Reported Slaying Of Warlord Chiang Shocks China
News reports state Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang announced the execution of Chiang Kai-shek at Sianfu Shensi, triggering widespread unrest, martial law, and fears of renewed civil war as China faces aggression from Japan. The claim, broadcast from Lianfu, sparked panic though some doubt its veracity amid conflicting messages.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Marshal Chang
China
Chiang
Japan
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Nanking
Sianfu
Shensi
Chang
Lianfu
Manchukuo
Marshal
W. H. Don
Youths’ Fire Alarm Ruse Foils Heist at Warlick Furniture
Two false fire alarms on Pulaski Street lured Central station firemen away from Warlick Furniture on North Mercer Street as three youths tried to loot the store. Police captured William Dabney 16 and Morgan Penn 17. Lawrence Penn 14 escaped. A radio and merchandise were recovered from the scene.
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Pulaski Street
Central Station
Warlick Furniture Company
North Mercer Street
J. B. Armentrout
Central Fire Station
Warlick
William Dabney
Wm. Land
William Morgan
Lawrence Penn
Penn
Morgan
Dabney
Central
South Bluefield Company
Youth admits kidnap slaying and string of crimes in West Virginia case
Charleston police quoted 20 year old War Joseph Kirby describing a revenge driven abduction robbery and murder of Elwood Matthews 65 near Silver Springs Maryland The confession named accomplices William Reed 25 and Lawrence Gingell 22 both of Silver Springs and tied vehicle theft hold ups and burglaries across West Virginia Maryland and Virginia to the gang Officers pursue Reed and Gingell as dangerous suspects and seek further details on the broader crime spree.
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Charleston
W. Va
Joseph Kirby
Rockville
Kirby
Elwood Matthews
Washington
J. H. Fillinger
Scranton, Pa
William B. Reed
Lawrence Gingell
Silver Springs
Gingell
Kensington
Reed
Fillinger
West Virginia
Maryland
Matthews
P. P. Wilson
Virginia
Bank of Boonmill
Boonmill
Harrisonburg
Putnam
Mason
West Virginia House Approves Unemployment Bill and Funding
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed the unemployment compensation bill 91 to 1 and sent it to the Senate. The chamber also approved a $200,000 state appropriation for the unemployment compensation department and a transfer of funds to run employment bureaus statewide. Governor Kump’s interim appointments were sent to the Senate for confirmation as it reviews the measures.
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Kump
Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Senate
House
McConhay
State Labor Department
West Virginia
State Department of
West Viginia
George M. Alexander
F. M. Peters
D. Homer Stephenson
Pontiff Suffers Serious Relapse
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII, 79,experienced a setback after ten days in bed. His breath remained Difficult and he showed fatigue despite heart stimulant treatment. Doctors urged rest as he sat in an armchair and received three visitors during the evening.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Amanti Milani
Milani
Holy Father
Social Security Board Extends Pension Account Applications
Washington reports the Social Security Board will continue accepting applications for federal pension account numbers beyond the midnight deadline. Officials said there is no indication of court action against delinquents and that voluntary cooperation could allow registration to proceed without heavy enforcement.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Former King Edward Pictured As Being Ill And Deeply Low
Edward of England described as morose disheartened and aging after abdication for Mrs Simpson. Duke of Windsor in low mood at Rothschild guest house in Enzesfeld Austria reading telegrams and films. He shows fatigue earache headache and emotional letdown as officials weigh Christmas plans with Mrs Simpson.
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Edward
Duke of Windsor
Enzesfeld
Austria
Edward of
England
Wallis Simpson
Duke of
Windsor
Eugene Daniel Rothschild
Simpson
Cannes
Vienna
Sor
Mrs. Simpson
Walls Simpson
Glass workers strike cripples Libbey Owens Ford plants
Toledo report says 4300 Libbey Owens Ford employees began a sit down strike as contract talks failed and old terms expired. Charleston and Shreveport plants joined in, widening the stoppage that halts much of the nation’s flat glass output.
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Toledo
Charleston
Shreveport
Glen McCabe
Ohio
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company
Glen W. McCabe
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
W. Va
McCabe
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Ottawa, Ill
Libbey- Owens-Ford
Pittsburgh Plate
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
Lutheran minister reelected Wheeling leader
In Wheeling on December 15 the Rev. J. O. Glenn pastor of Christ Lutheran Church Mozart was reelected president of the Lutheran Ministerial Association of Wheeling.
