Miners in McAlester Threaten Starvation Over Relief Demands
About 500 destitute coal miners in McAlester Oklahoma began a second day of passive protest demanding jobs or adequate food. They slept in county buildings, brought no food, and pressed for grocery credits from grocers and relief funds while awaiting state aid and federal relief action. Leader Lee Morgan urged nonviolent demonstration as miners’ families joined in and Governor-elect Marland promised payment to grocers if needed.
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Mccalester
Okla
Kk. W. Marland
Bob Lackey
William H. Murray
McAlester
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Roosevelt
Troocers
Marland
Lee Morgan
Haileyville
Morgan
Big Dam Breaks in Caitt After Cloudburst
Flood waters unleashed by washout of an earth-fill debris dam sent 19-foot walls of mud through Montrose La Crescenta foothill areas near Los Angeles. Early warnings allowed evacuations as basins overflowed and gas lines broke. no lives reported lost.
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Los Angeles
Pickens Canyon
Montrose-La Crescenta
Sheriff's Office
Montroge-La Crescento
Montrose
Mount Wilson
Hall-Beckley
Fern Canyon
Blanchard Canyon
Tujunga District
Quakes Destroy 15 Towns in Honduran Frontier
In northern Honduras thousands flee quakes that began December 2. Structures collapse as Cerro Nesto vents lava and ash affecting La Reunion and Pomola. Cerro Azul shakes, cracks widen, Mayan ruins may be unearthed. Fifteen towns destroyed, three killed, many injured. residents live outdoors near the Guatemalan border.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Cerro Nesto
Ocotopeque
la Reunion
Pomola
Cerro Azul
Copan
World War Finances Probe Target Morgan Bank Role
Senate Munitions committee will examine J. P. Morgan & Co. as part of a broader inquiry into World War financing. Chairman Gerald P. Nye said the munitions business cannot be fully studied without understanding its financial agents.
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New York
Senate Munitions Committee
J. P. Morgan & Co
Gerald P. “Ye
Washington
Weather QUO Fair tonight with clouds increasing Saturday
Fair tonight gives way to increasing clouds on Saturday with a slow rise in temperature. The forecast notes a gradual warming trend and softer conditions ahead for the weekend.
Borah Nye Call for Republican Reorganization in New York
Sen William Borah of Idaho and Sen Gerald Nye of North Dakota urged a bottom up reorganization of the Republican Party at a New York mass meeting. They advocated wealth redistribution and attacked past leadership, arguing current policy benefited a few while aiming to rally the “little fellow.”
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New York
William FE. Borah
Idaho
Wall Street
Borah
New York Country Republican Committee
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Nye
Columbus lawyer named to State Board of Agriculture
Hi S Atkinson of Columbus was appointed by Governor White to a five year term on the State Board of Agriculture starting immediately. An attorney and surety bond agent, Atkinson also serves on the Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
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Columbus. O
Hi. S. Atkinson
Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
White
Atkinson
Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Automobile Recovered Stolen Vehicle Returns to Owner
An automobile owned by H. H. Peters of Litchfield reported stolen from Second street was recovered by police on Gracecourt yesterday and returned to the owner.
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H. H. Peters
Litchfield
Second Street
Gracecourt
Roosevelt Names Nine To Plan End Of War Profits
General Hugh S. Johnson Bernard M. Baruch and Edward F. McGrady pose after Roosevelt names them to a nine member committee to draft a plan to end war profits. The group includes Baruch as former wartime industries board leader and Johnson as ex Blue Eagle chief.
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White House
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Bernard M. Baruch
Old War Industries Board
Edward F. McGrady
Fire at Hotel Kerns Claims Dozens Dead in Lansing
Official report ties the blaze to a carelessly-thrown cigarette and points to a 10 to 15 minute alarm delay. There are 28 recovered bodies, including J. H. Byrnes of Grand Rapids, with 14 others still unaccounted for and 18 identified. The total death toll may reach 32.
