Powers on Trial in Clarksburg Theater Slaying Case
In Clarksburg West Virginia on December 7 1936 state troopers patrolled the aisles as Harry F Powers known as tai Order Rose faced trial for the murder of Dorothy Leslie. A slate of 75 potential jurors drawn from farmers and small business men prepared to hear the case in the improvised court within the theater.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F Powers
Dorothy Leslie
Ea Powers
Casanova
J. Ed Law
Mint
West Virginia
Temperamental Democratic Leader Borah in Senate
Temperamentally explosive yet conservative senator from Arkansas turned long time House member, then senator since 1913. Noted for dry wit, wary of big business, clashes with wet proposals, and a Southern nominee buzz. once allied with Hoover at London Naval Conference. wife Ewilda. lives near the Methodist Building.
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Senate
Gul
Tom Eemlin
Democratic National Committee
Raskob
White House
Arkansas
Too Many Apples Bring Doctor To Springfield
Springfield physicians warn that excessive apple consumption can increase medical calls as a recent stomach ailment epidemic prompted doctors to link overeating raw fruit and vegetables to digestive issues. The Dec 1 report notes apples common but not a cure, urging modest intake to avoid doctor visits.
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Springfield
Springfeld
Ireland's Deb Is Showing a Huge Profit
The Irish Free State runs a self financing unemployment insurance scheme praised for efficiency. It collects weekly contributions from workers and employers, with the state matching part of the fund. Benefits are capped and tied to prior contributions, contrasting with Britain and Germany. The system shows growing surpluses and lower deficits, counting on flexible adjustments to maintain balance. The piece highlights Ireland's fiscal restraint and projected savings versus other European nations.
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Milton Bronner
A. E. A. Service European Manager
NEA Service, Inc
Dublin
Irish Free State
Europe
Doles
MacDonala Irom
States assign 16 color tones to 1932 license plates
A survey finds 46 states use 16 color tones across 20 months for 1932 plates. Thirty five states updated schemes. Arkansas and New Mexico yet to pick colors. List shows each state with color pairing such as Alabama black on white, New York yellow on black, California kon ore orange, and others.
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New York
Drc
Arkansas
New Mexico
Alabama
Arizon
Whitley
May
Meelbled
California
Colorado
Senna
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Mack
Georgie
Idaho
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Unemployment figures and payments in early 20th century
The record shows employer and employee contributions totaling £655,680 with £224,000 paid by the state. Benefits paid amounted to £457,964, creating a surplus over state spending. For 1928-29 employer and employee inputs rose to £1,861 with £249,035 paid by the state. 1930 figures show £703,020 in employer and employee payments and £250,275 in benefits, with ongoing surpluses indicating debt reduction and funds for future years. Notably, unemployment figures cite 28,892 under the unemployment act on Oct 5, 1930, 8,271 unemployed in 1935, and 16,237 average unemployment claims.
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Jean Scars Untt
Irish Free State
Missouri Man Killed Four Injured In City Crash
Kenneth Torrance 34 a 1928 University of Missouri graduate was killed when a motor car ex lost control returning from a party in Kansas City. Four companions, all from Kansas City, were injured but not seriously. The driver Joseph A Lehman 81 said he was blinded by oncoming lights as his car turned off the pavement and overturned. Torrance was thrown into a creek and a rock revetment. The injured are Miss Margaret Ruth Johnson 21 Wichita a junior at the University of Tangis Frances Vrooman 21 Gary Wright 22 and Lehman. Johnson is daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom C Johnson of Wichita. Torrance was graduated from Missouri in 1926 and was an honor student. A necklace of beetles eggs is used as a token of love by natives of amon islands.
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Kansas City
Kenneth Torrance
University of Missouri
Joseph A Lehman
Torrance
Senators Vie Over Prohibition as Congress Opens
In the new Congress a prohibition vote is certain and several senators shape the debate. Bulkley, Lewis, and Sheppard are key figures with the 18th Amendment atop the agenda. Fess and Robinson back the prohibition cause.
