Explosion at Royal Pavilion Marks Romanian Premier Duca's Farewell
Mourners at Sinai Romania gather to honor Ion G. Duca slain yesterday. An explosion in the Royal Pavilion caused panic injuring a child and damaging property. Ray Polizu, brother in law of the premier, fired at the assassin but missed. Constantinescu remains in custody awaiting transport to Bucharest. King Carol was not in the station.
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Carol
Sinai
Romania
Ion G. Duca
Bucharest
Premeir
Ray Polizi
Nicholas Constantinescu
Polizu
Constantinescu
Duca
Drainage and Public Works Funded in Georgia Counties
The Civil Works Administration approved over 500 000 dollars in Georgia projects across Crisp Dougherty Ware Spalding Thomas Ful ton De Kalb and nearly 30 other counties. Specific items include Sanitary sewer and drainage work in Crisp county Albany area projects in Dougherty including a water main and city hall renovations Ware school repairs Waycross sanitary survey Spalding road rock quarrying for county roads and park and bridge improvements. Merrillville Pavo and Thomasville received funds in related allocations.
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Atlanta
Civil Works Administration
Georgia
Crisp
Dougherty
Ware
Spalding
Thomas
Fulton
de Kalb
Thomas County
Boston
Meigs
Thomasville
Merrillville
Metcalfe
Albany City Hall
Waycross
Towaliga River
Roosevelts Peace Push Amid Assassination and Cold Wave
President Roosevelt urged disarmament and universal peace as global tensions rise. Romania's premier Jon G Duca was assassinated at the Siniai railway station. A severe cold wave grips the nation with sub zero conditions and record weather across many states.
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Roosevelt
Duca
Rader Winget
New York
France
Germany
Romania
Jon G. Duca
Siniai
Carol
Iron Guard Party
Bucharest
Chaco
Argentina
United States
Foochow Harbor
Montevideo
German family back from U S expenses all paid by Hitler
Ignatz Westenkirchner and his family arrived in Bremen after a long voyage from New York. Hitler is said to have paid all expenses for their trip that began in Reading Pennsylvania. Westenkirchner, once a carpenter and wood carver, seeks work and recalls Hitler’s wartime friendship and the promise of a position at Nazi headquarters in Munich.
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U. S
Hitler
Ignatz Westenkirchner
Westenkirchner
Westenkirchners
United States
Adolf Hitler
Bremen
New York
Reading
Penna
Munich
Germany
Western Front
State Attorneys Join Fight On Processing Tax
A dozen state attorneys general, urged by Georgia AG M. J. Yeomans, oppose applying processing taxes to products used by state governments. Yeomans' Dec 6 opinion says such taxes fall under federal prohibition on taxing other government agencies and seeks a formal ruling from federal officials.
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Atlanta
M. J. Yeomans
Georgia
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Department of Justice
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Banks Ordered to Hold Up on New Schedules
National Recovery Administration chief Hugh S. Johnson halted all proposed bank charge schedules nationwide. He said he had not approved the increases and none should be enacted until he personally reviews and authorizes them, citing a miscommunication with code authorities.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
World Trade Treaties Planned to Reach Congress
Roosevelt plans a Yankee trading approach using reciprocal treaties to ease tariff barriers without individual Senate ratification. Fewer than ten treaties, including a Colombia reciprocity pact allowing duty free Colombian coffee for two years in exchange for American concessions, will be sent to the Senate as Hull completes pan American talks.
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Congress
United States
Senate
Capitol
Roosevelt Kinanelt
White House
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
Hull
Washington
Montevideo
Record-Setting Women End Fiery Endurance Flight at Miami
Frances Marsalis and Helene Richey completed a record breaking refueling endurance flight of 237 hours 62 minutes. They began December 20 from Miami Municipal Airport and surpassed the prior eight day four hour five minute mark. The pair landed amid wind and rain with ground crew and a commerce inspector welcoming them.
