Earhart May Try Pacific Flight After Atlantic Feat
Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, may attempt a Honolulu to California water route. Her husband George Palmer Putnam said she has not announced plans and may confine her trip to Hawaii or test flights between the islands.
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Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Pacific
Los Angeles
Honolulu
California
George Palmer Putnam
Hawaii
Oakland
Putnam
Honolulu-to-Clifornia
Labor leaders charge Soviets broke pledge on un American activity
On Capitol Hill AFL president William Green and vice president Matthew Woll accused Soviet controlled groups of aiding anti government aims. Navy testimony described communist agitation among youths. Rep McReynolds said State Department should verify if the Litvin pledge was violated and consider withdrawal of recognition if proven true.
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Washington
Soviet Russia
Capitol Hill
William Green
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
House Committee
W. L. Kirkman
Navy
McReynolds
Tenn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Maxim Litvinof
United States
Russia
Green
Woll
Soviet Union
Hauptmanns Defense May Balk Removal
In Flemington New Jersey on December 19, defense lawyer Edw J Reilly accused Federal agents of being reassigned to Houston Texas and Salt Lake City Utah to block their testimony in Bruno Hauptmann trial over the Lindbergh baby death He threatened a presidential appeal to Roosevelt claiming a fair trial is not possible under the removals
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Flemington
W. J
White House
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Edw. J. Reilly
West
Hauptman
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Reilly
Thomas E. Sisk
Houston
Tex
Enos Sandberg
Salt Lake City
Capimena
Eugene Black Dies Suddenly in Atlanta
Eugene R. Black longtime Federal Reserve leader died at his Atlanta home at 65. Former governor of the Sixth District and ex chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, he had recently resigned to return to Atlanta. Roosevelt called him a grand person and good soldier, noting his work with the administration.
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Atlanta
Eugene R. Black
Federal Reserve Board
Black
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Bank of the
Sixth District
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eugene Meyer
Sixth Federal Reserve District
Washington
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Boar
Nahant Attorney Mahoney Fatally Wounded En Route to Hospital
P James Mahoney 38 a Swampscott lawyer prominent in Lynn was found with a bullet wound in the heart along Fox Hill road Nahant and died en route to Lynn hospital. Police chief Thomas Larkin said it was not yet clear if the death was a homicide or self inflicted but indications pointed to homicide. A revolver lay near the body. Mahoney had argued with three men at the Eagle Auto Club in Nahant the previous night and attended a Fenex county committee banquet for Governor-elect James M Curley.
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Nabant
Mass
James Mahoney
Swampscott
Lynn
Nahant
Thomas L. Larkin
Mahoney
Fox Hill
Larkin
Nahant Club
Fesnex County Committee
Curley
James M. Curley
Skeleton Of Indian Found On Roxbury Cliff
The skeleton of an Indian, likely buried centuries ago, was found yesterday on a cliff over Antietam Creek near Roxbury by L. W. Embry. The remains were well preserved with two arrowheads and a tomahawk buried alongside. The body lay in a bent grave about three by two feet, covered by stones, roughly 18 inches underground, with most teeth intact except for two decayed spots.
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Antietam Creek
Roxbury
L. W. Embry
Boonsboro
Mule Bridle Included In Sale For Two Dollars
Tom Kerr bought a mule at a public sale for two dollars and kept the bridle as part of the deal, then carried the bridle home while leaving the mule behind.
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Larkin, Ark
Tom Kerr
Roosevelt in top health says doctor reports
Washington dispatch notes Dr Ross McIntire, naval physician, states President Roosevelt is in better physical shape than at any time since entering the White House and ready for the congressional session. Daily swims, vacations, and routine keep him in fine condition with stamps and weight stable within four pounds yearly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Ross T. Mccintire
Mcintire
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
England’s First Woman Hanged In Eight Years
England executed Mrs. Ethel Lillie Major, 42, at Hull prison after appeals to the King and Queen failed. She maintained innocence in the poisoning death of her husband. A crowd gathered as the trap fell at 9:00 a.m., with police keeping order outside.
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Hull
England
Ethel Lillie Major
Mayor Stark
Buckingham Palace
Home Secretary
Mrs. Major
Major
Gover
Bloodhounds to aid search for Carmel woman
Salinas Calif December 19 Sheriff Carl Abbott disclosed plans to use blood hounds to find Mrs Ellett Boke Schaffner wife of Joseph H Schaffner of Hart Schaffner and Marx Chicago. Dogs flown from Berkeley will begin search once Carmel deputy arrives to guide the parties. A Carmel police hunt earlier failed to locate her after she disappeared from her Carmel home early yesterday.
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Salinas
Calif
Ellett Boke Schaffner
Joseph H. Schaffner
Chicago
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
Carl Abbott
Abbott
Berkeley
Schattner
Carmel
Here
Cold Weather Returns With Rain and Snow Ahead
Weather forecast warns of colder air arriving after rain with travel difficulties possible if precipitation lasts. Snow from today melts as rain continues tonight, with temperatures dipping to the low 20s then rising to the mid 30s by morning. Coastal storm warnings stretch from Boston to Nantucket and as far as Jacksonville, while a Georgia disturbance moves north with stronger northeast winds expected to affect the area.
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Boston
Nantucket
Jacksonville
Georgia
National Billiards Association to Tour With Exhibitions
To revive amateur interest in cue sports the national billiards association plans a nationwide tour. Star professional players will conduct instruction and exhibitions across venues including 1300 Palais De Billiards in New York and other cities.
