Embezzler of Eight Million Changes Plea
Gilbert H. Bessemyer who confessed embezzling eight million dollars as secretary manager of the Guaranty Building and Loan Association in Los Angeles has changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on a ten count grand theft indictment. Superior Judge Walter Wood set next Friday for sentence with a possible range from ten to one hundred years.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gilbert H. Bessemyer
Guaranty Building and Loan Association
Bessemyer
Walter Wood
Liquor Sales Decline Prompts Board Closures in Province
In British Columbia, liquor sales under government control fall sharply. The Provincial Liquor Board will close small stores in outlying districts after declines of 15 percent in October 22 percent in November and an anticipated 30 percent drop in December.
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Victoria
Provincial Liquor Board
Stock Quotations From New York Markets
Closing quotations list Alaska Juneau mine at 6 percent Pacific Gas and Electric 44 Pennsylvania Railroad 574 American Can 100 General Electric 42 Anaconda Copper 26 Bethlehem Steel 51 Westinghouse 914 General Motors 34 Granby 15 International Harvester 474 Kennecott 22 Montgomery Ward 17 National Acme 6 Packard Motors 8 Simmons Beds 144 Standard Brands 16 Standard Oil of California 45 Standard Oil of New Jersey 46 U S Steel 138 Curtiss Wright 2
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
Pacific Gas and Electric
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Can
General Electric
Anaconda Copper
Bethlehem Steel
Westinghouse Electric and Mechanical
General Motors
Granby Consolidated
International Harvester
Kennecott Corporation
Montgomery
Ward
National Acme
Packard Motors
Simmons
Standard Brands
Standard Oil of
California
New Jersey
U. S. Steel
Curtiss-Wright
Rumanian Novelist Attacked in Central Park, New York
Konrad Bercovivi, Romanian novelist, was assaulted by two men in Central Park as he walked home. Police reported the attack followed his remarks attacking King Carol and Romanian monarchists. A crowd gathered then the attackers fled.
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New York City
N. Y
Central Park
Konrad Bercovivi
Bercovm
Jewish Congress
Carol
Open House Hollywood Christmas Day Tradition
Hollywood observes Christmas as the only day moviemaking halts with stars at home. Lupe Velez, Colleen Moore, Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon host others. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks gather relatives. Wallace Beery hosts about 50 neighborhood children for dinner and Santa. Powell Colman and Bartholmess plan a California resort trip for snow sports.
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Hollywood
California
Lupe Valez
Marlon Davies
Colleen Moore
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Buster Keatons
Harold Lloyds
Lloyd
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Maurice Chevaliers
Fairbanks
Europe
Conrad Nagel
Wallace
Beery
Santa Claus
William Powell
Ronald Colman
Richard Bartholmess
Three Musketeers
Dense London Fog Halts All Traffic
Dense fog and soot envelop Southern England as rail road air and water traffic halt. The fog described as the worst in 30 years has disrupted transport leaving workers stranded and causing several fatal accidents this week. Clarence L Dunn a University of Washington student and son of Clerk John H Dunn returns home for Christmas.
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London
England
Clarence L. Dunn
University of Washington
John H. Dunn
United States District Court
Dunn
Arctic Outpost Celebrates Week of Eskimo Frolics at Barrow
At Point Barrow Alaska a week long Christmas festival brings 300 Eskimos and guests to dog sled arrival. The event features football games, feasts of reindeer and whale meat, a handmade tree, and mail delivery via dog team from Kotzebue. Sunless midwinter days stretch the celebration.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
North America
Arctic
Spitsbergen
Kotzebue
Nation embraces Christmas magic across classes and states
Washington December 23 The Hoovers the Rockefellers and ordinary Joneses forsake work for holiday cheer. White House plans festive trees for grandchildren and receptions while farms and cities resume charitable spirit amid unemployment. Lieutenant J W Britt returns home for the season after seven years away.
States receive eighty million emergency road fund
Washington December 23. State Highway Departments notified their portions of the eighty million emergency construction fund are ready for use with matching regular Federal aid. The appropriation nearly doubles state apportionment. President Hoover says total government public works outlay for 1930 will reach about 724 million dollars.
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Washington, G. C
Hoover
Seven Hundred Die in Java Volcano Eruption
Death toll from the Merapt volcano eruption rises to 700 in Batavia Java as rescue and relief efforts continue. Thousands flee to larger towns while airlifts locate survivors in 101 isolated villages after a widespread landslide.
