Accused of Plural Mating in Short Creek Case
Price Johnson, a polygamy cultist in Short Creek Arizona, faces trial for open and notorious cohabitation as authorities pursue polygamy suppression. Federal investigator Howard Rourke presented birth certificates and relief records showing Johnson and Helen Hull as parents of two, while Esther Johnson remains married to him with seven sons from their union since 1912. The Hull girl vanished during ongoing actions against colonists last summer.
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Kingman
Ariz
Price Johnson
I. C. Spencer
Johnson
Spencer
Short Creek
Howard Rourke
Helen Hull
Rourke
Esther Johnson
Hull
Government to survey family spending for relief plan
Secretary Perkins announced a government survey of family spending Distribution of income from wages or bond coupons will be studied as a relief project. The plan aims to create 4 500 relief jobs and requires about 3 500 man years of work with undefined costs, spurred by both business and labor demands.
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Washington
Perkins
Hoan Warns Private Business Over Feeding Jobless
Milwaukee veteran socialist Meyer Hoan warned that if private business refuses to pay the bill for feeding the nation’s jobless the state will move to public ownership. He linked unemployment relief to a broader plan uniting socialists La Follette progressives and eight liberal Wisconsin groups. He blamed mechanization for job losses in industry.
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Milwaukee
Meyer Hoan
Hoan
Perfcred
la Follette Progressives
Wisconsin
Bids Opened For Tri County Canal Project In Hastings
Central Nebraska Tri County public power and irrigation project received nearly twenty bids for a 100 mile canal excavation job. Directors will open bids Saturday. The project plans include eighty wood bridges at canal highway crossings. A PWA auditor arrives Friday to approve first allotment funding.
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Hastings
Neb
Nebraska
Tri-County
Public Power and Irrigation Project
PWA
Washington
Navy reserves request delayed at White House meeting
Washington. The navy high command asked President Roosevelt to sanction an increase in the naval reserves but a decision was deferred. Navy leaders who spent two hours at the White House left with some doubt their request would be approved due to the president's budget cuts. Secretary Swanson said we will get all we can for the reserves. There are about 30,000 naval reservists.
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Washington
Navy High Command
Roosevelt
Navy
White House
Secretary Swanson
Guide Rock Man Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Near Town
Guide Rock resident Brewster Crazy is in critical condition after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by John Yung of Guide Rock at a local intersection. He sustains a compound leg fracture arm injuries head and face lacerations and a lung injury while Yung and passengers in the other car escaped uninjured.
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Hestings
Brewster Crazy
Guide Rock
Crary
John Yung
Yung
Midgley Jury Dismissed in Manslaughter Case
District Judge Irwin dismissed the jury in the manslaughter case against Amos Midgley of Mitchell after 30 hours of deliberation over the Oct. 19 automobile crash that fatally injured Charles Swanson of Morrill. It was not determined if Midgley will be retired.
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Gering
Neb
Irwin
Amos Midsley
Mitchell
Charles Swanson
Morrill
Midgley
Farm House Burns in Falls City Tragedy
Fire at the Mundell farm near Falls City Nebraska destroyed the home and most furnishings as Mrs Ida Mundell tended a kerosene lamp. The loss was partly insured. Her husband Steven Mundell had died earlier when a tree fell on him.
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Falls City
Neb
Ida Mundell
Red Cross Names Swift to Overseas Operations Post
Washington Ernest J. Swift wartime director of Red Cross relief in Europe was named vice chairman of the American Red Cross in charge of insular and foreign operations.
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Washington
Ernest J. Swift
Red Cross Relief
American Red Cross
Many Farms to Change from Crops to Ranching in U S
About 650000 farms totaling more than 101 million acres could shift from crop production to stock ranching forestry or other uses. The report from the Resettlement Administration cites tax delinquency erosion and poor soil as factors and notes forestry recreation and cattle ranching as likely future uses in different regions. Public purchase is not the sole path. private enterprise with government support aims to guide sustainable land use.
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Lincoln
Neb
Division of Land Utilization
Nebraska
Kansas
North
South Dakota
The
Resettlement Administration
L. C. Gray
United States
Christmas Merchandise Values in Journal Ads
The Journal’s holiday ads reflect current merchandise values for Christmas items. Prices and product types appear across department and specialty stores, illustrating seasonal pricing and promotions.
