Jailed Mayor Freed for Christmas in Huntington
Huntington Indiana December 24 1939 Jailer release for former mayor Clare W Bangs ends a long legal fight over a municipal utility He spent 633 days in jail after contempt of court orders tied to Northern Indiana Power Co actions Also released was J Clayton Brown construction foreman Bangs' bid to sell city electricity to private customers faced court orders and later Indiana Supreme Court ruling He did not seek re election in 1938 and spent his final jail term doing clerical work and writing his autobiography.
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Huntington
Ind
Lare
W. H. Bangs
Bangs
Allen County
Harry Hilgemann
Fort Wayne
Northern Indiana Power Company
J. Clayton Brown
Paris
Wage
Huntington County
Indiana Supreme Court
Walter A. Felger
Soap price rise in 1939 shows domestic brands up most
Statistics indicate a 12 percent increase in manufactured soap for domestic use in 1939. The largest rise occurred in white laundry soap.
Fighting Ninth Brings Out Fabiielees Viach Bowl At Yule
Fort Sam Houston Texas December 24 The Fighting Ninth U S infantry holds its annual Christmas party centering on the Liscum bowl a priceless silver relic from the Boxer rebellion The regimental commander Col W H Robertson presides with toasts to Col Emerson H Liscum and to battles from Tianjin through Meuse Argonne The bowl and cups were forged from melted silver sent as trophies and gifts by Chinese princes dating to 1903 and earlier years
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Ninth
U. S. Infantry
China
Col
W. H. Robertson
Liscum
Emerson H. Liscum
Tienstin
U. S
Japan
Pekin
Madison Barracks
N. Y
San Antonio
America
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
British torpedo strike sinks Italian convoy at Tripoli base
London reports British naval planes smashed Tripoli and torpedo carrying planes sank two of three supply ships in an Italian convoy escorted by destroyers. Admiralty says Tripoli bombed and warehouses burned with a warehouse explosion observed.
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London
Tripoli
Italy
Mexico Moves To Halt Food Raises
Mexico City officials prepared to curb rising staple prices described as unjustified. Sugar sold up to 75 centavos per kilo, coffee and butter prices climbed, while bread stayed fixed but rolls and loaves shrank. Central department officials said no material shortages explained the surge.
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Mexico City
U. S
Central Department
Federal District
Opposition to Mexican Duty Free Zones Grows
In Mexico City on December 24, opposition to establishing duty free zones on the U S frontier gathered momentum. The National Association of Industries urged the senate to defeat the pending bill, with groups like the National Chamber of Commerce warning the plan would hurt domestic industries and foster illegal activity. Sources say the senate is heavily against the measure.
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Mexico City
United States Frontier
National Association of Industries
Senate
National Chamber of Commerce
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