Franco British peace plan to split Ethiopia and Italy gains sway
Rome dispatch describes five points of a Franco British pact offering Italy sovereignty over Tigre and Danakil areas, a corridor to the sea for Ethiopia, and a League of Nations role in internal Ethiopian affairs while an Italian company administers in a defined zone. The plan aims to resolve the Italo Ethiopian conflict with Britain and France seeking careful study by Mussolini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Guptill
Associated Press
Rome
Ialy
Ethiopia
Italy
Tigre
Aksum
Russia
Gorrahei
Guaramdab
Assab
France
Great Britain
Geneva
Haile Selassie
League of Nation
Nho
Mussolini
League
Committee of Five
Fari
Gera
Adiuwa
Aduwe
Ital
Danakil
Eritrea
Aussa
Weather Summary For Several States
Fair and warmer in extreme west portions tonight with a warmer Saturday. Virginia sees rain tonight and possibly Saturday morning with colder conditions in the southeast. Kentucky mostly fair and warmer, especially in western portions tonight and Saturday. North Carolina cloudy with light rain in the northwest, colder in the east, and partly cloudy Saturday with a warmer west portion.
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Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Friday the Thirteenth Stirs Opera Stars in New York
In Peculiar notes two female singers react to Friday the thirteenth superstitions. Lily Pons, Metropolitan star, reveals her April birthday and hosts a black cat party inviting thirteen guests amid superstition. Colette D Arville from Paris opera comique plans a radio audition during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lily Pons
Metropolitan
Colette D'Arville
Paris Opera Comique
Pilot Lost in Snow Storm Near Middlesboro
Sam Jones, 28, of New Albany Indiana, went missing in the mountains of southwestern Virginia after his Wace open airplane bound from Big Stone Gap Virginia to Middlesboro Kentucky was caught in a snow storm. Pilot Harry Boggs also flew from Big Stone Gap and reported losing Jones near Pennington Gap. Heavy snow hindered search efforts. authorities noted no emergency landing fields in the area.
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Middlesboro
Sam Jones
New Albany
Ind
Virginia
Big Stone Gap
Harry Boggs
Snw Jones
Pennington Gap
Boggs
Jones and
Bergzs
Middlesnare
Gift of God Baby Awarded to Girl in St. Louis Case
In St. Louis the Court of Appeals upheld Special Commissioner Rush H. Limbaugh’s report that a so called Gift of God baby claimed by Anna Ware and Mrs. Nellie Tipton Muench is Miss Ware’s child. The infant remains a court ward until next Wednesday to allow motions for rehearing.
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ST. Louis
Ludwig O. Muench
Limbaugh
Utilities Fight New Deal Law Deadlock Seen
Washington December 13 government and utilities face a tight deadlock over testing the constitutionality of the Roosevelt holding company law The impasse may last at least two weeks Attorney General Cummings urged narrowing the test case to Electric Bond and Share Company in New York asking seven injunction suits in local courts be stayed pending a U S Supreme Court ruling He compared the Justice Department to a pugilist fighting many opponents at once The dispute centers on regulating holding firms and eliminating unnecessary ones with about 50 suits filed nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt Holding Company
Cummings
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Electric Bond & Share Company
New York
U. S. Supreme Court
Electric Bond and Share
Justice Department
John C. Higgins
Old Age Pensions Set to Begin in January
The Social Security Board has sent questionnaires to all states to determine participation in the non contributory old age pension program set to start after New Year. If Congress provides funds, the plan aims to aid needy individuals 65 and over with $15 monthly, contingent on state plans meeting federal requirements and fair hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Social Security Board
Congress
Hollywood beauties prefer homely husbands in poll
A Los Angeles film chorus and beauty chorus vote on handsome men. Most women favor plain profiles and indifference to grand looks. Directors note harmony in marriage, while the chorus suggests plain features.
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Calif
Securitne
Asebl Pr
Papenor
Los Angeles
Khe
Willy Bi
Colleen
Ziegucia
Oo Crawford
Drs
Perfect Alibi Ties Barbershop Time to Liggett Slaying
Minne apalis police hold a man for investigation in the death of Walter W. Liggett editor. The suspect claims an ironclad alibi, says he was in a barber shop when the fatal shooting occurred. Mrs Liggett identifies him as her husband's slayer.
