Municipalities Seek Temporary Gas Rate Slash to 18.1 Cents
Huntington and Charleston urge the Public Service Commission to cut domestic gas rates from 29 to 18.1 cents per 1000 cubic feet while a fair rate is fixed. United Fuel Gas seeks an increase, with City Attorney opposing litigation allowances. The commission may allow brief revisions by January 25.
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Huntington
Charleston
Pulic Service Commission
United Fuel Gas Company
A. M. Mahood
Charles Ritchie
Charitaton
Harold A. Counselox
United Fuel
Watson Funeral Rites Held Here
Funeral services for George Ve Watson a 53 year old state commissioner were held yesterday afternoon at the Episcopal Church with Bishop Jona Gass officiating. Gov. H. G. Kump attended and other state officials were present. The body is to be taken to Falemont today for final services in the arch. Burial will be in Linthary Woodlawn cemetery. First services were held at the residence in Kanawha City prior to church rites. The governor attended and friends recalled Mr Watson for thirty years of service.
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George Ve ‘Watson
Piscopal Bhureh
Jona Gass
D. D
HG. Kump
Falemont
Legion Delivers Christmas Joy To 2600 Children
American Legion and auxiliary members organized 2500 toy and clothing packages for Kanawha County schoolchildren aided by teachers and Miss Elizabeth Jane Goodall. Funds from the post child welfare fund financed gifts. a Christmas party for veterans and regionnaires followed at the Haletreet home with stories and music by local ministers and a quartet.
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Kanawha County
John Brown Toy Post
American Legion
B. E Andre
N. A. ‘Barth
Elizabeth Jane Goodall
Post
Post Las
Felon Haltes
Haletreet
Frank Donaldson
Bie
E¢ First Christian
Fran. Conway
H. F. Austin
Lala Mey Hancock
Rose Enen-Mcclure
Glenn Lilly
Phil M. Sanley
France to Quit Naval Treaty Likely 1936 End
Paris signals opposition to the Washington pact as parliament’s 1923 ratification looms to expire in 1938. Navy Minister Pietri and Foreign Minister Laval describe the move as intolerable yet open to armament limits, while London and Tokyo react with surprise and concern.
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France
Japan
Paris
Tokyo
Francois Petri
Pierre Laval
Pietot
London
Maintens
Shohito
Britain
Washington
Pacific
Anthony 4. Dimon
Congress
Flease
Royal Commission to Probe Britain's Arms Industry
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced in the Commons that a royal commission will be tasked with investigating the British arms industry during the Christmas holidays. The scope and powers remain undefined, with observers expecting a deliberative body unlikely to rush a quick fishing inquiry.
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London
Great Tritain
Tamsay MacDonald
House of Commons
T Rose
Royal Commission
Simon
John Simon
Commons
House
John
Herbert Wit Mers
South Croydon
Sohn
U.S. Senate
Washington
Britain
Great Britain
Boy Takes First Steps in 5 Years
MADISON Wisconsin December 21 Charles B Seals 19 walked across a room in his home today marking a Christmas gift for his mother Mrs GB H Seals who sacrificed for five dreary years to help him. He suffered an affliction making bones in his legs brittle and breaking from tumbles. She donated pieces of her bones after seven operations and 31 months in a Rochester Minnesota clinic. Charles took about six cautious steps. He had to leave high school after his freshman year and was cared for by an orthopedic surgeon. Mrs Seals endured two bone graft operations and three weeks of bed rest after each. Surgeons say the left leg is cured but the other leg will need care for another year.
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Madison
Wis
Charles B. Seals
GB. H. Seals
Rochester
Minn
Charles
Haring
Techid
Vigilantes Ready to Die to Stop Mob Violence
Shelbyville Tennessee vigilantes mobilize as fear of renewed mob violence grows after a triple killing. National Guardsmen remain through Saturday at a cost of about $5,000 daily. U.S. Commissioner Ed Hance urged militant action, saying some may need to be killed and others may die. Twenty leaders were appointed to command eight armed men each to uphold law with sheriffs and police. The mob sought a Black youth accused of assault. tear gas, firearms, and bayonets were used, leaving injuries and arson as the courthouse burned and a local farmer died later.
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Shelbyville
Tenh
BSO
U.S
Ed. Hance
Hance
E. K. Harris
Nashville
Floyd
Pat) Lawes
Winter Begins Officially At 7 50 This Morning
New York reports the official start of winter at 7 50 AM Eastern Standard Time. Meteorologist Dr James M Kimball of the Weather Bureau notes the sun will be overhead at the Tropics of Capricorn, signaling summer for southern nations and the shortest day for northern lands.
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New York
Der
Winter
America
James M. Kimball
U. S. Weather Bureau
Argentine
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Jobs Decline Blames Loom For Us Labor Outlook
The American Federation of Labor reports a 1933 October unemployment rise to 10,871,000 and warns the near future looks gloomy. It notes a smaller October to November drop in industrial employment, while nonmanufacturing gains and relief costs surge. The federation criticizes business opposition to the recovery act and cautions the economy may not lift above May levels.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Perkins
Ite
Federation
White
Milks Perkins
White House
America
PWA
CCC
Busi Teas
Morgan Lumber Receives $100,000 Industrial Loan
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation of Washington announced a $100,000 industrial loan to Morgan Lumber and Manufacturing of Columbia Avenue. The loan, to be used for materials and wages, aims to dissolve receivership and restore ownership, signaling a possible reorganization of the company.
