Death by own action linked to expulsion from Germany
Beaumont Journal reports 26 year old Larry Lothar Glass, German born nephew of a New York capitalist, killed himself in Texas. He had been expelled from Germany as a Jew and recently sought work in Corinth and Texas, telling librarian Miss Pearle Burr of his despair while seeking any job.
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Beaumont
Tex
Larry Lothar Glass
New York
Beaumont Journal
Germany
Corinth
Miss
Port Arthur
Pearle Burr
Tyrell Public Library
France
Herman Lissner
United States
Texas
Burr
Behind the Scenes in Washington Hard Boiled Maneuver
A compact report on political maneuvering in Washington as insiders navigate power dynamics and strategic moves shaping national policy. Key players are unnamed in the fragment, with focus on tactics and influence rather than specific actions or outcomes.
Washington Maneuver Pushes Court Curbs and Sharecropper Pick
A Washington debate centers on packing the Supreme Court and pressuring Chief Justice Hughes amid liberal criticism. The piece notes a new farm tenancy study by W. L. Blackstone, a sharecropper from Arkansas, and a jesting remark by a Mississippi county agent about poultry boards illustrating government attitudes toward reform.
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Arkansas
W. L. Blackstone
Wynne, Ark
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Gardner Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Troops Guard Birthplace as Christmas Celebrations Begin
In Jerusalem British troops patrol the Church of the Nativity courtyard flanked by Franciscan and Greek monasteries. Pilgrims are scarce as thousands of soldiers guard against renewed violence amid Arab-Jewish tensions over Palestine and Britain's mandate.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Britain
Yuletide Mail Hits Peak As Postmen Struggle
The Associated Press reports record Christmas mail loads in 1936 with postmen overwhelmed nationwide. Chicago shows 191,000,000 first class cancellations in 21 days and $4,224,408 receipts, while St Paul passes 1,032,020 letters in a day and Los Angeles hits 3,000,000 pieces. Cleveland and Indianapolis also report higher cancellations and volumes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
St. Paul
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
United States faces battle over $750 million relief request
Reports claim Harry Hopkins threatened to resign as Works Progress Administration head unless granted $750 million to fund relief through June. The move divides administration supporters, with others urging relief cuts to balance the budget. Roosevelt indicated uncertainty on his own $500 million request and potential transfers from other sources to bolster relief funds.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Congress
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Unem
Two Trucks Bring Christmas Mail to Edward Duke of Windsor
Two truckloads of Christmas mail arrived for Edward Duke of Windsor in Enzesfeld Austria. He sent a note that he would like the world to forget him while Enzesfelders try to gain stamps. Enzesfeld hosted a castle opening for the gifts and a town tree with children gifts awaited a possible appearance by Edward.
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Enzesfeld
Austria
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Yale
New Clue to Plane Crash Boosts Hope and Peace Dream
A fresh clue sparked renewed hope for locating a missing Western Air Express plane in Utah with seven aboard after a reported sighting proved unfounded. Ground searchers pressed on near St. George as the inter American conference in Buenos Aires advanced peace projects amid U S cautions on League links.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express
St. George
Utah
M.D. Tolley
Jimmy James
Western Air
Spokane
Wash
Dee
Idaho
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Europe
United States
Death Stills Man's Chatter From Fort McCoy
Howard Stillman a 44 year old Fort McCoy farmer ended an 18 day ceaseless monologue in Ocala Florida with death. Dr J L Chalker of Ocala hospital had abandoned hope days earlier as life ebbed from the talkative patient. A sister in China was en route to his bedside from New York but died half an hour before arrival.
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Ocala
Fla
Howard Stillman
J. L. Chalker
Ocala Hospital
Fort McCoy
Stillman
China
New York
Lucy Stillman
Alaska Railroad Christmas Special Rumbles North
The Alaska railroad Christmas Special moved northward carrying turkeys perishable goods and 10 carloads of Christmas mail, the first mail train since the Pacific coast maritime strike began two months ago.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaska Railroad
Pacific Coast Maritime
Cupid Shots Spill Ink On Front Pages
Twelve of Cupid's bullseye shots marked 1936 with major events. King Edward VIII abdicated for Wallis Simpson. Franklin D. Roosevelt III linked to Ethel du Pont. The Du Ponts pressed to alter the White House address. Third-Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands became engaged to Prince Berhard.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cupid
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ethel du Pont
Delaware Munitions du Ponts
White House
Hyde Park
Juliana of the
Netherlands
Prince Berhard von Leppe-Biester
Good Fellows Fund Nearing 1500 Level Raises Thanks Across Community
The Good Fellows Fund has reached $1,344.55 in cash and in kind donations with $1,136.05 cash and $208.50 in groceries and meat. Organizations and individuals including Louisiana Power & Light Co West Monroe Office Jackson Age, and many local businesses contributed items and money. the drive marks the largest Monroe total for the fund since its start, with a benefit performance adding $18.50.
