German Torpedo Boats To Protect Vessels In Biscay
Nazi Germany orders torpedo boat convoys for Bay of Biscay shipping and signals it will avoid full war with Franco Spain. Berlin outlines a cautious stance: no regular army to Spain, continues volunteers quietly, and will escort ships to Biscayan ports while denying sensational aims.
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Berlin
Germany
Bay of Biscay
Europe
Spain
der Fuehrer
Third Reich
Palos
Bilbao
Biscayne
San Sebastian
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Unwanted visitor slain by woman in Williamson Va
Mrs Emily Watkins a divorcee and mother of ten faced a murder charge after a man described as an unwanted visitor was shot and killed at her home in Dingess Mingo County. She claimed self defense saying an altercation occurred when the pistol discharged during a scuffle.
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Watts
Dingess
Mingo
Watkins
Gayhart
Son of Ecuadoran envoy abducted and robbed in Washington
Olmeda Alfaro, 15 year old son of Ecuadorian ambassador C. E. Alfaro, was abducted Christmas night by three men, driven around until 3 a.m., robbed of cash and a tie clasp, and forced to smoke a drugged cigarette. He was warned to face a directions and later released near the southeast city area. He alerted his father who arranged his return to the hotel.
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Washington
Olmeda Alfaro
C. E. Alfaro
R. Bee Moore
Young Alfaro
Army and Navy Club
Fisher Body Co Employees Strike Halts GM Subsidiary
In Cleveland on December 28 workers at Fisher Body Co a General Motors subsidiary began a sit down strike after a standstill and no first move from either side with about 7 000 employees affected. Union leader Louis F Spisak and plant manager Lincoln R Scafe urged negotiation while双方 anticipated a broader GM shutdown within 48 hours.
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Cleveland
Fisher’ Body Co
General Motors
Louis F. Spisak
United Automobile Workers
Lincoln R. Scafe
Spisak
Strike hits Detroit auto parts plant as others resume work
Detroit December 28 reports a new strike at a plant supplying automobile industry parts. Two feeder plants ended a sit down walkout two weeks earlier and resumed full operations. At Bohn Aluminum and Brass seven plants, one closed after trim department workers quit in protest against the discharge of a coworker last week.
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Detroit
Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corporation
Trim
Dairy industry seeks streamlined 6000-pound cow
At a tri state dairy conference in New York on December 28, John J Snyder of the Pennsylvania Milk Control Board urged cutting production costs. He said the 6,000-pound cow must go as a goal for the milk industry to streamline operations.
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New York
John J. Snyder
Pennsylvania Milk Control Board
Pope Pius Described In Very Serious Condition At Vatican
Vatican report notes Pope Pius IX, age 79, gravely ill with paralysis and heart issues. Visitors say he might pass away soon though doctors warn he could live days or months. He expressed that it is better he die if unable to be pope, sending blessings to couples he could not receive.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Papal
Newark Deepens in Darkness as Power Fails for Hours
Newark and surrounding areas were plunged into a six hour blackout after a substation fire cut power from the Public Service Electric and Gas system. From 3:34 pm EST until after 9 pm most of Newark, parts of Elizabeth, and nearby communities lost electricity, trapping elevator riders and hindering hospitals, theaters, and traffic.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Kearny
President Roosevelt to Deliver Annual Speech January 6
Washington notes capitat session will convene January 6 for the president to address Congress and seek electoral votes while outlining major goals. Expected topics include neutrality relief crop insurance farm tenancy and possible talks on industrial control and constitutional changes. Several expiring authorities face renewal by February 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
House
Senate
Cric Det Exec
M. Stern
Ing
Reconstruction Corporation
Treasury
Stabilization Fund
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Psychiatric approach touted at American science meet
At Atlantic City a six day meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science heard Dr Milton B Jensen of Louisville describe a new migraine treatment. The method focuses on emotional control and relaxing neck muscles to improve brain blood flow, with most patients showing relief.
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Atlantic City
Associated Press
American Association For
Edward Spencer Cowles
M. D
New York City
Milton B. Jensen
Louisville
William Robinson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Straosphere
Harvard
Chile
Karl T. Compton
N. J
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Jensen
Coal leaders seek marketing provisions in Guffey bill era
Washington dispatch says United Mine Workers shown willingness to back soft coal marketing provisions in a new Guffey control bill if industry gains enough income to sustain wages. Bituminous producers head to White Sulphur Springs for talks on regulatory legislation with leaders to attend the meeting.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Guffey
D.-Pa
Supreme Court
National Bituminous Coal Commission
United
Beer-Parlor Owner Refuses Food After Wife's Robbery Slaying
In Wheeling West Virginia 8 7 Bries a 43 year old beer parlor owner has not eaten since his wife Anna 40 was shot in her garden last Wednesday by two masked men. A physician advised hospital treatment while Bries urged Chief Megale to press the manhunt. District Attorney offers a $1000 reward for the arrest of the two slayers.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bries
Randers
Albert Megale
Anna Bries
Hheer Garden
Megale
Brie
McKee
Vivian Lee Returns Home Denies Abduction Charge
Vivian Lee 17-year-old former University of Kentucky student and national year worker says the abduction charge against A. G. Cawood 26 coal mine operator is wrong. She was found by County Auditor Jim Henry Lee in Middlesboro Kentucky after disappearing twice in under two weeks. She explains she left to avoid talk and says Cawood had no attraction for her.
