Mailed threats force tight security for Wallis Simpson
London reports say scores of threatening letters to Wallis Warfield Simpson have prompted extensive precautions. A special officer guards her Cumberland Terrace home. 300 letters daily are received, and even ash cans are checked as Mrs. Simpson and Ernest Simpson face intense public interest and scrutiny.
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Simpson
Wally
London
Wallis Warfield Simpson
King Edward
Cumberland Terrace
Ernest A. Simpson
Jacques A. J
England
Vanderbilt Yacht Wedding At Sea Becomes Grand Miami Event
In Miami Beach on November 26 the Alva yacht hosts a Vanderbilt wedding as Earl T. Smith, former Consuelo Vanderbilt, marries Henry Gassaway Davis III. The ceremony follows long Vanderbilt family ties and the couple’s prior divorces, with the nine acre estate and floating home details highlighted.
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Henry Gassaway Davis
Earl T. Smith
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Miami Beach
Fla
Alva
West Virginia
Commodore William K. Vanderbilt
Rosamond Lancaster Warburton
Smith
Graham Fair Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Terminal Island
Biscayne Bay
Vanderbilts
Vanderbuilt
Kiel
Germany
Ava
Northport
N. Y
Davis
Imramie
Wym
Grace Vanderbilt
Smith's
Reno
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Winchester
Pennsylvania moves to pass jobless insurance law
Washington reports Governor Earle calls a December 1 special session to push unemployment insurance in Pennsylvania. Federal officials note the move could trigger a rush by other states before the December 31 deadline to qualify for social security payroll tax credits and avoid loss of funds.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Earle
Congress
House
Maryland
Virginia
Legisla
Miners Syndicate Votes For Strike In Mexico City
The Miners Syndicate voted a general strike and seeks backing from other unions. Oil workers plan a weekend strike over wages and vacations while three Mexican plants of American Smelting and Refining Co. remain closed. Expropriation laws spark fear of property seizure as mediation efforts fail. Maritime workers threaten action amid union tensions.
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Mexico City
Oil Workers Syndicate
American Smelting and Refining Company
United Mine Workers of America
Mexico
Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers
Dhecks
Government untangles part of shipping tie-up
The government gained verbal agreements with striking unions to man federally operated relief ships to Alaska for the duration of the emergency. The district executive board of the International Longshoremen's Association said the move could set a precedent for settling the entire maritime dispute.
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San Francisco
Alaska
The
International Longshoremen's Association
Thanksgiving holiday fatalities rise across nation
At least 109 people died in Thanksgiving holiday accidents. Most perished in automobile crashes. ten in hunting incidents. fires, train wrecks, and other causes claimed nineteen more lives. Fatalities occurred in Waterford New Jersey where a truck was hit by a train, and on a Doylestown Pennsylvania farm where Barclay H Warburton Jr was fatally wounded while hunting.
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Waterford
N. J
Wildwood Express
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore
Barclay H. Warburton, Jr
Doylestown
Thanksgiving Day Observances Quiet In Greater Bluefield
A brisk November day with light snow flurries marked Thanksgiving in Bluefield with deserted business districts. About 3,000 watched Bluefield College Ramblin Reds lose to Concord College Mountain Lions as citywide picture shows crowded. Serious accidents included a fatal train collision near Duhlin Mercer County. The Union Mission served a feast to 150 at noon.
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Greater
Bluefield
Union Thanksgiving
Ramblin’ Reds
Bluefield College
Mountain Lions
Concord College
Princeton
Duhling
Mercer County
Norfolk and Western
McDowell County
Union
Stampede at Ritz Theatre Injures Many Children
In Coaldale Pennsylvania on November 26 a fire alarm scare sparked a stampede at a crowded Ritz theatre during a children’s show. More than a score of children were hurt, seven seriously, one critically with a fractured skull. Police blamed a radiator valve dislodged near a wall causing steam to hiss and trigger panic as exits flooded.
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Coaldale
Ritz
Boettiger Named Publisher of Seattle Post Intelligencer
John Boettiger son in law to President Roosevelt is named publisher of the Seattle P I by William Randolph Hearst after a guild led strike suspended the paper since August 13. Boettiger and his wife Anna Eleanor Roosevelt will staff editors roles as the paper relaunches November 30 with a minimum wage and 40 hour week for newsroom workers. Elliott Roosevelt remains in Hearst Radio and three Roosevelt children will live in Seattle Fort Worth and Boston while Boettigers move to Puget Sound.
