French troops sail to Djibouti as Italy eyes Somaliland
About 1000 Senegalese sharpshooters depart Marseille aboard the Sphinx and Chantilly for Djibouti to reinforce the Somaliland garrison amid French warnings of war if Italy seizes Bijthouti. Daladier signals readiness to deploy more ships and troops, while Italy concentrates forces along the Ethiopian frontier.
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Paris
Dre
Ufi
Marseilles
Djlhoutt I
Cams
Hubert Deschamps
Romanland
Daladise
Dalsdlers
Italy
Bijthouti
Djibourg
France
Por Cle Legion
Algeria
Finland
Tlalisn
Libya
Foreign Legion
Daladier
London
Miniter Chathverlain
Rone
Tialy
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Foreign Ministry
Trn
French Empire
Woul
Haly
Four Bridge Players Claim Perfect Hand in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana four bridge players claim a perfect hand of thirteen cards in one suit. They allege John Lechner shuffled a new deck and dealt after cutting. The participants were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lechner and Jacob Beefer. Mrs Lechner bid seven spades.
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South Bend
Ind
John Lechner
Jacob Lechner
Jacob Beerer
Lechner
Ripley Visits San Blas Country to Claim Travel Title
York dispatch reports Robert L. Ripley arrived in San Blas at the intersection of Central and South America and clinched his title as the world's most traveled man. The visit marks his two hundredth country or independence visited in recent years, with about 60 more to reach the goal.
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Che Tan
York
Robert L. Ripley
San Blas
Central
South America
Reward Offered for Stolen 12-Foot Candle, Rye
A 12-foot candle, a sheet metal community Christmas taper, was stolen from a public display in Rye. In response, a reward of $100 was posted today, reflecting community anger over the theft and its impact on celebrations.
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Rye
Moodiehis
Chrysler Sr Very Sick. Auto Leader Described By Associates
New York December 28 Chrysler Sr automotive magnate Walter Chrysler is described by associates as still very ill. He suffered a circulatory attack seven months ago and his condition remains grave, with reports noting he is improving only slowly.
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Chrysler Sr
Rew
York
h—Walt
Br P. Chrysler Sr
Way
Walter Howly
Chrysler
New School Head Board Headache Stirs City
Dr. J P Hollins and the board wrestle over electing a new superintendent from four candidates while Miss Elma Neal, an assistant, withdraws her resignation and protests erupt among teachers and principals. Portwood’s name looms as a potential successor, board debates indicate Neal’s influence, and a yearlong contract issue ties the timeline to July 1.
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J.P. Hollins
Board of Education
Elma Neal
Miss Neal
T. B. Portwood
J. C. Cochran
Portwood
Cochrin
Grand Jurors Silent Over Payroll Inquiry
Grand jurors met in secret session as courthouse officials awaited word on payroll probe. Only 11 jurors attended with missing key figures. sheriff’s office audited special commissions, cancelling about 200 of 500. No witnesses were subpoenaed for Thursday. plans to visit county institutions were noted.
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W. T. Thritton
Grand Jury
J. W. Davia
Sug
Sheriff's Office
Davis
Robert F. Che
Commissioners' Court
Robert B. Green Hospital
We Aba Kaufman
Retura
Woman Buried in Wheat Shroud She Picked on Christmas
A 29-year-old woman who chose to be buried in a shroud of wheat she harvested died on Christmas Day. She had asked to be buried in the field with a winter wheat shroud and smiled as she passed, a wish reportedly granted at her funeral today.
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Aamantha Walt
Bollntvirn
Cremation of 8 year old Japanese girl investigated
Vancouver police probed the cremation of Emiko Yamada as detectives sought whether her death resulted from suicide or murder. An autopsy cited burns as the cause, with a forehead bruise of uncertain origin. The body was found at the family home by her brother Eichi and father G. Yamada after the furnace fueled by soaked paper burned it.
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Vancouver
B.C
Emiko Yamada
Ture Agee
Eichi Yamada
G. Yernhda
Hotel Fires Drive 125 Into Cold in Falls Minn
International Falls Minnesota reports a blaze destroyed three frame buildings housing two hotels and four taverns, forcing about 125 guests to flee in freezing temperatures. Fire crews faced no wind yet battled frozen hoses, while amid chaos guests escaped in night attire. Separately, New York author and reviewer Lewis Ganneth, 47, remained in Presbyterian Hospital with head injuries after being struck by a car.