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Bulkley
Lewis
Senalor Shep‘d
Fess and
Robinson
Missouri Curators plan to cut university operating costs
The Kansas City Star reports the University of Missouri Board of Curators tentatively aims to cut operating expenses by 500 000 for the biennium. The plan, not final, seeks a broader 830 832 reduction and may be issued after a conference with Governor Caulfield within a week or ten days. It would spread cuts across all departments and extension work, with temporary suspension of the four year medical course as another savings option while salaries for professors and instructors are not reduced.
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Kansas City
Dee
The
Kansas City Star
University of Missouri Board of Curators
Henry S. Cauield
the Star
Caulfield
Star
Daily Health Service Worms Enter Body via Food and Water
Dr Morris Fis, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, explains how the large roundworm grows, eggs spread through excretions and soil, and how infection spreads from person to person. Regions in the United States show higher prevalence, but treatment exists using a laxative followed by oil of chenopodium to destroy the worms.
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Arorris Fis
BEL
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hmygeia
Health
United States
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Robber suspects captured in Kansas City cases
Frederick McCord and Harold Peterson, wanted for the Farmers City National Bank robbery, were taken to Savannah Missouri to answer charges for robbing the Round Prairie Bank at Filmore Missouri. They reportedly confessed to the Illinois robberies in statements to States Attorney Herrick and Sheriff Callison.
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Kansas City
Dec. J
Frederick McCord
Harold Peterson
Farmer City
Savannah
Round Prairie
Filmore
Wirt Herrick
Fred Callison
DeWitt
Italian to preside on reparations Young Plan panel
Alberto Beneduce of Italy was elected president of the Young Plan Advisory Committee studying Germany's capacity to pay reparations. Walter Stewart declined the nomination, with the delegation from Washington favoring aloofness. Colijn of Holland, Rydbeck of Sweden, Borschidher of Switzerland, and Durtsch of Jugoslavia named as additional members. The committee adjourned awaiting other representatives.
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Melvin K. Wifufeleather
Basel
Switzerland
Bec
Alberto Beneduce
Italy
Young Plan
Germany
Walter W. Stewart
Stewart
T Renth
Hendryk Colijn
Holland
Otto Rydbeck
Sweden
M. Bmdscheidher
M. Durtsch
Jugeslavia
M. Colljns
M. Duritsch
Signor Beneduce
Signor Beneduce’s Election Was A Compromise After Mr. Stewart
Emile Franagni
AD. Stewart
Washington
Hoover
Premier Lavat
France
Nightclub intrigue spirals as necklace vanishes mid tango
In a crowded Paris club, Mary Nipples secreted the Jupiter necklace during a tango with De Loma. Bates fumbles to guard the loot while Dirk Ray He watches. Suspense mounts as De Loma confronts Mary and a gun threat looms, leaving readers awaiting the next chapter.
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Mary Frarkness
Fly
Egnie
Jupiter
Ran Eildle
Lowen
T Star
Mary
Dirk Ray
Lin Euilir
Investisuti
Count DE Loy
OS Louis
Mruce
Marr
Mes
Mitre
Bute
Dirk Ayrrives
Paris
Les
Stagy
de Boma
Bates
de Loma
Mars
Mary Confessei
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Joseph T. Robinson
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Bruening
Bush Free State
Department of Industry and Commerce
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Britain
Free State
England
Ibeneek
SER
Maine
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New Hampshire
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North Carralina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Msguri W. Brag
Amon Islands
Congress
Wets
Robert Barkley
Mudlard E. Tydings
Helow
Buffalo
Servi
Dirk Say
Mr. Jupiter
Mary Alnaer
Grypsy
de Lama
Tong
Ba Loma
Bates Case
Mr. Bates
Ais
de Lona
Dirk
Willy
Do Loma
Unis
Cornelia
Ethel
Deoma
Dea Loma
Divi
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