Britain and France Delay Oil Embargo as Peace Talks Press
Britain and France agreed to ask the League of Nations committee to defer the oil embargo on Italy. The move aims to keep Mussolini at the negotiating table while discussions on the Hoare Laval peace plan proceed, amid wider global revolts and shifting war dynamics.
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Britain
France
London
Mussolini
League of Nations Committee of 18
Hoare-Laval
Paris
House of Commons
Geneva
Addis Ababa
Il Duce
Ethiopia
League
Italy
Haile Selassie
Widow Of Slain Crusader To Face Suspect In Murder Probe
Edith Liggett plans to identify Isadore Blum enfield alias Kid Cann at the city jail as a potential killer of Walter Liggett, whose brutal slaying drew accusations of crime and political corruption in Minnesota. County officials vow a grand jury action if she singles out Cann amid a tense political climate surrounding Gov. Floyd Olson.
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International News Service
Minneapolis
Edith Liggett
Walter Liggett
Floyd Olson
State Farmer Labor Administration
Isadore Blumenfield
Kid Cann
Cann
Hennepin County
Grand Jury
Ed J. Goff
Olson
Liszett
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Naval Build Up Seen If Japan Demands Parity
Washington observers warned that the United States may outbuild Japan ship for ship to preserve treaty balance if Japan rejects naval parity at the London conference. Officials express frank concern that Japan's refusal to compromise on ratio changes could stiffen the mood and complicate disarmament talks.
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Japan
Washington
United States
Large Class Of Grangers Will Get 6th Degree
On day two of the 63rd Pennsylvania State Grange convention delegates held a business session then a memorial for deceased members. A large evening program is planned with about 1,000 candidates expected to receive the sixth degree, a precursor to the seventh degree.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Ross M. Haverfield
Monongahela
Milk Control Board
Roy Frampton Returns From Emporium Bucks Hunt
Roy K Frampton of Highland returned Sunday from Emporium where he hunted with Saltsbury friends and bagged a 10 point buck. Three of his party of four shot bucks. Deer season ends today for bucks and moves to the antlerless season starting tomorrow.
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Roy K. Frampton
Highland Place
Emporium
Saltsbury
South Side
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a high of 42 and a low of 32. Precipitation measured 0.30 inches with 1.2 inches of snow. River stage at 7.2 feet. Year ago on the same date the high was 26 and the low was 1 with 0.02 inches of precipitation.
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U. S
State Refuses School Fund Aid Over $130,000 Deficit
New Castle school board faces a refusal by the state Department of Public Instruction to aid the district’s $130,000 operating deficit for the year. State Superintendent Lester K. Ade notes sympathy but denies using the $3,000,000 emergency fund. Some board members favor spending the budget and closing schools around May 1. action may be taken tonight.
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New Castle
State Department of Public Instruction
General Assembly
Lester K. Ade
State Department
Woman Bandit Is Captured in Drug Store Hold Up
Detroit police arrested a 24 year old woman who tried to rob a drug store alone and unarmed. She was carried from the scene by officers as she screamed she was mother of four hungry children. The owner Edward R. Smith declined to press charges.
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Detroit
Edward R. Smith
Smith
Death notices for four residents listed in brief
Mrs. Rose Myers, 68, of Los Angeles. Mrs. Mary Zahniser Fleming, 87, of Stoneboro. John Dunkerley, 51, 937 Rose Avenue. Thomas Marrino, three, Moravia Street Extension.
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Rose Myers
Los Angeles
Mary Zahniser Fleming
Stoneboro
John Dunkerley
Rose Avenue
Thomas Marrino
Moravia Street
Solicitor General Reed Fails in Court After Swoon
Solicitor General Stanley Reed fainted in the Supreme Court while arguing the Bankhead cotton control act and will not continue today. Assistant Attorney General Frank J. Wideman said Reed is bedridden from overwork and fatigue, with the government to decide on postponing or submitting a brief on the act’s constitutionality.
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International News Service
Washington
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Frank J. Wideman
Wideman
Reed
Bergdoll Widow Plans Picketing If Roosevelt Delays Pardon
Mrs Grover Cleveland Bergdoll says she will camp in front of the White House with her five children if President Roosevelt does not grant a pardon for her husband, the notorious draft dodger. She asserts the president ignored her October letter and has mailed a final plea asking for a definite reply. She moved from Germany to Philadelphia last April and is staying with her mother in law while her husband lives in exile. Vega, the youngest child, was born recently.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
White House
Bergdoll
Washington
Slashing Incident Leaves Couple in Critical Condition
Attendants at New Castle hospital describe Mr. and Mrs. Di Mitri Zuk of 503 Electric Street as in critical condition after Mr. Zuk attacked his wife and son Nick before slashing his own throat on Tuesday. Mrs. Zuk has a fractured skull and poor recovery prospects. Mr. Zuk is also listed as critical though showing some improvement in his forehead injuries.
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New Castle Hospital
DiMitri Zuk
Electric Street
Major Offensive on Northern Front Reported
Addis Ababa reports a major offensive launched by Ethiopian forces against Italian troops on the northern front. The drive began at 3 a.m. with Abyssinian forces advancing to meet Italian guards at 7 a.m. Officials in Addis Ababa disputed the report.
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International News Service
Addis Ababa
Makale
Blaze Threatens Grant Street Store
Fire crews responded to a double alarm at 9 25 P M last evening to Israel Myers store at 1514 West Grant Street finding fruit baskets in the rear room on fire. They confined the blaze to that room keeping building and content loss about 100 dollars.
