Hoover Plans To Pick Commission To Study Debts
President Hoover proposes a debt commission to study war debts and related issues independent of Congress. The plan links debt, economic policy, and disarmament and seeks delegates to the world economic conference while involving ongoing disarmament talks. The commission would be submitted to Roosevelt for approval once named.
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Hoover
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
War Debt Commission
Joint probe agreed upon for war debt payments
London reports Stanley Baldwin said the United States and Britain will jointly examine the entire war debt payments issue. He rejected a Commons suggestion for a firepower conference with France Belgium Italy Germany to pursue a common action to improve the trade balance. The aim is to start discussions soon.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Pat —Ient
United Eles
Great Britain
House of Commons
America
United States
France
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Parents To Adopt Daughter's Child
TAPPEN N Y Dec 19 AP A daughter born yesterday to Charlotte Gibson is expected to be adopted by the latter s socially prominent parents Mr and Mrs Robert Gibson Sidney H Homewood 24 year old riding master was convicted last week of seducing Miss Gibson and was sentenced to Sing Sing for 18 months to three years In announcing the birth last night the girl s father said she and the infant were doing nicely.
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Tappen
N. Y
Charlotte Gibson
Robert Gibson
Sidney H. Homewood
Miss Gibson
Government sees tax receipts lag despite new levies
Income collections in November totaled 55.48 million dollars, far below October's 89.85 million, leaving five month fiscal year receipts at 533.44 million versus 586.60 million a year earlier. The gasoline tax fell, income taxes rose modestly, and the bank checks tax increased to 3.84 million.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
White Paper From Pine Feats In year in review
New York December 19 The manufacture of white paper from Southern yellow pine is listed as a chemistry achievement in a review by Harrison B E Howe editor of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry A pickup in chemistry is seen as the nations second largest industry Dr Howe says white paper from Southern yellow pine forests has become an asset as a result of successful experiments by Charles Herty This makes available large pine forests in the south previously unusable for paper Commercial operation has not yet started.
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New York
Harrison BE. Howe
Howe
Charles Herty
Second Dreaded Hatchet Murder Within Two Days
In Brooklyn police found George Lang a two year old Chinese boy dead from a hatchet like attack using a butcher's cleaver. This followed the slaying of Mrs Kate Smith in a Brooklyn rooming house with Chin Guey found beaten and semi conscious nearby. Investigators consider possible connection between the two murders.
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New York
Brooklyn
George Lang
Lang
Kate Smith
Brookyn
Chin Guey
Smith House
Eaid Lang
Custom “8
France weighs mixed international debt inquiry plan
Paris reports that the Boncour cabinet considers appointing a commission of experts to study France’s debt issue, likened to Basel reparations experts. A ministerial spokesman says the problem should be treated politically, not judicially, but no decision has been made and timing remains uncertain. Joseph Paul-Boncour announced goodwill toward America.
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Paris
Washington
Associated Press
Paul Boncour
Basel
Chamber of Deputies
America
France
Joseph Paul-Boncour
Four Die in Log House Fire at Glouster
Four persons were burned to death when a log house at Glouster north of Athens was destroyed by fire early today. The blaze occurred near Athens Ohio on December 19. Authorities reported the victims as unidentified at this time.
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Athens, O
Glouster
Here
Bishop Daniel Desmond Named Bishop of Alexandria
Vatican announces Father Daniel Desmond of Somerville Massachusetts is appointed bishop of Alexandria Louisiana by Pope Pius. The confirmation comes from Vatican City on December 19. Desmond serves at Our Lady of Somerville parish and will lead the diocese in Louisiana.
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Vatican City
Daniel Desmond
Somerville
Mass
Alexandria, le
Pius Today
Collier Predicts House To Pass Beer Bill Wednesday
Chairman Collier of the house ways and means committee told newspapermen that the Democratic 3.2 beer bill would pass the House on Wednesday. Rep Hawley of Oregon and Rep Michener of Michigan weighed amendments as about to be offered. O’Connor of New York signaled a tax hike to 7.50 per barrel and Laguarita studied distribution limits for possible amendments.
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Collier
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hawley
Oregon
Michener
Michigan
Sentative Snell
New York
Chlieftain
Rep
O'Connor
O’connor-Hull
Laguarita
U S Court Denies Review in Leas Case
Washington December reports Luke Lea Tennessee publisher and his son Luke Lea Jr were denied a Supreme Court review of a North Carolina Supreme Court decision refusing a new trial in a conspiracy to defraud a North Carolina bank case. They faced up to ten years in prison following a Buncombe County verdict on August 36 1931.
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Washington
Dee
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Luke Lea, Jr
North Carolina
Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
Lea
United States
Leas
Wallace Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company of
Asheville
North Carolina Bank
Buncomb County
North Carolna
Caro
House approves relief cotton to Red Cross
Washington December 19 House passed legislation to allot the last 329000 bales of the government stabilization cotton to the Red Cross for relief distribution. Hammond Louisiana December 19 two banks in Tangipapo parish closed and plan to merge into one strong institution to be located in Hammond.
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Red Cross
House
Senate
Hammond, Ja
Tangipakoa
Livingston
Hammond
Georgia Aide Heads to N J to Aid Burns Return
Atlanta December 19 AP John S Kelley assistant attorney general of Georgia will travel to Trenton New Jersey to represent the state in its efforts to extradite Robert Elliott Burns the chain gang fugitive and complete his sentence.
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Atlanta
John S. Kelley
Georgia
Trenton
N. J
Robert Elliott Burns
Mrs Vincent Burns Noted In Palisade Obituary Line
Newark dispatch reports Mrs Vincent Burns of Palisade North Dakota, sister in law of Robert Hilliott Burns of Georgia, with continued coverage indicated on Page 7.
