Great Changes in World Seen for Ext Year 1936
The New York AP piece surveys 1936 outlooks with three major flashpoints Africa Europe and Asia plus a US presidential race. It notes Mussolini and Hitler facing pressure from sanctions and rearmament, Britain seeking Mediterranean unity, and Soviet Russia aligning with Japan and Manchukuo while America prepares for continued New Deal policy battles and Supreme Court reviews.
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New York
East Africa
Far East
China
Japan
Manchukuo
Russia
People’ S Republic
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League
Europe
I Duce
Geneva
el Duce
Germany
Versailles
France
Soviet Russia
Paris
Moscow
Manchoukuo
Outer Mongolia
Africa
Asia
Franklin Delano Roosevelit
Borah
Landon
Knox
Vandenberg
Herbert Hoover
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
City Prepares 10 Welcome New Year
As crowds pack hotels and clubs from Chicago to San Francisco, officials push for safety while revelers indulge. Hotels and venues report full houses, with prices ranging from 10 to 102 dollars for late night celebrations. In Washington, a restrained White House New Year’s Eve ends with a midnight greeting, as roving crowds seek festive cheer despite nationwide enforcement of limits.
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Dan
Chicago
Sherman Hotel
Casino Club
New York
Kansas City
Denver
San Francisco
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
James A. Farrey
Pacific
Muehlebach
Steuben Club
Armour Boulevard
Kansas City Club
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel
Cocoanut Grove
Biltmore Bowl
Southern Methodist University
Stanford
Campaign theme on social security and constitutional reform
The program advocates stricter government regulation and uses government operation as a yardstick. It highlights underlying constitutional revision issues and frames the topic as a campaign through the figure of “35.” The discussion implies far-reaching changes in policy and governance.
Manhattan's Woman Smithy Declares She Likes Her Job
Mrs Martha Drew Smith a village smithy in Greenwich Village insists New York is not an auto town and says she loves her work. At 24 she stands five feet eleven inches tall and 195 pounds and has shod horses since age 12 working up to twenty hours a day with her husband George a fellow blacksmith. She came from Dexter Michigan six years ago and continues to wield a hot cylindrical bar and hammer with machine like precision at the forge before a roaring fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martha Drew Smith
Manhattan
George
Greenwich Village
Dexter
Mich
Three Boys Rescued From Canyon Ledge Near Sunland
Three boys aged 10 to 12, James Bradford, Wayne Bradford, and Carl Linquist of Sunland, were rescued after spending a night on a 200 foot ledge above Oliver Canyon. Rescuers lowered ropes to bring them to safety as darkness hampered earlier attempts.
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Pasadena
Cal
Sunland
James Bradford
Wayne Bradford
Carl Linquist
Oliver Canyon
Bandit Chief Teodoro Asedilla Slain in Tayabas Province
Manila AP report says constabulary killed long sought bandit chief Teodoro Asedilla and two companions near Caldon village Tayabas. another band led by Capt. Ku Jas Encallado killed two guides near Cagsiay. Since May, 28 tainted deaths in Tayabas and Lagu provinces. rewards of 5000 dollars offered for Asedilla or Encallado dead or alive.
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Manila
P. I
Constabulary
Teodoro Asedilla
Caldon
Tayabas
Ku Jas Encallado
Cagsiay
Taya Sap
Lagu
Asedilla
Encaliado
Freely running water cannot be poisoned effectively tests reveal
Tests show that freely flowing water resists poisoning attempts. Researchers note that contaminants mix with rapid circulation, reducing concentration and impact. The finding challenges assumed vulnerability of moving water sources to targeted poisoning.
Insull’s Broadcasting System to Open Soon
Samuel Insull plans a new Affiliated Broadcasting chain in the Midwest with 21 to 26 low powered stations across Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana. The project has backing and Insull, at 76, argues the cooperative network will offer better sustaining programs at no extra cost to listeners.
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United Press
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Affiliated Broadcasting Company
ABC
Oday
Illnois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Insull
Hoover to discuss agriculture January 16
Lincoln Nebraska December 31 Herbert Hoover former president will discuss the agricultural question in an address at 7:30 p.m. January 16 Lyle Jackson chairman of the Nebraska Republican central committee announced today
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Lincoln
Neb
Herbert Hoover
Lyle Jackson
Nebraska Republican Central Committee
Four Men Die When Train Hits Car Near Wrights Ill
Four men were killed when a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train struck an automobile near Wrights Illinois. The deceased were Paul Scott believed to be the driver, his brother Howard Emil Kirgan and Benjamin Stinnett, all residents of Wrights. The collision occurred today as the car failed to clear the crossing. Police and railway investigators are examining the scene for details.
