General Motors Offers Parley With Union Amid Strikes
General Motors proposed talks with union representatives while insisting that collective bargaining discussions occur with individual plant managers. More than 30,000 GM workers were idle as plants closed for the New Year weekend. Knudsen stated sit down strikers are trespassers and urged the union to vacate plants before any grievance talks. The piece notes strikes at Fisher Body units, Chevrolet lines, Buick in Flint, and a prolonged glass workers stoppage affecting 13,000.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
William §. Knudsen
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Martin
Knudsen
U.A. W
Fisher Body Company
Chevrolet
Buick
Flint
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
Charleston
W. Va
Charleston Daily Mail
Glass Workers
American Federation of Labor
Automobile Workers
Glass Workers’ Federation
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of
James Is Named Acting Tax Head In West Virginia
Ernest K James, longtime Charleston sawyer and former delegate, was named acting tax commissioner after Fred L Fox resigned to join the state supreme court. Gov Kump appointed James temporarily until Homer A Hollisee selects a successor. Fox praised for his service as the post shifts to a permanent appointee.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ernest K. James
Sawyer
House of Delegates
Fred L. Fox
Kump
James
Fox
State Supreme Court
Homer A. Hollisee
Supreme Court of Appeals
Avernor Kump
William ; Mathews
Supreme Con Tistered
James B.ley
Wheeling
Kanawha
Wilmington
N.C
Maryo
Officials Deny Lindy Ransom Money Story
In Trenton New Jersey officials deny reports that $21600 in gold backed Lindbergh ransom money was found. Governor Hoffman state police head Kimberling and prosecutor Hauck all dismiss the tale as journalistic pipe dreams amid the ongoing Lindbergh case.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Philadelphia
the Record
Lindbergh
England
Bruno Richard Haupt- Mann
Mark O. Kimberling
Anthony M. Hauck
Hunterdon County
David T. Wilentz
Miami
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Naval limitation treaties expire and new pact forms
London reports the end of fifteen years of naval armament curbs as old treaties from 1922 and 1930 expire. A new two thirds unratified accord among the United States Britain and France limits individual ships but not total tonnage. Britain Italy Japan and others push to build larger fleets while Soviet Russia and a remilitarized Germany return to the arms race. Britain hopes to restrain Pacific gun development with a few remaining submarine rules guide. Ratification of the 1936 London treaty is anticipated with the Swiss cheese nature noted as loopholes remain. Madrid sees New Year bombardment as fascist shells fall on the center amid cheers for the Republic.
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Great Britain
America
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Russia
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Madrid
Puerto del Sol
Repubc
Avila
Villa Verde
Three Men Die in Factory Oilcloth Dryer Blast
Clifton New Jersey December 31 three men were killed and two others burned when an explosion wrecked the oilcloth drying building of the Standard Textile Products Company. The blast tore off the 8 inch concrete roof from the 150 by 150 foot structure, blew out the walls, and dropped the roof into the interior. Authorities have not determined the cause.
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N. J
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Hells
Ors
Brother-in-law held in Reynolds murder case in Virginia
Arthur Fortner, brother-in-law of D R Reynolds, is charged with Reynolds’s murder after a miner died from chest trauma and multiple injuries. Dolly Reynolds is jailed as a material witness and Fortner’s flight ended in Carroll county. Police say Reynolds was struck with a chestnut stick in front of the Reynolds home and later found in the road near Arista.
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Dolly Reynolds
Arthur Fortner
Reynolds
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company
Bluefield Sanitarium
Fortner
Hillsville
C. L. Ballard
Princeton
State Police
Roscoe Pendleton
Mercer County
Carroll County
Virginia
Beer parlor slaying linked to stolen auto in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia J Bries identified a car used by two men in the death of his wife Anne at the Bries Beer Garden in South Wheeling Police recovered the auto from mud on Burch Ridge Marshall County where Reymond Styers was arrested after a gun battle He admitted the vehicle had been stolen in Asheville North Carolina Seven men are being questioned and two brothers of Styers and two Lightner brothers plus Arthur Burke were arrested Police also found merchandise and postage stamps believed stolen from several states including Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Kentucky Police earlier detained Francis Alexander Martins Ferry Ohio and Clarence Taylor Loveland Ohio but offered no charges yet
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Anne
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Bries
Albert Megale
Burch Ridge
Marshall County
Reymond Styers
Megale
Styers
Asheville
N. C
Thomas
Kenneth
George Lightner
Arthur Burke
Francis Alexander
Martins Ferry
Clarence Taylor
Love City
Raymond Styers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Powhatan
Political Waves County Officers Will Guide Hitler Post Today
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler will decide Germany's Spain policy as a political leader, not a military commander, a source said. Marshal Blomberg argued the issue is political. generals discussed a Franco British ban on volunteer sailing, but Blomberg cut it short.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Spain
Werner von Blomberg
Reich
Hans von Seeckt
Padn
Blomberg
Hitler
Fuehrer
Kump rescinds paroles granted to two convicts
Charleston West Virginia December 31 Governor Kump rescinded today paroles granted two former convicts because they violated conditions under which they were freed. Henry Allen of Jefferson county was sentenced to two to 10 years for breaking and entering and paroled in 1934. Robert Stanton of Jefferson county was sentenced to five to 15 years for robbery and paroled in 1936. Both must return to the penitentiary after arrests in Pennsylvania.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Henry Allen
Jefferson County
Pennsylvania
Robert Stanton
Ten Year Sentence Denies State Right for Rebel Chang
Nanking December 31. Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang leader of the Shansi mutiny was sentenced to ten years in prison with five years deprived of civil rights by a military court presided over by General Chiang Kai-Shek. Earlier reports claimed a pardon, but officials would not confirm.
