Housing Aelice Plans To Await Congress Opening
President Roosevelt heard from housing administrator James A. Moffett endorsing federal construction of homes for those unable to obtain private credit and said no final relief or housing plans before Congress convenes in January. Moffett reported progress on home modernization and emphasized no intent to compete with private enterprise.
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Roosevelt
James A. Moffett
Congress
Moffett
Foundation
Georgia Hall
Ickes
Egaid Moffett
England
London
Gs. C.S
Sewing Circle
Shake-up in West Virginia relief unit gains momentum
Washington reports a push to reform West Virginia relief operations. Federal officials say discussions with state leaders aim to improve the relief set-up, while not confirming reports that William N. Beehler may be removed as state administrator. Hopkins previously claimed responsibility for Beehler’s appointment.
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Washington
West Virginia
William N. Beehler
Aubrey A. Williams
FERA
Harry L. Hopkins
Warm Springs
Williams
Beehler
H. G. Kump
State Relief Board
Hopkins
Neely
Capitol Hill Leaders Predict Short Session
Washington reports that administration leaders on Capitol Hill foresee a short swift-moving congressional session in January. Predictions vary as to length depending on legislation, with the Roosevelt program in formative stages and issues like relief taxes public works housing unemployment insurance and other bills in play. Senators and representatives anticipate a May adjournment window though no summer elections will pressure early adjournment.
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Congress
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
NRA
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Representative Burns
House
Mexico elects Lazaro Cardenas youngest president
Lazaro Cardenas, 39, sworn in as constitutional president amid 60,000 at the national stadium. He pledged a reform agenda focusing on honest governance and better conditions for the working class, following the Revolutionary Party landslide victory.
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Mexico
D. F
Lazardo Cardenas
Cardenas
Republic
Ora Teeegovae
Tao
Policien Mtueee Ana
Philippines seek Red Cross relief after typhoon hits island sections
Manila reports repeated typhoons strike the east central Philippines with officials requesting aid from the insular government and Red Cross. Governor Murphy plans to sign a 1.5 million relief appropriation as damages mount across Leyte Yamar and Cadiz provinces leaving one dead and seventeen fishermen missing amid ongoing storms.
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Philippines
Red Cross
Frank Murphy
Yetterday
Leyte
Yamar
Cadiz
Honkkong
Ore Boat Henry Cort Sinks Off Muskegon Entrances
The Detroit built ore boat Henry Cort with a 25 man crew was reported sunk after striking the breakwater at Muskegon. Coast Guard crews faced 60 mph winds and heavy seas delaying rescue efforts. surfman Jack Diepert is missing, while Captain John A Basch and three surfmen reached shore.
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Muskegon
Mich
Henry Cort
Detroit
U. S. Coast Guard
John A. Basch
Basch
Jack Diepert
Favorable Fall and Winter Business Volume Forecast
The Fifth District Federal Reserve review for Richmond notes generally favorable conditions for fall and winter business. October and early November activity met seasonal levels, with loans rising and deposits up beyond loan growth. Employment steady, textiles and building operations up, retail and wholesale trade improving, and crops yielding well.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Fifth District
Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
West Virginia
Treasury to Boost Liquor Chieftains With Payless Force
Washington reveals a plan to expand bootleg busting by appointing a larger payless force of whiskey detectives. Attorney General Cummings allows continuation of some forbidden-salary workers, while Morgenthau seeks a new definition of federal anti bootleg powers and details the liquor tax situation amid civil service exam failures. Nearly 1,000 workers failed the horse sense tests and may be dropped, leaving about 400 agents on the front lines during Christmas enforcement.
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Congress
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Capitol Hill
Treasury Enforcement
Ivil Service Commission
Bonus compromise plan draws fire on four sectors
Washington reports a four way volley of criticism over a compromise plan to pay veterans in full the bonus, with Republican leaders and VFW officers saying it fails to satisfy ex service men. Senator Harrison proposed the plan after conferring with President Roosevelt, while Senator Sevren and Rep Snell warned of political risk and tax implications. Commander James E Van Zandt of the VFW called the proposal an attempt to dodge the real issue ahead of the next congress.
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Mississippi
Roosevelt
Sevwer
Oregon
American Legion
Snell
New York
James E. van Zandt
The
Congress
Justices of Peace Plan to Organize State Association
Charleston West Virginia November 30 a meeting for Sunday December 2 in Charleston to form a state association of justices and to reform within their ranks. Edwin B Watson Edward Smith and Harry G Thayer announced the session to curb abuses and protect their interests. Circuit Judge Arthur P Hudson set December 7 for a hearing on a writ to stop Justice G J Finney in a liquor case over a fee conflict with Lillian Hughes.
