Laval Faces Oil Embargo Debate as War Fears Rise
Paris December 3 1934 Premier Laval defended France policy amid Italy’s threat of oil sanctions calling it a potential act of war He sought British support to avert a European war and urged restraint while backing League of Nations action to keep peace.
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Richard G. Marsoce
Associated Press
Paris
Lava
Ile Afble
Charader of Deputies
Italy
Laval
Great Britain
Chamber of Deputes
Deputien
Groupe
Franco
League of Rationa
Frence
Ijpeal
Atrict
Bia
France
Germany
Hardon
Lavel
League
Stanley Baldwin
England
League of Natioow
Whatebasket
Baldwin
Samuel Hoare
Mmbers
London
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greace Bra
Preraler Muavelini
Libya
East Africa
Ettorta
Gojjam
OfSeral Couress
Addia Ababa
Pair Seized After Car Sealing Attempt in Florida
A report from Jacksonville states Himmie Smith of Paducah Kentucky and an associate were arrested after trying to sell a car seized by county deputies. They admitted taking the machine from a drunk at a roadhouse, claiming it was worth $40. Police described the incident as a failed scheme and returned the vehicle.
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Arto
Florida
Jacksonville
New
Himmie Smith
Paducah
Houston
Inter
Tey
Jackson
Woman overturns ban by wage control board
A garbled AP report notes a commission within the wage control department debating women related issues. The text references approval and testing of women conversational topics and mentions a Camiste test and Galt. Readable facts are limited. the fragment hints at regulatory action and a testimony or trial concerning women in a wartime context.
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Ae D T
Tick Burnett
Comrmiarionae
Call Department
Abouy
Explosives Deployed Against Mauna Loa Lava Threat
U S Army planes started bombing Mauna Loa lava to divert molten flow from Hilo's water supply. A 69 man detachment of engineers would explode TNT beneath the lava if needed to open a new channel toward the ocean, targeting rocky channel walls to steer the lava away from the Wailuku River and Hilo.
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Ilo
Hawaii
United States Army
Mauna Loa
Hilo
Balvog
Wailuku River
Shirt factory drive near reaches $50,000 goal in Dothan
Local business leaders in Dothan expect a shirt factory to be established with about 350 workers and a $150,000 annual payroll. Nearly $40,090 of the $50,000 goal has been subscribed. officials anticipate success. A local corporation will handle bond issues, with bonds from $100 and 5 percent interest. The project aims to spur further industrial growth in the area.
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Dothan
Chamber of Commerce
Shirt
Duet
Ahtist Company
Plepta
Woodrow Mitchell Likely to Recover From Wounds
Woodrow Mitchell, 20, previously reported fatally wounded in a hunting accident on Christmas Day, is in improved condition at a hospital. He was with companion William Barbares of Clintonville when Barbares fired at a presumed live squirrel. the shot struck Mitchell in the back and pierced the left lung.
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Woodrow Mitchell
Enterprise
Old Farmer
Associated Press
Young Mitchell
William Barbares
Clintonville
Barbares
Mitchell
Power Plan Approved for $118000 Wiregrans Project
The Housian Henry Dale Geneva Power Association, formed to electrify rural homes in four counties, received approval from the Mate Rural Electrification Authority. Gordon Persons, chairman, announced the plan will cover 313.5 miles of line at a total cost of 116000, serving 476 customers with rates set by the parent authority.
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Blaie Authority
Housian-Henry-Dale
Geneva, Power Association
Mate Rural
Gordon Persons
Roosevelt vows to curb bad practices in commodity markets
Washington Dec 27 Associated Press reports President Roosevelt said he is addressing what he calls bad practices on commodity exchanges. He declined to commit to regulation or legislation and noted a recent conference with Chicago Board of Trade officials to discuss strategies for reform. He emphasized his focus on Congress and the annual budget, with delivery plans for the State of the Union still unsettled.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Ehbiet
Robert Boylan
Chicago Board of Trade
Roosavelt
Congresa
White House
Newamen
Cyan
Aubrey Williams
Wald
Congress
Identity Puzzle Young Woman Found Dead in Camp Room
SHREVEPORT La Dec 27 Authorities seek to learn the identity of a pretty young woman found dead in a tourist camp room near Vivian La with a man Noted J Hamilton father of Raymond Hamilton southwestern desperado who was recently executed The bodies were scantily clad and held in a tightly closed room with a gas fire dissing They were believed to have died by hyxiation Hamilton worked at a refinery near Lewis La The woman and man registered at the tourist camp shortly before, Shortly after yesterday.