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James Kincade
Louisiana Power & Light Co
West Monroe
Shotwell and Brown
M. C
C. Pecastaing
Aly
Three Mile Inn
Perhusa
B. M. McKain
Jackie and
Mickie Angell
Pecastaing
Mrs
City Bakery
Iron Mountain Bakery
Surbest Bakery
Ouachita Bakery
Fisher Bakery
W. F. W. Auxiliary
Baer Candy Co
Good Fellows Fund
Monroe
Cuban President Seeks Self Defense in Impeachment Plea
In Havana on December 23 President Miguel Mariano Gomez asked to defend himself in the Senate impeachment case, claiming he should appoint his own counsel as the law requires a written defense. The House impeached him over a veto clash with a sugar tax bill backed by the army. Batista, Cuba's military strongman, backs the tax plan and is seen as likely to prevail.
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Associated Press
Havana
Miguel Mariano Gomez
National Senate
Cuba
Gomez
Senate
Court of Justice
House of Representatives
Fulgencio Batista
Mine Blast in Mexico Kills 34
An underground explosion at Rosita Coal Mine number six near Eagle Pass Texas killed 34 Mexicans and injured 35 others. Rescue teams searched eight miles into Mexico for five entombed miners as gas and debris hampered efforts. Mass funeral services were planned after bodies were recovered from shaft number one.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Mexico
Rosita Coal Mine Company
Wayfarer Killed Near Shreveport
Officers sought today to identify a penniless wayfarer killed when struck by an automobile on a highway near Shreveport Louisiana. He was about 50, wore overalls and a leather jacket over multiple shirts and pants, with missing right index finger and tattowed initials A J and the word Love on his arms. Police fingerprinted the victim. no charges were filed.
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Shreveport
Here
A. J
H. R. Slayton
Minden
Death by Own Action Shocks Delhi Community
Coroner T. M. Sayre reported Roy E. Scales, 54, of Richland parish, died by self inflicted shotgun blast. Friends said he faced financial difficulties and lived about two miles west of Delhi Louisiana on December 23.
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Delhi
T. M. Sayre
Richland Parish
Roy E. Scales
Scales
Here
Former Senator Simeon D. Fess Dies in Washington
Simeon D. Fess aged 75, former Ohio senator and House member, died of a heart attack in a Washington hotel room after arriving from Cleveland to visit his children. Speaker Bankhead and rival Vic Donahey expressed sorrow over the death.
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Washington
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Cleveland
Fess
Senate
Margaret L. Walsh
Ohioan
Charles S. Fess
Bankhead
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Vic Donahey
Donahey
Simeon Fess
Pope Pius Battles Pain to Complete Christmas Message
Pope Pius, bedridden with circulatory congestion, finished his Christmas message plan in the Vatican. Vatican radio set up equipment for him to broadcast from his bedroom, with a brief Italian address of about a thousand words and 15 to 20 minutes, amid a worrisome night of disturbed rest and partial paralysis in his left leg.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Vatican Radio
Vatican
Amanti Milani
Holy Father
Former Ruston Man Elected Director at Standard Oil Louisiana
Shelby E. Kidd aged 44 was elected a director of the Standard Oil company of Louisiana to replace J. W. Gresham who died December 1. Kidd will keep his post as secretary and assistant treasurer. Born in Ruston, he joined the company 25 years ago, spent most of his career in Baton Rouge and moved to New Orleans in 1932.
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New Orleans
Shelby E. Kidd
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
J. W. Gresham
Kidd
Ruston
Baton Rouge
Money Inflow Problem For United States
The Washington bureau reports that US monetary policy now faces heavy capital inflows and potential inflation as temporary devaluation powers and the 2 billion dollar stabilization fund may be extended by Congress after January. Roosevelt is expected to seek continued control to offset foreign currency shifts.
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Congress
Washington Bureau
Associated Press
Williams
Ardery Washington
Administration
Roosevelt
Internae
Miner hunted in alleged kidnapping case in Kentucky
A coal mine operator from New Tazewell Tennessee and an 11 year old activity worker were sought by police across Kentucky Ohio and Tennessee in an alleged kidnapping. Vivian Lee a University of Kentucky freshman was taken after a Bell County High School banquet in a car with Tennessee plates. Warrants named A G Cawood as abductor and detainer of a female.
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Ineville
New Tazewell
Tenn
Youth Administration Project
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Vivian Lee
University of Kentucky
Bell County High School
J. H. Lee
Bell County
A. G. Cawood
Lee
Walter B. Smith
Aloah Lee
Cawood
Alegh
Vivian
John Middlesboro
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Sutherland
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Santa Claus
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KWKH
Peace Dream OF
Turkey
Stoning
George
League of Nations
Edward VIII
Wallis Simpson
Progressive Association of Man
Joe
Erry Christmas
Wayfarer
Pope
Ruston Man Oil Firm
Glass
Miner
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