Americans Marooned as War Rages in China Region
A Japanese air armada bombed Canton at dawn causing heavy civilian casualties feared in the center of South China. In Shanghai 18 Americans mainly women and children were feared marooned for over a week near Mokan Shan as Chinese and Japanese clash along the border.
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Hongkong
Dee
INS
Canton
Shanghai
U.S
Mokanshan
Cheklang-Anwhel
Jackson
Yangtee
Nanking
Wuhu
Hangchow
Nanng
Yangtze
Dewey Attacks Tammany Leader
Thomas E. Dewey, newly named district attorney, accused Tammany Hall of deep ties to the underworld. He submitted sworn charges detailing County Clerk Albert J. Marinelli as an ally of thieves, pickpockets, and racketeers, signaling a major political confrontation in New York.
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New York
INS
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Lehman
Telis
Rendezvous
Dewey
Albert J. Marinelli
East Side
Tammany Lester
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
A brief quirky line from Robert Quillen reflects a failed playful gangster act. The speaker notes a new, ambitious “kid” who aimed to lead but faltered before the third degree could begin, leaving the plan flopped and the moment unresolved.
House Group Considers Taxing State Emplyes
Washington dispatch reports the house ways and means tax subcommittee began reviewing proposals to tax 2.4 million state, county, and city employees under federal income tax while considering taxing 1.1 million federal workers by state income tax. No decision reached as debate centers on exempt classes and constitutional hurdles.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Vinson
Kentucky
Federal
Supreme Court
West Virginia consolidates highway units for efficient work
The state reorganizes road building shifting all construction to the Charleston division led by E. N. Blackwood and Promoting four engineers while transferring six. District engineers will focus solely on maintenance, reporting to FR Hamill. The reform aims for economy and uniform construction across the state.
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Road Commission
Commission
Charleston
E. N. Blackwood
Mran
Burr H. Simpson
West Virginia
Hamill
Pretty Girl Seeks Hubby With 500 Dollars
A 20-year-old Maryland woman, seeking a husband with $500 cash, sent a personal letter to Governor Earle in Harrisburg. She described herself as 5'3", 108 pounds, calling herself a “maggle star” and asking for funds before Christmas to support her family.
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Harrisburg
Maryland
Earle
Heck
Sweden
Cumberland
Operators Eye Price Schedule In WV Coal Industry
West Virginia coal operators, largest bituminous producer, studied the coal commission price range from 1 to 4.85 dollars per ton at eastern mines. Officials said homeowners would pay less for fuel while commercial users may pay more. Prices take effect December 15 for about a fifth of the soft coal industry. Beckley’s W E Tissue said most cannot judge the impact yet and some Morgantown operators criticized parts of the schedule.
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West Virginia
Coal Commission
Commission
Eastern Mines
W. E. Tissue
New River Company
Beckley
Morgantown
Better Programs Needed For Radio
Federal Communications Commissioner George Henry Payne told a national conference on educational broadcasting that radio program standards must be raised by law if needed. He said current broadcasts appeal to an audience with the intelligence of a 12 year old and urged a shift toward adult-level content to avoid a jolt to broadcasters.
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Chicago
Federal Communications
George Henry Payne
National Conference On Educational Broadcasting
Court Becomes Classroom In Amish School Hearing
Federal judge held an informal exam for Rebecca Birg 14 in the Amish schooling case in Philadelphia. Rebecca answered history and science questions but erred on arithmetic about a horse sale. The hearing on habeas corpus was held as Apron King father of Rebecca challenged compulsory attendance up to 13.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Rebecca Birg
George A. Welsh
Ory Two
Supreme Court
Apron
Pennsylyanis
Rebecca
Junige Welsh
Board of Education
Haney Brock
Strike Ends as Greyhound Drivers Win Wage Increase
Federal Mediator John L. Conner announced a seven day negotiation settlement ending the Greyhound bus lines strike in 16 states. Drivers won a quarter cent per mile raise though no closed shop. violence reports and a damages suit had marked the dispute. Agreement ratified by Greyhound Inc and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, with Conner calling the settlement satisfactory to both sides.
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Cleveland
Dee
INS
Greyhound Bus Lines
John L. Conner
Conner
Greyhound Incs
Brotherhood of Railway Trainemen
Greyhound
Suit Charges Wire Trust Against Western Union
Attorney General Cummings files an anti-trust action in federal court of southern New York against Western Union and Postal Telegraph alleging a conspiracy to monopolize the telegraph business. Names include former Governor Alfred E. Smith as a trustee, Clarence H. Mackay, J. C. Willever, and others. The suit seeks injunction to bar exclusive contracts with railroads, hotels, and related venues that block competitors and restrict pole erection and use of railroad stations and hotels. Western Union is accused of handling the alleged arrangements.
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Washington
Cummings
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph System
Federal District Court
New York
Alfred ©. Smith
Postal Telegraph Corporation
Clarence H. Mackay
Board of
Postal
Man Near Death After Auto Crash
A head on collision early this morning injured R. M. Wegmann, 26, of 13114 Quarrier Street, fracturing his skull and badly injuring his head and shoulders. His wife, treated for minor injuries, was detained at the South Charleston police station. Howard Burgess, 74, of Oak Hill, was exonerated after evidence showed he veered right to avoid the crash near Davis Creek. The truck belonged to Mrs. Burgess and hauled scrap from Oak Hill to Ashland, Kentucky. The Snodgrass ambulance carried the couple to Dunn's hospital.
