Smith Denounces GWA as PWA Cover for Failure
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith attacks the Public Works Administration and the Civil Works Administration in a New Outlook editorial. He criticizes red tape and unclear aims while urging reorganizing the PWA and funding to avoid winter relief layoffs, noting Hopkins oversight and the rapid creation of CWA. He calls for sound money and a return to the gold standard.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Public Works Administration
Civil Works Program
Civil Works Administration
AAA
FCA
PWA
FERA
NRA
CCC
TVA
HOLL
RFC
Smith
New Outlook
Harry Hopkins
Ickes
Bluefield College Concord Clash Highlights Thanksgiving
Bluefield observed a quiet Thanksgiving with many visitors for the annual gridiron battle between Bluefield College and Concord College Athens. Businesses, mines, and offices closed, railroad crews on duty, churches held services with music, and no major incidents were reported.
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Wadefield
Norfolk and Western
Unin
Bluefield
Kershner Held in Kanawha County Jail After Life Sentence
Clyde Kershner, 42, received a life sentence for the shotgun death of Lewis C. Tyree, a Greenbrier County stackman and farmer. Sentenced in Lewisburg, he was transferred to Charleston to await transfer to the Moundsville penitentiary.
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Charleston
W. Va
Clyde Kershner
Kanawha County
Moundsville
Lewisburg
Lewis C. Tyree
Greenbrier County
Kershner
Wynekoop Immunes Self From Trial as Death Near
Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop told jailers she will not live to stand trial for Rheta’s murder. She diagnosed her case, said death would be near and that medical aid cannot help. Son Earle Wynekoop faces felony court arraignment on accessory before the fact charge related to Rheta’s death.
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Chicago
Alice L. Wynekoop
Rheta
Alice
Cona
Francis W. McNamara
Neat
Wynekoop É
Earle Wynekoop
Earle
Mrs. Josephine McGowan Dies Noted Ohio Democrat
Mrs. Josephine McGowan of Canton, an influential Ohio Democrat, died in Columbus after an appendectomy at age 47. She led the minimum wage division of the Ohio industrial commission, served as a delegate-elect and three times as a Democratic national convention delegate, and backed nominees for president and governor at past conventions.
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Columbus
Josephine McGowan
Canton
George White
Panic Stricken Autoist Ends Life With Shotgun
Huntington West Virginia November 30 A panic stricken driver injured an aged man then fled to his home and killed himself with a shotgun William Phillips 26 borrowed the car from his father in law patrolman found him wounded beside a shotgun as he died en route to a hospital John Wyant 69 was critically hurt and in serious condition authorities said the car belonged to Phillips and investigators traced it to him
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Huntington
W. Va
Paiis
William Phillips
John Wyant
Phillips
Wyant
McGeehan Buried in Frederica Cemetery on St Simons Island
The body of W. O. McGeehan sports writer was buried in Frederica cemetery on St. Simons Island after dying suddenly at Sea Island beach from a heart ailment. Only Mrs. McGeehan and a few close friends attended the funeral.
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Brunswick
W. O. McGeehan
Frederica
St. Simons Island
McGeehan
Sea Island Beach
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn Nationals
New York Herald-Tribune
Borah Reenters Monetary Debate Backs Silver Standard
Senator Borah reenters the monetary debate to back silver as a broader monetary base. He cites uncertainty in Warburg’s silver revaluation plan and calls for alignment with Britain while warning against rapid shifts in policy. He argues silver remains vital for millions and criticizes proposals tied to a gold standard.
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Washington
Borah
James P. Warburg
New York
Roosevelt
Idaho
Warburg
Economist
Great Britain
Imperial Bank of
Ioadia
Henry Deterding
Royal Dutch Shell
Labor Federation Sees November Trade Rise Yet Cites Currency Fears
The American Federation of Labor reports November business activity as encouraging with unemployment staying near September levels. It warns fiat money inflations threaten workers and calls for currency control amid dollar uncertainty. It notes France's 90 million dollar bond issue and heavy gold withdrawals as Paris remains a gold standard holdout.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Today
France
Paris
Thanksgiving Quiet Across Nation Amid Warmer Weather
Across the United States Thanksgiving observances ran quietly with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs, church services and family dinners noted nationwide. In Hutchinson, Kansas, 400 people marched praising job recovery, while Midwest wheat farmers celebrated the first government checks for curtailment.
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Roosevelt
White House
Warm Springs
Washington
London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Paris
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Hutchinson
Kas
Midwest
Crimson Tide Clinches At Least Tie For Zone Title
Alabama remains unbeaten in the conference and tied for the Southeastern title after a 7-0 win over Vanderbilt as Utah shares the Rocky Mountain crown with Denver and Colorado Aggies following decisive wins. Nebraska dominates Oregon State 22-0 and moves toward post season implications.
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Crimson Tide
Associated Press
Alabama
Utah
Indians
Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
Oregon State
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Mississippi
Louisiana State
Tigers
Tulane
Tennessee
Denver
Ricky Mountain
Colorado Aggies
Colorado University
Cornhuskers
George Sauer
Oregon
California
St. Mary’s Gaels
Washington State
Cornell
Penn
Colgate
Brown
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
West Virginia
Washington and Jefferson
Kentucky
North Caro
Open Season on Rivals Rocks Detroit Gang War
Detroit's gangland erupts in violence with four slain in a wave of killings since a feud began in the summer of 1932. Verne Miller, once a feared outlaw, is found dead in a ditch as other gangsters including Abe Axler and Eddie Fletcher are linked to fresh killings across Oakland and Macomb counties.
