Fragmented World News and Aviation Miracle Report
A collage of 1930s era items notes potential Russian air action against Franco, political shifts in Cuba and Britain’s stance toward Mussolini, plus aviation hero Captain Rickenbacker’s pilot Merrill surviving a severe storm. It mentions copper price updates and a French plane episode near Paris involving Madame Schmedex-Caphellut and pilot L Allemand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inené Schmedex-Caphellut
Paris
Pierre L'Allemand
L'Allemand
Pontrol
England
Bascadine
Pierre
Bigore
Bank Robbery Near Orange Grove: Loot $2760 and Pursuit
Sheriff Albert W. West Jr and deputies hunted two men and a woman for an early Monday bank hold up at Farmers State Bank of Orange Grove. Paper records and payroll were found along Willsheer and Morningside drives. Three bank employees and three customers were locked in the vault. cashier Max Osterlot was struck. Tracks and a car waited outside as authorities questioned two men and a woman later Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. West Jr
Farmers’ State Bank of
Orange Grove
Wils Shire
Morningside Drives
Alain Heignns
Frank Wotdroffe
Arcadiz Place
Jim Wells
West
Dack Hale
Dick Knight
Max Osterlot
Madrid bombed as Franco factions clash in Spain
In Madrid a fierce five hour battle left bodies of German officers and pirates amid rebel fires. A Fascist air raid wounded targets in Rosares district as Socialist pilots repelled the invaders. Government lines near San Fernando bridge, Bosdilly, Del Monte and Moncloa faced shelling while artillery rumbled along Grandilajora and Sierra fronts.
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Madrid
Des
Eal
Der
Rosares
Poulos
San Fernando Bridge
Bosdilly
del Monte
Moncloa
Grandilajora
Oma Sierra
P War Ministry
I Oo
Vallee's Yoo-Hoo Has No Echo Debutante Rebuff
Washington dispatch reports Rudy Waller recovering after his debut attempt failed as 24 debutantes did not appear for Vallee, with managers saying many applicants were offered but none suitable for his act. Waller stood by his demand that debutantes be presented, with no successful result.
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Washington
Rudy Waller
Rudy
Vallee
Rudy Studs
Deblantes
Christmas Turkey and Hens Stolen in High Point
A burglary in High Point on December 21 or 22 resulted in theft of a Christmas turkey and 11 chickens from the Kunz residence at 326 Nevada Street. A gunman held up J. J. Hil, escaping with money in his overcoat.
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L. Kunz
Nevada Street
Kunz
High Point
J. J. Hil
Dallas Holds Coin Machines Illegal
Dallasites rushed to fund coin machines as the city council again threatened their playthings. Marble boards are slated as illegal, and an ordinance taxing the devices is hoped for by Wednesday’s conference.
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Dallas
Barmaids Banned as Barroom Menace in New Orleans
New Orleans reports the city upholds ordinances banning barmaids to curb disturbances. The Local Supreme Court ruling upholds regulations aimed at reducing public nuisance and maintaining barroom order amid longstanding social tensions.
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New
Orleans
Houston Bank Pays Big Bonus to All Employees
City National Bank of Houston paid a three month Christmas bonus to all employees including junior officers. Vice President G W KeeHand announced the action on Tuesday.
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Houston Bank
Houston
City National Bank of Houston
G. W. Kee- Hand
Violet Schmidt Receives Dividends Near Railroad Track
In ELERART Indiana on December 22 a nine year old girl named Violet Schmidt found dividends near the home beside the railroad. Trainmen passing by helped her and a local man assisted in securing a new Christmas outfit for the child.
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Elerart
Ind
Violet Schmidt
Wering
Falk Andress
Quake Ravaged San Vicente Faces Death Toll Rise
SAN SALVADOR Dec 22 Relief crews searched the earthquake ruins of San Vicente for the dead as official counts posted estimates of about 250 deaths and at least 600 injured from a week of shocks. The Santa Rita eruption had subsided, villagers began to return to their homes.
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San Salvador
Salvador
San Vicente
Mcial
Santa Rita
Archbishop of York Criticizes Edward in New Year Note
The Archbishop of York condemns former King Edward for keeping his affair with Wallis Simpson, arguing love without duty betrays gospel principles. Britain is stunned as York urges focus on duties, noting the timing of royal announcements and public reaction to Canterbury's earlier comments.
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London
Edward
Yorker
Canterbury
Duke of Windsor
York
Cantarbury ii
Walls Simpson
Vonfilet
Britain
Horch
Plane search shifts to Milford area as West Air express crash hunt continues
Amid scattered reports and exhausted leads, officials shift the search for the missing Western Air express transport to the Milford Delta corridor after a wreckage sighting near Kellogg reveals a possible crash. Ground crews and air crews pursue Alpine mountains and canyon routes as weather and terrain complicate the seventh day of the hunt.
