Bomb plots warned as Italian consuls face threats
Easton police say an anti fascist terror plot of national scope is under way and will target Italian consulates and prominent Italo Americans with suspicious packages. Other bombs were found or refused in Cleveland and Chicago areas as authorities warn posts nationwide.
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Easton
Harry L. Getehell
Post Office
Getchel
Cleveland
C. P. A. Buzzi-Gradenigo
Cornelius W. Cody
Chicago
Oscar Durante
L'Italia
Durante
Uhl
Rivere
Youngstown
Ohio
A. Resapepe
Methodist Men Organize Club At Local Church
At a Methodist church meeting last evening a new men's organization was formed to support church activities. Officers elected: Carl Hedges president, R. E. Brown vice president, Lewis Warren secretary and treasurer. About seventy five men attended. an oyster supper preceded the program.
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Methodist Church
Carl Hedges
R. E. Brown
Lewis Warren
Junior College
Dean Harland Mead
Finland Repeal Wins Big in Helsinki Referendum
Helsingfors returns show an 82 percent vote to abolish the 12 year old dry law in the capital with 63 642 for abolition and 15 496 for retention during a two day referendum. Rural districts favor abolition 78 953 to 18 885 with modification 905. Proceedings continued as counts were finalized.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Wets
Miss Della Hill Dies at 46 in Columbus Junction
Miss Della Hill 46 of Columbus Junction died after a long illness. Born April 23, 1885 in Conesville, she operated a millinery business here for years. She is survived by two brothers and two sisters. Funeral set Friday at 2 PM at the Methodist church. burial in Columbus City cemetery.
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Columbus Junction
Della Hill
Conesville
William Hill
Leslie
Claude
J. M. Norris
E. E. Griffith
Florida Police Chief Attacks Liquor Caravan Single Handed
Hollywood Florida December 31 Police Chief F L Barfield of Dania faced a seven car rum running motorcade firing a shotgun as he ordered the attackers to surrender The wounded rum runner was named Frank The Greek Anaphesan Sheriff Lehman said Johnny Stutz headed the motorcade Barfield captured the wounded man and alerted others while pursuing into Miami and beyond
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Florida
Hollywood
Fla
F. L. Barfield
Dania
Barfield
Here
Miami
Dania Force
Frank
Anaphesan
M. P. Lehman
Johnny Stutz
Brookhart Sees Chance for Farm Relief in Congress
Iowa Senator Smith W. Brookhart arrived in Des Moines on December 31 confident that agricultural relief prospects are better this session. He plans to push an amendment to the reconstruction corporations bill to add a one billion dollar boost to the farm board revolving fund. He says prohibition has been sidelined by economic concerns and criticizes Iowa millionaires forming an anti prohibition group to undermine tax laws.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Reconstruction Corporation
Farm Board
Brookhart
Congress
Christmas Card Joke From Shanghai Newsroom
A humorous note from Shanghai on December 31 mocks gifts and travel to China or Manchuria. It mentions attempts to interview three high officials who were dismissed before contact. The piece also asserts China’s resilience amid fifty years of misgovernment and foreign influence.
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Shanghai
China
Manchuria
Russian immigrant leaves million in savings plan
Sel ig Morris, who came from Russia 65 years ago with a thrift plan, left a million dollars in cash at his death. He started as a junkman and never lost a dollar, growing his savings into a large fund before converting to a metal refiner. His will reveals the success of his simple plan.
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Chicagoq
Selig Moris
Russia
Morris
Will Probe Democratic Fund in 1928
New York December 31 United States Attorney George X Medalie opened an inquiry into the 1932 campaign report of the Democratic National Committee. The action follows a Republican chairman’s charge that unnamed Democratic payroll individuals may exist, with Medalie warning he will prosecute if facts show a crime under the corrupt practices act.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
United States
George X. Medalie
Medalie
Representative Wood
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
Washington
Wood
Medaie
Pioneer's Widow Rosella Wagner Dies After Illness
Rosella Caldwell Wagner died today at age 77 in her home due to bronchial pneumonia after several weeks of illness. She was the widow of Knight Wagner and mother of five surviving children. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Sherman’s Funeral Home with burial at Elm Grove cemetery. she was a longtime resident of Marion township and member of Shiloh Christian church.
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Rosella Caldwell Wagner
Knight Wagner
Sherman Funeral Home
Marion Township
Wagners
Chas. Stewart
Fred
Howard
Lester
Roy Davison
Bessie
Silas Caldwell
Mary
Cal Beenblossom
Charley
Eva
Steen
Will
John
Wagner
Shiloh Christian Church
Methodist Church
Sherman
F. C. Witzigman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Plan to Save Yields Big Cash Estate Exceeds Million
He kept his savings rate at one and a fourth percent and continued investing. His will reveals an estate exceeding one million dollars, with nearly all assets held as cash.
New Year Open House At Y M C A Marks Fourth Year
Public invited to attend the New Year open house at the Y M C A tomorrow with an afternoon and evening program. Events include ping pong finals, checker and gym exhibitions, music by the high school orchestra, and various tournaments.