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Hix
Ron
R. M. Wegmann
Quarrier Street
South Charleston
Dunn's Hospital
Howard Burgess
Oak Hill
Pallee
Davis Creek
St. Albans
Burgess
Ashland
Coyle Services Set For Today
George Fayette Coyle a prominent citizen and pioneer businessman died at 4 30 p m yesterday after a long illness at his home 113 Quarrier street Funeral services will be held at 2 p m today at the First Presbyterian church where he was an elder for many years Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery Several local stores including the Coyle and Richardson store will be closed during the funeral hours Fashion Center West Virginia Heating and Plumbing Co and Telford's also closed from 3 to 4 p m He was born March 22 1852 at The Lilacs Berkeley County Virginia now West Virginia to Edward V and Mary Winpyaten Coyle His grandfather James Coyle emigrated from Donegal Ireland in 1745 He married Nannie G Coyle Jan 2 1884 at Thomasville Va
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George Fayette Coyle
Quarrier Street
Coyle
First Presbyterian Church
Ile
Jefferson County
Berkeley County
Nannie G. Coyle
Thomasville
West Virginia Direct Taxes See First Rise Since 1929
Tax Commissioner Ernest James reports a $1.94 million net increase in direct levies across 55 counties for the current fiscal year. Kanawha leads with $3.61 million in levies, up 15 percent. Mercer shows the largest decrease. Overall 35 counties raised and 20 lowered direct taxes, with personal property bearing about half the gain and real estate up modestly. Indirect taxes may add over $27 million to state revenue to fund operations, debt service, and school aid.
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West Virginia
Ernest K. James
Virginia
Kanawha
Atate
McDowell
Bilago
Ohio
Mercer County
Roane
Monon Palin
Tax Structure Revision Seen by Roper
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper told business leaders a general revision of the tax system is needed to simplify liability, broaden the base, and ensure no one is overburdened. He urged equal responsibility of labor and management, reducing the national debt, and constructive treatment of railroad finances as a new building program looms.
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Chicago
Det
Daniel C. Roper
Commerce Department
Treasury
Roper
GOP Tilt Seen Over Chairman
A curiously dynamite laden contest is under way among Republican leaders over choice of two chairmen to head the proposed committee of one hundred. The goal is to draft a new GOP platform for 1937 electors and the chairmanship will be decided by the Republican national executive committee at St Louis on December 13. The undercover, unresolved fight could split the party and affect the committee’s recommendations, with the program committee created as a compromise after defeat of Hoover inspired midterm plans. Congressional Republicans are cool or opposed as the battle unfolds.
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INS
Washington
Dev
Republican National Executive Committee
St. Louia Dee
National Committee
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Community Fund Setup Considered
The executive committee led by D. C. Kennedy considers a permanent, inexpensive setup for community fund administration. The campaign has relied on private offices and donated space, with volunteers handling supervision and pledges, while clerks manage letters. A post office box will be established and space secured, perhaps in the city hall or another public building, with minimal costs.
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D. C. Kennedy
Wallace calls farm bill too strict on crop reserves
Sec. Wallace says the senate farm stabilization bill is more restrictive than needed for crop control. He urges changes to allow larger major commodity reserves and warns the plan could cost up to one billion dollars, opposed to 500 million now spent on soil conservation.
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Washington
Sec
Wallace
Senate
Administration
Pope
di Fda
McGill
D.kas
Roosevelt
Garry Tinaccia
New Child Birth Anesthetic Reported at Meeting
New Orleans December reports a new anesthetic for painless child birth named sigmodal. Dr. Frederick V. Emmert and Dr. A. Goldschmidt of St. Louis announced successful use in 200 deliveries with no harm to mother or infant. The drug is injected into the sigmoid, takes 10 to 15 minutes to work, and induces sleep with temporary memory loss during the procedure lasting two to ten hours.
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New Orleans
Southern Medical Association
Sir. Louis
Frederick V. Emmert
A. Goldschmidt
Emmert
Vice President Garner Bags Deer in Pa Wood Hunt
In St Marys Pennsylvania Vice President John Nance Garner hunted at Col William Kauls timbered 10 000 acre reserve and bagged the first buck of a party including nine senators and five other officials A four point 145 pound buck was later found by Senator Joseph Gulley Others joked about witnesses and trout stream mishap as the group traveled from Turn to Page 10 Part 1 Col 5
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ST. Marys
Joseph Gulley
Pennsylvania
Garner
Uvalde
Sen. Minton
Indiana
Eight Signers Sway House Action On Wage Hour Bill
Washington December 1 The wage hour bill shows signs of breaking the House deadlock as northern lawmakers gain signatures to bring the measure to a vote before Christmas. Eight votes remain to reach a majority of 218. The AFL announces a December 3 meeting to draft amendments opposing several bill features. Senate farm bill debate continues with Oklahoma senators offering contrasting remedies for farmers tied to crop prices.
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Washington
House
Senate
South
Labor Calls
American Federation of Labor
Council
Oklahoma
Retail Grocers Will Peg Prices Under Fair Trade Plan
A West Virginia movement to peg prices on trademarked goods was announced with a fair trade committee formed by the West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers. President George W. King of Charleston says about 300 stores will be affected as contracts are negotiated with manufacturers to take effect by January 1. Roy Bird Cook of Charleston, secretary of the state board of pharmacy, notes roughly 30 agreements have been signed by WV pharmacists with national drug firms. The act allows pacts keeping resale prices, but excludes closing out sales or when brands are removed. violations may be sued. Page 2, Part 3.
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West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers
George W. King
Charleston
King
Aoe
Roy Bird Cook
State Board of Pharmacy
West Virginia
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Long Wimess
Janice
Gop
Secretary of Agriculture
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