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Roosevelt
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
New York
John Boettiger
William Randolph Hearst
American Newspapers Guild
Seattle Labor Council
Pacific Northwest
Boettiger
Hearst
Post- Intelligencer
Seattle
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
The
Post-Intelligencer
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Seattle P.I
Guild
Richard Seller
Jonathan Eddy
Boettigers
P.I
Elliott Roosevelt
Hearst Radio, Inc
Hearst Newspapers
Puget Sound City
Elliott
Fort Worth
Tex
James
Boston
Thanksgiving Amid Madrid Siege as 76 Americans Flee
Amid shelling in Madrid University City, 76 Americans evacuate toward Valencia by U S ships while 22 stay at the embassy. Franco forces press a hospital siege as foreigners halt activities and U S embassy staff board for safety. Names include Frank Cannaday Irving Pflaum Lester Zift ren Alexander Uhl.
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Francisco Franco Jast
Barcelona
Madrid
Valencia
U. S. Department of State
University City
Clinic
Norway
Lisbon
Portugal
United States
Spain
Foreign Brigade
U. S
Frank Cannaday
East Radford
Irving Pflaum
Lester Ziftren
United Press
Alexander Uhl
Associated Press
Train Hits Car Carrying Family Near Cliff Yard
A Norfolk and Western passenger train struck and killed Jessie McDowell his wife Violet and their two year old son Bane as they crossed Street's crossing near Montcalm. The 10 20 a m crash occurred after the car drove onto the tracks amid limited sight distance.
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Jessie McDowell
Cliff Yard
Norfolk and Western
Bluestone Branch
Crane Creek
American Coal Company
Violet Meadows McDowell
Bane McDowell
Lorton Lick Road
Montcalm
McDowell
Joe Gillespie
Gillespie
Concord Trims Bluefield In Game Holding Interest Here
Concord Mountain Lions defeated Bluefield college 28 to 6 before 8000 fans at the stadium. Other major notes include Virginia Tech beating Virginia Military Institute 6-0 in Roanoke, and Washington Huskies winning the Pacific Coast Conference title and Rose Bowl berth. Fordham upset by NYU 7-6, LSU and Alabama strong contenders for the other Rose Bowl slot. Alabama rallied to beat its opponent, with implications for Pasadena selection.
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Concord
Concord Mountain Lions
Bluefield College
Roanoke
Virginia Tech
Virginia Military Academy
Washington
Huskies
Fordham
Rams
Pasadena
New York University
Minnesota
Washington State
Seattle
Alabama
Pitt
Sale man slain burned in auto near Sutton West Virginia
W Earl Dollman a 34 year old Charleston salesman for Pioneer Suspending Co was found dead and burned in his Chevrolet on state route 13 near Duck Station 20 miles from Sutton. Coroner jury ruled murder with skull fracture and no shooter identified as yet. Police pursue clues while doctors determined death from head blow not gunshot.
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W. Earl Dollman
Charleston
Sutton
W. Va
James E. Cutlip
Cutlip
Dollman
Philadelphia
Pioneer Suspender Company
Willard E. Dollman
R. B. Gumm
Clendenin
Chevrolet
District of Columbia
Gumm
J. C. Eakle
J. C. Brown
France Considers Reopening US War Debt Payments
Paris reports quick moves to study Rene Richard’s proposal to reopen war debt negotiations with the United States. The finance committee will review the plan with Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos present as cabinet work weighs the idea amid pro-America sentiment and concerns about countering a rising fascist bloc in Europe.
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Paris
France
United States
Rene Richard
Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee
Yvon Delbos
America
Europe
Labor 10 Urges Urgent Changes in Security Law
William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged congressional action to safeguard the old age reserve fund. He proposed extending unemployment insurance to agriculture and all industrial workers, boosting federal pension support from 15 to 25 dollars, federal collection of payroll taxes, and state pool funding with hazard-based grants. He warned against whimsical appropriations and suggested constitutional backing if needed.
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Tampa
Fla
Willam Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Congress
Federation
Alaska plane crew safe after days in storm
Thirteen occupants of an airliner emerged safely after 24 hours in Alaska’s storm. The overdue motorship Kasilee remains missing after departing Seldovia November 21, while Pilot Chet Brown and 11 passengers waited out gales at Gull Cove and then reached Juneau.
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Seward
Alaska
Kasilef
Chet Brown
Gull Cove
Juneau
Brown
Coast Guard
Morris
Seldovia
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Alaska
Cordove
Page Tiree
UPOWING NOTED IN UFT COAL MINING
New York reports rising bituminous coal output for the week ended November 21 reaching 9.906 million net tons, up from 8.227 million a year ago and 7.227 million two years earlier. The gain reflects broader industrial momentum across durable goods, utilities, railroads, and manufacturing sectors boosting coal demand.
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New York
United States
National Coal Association
Bureau of Mingg
Indus
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Miners Syndicate
United Mine Workers
Area Quiet
A.S
By Alexander H. Uhl
ILM
Gloria Swanson
Los Angeles
Calif
Court
Gloria Swanson Somborn
H. M. Somborn
Herbert Marshall
Miss Swanson
Dope
Lions
Flying Squadron
Bama
Frank Thomas
Jimmy Phelan
Page Nine
U.S
AFOL
UFT
Pri
Bethlehe
Youngstown
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