Heavy Snowfall Paralyzes Western New York Towns
Snow storms strand suburbs and paralyze traffic as rescue parties hunt for isolated families. Four days of heavy snow raise western New York death toll to 64 with reports of families burning furniture for warmth and mothers sheltered with children. Aid from the National Guard and Field Artillery is authorized to assist in snow removal and relief efforts.
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Buppalo
N.Y
Tociy
New York State
Evie
Detroit River
Albany
Lehman
Natonal Guard
Slaying During Plea For Life In Crete Farm House
Two steel workers John Jelica and Michael Minjas were charged with the killing of Edward Pansa a 45 year old man shot Thursday night as he pleaded for his life while on a sofa in his Crete area farm house. Pansa's wife was wounded and reached officers after staggering half a mile in icy weather. He had been robbed of 77 dollars and police report arrests and confessions.
Passengers Safe After President Hoover Grounding
Manila dispatch reports 650 aboard the Doltar liner President Hoover ashore after grounding on Hoishoto Island near Formosa. The $8,000,000 liner is feared badly damaged with waves battering her and leaks feared. Captain E Stepbach of the Preussen said weather was calm but heavy swells caused the wreck to bounce on the reef where she hangs. officials expect possible salvage.
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Manila
President Hoover
Hoishoto Island
Formosa
E. Stepbach
Presidentooker
Preussen
Dollar Line
Japan
Aviation executive forecasts higher costs for private aviation
L. D. Manning, president of the Aviation Corporation, predicts that private airplane operators will face higher costs next year. He suggests price increases of 10 to 15 percent for ships used in aviation. The market today saw mixed figures with major stocks like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors moving in various directions while commodity prices cited.
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Chicago
L. D. Manning
The
Aviation Corporation
New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American
Light and Power
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet
Commonwealth | Southern
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Southern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
Republic Steel
Mexican Games To Be Resumed In San Diego
San Diego reports that games of chance will return to Angus Calientes hotels and the casino, with all departments of the Tumed resort reopening across the Mexican border on December M. The ban by the Mexican government in July 1935 ended the gambling era.
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San Diego
Cal
Angus Calientes
Mexicss
Canned Salmon Stocks Decline on Pacific Coast
SAN FRANCISCO December 11 Brokers report 3,995,797 cases of canned salmon held on November 30, down 47,000 from the prior month. Stocks moved faster than a year ago though levels remain higher than last year at this time.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Coast
Mary Joyce in Seattle plans trip to San Francisco and Chicago
Mary Joyce, famed Alaska dog musher and operator of Taku Lodge near Juneau, arrives in Seattle to visit friends. She will board a plane to San Francisco then proceed to Chicago.
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Seattle
Mary Joyce
Alaska
Taku Lodge
Juneau
San Francisco
Chicago
England Defaults Again on War Debt Payment
Washington reports England again defaults on war debt and formally notifies the United States she cannot meet the 94 million four hundred forty two thousand five hundred twenty six dollar instalment due December 16.
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England
Washington
United States
Nanking Under Attack on All Sides in 1937 Battle
Shanghai dispatch reports Nanking besieged by Japanese forces with morale claimed high by Gen. Tang Send Chi. Japanese advisers indicate plans for a Republican regime in Nanking to unseat Chiang Kai Shek as defense lines tighten along the Yangtze River.
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Shanghai
Nanjing
Yangtze
Thas
Tang
Chi
Nanking
Chiang Kai Shek
Gillam Fails On Flight To Point Barrow
Patrbanks Alaska December 10 Euarold Gillam started from here at 7:15 yesterday morning with Christmas mail and radio equipment to aid Sir Hubert Wilkins in his search for the stemise ing Soviet tiers. He was forced to halt at Alatna due to high wind and overcast skies. Gillam plans to resume today if weather improves. An Electra of the PAA left Friday for Juneau but returned because of heavy winds over Curcroes. Forty seven degrees below zero was recorded on the flight.
