Ethiopia Delegation Authorized to Discuss Peace at League
Addis Ababa December 27 Reliable sources report the Ethiopian delegation to the League of Nations has been authorized to discuss a settlement of the Italo Ethiopian war. The program centers on Italian withdrawal sovereignty indemnity boundary delimitation and Haile Selassie’s stance on peace terms.
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Addis.ababa
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Italy
East Africa
League of Nations Commission
Haile Selassie Thatiopia
Laval Defends Role in Italo Ethiopian War Proposal
Premier Laval faced the French chamber of deputies to explain his part in drafting the rejected plan to end the Italo Ethiopian war. He aligned his program with Britain's Baldwin, and hints of a Mediterranean conference emerged as France Yugoslavia Turkey and Greece pledged sanctions support.
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Pierre Laval
Edouard Herriot
French
Chamber of Deputies
Laval
Stanley Baldwin
England
League of Nations
Baldwin
Italy
London
France
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Great Britain
Mussolini
Libya
J B McBride Improves After Amputation
J B McBride, a well known contractor, showed marked improvement today at Baughs Infirmary after an operation to amputate his right leg. The injury occurred Christmas day when a gun discharged during a Limestone county hunt, and a blood transfusion from Carlisle Blackwell aided his recovery.
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J. B. McBride
Baugh’s
McBride
Limestone County
Carlisle Blackwell
Mr. McBride
Mooresville
JAFSIE Goes on Vaudeville Stage
New York based notice announces Dr John F Condon known as Jafsie will appear in vaudeville and motion picture theatres. He is described as enigmatic colorful and widely publicized in America and has previously drawn large grosses at theaters in Lynn Massachusetts.
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New York
America
Variety
John F. Condon
Jassie
Lindbergh
John
and Lynn
Mass
Corinth man dies in Alabama crash injuries toll rises
John Paysinger of Corinth Mississippi a TVA carpenter died in a hospital in Ta after sustaining injuries from an automobile crash Tuesday night. Eight others were injured when two cars sideswiped and plunged over a 50 foot embankment.
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Ala
John Paysinger
Corinth
Miss
TVA
Paysinger
Body found in Madison river linked to Knight killings
Butte police announced the discovery of Floyd Woods a 44 year old ranch caretaker thought to be the fourth victim in the Knight crime spree. Woods body was found on a Madison river sandbank near Ennis Montana. Knight fled after a Christmas shooting in Butte killing Policeman Tom O Neill and Francis Walsh wounding James Mooney and Mrs Florence Beneque.
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Butte Mont
Butte
Floyd Woods
William Henry Knight
Knight
Montana
Woods
Madison River
Ennis
Here
Tom O’neill
Francis Walsh
James Mooney
Plorence Beneque
Mooney
Anaconda
Jean Miller
Beneque
W.W. B. Severyns
Seattle
Thomas Meehan
Life tale of Kentucky man who hid identity in Minnesota
Supreme Court confirms Gertrude Whitby Young as heir to Ira C. Soper estate and life policy. Soper disappeared from Louisville in 1921, assumed name John W. Young, ran a Minneapolis fuel company for eleven years, and died by his own hand there in 1932. Policy valued at 5000 stock and 5061 life insurance.
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ST. Louis
Kentucky
Minneapolis
Supreme Court
Gertrude Whitby Young
Ira C. Soper
Louisville
John W. Young
Soper
Harrison H. Cochran
Young-Soper
Adelaide John Soper
Ger- Young
Winchester
Jeffersonvill
Ind
Mercer Jr. Dies After Nursing Sick Friend at Camp
Robert L. Mercer Jr., 19, died in Memphis after nursing a friend ill with epidemic meningitis at a CDC camp near Dresden Tennessee. Quarantine at the camp was lifted as Mercer's illness ended. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Mercer of Shelby Mississippi. Mercer had left the camp ten days earlier for home where he fell ill. His body was sent to Shelby for burial.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert L. Mercer, Jr
CDC
Dressen
Dresden
Young Mercer
C. D. Gaddy
R. L. Mercer
Shelby
Miss
Mercer
Talkative Women Find a Defender
D Frederick Burnett commissioner of the state alcohol control department rose to defend women conversationalists after Hoboken board barred them from taverns. City clerk Arthur C Malone quoted Burnett approving the measure except for the phrase women conversationalists noting the rule would exclude them all and likening it to King Canute.
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Newark
N. J
D. Frederick Burnett
State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Hoboken
Borah Slate to Be Named in Illinois Primary Bid
Edgar J. Cook, Chicago attorney, announced after a conference with Senator Borah Lee that the Idahoan formally enters the Illinois primary contest. The group plans to submit delegates and contest each congressional district while Borah's name may appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate. Some doubt observers urge political courtesies due to support for Frank Knox.