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Detroit
End of Trail
Verne Miller
South Dakota
Miller
Vivian Matthews
Chicago
Kansas City
Abe Axler
Eddie Fletcher
Purple
Jury Locked Up After Scottsboro Trial Deliberation
Twelve Morgan county citizens who failed to reach a verdict in the Scottsboro case were ordered locked up for the night by Judge W. W. Callahan after three hours of deliberation in Decatur Alabama. Heywood Patterson is among the seven Negro defendants in the trial.
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Decatur
Ala
Morgan County
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
W. W. Callahan
American envoy argues for equalization fund protecting dollar
London Nov 30 American Ambassador Robert W. Bingham defended U S monetary and naval policies in a Thanksgiving address. He described Britain’s equalization fund and said the United States maintains a similar fund via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to buy newly mined gold. He urged patience with U S shipbuilding plans and noted six inch guns on large cruisers. About three hundred Americans heard him at an American Society meeting in London.
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London
United States
Robert W. Bingham
Associated Press
Reconstruction Corporation
Bingham
American Society
Lad Stunts for Cops After Hold Up Arrest
Philadelphia report tells of a 7% year old robber who demanded stick up. The elevated railroad cashier Mrs Emma Durthstrong handed over 35 cents and chased the thief. Police arrived as the imp turned to distraction by wiggling his ears.
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Philadelphia
Emma Odurtstrong
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute To Meet In Bluefield
The twenty sixth annual West Virginia Coal Mining Institute convenes in Bluefield on December 5 and 6 with papers on safety, power losses, social aspects of mining, and welding. Banquet at 6 30 p m with B Huntress as principal speaker. John J Lincoln to give welcome. M L Garvey presiding.
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West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Pocahontas Field
West Virginian Hotel
B. Huntress
National Coal Association
Washington, D. C
Institute
M. L. Garvey
Charleston
Pocahontas Fuel Company
John J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
Pocahontas Operators Association
C. J. Flippen
Norfolk and Western Fuel Department
Williamson
R. L. Cole
Monongahla Weat-Penn Public Service Company
Fairmont
William Beary
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
Algoma
Harry G. Kennedy
Kanawha Coal Opeators Association
E.S. Wade
Windsor Power House Coal Company
Power
W. Va
T. W. Guy
George Dunglinson Jr
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Thanksgiving surprise for a city editor turning into a family
A San Francisco Chronicle editor receives a call from a missing of a wife and children request. The caller seeks a widow with three kids for Thanksgiving dinner as a whimsical act. The editor arranges help and the plan proceeds with a generous, compassionate lead.
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San Francisco
Chronicle City
Greeks Attend Oil City Wedding In Frontier Ceremony
Oil City Pennsylvania November 30. Three hundred Greeks from across the country attended the wedding of Miss Peta Chacona daughter of A D Chacona of Oil City and Franklin merchant for 50 years to Peter D Gianakos of Chicago. Father P Nikolaedes Erie Greek Orthodox church performed the service. Miss Trula Comuntzig Morgantown and Attorney Nicholas Gianolis Chicago attended. The couple will live in Chicago where Gianakos is a retail merchant.
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Oil City
Peta Chacona
A. D. Chacona
Franklin
Peter D. Gianakos
Chicago
P. Nikolaedes
Erie Greek Orthodox Church
Trula Comuntzig
Morgantown
W. Va
Nicholas Gianolis
Gianakos
Ramblin' Redo Triumphs Over Concord College in Thrilling Tilt
Everett Roe scored a touchdown and field goal boosting Bluefield as they edged Concord College in a fast, close contest. Local and visiting Eleven traded scores in a competitive game.
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Bluefield
Concord Eleven
Bluefield Ramblin Reds Crush Mountain Lions 9-0 in Turkey Day Clash
Bluefield College capped its undefeated season with a 9-0 win over Concord Mountain Lions at Wade Stadium before 3,000 fans. Everett Roe starred with a 33-yard run, a crucial pass interception return, and a 25-yard field goal sealing the victory as Bluefield claimed its ninth straight triumph.
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Bluefield College
Ramblin’ Reds
Concorde Mountain Lions
Wade Stadium
Bluefielders
Everett Roe
Bluefield
Roe
Goldie Lowrey
Concord
Louisville
LeNoir
Jim Callaghan
Federal Judge James A. Lowell Dies at 64 in Newton
Newton Mass November 30 Federal Judge James A Lowell aged 64 died at home after a ten day illness His death followed impeachment proceedings in the House over his extradition ruling involving George Crawford a Black man from Boston to Virginia for murder The case also touched other inquiries including the distribution of suspect ginger ale like fluid in the Southwest and a long Lowell judicial lineage dating to President Washington
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Newton
Mass
James A. Lowell
National House of Representatives
George Crawford
Virginia
Crawford
Boston
Margaret Boeing Lesley
Nina Buckner
Middleburg
Joseph B
House of Representatives
House
Lowell
Washington
James Lowell
Sepene
Firow R
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NEW Outlook Editorial
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M’gowan
Ohio Party
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Boran
Waiich
William T. Manning
Ralph
San Jose
Henry Darlington
Episcopal Church of Heavenly
Capital
Hoover
Rolpa
Georgia
The
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Sissie
Buzzie
Executive Mansion
Hull
South America
Woodin
Morgenthau
Dutchess County
Herbert Hoover
James Rolph Jr
Brooke Hart
Rolph
John M. Holmes
Thomas Harold Thurmond
Issi
Mr. Hoover
Sacramento
Hoover Administration
Stanford University
Bishop William T. Manning
North Carolina
Death of Verne Miller
Axler
Oakland County
Walter
Red) Tylezak
Macomb County
U. S
Lad
NEWS
Roce
Ramblin
REDO
Concord College
Stubby
Daily Telegraph
Mullie
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