Murder confession in South Carolina boy’s killing
Robert Wilds a 48 year old World War veteran confessed to beating 15 year old Herbert Harris Jr to death with an iron bar after luring him to a deserted farm home for what police say was a kidnapping attempt. He dragged the body and hid it under cotton waste with three men later finding it on Christmas Day.
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Columbia
S. C
Robnert Wilds
Herbert H. Harris, Jr
Wilds
H. H. Harris
Home Stores, Inc
Harris
John Martin Rushton
Wiles
Rushton
Blackwood
State Penitentiary
Veterans Bureau
Gal
A. M. Scarborough
United Press
Scarborough
Plantaion
Iis
J. C. Deese
J. E. Neely
G. H. Lever
John Doe and the beer powered fire hero of the city
In Los Angeles on December 26 the police and fire departments hailed John Doe as a local hero after he extinguished a car fire using nothing but a pitcher of beer. While officers were delayed, Doe reportedly doused the ignition blaze, saving the department’s best cruiser. The tale unfolds amid a broader scene of Christmas liquor availability and a provocative open liquor store in the capital. Chief Bruner fretted, but the operator produced a valid license and the prosecutor cited no charges, noting the state’s bone dry law remains on the books. Jefferson City may claim the first licensed saloon since Prohibition as the spectacle wrapped up.
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Dolm Doe
John
John Dee
Gentral
Tom and Jerry
Egenog
Bruner
Saigon
Elliot M. Dampk
Jefferson City
Light Company Workers Win Union Recognition
St Louis labor board announced that Laclede Gas Light Company plant employees and meter readers gain union recognition and wage hikes aligning with June 30, 1932 scales. Hourly and weekly workers receive a 20 percent raise, monthly salaries up 10 percent, affecting 332 employees.
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ST. Louis
Rising Temperature and Severe Cold Wave Across Regions
Weather bulletin notes rising temperatures and fair to severe cold conditions across south portions tonight. Southeast and central areas face extreme cold, with increasing cloudiness Wednesday and possible light snow in the north. Northwest and west central regions expect rising temperatures in the afternoon, as river levels and forecasts show variability.
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Kansas Olly
College Inn at Columbia Burns in Fire
An early morning blaze gutted the College Inn in downtown Columbia Missouri. The 25 year old student resort suffered heavy damage with losses estimated at 25 to 30 thousand dollars for the building and contents and about 1500 dollars to adjacent structures. Firemen rescued six men from the burning basement as two firefighters were injured. Proprietor James Moscow known as Jimmie operated the establishment near the University of Missouri.
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Columbia
College Inn
University of Missouri
James Moscow
Jimmie
Ed Howe Discontinues His Monthly Magazine
Atchison Kansas December AP reports E W Howes monthly magazine will suspend publication with the November issue. Howe notes he must suspend publication during his Gis year and will settle accounts upon return to Atchison where records are kept. The magazine has been his primary editorial outlet since its 22 year founding.
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Atchison, Kas
E. W. Howe
Kansas
Miami
Fla
Howe
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Gene
Hoover Off the Record Makes Its Appearance
Washington December 26 AP A book by Theodore G Joslin secretary to former President Hoover will be published next spring Entitled Hoover Off the Record it is described as an informal memoir of White House behind the scenes detailing how Hoover handled crises and decisions about issues the public knew little about Joslin wrote freely about events judged not suitable for public detail at the time with Hoover consent
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Washington
Hoover
Theodore G. Joslin
White House
Joslin
Springfield Moves to Ban Walkathon Contests
Springfield Missouri after a sleep walker performance left contestants unpaid and bills unsettled, the city council drafted an ordinance to forbid walkathons and similar attractions in the city.
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Springfield
Auto Sales for 193d Show Good Increase
The Department of Commerce reported a 74 percent rise in retail sales of new passenger autos in November versus November last year, the first November gains in five years. November sales fell 30 percent from October, and for the first eleven months of the year sales totaled 23 percent above the 1932 period.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Income tax evader receives two year term
T Francis Campbell former head of an accounting firm and income tax specialist was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 2500 by Federal Judge C B Faris for income tax evasion. Judge overruled motions for a new trial and for delays to pursue a settlement with the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Convicted Friday, sentencing had been deferred until after Christmas.
