Kennamer Says Born Was Killed to Silence Him
Kennamer the 19 year old defendant in the Gorrell murder case claims Born was murdered to silence a witness. He says he killed Gorrell in self defense after Gorrell learned of an extortion plot against the Wilcox family. Kennamer details a Kansas City trip and a car confrontation ending with a pistol discharge.
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Tulsa
Okla
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Sidney Born, Jr
Gorrell
Kennamer
Franklin E. Kennamer
Homer Wilcox, Sr
Born
Charles Price
Wilcoxes
Kansas City
Douglas Breaks With Roosevelt on Recovery Path
Lewis W. Douglas sharply attacked the Roosevelt administration saying its recovery program risks a ghastly social and economic calamity. He urged balanced federal budgets ending public works and CCC, predicting balance by 1937 after resigning as budget director. Stuart Chase rebutted, defending public works to stimulate capital industries.
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New York
Lewis W. Douglas
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Stuart Chase
Chase
Hopkins Offers Funds to Keep Alabama Schools Open
Relief administrator Harry L. Hopkins announced he would make funds available to keep Alabama schools open if the state governor calls a special legislative session to consider the school emergency.
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Hopkins
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Alabama
Grocery owner shot in New Orleans killing spree
Ben edetto Cappello, a 38 year old grocer, was killed when shot with buckshot from a car in New Orleans. Police held seven suspects for questioning and recovered firearms at one suspect's home. Witnesses described a car scene with three men and a woman fleeing after the attack.
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New Orleans
Benedetto Cappello
Batiste Pecoraro
Cappello
Arthur Masson
Benville Street
Underworld
Lake Pontchartrain
Janitor credited with averting disaster in Liverpool school collapse
A collapsed floor at St. Clements school in Liverpool sent nearly 500 people into darkness during a Christmas concert injuring about 150, with 33 hospitalized. Janitor Doughty cut the gas to prevent fire as rescuers freed trapped children and parents using trucks and cars to reach hospitals.
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Liverpool
Eng
St. Clements School
Doughty
Gil
American Missionary Couple John Stam and Betty Stam Found
The China inland mission reported the bodies of John and Betty Stam found 15 miles from Tsingteh in Anhwei province. The fate of their two month old baby remains unclear amid ongoing efforts for more information. John Stam was a Wheaton College graduate. his parents reside in Paterson New Jersey.
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Shanghai
J. Co. Stam
China Inland Mission Office
Wuhu
Tsingteh
Anhwei Province
John
Betty Stam
Mr. Stam
Paterson
N. J
Judges Busy Selecting Winners In Jinky Contest
Jinky contest judges worked today on selections for entries received yesterday. Winners to be named next Sunday in the Morning World and News-Star. The contest runs three more weeks with prizes for top contributors and a $100 grand prize for the best Jinky set total. Many firms sponsor free Jinkys including Iron Mountain Bakery and West Monroe hardware.
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Morning World
News-Star
Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
Griffin Studio
Johnnie S. Elbert
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
West Monroe
R. and A. Jewelry
Central
Circle
Standard Office Supply Co
Collens Pharmacy
Inc
E. Jack Selig, Inc
Monroe Furniture Co
Monroe Hardware (Furniture) Co
Sandmans Pharmacy
E. R. Kiper Hardware and Supply Co
Hemps Creteria
Quachita Baking Co
Ford Levi Stationery Co
North Side
Freighter Pan Atlantic Aids by Coast Guard Near Cape Canaveral
The freighter Pan Atlantic with a fire in its hold heads for Jacksonville as Coast Guard cutters Vigilant and Yamacraw join to assist. About 35 crew aboard the 7000 ton ship, under Captain R. West, left Mobile December 8 for Boston with planned stops, now at six knots and not in immediate danger.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Guard
Vigilant
Pan Atlantic
Cape Canavral
Yamacraw
Pan Atlantic Line
Mobile
R. West
Boston
Panama City
Fila
Tampa
Philadelphia
New York
Fort Lauderdale
Farmers Ballot On Bankhead Act Issue Friday
Farmers in cotton states will vote by ballot to decide whether the Bankhead cotton production control act should be continued for the 1935 36 crop year. The referendum uses a two thirds favorable vote and includes owners tenants and sharecroppers in eligible voters. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Atlanta
Washington
United States
Georgia
Harry L. Brown
State Agricultural Extension Service
AAA
W T Waggoner Dies Reflecting On Cowboy Legacy
Hollywood honors Fort Worth rancher W T Waggoner a pioneer of the American cattle era who owned one of the nation’s largest ranches and valued cattle over oil wealth. He loved horses and epitomized Western bullpen common sense and humor. His passing marks the loss of a legend in Texas ranching.
