Nanking Holds Chiang Alive and Demands Release
Nanking says Chiang Kai-shek remains alive at Sianfu and orders a final chance to release him. A punitive expedition of 75,000 troops moves into Shensi as Loyal forces surround Lianfu and detain aviator Royal Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Chang
Shensi
China
Associated Press
Nanking
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Royal Leonard
Lianfu
Chang
Shanghai
Chiang Kai- Shek
Sianfu
Chiang
Glendale
Calif
Marshal Chang
Julius Barr
Pittsburgh
Hankow Aviation Station
Leonard
State rests in Oboard trial for Fizer death
Charleston West Virginia December 16 the state rested its case against Okey Deboard former city policeman charged with fatally wounding Leo Fizer 23 of St Albans in a beer parlor altercation on June 27 The defense had challenged the indictment arguing the prosecuting attorney name was not signed by hand Judge S Collett Littlepage overruled the motion Fifteen witnesses testified for the state while the defense said about 25 witnesses had been summoned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Okey Deboard
Leo Fizer
St. Albans
S. Collett Littlepage
W. W. Wertz
Deboard
Fizer
West Virginia University
Jimmy Hill
Sissonville
Hollis Moore
Moore
Hill
North Carolina Laws End Special Session Actions
North Carolina's legislature wraps a six day special session by enacting an unemployment compensation law and extending five months the deadline to issue bonds for PWA loans to June 1. The new compensation system targets workers with a two year payroll history or eight or more employees and shifts payroll tax burden to employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
PWA
Edith Maxwell in final arguments in Wise County murder case
Wise Virginia December 16 Edith Maxwell 22 faces jury after six hours of summations as defense and prosecution clash over whether she killed her father or he died of natural causes. The crowd filled the Wise county courthouse as final arguments ended and the jury will deliberate tomorrow at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Wise County
Edith Maxwell
Burnette
Trigg Maxwell
Mary Kathryne
Edith
Vernon Maxwell
Trigg
Charles Henry Smith
Maxwell
Pound
Fugitives linked to Matthews killing in Washington area
Charleston West Virginia November 16 A bullet in a wall during a Charleston rooming house brawl ties fugitive William B Reed to the Elwood Matthews murder near Washington D C Lieutenant J H Fillinger says 20 year old War Joseph Kirby named Reed as the shooter The gun is believed to have killed mat thews 65 year old Silver Springs Maryland The officers expect arrests soon and tie the trio to another fatal beating in Charleston Thanksgiving day
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Charleston
W. Va
William B. Reed
Elwood Matthews
Washington
D. C
J. H. Fillinger
Joseph Kirby
Reed
Fillinger
Maryland
Matthews
Farmer
Kirby
Lawrence Gingell
W. Earl Dollman
Mason
Putnam
Page Hight
GOP chiefs predict Hamilton will retain chair
Chicago dispatch reports several Republican leaders foresee John D. M. Hamilton keeping the GOP National Committee chair as the executive committee meets to decide leadership and policy. Proxies and internal talk hint at divisions between liberal west and conservative east over Hamilton, with Fish aiming to floor debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Chicago
N. Y
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Executive Committee
West Virginian
Joh E. Williams
Oregon
J. Will Taylor
Tennessee
John E. Hillman
Colorado
John E. Jackson
Louisiana
J. Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
Republican Progressive Club
Kansas
West
East
Pope Pius Resting Comfortably After Relapse
Vatican reports say Pope Pius is resting comfortably after a relapse and has a good chance of a quiet night. Dr Amita Milani visited him at 9 pm and Vatican circles note a possible Christmas greeting from cardinals if his condition improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius
Amita
Cy) Milani
Vatican
New Raleigh Coal Firm Receives State Charter
A Charleston based firm Beckley Fire Creek Coal gains state charter to operate in Shady Springs district with $500,000 capitalization. Incorporators include John Laing A W Laing James Martin J O Jenkins and Fred O Blue of Charleston. Projected output 3900 tons daily. shipping to begin by June 1. Contracts for a $100,000 steel tipple completed and housing storeroom grading work underway. Employment planned for 1000 to 1200 miners in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Raleigh Ee
Field
Beckley Fire Creek Coal Company
Shady Springs
John Laing
A. W. Laing
James Martin
J. O. Jenkins
Fred O. Blue
Hedi
Public Hearings to Hear on Frank Custer Proxy Will Not Quit
At Madison on December 16 the Wisconsin regents voted 9 to 6 to hold public hearings on charges against University of Wisconsin President Glenn Frank. Students cheered as Frank refused to resign while regent Harold Wilkie pressed for his retirement at June contract end. Wilkie urged swift consideration of a successor to lead the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Custer
Madison
Wis
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Frank
Harold M. Wilkie
Philip F. la Follette
Wilkie
Edward Duke of Windsor Meets Wally in Austria Golf Round
Edward Duke of Windsor plays a losing round of golf at Enzesfeld Austria amid talks of a reunion with Wallis Warfield Simpson. An unimpeachable source notes Simpson may travel from Cannes later, details to be arranged. The baroness Rothschild praises American hospitality as the duke's spirits rise despite the archbishop's radio remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enzesfeld
Austria
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Simpson
Cannes
Enesfeld
Canterbury
Baroness Rothschild
Tes
Enesfelad
Associated Press
Page Hight
Strikes Halt Major Glass Plants Amid Auto Industry Ties
