Navy seaplanes begin longest flight to Honolulu expect noon arrival
Six United States Navy seaplanes left San Francisco toward Honolulu at 2:22 PM yesterday aiming for a 24 hour crossing. The squadron, led by Lieut. Commander Knefler McGinnis, was about 600 miles from Honolulu with tailwinds and favorable weather predicted. One plane briefly detached but rejoined. escort planned from Pearl Harbor to meet the fleet near Melokal Light.
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San Francisco
Knefler McGinnis
Honolulu
McGinnis
Wright
United States Navy
Itonotulu
10PG
John R. Perry
Tk Seing
Admiral Johnson
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Knewer McGinnis
Avocet
Melokal Light
Hawaii
Bank Teller Held Over Bank Theft in Baltimore Charge
Carvel H Lucas former savings teller at National Marine Bank Baltimore held overnight at Central police station awaiting hearing before United States Commissioner J Frank Supplea on a charge of stealing 30000 from the bank Lucas who sold from 1925 to 1931 was said to have confessed by United States Attorney Simon F Soheloff The bank is protected by a bond against loss Also in New York Folurt Pagenstecher 57 president of Manufacturers Paper Company and director of International Taper Company died last night.
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Baltimore
Carvel H. Lucas
National Marine Bank
Central
United States
J. Frank
Lucas
George W. Reed
Simon F. Soheloff
New York
Rufolt Pagenstecher
Manufacturers’ Paper Company
International Taper Company
Youth Shot On Request In Seattle Boy Dies At 14
Prescott Marion, 14, son of a prominent Seattle family, died from a 22 caliber gunshot after asking playmates to shoot him. He was found on a street corner and died several hours later. His father is Maj. Phillip Marion, a Seattle and San Francisco businessman.
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Seattle
Prescott Marion
Yen
Maj
Phillip PD
Marion
San Francisco
Greece Reports A Severe Quake In Feloponnesus Area
An earthquake struck Dalmata in the Feloponnesus this morning demolishing two houses and seriously damaging ten others. There were no casualties, but residents were panic stricken.
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Athens
Greece
Dalmata
Feloponnesus
Blaze Claims Three Firemen In Aurora Tragedy
In Aurora a three story business block fire fatally trapped Capt. Charles Wollman after a wall collapse. Capt. John Peterson and Capt. Edward Rees were recovered dead hours later. Four others injured. Cumberland notice follows about job availability and unemployment offices remaining closed to new applicants until more work arises.
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Aurora
Chas. Wollman
Woolworth
Ten Cent
John Peterson
Peterson
Edward Rees
Real Estate Census Under Way District Supervisors Announce
District Census Supervisor John Hoffman announced the Real Property Inventory census is starting with 21 enumerators under William Wingert's guidance. The project, part of the Civil Works Administration, aims for completion by January 31, 1934, and will be conducted by the Bureau of the Census alongside its American Business canvass to assess housing conditions, vacancies, rents, and related data for national guidance.
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John WW. Hoffman
Civil Works Administration
William Wingert
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Weth Nousss
Dutch Await Clemency Explanation After Beheading
Amid Holland disappointment, Germans await President Von Hindenburg explanation for denying clemency to Marinus Van Der Lubbe. Dutch protest requests failed as beaming reports confirm the 24 year old stonemason was executed in Leipzig for setting the Reichstag fire. Dispatches from The Hague say no protest will be lodged, citing his alleged unsound mind.
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Beruin
Janu
Holland
von Hindenburg
Marinus van der Lubbe
van der Lubbe
Leipzng
Hague
van der Inbbe
Early 1934 All American Air Meet Opens in Miami
Fliers from across the country gathered in Miami to display 1934 model aviation at the annual all American air meet. Weather delays disrupted northern entrants and late arrivals landed at Municipal airport throughout the day.
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Miami
Fla
Dar
Officer Dies in Baltimore After Weeklong Illness
Lieut. Cal. Frank Thorpe Jr. long time instructor for the 110th Field Artillery Maryland National Guard at Pikesville Md died after a week of illness. He was 48 and his daughter Alice had died on New Year’s Day.
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Baltimore
Cal
Frank Thorpe, Jr
Pikesville
110Th Field Artillery
Maryland National Guard
Alice
Woman jailed for keeping son from school in York County
Mrs Curtis E How ard of Springfield township is serving five days in York county jail for refusing to send her eight year old son to school. She was charged with violating the state compulsory attendance law.
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York
Curtis E. Howard
Springfield Township
York County
Trade Barriers Dropped For Good Whisky Imports
Washington reports the Federal Alcohol Control Administration will allow a 30 day import of American type whiskys in bulk by accredited distilleries and rectifiers from any country. Admin Joseph Choate Jr says the move aims to curb high prices and bootlegger advantages by increasing supply. Canada is noted as the largest current supplier of these whiskies.
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Washington
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Federal
Alcohol Control Administrator
FACA
Canada
North Rabbit Roundup Aims to Stock Aleutians
ANCHORAGGE Alaska Jan 11 Under the north ern lights a federal program leads 50 Alaska Indians in a sub Arctic round up to capture thousands of Snowshoe rabbits for restocking the Aleutian islands and other sparsely populated areas. Official Frank Dufresne notes the rabbits will serve as fur bearing animal food and aid local residents in need.