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Wheeling
W. Va
J. O. Glenn
Christ Lutheran Church
Mozart
Lutheran Ministerial Association of
Missing Skyliner Tracked by Snowbound Utah Search
Famed stewardess Gladys Witt and six others aboard a ten passenger twin motor Boeing plane are missing in central Utah after radio contact was lost. Alvin Adams of Western Air Express said the craft likely went down near an isolated airstrip in the snow covered region.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Gladys Witt
Skyway
Alvin Adams
Western Air Express
Ray Spor
Delta
Salt Lake
S. J. Samson
Milford
Here
Richards
Lone Peak
Wasatch Range
Samson
Coal Workers Face Hours Rise Without Pay Increase
The Appalachian operators told the United Mine Workers the 40 hour work week would start after March 31 with no wage rise. They urged a two year contract to April 1 1939, arguing wage cuts are needed to keep coal competitive with oil gas and hydroelectric power.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Appalachian Operators’ Negotiating Committee
J. D. A. Morrow
Pittsburgh Coal Company
L. E. Woods
Crystal
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Art Treasures of Mrs Elkins Sold in Washington Auction
The Elkins widow Mrs Hallie Davis Elkins auctions off the art treasures valued at 100000 after relocation from the Elkins mansion. Proceeds will finalize distribution of the estate, with many prominent attendees and dealers buying items.
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Washington
Stephen B. Elkins
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Elkins
Hallie Davis Elkins
Henry Gassaway Davis
United States
Davis Elkins
Morgantown
Rosslyn
Girl Who Killed Chum Hangs Self in Jail
Hope Morgan, 25, who killed her best friend Elizabeth Giltner, hanged herself in the county jail after writing remorseful notes. A sanity commission had been evaluating her for first degree murder. witnesses described her jealousy and fear of social isolation before the fatal act.
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Chum
Lansing
Mich
Hope Morgan
Elizabeth Giltner
Michigan State College
Relief Administration
Miss Giltner
Hope
C. W. Bradford
Leland Carr
Sanity Commission
Miss Morgan
Allan A. MacDonald
Stuart Morgan
Secret eight year wedding announced in West Virginia
Pauline Brooks and George Brown disclosed they wed in Freeport Ohio on December 28 after keeping the marriage secret for eight years. The couple resides in Pineville West Virginia.
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Pineville
W. Va
Pauline Brooks
George Brown
Freeport
Ohio
Britain's new royal salesman begins duties at 14 months
London reports Prince Edward, 14 months old, the royal family's personality prince, taking over duties with a flourish. Photographs plastered front pages as he waved and smiled, signaling a public relations role for the youngster amid royal media attention.
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London
Britain
Prince Edward
Duke of Kent
Mary
St. James Palace
Bluefield City Board Considers Mayor Light Seat
The Bluefield city board accepted W A Light’s resignation as mayor and as a director but deferred filling the unexpired term. A special meeting will decide a successor from Light’s district to serve until the current administration ends in July.
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W. A. Light
Bluefield
House of Delegates
Mercer County
Light
Charleston
Mayor Light
Indicted in Giant Mail Fraud Case Across 28 People
A federal grand jury charged 28 individuals in three blanket indictments accusing a large mail fraud scheme that swindled over 3 million dollars from about 3,000 victims. Key figure William Morrow Cameron Smith is named as a leading organizer, with investigators tracing misconduct across multiple states and a mock estate claim in Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Post Office
Alfred T. Hawksworth
Philadelphia
Jacob Baker
Sir Francis Drake
Oscar M. Hartzel
Iowa
Hawksworth
William Morrow Cameron Smith
Canada
Hotel Powhatan
Washington, D. C
Smith
Thomas W. Lanigan
U. S. Attorney
Arthur Breuer
Igor
Penneylvania
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Saviour
Scranton
Elwood Mathews
Tory
Kanawha
Pontiff
Glaga Brunette
Hoover
New York
Upper West Side
Midwest
Harry Brunette
Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Brunette
Chercez la Femme
Riverside Drive
Bellevue Hospital
Arline Lebeau
New Jersey
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