Conferences On Russian Issue Are Continued
President Roosevelt and Maxim Litvinoff kept day and night talks briskly moving toward possible Russian recognition. A joint communique said discussions will continue with state department reviews of each question, though no final announcement was expected next week. Litvinoff, alone with his guard, entered the White House for talks, and further conferences were anticipated despite the impression issues were largely threshed out. Secretary Hull departs for the Pan American conference, with all Russian questions under review at the State Department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinoff
State Department
White House
Hull
Clean-Up Started By Cuban Regime
Havana reports the government moving to try rebels after a two day revolt that killed about 150. Col. Purgencio Batista said courts martial will be used for military leaders, while rebel soldiers face ordinary court martial and civil prisoners will be tried in civil courts.
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Havana
Wartorn
Purgencio Batista
Azares Castle
Ramon Grau San Martin
Col. Batista
Mario Hernandez
Azores
Gerardo Machado
Hernandez
Associated Press
Manuel Lugo
ABC Secret Society
Azares
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
Column anecdote recounts Willie Willis musing on forgotten deeds, noting a stray moment when he saw a cat on a fence and misses it as a small, everyday lapse. The tone is wry and reflective, capturing a gentle humor about human forgetfulness.
First Family to Honor Unknown Soldier
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will place flowers on the tomb of America's unknown soldier in Arlington on Armistice Day. The wreathing occurs at 11 o'clock, followed by a brief service. Assistant Secretary Woodring speaks in Chicago. Red Cross radio program airs at 9:30 p.m. Floyd Gibbons leads the broadcast. Navy band performs as the nation marks the sixteenth Armistice Day. Joe W. McQueen calls for full recognition of war injuries.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Arlington Cemetery
Floyd Gibbons
United States Navy Band
Joe W. McQueen
Disabled American Veterans
Kidnappers Demand 40000 for Hart Son
San Jose Calif Nov 10 A ransom of 40000 is demanded for Brooke Hart 22 son of wealthy merchant Alexander J Hart. An anonymous call said to pay or see your boy alive but gave no payment method. Authorities from justice department San Francisco San Jose and Bay Area agencies search for clues after his disappearance from a department store where Brooke had become a partner. Police questioned Tony Barcelona but released him after hours. The elder Hart received the ransom call traced to a San Francisco hotel booth. Brooke, who left Santa Clara University to join his father as junior partner, was last seen leaving the store before 6 p m yesterday.
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San Jose
Calif
Alexander J. Hart
Brooke Hart
California
Department of Justice
San Francisco
Bay District
Young Hart
Tony Barcelona
Charles Dullea
Hart
Calaveras Dam
Here
Santa Clara University
Child Scarred Playing Near Hog Butchering Scene
Four year old Emory Spurlock Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Emory Spurlock was badly burned yesterday at the Hern shaw home when he fell into a barrel of hot water during a hog butchering scene. He suffered burns from head to hips and was taken to Mountain State hospital for treatment with expected recovery barring complications.
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Emory Spurlock, Jr
Emory Spurlock
Hernshaw
Emory
Spurlock
Mountain State Hospital
Dollar Stabilizes After U S Slows Gold Buying
The U S administration slowed gold purchases and set the domestic price of newly mined gold below the London level, easing the dollar decline. The action, kept secret, steadied the dollar, lifted it modestly, and left government bonds under pressure as markets reacted with caution. Commodities and stocks moved down while bonds partially recovered.
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Washington
London
U. S
Great Britain
Associated Press
Annual Red Cross Drive Starts Today in Charleston
The annual Red Cross roll call and membership drive launches this morning in Charleston and nationwide to fund the organization. J. L. E. Cheetham leads the drive with Lloyd Wildman aiding from Appalachian Electric Power. Memberships cost 1 85 dollars 10 or 25 plus donations. Industrial plants and businesses will be canvassed with booths for membership and donations at strategic city sites. Mrs. Frank Thomas is chairwoman.
