Tsingtao Being Destroyed As Japs Advance In China
Japanese forces pressed on Shantung coast near Tsingtao as Chinese resistance held on outer fronts. American civilians began evacuation from the threatened port with refugees heading toward Shanghai aboard ships and by gunboat support. Ships Sacramento Marblehead and Pope maintained readiness for further evacuations amid spreading interior warfare.
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Shanghai
Shantung
Tsingtao
North China
Weihsien
Tsingchow
Tsinan
Taian
China
Tai Shan
United States
Sacramento
Marblehead
Pope
Noted Chinese layman slain in Shanghai
J Li Pa Hong prominent Catholic layman and chairman of Shanghai's civic association was killed in the French concession by an assassin disguised as an orange peddler. Police fear a terrorist campaign to deter Chinese cooperation with a Japanese backed regime. The killer fled. Lo had been named Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French and Polish orders.
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Shanghai
J. Lo Pa-Hong
China
New Civic Association
Eclfic Association
Jap Aviators Raid Canton in Heaviest Bombing This Week
Forty Japanese aircraft bombarded Canton today in a heavy raid aimed at railways and the north west district with factories schools and residences. About 20 buildings were destroyed including Wahmei school a commercial college and a girls school. Officials report at least 35 dead including five children.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Miss Flora Moser Injured in Fall at Sister's Home
Miss Flora E Moser suffered fractures to shoulder and hip in a fall Sunday at her sister Mrs Charles Harshmans home in the 100 block of Jefferson street She was taken to Washington County Hospital for treatment and is listed as a patient there.
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Flora E. Moser
Charles Harshman
Jefferson Street
Washington County Hospital
Orphans' Court Schedules Half Day Adjournment Tomorrow
The Orphans' Court will sit for a half day tomorrow and adjourn at noon, per official notice. The temporary schedule change narrows court hours while proceedings are expected to conclude by midday.
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Orphans’ Court
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
The U S Weather Bureau reports mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Chesapeake Bay mirrors the trend with moderate shifting winds and similar temperatures through Friday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Kidnapping Case Cleaned Up In Missouri
Mu Dec 30 One youth is dead another jailed and Sheriff Bayles says a Monday night kidnapping of C A Robertson has been cleaned up Marvin Wright 24 identified as the leader in abducting Desloge real estate dealer Robertson Cochran 16 in jail after admitting participation and naming Wright as brains Wright apparently shot himself as officers closed in A farewell note found in his pocket urged Wrights brothers to go straight Robertson recovering from gunshot wounds suffered while escaping the abductors after a night of horror
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Plae River
A. A. Bayles
C. A. Robertson
Missouri
Arkansas
Cochran
Wright
Robertson
Bonne Terre
Express Truck Breaks Down In Public Square
A Baltimore Pittsburgh express truck broke down in Public Square. The axle snapped near the entrance to West Washington Street this morning, delaying traffic while mechanics repair it. An officer will direct traffic for most of the day.
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Public Square
West
Washington Street
Blood donors ready for heroine from Plaza hotel fire
In Jersey City on December 30 two score men lined up to donate blood to a 93 pound blonde heroine who stayed at her hotel switchboard yesterday as flames gutted the Plaza hotel. She escaped through burning clothing despite severe burns to face hands and chest. She asked about elderly widowed residents as guests were saved.
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Jersey City
N. J
Plaza Hotel
Itelen Sullivan
Japan reports decline in death by own action rate
Tokyo December 30 1937 official report shows a drop in deaths by own action from 2681 to 2301 as warfare impact is cited. The decline contrasts with increased suicides among wives and mothers seeking to relieve front line husbands and sons from anxiety over dependents.
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Tokyo
Japan
Sona
Sex Slayer Held Insane in Ohio Slaying Case
Alexander Maneff, 23, of West Homestead Pa, charged with slaying Louise Hornbeck last Oct 18, was found not sane by a three judge court in Elyria Ohio. He was ordered committed to Lima state hospital until declared sane and then returned for trial. Dr Arthur G Hyde, who examined Maneff, said he is a pathological liar and may have memorized details from newspapers.
