Steel, Auto, and Trade Signals From 1933 Nassa Era
Across major cities, Steel shows a 33 percent peak in eight weeks with a strong weekly awards base, 13 000 freight cars and rising scrap prices. Detroit notes NRA code era for auto plants supports employment gains into 1934. New York reports a lift in steel payrolls to 37 977 385 with production down 9 percent. Washington cites signs of world business revival in the last fiscal year. Chicago reports Cudahy Packing net profit of 1 813 766 for the year ending October 6. New York warns winter turkey shortages as hotel demand rises after repeal.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Steel
NEW York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Washington
Roper
Roosevelt
United States
Chicago—Cudahy Packing Company
Grandmother faces death for murder at river drowning
Mrs Alls Mae Purvis a 38 year old grandmother was found guilty of arranging the murder of her husband by bribing a yard boy to push him into a river during a fishing trip. The verdict carries the death penalty and appeals were planned. The alleged accomplice Loys Richardson faces murder charges and denies involvement.
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Franklinton
All
Mae Purvis
Loys Richardson
Two Prizes Share Top News For Slippery Roads
A string of accidents on slick highways produced many tips last week but two stood out equally. A Wilson boulevard housewife first reported a collision between a freight train and a milk truck, earning the first prize share. The second prize goes to a youth near Church and Foundry streets who witnessed a three way crash near the Hagers.
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Hall
Wilson Boulevard
Church and
Foundry Street
Hagers
Lindberghs Finish Record Flight To New York
Col onel Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh departed Miami at 9 48 am EST for the final leg of a 28000 mile tour that crossed the Atlantic twice. The hydro monoplane carried more than 400 gallons of fuel, enough for 1600 miles, as they headed toward New York after arriving at 8 40 am and entering immigration.
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Atlantic
Lindberghs
Merchants praise NRA program in survey to Roosevelt
The National Retail Dry Goods Association said its survey shows many leading merchants believe the recovery drive is gaining ground. Merchants praised the NRA and expect further improvement. Lew Hahn heads the 4500 store trade group.
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New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Roosevelt
NRA
Lew Hahn
White House Chestnut Dressing Recipe Revealed
Christmas is near and a Roosevelt era chestnut dressing recipe is shared. It lists three pounds peeled chestnuts, one quart stale bread crumbs, three fourths cup butter, lemon juice and rind, salt, pepper, parsley, nutmeg. Boil nuts, fry crumbs in browned butter, blend with nuts, season and add stock to desired consistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thea
White House
Two Doctors Go On Trial For Manslaughter
In Rockville Maryland two physicians, Dr Harry Street and Dr Sherwood Terris, face manslaughter charges over the death of Mrs Cora Britt who died after nine weeks of treatment with a so called secret cancer cure salve. Evidence shows the salve burned through flesh to the lung and bone during treatment at Terris home and later hospitalization.
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Rockville
Dee
Harry Street
Washington
Sherwood Fertis
Chevy Chase
Cora Britt
May's Landing
N. J
Baltimore
Terris
Bar Association Banquet and Officer Elections
Washington County Bar Association to hold its annual banquet and officer elections tomorrow at 6 PM at the Hotel Alexander. Nominated for president is Howard P. Hartman with W. F. Wachter as vice president and William H. Bovey as secretary. Directors include Robert H. McCauley and others. retiring president is Robert Brindle.
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Washington County Bar Association
Alexander
Howard P. Hartman
W. F. Wachter
William H. Bovey
Harry Brindle
Robert H. McCauley
Daniel W. Doub
Joseph D. Mish
Charles W. Woll
Woman Killed in Auto Crash Near Harrington
Dover Del December 18 Mrs Philip Nash of Salisbury Md was killed when her husband s car collided with Lawrence Owens car near Harrington Five others were injured Carl Radcliffe was hospitalized others treated by a physician Names Owens Radcliffe Woodward Matthews Chester Dennis and Roger Parsona among the injured.
