Broad Extension Of Old Age Insurance Has FDR's Backing
A Boston lawyer testified that he drafted a contract for the purchase of Lee Enfield rifles at the request of F Donald Costure Musica, as federal probes tie him to a vast arms smuggling scheme. Investigators link the missing assets to gun shipments while McMahon notes Musica’s underworld connections and a major crude drugs fraud. Federal agencies pursue gun running, blackmail, and political protection angles amid an 18 million missing McKesson Robbins funds episode.
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Boston
Donald Costur- Philip Musica
Mec- Xusson
Robbing
Ing
Standard Oil
England
Frederic Wingersky
Suite
Ambrose Ve McCall
Coster-Musical
Brian McMahon
U. S
Washington
Coster-Musica
McMahon
Emaplesis
Coster-Musien
New York
Caster-Musica
Giorge Vernard- Arthur Musica
George E. Dietrich- Musicn
Robert Dietrich-Musica
Fairfield
Conn
Sisy Ssid
Eedlec
Standard Oil Company
Anglo-American Oil Company
Cypress Hills
Queens
Antonio Musica
Noonan
Musica
McKesson& Robbins
Arma
George Musica
George S. Dietrich
McKesson & Robbins
Coster
Stores to Start Late Closing Schedule Tonight
Huron merchants inaugurate a 5 p.m. closing schedule through Friday to aid belated Christmas shoppers. Stores will close at 7 p.m. Saturday as part of the plan. Christmas Eve, Monday Dec 26, will be observed as a holiday in the city.
Gordon Stouts Appendix Removed
Pierre brief reports Secretary of Agriculture Gordon Stout underwent appendicitis surgery at Pierre hospital this morning. He had come to Rapid City last week and his condition improved after the operation.
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Pierre
Dec
Gordon Stout
Pierre Hospital
Stout
Rapid City
U S China loan adds strain with Tokyo in tension
The Associated Press reports the U S decision to lend 25 million to China sparks concern in Japan as Tokyo warns the move could be a political pressure measure. Elsewhere Europe frets over Italian colonial pressures on France and rising anti Jewish actions in Romania and Hungary. Warfronts in Spain remain quiet.
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Associated Press
United States
China
Washington
Tokyo
France
Europe
Hachiro Arita
Japan
East Asia
Chamberlain
Rome
House of Commons
Pertitax
Palestine
Great Briain
Hungary
Romania
Spain
Death Coincidence Shocking In Highmore
Floyd Shilling 46, a Highmore undertaker, dies at home. A strange timing coincidence follows as his father William Shilling dies in West Unity, Ohio, within the same hour after Mrs Shilling reports Floyd's death by phone. Survived by wife, brother Ed Shilling, and three sisters.
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Floyd Shilling
Highmore
Ohio
Floyd
McLaughlin -Iin
West Unity
Ed Shilling
Clara Ohlman
Ickes Prompts Dig at Ford Lindbergh Medal Critics
Cleveland dispatch reports Secretary Harold Ickes challenging Henry Ford and Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh to justify accepting medals from dictators. At a Hanukkah banquet, Ickes denounced those who honor tyrants while torturing others, contrasting Ford’s and Lindbergh’s actions with American Christian ideals.
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Cleveland
Henry
Ford
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Interior
Harold J. Ickes
Ickes
Cleveland Zionist Society
Henry Ford
Charles A. Linbergh
Nazasem
Volta Terry Weaves 1938 Monthly World Events Tale
AP Feature writer Volta Terry presents a month by month history of 1923 and 1938, delivering high drama on small but human moments. The piece previews the upcoming Year 1938 segment in The Evening Huronite, while South Dakota forecasts a snowless Christmas amid clear to cloudy skies and mild temperatures.
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Volta Torrey
AP Feature Service
Algo
Bioax Falls
South Dakota
Pierre
Litchell
Leomon
Argentina Rejects Landon Monroe Doctrine Speech
At the Pan American Conference Argentina signals disapproval of Alf Landon’s Monroe Doctrine emphasis, citing doubts over U.S. assurances under any future regime. Delegates note past differences but seek accord while warning against outside aggression and totalitarian influence in Latin America. Cordell Hull counters with warning of totalitarian fleets nearby.
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Lima
Alf BL Landon
Argentina
United States
Isidoro Ruiz Moreno
Roosevelt
Landon
London
Americas
Central America
South America
Landon E
Ruiz Moreno
Cordell Hull
Snyder Case May Go To Jury Today
Los Angeles reports the Snyder trial nears verdict in a case charging three counts of attempted murder two counts of kidnapping and one gun-law violation. The ex-husband of Ruth Etting faces a possible 115 year sentence after a Oct 15 shooting that wounded pianist Myrel Alderman. Testimony and a potential mystery witness were anticipated as closing arguments approached.
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Los Angeles
Martin
Plan to Extend Social Security Coverage Gains Backing
A board approved a fundamentals plan to extend Social Security coverage to millions more workers. The plan, backed by the Social Security Board and advised by the advisory council, envisions broader insurance and a contingency trust fund funded by equal thirds from the government payroll taxes and employer and employee contributions.
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Washington
Roostvelt
Congress
White House
Social Advisory Council
National Defense
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
Tts
Advisor Council
New Dealers Plan For Long Time Haul
The new congress, meeting in two weeks, faces shaping New Deal laws for a long period. Despite Republican gains, Democrats still control Congress, the White House, and government departments. Analysts foresee cross party alliances shaping the 1940s presidential contest and party prospects as members consider how their actions affect their party's chances. Continuous coverage note indicates continuation on page two.
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Congress
White House
South Dakota Safety Council Plans Driver License Bill
Members of the South Dakota State Safety Council met to sponsor a drivers license law at the 1939 state legislature session. A committee led by Walter Burke of Pierre will contact House and Senate members, urging enactment. The council will form county secret committees to aid the motor patrol in reducing accidents and will dispatch courtesy letters to violators. Drivers of passenger cars will be urged to carry flares for stalled vehicles to prevent hazards. Officers for 1939 were postponed to the March meeting.
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South Dakota State Safety Council
Walter Burke
Pierre
House
Senate
Motor Patrol
Bitter cold grips Europe from Scotland to Greece
Icy Siberian winds and heavy snow swept across Europe from northern Scotland to southern Greece. London saw temperatures plunge from 42 to 28 F in 24 hours, the coldest in a decade, with snow in Scotland and southern England. In Zeebrugge a 7000 ton molasses leak from two tanks caused a brown tide while a second tank of creosote, 150 tons, risked nearby gas works as 200 soldiers were deployed to address the crisis.
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London
Siberia
Europe
Scotland
Greece
England
Zeebrugge
Belgium
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Institute For Study of Foreign Policy
Georges Bonnet
Britain
Mussolini
al Duce
Paris
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Volta Terry
Moreno
M Snorre Hee Ey
Somaliland
Ramor
East Africa
McAming
Defense
Tan & Great
D. Safety Council
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