Twelve Dead in United Air Lines Tragedy Near Los Angeles
A United Air Lines transport wreck north of Los Angeles leaves 27 dead or missing in December. Twelve bodies recovered from the fuselage after a night of rescue efforts amid storms. Victims include Alex Novak and Edward Foerder along with other named passengers and crew.
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Associated Press
Burbank
Calif
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Alex Novak
el Centro
Eugene Biscailuz
Rhecamyen
United Aires Transport
Portsmouth
Sheriff's
Here
A. L. Markwell
Edward T. Forder
San Marino
Grace Lines Steamship Co
Ford
John Khorn
H. S. Teague
Hollywood
W. A. Newton
H. P. Hare
San Francisco
Evelyn Valance
Edwin B. Blom
Robert McLean
Yvonne Trego
Alameda
Department of Commerce
United Air Lines
Saugus
Blom
NTV Fair Dates For Four Days
Dates for the 1937 county fair are set for August 24 to 27, inclusive. Lafe Taylor of McDermott and other board officers have been reelected along with Vie President J H Appel and Secretary H T Caldwell. Director Oto Zoellner resigned and W H Harsha fills the vacancy. General admission remains 25 cents as plans begin for four days of harness racing and nightly horse events.
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Lafe Taylor
McDermott
J. H. Appel
Secetary
H. T. Caldwell
Oto Zoellner
W. H. Harsha
Temperature report for the day and prior figures
A weather note records temperatures at 9 a.m. with 48 degrees and a low of 41. It compares to yesterday's high of 56 and notes a year ago maximum of 19 and minimum unspecified.
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Lchirrman
L A.m
Plan To Make Teachers Jobs Permanent After Three-Year Probation
Columbus December 29 The Ohio Education Association discussed tenure for public school teachers after a three year probation replacing year to year contracts. About 1,500 attendees across 23 sections attended. Proposals included state board say in revoking teaching certificates and recent nominations for association leadership were announced.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
State Board of Examiners
R. W. Solomon
Middletown
New Officials at Courthouse Prepare for New Administration
Incoming and outgoing county officials met at the courthouse Monday to review pending business and office procedures as the new administration nears. Sheriff Earl C. Brandel and Clerk Richard E. Evans said they were not allowed to familiarize themselves with their offices before taking over. County commissioners, led by Chairman Ed C. Rickey, invited the new board to sit in on Monday’s meeting and to visit the offices anytime. Clerk of Commissioners James T. Phillips will work the rest of the week. retiring commissioners Rickey and Dever said goodbye. New commissioners are Frank Kuhn Ben Schwamberger and Frank Bihlman. County engineer-elect O Carson Barklow also participated.
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Earl C. Brandel
Richard E. Evans
Ed C. Rickey
Phillips
James T. Phillips
Orin L. Graves
Rickey
C. M. Dever
Frank Kuhn
Ben Schwamberger
Frank Bihlman
O. Carson Barklow
Seven motorists fined as arrests rise in Portsmouth drive
Seven drivers faced fines and one was dismissed as enforcement police kept pressure on reducing crashes in Portsmouth and Scioto County. Judge Horace L. Small arraigned them in municipal court. George Duke 21 of Lucasville was fined 100 dollars and costs with six month license suspension for driving while intoxicated. Additional charges were dismissed. Lawrence King 28 of 1139 Mill street was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County
Horace L. Small
George Duke
Lucasville
Lawrence King
Mill Street
Chicago faces nurse shortage as pneumonia surge grows
Chicago health chief President Herman N. Bundesen warned a pneumonia and influenza spike across the city. In the past 48 hours 240 pneumonia and 66 influenza cases were reported, pushing December totals to 1,335 pneumonia and 351 influenza. He cited 330 pneumonia and 53 influenza deaths that month.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Board of Health
Vatican circles fear pope’s death as illness worsens
Best informed Vatican circles say Pope Pius XI nears death with a circulatory illness worsening for weeks. The 79 year old pontiff shows partial paralysis and despair over recovery, prompting cancellations of many New Year ceremonies and a shift to St. John Lateran for diplomatic receptions.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XI
Holy Father
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
St. John Lateran
Mother shoots murder suspect in Kentucky court
In Jackson Kentucky Mrs Viola Wickline fired three times at Johnny Shephard 18 who testified at his examining trial for the murder of Harvey Gabbard 17. Moss Noble attorney and bystander Mr Moore wounded as crowd panicked.
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Jackson
Viola Wickline
Johnny Shepherd
Harvey Gabbard
Shepherd
Gabbard
Moss Noble
Moore
Circuit
Mr. Noble
Mr. Moore
Boy Dies While Saving Three Fellows From Ice
Joseph Kowalski aged 14 drowned in a quarry pool while attempting to rescue three companions who broke through the ice. After the others made it to safety, Kowalski disappeared beneath the water as Ralph Boone, a volunteer fireman, recovered the body.
