Roosevelt Delays Nomination Of New Supreme Court Justice
President Roosevelt said only an emergency will force a nomination before Congress reconvenes in January. He has given no consideration yet to who would replace late Justice Pierce Butler. Congress and White House aides debated possible nominees including Frank Murphy and Harold Stevens, with some urging a western pick.
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N. Y
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Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
Pierce Butler
Jefferson Memorial
Senate
George A. Gordon
The
Hague
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Netherlands
Butler
Frank Murphy
Ham FE
Borah
Idaho
George Norris
Ind
Neb
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Murphy
Workman Killed by Landslide on Athens Co Farm
An elderly foreman died after a rock and dirt slide buried him on the J P Sheridan farm near Clarks Chapel in Athens County. His son Everett narrowly escaped injury as another boulder struck him. twelve men freed the body. The victim, 70, would have turned 71 in December, left a wife and ten grandchildren. Funeral services are pending at Clarks Chapel Church.
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Athens Co
Bile Foreman
Athens Route 4
Clarks Chapel
J. P. Sheridan
Foreman
Everett
Sheridan
Everett Foreman
Dowler and Ferguson
Athens County
Ida C. Foreman
Athens
Russell
Akron
Raymond
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Emmett
Wayne
Richard
Harvey
Pratts Fork
Samuel
Shade
Clarks Chapel Church
Ward Radford
Pleasantville
Dewey Labels Kuhn Leader a Nuisance Threat to Civil Liberties
New York U P district attorney Thomas E Dewey testified as defense witness in Fritz Kuhn grand larceny trial. He called Kuhn a nuisance to the community and probably a threat to civil liberties. Prosecutors seek to prove Kuhn misappropriated Bund funds totaling 1891.75 amid Bund leadership claims of total control.
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New York
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Dewey
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
Kuhn
Parent Relents Freeing Daughter to Wed
New York report says judge quieted the opposition of Walter P. Herrick granting his 20 year old daughter Eileen permission to marry George Lowther III who had faced parental obstacles to their betrothal in earlier efforts.
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New York
Tu.p
Walter P. Herrick
Eileen
George Lowther III
Youth Shot by Father-in-Law at Family Home in Ohio Township
Randall Martin, father of 12, shot his son-in-law Granville White, 23, at the family home after a quarrel. White remained in Holzer Hospital in critical condition with the possibility of death as Martin fled and later surrendered to Sheriff Hatfield.
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Gallipolis
Randall Martin
Granville White
Ohio Township
Martin
Gallia County
White
Holzer Hospital
Hatfield
Grand Jury Drawn For U S District Court Session
The December term grand jury for the U S District Court in Columbus was drawn and summoned to meet on December 5. Among the 36 jurors named are Hobart Dillon Crown City Arthur Frasch Malta Homer Morrison McArthur William Miller Logan Frank Radcliffe Albany E W Stivers Pomeroy.
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Columbus
U. S. District Court
Hobart Dillon
Crown City
Arthur J. Frasch
Malta
Homer R. Morrison
McArthur
William Miller
Logan
Frank Radcliffe
Albany
E. W. Stivers
Pomeroy
Hollywood Servants Celebrate First Annual Dinner Dance
Hollywood stars and 1000 domestic workers gathered at the Biltmore for the first annual dinner dance for butlers, maids, chauffeurs and cooks. Arthur Treacher attended as guest of honor while organizers called the event informal and the staff celebrated with upscale attire and a late night.
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Hollywood
U.P
Jack Benny
Myrna Loy
Biltmore
Arthur Treacher
Kansas City Kitty Near 5 Feet 2 inches, CAA May Bend Rules
Kathleen Hildebrand, 19, seeks flight training but is half an inch short of the CAA minimum height. Medical tests, back adjustments, and a Washington inquiry loom as officials weigh if a small pilot can safely see over a cockpit and reach pedals.
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Kansas City
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Kathleen Hildebrand
Kathleen
Paul Platt
Washington
Richard Boutelle
Protest Price Reduction Aims to Block Gasoline Sale
The Gaso Line Station Operators Union seeks a common pleas court injunction against Standard Oil of Ohio and Shell Oil to stop retailing at company stations below the one-cent reduction allowed for tank wagon rates. The petition by Phil Hannah claims the cut was unlawful and intended to stifle competition and cut dealers’ profits.
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Cleveland
4U.P
Phil Hannah
Neighbors Husk Corn For Wounded Farmer
In Geauga County 32 year old farmer Robert Fenwick wounded by a hunter last week, received help from about 100 neighbors who husked his corn and stored it in the crib. Wives brought food and cooking gear as the work progressed.
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Chardon
U.P
Robert Fenwick
Geauga County
Fenwick
Steamer Reports Shot Fired Over Her Bow
North Coast captain A J Borkland alleged a shot was fired across the bow of the American owned steamer North Coast at Prince Rupert B C last Sunday. He docked in Seattle with 75 passengers and said the shot occurred when he did not halt promptly.
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Victoria
B. C
U.P
Esquimault Naval Station
North Coast
Prince Rupert
A. J. Borkland
Northland Transportation Company
Seattle
Alaska
Aluminum Co. of America, unions sign two-year pact
The Aluminum Co. of America and two CIO unions reach a new two-year collective bargaining contract covering about 14,000 workers, announced today in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
U.R
the Aluminum Co. of America
Congress of Industrial Organizations
General Motors Plans Appeal After Anti Trust Conviction
General Motors and three affiliates face an appeal after a federal jury convicted them of conspiring to restrain interstate commerce under the Sherman Act. 17 co defendants, all officials, were acquitted including Sloan and Knudsen. The government said GMC and its units pressured dealers to finance via GMAC under penalty of losing franchises.
