Mitchell Warns Alaska Base Key To US Air Power
General Mitchell urges rapid Alaska air base construction to deter Japan, warn US security hinges on air power. He claims US air service is underfunded and ill equipped for war, citing Alaska as closest to Asia and capable of striking New York or Washington. He notes Japan already dominates western advances and presses need for decisive action.
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William C. Mitchell
United States
Washington
Mitchell
Weiter
Asia
Alaska
New York City
Asia Miller
Miltary Service
Roosevelt
Japan
Alzste
New York
Chicago
Petrit
Admiral Perry
Lo Ens
West
England
Air War Opens As Two Die In Alaska Japan Learns
Arthur Brisbane reports a pivotal start to a real air war observed in Alaska and Japan, detailing the first fatalities as fighting intensifies. The piece highlights strategic shifts, the impact on soldiers, civilians, and ongoing international reactions.
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Alaska
Japan
Prowlers Fired On After Robbery In San Antonio Streets
Detectives Hardcastle and Roberts pursued two prowlers after a grocery-store theft at South Presa and Carolina. The suspects fled into a vacant lot. officers recovered merchandise at the scene and continued the search.
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Tke A
B. Grocery Store
South Presa
Carolina Streets
FP. C. Hardcastle
George Roberts
ELA
Fire Claims Four In Home Near Cleveland
Dee FRE IN HOME TAKES four AVES CLEVELAND sees a deadly fire in a family dwelling. Victims include Olga Wheaton 29 Edward 6 Edita and John 1. Marion Wheaton 29 a WPA worker survived severely burned. The rescue squad found bodies in their beds.
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Cleveland
Dee
Mes
Olga Wheaton
Edward
Edita
John
Bushan
Marion Wheaton
WEA
Fairolan
Albert Wheaton
Stock Donations Reach High Tide Under New Gift Tax Rules
Washington reports a surge in large stock gifts following President Roosevelt’s gift tax proposal. Four months show about 60 million dollars in gifts by corporate officers and major stockholders. Tax experts expect total gifts to rise once all reports are filed next year as rules take effect in January and rates rise to about 21.2 percent for some transfers.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Coveress
Dense London Fog Disrupts Rail and Air Services
Dense fog swept the British Isles causing widespread disruption. Air travel halted and a London blackout followed as fog grounded a Sandown Park race meeting and blanketed the capital. The weather cut across Wales and other regions with noon visibility poor and services suspended.
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British Isles
London
Wales
Sandoyn Park
Suspect Pleads Guilty in Theft of Suit from Joske Brothers
Albert Delameter admitted stealing a suit from Joske Brothers on November 2. Judge Charles J. Beatties sentenced the case in County Court No. 2. Delameter gave no address and appeared at the hearing, pleading guilty to the theft.
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Albert Delameter
Flatanths
Sai
Charles J. Beatties
County
Cotrtalel
Delametes
Joske Brothers
All Hope Gone for Finding Lost Fliers in Australia
Canberra dispatch reports the Australian government officially abandoned hope of recovering Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and co pilot Amy Pethybridge after their light from England to Australia went missing.
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Canberra
Australia
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Tain Pethybridge
England
Weather Forecast Ban Aistorite and vicinity
Partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday with a low around 56 degrees and a high near 12 degrees on Sunday. Light to moderate southerly winds. Friday high about 66 degrees, Saturday low around 58. expected showers along the east coast Saturday night and Sunday morning. East Texas coast: cloudy with rain likely east portion Saturday night and Sunday morning, moderate to lively southerly winds along the coast. West Texas: fair Saturday night and Sunday. Astinated weather on page 21.
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Ban Aistorite
West Texas
Parker Wit Denied He Had Clue In Lindbergh Case
In Flemington officials say Parker's statement that he had nothing of value in the case is recorded at a conference with state prosecutors and police. Governor Hoffman denied reports Parker named a suspect. Hauptmann's fate looms as the U S Supreme Court weighs a review, with costs cited around 500 000 for the investigation and trial.
