Four Tests of New Deal Before Court
The Supreme Court sat for private Saturday conferences to decide constitutionality of measures like the Tennessee Valley Authority, Agricultural Adjustment Act amendments, and Bankhead cotton control. Arguments on TVA reached a climax as Beck labeled the program revolutionary, while Reed urged federal power validity. The Guffey coal act case, seeking to mirror an NRA in soft coal, questioned price fixing and wage and hour regulations after a District of Columbia ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court Conference Chambr
James M. Beck
Stanley Reed
TVA
Alabama Power Company
Guffey
NRA
Carter Coal Company
West Virginia
Ther
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Winter Storm Grips Eastern Shore With Heavy Snow
Eastern Shore town Salisbury reports 16 degrees as a deep cold front hits the region. Statewide frigid conditions persist with more than 12 inches of snow in the Western tip and drifts complicating travel. West Virginia suffers two deaths from carbon monoxide in a garage as blizzard like weather continues.
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Salisbury
West Virginia
Weirton
Russell Harrington
Helen Sanders
Helen
Russell
Road Commission
Tucker
Randolph
Pendleton
S. Weather Bureau
Elkins
Piano chord guide for F sharp minor practice
Instructional note explains placing a D with a dash over D on a keyboard chart to map chords. Read three horizontal chord rows starting from the top, playing the white note with left hand and the three black notes with right hand for each chord in sequence. Ends with encouragement to practice patiently.
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W. Beott Gros
Two Murders in Gangland Plague Chicago
Dec 21 report reopens old public enemy list as authorities probe the torture death of an unidentified man and the shotgun killing of an Al Capone lieutenant. Investigations target James Belcastro and Rocco Fanelli in the Genero case, while a battered body of an additional victim is found with skull smashed chest crushed and torture marks.
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Chicago
Public Enemy
al Capone
Investiguines
Enen¢ Foster
Walter Storms
James Belcastro
Rocco Fanelli
Public Enemies
Joseph
Pepe” Genero
Genero
Police Drop Thelma Todd Death Probe
The body of Thelma Todd was found last Monday about 30 hours before the probe ended. The district attorney and investigator Tom Cavett reported blood-stains on the running board of Todd's phaeton, suggesting a struggle. A late test checked if she walked to a garage from a sidewalk cafe, but investigators found no proof she made the ascent.
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Tom Cavett
Miss Todd
Cavett
Johnson
Prisoner Charles Pennington Sought in West Virginia and Baltimore
Charles Pennington, serving a jail term for larceny of an automobile, is wanted in West Virginia on a similar charge and in Baltimore for a parole violation. DOJ records list many aliases and a long criminal history including house breaking and Dyer Act violations. He is expected to be returned to Baltimore after completing his term.
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Charles Pennington
West Virginia
Baltimore
Department of Justice
Pennington
Ferrington
Lobbyists and political fund drive tied to Georgia figures
A Washington Herald led tirade on Governor Eugene Talmadge and John Henry Kirby shaping a movement against Roosevelt. The piece cites Kirby’s lobbying, private funds, and alleged tax and tariff influence, noting Senate testimony about unorganized groups and missing constitutions while suggesting broader political manipulation.
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Washington
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
John Henry Kirby
Roosevelt
Hearst
Washington Herald
Kirby
Mr. Heart
Caraway
Law Jails
Southern Tariff Association
National Council of State Legislators
Caraway Committee
Congress
Senate
J. A. Arnold
Arnold
Southern League
Blaine
Wisconsin
Memphis
Commissioners of Agriculture
Senate Finance Committee
Withess
Talmadse-Nirby Organization
R. B. Kreager
Republican National
Texas
John W. Garner
House of Representatives
Kirler
Kreager
Talmadge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Taxpayers League
John H. Kirby
American Taxpayers League, Incorporated
Southern Committee
United States
Senate Committee
Ethiopian Forces Seize Tanks and Ammunition Near Aksum
Ethiopian officials report action near Askum as Ras Imern forces collide with Italian outposts along the Takkaze corridor. Italians retreat and are routed in the Dembe Guina Pass after a northern engagement led by Dediazmatch Ayele, Haile Selassie ally.
