Major Shepard Testifies In Own Defense In Poison Trial
Major Charles A. Shepard described his wife Mrs Shepard as an alcoholic and narcotics user during his defense in a case accusing him of poisoning her to marry Grace Branson. He said their honeymoon was marred by her drink and drug problems, including a claim of narcosis discovered in 1929 at Fort Riley.
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Kansas City, Kas
Charles A. Shepard
Shepard
Army
Grace Branson
San ‘Antonio
Guardsmen Wound Virginia Motorist Near Schoolfield
In Danville Virginia guardsmen shot a motorist who allegedly refused to halt as troops patrolled the textile strike area around Schoolfield. The vehicle carried 60 gallons of whiskey and occupant Lockwood Pickett of Forrest Hills North Carolina was critically wounded with spinal damage. The incident follows a weekend of bombings in the Schoolfield area.
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Danville
National
Schoolfield
Lockwood Pickett
Forrest Hills
N. C
Pickett
Tucson Banker Dies From Gunshot Wound
Raymond Jacobus assistant secretary of the Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company died from accidental shotgun discharge. He and his wife and child were preparing for a desert outing when he picked up the gun from a garage rack and it fired, wounding him in the head.
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Tucson
Ariz
Raymond ‘Jacobus
Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company
Jacobus
Bar Silver 31 5 8
A brief item notes Bar Silver reaching 31 and 5 to 8 in a listed measurement or score. The snippet provides limited context and names an entity Bar Silver with numeric values 31 and 5 8.
Weather Forecast Snapshot for Monday
Forecast shows high and low temperatures and conditions for Monday through midnight. Details are sparse with unreadable values and ambiguous symbols. no precise numbers or terms are discernible.
Gangster May Be Deported from U S
Chicago report says Tony Volpe once bodyguard to Al Capone faces deportation as an undesirable alien after immigration authorities arrested him on a Doak-backed warrant. He was held on a $10 000 bond amid plans to send him to Italy within a month.
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Chicago
Tony
Volpe
Immigration Bureau
Italy
Lindbergh Plans Wing Upgrade for Transatlantic Ship
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh telegraphed Carl B. Squier to say he would take delivery of a new wing to boost speed of his airplane shortly after January 1. He plans to have the wing fitted here this week before spending Christmas in New Jersey, then to tour South America after installation.
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Burbank
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Carl B. Squier
New Jersey
Col. Lindbergh
South America
Bank Merger Creates Large Alabama Lender
The Bank of Alabama will merge with Ensley National Bank in Birmingham creating a combined asset base over 1 million dollars. The announcement comes as the financial union expands regional banking presence.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bank of Alabama
Ensley National Bank
Enormous Boulder Canyon Dam shown by Bureau figures
Figures released by the U S reclamation bureau compare Boulder Canyon project needs with previous work. The Boulder project alone will require 5 500 000 barrels of cement and other large tonnages for concrete reinforcements metal components and excavation.
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U.S. Reclamation Bureau
Washington
Boulder Canyon
Bureau of Reclamation
Auantitsis
Continuca
Einstein Sails for California to Continue Research
Dr. Albert Einstein departs New York by liner Bergenland for California to join American scientists. The voyage includes a Panama Canal viewing on December 23 and a stay in Pasadena for weeks of collaboration with Dr. Robert A. Millikan before returning to Los Angeles and San Diego en route to year end.
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New York
Albert Einstein
California
Bergenland
Pysicist
Havana
Panama Canal
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cal
Einstein
Pasadena
Robert A. Millikan
Specifications for Boulder Dam roads announced
Commissioner Mead of the reclamation bureau announced highway and railway specs for the Boulder City to dam project. The bid notices require contractors to prefer applicants with military service. Bids for the highway are due in Las Vegas Nevada on January 7 and for the railroad on January 12.
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Washington
Boulder City
Colorado
Mead
Reclamation Bureau
Las Vegas
Nev
Towns East And West Of Gallup Asked To Watch For Car Thief
Police issued a lookout for Leo Mousser a 16 year old who escaped Gallup with a car. He was given a home and job by Pete Mervick after state welfare aid followed a district court commitment for auto theft last September.