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Trenton
J. Dee
Elis H. Parker
Burlington County
Hrunic Nichard Haustinin
Flemington
Parker
Associated Press
Robert Peacock
Lieut
Arthur Kenlen
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Anather
Bilis Parker
Hollman
Prvate
Bruno Richard Haupttgan
Court of Pardons
Senrce
Hauptmann
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Hauptgoann
Bruno
Weir
Death House
Lloyd Fisher
Hoffman
Hinds
London Fog Covers San Antonio Streets This Weekend
A dense fog or fog bank envelops San Antonio Saturday morning and is expected to return Sunday. Forecaster J H Jarboe says motorists will face reduced visibility with cloudy afternoons while temperatures rise from Friday's high in the 60s to around 72 by Sunday. The fog covers a wide area from the Rio Grande to Louisiana, with no rain forecast and winds light to moderate from the south.
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San Antonio
San Abromans
London
A. S
J. H. Jarboe
Jarhar
Nrez
Texas
Rio Grande
Louisiana
German Labor Front leader seeks fewer women in gastronomy
Karl Walter, head of the vonisMeeree group of the German Labor Front, urges replacing women waitresses with men in Munich beer halls and bars. He argues a German woman is too good to serve as a siren, citing that about 46 percent of gastronomy workers are women and citing exams of their physical condition.
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Berlin
Munich
Germany
Karl Walter
vonisMeree
Labor Front
Welter
Imen
Canada Suppresses Kidnapping Story In Windsor Case
London dispatchers report distiller Sid Nathanson paid 30000 to kidnappers for his father Moe Nathanson's release. The affair, tied to the Labatt case, remained secret until linked to the Sabath case. Police gave few details as the episode surfaced, recounting a Windsor kidnapping involving Nathanson brothers and a Detroit ransom bid.
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London
Uni
Sid Nathanson
Moe
Windsor
Sabath
John Labatt
Cavats
Nathanson Brothers
Witdsor
Detroit
Tori
Philippine Clipper Poised for Journey
The Philippine Clipper, second large seaplane, prepares to start a 16 000 mile round trip to Manila. It rests near its sister ship Ching Glipper, which completed the first round trip mail across the Pacific just hours before schedule. The Hawaii Clipper, third ship in the service, will fly to Baltimore from Alameda soon.
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Alameda
Udall
Drc
Last Border in Germany Passes
Berlin reports Dr. Wilhelm Frick minister of interior orders removal of frontier markers between the old German states as part of the Nazi consolidation. He gave a curt explanation that the old borders must disappear with the Third Reich in mind.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Wilhelm Frick
Japanese delegation presses for naval parity with US and Britain
Equality London Dec 7 Jap nest delegation to the forthcoming naval conference advised the British admiralty that Japan demands parity with the United States and Great Britain before any other issues can be discussed. Representatives include Admiral Osami Nagano Matsuno Naga Rear Admiral Twashila and Tarasaki secretary. The stance recalls earlier bilateral talks and Japan’s denunciation of the Washington and London naval treaties.
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London
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Admiralty
Osami Nagano
Matsuno Naga
Twashila
Taro Tarasaki
Washington
Houston Trash Cans to Display Weather Reports
Houston awards a five year franchise for weather aiding trash cans. City contractors will supply 5000 cans in the business district with daily official weather reports and advertisements mounted beside the receptacles.
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Houston
Letter Writer Covers World From Blackwater Missouri
Harald Esser of Blackwater writes to foreign friends and estimates he has penned thirty six miles of words since starting in 192%. The letter notes his ongoing correspondence and view of world events.
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World Blackwater
T.harald Esser
Texan Brings Down Mouse on Himself
Fort Worth reports a mishap as George Remsey caused a section of a house to collapse while repairing a water pipe. The weight pinned him briefly until neighbor LA Stewart and another ambulance driver freed him and called for aid.
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Texan
Fort Worth
George Remsey
Zerlatts Induries
Remsey
Stewart
Mountain bandits hunt as prison escape trio flees
Mountain riflemen join officers in pursuit of convicts McGory, Dean, and Moss who escaped from the Nashville state penitentiary by kidnapping Deputy Warden Fe Connors. A deputy was wounded and Leonard Barrett, Farrier Grayle, and Sheil were injured during exchanges near a cabin in East Tennessee. The trio halted at a mountain drive, fled into the woods, and remained at large as posses searched the rugged terrain.
