Norris says Roosevelt near right on power issue
Washington dispatch reports a Norris Lucas dispute widening gaps between Republican independents and party regulars. Nutt, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, claims a Nye committee chair slush fund exists and demands an apology from the North Dakota independent. Norris, silent on Lucas, says Roosevelt may be near the right stance on the power trust.
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Norris Lucas
Joseph R. Nutt
Republican National Committee
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
North Dakota
Robert H. Lucas
National Committee
Senator Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Lucas
America
Roosevelt
Hoover
Ohio
Nutt
Legislation Sought Against Bank Rumor Spreads
Washington declares a House special committee on communism will study laws to punish false and malicious rumors that trigger bank runs. Chairman Fish seeks action after reconvening Congress and may invite Comptroller Pole to discuss gaps in existing protections for federal banks and financial institutions.
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Washington
House
Fish
Congress
Daily Worker
United States
Will Rogers Stars In Lightnin on Paramount Screens
Will Rogers takes the lead in Lightnin a long running stage comedy now on screen at Paramount starting Monday. The piece notes fast pace and popular appeal as Rogers headlines a new film adaptation of the famed stage hit.
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Will Rogers
Lightnin
Paramount
Farm Board Defends Its Futures Operations
The Farm Board defended its use of futures in cotton and grain markets in a letter to Senate Agriculture Chair McNary, saying hedging and coordinated marketing protect farmers from large losses. Senator Steiner urged higher wheat tariffs amid concerns about importing Canadian wheat at pegged prices.
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Washington
Farm Board Today
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Steiner
Oregon
Legge
Board
Farm Board
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Granata Seeks Warrant for Kunz on Criminal Libel Charge
J Charles Granata brother of Congressman-elect Peter C Granata obtained a warrant for the arrest of defeated Democratic candidate Stanley H Kunz charging criminal libel. The move was announced from Chicago on December 27.
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Chicago
J. Charles Granata
Peter C. Granata
Stanley H. Kunz
One Man Killed Three Wounded In Jail Raid
Four brothers stormed the Washington county jail in Salem Indiana to seize two prisoners in a feud linked to the December 14 shooting of Patton Gibson. Holy Gibson was killed by Town Marshal Elmer Gerald who was fatally wounded. Sheriff Milton Trinkle and his wife were injured. The brothers escaped as a search followed and the feud between the Gibson and Spurlock families dates back years in Tennessee.
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Salem
Ind
Washington County
Trciit Talhet WU Weeas Seu
Holy Gibson
Elmer Gerald
Gerald
Louisville
Milton Trinkle
Pleas Spurlock
John Spurlock
Gibson
Eugene Routh
Tennessee
Patton Gibson
Spurlock
Patton
Brookings report due tomorrow on NC government reorganization
Raleigh December 27 The Brookings Institute survey and recommendations on Governor Gardner’s plan for reorganizing North Carolina state government will be released tomorrow Experts note the report covers four months of work. Gardner calls it a thorough plan for economical government advocating a state purchasing bureau to save an estimated 400000 in its first year and a consolidation bill for UNC trustees NC State College and NC College for Women boards.
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Gardner
North Carolina
Brookings Institute
Washington, D. C
General Assembly
WPTF
University of North Carolina
North Carolina State College
North Carolina College For Women
Fire destroys St Joseph's Church after candle accident
A small boy toppled a tray of lit candles into a Christmas manger causing a fire that destroyed Ottawa's St Joseph's Catholic church, valued at about 450000 dollars. The incident occurred on December 27 and left the church in ruins.
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Ottawa
St. Joseph's Catholic
Browning Divorce Action Aims at Alimony and Fees
Frances Heenan Browning 19 seeks an absolute divorce from Edward W Browning 55, wealthy real estate operator. She asks 50000 dollars a year alimony and 25000 dollars for lawyers fees, with guardianship arranged for her through her mother. The case stems from a six month marriage marked by a sensational 1927 separation suit and alleged infidelity.
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New York
Frances Heenan
Browning
Home Mortgage Receivership Up Before Judge Meekins
In Raleigh, Judge I M Meekins considers whether the Home Mortgage Company receivership should end or continue. Arguments focus on dismissing the suit and granting final judgment while a deposition plan aims to reveal timing of an option on bonds held by plaintiff Margaret Ramsay.
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Raleigh
N. C
I. M. Meekins
United States District Court
Durham
Hickory
Meekins
Ernests. Merrill
Norfolk
James P. Pou
Mr. Pou
Baltimore
Margaret Ramsay
Valley of Virginia Sees Welcome Rain
Drought stricken Valley of Virginia receives relief as Winchester reports that in a 24 hour period precipitation equals one tenth of last year’s total. The rain brings noticeable relief to farmers and residents after a long dry spell.