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Askum
Holy City
Ras Imern
Haile Selassie
Mai Tihchet
Dembe Guina
Takkaze
Dediazmatch
Age pensions surge as 9394 county applications filed in Maryland
Baltimore dispatch reports the State relief administration lists 9394 old age pension applications across 23 counties and 1197 first aid recipients this month. The 30 dollar maximum pension, with no set minimum, aims at subsistence and decency. Officials expect totals to rise toward 20000 applications though recipients may top 10000 to 12000. County levies exceed 230000, two thirds reimbursed by the State, with Baltimore city adding 8135 cases funded by a city levy.
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Baltimore
State Relief Administration
Britain readies sanctions to deter Italian moves in Mediterranean
Britain weighs widening economic penalties against Italy as Sir Samuel Hoare warns only Britain may act in the Mediterranean. Whitehall reports seek backing from France Turkey Greece and Yugoslavia while Geneva deliberations stall on tougher measures. Oil coal iron and steel embargo discussions resume amid peace proposals seen as too lenient to Italy.
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Eritrea
Egypt
Libya
Samuel Hoare
House of
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Italy
Mussolini
League of Nations
Whitehall
Britain
Geneva
League
Paris
France
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
Pigeon Club Elects Officers in Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Racing Pigeon Club held its annual election on December 18. Elected to ten officer posts were J. H. Faiser as president J. W. Bowers as vice president O M Harbaugh as secretary treasurer and G M Ohler as recording secretary. Installation is set for January 15 1936 to discuss plans for the 1926 Old Bird Race Season.
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Hagerstown
J. H. Faiser
J. W. Bowers
O- M. Harbaugh
GM. Ohler
Barney Oldfield Escapes Injury in Car Crash
Jefferson City Maryland report says Barney Oldfield, famed racer, overturned a car after a truck sideswiped him while driving slowly. He received a small abrasion above the left temple and planned to continue west to California for Christmas. Driver Hugo Schmitz of Jefferson City expressed relief.
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California
Hugo Schmitz
Jefferson City
Oldfield
Farmers Meeting In Williamsport High School Tonight
The Washington County local of the National Farmers Union will hold a meeting in the Williamsport High School building on Monday evening December 23 at 7 30 o clock. All farmers interested in organization are invited to attend.
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Farmers
Washington County
National Farmers’ Union
Williamsport High School
Three Killed in Collision Near East Palestine Ohio
At East Palestine Ohio a car driven by Rev A L White his wife and their 19 year old son Allen a Geneva College freshman were struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train. The late Friday crash killed all three and left the wreckage moved to a local funeral home. The train bound for Detroit was reported late and traveling 45 to 50 mph. Station agent J R Shank said warning signals were operating and the engineer sounded the whistle. A relative from Girard Pa was en route to claim the bodies. White was a Methodist minister from New Brighton Pa. Four fatally hurt in Greencastle Indiana when a car carrying Christmas party guests was struck by a train at a crossing near Reelsville. The victims identified as Mr and Mrs Samuel Pickett Mrs Katharine Reel and Mrs Jessie Fisher of Reelsville.
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East Palestine
A. L. White
Allen
Geneva College
Pennsylvania Railroad
Detroit
Pittsburgh
J. R. Shank
Greencastle
Ind
Samuel Pickett
Katharine Reel
Jessie Fisher
Reelsville
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U. 8
Cumberland
David J. Lewis
D. M4
Permanent Court of Internatonal Affairs
L Pan
Thelma Todd
Charles Michelson
Barney Oldfield
Doc
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Girard
Shank
White
New Brighton
Edward's
Washington &T
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