France appeals to U S to aid 48 castaways at St Paul
Forty eight French colonist fishermen on the trawler L Isle Bourbon struggle amid storms and cold on St Paul island in the Indian Ocean. France seeks U S naval help to establish wireless contact after a long radio blackout. SOS from the island reached via an amateur operator in Bremerton Washington.
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St. Paul Island
Isle of Perdition
Indian Ocean
France
St. Paul
Africa
Australia
Antarctic Ocean
Madagascar
United States
Cayla
L'Isle Bourbon
E. R. Gibson
Bremerton
Wash
Mail Output Reaches Record at Monroe Post Office
The Monroe post office records the highest first class mail volume with 90 000 letters and Christmas cards processed on Tuesday. Outgoing Christmas packages hit 4 000 for the season as Postmaster J R Wooten notes brisk start and possible peak remains Tuesday. extra clerks and extended parcel post hours support weeklong operations.
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Monroe
J. R. Wooten
Winter to Make Debut Tomorrow Across Nation
The Associated Press reports winter expected to begin in the northern hemisphere tomorrow with a dip in temperatures as the autumnal equinox nears. A cold Dakotas area forms while eastern regions see rising barometers. Snow brings relief to drought hit plains and western storms target the southwest including California and Colorado.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Florida
California
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Southwest
Pasadena
Calif
San Fernando
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
New York State
Jury Ponders Fate of Martin Snyder in Chicago Case
Los Angeles December 21 The Gimp Martin Snyder once a Chicago newsboy faces up to nine years on five felony counts for kidnapping and attempted murder linked to Myrl Alderman Ruth Etting and Snyder’s daughter Edith Alderman. Jury of twelve deliberates after four and a half hours with a glimmer of hope noted in Snyder remarks about two jurors. Defense counsel Jerry closes the case in courtroom drama.
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Los Angeles
Martin
Snyder
Alderman
Miss Etting
Edith Snyder
Santa Claus in Hospital After Auto Crash
In Oak Grove Louisiana on December 21 T D Watson known as Santa Claus for years was struck by a car driven by Frank McFarlin during a rain storm. He suffered a broken right arm a fractured left leg and head injuries and was rushed by McFarlin to a Shreveport hospital. Police did not file charges the accident labeled unavoidable.
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Oak Grove
T. D. Watson
Shreveport
Frank McFarlin
Santa Claus
McFarlin
Leche Named Honorary Member of Louisiana Science Academy
Baton Rouge La Dec 21 Governor Richard W Leche and Ernest Lee Jahneke executive secretary of the state board of commerce and industry were named the first honorary members of the Louisiana Academy of Science for their contributions to the state's scientific development through the industrial expansion program.
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Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
Ernest Lee Jahneke
State Board of Commerce and Industry
Louisiana Academy of Science
F. J. Mechlin
Academy
Crony of Musica Is Arrested in McKesson Robins Case
Benjamin Simon a 48 year old Bronx salesman with a police record was arrested on conspiracy charges tied to the McKesson and Robbins drug mystery. Investigators link him to Philip Musica and to a web of aliases and alleged arms talks.
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New York
Philip Musica
McKesson and Robbins
Benjamin Simon
Bronx
Musica
F. Donald Coster
Coster
Simon
Coster Musica
Washington
Grand Concourse
SEC
Frederick Wingersky
Boston
Wingersky
Ben Simon
Thomas Amadeo Bruni
Chiang Kai-Shek
James J. Caffrey
Good Fellows Donations Bestowed As Memorials
A historical clipping notes Judson Doke and his wife the White Hibiscus will spend Christmas on a western Washington farm after Doke’s parole for embezzlement. The piece mentions prior legal troubles and a reconciliation, with broader inserts of memorials and local contributions from various groups and shops.
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Good Fellows
San Francisco
Judson Doke
Washington
Duke
Lodi
Calif
Doke
California
San Quentin
San Leandro
Roosevelt shifts bill drafting to Congress committees
President Roosevelt reportedly instructed departments to draft legislation for submission to Congress. He has issued a definite policy to leave bill drafting to Senate and House committees, with affirmative suggestions in the coming address. This move ends involvement by officials such as Corcoran and Cohen in drafting New Deal measures.
