Officials Not to Ask Change of NIRA Laws
Washington officials say they will not seek amendments to the National Industrial Recovery Act in the upcoming congressional session unless conditions demand changes. Senator Wagner may push for a permanent Labor Board with statutory power. outside moves could include a 30 hour work week bill and elimination of anti anti union interference clause. Hugh S. Johnson warns against both courses and urges careful handling to avoid harming workers or industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cope
Associated Press
Washington
Wagner
New York
National Labor Board
Labor Board
Hugh S. Johnson
Congress
Six Die in Havana Riots as Cuba Turmoil Escalates
Havana reports six killed and 13 wounded in the capital as clashes erupt around El Pais. Police round up more than 100 Spaniards and detain them at the old Havana fortress. Soldiers brace for potential violence while Jefferson Ceffry, Roosevelt's representative, arrives to push a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Old Cabana
Jefferson Ce‘fry
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Cuba
el Pais
el Diario
Brooklyn Gunmen Kill Tavern Proprietor in Hold-Up
Two gunmen entered The Cave tavern in Brooklyn and ordered patrons to stay seated. They shot and killed Angelo Fazzinga, the proprietor, as they forced him toward a rear room. Detectives suggest a recent beer brand change may relate to the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Angelo Fazzinga
Charles Pallano
Grape Growing Seen As New Idaho Oregon Industry
Dr Elwood Mead foresees grape growing expanding east of the Cascade region as irrigation and repeal of prohibition open new markets. Pasco area soils yield large Burgundy grapes and the Grand Coulee project could boost irrigation for vineyards across Idaho Oregon and Washington. Nine varieties including White Diamond Winchell Agawam Goff Delaware Vergennes Concord Isabella Worden suit irrigated lands with winter protection. Senator Dill notes low power costs from Grand Coulee aid irrigation to grow grapes or other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Oregon
Idaho
Pasco
Mead
Columbia River
Grand Coulee
Department of Agriculture
Department
Diamond
Winchell
Agawam
Goff
Delaware
Vergennes
Concord
Isabella
Worden
Dill
Wash
Grand Coulee Dam
Utah Men Killed In Denver Crash
A. E. Anderson 29 and Samuel Gardner 30 of Salt Lake City were killed yesterday in a Denver automobile accident. They had been sent from Utah by Electrical Products Corp to assist the Colorado branch during Christmas holidays. Anderson leaves a widow, a daughter, a sister Mrs. Irene Johnson of Shoshone Idaho, and parents Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Anderson. Gardner had recently come from the Pacific coast.
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Salt Lake City
A. E. Anderson
Samuel Gardner
Denver
Electrical Products Corporation
Colorado
Anderson
Francis L. Anderson
Irene Johnson
Shoshone
Idaho
Gardner
Pacific Coast
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune From Santa Monica
Will Rogers reports visiting a government transient camp in Phoenix where about seven hundred men and boys are housed fed and clothed. They work and many make wooden toys for children at Christmas. He notes taxpayers may accept such spending if it provides food.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Phoenix
Ariz
Southwestern
States
Oregon Coast Storm Strands Freighters and Halts Travel
A fierce December storm battered the Oregon coast as the freighter Henry D. Whiton limped from Yaquina Head toward the Columbia River with 32 aboard, while the Losmar reported deck damage and steering loss off Yaquina Head. The Charles L. Wheeler, Jr. drifted aground on Sand Island as coast guard cutters struggled to free her. Vast tides and debris stalled trains, stages, and air travel with Astoria communications down and Tillamook corridor disrupted.
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Portland
Orc
Losmar
Yaquina Head
Henry D. Whiton
Ore
Columbia River
Oregon Coast
Charles L. Wheeler, Jr
Sand Island
Coast Guard
Wheeler
Columbia
Redwing
Oregon
Washington
Tillamook
Interior
Astoria
Lower Columbia Highway
G A R Veteran James W Shields Dies in Boise
James W Shields 86 assistant state adjutant of the Grand Army of the Republic died at the Veterans hospital in Boise after several weeks illness. A Civil War veteran, he moved from Ohio to Colorado in 1874 and Idaho in 1905. Survived by his widow, three daughters, a sister and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
James W. Shields
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans’ Hospital
Denver
Ohio
Colorado
del Norte
Ore
F. R. Cammack
Palmyra
R. E. Leighton
Margaret Eadie
Victor, Kan
George Shields
Tucson
Ariz
Mose Shields
Florence Colo
Four Killed When Train Hits Auto Near Elk River
Six persons die when an east bound Northern Pacific passenger train strikes an automobile near Big Lake Minnesota. The Magney family of Elk River including two sons Ansel and Melvin, a son Knute Weim and an unnamed Magney daughter are among the victims. They had been leaving church services.
