Death of Henry L. Doherty City Service pioneer and financier
Henry L. Doherty, 69, president of Cities Service Company and leader of a vast business empire, died after years of arthritis and bronchial illness. A self taught engineer he built major gas coal electric and petroleum ventures and Florida recreation properties. Born in Columbus in 1880 he was director of 95 corporations and president of 87 in 1936. He reportedly earned $620000 in 1934 and reportedly burned out pursuing his goals. He leaves a widow and endured illness while driving his enterprises forward.
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Philadelphia
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service “Company
Cities Service Company
Florida
Columbus
Ohio
Congressional Tax Investigating
Cabinet of Japan Told to Resign
Tokyo Dec 27 The government of Premier Nobuyuki Abe received a parliamentary resolution urging the cabinet to consider resigning though it does not bind Parliament. Officials say Abe’s cabinet could fall if the United States delays reaction to Japan's proposal to reopen the lower Yangtze River to foreign trade and that a new regime in China is expected to precede any reopening.
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Tokyo
Nobuyuki Abe
Abe
United States
Yangtze River
China
Yangtze
Two Americans Back Home Out of Fight Zones
The Finnish freighter Hulda n Thornden docked in Wilmington with Mr and Mrs Walter Schulze of North Arlington New Jersey aboard after four months idle in Germany and Denmark. They were captured by a German patrol ship and held 38 days in Stetin while wood pulp cargo was inspected repeatedly. Mrs Schulze recalled the crossing through mined straits from the Baltic to the North Sea as dreadful and feared reaching American shores again.
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Wilmington
Delaware
Huldan Thornden
Germany
Denmark
Stetin
Walter Schulze
North Arlington
N. J
Vienna
Kansas City Mayor Resigns Despite Council Move
On a Saturday decision the Kansas City Council ousted Mayor Brice Smith after backing a Pendargast Democratic machine faction. The council rejected the mayor's plea to hire an out of town city manager and instead appointed 73 year old William Brennan, a retired insurance executive, to lead city operations amid a cloud of waste payroll and padding findings by Federal and County Grand Juries.
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Kansas City
Brice Smith
Pendergast Democratic Machine
Smith
William Brennan
Etting Balm Suit Denied Over Alienation Claim
Ruth Etting, once a torch singer, was absolved of responsibility for Alma Alderman’s claim of 150000 dollars in damages. Superior Judge Samuel R. Blake denied the suit alleging Etting alienated the affections of Alma Alderman’s husband, Myri Alderman, Etting’s former pianist and her present spouse.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ruth Etting
Alma Alderman
Samuel R. Blake
Juneau Boy to Do Interior Camera Work in Fairbanks
Keith Petrich, a young Juneau photographer, has flown to Fairbanks to shoot winter flying planes in the Interior. His aviation photography is praised and he will stay several days before returning.
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Juneau Boy
Keith Petrich
Swedes Join Finns Many Go to Front
A Swedish volunteer movement to aid Finland grows with hundreds joining Finnish forces against Russia. Financial aid flows from Sweden while the government maintains neutrality, and no official recognition is given to the movements.
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Associated Press
Finland
Sweden
Russia
Bell Avers Fish Probe Is a Political Smear
Seattle December 27 Former Commissioner of the Bureau of Fisheries Frank T Bell says Interior Secretary Ickes charges of irregularities are a political smear. He links the move to Senator Schwellenbach seeking re election and warns reorganizations often oust opponents. Bell defends his administration and notes his resignation followed Hopkins succession.
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Seattle
Frank T. Bell
Bureau of Fisheries
Seattle Times
Harold J. Ickes
Bell
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Schwellenbach
Ephrata
Spokane
Ickes
Earl Hubbs
Michigan
Hubbs
Alaska
Bureau
Daniel C. Roper
Harry L. Hopkins
Fear of husband ends in divorce
Mrs. Margaret G. Bean obtained a divorce from Leland G. Bean in Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Georgia Bullock ruled the marriage ended by extreme cruelty. Mrs Bean testified her husband repeatedly threatened bodily harm and that she developed a fear complex under such pressure.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Margaret G. Bean
Leland G. Bean
Jobless ships denied change of registry, Hull decision
By Preston Grover Washington December 27 the Maritime Commission quarrels with State Department over plans to let unemployed ships transfer to foreign flags to bypass neutrality restraints. Nine US lines nearly completed Panama registry changes. Hull calls it an immoral evasion. Many American ships already sail under foreign flags as the neutrality act takes effect.
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Preston Grover Washington
Maritime Commission
State Department
United States Lines
Panama
Hull
Yankee Owned Ships in Foreign Flags Threaten Pacific Waters
The article notes several foreign flagships owned by American affiliates like Paruna Transportation and Standard Oil of New Jersey. It discusses registry rules, zones, and the Pacific safer zones for Yankee ships, hinting at political pushback from Hull and Administration aides over a proposed transfer. Continued on Page Six.
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Paruna ‘Transportation Company
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Pacific
Western Hemisphere
Maritime Commission
Hull
Horts
Finnish Air Raids Hit Tampere and Other Cities
Finnish reports say Russian planes raided Tampere, a key munitions hub 100 miles from Helsinki, with minimal damage elsewhere. A lone enemy aircraft visited Helsinki without bombs. The Finnish communique claims renewed attacks on several fronts were repulsed and seven tanks were captured after Russians retreated from Lieksa. on the Karelia Isthmus all but one assault was repelled.
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Helsinki
Tampere
Here
Lieksa
Karelian
688 Persons Die On Holiday Weekend Toll Rises
A three day weekend and holiday in the United States produced at least 688 violent deaths. Auto accidents accounted for 443 fatalities, fires claimed 51 lives, and 52 people were killed by stabbing or shooting or other violence. Every state and the District of Columbia are represented, with California recording 65 deaths.
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Associated Press
United States
District of Columbia
California
Fronts widen as Russia plans massive new offensives
Finns report heavy Soviet reinforcements and renewed drives on Central and Arctic fronts as Moscow consolidates in Pinkind and seeks to dissect Finland. Soviet losses and 23 planes downed mark yesterday’s fighting amid a wider war tension. Meanwhile Britain unveils a vast mine field from Orkney to Dover to shield shipping with 200000 mines, eight miles offshore.
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Associated Press
Tslea
Europe
Ula
Hussia
Pinkind
Arctic
Russia
Finland
Pinns
Su~vant
Orkney Islands
Dover Straits
Tremblr In California Felt Today
An earthquake was felt in Los Angeles at 11 29 this forenoon Pacific Standard Time. The quake was not large but may have caused some damage. Epicenter estimated about 50 miles from the Caltech seismological lab. shaking reported in Long Beach Glendale Alhambra and Anaheim.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Standard
Associated Press
Herald~ Express
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
Long Beach
Long Feed
Glendale
Alhambra
Anaheim
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