Chromite Riches in Philippines Seen as Key War Material
Philippine Islands hold what mission members call the world’s most important undeveloped chromite source under the American flag. John W. Haussermann cites large deposits in Zambales and warns other powers eye the ore. He urges maintaining trade relations to prevent economic collapse and potential Japan dominance.
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Manila
P. I
Philippine Islands
United States
Tydings
Maryland
John W. Haussermann
Zambales
Haussermann
Philippines
Japan
Philippine
Alaska
Police Save Hit and Run Driver From Angry Mob
Bert O Leary 31 was rescued by police after being beaten by an angry mob following a hit and run incident in Los Angeles. He received treatment for cuts and bruises at the police emergency hospital and was later booked at the city jail for failure to render aid after an accident. Women were knocked down and injured slightly during the chase.
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Los Angeles
Bert O'Leary
O'Leary
Christmas Eve Accidents Claim Twelve Victims
A Christmas Eve series of accidents injured twelve people including Russell Mailes a 20 year old bicyclist, 10 year old Walter Watson, 35 year old Clarence Maurice and six others from firecracker incidents. Injuries ranged from burns of lips fingers hands to facial burns and lacerations.
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Russell Mailes
Walter Watson
Clarence Maurice
Buddy Roach
Edward St. Ville
Catherine Gambino
Ruth Foster
Wilson Polite
Floyd Posecai
Dionnes Observe Full Christmas with Fifth Baby Weight Records
Callander and Corbeil agents worked overtime handling letters and packages. A hospital dinner will be served while quintuplets Marie Emilie Cecile Annette and Yvonne weigh 10 pounds 6 3 4 ounces 11 pounds 3 1 4 ounces 12 pounds 6 1 2 ounces 12 pounds 11 1 4 ounces and 13 pounds respectively. An estimate cites Americans eating a million doughnuts daily.
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Callander and Corbeil
Annette
Yvonne
Tax levies set to expire as budget plans move forward
A six month wave of temporary levies will lapse June 30 unless renewed, with an expected revenue of about 416 million dollars this fiscal year. Additional levies end July 31 and others drop July 1, affecting items from gasoline to tires and automobiles.
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Roosevelt
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
Negro Sought After Killing Police Chief in Town
A Black suspect named Charlie Dodson is hunted after he shot Chief Souter during an arrest for shoplifting. Pilcher says lynching talk exists and the chase involves posses and bloodhounds with no capture by night. Souter leaves a widow and two young daughters.
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Pilcher
Charlie Dodson
Souter
Dodson
Santa Visits Tot in El Paso Jail
In El Paso Texas on Christmas Eve a mother Lucille Cook age four is in county jail for allegedly forging a check to buy shoes for her child. Her baby accompanied her as Santa Claus visited the jail to bring cheer and perhaps fill the tot's stocking.
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EL Paso
Tex
Lucille Cook
Santa Claus
Sheriff's Department
Obituary for Margaret OBrien 71 in Monroe
Miss Margaret Ellen OBrien aged 71 died Monday night at 407 Oak Street Funeral is set for Wednesday at 9 AM at St Matthews Catholic Church with Rev N F Vandegaer officiating Interment will follow at the Catholic Cemetery Surviving relatives include sister Mrs V P Coenen of Monroe nephew Lawrence Turner and niece Mrs Theodore Brand of Dayton Ohio
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Margaret O'Brien
Margaret Ellen O'Brien
Oak Street
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
N. F. Vandegaer
V. P. Coenen
Lawrence Turner
Monroe
Theodore Brand
Dayton
Ohio
Messina Child Dies at Local Sanitarium
Lorenzo Messina two year old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Messina died at a local sanitarium Monday afternoon. Funeral services planned Wednesday at 3 PM at the family home 914 Pine street with Rev N F Vandegaer of St Matthew’s Catholic church officiating. Interment in Catholic cemetery. Survived by parents and sisters Bessie and Annie.
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Lorenzo Messina
Joseph Messina
Pine Street
N. F. Vandegaer
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Bessie
Annie Messina
Peaches Browning Weds Denver Theater Manager Bernard Byrnes
Frances Peaches Browning, formerly Frances Heenan, married Bernard J. Byrnes in Tuckahoe New York. The 24 year old bride and 36 year old groom left for a wedding trip after the ceremony. Browning, estranged wife of Edward W. Browning, had pursued alimony and damages in prior court actions.
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New York
Frances
Peaches) Browning
Edward W
Daddy) Browning
Hasa
Bernard J. Byrnes
Denver
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Charles W. Wilson
Byrnes
Frances Heenan
Browning
Peaches
Economic nationalism shapes postwar trade policy debate
Federal farming experts note shifts in world markets driven by economic nationalism. They cite exchange controls, US tariff policies, and substitutes abroad as key factors. Some analysts urge redefining the US role to reflect creditor status while others warn of uncertain war debt repayments.
