Bremen Escape Threatened By British Nets Again
Berlin reports the Bremen slipped through British naval blocks and arrived in a Russian port after three months away from New York. German planes forced a submarine to submerge, claiming no convoy and no warning violation. Other dispatches note Russian reservists recalled and a mine sinking near Copenhagen.
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Doug Fairbanks Sr Dies After Heart Attack at 66
Hollywood mourns as Douglas Fairbanks Sr, once the silent era’s top male star known for acrobatic feats, dies at his Santa Monica beach home after a day of illness. He was 66, survived by widow Lady Sylvia Ashley and brother Robert. son Douglas Jr. was summoned but arrived too late.
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Douglas Fairbanks
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Hess
Santa Monica
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Sylvia Ashley
Robert
Douglas, Jr
Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Upstate Tobacco Markets Opening in East Tennessee
Knoxville date report notes tobacco netioneers opened four East Tennessee markets in Grayneville Hernville Morristown and Johnson City, with Rogersville and Tazewell to follow. Opening day Kentucky average was 17.85 per hundredweight, a disappointment as buyers expect better quality.
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Tacco
Tennessee
Grayneville
Hernville
Morristown
Johnson Ly
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Tazewell
Lexington
Davies seeks third Roosevelt term, U S envoy asserts
U S ambassador to Britain E Davies upon returning to Washington stated he is unequivocally in favor of a third term for President Roosevelt. The report tags as late news from Bee AP filed with the state department. The text also covers other brief items from Atlantic City to Reno and Helsinki with mixed details.
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Oxeph E. Davies
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Roosevelt
Scoutmaster kills boy then shoots self in remorse
Elizabeth Pa Dec 12 Detective Ritz reports Scoutmaster Daniel Hackett, 29, and Norval Harrison, 15, were alone with a .22 rifle at Hackett’s home when Harrison was shot in the head and Hackett then killed himself. The two were close friends and had spent about an hour in Hackett’s room before the tragedy. A pistol shot followed as Hackett’s body was found on a back porch. Another line notes unrelated England telephone ages.
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Frank Ritz
Daniel Haclett
Norval Harrison
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Hackett
Alain
Daniel Hackett
Hon
Harrison
Halal
GOP MAY HOLD UP PARTY PLATFORM
The Republican program committee has drafted 1140 platform proposals but a move may push to delay their adoption until the national convention. Led by Dr Glenn Prank the panel has studied planks since 1937 and circulated drafts among about 200 members with a decision expected early next year. Some leaders want to stall to avoid pre convention deflation of principles and party friction.
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Republican Program Committee
Glenn Prank
Mittee
Republican National Committee
Alrays
AM M. Landen
Hoover
GOP
Relief troubles in Cleveland draw national spotlight
Cleveland relief woes appeared solved as city officials released plans to restore full relief for 65 000 needy residents on short rations after councils authorized 1 000 000 in tax delinquency notes and boosted WEA activity. Bricker defends state against New Dealers while Ickes accuses him of risking a budget balance over relief. Roosevelt and LaGuardia cited in Bricker response as critics. Republican committee to discuss Ohio relief at the New York State Society event.
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Ickes
John W. Bricker
Monark
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Lolkess
Herliar
Iokex
Roosevelt
Morello la Guardia
New York
WEA
Washington
Republican” National
Tee
Ohio State Society of New York
Les Ohio Teliof
NLRB Strife Grows In House Probe
Washington dispatch reports growing internal conflict as the House probes the National Labor Relations Board. A Seattle publisher, Boettiger, voiced sympathy with the Wagner Act but warned against action that exposed family ties. The hearing weighs board unity amid interoffice disagreements and testimony from Dr. William Leiserson and other officials.
