Ousted Rum Chief Seeks Audit Before Departure
Governor Kump ordered an audit of the West Virginia liquor commission after D Homer Stephenson and John B Wilson sent letters stating resignations. The two, who both declined to quit, aimed for an orderly severance as audits and inventories of about 2.23 million dollars in state property were demanded.
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Homer Stephenson
John Wilson
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
State Liquor Commission
D. Homer Stephenson
John B. Wilson
Wheeling
Stephenson
Wilson
State House
Commission
Three Gunmen Rob Shippenville Bank. Gunfire Brief
Three gunmen entered the First National Bank of Shippenville and took 44.47 dollars before fleeing after a gunfight with two drug store clerks. One clerk was wounded slightly as R L Snyder and helper Joe Webb fought back with shotgun and pistol before police arrival.
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Shippenville
First National Bank of
R. L. Snyder
Snyder
Joe Webb
Webb
New Era in Americas Trumpets U S Peace Mission
President Roosevelt sails home from Latin America after a three capital peace mission. He hails a new era of friendship among republics and says US diplomacy should be an unanimous regional policy. Crowds in Montevideo greet the Indianapolis as it refuels and resumes voyage to Charleston.
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Uruguay
Montevideo
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Charleston
S. C
Gabriel Terra
United States
Latin America
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Port-of- Spain
Trinidad
Striking Seamen Rally for Public Support in California
In San Francisco thousands of striking maritime workers mobilize for mass meetings and parades to explain the issues behind the walkout. Matson Navigation Co and American Hawaiian will book passengers and freight from Jan. 1 if the strike persists.
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San Francisco
Matson Navigation Co
American Hawaiian
Timothy Reardon
State Department of Industrial Relations
California
Seattle
American Newspaper Guild
Philip Everhardt Armstrong
Guild
Stable Post-Intelligencer
Plane skids onto Rochester yard after propeller loss
Fred Koehlein, 25, saw his plane’s propeller vanish and attempted an emergency landing on a Rochester playground. A roof and an electric line forced a sideslip into a tree, but the craft remained perched. He escaped unharmed, sliding to the ground after vaulting a garage roof.
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Fred Koehlein
Rochester
N. Y
Koehlein
Perry to convene Virginia lawmakers December 15
Governor George Peery will call a special session of the Virginia General Assembly for December 15 to consider unemployment insurance and uncontested matters, AP learns from an authoritative source.
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Peery
Richmond
George ©. Perry
Virginia General Assembly
Associated Press
Coal operators form national group to stabilize industry
About 100 coal operators from nine eastern states voted to form a national committee to draft regulatory legislation. The plan aims to curb price competition and wages, fund its work with a one fourth of one mill per ton levy, and seek support from Congress for a permanent stabilization program. Charles ONeill of United Eastern Coal presided.
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New York
Hhe Supreme Court
Congress
Charles O'Neill
United Eastern Coal Corporation
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Governor Re-arrested in Vermont Bank Case
Rutland Vermont December 3 The state re arrested Vermont governor Charles M Smith bank president in the sensational Rutland marble savings bank case A judge sentenced Lathrop Baldwin the bank treasurer to a suspended six months to a year and a $400 fine for perjury.
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Rutland
Rutland Marble Savings Bank
Vermont
Charles M. Smith
Lathrop H. Baldwin
Smith
John S. Buttles
Baldwin
WPA Worker Fatally Hurt In Auto Crash
Williamson West Virginia December 3 An automobile skidded into a tree today fatally injuring the driver Wilburn Marcum 24 year old WPA worker Passers by helped for two hours to remove Marcum s body from the wreckage Ed and Rosevelt White who were riding with Marcum suffered injuries
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Williamson
W. Va
Wilburn Marcum
WPA
Marcum
Rosevelt White
Townsend Indicted for Contempt in Pension Controversy
Federal grand jury charges Dr Francis Townsend and two aides with contempt for defying a House investigation into his $200 a month old age pension plan. Wunder and Kiefer named as regional directors face subpoenas. Townsend's whereabouts unknown with possible fines and up to a year in prison if convicted.
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Washington
Francis EB. Townsend
House of Representatives
Storm
Clinton Wunder
Townsend
House Committee
Wunder
Kiefer
Underwood
Battle for Madrid West Deepens As Bombing Rages
Fascist planes bomb Madrid twice as government forces clash in western suburbs. Fire rips through Rosales and Retiro while Casa de Campo and Pozuelo Aravaca see heavy fighting. Government aims to sever Franco lines and cut France highway links. reports claim gains near Oviedo Burgos Vitoria and Isushi ta.