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International Falls
Minn
New York
Lewis Ganneth
New York Herald
Trius
Presbyterian Hospital
Aera
Toledo Water Supply Safe as Wind Abates
Toledo eased water shortage fears as winds died down and the Mau Mee river returned to normal levels. The wind had pushed water into Lake Erie, lowering river intake levels and prompting officials to urge reduced consumption to conserve reserves. Sandusky water operations also faced strain but resumed pumping today.
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Toledo
Ohio
Maumee
Attar
Sandusky
Sandusky Bay
Narmel
FIGHT OVER HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION IN COUNTY COURT
A long report from the Robert B. Green hospital board, presented to the County Commissioner's court by chairman Russell B. Wine, praises two years of management, notes salary cuts, new wards, a venereal clinic, and cost savings, while suggesting critics and Judge-elect Anderson seek changes.
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Praseaur
Rrank L. ‘Paschal
Robert B. Green
Ame
Anderson
Charles W. Anderson
Panchal
Eletant
Sam Ellis
el Paso County
Landon to Pass Through Los Angeles on Way to Topeka
Former Governor Alf Landon ex Republican presidential nominee will stop briefly in San Antonio en route from Lima Peru to his Kansas home. He will arrive by Braniff plane from Brownsville at 4:55 p m Saturday and depart ten minutes later for Fort Worth to catch a train for Kansas.
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Alfred Mi .Anuon
Fafses
San Antonio
Topeka
Kan
Lima
Peru
Braniff
Brownsville
Mater
Fork Worth
Kansas
Freezing Weather Grips Nation From North to South
Sub-zero blasts from the Rockies to the Atlantic chilled the nation with Minnesota hitting 34 below. South from Florida to the Gulf states felt freezing temperatures as a new cold wave loomed. Eighteen deaths from exposure or traffic hazards were linked to the cold, with New York and surrounding areas beset by wind and snow warnings.
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Associatedt
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Minnesota
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Great Plains
New York
Adirondacks
Albany
Great Lakes
New York City
Michigan
Dickinson County
Lower Peninsula
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Mercury
New England
Mt. Mitchell
N.C
Aera
Asheville
N. C
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Memhis
Tenn
New Orleans
Sa’ Ah
Miami
Fla
Key West
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kane
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Minneapolis
Warroad
Minn
Aberdeen
Wisconsin
Wausau
Fort Wayne
Ind
Springfield
Ohio
Montana
Continental Divide
Cuitbank
Great Falls
Woodsman
Indiana
Bowery Missions and Welfare Department
Proschett
Enid
Oklahoma
Miners Trapped After Lake Shore Mine Blast at Kirkland Lake
Rescue crews labored to free two miners trapped underground by a blast at the Lake Shore Gold Mine in Kirkland Lake Ontario. Debris blocked the 2400 to 2700 foot levels after three rocks collapsed while an air pocket cracked during the explosion. Most workers nearby received medical treatment for shock. 40 to 50 men were sent home. The trapped men’s notes were not immediately learned.
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Kireland Lae
Ontario
Lake Shore
Kirkland Lake
Ortata
North Bay
Mexican Official and Wife Visit in San Antonio
Mexican official Beteta and his wife stayed at the St. Anthony hotel on a holiday visit to San Antonio. Beteta declined to discuss Mexican conditions while meeting with F. & Creighton, Houston customs supervisor once stationed locally. Also reported, Rear Admiral Emile Gabriel Martel of France died after a brief illness at his villa near Dunkerque.
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R. Beteta
Malatons
Mexico
Lille
France
Emile Gabriel Martel
Villa de Rosendael
Nea Dunkerque
Legion of Hong
Weather San Antonio and vicinity forecast brief
Parkly cloudy and warmer Wednesday night and Thursday. Light to moderate easterly winds. Highs expected near 48 Wednesday, 60 Thursday, with Wednesday night lows around 40 and Tuesday high 44. East Texas interior partly cloudy with rain likely on the coast Wednesday night and Thursday, warmer in the east. West Texas partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, warmer in the southeast on Thursday. Panhandle appears favorable with lighter winds.