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Nanking
Chang Haueh-Liang
Shansu
Chiang Kai-Shek
Military Affairs Commission
Chiang
Slanfu
Shens Province
Chang
Manchuktan
Mattson Ad Puts Ransom Readiness On Claim Of Safety
A Seattle Times classified ad signaled Dr. W. W. Mattson is prepared to pay the $28,000 ransom for his 10 year old son Charles, with authorities and family giving mixed notes on the boy’s safety while a contact with the kidnapper is reported. Unexplained cheer in the Mattson home followed the ad change as investigators track shifts in the case.
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Seattle
Pawel
Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Seattle Times
Tacoma News-Tribune
Issaquah
Mattson
William
Gus B. Appelman
Paul Sceva
John &. Strickland
Firemen injured as Huntington pumper crashes into auto
In Huntington West Virginia on December 31 Captain George W Gerlach of the fire department was seriously injured and four other men were hurt when a heavy pumper truck collided with an automobile at an east end street intersection Fireman Wyatt T Ferguson driver of the truck swerved into a light pole to avoid the crash fracturing his leg and damaging the pole The wreck tied up trolley traffic on the avenue for 30 minutes The injured include Carl Roach H L McComas and P A Yates with bruises facial cuts chest injuries and more serious leg and rib injuries sustained by Gerlach who described the truck as speeding with siren on during the accident.
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Huntington
W. Va
George W. Gerlach
Huntington Fire Department
Wyatt T. Ferguson
Gerlach
Ferguson
Carl Roach
H. L. McComas
P. A. Yates
Senator Guffey Hurt in Taxicab Collision News
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania suffered a fractured left rib and bruises when the taxicab he rode in collided with a special delivery car. He was taken to Emergency hospital and, doctors say, will likely attend the congressional opening next Tuesday if no complications arise.
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Washington
Senator Guffey
D-Pa
Congress
Guffey
Pope Pius Shows Momentary Hope Amid Illness
Vatican reports a slight improvement in Pope Pius left leg varicose vein condition and restored local circulation but stresses his overall circulatory status remains critical with clots in the bloodstream. The pope expressed cheerfulness and claimed cure, while physician Dr Amanti Mlinai cautioned the danger and secrecy surrounding his illness.
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Amanti
Mlinai
Vatican
Giovanni Malvestiti
Harding Resigns as Police Judge
R Reid Harding has resigned as judge of the municipal court after more than three years in office. He said he would not try any more cases and planned to quit his post, though no formal resignation had been submitted. The board was informed via a letter from City Manager Kyle Bruce. Mayor Saunders had no official confirmation of the move.
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Mercer County
D. M. Easley
Mercer-Wyoming
Howell M. Tanner
G. H. Crumpecker
J. C. Fanning
Mercer County Court House
Crumpecker
Beaver Pond
R. Reid Harding
City Board of
Harding
Kyle Bruce
FB. T. Saunders
Judge Harding
Standard Oil Sells Out Interests in Argentina
Buenos Aires reports a sale contract for Standard Oil of New Jersey interests in Argentina. The Argentine government oil concern will pay about 140 million pesos, with a mixed committee to fix the exact price, maximum 140 million pesos. Standard Oil’s properties include wells and stations, making the state the largest operator in Argentina’s oil sector.
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Argentina
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
FP. C. Shultz
Standard Oil Company
Ricardo Silverga
Government Oil Company
Standard Oil
Yacimentos Petroleros Fiscales
Sioux Falls Riot Dynamite Killing Reported After Explosion
Sioux Falls South Dakota on December 31 reports a blast by a robber gang to kill a member. Helen Snyder, a Sioux City girl, was found wounded nearby and told Polica Captain Leo Doyle a bizarre tale that the gang executed a member in the explosion. The story remains unconfirmed and details are unclear.
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S. D
Helen Snyder
Sioux City
Ed Sacy
Folica
Leo
Doyle
Crack Navajo trackers hunt for lost girls in blizzard
Gallup New Mexico December 31 2 crack Navajo trackers combed deep snow drifts through remote canyon area tonight seeking two small Indian girls reported missing since Monday night blizzard Other fear notes wolves or sheep dogs may have harmed the youngsters who had left their hogan to visit nearby residents
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N. M
Caryon Férea
Mon
Oraye
New Year Festivities Sweep Nation From Times Square
On New Year’s Eve 1936 crowds across the United States gathered in Times Square and cities coast to coast. Revelers paid high prices for festivities, with hotels and venues hosting thousands as millions welcomed 1937 with fireworks, dancing, and confetti amid a booming economy mood.
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Associated Press
Notrong
New York
Loop
Chicago
Washington
Ad- Amon Club
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Capital Leaders Voice Confidence in New Year
Washington leaders including Secretary of State and Treasury officials voiced strong confidence for the new year. They cited rising national income, expanding business activity, and growing opportunities, while urging continued support for farmers and relief programs amid the economys ongoing recovery.
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Dee
R. Walton Moore
Morgenthau
Perkins
Nus
Esau
Mpudie
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