G men halt search in Charles Mattson kidnapping case
DOJ agents taking charge of the Tacoma search for 10 year old Charles Mattson and his kidnapper halted all activity. Dr W W Mattson, father of the boy, was told not to contact the kidnapper today. Police, boats and cars ceased operations as agents offered no explanation for the pause.
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Tacoma
Wash
Department of Justice
Charles Mattson
W. W. Mattson
G-Men
Justice
C. C. Sears
Portland
Pope Pius XI Death Seen Imminent In Vatican Circles
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XI, 79, is near death from a prolonged circulatory failure. Long Bedridden, he has shown signs of despair and is understood to have little hope of recovery while hope remains for his remaining days.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XI
Holy Father
Drive Safely When Stopping to Assist in Accidents
Instructions urge motorists to move their car clear of the roadway first, then flag traffic from the roadside when wreckage blocks the highway and people can assist in both directions. Warn that a second crash may be worse.
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Taylor County
Charleston Attorney Addresses G H S Alumni Banquet
Charleston attorney Fred O Blue of the class of 92 spoke at the annual Grafton High School Alumni banquet in Andrews M E church parlors last night. He extolled West Virginia resources, noted poor state unity, and contrasted wealth with neighboring states while urging development of roads and industry.
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West Virginia
Fred O. Blue
Charleston
Grafton High School
Andrews M. E
Attorney Blue
Blue
Kentucky
Week's storm devastates California with snow and damage
California endures a weekend storm system bringing snow to Death Valley and the Mojave while hail hit Hollywood. Property losses reach 500000 with impact on farms and forests. a lightning strike injures an 18 year old in Santa Monica and a man, Henry Monr, 28, is confirmed dead in Montana after getting lost on a wood cutting trip. Two yachts missing as 70 mph gale harms freighters and boats. mountains report heavy snow across resorts.
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Los Angeles
Death Valley
Hollywood
California
Roy Keefer
Santa Monica
Henry Monr
Missoula
Mont
Mojave Desert
Big Bear Valley
CCC Enrollee Missing In Week-Long SeaTch
State police scoured heavy forests in a week long search for 20 year old Walter Scouse a CCC enrollee who vanished the day before his Christmas furlough was to begin He reportedly tried to wade the Greenbrier river which yielded no clues as companions say his furlough expires January 7 and he planned to visit Mount Clare for the holidays
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Marlinton
Walter Scouse
CCCC
Greenbrier
Mount Clare
Parking Meter Plan Rejected in Huntington
Huntington council, in its final session with retiring Mayor Martin Chapman, rejected recommendations to zone the business district for parking meters and defeated an related ordinance.
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Huntington
Martin Chapman
Judge Stays At Post In Busy Wood County Day
Probate Judge B O Bistline kept a business as usual stance as offices closed then set a record by issuing 45 marriage licenses to Michigan and Ohio couples in a single day, highlighting unusual activity in Wood County.
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Bowling Green
B. O. Bistline
Wood County
Michigan
Ohio
Youth slaying dread in Kentucky courtroom shootout
In Jackson Kentucky Mrs Viola Wickline shot at Johnny Shephard 18 who testified in an examining trial for murder of Harvey Gabbard 17. She fired three times wounding Shephard and injuring attorney Moss Noble and bystander Moore. Crowd fled as Wickline leaped from her chair and fired toward County Judge George W Little.
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Jackson
Viola Wickline
Johnny Shepherd
Harvey Gabbard
Shepherd
Gabbard
Moore
Circuit Court Room
Noble
Student Agitators Clash With Police at Plant Gates
About 50 delegates to the American Students Union confronted police at Carnegie Illinois Steel plant gates in Chicago as they attempted to hand out leaflets urging steel industry unionization and CI0 publications. They said the action was to test an ordinance they claim bars distribution of such materials while the convention is in session.
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Chicago
American Students Union Convention
Committee For Industrial Organization
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Supreme Court Ends Unpassed Florida Bills Law
The Florida Supreme Court struck down a so called law that never passed. Bills on registration of bills of sale were not approved by both houses at the last session. James Messer, a Tallahassee automobile dealer, brought the case and the court ruled the law invalid.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
James Messer
Tallahassee
Grim task begins to recover bodies from airliner crash
In Burbank California on December 29 rescuers labored to recover 12 bodies from the United Airlines crash near Rice Canyon as a stormy week left the death toll at 27 dead or missing. The plane bound for Los Angeles from San Francisco wrecked in rugged terrain, scattering debris over about 1,000 yards. The victims included A L Markwell a Los Angeles diamond broker Edward T Ford Jr of San Marino son of Grace Lines president Mrs Fort John Korn of El Centro citrus man H B Teague artist Hollywood and Mrs W A Newton of Los Angeles.
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Burbank
Calif
West
United Airlines
San Francisco
Here
A. L. Markwell
Los Angeles
Edward T. Ford, Jr
San Marino
Grace Lines Steamship Company
Fort
John Korn
el Centro
H. 8
Teague
Hollywood
W. A. Newton
Los An
Former Store Manager Accused in Cash Theft
Beckley December report says state police will charge E. M. Britt, former manager of the O. J. Morrison department store, with theft after $96 in cash went missing on Christmas Day. Britt is jailed. he admits entering the store with a key to obtain a pair of socks but denies taking money.
