Davis Denies Atornia Charge In Match Industry
Normen H. Davis rejected charges linking him to efforts to wreck the American match industry. He denied involvement with any match company or import of foreign matches and said no tariff reduction was ever proposed. He referenced a 1934 public statement about Kreuger company investors and a disarmament committee, noting leave from the government and limited time on the Kreuger matter.
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New York
Washington
Davis
Franers D. Culkin
Iata
United States
Secretary of State
Atyate
Maten
Taldow
Maximim
Kreuger
International Match
Krancer
Toll
Swedish Match Company
Thiabient
Follarsy
Elisabeth Bergner Debuts on Broadway Amid Picketing
New York January 22 audience witnessed the Broadway debut of Elisabeth Bergner born in Vienna. The gilt star, who fled Nazi Germany, received an ovation in the lead of Margaret Kennedy's new play Escape Me Never. Rebel playwrights’ picket line outside the theater accused the Theater Guild of unfairness to American drama.
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New York
Elisabeth Bergner
Vienna
Tures
Germany
Camss
Addhaim
Europe
Margaret
Youth Plea Leads to Guilty Sentence in Auto Theft Case
After pleading guilty to an indictment charging theft of an automobile from J. Mo Watson, Frank Scott, also known as Geyer, was sentenced to two years in the state penitentary by Judge W. W. McCrory in district court. The defendant’s written confession listed the name Frank Scott. The article notes discrepancies in identity and references Lalit Gever.
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J. Mo Watson
East Buman
Lalit Gever
Wer
W. W. McCrory
Gever
Geyer
Frank Scott
Dace Ene
Western District Sets Record In Thousand-Plus New Cases
U S attorney reports 1462 criminal cases opened in the past fiscal year. Since 1949, the Western District of Texas led in new cases, surpassing all other BBC districts. By June 30, 1944, 1516 old and new cases were closed with 1990 convictions, no. of dismissals 18 acquittals, and 112 cases pending. Half of dismissals were Volstead act. The district spans 63 counties around 70 miles of Mexican border, with courts in El Paso Pecos Del Rio San Antonio Austin and Waco.
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W. RK
Smith
U. S
BBC
United States
Texas
el Faso
Pecos
del Rio
San Antono
Austin
Waco
Fifty Dead From Cold Wane and Floods Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a widespread disaster as severe weather spreads east and south leaving about fifty dead. Floods, fog, sleet and freezing temperatures disrupt traffic from Arkansas to Wisconsin, with ships damaged in Memphis harbor and extreme cold giving way to rain in the Northwest.
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Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tenpessie
Wisconsin
St. Croix
Wolf River
Memphis
Tena
Rocky Mountain
West Central States
Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Nves
Tegan
Bellingham
Wash
Ferther North
British Columbia
North Pacific
Jackson
Dunean
Alaska
Maiz
Chicago
Newark Airport
Watts
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Texas Freeze Kills Thousands of Cattle and Harming Crops
The Associated Press reports searing Texas cold caused seven deaths and froze thousands of cattle. Cattle along the Gulf coast near Beaumont were found dead at water edges while High Island counted forty four carcasses in one five mile stretch. Temperatures fell to 17 degrees, with lows reaching 26 in Brownsville and widespread crop losses from tomatoes to onions and spinach across Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Galveston areas.
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Associated Press
Texas
Jim
Megailan
Latedo
Egile
Gulf Coast
Beaumont
High Island
Rathemen
Jeferson
Chambers
Brownsville
Bay Shore
Galveston
Laredo
Corpus Chri
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Cole Brothers’ Circus
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Sip
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Alfred Dieckmann
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Kentucky
Travellers Protective Associaion
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Quebec
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Sommers Surgical Shop
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