France Defaults on the War Debt Widening European Crisis
France led a group of five debt defaulters as Paris deferred 19.26 million dollars while Belgium, Poland, Estonia, and Hungary also failed to pay. Britain paid 60.5 million with reservations, amid Franco British tensions and warnings of possible retaliatory measures. The Paris vote triggered political upheaval, raising fears of an enforced decree government.
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Washington
United States
France
Chamber of Deputies
America
Belgium
Poland
Estonia
Hungary
Great Britain
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Bank of Agiapd
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Guild
London
New York
Bole
Paris
Chamber
Herriot
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Rum Boat Seized as Skipper Dies in Sea Battle
The Norfolk bound speedboat Matilda Barry of Philadelphia was seized by a coast guard patrol boat after a clash with shells and machine gun fire. Skipper Willows Bauers was killed when his craft overturned during a failed escape attempt in heavy seas. rescue efforts aboard the G-163 patrol boat failed.
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Norfolk
Willows Bavers
Matilda ‘Barry
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Bauers
Virginia Dry Enforcer Murdered by Five Men
Stuart Virginia officers R D Shepherd twenty three a county prohibition officer was shot and killed while attempting to arrest five men who fled in a seized automobile during a liquor transport Joe M Frances thirty another officer was wounded Shepherd was shot in the back Frances hit in the chest Two men are held in connection with the killing
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Stuart
R. D. Shepherd
Prohibition
Joe M. Frances
Shepherd
Frances
Nagged About His Bridge Game, He Obtains Divorce
Kansas City judge grants a fault divorce to S. George Kelly from Mildred Kelly now in Los Angeles. Kelly testified his wife nagged him and subjected him to intense humiliation over trivial bridge game matters. He said she kicked a bridge table and called him utterly brainless during a quarrel.
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Kansas City
Brown Harris
S. George Kelly
Mildred Kelly
Los Angeles
Kelly
Winnie Ruth Judd to Hang February in Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court upholds the death sentence of Winnie Ruth Judd for the 1931 murders of Agnes LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. Judges reject self defense claim. Judd remains in Florence awaiting execution, the second woman hanged in Arizona.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth “Judd
Los Angeles
Rust
Arizona Supreme Court
Maricopa County
Agnes
Anne le Rol
Hedvig Samuelson
Statle
Florence
Arizona
Eva’ Dugan
Mrs. Judd
Cripple Rescues Three Children From Fatal Fire
In Tilbury Ontario Ben Tremblay, injured and dubbed a cripple, saved three Cedar children from a blaze that killed five year old Geraldine and three year old Teddy Cedar. Neighbors barred him from reentering to retrieve Geraldine after he saved Genevieve and Johnny Cedar.
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Tilbury
Ont
Ben Tremblay
Teddy Cedar
Geraldine
Tremblay
Roosevelt Memorial Accepted for Nation
President Hoover accepted the deed to Andostun Island in the Potomac and directed it be named Theodore Roosevelt Island. The ceremony occurred in the White House with a small distinguished group witnessing the dedication to the nation.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Potomac River
White House
Hoover
Andostun Island
Truck Crash Kills Baby In California Farmhouse Fire
A gasoline truck and trailer rolled down a hill into a farmhouse in San Juan Capistrano. The truck crashed into the infant’s bedroom, burning the 22 day old baby who was the Stoffel child. The fire destroyed the house, Stoffels car, and the truck and trailer.
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San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Emily Stoffel
Stoffel
Earhart Receives Doctor of Sciences from Thiel College
Amelia Earhart, famed aviator, was awarded the degree of doctor of sciences at the convocation ceremonies at Thiel College in Pittsburgh for her notable advances in aviation.
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Amelia Earhart
Thiel College
Pittsburgh
Nebraska Paid U S 3 Million Last Year
Nebraska tax data show the state paid the United States 2 155 billion dollars in the last fiscal year with income and miscellaneous taxes forming the bulk of receipts. The report notes a decline from the prior year and hints at further decreases in tax yield despite revisions at the last session. Nebraska accounts for about 1 12 percent of the U S population but provides a larger share of income taxes than its population would suggest. Tobacco and other miscellaneous levies contribute significantly, while estate taxes show activity without class detail.
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Omahsa
Nebraska
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Cornhusker
More Land for Bird Refuge in State Washington
The 2000 acre addition to Crescent Lake refuge in Nebraska is authorized for lease and purchase by the federal migratory bird conservation commission. Cost estimated at 12000 dollars with a purchase option through July 1 1934. Nebraska land price around 6.50 per acre with ducks and geese as principal species.
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Washington
Crescent Lake
Nebraska
Federal
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Sam
The
Conservation Commission
Agriculture Department
Godgress
Conservation , Commission
Netaska
Nebraska Loses Federal Road Aid and Delays Public Buildings
Washington reports Nebraska will receive no new federal highway funds after July 1 beyond remaining allocations. Four public buildings including Wayne post office and Omaha courthouse additions will be postponed to 1934 or 1935 if Congress follows Hoover's recommendation to halt new highway grants.