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Shreveport
Vivian
Tau
Yeaterday
J. HO Hamilton
Raymond Hismiliton
Sai
Muburn
Hamilton
Lewis
Fire destroys weathered airhouse and storage at Brock home
A small airhouse and stored edde and ende were burned Thursday afternoon at Brock's residence, 404 N Gata Street, flames likely sparked by burning yard leaves. Later that night, open fireplace sparks at J E Ford's 559 W South Street home set fire to firewood, damaging the wall. A man named Harmon Thomas, a Negro, faced a murder charge and was jailed Friday after a road shooting between Crorby and Grangerburg.
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Brock
N. Gata Street
Remen
J. E. Ford
W. South Street
Oight
Harmon ‘Thomas
Etso & Negru
Houston County
Crorby
Grangerburg
Quintuple Birth Stirs Nicaragua Reported in Managua
In Savana Grande village Matagalpa department Nicaragua a couple Timates Lalnes welcomed quintuples three boys and two girls all healthy. Local physicians note high infant mortality in Nicaragua and warn about care in remote districts where communications are poor.
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Anagua
Nicarargua
Wea
Managua
Senor
Senora
Timates Lalnes
Savana Grende
Matagnips
Nickrague
Mategalpa
Bell Phone Sues State to Regain Tax Payments
Southern Bell Telephone Company sues in U S District Court seeking 176073 to recover four percent tax paid on intra state revenues for 1934 35 arguing the four percent levy violates constitutional due process and constitutes property confiscation while claiming unequal treatment since other public utilities were not taxed.
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Bell Phone
Montgomery
H. Keonamer
U. S District Court
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Alate Ao
Gil Tegislature
uUllues
Japan cites missions in China student agitation probe
Tokyo reports claim by Japanese consular sources that missionary activity under American and British influence fueled student protests in China and Japan's own campus unrest. A government spokesman declined to name involved schools or reveal potential actions.
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Japan
Woman Held In Chipley In Larceny Case
Florida governor pressed for the return to Dothan of Mattie Biller wanted for grand larceny in the theft of 124 from J W Dy Laney at the American Talwey Express office. Sheriff May said she refused to come here to face the charge while traveling with a group described as gypsies.
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Woon
Chipley
Delaney
Gov
PRESIDENT DECLINES COMMENT ON EXILE OF LINDBERGH COUPLE
President Franklin D Roosevelt during a press conference refused to comment on reports that Colonel and Mrs Charles Lindbergh are departing the country. Friends say they may relocate to Bapt and Inteely amid ongoing kidnap threats. A Varieté advertisement announces Dr John Condon’s vaudeville appearance as the Lindbergh case intermediary, noting his prior store appearances and public notoriety in the case.
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Jon
Bruno Hauptmann
Col
Chorney A. Lindtergh
England
America
U. S
Washington
Roosevelt
Chutes A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Jafsie
GOFX
New York
Photures
Amurlea
Variety
Iohn Condon
Jotato
Fire damages Andrews Hall dormitory in Birmingham
A damaging fire swept two top floors of Andrews Hall dormitory at Birmingham Southern College, causing estimated losses between 50 000 and 75 000 dollars. Five students were briefly displaced while firefighters contained the blaze in the east wing, with smoke and water damage reported throughout the building.
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Birmingham
Der
Tal
Andrews Hall
Tich
May Cheatham
Haleyvilley
Ann
Buttirly
Mobil
Kota Toni Clothing
Etydenta
Vetle
Mary Home Orphanage
Christmix Tree
20 More On Job Twenty Altered Bits of News
Fragmented OCR text discusses a Friday program about a threat and a plan by Formeis Com Meiehin, Jd Marri, and dteiek SRS diet lar. It mentions a virtual completion and work to be done on an unnamed highway project. The passage is unclear and garbled but centers on a municipal plan and funding.
