Britain Pressures Haile Selassie Over Peace Plan
British officials pressed Emperor Haile Selassie to accept the peace formula tied to a broader Axis entente. Rome’s leaders faced criticism as Mussolini sought clarification while Britain eyed sanctions relief if negotiations proceeded. A missionary death in Ethiopia added to mounting tensions as London and Paris debated the plan.
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France
White
Great Britain
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Britain
Mussolini
London
Paris
Ethiopia
L Duce
Rome
Robert W. Hockman
Wheaton, Lil
Daggah
Great ‘Britain
Germany
Air Pact
Berlin
Foreign Office
Addishk
Assembly
Rain Predicted This Week In Ohio Valley Forecast
A weather forecast warns of steady rain across the Ohio Valley this week with moderate temperatures and cooler nights. forecasters expect showers to spread from the west, bringing wet conditions and light to moderate rainfall totals for several days.
Firemen Repair Toys for Portsmouth Children Christmas Aid
Portsmouth firemen prepare for their annual Santa Claus drive to ensure every child has a toy on Christmas. They craft new items and repair discarded toys, with registrations taken at the East End station for eligible youngsters.
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East End
Civic Forum
Six jailed in local safety drive after crashes
Six persons were jailed during a local safety campaign on Saturday. Paul Foster, 30, of Oak Hill was arrested for driving while intoxicated near South Webster and sent to the county jail. Baer, returning from the jail, was in a collision at Chillicothe and 11th streets injuring Mrs. Clyde Collins and Fire Chief Ray Elwell among others. Several others suffered injuries, including Mrs Nora Briggs, prompting hospital transfers. Continued on Page 22.
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Paul Foster
Oak Hill
South Webster
Sam Baer
Foster
Baer
Chillicothe
Clyde Collins
St. Bernard
Cincinnati
Portsmouth General Hospital
Ray Elwell
Seventh Street
Howard Elwell
Hamilton
Collins
John Jenkins
Blackfork
Elwell
Chillicothe Street
11Th Street
Salvation Army
Lee Stratzman
Nora Briggs
City View
Sixth S
Washington Streets
Schierman Hospital
20 Traffic Accidents Here During Week
Committees of the Citizens' Safety council prepare to act after a city week saw 20 automobile accidents injuring 10 people. Charles Clowe reports that six pedestrians were not seriously hurt and 15 traffic violators were arrested, including two for driving while intoxicated. Municipal fines total 790.54 since safety campaign began. Fourteen drivers were fined by Municipal Judge Horace L. Small for driving while intoxicated. Six paid in full, six were committed.
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Citizens’ Safety Council
Charles Clowe
Police Record Bureau
Earl Prandel
Campaign For Safety
Judgce
Horace L. Small
Jurors to Hear Liquor Charges in Ohio Political Probe
Columbus dispatch reports Franklin County prosecutor Donald J. Hoskins will present charges to the grand jury against elements of Governor Davey’s administration. Representative George J. Harter alleges Francis W. Poulson offered jobs to sway votes against probing the liquor department. Harter says he is prepared to prove favoritism and irregularities and that the governor opposed investigations.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Donald J. Hoskins
Davey
George J. Harter
Summit County
Francis W. Poulson
Harter
State Liquor Department
Hoskins
Harry L. Hopkins
Old State Relief Administration
John Lee
Relief Organization
Ensilage
Poulson
Pilot Merrill Reaches Tapachula After Antarctic Rescue Flight
Pilot Dick Merrill, en route to aid Lincoln Ellsworth missing in the Antarctic, arrived in Tapachula in Meridan State, Mexico, late today. He planned to rest overnight and depart tomorrow for Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone.
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Merrill
Menico
Brownsville
Tex
Dick Merrill
Lincoln Ellsworth
Tapachula
City Plans WPA Project Revisions For Stadium and Garage
Scioto county receives 960000 to fund relief work for 2800 employables under the WPA plan. Portsmouth, New Boston, and rural Scioto county share 632000 to 328000. Projects reduced from 1473480 with 64166 completed and 256508 inactive. WEA, city, and county engineers met WPA district officials in Chillicothe.
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WPA
J. CC. Znerder
Scioto County
Portsmouth
New Boston
WEA
District 11
Chillicothe
Twins Born in Two Towns Across Mountain Road
In Pikeville Kentucky on December 14 a mother 20 year old Mrs Ed Williams gave birth to twins separated by seven miles of winding road. The girl was born at Bread Bottom and the boy followed after the mother was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Herald for delivery.
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Pikeville
Lonely Mountain
Ed. Williams
Bread Bottom
L. Prichard
Herald
County Pays In Cash For Payroll Shortage
County employees received full cash pay Saturday as the county confirmed it would continue with half cash and half scrip payments, but observed that scrip on hand could not cover half the payroll.
Smoking in Bed Fatal Fire Claims Cincinnati Man
Dec 14 in Cincinnati reports the death of Mike Wessel, 46, who died after his night cigar slipped from his hand and set his bedclothes alight while he slept. The incident occurred as he smoked in bed before sleep.