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Journal
Promote Marine Officers by Roosevelt Approval
The Marine Corps announced that President Roosevelt approved the promotion of thirty one officers advanced by the special selection board. Leading the list were Col. John C. Beaumont commanding the Fourth Marine Regiment in Shanghai and Col. James J. Meade commander of the First Marine Brigade of the Fleet Marine Force at Quantico Virginia who were elevated to brigadier general. Meade born in Charleston Massachusetts in 1882 became the youngest brigadier general in the Marine Corps. Lieutenant colonels selected for promotion to colonel included Albert E. Randall of Omaha now commanding the Marine Barracks Mare Island California.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Roosevelt
Special Selection Board
Hst
John C. Beaumont
Fourth Marine Regiment
Shanghai
Hina
James J. Meade
First Marine Brigade
Fleet Marine Force
Quantico
Meade
Charleston
Mass
Albert E. Randall
Omaha
Marine Barracks
Mare Island
Calif
University Leader Addresses Nebraska Seed Corn Problem
A Nebraska leader outlines the 1936 seed corn crisis driven by drought and cold. He urges locating seed for spring, testing germination, selecting kernels from many ears, and buying from north and east regions to ensure adapted, viable seed.
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Nebraska
Outstanding Men Live to a Ripe Old Age
New York statisticians compare 52 famous ancient men with modern elites. Average ages at death cluster around mid 60s across antiquity and recent times, with notable names and ages listed. The study notes similar lifespans for presidents and poets, despite population longevity gains.
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New York
N. Y
Alexander the Great
Persius
Terence
Shelley
Keats
Schubert
United States
Journal Christmas Advertising Promises Value From Town Stores
Christmas ads in the Journal urge readers to seek value from local merchants. The notices underscore home town businesses offering seasonal goods and promotions.
Omaha Judges Clash Over Garnishment Moratorium
A meeting of municipal court judges in Omaha broke up without action on a garnishment moratorium after a dispute over constable fees. Judge Holmes accused Judge Nebde of letting constables cut fees, while four other judges refused to sign his Dec 11 to 25 moratorium order. President Judge Battin summoned the panel to seek a policy.
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Omaha
Holmes
Nebde
Battin
Train collision in Dearing claims fireman life
A head on crash of two Georgia Railway trains in Dearing killed fireman A. J. Kirby on the Atlanta bound run and injured fireman Ed Ewing and engineer W. H. Wallace of the Augusta bound train.
Livestock Prospects Rise Across Western States
The USDA reports cattle in Western grazing areas above last year and near long term normals, with 87 percent of normal, while sheep reach 90 percent. Ranges generally hold good winter feed, though declines occur in western Montana Kansas Colorado Oklahoma Texas and eastern New Mexico amid ongoing winter conditions.
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Denver
United States Department of Agriculture
Dust
Southwest
Agricultural Department
Montana
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Snow Ties Up Highways Near Sheridan Wyoming
A sudden two foot snowfall stranded a large passenger bus and many private cars. Traffic stopped for six hours along the highway to Billings, about 25 miles north of Sheridan. Parkman reports say roughly 75 autos including the Billings Sheridan bus and several freight trucks were covered by the drifts.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Here
Billings
Parkman
Land Farm and Ranch Bargains Ad
Real estate ad listing land farm and ranch bargains. Promotes farm loans at 4 percent offered by First Trust Co Nebraska City Nebraska. Includes agency offering financing and property purchase options.
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First Trust Co
Nebraska City
Nebr
Black Eagle Julian Returns Home From Ethiopia Mission
Hubert Fauntleroy Julian known as the Black Eagle arrives in New York aboard the Aquitania. He claims the Italian invasion of Ethiopia is divine punishment and denounces Ethiopian military brutality while recounting his eight month service there. He says Harlem will shun his Ethiopian exile view.
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New York
Hubert Fauntleroy
Julian
Harlem
Black Eagle
Aquitania
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Africa
United States
125Th St
Local merchants offer Christmas value in town ads
Home town merchants advertise Christmas value and promise to serve customers at smaller profit margins than city stores, highlighting shopper deals and local service.
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