Death of Dr James H Breasted quieted by mystery illness
Dr James H Breasted renowned archeologist and head of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago died early today after a tropical illness aboard the Conte Di Savoia. Hospital officials withheld the cause, while the family planned a full bulletin. Breasted had scoffed at the Tutankhamen curse as he pursued Egyptology and ancient science across continents.
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New York
James H. Breasted
Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
Presbyterian Medical Center
Breasted
Conte di Savoia
United States
Tutankhamen
Pharoah
James Henry Breasted
Helen of Troy
The
Nile
Alexander the Great
Sargon
Assyria
Sennacherig
B. C
Egypt
Palestine
Syria
Chief of Police at Natchez Dies Suddenly
Joseph N. Stone age 52 Natchez chief of police former Adams county deputy sheriff and Spanish American War veteran died suddenly after a heart attack yesterday He was elected chief two months ago to replace the late L P Ryan He is survived by his widow and four children N J Stone Jr Ruth Coulhhard Mary Carolyn Brown and Charles Stone all of Natchez
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Natchez
Miss
Joseph N. Stone
Adams County
L. P. Ryan
Stone
N. J. Stone, Jr
Ruth Coulhhard
Mary Carolyn Brown
Charles Stone
Man Rescued From 10 Day Well Ordeal
Robert Dyson age 42 lay hospitalized after spending ten days at the bottom of an abandoned well 25 feet deep in a mountain area. He muttered incoherently. rescuers pieced together his survival tale from the scene while a group of curious young men, drawn by their dogs, lifted him from the old well at a deserted sawmill site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Robert Dyson
Dyson
AAA Officials Detail 1936 37 Corn Hog Contracts
Washington December 2 AAA officials outline in detail the 1936 37 corn hog contracts aimed at balanced farming and boosting hog production by 30 percent in 1936. Contracts authorize base hog and corn acreages set by community and country committees with penalties and incentives for under or over planting. Producers may raise 190 percent of their hog base while keeping corn acreage 10 to 30 percent below base and receive $1.25 per unit as specified in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Teachers Strike For Back Pay In Hancock County Schools
Bay St. Louis Miss Dec 2 Teachers walked out of Hancock county rural schools demanding back pay. They seek three months of current term salaries and one and a half months for the 1934 35 term. County Superintendent A S McQueen said teachers would not return without guaranteed pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay ST. Louis
Miss
Hancock County
A. S. McQueen
Frost To Coast Is Predicted Tonight
The United States Weather Bureau forecast frost along the coast tonight and freezing in the interior of the south and north portions of Louisiana after a sharp early drop. New Orleans fell 31 degrees to 41, with a 34 to 38 degree slide forecast by morning. Monroe W degrees, Alexandria 35, Baton Rouge 33, Morgan City 40, Shreveport 36.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Monroe
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Morgan City
Shreveport
Texas
Farrell Wiley Weiss Kidnapers Die For Crimes
Martin Farrell and Francis Wiley were executed in the electric chair at Rockview prison for abducting and killing a Philadelphia gambler. The double death ends two members of the Mais mob once tied to Bob Mais and Walter Legenza as they drifted through Virginia New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Rockview Penitentiary
Bellefonte
Martin Farrell
Francis Wiley
Philadelphia
Bobby Mais
Walter Legenza
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Farrell
Flood Control Committee Plans Tuesday Meeting
W H Dick head of the Mississippi River Flood Control association called a special meeting to draft a flood control bill for the next congress. The move followed a National Rivers and Harbors congress steering committee session approving Maj Gen E M Markham Army Engineers proposals and a bill in preparation by Senator John H Overton. The group traveled to Washington for talks with Overton and Markham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
W. H. Dick
Mississippi River Flood Control Association
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
E. M. Markham
Army Engineers
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Washington
Senator Overton
Markham
Fred Beneke
Congress
Young Livermore Fighting Death
In Santa Barbara California, Jesse Livermore Jr. aged 16, son of a Wall Street bettor, battles for life after a bullet wound from a drunken quarrel with his mother. Doctors report infection and potential pneumonia as his strength ebbs, with oxygen tents aiding his breathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Jesse Livermore, Jr
Wall Street
Neville Ussher
Mouth Wash Fatal to Child in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 2, coroner Dr. C Grenes Cole ruled the death of six week old Helen Elizabeth Fife caused by the mother giving mouth wash internally after misreading instructions. The infant was the daughter of Dr Walter W Fife a chiropractor, and Mrs Fife who reported the illness and rapid death yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
C. Grenes Cole
Helen Elizabeth Fife
Holding firms refuse to register under New Deal law
Washington reports the utility holding company fight entering a second phase as firms resist registration under the new law. Officials expect legal disputes to last a year or more as the Securities Commission tallies compliant firms, noting only 53 had complied and most did so under protest or duress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Deal
Securities Commission
Youth Who Slew Father Defended Boy In Self-Defense
In Wise Virginia on December 2 1944 a 16 year old mountain boy Haugeman Falin claimed self defense in killing his father L N Falin after being knocked down by a pistol and hearing threats to kill him. His mother Maggie Falin corroborated the account while Edith Maxwell 21 was tried for patricide with her mother testifying she acted in self defense against Trigg Maxwell. Deputy Sheriff Dan H Bostic investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Edith Maxwell
Haugeman Falin
L. N. Falin
Maxwell
Edith
Trigg Maxwell
Maggie
J. Preston Adams
Dan H. Bostic
Maccabee Dance Boosts Good Fellows Fund for Children
A charity dance by Fidelity Hive No 221 of the Order of the Lady Maccabees raised 70.80 dollars for the Good Fellows Fund to aid Yuletide efforts for underprivileged children. The event drew support from Delta Beta Sigma Sorority and others, with total receipts 147.80 dollars from multiple sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Fellows Fund
Fidelity Hive
Order of the Lady Maccabees
Graham Surginor Lodge
Delta Beta Sigma
Good Fellows
Lady Maccabees
Fidelity Hive No
Missouri Pacific Boosters Club
Ladies of the Maccabees
Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Police Jury Act
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that the 1934 act empowering the governor to appoint East Baton Rouge Parish police jury is constitutional. Dissenting justices were Chief Justice O Neill and Justices Odom and Rogers.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Huey Long
East Baton Rouge Parish
John A. O'Niell
Fred M. Odom
Wynne G. Rogers
Supreme Court
Matt G. Smith
Long
Youth Arrested in Mysterious Deaths at Langley Field
In Langley Field Virginia officers report a teenage youth, 17, in custody after a fatal shooting spree that killed Technical Sergeant Clem H. Kelley and his three year old son. Irene Kelley eight, was wounded but expected to recover. The youth, a nephew of Kelley's wife, claimed responsibility for the first shot by accident while handling the service revolver during a guard mount.
