Impostors Target $28 000 Ransom In Mattson Kidnapping
Tacoma authorities join police sheriffs and federal agents to repel impostors and hijackers seeking the $28,000 ransom for 10 year old Charles Mattson. Dr William W Mattson and the boy's mother and father grieve as negotiations stall due to mobsters and criminals trying to take the money without freeing the child.
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Tacoma
Wash
Mattson
William W. Mattson
Charles
Seattle
France Moves To Halt German Inroads In Morocco
France warns Germany via the rebel Spanish government that German inroads in Spanish Morocco will not be tolerated. The Fez commander is told to muster battalions for emergency readiness as Edouard Daladier plans a January 15 tour of Moroccan defenses.
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France
Morocco
Lindesay Parrott
Paris
French Foreign Legion
Fez
Germany
Spanish
North West
Africa
Duke of Windsor Likely To Return To Great Britain
Belief grows that the exiled Duke of Windsor will return to England after King George VI's coronation on May 12. He may wed Wallis Simpson in Vienna in early May after her divorce becomes absolute, then live as a private country gentleman at Fort Belvedere.
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Duke of Windsor
Great Britain
Charles A. Smith
International News Service
London
England
George VI
Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Fort Belvedere
Dandelion Bloom Signals Early Spring On Snyder Lawn
PA Newc notes a dandelion in full bloom on the Snyder home front lawn and compares mild local temperatures to Florida warmth. He warns of a cold wave as streams swell from recent rains and New Castle youths switch to roller skates amid mild days. The Public Square clock ran slow again by three hours.
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Walma
Pa Newc
Florida
Pa Newce
New Castle
Fa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am show a max of 67 and min of 40 degrees with .16 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 10.3 feet. Year ago the date recorded a max of 38 and a min of 32 with .64 inches of rain.
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U. S
Captain Hamilton Enroute Home From French Foreign Legion
Captain Edgar G. Hamilton the only American officer in the French Foreign Legion at Constantine Algeria is on his way home to visit his mother Mrs C L Good man of the Guard apartments North Mill street before reported orders place him in Indo China He has a long record with the Lafayette Escadrille in 1916 and served in Morocco and Algeria the last six months and his furlough may be spent in New Castle before new duty.
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Edgar G. Hamilton
French Foreign Legion
Constantine
Algeria
C. L. Goodman
Geurard
North Mill Street
Hamilton
Indo-China
New Castle
New Territory
Lafayette Esquadrille
Morocco
Resume Effort To End Strikes At Auto Plants
Mediators resumed peace talks in the auto strikes as Chrysler lent moral support to General Motors. Gov. Murphy planned huddles to unite GM and the United Auto Workers, with Chrysler posting notices to employees as the week end negotiations continued.
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William Cartan
Detroit
Chrysler
General Motors
Frank Murphy
G. M
United Auto Workers Union
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
North and middle Atlantic states expect precipitation at start of week and again Thursday with temperatures near normal and coldest weather around Wednesday. Ohio valley and Tennessee see precipitation in the east Monday and midweek and again Saturday or Sunday with temperatures near or below normal.
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International News Service
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Britain protests embassy bombing in Madrid
London filed a vigorous protest with Spanish rebel leaders over the bombing of the British embassy in Madrid, calling it a violation of diplomatic safety and assurances to protect British nationals. The cabinet also ordered UK representatives in Spanish Morocco to report on alleged German activity there.
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Madrid
International News Service
London
Spain
Spanish Morocco
Unusual U S Weather Brings Warmth and Snow Mix
A fragmented report describes varied conditions across the United States with warm spells in New York City and New England, foggy Pittsburgh, and forecasts of rain or snow. The text notes temperatures reaching the 60s, blooming plants, and a six degree warmer reading in Washington New Hampshire compared to Los Angeles.
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International News Service
King
United States
East
New York City
Pittssurgh
London
New England
Washington
New Hampshire
Los Angeles
Thirteen on Board Stranded Bus In Utah Blizzard
Thirteen people were safe after spending 24 hours in a transcontinental motor bus that stalled in snow drifts near Cedar City Utah during a raging blizzard.
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International News Service
Cedar City
Utah
Seven Motor Vehicles Involved In Mt Jacksonhill Accident
Seven motor vehicles were involved in a crash on the Mt Jackson hill on the Mt Jackson New Castle highway at eight o'clock last night. Two persons were injured Mrs Elizabeth Henderson of 2003 Delaware avenue and Mrs Gladys M Hardesty of Bessemer. One tractor trailer driver was fined for reckless driving.
