Desperadoes Sought in Carolinas After Kidnaping Incident
North Carolina and South Carolina officers hunt two fugitives Bill Payne and Wash Turner alias Jack Berden identified as wanted criminals. The pair fled after abducting 18 year old Robert Marlow near Shallote and fleeing toward the border. A broad manhunt covers highways and bridges as officers pursue in two states.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bill Payne
Wash Turner
Jack Berden
North Carolina
Robert Marlow
Shallote
South Carolina
Marlow
Hallsboro
Payne
Turner
Suspects Quizzed After Woman Shot in New Orleans
New Orleans police questioned a score of Black suspects after Mrs Evelyn Ohlsson aged 31 was shot in the back near her home rear entrance Saturday night. Doctors at Charity hospital reported slight improvement after a revolver bullet was removed.
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Frank Chabina, Jr
John W. Amos
Chabina
George Haik
New Orleans
Haik
Evelyn Ohlsson
George Reed
Charity Hospital
Ohlsson
Soviet Official Warns Japan Spy Network Flourishing
Moscow reports M. P Frinovsky vice-commissar of internal affairs says America is overrun with Japanese spies and Japan hosts American intelligence. cites Pravda article discussing executions of eight ex-Communists for selling secrets and vows ongoing purge against spies and counter revolutionaries.
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Moscow
America
Japan
M. P Frinovsky
Secret Political Police
Pravda
Frinovsky
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Shot Fired By Ross Kills Fleming In Store Robbery Attempt
Coroner Irving J. Wolff reports James Harold Fleming aged 45 a former railroad fireman died from a chest wound after a botched robbery at Roses Brothers Grocery and Market at Lee Avenue and Thomas Street Store owner E H Ross fired five times after Fleming refused to surrender Lawrence Adams 33 shot Fleming in the forehead as he entered the rear of the store Adams was in the back when Fleming entered Ross said he fired five times Adams head shot grazed the temple and Fleming dropped to the floor."
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James Harold Fleming
Roses Brothers
Lee Avenue
Thomas Street
Irving J. Wolff
Fleming
Wolff
Lawrence Adams
E. H
Hope) Ross
Adams
Ross
Wire tapping ruled illegal by high court
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that evidence obtained by wire tapping cannot be used in federal criminal prosecutions. The decision overrules a 1928 ruling and cites the 1934 communications act, with Justice Roberts stating the statute covers federal officers as well.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Roberts
Justice Department
Roberts
Congress
Quintuplets Await Santa Visit In Ontario
In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets, excited by Santa Claus’s imminent visit, talk of Christmas dominates daily life as Yvonne Dionne tumbles off a new icy slide but pops up laughing and calling Pere Noel sen vient. The quints have been preoccupied with Christmas plans for days and even a new front yard slide is secondary to the anticipated guest.
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Callander
Ont
Yvonne Dionne
Pere Noel
Pere Noel Sen
Santa Claus
Dionne
Toll Free Bridge Discussed in Mississippi Meeting
A Mississippi meeting opened in Winona to speed US 82 and seek federal funds for a toll free bridge over the Mississippi at Greenville. Arkansas delegates led by Judge Clyde E Byrd attended a dinner, with Mississippi officials and reporters from Union Chicot and Jefferson counties present.
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Winona
Miss
Mississippi River
Greenville
Arkansas
Clyde E. Byrd
el Dorado
Union
Chicot
Jefferson
Leaders Rush Housing Bill Toward Senate Passage
Congressional leaders moved the housing bill to the Senate aiming for quick passage before adjournment. The measure, nearly identical to the House version, would ease financing for small homes and bolster residential construction. President Roosevelt met with White House aides to discuss broader legislative plans amid adjournment uncertainty.
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Senate
Washington
House
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Garner
Bankhead
Alabama
Rayburn
Texas
Riderless Horse Delivers Message For Help In Swamp
In St Joseph Louisiana a riderless horse bearing a note suffices to summon aid for Dr Thomas Ward missing after a hunting trip. The injured physician lasting from 2 pm to 10 30 pm fractured leg recovered in town with care. The note was penned with nicotine on a pipe and tied to the saddle as the horse traveled miles to request relief.