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Gallup
N. M
Here
Leo Mousser
Mousser
Pete Mervick
State Welfare Bureau
Reed Helleman
Federal Attorney To Defend Navajo County Forest Man
George Wood assistant federal district attorney heads to Taylor Navajo county to defend Forest Ranger Slosser charged with malicious mischief over killing a horse. Wood notes provisions allow killing of grazing domestic animals on government reservations and rangers may impound unclaimed livestock before disposal.
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Phoenix
Ariz
George Wood
Taylor
Navajo County
Slosser
Wood
Afghan oil concessions awarded to Standard Oil unit
Afgh an government grants significant oil mining concessions to a unit of American Standard Oil, per dispatch from Peshawar dated December 16. The move signals a notable expansion of foreign oil interests in the region amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Peshawar
India
Standard Oil
Cubans Probe Voodoo Reports in Havana
Havana dispatch says secret police investigate rumors of voodoo worship near Havana where a child was decapitated for a sacrificial offering to Chango. The report notes voodooists are descendants of African slaves and that authorities suppress such ceremonies as soon as secret meeting places are found.
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Havana
Largest Narcotics Seizure Reported in County History
Customs and narcotics officials announced the seizure of 1,090 pounds of narcotics aboard the steamer Alesia in New York Harbor. Valued at over 1,009,000, the contraband was shipped from Turkey with furs from Constantinople. Importers were not captured.
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Washington
The
Treasury
New York Harbor
Turkey
Constantinople
Lowman
Customs and Narcotics Bureau
College Course To Train The Perfect Wife
The “perfect wife” concept will be explored in a new home relationships course at Iowa State College starting next September. The psychology sociology blend will cover topics including the mother in law the favored child and parental attitudes toward children.
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Ames
Las
Iowa State College
Body of Diane Wellis Millett Dies in Madras
The body of Mrs. Stephen Caldwell Millett Jr. formerly Diane Wellis of Los Angeles, who died in Madras, will be shipped to the United States on Saturday with her husband.
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Madras
India
Stephen Caldwell Millett, Jr
Diane Wellis
Los Angeles
America
Poincare Shows Improvement But Remains Seriously Ill
Reports from Paris say former statesman Raymond Poincare, aged unknown, is seriously ill with partial paralysis at his home. Dr Georges Athvhton announced a slight improvement after a bedside visit, though anxiety and grief spread as rumors of his death circulated.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
Georges Athvton
Half Of Tickets Sold For Rose Bowl Game
Washington State and Alabama Rose Bowl tickets moved fast with more than half sold as of December 16. Earl Foster, Washington State graduate manager, said applications were pouring in and a sell-out was expected. The Rose Bowl seating capacity will be 55 000 after an 9000 seat expansion.
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Pasadena
Cal
Washington State
Alabama
Earl Foster
Southern California
Pittsburgh
Apache Tax Hearing Set For December 26
Apache County officials seek authority to incur 6600 in liabilities against the next tax levy. The filing requests 2100 to complete an audit of the county treasurer and 4500 for prosecution costs in two murder trials at the superior court.
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Phoenex
Ariz
State Tax Commission
St. Jefm
Apache County Board of Supervisors
Amended Articles Change Mc Bride Lumber to Tucson Lumber
Amended articles of incorporation filed in Phoenin show the Mc Bride Lumber company at Tucson is renamed Tucson Lumber and Supply Company. The change reflects a new corporate title while preserving existing business operations and location.
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Phoenin, Ariz
McBride Lumber Company
Tucson
Tucson Lumber and Supply Company
Roy and Titcomb Inc increases capital stock in Nogales
Amended articles of incorporation filed in Nogales show Roy and Titcomb, Inc. increasing capital stock from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000. Records indicate the amendment was filed in Phoenix on December 16 according to AP dispatch.
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Phoenix. Ariz
Roy and Titcomb, Inc
Nogales
Relief bill moves to Senate for public works funds
Conference report on the emergency public works bill totaling 116 million dollars was presented to the Senate. Senator Jones, a Republican from Washington, said he would seek consideration the next day.
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Washington
Senate
Jones
Senate and House Conferees Agree on 116 Million Plan
Conferees from the senate and house reached agreement today on a budget totaling 116 million dollars. The accord outlines funding priorities and procedural steps for enactment pending final legislative action.
