Missing Airliner Mystery Deepens in Utah Snow
Lake City December reports seven aboard a lost airliner presumed dead as searchers on horseback snowshoes and skis probe the rugged Great Salt Lake foothills. Planes have joined the effort from Draper Alpine and nearby areas while crews scour six miles of terrain below Lone Peak in fading light. Authorities name seven feared dead including John Wolfe and Gladys Edwards as pessimists brace for worse news.
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West Express
Great Salt Lake
Lone Peak
Draper
Alpine
Utah
John F. Wolfe
Chied
Edwards
Minneapolis
Northwestes
Carl Christopher
Gladys
S. J. Sam William Bogen
Keyser, Jr
James
Pope Seeks Rest As Ill Pontiff Remains In Bed
Vatican officials report the ailing pontiff, age about -year, remains confined to bed due to an illness. Doctors say he shows motion to obey advisers and conserve strength, with medical staff restricting Vatican duties to a minimum while Milani and other physicians monitor his condition following overexertion and setbacks.
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Milani
Icians
Holy Father
Vatican
British Commons probes BBC over Edward VIII broadcasts
British MPs push a probe into BBC conduct amid the Archbishop of Canterbury's radio rebuke of Edward VIII and his ally circle. They seek details on abdication broadcasts, network timing, and potential government input, amid a wider debate on the BBC's role during the constitutional crisis.
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House of Commons
British Broadcasting Company
Archbishop of Canterbury
Edward VIII
Church of England
Duke of Windsor
Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
M. P
Edward
BBC
God
King
Empire
Josiah Wedgwood
S. C. Mills To Aid Christmas Spending
Greenville South Carolina plants plan to inject nearly 1 million dollars into Christmas trade in coming days with pre holiday payrolls and bonuses. Eight mills have reported about 500 thousand dollars in dividends.
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Greenville
S. C
Greenville County
Edith Maxwell convicted of second degree murder in Wise
Wise Virginia jury convicts Edith Maxwell a 22 year old former school teacher in the death of her father Trigg Maxwell and imposes a 20 year sentence after about an hour and twenty minutes deliberation. Continued on page two.
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Wise County
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
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Madrid fears fascist attack as civil war deepens
During the sixth month of the civil war, Madrid reported 63 dead and over 200 wounded after an air raid. Government forces, aided by about 100 planes, claimed four enemy pursuit planes and one bomber shot down. Insurgent forces reportedly captured Coadilla Del Monte as Franco’s Moorish troops moved on Majadahonda and Algete, signaling a possible westward or flank offensive toward Madrid and Valencia.
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Coadilla del Monte
University City
Salamanca
International
Francisco Franco
N C Solons Set Biennial Session After Short Special
Raleigh reports North Carolina lawmakers, resting after a record unemployment compensation special, prepare for the biennial session beginning January 6. The seven day special produced no negative votes. Budget officials continue pruning requests as leaders anticipate about a 90 day regular session with agriculture playing a key role. Senator Johnston predicts a roughly three month term.
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North Carolina
Advisory Budget Commission
A. Hall Johnston
Buncombe
Senate
J. A. Patterson
Scotland
W. W. Eagles
Edgecombe
W. B. Fenner
Nash
State Grange
Two Engineers And Fireman Die In Head On Train Crash
Castleberry Alabama reports say two Louisville and Nashville engineers Lee Gorey and Philip Grizzard, both of Montgomery, and a Negro fireman named Barnes were killed when southbound No. 8 crashed into northbound No. 2 at a water tank. The collision damaged both engines. passengers were shaken but uninjured. Traffic tie up expected for hours as Mobile to Cincinnati No. 2 and Cincinnati to Mobile No. 8 routes were involved. The southbound No. 3 left Montgomery about 2 A M and was three hours late. crash time unofficially around 4 30 A M.
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Castleberry
Ala
Louisville & Nashville
Alabama
Florida Peninsula Line
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Lee Gorey
Philip Grizzard
Montgomery
Barnes
Cincinnati
Mother and two children die in Wisconsin home fire
In Janesville Wisconsin a mother Mrs William Ryan 40 and her children Frances six and Billy five died in an early morning blaze that destroyed their two story home. The father escaped by jumping from the second story with his four month old baby. The woman's body lay at the top of the stairs. The children's bodies were found under a bed and the dog’s carcass lay near the kitchen stove. The father and baby were hospitalized.
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Janesville
Wis
William Ryan
Frances
Billy
Ryan
State leaders weigh liquor control and farm aid shifts
State Farm Bureau Federation backed tobacco crop control via state compacts. Governor elect Clyde R. Hoey pledged to help farmers gain better prices. Rep T B Cooper urged local option for liquor stores while eastern counties resisted losing liquor revenues. Sen John Sprunt Hill and Sen W S Halstead warned of clashes over liquor and education funding.
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Clyde R. Hoey
T. B. Cooper
New Hanover
John Sprunt Hill
Durham
Liquor Study Commission
W. S. Halstead
Camden
Florida Canal Opposed As Unnecessary Job
The proposed 162 million dollar Florida ship canal faced opposition at an army board of engineers hearing. Railroads argued the project is economically unjustified while Florida Water Conservation League and citrus growers planned to speak against it, citing lack of public demand and questionable benefits. Witnesses debated canal advantages versus costs and social impact.