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Cincinnati
Mike Wessel
Stores to Keep Open at Night in Busy Portsmouth Rush
Portsmouth merchants faced a record pre holiday rush with shoppers arriving by train car and foot. Stores planned nightly hours starting Monday as traffic and parking stretched city businesses, with most merchants reporting sales ahead of last season despite variable start dates.
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Portsmouth
R. G. Ketter
Retail Merchants’ Association
22 Sheet Mills To Be In Operation At Local Steel Plant
Portsmouth works of Wheeling Steel Corp will halt production this week as 22 sheet mills go into operation replacing 15. The three high jobbing mill will resume Tuesday at 3 30 p m. Employees in this department must report then. Other departments listed as operating include blast furnace six open hearth furnaces three pots in sheet galvanizing blooming and bar mills range boiler barrel and wire and rod units.
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Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Corp
Government Defends AAA Amendments As Aid To Big Class
The government argued AAA amendments prevent unjust enrichment of a small class at the expense of a larger one. It described the small group as processors of agricultural commodities and the large class as producers and consumers. The brief noted rice processing taxes are partly borne by producers and partly by consumers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Third body believed found in Chester Comer case
In Redmond Oklahoma authorities found a nude flame seared body of a young woman tentatively identified as Chester Comer’s second wife. The father of Lucille Stevens Comer travels from Maysville to view the body found by a farmer and son clearing brush. Comer died from police gunfire in Oklahoma City after a spree that linked him to five missing persons.
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Redmond
Okla
Chester Comers
Lucille Stevens Comer
Maysville
Chester Comer
Oklahoma City
Boondoggling On The Moon Outlined By Gridiron Actors
Washington December 14 Six Herbert Hoovers were paraded by the Gridiron club at its semi annual dinner as Harry Hopkins allegedly took over the tides from the moon. Roosevelt reportedly spoke to the gathering while reporters were absent. Norman Thomas, socialist opponent, was discussed as a possible 1932 nominee.
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Washington
Herbert Hoovers
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Gridiron Club
Dining Club
Harry L. Hopkins
Gableman Honored by Gridiron Club At Banquet
Edwin W. Gableman former Times writer now Washington bureau chief of the Cincinnati Enquirer was elected president of the Gridiron club at its annual banquet. He recently returned to work after a serious operation and is part of the local Gableman family connected to George William Wesley and A Walter Gableman. Walker Buel of the Cleveland Plain Dealer also joined the tech executive committee.
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Edwin W. Gableman
the Times
Washington
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gridiron Club
Gableman
George
William
Wesley
Walter Gableman
Ohio
Walker
Buel
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tech
Tax Free Refuge Sought In Desert Island Skits
Dramatic sketches feature Hearst Brisbane McCormick Chaplin Cagney Powell McPherson and J P Morgan as they seek a tax free refuge on a desert island. The program notes unexpected absences including a speaker who did not appear.
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William Randolph Hearst
Arthur Brisbane
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago
Charlie Chaplin
James Cagney
William Powell
Aimee Semple McPherson
J. P. Morgan
Desert
American Liberty League
Assembly Still Has Major Task
Columbus December 14. A special session called in September for five days quit this week with most issues unresolved. Lawmakers may return next week for a one day session to enact temporary relief financing. Core items left include county relief aid, social security measures, income tax changes, milk marketing law, and a revision of the biennial budget. The notable achievement was reenactment of a $68,000,000 tax program extending taxes to March 31, 1997.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Dole
Fear for missing witness in Liggett slaying
In Minneapolis on December 14 a key witness to the machine gun murder of publisher Walter Liggett vanished, along with a woman he often visited in a nearby apartment, raising fears for his safety as investigators pursue leads from the alley where the shooting occurred.
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Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Fog Lifts on New Deal as Supreme Court Battles End
Washington dec 14 the nation watches the new deal fight its court tests as headlines talk of clarity and regularized government. the era of bold experimentation has unsettled the normal operations, and observers await final rulings while speculation on outcomes continues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Perkins outlines seven point social security plan
Secretary Perkins unveils a seven point program for modern social security aiming at stable industry, high wage levels, short hours, thoughtful management, and universal income protection. She calls for cooperation of labor and management while the government aids, seeking long term prosperity and orderly bargaining across sectors.
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New York
Perkins
Aml
Perchins
Suspect Escapes From Middlesex County Jail
Edward Metelski, 27, awaiting trial for the slaying of State Trooper Warren G. Yenser, escaped from Middlesex county prison after forcing an assistant warden and a trustee at gunpoint into his cell. Warden Puershner said a gun may have been smuggled in by visitors in the jail witness room earlier. Metelski was to face trial Tuesday on the Brunswick pike incident.
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New Brunswick
WN. J
Edward Metelski
Newark
Warren G. Yenser
Middlesex County
Alfred H. Puershner
Metelski
Yenser
John Mater
Brunswick
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DeVoss
G. ‘la
Jack Cropper
Ralph Mantel
Hilltop Fire Station
Walter Chick
Care
Portsmouth Automobile Club
Portsmouth Public Service Co
Hitech- Hiker
Norman Thomas
Socialism
Nce
Ganzy
Capital
By Byron Price
Miss Perkins
Berry
George L. Berry
Industrial Council
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