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Salt Lake City
Western Air Express
Fts
Spaxane
Wash
Northwest Airlines
St. Paul
Erwin McWilliams
Byron van Cott
Allan Barrie
Western Air
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Bartia
Milford
Deltan
S. J. Samson
Wasatch Mountain
Qaage
Alpine
East Lake Cley Ted
Sathheon
William Bogen
Gladys Witt
Delta
No-El-Evaded Humidity Forecast Affects Christmas Weather
Weather forecaster J. Jatboe announced unsettled but mild Christmas conditions with partly cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Temperatures should run 10 to 42 degrees above normal, with highs around 74 and a 32 degree Tuesday low and light southerly winds.
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Jatboe
Genus
Pardon to Attend Funeral Too Late
Boston nec eight. James H Baker known as Two Gan sought pardon from Governor Curley and executive council to attend his Wichita Falls father Louis Baker's funeral. The pardon arrived too late, as Baker's father was buried last Friday after serving as Texas ranger and cycle-police officer.
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Boston
Nec
James H
Baker
James M. Curley
Wichita
Wichita Falls
Louis
Texas Ranger
Quincy Ancore
Weather Forecast for Sen Antonts and Vicinity
Tuesday night and Wednesday look partly cloudy in East Texas with a low around 54 degrees and a high near 74 on Tuesday. Winds shift light to gentle from the south and east across the coast while the Panhandle rests warmer, with Tuesday night continuing mild conditions.
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Sen Antonts
Parity Claity
Ighest
East Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Canterbury Sees King Amid Abdication Crisis
The York prelate blasted political entanglements of romance and duty after Archbishop of Canterbury visited King George VI during a turbulent abdication period. Lord Nuffield donated 10 million dollars in a trust for Britain's distressed areas as government figures faced a crisis of leadership and succession.
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Mrs. Simpson
Canterbury
York
George VI
Lord Nuffield
Henry Ford
England
Britain
Tord Nufield
Edwardls
Senate Read in Dust in Havana Ouster Vote
In Havana on December 22 Miguel Marling Gomez faced impeachment in the island senate over interfering with legislative prerogatives. He was ousted by a 2 vote margin as Col Pulgencia Batista backed a sugar tax measure. The house tally reached 45 to remove Gomez, and vice president Federica Taredy Bra would assume the presidency. A pistol was drawn by the speaker Arturo Tas during the impeachment session.
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Havana
Miguel Marling Gomez
Rajor
Jin Pentiamert
Court of Catha
Senate
Tle
Col Pulgencia Batista
Army Army
Gomez
Gomes
Gerardo Machado
Tim Mendicta
Federica iTaredy Bra
Arturo Tas
Sod
Lerede Bru
Santa Claus Presents Scandal Ends Without Charges
In Juates New Mexico three people lose Christmas gifts after an engravered cigarette case dispute. Secret Service agent Ed Tyrrell reports no charges will be filed as the suspect showed he purchased the items as novelties. The case hinges on proof of purchase and intent.
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Ehireney
Ed ‘Tyrrell
Secret Service
Tyrrell
Jaren
Nude Woman Found Dead in Gas Fueled Kitchen
A nude woman, identified as Mrs. Radik B. Gatther, 33, found dead in a gas filled kitchen at a deserted Rolling Road Golf Club near Spring Grove State Hospital. Detected gas fumes, scratches on body, and a blanket as sole apparel. Authorities say she escaped from the hospital the previous night and likely died late yesterday or last night.
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Baltimore
Imental Disease
Silas W. Weltmer
Radik B. Gatther
Spring’ Grove State
Schaub
W. C. Bauer
Bauer
Schauh
Taylor
Jude
Most Valuable Stamp to Be Sold to Smithsonian
UTICA N Y December 92 The most valuable stamp in the world the British Guiana philatelic gem is to be sold for 40000 dollars and placed permanently in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. Its owner Mrs Anna Hind Scala widow of Athnas Hind says negotiations are nearly complete for the sale. The purchase is to be funded by stamp collectors and dealers nationwide under a central committee. Hind outbid King George V to obtain the stamp in 1922 from a French government section.
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Utica
N. Y
British Guiana
Smithsonian Institute
Washingington
Anna Hind Scala
Athns Hind
Hind
George V of
England
Two Convicted on Gas Tax Charges
YASHVILLE Tenn December 33 jury WH Land of somphiy and G G Gean of Walls oil dealers were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the state of gasoline taxes. Punishment of not more than five years in the penitentiary and a fine were imposed. Hood.
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Yashville
Tenn
Ury
Land of Somphiy
G. G. Gean
Walls
Benitentiary
Hood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cuba
Rusia
Arthur Brisbane
Blalin
Franco
Earle
Pennsylvania
Minera
Addis Ababa
Mussolini
Chinas Sapan
Musso- Mai
Pharis
Uncle Han
Chav
Rickenbacker
Henry T. Merrill
Eastern Airlines
Atlantic Ocean
Francis Bacon
Spain
New York
Alf Landon
White House
Roosevelt
Landon
Orange
Grove
Lisbon
Portugal
Salamanca
Francisco Franco
Bite
Tarragone
Barcelona
Valencia
Alicante
Cartagona
Malaga
Gijon
Santander
Bilbao
Wally
Church of England
Archbishop OF
Ogene 15
Santa Claus
Juates
Mexico
Bartenter
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