Farley Reports Postal Revenue Up $44,062,136
Postmaster General James A. Farley issued the annual postal department report showing a net surplus of 4,964,1419 for the last fiscal year despite an actual deficit of 65,597. The department’s revenues rose by 662,086.17 from 1934. The report details large subsidies and free mail costs, calls for reform of ocean mail contracts, and notes progress toward trans Atlantic air mail service within 18 months with estimated 1936 revenue of 670,900 and expenses of 760,000,000. Fed by higher stamp sales and expanded post offices, the year ends with 1,? first class, 1,158 second class, 9,566 third class, and 32,294 fourth class offices.
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Washington
Farey
Farley
Department
Congress
OGT
Two Violent Earth Shocks In Germany
Strasbourg France reported two violent earthquakes felt across southwestern Germany to Stuttgart. The tremors registered at 3:07 am and 2:40 am local time, 10:07 and 10:40 p.m. Sunday EST, respectively.
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Germany
Strasbourg
France
Stuttgart
Weather update for Ohio turns partly cloudy west portion
Partly cloudy conditions persist in extreme western Ohio tonight. Tuesday brings cloud cover with snow and a slight warm-up in the western region.
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Ohio
Mussolini Apologizes as Peace Plan Fails in East Africa
Premier Mussolini told his cabinet the French British peace proposals failed to meet Italy’s minimum security needs for East Africa and colonies. He argued the fault lies beyond Italy’s frontiers, despite reports of Ethiopian pressure. He noted Italian troops pushed within 170 kilometers of the Eritrean frontier.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Salvador de Madariaga
Spain
League of Nations Secretariat
Anthony Eden
Rowe
Benito Mussolini
Samuel Hoare
Italy
Mussolini
East Africa
Ethiopia
Ohio Industrialist Dies In Arizona
Canton Ohio December 30 J G Obermeoier 75 vice president in charge of production Timken Roller Bearing Co and prominent Ohio industrialist died in Turson Arizona according to word received here today
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Canton
J. G. Obermeoier
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Ohio
Turson, Ariz
Ten biggest news stories of 1935 listed
United Press selects ten top events for the year. Hauptmann trial, NRA decision, Huey Long assassination, Italian Ethiopian War, Will Rogers and Wiley Post death, gold clause ruling, German rearmament, Queen Astrid death, Pacific air mail inaugurations, Lindberghs sail for foreign residence seeking safety for their son.
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New York
United Press
Hauptmann
NRA
Huey P. Jong
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
U.S. Supreme Court
Queen Astrid
Pacific Ocean
Col
Mr. Lindbergh
Slightly Warmer Weather Forecast
Rising temperatures in 48 hours, but signs of winter remain. United Press reports state meteorologist W H Alexander forecasts tonight will be slightly warmer with clouds. Low near 15 degrees above zero. Tomorrow to be cloudier and warmer with snow as temperatures rise. Ohio last night averaged about 10 degrees above zero. Cincinnati reported eight above.
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W. H. Alexander
Ohio
Cincinnati
County Allocates 10000 For Relief Fund Administration
County commissioners designate 10000 from 144000 relief funds for administration under a Friday agreement with FERA officials. A Lorain director earns 150 monthly from county funds, plus five staff totaling 460 monthly split 50 50 between county and FERA. Plan saves about 290 monthly in admin costs while maintaining federal food surplus distribution to around 1245 relief clients.
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FERA
Nelson McFarland
Lorain
Man Suffers Frozen Foot And Hand
George Mato, 65, of West River street, was found Saturday afternoon with a badly frozen right foot and hand after drinking heavily in cold weather. He had lost his shack key, reportedly crawled into a neighbor’s cowstable for shelter, and refused medical aid before police took him to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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George Mato
West River Street
Mato
John Taryan
Taryan
Sheech
Yaryan
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bonus Group Seeks Quick Action On Bonus Bill
Rep Witeht Patman of Texas called a Thursday meeting of the bonus steering committee in the House to push rapid action. The 21 member panel will map fast passage methods and aim to decide cash payment first, with the method to follow, Patman said. He favors cash payment and notes the plan would pay 2.2 billion dollars via currency expansion.
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Washington
Witeht Patman
Tex
House
Patman
Burns Fatal To World War Veteran And Wife
Cleveland reports a fire that killed World War veteran Clifton Heinz aged 49 and his wife Alice 46 in their attic suite. The blaze sent forty others, including 11 children, fleeing into the cold street as it swept a two story apartment building.