Police Seeking Man Who Shot Parents in Nashville
Nashville Ind December 16 AP Paul Brown 28 is sought by police after a rampage at a family home. He allegedly shot his father Lee Brown 65 wounded his mother 63 and then started a fire. Chester Bunge 24 was shot twice and believed Brown trapped by flames before bodies were found.
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Nashville
Ind
Paul Brown
Here
Young Brown
Lee Brown
Chester
Bunge
Farm Hang
Brown
Fifteen Judges Needed for Chicago Divorce Declared
Mrs. Marian Hanelin was granted a divorce from Dr. William B. Hanelin by Superior Judge Rudolph Desart after services of 15 judges and two weeks of intermittent hearings. The fifteenth judge granted the decree following vain attempts to secure agreement.
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Chicago
Marian Hanelin
William B. Hanelin
Rudolph Desart
Twelve Spanish officers arrive in Lisbon after Franco bid
Twelve Spanish army officers fleeing the failed coup with Major Ramon Franco are interned near Lisbon at Mafra after landing in Portugal. The two Iberian governments maintain a tacit agreement to aid each other in suppressing internal strife, complicating extradition prospects.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ramon Franco
Spain
Mafra
Steel For Bridges Is Unloaded At Holbrook
Three flat cars of bridge steel arrived in Holbrook this week and are being unloaded for transport to bridge sites on the MecNary-White-river highway. Indian Service crews replace old structures with modern spans using the girders loaded onto trucks for on site assembly.
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Daily Mail
Holbrook
Finland Raises Beer Alcohol Limit Under New Law
Helsinki reports Finland's diet passed an amended bill to raise beer alcohol by weight from 1.6 to 2.25 percent, with government proposals hovering at 2.4 percent. The measure is seen as a first serious move toward changing or ending prohibition in Finland.
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Finland
Helsingfors
Remola Defendants Face Court March 3
Federal Judge William James set March 3 for the trial of Alexander Hursh, former head of Remola, Inc., and 29 co defendants on charges of using the mails to defraud. The defendants allegedly misrepresented values of grapefruit and citrus lands in Maricopa County Arizona and Riverside California.
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Los Angeles
William James
Alexander Hursh
Remola, Inc
Maricopa County
Ariz
Riverside
Cal
Conductor Testifies Third Day in Train Limit Suit
A. C. Hayes, conductor on the Ash fork to Phoenix route for the Santa Fe, testifies for a third day in the San ta Fe and Southern Pacific case to invalidate Arizona’s train length law. He is cross examined on train operation in different weather as Kh. O. Barnest, a Santa Fe brakeman, awaits his turn. The hearing before Judge Morrison, federal special master, weighs if the 70 car freight and 14 car passenger limits are discriminatory or a valid safety measure.
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Phoenix
Ariz
A. C. Hayes
Santa Fe
Ashfork
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Hayes
Fork
J. —. Morrison
Spain in upheaval as general strike broadens across north
Reports from Hendaye, Bilbao, Madrid and London describe rebels executing three loyal generals, widespread strikes, martial law, and mobilization of seventy five thousand troops. Civil guards reinforce Barcelona police as proclamations deface San Sebastian walls. Continued coverage.
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Hendaye
France
Stich
Valencia
Chhsen
Madrid
Spain
Cof
Lisbon
Barcelona
San Sebastian
Turkish Royalists Left Penniless After Tribunal Ruling
In Istanbul on December 16 an AP report says the four widows, a daughter, and seven sons of former Sultan Abdul Hamid were left penniless. The Turko Pitish tribunal ruled it lacked competence to hear their restitution suit for properties seized by Great Britain. The heirs valued property in Iraq and Palestine at 80 million dollars and will pursue claims in England, France, and Italy.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Great Britain
Iraq
Palestine
England
France
Italy
Apache County Man Will Be Returned
Gov. J. C. Phillips signed requisition papers to the California governor to extradite Ben F. McNeil to Apache County Arizona to face charges of failure to provide for his minor children.
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Phoenix. Ariz
J. C. Phillips
California
Ben F. McNeil
Apache County
Arizona
Selecting Christmas Toys for Children
The passage advises careful early shopping to avoid choosing gifts a child may not like. It notes delays increase difficulty and the risk of unsatisfactory picks. It emphasizes making a thoughtful decision now to ensure a gift the child will enjoy.
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Sonny
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