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Big Lake
Minn
Northern Pacific
Charles Magney
Ansel
Melvin
Knute Weim
Magney
Elk River
Arrest of Gen Eoin O Duffy in Irish political clash
In Westport Mayo the government moved to detain Gen Eoin O Duffy after clashes between his United Ireland followers and police. He was taken to barracks awaiting possible arraignment before a military tribunal, with a month’s detention possible. Ernest Blythe could succeed him as head of the youth league if detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Mayo
Irish Free State
Eoin © Duffy
United Ireland Party
Eamon de Valera
O'Duffy
League of Youth Movement
Ernest Blythe
William T. Cosgrave
de Valera
Eoin O'Duffy
Blue Shirts
Cosgrave
Associated Press
Tornado kills four in Shreveport area lumber camp
A tornado roared from the southwest to strike the Grayson lumber camp and Soda Fountain plantation near Shreveport Louisiana. Four people were killed including Mrs H B Tress A C Johnson and Hanna Reed and Charlotte Hill was seriously injured. Nineteen others were injured and extensive property loss reported as relief agencies moved in. The storm stripped clothing from victims and caused widespread debris and panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Planta
Grayson Lumber Camp
Soda Fountain Plantation
H. B. Tress
A. C Johnson
Hanna Reed
Charlotte Hill
L. T. Baker
Dixie
Arkansas
Texas
Prominent Ogden Contractor Dies
Erick Lehi Olson, 68, noted Logan contractor, died late yesterday in a Salt Lake City hospital from kidney disease. Swedish native who came to Utah in 1883, he led River Heights Ward of the Latter Day Saints as bishop for nine years after its founding. Surviving sister Mrs. Selma O. Berquist of Preston Idaho.
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Salt Lake City
Erick Lehi Olson
Feneral
Logan
Utah
Olson
Sweden
the River Heights
Latter Day Saints Church
Selma O. Berquist
Preston
Idaho
Boy in critical condition after city auto crash
Carl Ulrich, 16, suffered a fractured skull in an auto accident north of town and remained in critical condition despite slight improvement. Henry Moss, 56, and relatives Mrs. Henry Moss and Mrs. Lorene Cooper with her three year old Owen were under treatment but not in serious condition. Ulrich is a Tyhee resident.
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Carl Ulrich
Henry Moss
Rockland
Lorene Cooper
Owen
Here
Ulrich
Tyhee
Blind wife regains sight after Green Bay operation
Tom Naylor a millworker earns a miracle Christmas for his blind wife Mabel Naylor and their children Mildred and Laverne. Dr M B Puller in Green Bay removed a tumor from her right eye, created a false pupil, restoring sight after twenty years of blindness. Neighbors respond with generosity to brighten the family holiday.
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Green Bay
Wis
Tom Naylor
Tom
Mildred
Laverne
Mabel Naylor
Brice
Mrs. Naylor
Green
Four Men Rescued From Crippled Mail Plane Off Marseille
Four men adrift aboard a crippled sea plane for more than 20 hours in heavy Mediterranean storms were rescued at dawn by the Steamer Saint Marguerite. The vessel found the craft 80 miles south of Marseille after night watches halted in blowing snow. The survivors, along with the mail, were taken aboard and the ship proceeded to Dizerta, Africa.
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Marstille
France
Mediterranean
Saint Marguerite
St. Marguerite
Marseille
Dizerta
Africa
Diefendorf Reinstated as Finance Commissioner by Governor
Boise reports Ben Diefendorf will be reinstated as commissioner of finance after bonds were rewritten following a withdrawal by one surety. Governor Ross said all bonds, about 150000 total, would be filed and Diefendorf would resume the post. The Great American Indemnity Co said its withdrawal did not reflect on the official acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Ben Diefendorf
Ross
Diefendorf
Great American Indemnity Company
French Opposing German Armament Plan
Paris reports a secret war council including General Maxime Weygand and Edouard Daladier rejected Germany's demand for increased armaments. The group studied Hitler's requests, advised against them, and prepared to pass recommendations to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Maxime Weygand
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Hitler
Last rites for Mrs Lucy Campanello at St Anthony Church
Last rites for Mrs Lucy Campanello were held at 2 p m Sunday at St Anthony church with Rev Father C H King officiating. Burial followed in Mountain View cemetery family plot. Pallbearers named Pete Cusano Angelo Coloricci Fred Manfredi Augusto Gianacchini John B Davis Joe Poletti. Services arranged by Downard mortuary.