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Minneapalis
Walter W. Liggett
Edith Maxwell seeks appeal in fatal Virginia case
Wise Virginia December case centers on Edith Maxwell a 71 year old school teacher facing a 25 year sentence for first degree murder of her father Trigg Maxwell Defenders claim self defense after a single shoe strike Prosecution calls the tale a fabrication and pushes premeditated murder charges The Virginia supreme court of appeals will be asked to grant a writ of error to review the conviction Judge Skeen gave sixty days to file the appeal and the case continues after midnight argument witnesses testified about threats and the late night quarrel Continued on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josep E. Nettles
Associated Press
Wise
Edith Maxwell
Wise County
Trigg Maxwell
H. A. W. Sheen
Court of Last Resort
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Hoeppel and Son Convicted and Appeal Planned
Washington report says Rep John Hoep pel of California and his son Charles were found guilty by a DC Supreme Court jury of conspiring to sell a West Point appointment. The maximum penalty is two years and a $10,000 fine. The government’s key witness testified that 21-year-old Charles Hoep pel promised a nomination for $1,000, and the pair sought to influence academy admissions with favors. After convict ion the judge ordered bond release for the Hoop pels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Point
John F. Hoenpel
D- Calif
Charles
District of Columbia Supreme Court
FEO Bn
Baltimore
Ives
Charles Hooppel
Charles Mesxander
Scueppel
Tre
Scientist Sees Hopes for Centuries-Long Life Extension
Dr. Alexis Carrel of Rockefeller Institute proposes a drying out process to suspend life for centuries so a person could be revived later. He spoke to the New York Academy of Medicine asserting clairvoyance is a scientific fact and that some personality aspects might escape death, though whole-body reconstruction is not yet possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York Academy of Medicine
Carrell
Dr. Carrel
Mad Medico Kills Two Professors at Columbia Presby Medical Center
Victor Koussow 52, a former medical and legal scholar, killed two dental school professors at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and wounded another before shooting himself. Authorities label his act as driven by persecution mania after losing his job. victims include Dr. Arthur Rowe and Dr. Paul Wieberg.
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New York
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Victor Koussow
McAuliffe
Roussow
Arthur Taylor Rowe
Paul B. Wieberg
William H. Crawford
Nicolaief
Kaussow
Kousson
Fr. Rowe J
Jonasew
Dr. Crawford
Dr. Wiebers
Boussow
Debutantes Hungry at Debutante Feasts in New York
The season's debutantes are described as hungry diners. They eat praline ice cream with chocolate sauce, attack their soup, and favor hearty corned beef hash at breakfast, according to Charles, maitre d hotel at a debutante rendezvous.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
Associated Press
New York
Marthattan Deputantes
Charles
Bits Carleton
Tate
Townsend pension plan dominates Battle Creek campaign
In Michigan’s third district a heated campaign centers on the Townsend old age pension proposal. Republican Verner W. Main leads, arguing for $20 monthly pensions for those over 60, while Democrat Howard W. Cavanaugh denounces it as unworkable and discriminatory. The race fills a vacancy due to Rep. Kimball’s death, with election set for next Wednesday.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Michigan
Verner W. Main
Deneris
Howard W. Cavanagh
Henry BM. Kimball
Main
Mast
Cava
Murder Charge Faces Douglas Van Vinck in Idaho
Douglas Van Vinck sits in a Twin Falls jail cell awaiting trial for the murder of his former wife Mildred Hoek of Tacoma Washington and state patrolman Fontaine Cooper. Police say Van Vinck abducted his wife in Tacoma then drove to Twin Falls where he killed her and he reportedly confessed. Cooper attempted to arrest Van Vinck and was killed.
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Douglas van Vinck
Twin Falls
Idaho
Mildred Hoek
Tacoma
Wash
Fontaine Cooper
van Vinck
Cooper
Alsin
van Viack
Santa Sees That Kiddies Get Toys in Nashville and Memphis
In Nashville more than 3,000 children receive Christmas toys through city firemen who collect and repair second hand playthings. About 1,000 children will be made happier by the fire department, with gifts also from merchants. Memphis relies on the City Recreation department and Goodfellows club to aid 2,000 of its neediest youngsters. WPA workers add many new trinkets. Toy matinees and toy drives at downtown theaters also occur, often with children donating used toys as admission.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Santa Claus
Joe Martin
Nashville Fire Department
American Legion
Memphis
City Recreation Department
Goodfellows Santa Claus Club
Goodfellows
WPA
Grocer Norris Convicted of Perjury in Senate Probe
Lincoln Neb December 34 1930s era report states grocer Norris formerly of Grolen Towils Nebraska was convicted by a federal jury of willful perjury before a U S senate committee investigating a senatorial candidacy. He faces up to five years and a $2000 fine. Victor Seymour a similar perjury convict in Lincoln was earlier sentenced to six months and a $10 fine. Norris had testified he received no aid or rewards when running for senator and later corrected his testimony admitting it was not true.
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Lincoln
Gooten
Navine
Grolken Tow
Munger
Defense Volmesch
Norris
Alvn
Ofld
Victor Seymour
Lincoln Riepublican
Norriswart
Senatorial Committee
Pot Luc
Ethiopian Demand Escalates Clash Over League Covenant
Emperor Haile Selassie asks a special League meeting arguing Franco British peace terms violate the League covenant. Addis alleys and Laval Eden express misgivings as Mussolini counters with Ethiopian Red Cross allegations. Dessye remains a major Ethiopian military hub amid aerial activity.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Prevx
Geneva
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
League
League Council
Ethiopia
Ilals
League Assembly
Laval
France
Aurtsony Eden
Mussolini
Selici
Dessye
Red Cross
Firmen
Charae
Dossye
Aly
East Africa
Machine Suns
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Ogaden Provines
Gift OF God
Supreme Court
Hollywood
Ieadore Blumenfeld
Hoeppel and Son
Carrel
Douglas van Viack
Santa
Grocer
Peur Christina
Paris
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