Milne Freed After Abduction With New Angle in Probe
Caleb Milne IV, 24, grandson of a Philadelphia textile man, was held four days by abductors who abandoned him in Doylestown after demanding a $50,000 ransom. The Department of Justice said no ransom was paid as the investigation centers on a new development in the case.
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Doylestown
Caleb Milne
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
New York City
Milne
R. Gerhart
R. Morris Urquhart
Old York Road
Lahaska
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Vince
Hoover
Boston
Gerhart
Associated Press
1942 Boom Predicted By Educator Harry J. ONeill
St Louis economist Dr. Harry J. ONeill forecast a peak prosperity in 1942 with inflationary forces already at work. He warned federal deflation would be hard to apply and criticized Townsend Plan funding via higher sales tax. He also supported New Deal recovery while deeming a 70 billion debt unwise.
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ST. Louis
Coolidge
Harry J. O'Neill
St. Louis University Department of Economics
O'Neill
Federal Reserve Banks
Dr. O'Neill
League shelves Franco British peace plan on Italy Ethiopia
At Geneva the League of Nations council formally shelved the Franco British plan for peace between Italy and Ethiopia. The project, which had caused a storm among members, was sent to the archives by resolution. Sir Samuel Hoare warned Britain feared a breakup of the league.
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Council
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
League
British Government Drops Peace Proposal
Prime Minister Baldwin told Parliament the Franco British peace plan for Italy and Ethiopia is dead and will not be revived. Sir Samuel Hoare, who resigned as foreign secretary, said the policy was driven by fear of a League of Nations breakup rather than fear of Italian threats.
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London
Baldwin
House of Commons
Italy
Ethiopia
Samuel Hoare
House Today
League of Nations
Associated Press
Italian and Ethiopian Troops Battle for Key Territory
Bitter fighting raged as Italian and Ethiopian forces clashed over strategic land amid European peace talks. Casualties were heavy with reports of hundreds dead in northern combat near Aksum and Ashmara. Ethiopian commander Dedjazmatch Ayle claimed a major victory as Italians reportedly fled.
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Associated Press
East Africa
Ashmara
Eritrea
Judge Opposed 10 State Pension Plan
Probate Judge S. C. Wright opposes a proposed social security bill transferring mothers' pensions from the juvenile court to the State Department of Welfare. He urged Representative W. R. McChesney to oppose passage in its present form as it would let Ohio conform to the federal act and share in federal funds.
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Xenia
C. Wright
Juvenile Court
State Department of Welfare
Wright
W. R. McChesney
Greene
Ohio
Carey
Adjutant General
House
Senate
Adams County Sheriff Dies of Heart Attack
Adams County Sheriff Harry Odle, 48, who served three terms, collapsed and died of a heart attack in West Union. He had been active in county Democratic police circles.
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Adams
West Union
Harry Odle
Adams County
G. O. P. Leaders Plan Farm Program
Republican leaders in Washington reportedly form a group of farm specialists to draft a program as a possible substitute for the New Deal AAA. Harrison Spangler of Iowa, head of Republican western headquarters, confirms the plan is under way.
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Washington
AAA
The
Washington Post
Harrison Spangler
Iowa
Republican Western Headquarters
Validity of TVA Challenged Before Supreme Court
Washington December 19 A Birmingham attorney Forney Johnston challenged the Tennessee Valley Authority act before the Supreme Court arguing it put the federal government in the power business in violation of the Constitution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Forney Johnston
Birmingham
WPA Workers Strike in Doubt as Groups Split
Findlay reports a split in the Workers Alliance over the January 3 strike on Works Progress Administration jobs. One faction opposes the walkout while the other plans a meeting to decide its stance on higher wages.
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WPA
Byrns predicts cash bonus bill will pass Congress
Senator Byrns and Senator Steiner introduced a cash payment bonus bill for 1938. Byrns said both Senate and House would move the issue by February 1 and likely pass it, even if Roosevelt vetoes. He did not specify the bonus type or confirm override prospects.
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Byrnes
Steiner
Roosevelt
Washington
Byrns
Senate
House
Burns
Police puppy Butch jumps 40 feet from roof fire in Cleveland
Butch the police puppy leaped 40 feet to the ground to escape a blaze on a burning building in Cleveland. He was limping on one injured foot but had earned fame for the daring escape.
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Puppy
Cleveland
Butch
Jutila Defense Stance in Murder Trial Faces Jury
In Warren a 21 year old man testifies he acted unconsciously as he admits assaulting Marie Tobin, beating her, killing her dog, and setting fire to erase the crime in a May fatal incident. He faces first degree torch slaying charges and claims he was par amour. Meanwhile in Columbus lawmakers push quick relief financing, with a 1.5 million dollar plan to aid counties, and pension legislation tied to federal matching funds.
