Laval Cabinet Backed by Deputies in Confidence Vote
Paris Dec 28 1935 The Chamber of Deputies passed confidence in Premier Laval's cabinet 296 to 267 amid tense scenes outside the chamber with mobile guards ready. Laval defended his policy toward Italy and the League of Nations and said sanctions were prepared but would require American and other nations' support.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Premier Laval
Associated Press
Laval
Italy
Sarre Senne
League
Geneva
Hoare
Samuel Hoare
Eden
Anthony Eden
American Congress
France
Léague of Nations
Chamber
England
Libya
Goods for Use Is Plea of Minister
Memphis Tenn December 28 A Baptist preacher Dr Edwin McNeill Poteat Jr of Raleigh NC urged at the Methodist People's conference that goods for use should be the mandate of the era. He warned life must be guaranteed a new security not by returning to the past but by an advance to a new relationship between workers and industry to create spiritual and material values.
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Memphis
Tenn
Methodist People’s Conference
Edwin McNeill Poteat, Jr
Raleigh
N. C
Mystery Guests and Lava Bombings Dominate Far East News
Reports from Hawaii describe Mauna Loa lava flow slowed by bombs in a scientific experiment. Dr. Thomas Jaggar noted reduced speed but could not confirm bombs caused the change. Simultaneously in Los Angeles, Thelma Todd case yields no definite mystery guest testimony as grand jury resumes.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Thomas A. Jagar
Jaggar R Ted
Crimson River
Jaggar
Wailuku
Force Moves Over Chahar Amid Chinese Front Threat
A Manchukuoan force aided by Japanese aircraft presses across Chahar province threatening to sever region from Chinese control. Reports say a wedge toward Shangtu cuts northern Hohei rail and that 2,000 irregulars loyal to Liu Weni-Tang menace Chanqing near Peiping.
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Shanghai
Chahar
China
Shangtu
Charar
Liu Weni-Tang
Hoeh
Chanqing
Peiping
Outer Mongolia
North China
Manchoukuo
Fire Claims Three in Arkansas Grove Farm Home
Mrs. W. H. Baker age 25 and her two children Wanda Lee six and Billy Wayne four died in a house fire that destroyed their farm home in ee Grove community near Jonesboro. They were the tenth and eleventh fatalities from fires in Arkansas during Christmas week.
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Jonesboro
Ark
W. H. Baker
Wanda Lee
Billy Wayne
Ee Grove
Arkansas
Hoover struggles with sleep after Milne kidnapping hoax
J Edgar Hoover faces fatigue during remarks at New York press conference. He admits confusion over timing and details as he describes events from Friday and notes he has not slept, saying I haven't been to bed yet. The Milne kidnapping hoax confession was announced shortly after 5 am.
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New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Milne
Roy P. Porter
York
Edgar Hoover
Caleb J. Milnennai
Hoover's
New Yorkty
Hoover
United
United Statestorney
Cebu
Doylestown
Wi N. Y
Anita Smith
Caleb
Woodstock
Michael F. McDermott
News Police
Marek Nathan
Federal
Pe Grog Rhea Whitley
Trinity Resident Beaten Over Head Near Trinity
Elijah Peden, of near Trinity, was treated at Benevolent Society Hospital for head injuries last night. Investigators say one man held a revolver while another struck him with a pistol. He was brought in by Brown ambulance and listed as not in dangerous condition. Sheriff’s deputies continue the investigation with no arrests yet.
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Elijah Peden
Trinity
Benevolent Society Hospital
Peden
Ethiopian Army Engaged in First Impot Battle Against Fascists
A telegram from Emperor Haile Selassie reports a massive Ethiopian force moving against Italy in the north is now in its first major clash with Fascists. Ras Mulgueta, the war minister, commands the army as heavy casualties occur on both sides.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Italy
Ras Mulgueta
Smith asked for visit to White House in Jan
Alfred E. Smith said he would be unable to accept an invitation to guest of President and Mrs Roosevelt in Washington January 23 for the American Liberty League dinner. He has not replied to the invitation sent a week ago and is expected not to stay at the White House. Smith, a charter Liberty League member and former governor, remains a vocal critic of the New Deal. He is known for earlier opposition and for calling the dollar devaluation a baloney dollar.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Washington
American Liberty League
New Deal
Smith
White House
League
Liberty League
New Outlook
Houston
Covington News Editor Dies at 61 in Andalusia
William Henry Jones editor and publisher of the Covington News died of a heart attack at his home in Andalusia Alabama. A Covington county native he led the Covington News since 1929 and earlier published the Andalusia News. Survived by his widow three sons and three daughters funeral tentatively set for Monday.