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Elyria. O
Alexander Maneif
West Homestead
Louise Hornbeck
Lima State Hospital
D. A. Cook
Manoff
Maneff
Arthur G. Hyde
Massillon
State
Manefft
Boy Punished On One-Foot Stance At Kentucky Court
Madisonville Kentucky December 30 1947 courthouse visitors watched Charles Taylor 16 a Negro stand on one foot with both hands in the air as county judge Charles Burnett ordered the statue pose daily as punishment for alleged attempted burglary. The judge will decide each day if the youth has had enough.
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Madisonville
Charles Taylor
Charles Burnett
Taylor
Local musician Max Gigeous held on forgery charge
Baltimore arrest leads to $500 bond set by Justice C Edward Heard for February court action. Max Gigeous, a local musician and sign painter, was returned by Sheriff's officers after being arrested in Baltimore at the request of local authorities.
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Max Gigeous
Baltimore
C. Edward Heard
Bigger Navy Seen as Stimulus to Industry
Washington reports advocates for a larger navy say expanding ship construction would create jobs across the United States. The plan envisions two battleships two light cruisers eight destroyers and six submarines in the coming budget with potential requests for 10 to 15 additional 10 000 ton cruisers costing about 24 000 000 each. If approved, construction would span several years and sustain employment from the shipyards to the supply chain.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Navy
Navy Department
Fireman Injured After Fall From Cab Near Hancock
B W Arnold a fireman on an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train was found badly injured in the cab at Hancock with a fractured skull. Railroad officials cannot determine how the injury occurred and little hope was held for recovery. Workers retraced the track to see what struck Arnold, who lay on the cab floor as the engineer discovered him after turning from the throttle. No train was reported passing nearby.
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B. W. Arnold
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Hancock
Arnold
Weidmann linked to buried dancer body discovery
Paris police quoted Henri Tricot saying his wife disclosed that Eugene Weidmann shot the Brooklyn dancer Jean De Koven after learning she had found her buried body. Tricot said the wife and Roger Million uncovered the grave under a St. Cloud cottage porch last August and hid the discovery.
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Paris
Henri Tricot
Eugene Weidmann
Jean de Koven
Brooklyn
Tricott
Weidmann
Tricot
Roger “Scarface
Million
Molette Tricott
Mime Tricot
St. Cloud
Attacks on Big Business Precede F D R Message
Washington dispatch notes the Roosevelt administration intensifying its anti business stance as a prelude to the annual message to Congress. Attorney General Jackson accused big business of a general strike while Secretary Ickes planned a radio address. Congress reacts with mixed views ahead of the in person address.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Philadelphia
Robert H. Jackson
N.B.C
Democratic Party
Jackson
City Warms Delinquents Over Sewer Connection Fines Issued
Justice C Edward Heard fined two city property owners 25 dollars each for failing to connect to the sewer system after years of warnings. City officials announced a broad drive targeting about 250 delinquents to enforce connections. The offenders were drawn from a long delinquent list and had notices dating back to 1929. paying sewer rent does not excuse non connection.
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C. Edward Heard
Justice Heard
Tipsit
Stockslager Divorce Granted by Judge Wagaman
Erma M Stockslager receives an absolute divorce from Panis Stockslager in a ruling by Judge Frank G Wagaman. Attorney Charles W Wolf for the plaintiff and D K Me Laughlin for the defendant appeared in court. The note mentions H Spearman author of Whispering Smith and other stories, who died of a stomach ailment at a hospital last night.
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Erma M. Stockslager
Frank G. Wagaman
Panis
Stockslager
Charles W. Wolf
D. K. Me. Laughlin
Worlywood
Piyank H. Spearman
Whispering Smith
Admits Attempt To Poison In Montana Case
County Attorney Phil Grenan said a 4 year old woman signed a statement admitting she poisoned three neighbors after a dispute about her house being homely. Neighbors Mr and Mrs Roe Ogden and Cecil Weirson were affected. one antidotal dose of insect poison saved them. The woman said she only wanted to make them sick, not kill them.
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Great Falls
Mont
Phil Grenan
Roe Ogden
Weirson
Cecil
Grenan
Rose Krippen
Italy and Japan Sign Commercial Pact
Rome reports a commercial treaty between Japan and Italy signed by Japanese Ambassador Masaaki Hotta and Foreign Minister Galeazzo iano. Details were not released but described as very important by Japanese circles amid allied anti Communism efforts with Germany.
