Akers Trial Driven Rapidly By Testimony In Hot Springs
Witnesses describe gang activity in Hot Springs during 1936 and 1937. Akers faces conspiracy to harbor a captured outlaw and related charges. Officials recount prior cases and the extent of the Lamb gang influence as the federal case proceeds.
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Alfred Ang
Herbert
Hot Springs
Gat Haynes
Lamb
Akers
Texas
Governse Akers
Nathan Norris
Hot Springs Dura
Goldien
Gretna
Gulf- Miss
Norris
Alvin Karpis
Fred Isgingali
Lambee
Drew Bowers
Freak Mishaps Reported in 1938 Incident Crowd
A fragmentary 1938 column notes John Brixie set ablaze by friction in his pocket watch fuse wires sparked a car fire. A loose tire destroyed a vehicle near Berwyn Illinois after a passing truck. A submarine volcano near 150 miles southwest of Catalina California is id еntified.
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John Brixie
Barchley
Berwyn
Catand
California
Gly-Cas Gains Praises From Suffering Reader
Mrs Trammell of El Dorado Arkansas describes severe stomach pain constipation and bladder trouble ending after using Gly-Cas. She credits the medicine with regulating her digestion allowing her to eat normally and feel like a different person. Phoenix Drug at 348 DeSiard Street promotes Gly-Cas as a remedy.
Two Tablets and Icy Crash Disrupts Utah Wreck Scene
In Bingham Utah a string of vehicles skidded on an icy curve including Mrs George McDonalds car and a grocery truck causing a four car pileup. A bakery truck then vaulted into the mess lifting the McDonald car back onto its wheels. Nobody was hurt.
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Bingham
Utah
George McDonald
McDonald
Protest Quietly Foils Robbery Near Chicago
Joseph Wisniewski saved $30 when three gunmen confronted him and Miss Lee Gilbert. Miss Gilbert lost $4 from her purse before the criminals fled after Wisniewski yelled that he had nothing left to lose.
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Chicago
Joseph Wisniewski
Miss Lee Gilbert
Miss Gilbert
Wisniewski
McKeone’s plan to jail for food ends in arrest
Arthur McKeone sought food and lodging by getting arrested after he told police he threw a rock at a store window. The rock struck a steel partition and bounced back, cutting his forehead. He later smashed a restaurant window, waited for police, and was charged with malicious mischief.
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Chicago
Arthur McKeone
Berlin restricts Jewish areas and moves wealth abroad
Berlin authorities expand anti Jewish measures banning Jews from Wilhelmstrasse and the World War memorial area. Police plan to limit Jewish residence to Alexanderplatz and northern districts while wealthier Jews face relocation and asset moves totaling 3.08 billion.
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Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Unter den Linden
West End
Alexanderplatz
German Jewry and American assets in flux under new restrictions
United States consular officials sought German interpretation of the latest anti Jewish restrictions affecting American Jews with property in Germany amid ongoing liquidation. German authorities moved to wind up Mendelssohn and company under Aryanization while 3000 Jewish boys aged 4 to 12 would be allowed to depart for England and the Netherlands by special trains.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Economics Ministry
American Chamber of Commerce
Mendelssohn and Company
Rudolf Loeb
Fritz Mannheimer
Paul Kempner
Frau Marie von Mendelssohn
Robert and
Julietta Mendelssohn
Vienna
England
The
Netherlands
South Able to Rule Fate of Farm Program
The south faces a decisive week with referenda on marketing quotas for cotton rice and three tobacco types. If two thirds vote yes quotas will cap next year’s production and bring loans and subsidies for cotton. a no vote yields free planting and selling but weaker price support.
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Washington
South
Middle West
Wallace
Agriculture Department
American Cotton Association
Nations Renounce War Pact Draws Mixed Reactions
Premier Daladier confirmed France would reject both colonial aims in the Nazi agreement as Germany presses eastward. Von Ribbentrop sought Paris’s stance on the pact and the validity of the Franco Soviet defense treaty amid divided French opinion. Rightist papers praise the accord while the left protests.
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Germany
Daladier
von Ribbentrop
Paris
France
Leon Blum
le Populaire
Munich
L'Humanite
Benes
Schuschnigg
Vienna
Hitler
Good Fellows Get More Cash for Christmas Pleas
Letters from needy families reveal hardship as six hungry children await gifts while their father struggles to find work. A widow and other parents describe Christmas hopes and the desire for luxuries to brighten life amid poverty.
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Qkalonsa School
Roosevelt defies November upset with liberal reform pledge
In Chapel Hill North Carolina President Roosevelt reaffirmed faith in liberal government despite post election shocks. He warned conservatives and headline seekers not to derail New Deal reforms, urging leadership for world democracy and American influence on future history. He spoke at the University of North Carolina after a rainy day visit.