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Israel Myers
West Grant Street
Retail Grocers Name Officers For The Year
Lawrence County Retail Grocers and Food Dealers elected officers at a special meeting held at their Neshannock avenue headquarters. George Horchler becomes president succeeding S. E. West. S. E. Eicholtz and Angelo Frediani are first and second vice presidents. Frank Valiensi is treasurer. Directors include James Colucci, George Herbert, W. O. Potter, Ray Earl, Thomas Hitchcock and George Brown. An audit committee and a forthcoming banquet and food show were announced. next meeting set for January 7.
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Lawrence County
Neshannock Avenue
George Herchler
S. E. Eicholtz
Ellwood City
Angelo Frediani
Frank Valiensi
James Colucci
Hillsville
George Herbert
Wampum
W. O. Potter
Ray Earl
Thomas Hitchcock
George Brown
New Wilmington
M. G. Crisci
Arthur Bruno
R. R. Peden
Mr. Horchler
S. E. West
Frank Hill
Armed bandits loot truck in Cambridge holiday heist
In Cambridge on December 11 several armed men abducted truck driver Camille Cardinal as he drove loaded with holiday goods from Fall River to New Bedford. They released him after hours and escaped with about $20,000 in radios jewelry and other merchandise. the empty truck was later found on a Cambridge street.
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Camille Cardinal
Fall River
New Bedford
Dighton
Here
Cardinal
Mrs Hauptmann Refuses Lie Detector Test in Lindbergh Case
Philadelphia report states Mrs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann refused a special lie detector test related to the Lindbergh kidnapping. Dr. James M. Hepron said she tore the machine from her arm during a Chicago test when asked about the crime and would not answer further questions.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
James M. Hepron
Baltimore Criminal Justice Association
Federal Crime Commission
Chicago
Hauptmann
Hepron
Leonard Keeler
Northwestern University
Firemen Quell Blaze as Houston Flood Rages
Houston suffered heavy floods after a 10 inch cloudburst with parts of the city inundated. Firemen battled a blaze in the business district as three people were killed and eight reported missing amid more than 1 million dollars in damage.
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Houston
Tex
Prairies
President of Cuba Resigns Amid Election Turmoil
In Havana Leonardo Anaya Murillo, 36, education secretary, emerged as the likely stop gap to run Cuba’s January 10 elections after President Carlos Mendieta resigned at 1 15 this morning. The day featured dramatic events including an armed police attack on a radio station and a manhunt for kidnappers of a wealthy financier.
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Havana
Leonardo Anaya Murillo
Carlos Mendieta
Ethiopia Rejects Anglo French Peace Proposals
Ethiopia today virtually rejected the Anglo French peace plan. The Ethiopian legation issued a firm communique saying Ethiopia could not accept a settlement that advantages the aggressor. Although the exact terms were not disclosed, the statement is believed to preclude acceptance.
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Paris
Ethiopia
Legation
Tavern Keeper And Fan Dancer Shot To Death
In Chicago a tavern keeper William B. Weir aged 40 and Lillian Mann 32 a former fan dancer were found shot to death in an automobile. Police called it murder and death by own action while friends cite unrequited love as motive. Weir was married and a father of a 10 year old. Mann had worked as a housekeeper in the Weber home.
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International News Service
Chicago
William B. Weir
Lillian Mann
Havana
Ill
Weir
Weber
Egyptian Cabinet Members Resign in Protest
CAIRO December 11. Amid anti-British unrest the Egyptian cabinet resigns as protest over Britain's refusal to restore the 1923 constitution. Formal announcement delayed as authorities seek a settlement.
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International News Service
Cairo
Britain
No Leniency For Shoplifters Here
John F. Haven chief of police in New Castle says shoplifters will face no leniency and informations will be filed at aldermen offices. A police store partnership aims to catch thieves, with court or alderman punishment as the cure for shoplifting. Local stores employ officers and lookout staff, including women, to deter theft.
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John F. Haven
New Castle
Haven
Stores to Keep Open Evenings in New Castle
Downtown New Castle merchants extend hours to 9 p m for three days December 10 11 and 12 to serve visiting Pennsylvania Grange members.
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Pennsylvania Grange
New Castle
Ends Her Life For Sweetheart In Carbon Monoxide Tragedy
Marguerite Suydam a 25 year old stenographer died from carbon monoxide fumes in her home garage in Penniasken New Jersey. Her suitor Charles G McGinley aged 39 from Collingswood was en route to apologize and reconcile when the tragedy occurred.
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International News Service
Pennsauken
N. J
Marguerite Suydam
Miss Suydam
Charles G. McGinley
Collingswood
New Destroyer Moffett Launched Amid Sabotage Fear
In Quincy Massachusetts on December 11 a guard from federal state and local police escorted workers at Fore River shipyards for the launching of the USS Moffett third of the new leader destroyers. A $10,000 sabotage plot discovery prompted heightened precautions.
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International News Service
Quincey
Mass
Fore River
U. S. S. Moffett
Leader
undecided gift ideas linger amid stores and gadgets
A narrator muses over shopping choices for a woman friend, listing candy flowers perfume gadgets and other options while seeking something useful yet appealing and not wearable. The stream of thoughts notes indecision and the weather cue wet and thirty nine.
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