Spain Civil War Crisis Deepens in Europe Report
Dispatches from Madrid Valencia and London detail rising fears that the Spanish civil conflict could draw in Germany Italy and Britain. Reports claim a German torpedo hit two Spanish cruisers near Cartagena while a German destroyer watched. Americans in Madrid prepare for embassy closure while contingency transports move women and children to the coast.
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Europe
Valencia
Indicata
Miguel de Cervantes
London
Russia
Gibraltar
Seville
Barcelona
Berlin
War Ministry
Cartagena
Madrid
Eric C. Wendelin
Wendelin
John Johnson
Bolard More
Stephen O. Fuqua
Pheasant season extended to Thanksgiving Day
The Conservation Council extended the pheasant season on parts of ridges for one day allowing hunting on Thanksgiving Day instead of ending Wednesday.
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Columbus
U.P
the Conservation Council Today
Corn Husking Replaces WPA Work In Pickaway County
Pickaway County WPA projects except sewing and bridge work were suspended by county WPA director A. V. Courtwright until the corn husking season ends. Normally about 300 workers are employed on WPA projects in the county.
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Circleville
U.P
Pickaway County
A. V. Courtwright
Courtwright
Radiator Antifreeze Proves Fatal in Holmesville Deaths
Millerburg authorities report that David Christopher 35 and Addison Emich 75 of Holmesville died after drinking antifreeze liquid. Bert McClelland 60 was blinded and in critical condition per the coroner.
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Millersburg
U.P
David Christopher
Addison Emich
Holmesville
Bert McClelland
Trucking Group Loses Injunction Over Rail Pickup Service
Washington DC federal court denied the American Trucking Associations an interlocutory injunction to halt the pick up and delivery service launched by eastern railroads two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
District of Columbia
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Eastern Railroads
Child Burned to Death in Kenton Fire Incident
Barbara Fitzpatrick four died Monday night after her clothing caught fire from matches she played with. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Fitzpatrick. Authorities reported the tragedy occurred in Kenton.
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Kenton
U.P
Barbara Fitzpatrick
Paul Fitzpatrick
Payrolls Jump Across Nation in 1936 Fiscal Year
Washington authorities report a 6.6 percent rise in factory payrolls for the 1936 fiscal year, the greatest gain in six years. October weekly payrolls averaged 150.7 million dollars, the highest since 1930, with all regions showing gains and the East North Central states leading at 10.4 percent. Wage earners reached 8,078,800, up from a 1932 low, while October payrolls exceeded July 1932 levels by more than double.
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Washington
U.P
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
East North Central
State Workers Are Dismissed
Ohio tax officials face budget shortfalls and dismiss 60 workers across the tax administration and gasoline tax divisions. An additional 700 employees are warned of an enforced leave of absence before Christmas as budget balancing continues.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Tax
Tax Administration
Carlton
Dargusch
Tax Commission
Mrs Marjorie Post Davies Hostess at Moscow Embassy
One of the world’s richest women Mrs Marjorie Post Davies will be hostess at the U S Embassy in Moscow through her husband Joseph E Davies appointed ambassador to Russia Mrs Davies inherited about 20 million dollars from her father C W Post and is reputed to have an annual income of one million dollars
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Marjorie Post Hutton Davies
U. S
Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Bendix Exile Strikers Plan Picket of Factory
About 1,200 Bendix Products workers who once surrounded idle machines at the factory prepared to picket the plant from the outside. The group, after a pep meeting led by union leaders, abandoned their factory exile and awaited peace conference progress.
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Bendix
South Efend
Ind
Bendix Products Corporation
Paroled Inmate Confesses Shooting in Jackson
Jackson officer says 30 year old Toledo man confessed to shooting and wounding R. C. Pfeiffer of Van Wert near Monroe. Paroled from Southern Michigan Prison he was captured after forcing James Coffee of Jackson to give a ride and attempting to shoot Coffee at a filling station.
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Jackson
Mich
Toledo
R. C. Pfeiffer
van Wert
Monroe
Southern Michigan
James Coffee
Detroit man dies in snow skid east of Delta
Charles H. Stanton of Detroit was killed late Monday when his car skidded on a snow covered pavement one mile east of Delta and struck a truck as reported by local authorities.
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Wauseon-U P
Charles H. Stanton
Detroit
Delta
Elevator Man On Way Up In State House
Old Jake Myers announces changes after year start as he hands elevator controls to his successor Jacob F. Myers representative from Franklin County. He recalls six years in office since an injury ended his shop work and notes his long political career since 1907. He vows to push free text books for students as a highlight of his labor advocacy.
