Woman Admits To Smuggling In New York Case
Mrs Elma N. Lauer wife of State Supreme Court Justice Edgar J. Lauer pleaded guilty to smuggling charges. Indicted with Albert N. Chaperau for gowns worth 1833 dollars imported from Cannes France under a Nicaraguan passport. Sentencing postponed until Chaperau’s trial. Bail set at 1000 dollars.
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New York
Elma N. Lauer
State Supreme Court
Edgar J. Lauer
Lauer
Albert N. Chaperau
Dee
United States
George Burns
Sireen
Chaperau
France
Park Avenue
Train Wreck Near Marmet Injures Several Riders
Charleston dispatch reports the George Washington express wrecked near Marmet ten miles from Charleston injuring several people and stranding others. Charles Ray of Beckley was hospitalized while Miss Frances Gress of Huntington treated for severe bruises after riding in the second coach. An official noted the late running train may have split no switch.
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Charleston
W. Va
Money
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Marmet
Charles Ray
Beckley
Charleston General Hospital
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Frances Gress
Huntington
Mountain State Hospital
Sailors Snug Harbor and Washington Square Tales
A reflective piece recalls Sailor's Snug Harbor funded by a New York will, now urban landmarks rise around Washington Square. It contrasts old sea captains and heirs with daily life from Italian markets to summer benches, ending as the fleet returns.
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Alexander Hamilton
City of
New York
Washington Square
Greenwich Village
Wanamaker's
Washington Mews
Fuller Brush
Little
Italy
Senda
Sunny
Pompeii
Snug Harbor
The Gay Thirties Arrive and Stage Evening in Town
A vivid scene shows push carts returning through the Square at dusk with golden light on skyscrapers, likened to a circus back drop. A tale warns widows and orphans bear the brunt of deceit in fraud against sailors. Shirley Temple stars in Just Around the Corner at Henry's Theatre with a busy program of films and serials.
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Shirley Temple
Charles Farrell
Joan Davis
Bert “Abr
Amanda Duff
Bill Robinson
Henry’s Theatre
Wes
Warren Hull
Kentucky
Loretta Young
Richard Greene
Walter Brennan
Labor Opposed To Vast Expenditures
The American Federation of Labor opposed plans to gear U S industry to munitions beyond defense needs. It warned that National Planning Board discussions must aim for higher living standards and jobs in goods for the people, not excessive military production.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
National Planning Board
Federation
United States
South Louisiana grows mirliton a cucurbit vegetable pear
South Louisiana farmers cultivate a squashlike cucurbit known as mirliton or vegetable pear. The crop, grown by local growers, highlights regional agriculture and the adoption of a lesser known garden staple.
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South Louisiana
Shah of Iran Breaks Relations Over French Pun
The Shah of Iran severed relations with France amid indignation over a Paris pun linking his title with the French word for cat. Officials suggested a French translator in Tehran to restore ties, after years of strain sparked by a prior satirical pontoon of his title.
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Paris
Iran
France
Shah
Chat
Riza Khan Pahlavi
Three Bandits Rob Railroad Express For 35000
In Youngstown on December 31, three men robbed the railway express agency of 35000 in one dollar bills using a planned strategy. They wrecked a car at a bridge guard rail, then fled in a motorist’s vehicle. A lookoutnamed Steve Yagoditch, 34, was identified by key witnesses as law officers traced license plates to a relative of a suspect.
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Youngstown
Railway Express Agency
Steve Yagoditch
Carl L. Olson
There Goes My Heart and Going Places at Maryland
A lively film week opens with There Goes My Heart at the Academy starring Fredric March and Virginia Bruce, a brisk romance with comic pedigree. At the Maryland, Going Places with Dick Powell and Anita Louise delivers tuneful humor plus a colorful steeplechase gag and a Technicolor musical number, with New Year’s Day shows nonstop 1 to 11 p.m.
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Academy Theatre
Fredric March
Virginia Bruce
United Artists
Patsy Kelly
Patsy
Joan
Butterfield
Pennypacker
Alan Mowbray
Maryland
Warner Bros
Maryland Theatre
Dick Powell
Anita Louise
Powell
Brooklyn
Allen Jenkins
Walter Callett
Harold Waber
Thurston Hall
Thiies
Christmas Gift To A Gallant Child Dixie Paralyzed But Cheerful
A writer honors Dixie a paralyzed 11-year-old who loves reading poetry and newspapers. Peggy 15 recalls Dixie’s cheer, resilience, and poems recited since an auto crash that left her unable to move limbs or see clearly. The piece links Dixie to longtime columnist Harry McClure and invites readers to write Betty Brainerd for help.
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Ats
Dixie
Peggy
Aidnt
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