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Morgan Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Columbia Avenue
Reconstruction Finance, Corporation of Washington
Famier
Central Trust Company
Ja Re Central Trust
GOP to Stay As Js Fight Says Fletcher
Washington December 21 Republicans plan to press for reorganizing the party despite a revolt by Borah and Nye who oppose waiting for the 1936 convention. Chairman Fletcher vows the present organization will stay in the saddle and fight while denying a poll.
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Gop
Fletcher
Washington
Sen. Borah
R. Ida
Republican National Committee
Walting Borah
Nye
North Dakota
Flying Hotel Ulver Crashes In Syrian Desert Tragedy
In Bagdad Dow 21 a wreckage of the Dutch liner Ulver was found after a thunderstorm in the Syrian desert. Seven people aboard died including Prof Walch of Batavia University and M Beretti of Anca. The crew of four and others perished. Dutch and British officials investigate.
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Bagdad
Dow
Ulver
Royal Airforce
Hutba Wells
Amsterdam
Maer
U.S
Engford
Melbourne
Tle
Hutavia
Suva
Christ
Max
Prof. Walch
Batavia University
M. Beretti
Anca
Insull Freed of Embezzlement Charges by Federal Court Jury
Chicago jury acquitted Martin Insull of embezzling 344,720 from Middle West Utilities amid a collapse of the Insull empire. The verdict ends a long federal case. Insull and co defendants faced fraud and stock market operation charges in a sprawling trial spanning months.
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Martin Insull
Chicago
APY
Insull Power
Middle West
Smoothies Pay $1.98 For Hard Cider Mislabeling
Washington report states residents had paid 1.98 per fish-gallon for a brand labeled champione only to learn it was hard cider. The Food and Drug Administration seized 200 bottles labeled champagne at 13 local stores for improper labeling and carbon dioxide modification to imitate champagne.
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Washington
Mystery Man Visits Suspect in Lindbergh Case
A feeble older man with a gray beard entered the Hunterdon County jail to see Bruno Hauptmann. Warden McCrea said the visitor had credentials but refused to identify him or signers. Lloyd Fisher, Hauptmann’s counsel, relayed that guards did not speak to the prisoner and Fisher would seek new limits on visiting Hauptmann.
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Flemington, WN. J
Harry O. McCrea
Hunterdon
Lindergh
Lloyd Fisher
Bruno Richerd Hauptmann
Fisher
Hauptman
Hauptmann
Hlm
H. Fisher
Jett
McCrea
Fire Stricken Liner Beached After Harbor Blaze
A fierce seven hour fire on the Ontario of the Merchants and Miners Line confined to the cargo area. The steamer was towed from the dock to Governor's Island for safety as decks and hatches suffered great damage. Firemen were injured, some overcome by fumes, and the crew of 40 fought to control the blaze.
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Boston
Ee Ontario
Hne
Governor's Island
Ine
Ontario
South Boston
Capalac i
Governor's
Christmas payrolls seen in Wheeling district rise
A chamber of commerce survey shows Christmas payrolls in the Wheeling district including Weirton and Steubenville exceeding 2,500,000 for today and Saturday, the largest since 1920, with merchants reporting Christmas trade about 35 percent higher than last year.
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Wheeling
Weirton
Steubenville
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Uses Weather Reports for Christmas Trip
Santa consults U S weather forecasts ahead of his Arctic to southern sweep. Snow blankets the Rockies to the Alleghenies with subzero readings in the northwest and Canada, while Chicago and central states face fluctuating December conditions.
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Santa
Santa Claus Ithni
Arctic Circle
States
U.S. A
Dixie
Rockies
Alleghenies
Northwest Territory
Upper Canada
Montana
Colorado Highlands
New Mexico
Aberdeen
S. C
Minnesota
Salt Lake
Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pacific
Business Strikes Back at Critics in Washington
Washington dispatch reports American business leaders defending their recovery program against harsh critics. Silas H. Strawn of Chicago says opposition changes nothing and the plan will proceed. President Roosevelt plans to study the proposals as he nears his first message to Congress and reads recommendations from sources including the Industrial Recovery Platform.
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Washington
White Sulphur Prince Conference of Industry
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
Roosevelt
Conegress
Indus
Fish Linked To Another Killing In Westchester Jail
Albert H Fish, a confessed child murderer, was jailed in Eastview awaiting a murder indictment for Grace Budd’s killing. Investigators link him to other missing children cases, while a Richmond County deputy DA vows to pursue charges if identified by Alice Kiel and her daughter Bernice. Fisher’s transfer followed tips tying him to crimes around Port Richmond and a Manhattan home abduction years earlier.
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White Plains
Albert H. Fish
Westchester County
Eastview
Murrer
Grace Budd
Flair
New York City
Hans Hel
Staten Island
Port Richmond
Kid
Francis McDonnell
Kiel
Kile
Edward T. Kelley
Richmond
New York
Billy Gaffney
Manhattan
Will Says Planners Plan For Themselves
Beverly Wills California December reports planners drafting a new recovery plan at Sulphur Springs. The plan favors benefiting the planner’s own business, with a fresh version emerging weekly. Roosevelt’s plan may be the one picked from the hat.
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Will
Beverly Wills
Calif
Des
Reading
Industriallgia
Ulphur Springs
Plana
Asme
Roosevelt
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