Speed Is Urged To Clear Decks For Legislation
President Roosevelt sent four emergency proposals to Democratic leaders to speed January session action. Plans include housing program revival to aid home building, wage hour bill with child labor ban, and early Senate action on anti lynching. Conference aimed to finish major items before spring.
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INS
Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
L—Senate
House
Senate
Seeladuee Shah
Garner
Bankhead
Honee
Rayburn
Barkley
Capitol
Senate Banking Committee Haveradly
Senate panel blocks Yoke nomination for IRS post
The Senate Finance Committee disapproved F Roy Yoke's bid to be internal revenue collector for West Virginia by seven to five. Holt of West Virginia opposed Yoke after he said years ago that Holt's father should be shot. Yoke, former West Virginia University Alumni Association secretary, had been recommended by Senator Neely.
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Washington
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
West
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Holt
W. Va
Yoke
Sen. Neely
Carrie Nation foe of slot machines resurfaces in Alton
The modern Carrie Nation vows to renew her war on one armed bandits after her axe-wielding raid. Irene Kite, a 32 year old mother of two, destroyed ten tavern slot machines in twenty minutes, arguing the machines drain Alton of seven to nine thousand dollars daily.
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Alton
Fall of Teruel Believed Near
Government columns reported capturing the center of besieged Teruel driving insurgent defenders from the key eastern front city. A house to house battle and civilian flight were described as the city was cut off from Insurgent Spain. Three assault columns of 2000 men entered Teruel after artillery fire and rapid advances to the arsenal and railroad station amid bitter sub zero conditions.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Spain
Cohim
Madrid
Santa Clauss Mail Breaks All Records in Indiana
In Santa Claus Indiana the weekly rush before Christmas filled the one room post office. Postmaster Oscar L Phillips predicted a record season, handling nearly a million pieces of mail daily as workers put in long hours to clear the jam of letters, gifts, and cards for the official Santa Claus postmark.
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SANTA_CLAUE
Ind
Indiana
Oscar L. Philipps
Philipps
Santa Claus
Phillpps
Senators Debate Tax Reform Amid Recovery Address
Washington story notes a bipartisan address to the American people drafted by a Senate group as banking committee delays action on the housing bill. Members questioned authorship while urging prosperity and possible moves toward a collectivist system. Vandenberg and Bailey claim involvement and debate continues into January.
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Washington
Senate
Burke
D. Neb
Sen. Bailey
Ife
Capitol
Congress
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
Lathor
Vandenberg
Connally
Sen. Barkley
Kentucky
Harkey
Sen. Vandenbergh
Milho
Sen
Austin
Trailey
Fairchance Gifts Being Assembled at Camp Fairchance
The Camp Fairchance Christmas party committee began preparing supplies for the fourth annual event. Charles ton and Logan 40 and 8 and Ga zette automobiles delivered promised toys candy nuts and fruit and returned to Dambor street headquarters loaded. Sorting and packing will continue for days to tailor each package to the needs of children at a near Madison reconditioning center. Further donors include Purity Baking, Goshorn Hardware, Charleston Hardware, Baird Hardware, T H McGovran, Jenkins Drug, Loewenstein Hardware, Dr VW 17 Howell Madison Pierson Fielder Hardware, Glens ON and Gascom.
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Camp Fairchance
Charleston
Logan
Gazette
Dambor Street
Madison
Purity Baking Company
Goshorn Hardware Company
Charleston Hardware Company
Baird Hardware Company
T. H. McGovran
Jenkins Drug Company
Loewenstein Hardware Company
Dr. VW. 17
Howell of
Pierson-Fielder Hardware Company
Glens ON
Gascom
Page
40000 Workers Eligible For State Jobless Benefits
The state prepares for the final phase of its social security program as a preliminary survey predicts 40 000 to 50 000 workers will file unemployment claims on Jan 3. C P McKenna says staff at labor and employment offices will be increased and reinforced for the filing surge. In the Charleston area about 1651 people are expected to file, though many may not qualify due to not meeting work or eligibility rules this year.
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Twerve S
Utaffs
C. P. McKenna
Employment Service
State Unemployment Compensation Department
Oil District
Sratch
Ming
Charleston
Musicians Defend National Anthem in Chicago
CNCAGO reports turmoil after a New York minister denounced the national anthem Hat Spangled Tanner. Petrillo of the Chicago Federation of Musicians orders all city orchestras to perform the anthem at 9 p m Thursday. The move targets Chicago hotels and night clubs amid charges the song is vulgar and profane.
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Cncago
New York City
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Anthensy Dames
Petrillo
Federation
Chicago
New York
John Haynes Wwolmes
Jayz Runday
America
Four Indicted In Union Probe In Cleveland
A Cleveland grand jury indicted four labor leaders on extortion and racketeering charges for demanding payments from builders under threat to withhold labor. They face potential sentences up to 25 years. Arraignment was set for the following day. defense declined comment.
