Ransom Reported Paid Grows Family Hopes in Tacoma
In Tacoma Washington a family of kidnapped Jes Mattson reportedly paid $28,000 ransom. The father denied negotiating with the kidnapper while relatives remained silent amid hopeful chatter of an early return. Dr. Mattson and siblings visited the home and declined to discuss details as autos moved near the residence.
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Tacoma
Wash
Jes Mattson
W. W. Mattson
Gus B. Appelman
Mattson
Les
Vis
Matteson
William
Hitler Promises Early Reply To British French Demands
Berlin reports Germany will reply soon to the Christmas demand for a ban on volunteer sailings to fascist Spain. Foreign Minister von Neurath may outline the gist of the reply to ambassadors Phipps and Poncet, with final draft delayed for Italy’s input. Scottish volunteers were said to be sailing to join the Spanish government forces.
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Berlin
Germany
Spain
Third Reich
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Eric Phipps
Andre Francois Poncet
Foreign Office
Baron von Neurath
Madrid Forces Strive to Cut Off Fascist Supplies
Socialist Spanish armies work to sever insurgent supply lines from the west and aid Madrid defense as government forces mass around Pozuelo de Alarcon and the Tagus River. General Miaja tightens command while cold weather slows trench fighting near the capital.
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Madrid
Tagus River
Pozuelo de Alarcon
Talavera
Estremadura
Cordoba
Mainain
Jose Miaja
Francisco Largo Caballero
Valencia
Manuel Azana
Barcelona
Raine
Miaja
Emilio Kleber
International Brigade
Naval Treaties Expire Tonight A New Year Begin
Great Britain prepares to expand naval strength as Washington and London pacts expire at midnight. Italy and France move to accelerate shipbuilding with ambitious budgets while Germany accelerates output to maximize sea power under post‑treaty limits.
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London
Great Britain
ANOME
Iitaly
Britain
Paris
France
Berlin
Reich
United States
Europe
Prita
Theselves
Sion
Japan
Italy
Germany
Election Is Contested In Wilkes
Wilkes county former board chair B Swaringen filed suit in superior court to contest the December 7 county election results. He challenges Leet Poplin's victory over Swaringen for commissioner, as certified by the board of elections. Grayson Republican member of the board refused to sign the returns citing apparent miscount in Creek township.
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Psboro
B. Swaringen
Wilkes County Board
Leet Poplin
J. M
J. C
of County
Poplin
Swaringen
J. ©. Grayson
Repub
Jingen
Creek Township
Auto collision injures five near Coosahatchee South Carolina
In hazy conditions a two-vehicle crash involving a car and a fruit truck near Coosahatchee South Carolina left five persons injured. Mr and Mrs E H Greenwood Delaware were named among the injured along with Miss Byra daughter of the couple and Woodrow Smith of Greenwood. Both the couple's daughter and a friend sustained shock.
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Vannah, Ga
Hospital
E. H
Greenwood
Del
Hazy Ther
Coosahatchee
S. C
Fidgetana
Ss. C
Miss Byra
Woodrow Smith
Green
Bootlegger Run Out Of Town
In Charlotte on December 31 Assistant Police Chief West said Headen has left after threats were made toward him following a published interview detailing his bootlegging operations in the dry city.
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Arlotte
The
Charlotte
Headen
Tehe
West
Ferocious dogs attack rebels in Spanish Civil War clash
Avila Spain December 81 AP ferocious dogs loosed by Socialist militiamen during hand to hand fighting with insurgents surprised General Jose Varela s troops near Villa Verde in a government counter attack The savage half wolves led by militiamen leaped at throats of insurgent defenders and many fascists were bitten before the dogs and their handlers were beaten off
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Avla
Spain
Jose Varela
Villa Verde
Seek Kidnappers Of S C Farmer Foster Shaw
Police searched for two men who kidnapped Foster Shaw a South Carolina farmer, drove him to Texas, bound him, then shot him in the stomach near Arlington Downs during a long trip. He was found by the road and rushed to an Arlington hospital. He reported the assailants robbed him of 600 dollars intended for a farm purchase.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Foster Shaw
South Carolina
Arlington Downs
Arlington
Shaw
Calhoun Falls
8. C
North Carolina Retail Trade Totals 463 Million in 1935
Census figures show North Carolina retail sales for 1935 at 463 219 000 with city totals led by Charlotte 31 69 million Winston Salem 23 32 million Greensboro 20 88 million Asheville 19 51 million Raleigh 18 31 million Durham 17 13 million Wilmington 10 89 million High Point 9 70 million Salisbury 7 82 million Wilson 7 03 million.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Asheville
Raleigh
Durham
Wilmington
High Point
Salisbury
Wilson
Weather Bureau
A L. A't
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Phone Rates To Be Cut January Tenth
The Communications Commission announced a $12,000,000 annual reduction in the nation’s telephone bill effective January 15. The cut follows extensive talks with AT&T without formal hearings and covers interstate rates including day station-to-station and person-to-person calls, with larger reductions at longer distances and night and Sunday rates.