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Columbus
O.P
Jake Myers
State House Annex
Jake
House of Representatives
Jacob F. Myers
Franklin County
William Jennings Bryan
Labor
Athens Chest Drive Outlined By Organizer
Leet B. Myers outlined the plan to Athens Rotary Club for the Community Chest campaign set to run Dec 7 for one week. He urged steady earners to contribute a full days pay or more, warning against bargaining and stressing unity to fund welfare services.
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Athens Community Chest
Leet B. Myers
Rotary Club
Myers
Athens
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
Child Health and Protective Committee
Ohio University Ywca
Truck Driver Held in Killing in Georgia
Sherman Logue, a 35 year old truck driver, is held on murder charges in the death of Mrs. Bertha Owens. Her 22 month old baby was found beside the body in a ditch near Bainbridge. Logue admits being with the woman Saturday. deputy says evidence places him there at 10 p.m. The child, Bobby Owens, is in a Bainbridge hospital with pneumonia threat.
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Albany
R— Sherman Logue
Bertha Owens
Bainbridge
Logue
H. G. Pollock
Log
Yeggs Lock Up Victims And Escape With $900
Police hunted two well dressed gunmen who trapped County Prosecutor-elect Robert B Fuller and two Findlay Citizens Budget Co. employees in a washroom and fled with 900 dollars. Clell Miller an insurance agent released them after hearing shouts ten minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeggs
Findlay
U.P
Robert B. Fuller
Findlay Citizens Budget Co
Joseph Leatherman
Mias
Nina Coldren
Clell Miller
Hungarian writer Sargas duels two foes over marriage claim
Dr Franz Sargas of Budapest defended his honor and his wife against money marriage charges by engaging two pistol duels. He wounded Szandor Cowac in the first clash and failed to score in a second duel against Aladar Hosmetl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
U.P
Franz Sargas
Szandor Cowac
Supreme Court Endorsement of New Deal Phases Expected After Quiet Decision
The 4 to 4 ruling upholding New York unemployment insurance signals possible support for broader Social Security Act measures. With Justice Stone ill, an eight man bench raises questions on Duke Power and Wagner Act cases. Administration urges passage of state laws to extend weekly benefits to workers.
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Supreme Court
Washington
New York
Harlan F. Stone
New York Court of Appeals
Stone
Duke Power
PWA Power
Vans Empire Control Shifts After Van Sweringens Death
After Oris Paxton Van Sweringen dies, control of the Van Sweringen railroad empire including the Chesapeake and Ohio passes to George A Ball and George A Tomlinson. They previously helped finance a rescue of the empire via the Mid-America Corporation, which bought the Vans’ sets at auction to satisfy debts to J. P. Morgan & Co and others.
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Cleveland
Iu.r
van Sweringen
Chesapeake and Ohio
Oris Paxton van Sweringen
O.P
Mantis James van Sweringen
George A. Ball
Muncie
Ind
George A. Tomlinson
Ball
Tomlinson
Mid-America Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Co
Edith Maxwell Faces Second Trial Date Set
Edith Maxwell 22 a former school teacher faces trial again on December 9 in Wise Virginia. She was convicted a year ago of killing her father Trigg Maxwell with a slipper during a dispute and sentenced to 25 years. An appeals court granted a second trial.
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Wise
U.P
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Murder of Chicago Labor Leader Under Investigation
Chicago investigators scrutinize Michael J. Galvin a longtime labor union power broker to identify gunmen who shot him dead Monday night in gangland style. Galvin 55 president of the outlawed Chicago chauffeurs and truck drivers union was hit four blocks from the Loop seven dozen rounds felled him as he died en route to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Michael J. Galvin
Galvin
Funeral held for Mrs. Fannie Drummond in Racine
Funeral services were held in Racine for 75 year old Mrs. Fannie Drummond who died Monday from a heart attack at her Racine home where she lived alone. She is survived by two sisters Kate Blackmore and Mrs. Alice Watson both of Racine.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Fannie Drummond
Kate Blackmore
Alice Watson
Ohio coal mines advertise for miners after seven years
In Martins Ferry Ohio an advertisement in a local newspaper seeks 230 leaders for the Powhatan Mine signaling a restart in mining employment after seven years with the call for workers and crew leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Powhatan
Trailer Tangle Breaks Up in Eastern Court
Northampton Mass authorities report a rare domestic triangle in a trailer. Frank Gordert 35 of Columbus Ohio pleaded not guilty to driving without a license and his legal wife faced a vagrancy charge. Bail set at 200 dollars each. Esther Fountain of Detroit held in Farmington Conn with a three week old baby and another child. Connecticut may seek extradition on morals charges.