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Red Cross
Charleston
United States
J.L. E. Cheetham
Lloyd Wildman
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Frank Thomas
Recovery Acts to Regulate Distilleries
Washington reports that as prohibition ends December 5 the federal government will license and regulate the distillery industry under the recovery act and farm measures. A licensing regime would run from December 5 while Congress drafts new controls. The president intends repeal of prohibition and tax elimination once the 36th state ratifies the 21st amendment, Utah likely acting December 5. A code-hearing process for distillers advances, with farm officials noting extended talks on a compact.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Cummings
Secretary
Utah
Farm Administration
Governor Denies Break With Assembly Members
The governor rejected claims of a break between himself and the legislature amid a looming special session on November 21 to address state finances. He urged unity, responsibility, and collaboration to restore order and sustain schools, local government, and institutions within reduced revenues. He noted prior proposed reorganizations faced honest opposition but stressed there is no room for personal differences.
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Hump
Guests to See Carbon Plant Visit By Industrial Delegation
A group of national industrial and financial figures will tour the United Carbon Company plant on Elizabeth Street today. Hosted by Oscar Nelson, the visitors include executives from Bank of Manhattan, Carbide and Carbon Chemicals, First National Bank of Jersey City, Firestone, and Goodyear. They will inspect the plant, attend the Charleston Huntington football game, and dine at the Daniel Boone hotel after a preliminary banquet last night.
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The
United Carbon Company
Elizabeth Street
Oscar Nelson
Daniel Boone Hotel
Carbon Company
Thomas W. Bowers
Bank of Manhattan Company
New York City
John B. Hufford
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Cole Younger
First National Bank of
Jersey City
E. W. Oldham
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
R. P. Dinsmore
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
George Hinshaw
H. J. Miller
L. B. Sebrell
New University Governors Named for West Virginia Board
Governor Kump selected Cleveland McSherry Seibert of Martinsburg to the West Virginia university board of governors and named two others to fill expiring terms. Herbert S. Boreman of Parkersburg succeeds Gertrude Roberts as fourth district representative with term to June 30, 1937. Harriet French of Bluefield succeeds Hugh Ike Shott Jr. as fifth district representative. Shott remains on the board as minority aeronautics appointee. Seibert serves at large, term also ending June 30, 1937. Majority includes Edward Grandison Smith and Arthur B. Koontz. minority includes Boreman, D. A. Burt, and Frank H. Babb.
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Kump
Cleveland McSherry Seibert
Martinsburg
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Herbert S. Boreman
Parkersburg
Gertrude Roberts
Huntington
Fourth
Harriet French
Bluefield
Hugh Ike Shott, Jr
French
Shott
State Board of Aeronautics
Miss French
Mercer County
D. E. French
Seibert
Edward Grandison Smith
Clarksburg
Arthur B. Koontz
Charleston
Boreman
D. A. Burt
Wheeling
Frank H. Babb
Keyser
Fairbanks Comments on Pickford Reconciliation Report
Douglas Fairbanks, back from Dublin, declined to confirm reports of reconciling with Mary Pickford. He said circumstances remain unchanged regarding any new announcement. He would not say if a trans Atlantic call with Pickford occurred or whether he will return to Hollywood soon after finishing his current film.
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London
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Dublin
Fairbanks
Hollywood
Armistice Day Parade and Remembrance in Charleston
Charleston marks Armistice Day with a city parade by patriotic groups at 10 40 am led by the John Brawley American Legion unit and three high school bands. Huntington and Cabell high schools join Charleston bands as teams meet at Laidley Field later. Banks close statewide except county welfare bureau noon. Gov Kump calls two minutes of silence at 11 am. Rev Frank Donaldson to give address at the Lee Capitol monument, followed by Mayor DeVan. Taps to be sounded after parade halt.
