Search starts for 12 victims airliner Crase search starts for 12 victims
London January 1 nine passengers of the airliner City of Khartoum including an American C Luke and three crew members are missing after the plane sank four miles southwest of Alexandria Egypt. Search by ships and planes in the Mediterranean. Pilot Vernon Gerry Wilson was rescued by H M S Brilliant, others remain unaccounted.
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London
Khartoum
C. Luke
Alexandria
Egypt
Motor Is
Mediterranean
H. M. S. Brilliant
Vernon Gerry Wilson
Apparen
Mirabella
Crete
Wilson Eee
Tech
Amor
Baker
Steward Richardson
Luke
Angel Of Mercy Weds After Parole From Colorado Prison
Farice King known as Angel of Mercy, paroled from the Colorado penitentiary in 1934, marries Early McBurney at midnight. The nurse and former inmate was convicted of murder of J C Bolzine, once her fiancé, amid a large pardon petition and governor’s approval for the ceremony.
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Denver
Farice King
Angel of Mercy
Colorado
Early McBurney
la Cygne
Kas
Ed C. Johnson
Miss King
Angel of
F Ellow
J.C. Bolzine
Robert K. Evans
Divorce actions filed against Irving G Seldon and son
Wives of Irving George Seldon and his son William Irving Seldon filed divorce actions. Docket shows separate suits for Irving G Seldon and for William Irving Seldon.
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Minneapolis
Irving George Seldon
Willam Irving Seldon
Irving George
Williamw Irving
Weather outlook for Tennessee Kentucky Virginia and surrounding areas
Rain will move through Tennessee and Kentucky with temperatures slowly rising tonight and Thursday. Virginia will be cloudy and warmer with light rain in the east, possible rain or snow in the west on Thursday. North Carolina sees cloudy skies with occasional rain tonight and Thursday, beginning as snow or freezing rain inland, temperatures rising along the coast.
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Tennessee - Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Grand Jury Probes Renewed In Thelma Todd Case
Hollywood California January 1 The foreman of the county grand jury George W Rochester announced a renewed effort to get a true picture of Thelma Todds death. The jury ordered fingerprints taken of Ernest Peters the chauffeur who drove the actress from a Hollywood cafe. Peters is the last known person to see Todd alive as she was found dead in her car December 16. A coroner s jury called the death accidental but urged further investigation. Tomorrow Ray Mayes Todds former business manager and Catherine Hunter Todds close friend were to testify.
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Hollywood
Calif
Thelma Todd
George W. Rochester
Ernest Peters
Peters
Ray Mayes
Miss Todd
Catherine Hunter
Exams to Be Held to Work for TVA
Open competitive exams for workmen on the Chickamauga and Guntersville dams on the Tennessee and Hiwassee rivers will be held in two cities in February and March. Positions include skilled workmen, helpers, and laborers with tests of mechanical skill and ability to follow oral instructions. Several thousand workers will be employed.
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Knoxville
Chickamauga
Guntersville
Tennessee River
Hiwassee River
Murphy
N. C
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ala
Chattanooga
Hiwassee Dam
TVA
Lindbergh Leaves U S for Quiet Restful Time
Charles A. Lindbergh left the United States seeking quiet and a peaceful rest, his spokesman said in Liverpool. W H Gregory of Morgan Grenfell and Co. avoided answering if the move was linked to threats against son Jon or the Hauptmann case, saying readers should read between the lines. He denied the Lindberghs came to England on business.
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Liverpool
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
W. H. Gregory
Morgan, Grenfell and Co
Lindberghs
America
Jon
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Gregory
Lindbergh
London
England
Divorce business booms in Nevada new year filing surge
Divorce suits filed in Reno in 1935 reach 3088 with New York leading the nations. California and Nevada follow. Washoe County collects about 90000 in filing fees and costs. Foreign representation includes Canada and other nations. Virginia Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee show smaller totals.
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Reno
New York
Carol Cross
Associated Press
Nev
California
District of Columbia
United States
Arkansas
North Dakota
Canada
Washoe County
Nevada
New Jersey
South Dakota
Florida
Virginia
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Speech idioms improve with writing says Prof Hill
Professor Archibald A. Hill of the University of Virginia told the English section of the Modern Language Association in Cincinnati that written forms kept pronunciations in check. He cited examples like passel for parcel and arsenick for arsenic and explained how the trapped R faded as literacy rose.
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Cincinnati
Archibald A. Hill
University of Virginia
Modern Language Association
Hill
Atcheson L. Hench
Professor Hill
Flarsh
Darter
Maid
Laval Wins Confidence Vote Keeps Foreign Policy Course
Pierre Laval narrowly survives a confidence vote in the French chamber of deputies over foreign policy. Observers warn a cabinet crisis may follow as his political future remains precarious.
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Pierre Laval
France
Chamber of Deputies
New Year Opens With Loud Celebrations and Spending
Across the nation New Year’s greetings featured lavish spending and big crowds from Times Square to Philadelphia. Barrow Alaska kept a quiet but somber observance, while officials noted soaring hospitality bookings and a buoyant mood despite a wary outlook for 1936.
Roosevelt to Address Congress in Extraordinary Night Session
President Roosevelt plans a rare late night address to Congress on Friday at 9 or 9 30 p m EST to deliver the annual state of the nation message in person. The move aims to reach more Americans than a noon address and breaks precedent set by President Wilson.
