German Papers Attack Roosevelt Over Dictatorship Row
Berlin reports Nazi controlled press ridicules President Roosevelt amid German American tensions over Ickes anti dictatorship speech. Berlin also notes Welles rebuff sparks official protests and public indignation in the United States.
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Hatch
New Mexico
Ickes
Pittman
United States
Japan
Germany
State Department
Ickes’ Cleveind
Welles
Pointblank
Roosevelt
Berlin
Thomson
Woodrow Wilson
Hitler
Aris
Secretary of the Interior
Cleveland Talk
Icken
Voelkischer Beobachter
H. L. Ickes
America
Judah
Jckes
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
National Zeitung
Essen
Coster- Musica
Coster
Cleveland Zionist Society
Henry Ford
Charles A. Lindbergh
Flashes From The News In Various Cities
In Danville Mrs Eunice Davis lost a dog and placed an ad. William Vernon who took the ad found the dog on his porch at day’s end. In Paducah Magistrate Copeland bans garnishments during Christmas. creditors should wait until after the holidays. In Rand Miss Dorothy Mason travels 450 miles to visit her parents for Christmas. In Denver patrolmen arrest two 17 year olds after observing them use five young boys as decoys for hitchhiking.
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Danville
Eunice Davis
Danville Register
William Vernon
Paducah
Jesse C. Copeland
Rand, Cole
Dorothy Mason
Muddy Pass
Rand
Denver
R. R. Richardson
Floyd Whipple
Santa Claus visits police and jail in December
An old man in a red suit distrubed toys to hundreds of children at a Chicago detective bureau showup, while in Green Bay a man dressed as Santa walked into and out of Brown County Jail as prisoners laughed. Marlene Kellner, four, watched in disbelief as Santa distributed gifts before returning to duties at the department store.
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Chicago
Detective Bureau
Social Service Bureau
Santa Claus
Green Bay
Wis
Brown County
Marlene Kellner
Clifford Kellner
Santa
Good Fellows issue appeals for Christmas baskets drive
The Good Fellows club urges Friday and Saturday efforts to complete basket deliveries and fill applications for Christmas baskets funded by donations. Members ask early Saturday signups to expedite purchases. A sea captain Esek Hopkins of Providence is noted as first commander in Chief of the fleet appointed in 1775 by Congress, with British Parliament marking Germany war status to August 31, 192.
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Good Fellows Club
Esek Hopkins
Providence
R. I
Continental Congress
Congress
Germany
Probers Link Musica Firms to Blackmail Rings
The inquiry names George Dietrich Musica and Robert Dietrich Musica as taking orders amid a probe into alleged conspiracies. Charles F Michaels admits selling all common stock after suspecting fictitious divisions, netting $119,000. Noonan signals new evidence of arms sales law violations and possible alcohol tax law breaches.
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George Dietrich-Musica
Robert Dietrich-Musica
McKesson
Noonan
Coster-Musica
Charles F. Michaels
Michaels
Lord Cecil Refuses Appeasement Clash Over Czechoslovakia
The interview with Viscount Cecil, Nobel laureate and League of Nations architect, reveals his stance against appeasement. He argues England should have shown willingness to fight to prevent German invasion of Czechoslovakia, while opposing interference in German Czechoslovak talks.
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Britain
Viscount Cecil
League of Nations
England
Premier Chamberlain
Lord Cecil
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Germany
Hopkins Named Commerce Head as Hopkins to Take Post
The article outlines Hopkins appointment as commerce secretary succeeding resigning Roper and discusses Harrington's WPA role and pay, plus Senate attitudes. It notes Hopkins long career in relief and social work, his lack of political involvement, and mixed confirmation signals from Senators Bailey King Nye Logan.
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Cummings
Roper
Commerce
Williams
Youth Administration
NYA
Works Progress Administration
Hopkins
WPA
Harrington
Commerce Department
Senate
Grinnell College
Iowa
New York
Association For
New York City
New Orleans
American Red Cross
New York Tuberculosis and Health Association
Roosevelt
Emergency Relief Administration
State Relief Organization
Washington
Maryland
War Department
West Point
Bristol
Commerce Committee
Bailey
North Carolina
King
Utah
Nye
North Dakota
Logan
Kentucky
Commerce Post
WPA funding estimates spark debate in Senate action
Senator Adams project says the WPA would need 650 to 700 million dollars to cover February 7 to July 1, while Senator Barkley estimates 500 to 600 million. Some lawmakers discuss applying a relief act provision to last year’s 1.425 billion apportionment through February 28, with waivers only by the president for emergencies.
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Adams
Colorado
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
Daladier Secures Victory as France Defies Italy
Daladier wins a narrow chamber victory while facing protests from right and center deputies who balked at overthrowing the government. Italy denounces the Laval Mussolini treaty on Tunisia and France vows firm opposition, signaling a tense Mediterranean standoff. The budget bill approves 13.146 billion francs for armaments, up 3 billion from 1938, with extra appropriations of 27.764 billion to be funded by borrowing.
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Daladier
Italy
Tunisia
France
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Addis Ababa- Djibouti
Orleans urged to spare citizens during Christmas celebrations
The police chief warned Orleans to refrain from harsh actions against revelers amid the Sugar Bowl visitors. Firecracker customs remain traditional while newer practices like typewriter or missile throwing sparked marvels from last year. Authorities expect decent conduct and company manners to showcase the city.
Traffic Board Recommends Shifting Railroad Consolidation Oversight
A traffic board proposes removing the Interstate Commerce Commission from railroad consolidation duties and returning initiative to carriers. It would require Transportation Board approval for any consolidation plan and eliminate ICC responsibility for general schemes.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Transportation Board
Martin Snyder Found Guilty On One Count
Martin Snyder is found guilty on one count amid mixed reactions from supporters and family. The verdicts elicited tears and a brief display of sentiment as Snyder faced the judge and expressed no hard feelings toward the jury.
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Martin Snyder
Cecil Luskin
Cecil
Giesler
Miss Etting
Edith
Miss Snyder
Snyder
George D. Murphy
Chicago
George
Alderman
Alma
Norma
Leslie E. Still
Pan American Meet in Fog Ends in Unclear Accord
Delegates including the United States debated positions after Concha announced that 20 republics supported Argentina's continental solidarity and defense declaration. Initial celebrations faded as the mood turned cautious over unresolved terms.
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Concha
Argentina
United States
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