Multifaceted Louisiana Wife Dies After Many Marriages
Mrs. McManus, famed for oil wealth and numerous marriages, died at Alexandria Baptist Hospital after a long illness. She had 12 husbands and 16 children, with most unions officiated by Judge W H Mills. Her life drew front page attention and many suitors sent letters to the Urania post office seeking fortune and companionship.
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McManus
Monroe
W. H. Mills
W. H. Mills, Justice of the Peace At Olla. Her Marriage To Mr. Paschall
J. W. Willis
Tampa
Fila
Luigi
Hatfield
Mr. Hatfield
Dallas
Tex
Willis
the Baptist Hospital
Alexandria
Roosevelt May Use Speech To Push Anti-Trust Drive
Reports say President Roosevelt may use his congress message to advocate stronger anti trust actions and limit monopolies. Observers note Jackson and Ickes speeches align with a broadened federal trade commission approach and possible licenses for violators.
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Robert H. Jackson
Congress
Roosevelt
Ickes
Jackson
Norris
Americans' Casino Seized In Mexico
Mexico City December 29 The Mexican government seized Agua Caliente casino in Tijuana from American owners. The property valued at about 10 million dollars will be used as schools, under President Lazaro Cardenas expropriation decree. The move follows a policy of using abandoned properties.
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Mexico City
Agua Caliente
Lazaro Cardenas
Jackson Attacks Big Business on Economic Rebound
In a new talk Jackson targets large firms noting Chrysler GM losses in 1932 and gains in 1936 and steel and chemical companies showing similar swings. He warns about private socialism from concentration and questions labor_costs, citing Sloan and Knudsen pay raises as proof of executive gains.
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Chrysler
General Motors
United States
Crucible
National
Jones & Laughlin
du Pont
American Cyanamid
Monsanto
Jackson
Mr. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan
William S. Knudsen
Don Marquis Dies a Celebrated Satirist and Creator of The Old Soak
Don Marquis, famed New York Sun writer and creator of The Old Soak, Archy the cockroach, and Mehitabel the alley cat, died after a period of illness. His work made him a distinguished figure in letters and theater, with The Old Soak later adapted to film and stage earning him substantial earnings.
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Morley
New York Sun
Marquis
Folderol
Archy
Mehitabe
the Sun
Wallace Beery
Clem Hawley
John Barleycorn
New York
Soak
Cockroach
Mehitabel
Alley Cat
Peter Fitzurse
Fothergill Finch
Hermione
Man offers eye graft to restore sight but rejected
Vernon Berg of Memphis seeks to donate one eye with partial vision after his sight fails. Berg, 42, explained he is blind in one eye and has two percent vision in the other. A specialist said the eye could not be used for grafting despite Berg's hopes.
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Memphis
Tenn
Vernon Berg
Berg
Rush For Poll Receipts Begins At Courthouse
A crowd of voters lined up at the sheriff's office to sign state poll books for 1937 with extra clerks and facilities preventing delays. The deadline to receive poll book receipts is midnight Friday December 31, and receipts for 1936 and 1937 are needed to vote in 1938 and 1939 elections.
Anthem Debate: Experts Split Over National Song Change
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor urged discarding both lyrics and music for a new anthem. Palmer Christian defends keeping the song, Lazare Saminsky praises its emotional strength, and Harvey Gaul laments it as an old drinking song with improper words.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Palmer Christian
University of Michigan
Harvey Gaul
Pittsburgh
Ireland's new constitution takes effect in shifting era
The Independent calls the constitution an anti-de Valera move with clauses risking speech press and association rights and women's rights. The Irish Times says it will not change people's lives. London and Ulster monitor whether Britain accepts Eire as the state's name.
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Ireland
The
Independent
de Valera
Irish Times
London
Ulster
Northern Ireland
Eire
Free State
President May Seek Increased Naval Power and Fleet Upgrade
The president urges accelerated naval expansion potentially adding battleships, light cruisers, destroyers and submarines after next Congress session. Naval officials cite a shortage of auxiliary ships and under age destroyers with battleships nearing obsolescence. The U S fleet ranks second globally, behind Britain in total tonnage and shipbuilding, with Britain leading in striking power and Japan and Italy strong in submarines.
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United States
Naval Subcommittee
Army
Navy
Subcommittee On Naval Appropriations
Congress
Great Britain
Navy Department
Japan
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
Humerus Size Gap Between Dinosaur and Human Arm
The humerus is the main arm bone and in the ancient dinosaur it measures about six times longer than the humerus in a modern human arm.
Watters Mother Kills Siblings in Waverly
Bertha Watters 38 shown in jail after fatally shooting two children and wounding two others in a rage when they wouldn’t mind. The victims were Eugene 1 and Beverly 2. wounded Lavonne 5 and Bernard 9.
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Bertha Watters
Waverly
Eugene
Beverly
Lavonne
Bernard
Liars Club At Burlington 10 Gets New Medal
A dash of whimsy frames a Burlington item as the Liars Club 10 receives a new medal. The tale echoes drouth era humor with watermelons used to irrigate crops and hollowed melon seeds formed into rowboats, illustrating a quirky rural scene.
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Liars Club
Burlington
John Zelenak, Jr
Tacoma
Wash
Hulett
Two Die in Arkansas Plantation Fire Near Clarendon
Two people, Miss Lucille Jefferies and farmhand R. A. Moody, were burned to death when a residence on the Jefferies plantation near Clarendon Arkansas caught fire between 1 and 3 am. Neighbors said aid arrived after the house was already engulfed.
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Clarendon
Ark
Jefferies Plantation
Here
Lucille Jefferies
R. A. Moody
Buffalo Recovers From Nine Hour Power Outage
Buffalo New York regained electric service after a nine hour blackout sparked by a fire at the river road generating plant. The failure affected about 700 users in Buffalo and suburbs and followed a blizzard that disrupted western New York transportation three weeks earlier. Hospitals and businesses faced delays and some surgeries used emergency lighting.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York State
Niagara Hudson Power Corporation
River Road
New York
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Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Hugo L. Black
House
Loling
Mexico
Louisiana
Loose Leaf
B. &P. Stand
Ard
Weis
Hoosier
B. L
Liberty
L. C. Smith and Corona Typewriters
Corona
Werd Levi Stationery Company
Bdesiard Street
Don Marquis
Irvin S. Cobb
Los Angeles
Arkansas
Mr.boston
Felk
Household Supply Company
North Fourth
Coats
Gotham
Bella Scherck Davidson
Umok
Old
Kentucky
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New England
Sen-Burk, Inc
Boston
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