New Year Greeted With Warm Welcome Since Armistice
The Associated Press reports 1986 began with widespread, public cheer across the United States. Cities from New York to Chicago saw record crowds and party bookings as celebrations exceeded armistice-era levels. Churches prayed for peace while governors and business districts noted a festive, hopeful mood.
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Associated Press
America
New York City
Juardia
Chris
Chicago
St. Paul
Bing
Roosavelt
1935 Gala Year For Post Office
Charleston post office reports its 1935 gala year with a record yearly total, surpassing 1929 and 1934 figures. The total mail handled rose to 46,200.9 percent over 1934, reflecting strong business conditions in the area. Local officials note the growth in the Wheeling and Allegheny valleys as a key driver of the peak period.
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Charleston
Bester
Scemiber
Pillie Willis By Robert Quillen Led URS Ben
A confused line attributes Pillie Willis and Robert Quillen to URS Ben with a fragment about pigeons and a tie, suggesting a quirky local note or joke rather than a clear event or statement.
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Urs Ben
1936 Viewed As Happy Year By All Leaders
Washington leaders from government business and labor expressed cautious optimism for 1936. Officials warned progress hinges on easing burdens on business and the fate of New Deal legislation in the courts. Page 2 continues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roper
Harper Sibley
Chamber
William Green
The
Europe Faces 1936 Turmoil Amid War and Rivalries
European politics in 1936 are threatened by Italo Ethiopian war and bitter national rivalries. League of Nations reports show tentative economic improvement but require peace in North Africa and German neighbor conciliation. Italy's trade crippled by siege and stockpiles, seeking balance with Austria Hungary and Germany.
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London
Europe
Geneva
League of Nations
North Africa
Germany
League
Austria
Hungary
Ger
Garrity Leads West Virginia Charity Classic With Warm Weather
Forty four West Virginia schoolboys compete in the third annual North South charity game at Laidley field this afternoon starting at 1 30. Weather is warmer with a record crowd anticipated as Elks lodges and The Gazette along with 17 associate papers back the event. Garrity faces Clyde in a passing clash with Northerners and Southerners prepared to mix plays and try to gain the edge.
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Frank A. Knight
The
Gazette
West Virginia
Laidley Field
Elks Lodges
Radwarde
Arthur H. Clyde
Morgantown
Notre Dame
Clyde
Garrity
Russ Parsons
Oak Hill
Bill Calvert
East Bank
Garrity Grinted
Trolby) Mcfntive
New Martinsville
West Virginia University
M. T. (Hick) Ham
Guffey Coal Act Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge
In Kansas City on December 31, Federal Judge Albert L Reeves declared the Guffey coal act unconstitutional in full. He found the act usurped state power to regulate intrastate mining and that its tax on non signers targeted retaliation, not revenue. Page 2 continues.
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Kansas City
Albert L. Reeves
Reeves
Congress
Downtown Bedlam Welcomes New Year Revels in City Streets
Noise filled downtown as autos horns firecrackers bells and whistles signaled the new year. Residents in many districts celebrated with churchgoers planned New Year services and a relaxed day ahead. Key football game at Lauray Hold and various churches in Charleston held watch services while volunteers and families took the holiday easy.
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Capitol
Payams Lad
Ly Thearm
Lain
Pill
Charleston
Shepherd M. E
Asbury M. E
Weekley
Meerng
United Brethren
Boyd Memorial Christian Church
Mountain
Union Mission
First
Nazarene Church
Oakwood
ML E
South Charleston
Grace M. E
North Charleston
Volunnteers of America
Sacred Heart Chirek
Banquet Honors Players At Banqnet and Bunce
A banquet honoring players will be held tonight at seven at the Daniel Boone Hotel. events include a Victory Bar from seven to one in the Elks Club ballroom. Coaches, aunts of leading colleges, and university figures will attend. Public invited.
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Daniel Boone Hotel
Elks’ Club
Miners Union Attacks Manufacturers Over War Talk
The United Mine Workers accuse the National Association of Manufacturers of waging a class war against labor and the public. In a New York address the editors critique Roosevelt era policies and warn that 11 million unemployed Americans are left to starve while workers are not provided work or sustenance. The piece frames the stance as a challenge to both the president and the common people nationwide.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
New York
Narna
Bituminous Title Claimed For State Coal Output
Coalmen claim a bituminous title for the state with 1936 output forecasts from WV Coal Association officials. Jesse Sullivan, secretary, cites a 98,000,000 to 1,000,000 ton estimate as possible, noting recent months' decline and a conservative stance by state mines head. An Aeon statistic notes 46,700, production in 1934 and potential earnings around 40. Page 72.
