German Freighter Lifeboats Picked Up in South Atlantic
Argentine fishing boat Maneco rescued four empty lifeboats from German freighter Ussukuma which sailed from Bahia Blanca with a wheat cargo to run the British blockade. The boats carried stores navigation instruments and the ship’s black cat mascot. British reports said the Ussukuma was caught in the blockade. the lifeboats appeared to reflect safe crew survival.
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Buenos Aires
Maneco
Ussukuma
Bahia Blanca
South Atlantic
Une
Wells College seeks million for building modernization
Wells College seeks one million dollars for building modernization. President William E. Weld announced the drive, with Myron C. Taylor of United States Steel Corporation named honorary chairman.
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Wells College
Algal Lof Dulg
Aurora
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William E. Weld
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Flag Transfer May Be Asked By U.S. Lines
United States Lines considers transferring its North Atlantic fleet to foreign flags or selling to a British Belgian or Irish company after Neu neutrality act limits. President Franklin notes ships like the President Harding are aging and seeks policy guidance to preserve U.S. maritime interests and access to French and British ports.
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United States Lines
North Atlantic
United States
John M. Franklin
Lines
Harding
Franklin
Line
Emory
Land
U. S. Maritime Commission
Happily Married 73 Years Boland Couple Honored in Syracuse
Frederick A. Boland and his wife celebrate 73 years of marriage at home in Syracuse. Born in 1796, he recalls serving as a gunner on the USS Ford at Mobile Bay. The couple married in Oneida on December 21 1866 and shared a family dinner with relatives and grandchildren.
Expulsion Debate Flows as League Confronts Russian Moves
Sympathies run high as the League weighs expelling its largest member amid Russian military activity in eastern Europe. The piece recalls Mussolini’s Ethiopia invasion, sanctions, and the shifting stance of Austria Hungary and Albania, with Switzerland wary of hosting the League.
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Mussolini
Ethiopia
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Hungary
Albania
Germany
Finland
Russia
France
England
Hitler
China
Near East
Soviet Union
Poland
Baltic States
Switzerland
Stalin
United States
League of Nations
Dishwasher cuts tongue to escape trouble at university
Rolland Wells a dormitory dishwasher at John Brown University in Siloam Springs Arkansas severed the tip of his tongue to avoid further discipline after repeated reprimands for smoking drinking dancing and swearing. He told reporters it always got him into trouble.
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Siloam Springs
Ark
Rolland Wells
John Brown University
Wells
Deaths of Prominent Persons in America
Madison New Jersey December 1 Charles H Totty 66 internationally known horticulturist and past president of the Society of American Florists Also head of Newberry College New York December 11 Dr Wilhelm Grosz 45 noted composer and pianist once conductor of the Vienna Opera famed in this country for Harbor Lights
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Charles H. Tootty
Madison, N. J
Charles H. Totty
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Society of American Florists
New York
Wilhelm Grosz
Vienna Opera
Timothy J. Sullivan, linotype innovator for 48 years
Hastings on Hudson native and Ireland born Timothy J. Sullivan died aged 71 from heart disease. He aided Ottmer Mergenthaler in perfecting the linotype and spent nearly half a century at the Wall Street Journal as supervisor of linotype operations.
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Ireland
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Wall Street Journal
Paul J Bonwit Dies at 77 in York Hospital
Paul J Bonwit 77 retired operator of Bonwit Teller department stores dies of pneumonia at York Hospital He was born in Germany and began his career as a shipping clerk in Paris.
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New York
Paul J. Bonwit
Bonwit-Teller
York Hospital
Germany
Paris
Leiserson Moves to Dismiss NLRB Secretary Revealed
Capitol Hill hearing exposes minutes showing William Leiserson proposed ousting Nathan Witt as NLRB secretary. Witt listened as documents were read while Leiserson and other board members criticized administration, case handling, and personnel practices.
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House
National Labor Relations Board
Capitol Hill
William Leiserson
Nathan Witt
Witt
Leiserson
Paard
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Jeiserson
Labor Board
Supreme Court
Trooper Denied Change of Venue in Girl Slaying Trial
State Police Corporal Benjamin Franklin keeps his case in Carbon County as Judge William J. Thomas denies a venue change for the slaying of 14 year old Joan Stevens of Nesquehoning. Franklin says the shooting was self defense after she threatened him with a toy pistol. He remains free on $5,000 bail while awaiting trial.
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Cecil
INS
Benjamin Franklin
Joan Stevens
Nesquehoning
William J. Thomas
Troopes
Bremey
Franklin
Carton County
Joan
Carbon County
Fit-your-budget loan plan offers flexible monthly payments
The plan lets you borrow $100 with no endorsers and repay in monthly installments that fit your income. A $9.75 monthly schedule over 12 months covers the loan and charges, while $6.41 monthly for 20 months also completes repayment.
Social Security Q A Column Answers Reader Inquiries
The Syracuse Herald Journal invites readers to submit questions on the amended Social Security Act. The page provides Q A responses on benefits for widows, spouses, and workers, detailing monthly amounts and eligibility rules, with guidance on applying for assistance and clarifying property ownership, citizenship, and wage records.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
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Syracuse
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County Welfare Department
Social Security Board Advice On Survivor Benefits
Inquiries address eligibility for widows and survivors benefits with past death dates before 1940. The reply notes benefits depend on amendments effective after 1940 and suggests contacting the Syracuse Field Office for full details.
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Curity Board
Syracuse
Social Security Board
Federal Building
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