Prohibition Enforcement Continues in New Jersey
Prohibition enforcement persisted in New Jersey after Federal Judge William Clark ruled the Hobart act invalid due to the Eighteenth amendment adoption method. A Riverside Boat and Yacht Club raid led by Bergen County prosecutor George S Hobart arrested thirty people. State Senator Emerson L Richards urged repeal of the Hobart act.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
William Clark
Georges
Hobart
Bergen County
Riverside Boat and Yacht Club
Emerson L. Richards
Judiciary Committee
Hunt Announces Second Batch of State Office Appointments
Governor elect G W P Hunt released a second list of state office appointments to take effect January 5. W W Brookner of Globe is state examiner with E J Trippell of Tucson as chief deputy examiner. Frank J Vaughan Tombstone and Henry Boyer Clifton named deputy examiners. Dan J Seeman Prescott named superintendent of the Pioneers Home. Leo Crane Crater Valley named in Pima County.
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Phoenix
Ariz
G. W. P. Hunt
W. W. Brookner
Globe
Old Dominion Commercial Company
Gila County
E. J. Trippell
Tucson
Pima County
Frank J. Vaughan
Congress 15: House and Senate activity update
Wednesday actions include votes on motion to recommit Jones maternity bill and conference report on emergency construction. Committees address power commission nomination, world court prep, and drought relief. Tuesday covered diplomacy, defense, and budget items. Democrats press for relief measures before recess.
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Interstate Commerce Committee
Frank R. Marinich
North Carolina
Power Commission
Foreign Relations Committee
J. Reuben Clark
Utah
Mexico
Walsh
Massachusetts
Cuba
House
Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Federal Industrial Commission
Naval Affairs Committee
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Immigration Committee
Bar Silver New York Dec 17 AP
Bar silver in New York steadies at 317 and the market keeps a cautious tone as dealers weigh supply and demand signals. General interest centers on bullion and futures movements amid holiday trading.
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New York
Weather in Arizona with frost in south central areas
Weather bulletin notes frost tonight in south central and southeast portions. In Winslow the forecast shows Tuesday highs around freezing with low around 7 degrees.
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Arizona
Winslow
Guatemalan Junta Seizes Power After Uprising
Washington AP reports Minister Recinos in Guatemala was informed the Palma government was overthrown. The message, signed by Rodriguez Beteta, says General Mauro de Leon was killed in yesterday’s fighting and General Manuel Orellana is named provisional president as the junta takes control.
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Washington
Recinos
Guatemala
Palma
Rodriguez Beteta
Degovernment
Mauro de Leon
Manuel Orellana
Rioting Spanish Workmen Killed in Coal Mine Clash
In Oviedo on December 17 four rioting coal mine workers were killed as civil guards fired into a mob at Sama De Lambreo. The disturbance disrupted mining operations and raised tensions in the region.
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Ovideo
Spain
Sama de Lambreo
West Baden Earns 1931 Governors Conference Host
West Baden Indiana was selected today to host the 1931 Governors conference. The decision was announced by AP from Washington.
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Washington
West Baden
Ind
Henry Ford Escapes Injury In Collision
Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile maker, escaped injury when his car collided with a Youngstown vehicle on Main Street near the public square. Ford and his party continued to Detroit after a one and a half hour delay. Ford’s car allegedly ran a red light while the other driver claimed the light was green.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Washington
W Bare
Bare
Teacher Victim Of Brutal Murder In Missouri School
In Maryville Missouri Velma Colter a 19 year old teacher was found brutally murdered in a country school house. A bloodhound posse searched for the unknown assailant and fingerprints were reported by coroner Dr. C D Humberd as part of the investigation. Sheriff Harve England was notified by local children.
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Maryville
Velma Colter
T. H. Thompson
C. D. Humberd
Poroner
De Palma Ordered to Pay Wife 200 Alimony Monthly
Former king of the roaring boards Ralph De Palma was ordered to pay his wife Clara 200 a month temporary alimony after a court hearing ended with her sobbing. He told the court he would not return to her, and she filed for separate maintenance citing desertion and a demand for freedom. He denied earnings of 25,000 a year though he once earned that amount.