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Inger Hoard
John Roattiger
Roprevel Son
NIMRB
Elsyn J. Hagen
Labor Board Regionsl
Seattle
Nathan Witt
Hagen
Boettiger
William Randolph Hearst
Amercan
Hearst
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Engen
Matlonal Labor Relations Board
Smith Committee
Mahy Atukes
Charles Mahy
House Committee
William M. Teiserson Yeaterday
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Mediora
Fahy
J. Warren Madden
Edwin 5S. Smith
Leiserson
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Smith
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Harriman denies control of firm in banking act inquiry
W Averill Harriman testifies before the Senate monopoly committee that he and his brother Roland exercise no control over AR securities corporation and hold substantial ownership in Brown Brothers Harriman and Harriman Ripley and Company. He declines to discuss possible violations of the 1933 banking act and notes his roles as adviser to Roosevelt and Hopkins. The hearing probes how the 1933 act affects investment banking and underwriting practices.
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Apy W. Averill Harriman
New York City
Roland
AR Securities Corporation
Harriman
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Harri Man
Brown, Brothers, Harriman & Company
Harriman, Ripley and Company
Fixed Up in Louisville Night Burglary Report
Burglary at a Louisville trucking company warehouse occurred during the night. Thief stole 20 cases of whiskey and roughly 847 cases of Nerve tonic. Police investigating aftermath suggests significant theft.
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Lowisville
Teves
Solons Ready for TVA Amendment to Replace Taxes
Tennessee Congressmen met with Governor Cooper and his tax replacement committee to prepare for passage of the Norris amendment. It would authorize the TVA to reimburse governmental subdivisions by replacing county taxes with government ownership of private power facilities. Cooper said the plan aims to restore taxes, with estimates ranging from 2,226,000 to 8,500,000 for state and local governments in the 1940s. The group intends to press Congress to back the proposal and plans to meet regularly.
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TVA
Cooner
Washington
Sen
George Norris
Cind-Wneb
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cooper
BOX CAR SLAYING IS AIRED IN COURT
In Whitley City Kentucky four defendants face circuit court trial for murder and related charges stemming from a freight train killing spree. Thomas Rose from Chattanooga Rogers Tate of Athens Hoyt Watler and two Pittsburgh men face a petition for venue change while awaiting rulings from Judge Flem D. Sampson. The case involves the deaths of William D. Tittle and William Germen and the beating of Lunple Cox.
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Teday
Thomas Rose
Chattanooga
Tenn
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Hoyt Watler
J. R. Jeffrey
Lee Clemengett
Lea Thomas
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Flem BD. Sampson
Monetary Pact Signed by Allies
Paris December 15 Finance Minister Paul Reynaud announced a monetary treaty linking the franc and the pound for six months after a peace treaty ends the war with Germany. The pact, signed December 4 in Paris by Sir John Simon, aims to avoid changing currency parity during hostilities. Simultaneous word came from London.
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Fie Ais
John Simon
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Convention Split On Ballot Rule In Republican Nomination
In Knoxville the Republican nominating convention for the second district fractured over how to elect a successor to the late Rep. Will Taxtor. Factions of Ray H. Jenkins and John Jennings Jr. clashed as a roll call by counties was debated. A count showed Jennings leading Jenkins 215 to 165 on a disputed vote before further ballots.
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Knoxville
Pandemonian
Lonse
Will Taxtor
Finland Eyes Mediation as League Deadline Passes
Finland seeks mediation as the League of Nations deadline for a Russian Finnish war reply expires at 6 p.m. EST. Finland drafts a report condemning Russia as aggressor and discusses expelling Russia from the league. Russian response uncertain. Finland continues diplomacy while pressuring for aid and supplies amid the conflict.
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Russia
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Kely
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France
Ledguy of Nations
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Communist Party
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Rudolf Holst
Ecelpt
Magistrate's Whim Funds 200 Christmas Dinners for Needy
New York December report details a magistrate's decision to fund 200 Christmas dinners for the poor after complaints from Mr and Mrs James CG Lewis. The donations, totaling 180.44 dollars from various officials and the Salvation Army, will provide Yale dinners for 40 families of five, featuring a substantial menu akin to the Lewises' dinner.
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Upjaa City
James CG. Lewis
Benny Hy Curran
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Sutton Place
Walter D. Binges
Curray
Binger
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