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Langley Field
Buster” Russell
Army
Clem H. Kelley
Kelley
Irene
Thomas Curtis
Paul J. Parker
A. A. Anderson
Russell
Kel
Kidnapping incident ends with survivor in Memphis
C G Barnett, 50, of Corinth Mississippi, says he was abducted by two armed men in an automobile in front of the Corinth post office. They stripped him, left him tied to a tree near Brownsville Tennessee with only light trousers and about $2. He freed himself, borrowed shoes and an overcoat in Brownsville, and spent the night at his daughter's Memphis home after spending time at a Memphis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
C. G. Barnett
Corinth
Miss
Mr. Barnett
Brownsville
Haynes Sexton No. 3 well completes in Ro Dessa field
Well finished yesterday in section 14 23 16 flowing 200 barrels an hour through a two inch choke. It is the 21st producer in the Roosevelt or Ro dessa field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Haynes Company
Rodessa
Youth Locked in Refrigerator Car Passes Ten Days
A 14 year old boy, Glenn Boldlan of Motley Minnesota, was found emaciated and half frozen in a refrigerated lettuce car in Baltimore after being locked inside for ten days with no food. He crawled in at Salinas California with five companions on November 22. He likely will recover. his father is Earl Boldlan of Motley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Glenn Boldlan
Motley
Union Memorial Hospital
Salinas
Calif
Earl Boldlan
Mediation Board Plans Meeting With Miss Perkins
The gulf coast longshoremen strike mediation board prepares to confer with Labor Secretary Frances Perkins to avert a threatened national boycott. Chairman Dr. George W. Stocking says final plans hinge on Perkins's expected appearance in Houston tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Federal Mediation Board
Frances Perkins
Jobs for 5 000 announced in Louisiana WPA plan
Lake Charles Louisiana December 2 1940 Jobs for 5 000 workers during the winter months with several projects running into March were announced by Jack Williamson seventh district WPA director The funds allotted total 550 000 Fifteen new district projects totaling 382 032 include 274 485 in WPA funds and 107 547 in police jury city and other subdivision sponsor funds More than 3 000 men are already employed on underway projects New projects under A D Obrien district WPA engineer will cover farmers road improvements street paving sidewalk repairs and drainage ditch construction or clearance Parishes Acadia Allen Beauregard Evangeline St Landry get two each Calcasieu three and Jefferson Davis and Cameron one each
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Lake Charles
Jack Williamson
Seventh District
WPA
A. D. Obrien
Acadia
Allen, Beauregard
Evangeline
St. Landry
Calcasieu
Jefferson Davis and Cameron
Public Debt Heads Toward New High With 900 Million Issue
The treasury aims to raise 900 million for relief financing and cash needs. If full, total public debt would near thirty and a half billion dollars. Morgenthau offers 450 million in 2 3-4 percent 10 year bonds and 450 million in 1 1-2 percent five year notes. Holders of 418 million in 2 1-2 percent notes maturing December 15 may exchange for new notes or bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Plan of Nations Aims to Freeze Italy With Oil Cutoff
A wartime briefing outlines a strategy to force Italy to submission by cutting off oil supplies. Officials describe a coordinated embargo targeting industrial and military sectors to cripple Italy’s war effort. The plan emphasizes global cooperation and staged sanctions to avoid economic collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan of Nations
Britain weighs oil embargo over Ethiopia war
The British cabinet debated tightening sanctions on Italy for its Ethiopian invasion. A proposed oil embargo at Geneva looms, with Britain seeking League support and weighing U S participation. Haile Selassie resumes military routine at Dessye as skirmishes widen. France pledges aid to Britain if Italy attacks the fleet. Geneva fears escalation.
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Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
East Africa
Britain
League of Nations
Mussolini
Geneva
League
United States
Haile Selassie
Adedis Ababa
Dessye
Rome
Tembien
Makale
London
Brenner Pass
France
Europe
Kentucky Farmer Held For Slaying Father
Francis Warren 24 a Kentucky farmer is jailed on a manslaughter charge after shooting his father Charles Warren 67 during a family dispute in Georgetown. Warren says he shot to protect his sister Betsy 19, who challenged their father’s drinking. He was released on $2,000 bond.
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Georgetown
Francis Warren
Greenville Stockdell
Charles Warren
Betsy
Francis
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DR. Breasted
Mais Gang
William Weiss
Young Livermore
LAVAL
Chamber of Deputies
Croix de Feu
Col
Francois de la Rocque
Lake Charles District
Duce
Kentucky
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