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Los Angeles
Ralph de Palma
King of the
Roaring Boards
Clara de Palma
Train Collision Near Larabla Kills Fourteen in Spain
Fourteen people died and eighteen were injured when an express passenger train collided head on with a freight train near Larabla Spain. The injured were reported in serious condition as rescuers recovered bodies from the wreckage.
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Oviedo
Spain
Larabla
Tempe College President Clarifies Summer Session Plans
Dr. R. W. Swetman president of the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe says a summer session would require an invitation from another community before any action is possible. Inquiries from students and alumni prompted the statement. The matter has been discussed informally with faculty but no board action or recommendation has been made.
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R. W. Swetman
Arizona State Teachers College
Tempe
Winslow Daily Mail
Swetman
Arizona State Teachers College At
Spain Sees King Alfonso at San Francisco Church Amid Martial Law
Madrid reports calm despite Spain’s martial law. King Alfonso rode in an open carriage to the Church of San Francisco with a slim guard, waving to cheering crowds. Premier Bereguer suffers severe tonsillitis. Zamora and Maura accept responsibility for their roles in the revolt.
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Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Church of
San Francisco
Simon Bolivar
Damaso Bereguer
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Igula Maura
Epidemic Strikes Kirkland Lake Residents
Three hundred residents in Kirkland Lake seek medical care for septic sore throat linked to two dairy workers. Five deaths reported. Health official notes highly contagious streptococcus haemolyticus. Cases split about evenly between children and adults. scarlet fever antitoxin used with mixed results.
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Toronto
Kirkland Lake
J. M. Robb
W. J. Bell
Robb
House Committee Cuts Drought Relief Loan Funding
The House Agriculture Committee voted 16 to 11 to reduce the Senate drought relief bill from 60 million six thousand to 30 million dollars. Democrats and Rep Garber of Virginia failed to retain higher figures and the panel struck loans to farmers for human food.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Garber
Virginia
Congress Honors Private Dean With Pension and Honor Roll
Representative Mapes of Michigan introduces a bill to grant Private William H. Dean US Cavalry a $62.50 monthly pension for his sacrifice after dying during yellow fever tests. The measure also seeks inscribing his name on the War Department's roll of honor for his service.
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Washington
Congress
William H. Dean
United States Cavalry
Representative Mapes
Michigan
Dean
War Department
Memory Of Simon Bolivar Honored
Americas of the North and South honor General Simon Bolivar on the hundredth anniversary of his death. Bolivar born in Caracas in 1783 died at 47 tearing Spain from South America. Services planned in Venezuela Colombia Peru Ecuador Bolivia and in Washington and New York.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Americas
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
Spain
Bolivar
Colombia
Peru
Cuador
Bolivia
Washington
New York
Spilsbury Again Named AJC Head In Arizona Congress
Phoenix December 17 AP P G Spilsbury will again head the Arizona Industrial Congress for the ninth year after being elected at the annual conference. A A Johns Prescott was chosen first vice president with G C Spilsbury Phoenix as treasurer. P D Overfield Casa Grande is succeeded by Joe Meltzer Phoenix as second vice president. Tom Peters Tucson was elected to the board of directors succeeding James A Harrison Nogales.
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Phoenix
Ariz
P. G. Spilsbury
Arizona Industrial Congress
A. A. Johns
Prescott
G. C. Spilsbury
P. D. Overfield
Casa Grande
Joe Meltzer
Tom Peters
Tucson
James A. Harrison
Nogales
Lindsey case dismissed against former judge
A charge of disorderly conduct against former judge Ben Lindsey was dismissed today by Magistrate Dreyer in New York. The action ends the case against Lindsey.
Christmas Eve Gift Dilemma For Last Minute Shoppers
A humorous holiday note urges early shopping for Her gifts. It describes a man pacing with a furrowed brow on December 24, highlighting the pressure of last minute decisions and advising readers to buy now while time remains.
World Court decision deferred by senate committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted ten to nine to postpone further consideration of the world court until next December. Senator Reed led the motion, with Republicans largely backing postponement and Democrats opposing it. The panel plans to hear Elihu Root on revised statutes and reservations as they await a potential extra session.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Reed
Pennsylvania
Borah
Gillett
Massachusetts
Elihu Root
United States
Senate
Arizona Train Limit Law Upheld in Suit Hearing
R O Barnes a Santa Fe brakeman testified in Phoenix as the state seeks to set aside Arizona’s 70 car freight and 14 car passenger train limit. A C Hayes earlier testified as cross examination continued. Special counsel Donald Richberg questioned Barnes on train operation while railroads argue the law is discriminatory and burdensome. Hearings pause until February.