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University of North Carolina
New Deal
Téth Congress
United States
America
Columbia
S. C
Chapel Hill
The
Carolina Political Union
Kenan Stadium
Mr. Roosevelt
Death Is Near for Mrs Hahn in Death Row Visit
Oscar, 12, the son of Mrs Hahn, spent two hours with his mother in her death row cell as she nears execution for the 1937 slaying of Jacob Wagner, a 78 year old gardener. Warden James C Woodard said further visits would be allowed, while officials noted her calm demeanor and repeated belief she would not be put to death.
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Oscar
James C. Woodard
Hahn
Jacob Wagner
Fairy Godmother Will Is Challenged in Probate Case
An unusual estate dispute questions whether the so called fairy godmother was a rightful relative or adopted cousin. The case will take at least a month before a trial to determine if the claimant is legitimate and the will stands.
Candle Fire Damages Clothes Closet At Boarding Home
A fire caused by entering a clothes closet with a lighted candle caused slight damage to clothing and stored materials at the boarding home of Mrs May Hudson on Calypeo street. Firemen extinguished the smoldering blaze.
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May Hudson
Calypeo Street
Flint Strike Ends Temporarily As Workers Return
About 21,000 workers were to resume duties today at General Motors plants after a temporary settlement with the United Automobile Workers. The agreement, reached in Flint, involved 640 direct strikers and affected additional Buick and Fisher Body workers. ratification maintained a potential renewed walkout if terms were not honored, with officials citing a shift from piece work to day wage rates and a planned appeal process to higher GM authorities.
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United Automobile Workers of America
C. L
Denea
Buick
Fisher Body
Pontiac
Flint
General Motors Corporation
International U. A. W
Homer Martin
Martin
General Motors
Fisher
Garner Pushed as Candidate for President
Garner grew up in rural life after a country school and farm chores. He organized a baseball team at Coon Soup Hollow and played against boys from Possom Trot Reed Tank Blossom Prairie and other northeast Texas communities.
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Coon Soup Hollow
Possom Trot
Reed Tank
Blossom Prairie
Texas
Sales Group Formed In City With Plans For Committees
A new sales group is formed in the city with members from Ford, Ritchie Grocer, Milner Fuller, Central Auto Sales, Fox Rodriguez Insurance and other firms. The president will appoint committees to draft a constitution and bylaws a program committee and more. Regular meetings will be on the second Monday each month with banquets. The group aims to study North Louisiana markets devise expansion plans and may hold a school of instruction. Lectures by Sam Wheeler and Dale Carnegie are proposed. Existing clubs exist in Shreveport Houston and Atlanta and Alexandria New Orleans Lake Charles and Jackson are targeted for expansion.
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Ford
Ritchie Grocer Company
L. P Milner
Milner-Fuller Company
F. N. Steele
Central Auto Sales
H. ©. Hartman
Monroe Glass Company
H. Nichols
Weaks Supply Company
John Fox
Fox-Rodriguez Insurance Agency
G. D. Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
Sam Wheeler
Dale Carnegie
Shreveport
Houston
Atlanta
Alexandria
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Jackson
Misa
Steam Shovel Kibitzers Seek Conveniences and Tours
A city excavation draws public interest with ideas for a special section for short people and tours for visitors. A moving sidewalk, loud speakers, and better amenities are proposed while a whistle warns before blasts. Five thousand membership cards circulate nationwide with the Dutch proverb about pilots on shore.
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Texas
California
Solidarity urged by church leaders in world crisis
A national committee of churchmen urged Christian solidarity worldwide as they opened a conference of the Protestant Federation. The report warned of cruelty against Jews and Christians and called for renewed faith and reform in church life amid looming spiritual conflict.
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Buyfalo NY
Dee
New Caesars
Mearvete
Labor Groups Clash Over Court Ruling In Wagner Act Case
The dispute between the A F L C I O and other unions over the Wagner Act continues as the Supreme Court rules on the Consolidated Edison contract. The court finds no express authority for nullifying a contract not run by employers, while Justices Reed and Block contest that finding. England's per capita potato consumption noted as 56 ounces weekly.
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C. O
Pressman
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Consolidated Edison
C. LO
Nations Labor Relations Act
Tiver C. Canton
Reed
Block
Hughes
Butler
McReynolds
U S Experts See Spread of Paper Plants
U S manufacturers seek price increases as newsprint costs rise amid reports that Pine timber and water power along coastlines encourage new mills. Experts warn imports still dominate U S newsprint needs while Canadian timber prices influence plant placement and regional competition.
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U. S
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