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Dover
Del
Philip Nash
Salisbury
Lawrence Owens
Parsonburg
Harrington
Owens
Carl Radcliffe
Woodward Matthews
Chester Dennis
Roger Parsona
Radcliffe
Hagerstown Merchants Celebrate Record Christmas Eve Crowd
Merchants in Hagerstown enjoyed their best Saturday since 1929 with crowds at every line of trade. Department stores posted 25 to 100 percent sales gains versus 1932 and food shops also rose. Despite lower prices than 1932, total sales reached 1148 compared with 994 in 1942, as shoppers packed stores until 9:30 PM. Clerks struggled to serve the large crowds.
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Hagerstown
Debut in the trainshed Nat Metzger sings between trains
Nat Metzger a Pullman car conductor made his debut as a singer between trains in Cincinnati. He arrived on the Diplomat from New York at 2 30 P M and after ushering passengers to their cars went to a downtown hotel studio to sing in a first public recital in English French Italian and German. At 9 P M he returned to the trainshed crying All Aboard for the eastbound train.
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Cincinnati
Nat Metzger
New York
Not Hold Up But Murder at Brooklyn Tavern
Six beer drinkers misread two gunmen as a holdup at the Care tavern in Brooklyn. The assailants ordered patrons to sit, then shot and killed proprietor Angelo Fazzinga as he was led to a rear room. Detectives suggest the tavern’s beer brand change may be linked.
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Brooklyn, N
Brooklyn
The
Care
Angelo Fazzinga
Charles Fallano
Husband's Faith Restores Her Sight at Christmas
Green Bay reports Tom Naylor, a millworker, saved for years to fund surgery for his blind wife Mabel Naylor. After 20 years of darkness, Dr. M. B. Fuller performed a procedure that removed a tumor from the eye and created a false pupil, restoring vision hope. The doctor called the outcome extremely satisfactory and expects further improvement as nerves adjust.
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Green Bay
Wis
Tom Naylor
Tom
Mildred
Laverne
Mabel Naylor
Four Aboard Plane Rescued After 20 Hours Afloat
Four men adrift in a crippled sea plane were rescued at dawn 80 miles south of Marseille by the steamer Saint Marguerite after more than 20 hours in a stormy Mediterranean. The ship took aboard the men and mail before heading to Dizerta, Africa. The plane was abandoned.
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Marseille
France
Mediterranean
Saint Marguerite
St. Marguerite
Dizerta
Africa
Bridge work delayed until spring at Antietam Creek Bridgeport
Work on the Antietam creek bridge at Bridgeport will not begin until spring with bids likely in March. The new bridge will replace the present structure and remove two dangerous curves and the approaching grades. Reservoir pipelines under the creek bed have just been placed, moving from under the old bridge.
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Antietam Creek
Bridgeport
New Cold Wave Returns to France After Brief Lull
A renewed French cold wave swept the country Sunday after easing briefly, causing at least six deaths as the severe weather continued to bite across cities and rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Burglar Steals 1800 Cigars in Wheeling Stogie Factory
A thief broke into a Wheeling Cigars plant on December 18 and stole 1800 cigars while ignoring an open cash box. No other items taken. Police investigate motive and method.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Safecrackers Loot Nicodemus National Bank Through Toilet Window
Professional burglars entered the Nicodemus National Bank last night via a rear driveway and a small toilet window to loot the outside depository of a few hundred dollars in cash and checks. Police found a drill hole above the combination and two canvas deposits bags. insurance covers the loss and officials say the bank bears no liability.
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Nicodemus National Bank
South Jonathan Street
Choir Locker Looted at First Christian Church
The choir locker on the first floor of First Christian Church on South Potomac Street was broken into during the evening service Sunday. Clothing and pocketbooks of choir members were rifled. Mrs. Clyde Hildebrand lost seven dollars in cash and Miss Beatrice Phillips had a check taken from her pocketbook. Locks on two doors were broken to gain entry.
