Britain Joins France Against Duce Over Tunisian Crisis
Britain backs France by ordering a firm stand against Italy in Tunisia as foreign policy tensions mount. Foreign Secretary Halifax orders Rome envoy Berth and London ambassador to press Italy to cease anti French moves, risking Chamberlain's Rome visit.
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Andra Francini
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Ttalian
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Stalian
Count Geleczed Cian
Strike Ties Up French Vessels In Nationwide Maritime Walkout
Paris reports a general strike by over 3,000 Le Havre maritime workers paralyzing more than a dozen ships including the Normandie and the Ile de France. Union leaders arrest warrants issued as crews vote to continue the strike until fines are dropped and arrests reversed. The Normandie’s sailing with the Queen Mary to the Atlantic was postponed.
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Edouard Daladier
France
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Gientins Normandie
Tislacher
Italy
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Admunal Sabeting
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Malling
Normandie
Britain
International Brigade
England
U. S
Memorial to Traffic Victims Dedicated in Cleveland
Cleveland dedicated a 12 foot obelisk in Public Square to 11 traffic deaths since January 1 1938. A wreath was laid by 4 year old Sylvia Tails whose father was one of the victims as Mayor Harold H. Burtes urged an end to traffic deaths.
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Trattin
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Sylvia Tails
Harold H. Burtes
Trent Seeks 2.5 Million School Aid Plan
State Superintendent W. W. Trent proposes about 2.5 million dollars annually for school aid aligning with the legislature's interim committee and Gov. Holt. He floated a deficiency appropriation of 1.215 million to extend nine months of term in counties, boost basic salaries for teachers with A B and AM degrees, and shift tax levies to raise local revenue.
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W. W. Trent
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Board of Public Works
Algher Galarlew
Teers
Eden Seen Aiming For British Premier Bid
Washington dispatches state that Anthony Eden plans to use his meeting with President Roosevelt to raise his prestige for a potential bid to lead Britain. U.S. officials suggest a shift away from the appeasement policy, long blamed for appeasing dictators.
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League of Nations
Masters Touch Senior Ordinance Engineer Tests New Rifle
John Garland refines a nine pound .20 caliber semi automatic rifle at a Springfield machine rest for target practice. The weapon fires eight rounds per clip at about one shot per second before reload with exact plans kept secret.
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Springfield
Mass
Berlin Moves to Restrict Jews Under Ghetto Law
Berlin officials inaugurate banned streets and restricted living quarters for Jews. Police chief Von Helldorf orders withdrawal of driving licenses and vehicle permits from Jews, amid Nazi propaganda praising the steps as justice. The action follows Goebbels pledge of no ghetto, amid mounting anti Jewish measures and the Rath assassination fallout.
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Berlin
Jawa
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Henrich Himmler
Ernst Vor Rath
Paris
Herschel Grynsypan
Benae.of Justice
DNB
Father Denies Hoax In Kidnapping Case Of Mary Brown
In Washington and Maryland authorities pursue a kidnap claim involving 18 year old Mary Brown. A neighbor heard a scream when two abductors seized her last Wednesday afternoon. Mary says she endured an hour in a shack before release half a mile from home. Her father William Brown calls the tale a hoax.
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Mimors
Peace in Europe Now Being Hunted With Guns
AP Foreign News Editor John Evans notes two months of peace in Europe revived old quarrels. The Munich pact split Czechoslovakia. two thirds fell under German influence while the rest was divided among Germany Poland and Hungary. Dictators and democracies face a stark, unclear future as nations push for territorial gains.
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John Evans
AP General
Neville Chamberlain
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Czechoslovakia
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Patlta
McCormick Faces $2 Million Breach of Promise Suit
Mrs Olive Randolph Colby of Kenosha City sues Hare F McCormick chair of International Harvester for 2 million dollars claiming he promised to marry her in Chicago in 1933 and again later that year. The case notes prior marriages and that McCormick declined to comment.