Toledo and other cities report major flat glass plants closed by a strike led by Glenn W. McCabe affecting Libbey Owens Ford and Pittsburgh Plate Glass workers. Auto production not immediately impacted as firms stockpile glass and some plants remain open. McCabe heads to Washington to confer with officials on broader issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Co
Charleston
W. Va
Shreveport
Glenn W. McCabe
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Ottawa
Ill
Libbey-Owens- Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corp
Hudson
John D. Biggers
Libbey-Owens-Ford
McCable
Washington
Martin
Lewis
Page Hight
Seven People On Migging Airliner Missing In Utah
Nearly 500 men were mobilized for a dawn ground search in north central Utah for a missing Western Air Express airliner with seven aboard, presumed dead. Storms and rugged terrain hampered efforts as a clue emerged near Alpine, where a split tree and displaced earth suggested a crash site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Western Air Express
Jimmy James
Allan Barrie
Fred Kelly
CCC
Fort Douglas
John I. Hess
Alpine
Hess
Inaugural Plans Approved for Roosevelt Second Term
Washington reports Roosevelt approves plans for a January 20 inaugural the first under the 20th amendment. He meets Indiana Governor McNutt amid talk of a cabinet post while attending services for Gus Gennerich who died in Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
South America
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Garner
New York
James Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
Hughes
Capitol Plaza
West Point
Midshipmen’s Regiment
Annapolis
Washington Society
Senate Rejects Alexander as West Virginia Liquor Chief
Charleston December 16 AP The West Virginia Senate in a tense closed session rejected George M Alexander of Fairmont from the chairmanship of the liquor commission The move came after days of reports and rumors and left 11 other nominees approved without debate Alexander had succeeded Homer Stephenson who was ousted and John B Wilson also removed The governor expressed sorrow at the decision and opposition centered on public protests and concerns about his qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Senate
George M. Alexander
Fairmont
State Liquor Commission
F. M. Peters
Bluefield
Liquor Commission
Alexander
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Kump
Homer Stephenson
Commission
Senate
Stephenson
Kanawha County
John B. Wilson
Wheeling
Wilson
Merry
Earl Smith
D-Mahon
Smith
West Virginia
My County
Homer A. Holt
American Water Works and Electric Corporation
Monongahela West Penn
American Water Works
A. W. Garnett
C. P. Nelson
Huntington
Board of Control
Public Assistance Advisory Council
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Public Assistance Council
S. P. Burke
John T. Morgan
A. S. Wilson
W. 8. Fulton
J. A. Booth
University
John J. Cornwell
Romney
Arthur B. Koontz
J. R. Poland
Martinsburg
Peters
University Board of Governors
Wheeling Council Rejects Public Flood Marker Plan
Wheeling West Virginia officials on December 16 rejected a proposal to erect 216 public markers showing how high the water rose during last spring's St Patrick Day flood. The decision declines the reminder project for city residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Wins Battle With Throat Illness
Boston December 16 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the president is reported by his physicians to have overcome a dangerous hemolytic streptococcus throat infection. Dr George Loring Tobey said the sinus condition has improved and an operation is now unlikely. He should enjoy a White House Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Franklin
Roosevelt
George Loring Tobey
Harvard
Tobey
Young Franklin
White House
Service Station Blast Kills Man in Columbus
A downtown Columbus gasoline station explosion killed Hubert Catchpole, 27, and injured three others. The Golco Oil building was wrecked while an adjacent brick structure weakened. fire and debris filled the streets as witnesses described a ball of fire and a blast that tore the building apart. investigation into the blast origin and cause continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Golco Oil Company
Hubert Catchpole
Lewis Hoover
George Kronk
Charles Heil
Arthur Goldberg
Walter R. Herron
Woodrow Johnson
Johnson
Page Ten
Americas Adopt New Peace Pact At Inter American Conference
Buenos Aires December 16 delegates from 21 American republics approved a joint peace plan urged by President Roosevelt. The pact includes mutual consultation if peace is threatened and rapid adoption of Hulls treaty renewal proposals. The accord awaits legislative ratification by member states with US Senate approval needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
United States Executive
United States
Cordell Hull
Senate
State Legislature Ends Brief Yet Busy Special Session
The West Virginia legislature adjourned a short, action packed three day special session after approving the unemployment compensation bill by a wide margin. F M Peters was quickly confirmed to the liquor commission and other appointments were approved. A payroll tax to fund unemployment compensation was set at nine tenths of one percent rising to 2.7 percent over three years. Public hearings on unemployment compensation were scheduled to begin by January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Curtis
R-Roane
House
West Virginia
Beacom
D-Cabell
Joint Social Security Committee
Labor Department
Bureau of Unemployment
Fire at Frisco Ship Company Wharf Causes 750000 Loss
A spectacular two hour blaze in San Francisco gutted the Panama Pacific Steamship Company wharf. Fire officials pegged damage at 750000 with most of the old wooden structure destroyed. The cause remained undetermined as flames reached high into the sky and drew thousands of onlookers. Two firemen were slightly injured while ships or cargo were nearby.
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San Francisco
Panama - Pacific Steamship Company
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Wally
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