Thief Steals Revolver From Chicago Detective
Chicago detective Andrew Richards reported a theft of his service pistol from a locker in the third floor of the detective bureau. Police began investigating the audacious theft as the culprit remains at large and the department reviews security.
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Chicago
Andrew Richards
Detective Bureau
Richards
Morehead Honor Guest at Fairmont Police Advance
Lieut Robert H Taylor of Parkersburg will replace Captain Claude T Morehead as head of the Monongah division police for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Morehead leaves January 1 for a New York division captaincy, while Taylor, promoted from Patersburg on the Wheeling division, assumes the local post. The shifts were announced by T L Rowe superintendent of police.
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Claude T. Morehead
Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
New York
Policiz New York Terminals
Othe
Robert H.taylor
Patersburg
Wheeling
Grafton
T. L. Rowe
C. W. Travis
Philadelphia
British Authorities Puzzled About Hanging
In Shanghat on December 29 British authorities sought confirmation whether corpulent Atma Singh had been hanged after his execution attempt. Singh, a British Indian and former local police officer, fell through the scaffold trapdoor for murder. He suffered a brain concussion but was expected to recover while officials queried the British embassy for whether the act had been completed.
Murder Hinted as Wound In Head Discovered
In Oak Hill West Virginia a deep head wound on 29 year old Kate Hunter led state police to open a death inquiry. She was found by two motorists along US 19 21 and died at Oak Hill hospital minutes later. Trooper Kincaid said initial exam found no injuries prior to hospital findings. Coroner notified after Dr Prillman identified the skull wound. Miss Hunter resided with her mother in Scarbro and investigators traced her movements last night.
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Oak Hill
W. Va
Kate \Hunter
Miss Hunter
U.S. Highway 19
O. K. Kincaid
Fayetteville
Paul Prillman
Scarbro
Canine Witness of Murder Is Kidnapped By Two In Machine
Wheeling dispatch notes brewer J Bries 34 vows to fast until arrest of his wife’s killers. He recounts his wife Annie Bries 40 dying after she moved from bed to check a barking dog Jumbo. Police chief reports ongoing investigation as doctors consider artificial feeding.
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Wheeling
J Bries
Annie Bries
Bries
Nurse Explains Mail Box Letter Confusion Guilty Plea
New York December 29 Miss Mabel Mather a children's nurse sought to mail a letter in a red box and was accused of turning in a false fire alarm. She pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence after stating she spent much of her life in England where mail boxes are red.
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New York
Mabel Mather
England
Reach crisis in ship tieup escalates in Pacific coast
San Francisco dispatch reports a hostile exchange between opposing forces in the Pacific coast shipping tieup. Secretary McGrady calls it the first real crisis in 61 days of walkouts, citing the dispute over control of hiring and licensed ship officers as the pivotal issue. Both sides acknowledge the seriousness of the breakdown in peace talks.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Maritime Strike
Edward F. McGrady
McGrady
Board of Public Works Begins Review of State Budget
Charleston December 29 The Board of Public Works opened discussions on the two year state budget sending recommendations to the legislature. Proposals include salary increases for state house employees with some department heads supporting raises while others oppose them. President John Baker White notes most correctionsal penal and charitable institutions seek additional funds for wage hikes. The six elective state officers who comprise the board will meet to set initial recommendations.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Statehouse
John Baker White
Board of Control
U S company to sell ships to Loyalists
The state department granted licenses to export 2,777,000 of second hand airplanes and engines to the Madrid loyalist government. Robert Cuse, president of Vimalert company Ltd of Jersey City, insisted on his right to make such shipments under the neutrality law. Moral suasion failed, as embargo provisions do not apply to civil conflicts in Spain. Continued on page six.
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Washington
State Department
Madrid
Robert Cuse
Vimalert Company, Ltd
Jersey City
N. J
Spain
Four Boys Arrested For Robbing Magazine Seller
MOUNDSVILLE Dec 29 County officers report the arrest of four boys aged 19 to 14 who are linked to a string of small robberies. Two were charged with robbing a youthful magazine salesman of 15 cents after he had given them a penny. The boy reportedly told them they could have it because they looked in need, then they returned to steal 15 cents.
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Moundsville
Charleston Votes Today on Two Big Bond Issues
Charleston voters decide today on two bond issues totaling 800000 for Elk River bridge construction and a municipal auditorium. Revenue from the bridge bonds may be used to secure funding and related municipal projects.
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Charleston
Elk River
Seaieean
Palos seized freed. war material held by Basques
Berlin reports say the German freighter Palos, interned at Bilbao, was released after a German cruiser demanded freedom and threatened to search ships bound for Bilbao. The Basques kept part of the cargo and a Spanish passenger, claiming the cargo included war material bound for Spanish Fascists. A German torpedo boat convoy was sent toward the Bay of Biscay to protect remaining cargo and ships. The Palos release remains only partially clarified in brief messages.
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Berlin
Bilbao
Koenigsberg
Bay of Biscay
Koeln
Spain
British Plan for Nonintervention in Spanish Civil War
London considers a joint nonintervention blockade using warships from non intervention powers to halt Nazi aid to the Spanish insurgents. The move aims to avert incidents like the Bilbao Palos seizure while awaiting Hitler's reaction and includes patrols along the Spanish coast.
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London
Great Britain
Bilbao
Earl
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Elnment
Shooting Match at White's Filling Station
A local shooting match event is planned for Wednesday night and all day New Year's Day at White's Filling Station. Ert Soape is listed among organizers.
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White
Ert Soape
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