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Tazewell
Tenn
Bwa
This McGory
Pete Dean
Inn Kresk
State Penitentiary of
Nashville
Sheil
Hucchinson
Union County
Theyepet
Sestarda
Leonard Barrett
Morristown
Passtmen
Upper East Tennessee
Farrier Grayle
Essary
McCarg
Dean
George Wil Iiir
Moss
Penijtentiary
Fe Connors
Bins Ab
I Moss
Runchtoye
Texas Flooded Streams Halt Central Texas Travel
Heavy rains across Texas cause the Tittle river to swell for the eighth time this year. Central Texas streams rise forcing lane closures and a shutdown on Highway No. 93. Bridges on the Little river were closed with reopenings expected after more rain. Dallas see fog and flight cancellations at Love Field as travel slows statewide.
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Texas
Teves
van Bank Fll
Temple
Uh Amarillon
Millsboro
Dallas
Shia Love Field
Worthless Check Brings $100 Fine in Local Case
W. H. Beard of East Commerce Street was fined $100 and costs totaling $114.40 after allegedly cashing a worthless $5 check at Kalilson's Department Store on November 25. The case involved Hat Corrigan and the Justice of the Peace.
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EH. Beard
Commerce Street
Peace Hat Corrigan
Beard
Kalilson's
Georgia License Tags Highlight Political Figures in Georgia
Georgia car tags for Franklin D Roosevelt and Eugene Talmadge, plus political opponents, are described as special complimentary tags. With 1938 license plates due January, the Roosevelt tag stands out while the Talmadge tag bears the designation I-41, illustrating named individuals receiving unique tags ahead of the new year.
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Georgia
Talmadge
New
Roccevelt
Eugene Talmadge
Ten Day Jail Term Assessed in Theft
Horace Wile Sot pled guilty to theft under fifty dollars in County Court-at-Law No 2. He received ten days in jail and a ten dollar fine. The complaint alleged he took clothing and tools valued at nine dollars and nine cents from B F Bonewitz on Mieloria Street.
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Horace Wile Sot
Frio City Road
Wooney
B. F. Boneiwitz
Mieloria Alreet
Planes Bring Desolation Beyond Attack
In 1935 Addis Ababa reports Dessye field headquarters of Empeta bombed heavily in a second aerial assault on Haile Selassie. Italian planes dropped bombs and machine gun fire targeted Ethiopian concentrations as Red Cross protested in Geneva. The emperor again escaped injury.
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Ethiopia
H.R. Knickerbocker
International
Desye
Emperor Selassie
Dea
Dessye
England
Mediterranean
Associated Teese
Addis Ababa
Dre T
Eliaplan
Empeta
Haile Selassie
King of Kings
Halle Selassie
Iawao
Red Cross
Geneva
Dessyei
Duce Defies 52 Sanctioning Nations in Italy Crisis
Rome reports Benito Mussolini defi ed 52 nations sanctioning Italy amid a stormy session of parliament. He promised unwavering resolve on the siege’s 335th day and dismissed any premature optimism while British and American diplomats watched from the diplomatic galleries.
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Rome
Beno Mussolini
Italy
Erle Drummond
Breck Long
United States
Rental rates and rooms list in old classified ad
A garbled rental listing shows apartments and houses with weekly and monthly rates. Entries include 41 James priced at 12.00 per month, 2035 Sverettia 818.00 monthly, 427 Hays 325.00 monthly, 226 Caratina 328.00 monthly, 318.00 monthly at Trreifth Street, and 304 Nika room and board F400 per week with 727 Stain at 20.09 per month. Additional notes indicate incomplete rental column details and a request to place ads by 6 PM Saturday.
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Eurnisigd
James
Sverettia
Hays
Caratina
Trreifth Street
Nika Room & Board
Stain
Myrtle
Fannin
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Ells H. Parker
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Rivwania
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John Garner
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Manila
Manuel Quezon
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Selassie
Duce
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