Jobless Measure to Be Considered by Jersey Solons
The New Jersey legislature will convene on December 21 in a special session to consider unemployment insurance, the third such summons since the New York court affirmed the federal law. Connecticut already enacted an insurance law, while Maryland and Pennsylvania plan sessions this month. The federal 1936 tax levy begins at 1 percent, rising to 3 percent by 1938, with credits for state unemployment taxes in states enacting approved laws.
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Jersey Solons
Connecticut
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Washington
Jersey
Supreme Court
New York
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Earle
Nice
Wilbur L. Cross
Urity Board
Theederal Treasury
Iowa
Congress
John G.winant
Ayn
The
Security Board
Fire destroys famed London showplace
London reports a spectacular blaze that destroyed the Crystal Palace, an amusement center long associated with Queen Victoria's era. The fire began in a women's cloakroom and within an hour reduced the glass and iron structure. several firefighters were injured but no lives were lost. Valuable Baird television equipment and Handel music collection were ruined, with property loss believed enormous.
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London
Crystal Palace
Queen Victoria
Baird Television Laboratories
George Frederick Handel
Driver Sentenced in Boxing Champion Death
Douglas Lewis, 22, received six months in jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the July truck crash that killed Aubrey Kid Martin state lightweight boxing champion. Martin and friends were returning from a swimming party when the truck overturned on a curve. Several others were injured but survived.
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Beckley
W. Va
Harley M. Kilgore
Douglas Lewis
Aubrey
Kid" Martin
Lewis
Martin
Husband Not Dead Amid Mixup Over Body Identity
Indianapolis reports that C W Hunt may testify to exaggerated death rumors after a body meant for his Charleston West Virginia home was found to be not him. Hunt, a magazine salesman, stayed at Lafayette hotels while on trips. A man registered as Owen Rilmen committed suicide there. his body was later identified as Hunt by the hotel manager. Hunt’s wife initially mourned a loss, but the corrected arrival prompted a new arrangement. The unidentified Rilman body remains without identification.
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Indianapolis
Ind
C. W. Hunt
Charleston
W. Va
Hunt
Lafayette Hotel
Owen Rilmen
Rilman
Roosevelt Receives Roaring Welcome in Buenos Aires
President Roosevelt was warmly welcomed in Buenos Aires with Argentina's President Augustin P Justo hosting proceedings. U S Ambassador to Argentina Alexander W Wendell stood nearby as the visiting leader began engagements in the Argentine capital.
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Eading
Buenos Aires
Augustin P. Justo
Argentina
Alexander W. Wendell
U. S
Argentinia
Key Van Sweringen witnesses named in rail empire probe
Four of the Van Sweringen inner circle called by Senate investigators to explain how holding companies controlled rail properties. Subpoenas issued for Mid-American Corp records and other executives as the intercity rail financing inquiry opens December 7. Witnesses include George A. Ball and George A. Tomlinson with focus on Missouri Pacific and 24 other carriers.
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Senate
Washington
Cleveland Brothers
Mid-American
Top van Sweringen Holding Company
George A. Ball
Munice
Ind
George A. Tomlinson
Cleveland
Ohio
Industralist
Chai Wheeler
H-Mont
Wew
Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler
C. P. van Sweringen
M. J van Sweringen
M. J. van Sweringen
John P. Murphy
Mid-America Corporation
van Sweringens
Thomas H. Jones
J. P. Morgan
Missouri Pacific
Quiry
Inves- Committee
Joseph Eastman
Federal
Dynamite Blast Kills Seven at York County Quarry
A dynamite blast at a slate quarry in southern York County Delaware Valley area kills seven men. Two brothers among the victims are among the dead or mangled beyond recognition. Frank Weaver dies later. Police and state investigators probe the accidental firing of a percussion cap near 200 powder caps triggering the blast. Coroner Zech notes victims gathered together when cap discharged setting off four cases of dynamite.
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Delta
York County
Mason-Dixon
Frank Weaver
State Department of Labor and Industry
Zech
Funkhouser Company
PrankiWeaver
Trial of Okey DeBoard Is Delayed as Lawyer Fails to Appear
Charleston West Virginia November 30 The trial of Okey DeBoard for the fatal wounding of Leo Fizer is continued after his lawyer did not attend court Judge S Collett Littlepage assigned deputies to locate Wertz who had been assisting D L Salisbury in defense as Salisbury was hospitalized The judge set December 16 for DeBoards defense by Wertz and M F Matheny The beer parlor melee last June left six others injured and involved DeBoard a bouncer who tried to eject patrons
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Charleston
W. Va
Okey DeBoard
Leo Fizer
West Virginian University
W. W. Wertz
S. Collett Littlepage
D. L. Salisbury
Salisbury
Littlepage
Wertz
M. F. Matheny
DeBoard
Fizer
Broadcast opens Inter American conference in Buenos Aires
New York November 30 President Agustin P Justo of Argentina and President Roosevelt will address the opening session of the inter American conference in Buenos Aires and its remarks will be rebroadcast in this country Tuesday afternoon about 3 45 p m est via NBC and CBS.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
Casa Rosada
Agustin Justo
Latin America
Rio de Janeiro
Western Hemisphere
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Justo
United States Executive
United States
Argentina
Cordell Hull
New York
Agustin P. Justo
NBC
CBS
Leopold's Potential Marriage to Archduchess Adelaide Stirred Elgiu m
Reports from Elgiu m say King Leopold may wed Archduchess Adelaide as a second wife after his wife died in an auto accident. Adelaide is sister to Archduke Otto of Hapsburg, a claimant to Austria's throne.
