Fugitive Surrenders After Bank Robbery and Sheriff’s Death
A 22 year old youth, Hopson of Cissborne county, surrendered to Sheriff Frank Riley in New Tazewell Tennessee, confessing to being one of three bank robbers who killed a sheriff during the escape. He named Gus McCoig and Pete Dean as the other gang members, both convicts escaped from Tennessee Penitentiary. G men and federal agents joined the hunt with authorities across Kentucky Virginia and North Carolina placed on alert. The search, centered in Lunch town area, followed a mountain cabin confrontation that left Sheriff Hutchison dead and a posseman wounded.
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New Tazewell
Tenn
Frank Riley Sara
Riley
Frank Hopson
Cissborne County
Gus McCoig
Pete Dean
Tennessee
Nashville
MccCoig
Dean
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
East Tennessee
Hopson
L. B. Hutchison
Union County
Leonard Barrett
J. Wesley Brewer
Knox County
G. H. Clifton
Grainger Caunts
Ed Connors
McCoig
George Wilbur Moss
A. W. Newly
Lunchtown
Moss
Bob Hatfield
Statfield
Sheriff Riley
Silas Hopson
Hutchison
Xonth
Murchison Nee Maxnardville
Tolew
Hopsart
McCote
Dem
Claiparne
Emmy
Page
Amins
Sheri
Gabriel’s Horn Missing From The Green Pastures
The brass prop used in the Hollywood adaptation of The Green Pastures vanished after shipment from New York. Gabriel, the horn, was never blown in the play and the producer warned the finder or thief may fear its odd history. The onstage Gabriel Wesley Hill died after blowing the horn off stage, and the second actor Sam Davis met the same fate.
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Hollywood
Calif
Green Pastures
New York
Marc Connelly
Raswright
Gabriel Wesley Hill
Sam Davis
Parker confident Bruno innocent says he has no lead
Burlington County detective chief Parker reiterates belief in Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s innocence. He says his unofficial Lindbergh case inquiry yields nothing substantial and that he is acting as an outsider with no new evidence. The remark comes after Governor Hoffman disclosed Parker’s independent interest and prior Hauptmann death-row visit.
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William A. Kinsey
Associated Press
Trenton
Bilis H. Parker
Burlington County Detectives
Brono Richard Faustmann
Infervie
Elks
Init
Italian air raid on Dessye and camp noted
Eighteen Italian airplanes bombed the Ethiopian city of Dessye and a nearby encampment today. Aviators reported Haile Selassie possibly escaped unharmed. The king was said to be directing from the former Italian consulate in Qessve, rather than the Borumieda encampment nine miles northeast, where tens of thousands were said to be.
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Asmara
Eritrea
Dessye
Haile Sela
Qessve
Borumieda
Wallace Replies to Clergy Charge in New Haven
Secretary Wallace today defended government policy before the Connecticut Council of Churches. He challenged the clergy’s call for a return to tradition, arguing farm programs and tariffs aid industry while warning against class warfare and centralized power, stressing continued reforms and protections for business.
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New Haven
Conn
Dee
Wallace
Connecticut Council of Churches
Damyesticayses
Chiss Agaiist
Mountaineer to Die First Under Federal Law
An Indian area case reports a Mountaineer facing the first execution under a new federal law. The defendant, described as quiet and stoic, stands condemned for a federal offense. The scene notes court actions, a verdict, and pending appeals as officials prepare for the sentence.
Borah Attacks Strange Theories On Eve Of Campaign
Senator Borah of Idaho denounces constitutional restraint fears and warns against central power in a speech broadcast on Columbia. He casts the election as pivotal for liberty, free enterprise, and resistance to bureaucratic control, linking the New Deal to threats to individual rights.
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Washington
Dec
Borah
Idaho
Columbia Broadcasting System
Liberts
Ieee
Bane
Korah
Lo Styrene
Youth Killed in Lumber Mill Accident at Gallatin Pike
A youth in Cottsville Kentucky was killed this afternoon while working at Bert Blinton's mill on Gallatin Pike. His clothing was drawn into a spinning saw, pulling his arm into the machine and causing a fatal injury. Authorities were notified and a safety inquiry is expected.
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Cotts Ville
Gene
van Wrother
Bert Blinton
Gallatin Pike
Troopers deny Sawyer request over highway control
In Columbia South Carolina Governor Johnston moved to replace the state highway commission as troops refused Ben M. Sawyers bid to retake highway control. The upheaval follows removal of hostile officials and installment of military guidance while the governor sought direct authority.
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South Carolina
Columbia
S.C. Dev
Ben M. Sawyer
Hieos
Olin Johnston
Toney
Mare
HH. Perel
Othe
II Dhery Orhen
Supreme Cer
Carolna
Kokastan
Gage
Landon Sees Vote as Test for Democratic Institutions
In Topeka Kansas on December 7 1936 Gerald M Landon urged Kansas Republicans and visitors from twelve states that the 1936 election would decide whether Americans favor stronger Democratic institutions and parliamentary government or greater centralization of power He called the choice historically significant and not merely a party contest, noting the public would prove their intent at the ballot.
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Topenra
Ger Aid
M. Landon
Kansas
Landons
Kingsport Christmas Celebration Draws 30,000 Plus
Kingport gears up for a massive Christmas celebration with 30,000 plus visitors from Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee. The event features a Santa parade down Broad Street with reindeer, a basketball game at Dabyns Bennett High, and extensive traffic and parking restrictions to accommodate crowds. The Times and local merchants sponsor the day long festivities aimed at outshining earlier years.
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Santa Claus
Kingsport
Virginia
East Tennessee
The
Times
Senta
Sania Ant
H Wis
Talen
Aces
Bron Street
Kingsport High School
Binabethton High
Dabyns-Bennett High
Shareh
Old Kingsport
Chineheld Oyailrons
Mien Ay Srond
Main Street
Wall Wind Jrs
Brand Street
Sullivan
Cherolgents
Wea
Las
Main
Government asks MNE utility test in court
Washington dispatch reports the government seeks a swift Supreme Court ruling on the New Deal utility act in a bid to delay enjoined actions. Attorney General Cummings and the securities commission urge delay in seven utility cases while suits test the act’s constitutionality.
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Washington
Cumsmings
Securities Commission
Supreme Court
New York
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Cummings
United States
Death of Squire Woodrow Anderson Mystery Deepens
Investigators in MeMPpUS Tennessee probe the death of Squire Woodrow Anderson from a bullet wound found near his car outside his Lake County home. Deputies Garbaldi and Becker, with C W Willis and Sheriff Wayne, seek clues as coroner Maller orders a forensic analysis to confirm if the wound bears powder burn.
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Memppus
Lake Ermine Ty
Tenn
Squire Woodrow
LB. Anderson
Charles Bo Garbaldi
George Becker
Bush
C. W. Bric Willis
Attorney General’s Office
Wee Depry Beelker
W. OC. Viaynes
Lalke County
Anderson
New Weubirg
Poon
Yesturd Sterngen
Dave
Eveydale
Meisphis
Maller
San Antenna
Robert Manis
Otley
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