Curtis Defends Hamilton at GOP Meeting in Chicago
At a Chicago GOP meeting on December 17 AP reports the Republican National Committee refused to accept John Hamilton’s resignation as chairman and gave him a firm vote of confidence by 74 to 2. Curtis defended Hamilton while Fish attacked liberalization and the party’s leadership.
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Hamilton
Chicago
Republican National Committee
John Hamilton
Kansas
Cleveland
Landon
Arthur Curtis
Missouri
Hamilton Fish
New York
National Committee
Fish
Alaska
Rasqmuson
York
Boston
Milliotts Gut
Old Guard
Ruth Baker Pratt
Shakespeare
Duke of Windsor in frail health amid Austrian visit
In Enzelfeld Austria on December 17 AP reports the Duke of Windsor suffers severe headaches again while staying at Baron Eugene de Rothschild’s castle. He plans golf and possibly a hunting trip as spectators flock for a glimpse of the exiled monarch who abdicated for Wallis Warfield Simpson.
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Enzelfeld
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Eugene de Rothschild
Crossley seeks Missouri relief overhaul and county aid plan
Wallace Crossley, Missouri relief director, favors sending letters to county courts and legislators outlining a two year relief outlook. He requests a $10,056,000 appropriation and proposes consolidating welfare agencies under a single state department with local supervisors chosen by county boards. The plan aims to reduce costs by administrative saving and to address unemployment among younger workers.
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Wallace Crossley
Missouri Relief Commission
Missouri
Charles F. Carter
Crossley
Warrensburg
Gov
State Welfare Department
Missouri Relief Administration
WPA
CCC
Allied Activities
Divorce Granted to Mrs Emily Lambert in St Louis
Mes Emily Milliken Lambert secured a divorce from J B Wooster Lambert with gross alimony of 1.6 million dollars and custody of three children. She receives specified properties, furnishings, a town car, and maintenance for each child until age 21, plus visit rights and defined support amounts. The case cites mental cruelty and irregular conduct by the husband.
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St. Louis
Mes
Emily Milliken Lambert
Mindr
J. B. Wooster -Lambert
Lambert Pharmacal Company
Eugene J. Sartorius
Chambers
Lambert
Jarvis Winn Lambert
Boadilla del Monte
University City
Salamanca
Pasoist T
Bencilla del Monte
International Brigade
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Majadahonda
Robleda de Chavela
Leity
Algete
Falls City man dies from leg infection after truck accident
William P B Horn 44 a farmer and trucker from Falls City Nebraska died in St Joseph Maine from an infection in his left leg. He injured it when his truck fell into a ditch near Severance Kansas a week earlier. Horn a World War I veteran died after an operation at the hospital. His wife survives.
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ST. Joseph
William PB. Horn
Falls City
Neb
Severance
Kah
Tme
Horn
Marriage and divorce notes for Denver couple in 1925
EOE and UAMOeLs wed on September 26, 1925 in Denver. It marks his second marriage after his first wife Julia Marion Turner divorced him on October 16, 1924.
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Eoe, Uamoels
Denver
Julia Marion Turner
Girl Who Killed Dad Gets 20 Year Term
Wise Virginia December 17 AP Edith Maxwell 22 a former schoolteacher was convicted of second degree murder in her father Trigg Maxwell death. The Wise County jury deliberated one hour and twenty minutes and set the maximum 20 years. Maxwell sobbed and leaned on her brother Earl Maxwell as the verdict was read. A prior first degree murder conviction carrying 25 years was overturned by the state supreme court.
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Wise
APJ
Wise County
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
Earl Maxwell
Virginia
State Supreme Court
M. J. Fulton
McKeever Named Gunman in Booth Killing Case
McKeever identified as the gunman who killed Booth and Wilson during a June 14, 1933 bank robbery inquiry near Columbia Missouri. He was a leading state witness at the triad trial. The two men were killed after police stopped two gunmen near Mexico Mo for questioning about the robbery.
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McKeever
Booth
Triad
Wilson
Columbia
Mexico
Nanking still hopes to avoid civil war
A report from Nanking outlines terms proposed to settle the mutiny after a sudden coup d etat. Government officials say they will not negotiate with Marshal Chang and would not agree to political terms with him, though safety assurances for his person might be considered.
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Nanking
Jin
Lat Sianiu
Marshal Chang
Chang
Trial notes and family reactions after conviction
The defendant announced an appeal while Miss Maxwell regained composure noting Christmas loss. Mary Kathryn, the witness sister, stood with relatives as the Pound home events were described. Judge Ezra T. Carter set bail at 15000 for the girl pending a defense plea to set aside the verdict, with arguments due by March 1.
Recount of Votes in Lawrence County Missouri
A recount of Lawrence county's 12 385 ballots for sheriff will be held at Aurora Monday as part of a challenge by J T Thurman defeated Republican candidate against Democrat Clyde Sport Reid now county treasurer. Thurman questions about 100 voters from relief camp sites Mount Vernon and Chesapeake on grounds of disqualification for asylum status and non residence.
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Springfield
Dee
Lawrence County
Aurora
J. T. Thurman
Clyde “Sport” Reid
Reid
Thurman
Cheasapeake
Mount Vernon
Negro chases girl with knife echoes in Kansas City
A 12-year-old girl escaped a knife-wielding man by leaping from a barn loft after he fed her under the pretense of giving a Christmas tree. She identified the assailant as a local black man. a small posse assisted officers in the search. The girl, named Della Percy, described the incident on the way to school and noted bruising from the leap. Meanwhile, fifty Washington County farmers plan to grow cucumbers for the pickle market next season.
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Kansas City
Della
Percy
Contrast Lives of China's Crisis Leaders
Glenn Rabb describes the sharp contrasts between Chiang Kai-shek and Chang Hsueh-Liang amid China's crisis. Chiang’s ascetic, workhorse life contrasts with Chang’s courtly, gambling, cosmopolitan style. The piece notes Chiang’s capture at Si-an and Chang’s fluctuating power, with Chang courting Western friends and European travel.
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China
New York
Chiang
Nanking
Sianfu
Chang
U Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshal Chang
Mukden
Peiping
Hankow
Shensi
Young Chang
Chiang Kai- Shek
Occidentals
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Foreigners’ Club
Europe
Political tensions and a Kirksville sheriff pick
The article notes General Igimo Chiang’s view of the West through Mei Ling Soong and remarks on her limited influence over his Chinese core. It also reports Sheriff-elect Arthur Floyd naming Henry Hudson as under sheriff for Adair County starting January 1, with Hudson a 1933 graduate and two-time all MIA selection.
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Japan
Igimo Chiang
Mei-Ling Soong
China Seas
Kirksville
Arthur Floyd
Henry Hudson
Adair County
Hudson
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