Veterans groups back immediate bonus plan in new session
Washington dispatch reports three major veterans organizations agreeing on a program to provide an immediate bonus. They suggest funding as interest on uncashed certificates, while Congress prepares for a quick session and President Roosevelt’s broadcast. Republicans demand equal radio time and cautious budgeting on $20 million annual outlays.
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Roosevelt
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Isteres
Capitol Hill
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Henry P. Fletcher
Congress
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Utah
Treasury
Drivers Without 1936 Auto Tags Being Arrested
RALEIGH January 2 Captain Charles D Farmer of the state highway patrol said driving cars without 1936 license plates is widespread across the state. Patrol reports indicate dozens arrested in Goldsboro Washington Wilmington Rocky Mount Mount Nashville and Nashville with some hearings set for January 18.
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Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Captain Farmer
Goldsboro
Washington
Record Court
Alton A. Lennon
Trolmen Today
Mount
Nashville
Rocky Mount
Drunken Driving Charge Fails To Stick On One Man
The Evanston incident centers on Edward Sargent 82 of Glenview Illinois after a three car collision. Sargent explains his engine stalled and he crawled onto the spare tire as the car rolled over him. He admits intoxication but denies driving and is booked for disorderly conduct.
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Chicago
Edward Sargent
Glenview
Ill
Evanston
Sargent
1936 Opens With 33 Dying In Auto Wrecks
Chicago January 2 1936 safety campaigns to cut highway deaths by 35 percent start poorly New Year's Day with at least 93 deaths from automobile accidents reported yesterday compared with 98 on January 1 1935 Slightly over 56 percent drop over a year but reports incomplete with six states silent and 12 reporting declines and 11 showing increases Turn to page 6 for full details
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Idaho
Kentucky
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South Dakota
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District of Columbia
Fight To Continue For Lower Rates
Womble of the North Carolina utilities commission says the ICC freight rate order yields some central territory reductions but falls short of expectations. He notes little change in the east and even some increases, and plans to press for more equitable rates despite no immediate plan.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
W. G. Womble
Railroad Transportation Division
State Utilities Commission
Central Freight Association
Womble
North Carolina
Ethiopians Face Setbacks in Northern Offensive
Major Ethiopian forces on the Northern front struggle as Ras Mulugheta’s attacks meet stern resistance. Addis Ababa reports enthusiasm for Ras Seyoum and Ras Ayele but silent on Ras Mulugheta and Ras Kassa. The capital clarifies reports of Italian bombing of a Swedish Red Cross unit and disputes beheading claims. Page 2, Column 5.
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Associated Press
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Owfisial Elilansa Anfaldad
Ras Mulugheta
Ras Seyoum
Tembien
Ras Ayele
Scire
Ras Kassa
Five Die in Gas Blast in Italian Quarter Tenement
Five persons died and five were hospitalized after a New Year morning gas explosion ripped through a three story tenement in Buffalo's Italian quarter. The blast, caused by a candle and a lit match in a cellar, buried victims including Joseph Prestiillipo and his wife Geraldine, plus the Scorsone family.
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N. Tu
Joseph Prestiillipo
Geraldine
Thomas Scorsone
Mary
Anna
Scorsone
Rosa
Peter
Tionetta
Santo Presifillipo
Joseph
Presifillipo
Presifillipo Brothers
Nunn Bush Shoe Company Guarantees 52 Paychecks to Workers
Milwaukee Jan 2 1936 The Nunn Bush Shoe Company will guarantee its 850 workers an annual income equal to 52 paychecks of 40 hours each under a liberalized contract effective today. Henry Nunn president says workers deserve a fair share of the product's selling price and urges broader adoption as a solution to capital labor tensions. He stresses industry must accept moral responsibility to workers, consumers, and investors. Turn To Page Six.
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Milwaukee
Henry Nunn
J R Approval Forecast For Bonus Bill
Senator Robinson predicts passage of a cash veterans bonus bill likely to gain executive approval. The plan mirrors Byrnes Steiner terms with certificates maturing in 1938, paying about 97 percent now. House panel backing Patman plans $2 billion currency method, signaling cooperation to advance veterans payments.
