Director Mer vyn Leroy weds Doris Warner in New York
Hollywood director Mer vyn Leroy married Doris Warner eldest daughter of Harry M Warner president of Warner Bros They wed at the Waldorf Astoria with over 200 film and theater notables present Tomorrow they sail on the Empress of Britain for a four month world honeymoon tour.
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New York
Mervyn Leroy
Hollywood
Doris Warner
Harry M. Warner
Warner Bros
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Roosevelt Message Fills London With Expectation
London awaits President Roosevelt’s congressional message amid strong interest and curiosity. British papers discuss a perceived collapse of Republican opposition and suggest Congress and the nation will follow wherever Roosevelt leads.
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London
Roosevelt
Congress
London Times
Never Too Old Fairfield January Court Clash over Black Eye
Justice of the Peace DF Spratt, aged 70, faced a minor dispute with Al Snyder in Fairfield. Spratt was fined $10 after claiming Snyder struck him first. Snyder claimed Spratt retaliated. Both showed black eyes in court with no further claims filed.
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Fairfield Way
Justice of the
Spratt
Cox al Snyder
Pairfield
Final death toll may be about fifty
Los Angeles flood aftermath spurred a 7000-member relief effort as officials track a death list of 36 with 75 missing. Most identified. about 50 seriously injured. Damage around 5.6 million centered on the Glendale Montrose area.
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Los Angeles
Glendale-Montrose
Pickens
Baltimore Detectives Seek Unnamed Suspect in Slaying
Baltimore detectives and Somerset authorities pursue an unnamed suspect in the murder of 58 year old Mrs. Margaret Brumbley at her Marion Station area home. Fingerprints tied to the case are being examined as officers plan the arrest with possible involvement by Baltimore or Somerset officials.
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Baltimore
Somerset County
Margaret Brumbley
Marion Station
Walter Martin
Bertillon
Martin
Crisfield
Marion
Charles D. Gaither
Delsctte
Stewart Dean
Luther Daugherty
Somerset
Fred Brumbley
Bam
James Jones
Roosevelt Addresses Congress On New Economic Structure
President Roosevelt opens the 3rd Congress with a call for nonpartisan cooperation to finish the recovery and build a modern structure linking industry agriculture and finance. He emphasizes forward progress, social reform, and a joint task across branches to ensure humane prosperity beyond mere material gain.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Congress
Happi Nass
Walks Four Miles With Broken Leg To Reach Help
Dr Curt Paul Richter of Johns Hopkins Medical School walked four miles with a broken leg to reach medical aid after a skiing accident at Lake Placid New York. He said he felt no unusual symptoms and accompanied friends to their clubhouse where a physician later found the fracture.
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Baltimore
Curt Paul Richter
Johna Hopkins Medical School
Miners Seek Labor Board Action After Northern District Strike
United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania give the National Labor Board until January 13 to settle differences fueling the northern district strike. A committee will meet with Senator Robert F. Wagner to press immediate action, as union delegates approve reconvening on January 13 despite counsel for the labor board and others urging restraint.
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Wilkes-Barre
United Anthracite Miners
Pennsylvania
National Labor Board
Robert F. Wagner
Labor Board
John , Moore
Nlw National Labor Board
J. J. Curran
Ernest G. Smith
Liquor License Hearings Set in Cumberland Soon
Judge Frank G Wagaman will hear multiple liquor license applications in Cumberland. William R Harvey, a Federal prohibition investigator, testified about applicants reputations and records, noting several prior 18th amendment convictions before repeal. Allegany County law differs from the county act.
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Frank G. Wagaman
Cumberland
William R. Harvey
Allegany County
Duke Freshman Dies After Gun Misfire
William B. Baker, 19, a Duke University freshman, was wounded when a shotgun he was unloading from his car discharged accidentally near Aberdeen Maryland and died in a Baltimore hospital. A separate note from Missoula Montana reports H Hartley Greenough merchant finding a Native Sapphire in a turkey, appraised at 22.50.
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Missoula
Mont
H. Hartley
Greenough
Hartley
Baltimore
Jan
William B. Baker
Duke University
Aberdeen
Hit and Run Leaves Bridgeport Man Injured Near Home
Edward Wiley of Bridgeport was struck by a car from Hagerstown on Cavetown pike while walking home about 1 34 this morning. The driver fled the scene. Wiley lay unconscious for hours before neighbors Mrs Steck and V Beck found him and carried him to his home. He suffered facial injuries and possible fracture, plus cold and shock from exposure.
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Edward Wiley
Bridgeport
Cavetown Pike
Wiley
Hagerstown
W. W. Steck
Woman Mayor Recalled in Iassaquah Coal Town Feud
In Issaquah Washington on January 3 a recall vote toppled Mayor Stella Alexander amid gender clash. Opponents cited malfeasance and budget cuts as reasons for ouster in a closely watched local political row.
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Issaquah
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Stella Alexander
Atadame Mussolini
All-Mascure Council
Suburban man sues railroad for false arrest damages
Richard Trevinger 26 files a $10,000 suit against the Western Maryland Railway Company for false arrest false imprisonment and malicious prosecution stemming from an arrest by WD detective Lt Edward Chapman over a coal theft charge. Trevinger was acquitted of larceny. judge ruled resisting arrest case invalid. Other suits also filed including Bailey vs Harman and Harshman vs Elias.
