Mussolini defies Europe as peace talks likely dead
Mussolini again defies Europe to halt his Ethiopia campaign while Geneva talks on the Franco British peace formula falter. A league council rep called the plan dead as Eden and others press for possible new sanctions. The council may approve Hoare Laval draft, with Mussolini hinted to resign from the league.
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Associated Press
Europe
Geneva
Anthony Eden
League of Nation's Fairs
League Council
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League
Samuel Hoare
Pierre Laval
France
TJ Duée
WPAIN STATE FACING PROBE OVER QUARREL IN WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia faces a federal probe into WPA activities as Huntington Mayor Martin V. Chapman urged an end to a local political quarrel between factions backed by relief groups. Chapman said an investigator would be sent immediately, seeking to remove political influence from WPA operations ahead of the upcoming primary.
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Washington
West Virginia
WPA
Martin V. Chapman
Huntington
W. Va
Works Progress Administration
Howard Q. Hunter
Mountainee
Chapman
Hunter
Feder
St Virginia
Italy Claims Victory Over Ethiopian Forces
Rome reports that Italy’s north Ethiopia army defeated Ethiopian forces in a three day battle along the Takkaze river. The clash left 500 Ethiopians dead and 272 Italian soldiers killed or wounded, with Mai Timchet and Dembe Guina among the contested villages.
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Rome
Ethiopia
Takkaze River
Mai Timchet
Dembe Guina
Early Break Expected in Kidnap Case
Philadelphia dispatch reports government agents and police sweeping two cities for Caleb J. Milne IV, grandson of a Philadelphia manufacturer, amid a possible kidnapping. A $50,000 ransom was reported to be sought, with false leads abundant and the family denying any ransom plan.
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Philadelphia
Caleb J. Milne, IV
New York
Germantown
York
Caleb
Frederic
Milne
Warren Milne
Unidentified Woman Dies in 12-Story Hotel Plunge
In San Francisco a red haired woman died after leaping or being thrown from a 12th floor hotel window. Police pursue whether it was suicide or homicide as letters in her purse read Olga Breck and listed a Market Street nightclub as her address. The open room window and a drunken party are noted as possible context.
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San Francisco
Olga Breck
Market Street
Benes Elected President To Succeed Dr. Masaryk
Eduard Benes was elected second president of Czechoslovakia by the national assembly to succeed Dr. Thomas G Masaryk who resigned at 85. Benes won 340 votes to 24 for Bohumil Nemec with 76 blank ballots.
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Praha
Eduard Benes
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Thomas G. Masaryk
Benes
Dr. Masaryk
Bohumil Nemec
Czech Agrarian Party
Cattle Rustlers Gang Captured in State Case
Logan reports state police seized three men Branch Ward 32 Dave McCoy Luther Mahone of Lincoln County as part of a four state cattle rustling gang. Authorities say they stole cattle from the mother in law of Sheriff Sherman Smith and last week took 75 sheep from farmers near Chapel. Virginia farmers aided in locating the suspects who were taken to jail.
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Chillicothe
Major Tells of Army Work on Christmas
Major John Campbell, Salvation Army commandant, spoke at the Grafton Kiwanis meeting about Christmas relief work. He traced the program from the days homeless men were cared for to today’s extensive aid, noting benefits to both recipients and those who support the effort. He said the season teaches empathy and can prevent family tragedies by aiding needy families.
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John Campbell
Salvation Army
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Debendorfer’s Co |Zy Rest Inn
U. S. Route 50
Army
State Gas Tax Revenues Show Great Improvement
State tax officials report higher gasoline tax receipts for November totaling 610,953.79 dollars, up from 575,076.42 dollars a year earlier, signaling improved business conditions in Charleston.
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Charleston
Tax Department
Venezuela's Dictator Gomez Dies After Long Rule
Gen Juan Vicente Gomez, age 78, Venezuela's ruler for more than 25 years, died at 11 45 p m in Caracas. The national cabinet named Gen Eleazar Lopez de Tas as provisional president and war minister in the interim.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Juan Vincente Gomez
Immedi
Eleazar Lopez F Tas
Townsend Plan Advocate Elected to Congress in Third Michigan District
Verner W. Main, Battle Creek attorney and Townsend plan supporter, won a special election to Michigan’s 3rd congressional district, delivering a decisive victory for the Townsend old age pension initiative. The result is hailed by Townsend backers as a major test of the plan’s political appeal.