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Java
Batavia
Merapt
Leva
Purse Snatcher Loses as Girl Demands Return of Money
In Mason City on December 28 a girl named Dixie chased a purse snatcher and overtook him, demanding her purse. Arbitration followed over five dollars and three one dollar bills with the robber insisting on keeping five dollars. Dixie kept the rest and wished him a Merry Christmas, then returned home with the purse and coins.
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Dixie
Building activity in Juneau nears eighty thousand dollars
Construction in Juneau runs between seventy and eighty thousand dollars with major work on the new Bell er house by Jumeau Lumber Mills and hospital expansions adding beds and wards. Several dwellings are rising with a total about twenty thousand, while improvements at A B Hall and Palace Theatre run into thousands. Officials credit favorable weather and growing prosperity for the brisk pace.
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Capitol Building
Beller
Jumeau Lumber Mills
Front Street
Beiler
Government Hospital
Willoughby Avenue
Alaska Native Brotherhood
Willoughby
J. R. Roger
Kennedy
Fifth Streets
John Oberg
Fourth
E. J. Gruber
Twelfth Street
Gunsmar Ingman
Ninth Street
C.T. Gordimer
Glacier Highway
A.B. Hall
A. B. Hall
Third Street
Main Street
J. E. Green
The
Elks
Franklin Street
Palace Theatre
Lawrence H. Kubley
Arcade
Chris Batley
J. A. Davis
Juneau Lumber Mills
Jueau
M. 8. Whittier
United States Collector
Bobby Jones Signs 26 NBC Broadcasts for Wednesday Nights
Atlanta December 23 Bobby Jones recently retired from competitive golf to pursue films has signed a contract for 26 NBC broadcasts airing Wednesday nights starting January 14 at 9 o'clock NBC company announced in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
National Broadcasting Company
Major Found Guilty of Poisoning His Wife
Federal jury convicts Major Charles A. Shepard age 59 Army Medical Specialist of murder by slow poisoning his second wife Genona. Judge recommends life imprisonment upon sentencing set for February 2 with bond set at 25 000. Government contends doctor used mercurial poison. defense notes testimony inconsistencies.
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Kansas City
Charles A. Shepard
Genona
Tove Atfary
Grace Brandon
Brooksield Sanitarium
Texas
Shepard
Liberty
Broadway Christmas Brings Extra Shows And Jobs
Christmas brings added matinees to Broadway as theatres boost performances for holiday crowds. Ethel Barrymore plans Christmas at Connecticut with her children while Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne host a dressing room tree and cast party. Charles K. Harris, 61, famed composer of After the Ball, dies in New York City after a career marked by his ear for melody and unique use of a transposing keyboard.
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New York City
N. Y
Charles K. Harris
Harris
Peceraa
Pat Saginaw
Mich
Broadway
Mayfair Hall
Ethel Barrymore
Connecticut
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
David Belasco
Coon Hunt and Square Dance Light Mountain Yuletide
Murphy N C part of Southern Appalachia celebrates Christmas with a traditional hunt as older men and boys track coon hounds during the day and square dances at night. Families travel to visit kin and neighbors, with youths riding mules to join dances and music.
Fight on Senator Norris Stirs GOP Tensions
Washington reports describe a clash over Senator Norris amid Republican discontent. Representative Wood and RNC Executive Director Lucas clash over anti Norris literature and party loyalty. Norris is denounced as a consummate demagogue while party unity is questioned.
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Washington, D. C
William R. Wood
Tiduana
Hoover
Robert
Lucas
Republican National Committee
Senate Campaign Funds
Norris
Coolidge
Wim
Wood
Indiana
George W. Norris
Senate
Prince Louis Guards Quell Riots After Attack in Monaco
Monaco reports one hundred man guard around Prince Louis castle after rioters attacked the ruler upon return to the principality. Twenty arrests made, guards overwhelmed, Prince transported to the palace. Citizens blame shortage of wealthy visitors for unrest as taxes loom and grapefruit trade noted in Manatee County.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Prince Louis
Morehhan
Paris
Citiens
Becausbo
Berlin shoppers resist installment buying for Christmas
Berlin observers report only about 80,000 of more than 4 million residents will shop with installment plans. Merchants mostly favor checking buyers' earnings and credit history, yet installment buying remains unpopular though Christmas buyers still visit shops.
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Berlin
Lunis Claus
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Edward Blake
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company
Alameda
Arctic Outpost
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Rockefellerg
Plain Old Joneses
White House
Roosevelt
Greatei Range
Park Avenue
J. W. Britt
United States Navy
W. E. Britt
Lieutenant Britt
Mason City
Town
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Major
Charles A Suepard and
Chas.e. Harris
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