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Patrbanks
Alaska
Euarold Gillam
Assis
Hubert Wilkins
Alatna
Indicott Range
Gillam
Electra
PAA
Juneau
Tecase
Curcroes
Terrific train wreck kills 26 in snow storm
Castlegard Scotland Dec 11 Twenty six persons were killed as the crack Scottish Express speeding through a blinding snowstorm between Glasgow and Edinburgh smashed into a stalled train. The express rammed the rear of the other train as rescuers toil amid the wreckage.
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Castlegard
Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Gretna Green
Parks Will Spend Holidays in Denver
Gov. George A Parks, district cadastral engineer for the Public Survey office, is awaiting the Alaska to spend Christmas holidays with his mother in Denver. The annual trip with Mr. Parks should return shortly after the first of the year.
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Potmer
George A Varks
Public Survey Office
Alaska
Denver
Mr. Parks
Jameiu
Mechanized Division Probing New Army Problems
Preston Grover explains the U S Army's mechanized division as a test and study in action. The piece imagines enemy landings on U S shores and the rapid deployment of mechanized forces at 60 miles per hour to strike and outmaneuver. It discusses scouting, reconnaissance, supply, and the evolving use of fast armored cars and belt-tread vehicles, noting faster movement but potential continued reliance on horses in some roles.
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Whis
Preston Grover
U.S. Army
Preston Grover Washington
U. S
Texas
Uae
TOSC
Giant planes carrying 100 will be built
New York Dec 11 Pan American Airways ordered eight trans oceanic airplanes of revolutionary size able to carry at least 100 passengers with comfortable staterooms. Eight manufacturers received contracts to construct the monster craft expected in operation by 1941. The airliners will have a cruising range of at least 5000 miles and weigh about 17 000 pounds.
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New York
Pan-American Airways
Fireman Calls Crew After Vehicle Trouble
A fireman shouts to his crew during a tense moment, exclaiming this is my vessel as he orders the team to proceed. The scene unfolds with the fire crew responding to an on scene incident in what appears to be a chaotic but controlled drill or emergency.
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Lea Cherry
Gil
Mozee Appointed U.S. Marshal in Second Division
Federal Judge J. H. Morrison has appointed Chief Deputy B. B. Mozee as United States Marshal in Nome Alaska. Mozee will serve until a successor to the late Thomas Gaffney is appointed by the President.
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Nome
Alaska
Morrison
United States
Thomas Gaffney
B. B. Mozee
Mozee
Gaffney
Fred Smiths in Los Angeles Dine Together
Dr. Frederick J. Smith checked the Los Angeles city directory and found 31 individuals named Fred Smith. He invited them all to a dinner to see what the other Fred Smiths looked like, and all accepted the invitation.
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Fred Smith
Los Angeles
Frederick J. Smith
Fred Smiths
Juneau Rise or Channel Fall in Tidal Bench Marks
Geodetic Survey figures to City Engineer Milton Legergren show Juneau has risen 1.38 feet since 1912. An alternative view suggests Juneau’s land rise is offset by lower tides in Gastineau Channel. In federal court this morning Conrad Goldfield, a Norway native and Juneau resident, was granted U S citizenship.
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Juneau
Gastineau Channel
Milton Legergren
Conrad Goldfield
Norway
U. S
One Thousand Homeless as Town and Rivers Rise
Floods force about a thousand residents from their homes in a mining town while Alturas sees 1000 more flee as Pitt River overflows. Streams from the Oregon line to the coast are swollen, trains stalled, roads blocked, and severe weather lashes the region. Mariners report unusually rough seas with gales from 40 to 70 miles per hour.
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Howe
Downieville
Pitt River
Housand
Oregon Line
Peouniee BF
Police seek four more bodies at Villa
Police and authorities search Villa grounds for four additional bodies amid a sprawling case involving multiple local figures. Investigators cordon off areas as they pursue new leads across the estate.
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Villa
Police Break Up Two Dollar Chain Scheme
Canton authorities halted a ring promoting a perpetual donation investment. Promoters asked each registrant to deposit $2 and recruit two friends to do the same, with the plan promising $64 to the original depositor. Police described it as a chain scheme aimed at keeping money rolling.
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Canton
Ula
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