New Year Celebrations Across Cities Mark 1935 Start
Associated Press reports exuberant New Year celebrations as crowds in New York Times Square, San Francisco Market Street, Atlanta streets and Chicago celebrate amid higher prices and heavy cheer. Southern resorts Palm Beach and Miami host elaborate receptions as 1935 begins.
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Associated Press
Times Square
San Francisco
Market Street
Chicago
Palm Beach
Miami
Belgrano Urges Immediate Payment of Soldiers’ Bonus
Frank N. Belgrano Jr., commander of the American Legion, said the group will press for immediate payment of the adjusted service certificates. He argued Roosevelt’s anti payment letter supports this, noting veterans previously borrowed against the certificates to settle debts.
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Washington
Frank N. Belgrano, Jr
American Legion
Presscvelt
Legion
Belgrano
Baltimore teen shoots stepfather in defense claim
Elmer Hyer, 15, says he fired at Bernard Wietheger after being awakened by a argument in his mother's apartment above a saloon. Wietheger died from three wounds two chest one head. Hyer held on a technical charge of shooting.
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Baltimore
Elmer Hyer
Bernard Wietheger
Young Hyer
Wietheger
Hyer
Matilda Wietheger
Hauptmann Case Opens with 40 Witnesses Planned
New Jersey will call about forty witnesses to place Bruno Richard Hauptmann near Hopewell the night the Lindbergh infant was kidnapped. Prosecution looks to show Hauptmann elsewhere. defense aims to prove he was in his Bronx apartment when the crime occurred. Hauptmann will be guarded in court as proceedings begin with a Hunterdon County jury in mind.
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N. J
Hopewell
Bronx
Flemington
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Sourland
Hauptmann
Hunterdon County
Lloyd Fisher
Defense Counsel
United States
Double Murder in Texas Baffles Investigators
In Shepherd Texas on January 1 7 officers puzzle over the fatal shooting of Charles Clark 52 county treasurer found dead in his beer parlor and his son charged with murder in the slaying of Frank Laverine 30 a cook at Clark's establishment whose body was found in a nearby ditch.
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Shepherd
Tex
Charles Clark
Frank Laverine
Clark
Laverine
Butte's First 735 Babies Born at Murray Hospital
The city records its first 1935 births at Murray hospital with a 1 am daughter to Mr and Mrs W L Webster of 1825 South Gaylord and a later 11 pound son to Mr and Mrs Peter Keeshen of 736 East Park.
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Murray Hospital
W. L. Webster
South Gaylord Street
Peter Keeshen
East Park Street
Veterans face tight deadline for wartime bonus claims
About 200000 veterans have not applied for adjusted wartime compensation and the deadline is tomorrow. The program allowed ten years for filing, and many may not receive the bonus even if a payment bill passes.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt anti bonus letter sparks veteran challenge
Washington reports President Roosevelt's anti bonus letter to a Texas Legionnaire triggers a fight with veterans. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and national commander James E. Van Zandt say Congress will decide, while vet leaders privately claim enough Senate and House votes exist to pass and override a veto.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Texas
Senate
House
Four New County Heads Assume Office Monday
Four newly elected Silver Bow county officials take office on Monday January 7 John Healy replaces Hugh Quinn as county surveyor Michael Duff becomes county coroner succeeding Don Murphy Thomas Merkle elected to six years as county commissioner and John Malin takes over as county assessor Thomas Kelly retires as county assessor Holdover officers include Sheriff Larry Weir John Holland Maybelle Hogan Harrison Freebourn Hazel Grant Bourquin Melvin Dempsey F P Kelly and two county commissioners The new officials have been at the courthouse this week to learn their duties
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Silver Bow County
John Healy
Hugh Quinn
Michael Duff
Don Murphy
Thomas Merkle
John Malin
Thomas Kelly
Larry Weir
John Holland
Maybelle Hogan
Harrison J. Freebourn
Hazel Grant Bourquin
Melvin J. Dempsey
F. P. Kelly
Fred Batani
Emmett O’brien
Five aged men killed and fifteen injured in county home fire
A blaze swept a South Carolina county home killing five elderly men and injuring fifteen others. The fire destroyed several wards as firefighters battled the flames through the night. Authorities investigating blame have yet to determine a cause. Cardinal Bourne of Westminster dies at 73 in London after long illness following a Vatican visit. He had spoken against the Soviet Union's stance toward religion in recent years.
