Flow of Mon Liveliest Si Years of Bom
Business leaders and officials forecast notable improvements in the coming year as New Year celebrations span the nation. Revelers including in Times Square and Philadelphia marked 1936 with extravagant spending and a lift on the anti noise ban. In Barrow Alaska a quiet New Year’s Eve ended a stark contrast to the fuss elsewhere.
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Associated Press
All America
New York
Times Square
la Guardia
Philadelphia
George W. Williott
Chamber of Commerce
Barrow
Alaska
Woman Lives on Blood of Others
In Chattanooga Tennessee Mrs. Leo N. Vick with aplastic anemia begins a new year after her 62nd blood transfusion. Donor William Burkhart, 23, a first cousin, notes the procedure will extend her life about three weeks and she says she does not want to die. The rare blood type limits donors to about 15 in every 10,000.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Jan
Leo N. Vick
William Burkhart
Blood tests for marriage licenses increase in Hartford
Hartford health officials report more than 300 blood tests conducted in recent days for marriage license applicants. Commissioner Stanley H says the tests, made mandatory to curb the spread of social diseases, require each applicant to submit prior to the ceremony. a failure to test or an unsatisfactory result halts the marriage process.
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Hartford
Conn
Ite
Stanley H
Harry Smith Dies. Musical Comedy Author at 75
Harry B. Smith, 75, co author of musical comedies and operettas with De Koven and others, died of a heart attack at the Marlborough Blenheim hotel in Atlantic City during a holiday visit. He had been a Chicago Daily News columnist and had two marriages, first to Lena Reed in 1887 and later to Irene Bentley of Baltimore.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harry B. Smith
Reginald de Koven
Victor
Herbert
Marlborough- Blenheim Hotel
Smith
Spencer Bentley
Wit Smith
M. Smith
Itive
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago Daily News
Eugene Field
Peter Finley Dunn
New York
Lena Reed
Irene Bentley
Baltimore
Roosevelt and Patman discuss bonus in White House talks
President Roosevelt and Representative Wright Patman of Texas held a lengthy morning discussion on a cash payment bonus. Observers expect a compromise form of the bonus measure this session despite Roosevelt’s veto in the prior session and calls to balance the budget.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wright Patman
Texas
Congress
White House
Patman
Confession Denied by Hauptmann Ahead of Clemency
Bruno Hauptmann faces possible execution in the week of January 13 as the New Jersey court of pardons weighs his clemency plea. He again denies any confession in talks with wife Anna, who quotes him saying he has nothing to confess. The case looms as the new year begins amid ongoing controversy over mercy considerations.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
State Court of Pardons
Lindbergh
Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Anna
Stork to Make Five Trips to Hollywood in 1936
Hollywood Jan 1 The stork, which brought 15 additions to filmland and homes in 1935, is booked for five more visits as the New Year opens. Prospective blessed events announced by Fred Astaire, David Selznick, Norman Foster and Sally Blane, Alan Dinehart and Mozelle Brittone, and Charles Irwin and Helen Mack. Last year’s arrivals were 10 boys and five girls.
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Hollywood
Calif
Stork
Filml
Fred Astaires
David Selznicks
Norman Fosters
Sally Blane
Alan Dineharts
Mozelle
Brittone
Charles Irwins
Helen Mack
Explosion Levels Four Story Tenement in Buffalo
A morning blast in Buffalo's Italian quarter leveled a four story brick tenement housing at least 11 people. At least one woman died, two men were buried, and seven were hospitalized in critical condition. Police suspect a gas explosion from the top floor caused the collapse as debris scattered blocks away.
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Buffalo
N. Y
State executive costs rise from 1925 to 1935
The governor's disbursements rose as $341,537.26 flowed from state tax sources in 1935, while in 1925 the cost of the state executive department was $22,300. W. R. Lence of the Louisiana Taxpayers' association urged auditing to reveal expenditures.
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New Orleans
O. K. Allen
State Executive Department
W. R. Lence
Louisiana Taxpayers’ Association
Italy Ethiopia clash over new war deeds
Henry Cassidy reports bitter exchanges between Italy and Ethiopia after fascist aerial bombardment on the southern front. Emperor Haile Selassie at Dessye protests to the League of Nations accusing Italy of poison gas use and destruction of a Swedish Red Cross ambulance. Rome replies the Somaliland bombing was justified by the death of two Italian aviators at Dagah Bur.
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Henry Cassidy
Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Dessye
League of Nations
Red Cross
Rome
Commmunique
Somaliland
Daggah Bur
Piano Teacher Held For Double Slaying in Ohio Case
A CCC worker who taught piano at ten cents a lesson was detained in Waterloo for the Hamilton Ohio slayings of Miss Alice Schisler 28 and Salome Bader 14. Paul Herndon 29, wanted since November 12, confessed shooting and waived extradition saying he lost his head.
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Waterloo
CCC
Hamilton
Ohio
Arnold Ludwig
Paul Herndon
Cincinnati
Herndon
Alice Schisler
Salome Bader
Ludwig
Glass workers in Arkansas strike at Harding plant
About 200 union glass workers, the entire Harding Glass plant force in Fort Smith, were expected to strike within 24 hours after orders issued at midnight by Glen W. McCabe of the Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America. He cited no apparent chance for compromise with Independent manufacturers in a dispute over reworking production.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Harding Glass Plant
Glen W. McCabe
The
Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America
Tugboat Engineer's Condition Critical
Charles Gattka a 43 year old tugboat engineer from Port Arthur Texas remained unchanged and still critical after being moved by coast guard air ambulance from the tug Sabine to Miami for emergency hospitalization following an acute heart condition.