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Louis
T. Francis Campbell
C. B. Faris
Campbell
Bureau
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Howse Members To Be Arrested If They Play Hockey
Missouri House leaders warn that absent lawmakers will be arrested by the sergeant at arms if a working quorum is not present. Speaker Willis Meredith says the drive is to end the special session quickly as debates continue over liquor control and unemployment relief. The session remains unsettled, with pay reduced to $1 a day and a pending sales tax proposal tied to liquor legislation. Acting postmasters appointed in Missouri include Fred J. Ehlers in Concordia and Mrs Lelia F. Hughes in Adrian.
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House
Missouri
Willis H. Meredith
Poplar Bluff
Senate
Meredith
Tomeroww
Governor Park
Blessed Gift of Vision Comes To Young Ozarkian
Springfield Missouri December report notes Loren Lockhart seven born blind regained sight after cataract surgeries completed this month. He saw Christmas finery at a nurses party in Polk County and expressed awe saying it is pretty awfully pretty.
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Springfield
Loren Lockhart
Polk
RFC Holds Insull Securities and German Bonds for Loan
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation reported to a senate committee that it holds several million dollars in Insull securities and German bonds behind a loan to the Central Republic Bank and Trust Company Dawes Bank of Chicago. About 60 million of the original 90 million loan remains outstanding. The committee said collateral includes Insull and Gerevan bonds and other assets. the loan was made after Charles Dawes left RFC chair to run his bank. The report, likely to be reviewed this week, was not made public.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate
Central Republic Bank and Trust Company
Dawes Bank of Chicago
RFC
Fletcher
RFG
Insull
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Congress
Fire destroys Mexico apartment house leaving 32 families homeless
A noon blaze in downtown Mexico Missouri destroyed a four story brick apartment building after more than three hours. Firemen faced strong winds and freezing temperatures as firefighters fought the fire due to a suspected elevator short circuit. Estimated loss stood at 75000 dollars with 32 families displaced.
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Mexico
Escaped Algoa Inmates Captured Near Bonnets Mills
Two inmates from the Intermediate Reformatory at Algoa, Luther Simons and Joe Eckley, were recaptured about four miles west of Bonnets Mills. Simons, 23, Springfield, serving two years for burglary and larceny, and Eckley, 24, Columbia, jailed for breaking jail, had escaped Sunday. Simons arrived in March and Eckley in October.
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Intermediate Reformatory
Algoa
Here
Bonnets Mills
Reformatory
Luther Simons
Springfield
Greene County
Joe Eckley
Columbia
Boone County
Simons
Eckley
Christmas Uneventful and Happy With Snowfall in City
Jefferson City reports a calm Christmas with a thin snow cover by midnight and no serious incidents. Police handled minor calls including a drunken trio and several car issues as 64 men gathered in city hall basement for sobering aid while officers wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Businessmen noted better holiday trade than recent years, and charitable groups avoided hunger worries as the day closed happily.
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Jefferson City
Jobe
Funeral for Mrs Harry Edwards Held at Baptist Church
The funeral of Mrs. Harry Edwards, killed in a Saturday evening auto accident on High Street, was held at 10:40 AM at the Baptist Church. Gov. and Mrs. Park attended. burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Edwards served on the State Board of Charities and Corrections and led War Mothers of Missouri efforts.
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Harry Edwards
High Street
Baptist Church
Paul Weber
A. B. Jackson
Hugh Stephens
August Weigel
Cortez Enloc
Mary Armstrong
Jackson
Edwards
State Board of Charities and Corrections
War-Mothers
Missouri - Hed
Park
Heinrichs Funeral’ Home
Wade Caondit
John Delehay
GC. H. Engelbrecht
D. W. Musick
W. A. Mi Daniels
Ray Parker
Fr. Wi. Luecker
War Mothers Organization
Woodlawn Cemetery
Blinding Snow Storm Sweeps Into New York
A winding snow storm dumped five inches on New York City in under four hours causing traffic disruption two minor harbor accidents and ship delays. The snow began before 7 am driven by a 40 mile wind making walking hazardous and slowing ferries. Observers forecast more tonight and tomorrow predicting a rare blizzard for the city.