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Olive Randolph Colby
Kensna City
New York
Hareem
F. McCormick
International Harevester Company
Colby
McCormick
Adah Wilson
Pasadena
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
Solly Friedman
Howard Colby
Harvester King
Rhoda Tanner Doubleday
Maher
Councilman Richard A McKee dies after operation
Richard Allen McKee fifty a Charleston merchant and city councilman died at 10 20 last night in a local hospital from peritonitis following an appendicitis operation. He had been sinking since Friday a blood transfusion failed yesterday his mother died recently. His widow Miss Viola Elsensmith of this city whom he married in September 1911 a daughter Mrs W W Talbott of Union a brother Joe McKee and John F McKee survived.
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Dick) McKee
Charleston
Joseph
C. McKee
Misa Viola Elsensmith
W. W. Talbott
Union
Joe McKee
John F. McKee
McKee
Kanawha Atreet
Exiled Romanoff baby born in Chicago hospital
A newborn boy, claimed as a grand nephew of the late Russian czar, was born at Presbyterian hospital Chicago tonight. He carries an ankle tag to prevent mixups. The infant’s name may be Alexander after christening. mother Princess Alexandra, wife of Prince Rastralav, and news quickly spread to Europe.
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London
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England
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Holiday Buying Sport In Local Malls Sees Strong Cash Here
Local Charleston merchants report brisk holiday shopping with substantial sales activity and $500,000 plus linked to Kanawha valley Christmas clubs. Toy departments show peak demand while hosiery, men’s wear, and gift packaging gain ground amid confident shoppers and steady crowds.
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TVA Ex-Chairman Says TVA Is Heavily In Red
Arthur E. Morgan told a congressional committee that the Tennessee Valley Authority ran about 1.5 million dollars in the red during its first five years. He charged the board allocated costs wrongly, pursued risky flood control policy, and acted like a private holding or operating company by selling power below cost. He warned that power was being given away.
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Arthur E. Morgan
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Tennessee Valley Auuthority
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TVA Boar
Morgan
Nazis Guillotine Two For Treason
Berlin reported two German army members were executed by guillotine early today for treason. Bruno Trojaner and Berthard Koehne were court martialed for revealing military secrets to unnamed foreign powers. Both had been active soldiers.
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Berlin
Bruno Trojaner
Berthard Koehne
Rey
Stronger Line Helps South Win 9-0 in West Virginia Classic
A rugged South squad defeated the North 9-0 at Laidley Field before about 6,000 fans in the sixth annual West Virginia schoolboy football classic. Coached by Arthur H. Clyde and Homer Fizer, the South surged on a second period touchdown and a third quarter safety, dominating the North throughout.
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Tpstaters
Arthur H. Clyde
Morgantown
Homer Fizer
Kayser
South
J. Kr.’ van Meter
Beckley
Lawrence
Shorty) Fields
Dunbar
Backifield
Parkersburg
Bill Early
Three Iron Guard Prisoners Killed in Romania Crackdown
In Bucharest and Cluj three confessed Iron Guard terrorists were shot by guards as authorities intensify measures against fascist antisemitic plotters. Ten more executions followed within four days, including leader Codreanu and 13 sub-leaders said to have tried to escape during transfer for questioning.
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Guarda
Rumanis
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Cluj
Carneliu
Zelen Codreanu
Rumbik- Barat
Codreanu
Christmas shopping and cold enliven retail trade
The weekly business survey notes sustained improvement in US commerce as Christmas shopping boosts retail trade despite overall declines in steel, electric power, and freight carloadings. Building activity grows in several cities and cold weather spurs buying in others with Christmas funds matching last year.
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Automobile Division
Commerce Department
Businness
Labor Truce Sought as Industry Leaders Plot Unity Vow
A New York AP report notes a poll of American industrial leaders showing overwhelming support for a peace program linking government and labor to end unemployment and restore prosperity. The National Association of Manufacturers plans next week to endorse a platform urging cooperation among government, industry, commerce, and agriculture.
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Association
Ita
Watt
America
Charlie M'Carthy shifts to a Hitler fold claims noted
Anadar Hoge Baer reports on a sensational radio oddity involving Charlie M'Carthy and a claim of alignment with Hitler. The item cites a convoluted mix of references to Burke’s peerage and Berlin. The piece hints at public intrigue and media mockery of high society figures.
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