Rescuers Inch Toward Wrecked Plane In Idaho Wilderness
Rescuers battling fog and snow trek toward Cemetery Ridge in northern Idaho to reach the Northwest Airlines mail plane wreckage. Pilot Joe Livermore and Co Pilot Arthur A Haid are believed among the casualties as crews press through rough terrain. A smoke beacon drop is planned once weather clears.
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Spokane
Wash
Imberland
Cemetery Ridge
Idaho
Northwest Airlines
Joe Livermore
Arthur A. Haid
Kellogg
Fred Cunningham
Grow
Cunningham
A. R. Mensing
Northwestern Airlines
Menging
Herrick
Salt Lake City
Western Airy Express
Army Reserve
Erwin McWilliams
Byron van Cott
Allan Barrie
Western Air
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Barrie
Gruesome death found at deserted country club in Baltimore
In Baltimore on December 22 AP reports the head of a state mental hospital identified two nude women found dead in a gas filled kitchen as patients who escaped from Spring Grove. Edith Gaither, 33, was named as one victim. the other remains unnamed. The gas jets and extensive scratches indicated a brutal, chaotic scene near Rolling Road Golf Club.
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Baltimore
Silas W. Wellmer
Edith B. Gaither
Spring Grove State Hospital
Rolling Road Golf Club
Herbert Schaub
Iocker House
Alx Taylor
Bolf Club
Schaub
Actors Battle At Hollywood Club Sparks Scuffle
Eleanor Whitney is carried from a Hollywood nightclub after two men clash amid onlookers led by Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor. Billy Gray staged the disturbance as part of a burlesque act. Ellison and Whitney apologized the next day amid the melee. Britain says five average cruisers will be converted to anti aircraft ships under the London treaty escalator clause and kept in service five years, with six inch guns replaced by lighter AA armament.
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Hollywood
Eleanor Whitney
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Billy Gray
Miss Witney
James Ellison
Miss Whitney
Ellison
London
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Japan
Veteran bicyclist plans Chicago trip
William Bailey an 82 year old rider who has logged about 11000 miles in five years plans a bicycle trip to Chicago next spring The determinate cyclist has painted his two story house and cleaned every room this year following a severe illness that nearly claimed his life.
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ST. Albans
William €. Bailey
Chicago
Storms Delay Ten Transatlantic Liners To New York
Storms at sea delay ten transatlantic liners bringing 3,500 passengers and sacks of Christmas mail. Ships will arrive 18 to 24 hours late in New York harbor, delaying nationwide Christmas mail distribution. Notable passengers include Joseph Pulitzer and Herbert Pulitzer aboard the Europa, with Sopwith and Manley O. Hudson among others aboard late ships.
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New York
New York Harbor
Europa
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Herbert Pulitzer
Sopwith
Manley O. Hudson
Permanent Court of International Justice
Quinine Substitute Boosts Output in Moscow
Scientists in the Soviet Union announce akrikhin, a quinine substitute, will reach 45 tons next year and reduce treatment needs to 6-7 times less than quinine. The first batch was small, with six tons by year end 1936, and the 45 tons could equal 260 tons of quinine. Also noted, soil erosion costs North Carolina farmers about 60 million dollars annually.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Christmas Presents for Windsor In Austria From Cannes
In Enzesfeld Austria the Duke of Windsor receives a Christmas parcel from Cannes, likely jewelry, amid scenes of a grand Windsor celebration at the chateau. A portrait of Baroness De Rothschild is requested for Windsor, who plans photoshoots with hostess Kitty, while a children's bowling event unfolds with Windsor backed by staff and baronial flair.
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Enzesfeld
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Cannes
Simpson
England
Baroness de Rothschild
Kitty
Eddie
Windsor
Chatea
Eugene de Rothschild
San Salvador quake toll holds at 250 in San Vicente
In San Vicente, rescuers combed rubble for bodies as the official death toll stayed at 250 amid a sequence of shocks that leveled much of the town. Villagers returned to ruins while Santa Rita volcano, which had threatened the area, was reported to have subsided.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
San Vicente
Santa Rita
Churchman Dies at 66 in LDS Council Role
AP reports Alonzo A. Hinckley, 66, longtime member of the Latter Day Saints Council of Twelve Apostles, died after months of illness. In other news, European table grapes are proving viable in Southwest Texas agriculture.