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Anchoragge
Alaska
Sam
United States
Aleutian Islands
Alaska Game Commission
Frank Dufresne
New Lawyer Beachley Passes State Bar Exam
Frederick E Beachley of 216 Summit Avenue was notified by Jesse N Bower secretary to the State Board of Law Examiners that he passed the State Bar examinations last November and will be recommended for admission to practice.
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Frederick E. Beachley
Summit Avenue
Jesse N. Bower
State Board of Law Examiners
Human Mole Accused of Burglary in Hollywood Tunnels
Detectives captured Herbert Wright after a chase through underground tunnels beneath seven Hollywood stores. Wright, 38, was shot in the hip and police link the operation to a recent $1,700 drug store burglary. Officers found tunnel entrances, peep holes, and safe combination notes on Wright.
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Hollywood
Herbert Wright
Wright
William Smith
Jack Gaines
Smith
Gaines
Furniture makers have a good year in 1933
Chicago officials at the American Furniture Mart report a 26 percent rise in furniture orders in 1933 versus 1932 and shipments up 15 percent. Last year’s orders reached 44 percent of 1929’s level, with shipments at 40 percent of four-year-ago totals. Actress Ethel Barrymore sails for London to perform in The Twelve Pound Look. Clinton mill head announces a 10 percent raise for Magnet Knitting Mills workers, retroactive to January 1.
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Chicago
American Furniture Mart
New York
Ethel Barrymore
England
London
Sir James , Barrie
Clinton, Tenn
Kincaid
Magnet Knitting Mills
Dr Wynekoop Murder Trial Opens Today
In Chicago on January 11, hundreds gather as Dr Alice Lindsay Wynekoop faces trial for allegedly murdering her 23 year old daughter in law Rheta Wynekoop on November 21. The 62 year old defendant, held in jail after a confession she later repudiated, says she is not afraid and wants the process over.
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Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Chicago
Rheta Wynekoop
Criminal Court Room
Francis W. McNamara
Senate Moves to Impose Tariff on Wines and Liquor
Paris reports a shock as the United States Senate moves to impose a higher tariff on wines and liquor from nations that defaulted on war debt payments. French officials expect trade friction but avoid discussing retaliation while awaiting House action on the measure.
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Paris
United States Senate
House
Senate
Ailing gorilla recovers under human-led care in Bronx exhibit
Janet Penserosa, a Bronx exhibit gorilla brought from Africa in 1928, fell ill but improved after outsiders adapted outdoor living, cod liver oil, and human foods. Zoo physician Dr. Noback affirmed her recovery amid ongoing attention to her unique upbringing and public display.
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Janet
Bronx
Africa
Charles V. Noback
Zoo
Deputy Renner Involved in Fatal Road Crash Near Huyett’s Cross Road
Deputy Richard Renner was badly injured and two youths died when Renner’s car left the Western Pike about seven miles from Huyett’s Cross Road, piercing a fence. The deceased are Clyde Mellotte, 23, of Needmore, Fulton County, Pa, and Orval Oliver, 23, likely of Gloucester, Athens County, Ohio.
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Richard Renner
Renner
Western Pike
Huyett
Alarm clock ensnares driver. jail break arrests unfold
At about 5 45 a.m. Brewbaker freed his hair from a clock gear after the alarm mechanism snagged him, while deputies pursued two men later linked to a jail escape and theft. The crash near Western Pike left Deputy Renner badly injured, with one suspect identified as Mellotte and the other as Oliver from Gloucester Ohio.
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William Brewbaker
Brewbaker
Renner
Lyman Bostetter
Western Pike
Bostetter
Depu
Department stores enjoy solid year says Fed index
The Federal Reserve Board reports department store sales in December at 68 on the 1923-25 base, down from October and November, but still up seven percent from a year earlier after adjusting for one fewer trading day. The rise in last year’s figure, about 12 percent, reflects the late Christmas impact on overall sales.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board Today
Hang Tramp Hanged for Starting Fire in Austria
Peter Strauss, a tramp, was hanged by a court martial in Vienna for burning a farmer’s haystack causing £450 in damage. It was Austria’s first capital punishment since 1918, with motive cited as anger over a small alms gift.
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Vienna
Peter Strauss
Austria
Bold Robbery Stuns City Theatergoers on North Howard Street
A burglar broke a large show window in the 400 block of North Howard Street around 11 PM and lifted four women's fur coats valued at about 1850. Police pursue leads as investigators catalog the scene.
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Baltimore
Ley 400
North Howards Street
Bethlehem Steel to make 1000 picks for CWA workers
Bethlehem Steel Company will manufacture 1000 picks to enable 1000 men to start work on CWA projects as supply from other makers faltered. The move comes as pick makers from New York to Pittsburgh could not fill the order. The steel plant shifted from its usual line to aid employment in Bethlehem.
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Bethlehem
New York
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Company
Steel Company
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Associated Press
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Cumberland Environment Office
J. W. Hoffman
NEW Lawyer
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Janet Penserosa
Howari Schenken
Michael Gottlieb
United States Bridge Association
Edward Grmes
Ely Culbertson
Albert H. More
L. H. Watson
San Fry, Jr
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Theodore von Zedtitz
Pike
Edgar Brant
Huyett’s
Charles R. Barnhart
Hancock
Calhoun
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Mellotte
Bedford
Ohio
Oliver
Barnhart
Suter
Hong Kong
Foochow
Chiang Xai- Shek
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Shanghai
CWA
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Frederick D. Horlacher
Horlacher Brewing Company
Allentown Cold Storage and Warehouse Company
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