Blast wrecks Middletown office building
A gas-line explosion in Middletown destroyed the three story American Rolling Mill Company building, damaging nearby structures and shattering windows miles away. The unoccupied office and lab complex suffered $75 000 in losses while fire crews battled the blaze in near zero weather. Officials launched dual investigations into the cause, with E F Lundeen citing a likely gas line break due to cold. No injuries were reported.
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American Rolling Mill Company
Charles R. Hook
Alugh E. F. Lundeen
Rsearch
Lundeen
Rolling Mill Company
Research Department
Chemical Laboratories
M. K. Byrd
Authorities probe death of recluse in Kentucky cabin
Augusta Kentucky authorities seek to solve the death of 85 year old James Norris found mutilated in his locked cabin on a remote road. Coroner Dan List ordered an inquest as Norris had been attacked with an ax, which was found at the rear of the cabin. Norris suffered severe injuries including severed fingers, mangled hands, slashed arms and multiple knocked out teeth.
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Augusta
Here
Dan List
James Norris
Norris
Lava Flow Slowed By Air Bombardment At Hilo
Mauna Loa’s lava river slowed to one fourth yesterday’s pace after army aviators bombarded its path near Hilo Hawaii. Government volcanologist Dr Thomas A Jagger credited the fliers with remarkable success in striking designated targets as the flow decreased today.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Thomas A. Jagger
Jagger
Industrial activity index slips after 11 straight advances
The Associated Press weekly index of industrial activity fell to 86.2 this week, ending a run of 11 consecutive gains nine of which marked new yearly highs.
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New York
Associated Press Weekly
Merchants Gift First Baby of 1936 in Clinton County
Clinton County marks the new year by honoring its first 1936 baby with gifts from 15 local merchants and the News Journal. Offers include clothing, a high chair, nursery chair, cash, diapers, a month theater pass, a doll, a Ford V-8 ride to town for gifts, a savings account, and other items. Parents receive flowers and a yearlong newspaper subscription, with births reported to the News Journal after midnight.
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News-Journal
Halliday Motor Sales
W. Sugartree Street
Wilmington
H. H. Thorne Company
North South Street
Dennison
Bangham & Gallimore
LaMax Theater
Day & Hale Drug Store
Martin
West Main Street
Herman G. Cartwright
Main Streets
Litt Bros
G. M. Rice
Clinton County National Bank & Trust Company
Smith's
Linton & Linton
Fife Avenue
Charles McKenzie
Monroe's Market
Moores & Swindler
West Locust Street
Pennington
the News-Journal
Partial payments eyed for farmers under AAA contracts
Washington Dec 28 Farmers facing loss of corn hog benefit payments for not meeting hog raising rules may receive partial payments under a plan disclosed by Claude Wickard farm administration chief. The proposal would pay corn benefits to cooperators who met corn goals but fell short on hogs due to feed shortages and reduced breeding stock.
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Washington
AAA
Claude Wickard
Brouth
G. O. P. Is Free of Debt, Getz Says
George F. Getz the national Republican treasurer marks his 70th birthday and announces the GOP has paid off the final 42 000 of a 225 000 deficit leaving the party debt free. He says the country remains on solid footing despite public worry.
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Getz
Miami Beach
Fla
George F. Getz
National Republican Committee
Chicago
Cold Wave Ends As Snow Brings Some Relief
Chicago dispatch reports the cold wave broke as snow and rain moved in. The deadly weather claimed at least 220 lives across 28 states, with 67 deaths due to cold or exposure.
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Chicago
Letter from Howard Burba praises Dayton News Christmas edition
Howard L Burba, Sunday editor of the Dayton News and syndicate writer, forwards praise for the Dayton News Journal's Christmas Greetings edition. He commends its attractive appearance, harmonious makeup, and strong ads, declaring it the ace of small-town dailies. The note is dated December 27, 1935, from Dayton, Ohio.
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The
News-Journal
Howard Burba
Dayton News
Knox Address Highlights Tax Conscious Governance
The address argues for tax transparency and reduced wasteful spending. It asserts workers lose over five dollars weekly to taxes, cites numerous hidden levies in bread gas and electricity, and urges voters to end “revenue devouring” bureaucracy. The speaker warns of insolvency without reform and criticizes New Deal policies.