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Wrights, IL
Drc
Chicago Burlington and Quincey
Here
Paul Scott
Howard
Iid
Emil Kirgan
Benjamin Stinnett
Wrights
Roosevelt to deliver annual state of the union address
President Roosevelt planned to address Congress in a joint session as 1936 opens. He prepared a budget outlining next year’s expenditures and deficit reduction targets while consulting Morgenthau Bell Glass and Ickes on fiscal and relief plans. A $500.9 million public works bill looms as a key budget hint.
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Washington
Deo. di
Roosevelt
Congress
Capital Hill
State of the Union
White House
Morgenthau
Daniel Bell
Senator Glass
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
Glass
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Virginian
Ickes
Lindberghs Arrive in Liverpool After Docks Arrival
At Liverpool docks the Lindbergh family disembarked amid mixed cheers and silence as guards and officials kept distance. Hauptmann’s execution looms next month in New Jersey for the kidnap murder of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. The family’s route to a hotel was swift with press and police in attendance.
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Liverpool
Lindberghs
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Wales
Scotland
The
Uniteed States
America
W. H. Gregory
Morgan Grenfell and Company
Morgan Bank
Gregory
British Isles
United States Line
Gladstone
Mersey River
Lindberghs Disembark Under Heavy Guard at Dock
Report describes a crowd of spectators at the pier as the Lindberghs approach, with police guarding every dock entrance. Port Captain Davis confirms the travelers are aboard and ready to leave, while Chief Immigration Inspector Blige arranges entry into England. A large police presence surrounds the shipment and dockyard precincts.
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Lindberghs
Imm
Lindy
Davis
Blige
England
Minnesota Governor Olson Undergoes Operation at Mayo
Rochester Minn Dec 41 AP A Mayo Clinic surgeon operated on Governor Floyd B Olson but could not remove a stomach growth due to an inflammatory condition. Further medical treatment will follow after his convalescence and he will remain under observation for three weeks in Rochester.
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Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Floyd B. Olson
De Cicco to Face Grand Jury in Todd Case
Thelma Todd's former husband Pasuale de Cicco must again appear before the grand jury investigating her death. Foreman George Rochester said he will ask de Cicco about his prior testimony, though he refused to reveal questions. The jury pursues tangible conclusions or will likely wind down the inquiry.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Pasauele de Cicco
George Rochester
de Cicco
Surprised to Find He Owns Real Estate
A man discovers he owns property he misbelieved to be in Renn's addition. He had purchased a lot on Geathill, not Renn's, and he muses on possible uses such as a place to raise rabbits or goats. The chief adds a wry remark on the situation.
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Geathill
Renn
No Compromise on Bonus Issue
Washington December 31 The hour long talk between Speaker Burns and Representative Patman did not yield new compromise ideas on the cash bonus issue. Burns said no specific discussion occurred and no suggestions were offered until after the steering committee meets Thursday.
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Washington
Burns
Patman
House
Roosevelt
Pattman
Byrns
Volcano activity in Missouri 500 million years ago
Prof Carl Tolman of Washington University told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that iron and Madison counties in southeastern Missouri were centers of tremendous volcanic activity about 500 million years ago. He described geological evidence from the region and its implications for the area’s ancient volcanic history.
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ST. Louis
Iron and Madison Counties
Missouri
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Carl Tolman
Volcanic Island Theory in Early Missouri Valley
Dr Tolman of Washington University in St Louis studied the Ozark highland region and found volcanic rocks indicating lava, ash, and other ejecta. He described tremendous explosions as vents choked and accumulated gas pressures blew rock fragments for miles across what was once an inland sea covering the Mississippi Valley.
Cow Causes $3,000 Fire in Maryville Barn
Maryville police report a cow kicked over a lantern while George Neff was milking, starting a fire that caused about $3,000 in damage to his barn. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred on December 31.
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Maryville
George Neff
Grayson to Wed Miss Williams in Honolulu Jan 12
Stanford fullback Robert Grayson will wed Christine Williams daughter of Col Ben Williams in Honolulu on January 12. Ten of Grayson's teammates will serve as ushers.
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Bobby Grayson
Pasadena
Calif
Robert Grayson
Stanford
Christine Williams
Col
Ben Williams
Honolulu
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United States
IHG
George Weyerhuuser
Tacoma
Wash
Jane McHenry
Omaha
Mary Hoerger
Miami Beach
Fla
Freddie Bartholomew
Gloria Vanderbilt
Shirley Temple
Smithy
Insull's Broadcasting Oystem
Hoover
Lindys Land
Cesneeeee Coosehotd
Albert J. Prignano
Dem
Minnesota
DE Cigco
Todd Investigation
Rep
Phil A. Dalmeyer
Didtman’s Cash
Madison
Hillcrest Supper Club
W. Main
Jefferson City Building and Loan Association
L. J. Noonan
Jefferson City---Mexico
Missouri Power & Light Company
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