Explosion Kills One In Columbus Gas Station Blast
A catastrophic explosion at a gasoline station in Columbus South Side left one man dead and three injured. Hubert Catchpole, 7, a station employee, died after being found amid wreckage two hours after the blast. Injured were Lewis Hoover 18 with a broken leg and facial injuries, George Kron 21 bruises and arm injuries, and Charles Hell 48 with cuts and bruises. Investigators traced the blast to the waste oil pit near Catchpole’s station area as firemen battled flames and the surrounding ruins.
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Columbus
Galea Ol
Waa
Hubert Gatehoole
Lewis Hoover
George Kron
Yero
Charles Hell
T Waste Oil Pit
Catchpole
City Council Demands Answer On Chaps Run Sewer Project
The city council sent a second letter to Mayor Wetherald demanding why the Chaps Run sewer project has not progressed. The mayor called the note a fraud yet said he will respond in person at the next council meeting. He cited engineers’ surveys and urged council to wait for the data before action.
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William P
Martin and Coy
Wetherald
England
Christ
Lhe
Santor Lad Guehs
Wise county teacher found guilty of second degree murder
Edith Maxwell, 22, former Wise county school teacher, was convicted of second degree murder in the death of her father Trigg Maxwell and sentenced to 20 years after a jury deliberated about an hour and 20 minutes. She sobbed upon hearing the verdict as supporters and family reacted.
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Wise
Wise County
Tollay
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
Bar
Maxwell
Virginia
Hua T. Carter
Virginia Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Fred B Grecar
Mite Maxwell
Atrace Jim
Nile
M. J. Fulton
National Womans Party
Christy Master
Mary Kath- Tym
Pound
Trigg Manwell
Bers
Nation Pays Tribute To Flying Wright Brothers
Dayton honored Orville Wright and the late Wilbur Wright for the first powered flight 89 years earlier. Officials from civil and military aviation joined national and state leaders in homage. The city planned a transcontinental air route inauguration and airport dedication as part of the tribute. Wreaths were placed on the Wright family grave while observers watched a modern airliner pass overhead.
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Dayton
O. Dee
Wright
Wilbur Wright
Mingors
Springticl
Akron
Threats to BBC Grow After Archbishops Broadcast Rebuke
Militant members of the house of commons condemned the British Broadcasting Company over an archbishop of Canterbury’s radio denunciation of King Edward V and his circle. Debates loom on plans by the BBC to confirm the new Duke of Windsor’s abdication as Windsor seeks exile. The prime ministerial address is anticipated after Windsor’s departure, with discussions expected to widen into BBC activities and standards amid royal era tensions.
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London
Britian Broadcasting Company
Windsor
DR. B. G
Walla
Open Negotiations For Quick Release Of Chinese Warlord
Nanking December reports fresh hope for ending China's civil war as Chiang Kai-shek supporters and rebel marshal Ghung Hsueh-Liang’s British adviser James Elder hold talks. A messenger is said to deliver an autographed prison letter.
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Caine
China
Chiang Mxi- Shek
Ghung Hsueh-Liang
James Elder
Mopolitaman
Impris
W. Hf. Donald
Chang
Blantu
Simé Rom
Control Yuan (Council
U “He
Yuan
Great Plain
Hac
Chieng Ting‘Won
Leutenant
Ito ¥ing-Chin
Sian
Foreign Office
T. T Li
Intelligente
Chang Hsueh-Lieng
Tt Wai
Marshal Chang
Elder
Chiang ‘Mog-Wen
Lian
Central Army
Eider
Lof
H.H. King
Elt
Madame Chiang
T. V. Soong
Shanghai
Chiang -Ting- Wen
Fio
Tax program draws fire in Ohio legislature
In Columbus the House advanced parts of a 848 million tax package, approving a two year extension of the cigarette tax and re enactment of a three percent admission tax. Debate centered on the sales tax and funds for schools and local governments as lawmakers considered emergency measures and the state’s tax program amid other fiscal battles.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Galunbay
Martin L. Davey
Nick
House
Severn
Jane
Grant P. Ward
R-Franklin
Mum
D-Cuyasoga
Assembly
Bohool Inadera
Wiliam McGulloch
Miami
Jerry McGregor
R-Costedones
Wiis
Piseadt
Break For Driver Court Fines Girl Pedestrian
Magistrate Walter Lownes in Philadelphia fines Miss Mary Cash Mand coats after she walked into a moving truck. Driver Harold Dilks says the magistrate is biased against truckers, blaming them for most incidents.
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Philsdelphia
Walter Lownes
Suc
Lower Merion
Mary Caxh Mand Coats
Harold Dilks
Ira
Magistrata
Iba
Arrest Last Suspect In Heads-Hands Murder
Defense counsel opened the murder trial for Hebert Hicks as two state policemen prepared to fly to San Francisco to extradite Frank Gore Williams, last of four men connected to the case. Williams was arrested in a downtown San Francisco store after a tip from Indiana state police. He signed a confession implicating involvement in the June plot but denied actual participation in the killing. The state’s final witness testified that Hicks is the instigator, while the others expressed readiness for the electric chair.
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Brookville, Inc
Hebert Hicks
San Francisco
Frank Gore Willams
Harry R Miller Wiliams
Matt Louch
Indiana State Police
Hicks
Harry Husted
George Engler
Willems
Cincinnati
Micks
Wiltlams
Nearb i Witiam A. Kuhlman
Miexa
Tam
Kuhlman
John J. Poholsky
Escapees Recaptured After Maryville Reformatory Break
Cincinnati reports state that Mrs Evelyn Ramon nicknamed the Blonde Bandit and Amelia Nicolla 18 of Toledo escaped from the Maryville women's reformatory by forging a temporary leave permit and were seized at Artain after the dawn.