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Lansing
Mich
Kerns
E. M. Welch
State Fire Marshal's
David Monroe
Welch
J. H. Byrnes
Grand Rapids
U.S. to Borrow From Large Investors in Recovery Plan
The administration plans to finance most of the $5.5 billion needed to finish the recovery program through big banks and large investors, not small savers. About $3.5 billion remains to be borrowed, pushing the debt toward $28.5 billion, to spur spending, prices, and employment. The shift follows failed appeals to small investors and contrasts wartime policies.
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United Press
Washington
Sportsman Weiss Believed Slain by Rival Gangsters
Police in Philadelphia say evidence from a raid on a gang headquarters links William Weiss known as Big Bill Weiss to his disappearance on October 26. Authorities believe his body was dumped in the Delaware River after he was killed by rival gangsters.
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Philadelphia
William
Big Bill) Weiss
Sportsman
Weiss
Delaware
Shaw Explains Cold Shoulder Episode With Dunn
Shaw, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, explained the incident in which the board walked out on Commissioner-elect Oscar G. Dunn. He said Dunn could visit to learn operations, but three commissioners only, not four, can discuss county affairs before Dunn takes office. Dunn, angered, promised an open door policy when he succeeds C. D. Murray in Wellington.
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Board of County Commissioners
Oscar G. Dunn
County Relief Administration
Harry L. Shaw
Board of Commissioners
Shaw
Dunn
Sioners
John E. Davidson
C. D. Murray
Wellington
Santa Claus to Arrive in Elyria with City Welcome
Santa Claus will arrive in Elyria tomorrow afternoon after a Toledo airplane setback. He will receive the key to the city from Mayor W. H. Vanoster with an official welcome, then tour local stores as hundreds of children greet him.
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Santa Claus
Elyria
W. H. Vanoster
AML
Toledo
Santa
Tony Ross
LaPorte Air Field
Ross
LaPorte Field
J. R. Dall
Guardian Seeks Reynolds Millions for Ward in Court
Mrs. Annie L. Cannon as co guardian of Anne Cannon Reynolds II asks the court to award the entire 25 million dollars in dispute from the R. J. Reynolds estate. She questions the Reno divorce from Smith Reynolds and seeks a master to determine its validity. The legality of Libby Holman and Reynolds marriage attempts is also challenged.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Annie L. Cannon
Coguardian
Anne Cannon Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Broadway Hbhlines
Singer
Young Reynolds
Dismissal of Lorain Ditch Improvement Petition
The Board of County Commissioners ordered the city to pay $315 in hearing costs for the Dallas ditch improvement petition. Fifty attendees supported the improvement but opposed the assessments on their properties.
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City of
Lorain
Dallas
Board of County Commissioners
AFL asks permanent status for Section 7A of NRA
The American Federation of Labor urged President Roosevelt to make Section 7-A of the National Industrial Recovery Act a permanent national law. William Green, head of the AF of L, also asked for continuation of maximum hours and minimum wage, opposition to unfair practices, and extending the child labor ban.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Today
Roosevelt
National Industrial Recovery Act
NRA
William Green
U. F. of L
Execution of Rufus Satterfield In Raleigh Prison
Rufus Satterfield, a confessed murderer, was executed in Raleigh state prison after four electric chair charges lasting six minutes and a quarter. He was condemned for the October 1932 slaying of Herbert Grice of Goldsboro.
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Raleigh
N. C
Dee
Rufus Satterfield
Satterfield
Herbert Grice
Goldsboro
Ready To Collect Sales Tax In Ohio
Within 24 hours after Governor White signed the sales tax bill the Ohio tax commission began organizing the system set to pull 60 million dollars from Ohioans next year. The new sales tax division will employ 200 to 300 people, with about 150 in Columbus and others statewide. R. P. Barthelow heads the division, and G. R. Johnston will take his place in the excise tax division.
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Columbus
White
Ohio Tax Commission
Tax Commission
R. P. Barthelow
State Excise Tax Office
Baythelow
G. R. Johnston
Mail Volume Grows as Christmas Nears at Elyria Post Office
Elyria post office reports rising incoming parcel post and a surge of Christmas greeting cards to foreign countries over the past three days. Postmaster R. B. Lerseh urges early mailing to ensure delivery by Christmas and notes a typical 200 percent holiday increase, with peak activity two to three days before Christmas. Packing tips and air mail options are offered to speed delivery and protect contents.
