Japs Seize Kalgan Strategic City In North China
Japanese forces move into Kalgan in Chahar Province and seize the railroad station and rail yards cutting off eastern Hopeh. The occupation secures ends of a 200 mile line from Kalgan to Tangku while Hopeh and Charhar see renewed clashes and anti autonomous government demonstrations in Peiping.
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Great Wall
Charhar
Hopeh
Peiping
Manchukuo
Kalgan
Tangku
Kalgeon
China
Tientsin
Tangkn
Naval conference weighs qualitative limits on ships and guns
London delegates steer away from total tonnage cuts and adopt a plan to hear British proposals for qualitative limits on ship size and armament. The next delegation meeting will hear the British suggestions for such limitations.
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London
Naval Conference
Enrollment Boost Fuels Dispute Between Ohio State and Gov Davey
Dr Raymond Walters a noted college statistician released an annual enrollment survey for School and Society noting Ohio State University saw higher attendance a factor in the political clash between Governor Davey and the university administration. Ohio reported 41376 full time students across 34 accredited institutions ranking third in the state totals behind New York and Pennsylvania.
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Cincinnati
Raymond Walters
Ohio State University
Davey
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Amended AAA Case Heard by Supreme Court in December
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the amended AAA farm act and its constitutionality. Louisiana rice millers seek an injunction against processing taxes used to pay farmers for production adjustments. A January ruling on the two AAA cases is anticipated, with a joint opinion possible.
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Supreme Court
AAA
Oosac Mills Corporation
Massachusetts
Louisiana
NRA
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Convict Campaigns for Tax Reduction in Ohio
From a Franklin County jail Oliver W. Gillette of Cleveland, secretary of the Ohio Association for Tax Reduction, launches a referendum to abolish real estate and tangible personal property taxes and replace with income taxes. The plan seeks a vote at the next November election. Attorney General Bricker has approved the synopsis. The proposal would cap auto license fees, set gasoline tax at four cents, and impose a two dollar chain store tax rising with each unit.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Oliver W. Gillette
Cleveland
Ohio Association For Tax Reduction
Ohio
Gillette
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
John W. Bricker
Key witness located in Walter Liggett murder case
Chief Foresta1 announced Wesley Anderson was apprehended as the key witness. He saw the car occupants and narrowly escaped when the slayer's automobile started up. The witness was walking in the alley behind the Liggett home when the incident occurred.
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Minneapolis
Frank Forestal
Walter Liggett
Wesley Anderson
Liggett
Fire Fatality at Farm Home Near Vanue
Jacob Litzenberg 76 died early today in a fire at his single story farm home near Vanue 14 miles southeast. Sheriff Lyle Harvitt said the fire started in the kitchen stove during an attempted blaze.
Convicted in Arizona for plural marriages despite religious claims
Price Johnson and I C Spencer were convicted at Kingman Arizona for open and notorious cohabitation after defending their plural marriage beliefs. Spencer admitted two wives while Johnson said he had 13 children by two spouses, despite protests and a plea invoking religious freedom and Roosevelt era rights.
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Roosevelt
Price Johnson
I. C. Spencer
Kingman
Ariz
Spencer
Johnson
Ohio Legislature near revival plan faces relief funding deadlock
In Columbus on December 16 194? lawmakers push emergency relief as a halt to the recess looms Representative Louis N Ladersman Toledo Democrat warns of hunger riots if aid stalls Speaker J Freer Bittinger presses for a 5 5 million appropriation with a potential 23 million later Senators Nichols and Metzenbaum draft a six month relief measure Work toward a permanent program begins January and a national guard contingency is discussed
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Columbus
Ohio
Lucas County
Louis N. Ladersman
Toledo
National Guard
Paul P. Yoder
Senate
Toto
House
J. Freer Bittinger
Bittinger
Yoder
Harold D. Nichols
Clermont
James Metzenbaum
Cuyahoga
Firemen Fail to Bring Ladders Cause Irkutsk Tragedy
A fire at the workers' community house in Irkutsk, Russia, killed at least nine people after firemen neglected to bring ladders, according to press dispatches dated December 16.
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Moscow
Irkutsk
Wild dogs destroy 17 pigs near Madeira
Alexander Bain, a farmer near Madeira, reported 17 pigs killed by wild dogs in the northeastern Hamilton County area. The losses follow earlier reports of sheep being killed in the western part of the county, with Bain estimating total losses at 159 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Alexander Bain
Madeira
Bain
Abduction Probe Grows For Milne Heir In New York Case
Officials intensify search for Caleb J Milne IV a 24 year old Philadelphia heir after a ransom note surfaced. A tailor reports a strange man accosted Frederick Milne and a note signed Zwittler claimed the brother was abducted and would be returned if money and contact were arranged. The missive postmarked Poughkeepsie followed a staged sleigh card.