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Mt. Jackson Hill
Mt. Jackson
New Castle
Dillman
State Highway Patrol
Elizabeth Henderson
Delaware Avenue
This City
Gladys M. Hardesty
Bessemer
David Pearsall
Dil
Hardesty
Health officials ease fears of Pennsylvania influenza epidemic
In Harrisburg Dr Edith MacBride-Dexter secretary of the health department said the commonwealth currently shows good general health. She noted unusual illness in west and southwest Pennsylvania but predicted rapid recovery with proper care. Caution urged due to warm weather to prevent head colds and throat irritation to reduce pneumonia risk.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Edith MacBride-Dexter
Department of Health
Commonwealth
MacBride- Dexter
Kidnaper Sought in California on Blue Coupe
Richmond California January 9 police issued a lookout for a man described as the kidnaper of Charles Mattson. Julius Galli a truck driver told Richmond police a blue coupe drove south toward Oakland with two men one covered by a blanket and something moving beneath it. a second man rode in the car.
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International News Service
Richmond
Cal
California
Charles Mattson
Julius Galli
Oakland
Beaver Falls Grocer Fatally Injured After Bed Fall
Beaver Falls, Jan. 9. Salvatore Petrella a grocer died after a fall from bed that caused a head injury. Police attributed the death to the accident.
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Beaver Falls
International News Service
Salvatore Petrella
Wisconsin Students Name Committee To Meet Gov LaFollette
University of Wisconsin students form a five member committee to meet Governor Philip La Follette in Madison. They urge a new method for selecting regents beyond direct executive appointment as campus politics reflect the board split that led to President Glenn Frank's firing. Jim Doyle of Oshkosh, senior class president, participates in reviewing charges against Frank.
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Hazel MacDonald
International News Service
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Glenn Frank
Philip la Follette
Frank
Jim Doyle
Oshkosh
Dr. Frank
LaFollette
Insanity Plea For Sullivan In Pittsburgh Slayings
Martin Sullivan a 73 year old Pittsburgh Duquesne policeman will plead insanity for the mass killings that killed five people in a door to door vendetta. Criminal attorney Edward G Coll was appointed by the court to defend Sullivan. District Attorney Andrew T Park plans to oppose the plea and seek the electric chair.
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Pittsburgh
Martin Sullivan
Duquesne
Edward G Coll
Sullivan
Andrew T. Park
Coll
M A. Musmanno
Mexico Reassures U S on War Material Exports
Washington January 9. Mexico renewed assurances to the State Department that no war materials of American origin would be permitted to leave Mexico for Spain amid reports that American planes were being trans shipped to Spain.
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Washington
Mexico
Spain
State Department
Evacuation Ordered for Civil Population of Madrid
Paris dispatch reports La Liberte says Madrid will evacuate all nonessential civilians. Civil governor Luis Calbo directs newspapers and unions to begin a campaign urging evacuation. Madrid defense council expected to enforce compulsory evacuation soon.
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International News Service
Paris
Madrid
la Liberte
Luis Calbo
Madrid Defense Council
Record Passenger High On P.C. Route In 1936
Pennsylvania Central Airlines carried over 76 000 passengers on the Milwaukee Detroit Washington route in 1936, a new all time record according to C Bedell Monro president of the line.
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Internaiional
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Deaths listed in local records include several residents
A death record summary lists Joseph Rovegno age 78 of 213 East Long Avenue, Fred Holtz age 88 of Ellwood City, Emma Holton age 77 of Pittsburgh, Elia Justice age 79 of Youngstown Ohio, Robert A. McCrae of Ben Avon Pa, and Marlene Mae Ross age 8 months of 14 North Beaver Street.
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Joseph Rovegno
East Long Avenue
Fred Holtz
Ellwood City
Emma Holton
Pittsburgh
Elia Justice
Youngstown
Ohio
Robert A. McCrae
Ben Avon
Marlene Mae Ross
North
Beaver Street
Air Raid Reported on Madrid by Rebel Planes
Rebels strike Madrid drawing panic among inhabitants as British Embassy reports damage from recent air raid. The incident highlights ongoing aerial attacks and international diplomatic tension.
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Madrid
Rebels Bomb Madrid as Franco Forces Advance
Rebel airplanes bombed Madrid in three death dealing raids as Franco's Insurgent troops pushed forward toward the capital. Loyalist artillery fire intensified between 8 and 11 a.m. in one of the war's bitter stages, while residents fled in panic after early morning air attacks.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Three States Battle Drifts In Snowbound Highway
In a dramatic effort, authorities from three states fought heavy snow drifts near Beaver Dam Arizona and St George Utah to reach 15 cars and a transcontinental bus trapped on the highway. The bus later reached Cedar City Utah.
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International News Service
Las Vegas
Nev
Beaver Dam
Ariz
St. George Utah
Cedar City
Utah
Winter Weather Prompts Warm Gear Advance
Arthur Mometer reports a cold wave forecast with west winds. Residents are urged to prepare by wearing woolen garments and ear muffs as illness may spike with the cold season. The forecast notes chilly days and high potential for sniffles and coughs.
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Edgar Hamilton
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General Motors Co
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East and
Britain
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Hunt
Wisconsin
Thomas A. Loayza
Stafenone
Nevada
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