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Frances Marsalis
Helen Richey
Miami
Fla
Associated Press
Sufifan
U. S
New York
Francea Marshalis
Helene Richey
Department of Commerce
James R. Puckett
Court decision clears path for Georgia bank loans
A Georgia Supreme Court ruling allows 41 closed banks to borrow about 5 million dollars on their assets from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The superintendent of banks will negotiate the loans to pay depositors, with appraisals complete for 25 banks and 4.5 million in loan applications filed. Bank officials aim for RFC approval by mid January, though actual cash distribution will take time.
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Georgia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
State High Court
Griffin
Banking Department
R. F E. Gormley
Ryburn Clay
Sixth
Federal Reserve District Deposit Liquidating Committee
RFC
Clay
Washington
Weather forecast for Southeastern states hits rain and clouds
The forecast shows South Carolina and Georgia expect cloudy skies with probable rain tonight and Sunday as temperatures slowly rise. Florida north and northwest portions face rain tonight. Alabama remains cloudy with likely coastal rain and warmer readings in the west tonight and east and north Sunday. Northwest Florida notes light rain Sunday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Ice and Snow Costs Hit New York City
New York reports $700,000 spent to clear streets of ice and snow with about 34,000 workers on task. An estimated $200,000 more is expected to finish the job.
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New York City
New York
Talmadge Keeps Present Georgia Highway Board
Georgia Governor Talmadge will maintain the current state highway board. He reappoints Eugene Wilburn as chairman and names Heek of Marietta for a full six year term starting January 1. The move preserves Mangham’s successor Heek and keeps Linder from taking the chair. The governor praises the board and predicts significant work with lower overhead and a planned reserve of at least 2 million dollars for pensions and education, pending legislature approval.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
State Highway Board
Eugene Wilburn
Clethorpe
Joh Heek
Marietta
Heek
J. J. Manghiaim
J. W Barnett
Mangham
Wilburn
Tom Linder
Linder
Wilburn, Heck
Max McRae
McRae
Georgia
Escaped Alabama convicts recaptured as hunt widens
Atmore Alabama December 30 authorities recaptured five of twenty nine escapees from Atmore State Prison. A mobile patrol caught one more last night while a heavy armed group of black suspects remained at large as officers pursue those who killed Grover Kirby and wounded his companion Parker during the field escape.
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Atmore
Ala
Atmore State Prison
Mobile
Grover Kirby
Parker
Kirby
Fugitive Underhill Captured After Kansas Penitentiary Break
Shawnee police capture Wilbur Underhill, famed Kansas prison escape leader, in a downtown furniture store after an early morning chase. He suffers multiple wounds but is conscious. Bailey remains jailed in Texas. Underhill faced life sentences for murder and linked to the Memorial Day prison break and other crimes in multiple states.
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Shawnee
Okla
Wilbur Underhill
Kansas
East
Maine Street
Harvey Bailey
Texas
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma
Ail Millonaire
Underhill
Lansing
R. H
Ten Lives Lost In Plane Crash Near Brussels
Ten people died when Imperial Airways Apollo bound for London crashed in fog near Ruysselede between Ostend and Bruges. Eight passengers and all crew perished as flames engulfed the wreck. Captain Gittings was the English pilot and the wireless operator also English. Only one passenger, M Alberni, was possibly Polish.
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Brussels
Imperial Airways
Apollo
Ruysfelde
Ostend
Bruges
London
Wirless
Ruysselede
Gittings
M. Alberni
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Lagny
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Philadelphia
American Economic Association
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Ing
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Bia
Fiers
Mar
Salis
Ome
Roy
Earth
Mass Richey
Highway Board
Wilbur
Southwestern
Desperado
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Lone Wolf
Merle Colver
Wichita
Kas
Underhit
Pitcher
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlister
Muskogee, Okla
Franke Nash
Kansas City Union Station
Nash
Raymond Caffrey
Ruysselde
Belgium
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