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First Christian Church
South Potomac Street
Clyde Hildebrand
Beatrice Phillips
Lehigh Student Injured In Fog Crash
John B. Ferguson Jr a Lehigh University student narrowly escaped serious injury while driving home for Christmas. In thick fog he struck a culvert tearing off the left foot pedal and fracturing two bones. He was aided by a passing motorist, taken to Chambersburg, then to the city. The fog was reported as very thick and visibility was about 10 feet. The orthopedic clinic, postponed last week, will be held tomorrow at noon at Health Center with Dr R William Nachlas in charge.
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John B. Ferguson, Jr
Lehigh University
John B. Ferguson
Chambersburg
Ferguson
Health Center
R. William Nachlas
Youth Gets Dog Back After Missing Eight Days
Adolph Gioia, 11, gets his dog Rex home after eight days apart. Rex, part chow and part police dog, was found by Mrs. Ruth O Donnell in Dunellen. Governor Harry A. Moore and State police aided the search, and Rex was reunited with Adolph at the seventh police precinct.
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Jersey City
N. J
Adolph Gioia
Rex
Harry A. Moore
Moore
Adolph
Associated Press
William Nichol
State Police
Ruth O'Donnell
Dunellen
Mary Conti
Lincoln
Court Scores Lynching Mobs In Nashville
Judge Chester K Hart ordered the Davidson County grand jury to act at once to prosecute those responsible for last weeks lynching of 19 year old Cord Cheek. He condemned mob violence as a threat to orderly government and stressed that mob rule cannot be tolerated.
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Nashville
Tenn
Chester K. Hart
Davidson County
Grand Jury
Cord Cheek
Bad Tooth Kills Former Governor in Missouri
Frederick D. Gardner aged 64, wartime governor of Missouri and active in national Democratic circles, died in St Louis from a toxemic jaw infection that developed after a tooth extraction.
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Louis
Frederick D. Gardner
Missouri
Battle Looms As Sheriff Plans Oyster Raid
In La Plata Maryland December 18 Sheriff Robert Cooksy assembled a raiding party to stop alleged oyster scraping near Pope's Creek. The force, including deputy state game warden J B Roberts and deputies, gathered at 11 AM with 10 to 20 officers en route. Boats from Smith's Stand on the Eastern Shore were said to be involved as tension rose over Maryland Virginia oyster laws.
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LA Plata
Robert Cooksy
Potomac River
Pope’s Creek
Maryland
Virginia
J. &. S. Roberts
Smoith
Bruce Wilmer
Extortion Plot Foiled Threat Reputedly Targeted Gardner
Federal agents and Lake Forest police foiled an extortion attempt against Robert A. Gardner, broker and former national golf champion from Lake Forest Illinois. A crude note threatened to harm Gardner’s son and blow up the Casino club if $10,000 was left at the Armour place. A dummy package at the Armour farm entrance failed to trigger the payoff as agents and local officers staged a trap. Gardner, Yale alum and near winner of the 1920 British Open, notified authorities after receiving the threats. his wife is the daughter of lawyer Chauncy Keep who died in 1929 leaving a large inheritance.
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Chicago
Robert A. Gardner
Wealthy Lakes Forest
Henry Keep Gardner
Melvin Purevis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lake Forest
J. Ogden Armour
Gardner
Gardner's Son “For A Ride” and To “Blow Up” the Casino Club
Mary
Armour Place
Ganner
Yale
Chauncy Keep
Hotel guest reports loss of valuable papers in Chicago
Robert Groce of 7649 Clarendon Avenue Chicago reported to police last night the loss by accident or theft of a black leather book which contained 880 dollars and twenty dollar notes and other papers. Groce, a hotel guest, said he discovered the loss last night, left for New York City at noon today, and can be reached through the Federation of Metalines.
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Robert Groce
Clarendog Avenue
Chicago
Grace
Lecal Hotel
Hageretens
New Yor City
Federation of Mettelnes
New Yor
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Prospect
P. Q. Foy
Lindy
Anne
Son
Lon
National
California
Leonard Siever
Pasadena
Nicodemus National
Adolph Gioia, Jr
Youngster
Governor
Bad Tooth
Potomac
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