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London
Francis Cardinal Bourne
Westminster
Vatican
Cardinal Bourne
Russia
Butte Goes Carnival in New Year Blow-Out
Butte residents welcomed 1935 with a citywide carnival after midnight celebrations. By 9 PM crowds filled streets to chosen amusements, while a five minute horn and whistle salute marked the old year’s end. Private parties and fraternal gatherings packed every venue.
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Butte
Convicts aid rescue as Cherokee county home burns
In Gaffney South Carolina five elderly inmates died and 15 were injured when the Cherokee county home main building burned amid freezing temperatures. Convicts from a nearby prison camp rushed in rescuing screaming residents wrapped them in blankets and ferried them to hospitals. No water or equipment was available to fight the blaze and five bodies were later recovered by the rescuers.
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Gaffney
8. C
Cherokee County
Tom Young
Pink Young
Frank Franklin
Wash Gregory
Alf Emory
L. F. Alison
Snow blanketed Western Massachusetts by noon
North Adams Massachusetts reports a storm that began around 1 a m left snow depths about a foot deep across western Massachusetts by midday. Residents prepared for continued wintry conditions and travel disruptions.
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North Adams
Mass
Massachusetts
Quake Predicted Continuing Aftershocks in California
Geologists at Carnegie Institute in Pasadena warn New Year tremors likely after yesterday’s quake centered near Calexico. Minor shocks could follow a strong event, with effects including buckled highways, two foot canal-bank drops, and outages to Calexico's telephone system.
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Los Angeles
Alabama-Stanford
Carnegie Institution Seismological Laboratory
Pasadena
California
Arizona
Charles Richter
Calexico
Four Die In El Paso House Fire Blaze
Four persons perished in a frame home and garage fire in El Paso Texas today. An overheated stove and gasoline explosion are reported as the cause of the tragedy.
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EL Paso
Texas
Commodity markets observe half-day, New Year holiday
Domestic exchanges and metals markets including lead zinc copper and tin are on a half day. All Canadian and silver markets observe a half holiday. Paris bourse closed all day. All domestic and foreign markets close Tuesday for New Year’s day.
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New York
Paris
New Year Dinner at White House for 80 Guests
President and Mrs. Roosevelt hosted 80 guests at a New Year’s Eve dinner attended mainly by the young married set. The event honored Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, who had just returned from Texas. Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt made her first major White House appearance as an honoree.
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White House
Washington
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Yuletide
Fort Worth
Texas
Ruth Goggins
West
Virginia
Butte Camp Fire Girls Hold Annual Breakfast
More than 200 attended the Camp Fire Girls breakfast at the Y M C A this morning. A program of dances music and talks accompanied the meal led by Dr Curtis L Wilson of the Montana School of Mines faculty. Committees included Program Alice Combe chairman Muriel Ralph Cecil Halstrom Ruth Kelly Decoration Ruth Nicol chairman Mrs E E Corlett Ann McLanahan Jessie Thrythall Lorraine McAlpine Preparations Mrs Ernest Pearson chairman Mrs Harry Dunstan Mrs J Dougherty Refreshments Katie McMullen chairman Frances McCarthy Mr C Darlington.
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Camp Fire
Curtis L. Wilson
Montana School of Mines
Alice Combe
Muriel Ralph
Cecil Halstrom
Ruth Kelly
Ruth Nicol
E. E. Corlett
Ann McLanahan
Jessie Thrythall
Lorraine McAlpine
Ernest Pearson
Harry Dunstan
J. Dougherty
Katie McMullen
Frances McCarthy
C. Darlington
Boy Burned to Death in Flaming Film Roll
Eleven year old Jean Cornet was burned to death when his feet became entangled in burning motion picture film in a Saint Malo parish Sunday school building. Six other boys escaped with minor injuries by leaping from a first floor window.
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Saint Malo
France
Jean Cornet
Weather Summary Above and Below
Fair south and cloudy north with rain or snow in the north portion. Expect little overall temperature change and a gradual shift in conditions through the day.
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