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Washington
Sevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Wilson
Talmadge Named Georgia Dictator In Public Budget Crisis
Atlanta January 1 Governor Eugene Talmadge assumes de facto control of Georgia’s $20 million annual public budget with unclear powers as the 1935 legislature fails to pass a 1936 37 appropriations act. Bankers and leaders question legality while Talmadge signals a cautious wait and see stance on further actions, including possible mobilization of National Guard.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Roosevelt
Talmadge
Liars Gather for Judgment in Burlington Contest
Burlington Wisconsin January 14 1935 three officers of the Liars club head for Chicago to crown the world champion liar from an entry of five thousand. Six finalists remain including one from abroad as president C Hulett frets over the possibility of returning the diamond medal amid war debt jokes.
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Burlington
Wis
Liars’ Club
Chicago
Baron Munchaus
Hulett
Outlaw Seen in Kansas City Ties Karpis Search
Nationwide hunt for Alvin Karpis focused in Kansas City after Homer Slim Fanning claimed to have traveled with the gangster. Officials questioned Fanning’s story as authorities pressed the case, while a camp proprietor recalled two men in a cabin Monday night. Fanning, once institutionalized for fraud, said he had been with Karpis for four months. In Kirksville officers raided Fanning’s hotel room finding pistols and radio gear. Fanning was arrested after leaping from a fleeing car, his accomplice meanwhile escaped.
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Kansas City
Alvin Karpis
Karpis
Homer
Slim) Fanning
Ollie Smith
W. A. Smith
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
Fanning
Tve
Arkansas City
Kas
Smith
Kansas State Reformatory
Kirksville
Bank Bandits Renewed Hunt After College Grove Loot
In College Grove Tennessee sheriff and officers scour the region for two young bandits who looted the local bank of about 1200 dollars in daylight. Cashier Covington was held at gunpoint and after the theft the pair asked about insurance before fleeing in a speedy car. Covington received some of the money and exchanged shots as they departed.
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College Grove
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Charlie Fox
Williamson Country
E. M. Covington
Covington
Coving
Warmer weather forecast eases Tennessee icy spell
Nashville reports a mild New Year with warmer air and chances of rain, ending the winter cold wave as temperatures drop from subfreezing figures in cities like Memphis 55, Chattanooga 29, Johnson City 18, Elizabethton 27, and Jackson 2. A Johnson City teen suffered a dislocated shoulder during a skiing mishap, with three men listed in serious condition.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Memphis
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Kingsport
Elizabethton
Johnson City
Jackson
Norman Hayes
Hayes
Three Held in Custody in Prignano Assassination Case
Chicago police query the Lapicola family members Joseph 50, Eugene 30, and Tony 28 over an affidavit tied to a license plate used in the slaying of Rep. Albert J. Prignano after a late Sunday homeward return. Angelo Lazzia says he sold the car three months ago. Capt. John Stege planned face to face interrogations. Rep. Prignano, a Democrat, was killed during a stickup outside his home.
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Chicago
Albert J. Prignano
John W. Norton
Ees
Surburban Wicker Park
Norton
Ren. Prignano
Capt. Norton
Lapicola
Joseph
Eugene
Tony
John Stege
Charles Cutaia
Angelo Lazzia
Tony Lapicola
Rep. Prignano
Senator Van Nuys Calls for Lynch Probe
Senator Van Nuys of Indiana demands a congressional inquiry into 14 lynchings since May 1. He accuses state and local authorities of failing to prevent lynching and punish those responsible and will introduce a resolution for the investigation.
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Washington
van Nuys
D-Ind
Dan Cupid Faces Blood Test in Connecticut
Hartford Conn Jan 1 Cupid began the New Year in Connecticut with a blood test requirement for marriage licenses under the new law. Dr Stanley H Osborn state health commissioner said about 30 couples daily were tested since Dec 27 with roughly 150 couples totaling 300 tests. He noted the 1935 monthly average was 67 marriages and predicted fewer marriages this January, stressing the law aims to curb disease and defective progeny while not yet receiving complaints.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Stanley H. Osborn
State Health Department
Osborn
Italy Ethiopia clash over aerial bombardment on Somaliland front
Haile Selassie sent a protest to the League of Nations accusing Italy of using poison gas and striking a Swedish Red Cross ambulance. Rome defended the attack as justified after Ethiopian troops were targeted. Both sides issued official communiques amid varying casualty tallies and wartime rhetoric. The piece notes New Year mood in Italy and honors in Britain connected to the conflict.
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Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Dessye
League of Nations
Red Cross
Rome
Somaliland
Daggah Bur
Harar
Guenale Doria
Dolo
Red Crosses
Rodolfo Graziani
Aduwa
The
League
Taney
East Africa
Britain
George
Sidney Barton
Addis Ababa
Order of the British Empire
King
Duke of York
Duke of Kent
Italian Aviators Beheaded by Ethiopians on Front
Rome reports that two Italian fascist aviators were beheaded after falling at Daggah Bur on the Southern Somaliland front. An official communique says the act justified by the Ethiopians and that their heads were carried to Harar in triumph, amid a bombardment of native defenders.
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Rome
Daggah Bur
Somaliland
Harar
Red Cross
Red Crosses
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