Winter Grips Most Of U S As Cold Snap Extends
Forecasters warn continued bitter cold across the midwest and east with deaths on icy roads and in storms. Europe and North America report record lows 24 below at Owls Head New York and 6 above at Portland Maine. Milwaukee sees zero as frostbite hits workers. widespread ice disrupts travel. Opera star Maria Olszewska reports theft of her $1500 fur coat.
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Associated Press
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Montreal
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Hungary
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Detroit
Maria Olszewska
New Flood Threatens Pacific Coast Barrage in Pacific Northwest
Seattle reports a new flood threat as Skagit and Snohomish rivers swell from mountain torrents. High Cascades temperatures threaten more melting snow. nine deaths across Washington Oregon and Idaho blamed on floods and blizzards. Joseph Meggs Williams, 32, trapper, reported among the dead.
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Pacific
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Skagit
Snohomish
Cascades
Joseph Meggs Williams
Trapper
Silly misdial sparks early morning family clash
A lighthearted tale unfolds as a father calls 114567 for the daily wake up at 7 am, only to be thwarted by a stubborn daughter who insists she will rise when she wishes, prompting a humorous exchange and a lesson in mistaken numbers. The scene captures the quirky humor and small-town mood of weekend life.
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Central
State, Defense Counsel Clash at Negro's Trial
In Leesburg Virginia on December 12 state and defense attorneys clashed over alleged black exclusion from juries in the George Crawford murder case. Dr Charles Houston pressed on jury list qualifications while Judge McLemore cautioned limits amid a chilly courtroom and armed troopers.
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Leesburg
George Crawford
Agnes Boeing Lllsley
Middleburg
Virginia
Loudoun County
Charles H. Houston
Washington
James L. McLemore
Suffolk
Crawford
Houston
Commonwealth
John Galleher
Connor
McLemore
Cleaners face voluntary price standards in NRA session
Federal officials held a public hearing on code enforcement with dry cleaners from across the country. Many objected to price schedules, some agreed to consult lawyers, and a dozen majors refused. A few complied while others warned of prosecutorial action.
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NRA
Federal Trade Commission
Trade Commission
Code Authority
Europe Hums About Arms And Reshaped League
European capitals discussed disarmament and a reshaped League of Nations as Italy, Germany and France maneuvered for leverage. Fulvio Sovich visited Berlin meeting officials with Hindenburg and Hitler to advance talks. Mussolini pressed for English and Berlin input, while France sought details on Hitler’s peace plan and an equal Germany.
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Fulvio Sovich
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Signor Sovich
Il Duce
Rome
England
Mussolini
League
France
Hitler
Andrew Francois-Poncet
M. Francois Poncet
Federal liquor tax around $2.20 in sight for Tuesday
Reports from Washington indicate a federal liquor tax of about $2.20 a gallon looming as distillers prepare formal opposition to a key administration policy. Separate notices from New York state that liquor plant construction contracts totaling nearly $22 million in 37 eastern states were announced by L Seth Schnitman of the F W Dodge Corp.
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Congressional Committee
Edward G. Lowry
Roosevelt
Lowry
New York
Rocky Mountains
L. Seth Schnitman
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Fletcher vows stronger Securities Act ahead of Congress session
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Fletcher said any changes to the new securities control act will strengthen it not modify it. He urged tightening the liability clause to remove loopholes allowing issuers to avoid civil damages if they claim good faith. He argued the law remains needed as it has not slowed the pace of offerings.
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Washington
Fletcher
Senate Banking Committee
Highway Officers in An Ignominious Role
In Louisiana's sixth district the highway police backed the regime's retreat from Moscow as Huey Long directed actions from New Orleans. The day passed without major bloodshed, though clashes threatened and the feared strong arm squad faded after mobilization.
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Baton Rouge
Moscow
Sixth
Napoleon” Huey. P. Long
New Orleans
Louisiana
Estimable Baton Rouge Woman Proposes Louisiana Know Nothing Party
A Baton Rouge society figure, Mrs. J. A. Tinsley, proposes a new Know Nothing party for Louisiana. She lists charter members including Oscar K. Allen and E. A. Conway, with others tied to Long Allen leadership and campaign funds. she highlightsWickliffe lineage and public ties.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Oscar K. Allen
Hary P. Long
E. A
Bob) Conway
Kemp
United States
John H. Overton
A. P. Tugwell
Louisiana Highway Commission
A. F. Carvedessus
Edward Haggerty
New Orleans
Louisiana Know Nothing Party
J. A. Tinsley
Wickliffe
Kentucky
Supreme Court
John Wickliffe
French cabinet stands firm on debt with United States
Paris reports a third default on the French debt to the United States, with the cabinet affirming continued adherence to the chamber’s refusal to pay. Andre Lefevre de LaBoulaye delivered the statement, and Bonncour pledged no German army of 300,000 without including Nazi troops, plus no Saar concessions, awaiting Britain's stance and a series of talks with Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia.
