100 Percent Club Pledges Aid to Chest Fund
Employees across multiple organizations pledge 100 percent participation in the Chest Fund drive. Participating groups include Athens Bottling Works James Dosten proprietor, Rufus Putnam School, KF Sells Co E F Sells, Mechanicsburg School, Ohio University Music Hall Annex, Central School, West Side and East Side schools, Hotel Berry staff, Ohio State East Wing, Hull Foster Jr, Jacobs Jewelry, Cornwell Jewelry, Henrys Ladies Apparel, Beckley and Son, Athens Messenger, State Restaurant, Swanson Furniture, Ohio Cleaners, North Grill Athens, Mansfield Garage, Ohio L West Wing, Katherine Figg Ladies Shop, and Sisler Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
James Dosten
Rufus Putnam
KF. F. Sells Co
E. F. Sells
Mechanicsburg School
Ohio
U. Music Hall
Central School
West Side School
Fast Side School
Hotel Berry
Ohio St
Hull Foster, Jr. Jacobs
B. M. Covert
Cornwell
MecHenry's Ladies Apparel
J. L. Beckley
May Demand Courts Curb NLRB Power
The AFL and Consolidated Edison threaten court action to restrain the NLRB amid a dispute over a labor contract with the IBEW. Edison argues it is not interstate commerce and thus outside board jurisdiction. AFL leaders attack the board as biased and vow to aid union legal challenges. Green reports to President Roosevelt on complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
Ard
NLRB
Consolidated Edison Company of New York
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
A. F. of L
Edison Company
Labor Board
Green
Roosevelt
Committee For Industrial Organization
British Official To Visit Hitler
Viscount Hali fax, lord president of the council, will visit Adolf Hitler next week, a move seen as potentially pivotal for Europe. Britain and Italy may hold a series of talks via Lord Perth in Rome to mend strains since the Ethiopian War, with Rome rumors stressing Italian eagerness for negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Viscount Halifax
Council
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Europe
Britain
Italy
Lord Perth
Rome
Federal Chief Attacks Ohio Relief Policies at Columbus
WPA head Harry L. Hopkins condemned Ohio relief policy as backward and urged a permanent national program. He spoke during dedication of Ohio State University's new School of Social Science and warned against treating relief as temporary or liquidated.
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Harry Hopkins
Columbus
U.P
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Ohio
Hopkins
Ohio State University
School of Social Science
WPA
Civilian Conservation Corps
Far Eastern Parley Drops Final Appeal
The Far Eastern conference in Brussels abandons a plan for a final appeal to Japan to enter peace talks with China. Japan rejects peace offers for a second time. The conference will issue a summary of its efforts and send a copy to Japan as a signatory of the Nine Power Treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
U.P
Far Eastern Conference
Japan
Tokyo
China
Three Russian Ambassadors Cited in Soviet Purge
London report says ambassadors to Germany Turkey and Poland tied to purge of Soviet diplomatic corps in a harsh campaign against enemies of the State. They are believed in Moscow and Warsaw papers say they will not return to posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Germany
Turkey
Poland
Moscow
Warsaw
Loyalist setback on Upper Aragon front near Sabinanigo
Reports say Loyalist forces suffered a severe defeat while trying to seize strong Nationalist positions near Sabinanigo on the Franco-Spanish frontier. The clash marked another setback in the contested Upper Aragon sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
U.P
Aragon
Sabinanigo
Roosevelt to Confer With Utilities on Property Evaluation
President Roosevelt said he would meet soon with private utility executives to discuss property evaluation in the industry. He reiterated his belief that private firms could retain a monopoly if they accept a shift to valuation based on prudent investment rather than replacement cost, following Supreme Court hearings on a related test case.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Precedent Sets Regulation Reach for Intra State Coal
The National Bituminous Coal Commission, after hearings in Ohio, ruled intrastate coal sales affect interstate commerce and thus broadened its jurisdiction. The order, effective Dec. 15, doubles Ohio’s output under its control, taxing non members and extending minimum price schedules across all Ohio coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington—.P
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Ohio
Unanimous Commission
Columbus
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Indiana
Kentucky
Wealthy Relief Client Is Slain
Chicago police probe a brutal torture murder of Bertha De Meyer a woman living in poverty on relief. The semi nude body was found in her shabby home after robbers targeted her money and bonds hidden in the fire room apartment totaling over $2,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPK
Bertha de Meyer
Huntington Man 79 Kidnapped In West Virginia
FBI agents investigated the kidnapping of Dr. James J. Seder a 79 year old former superintendent of the West Virginia Anti Saloon League found in an abandoned coal mine after being missing since November 2 He had facial injuries and a blood stained coat and said several men held him captive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James J. Seder
West Virginia
Anti- Saloon League
Turkey Costs Seen Holding Par With 1936 Prices
A United Press survey shows Thanksgiving turkeys should cost no more than 33 cents a pound ready for the oven. Producers in Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota say current prices are one to five cents higher than 1936 but have declined in the past week and may fall to last year's level before Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Press
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Finsterwald Rites To Be Held Sunday
Mrs. John Finsterwald a longtime Athens leader dies at 77 after months of illness. Funeral at the family home on Rose Ave Sunday at two with interment in W Union St Cemetery. Survivors include husband four children three sisters and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Finsterwald
Athens
Rose Ave
W. Union St
Jacob Weiher
Charlotte
Finsterwald
Athens County
Edwin S
Russell W
Evan J. Jones
Robert Hayes
Cincinnati
Canaan Township
Amy Weihr
Clara Weihr
L. D. McGinley
Hamilton
Japs Demand Cooperation in Shanghai Crisis
Shanghai authorities move to curb Chinese organizations in the International Settlement amid fears of a Japanese move to seize control. General Matsui warned that cooperation is needed or Japan may take over. Japanese troops near complete conquest, with Nanwang captured as a key defense point.
