Peek May Take Over New Post in NRA Family
President Roosevelt weighs transferring George N Peek from the agricultural adjustment administration to the national recovery administration to run the agriculture codes. Wallace and Tugwell discuss policy by his side as discussions unfold. Tugwell says he is not resigning.
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Peek
NRA
Washington. Bay
George N. Peek
Agricultural Adjustment Administrator
National Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Agricultural Department
Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
White House
Tugwell
George
Rex
Utah Prison Board Considers Davis Removal Petitions
Salt Lake City December 7 The Utah State Board of Corrections postponed final action on two petitions seeking the removal of Warden R E Davis at the state prison. The board questioned Davis and guard Joseph Tornbow about the escape of Robert Earle on November 11 as ouster efforts grow among residents near the prison. Petitions bearing 25 and 47 signatures were presented.
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Salt Lake City
R. E. Davis
State Board of Corrections
Henry H. Blood
Davis
Joseph Tornbow
Robert Earle
Rail Employment Maintains Level
Interstate Commerce Commission preliminary estimates show 997502 railroad workers employed on November 15, up 0.08 from December 1932. Gains occur in maintenance of equipment and stores and train and engine services, while executives officials and staff assistants lead declines.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
No Speakies Operating in Chicago Says Police
Chicago police officials say there are no speakies operating in the city. Proprietors bought 3.2 beer licenses valid until January 1 to sell hard liquor without extra fees, they claim.
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Changing Times
Chicago
Spaniard Applies for U S Citizenship in Boise
Eustaquio Garrogerrica Echevarria of Boise has filed an application for American citizenship in a federal district court here.
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Boise
Eustaquio Garrogerrica Echevarria
Fess predicts Roosevelt will not be president long
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio told Republican leaders in Columbus that Roosevelt may serve no more than three years, criticizing the administrations monetary policy and federal relief and recovery programs as wasteful and unlawful. He warned of a gigantic deficit as the era of prosperity fails to materialize.
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Columbus
Ohio
Simeon D. Fess
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fess
Senator Fess
Lindberghs Silent On New Plans In Natal Brazil
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh arrived in Natal from Bathurst amid crowds. They offered no clear plans for a return flight to the United States via Para Belem as they prepared their hydro airplane for possible next moves. The couple, greeted warmly, spoke little as police kept order while their wireless operator wife handled communications.
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Natal
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bathurst
Gambia
Africa
Lindy
Anne
United States
Atlantic
Navy opens local recruiting station in federal building
United States Navy recruiting headquarters here accept enlistment applications immediately. Signalman First Class E Lee announced the December quota of 42 men for Idaho Montana and Utah. Successful applicants are first stationed at San Diego for preliminary training.
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United States Navy
E. Lee
Federal Building
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Lee
San Diego
First Severe Winter Storm Claims Pacific Northwest Deaths
A severe storm claims at least four lives in the Pacific Northwest with two fishing boats wrecked off Vancouver Island and a third missing. Missing captains are Ole Hansen Einard Oksvik and Soren Knutsen. Roads flooded and trains delayed as a new storm is forecast. Mrs. Julius L. Meier and Hubert Biger avert a train wreck near New Era Oregon.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Vancouver Island
Victoria
B. C
Ole Hansen
Einard Oksvik
Soren Knutsen
Puget Sound
Weather Bureau
Cascade Highway
Oregon
Julius L. Meier
Hubert Biger
New Era
Meier
Hunting Prank Leads Virginia Hunter Home Without Deer
Virginia Hunter, described as a professor, goes hunting with dogs but is recalled five miles out on the Grafton highway after a filling station man reports a message from Mrs. Costello. She warns him to return home and retrieve his gun. He does not shoot a deer.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Costello
Grafton
Army and Navy Keep Prohibition on Posts Despite Repeal
Secretary Dern announced no changes to army post regulations after repeal. Army posts have barred intoxicants for years, while Secretary Swanson stated the navy does not need whiskey to fight.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Dern
Swanson
New Glendale Council Accepts Water Stock Pay
In Glendale Oregon the new city council votes to take full pay in watered stock. Their first act is an ordinance granting free city water for domestic use in exchange for their services.
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Glendale
Ore
Robbers Escape After Gas Station Heist
Two masked armed men robbed H. R. Anderson a Salt Lake City gasoline station operator of 20 dollars late last night and fled on foot.
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Salt Lake City
H. R. Anderson
Chicago Mouse Record Eater
Chicago police report a mouse that fed on yellow paper listing missing persons’ names. Sergeant Joseph Starshak notes the rodent’s appetite spans from Smiths to Zs and even baited traps fail to deter it.