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Valley of Virginia
Winchester
Virginia
McNinch Takes Oath as North Carolina Power Commissioner
Frank R. McNinch was sworn in as a member of the federal power commission at the Mecklenburg county courthouse in Charlotte. Judge John J. Parker administered the oath. about 150 observers attended as McNinch thanked supporters and pledged not to disappoint them.
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U. S. Senate
William V. King
Charles R. Russell
Percy L. Allen
State Department
Claude L. Draper
Wyoming
George Smith
Maine
Marcel Garsaud
Louisiana
Charlotte
Frank R. McNinch
Hoover
North Carolina
John J. Parker
United States District Court of Appeals
Mecklenburg County
W. F. Harding
North Carolina Superior Court
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Second Presbyterian Church
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Parker
Senate
Supreme Court
MecNinch
Washington
Otis Smith
Claude Draper
Marcel Garlaud
The
Power Commission
Charles A. Russell
Wm. W. King
Wilbur
Couzens
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Landslide Buries Wedding Party Near Algiers
A landslide after heavy rains buried a native wedding party in the suburbs of Algiers. About 20 people are believed dead with three Arabs’ bodies recovered quickly as rescue workers continued to search for the rest.
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Algiers
Algeria
Norris Condemns Elaborate Debut of Miss Doherty
Senator Norris of Nebraska condemned the debut of Helen Lee Eames Doherty as extravagant and wasteful in Washington. He cited a bread line across the street from a lavish party hosted by Henry L. Doherty, president of Cities Service, saying money was spent while the hungry waited.
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Washington
Helen Lee Eames Doherty
Norris
Nebraska
Nebraskan
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service Corporation
College lad held in girl’s death in Port Arthur
Kert W. Williams a University of Texas sophomore, 17, was charged with the murder of Elizabeth Johnson 16 his former fiancée found shot in his car. Williams in jail denied the slaying and said he made a .22 caliber pistol from a rifle in the university lab for protection. Johnson died from a breast wound likely from the weapon.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Kert W. William
University of Texas
Elizabeth Johnson
Williams
Andrew Johnson
Miss Johnson
State University
Father of Eleven Killed By Train
Knox Shook a 46 year old Conover farmer was killed by a Southern Railway train in Newton North Carolina while walking the tracks with his son and daughter. He apparently believed the oncoming train was on a side track and stepped in front of it before realizing the danger. His widow survives.
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Newton
N. C
Knox Shook
Conover
Southern Railway
Shook
Danville Strike Lines Tightened as Talks Renew
In Danville Virginia the thirteenth week of the Danville textile strike see union spokesmen vow to fight to a finish for recognition from Dan River and Riverside mills. Meetings tonight and tomorrow aim to boost morale and plan for a Monday resumption after Christmas. First Lt. Robert F. Johnson died from taxaemia after injuries on patrol at the Dan River mill.
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Dan River
Riverside Mills
Cr. W. Bolick
W. R. Gaylord
Lare
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Robert F. Johnson
Virginia National Guard
Schoolfield
Johnson
Program Of Relief For Oil Producers Who Will Lose Mart
Tulsa tonight a relief plan to aid about 10 000 small independent oil producers in northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas who will lose their market outlet January 1 when Prairie Oil and Gas exits as a purchaser. Representatives from about a dozen major buyers and pipelines met in conference at the call of E B Reeser president of the American Petroleum Institute but did not agree on a concrete relief program.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Kan
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
E. B. Reeser
American Petroleum Institute
Prosperity Order proposed to revive business activity
Kansas City industrialist J C Hall launches the Prosperity Order to spur demand by placing future and immediate material orders. The plan uses Prosperity Order Blanks to encourage others to follow and aims to reactivate work, restore confidence, and create employment, including a New England project already underway.
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Kansas City
J. C. Hall
Hall
New England
Marne Marshal Joffre in grave health amid amputation
The elderly French general Joffre, known as Pape, remains gravely ill after an above knee amputation for gangrene linked to arteritis. Doctors warned of a second operation as rumors spread about his condition while Madame Joffre withholds details.
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Madame Joffre
St. Jean-De- Dieu
Pape” Joffre
Louveciennes
Versailles
Savants Deplore Utility Tentacles In Academic Fields
Cleveland Dec 27 Resolutions by the Association of American University Professors require public acknowledgment of any close ties between public utilities and academia. They call for freedom of speech and tenure protections for professors and mandate disclosure when speakers receive retainer fees. The committee reported many professors were paid up to 10 000 annually for utility research.
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Cleveland, CO
Association of American University Professors
Association
Harding Memorial Plans Tomb Dedication Nearing Step
Harding Memorial Association will meet to form ten tentative plans for the dedication of the tomb of President Warren G. Harding and Mrs. Harding. Hoke Donithen, secretary, said Hoover may participate if invited. cost reported at about 800000 across subscribers.
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Harding Memorial Association
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Hoke Donithen
Donithen
White House
Hoover
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