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ST. Joseph
Thomas Ward
Ships in China to Stay There Says Hull
Secretary Hull said the United States plans to keep naval forces and marines in the far east, arguing withdrawal would ignore long-standing rights, obligations, and practices under which powers protect their nationals. He noted many difficulties and conflicts of opinion In a letter to Senator Smathers.
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Washington
Hull
Far East
Smathers
New Jersey
Insurgents Besieged In Teruel As Government Attacks Escalate
Madrid dispatch reports Teruel surrounded by loyal forces after three days of heavy bombardment on the central front. The insurgent garrison is isolated as government troops push to seal off the city and destroy remaining defenses. Planes and artillery dominated battles around Teruel with many surrounding towns reported captured.
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Teruel
Charles P. Nutter
Madrid
I-P
Brunete
Valencia
Spain
Hendaye
Ludendorff Dies Aged 72 In Munich Germany
General Erich Ludendorff, 72, died in Munich after heart failure following bladder surgery. He led German forces under Hindenburg in World War I and spent final days at Josephinum hospital. Adolf Hitler sent condolences to his widow Martha.
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Munich
Germany
Erich, Ludendorff
Paul von Hindenburg
Strange
Enffichence
Josephinum Hospital
Ludwig Kielleuthner
Rootter InsttuLon
Big Business Boom Fest At Santa Claus
Santa Claus Indiana reports a record mail rush ahead of Christmas. Postmaster Oscar L. Phillips predicted handling nearly one million pieces of mail as boxes and sacks overflow with cards letters and gifts from across the country. He notes his four year reappointment and efforts to clear the backlog.
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Santa Claus
Ind
Indiana
Oscar L. Phillips
Phillips
Bis
Impeachment Asked Again Against Federal Judge Geiger
The House Judiciary Committee received from the Justice Department a complaint accusing Federal Judge Ferdinand A Geiger of Wisconsin of repeated arbitrary and unfair conduct. Attorney General Cummings cites interference with a grand jury in Milwaukee involving three motor car makers and a proposed consent decree as improper.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Ferdinand A. Geiger
Wisconsin
Cummings
Sumners
Texas
Geider
Anteetgast Faws
Creiger
Grand Jury
Robber Delivers Noon Hold Up at Motos Securities Inc
A lone bandit entered Motos Securities at 40 Walnut Street at noon Monday and grabbed about 190.53 from one cash drawer, then escaped on foot. He threatened Katherine Perce 18 and questioned her about a safe while she calmly answered, causing him to doubt the other cashier nearby.
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Miss Perce
Kennedy Named as Possible Successor to Bingham
Washington December speculation swirled after the death of Robert W. Bing ham as President Roosevelt weighed appointing Joseph P. Kennedy to succeed him in London or keeping him in Washington. Kennedy, 49, a trusted adviser and head of the farm wage commission, visited a Baltimore hospital where Bing ham died and discussed future roles with officials. The question remained whether he should remain in Washington or go to London, with confirmation deemed likely but not guaranteed.
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Washington
Robert W. Bingham
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Bingham
Mr. Rennevelt
Kennedy
Chairenan
Fartime Commission
Baltimore
Kenedy
Erin
Stew
Benefit fund drive aids Good Fellows holiday cheerful hearts
Two benefit affairs in Monroe promise to boost the Good Fellows Fund. Jack Angell will donate all receipts from Tuesday at the Three Mile Inn, and Haig Brow’s Monroe show will donate proceeds Wednesday and Thursday. Sponsored by the West Monroe American Legion post, half net goes to children’s Christmas fund and half to NYA recreation center in West Monroe. Applications for aid target families with children in Monroe and West Monroe.
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Goo Fellows Fund
Twin Cities
Three-Mile Inn
Jack Angell
Haig Brow
Monroe
Ner
Coreus
NYA Recreation Center
West Monroe
Good Fellows
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Blanche Hemeon
Branche
Ludendorff
Hitler
eEr
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Charles Geiger
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Chrysler and General
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