Motors Firm Attacked for Alleged Sale of Motors
The Vimalert company of Jersey City bought airplane motors from the army air corps for about $100 each and resold them to the coast guard for around $4,500 each, with reports that engines were rebuilt and used in harbor patrol boats. The firm held a license to export aircraft parts to loyalist Spain, and bids for coastal engines were reviewed after wartime production.
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Fattimore Sus
Washington
Vimalert Company
Jersey City
Army Air Corps
Coast Guard
Wimalert Company
Robert Cass
State Department
Spain
the Sun
J. Fred Essary
Liberty Motors
Army
Lberty
Wimalert
Government cites 10 percent rise in traffic deaths
A sanitized notice reports an estimated 10% increase in traffic fatalities nationwide, noting the Cantted States’ death toll reached seven thousand nine hundred or more, reflecting a setback in accident prevention efforts.
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Washiyuien
Vane Aine
Weather forecast for the weekend local area
Rain tonight and Saturday with a sharp drop in temperatures. Southeast portion may see slightly warmer conditions tonight. Expect cooler Saturday with unsettled skies and a mix of rain and showers later in the period.
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New Orleans
Ake Lae
Wennesser
Death Ends Yvonne Trego Wedding Plans In Airliner Crash
A survivor portrait reveals Yvonne Trego, air hostess on the San Francisco to Los Angeles airliner, killed when the aircraft crashed near Saugus, California, killing 12. The Hastings, Michigan native was to marry Charles Kelly of Detroit after his business venture’s launch, ending an anticipated union.
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Yvonne Trego
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Saugus
Cal
Tee
Mi Trego
Charies Kelly
Detroit
Miss Trego
Hastings
Mich
Kelly
Soo
Central Pess
Pope Pius IIs Condition Improves On New Year
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius Xiii 79 showing marked improvement after a month of grave illness. He slept well through the night and attended a New Year mass via his secretaries, with doctors cautious yet hopeful for possible resumption of papal duties.
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Vatican City
Jen
Pope Pius
Holy Father
Eugenio Cardinal Pace Panal
Thyae
Jon
First Birth Chief Contender For The First Birth
From Red Square to Times Square the new year began with revelry and debts paid across the globe. In the United States the social security act took effect as four babies were born at 12 01 a.m. in Havre de Grace Maryland Cleveland Ohio and Wichita Kansas. Leaders warned of future challenges in Japan and France while Moscow hosted lavish New Year events and Washington celebrated Mrs. Edward B McLean 50 000 party for her son Teek turning 21.
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Charles FE. Harner
Associated Press
Red Square
Times Square
China
Metropole
Moscow
Globe
Edward B. McLean
Washington
Teek
Spain
Madrid
Japan
Blum
France
Phippine
United States
Havre de Grace
Cleveland
Wichita
Kansas
Alexander Takes Over New Duties as Resettlement Head
Dr W W Alexander assumed leadership of the Resettlement Administration in Washington. He outlined a five point plan to tackle rural poverty through land ownership, federal credit, and broader government support while stressing stability for landless communities. The program aims to empower tenants to gain independence and improve agricultural structure nationwide.
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Washington
W. W. Alexander
Roosevelt
Lar
Mexander
Torun
Tex
Witt
Heiress Dorothea Petersen Carson Death Case Summary
Dorothea Petersen Carson, a Chicago divorcee, died amid a coroner’s inquest after ingesting poison tablets. The case involves a claimed dependency dispute and claims of a suitor, William Curr, an oil promoter, present at her side. A prior two year attempt occurred involving inhalation in a bid to alter her marriage prospects.
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Beath
Qafair
Dorothea Petersen Carson
Chicago
William Curr
Carson
Ohlai
Tela Peice
Grae
Mes
Lehman Inducted Into Office Again
New York Governor Herbert H. Lehman was sworn in for a third term in Albany as Postmaster General James A. Farley attended. Lehman pledged full cooperation with New Deal programs while defending state sovereignty, naming slum clearance, higher wages, farmer aid, and a broader social security system as immediate goals for the next two years.
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Albany
N.Y. Jan. L
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
New Deal
James A. Farley
Lehman
Defeat of GOP Said Greatest Political Step
Howard Williams, organizer for the Farmer Labor federation, called the 1936 defeat of Republican backing forces and Roosevelt’s election the outstanding political achievement. He warned 1937 must avoid war, urge an international conference, and promote a socially planned world with access to raw materials and self government. He praised John L. Lewis committee work and criticized arms, the AAA, and Cuba’s fascist attack signals. Europe’s drift to war and a weak League of Nations were noted.
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ST. Paul
P' Howard
Wiliams
Farmer Labor Political Federation
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Williams
Association of Nations
Iums
John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Supreme Court
AAA
New York
Edward
International Horbor
Eadward ‘Voi
Gomez
Cuba
Europe
League of Nations
Baby Adele Kite Born Thriving Despite 3 Pound Birth Weight
A daughter born Christmas day to Mr and Mrs Oval Kite in Wise Virginia weighed three pounds at birth. Dr G T Foust of Norton said the infant Adele is thriving and has as much chance of surviving as any normal child. She is nourished by her seventeen year old mother and is normal in every respect.
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Wise
Leaders Predict Continued Prosperity During New Year
New York January reports that textile leaders foresee steady gains for 1932 amid legislative uncertainties, competition from synthetic fibers, and imports. Despite a decade of losses, the industry expects moderate profits with high production and full employment prospects as orders remain backloged.
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New York
Tan
Claudius
Murehisa
Gangsters Plot to Kill Pair and Rob Jewelry Firm
Sioux Falls dispatch reports a female suspect Helen Seijer 25 of Sioux City and Edward Baker a police expert linked to a prison release are named in a plotted attack using hazardous materials to silence witnesses after a jewel robbery in Sioux City. Baker a former convict and associates hunted as investigators pursue leads across the area.
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Sioux Falls
Edward
Robin D. W. Baker
Tobin
State Penitentiary
Helen Seijer
Sioux City
Louis
Old Age Pension Goes Into Effect Across Nation
Washington reports the social security act creates a one percent payroll tax on the first $3,000 of wages for over 23 million workers. Employers match the tax and payments begin by end of February. Registration of 2.5 million employers is underway with records kept for IRS checks as Congress debates pension fund provisions and rates amid constitutional questions.
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Treasury
Engay
The
Security Board
Gach
Internal Revenue
Congress
Haimman Pt
Ane
Supreme Court
Kidnapped Charles Mattson Mystery Deepens In Tacoma
Fears grow in the Mattson family as no word comes from abductors who hold 10 year old Charles for a $28,000 ransom. Officials say an amateur kidnapper is likelier to harm the boy than a professional, and predict the outcome within 48 hours despite negotiations. The case draws attention from William and Muriel Mattson, Virginia Chatfield and others as investigators pursue possible leads.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Kidnan
W. W. Mattson
Charles
William
Muriel Mattson
Virginia Chatfield
Naper
Mattson
Contac
Tir
Uniiversity of
Washington
Poveg Aria Fansball
Matizan
Muriel
Charles Fletcher
Jupp
Jone
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Eddie Schneider, Jr
U. S
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Tennessee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bert Acosta
Eddie Schneider
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