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Miami
Fla
Jan
Charles Gattka
Port Arthur
Texas
Gattka
Coast Guard
Sabine
Two Women and Man Die In Train Auto Crash East of St Louis
A Pennsylvanian Flyer collision at a railroad crossing seven miles east of East St Louis, Illinois, killed William Johannissohn a 25 year old National City resident his sister Jeannette Walker 23 Lincoln Missouri and friend Ethel Wood. Mrs Ethel Johannissohn about 45 was believed dying and a third woman was critically injured. The party was returning from a New Year celebration when the tragedy occurred. The car was demolished. There were four other accident deaths in the St Louis area.
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East ST. Louis
Wil
Pennsylvania Flyer
Here
William Johannissohn
National City
Jeannette Walker
Lincoln
Ethel Wood
Walker
Ethel Johannissohn
Johannissohn
St. Louis
Congress Eyes Broad Neutrality Laws and New Year Enactments
Congress moves into a short session with neutrality legislation likely to be broadened and made permanent to empower embargoes on strategic materials. Leaders anticipate major bills on appropriations, the bonus, relief, and neutrality taking effect as last year’s acts come into force.
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Washington
McReynolds
Tennessee
House Foreign Relations Committee
White House
McNary
Oregon
Harrison
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Lewis
Illinois
American Liberty League
Alfred E. Smith
Karpis Hunt Shifts to Kansas City Roots Strongly Resembled Pair T
Nationwide manhunt for Alvin Karpis centers in Kansas City after a cabin camp owner reported a photo likeness to Homer Shin Fanning’s companion. Officers arrested Fanning yesterday and learned he had traveled with the outlaw.
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Kansas City
Alvin Karpis
Public Enemy
Karpis
Homer
Shin) Fanning
Ollie Smith
Hamiter Takes Oath As Judge At Shreveport
Joe B. Hamiter former state representative from Caddo parish was sworn in as judge of the second circuit court of appeals in Shreveport succeeding E P Mills. Hamiter, 36, becomes the youngest appellate judge in the district with his parents present for the inauguration.
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Shreveport
Joe B. Hamiter
Caddo Parish
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
E. P. Mills
Caddo
Hamiter
Mry
E. W. Hamiter
Ted Healy arrested in Los Angeles for attempted arson
Film comedian Ted Healy was jailed in Los Angeles after an alleged Christmas incident in which he tried to ignite Bonnie Bonnell’s home by piling furniture on the kitchen stove. Bonnell, his longtime partner, disputed details as police investigated the case.
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Ted Healy
Los Angeles
Bonnie Bonnell
Stiigs
Associated Press
New York Leads Reno Divorces With California Next
Reno Nev Jan 1 New York led 955 divorce suits filed in 1935 followed by California 740. Washington county Washoe reported about 94000 in filing fees and court costs while Nevada moved to third with 189 suits ahead of New Jersey 144. The year’s total near a record high with 3968 cases statewide and 19199 over five years.
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Reno
Nev
New York
California
District of Columbia
United States
Arkansas
North Dakota
Canada
Washoe County
Nevada
New Jersey
Death of Thelma Todd To Be Probed Further
Hollywood California January 1 The county grand jury foreman George W Rochester announced a renewed effort to uncover the true circumstances of Thelma Todds death. The jury ordered fingerprints taken of Ernest Peters the chauffeur who last saw Todd alive as officers pursue deeper leads after a coroner ruled the death accidental.
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Hollywood
Calif
Thelma Todd
George W. Rochester
Ernest Peters
Peters
Ray Hayes
Miss Todd
Catherine
American among list man saved swam six hours before rescue
A Mediterranean airliner disaster left 12 missing including American James C. Luke, staffer for Badger and Sons of Reston, loaned to Anglo-Iranian Oil, en route to Bosra Iraq. Luke swam over six hours to survive. crew losses included three, survivor a lifeboat raker, crash blamed on engine failure.
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London
James C. Luke
Mediterranean
Imperial Airways
City of Khartoum
Luke
E BY Badger and Sons of Reston
LFL Nisbet
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Bosra
Iraq
Irekip
Alexandria
Egypt
Southampton
England
Philadelphia
Car Ownership Club In Death Car Ownership Club In Death
Chicago police say ownership of the car used by the assassins who killed Representative Albert Prignane could unlock the killer trio case. Captain John Norton promised arrests of three men and planned a raid on an undisclosed Wicker Park house. Norton retired at midnight under a city law affecting 64 officers over 60.
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Chicago
Albert J. Prignane
John W. Norton
Wicker Park
Noreton
Alcohol Administrator Hoyt resigns from federal post
Franklin C. Hoyt of New York resigns as federal alcohol administrator, citing personal reasons and a persistent throat condition. White House announces acceptance of the resignation amid expressions of regret for his service.
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Washington
Franklin C. Hoyt
New York
White House
Hoyt
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