Cold Wave Hits Zanesville as Snow Flurries Persist
A northwest cold front drives temperatures from 42 to 22 in Zanesville and southeast Ohio. Forecasters predict a 10 degree or lower low tonight. Traffic fatalities climb over the long holiday weekend with 44 in Ohio. one serious crash in Zanesville. multiple injuries. A train collision near West Manchester kills the Stivers family. charges and weather blamed for the day.
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Compromises Seen In New Congress
Washington reports describe the new Congress and its committees as a forum for concessions. President Roosevelt will clash with influential chairmen whose views diverge on relief and social programs as Republicans gain clout after November results. A showdown seems likely before the session ends, focusing on policy rather than action.
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White House Debut of FDR’s Niece Draws Boston and New York Elite
Miss Eleanor Roosevelt of Boston, debuting as the president’s niece, is presented at the White House. Boston guests travel by special train for the party, with dancing in the East Room until 3 a.m. The president will attend to ensure a good time for the family and guests.
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Three Indians Found Dead in Hardin Montana
Sheriff Ulrich said an inquest into the deaths of Fred Old Horn Anna Door and Pete Charg es Strong found no definite foul play. Blood stains near a cliff suggested a fight but no clear cause of death was established. A federal agent aided the inquiry with the incidents on the reservation.
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Montana
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Paver
Man Who Covered Lincoln Slaying Dies
Lawrence New York James Lougheim known as The Grand Old Man of Lawrence died yesterday at age 99 born February 22 1845 in Cincinnati He reported for the Cincinnati Enquirer as a youth during Lincoln s assassination served with the Ohio Reserves in the Civil War and later worked as a newspaperman contractor and Democratic politician in Ohio and New York He had been clerk of Lawrence for 10 years and was among New York s oldest Master Masons.
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Four Children Die in House Fire Near Huntington
A two story frame house 15 miles from Huntington burned claiming four children aged eight months to six years. Parents Me and Mrs John Garthee escaped. father suffered burns while trying to save them. Coroner says fire likely started from a defective chimney. fire spread rapidly before alarm.
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Japanese Casualty List Put At 47 133
Shangitai reports the Imperial Headquarters announces 47 133 Japanese killed in 17 months of Chinese warfare. The period also lists Chinese losses at about 2,000,000.
Rebels drive toward Barcelona ending long Spanish war
In the United States Hopkins, secretary of commerce, discusses a nationwide private employment drive to employ more than 10,000,000 jobless. The plan would mobilize private industry with the business advisory council to place unemployed workers in productive private work nationwide within weeks and by spring.
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Franco's Army Encounters Steady Resistance in Catalonia Front
Insurgent forces pressing toward Barcelona with five days of combat facing rugged Catalan terrain. Conflicting reports claim gains at Borjas Blancas and Villanova De Meya amid heavy losses on both sides. China front stalls with vague peace talk rumors as Wang China-Wei travels. Chiang Kai-Shek denies him as a peace emissary. France and Italy clash over African possessions and Djibouti fears fuel a Corsica Tunisia show of force.
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Rock Crinker Tops Grips Test At Teachers College
Professors at the State Teachers college in Emporia test students with a dynamometer. Tony Rock Crinker notes a 240 point display as a standout, while Dr. F E W Geldrich of the psychology department oversees the grip test.
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Veteran British Labor Leader Sir James Sen ton Dies
Sir James Sen ton aged 82, longtime Labour figure in Britain, died at his Liverpool home. He served as general secretary of the National Union of Dock Labourers and as president of the Trades Union Congress before his knighthood in 1901. His early life included sea work as a stowaway and a perilous Egypt to Britain voyage with Cheapatra’s needle crew. he also wrote poetry under the name Tatters.
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Reporters and radio man aid capture of two escaped prisoners
Omaha World Herald reporters George Sedlacek and Ernie Jones hid in a farm house after officers left and helped seize Marion Brown, 34, who escaped Missouri prison for bank robbery. Foster May, Omaha radio announcer, aided by a crowd, helped capture Fred J. Roberts, 34, wounded in the leg during a chase linked to an Omaha robbery.