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Pineville
Vivian Lee
National Year Administration
A. G. Cawood
Jim Henry Lee
University of Kentucky
Middlesboro
Vivian
Clinton, Tenn
Cawood
Former Senator Smith May Enter Virginia Attorney General Race
Former State Senator W Worth Ooth Jr of Louies says he is considering a bid for Virginia attorney general next year. The move follows a push to revive three elective officials under the Byrd administration and reflects interest from several candidates for the post currently held by Abram P. De lama.
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Virginia
Roenmend Va
W. Worthooth, Jr
Louies
Y Smith
Herenear
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Ced
Abram P
Ar Inoutabent
Delegaere
Radford
Cee
Plane crash near Burbank kills twelve and crew
A United Airlines Boeing twin engine air liner carrying nine passengers and three crew disappeared during a San Francisco to Burbank flight. Rescuers found the wreckage in a brush filled ravine about 20 miles northwest of here. Pilot Edwin W. Blom likely struck Oak mountain and the ship plunged down the slope.
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Here
San Francisco
Boeing
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Saugus
United Air Line
Edwin W. Blom
San Fernando Valley
Robert McClean
Blom
C. E. Johnson
United
Union Air Terminal
Johnson
Kidnaper Sought After 10YearOld Abduction Tales
Virginia Chatfield, 16, a Seattle high school student and houseguest with the Mattson children, recounted witnessing a masked, bearded kidnapper seize 10-year-old Charles Mattson at their Tacoma home. She described the man waving a pistol, escaping through a French window, and her reaction as police arrived. The case drew Navy and G‑men involvement as investigators pursued leads.
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Charlie
Virginia
Buchanan Miners Strike Over Pay
About 400 miners at Oakwood Smokeless Coal, Page Coal, and Sycamore Coal in Buchanan field walk off Christmas night over wage differentials. They seek district 28 rates, $6.50 for machine men, vs $5.46 in district 17, in a dispute with United Mine Workers and company officials at Garden Creek. Settlement likely to take days, with the plant idle despite plans to operate. Frank S. Easley reports no new information from W. W. Wood, and the company expected to run if not for the strike.
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Oakwood Smokeless Coal Company
Page Coal Company
Sycamore Coal Company
Buchanan Field
District 17
Southwest
Virginia
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Garden Creek
Frank 8. Easley
Bluefield
W. W. Wood
Easley
Charleston Auditor Hurt in Icy Charlotte Incident
H E Morris former Charleston auditor, 48, was found unconscious on a Charlotte street with a fractured skull and facial injuries. Police said he did not recall how he was hurt and was in serious condition in a Charlotte hospital. A relative in Charleston said a family member reported the incident.
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W. Va
H. Morris
H. E. Morris
Charleston
Charlotte
N. C
Revolutionary Auto Change Hint In Ford Patent
Ford patent describes mounting a motor and drivetrain as a unit on a rear support. By placing the engine behind the rear wheels the center of gravity shifts rearward improving stability and ride. Red automakers also explore similar ideas amid speculation on future car designs.
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Ford
Henry Ford
Yamaha
Jed Chasis
Reme Lee
Kidnapping Case: Mattson Boy Held for Ransom in Tacoma
Federal state and local officers hunted a swarthy middle aged kidnapper who seized 10 year old Charles Mattson from a Tacoma home and demanded 28000 dollars. Authorities traced a stolen Ford and warned patrolmen to beware possible violence. The note urged payment in small bills and referenced a Seattle newspaper want ad contact. Dr W W Mattson, the boy's father, urged a safe return and said no contact had been made.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Washington
Department of Justice
Harry Snider
State Patrol
Charles
W. W. Mattson
Snider
Seattle
U. S
A. J. Chitty
George Weyerhaeuser
Mattson Boy
Assessments Near Two Billion Mark in West Virginia
Charleston reports total property assessment at 1.7376 billion dollars, up 8.13 million from 1935, with zone yield down 244 thousand. Tax collections for 1936 saved 26.052 million, and the tax limitation amendment shows a yearly reduction in levies since 1933 despite rising valuations.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Fred L. Fox
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