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Elyria
R. B. Lerseh
Post Office Department
Pago
Deposits Rise at Elyria Banks After License
Deposits at Elyria Savings and Trust Co and Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co have surged since Wednesday morning, with Elyria Savings reporting a rise of 184 351.70 dollars since normal operations resumed. Savings Deposit Bank refused exact figures but confirmed deposits exceed withdrawals and called the situation encouraging.
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Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co
A. J. Robinson
Elyria Savings Bank
J. B. Seward
The
Savings Deposit Bank
Chronicle- Telegram
Rob Bank At Woodville In Early Morning Heist
Three bandits robbed the Woodville State Savings Bank at 10 A M seizing about 10009 dollars. Two employees entered to begin daily business and were confronted by gunmen who forced them into the vault while a third robber waited in a car outside. The bandits seized the cash and fled.
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Woodville
Relief Fund Increased for Lorain County This Month
Lorain County joins a rising relief fund total with a tentative $6,100 boost for December raising the allowance to over $60,000. Relief director M. A. Houghton says the increase offsets a reduced commission request from 336,000 to 22,000 for work relief funds.
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Lorain County
M. A. Houghton
Observers Watch Munitions Inquiry in Senate Hearing
British ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay sought a transcript of recent testimony as observers from Britain and Japan attended the Senate munitions inquiry. A known fascist leader and unnamed Japanese observer watched probes into wartime U S procurement and profits of major munitions makers including E I du Pont De Nemours Company of Delaware.
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Washington
Senate
Ronald Lindsay
Arms Committee
United States
R. Gordon-Canning
London
United Press
Great Britain
Lindsay
Gerald P. Nye
Nye
England
E. J. du Pont de Nemours Company
Delaware
Bridge experts clash as Boland sues over system ban
Vincent F. Boland of Shaker Heights says he will file a $200,000 suit in common pleas court against Ely Culbertson P Hal Sims and the American Bridge League. He claims his Boland eli system, officially authorized last summer, was barred from a national tournament in New York while Culbertson Sims and Vanderbilt club systems were approved.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
Vincent F. Boland
Shaker Heights
Ely Culbertson
P. Hal Sims
American Bridge League
Boland
Maurice Maschke
New York
Culbertson, Sims
Vanderbilt
Notes of Regret From Major War Debtors
Washington orders a parade of default notes as France Italy Poland Czechoslovakia and Hungary join Britain Belgium in failing to meet Dec 15 installments. Finland plans full payment to keep a spotless record. Total due tomorrow is 154,729,976.23 with Finland paying 228,558. France's note was delivered by Ambassador De Laboulaye and Italy sent via secretary.
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Washington
France
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Great Britain
Belgium
Finland
State Department
Andrew de Laboulaye
Johnson Again To Manage Indians
Cleveland December 14 The Cleveland Baseball Co announces Walter Johnson has a written contract to manage the Indians in 1935. The Ruth to Cleveland rumor is denied by Alva Bradley who praises Johnson’s health and readiness to lead the club.
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Cleveland
Babe Ruth
Cleveland Indians
Walter Johnson
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Baseball Co
Ruth
Johnson
Billy Evans
New York
Col. Jacob Rupert
New York Yankees
Indians
Launch Boat To Rescue Crew Of Freighter
A lifeboat from the Jean Jadot capsized during Usworth rescue efforts today. Two crew members of the Jean Jadot are reported lost. The Jean Jadot stood by the British freighter Usworth as the dangerous rescue unfolded, with the Ansconia also on standby and a fee being arranged for the boat.
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New York
Jean Jadot
Usworth
Mackay Radio
Ansconia
Steel output to rise in Mahoning Valley on Monday
The Mahoning Valley steel rate will climb to 41 percent capacity as Carnegie Steel's Ohio works adds an open hearth to operate 10 heaters. All other valley mills will maintain current operation levels.
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Youngstown, O
Mahoning Valley
Carnegie Steel Company
Ohio Works
Valley
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