Supreme Court to rule on AAA fate in January decision
The Associated Press reports the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the Agricultural Adjustment Act in a January conference. Solicitor General Reed argued the government’s tax funding and contracts do not conflict with AAA, while opponents argued processing taxes rob Peter and the state.
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James W. Douthat
Associated Press
Washington
AAA
Supreme Court
New Deal
Hoosac Mills
Massachusetts
Stanley Reed
George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
Wife Kills Husband in Los Angeles Hammer Attack
The coroner opened an inquest into the death of Dr. Walter F. Hammond as Frances Mabel Willys, his common law wife of eight years, confessed to police that she killed him with a hammer after years of abuse amid steady drinking since Thanksgiving. She said she planned the act and struck him four or five times. He allegedly accused her of hiding $5,000 and asked if she had gone nuts before dying.
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Los Angeles
Walter F. Hammond
Frances Mabel Willys
Lloyd Hurst
Fire damages Maver Hotel in Elko Nevada
Fire caused by a short circuit in the wiring system drove occupants into the snow in sub zero temperatures at the Maver Hotel in Elko Nevada. Damages were estimated at $2,000 and no injuries were reported.
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Elko
Nev
Maver Hotel
Powers Study Tonnage Demands At Naval Conference
London dispatch reports that the international naval conference will immediately tackle total tonnages of the world's great navies. Japan is asked to detail its demand for fleet equality, while Britain reiterates opposition to equal fleet status and notes impositions from commitments and requirements.
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Lloyd Lehrers
Associated Press
London
International Naval Conference
The
Clarence House
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
McCammon Man Dies in Local Hospital
Joseph LeRoy Forrey 55 of McCammon died this morning at a local hospital. Born February 21 1880 in Ricks County Kansas he moved to McCammon two years ago from Tenino Washington. He is survived by his mother Alice J Forrey two brothers Bert of Downs Kansas Thomas of Pocatello two sisters Mrs E D Wilson Salt Lake City and Mrs W J McClurg Fresno California five nieces four nephews three grandnieces and five grand-nephews. Funeral arrangements are by Hall's.
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Joseph LeRoy Forrey
McCammon
Ricks County
Kansas
Tenino
Forrey
Alice J. Forrey
Bert
Downs, Kansas
Thomas
Pocatello
E. D. Wilson
Salt Lake City
W. J. McClurg
Fresno
Calif
Hall
Utah Weather Outlook For Fall Tonight And Wednesday
A Utah forecast shows fall conditions with little temperature change tonight into Wednesday. The pattern suggests steady readings with no significant warm or cold fronts expected.
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Utah
Cowboy to testify in Short Creek polygamy trial
Kingman Arizona December 10 through Urban Colvin a 25 year old Utah cowboy listed as a witness for the second day of the I C Spencer trial on open and notorious cohabitation. County Attorney Bollinger said Colvin and three other witnesses would present the colony story. Heaton and Lowry also prepared to testify about sect ties and early Lee s Ferry settlement as the case unfolds.
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Kingman
Ariz
Urban Colvin
Utah
E. Elmo Bollinger
Short Creek
Pleasant Grove
I. C. Spencer
Spencer
Colvin
Bollinger
J. T. Spencer
Charles Heaton
Kanab
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Buck Lowry
Lee’s Ferry
Heaton
High Council
Latter Day Saints Church
Johnson
Lowry
Farm family seeks missing cows in To wson incident
A Towson Maryland farmer reported three cows missing and his wife and three children unaccounted for. He appealed to police for help and joked that cattle take priority if resources are tight.
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Towson
Tigers Buy Al Simmons for 75000 in Cash Deal
Detroit News reports the Detroit Tigers purchased Chicago White Sox outfielder Al Simmons for 75000 in cash with no players involved. The transaction was announced December 10.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Detroit Tigers
al Simmons
Chicago White Sox
Pocatello Board Lifts Scarlet Fever Ban for Christmas
The Pocatello board of health votes to lift bans on minors in public places effective Saturday December 14, citing a drop to fifty scarlet fever cases in twenty quarantined homes. The move follows a period of restricted motion pictures, Sunday schools, and street loitering, with officials praising public cooperation.
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Pocatello Board of Health
Board of Health
Pocatello
State Willi Press Hanging for Killer
Twin Falls prosecutor Edward Babcock says he will seek first degree murder charges against 31 year old Tacoma man Douglas Van Vlack in district court within days for the November 25 slaying of State Patrolman Fontaine Cooper. If the death penalty is not obtained, he will pursue charges in the killing of Mildred Hook and, failing that, Deputy Sheriff Henry C. Givens.
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Twin Falls
Douglas van Vlack
Tacoma
Edward Babcock
Twin Falls County
Idaho Hit by Snow Flurries Across Rocky Mountain Area
Snow flurries mixed with rain marked a soggy end to days of fog, with measurable precipitation noted for the first time in some time. The storm began at 6 50 a m and continued to 10 50 a m as temperatures hovered between the mid thirties and upper thirties.
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Rocky Mountain
Lawmaker Proposes Voluntary Euthanasia Bill in Lords
Lord Moynihan of Leeds announces a voluntary euthanasia bill to Parliament. A sufferer would apply for death, obtain two medical certificates, and present them to euthanasia referees who grant an official death permit after a seven day interval. A physician would administer a humane death if not withdrawn, with appeal rights for a nearest relative.
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London
Lord Moynihan
Leeds
House of Lords
Killick Milard
Ministry of Health
Four Cars Damaged In North Main Collision
At 1 42 p m in the 200 block of North Main street four vehicles collided. Y M C A resident Wilton Schultz was bruised. C L Thompson of Independent Cab was arrested for reckless driving. A wheel from the cab struck Mrs Bessie Wells, who was hurt but saved from worse harm. Witnesses say Thompson drove on the wrong side of the street.