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Shanghai
U.P
Iwane Matsui
Nanwang
Roosevelt backs private house building drive
President Roosevelt urged Congress to swiftly approve a housing program to stimulate business after talks with leading executives. He said the government is studying ways to rejuvenate the economy through large scale home construction. Natives in Luzon continue to clear wreckage from a typhoon, unable to estimate casualties or losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
U S Maintains Inter American Pact With Brazil Appeals to Good Neighbor Policy
Washington reports that the United States seeks to uphold the Buenos Aires 1936 accord while tolerating Brazil's new six year term under President Getulio Vargas. Observers say the stance preserves inter American amity amid European influence in the hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Brazil
Washington
United States
Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Latin America
South America
Vargas
Fatal scuffle ends in accidental revolver discharge
Robert Russell a 20 year old millfield youth died after a revolver discharged during a playful scuffle with his brother Fred Jr Dover Township constable. Fred 21 said the shooting was accidental. Robert formerly worked at a mine and traveled with a carnival last summer. Funeral services set for Sunday at 10 30 AM.
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Robert Russell
Fred,Jr
Dover Township
Robert
Fred Russell, Sr
Fred
Charles Bayless
Ray Howard
Treatment by Mass Is Seen for Pneumonia
Nine medical experts met with Dr. Thomas Parran Jr. to discuss mass production of pneumonia serum. Dr. Lloyd Felton noted the serum is effective in about two of three pneumonia cases and currently protects 300000 civilian conservation corps members. Storage and cost concerns were raised for nationwide distribution.
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Washington
Thomas Parran, Jr
U.S. Public Health Service
Lloyd R. Felton
Baltimore
Civilian Conservation Corps
Felton
School Broadcasts Study Planned at Ohio State
Ohio State University will conduct a two year study of school radio broadcasts with a $69000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State University
Rockefeller Foundation
H H Hanning Dies at 71 After Heart Ailment
H H Hanning of Athens Ohio University and local business circles dies Thursday at Sheltering Arms Hospital aged 71. Funeral set for 2 PM Saturday at the Walker home 78 N Congress St with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Survived by brother Dr Herbert Hanning and nephew Dr William Hanning of Dayton. Flowers not requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hanning
Athens
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital
E R. Walker
Congress St
W. Union St
Pagetown
Meigs County
Hanning
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Ohio Wesleyan University
Herbert Hanning
William Hanning
Dayton
Walker
Johnson pressed for coal board jobs by Gen Johnson
Clarence F. E. Smith of the National Bituminous Coal Commission charged that Gen. Hugh S. Johnson pushed to obtain two appointments for his brother Mead Johnson and Frederick A. Reiman to the commission. Smith spoke in a formal reply to remarks in a newspaper column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington-Aup
Clarence FE. Smith
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Hugh &. Johnson
NRA
Smith
Mead 5. Johnson
Frederick A. Reiman
Cae Ee
Testimony From Dr Holzer In Fowler Murder Trial
Dr Charles Holzer testified Williamson, hospitalized in Gallipolis, accused Fowler of the fatal attack. Holzer said Williamson stated Fowler “the finally got me,” a claim central to the state’s case in the second degree murder trial as defense objected to its admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lafe Williamson
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Roscoe ©. Fowler
Charles E. Holzer
Fowler
Williamson
L. Crary Davis
Holczer
Davis
Doc
Holzer
Witeness
Vornholt
Wild West Holdupin Cincinnati Aged Woman Robbed
Two youths aged about 12 and 14 used a lasso on 64 year old Mrs Anna Cadee in Cincinnati Thursday night. They knocked her hat off and robbed her purse containing 90 cents. The incident mirrors Western holdup methods.
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Cincinnati
Anna Cadee
Billy Rose to wed Eleanor Holm Jarrett in Denver
Billy Rose announces plans to marry Eleanor Holm Jarrett if his wife Fannie Brice agrees to a divorce. Holm Jarrett is a swimmer and film star. the disclosure was made in Denver, Colorado.
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Billy Rose
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Denver
Colo
Fannie Brice
To Hold Hearing on Grain Futures Limit
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace announced a public hearing in Chicago on December 1 to consider establishing limits on speculative grain futures transactions as the first step in his program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secreary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Chicago
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Luzon
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