Browder Case Adjourned After Passport Fraud Trial
The government closed its case against Earl Browder on passport fraud charges and the hearing was adjourned until Monday. Witness Max Boedachl, a Communist, testified Browder used others' names on passports in 1921 1927 and 1891 while Browder denied the charges and pleaded not guilty.
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Jay
Earl Browder
United States
Max Boedachl
Lung
Jie
Boris Woleh
America
Bedardt
Browder
Walter Hinks Dar
FHS
Browdrr
Hameston
Nicholas Daunterg
Bednecht
Browdey
Hind
Medachtes
International Workers” Order
Moscow
Hed International
Aibor
Chinese claim major actions in Hupeh and Canton fronts
Chinese reports describe battles around Suthsien in Hueh province with 3000 Japanese involved and a Chinese push toward Canton hind cost the Japanese about 5000. They claim 13,000 to 20,000 Chinese losses in Canton victory fighting while Chinese losses in Hueh are not detailed. Japanese losses include 10 tanks and a plane. Canton has been held by Japan since 1908, observers question credence of claims.
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Huepeh
Suthsien
Chie Metropaliton
Canton
Hupeh
Canton Victiiity
Kwangtung Province
Lwigest
China
Jane Todd Reappointed Chair Of Women Republicans
Jane Todd of Tarrytown was named chairman of the Women Republicans at their annual meeting held yesterday. Ruth Hann McCormick Simms urged delegates to support a strong showing at the national convention. Attorney Thomas E. Dewey urged selecting delegates free of last minute influence, while Joek Hemey, NY Senate leader, pressed for fewer politicians and more honest servants.
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Jane Todd
Athea
Eviously
Joek Hemey
Jeader
New York
Senate
New York Education Award To Be Given To Smith
New York January 29 Governor Alfred E Smith will receive the academy award for distinguished service to public education. William S Grady superintendent and academy president presented the award on February 14 noting Smiths role in forming the Friedsam Commission which boosted financing and improvements in state education.
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al Smith
New York
Fanner
Alfred E. Smith
New York Academy of Public Education
William 5. Grady
Assolate
Acade
Amy
Smith
Friedsam
Grape Crop Value Up In State In 1939 Remarks
Dunkirk reports 1539 grape crop in Chautauqua and Cotton Belt valued at 402 per ton. The 1938 crop valued at 1,124,876 dollars. Ninety percent of the crop was bottled for juice factories and marketing.
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Dunkirk
Jan
Chautauqua
Cotntlea
Pittman Says Japan Must Change Policy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Pittman urged Japan to abandon its new Asia policy to preserve U.S. rights. He said the United States should have power to embargo supplies to Japan if the treaty of amity and commerce is abrogated, in response to Japanese actions in occupied China.
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Japan
Washington
Jam
Benshor Pittman
D-New
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan Will Not Impose New Duties on U S Goods
Tokyo reports that after the trade treaty expires on January 25 Japan will continue to grant United States goods the most favored nation status and will not levy additional duties. The measure follows an understanding that the United States intends to refrain from applying extra duties to Japanese goods, keeping trade as is even without a broader agreement.
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Japan
U.S
Tokyo
Anihi
United States
Piccard to Aid Argentine Aviators in Stratosphere Hop
Prof. Auguste Piccard and Maj. Elusido Olivero plus Rev. Ignacio Pig plan an Argentine stratosphere ascent. Piccard and Cosyns to supervise instruments and balloon with Mrs Piccard, aiming for flight over the United States. A second balloon for the Argentine ascent to be supervised.
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Piccard
Bornos Aires
Inn
Auguste Piccard
Elusido Olivero
Ignacio Pig
Cosyns
United States
Revered Cornelius Sweet Dies at 98 in Tiheco
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for the late Rev. Cornelius Sweet 98 a veteran of the Civil War and longtime Wyering Conference member at the Methodist Church He served three years and marched with General Sherman His Wyoming Conference tenure began ten years after the war with retirement in 2926 at his home for grandson Willem C Sim lars
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Cornelius Sweet
Tiheco
Willem C. Simlars
Sweet
Sherman
Wyoming
Jobless Benefit Checks Rise in December Attany
New York State's unemployment benefits rose in December with 431,023 checks issued, a nine percent increase from November. The total benefits reached $5,572 million, and the average weekly unemployment payment was $17.93, compared with $17.5 in the prior period.
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New York State
Bencfe
Italy Votes Record Arms Expenditures
Italy's government approved a large arms budget for the coming year, expanding military spending to about 34.6 trillion lire with a deficit near 6.65 trillion. The cabinet plans nine year 5 percent bonds to cover the deficit as it seeks to strengthen armed forces against a tense European war backdrop. Diplomatic reports note Italy will not attend a Balkan entente conference and aims to avoid entanglements with Romania Yugoslavia Turkey and Greece under French influence.