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Northampton
Mass
Frank Gordert
Columbus
John W. Mason
Hampshire County
Len
Esther Fountain
Detroit
Farmington, Conn
Schenectady
N. Y
Gorderts
Connecticut
Gordert
Police Guard at Auld Plant Curb Strikers
In Columbus a police cordon protected the D L Auld Co meta stamping plant after a clash with strikers. Brick throwing damaged many cars as workers left. Three men were arrested after strikers tried to overturn the first worker’s car and clashed with police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auld Plant
Columbus
U.P
D. L. Auld Co. Meta
Cold Moves East as Snow Melts in West
Winter dumped a heavy snowfall across the Midwest with inch or more of snow and ice in Northern Illinois Indiana Southern Wisconsin Iowa and Southeastern Michigan. Warm weather expected to melt the snow as it moves eastward beyond the region.
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Chicago
U.R
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Boy 12 Dies From Hunt Gunshot Wound
Jack Scott age 12 of route 5 Washington D H died in a Springfield hospital from a gunshot wound suffered earlier while hunting with his brother. The incident occurred Monday night near Springfield.
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Springfield
U.P
Jack Scott
Route 5
Washington
D. H
Driver's License Easy to Obtain
Nelsonville police investigated a two vehicle collision at a local intersection. Chief George Bateman interrogated a driver who admitted paying 40 cents for a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
George Bateman
Ben
Attorney Father and Son Charged With Bank Robbery
William T. Moyers prominent Atlanta lawyer and former Georgia Liberty League leader and his son Marshall Moyers are charged with violating the national bank robbery act. They allegedly aided and abetted a $30,000 robbery of the Trust Company of Georgia and resisted federal officers. Authorities say the elder Moyers demanded $30,000 at gunpoint from Ernest Woodruff and forced him to arrange funds from the Trust Company. total seized funds were $220 on Marshall and $5,500 on the elder Moyers.
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Atlanta
William T. Moyers
Georgia
American Liberty League
United States
Marshall Moyers
Trust Company of Georgia
Edward E. Conroy
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Moyers
Ernest Woodruff
Coca Cola Company
Woodruff
Trust Company
G-men
Liquor Profits Larger in Ohio
Ohio state liquor sales in ten months of 1936 totaled 33.97 million dollars with a 4.64 million dollar net profit after expenses. In the four weeks to Oct 24 buyers spent over 3.86 million at 162 stores and 92 agencies, and Director James W. Miller forecasts November December demand will push sales near five million per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Liquor Control Department
Liquor Control Board
Ohio
James W. Miller
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Named for 1935 and 1986
Oslo announced Carl Von Ossietzky German pacifist publisher and Dr Carlos Saavedra Lamas Argentine foreign minister were awarded the Nobel Peace prizes for 1935 and 1986. Ossietzky frail and recently released from a Nazi camp is treated in a Berlin hospital. Lamas helped end fighting in the Grand Chaco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
U.R
Carl von Ossietzky
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Ossietzky
Berlin
Lamas
Grand Chaco
Salvation Army Thanksgiving Feast Seeks Poultry Donations
About 220 Athens area children are invited to a Thanksgiving meal at the Salvation Army. The drive asks for 100 pounds of chicken or turkey and money to buy it, with local donations ranging from dollars to bread and fruit. Call 20662 to help a distant youngster in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Salvation Army
Mary G. Noss
Mary T. Noss
Mattie J. Berry
LC. Mitchell
LC. Mitchell and Mrs. L. & Nichole
Sam Jellison
the Plains
John Smith
New Marshfield
Scott Haney
R. S&s
Dial
The
Peace Gesture to CIO Follows AFL Suspension Vote
The AFL formally suspended 10 CIO unions after a 21,679 to 2,043 vote, as leaders pledged negotiations to heal a 50 year rift. William Green offered to meet CIO officials and proposed a new peace plan while preserving power to call a special convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Federation Executive Council
William Green
A. F. of L
Labor Solidi«Darity
Lewis
Federation
Avalanche Toll Grows as Juneau Residents Assess Slides
In Juneau Alaska residents fear more slides after a deadly Sunday night avalanche. Mt Roberts looms while 14 or 15 people are dead and debris fills a 100 by 100 foot area with 20 to 30 feet of mud rock and wreckage, as survivors seek safer locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
U.P
Mt. Roberts
Springfield approves $5,000 for school levy campaign
A budget of 5000 for the levy campaign was approved at a Monday night meeting. The levy, defeated in November, is being resubmitted to keep the city’s public schools open.
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Springfield Auri
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Perkins
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CIO
Federation Craft Union
United Mine Workers of America
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
International Union Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
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