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Jesse Sullivan
Tea West Virginia Coal Association
Inehart
State Department. of Mines
Seid
Van
Coal Association
Aeon
Cal. Association
Willie
Pat Will
Red Cross Unit Bombed Killing 32 in Ethiopia
A wireless report from Ras Desta Demtu says a Swedish Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance unit of 32 was wiped out by Italian air bombardment southwest of Dolo and the Guensle Doria river. Nine Swedes and 23 Ethiopians died. The attack follows Ethiopian accusations that Fascists burned churches as they retreated from Addis Ababa. The government protested to the League of Nations over alleged use of gas and poison weapons.
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Addis Ababa
Red Cross
Ras Desta
Demtu
Hans Selassie
Dole
Guensle Doria
Dule
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Abuna
Wvorld
Abbi Addis
Liquor Group Returns Loan Ceremony Fails to Go Smoothly
The liquor control commission spent hours yesterday attempting a ceremony to repay a half million dollar debt, ultimately completing the act by substituting eight women secretaries for Governor Rump. Miss Theresa Tenor resisted being photographed as the event was documented by photographers. Commissioner A Spates Brady voiced exasperation at the effort to hand over the funds to the governor for transmittal to Treasurer E Talbert.
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Liquor Control Commission
Rump
Cheirman D. Honer Stephersen
E. Talbert
Trey
Theresa Tenor
A. Spates Brady
Thousands Paid In Back Taxes Across State
The state collected delinquent taxes totaling thousands yesterday as the auditor’s office intensified redemptions before the deadline. Landowners owe 12 percent interest plus a $3.4 advertising fee and a redemption fee of $1 to $2. Auditor Simms expects about $750,000 in back taxes, with many tracts added to the list. Some taxpayers with bouncing checks need not worry. statements may not arrive immediately as the work proceeds. Final delinquent land reports were received from 23 schools and commissioners, with circuit courts directed to appoint special commissioners to settle remaining cases.
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Simms
Sims
Lindberghs Arrive in England Amid Secrecy and Fear
The Lindberghs and their three year old son Jon landed in Liverpool under heavy security and refused to speak to reporters. They planned to stay with Aubrey Neil Morgan’s family at Llandaff in Wales, citing safety concerns after recent kidnapping fears.
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Liverpool
Eng
Charles A. Lindberghs
England
Filer
Jon
Adelphi Hotel
Lamentesa
Ow. LeMorgan
Llandaff
Wales
Lindbergns
Lindberghs
Cugres AB Lindbergh, Jr
Morgan
J. L. Morgan
Aubrey Neil Morgan
Mve
Lindbergh
Elizabeth Morrow
California
Col. Lindbergh
Roosevelt to deliver state of the union at night
Washington documents reveal plans for a historic night address by President Roosevelt to present the state of the union. Lawmakers discuss a broadened neutrality bill and potential exemptions for Latin American nations under the Montes doctrine while planning an extraordinary session to hear the address.
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Washington
McReynolds
D-Tenn
House
Tennesseean
Roosevelt
Pittman
Gentile-Foreign Relations Committee
Hull
R. Walton Moore
White House
Pitman Land
State Department
Senate
Congress
Cove
Welton
Capitol Hil
Garner
Whiet ‘House
5 000 Liars Seek Title in Chicago Whopper Contest
Burlington Wis December 31 business analysts joke as O C Hullett presides over the Liars club annual fest. 1935 boasts bigger lies, larger scope, drawing entries from across the United States and Canada. Officials tease about the grand liar title amid playful boast and wild anecdotes.
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Burlington
Wis
O. C. Hulett
Burlington Liars’ Club
Chicago
Bejfore
Eurone
Canada
Bose
Iron Nerve of Condemned Man Holds After Hearing Death Paper Read
Colonel Kimberling presided as Hauptmann faced the death house reading, with Hauptmann denying confession to the ransom plot and murder. The warden noted nervousness then calm, and Hauptmann gave no new information as the condemned man faced imminent execution.
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T Trenton
Mann
Lindsbergh
Col
Mark
C. Kimberling
Hauptmann
Kepe
Beutoe
Elmpertin Hauptmann
Jachine
Unner
Kimberle
Tae
Kimberling
Yooken
Hauptminn
Heng
Feuphaunn
A. Atin
Colocat
Administrative cost reductions in Works Progress Administration
Administrator McCullough cited directives from the National Administrator to trim costs. The article tracks monthly admin costs, noting a December figure of 2s 17 and January 116,009, with 800 peak administrative officers across districts including Stow, Elkins, Lewisburg, and Fairmont.
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Pel &d
McCullough
Py le Hopkins
McCullougly
Stow
Parkersburg
Elkins
Lewisburg
Fairmont
Wil
WPA
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