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South Bend
Ind
General Motors Corporation
Department of Justice
Alfred P. Sloan
GMC
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Sales Corporation
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
General Motors Acceptance Corporation of
Indiana
GMAC
Sloan and
Knudsen
Police Guard Capone From Former Foes
Al Capone received heavy police protection at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore as he battles paresis after release from federal custody. Detectives and federal agents guard his suite while authorities say the measures are precautionary against potential "gangland justice" from enemies.
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Baltimore
Union Memorial Hospital
al Capone
Chicago
Capone
Frank Murphy
Washington
Robert Stanton
Relief Money Is Distributed Across Ohio Cities
The State Welfare Department allocated 750000 dollars to Ohio cities and counties as the state's share of October relief expenditures. The total costs reached 2276975 dollars, with a decrease of 130750 from September. For November the state contribution ceiling rises to 1000000 dollars. counties receiving funds include Athens 5980, Gallia 843, Hocking 1084, Meigs 330.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
Ohio
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Mine 267 Hunterdon Reopens with 100 Men Daily
Mine 267 at Hunterdon resumed operation on Wednesday with forty five miners on site and plans to employ one hundred men daily across three shifts as territory expands. The mine features a modern tipple and can load clean high grade coal according to management.
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Hunterdon
Former LSU President Attempts death by own action in Cell
Dr. James Monroe Smith, former LSU president and embezzlement convict, is in critical condition after an apparent suicide attempt in his Baton Rouge cell. He was found with a severed artery after slashing his ankle with a razor, and doctors administered intravenous fluids as blood loss mounted.
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Baton Rouge
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Newman H. Debretton
Hiram College to Dedicate Stephens Memorial Observatory
The Hiram College campus will dedicate Stephens Memorial Observatory this Saturday marking the newest addition to campus facilities. The ceremony will feature college representatives and local guests as the observatory becomes a center for astronomy education and public outreach.
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HIRAM
U.P
Stephens Memorial
Hiram College
New Pension Plan Formed In Ohio To Aid The Aged
Everett Tharp of Bellaire announces formation of Ohio Society to Aid the Aged to sponsor a constitutional amendment for increased old age pensions. The plan cites an initiative petition to file, aiming to place the issue on the 1940 ballot and establish a four member bipartisan commission with fraternal labor patriotic and agricultural group representation.
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Columbus
E. Everett Tharp
Bellaire
Ohio Society
Thomas Herbert
Tharp
Steel Order Placed by Empire Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Mansfield report says the Empire Sheet and Tin Plate Co. will ship a 500000 dollar steel order to Japan within two weeks. James M. Hill, president, cited the European war as the reason and noted Japan had previously bought steel from Germany.
Taft Opposes Registry Shift Of U S Boats
Senator Taft denounced before the Ohio Chamber of Commerce a plan to move American ships to Panamanian registry to skirt neutrality law. President Roosevelt signaled disapproval, while Senator Burke criticized the National Labor Relations Act and warned of potential Detroit plant shutdowns. Governor Bricker urged growth to reduce relief needs. Unemployment official Atkinson urged higher benefit payments.
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Cleveland
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Taft
Roosevelt
Edward R. Burke
Neb
Burke
Detroit
John W. Bricker
H. C. Atkinson
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
High Court Pays Last Respects To Justice Butler
Supreme Court members and high officials attended the funeral for Justice Pierce Butler at St. Matthews Cathedral Washington. The body was later taken to St. Paul Minnesota for final rites at St. Luke's Church at 9 am Monday.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Pierce Butler
St. Matthews Cathedral
St. Paul, Minn
St. Luke’s Church
Hold Truck Driver in Death of Pedestrian
In Cincinnati Mrs. Flora Myers aged 61 was killed after being struck by a car. The driver Irvin Mazzei aged 22 was charged with reckless driving and failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Flora Myers
Irvin Mazzei
Letters From Warsaw Describe Nazi Air Raids and Stay
A Lincoln Hill family shares a Polish letter from daughters Helen Frey and Eva Blazewicz detailing Warsaw bombardments. The women, long employed in the city, describe shattered streets and evacuations, choosing to stay for safety with a group at the Legation.
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Pomeroy
Stanley Blazewicz
Lincoln Hill
Helen Frey
Warsaw
Eva Blazewicz
Poland
Finland
Blazewicz
Mrs. Frey
Helsingfors
Ted Blazewicz
Helen
Legation
Europe eyes shift as war aims tilt toward federation
The article notes both sides hint at a postwar European federation and a new system to curb future wars. It mentions British and French unity, Sikorski's comments, and Nazi discussions of a United States of Europe while disputing who would dominate such a bloc.
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Great Britain
Belgium
England
Zweelfurblatt
Lord Halifax
Britain
High Seas
Deutschland
Admiral Scheer
Lancashire
League of Nations
London
France
Wladislaw Sikorski
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
United States
Europe
Ruth Rubens Becomes Soviet Citizen Amid Passport Fraud Case
Mrs Ruth Marie Rubens has been granted Soviet citizenship Ruth Friederichovna Boer ger of the Soviet Union The case linked to a passport fraud and espionage investigation in the United States from a year ago. She may not return to the United States for trial and likely will not see her Miami family again.
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Moscow
U.P
Ruth Marie Rubens
Ruth Friederichovna Boerger
Soviet Union
United States
Miami
Fla
Fire kills firefighter in Brooklyn tenement blaze
A Brooklyn four story tenement fire early today left one fireman dead and 14 others injured from burns or smoke inhalation. The blaze destroyed the building and prompted rescue efforts by firefighters.
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NEW York
U.P
Brooklyn
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