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Prmeler Busgilni
Qoly
Navy
Almerce
Adili
Ional
Tandy
Helgrade
Hungary
Bulgari Jalsa
Italy
Romania
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Plan to Strengthen Safety Zone Drafted
A plan to strengthen the American neutrality safety zone was near completion for Inter-American Neutrality Committee review. Dr. Charles G. Fenwax proposed banning belligerent warships from refueling in American posts more than once in 90 days to enforce the 300 mile zone agreed by the United States and another nation in October. Labor post: Lazaro Cardenae appoints Aguatin Arroyo head of the Federal Labor Department. Arroyo previously led the censorship bureau aimed at economy in the budget.
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Mear
Audy
Charles G. Fenwax
United States
Msnara
Observera
Certasin
Memco Guy
Lazaro Cardenae
Aguatin Arroyo
Fedstral
Arroyo
Oor
Senate Panel Plans Deep Cuts in Defense Funds
A Senate appropriations committee study proposes a roughly 13 million dollar cut to defense related spending, with further reductions bringing total cuts near 20 million. The move targets Army and Navy accounts, Coast Guard funds, FBI anti sabotage programs, and defense procurement. Senators Adams and Byers voiced concern over full committee endorsement, while defense officials warned impacts on coastal patrol and readiness.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Savy
Coast Guard
United States
Senate
Adams
Sidconuustlee
Byres
Ter
Army
Navy
FBI
Army Dela Ma
State Reports Rise in Mental Patients in New York
Albany says New York State mental institutions increased by 3409 from 1938, with 132,6685 listed as mentally defective and 2,574 epileptic. Total patient care and construction costs reach 7,821,060 with 3,459,391 for construction and permanent improvements and 324,064 for administration. Receipts from patient maintenance total 2,619,896, a yearly high.
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Albany
New York
Legistare
Prison Population on Rikers Island Hits Record High
Albany reports prison population at Riker's Island penitentiary climbed to a record high during 2939 with 3,393 inmates. The State Correction Commission lauded the prison hospital as one of the most complete in the state and urged reforms including a sick call clinic study and converting industrial dormitory buildings back to their original use.
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Riker’s Island
Albany
State Correction Commission
Stave
Zion
35 Degree Weather ral Issue in Federal Court
Plaintiff C. Ross Spencer testified he worked in 135 degree heat in the Adrian desert and asked the jury for 522,840 in damages. He alleged Geophysical Service failed to keep an agreement to grant him three fronts vacation during the hot period while he was ill.
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Conan
Mercury
C. Ross Spencer
Adrian
Tie
Geophysical Service
Iriler
Gandhi Sees Hope for India Accord Amid Talks
In a weekly newspaper, Gandhi wrote of a potential settlement to Indian independence but warned of an undoubted siege in the viceroy's January assurances that Britain would consider practical steps. Britain urged delaying independence discussions until after the European conflict.
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Gandhi
India
Monanias K
Goa
Lord Lolithgony
Tesray
Indiia
Britain
Wardhamer Gerdhi
Pontiff Message Praises Peace Efforts Amid War Cry
A Vatican note expresses hopeful, cautious praise for the Pontiff's peace drive during wartime. It pleads for unity, justice, and enduring moral leadership to end suffering, urging concrete steps toward reconciliation and a global, Christian solidarity against aggression.
Pontifical Message to U.S. Envoy from Rome 1930
The document records a formal 1930 exchange in Rome at St Peter's between Pope Pius XII and a United States envoy. It reflects cordial greetings, mutual goodwill, and prayers for prosperity, noting the occasion as the first year of the Pontificate. The text emphasizes reverence, diplomatic courtesy, and the long friendship between the Holy See and the United States.
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Two Jail Fugitives Recaptured in Brooklyn Dwelling
In Brooklyn a pair of jail fugitives were recaptured with help from suspended guards. Michael Tribote, 17, and Peter Sweenes, 27, both from Hypoxlyn, were taken into custody after escaping from a Queens County inn last Wednesday. Only one of the quartet remains at large, Joseph Bute, 39, of Brooklyn. Siivio Mozelo, 48, also of Brooklyn, was recaptured by officer Edgar Smith hours after the escape was detected, with detectives learning from an underworld grapevine about the Brooklyn lodging house.
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Tye
Queens County Inn
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HN BroaRasTy Uke Muyor
Michael Tribote
Peter Sweenes
Joseph Bute
Brooklyn
Siivio Mozelo
Edgar &. Smith
Hronklyn Lodging House
Erie Supervisors Study Proposal to Abolish Sheriff Job
Erie County supervisors consider abolishing the sheriff’s office after a hearing planned by Supervisor Leslie Robinton. The proposal cites a Buffalo Evening News editorial and a state path to merge duties into other county departments by January 1 1942. Deputy County Attorney Jacob Tick said action could follow constitutional changes.