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Lucy Campanello
St. Anthony Church
C. H. King
Mountainview Cemetery
Pete Cusano
Angelo Coloricci
Fred Manfredi
Augusto Gianacchini
John B. Davis
Joe Poletti
Downard Mortuary
Kreuger Convicted of Fraud in Stockholm Trial
Torsten Kreuger, brother of the late Ivar Kreuger, was found guilty of fraud by Sweden's supreme court. He received 12 months imprisonment at hard labor and was ordered to pay 1,500,000 kroner to stockholders of one of his concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreuger
Stockholm
Sweden
Torsten Kreuger
Ivar Kreuger
Supreme Court
Paints and Beads Ball Ira Chicago Artists Equity Dance
Chicago artists prepare for their annual Equity Society ball in a downtown hotel on February 10. The event features costumes of paints and beads signaling a festive, stylish night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Equity Society
Government boosts gold price for first time this month
The government raised the official gold price to 34.06 dollars per ounce, marking the first uptick since December 1 and continuing the prior rise from 31.36 dollars on October 25. Analysts note recent abroad gold purchases and a diverging view on monetary policy amid budget concerns.
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William L. Beale
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Two States Call Tobacco Holiday
Governors McAllister of Tennessee and Laffoon of Kentucky urged warehousemen and growers to suspend sales while a federal production control plan is discussed. North Carolina's Ehringhaus avoided a firm pledge and Ohio’s Ripley market announced an indefinite suspension with Indiana warehouses likely to follow Kentucky.
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McAllister
Tennessee
Laffoon
Kentucky
Virginia
Ehringhaus
North Carolina
Asheville
Ripley
Ohio
Madison
Ind
MacAlester Hockey Adopts Garter Belts For Uniforms
In St Paul on December 18 the MacAlester College hockey team debuted garter belts as standard equipment after a player borrowed one from his sister last season. Coach Jimmie Herbert confirmed belts are now standard gear for the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Husky
MacAlester College
Jimmie Herbert
Lindberghs Land in Charleston on New York Hop
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh landed at the Charleston navy yard at 2 18 p m while en route from Miami to New York during a 30000 mile trans ocean flight. They circled the yard then landed with no advance notice to yard officials.
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Charleston
S. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Miami
New York
Charleston Navy Yard
Port Moultrie
Navy Yard
Lindberghs Fly To New York After Atlantic Flight
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh depart Miami for New York at 9 48 a m after an 8000 mile prelude across the Atlantic. They arrive at 8 40 a m and enter the immigration building before the take off. The plane had been placed in the water an hour earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Evel
Atlantic
Extortionists Target Lake Forest Broker Gardner
Federal agents and Lake Forest police failed in a night trap to arrest five extortionists who sought $10,000 from Robert A. Gardner, wealthy Lake Forest broker and former national amateur golf champion, threatening to abduct his 11 year old son Henry Keep Gardner and blow up the Casino club. The note referenced a party for Gardner’s daughter, but the niece was the intended guest.
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Chicago
Robert A. Gardner
Lake Forest
Ill
Henry Keep Gardner
Melvin Purvis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Ogden Armour
Melody Farm
Gardner
Casino Club
Mary
Armour Place
Chauncy Keep
Suspect Held for Questioning in Dentist Slaying
In Pasadena a man, identity concealed, was taken into custody for questioning about the slaying of Dr. Leonard Siever, dentist, last week. Detectives also sought the husband of a woman who wrote a letter to the doctor calling him daddy dear.
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Pasadena
Leonard Siever
Weather brief for the region
The forecast calls for a cloudy night and Tuesday with possible rain or snow in the northern and western areas. Temperature expected to hold with little change.
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Mdaho
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U. S. Reclamation
H. C. Hunter
Will Rogers
Tribune
Will
Louisiana
Ogden
Bulletin
U. S
London
Brookings Institution
National Economy League
League
Treasury
White House
The
RFC
Farm Credit Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
NRA
Civil Works Administration
Public Works
Public Works Administration
Lindberghs
South Carolina Navy Yard
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