Chinese Red Army Recaptures 16 Counties in Shansi
Chinese forces recaptured 16 counties in Shansi Province as part of a drive toward Tsingtao. Gen Yen Hsi-shan cooperates with Chu Teh in the northeast Shansi offensive while Japanese diplomacy urges surrender negotiations.
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Shansi
Tsingtao
Wutaishan
Great Wall
Yen Hsi- Shan
Suiyuan
Yen
Chu Teh
Finviting
Peiping
Taiyuan
Eighth Route Army
Taian
Shantung Province
Ru Hsueh-Chong
Hsuchow
Penipu
Tsinan
Shantung
Hermit of Mount Bigelow brings wood figures to Tucson
Charles Noles, the long time fire lookout atop Mount Bigelow, arrives in Tucson with a carved collection depicting local wildlife. He shares his crafts from belts and ornaments to bird forms carved from horns and polished stones, a hobby born from extended isolation.
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Tucson
Aria
Mount Bigelow
Charles Nolles
Noles
CCC Budget Cuts Slush 124000, Fechner Says
Robert Fechner confirms CCC budget cuts, stating next year’s funding drops to about 22 million from 350 million, with enrollments falling from 350,000 to 200,000. Camps shrink from 1,509 to 1,200 as 194 closures occur this week and 300 more planned in May.
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Washington
Robert Fechner
CCC
White House
Fechner
Graduation Dresses Stolen From Monterey School
A Monterey criminal dubbed the meanest man broke into the Walter Colson grammar school sewing room and stole seven of the sixteen graduation dresses in progress for the prospective graduates.
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Monterey
Cal
Walter Colson Grammar School
Dobbin Returns to Michigan Farmlands on Comeback
In Lansing, State Veterinarian C. H. Clark reports 691 stations registered and two new high since 1923 as Dobbin, a horse driven from highways, begins a revival on Michigan farm fields.
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Lansing
Mich
Dobbin
Michigan
C. H. Clark
Milk drinkers rewarded in Houston milk-use drive
In Houston Texas men are giving one dollar bills to people found drinking milk as part of a campaign to boost milk consumption and support local agriculture. The effort aims to expand a key industry in the region and promote dairy use among residents.
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Houston, Tex
Houston
Fall Proves Fatal for Lincoln Woman of Pawnee County
Mrs. Clara Hare aged 91 died after a fall at her home December 16. A pioneer resident of Pawnee County, she lived at Pawnee City for nearly 50 years before moving to Lincoln 20 years ago.
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Lincoln
Clara Hare
Pawnee County
Pawnee City
Lawyers Urged to Protect Practice in Nebraska
President Campbell of Lincoln urged Nebraska lawyers at the 38th annual Nebraska State Bar convention to guard against unauthorized layman practice and support an integrated bar. He noted compulsory membership will rise to 2,107 and highlighted goals, judicial selection reform, and cautions against overuse of administrative agencies in justice.
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Omaha
Clinton J. Campbell
Lincoln
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska
Voluntary Bar Association
Campbell
Lee G. Overstreet
University of Missouri Law School
Nathan William MacChesney
Chicago
Merrill E. Otis
Kansas City
Bar. A
U. S
American Bar Association
Chimp With Toothache Tests Respected Pliers At Zoo
Jackie a chimp panzee at the St Louis Zoo suffered a toothache. Companions failed to pull the molar. Zoo attendants gave pliers and Jackie gripped the tooth and yanked it out. The other chimps stomped the tooth while shrieking.
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ST. Louis
Jackie
Raiders expose oil bootleggers in Texas City plant
Texas oil regulation officials uncovered a camouflaged bootleg oil operation near a Texas City farm. The operator tapped the Bennett Pipeline, skimmed lighter ends, cooked distillate, and sold it as gasoline to local stations. A hidden system used buried drums and a touring car tank with compartments.
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Houston
Tex
vTexas Oil Regulation
Texas City
Bennett Pipeline Company
Dickinson
Adopt Truck Schedule Lincoln Nebraska Dec 27
The Nebraska state railway commission adopted a common carrier truck rate schedule based on airline distances after hearings with Nebraska Motor Carriers association objecting to the method. The final order will specify the department and may become compulsory within 60 days. taxi cab and bus rates were also addressed with a hearing set for January 10 to require publishing fares pending a permanent schedule.
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Lincoln
State Railway Commission
F P. A. Good
Nebraska Motor Carriers Association
Commission
Floyd L. Bollen
Man confesses death of rejected sweetheart in Newark with bystanders watching
Vincent Franco, 26, pleaded to be burned after killing Antionette Imperiale, 21, in Newark. He struck her with an iron pipe, shot twice, ran her down, and repeatedly rolled the car over her body. A police sergeant stopped him from harming himself as she lay dead.
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Newark
N. J
Vincent Franco
Antionette Imperiale
Franco
Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice race filings
District Judge John W. Yeager of Omaha filed for chief justice. Charles A. Goss of Omaha will not seek re election. E R B Channell of Lincoln announced candidacy. Yeager served as deputy county attorney in Omaha 1920 1922 and chief deputy 1922 1932.
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Lincoln
John W. Yeager
Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Charles A. Goss
Yeager
E. Rb, Channell
Peterson Named Secretary of Nebraska State Board of Control
Harold E. Peterson age 29 of Omaha was appointed secretary of the Nebraska state board of control succeeding the late L. D. Hart. Peterson has served on the board since 1935 with a statutory salary of 2640 dollars per year.
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Lincoln
Harold E. Peterson
Omaha
State Board of Control
L. D. Hart
Peterson
Rotary speaker recalls Philippines voyage and ideas on independence
Frank Gradoville, recently returned from seven years in the Philippine Islands, addresses the Rotary Club with reflections on Philippine history climate and economy. He discusses Spanish influence politics and the independence question noting U.S. role and potential risks of a sudden exit.
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Frank Gradoville
Philippine Islands
Rotary Club
R. P. Westover
Stephen Wiles
Burton Rishel
Rotary
Gradeville
Philippines
Department of Agriculture
Panay
Charles Locey
Percy Locey
White
Sugar Central
Dr. Meyers
Locey
Lacey
Magellan
Cebu
Mactan
Manila
Legaspi
America
Spain
Iloilo
Toilo
Moun
Manuel Quezon
Roxas
Osmena
Alunan
Philippine Commonwealth
Quezon
Horace Bt. Pond
Manila Rotary
Pond
Ond
Philippine
Japan
United States
Heitlo
Hog Loses Weight After Five Months Hideaway
Albert Lee Minnesota farmer reports a 500 pound sow found alive after five months hidden in a straw pile. The animal slipped away August 2 on the R E Vandergift farm and weighed only 100 pounds when located, having survived on shallow straw and train debris without water.
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Albert Lee
Minn
R E. Vandergift
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