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Ere County
Best of
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Smee
Erie County
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SI Sport
Wiliam ‘Pollack
Buffalo Evening News
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Robinson Sail
Coutomey Dacoh Tick
Buffalo Patrolmen Offer to Testify in City Affairs Inquiry
Three Buffalo patrolmen suspended after refusing to testify before a grand jury in the city affairs investigation offered to testify with immunity. The State Court of Appeals will hear arguments on their appeal to testify without immunity. The trio includes Julius Wideinsky Stanley Konlecny and others. The inquiry ended in December after a 27 month run.
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Auffelo
Leo J. Haptely
Bal
Selena
City Affairs Investiegatioa
State Court of
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Liew
Nelson Cantoline
Julius Wideinsky
Stanley Konleceny
Supreme Court
William A. Golds
Wartime control bans press and print imports in Hong Kong
Government Gazette announces strict wartime restrictions on communications into Hong Kong. Only post office facilities may convey articles recording information by words or images, effectively blocking newspapers books photographs maps and sketches. In New York area reports of a deadly car incident in Hoosick Falls note 13 year old Edward Kenyon burned in a dam incident. coroner cites suffocation prior to escape.
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Aracfed
Eme Hoosick Falls
Dan
Edward Kenyon
North Hoosick
Tofay
Tinbert Mailerer
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Cary
Legislature Builds Budget Toddler 1953 Surplus Push
Alkan January 20 UP report notes the legislature adjourned until Saturday while receiving 2127 bills two weeks into the 1953 session. Assembly 624 and Senate 223. Governor Lehman’s 1940-41 budget details hinted at, to be officially introduced Tuesday. Taxpayer groups press for deep cuts to reduce spending by 400000, urging department eliminations amid budget deliberations.
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Atcampanyine
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Lede Thane
Japanese Refuse U S Navy Landing Of Saipan Survivors
Japanese authorities refuse to grant landing permission for 24 survivors of the Japanese fishing boat Baichi Salho Mara. The men were rescued by the U S Navy near Guam after storms and were later held at sea near Saipan while authorities sought landing approval. The incident involves requests to transport survivors aboard U S Penguit and Saipan Maru, highlighting restricted access to Saipan and the mystery status of Galpan.
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Hole Island
Bronx Gangster Sentenced After Bronx Lottery Assault Case
Joseph Clenland, a Bronx numbers lottery operator, was convicted today of assault for the October 9 shooting and stabbing of Samuel Schechtman and Charles Bogen. He faces a Wyens sentence. Schechtman was described as a henchman of Sid Goldstein, a former associate now jailed for conspiracy to control the lottery racket.
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Samuel Schechtman
Charles Bogen
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Morliter
Sidney ‘Bix Sid] Goldstein
Richland
Arons
Samuel Foley
Man Is Rescued From Wreck by Albany Firemen
Firemen freed Coleman 23 of Watervilet after an hour of hacksaw work in frigid temperatures. He was pinned to a steering wheel in a car wreck involving a machine, with a belted stool trapped under the motor. He was hospitalized with brain injuries, facial fractures, and a leg fracture.
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Akin Troma Beth
Victory By Finns if They Get Aid
London reports Britain and allies pressing aid to Finland as winter battles intensify. Observers say adequate planes, vehicles, and grain shipments could sustain Finnish resistance into May, with Western powers weighing further relief and pressure on the Soviet front.
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Mnmary
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Frere
Canada
United States
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Brillon
Thurs
Tivig Cibacatavinty
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Bat
Mexico
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Lambeth
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Wandsworth
Air Minister
Royal Air Force
Regents Tighten Dental Licensing Rules and Appointments
Regents move to require applicants for dental licenses to present evidence at later tests and wait longer before fourth exam. The ruling amends education department regulations on licensure, certification and practice. Appointments include Joseph J. Weber to the State Nurse Adviser Council and Dr Orsin Sape Wrightman to the State Medical Committee of Grievances. Provisional charters granted to Rushmore Memorial Library and Universal School of Trifleratts. Notre Dame College authorized to confer degrees in arts and sciences.
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Boand
West Canada Valley Central Schools
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Newport
Herkimer County
Joues
Universal School of Trifleratts
New York City
Notre Dame College
Sinten Taland
Scots object to loss of kilts by soldiers
London reports confusion as a Scottish conservative member, Thornton-Kemsley, pledges to seek an objection in Parliament Tuesday over kilts and sacking of regimental dress. Scots question Britain's aim to remove kilts regardless of nationalities and jeopardize wartime morale.
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Hell
Colin N. Thurntears
Kemsiey
Scollish
Earilecaeny
Endles
Thornton-Kemsley
Britain
Hedin seeks Nobel Peace Prize for Finns
Sven Hedin proposed today that the Nobel Peace Prize for 1933 and 1935 remain unawarded as the Finnish Ambulance Corps, lacking any clear deserving candidate, would total about 58,000 dollars in value.
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Sweden
Sven Hedin
Finniah Ambulancs Corps
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