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Caleb J. Milnne
Philadelphia
Caleb J. Milne
Maznate
Murray Hill
Caleb
Frederick
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Three Cities Compete to Host G. O. P. 1936 Meet
The 1936 Republican convention bidding narrowed to Cleveland Chicago and Kansas City. National chair Henry Fletcher lauded the New Deal while committee treasurer George Getz reported 123387 dollar balance as of November 30 and a 42000 dollar debt to a 1932 broadcaster. Finance head W B Bell announced New York and Chicago HQs and plans to raise small donor funds to build a fighting organization for 1936.
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Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Henry E. Fletcher
National Committee
George F. Getz
W. B. Bell
American Cyanamid Company
Finance Committee
New York
Hoover Evades Question On 1936 Candidacy
Former President Herbert Hoover avoided confirming plans for a 1936 run. He stated his sole interest is clearly presenting the issues to the American people, calling them the greatest challenges faced in many years.
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ST. Louis
Herbert Hoover
Grand Jury Opens Liquor Case Probe in Ohio
Columbus report notes Representative George J. Harter accuses Governor Davey of two men in Akron seeking dirt on his record. Francis W. Poulson allegedly offered jobs to sway votes against an inquiry into Ohio liquor monopoly. J. Freer Bittinger and Clingan Jackson also testified before the grand jury.
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Columbus
George J. Harter
Summit
Davey
Akron
Harter
Francis W. Poulson
Ohio
Fancis Durbin
Kenton
Virgil Rogers
J. Freer Bittinger
House of Representatives
Clingan Jackson
Mahoning
Pittsburgh Steel Firm Begins $40 Million Expansion
The Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, the nation’s largest independent steel maker, launched a $40 million expansion in Pittsburgh. Most funds will finance a $25 million strip and sheet mill to be built in the city, strengthening Pittsburgh’s steel capital status.
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Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Bids Sent To PWA Officials For Approval
Bids for the Nelson Road sewage pumping station and west end sewer line were sent to PWA authorities in Columbus after bids from W H Crawford Son of Wilmington at 25484.58 topped four other bidders. Work must begin by January 1 with 15 percent federal grant funds awaiting approval.
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PWA
Nelson Road
West End
Wilmington
W.H. Crawford & Son
Charles F. Smith & Son
Columbus
Main Street
Wayne Avenue
Sewgee
Philippine Clipper ends flight to Manila destination
The Philippine Clipper landed in Manila with the second cargo of trans Pacific airmail from Alameda. It completed an 8,000 mile maiden flight in 60 hours four minutes, matching the time of the China Clipper on the first crossing two weeks earlier.
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Manila
P. L
Alameda
Calif
Ohio Weekend News Roundup in Brief
Mansfield reports a 300000 expansion by Empire Sheet and Tin Plate Co to meet rising demand for tanks and cans while payroll nears 250000 in December. Fayette County official Carr faces removal for alleged misappropriation of 432 from an inmate. Findlay damag e suit seeks 10000 for a fall on a wooden sidewalk. A Columbus man jailed after a snake incident with store owner Charles Baughman.
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Ohio
Mansfield
Empire Sheet & Tin Plate Co
H. Henkel
D.H
Noah L. Carr
Fayette County
Carr
Findlay
Clifford Glathart
Claud M
Baldwin Plans to Defend His Peace Program
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin prepares material for House of Commons as protests mount against the Anglo-French peace plan ending the Italo-Ethiopian war. In southern Ethiopia, Mussolini’s forces appear on the defensive while Ethiopian offensives loom with 40 000 warriors. The Italian front blames Henry Ford for delaying northward tractory deliveries. Pope Pius XII avoids discussing peace proposals in a secret consistory. London anticipates sensational disclosures during Commons debates on Britain’s role.
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Associated Press
Kingdom of Haile Selassie
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Mussolini
Rodolfo Graziani
Ethiopia
Dolo
Mogadiscio
Henry Ford
Ford
Pope Pius Purpos Cly
London
Commons
Britain
Parliament
Boy Hates School. Teen Attempts Suicide at Home
Toledo dispatch reports Glenn Davenport, 15, who disliked school, shot himself near the heart at his home as he prepared to attend eighth grade classes at Jones Junior High School. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Toledo
Glenn Davenport
Jones Junior High School
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Chahar Province
East Hopeh Autonomous State
Yin Ju-Keng
North China Demilitarized Zone
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Chi
W. H. Crawford & Son
Rice Miller
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1. C. Spencer
Newto
Bulletin
Mexico
Cardenas
Mexico City
Lazero Cardenas
Plutarco Elias Calles
Calles
Maderia
G-Men
Caleb J. Milne, IV
New York State
Scotland Yard
J. Schwartz
Zwittler
Hoover
Pittsburgh Steel Firm
Dayton
Champion Bridge Co
Drainage Construction Co
Detroit
P. S
D. H
Xenia
The
Charles Baughman
Baughman
Baldwin
Italy
Italian Somaliland
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