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Italy
Japan
Rome
Der
Pyar
Masaaki Hotta
County Galeazzaiano
Germany
Hard Way For Them Sunny Slop Easy Street
Residents of Easy Street in Mat Saga requested county officials vacate the near abandoned road. The move aims to settle the street status and clear ownership paths for the community.
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Sunnyslopf
Wash
Dee
Upi
New York New Year Eve costs hold steady in 1938
New York City revelers expect to spend about the same as last year on New Year’s Eve 1938. A dime buys a tin horn in Times Square while $7.50 covers per-person hotel dinners with swing music. Prices vary up to 50 cents to 25 cents in places, and the weather may steer whether crowds cruise bars or stay in.
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New York
Gotham
Times Square
Fifth Avenue
Stanwyck Opposes Ex Husband's Custody Plea
Barbara Stanwyck testified in Superior Court that Frank Fay used profane language around their 5 year old adopted son Dion and once struck her, causing a chair to topple. Fay seeks fixed visitation times claiming visitation refusals by Stanwyck. Judge Knights questioned the welfare basis for granting access.
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Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Frank Fay
Dion
Fay
Los Angeles
Miss Stanwyck
Superiour
Goodwin Knights
Charles W. Cradick
Minister and family injured in Virginia car crash
Mrs W C Huddle of Williamsport and daughter Christine suffered sprains and contusions when their car hit a telephone pole three miles north of Stanton Virginia to avoid a wreck. Rev OM Huddle of Smithsburg sustained cuts and bruises. Mrs Huddle and Christine taken to Staunton hospital while Rev W C Huddle and three children had traveled to Staunton for a wedding celebration with relatives.
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W. C. Huddle
Williamsport
Christine
Stanton
OM. Huddle
Smithsburg
Huddle
Staunton Hospital
W.C. Huddle
Hogging the Pork in Police Court
In Chicago on December 30, Casi mir Liebowiak appeared in police court and presented a 42 pound Christmas pig his daughter sent. He recounted neighbor Mike Harewicz laughing at the tale and refusing to share beyond a four pound tail end piece.
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Chicago
Casimir Liebowiak
Joseph Weiss
Liebowiak
Mike Harewicz
Mike
Power shovel crushes man at gravel pit death
In Centerville a loaded power shovel lurched against a truck in a gravel pit yesterday. William Hope Morris, a State Roads Commission employee, was crushed while adjusting a chain on the truck. The fatal accident occurred during routine work.
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Centreville
William Hope Morris
Morris
State Roads Commission
Compromise Settlement Ends Paris Public Service Strike
In Paris and Anzin, Northern France, a government threat to mobilize workers as army reserves helped secure a quick settlement. About 120000 Paris strikers agreed to return to work as 12 subway lines and all bus routes resumed service by 6 a.m. Labor leaders noted full restoration may take until noon. Locals feared spreading to the 16000 Anzin miners after discharge protests.
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Paris
France
Anzin
Valenciennes
Camille Chautemps
People’s Front
Son He Called Lazy Kills Him
ERIE Pa. December 30 Louis Scalise a 51 year old Erie police detective died from five bullet wounds allegedly fired by his 21 year old son Ralph a fingerprint operator The elder left a note calling Ralph lazy The son hysterically yelled under the bed and signed I emptied the gur He is held for further examination by the district attorney Mortimer E Graham Ralph recently worked in the Pittsburgh police bertillon department
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Erie. Pa
Louis Scalise
Erie Police Department
William Donahue
Scalise
Ralph
Donahue
Mortimer E. Graham
Bertillon Department
Pittsburgh Police
Mayor Elxin Steps Toward Recovery From Severe Cold
Mayor W. Lee Elxin, previously confined at home with a severe cold, shows marked improvement today and anticipates being out for a few days. The report notes his return to routine once he regains strength.
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W. Lee Elxin
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Panay
Yangtze
H. F. Vines
Roanoke
Vines
British American Tobacco Company
Self
Pal
SEX Slayer
State Hospital
Bluebeard
New Deal
Tno
Staunton
Anzin Company
Interior and War
Lazy
Erie
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