Business Leaders Press for Tax Cuts to Boost Recovery
Edsel Ford and several employers told a Senate committee that lower taxes would spur industrial recovery. Ford opposed special credits for expansion while urging immediate tax relief. Dow Chemical’s Willard Dow backed lower spending and self-financed government, and Ford cited wage-driven profits as reducing labor strife at Ford plants.
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Washington
Edsel Ford
Senate
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Walter Schwartz
Philadelphia
Fords
Nalions
Schwartz
Willard
Dow
Dow Chemical Company
Midland
Mich
Sen. Vandenberg
R. Mich
Death Decreed for Modern Borgia Controversy Continues
A clemency hearing over Hahn’s death sentence reveals disputed fair trial claims while governor Davey weighs commutation to life. Attys protest conference with the governor as prosecutors defend a linked poison-death case against Hahn and others.
Fascists Push New Colonial Demands Across Europe
In Rome and across cities Italian fascists press fresh colonial claims while antifascist protests erupt in Tunisia and Corsica. French consulates face demonstrations as newspapers debate Italians’ “aspirations” and the Rome Berlin axis is defended amid regional tensions. The Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli returns from Adriatic waters as Tunisian unrest continues.
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Rome
Tunisia
Corsica
Natian
Berlin
Germany
Nce
Chamber of Deputies
Antonio Aghemo
Itelan
Raimando Montecucco
Miners Die in Nova Scotia Mine Crash
A catastrophic mining accident in Nova Scotia leaves 18 miners dead and 31 injured. Survivors recall a rapid plunge, screams, and desperate jumps as rescuers battled wreckage along a mile and quarter of tunnel. Rescue crews reported bodies scattered and several men still trapped in the rubble. The disaster ranks as the worst mine tragedy in the province since 1918.
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Billy McKeighan
Tolloe
George Dwyer
Nova Scotia
Allan
Wrere
Watertora
Nazi Press Backs Rome Berlin Axis in Paris Coverage
Paris correspondents note cautious French reaction though Boersenzeitung amid Axis support voices. French readers may accept rapprochement while some voices warn against it. Egypt seeks new cotton markets as trade circles urge policy shifts.
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Government of
Egypt
Whole Midwest Hunts Bandits in Nationwide Search
Authorities across the northern half of the U S, with FBI help, pursue Jenny Dickson the bank bandit and her wife Estelle 17 as sightings spread from Michigan to surrounding states after their Nov 28 Michigan escape. Reports say both were wounded but remain at large despite a wide manhunt led by J Edgar Hoover.
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Chicago
INS
Ohio
Colorado
U. S
Jenny Dickson
Estelle
Public Rate
FBI
J. Edgar Hoovler
Midwest
Michigan
Dickson
Nine Measures Drawn By State Legislators
A committee closed two weeks before the election to draw nine measures. Death certificates will strike declared persons from permanent lists as county clerks receive them after publication or notification. The work, not fully shaped, was to be completed today with Go-Chairmen Kay Thoma and Charles Hodges to confer with Gov Holt on publication plans. The report should reach all legislators days before convening for thorough study. Gov Holt attended sessions and aided review of parole and probation changes.
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Tames
Kay
Thoma
Charles
Hodges
Gov. Holt
Ebert
Arthur Dell
Millard Zari
Supreme Court
L. D. Newhart
Daisy Newhart
E. B. Pennybacker
Wood County
E. A. Grow
Daniel Rowell
Vera RR. Crickmer Logalist
C. R. Thomas
Cabell County
Lukens
Kenna
James B. Riley
Tower Court
Fred L. Forant Hatcher
Haymond Maxwell
Decison
Fox
Arnold
Polly Pickens
Uged
Arnald
Iolo
100000 Jews Seek Refuge in America
The article notes that 100000 Jews from Germany could be offered asylum in America as leaders warned other nations would follow if the U S led. It recounts editor Kurt Kraenzlein framing Esther as a modern parallel and mentions King Carol meeting Hitler and Codreanu’s execution after a prison breakout attempt.