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North Main Street
Wilton Schultz
Y.M.C.A
Jesse M. Chase Auto Company
C. L. Thompson
Tom Rush
Main
Schultz
Bessie Wells
North Twelfth
Thompson
Green Submits Work Program To Conference
William Green of the AFL presented a six point economic program to labor groups at George L. Berry’s industrial conference in Washington. The plan calls for shorter work weeks, higher minimum wages for women and minors, ending child labor night work and home work, strict enforcement of the Wagner Act, national wage and hour standards via joint management labor action, and a licensing system for wage and hour standards. Berry defended moving toward an industrial council while noting business opposition and uncertainty about big-name council members.
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Washington
George L. Berry
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Berry
Green
A. F. of L
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
John W. O'Leary
Machinery and Allied Products Institute
Chamber
Council
Sixteen Lost in Coal Mine in Alberta Foothills
The bodies of sixteen miners were brought to the surface at Coalhurst Alberta after a blast and cave-in at the Lethbridge Colleries Limited mine. Three hospital cases and fourteen escapees followed the explosion as J Andrews began an official probe into the tragedy.
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Coalhurst
Alta
Alberta
J. Andrews
Lethbridge
Schmeling Signs To Battle Louis In Yankee Stadium Bout
Max Schmeling former heavyweight champion signed to meet Joe Louis in June at Yankee Stadium. The agreement came after New York state athletic commission said Schmeling must first defeat Louis before challenging for the title, following a directive from promoter Mike Jacobs.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
New York State Athletic Commission
Jimmy Braddock
Louis
Schmeling
Mike Jacobs
Little Change In Condition Of Jesse Livermore Jr
Physicians reported little change in Jesse Livermore Jr. as he remained with high temperatures and extreme nervousness after his mother allegedly shot him on Thanksgiving night. The preliminary assault hearing for Dorothea Livermore Longcope was postponed to January 3 on DA Percy Heck's motion.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Jesse Livermore, Jr
Wall Street
Dorothea Livermore Longcope
Percy Heckrf
Slaying of Walter Liggett adds new trial angle in Langer case
In Bismarck North Dakota former Governor William Langer revealed that Walter Liggett slain in Minneapolis last night would have been a star witness for his defense in federal conspiracy charges. Langer, on trial in federal court, said Liggett would counter testimony from prior trials. Police hold Isador Blumenfeld connected to liquor interests and Mrs Liggett identified him as her husband’s possible attacker.
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Minneapolis
Bismarck
N. C
William Langer
Walter Liggett
Langer
Liggett
Midwest American
North Dakota
Fury
Young Boys Held For Beating Girl in Suburban Hazel Park
Two 6 and 7 year old brothers confessed to beating Ardena Wilson as she walked to school in Hazel Park Detroit. They admitted tearing off her clothing and leaving her unconscious in a water-filled ditch. The girl was expected to recover per a physician. The youths were being questioned by juvenile authorities.
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Detroit
Walter Alschbach
Ardena Wilson
Hazel Park
Alschbach
Franco British peace plan sent to Rome and Addis Ababa
Premier Laval announced that a Franco British peace plan in perfect accord on its text has been officially sent to Rome and Addis Ababa.
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Paris
Laval
Rome
Addis Ababa
Rebellion in League Brings Rift Over Italo-Ethiopian Deal
Delegates from smaller powers in the league accuse Britain and France of secretly promising Italy a portion of Ethiopia to end Mussolini’s expansion. The British government withdraws from approving the plan as talks resume in Paris. Front reports warn that an oil embargo delay could aid Mussolini while Italy and Ethiopia clash on multiple fronts.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
League of Nations
House of Commons
France
Great Britain
League
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
London
Foreign Office
Paris
Samuel Hoare
Laval
Geneva
Rome
East
Africa
Badoglio
Rodolfo Graziani
Roosevelt Plans Budget Push As Congress Awaits Session
President Roosevelt returns to the White House and orders three weeks of intensive work before Congress opens its final session. A White House meeting with his financial advisers outlines the fiscal year budget and human relief goals amid a ballooning deficit. The day also sees ongoing Supreme Court hearings on the farm program affecting New Deal policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Mansion
Idahoans Wed in Salt Lake City for License
Theo Abron Johnson 21 of Rupert Idaho and Lorna Carrington 19 of Filer Idaho obtained a marriage license in Salt Lake City on December 10.
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Salt Lake City
Theo Abron Johnson
Rupert
Idaho
Lorna Carrington
Filer
Hauptmann Lawyer Promises New Kidnap Ladder Evidence
In Trenton on December 10, C Lloyd Fisher, Hauptmann's chief defense attorney, predicted sensational disclosures to challenge government proof that ladder rung 16 was from Hauptmann's attic. The case renews appeals to block the electric chair as Hoffman's aides signal a vigorous fight to save Hauptmann despite a board of pardons vote.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
United States Supreme Court
Bronx
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lloyd Fisher
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Journal
Bruno
Board of Pardons
Valuable Civil War Coins Found in Clinton Home
Workmen installing a new furnace uncovered two bags of old coins worth about 1000 dollars face value with a higher real value. Found in an old flue in the Albert Marquard residence, the coins date from 1817 to 1865 and include many Spanish and French issues. Authorities believe the hoard was hidden during the Civil War era.
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Clinton
Conn
Albert Marquard
Marquard
Regional universities vary publicity impact on enrollment
Last summer the Southern Branch did not issue publicity while the Mos cow university expanded its campaigns to boost enrollment. Despite the publicity push, Mos cow gained only one or two percent, with a large share of the rise occurring in southern Idaho.
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University At
Moscow
Idaho
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