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United States
Hitler
Germany
Joseph Paul Boncour
Washington
Andre Lefevre de LaBoulaye
Paul Boncour
France
Saar
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Sixth District urged to rebuke Louisiana solon
In a campaign speech Sanders denounced Huey P. Long for backing Bolivar E. Kemp without a primary and warned that a weak Citizens’ vote could lead to a full slate of officials being chosen by a future committee. He predicted Long’s influence would crumble Louisiana in 90 days if rebuked. Sanders plans stops across the district ending in Baton Rouge on December 26 amid clashes over ballots and gunfire between Long supporters and opponents.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Citizens
Sanders
Long
Bolivar E. Kemp
Port Allen
Baton Rouge
anti-Long
Mexican Electrocuted For Slaying Two Women
Pantaleon Ortiz, 34, was executed at the state penitentiary in Huntsville Texas for the murder of his sweetheart and a rival, a jealousy driven crime. He showed silent defiance refusing food and last meal requests before the electric chair carried out the sentence.
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Huntsville
Tex
Pantaleon Ortiz
State Penitentiary
Roger says government should loan for drinks
Beverly Hills reader Roger argues prices for drinks show widespread temperance, urging a federal loan program that matches consumer spending dollar for dollar. He suggests the government buy the first round to help drinkers cope.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Lindbergh Monoplane Spotted Near Trinidad
Radio port of Spain reports Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh aboard a monoplane passing over the Orinoco river swamps and nearing Trinidad at 11 42 a m E S T. The transmission was wireless from Trinidad on December 12.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orinoco River
Lindberghs Start Hazardous Brazil to Trinidad Flight
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh departed Manaos Brazil at 6 48 a m local time for a risky ascent over unmapped jungle and mountains toward Trinidad Their route covers 746 miles of virgin Brazilian terrain then 200 miles to Georgetown Guyana and 932 miles previously flown from Para Brazil Readouts note river legs Negro Blanco and Cotingo passages near Roraime peak at 10315 feet and cataracts near La Boavista with tribes Campunas Carahyabis and Uayamares in the region.
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Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Trinidad
Georgetown
British Guiana
Para Brazil
Pan-American Airways
Negro
Blanco
Cotingo
Roraime
la Boavista
Campunas
Carahyabis
Uayamares
Football Player Edward Long Dies in Dallas Hospital
Bownwood Texas reports Edward Lucian Long a 20 year old Daniel Baker freshman football player who was injured in a November 18 game and died in a hospital early today. His death increases the tragedy from the late season loss.
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Bownwood
Tex
Edward Lucian Long
Daniel Baker
Jury Selection Begins in Slaying Trial of Neu in New Orleans
Louis Kenneth Neu, 21, on trial for the hotel killings of Sheffield Clark Sr. of Nashville and Lawrence Shead of Paterson. Neu, defended by relatives, faces possible death penalty after psychiatrists found him sane. Jury pool started with one juror accepted. neu wore clothing linked to the crimes.
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New Orleans
Louis Kenneth Neu
Criminal District Court
Sheffield Clark
Nashville
Nell
Clark
New Jersey
Lawrence Shead
Paterson
N. Ja
Neu
Jersey City
Shead
Jersey
Savannah
Georgia
Army
Louisiana
Clarence Dowling
Dowling
Abrogation of Platt Amendment Discussed
The state department reported that the United States might offer to abrogate the Platt amendment to ease unrest in Cuba. No definite suggestion was disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
State Department
Fourteen Year Old Joins Good Fellows Again
Tuesday's Good Fellows fund contributions include Charles McComb age 14 giving his four bits yearly. A letter from a high school promotion certificate writer asks for an Indian suit with accessories. many cite procrastination and other excuses, risking Christmas donations.
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Good Fellows
Good Fellows Fund
Charles McComb
Ouachita Parish
Monroe Welfare Association
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