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Washington
The
Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Commission
Pacific Coast
Pope Pius Resting Easier as He Drafts New Year Message
Pope Pius the seventeenth is reported resting easier after sedation with 16 cardinals and 10,000 laymen praying at St. John Lateran. The 79 year old pontiff, paralyzed left leg pain eased by opiates, began drafting his New Year greetings while medical staff monitor potential complications from a blood clot.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Church of St. John Lateran
Papal Court
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Holy See
Vatican
Prosperity Keynote As Nation Prepares For New Year
New York reports a prosperous mood as 1937 approaches. Broadway demos push for bigger, louder entertainment while hotels theaters and nightclubs expect near full capacity. Prices rise slightly and crowds gather in Times Square protected by boarded storefronts and police. Some churches plan watch night services for a sober finale.
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New York
Broadway
Times Square
Chicago
High Point Welcomes New Year With Private Parties
High Point plans private watch parties for New Year with many banks and city offices closing for the day. Andrew Jackson Post 87 hosts a gala at Elwood Hotel with a turkey dinner at 10 and caps for Legionnaires. Salvation Army holds two services at 10:30 and 11, with film, candle watch, and refreshments. No city or merchant program planned. open business tomorrow.
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Andrew Jackson Post No. 87
American Legion
Elwood
Salvation Army
South Main Street
Christ
Marshal Chang Hsuen-Liang Sentenced by Military Court
Nanking December 81 report states Marshal Chang Hsuen-Liang received a ten year prison term after a military court reduced an initial fifteen year sentence. The clemency followed his voluntary surrender and release of Premier Chiang Kai-Shek from captivity.
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Nanking
Mrshal Chang Hsuen-Liang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Midwest Cold Wave Advances From Northwest Eastward
A cold wave moving from the northwest reached the Central and East Central states bringing rain sleet and snow. Minnesota and the Dakotas faced subzero temperatures with heavy snow causing road closures. Three deaths were attributed to weather in Minnesota as four foot snowdrifts and icy highways plagued western regions.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Dakotas
New Year Welcome Signals City’s Twelve O Clock Whistle
Whistles will signal the city's New Year kickoff at noon with residents urged to gather and celebrate. The timing marks a traditional citywide welcome as homes glow with lights and crowds prepare for the festive start.
Shipowners Seek Talks With Striking Mariners on Coast
San Francisco reports shipowners sought conferences with the Marine Engineers union as the 63 day maritime strike gridlock continued on the Pacific coast. About 233 ships idle and some 40 000 workers on strike threatening losses up to 450 million dollars. T G Plant urged a meeting to discuss hiring preferences eight hour day and wage scales.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Shipping Merchants’ Association
T. G. Plant
Offshore Shippers
Marine Engineers
Fire destroys county Negro school at Kittrell
Officials said insurance of 3400 dollars on the building and furnishings covered only part of the loss from a fire that destroyed the county Negro school at Kittrell.
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Henderson
Kittrell
Naval rearmament race looms as key treaties end
London dispatch reports nations read the New Year with laying bare plans to lift restrictions from the 1936 London pact and 1922 treaty texts. Britain, France, the United States foresee renewed shipbuilding while Italy and Germany push heavy construction to match rivals.
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Washington
London
North Carolina revenue receipts show million gain
Raleigh reports December revenue receipts total 5 074 153 01 dollars, up 977 568 19 or 23 79 percent from December 1935. General fund receipts 1 425 609 54 and highway receipts 3 648 543 47. Six month totals 31 940 982 46, up 24 percent.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
A. J. Maxwell
2500 Workers In Cincinnati Strike
About 2,500 employees of the Chevrolet Motors Co. and Fisher Body Co. plants in Norwood joined today the wave of strikes against General Motors units. UAW officials ordered workers to leave tasks at 11 45 a m.
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Cincinnati
Chevrolet Motors Co
Fisher Body Co
Norwood
General Motors Corp
United Automotive Workers of America
Train wrecks auto near Burlington crossing
In a fog on a grade crossing at Burlington a passenger rain wrecked Mrs T Gilliam's car. She said she became confused and stopped on the tracks but escaped injury.
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Burlington
Lindbergh Goldback Cache Denied By N J Police
Governor Hoffman said he knows nothing about a report that a $21 650 goldback cache of Lindbergh ransom money was found by a New Jersey state trooper. Police and federal officials denied any new development and called the case quiet and closed.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Kimberling
Philadelphia Record
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Weather Outlook for Carolinas and Outer Banks
Cloudy conditions dominate the region with overcast skies tonight and Friday. North Carolina sees cooler interior days with coastal fronts bringing showers near the coast. South Carolina follows with showers near the coast and interior rain chances, while winds shift from southerly to northwesterly near coasts.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
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Natalie Doe
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Leonardo Vitetti
Foreign Ministry
Associated Press
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Lave
S. C. Farmer
Marshal Chang
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N. C
William Conklin
Mark O. Kimberling
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