Severe cold wave grips central United States and beyond
A Alaska born cold wave chills the nation with zero to minus 44 readings. Chicago sees 28 fall to 6 by morning as snow and sleet spread from coast to midwest. Williston North Dakota sinks to 20 below. Dawson Canada hits minus 44. Forecasters warn subnormal temperatures into New Year with more snow.
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Chicago
United States
Kansas
Missouri
Williston
N.D
Dakotas
Dawson
Can
Miami
Dallas
Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Plains
Abyssinia and Italy In Dispute at League of Nations
In Geneva on December 26 Abyssinia asked the League of Nations to intervene in the frontier dispute with Italy. Italy admitted its plane dropped two bombs near an Abyssinian fort after claiming Abyssinians fired on the Italian aircraft. Abyssinia alleged Italian forces advanced into its territory from Italian Somaliland.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
Abyssinia
Shank Scheduled To Die Friday
Two state supreme court justices refused to grant a sanity appeal for Mark H. Shank, Akron attorney condemned in the poison slaying of four. Shank's execution is set Friday. Also noted cold wave warnings from the Weather Bureau stretch from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic Seaboard.
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Little Ock. Ark
State Supreme Court
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Shank
Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Impersonators Sentenced In Federal Case
Federal Judge William H. Holly sentenced Lloyd Coates and Edward Grady to two years each in federal prison for conspiracy to impersonate federal officers. The pair were found guilty after Charles Morton of Cincinnati filed the case alleging a badger game victim.
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Chicago
William H. Holly
Lloyd Coates
Edward Grady
Holly
Charles Morton
Cincinnati
Weather Ohio: Partly cloudy and colder with snow flurries
Partly cloudy and much colder tonight as a severe cold wave moves through Ohio. Snow flurries are expected in the northeast tonight with colder temperatures inland in the central and eastern portions.
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Ohio
Roosevelt Seeks Budget Cuts To Balance Federal Spending
President Roosevelt works to trim the budget toward next year’s estimated income. He calls department heads for cuts while aiming a conservative program to fund unemployment relief and social rehabilitation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Warm Springs
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morganthan
Danny W. Bell
Danny W. Bell, Acting Budget Director, Secretary of Interior
PWA
Harold Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
Thomas MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Chamber of Commerce
White Sulphur Springs Jut
Bandits Steal $15,000 Payroll from Mills Messengers
Three bandits stole an estimated $15,000 payroll from messengers of Springs Cotton Mills as funds were moved from the Lancaster office to the Chester plant. They escaped in an unlicensed Pontiac automobile.
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Chester
Springs
Lancaster
Temperature plunges to 65 below in International Falls
The record low chill hits International Falls Minnesota as the thermometer shows 65 degrees below zero at 9 am. The extreme cold tightens grips on residents with wind chills driving exposure risks.
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International Falls
Minn
Dee
Sera
Roosevelt plans middle course on inflation and bonus
President Roosevelt signals a middle course on inflation and a firm stance on the soldier bonus. He plans to stand firm on currency policy while allowing limited concessions to less radical inflation proposals. Congressional leaders work with the White House to head off major administration programs using parliamentary tactics.
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Washington
Congress
Tomorow
Roosevelt
White to hold conference on earliest sales tax collection date
Governor George White called a conference with tax commissioners and the state treasurer to determine the exact date the general sales tax can be collected. Carlton Dargusch had said the tax could start about Jan. 15, with treasurer’s office readiness around Feb. 1, risking weekly losses of about 1.25 million for schools and municipalities.
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Columbus
George White
State Treasurer's Office
Carlton
Dargusch
Tax Commission
Lower Salaries for Officials Near End
The article reports a phased salary reduction for county officials enacted by the legislature during a low period. The law expires December 31, reverting salaries to statutory levels. The graduated reductions start at 5 percent on the first 1000, 10 percent on the second 1000, 12 percent on the third 1000, and 15 percent on the fourth thousand and above.
Betty Gow Arrives For Hauptmann Trial
Betty Gow the nurse who aided baby Lindbergh after the infant’s kidnapping returned from Scotland to testify in the Hauptmann murder trial. Prosecutors planned 18 veniremen for juror examination when the case opens January 2. Gow arrived aboard the Aquitania under an assumed name and was greeted at Englewood New Jersey by Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow’s household.