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Nebraska
Washington, D. C
Congress
Hoover
Uncle Sam
Wayne Post Office
Omaha
Bear Island
Treasury
Nebraska State News Items of Interest
Hunters and fishermen may need separate one dollar licenses next year. Beatrice voters rejected Sunday moving picture legalization by 664 votes from eight precincts. Sugar refineries at Lyman and Gering closed the 1922 slicing campaign. Scotsbluff Mitchell Bayard and Minstare factories closed. Beet grower supplements planned in North Platte valley December 15. Lexington aims to secure merchants for script money. three cent stamp required per script. State tax receipts projected to fall about 1.5 million. total gas tax receipts 1932 compared to 1931. Sheep and lamb shipments show about 70 percent on feed. Scotts Bluff area similar to last year. central Platte valley higher. eastern Nebraska shows reduced feeding.
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Beatrice
Great Western Sugar Co
Lyman and
Gering
Scotsbluff
Mitchell, Bayard
Minstare
North Platte Valley
Lexington
Division of “ Agricultural Statistics
Scotts Bluff
Platte Valley
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Nebraska TB testing covers hundreds of herds this year
Federal and state veterinarians supervised November tests on 763 cattle herds in Nebraska totaling 7 760 animals. Fifteen herds with 16 infected cattle were found. In the first months of the year 45 159 herds, totaling 215 062 cattle, have been tested with 410 herds showing 794 reactors.
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Nebraska
Operator Stays At Post As Fire Rips Through Alliance Building
Miss Cora Brown, a telephone operator, remained at her switch as flames swept the first floor of the H. J. Ellis building in Alliance. Firemen carried her from the smoke filled room while the fire damaged the Wildt electric shop and Red Cross headquarters and burned the Northwestern Bell offices on the second floor. Damages were estimated at 6000 dollars.
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Alliance
Cora Brown
H. J. Ellis
Wildt Electric Shop
Red Cross
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Nebraska State Fair Secretary Opposes Iowa Tax Plan
George Jackson argues suspending the Nebraska state fair would wreck an annual institution. He warns reviving after a two year gap would cost more than covering deficits and maintenance. He notes extensive year round planning by readers bands and growers and the need to prepare far in advance.
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George Jackson
Nebraska
Iowa
Jackson
Father Flanagan’s Boys Home Celebrates 15th Anniversary
The Father Flanagan orphanage near Omaha marked its 15th anniversary on a 320 acre farm valued at 750000 dollars. Starting with 90 dollars borrowed, the home has cared for 3000 boys from 42 states in 15 years, funded entirely by voluntary donations.
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Father Flanagan
Omaha
Farm relief bill aims for broader allotment plan
Chairman Marvin Jones introduces a Democratic farm relief bill to set up a broader allotment program tied to Roosevelt advisers. The measure would adjust wheat cotton tobacco and hog production with certificates and charges, tariffs on imports, and optional producer contracts for a second year.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Pisa
Jones. Dill
Secretary of Agriculture
Snake Fatal to Canton Official Dinner Chief
Canton China Chu Chaohsin inspector general of foreign affairs in the Canton government died after a dinner at the Naval Headquarters. Physicians blamed snake poisoning from venom not removed during the meal served in honor of Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, commander of British Far East forces. The diplomat was believed well before the dinner.
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Canton
China
Chu
Chaohsin
London
Naval’ Headquarters
Sir Howard Kelly
Far East
Naval’ Club
Moscow Refuses to Surrender Manchurian Insurgent Leader
The Soviet foreign office published notes with Japan denying any surrender of insurgent general Su Ping Wen and his army. Moscow said it would not prevent their departure from the Soviet Union despite pressure from Japanese forces in northwest Manchuria as fighting surged near the border.
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Moscow
Foreign Office
Su Ping- Wen
Soviet Union
Mancheria
House Beats Move to Impeach Hoover
In a rare party neutral vote the House tabled a resolution by Rep. Louis T. McFadden to impeach President Hoover for alleged war debt related high crimes and misdemeanors. The 361 to 8 tally blocked the measure as members crossed party lines.
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Hoover
Washington
House of Representatives
Louis T. McFadden
Pennsylvania
Miller and Alvarado announce engagement after sea voyage
Marilyn Miller and Don Alvarado, stars of stage and screen, announce their engagement following a sea voyage with the Bremen liner from New York. The couple, once part of a "stowaway party," were carried to sea during the trip.
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London
Marilyn Miller
Don Alvarado
Stage and Screen
Miss Miller
Alvarado
Bremen
New York
Trick Cyclist Parrrish Dies in Raleigh
Raleigh, N C. famed trick-mini cycle rider Red Parrish died in relative obscurity. His death ends a noted local showman career as he entertained crowds with daring stunts across a colorful circus era.
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Raleigh, N C
R. B
Parrish
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Virginia Dry
David Lloyd George
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Winnie Ruth Judd
Roosevelt
U. S
Smaak Walton League
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Cox
Russia
Japan
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