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Newark, SN. d
Vincent Burns
Palicade,n. d
Robert Hiliott Burns
Georgia
Congress Committee Urges Veterans Expenditure Cuts
The Joint Congressional Veterans Committee was urged by the U S Chamber of Commerce to cut federal spending on veterans by about 400 million dollars while preserving benefits for disabled veterans and widows. The chamber pressed for economy without denying entitlements and asked for any necessary increases to cover full obligations to those disabled.
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Washington
Joint Congressional Veterans Committee
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Chester Leasure
Chamber
Henry T. Harriman
Tham
Congress
Winter Weather Routs Northward Through North Carolina
A cold wave and winter storm swept into North Carolina causing ice on highways and slick conditions. Traffic returned to normal across most of the state with warmer, partly cloudy conditions expected, while western areas faced lingering sleet and snow. Winston-Salem saw a 14 degree low with a 44 degree high the previous day.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Mercury
Winston-Salem
Winter cold slips from Dixie as lines and schedules repair
The south saw fading of a wintry wave with snow and sleet as workers restore damaged power and communication lines. Mail and passenger schedules resumed, but freezing weather caused at least six deaths from cold exposure. New Orleans dropped to 27 degrees while Nashville fell to around six.
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Atlanta
Dixie
New Orleans
Nashville
Tenn
Filipinos Seek Right to Reject Independence Proposals
Manuel Quezon, head of the territorial senate in Manila, proposed giving the Philippine legislature power to reject any Filipino independence measure or accept provisions with reservations. The statement followed the US Senate passage of the Hawie Cutting independence bill and contrasted with his prior call for immediate independence.
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Manila
P. L
Manuel Quezon
Territorial Senate
United States Senate
Senate
Quezon
Ethel Barrymore Ill With Pneumonia Clinched Crisis Passes
New York dispatch reports actress Ethel Barrymore is seriously ill with pneumonia but friends hope the crisis has passed. She fell ill December 1 in New Haven while traveling for a tryout of her new play Encore.
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New York
Ethel Barrymore
Grippe
New Haven
Conn
Tom Mix to Quit Movies and End Career in Circus
Hollywood reports Tom Mix, famed cowboy star, will retire from talking pictures on Christmas Day and may seek a permanent exit via a circus return. He leaves University Studios with a free-agency status after finishing his current film and plans a world tour with his trained horses and associates.
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Tom Mix
Hollywood
Cal
Dee
Talking Screen
Mix
University Studios
November mortalities in North Carolina total 2594
In November North Carolina recorded 2594 deaths from all causes, a rate of 9.6 per 1000. Nine teen persons died by self harm, 42 homicidal deaths, 107 from preventable accidents, with 6349 births at a rate of 23.6 per 1000.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics
Bureau
World Flight Is Planned For 1933
Dayton plans a 1933 round trip trans Atlantic flight to test new plane equipment and honor the Wright brothers. Lewis F. Green and Larry D. Ruch will pilot a specially built craft on a 17 500 mile route via New York Harbor Grace Dublin London Paris Berlin Vienna Rome Marseilles Barcelona Madrid Rabat French Guiana Natal Caracas Havana to Dayton.
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Dayton
Lewis F. Green
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Green
Larry D. Ruch
St. George
Staten Island
N. Y
New York
Harbor Grace
Dublin
London
Paris
Berlin
Prague
Vienna
Rome
Marseilles
Barcelona
Madrid
Rabat
Freeton
French Guiana
Natal
Brazil
Caracas
Venezuela
Havana
Miami
Fla
Ruch
Navy
Army Flying School
Another Effort To Float Steamship Elizabeth
Wilmington dispatch reports another attempt to float the steamship Elizabeth aground at the river mouth will be made today. The 2,112 ton vessel, owned by A H Bull and Company of New York, is described as not in immediate danger.
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Wilmington
Elizabeth
Cape Fear River
A. H. Bull and Company
New York
Seaman Claims 1921 Robberies Involved Burns Partner
Sidney George Flagg a Seattle seaman says he aided Robert Elliot Burns in 1921 holdups before their arrests. He claims he was pardoned in 1929 after over seven years on a chain gang and that Burns bribed a guard to escape. Burns is jailed in New Jersey as extradition is sought by Georgia.
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Seattle
Robert Elliot Burns
Georgia
Sidney George Flagg
Burns
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Flage
Associated Press
Seaman’s Y. M. C. A
New Jersey
Plage
Baker
Bernstein
John Moore
the Post-Intelligencer
House Faces Beer Votes and Farm Relief Ahead of Christmas
Washington reports Congress moves toward beer repeal and farm relief as major supply bills, including interior appropriations, loom. House leaders push for beer passage with Senate hurdles seen, while domestic allotment farm relief awaits shaping this week ahead of a possible spring special session. Senate studies repeal proposals and potential outlaw provisions.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Interior Department
Senate Judiciary
Queen City Scene of Fire in Charlotte
A basement blaze in a Charlotte clothing store spread to two other basements and into first floors before it was controlled. Firemen Captain Charlie Caldwell Captain James Ross and W P Austin were rescued after becoming trapped by a failing floor. Origin undetermined and damage estimate unavailable.
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Charlotte
Charlie Caldwell
James Ross
W. P. Austin
Charlotte's
American Trust Company
Will Rogers on Independence and U S Philippines Rule
Will Rogers critiques U S policy in the Philippines noting a 12 year extension of American receivership. He mocks lawmakers and questions the timing of independence while comparing U S self rule to Philippine governance. The piece reflects satirical commentary from Santa Monica.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Dee
United States Senate
Philippines
Golden Gate
Little Brown Brothers
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U. S
Congressional Committee
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George Burns
Robert Eliott Burns
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Will Rogers
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