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U. S
Germany
der Angrilf
Lupescu
Kurt Kraenzlein
Esther
Haman
Ahasuerus
Peraia
Vashti
Kraenzlein
Carol
Hitler
Bucharest
Codreanu
Snendduard
French German war renunciation pact signed in foreign ministry
Foreign Ministers Georges Bonnet of France and Joachim von Ribbentrop of Germany signed a five paragraph war renunciation pact after two hours and forty minutes of talks in the Crystal Chandelier room. Deputies finance committee earmarked about 686 million for France’s arms, with both sides signaling cooperation and an end to historic prejudice amid conditions on Tunisia, Corsica, and Soviet ties.
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Falls
Georges Bonnet
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee
France
Bonnet
von Ribbentrop
Foreign Ministry
Mmin
Ister
Italia
Split in Tribunal Makes Will Valid
The Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings overturning a jury verdict on the Lukens will and the Arnold case. It sustained a retrial order in the Lukens matter and affirmed issues denying a common law marriage for Arnold and the resulting inheritance claims.
Peebles Delays Fund Drive Amid Community Pleas
Peebles delays fundraising drive as donors stretch their limits while welfare agencies strive to appeal to the public. Officials warn that caring for the sick, aged, poor and indigent must be shared by the thriving community.
Back-to-work movement in West Virginia shows gains and cuts
The West Virginia back-to-work movement remains high with coal mines and mills returning to normal. The state employment service notes end of November totals at 170 905, the lowest in 10 months, while private employment dipped to 2 631 with nearly 100 fewer than the prior month. Applications not renewed are cancelled every 60 days. Weirton steel mill and Wheeling Stock and Steubenville plants show varied capacity, with hot mill changes reducing demand by 500 to 600 workers, some reassigned to other departments.
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West, Virginia
S. Key Dickinson
Xald
Dickinson
Weirton Steel Milla
Wheeling Stock Company
Wheeling
Steubenville
Daladier Wins Clear Victory on Policy in Paris
Daladier gains decisive backing as Paris government defeats a Socialist backed amnesty motion in the finance committee. Navy sailors plan to sail from Le Havre under cover tonight with Cherbourg as the pickup point, and other strike bound vessels may follow if the first attempt fails to end the strike.
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Paris
le Havre
Cherbourg
Chamber Finance
Comittee
Gradual Car Improvements Said by GM and Ford Experts
Washington reports two leading figures, William Knudsen of General Motors and Charles Kettering of GM, say revolutionary auto innovations are unlikely to arrive overnight. They warn a single company cannot dominate the market via patent power and stress gradual progress in the industry amid a patent inquiry.
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Washington
William 8
Knudsen
General Motors
Charles F. ‘Kettering
G. Mia
Inguy
O’mamney
Wyo
Thurman
Arnold
Rot
Essen
McAdoo Suffering Attacks. Resting Easily at 75
The wounded 75 year old William Gibbs McAdoo, once secretary of the treasury and California senator, suffered an attack at his hotel apartment. Doctors said he was resting easily. Mrs McAdoo, previously in Chicago, was en route home by train but this could not be confirmed. Associates voiced concern due to his advanced age.
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McAdoo
California
Chicago
Will Discuss Proposed School Laws by Thomas Will
James Kay Thomas, a member of the house of delegates, will speak on school legislation at 8 15 p m tomorrow at a meeting of the parent teacher council of representatives.
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Thomas
James Kay Thomas
House of Delegates
Perent
Teacher Council of Representa
Robber Sought After Drug Store Theft in Weston
West Virginia authorities seek John Shaffer, 25, in connection with a $500 theft at a local Weston drug store. Patrolman Grayson Heney said officers statewide are asked to aid in the manhunt while Shaffer is questioned about the crime and other alleged offenses. шк
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Weston
West Virginia
Grayson Heney
John Shaffer
State's Whisky Control Praised for Strict Sales System
The system, after three and a half years, has paid in 705,000 exclusive of taxes. Liquor salesmen may not visit stores except as purchasers and must not identify themselves. West Virginia's approach contrasts with open private licenses where high pressure selling is common.
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Kelly
West Virginia
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