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Salt Lake City
Alonzo A. Hinckley
Latter Day Saints Church Council of Twelve Apostles
Texas
Hawaii Fights Move to Make Divorces Easy in Honolulu
In Honolulu on December 22, officials say Hawaii will not renew a liberal divorce drive. Residence rules for divorce seekers remain strict, with military personnel rarely qualifying. Judge F M Brooks notes Hawaii grants many divorces but will not loosen laws, asserting Hawaii decrees are valid nationwide.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
F. M. Brooks
Brooks
Los Angeles
United States
Mexico
Judge Brooks
Qualifications of Judge Listed by Kansas City Lawyers
The Lawyers' Association of Kansas City issued a formal list of qualifications for a federal judge to President Roosevelt, Attorney General Cummings, and Missouri senators. Key criteria include a sound legal education, high order scholarship, active legal career, mature judgment, integrity, impartial temperament, and consideration of records, experience, health, and community standing.
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Kansas City
Lawyers’ Association of
Roosevelt
Cummings
Missouri
Association
Tulsa Sportsman Killed in Wreck Near Mena Arkansas
Louis A. Francis, 32, sportsman from Tulsa Oklahoma, was killed instantly when his automobile plunged from a highway four miles north of Mena Arkansas early today. His companion Hubert Douglas of Tulsa escaped with slight injuries.
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Mena
Ark
Louis A. Francis
Tulsa
Okla
Here
Hubert Douglas
German Press Expounds Berlin View On Europe Tangle
Berlin reports state British stance on colonial demands and Russia Spain policy. Diplomatic circles cite Joachim von Ribbentrop visit and three questions about Britain's plans with Russia and Spain. German envoy warns Britain to draw a sharp line with Moscow or bear Europe’s fate.
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Berlin
Reich
Soviet
Russia
Spain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
von Ribbentrop
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
England
Britain
Europe
Rebel Planes Bomb Madrid In New Attack
Madrid reports two rebel planes dropped bombs and machine guns on the capital at 2 40 pm as three insurgent armies threaten a larger assault. Loyalists say Boadilla Del Monte fell to rebels, with swastikas seen on uniforms, while a government counterattack around Boadilla Siguenza and Carabanchel Bajo tightens defenses.
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Madrid
Boadilla del Monte
Here
Villaverde
Carabanchel
Valencia
Boadisla
No Man's Land
Usera
Carabanchel Bajo
Col. Bravo
Boadilla-Siguenza
Woman sought by French police in pilot shooting case
French police asked Scotland Yard to locate a woman named Marie in connection with the shooting of an airplane pilot. The plea was broadcast as authorities pursue the suspect across borders.
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London
Scotland Yard
Mme, Marie
Schemeder to France for hearing on charges of shooting
British authorities said Mme Schemeder wife of a wealthy French machine manufacturer would be brought to London from Selsey Sussex for an extradition hearing after a plane crash near Villacoublay Sunday. Her flight companion was killed in the crash and the case involves charges of shooting.
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Schemeder
France
Pierre L’allemant
Villacoublay
Mme
Stone 1431 Years Old To St Louis
The city art museum announced plans related to a stone dated 1431 years old, displayed or studied in connection with St Louis. Authorities described its historical significance and potential public exhibit.
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ST. Louis
SP. Louis
Rare Chinese Stella Gravestone Sold for 30000
A limestone gravestone about six feet high, 1431 years old, was purchased for $30,000. It features carved Chinese figures of funeral attendants and musicians.
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Limeston
Bank robber pockets $500 as man cites shaken trust
Poplar Bluff Missouri police report Harry Mowery robbed of $500 after being accosted by a gunman who took his purse from a loan room. Mowery said his long held doubt in banks led him to keep his own money.
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Poplar Blueft
Harry Mowery
Mowery
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