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Michigan
Mississippi River
Battle Creek, Mich
Verner W. Main
Battle Creek
Main
F. E. Townsend
Teacher Won’t Disclose Driver In Car Hit Incident
In Huntington on December 18 a high school teacher Miss Daisy French was struck by a motorist whose identity will stay secret for now. Hospital staff report three broken ribs from the collision and that the driver has been very kind, with Miss French declining to reveal her name.
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Huntington
Daisy French
Fox Denies City Auto License Tax Contrary to Law
In Charleston on December 18 Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox responded to proposals by mayors to tax automobiles, saying he only suggested such licenses and that current statutes forbid municipalities from taxing cars. He cited state code and noted licenses and gasoline taxes are burdensome.
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Fox
Charleston
Fred L. Fox
Charleston Gazette
Santa Claus Parade Arrives For City Visit
Santa Claus and his helpers visited the city before Christmas Eve. A parade through town drew a crowd of school children who learned he would visit each school and parade again in the afternoon. Eskimos escorted the group with reindeer and a pony named Inkslinger. Children rode the pony under supervision during the day.
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Santa Claus
Withi
Inkslinger
Santa
Kendall Succeeds Means As NRS Elkins Manager
Kendall named district manager of the Federal Reemployment Service in Elkins succeeding Guy Means. Kendall, previously assistant manager at Martinsburg, says no personnel changes expected. In Wheeling, state troopers raid the William Link headquarters seizing a blackboard and slips. One arrest and 18 others linked to a numbers operation were held on $100 bond.
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Kendall
Means
NRS Elkins
Wheeling
W. Va
William
Bill" Link
Lias
Celb Meeeker Mead al Cial
National Debt Tops Thirty Billion Dollars
The national debt rose to 30 555 791 967 dollars today, surpassing 30 billion for the first time. A mid December financing operation added 962 639 93T dollars to the total, nearing Roosevelt’s year end projection of 30 723 000 000 dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thelma Todd Inquest Opens In Los Angeles
The coroner's inquest into Thelma Todd's death opened as autopsy findings suggested she died from breathing automobile exhaust. Grand jury foreman George Rochester requested an analysis of her stomach to check for poison, while a chauffeur testified fear of gangland bullets marked her final hours.
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Carne
Todd
sAipouet
Santa Monica
Aed Ata
Baneres
New York
Cal
Los Angeles
George Rochester
Thelma Todd
Rochester
Frank Nance
Ernest O. Peters
Hollywood
Aged Gas Station Man Faces Trial For Murder
In Lebanon Virginia 72 year old John W A Gibson filling station proprietor goes before Trial Justice James E Duff December 27 on a murder charge. He admits firing two shots during an argument over a beer sale with Berkeley Whited 20 grand nephew of U S Commissioner T C Whited. Gibson says Whited struck first and he fired to stop the youth, but the second shot killed him.
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Lebanon
John W. A. Gibson
James E. Duff
Berkeley Whited
Gibson
Whited
U.S
T. C. Whited
Logan
W. Va
Great-Grandmother Burns To Death In Fire Tragedy
EAST LIVERPOOL OHIO December 18 Mrs Hiiga Roush 76 grandmother of Mrs Mullen died after entering a burning house to try to save Vernt Mullen 26 and her nine day old son. Roush and her grandson Carl Norris 20 were trapped by blazing doors and perished in the flames.
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East Liverpool
Hiiga Roush
Vernt Mulle
Carl Norris
Governor Hoffman Holds Firm on Hauptmann Guilt
Gov Harold Hoffman said he believes Bruno Hauptmann is guilty, though the Lindbergh case not fully solved. He dismissed any doubt about Hauptmann's guilt, noting courts have spoken, and that final solution remains uncertain. He would consult with Lindbergh if questions arise.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindberg
Bruno Hauptmann
Hauptmann
I Mann
Pol
Charles “A. Lindberghad
Allentown
J. J. Faulkner
Retail sales show increase across December momentum
A nationwide survey by the National Retail Drygoods Association reports Christmas sales up almost 10 percent in the first half of December, based on telegraphed merchant reports. If maintained, analysts expect a total $4.5 billion in retail business for the month, with department store sales likely the highest since 1930.
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New York
National Retail Drygoods Association
Chinning EB. Sweitzer
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