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Meiehin
Jd Marri
Dteiek
Alian
Pet Peeves That Burn Em Up Told By Great And Nearly So
Boston to Chicago dispatch cites humor on New Year resolutions from readers and doctors. Peeves range from blood pressure and heart rate to language use and bridge game distractions. A South Carolina publisher jokes about heaven’s dictionary. The piece spotlights public figures and readers sharing personality quirks and annoyances.
Norris Broaches Plan of Control Over Mississippi
Senator Norris proposes a Mississippi Valley Authority style plan to govern a vast watershed. The measure would unite navigation, hydroelectric power, soil conservation, and reforestation under a central board similar to TVA. The plan would cover the broad plain between the Alleghenies and the continental divide from Minnesota to the Gulf, excluding the one valley already governed by TVA.
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TVA
Norris
Bussouri
Flea — Central
Abel
Hero Rescuer Saves Children After Car Plunge
Milwaukee witness recounts a dramatic crash on a pavement where William Gurke of Moriton, Ohio, skidded and struck a vehicle, ejecting a two year old and a boy. Volerman, a passerby, leaped into danger and rescued two children from a drowning car, while others aided. The National Poet Commission later recognized the rescuer for his bravery and WPA involvement.
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Milwaukyean Adda
Chittren
Eleneuet
Milwaukee
Dee ST
Milwaukies
Childern
William Gureke
Morinton
Valeria
Cotton subsidy payments due to growers on January 16
Washington reports that first payments under the 1434 cotton subsidy are expected to be mailed January 16. Farmers receive the adjustment payments to cover the difference between 12 cents per pound and the village market price, contingent on the price gap not exceeding two cents. Technical issues delayed mailing of the initial checks from December 15.
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Cotta
Washington
Iminda
Rale
Fromm
Tleen
Some Relief Due In Cold City Low 20
In Cleveland a small female dog guarded her owner's car for over 12 hours in subzero weather. The theater owner found the dog at 10 p.m. Wednesday, and police moved the car away last night after checking several suspects and collar tags. The dog was frostbitten but recovering today.
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Ccveland
Pepo- Hee
Georgia Teense Platen
Novoral Peranns Pte
Justus Lamm
Byltz
Deadly Cold Grips South as Death Toll Rises
Severe winter conditions spawn record lows across Alabama and neighboring states. Florence, Mobile, Montgomery report new cold records while Birmingham sees 18 degrees as forecasters warn of lingering chill. Fire crews battle incidents linked to freezing weather and carbon monoxide. Nationwide, at least 200 deaths are attributed to exposure and related hazards with broader areas predicting gradual warming next days.
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Southenat
Alabama
Ontroma
Florida
Aiobome
Birmingham
Iso
Florence
Tuscelooma
Asason
Montgomery
Thoreday
Gadaden
Vrollef
Mirmingham
North Alabama
Gouth
Oklahotan
Texas
Baturday
Chicago
Sec
Haven
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
New England
North Atlantic
Aeversat Bn
W. Roberta
Blamarck
N. D
Lexingtom
Uruguay Quietly Considers Halting Soviet Ties
In Montevideo the Uruguayan government decided to hand Soviet Minister Alexander Minkin and his staff their passports amid rumored uprisings nearby. The move follows Brazilian complaints that Soviet-linked actions aided a November rebellion. Controversy over Uruguayan relations with the Soviet bloc grows as authorities monitor opposition unrest and shared border tensions with Argentina and Brazil.
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Ansaclulnd Irons
Montevideo
Uruguay
Deea
Klromg
Alexander Minkin
Jwlatt
Iuwala
Brazil
Urugue
Montevidew
Tregiflin
Elementa
Gabriel Terra
Murvcliikace
Rusti
Parsonage Fire Destroys Landmark on Christmas Day
In Chelat, the parsonage long a local landmark was wiped out by a Christmas morning fire. The blaze originated from Yuletide decorations and gained headway before firefighters could halt it. Most of the furniture was saved.
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Palsonage
Yuletide
Weather notes for Alabama and north Florida
Weather report from Alabama and north Florida describing fair conditions with rising temperatures in the east coast region and a cold spell in northwest Florida. Friday night forecasts show increasing cloudiness and warmer air in Alabama, while northern Florida remains cold with frost and partly cloudy skies Saturday.
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Alabama
Wale
Gaturney
N. W
Florida
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Abia
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Carolina Ponker
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Poriché
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