Riots Leave Shelbyville Courthouse Burned After Race Disorder
In Shelbyville Tennessee six hundred National Guardsmen moved in after a 24 hour outbreak left the courthouse a smoldering ruin. Two men were killed and several wounded as a mob sought to seize Raleigh Edwards Harris a Black man on trial for allegedly assaulting a white girl.
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Shelbyville, Tenn
National
Hill McAlister
J. H Ballew
Shelbyville
Harris
Raleigh Edwards
James L. Morton
Outlook Better Firestone Sees 1935 Hopeful
Detroit December 20. Harvey S. Firestone says the 1935 business outlook is fine after visiting Henry Ford. He expects the next Congress to move away from experimental laws and return to tried methods to revive business.
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Detroit
Harvey S. Firestone
Henry Ford
Firestone
Striking View Of Heroic Rescue In Ocean Disaster
A dramatic photograph captures the lifeboat fighting through heavy seas to reach the liner Usaworth after an ocean disaster. The image highlights courage and coordinated rescue amid peril at sea.
Kerr sworn in as United States Marshal for Southern Ohio
R Kenneth Kerr a Wilmington newspaperman was sworn in as United States Marshal for Southern Ohio by Judge Benson W Hough in Columbus. He succeeds Paul Creswell of Xenia and received his commission from Judge Robert R Nevin. Kerr, 36, plans no personnel changes among 14 deputy marshals. Witnesses included his wife and children and local officials.
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Columbus
R. Kenneth Kerr
Wilmington
United States
Southern
Ohio
Benson W Hough
Kerr
Paul Creswell
Xenia
Robert R. Nevin
Cincinnati
Hough
Jackie
Nevin
Kenneth, Jr
Katharine Ann
Charles Sawyer
Harold G. Mosier
A. P. Laroneck
John Hughes
Earl Hanefeld
Britain and United States Back Navy Talks Strengthen Ties
London December 20 The American delegation said Sir John Simon's speech reviewing naval conversations strengthened Anglo American relations.
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London
John Simon
Court tax claim on utility sale cited for big profit
The Federal Trade Commission heard that Cities Service Power and Light Company tied to Henry L. Ocherty arranged a subsidiary sale so its profit exceeded one million dollars escaped federal income tax. Police tied Albert H. Fish to the Grace Budd case after Joseph Meehan identified him on a 1927 Brooklyn trolley ride with a boy believed to be Billy Gaffney. A U S naval spokesman said Britain and the United States may sign a naval accord after 1936 if no broader treaty is reached. The United States conference of mayors warned against delaying work relief in the next Congress.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Cities Service Power and Light Company
Henry L. Ocherty
London
United States
Great Britain
Xenia Shoe Company to Begin Operations Soon
Xenia Ohio reports the Xenia Shoe Company an affiliate of H. O. Godman Co will start in an abandoned tobac co stemmery about Feb 1 producing 1,500 pairs of women s shoes daily. The plant will employ 200 workers and a weekly payroll of 3000 dollars.
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Xenia
Xenia Shoe Company
H. O. Godman Co
Columbus
Lancaster
Probe Ordered in Overlapping of Tax Levies
President Roosevelt directs Treasury to investigate federal state and municipal tax systems to prevent tax overlap and consider a 190 summer conference. Morgenthau says study will map taxation zones, address who collects most economically and whether the federal government should centralize income tax collection.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Etite
Industry sets up proposals for recovery
Roosevelt set to study the business conference platform for recovery as leaders unveil a continuing organization to press principles. The plan calls for a one year emergency NRA continuation with codes based on voluntary action, including hours and wages limits, child labor bans, and safeguards for workers and employers.
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Business Conference For
White House
C. B. Ames
George Mead
Capitol Hill
White Sulpher Springs
John J. Raskob
Owen D. Young
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
The
Manufacturers Association
Five Robbers Run Pay Office Holdup in Philadelphia
A band of five robbers hit a Philadelphia Electric Company branch, taking between 40 000 and 48 000 dollars from cashiers as 60 workers waited to cash paychecks. One suspect may be fugitive killer Robert Mais, initial identification by two employees. The thieves operated with four robbers inside and one in a waiting car, timing the caper to cash out amid payroll activity.
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Philadelphia
Robert Mais
Philadelphia Electric Company
Mais
Fullen warns Schmidt not to be deceived by Buckeye hype
Columbus dispatch reports John B. Fullen the OSU Association secretary admonishes new coach Francis A. Schmidt not to overreact to early success. He warns against relying on public praise, notes past coaches who left after short wins, and urges focus on steady Ohio State improvement.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
John B. Fullen
Ohio State University Association
Pomp Mark Davey Inauguration In Columbus
Columbus and state Democratic circles buzz over Governor-elect Martin L. Davey’s January 14 inauguration with color pomp and ceremony expected. Veteran observers say the event will be a high profile affair in Columbus.
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Davey
Columbus
Farmer Edward Darby recalls Wright brothers early days
Blanchester resident Edward Darby, once neighbor to the Wrights, recalls cows in the field as aviation was born near Kitty Hawk. He describes Orville Wright in a kitchen chair cockpit and notes losing two Wright models in the 1913 Dayton flood.
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Edward Darby
Blanchester
Isk Saber
Flying Brothers
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Dayton
Wilbur
Orville
Darby
Sedalia Grain Co Safe Loot Totals Revealed
Sedalia Grain & Lumber Co owner H M Price found two safes blown open with nitro glycerine after reading a report of a gang of safe blowers in grain offices. Sixty eight pennies, a $75 typewriter, and $159 in safe damage were taken. A nearby grain office also reported an unlocked safe with no money stolen.
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London
H. M. Price
Sedalia Grain & Lumber Co
Sedalia
Here
Guy Currey
South Solon
Little Sister by Margaret Widdemer Opens in News-Journal
A Mirror for Youth reviews Margaret Widdemer’s Little Sister as a gay romance that captures today’s youth with freshness and verve. It appears in installments starting December 26, offering light and engaging reading without heavy moralizing.
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Margaret Widdemer
The
News-Journal
Miss Widdemer
Night dance ends in double homicide near UC Cincinnati
A university student and his sweetheart are found dead in his car near Marie Iannitto's home after a Christmas party. Police say the woman was shot twice in the head and the man one time, then the man likely killed himself.
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Cincinnati
EB. L. Dobson
Marie Iannitto
Dobson
Miss Iannito
Huntington
W. Va
University of Cincinnati
Nick Iannitto
Adolph 8
Usse
Courthouse Thief Active at Findlay
A statewide thief targeting county offices has ransacked Hancock County courthouse in Findlay, stealing nearly $300 by chiseling doors and windows during lunch. The tour began in Greene County Xenia with no loot, then Delaware $10, Lancaster $160, and Washington Court House $31.50.
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Findlay
Hancock County
Greene County
Xenia
Delaware
Fairfield County
Lancaster
Fayette County
Washington D. H
Markets At A Glance
Stocks mixed with utilities strong uneven. Government bonds ease and uneven. Merchandising issues mixed with better curb demand. Foreign exchange quiet with narrow ranges. Chicago wheat uneven awaiting a government report. Corn weaker as merchandizing demand slows. Cattle firm to strong with top around 10 dollars. Hogs higher by 10 to 15 cents on scarcity, top price about 6.55.
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