentence. Edwards earlier pleaded innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity. auditor denial followed, Governor Graves refused to see a delegation of 25.
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Edwards
Graves
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Goverson
Vane Ea Ted
Diamond Jim star Edward Arnold shines in biopic at Princess
Universal presents Diamond Jim depicting James Buchanan Brady, famed dealer who built a fortune of about 20 million dollars. The film stars Edward Arnold as Brady, whose rise began with a pawn broker’s advice and a borrowed frock coat, silk hat and diamond ring.
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Universal
Edward Arnold
Princess Theatre
Brady
A. B. Moore
Malachi Foretells a New Day in Sunday School Lesson
The Malachi lesson blends warning and hope about a coming savior who refines through fire. It urges purifying national life, ending robbery of God via tithes, and upholds honesty in church and state as foundation for blessing.
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WM. E. Gilroy
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America
Americans
Behind The Scenes In Washington By Rodney Dutcher
A retrospective look at the 1933 34 NBA era and the rise and fall of the Blue Eagle program. It recalls Hugh Johnson Donald Richberg Frances Perkins and Major George L Berry as the NRA collapses amid criticism and political maneuvering. The piece notes the wartime mood in Washington and the shift from collective optimism to disillusionment.
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NEA Service
Ashington
Hugh Johnson
Donald Richberg
Maj
George L. Berry
Johnson
Myron Taylor
Us&s. Steel
Bob Lund
National Manufacturers’ Association
John Lewis
Bill Green
Sidney Hillman
NRA
Congress
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Berry
NEA Service Inc
Decatur Diary notes local news and holiday schedule
Local notes report James D Cardens Christmas visit and ongoing medical treatments. Amblances carry Mrs Yearwood Miss Bailey hospitals and operations. Patrol training and patrol arrivals anchor state highway news. Christmas break set for county schools from Dec 20 to 30.
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George T. Woodruff
Board of Education
Canaries Arrive In New York For Christmas Trade
On December 14 18 000 canaries arrived from Europe aboard the liner Deutschland in New York for Christmas sale. Dealers ordered them as festive fare and none died en route due to steam heated compartments. The Deutschland also carried 242 passengers and 4 500 000 dollars in gold for the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Europe
Deutschland
France
Federal Reserve Bank
WPA releases over one billion for jobs program
Leaders report Comptroller General J R McCarl has approved 1 068 344 963 of the 4 000 000 000 WPA jobs fund. New York City leads with 121 426 872. Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi Tennessee receive smaller allotments. Officials note a full employment report is delayed until Carrington Gill returns.
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J. R. McCarl
Works Progress Administration
McCarl
National Youth Administration
WPA
Carrington Gill
Aubrey Williams
MacCar
New York City
New York State
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Bus Drivers in Alabama Ordered to Enforce Discipline Like Captains
The Alabama Public Service Commission issued a formal order declaring bus drivers kings of their realms and empowered them to remove any intoxicated obscene or disorderly passenger after a first warning. Any passenger jeopardizing safety could be removed anywhere at any time.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Public Service Commission
County Court Ends Two Weeks Term With Few Dispositions
The two weeks term of county court closed Friday with a small number of cases disposed, chiefly in the criminal docket. Prohibition law violations dominated the criminal calendar. Judge Seybourne H. Lynne presided.
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Seybourne H. Lynne
Government Act Seeks Return of Suits on Public Works Allocations
The government asked the District of Columbia court of appeals to send back to lower courts suits challenging Public Works Administration allocations for municipal utility plants. Utility firms had sought to enjoin loans and grants, arguing the allocations threatened their investments.
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Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Public Works Administration
Kentucky feudist Barrett to hang for agent murder
George W. Barrett a Kentucky mountaineer was sentenced to hang at Marion County jail Indianapolis on March 24 for the murder of Nelson B. Klein a federal agent. The verdict by a jury last Saturday found him guilty of slaying Klein at College Corner Indiana last August 16 with no mercy recommendation.
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Indianapolis
George W. Barrett
Marion County
Kentucky Feudist
Nelson B. Klein
Department of Justice
College Corner
Ind
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