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Army Board of Engineers
Washington
Special Army Board
Florida Water Conservation League
Citrus Growers
Abduction Sparks Fear of Civil War in China
Fear of large scale war grows after the abduction of premier Chiang Kai-shek by Marshal Chang Hsueh-siang at Sian Fu. Government troops surround Sian Fu with orders to attack if talks fail. A mutiny at Loyang triggers martial law in Nanking and Hankow.
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China
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Chang Hsuehsiang
Sian Fu
Shensi
Chang
Loyang
Hankow
Unemployment insurance laws spread to 25 states
Washington December 17 The adoption of unemployment insurance laws in Ohio North Carolina and West Virginia raises states cooperating with the federal program to 25 Indications show nearly 35 states may follow before year end Virginia legislature expected to act Maine and Tennessee began special sessions Minnesota Michigan Iowa New Jersey Vermont meet next week The four to four Supreme Court decision upholding New Yorks law and a firm Treasury stance on payroll tax deadlines spurred the burst in activity
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West Virginia
District of Columbia
Virginia
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Maine
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Michigan
Iowa
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Supreme Court
New York State
Security Board
General Treasury Fund
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Man Held After Living in Woods While Abducting Girl
Albert Shepard, 44, sought for a week after a cave hideout and a tobacco barn room kept Estelle Shaw, 14, prisoner since November 3. A posse arrested him near Whiteville as authorities file kidnapping charges and related offenses. Shaw has been sent to a state reformatory. Shepard described living in the woods and fleeing in underwear last Thursday.
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Whiteville
Albert Shepard
Estelle Shaw
H. D. Stanley
Shepard
Evergreen
State Reformatory
Samarc
Eastern North Carolina Rivers Swollen By Rains
Eastern North Carolina streams rose after prolonged rains inundating lowlands but causing no major damage. Flood warnings were issued for the Tar at Greenville and Neuse at Goldsboro as the Cape Fear and Roanoke rivers rise. The Neuse could reach four feet above flood stage tonight or tomorrow morning, with overall seriousness depending on additional precipitation in the next week or ten days.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Tar River
Greenville
Neuse
Goldsboro
Cape Fear
Roanoke
Weather Bureau
France denies new loan as debt talks loom
Finance Minister Vincent Auriol told the chamber of deputies that France will not pursue another US loan. He rebutted Emerand Bardoul's charge that France would renegotiate war debt. France plans to default payment due last Tuesday while seeking talks acceptable to both sides.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Chamber of Deputies
France
United States
Ministry of Finance
Emerand Bardoul
Auriol
America
Washington
Mistletoe Abundant in Winston-Salem This Year
Game Warden J E Scott says mistletoe is plentiful in the Winston-Salem area this season, a rarity in years past, ensuring plenty of kissing opportunities during the holidays.
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Winston-Salem
J. E. Scott
Scott
Neutrality plan advances at Inter-American Peace Conference
The 21 nations at Buenos Aires agreed to submit a neutrality convention to plenary session. The plan creates consultative machinery to coordinate existing American peace treaties and aims to curb tariff barriers while promoting trade. It endorses Pan-American Commercial conference accords on commerce boards anti smuggling air traffic and a Pan-American tourist passport.
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Parley
Boards of Commerce
Three Appointed To Commission To Direct Unemployment Law
Raleigh December 17 The new unemployment compensation act will be directed by Charles G Powell Mrs J B Spilman and Commissioner of Labor A L Fletcher ex officio Powell the secretary of state and Mrs Spilman the state Democratic vice chairman were made members by Governor Ehringhaus within ten hours after the act was passed The governor said the appointments had the approval of Governor elect Clyde R Hoey Powell serves six years and Mrs Spilman two The salaries will be fixed by the governor with the council of state approval
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Charles G. Powell
J. B. Spilman
A. L. Fletcher
Powell
Spilman
Ehringhaus
Clyde R. Hoey
Council of State
Nation Honors Wrights On Anniversary Of Flight
Dayton observes the Anniversary of Flight honoring Orville Wright and the late Wilbur Wright. A Roosevelt message is awaited as civil and military aviation leaders, NACA members, and officials dedicate a new airport and begin transcontinental airline service.
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Nation
Wrights
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Roosevelt
Dayton
Chiang Kai-shek reportedly alive held by Chang Hsueh-liang
Nanking officials in talks with James Elder and other advisers to win release of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek amid a military rebellion led by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang. A spokesman said a letter from Chiang’s captor would dispel doubts about his safety while loyalty forces clash with Chang’s troops at Sianfu area.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hang Hsueh-Liang
James Elder
W. H. Donald
Chiang
Sianfu
Control Yuan
Council
Arshal Chang
Chang
Yuan
Shensi
Chana
Great Plain
Chiang Ting-Wen
Ho Ying-Chin
Sian
Foreign Office
T. T. Li
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Weather Today Noon Report
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Weather summary for Carolinas and coastal region
North Carolina winds from west to northwest with generally fair tonight. Friday brings more clouds and rain possible in the extreme west. South Carolina stays mostly fair tonight with warmer conditions, then increasing cloudiness and likely rain in the northwest Friday, with warmer readings in the southern area. Coastline from Sandy Hook to Hatteras shows northerly to northeasterly winds and fair weather tonight, turning cloudy Friday with rain in the south portion.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
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