Roosevelt Prepares Address as Attacks on Big Business Intensify
Washington reports show high officials launching sharp attacks on big business as President Roosevelt plans to deliver his annual message to Congress in person. Secretary Ickes and Assistant Attorney General Jackson amplify the critique on radio. Jackson’s remarks defend the New Deal while criticizing monopolies and profiteering.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Philadelphia
Robert 4H. Jackson
NBC
Ickes
Jackson
Democratic Party
Norris
Ind-Neb
American Political Science Association
Sam
New Deal
Simple tastes and holiday travel warning from Mr Winchester
The article notes double holiday on Saturday with motor minded Americans and reports a rise in accidents including two fatalities. It urges caution for travelers New Year's Day and cites Bernarr MacFadden as an aviation enthusiast who recently piloted a nonstop New York to Florida flight preferring planes for speed and safety.
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Bernarr MacFadden
New York
Florida
City to Reassess Winchester Real Estate Next Year
Winchester will reassess all city real estate in the coming year with assessors appointed in January. Two city assessors will be named by order of Judge Philip Williams and a three member board of equalization will hear objections. Readjusted assessments will affect 1939 taxes, with reassessments traditionally done every four years. County consideration of a Frederick reassessment has been discussed but no action taken yet.
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Winchester
Philip Williams
Board of Equalization
Charles P. McVicar
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Circuit Court
Baltimore Mail Gets Extension Nine Month Subsidy
The Maritime Commission announced a nine month extension of the Baltimore Mail Steamship Company subsidy amounting to 360000 dollars for the period. The company accepted the commission's proposition and became eligible for the extension while the commission works toward a permanent solution during the period. The line had been receiving 480000 dollars yearly.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Baltimore Mail Steamship Company
Commission
All Branches to Join War Games at Culebra Island
The Navy Department said every military branch will join war games starting late January at Culebra Island off Puerto Rico. Some 6000 officers and men will participate in sea landing maneuvers led by Rear Admiral Alfred W. Johnson.
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Washington
Navy Department
Culebra Island
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Alfred W. Johnson
New York
Arkansas
Wyoming
Richard P. Williams
Quantico
Army
Laurence Halstead
Bibb
James Pine
Norfolk
Admiral Johnson
Wilson Brown
Admiral Brown
Naval Academy
Photo Aids Efforts In Moscow Mystery Case
State Department intensified work to identify a woman resembling Mrs Don ald L Robinson in a Moscow disappearance. A photo of Ruth Marie Rubens of New York, born Ruth Boerger in Philadelphia, was sent to the American embassy in Moscow for verification. If matched, officials will seek details from the Soviet government on her whereabouts.
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Washington
Donald L. Robinson
Moscow
State Department
Department
Ruth Marie Rubens
New York
Ruth Boerger
Philadelphia
Fines Imposed On Four Ford Men
Four Ford Motor Company workers were fined 100 dollars each by Police Judge Thomas V. Holland after CIO organizer testified he had been slugged and his wife slapped.
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Kansas City
Ford Motor Company
Thomas V. Holland
CIO
Tony Renner Announces Friday New Year Event
Local public notice lists Tony Renner with details for a December 31 Friday event at 11 o clock. The item appears in a brief classified notice with time and date.
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Tony Renner
Paris Labor Turbulence Eases After Government Mobilization
In Paris and northern France a new wave of strikes intensified the labor crisis as 120,000 workers faced service suspensions. Premier Camille Chautemps threatened mobilization, prompting settlements and a near-total return to work by daybreak. Naval and military plans remained ready as authorities prepared for broader action. A 170 franc monthly allowance accompanied the settlement.
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Paris
France
Anzin
Valenciennes
Camille Chautemps
People’s Front
Andre Feverier
Goodrich Rubber Company
Rouen
Brest Naval Base
Versailles
Defense
Edouard Daladier
Injured Fireman Dies In Hospital
Frank W. Arnold, 43, Baltimore and Ohio fireman, died at Allegany Hospital in Cumberland after being injured near Hancock while working on an eastbound freight engine. He was believed struck on the head while leaning out of the cab. railroad workers searched the track for the cause with no trains passing at the point.
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Cumberland
Frank W. Arnold
Baltimore and Ohio
Hancock
Allegany Hospital
Arnold
Rosenberger Considered to Stay on Council for Police Reorg
John H. Rosenberger has submitted his resignation as a member of the Common Council but has been persuaded to retain his seat until key police department reorganizational work is completed. The delay aims to finish traffic reforms and appoint force members for indefinite tenure as the police commissioner plan progresses. The resignation may take effect late January or February to allow the council to fill the late Fred L. Glaize's unexpired term.
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John H. Rosenberger
Common Council
Rosenberger
Police and Traffic
John S. Arnold
Alexandria
C. W. Hollis
Police Commission
Council
Mr. Glaize
Fred Council
Fred L. Glaize
Glaize
Mrs Roosevelt Returns Home After Overnight Flight
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrived at about 4 a.m. after a surprise Christmas visit to Seattle Washington. Airport lights greeted her unscheduled Newark to Seattle run while weather forced part of the journey to be by train. She described the trip as easy and noted she was the only passenger.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Boettiger
Seattle
Wash
Newark
N. J
Mrs. Roosevelt
Parker's Grocery All Day Saturday Specials
Parker's Grocery announces it will be open all day Saturday with extra specials displayed in the window.