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Congressional
Senate
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Thomas Corcoran
Benjamin Cohen
Capitol Hill
Doctors Seek Fast Supreme Court Review
Federal grand jury indicts 16 Washington physicians and 21 medical officials for alleged restraint of trade under the Sherman act. Indictment names multiple medical societies and associations and hints at trial next month, aligning with broad national health program debates.
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Washington
Meedy
Supreme Court
American Medical Association
District of Columbia Medical Society
Harris County (Texas) Medical Society
Washington Academy of Surgery
President's Committee On Health and Welfare
Congress
Washington Physicians
Musica Probe Ties to McKesson Executive Share Sale
United States Attorney Gregory F. Noonan said he would request Charles F. Michaels former McKesson and Robins Inc executive explain his reported sale of 15 042 shares a month before a 13 900 000 shortage surfaced. Edward W. Hubbard of Allentown Pa revealed Hubbard knew Coster was Philip Musica while Hubbard once worked for Musica the Wall Street operator.
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United States
Gregory F. Noonan
Charles F. Michaels
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Frank Donald Coster
WPA
Edward W. Hubbard
Allentown, Pa
Coster
Philip Musica
Musica
Hubbard
Wall Street
Waterbury Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Million Dollar Fraud Case
Harry E. MacKenzie admitted guilt in a $1,000,000 city fraud involving Waterbury officials. The Waterbury grand jury labeled him as a minor一年 lobbyist for McKessor and Robbins and indicated he was among many expected to be swept into the investigation.
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Harry E. MacKenzie
Waterbury
Conn
In Arms Probe A Promoter Held After Rifle Sale Claims
John M. Kanter father of novelist MacKinley Kanter was held by New York police after informing federal authorities that agents for McKeston and Robbine offered to sell him 250000 rifles. He was wanted in four swindling cases.
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McKeston
Robbine
John M. Kanter
MacKinley Kanter
New York
Bankruptcy trustees separate Buck Recktenwald workers
In Pittsburgh a bankruptcy trustees ruling splits Buck and John Recktenwald and co workers after about a year. Buck travels a big Peigian draft horse end Recktenwald will drive a truck. The ruling cites inefficiency and the men shift to farm work. Hartford and Des Moines brief items follow with separate notes.
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Pittsburgh
Wustees
Buck
John Recktenwald
Recktenwald
Trustes
M Becktenwald
States push wage hour laws in winter legislatures
A broad push will seek state wage hour limits, wage minima, covering 25 legislatures this winter. Bills would mirror the federal act but set own hours and pay floors. States like New York and North Carolina are expected to fight, while many others plan only introductions.
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Washington
Dee
Labor Department
New York
North Carolina
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Missouri
Montana
New Jersey
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Man Builds Electric Chair Ends His Life in Chicago
Chicago police report a 39 year old technician named John Hersh died by suicide in his workshop. He used a makeshift electric chair, wiring from a transformer delivering 119 volt current, with notes found including a line about unrequited love. Police captain Edward J. Kelly notes the death mirrors a previous student suicide by electricity.
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Chicago
John Hersh
Tecio
Edward J. Kelly
Howe
Bertram Braucher
Teche Plans Approved
Washington reports Secretary of War Louis Johnson approves plans for reconstruction of a barrier near Mor Titan Louisiana Bayou Teche area. The project aims to improve defense and flood control with work scheduled to begin in the new year.
Pan American conference agrees on cooperative security declaration
Principal delegations in Lima reach accord on a draft declaration to resist aggression, oppose subversive propaganda, and back mutual consultation. United States Argentina Brazil and Peru lead talks aiming for unanimous adoption by home governments within days.
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Andrus
United States
Bresilien
Aventine
Five killed in Savannah dwelling and filling station
Five white persons, four from one family, found beaten to death in a Bay Street extension dwelling and a nearby filling station outside Savannah. A man named Tom Chester, about 60, died from a shotgun blast at the station. Police and coroner officials described the attack as the use of an iron pipe and a possible baseball bat as the killer’s weapon.
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Bay Street
Savannnah
South Carolina
L. W. Williama Raid J. & Tillman
Blige
Ells
Colm Peart
Tom Chester
Tillman
Williams
Johnson
Acere
W. F. Chapeman
Chet Chapman
Tilman
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