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Flemington
Hauptmann
Veniremen
Betty Gow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Scotland
Atlantic
Miss Gow
Aquitania
Bessie Galloway
Englewood, N. J
Dwight
W. Morrom
Lindbergh
Jon
Lindberghs
Christmas Day World War Era Observances
President Roosevelt hosted a White House Christmas with family and grand children as King George spoke by radio. Prayers for peace echoed worldwide while Havana heard bomb blasts and Chaco soldiers enjoyed a rare Christmas calm. Santa toured ocean liners and cities gave dinners to the poor as Gloria Vanderbilt's custody saga drew headlines in New York.
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Roosevelt
White House
King George
Great Britain
Farfelung
Havana
Chaco
New York
Gloria Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Japan
Santa Claus
New Officials To Get Higher Salaries in Ohio
Governor White will receive a raise to 1 600 a year in his final weeks as chief executive. About 15 000 state officials and employees will gain increases on January 1 under a capitation salary cut law enacted in fall 1932. The measure, set to expire December 31 1954, reduced salaries by five to twenty percent, saving roughly 1 500 000 annually and 3 000 000 over the biennium.
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Columbus
White
General Assembly
Lorain County Agricultural Society names new president
Dr. E. P. Clement of Biska was elected president at the organization meeting of the Lorain County Agricultural Society board. He succeeds C. C. Dramm of Russia township and will serve for one year. Other officers include D. Crocker, vice president. W. B. Richmond, secretary. and A. J. Robinson, treasurer. All officers except the president were reelected.
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E. P. Clement
Biska
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Dr. Clement
C. C. Dramm
Russia Township
D. Crocker
Columbia Township
W. B. Richmond
Elyria
A. J. Robinson
Rich strap hanger dies suddenly in Yonkers
John E. Andrus, 94, famed as the millionaire strap hanger who rode the subway to his office despite wealth, died today after several days illness from a cold. Relatives said he had been ill for days.
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Rich Straphanger
Yonkers
N. Y
John E. Andrus
Straphanger
Andrus
Ohio groups urge tax reform measures across state
The Ohio inter-organization tax association proposes reforms for governance, budgets, and taxation. Partners include the Ohio Bankers Association, Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Boards, Manufacturers, Farm Bureau, Newspaper Association, State Grange, and Cleveland Real Estate Board. Suggestions cover county budget committees, highway fund separation, alternate county government forms, simplified courts, merged health districts, motorist liability laws, stronger tax collection, and state tax commission appeals.
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Columbus
Ohio Inter-Organization Tax Association Today
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Ohio Institute
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Ohio State Grange
Cleveland Real Estate Board
Inter-Organization Association
State Highway Department
State Agricultural Department
State Board of Agriculture
General Revenue Fund
Central Accounting Agency
State Tax Commission
Davey Endorses Flood Control Plan in Ohio
Governor-elect Martin L. Davey approved the Scioto-Sandusky conservancy district flood control project after a Columbus court ruling. He endorsed the plan during a conference with Columbus District Attorney Louis Adama while vacationing in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Coral Gables
Fila
Scioto-Sandusky
Noted American magnate Andrus dies after long life
The text recalls James Andrus as a leading American magnate, among the ten wealthiest. It notes his fortune once reached about $300 million and that he spent $500000 on a mausoleum for his remains, despite rigid personal economy.
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Andrus
America
Ohio business shows steady rise says state bureau report
The December Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research notes a sustained uptrend since mid September with higher electrical power output, car loadings, and a 17 percent rise in Cleveland district retail trade. Farm income up 17 percent, exports up 36 percent, imports 16 percent, and Ohio employment 21 percent above 1933.
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Columbus
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Five Killed In Ohio Accidents
Five people died in Ohio Christmas Day accidents reported by United Press. The losses included two boys drowning after breaking ice on Claycraft reservoir while skating, a Cleveland brakeman killed between two rail cars, a boy dying from a fractured skull after a bicycle fall, and a Cleveland railroad engineer killed at Berea by a projecting mail-bag device.
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United Press
Ohio
Harry Jones
Harold Morrow
Shawnee
Claycraft Reservoir
Frank Wenzel
Cleveland
Big Four
Warren Entsminger
Carl Ludwig
Berea
Parker Funeral for Former Elyrian Held Thursday
Funeral services for Rodney A. Parker former Elyrian will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Olmsted Falls M E Church. Parker died Sunday night in a Boston suburb where he had lived for four years.
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Rodney A. Parker
Elyrian
Olmsted Falls M. E
Parker
Boston
Victory signals strong support for soldier bonus in Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars reports a two thirds majority in both houses ready for the soldier bonus. National Commander James E. Van Zandt says President Roosevelt is likely to approve a bill for full and immediate payment, but vows a veto would still be overridden by a veto-proof majority.