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Y.M.C
Leigh Soule
WCA
Supt
J. H. Peet
Bob Shannon
Clair Norton
Marion Sandy
Grant Davis
Art Donovan
Gene Tucker
Dale Booth
Don Mitchell
Ralph Gibson
Dick Clark
Soule
Milburn MejKay
Junior College Battle At 7 30
Washington fans prepare for a 7 30 junior college basketball clash as the Cardinals meet Emmetsburg on the high school floor. Coach Freshwaters may shift Wells with Ahrens at center if Wells is sidelined. Referee Sands of Monmouth.
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Ainsworth
Washington
Oska- Joosa
W. C
Wapello Liena
Maude Helen Applegate
Maxine Baker
Verna Bickel
Junior Cuddy
Loretta Cantoni
Vida Casper
Betty Cunningham
Evelyn Crandall
Virginia Davis
Daisy Franklin
Vera Foss
Alta Cheeian
Henrietta Aull
Betty Jones
Vernette Johnson
Virginia Kephart
Mary Juliet Lemmon
Virginia Lemley
Mildred Masson
Helen Masson
Catharine Masson
Helen Melinski
Marjorie Wratt
Miriam Palmer
Audrey Peet
Cardinals
Emmetsburg
Littie
Fort Dodge
Mason City
George Freshwaters
Wells
Ahrens
Klehey
Fuhr
Marshall
Turner
Cline
Little
Sands
Monmouth
Burlington
Jim Shultz
Kupka
Raymond
McElhinney
Dusenbery
Jones
Lytle
Jackson
Schulty
Glider
Beer Made From Bread By Ancient Babylonians
Ancient Babylonian bakers fermented bread to produce beer study suggests. Researchers point to bread-based brewing as a early beverage method influencing Mesopotamian food and drink culture.
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Ancient
Babylon
Noon Edition Plans Amid New Year’s Noon Printing
Tomorrow's Journal will be printed at noon due to New Year's, per plans made in this office today.
New Zealand Welcomes New Year First In World
A New Year report from Wellington notes about two hundred shepherds and fishermen on the Chatham Islands celebrated 1942 as the first place in the world to greet the new year. The island group lies near the time line and the New Year spreads westward toward the equator at roughly 1,000 miles an hour. New Yorkers were just rising as the Chathams began their New Year celebrations.
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Wellington
N. Z
Chatham Islands
Here
United States
Southern Pacific
Haneon Island
London
New York
Admiralty
Storms Hit Washington and Midwest Snow Storm Watches
Winter storms from the plains bring rain sleet and snow across Nebraska Iowa and the Dakotas creating travel disruption and cold temperatures. Des Moines and Des Moines area weather officials warn of possible snow and freezing conditions with heavy rainfall totals recorded in Guthrie Center Jefferson and Omaha. Three missing in Rockies as blizzard shuts highways and endangers livestock across Wyoming Colorado Nebraska and Kansas.
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Chicago
Midwest
United States
Nebraska
Dakotas
Plains
Des Moines
Iowa
Chares D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Guthrie Center
Jefferson
Omaha
Sac City
Storm Lake
Charles City
Keokuk
Rockies
Denver
Leslie King
Estelle Field
Albin
Wyo
Scottsbluff
Neb
Wyoming
Colorado
Kiansas
Death Of Two Mail Clerks Spurs Anti Fascist Probe
Easton Pennsylvania December 31 postal authorities disclosed a nationwide inquiry into anti fascist activities after a bomb plot killed two mail clerks. A third man, Charles Weaver of Dupont Powder, was recovering from injuries while a second bomb remained unexploded. Targets included Natale Mariano Argentine vice consul at Baltimore and J Everhart Huntington reform school official, with others like Emmanuele Grazzi Il Progresso editor Italo C Fabio and Generoso Pope noted among those marked for death.
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Easton
America
Generoso Pope
New York
Progreso
Pope
Sand King
Walker
Emanuele Grazzi
United States
Charles Weaver
Dupont Powder Company
Natale Mariano
Baltimore
J. Everhart
Huntington
Italy
Everhart
Reform School
Commendatore Emmanuele Grazzi
New York City
Italo C. Fabio
Il Progresso
G. Guirato
Pittsburgh
James J. Walker
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Cedar Rapids
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Max Allen
William Schulty
Helen Foster
Maurice Mayo
Wilma Palmer
Ireta Willits
John Lytle
Jutta McElhinney
French Horne
Arden Hughes
Robert Sorrell
Elizabeth Thorne
Robert Barclay Ferne Crozier
William Stewart
Hubert Turner
Karl Bevine
Donald J. Davis
Donald C. Davis
Martha Mathers
Flites
Lloyd Helwick
Jean Moore
Edna Mayo
Helen Sar‘or
Lou Jean Stewart
Milan Thompson
New Zealand
Bares
Blizezard
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