Miss Chicago to Prize Handsome Man at Grafton Alumni Ball
Miss Chicago of 1937 Vivian La Grew will award a prize to the handsomest man at the Grafton High School alumni ball at the Field House Monday night. Husk O’Hare notes the event also features violin, singing, and tap dancing while plans include sidewalk repairs, floodlights, police traffic aid, and upgraded checkrooms for a smooth evening.
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Hurrygram
Consolidated Radio Artists
Chicago
Husk” O'Hare
Vivian la Grew
Grafton High School
Field House
O'Hare
Fams
Menjou
Mdet
Paul Hammond
Jurors Find Frameup Claims In City Bribery Case
Jurors in a municipal bribery case concluded three defendants faced separate trials while three others await verdicts. Indicted on two counts for conspiring to bribe and misconduct, O Day Titchenal and Oliverio faced the bribery charge. Several council members resigned after arrests, while others retained seats as prosecutors sought impeachment and defense teams sought postponement to February. The jury sought divine guidance before deliberating.
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O'Day
Titchenal
Oliverio
Council
Thomas E. Cornwell
M. B. Criss
Frank Underwood
J. Phillip Clifford
Tom ‘W. Robey
First Lady Buys Dolls as Hongkong Tensions Rise
Amid growing unease in Hongkong gunfire near Hangchow is heard as three Japanese columns close on the city. Major General Harada revises a report on the Panay bombing, saying new findings weaken prior claims of attack by Japanese troops. Shanghai’s Tsin tgao quiet but fear of retaliation grows. Evacuations planned for 300 refugees from Hankow and the U.S. embassy.
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Hongkong
Hangchow
Harada
Shanghai
Kumakichi Harada
United States
Augusta
Tsingtao
Swantung Province
Hangkow
Shantung Province
South China
Hankow
Woosung
Canton
Capetown
Yangtze
Matung
Jury considers bribery plea in Huntington garbage bid case
State Trooper Musgrave testified that Frank O Day Ray Titchenal Joseph Oliverio and two present councilmen offered $9000 to a fictitious Huntington firm for a garbage disposal contract. The defense urged jurors to ignore politics and vote for clean government, while opposition lawyers called arrests showmanship.
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Frank C. Haymond
C. E.’ Musgrave
Frank O'Day
Ray ©. Titchenal
Joseph Oliverio
Huntington
J. Phillip Clifford
Japan Moves Threaten Rail Link South China Situation
Americans in the threatened port faced possible evacuation as tensions rose over the south China area. A Japanese attempt to cut the railway between Carton and Kowloon, opposite the British settlement, was noted as a key danger.
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South China
Carton
Kowloon
Transfer of Fleet Mobilization Under Holiday Conditions
Continued from page one the mobilization under holiday conditions notes that except for ships undergoing overhaul in navy yards the heavy cruisers and battleships of the fleet together with the aircraft carriers Saratoga and Lexington are at an-
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Hull
Hopkins
Williamson
Childs
Gilmer
Barry
Fox
Brooks
Goff
Reuben James
H. L. Pence
Washington
San Pedro
Navy Department
Hepburn
San Diego
Alva Bernhard
Bernhard
Navy
Saratoga
Lexington
Senate moves to curb government mortgage control
The senate debated changes including barring government controlled mortgage associations from entering the individual home loan field to reduce private industry opposition. The panel approved liberalizing mortgage insurance for homes up to 10000 dollars with 9000 insured at 90 percent and the rest at 80 percent.
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Senate
House
Fierce battle for Teruel continues amid cold and siege
Government forces and insurgents clash as snow omits the plains while 30,000 troops fight. Insurgent counterattacks are repulsed and government lines remain firm after four days of intense fighting near Teruel, with ultimatums for surrender rejected.
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Teruel
Open Door and Kaiser's Warnings Shape Far East Policy
The piece recalls Kaiser quotes about a clash between the far east and the west, noting America and Britain weighing China’s integrity and open door policy. It lists Western holdings near China including Singapore, Hongkong, and British India, plus French Indo China and Dutch East Indies, and mentions the Philippines and Guam as part of American interests.
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America
England
Solomon
Far East
William H. Hale
Century Magazine
Atlantic Monthly
Hale
Kaiser
Japan
China
Smething
Great Britain
Orient
Britain
straits _ settlements
Singapore
Borneo
Hongkong
Australasia
France
Laichow
Netherlands
Amelia
Philippines
Guam
Pines
Pacific
Insurgent Advices Hint Government Forces Advance
Incomplete insurgent reports indicate government troops have occupied most of the encircled territory, with Teruel remaining as the sole exception in their offensive.
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Teruel
Kaiser Theories Spark Debate On Eastern Threats
Contained fragment discusses a former Kaiser amid claims of divine right and his bold warnings about dangers from the Far East. The text notes his influence and the public reaction, hinting at predictions of war that critics say are unproven, with present disputes over his era’s rhetoric.
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Far East
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