Kump Resignation Rumor Hampered By Refusals
Charleston rumors say Governor Kump asked Chairman D Homer Stephenson and John B Wilson to resign from the West Virginia liquor control commission. Both declined, with Gov Kump remaining silent. Reports tied to a wider liquor commission shakeup following a campaign probe and earlier suspensions tied to commission practices.
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W. Va
Wheeling Intelligencer
D. Homer Stephenson
John B. Wilson
State Liquor Control Commission
Kump
Charleston Gazette
Stephenson
Wilson
Hundreds Die in Madrid Air Raids and Food Shortages
Fascist warplanes launched a three raid siege on Madrid killing many and injuring scores as the city faced an acute food shortage. The Red Cross cites more than 50 dead, with bombs dropping in the bloodiest bombardment in the capital. An international inquiry and Geneva talks considered observers to investigate arming shipments. A British MP visiting the siege described grim scenes of injured women and children.
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International Non-Intervention Committee
Spain
Francisco Franco
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Germany
Ialy
Tetuan
Jordan Street
W. H. Green
Gran Via
Madrid Bombardment Kills and Wounds Scores in Siege Clash
Hundreds feared dead as Fascist air raids pound Madrid unleashing the bloodiest assault since the siege began. By nightfall at least 56 dead with many bodies buried in debris as Tetuan district reports 26 killed and 38 wounded.
Pearl worth 648 dollars found in oysters at restaurant
Cleveland December 2. Theatre manager George Stevens found a genuine nine grain pearl worth 648 dollars in an oyster served to him by a waiter at a local restaurant. Stevens plans to sell the pearl to the highest bidder.
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Cleveland
Lady Luck
George Stevens
Stevens
Auto Glass Strikes Hit Production Nationwide
Thirteen hundred workers at Libbey Owens Ford in Ottawa Illinois join 6 000 Pittsburgh Plate Glass workers in a strike that threatens auto production. Ottawa refusals to start a 4 million Chrysler order spark dispute over union recognition. Meanwhile U A W A leader Homer Margins says Detroit steel plant picketing will add to widespread job losses from sit down action.
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Associated Press
Ottawa, Ill
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
August Scholle
Glass Workers’ Union
Toledo
Libbey- Owens
Pittsburgh
Ottawa
Chrysler Motor
Detroit
Homer Margin
United Automobile Workers of America
Cleveland
Midland Steel Products Company
Detroit Midland
Cumberland
Celanese Corporation of America
Reading
Berkshire Knitting Mills
Racine
Wis
J. I. Case Company
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
Experts Predict Airplanes For Average Man
Washington reports air commerce officials say the industry has advanced to the point where a safe cheap plane for the average man may be possible within a near future. They note several firms are building low cost planes with easy payment plans, but mass production firms and large capital are still needed to bring a truly popular aircraft to market. The trend follows the 1911 Rodgers transcontinental flight and Smithsonian recognition of his impact on popular interest in aviation.
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Carson F. Lyman Washington
United States
Air Commerce
Galbraith Perry Rodgers
Wright Brothers
Rodgers
Smithsonian Institution
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air Commerce Bureau
Beer Committee Seeks Stricter West Virginia Beer Rules
The West Virginia legislative beer committee presented a four month study to Governor Kump proposing a midnight to 7 a m ban on beer sales to all and to persons under 21. It urges tighter licensing standards, bonds, and stronger powers for the state beer authority, plus possible license revocation and appeal mechanisms.
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W. Va
Legislative Beer Committee
Kump
Beer Control Authority
Kanawha Circuit Court
Roosevelt sails home as Argentina cheers on Rio voyage
President Roosevelt departed Buenos Aires aboard the Indianapolis after a rain drenched farewell. He seeks a united Inter-American peace front and will visit Montevideo before returning to the United States. The voyage follows a funeral service for August Generich, his bodyguard.
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Roosevelt
Rio de la Plata
Montevideo
Indianapolis
Cordell Hull
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Agustin P. Justo
Vivas
Justo
United States Senate
Patagonia
Argentina
August Generich
King Edward Faces Cabinet Clash Over Private Life
New York Times dispatch from London reports a constitutional crisis near abdication as King Edward refuses cabinet demands on his marriage to Mrs. Wallis Simpson while rumors swirl that she may leave the country and the king could depart with her as royal exile or king.
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The
New York Times
London
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
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Times
Simpson
10 Downing Street
Death of Ringling, Last Ringling Brother, Circus King
John Ringling, last of the Ringling brothers who built the greatest show on earth, died at his Park Avenue home in New York City at 70 from bronchial pneumonia. Surrounded by relatives and aides, he had been fading but lucid, planning a Sarasota winter burial. Born in Iowa, he rose from a boyhood backyard troupe to co owning a vast circuit, with the family empire expanding into a national procession of sights and marvels. Funeral services are set for Friday at a Broadway undertaking home, with interment in Englewood and later Sarasota burial.
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John Ringling
Park Avenue
Broadway Undertaking
Englewood
N. J
Sarasota
Fla
McGregor
Iowa
Germany
Ringling
John
Duke of York Seen as Stable Heir Amid Royal Debates
English observers weigh the future of the crown as Duke of York Prince Albert adjusts to the throne line. He is described as reticent and devoted to family, with two daughters and a wife from the Strathmore line. A News Chronicle editorial argues a marriage to Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson could be a popular democratic match if made by the king as Duke of Cornwall, with Parliament regulating queenship.
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Simpson
Duke of York
George
Mary
Edward
Prince of Wales
Bertie
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons
Strathmore
Cupid
Glamis Castle
Scotland
Macbeth
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
London
News Chronicle
Wallis Warfield Simpson
King Edward
Ernest Simpson
Duke of Cornwall
England
Queen Victoria
Albert
British Who's Who 1937 Omits Wallis Simpson
New York dispatch notes the 1937 British Who's Who excludes Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson and her ex husband Ernest Simpson while listing 52 Simpsons in six pages. King Edward VIII is named His Majesty with a coronation year focus. Royal homes and notable figures are cataloged with varied space.
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Wally
New York
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Simpsons
Edward VIII
Fort Belevedere
Who's Who
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore
Kermit
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Stanley Baldwin Ultimatum Angers Edward and Wally
London dispatch reports Stanley Baldwin issues an ultimatum over Edward and Wally as stock market dips. The cabinet threatens resignation unless the marriage plan is abandoned. Witt Hancock, Associated Press London correspondent, notes Hancock’s Bluefield roots and Telegraph beginnings.
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Wally
Witt Hancock
Associated Press
London
C. G. Hancock
Bluefield
King Edward and Baldwin clash over Simpson romance crisis
Dec. 2 report from Landon notes Britain faces a government crisis centered on King Edward VIII and his friendship with American-born divorcee Wallis Simpson. Prime Minister Baldwin consults with the king, signaling possible resignation if the king persists. Parliament and press react as markets fall and public opinion grows divided. The king insists on his private rights, while issues of national loyalty and realm stability dominate debates.
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Chip Wallis Warfield Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
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Stern
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House of Commons
Downing Street
Sir John Simon
Simpson
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