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Cincinnati
Artans
Trains Collide at Alabama Station Kills Two Locomotive Crew
A head on collision near Vaatleberry Alabama claimed the lives of two engine crew members in a Louisville and Nashville passenger train wreck. Passengers escaped with no serious injuries though some were shaken. The collision occurred as trains met in the station early today. investigators begin work on the cause.
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Vaatleberry
Ala
Cottiaton
Louisville
Nashville
Cuban revolt in Cuba's capital over sugar tax bill
Reports from Havana describe mass demonstrations by workers and farmers marching on the capital, backing Batista as Madrid allies push a sugar tax and social programs. Rifts with reformists widen as authorities clamp down on unrest amid fears of fascist influence.
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Hayes
Aufi
Thowandé
Hendaye
Laria
Pulgencio Batista
Madrid
Francisco’ Tral Park
Franco
Italy
Germany
Balista
Bate
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Batista
CN Torces
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Gerero Machado
Tay
Iib
Senate
House
Suarez Riva
Liberal Party
Havana
Last Ethiopian Chieftain Captured in Resistance
Rome reports capture of Raamart former governor of Gejjam and ally of Emperor Haile Selassie. He is said to be the last major chieftain resisting Fascist occupation in East Africa. Ras Kesea, linked to Ras Dal tan Aggreayton, reportedly executed for fomenting a counter revolt in Gojjam district.
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Rome
Itaan
Alspatabes
Addl
Ababa
Raamart
Gejjam
Sourih
Haile Selaasia
Daltan
Temblen Dive
Gojjam
Former Uhrichsville Banker In Court Monday
Arraignment for Charles E. Wheland former president of Union Bank for Uhrichsville on 55 counts of embezzlement and falsification of records. Shortage cited at $475,000 in bank accounts. He is held in jail on $290,000 bond ahead of Monday court date.
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Charles E. Wheland
Union Bank
Whrichaville
Wheland
Railroad chief notes 1936 net income outlook
Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad says MidScalet Nee openings for 1936 may total about 83 million, near the preferred dividend level of 400 around 26, with common stock share thought, versus a net lease of 93.18 million in 1935.
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New York
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Snowbound search for missing Western Air Express plane
Amid heavy snows near Wasatch on December 17 authorities comb the desolate slope for a missing Western Air Express transport believed to have crashed with two women and five men aboard. Rough terrain and new snow hinder ground teams, while 13 planes stand by as search efforts focus on the Eastern Wasatch approaches near Salt Lake City. The seven missing include Mr and Mrs John Wolfe of Chicago and Henry Edwards of Minneapolis, with forest officials noting possible airplane wreckage in fresh tree breaks.
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Galt Lake City
Pie Tangfole
Samsox
William
George Keyser, Jr
Wester Air Express
Wasatch Maritume
Balt Lake City
Los Angeles
Mail Order Bride Leads to Prisoner Duped by Letters
A Kansas City man, Howard Miller, arrived to claim a bride only to discover his beloved mail order fiancé resembled Robert Harvey, a Harrisburg man jailed for mail fraud. Police traced the deception to a plot involving Harvey and the swindle. Miller, shaken, stated he sought revenge and declared he would confront those involved as officers sorted the case.
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Kansas City
Dee
Howard Miller
Howards
Robert Harvey
Cherge Muler
Harrisburg
Brico
Former King to Play Santa in Enzesfeld
Edward VIII will portray Santa Claus at Enzesfeld Austria for the village Christmas feast. Baroness Rothschud hosts the event, with the party expected to draw full attendance. The appearance marks his first formal engagement abroad as he seeks acclaim among children and guests.
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Santa Claus
Enzesfeld
Austria
Saward
Duke of Windsor
Eugene Rothschud
Ess
Nos Drofad
Bernie
Mssise
Bante Claus
Edward VIII
Gas Attendant Robbed and Nailed to Bench in Brutal Assault
A gas station attendant was robbed and assaulted by two gunmen who nailed him to a bench with a large spike. He remained unconscious and was rushed to Eagle River hospital after his mother freed him and applied first aid. The attackers fled with ten gallons of gasoline.
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Lane Wannies
WIA
Antsey Harien Pitts
Wenl
Eagle River
Labor seeks constitutional change if court strikes labor laws
Washington dispatch reports Wilian Green, president of the Americas Federation of Labor, warning that if the Supreme Court outlawed social security or the National Labor Relations Act, he would push for constitutional amendments to grant Congress broader powers. He outlined a labor program for Congress reconvening, including a housing act, coal construction for jobs, and a 30 hour workweek. The program also calls for amending the labor amendment, revising the social security act, a federal corporation plan, a job economic committee, and new civil service laws.
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Washington
Wilian Green
The
Americas Federation of Labor
Inbor
Supreme Court
Congress
Green
United Presa
Spree Court
Lng
Robert P. Wagner
Treasury
Tollow
Fleaneing Wue
Joseph C O'Mahoney
Wyo
Civil Service
Young Roosevelt To Be Home For Christmas
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr likely to be at the White House for Christmas after recovering from a throat infection and acute sinus illness. Dr George Loring Tobey reported the Harvard senior’s condition improving with no operation needed, allowing plans to reunite with his parents.
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Roosevelt
Renton
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Eichel du Pont
Harvard
George Loring Tobey
Tobey
Shipping Shed Blaze in San Francisco Destroys Pier 46 Terminal
Fire at the shipping shed near Pier 46 caused extensive damage estimated at 6750,000. Four firemen were injured after a two hour blaze fought by engines from 18 stations. Fire crews stopped the shed fire as rain or snow and cold weather affected operations.
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San Francisco
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