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San Antonio
East Texas
West Texas
Opler
Panhandle
Bethlehem Plan Ruled Illegal By Labor Board
Bethlehem Steel faces a 10 day deadline to abandon its 20 year old employee representation plan after a National Labor Relations Board examiner ruled it violated the Wagner Act. The ruling names Bethlehem plants in Pennsylvania New York Maryland and other sites. Veteran actor dies in Los Angeles at age 78 from the cast of an old time melodrama now in a revival.
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Bethlehem
Washington
Bethlehem Steel
Maryland
Raymiday
Deveiber
Los Angeles
Jeffrey Willams
Demo Split Seen As 1940 Threat
Washington February 28. A leftist split over the New Deal is seen as a threat to party harmony in the coming congressional session and possibly to Roosevelt's 1940 presidential chances. Democratic whip Pat Boland says actions in the new session will decide which party may win the White House.
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Washington
Feu
TNS
Frank
Congress
Democratic House
Yace
Pat Boland
Pennsylvania
Bandits Hold Up Western Shanghai Road Crowd
Five Chinese robbers halted traffic on Columbia road near the international settlement and robbed seven automobiles returning from the American Country club. They escaped with money and jewels from foreign men and women, mostly Americans, in what is described as the biggest holdup in Shanghai in years.
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Bhanghat
Vrt
Shanghai
Yeats
Columbia Road
International Settle
American Country Club
Greek Town Hit by Hard Earth Tremors
In Athens on December 28 a string of strong earthquakes rocked Kunlana, frightening residents and causing significant property damage. No casualties were reported, and authorities noted no immediate injuries.
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Athens
Felopoanesus
Kunlana
New Gold Wave Heats Area After Severe Freeze
San Antonio saw rising temperatures after a sharp freeze as a cloud shield kept the mercury from diving further. Meteorologist J. M. Jarboe said 31 degrees fell before clouds halted the plunge. but Austin recorded 20 degrees and Leon Springs saw ice. A new Canadian cold wave is forecast to descend Saturday, with temperatures sliding to about 40 Wednesday night and near 60 Thursday.
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San Antinio
J. 4
Jarboe
Austin
Leon Springs
Canada
Rio
Rites Held in Galveston for Maco Stewart
Funeral services were held today for Maco Stewart 67 prominent Galveston attorney and planner who died Monday after several months illness at the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn Stewart had long served the city’s legal and civic life with prominence in local affairs and professional circles
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Galveston
Vec
H—Lins
Maco Stewart
Gnander
Stewart
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Italian Bank Robbers Hit Treviso Branch for 250000
Police sought a gunman band after a bank branch of the Bank of Tiny in Treviso was robbed. The theft yielded about 250000 dollars. Multiple assailants fled the scene, with authorities pursuing leads.
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Treviso
Eloly
Tedey
Bank of Tiny
Five Convicted on Mail Fraud Counts in Indiana Trials
An Indianapolis federal jury convicted five officers of Continental Credit and Kim-Murphy company executives in a scheme alleging mail fraud and theft of about 1.2 million dollars. Kenneth P. Kimball, president of Winchester based firms, and others including John W. Moore Sr., and John W. Moore Jr., faced sentences possibly up to ten years, with several counts reaching maximums of seven to ten years.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Continental Credit
Kenneth P. Kimball
Corporation of Winchester
Kim-Murphy Company
John W. Moore Sr
Continental
John W. Russell B. Wise
Union City
Moore Jr
FDR Recession Joins Hoover in Shenandoah Family
In Shenandoah Iowa a newborn son named Pranklin Delano Roosevelt Recession Rogers contends with his older brother Herbert Hoover Depression Togera for family acclaim. Dr J D Scerlin, the attending physician, christened Recession yesterday alongside seven other Rogers children in a quirky local naming event.
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Shenandoah
Towa
Lin Delano Roosevelt
Rogers
Herbert Hoover
Sion
John Rogers
J. D. Scerlin
51 Below Recorded at Edmonton Weather Station
A temperature of 51 below zero was recorded at 12:30 p m today on the thermometer at the terminal department of transport meteorological station in Edmonton. Actress under knife in Hollywood and date for parking company dues appear in partial snippets.
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Edmonton
Alta
Domtnlor Department of Transport
Joglen
Edmontos Plrmint
Hollywood
Ike
Aectress Doraines
Apnetix
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Katherine B. Blodgett
General Electric Laboratories
Schmnectady
N. Y
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