Trade Surges Toward 1937 Record Highs
A confidential Roosevelt plan forecasts industrial production near 1937 highs through 1939, with 105 to 110 percent of the 1923-25 average. If armament programs or war developments hit unexpectedly, indices could rise or fall. Current 108 percent may dip to about 105 by February, then rise. pay, jobs, and inflation are expected to expand, though government spending remains a risk.
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Frederick N. Polang
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Port Daty
Europe
Shoppers Flood City Stores On Record Christmas Buy Day
Suburban buyers from across the Kanawha valley joined Charleston’s Saturday before Christmas rush. Stores were crowded from noon, with out of town shoppers and limited parking. Merchants expected a million dollar day and reported an 8 to 10 percent rise over last year.
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Kanawhe
Charleston
Etticla
Capitol
Ajores Elerka
Charles BE. Hodges
Chamber of Commerce
M Bang
Dividend Authorized for Charleston Trust Depositors
Depositors of the Charleston Trust Company will receive a five percent dividend totaling 40 540 91 and checks will be mailed tomorrow. The payout raises total dividends since May 1934 to about 25 percent. F O Lamt receiver reports receipts for the first 11 months of this year at 342 000 and expenditures exceeding 21 000.
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Charleston Trust Company
Nanking
George Ward
Bank Clouth
F. O. Lamt
Teceipta
Bills to Revise New Deal Laws To Be Drafted
Washington dispatch details a ten point program for Congress to revise New Deal laws including social security labor relations farm relief taxes and old age pensions. Republicans plan an inquiry into federal relief while a vast rearmament program faces careful congressional study with emphasis on air power and anti aircraft defenses. Reorganization of government and rail rehabilitation are also on the table as leaders shape policy.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
House
Senate
Suitcase of Diapers Taken From Car In San Francisco
A thief took one of three suitcases from Eric Moeller’s parked auto in San Francisco. Two bags held clothing worth several hundred dollars. The diaper-filled suitcase was grabbed, leaving the clothing behind and giving Moeller a laugh.
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San Francisco
Eric Moeller
Moeller
Eden Tours New York With Wife on Sightseeing Day
Anthony Eden and his wife toured New York with a police escort amid sunshine and warmth. He visited City Hall to see Mayor LaGuardia, rode the West Side highway, toured Central Park, Times Square, and the World of Tomorrow at the 1939 World’s Fair. Eden planned a Broadway show and late-night dancing, with a view from the Empire State Building and visits to art museums. A crowd of 500 cheered as he waved to spectators before dinner and theater plans.
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New York
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Europe
Great Britain
Eden
City Hall
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New West Side
Hudson River
Centr Park
Times Square
U. S
Aerness
Whitehall
Empire State Building
Hudson
Whites Indians Pray For Rain In Southwest drought plea
In Safford Arizona community leaders from White and Indian groups call for a day of prayer on December 18 amid severe drought. Latter Day Saints officials organize regional observances while Pima leader H A Ireland warns of a critical water shortage as San Carlos lake near Coolidge dam runs dry. Local and regional church figures from Globe to El Paso plan participation.
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Safford
Ariz
Latter Day Saints
H. A. Ireland
Pima
San Carlos Lake
Coolidge Dam
Great Coolidge
Spencer Kimball
Mormon Church
Globe, Ariz
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Community Fund Drive near end with strong support
A group led by General H. L. Peebles moves into the final two days of a Charleston campaign aiming to raise 173 062.70 to support 17 agencies. The earlier drive fell short by 330 000, but organizers say cooperation, not force, will push the drive over the line as volunteers visit potential donors.
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Peehles
H. L. Peebles
Duncan C. Kennedy
Peeblea
Kennedy
Charleston
Solici
Peebles
ISN
Child Refugees Leave Vienna On Emergency Train
A ten coach train carried 460 Jewish children from Vienna to England and the Netherlands tonight as Nazi persecution escalates. Forty boys and 160 girls aged three to 17 traveled with 20 accompanying women. mothers and relatives could not enter the station.
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Vienna
Mudurban
Huchteldorf-Hacking
England
Netherlands
Memel Gripped By Nazi Fever
Memel, in Lithuania, braces as Nazi fervor sweeps the port on the eve of local elections. Militant troops parade streets while three colored flags fly, signaling tensions with Lithuanian sovereignty over Memelland, a region former League of Nations trusteeship.