Ethiopians push back Romans in northern Ethiopia attack
Ethiopian forces conducted a surprise attack near Abbi Addi, 25 miles west of the main northern front, driving back Italian troops and killing or capturing some officers and native soldiers. Haile Selassie’s government reports 20 Italian officers dead and 100 native soldiers captured.
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Addis Ababa
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Abbi Addi
Haile
Hitler
Chamber of Deputies
Rabies Found in Herd on Farm at Shelby
Dr William R Henson and Cleo Griffith treated a Shelby area herd after a cow showed rabies symptoms. Veterinarian Henson examined Griffiths farm and reported one cow stricken with the disease.
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Shelby
Griffith
Henson
Wilentz May Rule On Clemency Plea
Attorney General David T. Wilentz who prosecuted Hauptmann may be asked to rule on Governor Hoffman's authority to grant a reprieve. Hoffman believes his authority to defer execution could have expired around May 13, 1935, depending on whether conviction means the verdict or final legal moves.
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David T. Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Flemington
WPA Seeks Tie-Up On Three Projects To stave strikes
WPA officials moved to prevent a three-site walkout as 500 Niles workers objected to longer shifts, 7 1 2 hours four days a week, while 3 900 Cleveland workers demanded a 10 percent wage increase. Sandusky talks aimed to resolve transfers to Camp Perry.
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WPA
Niles
Robert P. Owens
Waldo Walker
Cleveland
Benjamin Gray
Project Workers Union
Sandusky
Camp Perry
Ottaway County
Last Minute News Flashes Urges Luxury Sales Tax
Washington proposes luxury sales taxes to fund the social security program as part of New Deal efforts. Manchoukoans advance toward severing part of Chahar Province with Chinese reports citing Manchurian troops aided by Japanese planes. Paris Chamber of Deputies backs Premier Laval with 296 to 276 confidence vote.
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Washington, D. C
Buchanan D, Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Shanghai
Chahar Province
China
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Premier Laval
Mystery guest in Thelma Todd death probe remains unnamed
Los Angeles authorities and party host Roland West clash over who accompanied actress Thelma Todd to a Ford cocktail party on December 15. Husband Pasquale di Cicco denies reconciliation and says he was not the guest. Grand jury hears testimonies as detectives pursue whether a beating occurred and if poisoning caused her death.
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Thelma Todd
Los Angeles
Roland West
Charles “Duke” York
Pasquale
Pat” di Cicco
Miss Todd
Wallace Ford
Ford
Thelma
Grand Jury
York
Lord Landsdowne
George Rochester
Lansdowne
R. Schafer
Hat Missing After Freight Train Crash at Middlefield Crossing
J Schumacher of Middlefield asks Where's my hat after a Baltimore and Ohio freight train pulled a vehicle several hundred feet at a Middlefield crossing. Schumacher escaped injury while driver Ted Polaski had only minor bruises. Wrecked truck damaged a flasher pole a utility pole and signal sign with a hole in a garage and several parked cars damaged.
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Chardon
Baltimore & Ohio
Middlefield
J. Schumacher
Echumacher
Ted Polaski
Flaws Taxation Debate Sparks GOP Platform Talk
In Columbus on December 28 a second Republican hopeful urged the party to address high federal costs. He argued taxation flaws and waste must be stopped and called for citizens to see the amount paid in taxes as GOP credibility hinges on breaking promises.
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Columbus
Ohio
Veteran Democrats to push curbs on federal spending
Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska predicted in a public interview that a group of veteran Democratic senators would lead a fight to curtail excessive federal government expenditures at the forthcoming Congress.
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Omaha
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Knox Urges Tax Consciousness at Ohio Republican Banquet
Colonel Frank Knox urged an aggressive tax conscious campaign to curb government waste at the Ohio Republican Editorial Association banquet. He warned that New Deal spending would drive taxes higher and urged keeping promises and a 1936 platform referencing 1932 Democratic pledges. He proposed labeling products with their tax content to illuminate consumer costs.
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Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Alf Landon
Kansas
Ohio Republican Editorial Association
Roosevelt
Knox
Congress
Insull May Head New Midwest Radio Chain
Chicago December 28 Samuel Insull once headed a two billion dollar public utilities empire and has emerged from retirement after acquittal on conspiracy charges. Friends say he may head a new radio chain in the Midwest.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Man Drowns After Ice Break On Ohio River
Steubenville report William Garner 55 fell through river ice yesterday and drowned. He lived at Tiltonsville.
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William Garner
Ohio River
Tiltonsville
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