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Parker's Grocery
Navy Expansion Push Seeks More Warships for Jobs
Advocates urge bigger navy to boost US industry and employment with construction of more battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines. Navy officials estimate up to 20 000 jobs over four years from current plans and potential for 10 000 ton cruisers costing about 20 million each. Senator Pittman says 300 to 400 million dollars may be needed to reach a safe standard.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Navy
Navy Department
Britain
Japan
Pittman
D-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Brooke Named President of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
George D. Brooke executive vice president is promoted to the Chesapeake and Ohio system presidency succeeding the late W H Harahan who died December 14 at Clifton Forge Virginia. Brooke born September 15 1878 at Sutherlin Virginia a VMI graduate began as a rodman with the B and O and rose through Shenandoah Division posts. He may also head Nickel Plate and Pere Marquette as subsidiaries while the home office remains in Cleveland Ohio.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
George D. Brooke
W. H. Harahan
Clifton Forge
Brooke
Mr. Brooke
Sutherlin
Virginia Military Institute
Baltimore and Ohio
Shenandoah
West Boscawen Street
Winchester
J. E. Spurrier
Chesapeake and Ohio Forces
Nickel Plate
Pere Marquette Lines
Chesapeake and Ohio
Cleveland
Ohio
Pacific Waters Searched for Japanese Vessel Three Star
Coast guard cutters hunted the Japanese owned purse seiner Three Star off southern California for evading duties. U S attorney Benjamin Harrison said the 84 foot vessel, built for Los Angeles and San Francisco Japanese, slipped into Los Angeles harbor to refuel and flee. Six days earlier customs seized Nancy Hanks for similar charges. Officials say the boats were falsely registered under the U S flag while owned by aliens, avoiding more than a million dollars in duties.
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Los Angeles
Coast Guard
California
Three Star
Benjamin Harrison
United States
San Francisco
Nancy Hanks
Tiny Babe Takes Milk From Bottle
In Johnstown Pa on December 30 tiny Joanne Hardrodethe smallest baby born and kept alive in the district took milk from a bottle. Dr T E Mendenhall said she is doing nicely with a good chance of living barring unforeseen complications. She weighed two pounds four ounces at birth and has survived 19 days in an incubator.
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Johnstown
Joanne Hardrode
T. E. Mendenhall
Joanne
Dr Jas R Graham Leaves Shantung for Shanghai
American refugees arriving from Tsingtao report wholesale destruction and looting in Shantung province. Refugees describe panicked crowds, evacuations, and looting suppression by garrisoned forces. Rev Dr James R Graham, veteran missionary, among those who fled, with ties to Winchester Farmville and New York relatives detailed.
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Shanghai
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Philip Price
Baltimore
Tsinan
Co. T. Jackson
Greenville
N. C
Henry K. Towler
Keysville
Fla
James R. Graham
Winchester
Farmville
Tsingkiangpu
Children Taken From Fight Zone
Three Keefe children Norma Elaine and John arrived in Shanghai today while their mother stayed at Tsingtao. Father John Keefe sent the children aboard the United States gunboat Sacramento as their threatened city faced danger. He hoped the hospitalized mother could leave on the cruiser Marblehead.
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Shanghai
John Keefe
Ridgeway
Tsingtao
Keefe
Norma
Elaine
John
United States
Sacramento
Marblehead
Tampa Newspapers Raise Weekly Subscription Prices
Tampa's two daily papers the Times and the Tribune announced price increases due to higher newsprint costs. The Times raised from 15 to 18 cents per week while the Tribune moved from 20 to 25 cents per week.
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Tampa
Fila
The
Times
Tribune
Resistance Is Given To Japan By Chinese At North Seaport
Chinese forces resisted Japanese advances outside Tsingtao as Americans fled the area. Refugees reached Shanghai aboard ships with nurses and dependents while other Americans evacuated from Tsingtao and Hongkong. Tokyo air raids on Canton caused extensive damage and casualties, targeting railways and government facilities.
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Japan
North Seaport
Shanghai
Shantung
Tsingtao
North China
Weihsien
Tsingchow
Tsinan
Taian
China
Tai Shan
United States
Sacramento
Marblehead
Pope
Hong Kong
Canton
Wahmei
Sun Yat-Sen
Sheklung Road
Buffet Luncheon and Dance in Martinsburg New Year's Night
Martinsburg West Virginia hosts a New Year’s Eve buffet luncheon and dance at Shenandoah Hotel starting at 8 p.m. Bob Rilley’s Orchestra performs. Nobles wear Fez. Eastern Panhandle Shrine Club invites members and ladies. Organized activities run December 30, 1931 through January 1, 1932.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Shenandoah Hotel
Bob Rilley
Nobles
Eastern Panhandle Shrine Club
Wanted Large Clean Cotton Rags at Star Office
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Culebra Islands
Ford
Matcil
Anzin Company
Evening Star
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Tiny Babe
Jas.r.graham
Old Kent Street Presbyterian Church
Evy Tucker Graham
John R. Graham
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