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Berea
Joseph Kowalski
Kowalski
Ralph Boone
Fear for Boy's Safety Halts Kidnapper Hunt
Apparent fears for 10 year old Charles Mattson halted the Tacoma kidnapping search. Authorities backed by J Edgar Hoover and the Department of Justice offered full cooperation while the kidnapper’s ransom note and actions remained unexplained.
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Boy
Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
W W. Mattson
Department of Ju
Matison
Mattson
William Mattson
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice
Railroad Crew Helps Strikers In Cleveland Sitdown Blockade
A Cleveland rail yard standoff ended with a switch crew moving 15 cars after union official Bates read a telegram from National Wyndham Mortimer. The Fisher Body Co plant remained shut as 1,300 workers were idle in Kansas City and 1,150 in the adjacent Chevrolet plant.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Fisher Body Co
Robert Bates
National Wyndham Mortimer
Igen
Kansas City
International
Homer Martin
Chevrolet
Governor Nominates Hitchcock to Fill Senate Vacancy
Pierre South Dakota December 29 Governor Tom Berry named Herbert Hitchcock of Mitchell Democratic state chairman as U S senator to succeed Peter Norbeck who died at his Redfield home December 20.
Ohio Legislation Faces Court Challenge Over Mileage Scheme
Ohio's 91st general assembly may see laws passed in December vulnerable to court action. A suit seeks to block mileage payments for non sessions, arguing journals hide true recess periods. The case questions the legality of five minute recesses and updated calendars.
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Columbus
Ohio
91St General Assembly
Assembly
Senate
House
Ohio Assembly
Arnett Harbage
West Jefferson
Gandhi Heads Boycott Plan in India
Gandhi leads a nationwide boycott after the congress votes to oppose participation in any war involving Britain and to shun all coronation celebrations for King George V. He cites his malaria battle and urges 60,000 delegates to emulate the 1921 resistance, while warning imperial celebrations bolster imperialism.
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Associated Press
Bombay
K. Gandhi
National Congress
Senaria Hy Tabtaphineen
Gandhi
Congress
George V
Chiang Kai-shek delays trip as Chang Hsueh-liang crisis grows
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek postpones departure to attend his elder brother Chiang Hsi hou's funeral until government decisions resolve the Chang Hsueh-liang rebellion. Delays may involve sending Chang abroad for investigation while Li Zongren and others face possible resignations and Kuomintang central executives vote confidence.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Chang Hsueh-liang
Tenghua
Chekiang
Chiang Hsihou
Fenghua
Chang
Chiang
T. V. Soong
Inc
Sian
Hus
Kuomintang
Party
President Roosevelt to address Congress January 6
President Roosevelt has arranged with congressional leaders to deliver his annual message to Congress about 2 p.m. January 6.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Congress
American export licenses for war materials to Spain stir European tension
The U S state department granted licenses worth 2 777 000 for second hand airplanes and engines to the Valencia Socialist government causing diplomatic flurries in Europe. Britain and other neutrality committee members urged revocation while officials cited lack of legal authority under current neutrality law.
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American
State Department
Valencia
Foreign Office
Washington
Great Britain
International Neutrality Committee
United States
London
U. 8
Europe
Iberian Peninsula
Spain
Board of Trade
Earl of Kinnoull
U. S. State Department
Robert Cuse
Vimalert Company, Ltd
Jersey City
N. J
Hitler Plays For Time As Palos Case Unfolds In Spain
Berlin reports Hitler returns to Berlin to weigh Spanish crisis ahead of talks with Mussolini. Berlin promises unrestricted sea checks on Bilbao bound ships while Basque authorities hold one passenger and part of the cargo. Nazi moves aim to press for Madrid and test nonintervention with Franco’s forces.
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Berlin
Bilbao
Bay of Biscay
Koeln
Spain
Reich
Eessidie
Adolf Hitler
Madrid
Europe
Reichsfuhrer
Berch Bavaria
Hans von Seeckt
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Faupel
Hitler
der Fuhrer
Francisco Franco
Mussolini
Italy
France
Paris
Foreign Office
Germany
Battle shifts to Cordoba in Spanish Civil War
Madrid dispatches report fresh fighting moving the war center from Madrid to the Cordoba sector. Socialist militiamen gain ground near Andujar Jaen province as enemy losses reach about 5,000 in Lopera and Villa de Rio engagements.
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Madrid
Spain
Andujar
Jaen
Cordoba
Lopera
Villa de Rio
Hamilton County Votes on 1 Mill Levy Again
Hamilton County voters in Cincinnati went to the polls to decide a second time on a proposed 1 mill extra levy to fund current operating expenses and relief. The levy was resubmitted after defeat on November 3.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
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