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Andalusia
Ala
William Henry Jones
Covington
Federal Land Bank
Jones
Covington News
Andalusia News
Andalusia Star
Simple Method Keeps Ice Off Windshields
Wallace Meadows, a county board of revenue member, demonstrated a simple windshield cleaning technique on Bank street. He suggested lifting the hood, placing a folded paper or rag under the rear of the hood, then securing it to vent hot air toward the windshield to melt ice and sleet.
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Wallace Meadows
County Board of Revenue
Bank Street
Colonel Harris 9 Called After Brief Illness
Col C C Harris a leading Alabama banker fraternal and religious figure died at 5 30 am at his daughter’s home in Decatur just a month before his 94th birthday. He served in the confederacy with the 16th Alabama and later led several banks. Surviving are three daughters, one son, and several grandchildren. Funeral at 2 30 pm Monday at the Methodist church with burial in city cemetery.
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Christopher Columbus
Harris
Alabama
Lynne
Ferry Street
Acaen
Moulton
Decatur
16Th
Alabama Infantry
Pranklin
S. A. Lynne
Echols
H. E. Hildreth
Tuscaloosa
A. J. Harris
Methodist Church
L. D. Patterson
City Cemetery
Brown
Ethiopians Push Back Italian Forces at Abbi Addi
Ethiopian communiques report a fresh setback for Italy's occupying campaign as forces under Emperor Haile Selassie drive near Abbi Addi. Italian troops relinquished the town after a surprise Ethiopian attack, with officials saying 20 Italian officers and many natives died and 100 native soldiers were captured.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
Italy
Addis Ababa
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Abbi Addi
Haile Selassie
Sugar Bowl track meet called off due to rain in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 26 the Sugar Bowl track meet was canceled after a heavy rainstorm flooded the track. A committee of the sports sponsors met to decide whether to postpone or cancel the event.
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New Orleans
Sugar Bowl
Eee
Frigid Wave To Pass Soon Across Regions
A cold wave spread across several states with readings from 22 below in North Dakota to 24 above in the upper Midwest. Snow arrived to alleviate the chill in many areas while eastern Washington saw rain and forecasters predicted rising temperatures through the weekend.
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New
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Sria
Middle West
Devil's Lake
N. D
Danville
Til
South Dakota
Minnesota
Winter Snow Grips North Alabama Driving Hazard Grows
Snow blankets north Alabama with sleet across the state from Birmingham to Dothan as temperatures edge up. Florence Decatur and Gadsden report snowfall while Gulf Coast ice melts. Birmingham sees sleet give way to rain and cars parked as streets stay slick.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Birmingham
Dothan
Gulf Coast
Tennessee Valley
Florence
Decatur
Gadsden
Montgomery
Mercury
Mobile
Examinations Announced For Civil Service Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announced that applications for senior stenographer junior stenographer senior and junior typists must be on file with the Fifth U. S. Civil Service District in Atlanta Georgia by January 9 not January 2 as previously announced.
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United States
Civil Service Commission
U. S. Civil Service District
Atlanta
Cotton Faces Fine Outlook for Government Loan Program
Cotton authorities said the ten cent loan level acts as the effective peg for prices while futures hover near eleven to eleven fifty. Farmers sell in the open market above ten cents with the subsidy difference to 12 cents, and the first subsidy payments are to be mailed January 15.
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Ee Oe Ee
Washington
Brewton Sets Parade Rule for Circuses
Brewton Alabama city council requires circuses to parade elephants lions and tigers or face a $100 penalty starting January 1. The license schedule sets $50 daily for circuses with a parade and $150 for those that do not, a policy urged by Councilman Larkins.
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Brewton
Ala
Larkins
Gas kills Jerrell family in Patchogue tragedy
In Patchogue New York Robert T Jerrell and his wife and three children were killed by escaping coal gas after the furnace blew off its door. A fellow worker found Jerrell in the cellar and the two young boys and another son were dead in separate places in the home.
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Patchogue
N. Y
Robert T. Jerrell
Jerrell
Arthur Beer
Allen
Robert, Jr
Plot Unfolds in Federal Grilling of Mer Charge
The case ran for January hearing as the defendant faced a specific charge accusing him of sending a letter through the U S mails demanding 980 009. The arraignment details noted the alleged mail fraud involving a demand for money.
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Federal Mer
United States
Milne hoax case eyed as FBI chief reveals tale
Edgar Hoover announced Caleb Milne admitted staging a fraud to boost his chances on the stage. Milne, 23, disappeared December 14 and reappeared near Doylestown after a false tale about a sick grandfather. investigators described the hoax and Milne's supposed injuries as pranks.
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Milne
Hoover
Green
Gracie Square
Philadelphia
Ton
N. J
Doylestown
Nir
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Lava
Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Charles
Duke) York
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Pat di Cicco
Miss Todd
Grand Jury
Hollywood
Margaret Lindsay
Thelma
Debonair
di Cicco
Ida
Ida Lupino
West
R. Schafer
Bse
Roosevelts
Col. Harris
Statians
COL. CO. O. Harris
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