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Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Shave
Special Master In Chancery
J. E. Morrison
Italian Air Minister Declares Risk in Enterprise
Orbetello Italy December 17 AP Italo Balbo emphasizes aviation success requires leadership and sacrifice He compares himself to Lt Williams in the world air tour and warns the Italian people the enterprise may not succeed without resolve and duty.
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Orbetello
Italy
Williams
French President Poingare Improved Says Official Bulletin
An official bulletin from physicians Dr Boidin and Professor Guillain reports that M Poingare has improved after a vascular spasm last Saturday. The message notes hopeful prospects for recovery and cites morning improvements.
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Paris
M. Poingare
Boidin
Guillain
Closing of Ten Banks Announced in Northwest Arkansas
The Arkansas state banking department announced the closing of ten banks in northwest Arkansas on December 17. Eight state-chartered banks were placed in the control of the state bank commissioner, while two national banks were turned over to the U S comptroller.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Banking Department Today
Arkansas
United States Comptroller
Fingerprint Records Sent To Identification Bureau At Phoenix
M. W. Duncan head of the state bureau of criminal identification said 390 sets of fingerprints from Arizona police departments were received in November. Forty seven identifications had previous criminal records.
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Identification Bureau
Phoenix
Phoenix. Ariz
M. W. Duncan
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Police Departments of
Arizona
Arizona Census Figures Released By Bureau Of Census
The 1950 census lists Arizona population at 435 573 on April 1, up 101 411 since 1920, a 30.1 percent rise. Eleven of Arizona’s fourteen counties gained residents, while three declined. Maricopa, including Phoenix, led in growth. The state’s land area is 112 810 square miles, with about 3.82 people per square mile.
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Washington
Bureau of the Census
Arizona
Arizona First
TSSU
Maricopa
Phoenix
Italian seaplanes lead Balbo on trans Atlantic flight
Twelve Italian seaplanes under General Italo Balbo departed from Orbetello toward Cartagena and Dakar as the first leg of a planned trans Atlantic flight to Rio de Janeiro. The expedition includes 53 officers and crew, with plans to deliver the planes to Brazil and return by ship.
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Cataeenna
Spain
Orbetello
Italy
Rio de Janeiro
Lake
Cartagena
Italo Balbo
Mediterranean
Dakar
Senegal
Atlantic
Natal
Brazil
Rio de
Janetto
Air Service
Balbo
Paris Herald reports Stewart ill in Paris hospital
Nathaniel B. Stewart American vice consul general at Barcelona, who was seriously ill there, is now in a hospital in Paris. Queen Nazli of Egypt has a daughter born this morning, bringing the royal family to four daughters and a son. Frau Leain Clarenore Stinnes wed Carl Soederstrom in a quiet registry ceremony in London.
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Paris
New York Herald- Tribune
Nathaniel B. Stewart
Barcelona
Cairo
Egypt
Nazli
London
Clarenore Stinnes
Hugo Stinnes
Carl Soederstrom
Riots in Bonn Wound Two Nazis in Early Clashes
In Bonn Germany two National Socialists were wounded in clashes with racists early today one likely fatally. Police reported the riots broke out during a confrontation between rival extremist groups in the city center.
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Bonn
Germany
Romanian Suppression Sparks Injuries as Students Arrested
In Bucharest a crowd of 306 Republican students clashed with authorities leaving many injured and two seriously hurt. In PRELGRADE Jugoslavia King Alexander marked his forty second birthday with a large show of loyalty and affection.
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Bucharest
Romania
Prelgrade
Jugoslavia
Alexander
Aviatrix Claire Fahy Slips Toward Death After Tonopah Crash
In Tonopah Nevada on December 17 AP reports aviatrix Claire Fahy of Los Angeles remained unconscious with a fractured skull after a takeoff crash from 50 feet. Her life was draining as doctors fought to save her.
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Tonopah
Nev
Claire Fahy
Los Angeles
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