Free Textbooks Proposed For State Schools Over Three Years
A draft bill to require local adoptions of state board curated textbooks would be phased in over three years starting 1935-36 for high schools and 1936-38 for elementary and junior high grades. Costs capped at 1.50 per elementary pupil, 2.00 per junior high pupil, and 2.50 per senior high pupil annually.
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Huntington
State Education Association
Boards of Education
State Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Thirteen Miners Die in Hungarian Coal Blast
In Bonyhad Hungary thirteen miners were killed and one injured in a coal mine blast today. Rescue crews and local authorities reported the disaster as the workers labored underground amid rising concerns over mine safety in the region.
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Bonyhad
Hungary
U S Refunds Large Amount To Taxpayers
Washington reports the federal treasury issued 80 583 564 in refunds for the 1932 fiscal year as errors overpaid taxes. Major payouts include more than a million to several firms and notable sums to film industry figures and Osage Indians driven by a 1931 court decision.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
Mills
Congress
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
United Fruit Company
Boston
Lehigh
ikes-Barre Coal Company
Insylvania
T Worsted Mills
Passaic
JuQiith
Conrad Nagel
Luis B. Mayer
Charles
Irene Rich
Adolphson
Benet
Lubitsch
CAMPUS LIFE NO DETRIMENT TO RELIGION
Rev. John W. Miller of Ohio State University told church workers from 16 states that a survey of 2300 undergraduates shows campus life increases young people's interest in religion. He dismissed claims that campus life destroys religious interest and noted students’ overall engagement rises despite less church attendance.
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Columbus
John W. Miller
Presbyterian Church
Ohio State University
Church Workers In
North Central Conference
Miller
Gandhi postpones protest fast against temple untouchability
Poona India December 29 Gandhi announced the postponement of his planned fast protesting the ban on entry of untouchables to the Guruvayoor temple. He said the fast slated for New Year’s Day would be postponed indefinitely as all parties strive to advance progress toward ending untouchability.
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Poona
India
Mahatna Gandhii
Guruvayoor Temple
Gandhi
Gandhi release rumors surface after round table close
London reports revived talk of Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi’s possible early release from prison. The rumors emerge as the India round-table conference ends, with next Tuesday marking the anniversary of Gandhi’s arrest and imprisonment.
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London
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
England
Gandhi
Hunter killed when gun slips near Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Springs on December 29 report says Bernard Younify15 was accidentally killed while rabbit hunting with a cousin. The gun slipped from his hand and discharged as he stumbled.
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Berkeley Springs
Bernard
Run On Overalls Swamps Relief Organization
Relief headquarters in the Salvation Army building has been busy as two days of clothing deliveries unfold. A shipment of 317 pairs of Red Cross overalls was nearly exhausted by noon with a supply of cotton trousers, knickers, undergarments, and a few women’s garments on hand. An order for 76 dozen cotton sweaters was placed, and 14,000 yards of Red Cross cotton has been mostly distributed.
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Salvation Army
Red Cross
National Red Cross Organization
Four Die in Miami Domestic Tragedy
In Miami Florida Mrs Sarah Ann Parnell 57 died as a fourth victim in a domestic tragedy that claimed four lives across three related families. Raleigh E Still 32 shot at the Parnell home killing himself and Parnell’s son Raymond Townsend Parnell 34 and grandson aged six. Parnell’s wife escaped unscathed. she had left to call police.
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Miami
Fla
Sarah Ann Parnell
Parnell
West Virginia relief loan approved for 12.44 million dollars
An emergency relief loan of 12,440,397 was voted to West Virginia to be used in 34 political sub-divisions during January and February. Counties and cities to be assigned were to be announced at the state capital. The governor intends to seek further emergency funds when the legislature convenes.
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West Virginia
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Belng
Cigaret Held as Cause of Hotel Blaze
Pittsburgh. December 29. A cigarette dropped on a bed by Frank Reed of Fairmont West Virginia was held responsible by Fire Chief George Spahr for the fire that swept a wing of the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday. one man died. Reed was held for the coroner after a hearing before Magistrate Leo Rothenberg despite his denial that the blaze started in his room. Spahr said no evidence shows Reed deliberately started the fire but his carelessness endangered hundreds.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Reed
Fairmont
W. Va
George Spahr
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Leo Rothenberg
Reed
Spahr
Seven Given Good Chance for Escape in Mine
Glenn Shaffer, owner of the line where 54 men were entombed by a blast last Saturday, said the seven still missing have a good chance to escape today. He refuses to give up hope, urging all speed to reach the last victims despite five days underground. He said the mine is clear back there and if they had time to retreat far enough they are all right.