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Hollywood
Fort Worth
Texas
W. T. Waggoner
United States
Another Cold Snap Affects Eastern U S As Death Toll Rises
The eastern half of the nation enjoys a thaw but a new cold wave rolls in Friday for the lower Great Lakes Ohio valley and Atlantic states. More than twenty deaths are attributed to the cold. Upper New York reports four below zero. Florida citrus suffers heavy damage. The Pan Atlantic freighter bound for Jacksonville battles a fire in its hold with about 35 crew aboard. Chicago residents wade through winter conditions.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Tennessee
South Atlantic
New York State
Florida
Atlantic Coast Line
Pan Atlantic
Atlantic Line
Mobile
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Chicago
Democrats Seek Floor Leader As Byrns Wins Speakership
In Washington on December 13, several Democrats vied for the floor leadership after Joseph W. Byrns was chosen speaker. Candidates included John W. McCormack John E Rankin James M Mead John J O Connor William W Arnold and Adolph J Sabath. Sam Rayburn of Texas withdrew his candidacy stating he is no longer a candidate.
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Washington
Joseph W. Byrns
Tennessee
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
James M. Mead
John J. O'Connor
New York
William W. Arnold
Adolph J. Sabath
Illinois
Three Mississippi Towns Get Gas From Local Field
Tupe lo Amory and Aberdeen, previously without gas during the cold spell, could light fires again as gas was restored. A shortfall in the Mississippi supply field had forced residents to huddle around makeshift heat sources. gas was redirected from another system via the Louisiana field to the mains yesterday.
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Tupelo
Miss
Amory
Aberdeen
Mississippi
Cantor interviews Mussolini on film collaboration ideas
Eddie Cantor recounts his Rome interview with Premier Mussolini. He proposes Italian film projects using Italian scenery with American actors and capital. Cantor asserts America’s film industry cannot meet demand and eyes Italian shoots to attract stars visiting Italy. He ranks Mussolini among world leaders and discusses American films’ reception in Italy.
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Eddie Cantor
Associated Press
Mussolini
Rome
Milan
Italy
Il Duce
America
Roosevelt
United States
Rex
New York
Accion Raid Blamed on Government by ABC in Havana
In Havana on December 13 the ABC political society accused a government inspired raid on its newspaper Accion of being a declaration of war. Armed men entered the offices detaining nine editors who were forced to the outskirts for castor oil while forty police seized the premises.
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Havana
ABC
Accion
ABC Group
Pedraza
ABC Society
Carlos Mendieta
Fulgencio Batista
Farm Bureau Ends Convention in Nashville With TVA Praise
The sixteenth annual American Farm Bureau Federation meeting concluded in Nashville as members criticized New Deal relief and NRA policies. They elected new directors including Abbie Sargent, first woman on the federation board, and lauded TVA head David Lilienthal for rural electrification boosting agriculture.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal Relief Administration
NRA
American Farm Bureau Federation
New Deal
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Abbie Sargent
Bedford
N. H
Federation
Associated Women of the Federation
Five in Federal Court Enter Not Guilty Pleas in Tax Case
Five Louisiana figures including road contractors John B. Nelson and Harry B. Nelson appeared before Judge Wayne G Borah and entered not guilty pleas to indictments accusing them of attempting to evade income tax payments. A sixth member will plead next Tuesday. State Senator Jules G Fisher, Jefferson parish boss, was among those named.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Wayne G. Borah
Federal District Court
John B. Nelson
Harry B. Nelson
Baton Rouge
Hugh H. Wilkinson
William W. Nelson
San Antonio
Texas
Wilkinson
Jules G. Fisher
Jefferson Parish
Football Game Sunday To Benefit Good Fellows Fund
A Sunday football game at Forsythe park raises funds for the Good Fellows fund to add Christmas cheer for needy children in Montes and West Monroe. Teams feature Neville high, Ouachita parish high, Northeast Center LSU versus an all star alumni squad. Percy Brown leads the event as donations rise past 254 dollars.
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Good Fellows’ Fund
Montes and
West Mon
Forsythe Park
Neville High School
Ouachita Parish High School
Northeast Center
Louisiana State University
Percy Brown
Utilities Probe Is Launched by Louisiana Body
Baton Rouge Louisiana December thirteenth senator Huey Long threatened a special session of the legislature to punish utilities if they oppose the act authorizing an investigation of rates He said the probe would lower telephone gas and electricity rates while utilities prepared to challenge the act in court New Orleans Public Service Inc planned a ten thousand dollar advance deposit Baton Rouge Water Works two thousand dollars Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph about twenty five thousand dollars were requested as expenses for the investigation
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Charles Rosen
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Public Service Commission
Rosen
The
B. B. Taylor
New York
Mark Wolf
O. K. Allen
Britain Could See Separate Naval Pacts With Japan and US
London reports both Japan and the United States courting Britain for a potential bilateral naval accord as talks with Britain and the other two powers near adjournment. Tokyo aims for full equality and may seek separate deals if no general treaty emerges after 1936.
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London
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Tokyo
Washington
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