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Washington
Edgar J. Cook
Chicago
Borah Lee
Borah
Illinois
Cook
Theodore Roosevelt
Woman found dead in Vivian area tourist camp identified by police
Police in Shreveport seek the identity of a young auburn haired woman found dead in a closed tourist camp room near Vivian Louisiana. A man listed as J H Hamilton registered at a refinery in Lewis and is father of Raymond Hamilton the recently executed outlaw. The pair were found with a gas fire burning and believed suffocated.
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Shreveport
Vivian
J. H. Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton
Hamilton
Réfinery
Lewis
Marvin M Garner Dies After One Day Illness at 42
Marvin M Garner of Hartselle route two died this morning at four from an illness lasting a day. He was 42 and survived by his wife four daughters Delma Willa Dean Marvelee Leta Fay one son Mildridge his mother Mrs R A Garner four brothers and two sisters. The body was taken to Drinkard and Howell's for burial preparation. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Marvin M. Garner
Hartselle
Route Two
Delma
Willa Dean
Marvelee
Leta Fay
Mildridge
R. A. Garner
Drinkhard and
Howell
Benson Named to U S Senate in Minnesota
St Paul December 27 Gov Floyd Olson announced Elmer A Benson state banking commissioner will become United States senator to fill the seat caused by the death of Thomas D Shall who was struck by a automobile last Sunday.
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ST. Paul
Floyd
Olson
Elmer A. Benson
United States
Thomas D. Shall
Retail Trade Tops Holiday Season In New York Survey
New York retailers report a strong Christmas period with volume up 10 to 30 percent from the prior week and 12 to 25 percent above 1934 totals. Strong bonus payouts bank payoffs and heavy travel boosted spending while demand outpaced supply in some categories. Manufacturers anticipate a 26 percent increase in farm equipment production in early 1936.
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New York
Dun and Street, Inc
Sub Capital Plan Talked by National Resources Committee
The National Resources Committee backs establishing ten to twelve regional capitals as centers of federal administration. In a report to President Roosevelt, the planning board proposes regional plans for natural resources, with the little capitals serving as hubs. Potential centers include Boston New York City Knoxville Chicago Portland New Orleans San Francisco Denver and more. Nashville could replace Knoxville for the Appalachian Ozark region, with Cincinnati tied to the Ohio Valley. The total regional capitals would number sixteen to eighteen at most.
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Washington
National Resources Committee
Ent Roosevelt
Gov Nt
Ickes
Wallace, Roper and Perkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Frederic Jane
Charles E. Merriam
Wesley C. Mitchell
New England
Boston
Eastern
New York City
Ozark-Appalachian
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern
Atlanta
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Mid-Western
Chicago
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ofe
Pacific Southwest
San Francisco
Denver
Lindberghs Plan Residence in England Amid Threats
President Roosevelt declined comment at a press briefing on Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh Mrs. Lindbergh and their son Jon leaving the United States. The Lindberghs intend to settle in England following ongoing kidnap threats and seek a quiet home.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
Jon
Lindbergh
England
Ex Contractor Lattrell Critical After Birmingham Accident
Benjamin G. Lattrell aged 76 of Attalla retired contractor remained in critical condition at Woodlawn Hospital after being struck by a car yesterday in Birmingham. A bond of 300 dollars was set for Stephens of St. Clair Springs in connection with the accident.
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Birmingham
Ala
Benjamin G. Lattrell
Attalla
Apital
Woodlawn
Stephens
St. Clair Spriigs
Snow brings heavy winter storm across the nation
A fierce frost wave sweeps the country as snow and cold grip many states. Deaths from exposure rise across several regions while traffic and postal services face disruptions. Extreme lows record in Kentucky Indiana North Dakota and Illinois as warmer air edges toward the south and east.
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Chicago
North
Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Nevada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Towa
Great Plains
Midwest
Ilineia
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Waterbury
Michigan
Great South Bay
Long Island
N. Y
Centerville
Easton
Oakland
Mile Lassey
Piedmont
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
CCC
Florida
Louisiana
Nessee
Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Mercury
New England
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Danville
Ill
Services Today for Miss Grantland
Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Grantland of Nashville who died Thursday morning at her niece J B McBride’s home 611 West Moulton street are at 3 pm today at the McBride residence officiated by Rev Ira F Hawkins. Burial will follow in City cemetery with priest in charge pallbearers named A L Jolly Zeno Bailey B A Turner H O Troup J F Levin and L R Nash. Miss Grantland came to spend Christmas with relatives and died at 1 40 Thursday morning.
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Elizabeth Grantland
Nashville
J. B. McBride
West Moulton Street
McBride
Ira F. Hawkins
City Cemetery
A. L. Jolly
Zeno Bailey
B. A. Turner
H. O. Trou
Missions Accused Of Aiding Protest In China
Tokyo government spokesman cites consular reports alleging mission schools under American and British influence join Chinese student agitation against Japan. He notes anti Japanese sentiment in China is rising and refuses to name the schools. An unnamed American at Yenching University is named in dispatches as a prominent figure.