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United States
Wallace
World observes birth of Christ in varied ways across nations
King George gave presents to Sandringham servants. In Buenos Aires trucks and planes carried gifts of tobacco and candy to troops in the Chaco. Tokyo reports militaristic New Year gifts. Paris announces government Santa Claus for jobless. Rome bells call to mass as wood from Jesus crib on display. Saar region observes Christmas amid voters preparing for January plebiscite.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco Boreal
Paris
Pierre Flandin
Rome
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Jesus
Memphis Police Probe Slaying And Robberies
Memphis police investigate a string of Christmas Eve robberies highlighted by the fatal shooting of R. E. Cox an insurance salesman 53 and the wounding of W. A. Hamilton 65 in a suburban grocery store robbery. A suspect is in custody for questioning as officers seek the killers two black men.
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Memphis
Tenn
R. E. Cox
Cox
W. A. Hamilton
New Jury Panel For Hauptmann Deliberations Hinted
Prosecution and defense eye adding a new jury panel for Hauptmann trial delaying start by 30 to 40 days. A pamphlet circulated to potential jurors sparks controversy with fear of bodily harm cited by one panelist. Fisher calls the move an attempt to prejudice the defense while Robbins and Trenchard weigh legal impact.
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Adam C. Robbins
Hauptmann
Lloyd Fisher
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Robbins
Trenchard
Fisher
Mary Belle Spencer
Chicago
Christmas 1934 Spirit Calls for Courage and Unity
President Andrew Jackson statue remark frames holiday message as a call for unity. He praises the man for courage and urges a spirit of solidarity among states and hearts to shape a united Christmas in 1934.
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Gether
Andrew Jackson
Hoovers Spend Quiet Christmas in Sierra Madre Home
Former President Hoover enjoyed a quiet Christmas at his son Herbert Jr.’s Sierra Madre home with Hoover family members present. He distributed gifts from the tree as grandchildren Joan Peggy Ann and Herbert III watched eager for Santa. Alan Hoover joined from Bakersfield as holiday messages arrived in Palo Alto.
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Sierra Madre
Calif
Dee
Hoover
Herbert, Jr
Little Mountain
Palo Alto
Joan
Santa Claus
Peggy Ann
Herbert III
Alan Hoover
Bakersfield
Herbert Hoover
W. C. Werry
Hoovers
California
Night Before Christmas Quiet for Police Across Two Cities
Christmas Eve brought heavy downtown noise and fireworks but few arrests. West Monroe and Monroe police reported no arrests in West Monroe and only a handful for drunkenness and two reckless driving charges after a collision on Sterlington road. No fires, one false alarm, and steady traffic management by police.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Sterlington Road
Prominent New Orleans Cotton Factor Ends His Life
Sidney E. Garic, 54, a leading New Orleans cotton factor active in social circles, was said to have shot himself to death in his home on December 25, authorities reported. No further details were released.
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New Orleans
Sidney E. Garic
Annual stockholder meetings for Ouachita entities
Notices announce Ouachita Cotton Mills stockholders meet January 2 1955 to elect directors and handle business. Ouachita National Bank stockholders meet January 9 1935 to elect directors and review liquidating committee reports and bank affairs in Monroe Louisiana.
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Ouachita Cotton Mills
Ouachita National Bank
Monroe
Louisiana
Atv
Ouachita National Bank of
Winter Weather Covers Parts of the U S With Snow and Cold
A national weather record describes a December snow wave spreading across the Midwest and parts of the South and Northeast. Snow fell in Indiana Michigan and Ohio while states like Utah Kansas and Missouri faced cold or cloudy conditions. City temps ranged from 24 in Grand Rapids to 66 in Miami with several major cities reporting icy streets and injuries from falls.
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Yale
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Rocky Mountain
Utah
Pacific
Kansas
Missouri
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Huey Long
Louisiana
South
Nashville
Knoxville
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Macon
Savannah
Augusta
Little Rock
Memphis
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Denver
Buffalo
Chicago
Omaha
Newark
Romanian King Touts Settlement to Send Lupescu Abroad
Vienna reports King Carol of Romania prepared to pay Magda Lupescu a large sum to leave the country. Detectives guard Lupescu amid patriots’ threats while ex-wife Princess Helen resides in England. Former premiers Maniu and Vaida Voevod urge her departure after Carol’s London snub. Maria calls Lupescu the source of all evil in Romania.
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Vienna
Carol of
Rumania
Magda Lupescu
Dorchoi
Carol
Madam Lupescu
Helen
England
Magda
Romania
Julius Maniu
Vaida Voevod
George
London
Duke of Kent
Marina
Maria
Death follows shooting at office building
A man died yesterday in the rear of his office after a shooting. Two brothers, Walter J. Garic and Charles A. Garic, were in the front room playing cards when the incident occurred. The family says he had been worried recently over ill health.
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Walter J. Garic
Charles A. Garic
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