Council Refuses Tax Extension Amid Delinquent Pressure
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen refused a further moratorium on back taxes from 1920 to 1933, standing by a no-extension policy as threats of legal action loom. A surprise unanimous budget adoption for 1936 set at 402000 with reduced discussion, while Senator Todd urged a 15 day extension and waiving penalties. The board postponed action, studied the act, and warned taxpayers that tax holidays would end.
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Todd
John R. Todd
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Kingsport
Biln
Joe Pecktal
Bald Headed Men Aid Nick in Racine
Three hundred Racine men joined the Bald Headed Men's Club formed to dodge jokes about shiny pates. Proceeds from tonight’s banquet go to a Christmas charity fund. The group will send a delegation of ex-newsboys to sell papers for charity. A mascot is undecided with proposals of a bald canary or a young boy who will stay shaved. The club motto is Our hair may be gone but our hearts are still in the right place.
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Racine, Wis
Racine
Weather Update Forecast for Regions Tonight and Thursday
Weather outlook shows warmer conditions in Aik and Essee with partly cloudy skies and a drop in temperature tonight. Virginia trends toward fair skies with a slight warm spell followed by possible snow flurries and colder air later. Kentucky expects increasing clouds, southerly winds, and a cold front bringing snow flurries in eastern areas. North Carolina appears fair to wet with a minor temperature change tonight into Thursday.
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Virginia
Kentucky
Heke Werner
Nortil Carolins Fair
Thelma Todd Death Shrouded in Murder Fear
Los Angeles December 18 Thelma Todd feared gangland bullets in her final hours. Chauffeur Ernest Peters said he drove the actress at high speed from Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe to her Breakneck seaside apartment hours before she died. Police questioned many associates as coroner probed possible murder or accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Ernest O. Peters
Healixwood
Miss Todd
Peters
Ma Todd
Santa Monica
Oceanside Highway
Hollywood
Roland West
West
Sid Grauman
Alice Todd
Wallace Ford
Todd
Stanley Lupino
A. F. Wagner
Alcchal
Wagner
Hoffman clarifies Hauptmann guilt in Lindbergh case
Governor Harold G Hoffman said the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case is not fully solved and that he has never doubted Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s guilt. He stressed Hauptmann stands guilty as convicted by the courts and that no state official should declare the books closed. He offered to consult with Col Norman Schwarzkopf or Charles Lindbergh if asked.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Bruno Richart Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Col
Hi. Norman Schwarzkopf
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hoover preps next radio blast from St Louis to Palo Alto
Former President Herbert Hoover spends about a month drafting each address. Beo S. Allen, his aide, says Hoover compiles figures from mail sacks at Palo Alto and from volunteer editors, then writes mostly by himself. Hoover starts at nine, works until four, with occasional evening sessions, and relies on San Juan Hill as a listening post for feedback. Continued on page ten.
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Robert Mf
Associated Press
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Beo S. Allen
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
Allen
San Juan Hill
Tary of Commerce
Mountaineers Visit as Cagle Buys Red Flannels in Boaz
Boaz hosts a welcome festival for regional farmer Walt Cagle amid a crowded main street. A reception committee greets Cagle and the crowd as volunteers organize gifts, a judging of best saddle trades, and a shopping parade with local shops offering autos, delicacies, and holiday wares.
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Cagle
Boaz
Ata
Ter
Wale Cagle
ABC
Walt
North
Alebar
Wis
Mets
Walter $V. Reed Penela Tye
Walter Cagle
New Deal Power Plan Faces Court Hearings
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Tennessee Valley Authority program, framed by pro TVA supporters as a public power yardstick to test private utility rates. Alabama Power argues the TVA plan risks disaster to its business unless TVA is ruled unconstitutional, while Florence, Alabama contends TVA would grant monopolistic control over electricity.
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Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
High Court
Tennessee Wesley
Roosevelt
Alabama Power Company
TVA
Florence
Ala
TVA Power
Benes Elected Leader of Czechs in Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes was elected second president of Czechoslovakia by the National Assembly on December 18, winning 349 votes to 24 for Bohumil Nemec with 76 blank ballots. He succeeds Thomas G. Masaryk, who resigned last Saturday at age 85, and is described as a disciple of Masaryk with a strong fighting spirit and long tenure as director of foreign policy.
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Praha
Eduard Benes
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
National Assembly
Thomas G. Masaryk
Benes
Dr. Masaryk
Bohumil Nemec
Czech Agrarian Party
Masaryk
Horsbach
Roosevelt
Jaru
Czenk
Pit Viet
Crovhoslovakia
ISIS
Secord
Vatican
Beers
Yugoslavia
Ruuaa Gy
Dark Horse
Mais
Howard W. Cavanagh
Ig. G. Kiefer
Main
Edward J. Margett
Townsend Organizization
San Francisco
Pr. Townsend
Rochester, Minn
Ethiopians and Italians Face Lethal Battle Amid War News
The report notes heavy combat with 500 Ethiopians slain and 272 Italian soldiers killed. From Washington, Roosevelt relief plans are narrowed to a single major outlay, a public works program likely under $500 million, to be proposed when Congress convenes next month. Officials say unspent relief funds may cover most unemployed through June 1937.
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Thomas 4. Hamilton
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Congress
Phey
Leche Challenges Dear In Violent Campaign Rhetoric
Winnsboro rallying cry sees Judge Richard Leche, pursuing Huey Long’s politics, issue personal duel quotes inviting Dear to a bloodless or deadly confrontation. Earl Long attacks Clement Moss as he campaigns for lieutenant governor, amid anti Long Square Deal protestors in New Orleans and tensions over Long era security and political clashes.
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Winnsborg
Dee
Richard Leche
Huey P. Long
Cleveland Dear
Winnsboro
New Orleans
Long
Lewhe
Dear
Earl Long
Clement Moss
Senator Long
Judes Leche
Tf Cleveland
anti-Long Square Deal Association
Municipal Auditorium
Tour
Mississippi River
Pilot Knapp Injured In Farm Crash Near Murfreesboro
Franklin N. Knapp weather pilot for Sky Harbor crashed a mile from a farm house near Murfreesboro Tennessee. He suffered a broken left arm a possible internal injury and shock. The plane wrecked after a 17 000 foot flight to record atmospheric data. The incident occurred about 4 o'clock and the pilot was taken to a hospital.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Franklin N. Knapp
Sky Harbor
Here
Sky Harbor Weather Bureau
Knapp
Cleveland
Ohio
Jack Davis
Davis
Lloyd Davis
Smek
F.¥. Jones
Tree in police station helps poor families each year
In Memphis a Christmas tree in the police press room grows yearly and benefits needy families. Capt John ess, formerly a sergeant, started the tradition with a modest tree that becomes larger each season. Volunteers and officers select a family with several children who understand little of Christmas, delivering toys and fruit via the decorated tree.
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Memphis
Mev
Jis
Aga
Johness
Cross
Timnel
Ghia
Chrstinis
Christus
Mussolini vows fight to end after calling Europe crooked
Rome dispatch reports Mussolini denounces European “crookedness” and pledges Italy will fight to the end to defend its rights. In a Po lina speech he rejects Anglo French peace proposals while praising fascist unity. Substantial coverage details Ethiopian war gains and domestic mobilization events.
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Europe
John Evans
Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Tr Duce
Ponlina
Lland
Fantine
Grand Council
France
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Shunan
Africa
Wonton Awhe
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