Max Baer Hosts New York Club Night as He Aims Heavyweight Crown
Maxwell Adelaert Baer, famed heavyweight contender and film actor, assumes master of ceremonies duties at a New York club. He sings and dances with the chorus and displays makeup skills, but his thoughts are on prize fighting. Baer expects a championship shot by June as he entertains patrons and publicity photos capture the spectacle.
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Maxwell Adelaert Baer
New York
Max
Associated Press
Undown Blizzard Delays Meeting With Santa
Willy Nilly and animal companions ride to meet Santa but a blizzard strands their auto. Rip the Dog worries Santa will wait, while Christopher Columbus Crow flies ahead to find him but vanishes in the storm as snow deepens and time runs out.
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Willy Nilly
Wily Nilly
Santa
Rip
Mrs. Quacko
Santa Claus
Christopher Columbus Crow
Willy Nully
Christopher
Bootleg Bedframe Hauls Liquor From Brass Bed
Danville Virginia police seized a novel bootleg liquor cache inside an old brass bed owned by Cora Gray. Gilded spheres hid copper containers in hollow uprights and horizontal tubes, with five gallon capacity. A charge of violating prohibition law was filed and bond was posted for police court.
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Danville
Cora Gray
Hidden Santa Workshop Guarded by Puff in the Woods
A whimsical verse describes an old man reading with friends deep in a winding wood. Puff notes a hidden Santa workshop along a narrow path and vows to guard the toys diligently.
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Puff
How Women Win Men and Men Win The Favor of Other Men
An herbal advertisement argues that poor health and digestive issues ruin personal charm. It claims bile and liver problems harm appearance and social appeal, and promotes a mild vegetable medicine called Little Liver Pills as a safe remedy without mercury.
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Otto
Bates Must Yield Money From Urschel Kidnapping Case
Albert Bates, life term convict, remains in solitary confinement at Leavenworth until he reveals the whereabouts of his 100000 share of the 200000 Urschel ransom. Assistant Attorney General Keenan, who prosecuted the case, said Bates admits receiving the money. Bates has been isolated six weeks and may only see his attorney with a guard present.
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Washington
Albert Bates
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma
Josph B. Keenan
Stold Bates
Urschel
Keenan
Bates
Leavenworth Penitentiary
George
Kelly
Woman Found Garroted in West Side Apartment
New York police report a young woman clad in blue pajamas found garroted with a lamp cord in a three room upper west side flat. Dr. Norris says death occurred at least 24 hours earlier. Victim identified as Marian Smith after filing the lease two weeks ago. Police catalog shopping parcels and note several gifts among signs of Christmas prep. Detectives pursue two unnamed women with Shenandoah Pa addresses.
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New York
Upper West Side
Charles G. Norris
Marian Smith
Shenanetat, Pa
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds Of Fat
A testimonial ad promotes Kruschen Salts as the easiest safest way to lose fat. The user should take a half teaspoonful in hot water each morning and avoid fatty foods. It claims energy gains clearer skin and reduced bodily discomfort. A firm money back guarantee is offered and buyers are told to get a jar from local druggists. The note includes a personal claim of weight loss by Helen Smith of Haverhill Massachusetts.
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Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Red Cross Pharmacy
America
Helen Smith
Haverhill
Ee Mass
Population of San Franiis co's Chinatown doubles since 1929
The article notes that the Chinatown of San Franiis co shows a population estimated to have doubled from 1929 to the present, indicating significant community growth and settlement patterns in the area.
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San Franiisco
Classified advertising rates and rules for Sentinel
Sentinel lists two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion. Insertion must be consecutive and in regular style. Minimum charge 45 cents. Each initial and each figure counts as one word. Example 521 equals three words. Ads restricted to proper classification. errors reported immediately. Sentinel not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion.
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Sentinel
Britain to Pay Token Debt Installment to United States
A check for 7.5 million dollars is expected to be handed to the United States in Washington on Friday as a token payment on Great Britain's war debts. The payment will be drawn on the British dollar account in the United States, using dollar funds deemed sufficient. Britain's owed principal and interest on December 15 total about 117.67 million dollars for the semiannual installment.
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London
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Farm Bureau backs Roosevelt policy at Chicago convention
The American Farm Bureau Federation voiced broad approval of President Roosevelt's agricultural policies at its 15th annual convention in Chicago, with about one million members backing the stance. Delegates debated 27 resolutions on topics from price supports to farm credit as the meeting concluded.
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Farm Bureau
Roosevelt
Chicogo
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Farm program gains unanimous support in farm bureau
The convention backed the agricultural adjustment act arguing more time and cost have been given to reconcile opposition largely from those with old system advantages. Delegates urged restoration of an honest dollar to achieve price parity, help debt repayment, and currency value consistency. Charles M Galway, 73, Pocahontas Va, bank president of Bank of Pocahontas, died in Bluefield Sanitarium after a heart attack. He will be buried in Cincinnati, his home, with two brothers and two sisters surviving.
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Farm Bureau
Eost
Chas, M
Galway
Bluefield
Charles M Galway
Pocahontas
Bank of Pocahontas
Bluefield Sanitarium
Cincinnati
Bank
Isaac T. Mann
Glover elected president of Eastern Panhandle Medical Society
Dr. V. L. Glover of Martinsburg was elected president of the Eastern Panhandle Medical Society at the annual meeting, succeeding Dr. M. H. Porterfield. New officers include Vice President Dr. J. J. Pittman and secretary-treasurer Dr. Edwin Cameron. The president was authorized to form a Berkeley County committee for welfare and CWA projects. next session will be in Charles Town in spring.
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Martinsburg
V. L .Glover
Eastern Panhandle Medical Society
M. H. Porterfield
J. J. Pittman
Charles Town
Edwin Cameron
Berkeley County
Berkeley County Society
CWA
Good Citizenship Meeting at First Baptist Church Dec 19
A Good Citizenship event hosted by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Ameri canization Department will be held Tuesday evening December 19 at 6 at the First Baptist Church. Prominent civic leaders will discuss aspects of good citizenship in three minute talks, with prayers, solos, readings, and a patriotic piece.
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First Baptist Church
The
Woman's Christian Temperancy Union
Cedric O. Reynolds
W. Merle Watkins
H. R. Gibson
Monongah
B. & O. Railroad
C. F. Shafer
J. W. Martin
Ona C. Jeffreys
Oral C. Jones
Blanche V. Guard
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Mary Graham Bonner
Santa and
Chi
Josephine Lowther
Ridgeland, S. C
Phyllis Barrington
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
POR
RedCross Pharmacy
Blueville
Grafton
W. Va
Walnut St
Western Metal Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Britain
Scorchy Smith
Hings
Jake
Pete
Jim
Diana Dane
Joe
Diana
ARGU
Curly
Rod Kenny
Scorchy
John C. Terry
Biffo
V. L. Glover
Eastern Panhandle Medical Association
W. C. Byers
C. F. Schroeder
Paul P. Warden
E. F. K. Roof
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
A. E. Leonard
Sven
Noriie Sterling
Morton Rosenshine
Little, Town
Frances Hugill
Anne Tucker
Revenue Department
North Carolina
Jack Wisdom
Jay
Okla
Herry Pritchard
Wichita
Kas
Merchant
al Morse
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