Wrecked airliner losses cited in Mediterranean crash
Officials say an Imperial Airways flying boat crashed in the Mediterranean near Alexandria due to an engine failure. Crew members listed include A L Gannett London and A J Buckman Basra with others from London and Baghdad. Pilot Vernon Gerry Wilson was rescued and treated. several passengers remain missing.
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Airwaya
Erranean
Alexandria
A R. Mason
London
A J Buckman
Basra
W. G. Wellsteed
Bagdad
Imperial Airways
Vernon Gerry Wilson
Mediterranean
New Year Pop Eyed in Chicago as 1936 Arrives
Chicago residents welcomed 1936 with crowded hotels and festivities. A newborn twin surprise at 10:04 and 10:17 p.m. defied hopes of being first, while Northwestern’s 20 to 19 result sparked questions. Police Captain John Norton retired at midnight as the Prignano case stirred the Bloody Twentieth Ward politics.
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Chicago
William McBpiligott
John Norton
Albert J. Prignano
Norton
Mayor to Capital City Remarks From Railways Official
Frank Morgan, president of the National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners, spoke at Mayors event in Capital Y on January 1. The address outlined regulatory priorities and infrastructure concerns affecting municipalities nationwide.
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Capital Y
Ala
Frank Morgan
The
National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners
Decatur News Roundup Highlights Local Meetings and Personal Notes
Kiwanis directors meet in the Tennessee Valley Bank building as Seybourn Lynne is reported recovered. Hodges Crow returns to Columbia for studies. a Kelley Bitting car theft is noted with upcoming Interstate Commerce Commission talks. Church services at Westminster and Southside Baptist, plus new pastor calls and New Year observances, fill Decatur reports.
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Kiwanis Ig
Tennessee Valley Bank
Lyons
Westminster Presbyterian Church
I. W. Myersne
Beulhalg Baptist Church
Myers
Falkville Baptist Church
Decatur
Sixteenth Avenue
Morgan County
Governor Lehman Urges Higher Alcohol Tax in 1936 Session
Governor Merbert H. Lehman told the opening of the 1936 New York Legislature that alcoholic beverages should be taxed more to cover higher state costs from federal social security cooperation. He backed a legislative commission to study unemployment relief and long range policy. He praised the social security act and warned of opposition to more social legislation.
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Albany
W. Y
Merbert H. Lehman
New York
Legislative
New York State
SLED ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF LAD IN ARKANSAS
Wayne Benton a high school senior died after a sled crash on a snowy hill along Highway 62 near Cotter Arkansas. His companion Ida Vivian Barham escaped injury as Benton struck a house porch and crushed his chest. He died in a local hospital.
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Ark
Wayne Benton
Benton
Cotter
Ida Vivian Barham
Unrequited Love Blamed in Detroit Shooting Tragedy
Police report an unrequited love motive in a Detroit home shooting that killed Jennie Csontos 35 and wounded her mother Mrs. Julian Csontos and brother Davis Csontos 23, as her suitor John Swanter later shot himself. all injuries serious and hospital status uncertain.
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Detroit
Jennie Csontos
John Swanter
Julian Csontos
Davis Csontos
Suburb Evanston Ends Year With 218 Days No Traffic Fatalities
Evanston mayor Charles H. Bartlett announced the suburb with 65 000 residents and 17 000 cars closed the year with 218 consecutive days without a traffic fatality. The report highlights the suburb’s safety record as the new year begins.
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Chicago
Evanston
Charles H. Bartlett
Big New Year Celebrations Sweep Nation In 1936 Welcome
Revelers in Times Square and across cities rang in 1936 with extravagant festivities while Barrow Alaska marked a restrained dry New Year. Officials forecast better times as hotels reported record New Year reservations and leaders predicted revival despite lingering hard times.
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Times Square
Clu
LaGuardia
Philadelphia
George W. Williott
Chamber of Commerce
Barrow
Presbyterian Miesion
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
M. W. Clement
Pennsylvania Railroad
QO. C. Hulett
Burlington
Wis
Liars Club
Matanuska
Anchorage
Alaska
Richmond
Atlanta
Colorado
Pikes Peak
AdAmAn Club
Governor's Wife Declines White House Visit
Mrs. Eugene Talmadge wife of Georgia’s anti administration governor said she declined Mrs Roosevelt’s invitation to visit the White House citing a busy time for farmers. The invite for January 8 came the day before a scheduled Democratic National Committee meeting in which Talmadge sits.
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Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
White House
Roosevelt
Democratic National Executive Committee
Talmadge
Chicago hog and cattle market gains supported by lean supplies
Live hog prices rose to 9.65 with 140 to 200 lb typical. cattle and calves showed strength with best fed steers near 13.60 to 14.50 and prime offerings around 14.50. Sheep and lambs were active with fat lambs steady to 15 higher and feeders weak.
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Chicago
VU. Sy Dept. Agr
Mauna Loa eruption near end as lava flow slows
Hilo reports Mauna Loa activity waning with government volcanologist Dr. Thomas A. Jarrar predicting the eruption will end around January 10. Aerial surveys show last Friday’s bombing appears to have halted lava flow threatening city reservoirs, with the lava three miles from the reservoir and about 14 miles from Hilo.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Thomas A. Jarrar
Heiress Arrives in Hollywood on New Year’s Day
Hollywood welcomed one of the era’s wealthiest young women as she arrived amid fanfare. The occasion drew attention from gossip columns and local society pages, signaling a high profile presence in a city accustomed to starlight and wealth.
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Hollywood
Holywood
Two States Lead in Reno Divorce Suits for 1935
New York filed 955 suits and California 740 as Reno's divorce market drew couples from across the nation. Washoe County collected about $90 000 in filing fees and costs while Nevada ranked fourth in 1934 and edged New Jersey for third with 159 suits. Florida’s new law spurred a rise to 11 in 12 months.
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Carol Cross
Reno
Nev
New York
California
District of Columbia
United States
Arkansas
North Dakota
Canada
Washoe County
Nevada
New Jersey
South Dakota
Florida
Alabama
Ice breaks for dip in river at Fort Wayne New Year
Three members of Fort Wayne's Polar Bear Club cut a hole in the St Joe River to prepare for their annual New Year's Day swim. Tommy Milton Stan Fisher and Don Kerwood planned to dive this afternoon despite two teammates canceling due to illness.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
St. Joe River
Tommy Milton
Stan Fisher
Don Kerwood
Jimmy McGowan
Herman Cox
Maryland Negro Frost Death Reported In Oxford Drift
Maryland records its first winter fatality as Sheriff Sam Carrell discovers Clarence Mills a 50 year old Black man frozen in ice beneath a snow drift near Oxford Mills father of nine had been missing a week Food shortages feared on Smiths Island and Tangier Islands if rescuers cannot reach them soon
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Maryland
Sam Carrell
Clarence Mills
Oxford
Mills
Delmarva
Here
Smith’s Island
Tangier Islands
Chesapeake Bay
Cromwell Couple Arrives in Town From New York
Doris Duke Cromwell, tobacco heiress, arrives yesterday with her husband James Cromwell a New York investment broker.
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World
Doris Duke Cromwell
James Cromwell
New York
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