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Memel
Lithuania
Holtic Acaport
Germin
Memellandt
League of Nations
East Prussia
Verxaillon
Jews Deposit Stocks Under Nazi Order In Berlin
Jews crowded banks to deposit stocks bonds and other securities to fulfill part of a Nazi order aiming at total German economic organization. The deadline set by Economic Minister Walther Funk on December 5 required Jews to complete deposits, with banks especially Reichsbank arranging separate counters to avoid Aryans handling Jewish assets.
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Berlin
Walther Funk
PSC Seeks Control Over Utility Stock Sales
Legislature may consider a measure to grant the Public Service Commission authority over the issuance and sale of utility securities. The move aims to extend state jurisdiction to protect public interests, with exemptions noted for major exchanges. The bill’s fate and related ballot reform proposals were under discussion among lawmakers.
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Public Service Commission
Commission
West Virginia
Altility
Man in Girl's Card Is Slain
Discovery of a body dressed in women’s clothing and suspended from a tree at Galesburg reveals a bizarre death. The victim was Gale Davieson, 28, a former salesman, unmarried, identified later after removal to a morgue. Handcuffs and padlock bound the arms behind the back.
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Galesburg
Gale Davieson
Artemeritie
Davieson
Tne
Worns
Messiah Fails To Materialize At Water Fountain
In Litchfield Connecticut police and town officials checked the water fountain at 3 p.m. seeking the promised revelation of the Messiah after a letter from an anonymous sender claimed this world event would occur. No manifestation occurred and investigators reported no reporters present.
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Levchfield
Conn
Erie
New York
New England
Litchfield
Faltlala
American Nations Must Resist Invasion, Hull Warns
Secretary of State Cordell Hull told a Pan American conference in Lima that every American nation must show determination not to permit invasion or subversion by any power. He stressed sustained defensive establishments and unity to protect independence and sovereignty across the hemisphere.
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Lima
Peru
Cordell Hull
U. S
Hull
Jose Maria Cantilo
Carlos Condher
House of Representatives
Concha
Buenos Aires
America
Roosevelt proposes turning family home into national archives
President Roosevelt announced plans to donate his Hyde Park home and 100 surrounding acres to the government after his death. A fireproof building would house the papers, funded by public subscription and profits from his publishing sales. Justice Rosenman joins in supporting the effort. The project, approved by Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt, would place the collection under the national archivist with an 18-member advisory group to guide the project.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Inday
White House
Roosevelt A
Samuel J. Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Santa's Little Helper Killed by Glass Splinter
Two year old Mary Alice Carlson died after a glass splinter pierced her heart when a jar shattered while she helped her parents move in Booth Bend Indiana. She died en route to a hospital.
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Booth Bend
Ind
Mary Alice Carlson
Java
Supplies Donated For Fairchance Christmas Drive
Eskew Smith and Cannon lead in donating for Camp Fairtaner annual Christmas for privileged children. David M. Giltinan, company president, vows continued support with generous offers. 40 and 8 committee, chaired by A. H. McClain, plans to depart tomorrow.
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Eskew, Smith and Cannon
Camp Fairtaner
David M. Giltinan
Giltinan
Smith
A. H. McClain
Press Freedom Is Not Curtailed Says FDR in Letter
President Roosevelt asserts that freedom of the press remains intact under the American system and criticizes editing in counting rooms. In a letter to Joseph Pulitzer on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch anniversary, he cautions editors about biases and emphasizes distinction between objective news and opinion.
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U. 5
St. Louis
Louis
Dee
Roosevelt
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hall
Grover C
Montgomery Advertiser
Enine
Fureniture
Watchea
Sacred Heart Fund Drive Near End Boosts Campaign
Sacred Heart nears completion of a new school building fund, with over $100000 raised and $23000 still needed. General Chairman Harvey G. Da Via urged team members to rally tonight and tomorrow, promising full reports and envelopes, as Father Thomas Petrie plans to seek support at Sacred Heart church.
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Sacred Heart
Harvey G. da
Thomas Petrie
Sacred Heart Church
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