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Madrid
Rosales
Retiro Park
Casa de Campo
Manzanares River
Moncola
Pozuelo-Aravaca
Francisco Franco
Pozuelo
Aravaca
Franco
France
Tetuan de Las Vitorias
Tetuan
Funcarral
Oviedo
Vitoria
Burgos
War Ministry
el Lano
la Mata
San Martin de Garulles
Grado
Bilbao
Spain
Villarreal
Isushita
Villareal
Guadalajara
Castilblanco
Membrilla
House of Commons
Franhkel
Valencia
Cadiz
League of Nations Council
Girl victim of tar explosion succumbs
Eva Mae Mullens, 11, died in Charleston after being badly burned in a barrel tar explosion at Gassaway that injured 13 music class members. Her condition worsened after the November accident. others injured in the incident recovered.
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Charleston
W. Va
Eva Mae Mullens
Gassaway
Sutton
Ginger Rogers Threatened. Under DOJ Guard
Hollywood actress Ginger Rogers has received threatening notes and has been under guard by the Justice Department for two weeks, says her mother Mia Leila Rogers. Mrs. Rogers refused to share details, noting agents warned her not to speak and that Rogers may be threatened with death unless a ransom is paid.
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Hollywood
Calif
Ginger Rogers
Federal Department of Justice
Mia
Leila Rogers
Unusual New York Christmas Gifts Fetch High Prices
A 5 ant colony, a $500000 copy of The Mint, and opulent items entice shoppers in New York. Highlights include diamond rings at $97000, a $1275 pipeless electric organ, $50 water-shooting toy fire engine, and a $50000 lace panties accessory. Also offered are $18.50 bed jackets and $45 model gas stations.
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New York
Lamb
Manhattan
Arabia
China Service
Edward King in Empire Crisis Rally Amid Wallis Saga
Worldwide press debates the Edward Wallis Simpson issue with mixed views. Dominion papers urge courage and swift resolution, while some praise the king and Baldwin and others warn of prestige loss and constitutional risk. Paris and London media amplify the unfolding royal crisis.
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Russia
England
Jane
Cape Times
Capetown
South Africa
London
Canberra
Australia
India
Bombay Chronicle
Edward
Dempcra
Natalvertiser
Durban
Johannesburg
Paris
Throne’s Dignity and a King’s Dilemma Over Wallis Simpson
London dispatch explains why Britain frets over Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. The throne’s dignity, not private romance, governs policy and risks to Empire unity. Kingship and dominion crisis loom if abdication or divorce stirs constitutional fault lines.
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Edward
Britain
Church of England
Canterbury
Steel Head Sees Bright Outlook For 1937
Pittsburgh reports United States Steel chairman Myron C. Taylor predicts a brighter 1937 than 1936. He cites a recovered tide and plants operating at 65 to 70 percent capacity, with current output above 70 percent. The interview included two Lewis committee figures, Vincent Sweeney and Lee Pressman, who asked about union organizing drives.
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Pittsburgh
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Chieftain
Birmingham
Ala
John L. Lewis
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Vincent Sweeney
Lee Pressman
Sweeney
Taylor
Lewis Committee Forndustrial Organization
King Edward Faces Crisis in Royal Marriage Stand
London dispatch records a high tension standoff as King Edward and Prime Minister Baldwin clash over his plan to wed Mrs. Wallis Simpson amid abdication fears. The king, Queen Mary, and York princes confer as Parliament weighs options and dominions seek a quiet resolution.
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Edward
Stanley Baldwin
Wallis Warfield Simpson- Baldwin
Canada
MacKenzie King
Winnipeg Tribune
Baldwin
London
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Fort Belvedere
Mrs. Simpson
Duke and Duchess of York
Queen Mary
Malborough House
Duke
Duchess of York
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Commons
York
Gloucester
Kent
Picadilly
No. 10
Downing Street
Empire
British Press Association
Toni
Concensus
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British Commonwealth of Nations
Thomas J. Hamilton JR
James II
William of Orange
Richard II
Henry of Lancaster
James
William
Mary
House of Lords
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Queen Mother
Duke of York
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