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Frank N. Belgrano, Jr
American Legion
San Francisco
Washington
FLW
Der
Congress
James E. van Zandt
van Zandt
Roosevel
House
Senate
Pedestrians Struck By Hit-Skip Driver Injuries Reported
Steve Ignatz 65 and John Ferner residents of Stop 4% between here and Lorain suffered minor injuries after a hit-skip vehicle struck them while walking near their home around 11 P M Monday. They were hospitalized at St Joseph hospital in Lorain. Deputy Sheriff William Hoist reported.
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Steve Ignatz
John Ferner
Stop
Here
Lorain
Ignatz
Ferner
St. Joseph Hospital
William Hoist
First Woman Named King’s Counsel in British Empire
Ontario Attorney General Roebuck elevates Miss Helen Kinnear of Port Colborne to King’s Counsel, marking what is believed to be the first such honor for a woman in the British empire.
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Kings
Roebuck
Ontario
Helen Kinnear
Port Coleborne
Ont
British Empire
Accidents Take Heavy Toll In U S Christmas Tragedies
United Press reports Christmas casualties across the United States totaling over two hundred deaths.Automobile fatalities reached eighty eight with many deaths from drownings, fires, gun violence and other miscel laneous accidents. California led states with twenty five deaths and Texas with twenty four while several states reported ten or more. A number of tree related fires in Missouri and other tragedies on Christmas Day are noted along with several notable deaths including Frank Homolka and Red Pyle.
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United States
California
Texas
Missouri
Joplin
Sedalia
New York
Chicago
Louisiana
Frank Homolka
Sioux City
Red Pyle
Fred Feiner
Janes Kain
Lemars
Carl Rodgers
Engineer Struck By Mail Sack on Big Four Train
Carl Ludwig, second locomotive engineer on a Big Four double header, was found unconscious in Cleveland on Christmas Eve and died early Christmas Day from a fractured skull. Detectives found a mail sack beside the track near Berea with the engineer’s cap nearby. Fireman Joseph Creed said Ludwig leaned out of the cab watching a journal box. he spoke but received no response before Ludwig collapsed.
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Cleveland
Carl Ludwig
Here
Ludwig
Berea
Joseph M. Creed
Journal
Wellington
Creed
Ludwig Averal
Carrier William L. Lybarger Killed In Ohio Accident
William L. Lybarger a 74 year old mail carrier for eighteen years died from a fractured skull after being struck by an automobile driven by Red Powers near Oceola Ohio. He will be buried Thursday.
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Rucyrus
William L. Lybarger
Red” Powers
Oceola
Lybbarger
Trains Cause Fatal Crashes Across Canada and Illinois
A Grand Trunk passenger train struck a car at Halsted Street Harvey Illinois injuring none and killing seven. In Canada the Maple Leaf Flier collided with an excursion train at Dundas Ontario killing fifteen and wounding thirty two. Officials questioned switch timing and damage to equipment.
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Harvey, HI
Montreal
Chicago
Grand Trunk Railway
Harvey
Halsted Street
International Limited
Canada
Hamilton
Ont
Canadian National Railway Today
Dundas
Death List In Canadian Tragedy
The identified dead include Philip Sise son of C F Sise president of the Northern Electric Co Ltd Dr G H McGuffin of Cooksville Mary Parker 12 of Toronto O H Burlach of Toronto F Green a Pullman porter J Smith a colored porter with unknown address Smith of Toronto H A Jones of London Harold Tryce Sr and Harold Tryce Jr both of Toronto The other bodies are unidentified.
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Hamilton
Ont
Philip Sise
C. F. Sise
The
Northern Electric Co., Ltd
G. H. McGuffin
Cooksville
Harold Tryce, Jr
Toronto
One Got Bike One Got Job Both Killed
In Cleveland Ohio on Christmas, 10 year old Warren Entsminger died on his first bike ride after taking a fast corner and breaking his neck. Frank Wenzel, 44, a brakeman for the Big Four, died two hours later when he slipped between two railroad cars.
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Cleveland. O
Frank Wenzel
Warren Entsminger
Warren
Wenzel
Big Four
Christmas Heat Hits Buenos Aires
Christmas in Buenos Aires brought the year's hottest day with a high of 95 degrees. The city endured extreme warmth as residents coped with the heat.
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Buenos Ayres
Buenos Aires
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