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New York
New York City
Weather Bureau
Mrs Roosevelt avoids tin soldiers at Christmas party
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt altered a tin-soldier costume song to a drum-major tune for Sis tie and Buvzie’s party for 60 children. The First Lady dislikes tin soldiers as toys and in character songs, yet kept the tune to feature a drum. Wendy Marshal and Madeline, a toy lady and her accompanist sister, sang two songs by Secretary Woodin in the East Room.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sistie
Buvzie
Sissie
Buzzie
Woodin
Wendy Marshal
Madeline
Four bandits rob Springfield five and ten store
Four robbers held up a Kresge five and ten cent store in downtown Springfield on December 26, firing during a gun battle with two city detectives as they fled toward a waiting automobile with about $2,000 in Saturday receipts. One or two bandits were hit. no other injuries reported.
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Springfield
Ill
Kresge
Missouri Faces Loss of Federal Relief Funds If Legislature Delays
Federal relief funds for January in Missouri hinge on action by the state legislature. Relief Director Crossley warns of crippling effects on Civil Works and relief programs without new revenue, citing a Hopkins notice and letters to Speaker Meredith and Lt. Gov. Harris. Sales tax measures advance. over 8 million federal relief dollars spent since September 1932 with state pledges to match.
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Wallace Crossley
Feriersl
Missouri Legislature
Crossley
Missouri
Reconstruction Commission
Washington
Danny
W. J. Meredith
House of Representatives
Frank G. Harris
Harry L. Hopkins
Relef Adinistrator
Meredith
Harris
Chotfey
Hopkins
Meradith
Lor
Senate
Jpouse
St. Louis
Kansas City
Jackson County
Buchanan County
Greene County
Jasper County
St. Francois County
Missouri Relief and Reconstruction Commission
Civil Works Administration
Fed
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Civil Works
Governor Park
House
Ways and Means
Fedral
Wre
City School Prospects Deteriorate Across Nation
Washington reports 18 000 fewer teachers than 1930 while enrollment rises about 250 000. Expenditures cut by 193 million, salaries down up to 44 percent, building repairs neglected. Art music PE and home economics pared back. terms shortened in one quarter of cities. kindergarten playgrounds textbooks and adult programs trimmed.
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Washington
Chk
George F. Zook
United States Commissioner of Education
Four Fishermen Drowned as Tug Sinks in Lake Michigan
Michigan City Indiana December 26 Four men Walter Biddle 32 William Klemick 41 Walter Jace Martowski 28 and Tony Gaulke 30 all of Michigan City drowned when a fishing tug broke up in heavy waves at the harbor mouth. Coast guardsmen nearby failed to reach them before the boat sank. The 60 foot steam craft departed at 6 30 am to tend nets and was returning at noon amid cross seas. Wreckage entered the harbor but snow storm and high seas hindered search for bodies.
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Michigan City
Ind
Uoprs
Lake Michigan
Coast
Walter Biddle
William Klemick
Wal Jace Martowski
Tony Gaulke
Zero Mark Reached in Kansas Missouri Weather Record
Kansas City logged a low of 7 degrees while Maryville and Concordia reached zero and Arkansas City reported 9 as coldest readings in Missouri and Kansas. The Weather Bureau forecast a rise to about 20 degrees tomorrow afternoon with a slight chance of light snow in the area.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Maryville
Sua
Arkansas City
Kas
Concordia
Agriculture secretary leagues toward beef as commodity status
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said after a White House conference that amendments would be sought to the agricultural act to have beef declared a basic commodity. The move aims to stabilize prices and ensure steady supply.
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Washington
Wallace
White House
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