Jury completes Wynekoop trial jurors named
Chicago January report on Dr Alice Wynekoop trial for operating table murder of Rheta Wynekoop she appears fatigued yet focused as jurors sworn in after brief questioning. Jury includes a sales manager a bookkeeper draftsman and other diverse trades. Court adjourns until Monday.
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Alice la Wynekoop
Rheta
Joseph D. David
Sporting Woods
Illinois
Althovel
Earle
Davis to Head Bank Nashville Board Meeting
Davis is slated to head the American National Bank in Nashville at tomorrow's board meeting. Directors are set to vote on elections, with Reconstruction Finance Corporation needing 1,000,000 in preferred stock for the same directors when 1,000,000 in common stock votes. J. M. Gardenhire, Nashville agency manager, pledged the stock. All directors are named except Harry Slowe of Carter Shoe Company.
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Harry Slowe
Carter Shoe Company
One Killed and Three Hurt in Auto Crash Near Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Jan. 10 A contractor, Joel Hays, was killed and three injured when his car was sideswiped by a truck 10 miles north of Chi dule Mississippi. The truck driver was an unidentified Black man. Fire department and police responded. investigation underway.
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Chi Dule
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Rain and cool weekend forecast across Tennessee and Virginia
Occasional rain this afternoon and likely tonight with slightly colder air in western portions. Saturday should be generally fair with rain moving east. In Virginia expect rain tonight and Saturday morning, warmer tonight and along the coast Saturday. Readings note yesterday's temperatures around 50 in the region, with no rain yesterday.
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Nationalization of Gold Seen in White House Talk
Washington reports stir red speculation that a nationalization of all monetary gold might be considered by the White House before sundown. President Roosevelt planned a press conference and gave no hint of an immediate sign. A White House session with Morgenthau Slack and Cummings indicated careful consideration of gold nationalization and possible revaluation of the dollar.
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Virginia liquor control plan fight looms in Richmond
In Richmond on January 12 AP reports growing opposition to the liquor control commission plan. Debates promise substitution of the dispensary system with licenses and challenge the commission’s profit provisions. Leaders vow faster action on liquor bills after Governor-elect Peery’s inauguration next Wednesday.
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Naval seaplanes complete Frisco to Hawaii flight
Navy seaplanes finished a 2400 mile overnight hop from San Francisco to Honolulu with 29 officers led by Lieut Com McGinnis. They landed at Pearl Harbor at 8 07 p m PST after a 24 hour mass flight described as a routine all night hop. Honolulu residents hailed the crew as heroes and officials foresee regular air service and airmail from the mainland.
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New Puerto Rico Governor Named by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt named General Blanton Winship former Judge Advocate General of the Army as governor of Puerto Rico. He succeeds Robert H. Gore of Florida, who resigned citing ill health. Gore had been at the center of island political quarrels since taking office last summer.
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Admiral warns Japan of American encirclement threat
Tokyo reports Vice Admiral Nobumasa Suetsugu asserts America plans hostile actions to envelop Japan before any clash of fleets. He cites Lindbergh and Bromley episodes as possible spying, mentions Russo American ties and Soviet armament, and warns of air and sea attacks from three directions if war comes.
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Actual Construction Work on Hicher Command Airport Takes Step Forward
Preliminary work begins on the East Tennessee port site between Kingsport and Johnson City along Highway 24. Authorities anticipate actual construction to start early next week, with protected banks and related infrastructure planned as part of the project.
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R. L. Wand
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Hicher Command
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Betwe Kingsport
3. W. Cummins
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Kidnaped Baby Found by Doctor
Mrs Margaret Stackhouse is jailed with her husband on kidnaping charges after Patricia Luciano, 24 days old, was taken from her East Side home by a woman posing as a nurse. A blood test and a blanket linked the infant to the Lucianos, who say the child was promised for clothing at an agents party.
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Margaret Stackhouse
Patricia Luciano
Patricia
East Side
Home Relief Bureau
Luciano
Mack of Two Black Crows Dies in Crash
Charles E. Mack 46 originator of the Two Black Crows comedy team died after an automobile overturned six miles from Mesa Arizona. Moran and Mack were en route to Hollywood when a rear tire blew out. Moran and Mack Sennett survived. Mack’s wife and daughter Mary Jane also in the car were hospitalized briefly. Mack helped popularize the duo on Broadway and appeared in Zeigfelds Follies and other musical revues.
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Treasury approves tax hike for spirits in new law
Washington reports Roosevelt signs a $500 million liquor tax bill effective today, raising whiskey to $2 a gallon and boosting annual revenue to $400 million or more. The measure also imposes higher levies on other liquors, explores stamp requirements, and extends advertising allowances in dry states. The bill passed amid party splits in both houses and is set with staggered implementation dates.
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