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Robinson
Washington
House
Patman
D-Tex
2000 Drivers In State Will Lose Licenses By Feb 1
Raleigh January 2 AP estimate by Arthur Falk director of the state highway safety division that about 2000 automobile licenses will be revoked by month end. More than 500 permits revoked since November 1 as the new driver permit law takes effect. Over 95 per cent revoked after drunken driving convictions. New report forms aid recording revocations and Falk says the law will reduce drunken driving statewide.
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Raleigh
Arthur Falk
State Highway Safety Division
Falk
I C C Ruling Cuts North Carolina Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a general revision of class freight rates between North Carolina and points north and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers effective May 1, ending seven years of litigation with the North Carolina Corporation Commission. The decision reduces rates to and from High Point and Greensboro, moving toward equalizing regional costs. Railroads may group shipping points and publish a slightly varied scale for this season.
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North Carolina Corporations Commission
ICC
North Carolina Corporation Commission
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Ohio River
Potomac River
High Point
Greensboro
Atchison
Splawa
Caskie
Aitchison
Tate
Lee
Washington
I. C. OG
North
Virginia
North Carolina Tax Receipts Up 12.14 Percent
North Carolina posted six month revenues ending December 31 totaling 25.79 million dollars, a 12.14 percent rise over the prior year. Auto license plates fell due to a lower rate with December receipts down from 1934, while other major taxes plus sales tax showed gains.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ten bodies recovered from sunken City of Khartoum crash
Ten of the twelve aboard the Imperial Airways airliner City of Khartoum were found in the Mediterranean near Alexandria Egypt. Pilot Vernon Gerry Wilson survived after five hours in the water. The crash occurred as the plane neared landing from Mirabella Crete with five crew and seven passengers aboard.
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Mediterranean
Alexandria
Egypt
Khartoum
Imperial Airways
Vernon Gerry Wilson
Brilliant
Mirabella
Crete
Brother In Law Held In Hendrix Killing Near Laurinburg
William Lizenby was held under 2500 bond in Laurinburg on the death of his brother in law A Hendrix a 26 year old truck driver. He declined to testify at a coroner inquest but officers say he admitted striking Hendrix with a piece of iron after an argument. Hendrix died about an hour later in hospital.
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William Lizenby
A. Hendrix
Lizenby
Hendrix
Hauptmanns Lawyers Tie Kidnapping To Unnamed Man
In Trenton New Jersey January 2 4 defense lawyers for Bruno Hauptmann introduced an unnamed man into the Lindbergh case saying they are probing a link between the man and Isidor Fisch in the crime. Attorney Frederick A Pope said investigators are pursuing a lead as Hauptmann faces possible execution the week of January 13. Details remained undisclosed and no identity or location of the new figure would be revealed until the lead matures.
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N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Isidor Fisch
Hauptmann
Flemington
Frederick A. Pope
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Pope
New Jersey Court of Pardons
Con
Long sought criminal Touhy found in bed in Chicago
Tommy Touhy, once a famed gang leader, was captured in a West Side apartment after a 30 month manhunt. Police seized him without resistance as his wife and two daughters were also detained. the arrest ends a long chase amid Chicago’s violent crime era.
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Tommy
Touhy
Terri Touhy
West Side
Thomas
Charlotte
N. C
Capone
Rev
John Factor
Palmer Street
Jessie
Eleanor
Marie Ryan
Rescue Ship Sent To Find Ellsworth In Antarctica
Dunedin New Zealand January 2 The steamship Discovery II a white mercy medical supplier and two sailed today for the Bay of Whales in the Antarctic Ross Sea to search for American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth The 1036 ton vessel dispatched by the British and Australian governments was due to arrive at Little America around mid month If Ellsworth and pilot Herbert Hollick Kenyon not found planes aboard the Discovery II will conduct search flights
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New Zealand
Discovery II
Bay of Whales
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Lincoln Ellsworth
Little America
Ellsworth
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Antarctica
Weather forecast for the Carolinas and several cities
A scattered forecast shows rain this afternoon and tonight in North Carolina and South Carolina with warmer conditions in the east and central parts. Friday brings fair or cooler weather along the coasts, with wind shifts to the west and ongoing rain in places. Temperatures vary by city, including 32 in Asheville, 36 in Augusta, 32 in Birmingham, and readings across many other listed locations.
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