Mattson Charges Son's Death To Bungling Fiend Accomplice
Dr W W Mattson accuses a bungling fiend and an accomplice of kidnapping and murdering his son Charles. He claims the killer destroyed the boy after fear grew, and he vows to reveal more at a press conference. Federal agents and police continue to hunt the kidnapper near Everett Washington.
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W. W. Mattson
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Sacramento
Calif
Arthur Madsen
Ormer
Tillamook
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Ee. Po
Fritz Kaminsky
Madsen
Harles
Ress
Kdnap
Ducks Unlimited formed to protect Canadian duck nesting grounds
Washington reports the formation of Ducks Unlimited a national nonprofit by American waterfowl hunters to preserve and restore Canadian duck breeding areas. The plan seeks several hundred thousand dollars yearly over five years with all capital used in the United States. Only five percent of prairie-breeding ducks nest here and 82 percent nest further north, shaping the effort’s urgency.
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Canada
Ducks Unlimited
National Organization of Americ Hunters Incorporated
United States
Foundaion
Canadian
Alba
Saskatchewan
Manila
Undation
Timely arrival of extinguishers stops hangar fire
A Kane airport hangar fire sparked when a tractor snowplow caught fire from king gasoline and exploded. A delivery truck arrived with fire extinguishers just as flames threatened the new hangar. Workers opened a box and used the extinguishers to knock down the blaze.
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Wash
Kane
King
Field Arts
Socialists Strike Back At Rebels Near Madrid Front
Socialist troops defending Madrid retook trenches at San Fernando bridge east of Aravaca and held Las Rozas on the El Escorial road. In Aranjuez region fascist guns shelled Cuesta de la Reina with little damage as air battles rise from Almeria to Malaga. Government claim: fascists not nearer Madrid than two months ago.
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Las Rozas
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Cuesta de la Reina
Air Ministry
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Montola
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Malaga
Estepona
Short Legislative Session Seen As Sclons Speed Work
North Carolina lawmakers press a fast pace aiming to seek voter views on liquor tobacco tax and child labor measures. After 10 days the assembly pushes tax and appropriation bills with a full time session planned for Monday.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Senate
Assembly
Joint Appropriations Committee
Money Committees
Judge Rules Dafoe Served Legally In $1,000,000 Suit
Federal Judge John P. Barnes ruled Dr Allan R Dafoe was legally served in a $1,000,000 breach of contract suit filed last fall in Chicago by Ivan Spear. The case Accuses Dafoe and others of breaking a contract to exhibit and publicize the Dionne quintuplets. The judge took under advisement a motion to dismiss the complaint.
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John P. Barnes
Allan R. Dafoe
Dafoe
Ivan Spear
Barnes
Fortify Levees In Flood Zone Amid Rising Rivers
In Chicago area flood workmen reinforced levees as Mississippi Ohio White Wabash St Francis and Kaskaskia rivers rose. About 1 500 workers protected embankments near Holcomb Lenath and Kennett while Wilhelmina and Glennonville faced encirclement. Roy Dugan drowned in a road washout as Ohio neared peak levels.
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White
Wabash
St. Francis
Kaskaskia
Missouri
Holcomb
Lenath
Kennett
Wilhelmina
Glennonville
Indiana
Roy Dugan
White River
Evansville
Ind
Denhardt Will Do Before Grand Jury
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt was among witnesses summoned by the commonwealth to appear before the Henry county grand jury in New Castle Kentucky. The panel will consider the charge that he fatally shot his fiancée Verna Garr Taylor of La Grange. Denhardt is at liberty on a $25000 bond after an examining trial.
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Henry H. Denhardt
Commonwealth
Henry County Grand Jury
Verna Garr Taylor
la Grange
H. B. Kinsolving
Denhardt
Duke of Windsor May Dash to Side of Lady Love in France
Cannes residents expect a possible visit by the Duke of Windsor to Wallis Simpson despite official denials that he will appear before spring. Known for impulsiveness, he may ignore separation rumors, leaving Riviera onlookers to speculate about a dramatic reunion amid lingering questions about royal history.
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Ann Harding to Wed American Conductor Werner Janssen
London date announced for actress Ann Harding and American conductor Werner Janssen. Harding plans to wed in London registry office after a public romance, noting she will alter stage plans due to press attention.
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Ann Harding
America
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Harry Bannister
Werner Janssen
New York
West Side
New York Philharmonic
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Harding
Janssen
Liverpool
Miss Harding
Evacuation Of Auto Plants By Sit-Down Strikers Under Way
Detroit dispatch reports sit-down strikers began evacuating General Motors plants as union leaders map negotiations starting Monday. Homer Martin led 400 to 500 strikers from the Cadillac plant with similar actions at Fleetwood and Guide Lamp plants. Governor Murphy ordered National Guard troops into Flint after rioting to end the occupation and bring GM and the UAW to a meeting in Lansing.
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Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
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Fleetwood
Anderson
Ind
Frank Murphy
Flint
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Lansing
William 8. Knudsen
Martin Today
Hermit objects to purified air in jail cell
Educator hermit G Ora Steinberger, jailed on a vagabond charge for his own good, faced public fascination as crowds gathered at Champaign county jail. He considered a proposal to move from his tree-top camp aloft to a county infirmary home, saying one more day would not deepen the stigma of confinement.