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Leopold
Adelaide
Otto of
Hapsburg
Austria
Relocating Piers for Bluefield Avenue Bridge Debated
Bluefield officials weigh moving piers on the south side of Bluefield Avenue for the new Popular Street bridge. L R Taylor and Mortimer Smith discuss adjusting pier positions to center the span and improve appearance, amid earlier plans showing curb line placement and potential pedestrian hazards.
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Charleston
L. R. Taylor
City Planning Commission
Bluefield Avenue
Mortimer Smith
State Road Commission
West Efield Bottling Bay
Smith
Taylor
Bluefield
Seven Year Old Killed by Auto Near Corrine
Lonzo Day Jr., seven, was struck and killed by a car while playing in front of Corrine school in Mullens West Virginia. Driver Claude Meador, 21, of Beckley, was jailed on manslaughter charges and a December 7 hearing was set after Meador claimed the accident was unavoidable.
Wheeling Plans Decorative Fountains From Local Spring
City Manager Harry J. Humphrey announced plans to erect decorative drinking fountains in downtown Wheeling. The fountains will be fed by overflow from Wheeling’s fourteenth street spring, the city’s noted source of drinking water.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Harry J. Humphrey
Fourteenth Street
Fascist Forces Blocked In Fierce Madrid Battle
Madrid reports a strong Fascist attack near Pozuelo de Alarcon and Humera was driven back after hand to hand fighting. Government says Madrid defenders held, while Franco's troops failed to capture the capital amid air raids and bombardment.
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Pozuelo
Humera
Alava
Bilboa
Vitoria
Madrid Front
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Alvarez del Vayo
Defense Junta
Francisco Franco
Franco
Madrilenos
Germany
Italy
Air France
Paris
Alicante
Steamotive engine turns steam to electricity on rail
A steam electric locomotive called the steamotive is announced by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Two units for Union Pacific will deliver about 2,500 horsepower each, rivaling early diesel electrics though still below the era’s top steam and electric locomotives.
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New York
Barney Oldfield
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Oldfield
Union Pacific Railroad
Norfolk and Western
Pennsylvania Railroad
Threat Of General War Overshadows Spanish Fighting
The piece notes Europe arms race intensifying as Spain's civil war fades from focus. It cites fascist and communist blocs, Italian expansion, and Britain’s role as peacemaker while Moscow and Paris back opposing sides. It references London non intervention and Eden's remarks on blame for arms influxes to Spain.
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Allances
Japan
Russia
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Italy
Mussolini
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League of Nations
England
Great Britain
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Soviet
Anthony Eden
Eden
Kresge Store Fire Loss Spurs Rebuild Effort in Bluefield
Fire disabled the Kresge dollar store in Bluefield with eight feet of basement water after a seven hour blaze. Ir a Watson company buys stock salvage crews work today to clear debris while S H Waugaman and C R Abbott survey ruins to determine blaze origin. The Mangus Central Shoe Co. safe survived. fireman Huff remains hospitalized for fumes.
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S. H. Waugaman
C. R. Abbott
Bluefield
Detroit
Ira Watson Company
Kresge
Kresge Company
Bland Street
Mangus Central Shoe Company
M. W. Mangus
Co. B. Huff
Huff
Ben
Alvin R. Hunter
Boy Who Talks Always Seeks Return Home
Four year old Emmie Wilson in Memphis on November 30 begged to be taken home despite fever and fatigue. Speaking ceaselessly, he told nurses he intended to go home and even walked into the corridor before being returned to bed. He spoke of his father and his parents Mr and Mrs Cal Wilson of Munford Tennessee while his mother lay ill.
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Memphis
Tenn
Emmie Wilson
Cal Wilson
Munford, Tenn
Governor 15 Held In Bank Theft Case In Vermont
Rutland Vermont governor Charles M Smith president of Rutland Marble Savings Bank was arrested on charges of concealing an employee theft from the bank he led. The case ties to a bookkeeper's embezzlement totaling more than a quarter million dollars as Smith faced bail and court proceedings amid a broader bank failure climate.
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Rutland
Vermont
Charles M. Smith
Asan S. Bloomer
Henry A. Adams
France seeks power alliance against fascism in Europe
Paris reports France pursuing a three power democratic alliance with Great Britain and Belgium to deter fascist influence and potential German aggression. Delbos to outline policy December 4 as Blum seeks support for Spain neutrality and defense plans. France already aligned with Russia against Hitler.
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Spain
Italy
Germany
Portugal
Soviet
Russia
France
Europe
British Accepted French Defensive Pact Aimed at Peace
London reports indicate Britain accepts a French plan for a mutual defensive pact with England and Belgium. Foreign Secretary Eden warned against forming camps, and informed quarters said the alliance would be welcomed as defensive and unlikely to divide Europe.
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London
England
Belgium
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Europe
Coal men to meet discuss industrial stabilization legislation
Former U S Senator Clarence W Watson says representatives from every coal producing district will convene in New York on Thursday to discuss proposed new legislation for industrial stabilization. Industry leaders will attend the meeting.
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Fairmont
W. Va
U. S
Clarence W. Watson
New York
Watson
Greatest Holiday Trade Since 1929 Seen By Roper
Washington reports point to the strongest holiday business since 1929 as secretary Roper notes a shift from luxury buying and an upturn in employment payrolls and production with department store sales rising about 15 percent over 1935. He says Americans are more prosperous than in seven years and that gift shopping is heavier than before.
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Washington
Roper
Commerce Department
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