Supreme Court Sides With U S In Milk Trust Case
The Supreme Court unanimously upholds indictments in the Chicago milk trust case, ruling New Deal farm laws do not remove production from antitrust oversight. It refuses to rule on AFL contention that unions can be prosecuted under antitrust laws. The court also requires safeguards for labor rights in railroad consolidations amid two other unanimous rulings favoring New Deal policies.
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Chicago “Milk Trust
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Congress
New Deal
Department of Justice
Mississippi, ‘River
High Court
Federal District Court
Bigies
Borden Gam
Page Three Briefs and Notices Highlight Local Events
On page 3 column 1 new briefs recount community happenings and notices from the town. Items cover upcoming meetings, small business updates, and brief civic announcements for residents.
Cuba Communists Nominate Batista for Presidency
Havana December 4 The Communist party of Cuba nominated Col Fulgencio Batista for the presidency. Batista, hero of the 1933 uprising, resigned as chief of staff and will retire Wednesday paving the way for a possible run. The nomination signals a contest between leftist radical and conservative rightist governance in upcoming elections.
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Havana
INS
Communist Party of
Cuba
Col
Fulgencio Batista
Republic
Batista
Communist Party
Gerardo Machado
U S Hesitates To Break With Russia
Washington reports indicate the administration favors cautious actions over severing diplomatic ties with Soviet Russia despite Senate calls to penalize Moscow for the Finland invasion. Hull cites no move to break relations and notes no extension of the neutrality act or moral embargo talks. Pan American condemnation of Soviet action in Finland may be pursued with regional partners.
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Washington
Russia
Senate
House
Finland
State Department
Laurence A. Steinhardt
U. S
Moscow
Europe
Hull
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
United States
U S Will Protest Export Blockade
Washington dispatch reports the administration will formally protest the British French blockade of German exports as an infringement on American neutral rights. Secretary Hull and advisers have not decided if the protest will be stiff or mild, and retaliation is not yet under consideration. The measures target neutral vessels and goods of German origin amid Germany’s mining of English channels, seen as an attempt to shift Latin American trade.
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Washington
INS
Hull
U. S
Germany
English
Page 3 Part 1 Col 5 Notation
The fragment notes instruction to turn to page 3 part 1 column 5 for continuation. No further readable details are provided in the fragment.
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Murn
Weather Hampers West Virginia Road Traffic
Sleet rain and snow hampered motorists throughout West Virginia yesterday with ice on mountain curves. Cinder crews kept highways passable as a light rain and some snow covered many areas. Tucker county reported three inches near Thomas while Charleston held around 36 degrees and a warmer forecast was seen today.
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West Virginia
State Road Commission
Tucker County
Thomas
Charleston
Japan Seen Yielding to U S in China Talks
Tokyo reports a two hour talk between U S Ambassador Grew and Foreign Minister Nomura amid signs Japan will propose concrete measures to improve U S nationals' treatment in China. Hull withheld comment as observers question Yangtze open. Japan aims to avoid retaliation while negotiating a new accord.
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Tokyo
U. S
China
Joseph C. Grew
Kichisaburo Nomura
Hull
Washington
Grew
Yangtze River
Japan
U S Envoy Wright Dies in Havana Hospital
U S Ambassador J Butler Wright died in Havana at the Anglo American hospital after an operation performed days earlier.
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Havana
U. S
J. Butler Wright
Anglo American Hospital
Angels Celebrate as God Figure Faces Harlem Suit
A Harlem crowd cheered outside New York state supreme court as Col Hubert Fauntleroy Julian offered 12500 dollars to settle 17000 in claims against Father Divine, self styled leader of the Peace mission. Justice Benedict E. Dineen recessed the case to continue in the morning.
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Black Eagle of
Harlem
Father Divine
New York
State Supreme Courtroom
Piad
God
Col
Hubert Fauntleroy Julian
Julian
Supreme Court
Benedict E. Dineen
Harlem Messiah Testimony Sparks Hostile Courtroom Clash
In a four hour session Mrs Verinda Brown testifies that the Harlem Messiah called himself omnipotent and omnipresent. The defendant, a former Baltimore laborer turned cult leader, portrays a vast land buying fund and numerous extension heavens as part of his claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Natty
Verinda Brown
Baltimore
City Cracking Down on Santas
Police chief gets power to act on Santa Claus street solicitors after complaints by residents. City council weighs investigations into Volunteers of America and funds, while praising Salvation Army. action to restrict Santas may come next season.
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Santa Claus
Charleston
W. A. Tully
Kris Kringle Club
Volunteers of America
Harry
Harry Silverstein
Community Fund Board
Salvation Army
Tully
Safety Campaign To Open Tonight In Charleston
The 30-50 Safety club in Charleston, co sponsored by the Junior Chamber and The Gazette, begins large scale sticker distribution tonight with 10,060 mobile stickers. Ed Foy, safety committee chair, expects full turnout and possible sub committees to spread stickers among industrial plant workers. Merchants have joined, with many displaying stickers, as the drive seeks pledges to limit speeds to 30 mph in the city and 50 mph on highways where cautions and ordinances allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Gazette
Ed Foy
Chamber
Fascists Protest Finland War Invasion in Rome and Milan
In Rome and Milan about a thousand students demonstrated against the Soviet invasion of Finland. Crowds waved Finnish flags and chanted anti Russia slogans before consulates and embassies as authorities blocked larger protests. Italian newspapers showed sympathy for Finland while a League of Nations session was set to discuss arbitration.