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Charleston
W. Va
Justices of the Peace
West Virginia
Edwin
Watson
Edward Smith
Harry G. Thayer
Arthur P. Hudson
Justice of the Peace
G. J. Finney
Lillian Hughes
Charles
University Professors Hear Warning ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN DANGER
Morgantown West Virginia November 30. A WVU policy committee named by the board of governors to outline post December 31 administrative plans declined to reveal its program. The panel met on eve of a full board session set for tomorrow morning. Members are Arthur Koontz Wright Hugus and Frank Barb. The board will decide on interim acting president and budget forms after receiving a report from the university bureau for government research.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Arthur B. Koontz
Charleston
Wright Hugus
Wheeling
Decisive Blow Looms in Chaco War Fronts
Bolivian forces reportedly in flight across Chaco fronts as Paraguayans press advances from Pilcomayo toward Fort Dorbigny and Cururenda. Asuncion anticipates a decisive battle amid Bolivian government changes and shifting morale.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
League of Nations
Asuncion
Chaco
Jose Luis da
Daniel Salamanca
Jose Estigarribal
Pilmomayo
Canada el Carmen
Ballivian
Midwest Blizzard Paralyzes Traffic and Halts Services
Snow plows were ordered out across the Midwest to clear drifts and restore highways while storms grounded planes and delayed rail service. From Wisconsin and Minnesota, wintry conditions spread to parts of Texas with rain and snow. Lake Michigan faced a five year worst gale as shipping moved to safety. temperatures hovered around near freezing with rural impact on cattle feed and pastures.
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Mid- West
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Minnesota
Texas
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Boica City
Okla
Onas
Jackson County
Denver Firemen Missing in Factory Blaze
Denver officials report several firefighters missing after the collapse of a trunk factory blaze. Eyewitness accounts describe rescue workers sifting through debris as ambulances and police units respond to the chaotic scene.
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Denver
Ren Ie
Casselsen Verham
Unclear Weather Report Notes River Rise and Rain
Uncertain OCR text describes rivers rising, rainfall continuing, and water levels increasing. Mentions Hinton and ley with elevated stages, but details are garbled and names unclear.
Fire Commissioner Seyferlich Dies After Refusal to Amputate
Chicago mourns Fire Commissioner Arthur Seyferlich who died at 65 after refusing surgeons to amputate an infected foot and slipping into a coma. Known as a veteran “smoke eater,” he faced previous injuries from ammonia exposure and the 1926 Wrigley Building fire, with his death sparking siren vigils citywide.
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Chicago
Arthur Seyferlich
Henrotin
Seyferlich
Turkey
Hillside Cave Home To Aged Couple And Five Children
In Fort Gay West Virginia an elderly couple Mose Maynard 84 and Betty 90 live in a hillside cave with a widowed daughter and four others. They shelter under a cliff on Vinson branch near Glenhayes Wayne county relying on milk cornmeal a small amount of food and 2 a week from FERA. They moved to the cave after housing shortages left them without shelter.
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W. Va
Mose Maynard
Betty
Vinson Branch
Lincoln District
Glenhayes
Wayne County
N. K. Vinson
FERA
Maynard
Charleston
Shooting spree leaves four dead in Quitman country
Floyd Watson, 21, described as a Negro, killed four members of the Moss family and wounded three others after an argument over his plan to rendezvous with Sanders Moss' 16 year old daughter. He fled into the woods before authorities could arrest him.
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Mises
Floyd Watson
Sanders Moss
Watson
Moss
Russell Pierce
Winnie Chaffin
Mia
Kate Gibby
Winifred Pierce
Gibby
Pearleee
Russell
Winfred
Chaffin
Enid
Mra
Pearl Pierce
Screen Of Myst Begins To Lift Quintuple Deaths
Grandmother identifies the three little girls found dead on a Pennsylvania mountainside as Elmo Noakes’s children. Authorities identify Noakes as the Duncansville victim. Winifred Pierce is named as his niece. Burial set for tomorrow amid family conflict and unclear motive.
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Elmo Noakes
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Babes-In-The-Woods
Duncansville
U. S
Elmo J. Noakes
Roseville
Calif
E. J. Taylor
Noakes
Norma
Winifred Pierce
R .A. Noakes
Elmo
Sacramento
BH. W. Haegele
Harrisburg
Russell Pierce
Young Pierce Ia
R. A. Noakes
Miss Pierce
R. A. Noakea
Winifred
Enid
Mra
Pearl Pierce
Mrs. Gibby
Mra. Chaffin
Pierce
Here
Dewilla
Cordela
R. H. Noakes
Duncanaville
Salt Lake City
Russell
Mia
Hugh Pierce
Morro Castle crew held on charges after disaster
Captain William F. Warms acting captain and Eben B. Abbott chief engineer of the Morro Castle are arrested on charges of misconduct negligence and inattention to duty. Each released on 2500 bond awaiting grand jury action as investigators study the 1930s disaster that killed over fifty people. Grand jurors convened privately with no indictment issued and plan to reconvene Monday as term ends.
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Abbott
New York
Morro Castle
William F. Warms
Eben
Garrett W. Cotter
Amp
Albanian on trial for murder in Sarajevo
Witnesses testified Rustem Irpan killed seven men and women in Albania and carried their noses in a leather bag as convenirs. The court in Sarajevo heard the evidence as the Albanian defendant stood trial for multiple murders.
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Sarajevo
Rustem Irpan
Albania
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