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Chicago
Joseph Starshak
Missing Persons Bureau
Smugglers Die in Gun Battle With Officers
Three men were killed and one wounded in a gun battle at the foot of Park Street El Paso involving US border patrolmen and liquor smugglers. A patrolman Donne C. Melton was killed. Francisco Gonzales and Higinio Perez of Juarez were among the dead. Francisco Mosquero was seriously wounded. Officers seized 150 gallons of liquor and searched river banks for more bodies.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Park Street
Donne C. Melton
Francisco Gonzales
Juarez
Higinio Perez
Francisco Mosquero
Liberty Hospital
Melton
Global turmoil and diplomacy fill day’s news
Reports from Tokyo Berlin Leipzig Paris Berlin London and Hong Kong outline European reform talk on the League of Nations and Russo German relations amid German politics. Domestic items include liquor import policy, a Czech ambassador’s resignation, counterfeit seizures in Chicago, and Copeland bill support in Washington with Cummings guidance on prohibition.
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Tokyo
League of Nations
Japan
Berlin
Maxim Litvinoff
Lripzig
House of Lords
Hong Kong
Kwangtung
London
Paris
Railroad Ends Marriage Bliss Ends in Divorce Petition
INDEPENDENCE, Eas., Dec 7 UP. W. T. Brown, 72, filed for divorce claiming marriage to Fay Brown, 29, of Vilonta Ark, brought constant travel. He says they visited the Century of Progress in Chicago, the Pacific coast, and made many trips to Kansas City, St. Louis, and Arkansas, over three months.
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Independence
Eas
W. T. Brown
Fay Brown
Radiu m racket swindlers probe in Caldwell
Caldwell Idaho December 7 police probe a radiu m racket after two men swindled Napoleon Heckathorn 84 and Pred Hecker 65 of 150 during eye exams. The men posed as Red Crows representatives and claimed cataracts required radium treatment, producing a dime sized scab as proof. They took 25 from Heckathorn and 125 from Hecker.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Canyon County
Napoleon E. Heckathorn
Pred Hecker
Heckathorn
Roswell
Hecker
Grenleaf
Frank Piersall
Red Crows
Piersall
Ross to Review Ickes Public Works Statement
Governor Ross will investigate Secretary Ickes claim that Idaho has received its full public works allotment. Idaho is listed among states said to have their quota. further funds may be curtailed until requirements are met. The state has pending projects including a 9 million dollar Salmon River water import to the Boise valley.
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Boise
Ickes of Agriculture
Idaho
Ross
Boise Valley
Rebekah Lodge Elects New Officers in Blackfot
At its regular meeting Tuesday evening the Blackfot Rebekah lodge elected officers for the coming term. Named were Mrs. Adam Bolce noble grand, Mrs. Anna Dahman vice grand, Mrs. Ethel Parker secretary, Mrs. Olive Kluckholm treasurer, and Mrs. W. R. Robbins wearing caplan.
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Blackfot
Rebekah Lodge
Adam Bolce
Anna Dahman
Ethel Parker
Olive Kluckholm
W. R. Robbins
Eal Caplan
Rudd Ousted as Idaho Warden by Two to One Vote
Idaho state prison board removes Warden George Rudd for alleged leniency to prisoners, including Lyda Southard murder case inmate. Ira J. Taylor named as successor by unanimous vote amid heated session and disputes over prison policy.
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Rudd
Taylor
Boise
State Prison Board
George Rudd
Lyda Southard
Miller
Girard
Ross
Ira J. Taylor
Jefferson County
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Beverly Hills, Dec. 7. Will Rogers reports on drink control as crowds adapt to social drinking. He notes many drinks were served without names and some offenders remain unidentified for days. He compares the issue to taming riders and predicts a gradual shift to responsible, sociable drinking.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Cost of liquor too high United States seeks remedy
Washington moves to ease liquor prices by increasing imports to boost domestic supply. Officials may use authority over distillers wholesalers importers rectifiers and blenders to force lower consumer costs. Critics urge action as warehouse holders are accused of price gouging. Government aims to secure Canada bourbon rye and other imports while negotiating with foreign nations for reciprocal increases.
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Washington
Cochran
Missouri
United States
Prize steer Briarcliff Model sells at Chicago auction
The grand champion Briarcliff Model sold for 1.30 a pound at the International Livestock Exposition auction in Union Stock Yards Chicago. Buyer Harold Cudney for Palmer House Chicago. The 1217 pound steer grossed about 1582.10 for Oakleigh Thorne Briarcliff Farms Inc Pine Plains New York.
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Chicago
Union
Arena
Harold Cudney
Cudney and Company
Chicago Packers
Palmer House
Library activity highlights at Blackfoot council meeting
Librarian Edna Gillespie reported to the city council on Tuesday evening noting unusual library activity in December. Attendance exceeded 4500 for the month and circulation in the reference division was keen.
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Blackfoot
Edna Gillespie
Generally fair tonight and Friday weather note
The forecast mentions generally fair conditions with slightly cooler air moving in from the south. No strong winds or precipitation expected, with the main change a dip in temperatures into Friday.
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Virginia Hunter
Chicago Mouse Record Eater
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AAA
Frederick P. Lee
Farm Administration
Edward P. Lowry
Treasury
Frank M. Parrish
Eeseee Eek the
Mordecai Backiel
Agriculture
An Arms E. Willingham
F Administri Ay Oe Eee Mien
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The
William L. Beale
Associated Press
Francis White
Czechoslovakia
Cummings
Justice Department
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Ickes
Will Rogers
Tribune
U. S
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