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Monequa
Glenn Shaffer
Shaffer
Double wedding on airplane between Port au Prince and Santo Domingo
A plane flight between Port au Prince and Santo Domingo witnessed a double wedding. Elma Margaret Ellsworth daughter of Capt. Harry D. Ellsworth U.S. Marine Corps Washington D.C. wed Eugene D. Pauley. Jeanette Burrell of Philadelphia married Charles Elmer Patterson.
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Port Au U Prince
Haiti
Here
Santo Domingo
Elma Margaret — Ellsworth
Harry D. Ellsworth
U. S. Marine Corps
Washington,d.c
Eugene D. Pauley
Jeanette 2. Burrell
Philadelphia
Charles Elsmer Patterson
Chauffeur of Studebakers Named in Will Case
Chicago dispatch reports Peter Peterson longtime chauffeur for Clement Studebaker Jr. telephoned his employer claiming he had willed his wife and daughter and planned to kill himself. Police later found three bodies in Petersons apartment all shot dead. A supposed $5,000 legacy was denied by a new will of the late Clement Studebaker.
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Chicago
Peter Peterson
Clement Studebaker, Jr
Clement Il
Peterson
Paulie
Northwestern University
Clement Studevakker
Enter Pleas Not Guilty to Slaying in Dedham Tenement
Ahmeed Orsman aged 38 and Aliie Orgman aged 60 pleaded not guilty at arraignment on charges of murdering Anealy Keras in a Norwood tenement on Christmas day. The court continued the case to January 6 and held the defendants without bail.
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Dedham
Mass
Ahmeed Orsman
Aliie Orgman
Anealy Keras
Ahmeed
Norwood
Vandals Cause Fatal Wabash Train Wreck Near Jacksonville
State's Attorney Absher probes a wreck injuring two and killing two on a Wabash Passenger train near Jacksonville Illinois. Investigators say vandals tampered with a switch opening and removing a danger light triggering the disaster as the engine collided with an oil tank car and caught fire. Firemen fought the blaze while passengers watched in shock. the dead are H Meyer of Decatur and engineer John Rapp of Springfield with other injuries reported.
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Jacksonville
Walford H. Abs
Absher
H. T Meyer
Decatur
Ill
John Rapp
Springfield
Til
Medicinal Liquor Demand Doubted In Grafton Stores
The city survey finds less than three cases sold since the law took effect allowing whisky on prescription. Only three druggists stock medicinal liquor with totals of 67 pints across stores. Prices range from 3 to 4 dollars and purchasers are aged 14 to 16 years. A specialty case and two brands are highlighted in local stock.
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Grafton
Greek police uncover plot to assassinate President Zaimis
In Athens on December 29 police disclosed an alleged plot by foreign anarchists to dispatch agents to Greece to murder President Alexander Zaimis. Zaimis is not implicated in the political turmoil surrounding Elutherios Venizelos stepping aside for royalist P. E. Tsalaris to form a coalition cabinet.
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Athens
Greece
Alexander Zaimis
Zaimis
Elutherios
Venizelos
P. E. Tsalaris
Blanket Authority Considered to Let Roosevelt Reorganize
Democratic leaders Rainey and Byrnes proposed blanket authority for President-Elect Roosevelt to reorganize government to pursue wholesale economies after he takes office. The plan aims to help balance the federal budget alongside tax reforms and a federal gasoline levy.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Byrnes
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Rep
Rainey
Linois
House Appropriatens Committee
Two Women Jump To Their Death In Gotham
New York city on December 29 reports of two women dying by suicide. Mrs Isabella M Dudley 55 a piano teacher jumped from her sixth floor window after writing a note blaming a neighbor s persistent radio for worsening her nerves. Mrs Clara Joselit leaped from her fourth floor apartment window.
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Gotham
New York
Isabella M. Dudley
Clara Joselit
Prisoners Moved To State Penitentiary From Local Jails
Twenty one inmates from Harrison county jail were moved to the state penitentiary at Moundsville today. Nine more prisoners from Lewis county jail accompanied them aboard a motorcoach. The transfer involved Mrs Moutice Davis and others in transit from Clarkeburg on December 29.
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Clarkeburg
Harrison County
Moundsville
Lewis County
Attica Prison Disturbance Ended by Gas Vent Release
Warden William Hunt states about 20 prisoners in Attica prison's mess hall caused a brief demonstration after a mentally unsound inmate toppled a tray. No general uprising occurred as gas vents were opened and one gas shot ended the disturbance. reports of a Christmas day breakout remain unconfirmed.
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Attica
N. Y
William Hunt
Hunt
Coal Imports Tax Decision Secret and Pending
Washington reports that a yet unpublished Attorney General opinion may decide if coal imports from Canada Germany and Great Britain will be taxed under the latest revenue law or exempt under most favored nation treaties. The Treasury will announce the ruling and tax plans once ready, affecting current duty-free imports and later assessments.
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Washington
Canada
Germany
Great Britain
Mitchell
White House
Treasury
United States
Reed
Goal
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