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Cleveland
Clifton Heinz
Alice
Fight To Keep Streets Open For Traffic
New York faced a blizzard as forty five thousand men and 2090 snow plows fought to keep streets clear in the nations largest city. Four inches of snow fell and forecasters warned of more. Sanitation and Works Progress Administration crews mobilized to clear major arteries in Manhattan while railroads buses and street cars kept moving through the night.
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Dee
Manhattan
Long Island
Westchester County
New Jersey
Atlantic
Thomas W. Hammond
Midtown
Fifth Avenue
Madison
Broadway
West Side
Works Progress Administration
Record Snowstorm Grips Wide Area From Dakotas
A major storm sweeping from the Dakotas brought record snow across half the nation. It disrupted traffic with trains late and plows at work. Subzero and single digit temperatures followed in several cities as the East fought paralyzation.
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Atlantic
North Carolina
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Middle West
Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
Albany
Boston
Pittsburgh
Raleigh
New York
East
Truck Driver Held in Extortion Attempt
Buffalo on December 30 Rol and Markell a 21 year old Rochester based truck driver was held on charges of attempting to extort 250000 dollars from Frank FB Gannett publisher of the Gannett newspapers He was arrested last night by Department of Justice agents.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Roland Markell
Rochester
Frank FB. Gannett
Gannett
Department of Justice
Vacant Housing Ad Offers Immediate Rentals
Ready response housing ad urges renters to move by the first. Cood houses warm apartments and rooms listed with contact numbers 4412 and 4413. The notice emphasizes quick replies through want ads to reach nearly every prospect.
Enraged man kills wife and step-daughter in Chicago
Philip A. Mikes, 34, a milk wagon driver, shot and killed his wife Penelope and his step-daughter Lulu Voornas, 17, and severely wounded step-son Louis after reportedly becoming enraged at plans to testify against him in a disorderly conduct case. He then shot himself as police said he probably would die.
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Chicago
Philip A. Mikes
Penelope
Lulu
Louis
Mikes
Lulu Voornas
Cabinet At Madrid Resigns Today
MADRID Dec 30 The cabinet resigned today after a split over forming a coalition government ticket ahead of upcoming elections. Premier Manuel Portela Valladares faced disagreement with other ministers on the lineup.
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Madrid
Manuel Portela Valladares
General Liggett Dies at 78 in San Francisco
Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, a leading World War I commander who trained and led 1.9 million American troops, died at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco Presidio at 78 after a yearlong illness. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal for his actions at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood and commanded forces in St Mihiel Meuse Argonne and the Rhine postwar.
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Hunter K.iggett
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Letterman General Hospital
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Italians and Ethiopians suffer heavy front casualties
Rome reports heavy clashes on the northern Ethiopian front with 44 Italian soldiers and eight Eritreans killed. Ethiopian losses described as heavy as patrols clashed when two Italian columns joined near Uarie in the Tembien region.
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Ethiopia
Uarie
Tembien
Broken Wheel Causes 12 Freight Cars To Leave Tracks
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio December 30 Baltimore and Ohio officials blamed a broken wheel on an eastbound freight car for a wreck nine miles east of here that derailed 12 cars. Main lines were blocked over 12 hours as wrecking crews worked to clear debris and reopen tracks likely late today.
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Youngstown
Baltimore and Ohio
Uere
Outstanding News Events Of 1935 Listed By United Press
United Press curates a year in review with major incidents and figures. Highlights include Mary Pickford's divorce Amelia Earhart flight of the Pacific liner Mohawk sinking dirigi ble Macon crashes Hauptmann verdict and other world events from January to December 1935. This snapshot notes political shifts natural disasters crimes and notable deaths across nations and institutions.
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United Press
Mary Pickford
Amelia Earhart
Pacific
Macon
Fred
Hauptmann
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Avon Lake man killed at crossing in weekend toll
Avon Lake foreman John Shutic, 40, of Avon Lake, was killed when his Buick collided with a westbound Lake Shore Electric interurban at the Avondale crossing near his home. About 15 passengers were shaken up as the interurban derailed. Shutic's wife Estella witnessed the crash and said he was en route to a lodge meeting. The crossing lacks gates, and Marshal Arnold noted this as Avon Lake's first fatal interurban crossing accident in seven years.
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Avon Lake
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Lake Shore
Avondale Avenue
Estella
Cris J. Snyder
Shutic
Snyder
St Joseph's Hospital
H. J. Vande Velder
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Edward Brodie
Charles Reese
L. F. Grayson
Leonard Oman
Falls Clinic
Wellington
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