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Rome
Finland
Milan
Vivi Finlandia
Legation
Eero Jarnefelt
U. S
Graham Kemper
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
League of Nations
Britain
France
Russia
League
Italy
Ethiopia
League Council
Mad Murderess May End Own Life
In Phoenix on December 4 authorities pursued Winnie Ruth Judd a frail accused killer at large from the state hospital for the insane after she fled a ward. Fears she might kill herself to escape persecution spurred the second manhunt. Her mother Mrs. H J McKinnell feared she could end her life rather than return to the asylum where she was committed in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Hospital
H. J. McKinnell
Page Two Update From The Newspaper Page
Page two reports further local notices and brief items with repeated column references. Details remain fragmentary but indicate continuing coverage of community events and short notices from local organizations and officials.
War News Censorship and Frontline News Cautions
Readers are reminded that war reports are censored and should distinguish fact from propaganda. It notes that silence from the fighting fronts is favorable news and that avoiding bloodshed in battle is preferable to massive slaughter from indecisive attacks.
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Gazette
Finland’s government called gone by Soviet claim
Moscow charged that Finland’s so called government abandoned Helsinki and will not negotiate. Moscow backs the Terijoki people’s government as Finland’s only government and says it has reached a mutual aid treaty with it. Swedish mediator turned away. Red Army pushes into Karelia from 28 to 31 miles, seizing Salmi and Laimola area near Lake Ladoga.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Finland
Tass
Vyacheslaff Molotov
Helsinki
Terijoki
Molotov
Leningrad
Karelian
Red
Lake Ladoga
Salmi
Laimola
Petsamo
Com
Nazi Press Hits Call to League
Berlin reports Fremdenblatt Hamburg viewed the League of Nations gathering as a bid to place Germany on the carpet. Finland’s appeal against Soviet invasion is debated, with Britain and France wary of seeming to blame Germany. The paper argues the forum will frame eastern Europe changes as Germany’s sole fault and hints at a compromise over Leningrad security.
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Berlin
League of Nations Council and
Assembly
Finland
Fremdenblatt
Hamburg
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Britain
France
Europe
Leningrad
Page Three Focuses On Local Developments This Week
Page three reports on city plans and projects, with emphasis on new zoning proposals, school expansion, and transportation updates affecting residents. Officials from City Hall outline timelines, budget considerations, and public input opportunities.
Doric Star Sunk By German Raider In South Atlantic
The Doric Star a 10086 ton British freighter operated by Blue Star line carrying 70 crew and no confirmed passengers was shelled and reported sunk in the South Atlantic by a German raider believed to be the Admiral Scheer. Also sinking of several merchant ships by German mines off Britain noted with mixed survivor reports.
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London
INS
South Atlantic
Admiral Scheer
Blue Star Line
England
Australia
Admiralty
Britain
Rudolf
Eskedno
Scotland
Baltic
Danish
Langeland
Norfolk
Eleven Workmen Injured In Detroit Pit Collapse
Eleven WPA workers were injured when a pit on a concrete mixing project caved in on Detroit's East Side. Twenty-five men were at work. one sufferer was seriously injured. Rescue crews freed the trapped, and the injured were hospitalized. The cave-in occurred as workers widened and deepened the pit for larger transit mix trucks.
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Detroit
Departments at Odds Over Census Use For Draft
Washington dispatch reports a dispute between the war department and the census bureau over whether 1940 census returns can be used by the army navy selective service committee in any future draft. Bureau officials insist data will be confidential and not used for draft planning, while a war department official argues presidential power could countermand laws in a national emergency.
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Bureau
Washington
INS
War Department
Census Bureau
Army Navy Selective Service Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Justice Department
Russian bombing planes attack southeastern seaport killing civilians
Russian air force resumes raids on Viborg in Finland after a two day lull, killing 11 civilians as warplanes and ships land troops to seize the port of Liinahamari. Finnish defenses report heavy toll on invaders while reinforcements arrive at Petsamo front to halt encroaching Soviet forces.
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Viborg
Liinahamari
Peter
Nern ci
Petsamo
Helsinki
Johan Laidoner
Eatenia
Kremlin
Tonia
Finland
Indicted Communist Official Wiener Faces Passport Charges
Robert William Wiener, financial secretary of the Communist party in America, indicted by a U S attorney in New York on charges of making false representations to obtain a passport. The case parallels the Browder indictment and trial, with details turning on identity and nationality.
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New York
INS
Robert William Wiener
Communist Party In America
Weivel Warstover
Radanjenko
Russia
U. S
John T. Cahill
Earl Browder
Atlantic
Browder
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Arnold
Thurman Arnold
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
U.S
America
Latin America
Havanas
Heaven
William E. Michaels
Syracuse
N. Y
Kris Kringle
Scheer
Doric Star
U. S. Departments
Red Army
Gumon
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