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American Federation of Labor
Ronald A. Campbell
Painte
James C. McDornell
Campbell
John E. McGee
Jaliers
Mase Bealey
Pny
Indicuments
Wnion
Grand Jury
Cleveland
Ludendorff dies at 72 master mind of Germanys war
Gen Erich Ludendorff, credited as the mastermind of Germanys World War armies, dies at 72 in Munich He will receive a state funeral with high military honors in Field Marshals hall The planned procession will cloak the streets in black and silver and recall the 1927 Nazi rally with Hitler by his side
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Munich
Germany
Erich Ludendorff
Field Marshals’ Hall
Nazi Germany
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hat Willer
Werner van Blam
Supreme Court bans wire tapping by federal agents in new ruling
The Supreme Court ruled that the Communications Act of 1934 prohibits wire tapping by federal law enforcement, applying the ban to officers as to any other person. Four New York smugglers Frank G. Nardone Austin L. Callahan Hugh Brown and Robert Gottfried gain new trials as evidence from wire taps is deemed inadmissible.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S
Denaiiment of Justice
Congress
Roberts
Sutherland
McReynolds
Telele
New York
Frank G. Nardone
Austin L. Callahan
Hugh Brown
Robert Gottfried
Nardone
Barbara Renounces U. S. Citizenship for Family Reason
London dispatch reports Barbara Hulton Haugwitz Von Reventlow, once dubbed the richest girl, renounces American citizenship to honor family ties. She states the move does not weaken the bonds to her birth country and travels from London toward St. Moritz after a Plymouth arrival.
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London
Barbara Hulton Haugwitz von Reventlow
Denmark
Christan X
Wentworth
America
Europa
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Plymouth
England
Cat King Tut Ends Taxi Era In Coldwater
In Coldwater the taxi service halted after King Tut the cat, longtime companion of Walter Sanford, died. Sanford will not resume operation until the pet is buried in the family yard on Tuesday. Chicago police faced a fowl fiasco as 100 chickens escaped crates in a Clark Street market, scattering through cranberries and prompting a lighthearted roundup and quip about serving berries with chickens.
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King Coldwater
Mirch
Coldwater
King Tut
Walter Sanford
Sanford
Chicago
Clark Street
Hull Refuses To Abandon Americans In War Zone
Shanghai dispatch reports conflicting claims over the Panay attack with Japan denying firing on the gunboat and Gen Harada asserting Japanese forces on the Yangtze did fire, contradicting survivor accounts and earlier U S statements. The interview raised questions about witness consistency and investigative reach in Nanking.
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Hull
Shanghai
Dee
U. S
Kumakichi Harada
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Yangtze River
Harada
Surevivors
Colin MacDonald
The
Times of London
Weldon James
United Press
Luigi Barzini
Marada
Prole
Nanking
Tarada
Page
Panay Conference Plan Is Changed
Tokyo sources report a planned high level Panay crisis meeting with Emperor Hirohito likely canceled with a decision to be presented after tomorrow’s cabinet session. The foreign office also cancelled a press conference on the Panay affair, leaving no new information on Japan’s reply to U.S. demands for full amends and official sinking accounts.
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Tokyo
Tommorrow
Hirohito
China
Foreign Office
Japan
U.S
Treason Trial Planned by Soviet Hidden Police
London dispatch reports the secret police plan a mass treason trial of 40 Soviet officials including 14 diplomats and three former ambassadors. The case centers on Trotskyist activities with several ex-officials of the secret police and Red Army leaders facing execution after last minute confessions by eight men.
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London
INS
Russia
Daily Express
Warsaw
Fapresa
Secret Police
Red Army
the Express
Refugees Flee From Hankow By Yangtze River
Three hundred American and British women and children reportedly fled Hankow down the Yangtze aboard the 3426 ton Woosung as British gunboats Gnat and cruiser Capetown led security. US embassy plans near Hankow raised fears as Japanese forces under Gen Iwane Matsui pushed toward Nanking, with reports of renewed drives into Anhui and Chekiang provinces amid tension and panic near Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
China
Capetown
Yangtze
Yankow
United States
Iwane Matsui
Yangtze Valley
Anhwel
Cheklang
Extra Workers Employed to Handle Yuletide Mail Rush
Post office increases staff with 92 extra workers and added helpers on each foot route and truck. Jul ius W. Singleton cites rising receipts and crowds, forecasting peak today and urging extended hours at main parcel post windows. Final pre Christmas delivery occurs Friday afternoon. Saturday and Sunday will handle only special delivery packages.
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Julius W. Singleton
Singleton
Yuletide Alliance of Cupid and Santa Claus
Dan Cupid and Santa Claus team up as 28 marriage license applications were filed yesterday at County Clerk Paul E. Wehrle’s office, a daily record since the three day notice rule took effect last June. Licenses for Christmas Eve or earlier available if intentions are signed today. Friday permits may be issued.
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Santa Claus
Dan Cupid
Paul E. Wehrle
Nick
Cupid
Webble
Saint Nick
Wehrie
Willy Paul Richardson
Cen
U S Maintains Protection for Nationals in War Zone
Secretary Hull replied to Sen Smathers urging withdrawal of ships and citizens from the Sino Japanese region stating the moment is not opportune and nationals cannot suddenly sever ties or disavow obligations. Rep Cannon accused Panay convoying refugees and urged bold action, while Rep Fish warned a national ego could spark war amid anti Japanese propaganda concerns.
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Washington
United States
Sen. Smathers
D-N.j
Hull
Far East
Rep. Cannon
D. Wis
Panty
Panay
Standard Ol Company
American State Department
England
Japan
China
State Department
tTirentima
U. S. Asiatic Meet
Fish
R. N
U. S
British Names New China Ambassador
Britain names Sir Archibald Kerr to replace wounded Sir Hughe Montgomery Knalehbull-Hugessen as ambassador to China. Kerr, veteran diplomat, had been ambassador to Dagha dad since 1935, to serve with ambassadorial rank amid Far East crisis. Cabinet signaled urgency with the move.
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London
Great Britain
China
Hughe Montegomery Knalehbull-Hugessen
Foreign Office
Archibald Kerr
Daghadad
Porsl Ie
Far East
Britain
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Ludendorff
Barbara
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