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Tokyo
Mission
Japan
China
Yenching University
Stemmamn
Thelma Todd Death Inquiry Backfires With Rumor
A sensational unverified report claims a man involved in Thelma Todd death inquiry beat the actress days before her death from monoxide. Grand jury members review the cafe incident as witnesses prepare. officers plan to call West, Di Cicco, and Jewel Carmen for testimony.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Thelma Todd
Jess Winn
Todd
Winn
Miss Todd
Criminal Complaints Committee
Highway Resort
Roland West
West
Jewel Carmen
Garmen
Suand
Hollywood Boulevard
Pasquale di Cicco
di Cicco
Hollywood
Margaret Lindsay
Grand Jury Room
Two Men Charged With Murder in Bramlett Slaying
W. E. Bramlett was killed in Union Hill Sunday after being slashed in the throat. Thomas Hardage and Johnny Campbell face murder charges in Morgan County with arrests made at their Waldemosa home. Campbell pleaded not guilty. Hardage’s arraignment was pending.
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W. E. Bramlett
Union Hill
Thomas Hardage
Court of Justice
J. W. Bailey
Johnny Campbell
Morgan County
Waldermosa
Hardage
Campbell
Bailey
He Cay
S. A Lynnge
Auto Fatalities Near 1934 Record
Automobile fatalities for the 51 weeks ended December 21 reached 8,794, slightly under 8,799 in the same period a year earlier, across 86 cities. Thirty cities reported no fatalities last week, as the year’s toll nears the 1934 record.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Slayer of Dad Again Sought For Shooting
In Wise Virginia on December 27 AP reports 16 year old Falin of Hauge faces new charges after neighbors say he shot at his mother who testified she helped his earlier self defense case. He is due January 6 in Appalachia for trial justice court and may also face parole violations.
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Wise
Haugeman Falin
Wildcat Valley
W.N
Falin
W. 8
Beverly
Big Stone Gap
Haugeman
Young’ Falin
Trial Justice Court
Appalachia
Maccpaneeen
Planes Bomb Mauna Loa To Divert Lava Threat
In Hawaii on December 27 the U S Army launched an air strike with twelve bombing planes to divert lava from Mauna Loa away from Hilo. If necessary a 50-man Third Engineers detachment will dynamite the flow to open a new channel toward the ocean.
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Hilo
Hawaii
United States Army
Mauna Loa
Third Engineers
Wailuku River
Holiday fires in state investigated
Frank N. Julian announced state fire marshal investigators were sent to Mobile and Talladega county to probe Christmas fires. The Daughin Way Baptist Church in Mobile burned early Christmas morning, about $200,000 in losses. A deputy marshal aided in Mobile, another to Eastsboga for a school building fire Christmas Eve.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank N. Julian
Mobile
Talladega County
Daughin Way
Bart B. Chamberlain
Eastsboga
Extradition Sought for Woman in Alabama Grand Larceny Case
Governor Graves office asked Florida to extradite Mattie Miller, wanted in Houston County Alabama for grand larceny. Sheriff A H May said Miller was held in Chipley and refused to return to Dothan, as she traveled with a band of Gypsies at the time of the alleged theft of funds.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Florida
Mattie Miller
Houston County
A. H. May
Per Miller
Chipley
Jal
Dothan
Lee W. Delony
Federal plea granted for new PWA power project test
A federal court on Friday ordered a new trial for four suits challenging the Public Works Administration financing of municipal power plants in Alabama and Texas. The government asked to abandon the contract challenge and test the PWA loan grant offer procedure after an appeals court invalidated the original contract terms.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Viilte
Guntersville
Catur
Sheffield
Florence
Ie Bama
Plainview
Huntville
Texas
PWA
Ickes
District Supreme Court
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Four Deaths Tied to Contaminated Christmas Toasts in Aliquippa
In Aliquippa Pennsylvania investigators report four deaths linked to poisoned alcohol from a single house after moonshine was served at Christmas toasts. Milka Zatkovich 4 died and others in the same four block area died or were injured including Mrs An na Beckish John Gora and George Gergich authorities raid led to a seal container said to hold moonshine whisky and a boarder Mike Balish remains critical.
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Aliquipf
Anna Beckish
John Gora
George Gergich
Mike Balish
Abducted Girl Released Today in Nebraska
Miss Marjorie Boggs an Elm Creek Neb girl was released unharmed after gunmen abducted her and Slack near her home. Police and Chief Lloyd were notified as the car ride ended and authorities began inquiries.
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Kearney
Saga
Marjorie Boggs
Elm Creek
Neb
Slack
Ialeen Oe
Lloyd
Nebraska
Guard Taken To Knitting Plant In St Paul
A guard was sent to a knitting plant in St Paul on December 27 as part of an AP report detailing security actions at the facility.
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St.‘ Paul
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