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Jutila
Wilmington College Urbana game to be played as scheduled
The Wilmington College Urbana Junior College basketball game, canceled briefly by Urbana authorities, will be held as scheduled in the Wilmington College gymnasium. A preliminary game is set for 7:30 P.M. Thursday.
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W. C.-Urbana
Wilmington College- Urbana
Urbana
Arthur L. Hunt
Wilmington College
Relief Pressure Flares As Relief Receives Fresh Pressure
Washington officials warn relief rolls may rise again after months of decline. The budget struggle adds to the federal debt, now at 30,555,791,967. Harry Hopkins reports relief conditions in large cities as states and communities seek continued federal dole.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dole
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Silence Of Night Broken By Cry My Husband Dead
Mrs. John A. Goodridge cried from a third floor window that her husband had been killed. Police investigated the scene and found Mr. Goodridge alive with minor scratches after he climbed out the window in a dispute over late hours.
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New York
John A. Goodridge
Mr. Goodridge
Fayette County Home Officials Targeted in Removal Orders
Fay ette County commissioners filed removal orders today with the State Civil Service Commission against Noah Carr and his wife as superintendent and matron of the Fayette County Home. Former Mayor Charles F. Coffey of Washington D. C. has been named temporary head of the home. The charges allege misfeasance and malfeasance.
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Columbus
Fayette County
State Civil Service Commission
Noah Carr
Charles F. Coffey
Washington D. H
Carr
Two Men Die by Suicide in Dayton
Dayton coroner reports two men ended their lives today. Joseph Pete aged 59 shot himself in the chest and Frank Morrissey aged 55 hanged himself in his room due to ill health.
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Dayton
H. W. Harris
Joseph Pete
Frank Morrissesy
Hawk Clarence Held for Chickens in Greenfield Cent
Clarence, known for a hawk like affinity to chickens, was taken into custody by officers in Greenfield. He pleaded guilty, fined 50 dollars plus costs, and jailed for zero days.
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Washington C. H
Clarence
Greenfield
Harter Claims Politics Rules Liquor Permits Akron
Ohio state politics surrounding liquor permits intensifies as Rep. George J. Harter accuses Governor Davey of political influence in Summit County permits. Columbus prosecutor Donald J. Hoskins says affidavits will not affect a recent grand jury inquiry. Harter disputes Davey’s charges and asserts differing dates of contact.
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Akron
George J. Harter
Davey
Harter
Summit County
Columbus
Donald J. Hoskins
Franklin County
Liquor Department
Hoskins
House
Department of Liquor Control
Miner's Daughter Bequeathed Riches in Kentucky Tale
In Whitesburg Kentucky 17 year old Mary Ellen Taylor a Whitesburg High School junior reveals a Detroit attorney requests an appointment to discuss a will claiming she will inherit 630000 if she marries by age 21. The girl had been told by her former fiancé Kermit Boise Jr that his father left her a fortune.
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Ity Today
Mary Ellen Taylor
Whitesburg
Detroit
Kermit Boise, Jr
Man Held In Fatal Fall Of Woman From Hotel
In San Francisco a 50-year-old bond salesman, Thomas L. Mathins, was held without charge after his divorced wife Olga Steck, former Zeigfeld Follies beauty, plunged from a 12th story hotel window. Mathins claimed she jumped, saying he heard a swish and turned to see her disappear.
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San Francisco
Thomas L. Mathins
Olga Steck
Zeigfeld Follies
Kerr Swears In Steubenville Deputy Marshal
United States Marshal R. Kenneth Kerr swore in J. Wayne Ekey as deputy marshal for the Steubenville district. Ekey, a mine operator and farmer, succeeds Robin S. Prevatt who was shot to death October 27 at Steubenville. Prevatt's killer is still sought.
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Columbus
United States
R. Kenneth Kerr
J. Wayne
Ekey
Steubenville
Robin S. Prevatt
Prevatt
Thelma Todds Companion On Ride Unknown
Thelma Todds companion on ride unknown. Complete chemical analysis of vital organs started to determine cause. Thelma Todd died after a car ride with a foreign looking man, Mrs. Carmen West reports to the grand jury.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Hollywood
Carmen West
Vine Street
Santa Monica Boulevard
Baron Fitts
Mrs. West
Fitts
Comedienne
R. J. Abernathy
Miss Todd
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Takkaze
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Aksum
Haile Selassie
Dessye
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G. O. P. Leaders
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Ray Jutila
Marie Tobin
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