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Urbana
G. Ora Steinberger
Champaign
Steinberger
Pearl Bowen
Roosevelt Seeks Six Administrative Aides in Relief Bill
Washington January 16 Roosevelt may ask Congress to provide authority and funds for six administrative assistants to the president. The move follows a recommendation by the president's administrative management committee and is expected in a relief-deficiency appropriation bill to be enacted before February 1. Charles West, Daniel Bell and James Roosevelt form a trio shaping planning, fiscal, and executive management duties.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Charles West
Ohio
West
Capitol
Daniel W. Bell
James Roosevelt
Bell
Weat
Scalp Legend Sparks Denver Debate Over Buffalo Bill
Denver police report a clash over Buffalo Bill Cody allegedly scalping an Indian named Yellow Hands. Detective George Magor says John F. Guyton claims Cody scalped the Indian and was shot in the hip at a restaurant while William E. Roberts postures self defense shouting Cody didn't scalp him.
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Denver
Buffalo Bill
William E. Roberts
John F. Guyton
George Magor
Guyton
Cody
Mager
Roberts
Elusive Car Spoils Visit
AP report from Joliet details W Connor of Aurora Alabama visiting Joliet. His car was parked downtown at 6 20 pm the car was reported stolen at 8 30 pm he later recovered it by 8 45 pm then found it missing again at 8 50 pm police recovered it around 5 am the next day.
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Joliet
W. Connor
Aurora
Two Are Killed In Kentucky Battle
Two men were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at a service station nine miles from Pineville Kentucky. Nathaniel Snelling aged 40 and an unidentified man died. Buster McGeorge, 18, was near death. Hillary Bloomer, about 40, and Otis Buell, 28, were seriously wounded.
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Pineville
Charles A. Johnson
Bell County
Nathaniel Snelling
Buster McGeorge
Hillary Bloomer
Otis Buell
Italian Troops Land At Cadiz
A British observer in Gibraltar reports Italian troops landed at Cadiz on Tuesday. He described the landing from an unnamed transport and said Spanish forces in Cadiz Seville and Jerez were outnumbered by Italians and Mujahirs.
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Gibraltar
Ummacadat Deus
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Jerez
Roosevelt Inauguration Draws Big Washington Crowds
President Roosevelt prepares to take the oath at the Capitol next Wednesday noon marking the start of his second term. Thousands gather in Washington with paid seats from 3.50 to 10, hotels full, and parade plans for governors bands and military units. Weather outlook suggests fair skies and possible cold snaps.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
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Il Duce Eyes Revival of 1933 Four-Power Pact
Rome reports say Mussolini and Goering discussed reviving the 1933 four power peace pact to oppose communism. The bloc would include Britain France Italy and Germany and aim to curb armaments and boost European stability. The 1933 treaty linked to Ethiopia’s status and League of Nations.
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Rome
Mussolini
Duce
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
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Ethiopia
League of Nations
Spain
Chamber of Deputies
Leon Blum
McGrady to Help End Toledo Gas Strike
Edward F. McGrady assistant secretary of labor will fly to Toledo to aid in negotiations between Gas Employers Union and Ohio Fuel Gas Co and Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Co. He will join a conference between employers and striking workers as the Toledo Industrial Peace Board plans a meeting. Federal conciliator Hugh S. Kerwin is assigned to investigate the strike.
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Toledo, O
Edward F. McGrady
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas Co
McGrady
Washington
Edmund Ruffin
Toledo Industrial Peace Board
Republicans Seek Labor Ties for Liberal Program
National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton urged the Republican Party to reestablish close contact with labor at the 16th annual Women's National Republican Club luncheon in New York. Ohio official John W. Bricker and Grace B. Reynolds called for new leadership and a conscientious party service, while Wilton emphasized rebuilding labor ties through personal relations and trust.
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New York
Republican Party
John D. M. Hamilton
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Hamilton
Bricker
Grace B. Reynolds
Republican National Committee
National Republican Club
Wilton
Pension plan push organized by diverse group in Washington
Led by Dr Francis E Townsend a broad group of representatives formed to advance the Townsend old age pension plan in Congress. They authorized Chairman Crosby to appoint a seven member organization committee representing all parties to coordinate on the House floor the drive to enact the legislation.
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Washington
Francis E. Townsend
Congress
Crosby
D.-Pa
House
Berry Proposes Two Federal Wage and Hours Plans
Major George L. Berry announced before President Roosevelt that the industrial council has two tentative proposals for federal regulation of minimum wages and maximum working hours. He said both aim to end sweat shop conditions and could be enacted via labor industry agreements or FTC rulings, with a constitutional panel to develop composite legislation.
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Washington
George l. Berry
Roosevelt
Industrial Council
Berry
Council of Labor
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Thecouncil
Battle Deepens Over TVA Leadership Morgan Lilienthal Rift
Washington sees a public clash between TVA Chairman Arthur E. Morgan and Director David Lilienthal as Morgan calls for possible public ownership and a truce with private power interests while Lilienthal negotiates with the White House on board changes and TVA policy.
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Bet
Arthur E. Morgan
David Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Cal
TVA
Lithal
Lilienthal
White House
Weather Outlook for Carolinas Clouds and Warmth Ahead
North Carolina sees continued cloudiness Sunday with Sunday night and Monday turning warmer. South Carolina expects clouds followed by rain late Monday or Monday night with a modest warmup.
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