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Missouri State
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Nebraska
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Invention Makes Glass Invisible by Dr Blodgett
A varnish developed by Dr Katherine Blodgett makes glass invisible and transparent, eliminating reflection from any angle and allowing over 99 percent light transmission. Glass must be coated on both sides, making ordinary panes nearly disappear with only edge traces visible, boosting potential for lenses and telescopes.
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Youngstown Man Shot Resisting Holdup
John Windt, 49, of Youngstown, was in critical condition at St Joseph's Hospital after being shot while resisting a holdup outside his uncle's home. Windt and George Schenker were driven to a residence by two holdup men who demanded money. three shots were fired, Windt wounded. Police report no captures.
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St.oseph’s Hospital
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Mrs Richman Improves. Pneumonia Patient at Sinai
Physicians at New Yorks Mt Sinai hospital reported Mrs Hazel Fores Richman wife of nightclub and radio star Larry Richman is improving from bronchial pneumonia hospitalized since recently noted as improving condition.
Yale Business Tops 37 Figure One Week for Exchanges
Holiday shoppers and merchants report a strong season with Yale Business topping the 1937 figure. Exchange Week allows gift exchanges without cash refunds, to Jan 1, while year end inventories and after holiday sales preparations proceed. Parking meter revenue rose with increased shopping activity, reaching new highs for the period.
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Wind Threatens Toledo Water Supply
The Maumee River level dropped as a west wind pushed water toward the lake, leaving Toledo’s waterworks pumping about 9 million gallons daily against a 37 million demand. City officials warned the situation was dangerous with 18 million gallons in reserve and no relief until wind moderates.
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Shakeup of Parole System Urged in Pennsylvania
A commission urged a five member parole tribunal to take parole powers from the judiciary and called for unification of state and county prisons under one system. The report also recommends a full time parole board and changes in the sentencing law to streamline administration.
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George H.earle
Engineer Dies In Ohio Wreck Near Hope
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed after a 100 ton rock fell on the track at Hope in Vinton County. Engineer Charles Landrum Jr. of Chillicothe died from scalds in the locomotive cab. Fireman George Burke, also of Chillicothe, was severely burned but survived after jumping clear. Other crewmen escaped unharmed as 63 cars and two locomotives derailed. trains were rerouted while debris was cleared. Hope lies about ten minutes northeast of McArthur.
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Funeral for Victim of Yale Tragedy
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Gratton for William Rousseau 37 shot when he and his wife attempted to take a Christmas tree from William Case’s farm. Case faced charges of manslaughter in the Friday shooting in which Mrs Rousseau was gravely wounded. Her condition was described as slightly improved at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Townsend Plans To Expand Movement Across Nation
Dr. Francis Townsend, pioneer of the old age pension idea, flew to New York to meet Rep. Ralph Brewster of Maine and discussed enlarging the Townsend plan. Townsend said the movement would be organized into smaller units and a Townsend club would be formed in every precinct in the United States.
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Congress
Five Outstanding Medical Advances of 1938 Listed
Dr. Morris Fishbein presents a five-part series on major medical advances of the year in The Signal. Page 4 begins with pellagra treatment, heparin’s blood-coagulation role, and other topics including sulfanilamide pyridine pneumonia care and testosterone propionate.
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Lima Parley Ends Tonight
Delegates at the eighth Pan-American conference draft a continental solidarity declaration for defense and a Pan-American peace program. Foreign Minister Carlos Concha presides as Lima assists in four language acts. Alf Landon, on the U S delegation, earns praise from Secretary Hull for his contributions and breadth of view.
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Infirmary Inmate Fatally Clubbed at County Home
Fred Smith 52 a resident at Franklin county home for indigent aged was fatally clubbed by a black resident who was being sought. Superintendent Fred T. Babbitt said Smith gave no details of the altercation. This was his second stay at the home in two months.
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Earles Back in Air After Latest Crash
Philadelphia headlines report Governor Earles resuming flight less than a day after a crash. He vows to avoid riding with family in the same plane, citing safety rules, as his wife accompanies him on another flight while police investigate a separate incident.
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