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New York
National Billiards Association
Palais de Billiards i
Postcard Wandered From Pearl Harbor to Hagerstown
A postcard addressed to Leonard Ramaciotti in Hagerstown Md traveled from Washington DC on November 26 and arrived here days ago. It had been misrouted to Pearl Harbor Hawaii, where Ramaciotti once served five years ago at Pearl Harbor Navy Yards.
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Leonard Ramaciotti
Hagerstown
Washington, D. C
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Ramaciotti
Pearl Harbor Navy Yards
Receivers to Run W Kelly-Springfield Tire Co
Three receivers will be named by Vice-Chancellor Charles M. Fran to operate the W Kelly-Springfield company in Jersey City. Daniel T. O Regan Edmund S. Burke and John T. MacGuire were named as receivers. The decision cites losses and shrinking assets since 1928 and argues the firm could not profit even at full capacity. Merrit Lane Newark attorney filed the petition for receivership on notes totaling 422000.
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Jersey
City
N. J
Charles M. Fran
W Kelly-Springfield Company
Hudson County
Daniel T. O'Regan
Edmund S. Burke
John T. MacGuire
New York
Egan
New Jersey
Merrit Lane
Newark
Kelly-Springfield
Cumberland Tax Collections Rise in City Report
The Cum berland financial report shows tax collections for 1934-1955 at 66.94 percent, up from 62.08 percent last year and 65.7 percent two years ago, indicating an increase in collections for the city.
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Cumberland
F D R Ready to Back City Power Firms
President Roosevelt said he is prepared to loan federal funds to New York or other cities for municipal power plant construction if investigations prove cheaper operation than private firms. Mayor LaGuardia and City Commissioner Davidson discussed bids rejected as exorbitant. Navy study also eyed cheaper power from own plants. Norris praised the stance, noting existing laws authorize such loans but funds are near exhausted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
LaGuardia
Davidson
Navy
Congress
Norris
R-Neb
Argument on case delayed for Branson manslaughter conviction
The motion for a new trial for Richard Branson a colored chauffeur convicted of manslaughter in the death of Eddie Brooks a colored bellhop was postponed to next week Attys D Angie Wolfinger and John Wagaman filed the motion claiming the verdict was against the weight of the evidence Judges Sloan and Doub could not travel from Cumberland to Hagerstown because of weather and poor roads delaying the hearing as announced by counsel by phone.
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Richard Branson
Eddie Brooks
Sloan
Doub
Cunberland
Hagerstown
Branson
D. Angie Wolfinger
John Wagaman
Sloan and Doub
Wagaman
Fire hazard view of Santa beard shocks council bluffs
Fire Chief Cochran called Santa Claus beard a dangerous fire hazard in a blunt city notice. He compared white whiskers to a torch wick and warned real and fake Santas to be sprayed with water to prevent fires.
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Council Bluffs
St. Nick
Cochran
Santa
Bicycle and cars collide near Dagmar hotel crash injures rider
Early morning wreck at the Dagmar hotel involves a bicycle ridden by Lauren B Funk of Middleburg Pike and two automobiles. Harold Roof of Summit Avenue and George H Diehl of Williamsport were cited after police investigated. Diehl faces charges of reckless driving and running a red light with a city court hearing set for Saturday at 10.
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Dagmar
Lauren B. Funk
Middleburg Pike
Western Maryland Railway Company
Funk
Harold Roof
Summit Avenue
George H. Diehl
Williamsport
Diehl
Weather Blamed For One Death In Maryland
The Associated Press reports a death from icy road conditions as temperatures dropped and rain and snow fell in Maryland. Edward Shoemaker, 42, of Baltimore, died when his car skidded on the icy Philadelphia road near Joppa. Numerous other accidents were caused by slippery highways.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Edward Shoemaker
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Joppa
Rescue Crew Rescues Mariners Amid Gale At Sea
In a fierce gale, rescue teams saved crew members from a distressed vessel. The operation halted fear and elicited public joy as the sailors were brought to safety. Officials praised quick response and coordinated effort among ships and coast guard units.
Realizes Dream Of Journalists Realizes Dream Of Journalists
Frank Gannett, head of a New York newspaper chain, enjoyed the journalist’s dream as he witnessed a dramatic sea rescue on the Europa. He provided the AP with a firsthand account of the Sisto crew rescue in the Atlantic.
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New York
Frank &. Gannett
Sisto
Atlantic
Associated Press
Gannett
Rescue at sea as Europa aids Sisto crew in storm
Sixteen sailors from the Norwegian freighter Sisto were plucked from a sinking vessel in a savage storm about 300 miles off Ireland. The lifeboat, nearly overloaded, was pulled alongside the damaged ship as the Europa and other ships stood by with searchlights. The rescued crew, exhausted but safe, were transferred to the New York.
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New York
Europa
Imp
Sisto
Ireland
Graphic Shipwreck Rescue Told By Captain
Captain Reinertsen recounts the perilous voyage of the Norwegian freighter Sisto, from Pugwash to Belfast, as hurricane seas wreck the ship, cargo shifts, lifeboats are lost, and crew fight to survive while help arrives from seafaring rescuers amid towering waves and a failing rudder.
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Reinertsen
Associated Press
U. S. New York
Cherbourg
Pugwash
Belfast
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Oklahoma
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Walny Oil
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