Explorers Ellsworth and Kenyon Found Alive in Antarctica
Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon were found alive and well after seven weeks missing in the Antarctic. The Discovery II located them encamped on the ice barrier near Little America and airlifted Ellsworth aboard. Kenyon delivered a report of Ellsworth's condition and fuel exhaustion before the party headed to reunite with Ellsworth.
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Frank H. King
The
Associated Press
LO IN
Antarctic
Lincoln Ellsworth
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Little America
Bay of Whales
Ellsworth
Hollick-Kenyon
South Polar
Discovery
Colonial Office
Dundee Island
Cape Horn
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Kenyon
Kenyog
Congress Today Deliberates on Bonuses and Committees
Congress today meets at noon to act on a proposed bonus while multiple committees discuss actions. The Commerce Committee scrutinizes a Florida canal project and the Finance subcommittee reviews the Clark amendment to social security alongside Ways and Means. Foreign affairs holds an executive session on neutrality and other panels address silicosis fatalities and naval reserve issues.
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Commerce
Florida Canal
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Roosevelt Delivers Confidence In New Farm Plan
President Roosevelt expressed confidence that the proposed farm plan under soil erosion and conservation laws will implement AAA objectives and foster comprehensive agricultural development in the nation. Aides described the plan as ensuring the dead AAA’s purposes are carried out through farm organization support.
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Washington
AAA
Roosevelt
Five Big Farm Groups to Back Soil Conserve Plan
Adherents of New Deal farm policies prepare to record support from five major farm organizations for an administration plan to amend the soil conservation law and extend crop control principles of the AAA. The five groups are the National Grange, American Farm Bureau Federation, and others.
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Frank I. Weller
Associated Press
Washington
AAA
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
Census Takers Selected Here for Hocking County
Raymond M. Clifford, supervisor of the Census of Business, announces three enumerators for Hocking county Frances Floyd, Van B. Long, and Melvin B. Ogg. They will deliver census forms to business houses and assist filling details with strict confidentiality and an oath preventing disclosure.
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Raymond M. Clifford
Chillicothe
Hocking County
Frances Floyd
van B. Long
Melvin BE. Ogg
Clifford
Victory claim ridiculed over Ethiopian battle report
The Italian commander in Ethiopia Marshall Badoglio asserted a southern front victory with Ras Desta Demtu’s forces in retreat and 75 mile armored advances. Ethiopian officials in Addis Ababa dismissed the claim as impossible given Ras Desta’s dispersed positions.
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Associated Press
Command In
Africa
Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Ras Desta Demtu
Badoglio
Addis Ababa
Ras Desta
Potts Case Progresses at Raley Summit Deliberations
The court reviews charges against Ray Tate and others for conspiring to evade revenue laws. Deliberations continue as prosecutors and defense present arguments at the summit hearings.
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Ray
Tts
Philanthropist John Severance Dies at 72 in Cleveland
Civic leaders mourn the death of John J. Severance 72 in Cleveland after a two week illness caused by arthritis. His gifts funded Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra, and the note cites his prominence in civic philanthropy.
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Cleveland
John 1. Severance
Severance
Cleveland Orchestra
Refunder Bill Held Invalid in Ohio Road Fund Fight
A permanent injunction blocks Clark county officials from enforcing the Lawrence Armbruster road refund law. Judge Davis ruled the measure violates federal and state constitutions. Counties argue 52 aimed to aid 18 at the expense of 70, with about 5.94 million to 18 counties and 9.996 million penalties to others over 15 years. An amendment shifting county license fees to local use was sent to the Senate after a failed repeal effort in the House.
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Springfield
Clark County
Common Pleas
Golden C. Davis
John R. Harner
Second District Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Davis
Gilbert H. Bettman
Cincinnati
Ohio Loase
Senate
Coughlinite Plans to Win Cincinnati for Bigelow Cause
Rev Herbert S Bigelow newly elected Cincinnati city council member launches plan to align with Father Coughlin and to make Ohio residents richer by 20000 dollars per person and 32000 per married couple in the next year. He says Huey Long had nothing on this scheme and promises a revolution.
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Cincinnati
Herbert S. Bigelow
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Ohio
Huey Long
Bigelow
Louisiana
Solons drive toward recess in four month session
In Columbus on January 17 AP reports legislators intensify relief and finance debates seeking a recess by late next week. The House delays action on its relief plan while backing Senate amended measures and a supplemental supply bill amid Gov Davey’s veto threats.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Silicosis Suits Labeled Racket By West Virginia Contractor
G Auley reports P H Falconer of Rinehart and Dennis claims 450 silicosis suits against Hawk's Nest Tunnel project are a hoax and blackmail. Falconer says 48 workers died from pneumonia and silicosis not covered by state law. the company has paid substantial sums into compensation before.
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Auley Bridge
W. Va
Hawk's Nest Tunnel
P. H. Falconer
Rinehart and Dennis
Charlottesville
Fayette
Supreme Court of
West Virginia
Stavisky Scandal Ends with Convictions in Paris Trial
Paris verdicts convict nine of twenty defendants in the Stavisky fraud case that sparked street riots and cabinet upheaval. Widow Arlette Stavisky and ten others are acquitted. Gustave Tissier’s confession is cited as pivotal.
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Stavisky
Paris
France
Mme
Arlette Simon Stavisky
Gustave Tissier
Bayonne
Joseph Garat
Chamber of Deputies
Davey Pardons Innocent Man In Cleveland Case
Governor Davey pardons Frank Basey of Cleveland after a jury petition led to release from a 1500 robbery conviction. Basey has served 16 months of a 10 to 25 year term. his brother Max waited at the governor’s office for a week to help obtain the clemency.
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Columbus
Gavy
Martin L. Davey
Frank Basey
Cleveland
Basey
Max
Frank
Davey
Charles Leasure
Harry Solwitz
Cleveland Dry Goods
Ohio
Mansfield
Max Basey
San Diego
Calif
Bridgeport, Conn
Hauptmann
Two executed for 1934 Louisville robbery murder
In Kentucky early today Calvin State twenty one and Willard Hall thirty eight were executed for the killings of three Louisville citizens during a June 15 1934 robbery attempt at a filling station.
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Eddyville
Commonwealth
Calvin State
Willard Hall
Louisville
River Flood Threat Menaces Towns Along Sacramento
Rain swollen Sacramento River advances on 50 mile front threatening villages and farms as levies yield. AP reports January 17.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
Government governor ponders Hauptmann reprieve impact
Bruno Richard Hauptmann faces a new reprieve probe as Gov. Harold G. Hoffman considers questioning Dr. John F. Condon about the Lindbergh ransom tale. The delay could allow Condon to rejoin Hauptmann before a potential third execution date term.
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The
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
John F. Condon
Hauptmann
Jassie
Dr. Condon
Myra Hacker
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Indianapolis man sentenced to death in Woest slaying
Richard Keller of Indianapolis was sentenced to death by the electric chair for the November 1933 hold up killing of Adolph Woest, a Cincinnati laundry executive. The verdict followed a trial with seven men and five women jurors. Keller stood with his lawyers as the court delivered the result.
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Cincinnati
Richard Keller
Indianapolis
Adolph Woest
Keller
Iion
Woest
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