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Richard Trevinger
Western Maryland Railway Company
John J. Allen
John E. Wagaman
Travinger
Edward Chapman
Western Maryland Detective Force
Chapman
Trovinger
Wagaman
Edward A. Bailey
Garfield J. Harman
Annabel Harshman
Dorothy Elias
Brindle
Bailey
Harshman
Monkey meat off menu in Canton proclamation
Canton officials issue a proclamation banning the killing of monkeys and the serving of monkey meat or monkey brain in restaurants. The order cites the animals’ intelligence and urges protection as a reason to prohibit their use in meals.
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Canton
China
South China
Pioneer film producer Herbert Somborn dies at 53
Hollywood notes the death of Herbert K. Somborn aged 53 in his apartment after a year with kidney illness. He was a pioneer producer and former husband of Gloria Swanson, with their daughter Gloria, 12, studying in Switzerland. Swanson visited him often during his illness.
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Hollywood
Herbert K. Somborn
Somborn
Gloria Swanson
Gloria
Switzerland
Samborn
Miss Swanson
Alaska Delegate Seeks Prohibition Repeal Powers
Delegate Dimond of Alaska introduces a bill to repeal federal prohibition in Alaska and grant the territorial governor pardoning power for violations. The measure would allow the territory to regulate liquor traffic and ratify a territorial board of liquor control for manufacture and sale. Also notes Charles H. Rinehart, a Chewsville fruit grower and board member, ill at home.
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Washington
Dimond
Alaska
Territory
Congress
Board of Liquor Control
Charles H. Rinehart
Chewsvilla
Board of Education
Outlaw Underhill and Wife Captured After Gun Battle
Desperado Wilbur Underhill and his 37 year old bride Hazel Hudson Underhill were wounded during a gun battle at their Shawnee bungalow hideout. Officers surrounded the scene and held Underhill’s wife for questioning as he lay in a hospital bed under guard. Physicians expect his wounds to prove fatal.
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Wilbur Underhill
Shawnee
Oklo
Underhill
Hazel Hudson Underhill
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia seeks two year dictatorship plan
Mayor LaGuardia proposes a two year free hand to run New York City during a fiscal crisis. He would assume sweeping powers to cut expenses adjust salaries and shutter agencies while pushing charter revisions and city modernization. Police shakeup by General John F. O'Ryan targets speakeasies as Prohibition era relics fade.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Roosevelt
Fusion Board of Estimates
New York City
John F.o’ryan
Liquor Stores Have No Alcohol Cause State Control
Harrisburg report finds Pennsylvania liquor stores opening with no alcohol available. Officials say grain alcohol will be hard to obtain under state control, leaving dealers with non alcoholic stock and drink enthusiasts frustrated.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Nquor
Shannan Dies in Baltimore After Long Illness
John H K Shannahan 3d a leader on Maryland s Eastern Shore died at Sparrows Point after a long illness. Born in Easton in 1880 he helped found the Eastern Shore Society of Maryland and served as secretary president and later director.
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Baltimore
John H. K. ShannAhan
Maryland
Sparrows Point
Easton
Shannahan
Eastern Shore Society of Maryland
Kieffer Named Receiver for Hancock Bank
J B Kieffer of Hagerstown appointed by J F T O’Connor Comptroller as receiver for the First National Bank of Hancock. Kieffer formerly cashier at the old Hagerstown Bank and has already taken over the Hancock bank’s affairs and assets after a reopening plan approved by the Comptroller.
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J. F. T. O’connor
the Treasury
Washington
John B. Kieffer
Hagerstown
First National Bank of
Hancock
Kieffer
Hancock Institution
Cheek Turner Turns on Wife in Pittsburgh Divorce Case
W D Carnahan seeks divorce saying he withstood 30 years of abuse from Isabella Carnahan. He testified she injured him with a potato masher and a telephone directory, spread malicious stories, and brought a woman friend to assault him. He cited the final incident as the breaking point. Paul Kephart fined $25 for unauthorized use of a Hagerstown Baking Co truck.
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Pittsburgh
W. D. Carnahan
Isabella
Paul Kephart
Hagerstown Baking Company
Richard H. Sweeney
Jury Excused After Civil Case Settles Out of Court
The petit jury for the November term was excused shortly after court opened. The civil case slated for trial had been settled out of court, delaying further proceedings until Friday morning.
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Petit Jury
California Man Edmund Cooper Dies Aged 113
Edmund Cooper of Placerville aged 113 died last night. He was believed to be one of the oldest white men in the world. The death marks the end of a long life in California.
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Placerville
Cal
Edmund Cooper
Roosevelt asks Congress for strict recovery measures
President Roosevelt addressed a joint session outlining continuing recovery efforts and stringent regulatory actions against tax evaders bank officials and speculators. He signaled possible NRA revisions and emphasized moving from relief to work while stressing cautious international engagement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
NRA
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