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Charleston
John Brawley Post
American Legion
Huntington High School
London
Huntington
Cabell
Laidley Field
County Welfare Bureau
West
R. P. DeVan
Eisensmith Heads Automobile Club
The Southern West Virginia Auto club held its annual election at Hotel Ruffner with W. T. Eisensmith unopposed for president M. S. Aldrich unopposed for vice president and W. L. Motley unopposed for treasurer. Directors were elected for Kanawha Boone Fayette Clay Raleigh and Nicholas counties by a board including Jack Moller E J Hayes J L Silverstein Jr and Miss Katherine Gramm.
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Southern West Virginia Auto Club
Ruffner
W. T. Eisensmith
M.S. Aldrich
W. L. Motley
Kanawha County
A. M. Hill
Frank J. Blair
C. W. Martin
Meyer Eppstein
R. E. O'Connor
W. P. Black
Boone County
C. H. Kellogg
Fayette County
C. W. Dillon
Clay County
J. B. Wheeler
Raleigh County
George A. Mohler
Nicholas County
Hugh Dunn
Jack Moller
E J. Hayes
J. L. Silverstein, Jr
Katherine Gramm
Buy
Four Bodies Found In Plane Wreckage
Four men died in a Portland area transport plane crash last night in heavy fog. Victims include internationally famous surgeon Dr. Robert C. Coffey, 64, Portland residents Herman Cohn and Arthur S. Trostler, and Pilot A. W. Davis. Bodies were removed today, burned beyond recognition.
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Portland
Ore
Here
Robert C. Coffey
Herman Cohn
Arthur S. Trostler
Chicago
A. W. Davis
Welford Man Dies From Bullet Wound
Lewis E. Young 35 was found dead with a bullet wound to the forehead in his mother's yard at Welford. Employed in nearby oil fields around Clendenin, he was a member of the American Legion and a Mason. Coroner Dr. W F Work will view the body at Thomas Mortuary in Clendenin. Survived by his mother and several siblings.
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Lewis E. Young
Welford
Young
Clendenin
American Legion
W. F. Work
Thomas Mortuary
Lions Meet Huntington In Classic Laidley Showdown
Charleston high school chase for a possible state title as unbeaten Lions host Huntington Pony Express at Laidley field this afternoon. kickoff at 2 30 pm with an expected 5 000 paid spectators and 1 500 passes honored. Sam Audin is out with a twisted ankle, Stanton shifted by A L Hardman.
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Charleston High School
Pony Express
Huntington
Laidley Field
Charleston
Favorable Business Reports of the Day
The National Tea company reported an 8.3 percent sales gain for four weeks ending November 4, totaling 4 717 324 dollars. The Public Works Administration announced 17 838 100 dollars for 37 non federal projects in 18 states, creating 97 455 man months of direct employment. The American Railway Association noted revenue freight loadings for the week ending November 4 rose by 20 483 cars to 607 785, over 1932. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce said October production by its members rose 415 percent from October last year.
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Chicago
National Tea Company Today
Washington
Public Works Administration
The
American Railway Association Today
New York
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
King George V Leads Cenotaph Remembrance Ceremony
London observes Armistice memory with King George V in field marshal uniform to wreath the war monument. He will be joined by the Prince of Wales the Duke of Gloucester and Prince George as trumpets sound The Last Post and crowds sing God Save the King in a solemn two minute silence.
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London
George V
Brittan
George
House of Parliament
Britain
Prince of Wales
Duke of Gloucester
Prince George
Navy
Army
Air Force
Debt Service To Be Met By State Despite License Revenue Change
Fred L. Fox, state tax commissioner, said January bond maturities and interest will be paid without relying on motor vehicle license collections. He noted this year's sinking fund from road revenues will drop to about $1 million due to new half year sticker sales. He warned false public statements about sinking fund discussions could harm state credit, and said district and municipal bond holdings are now seven to eight million dollars instead of seventeen million.
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Fred L. Fox
Sinking Fund Commission
Sheriff Is Defeated In Minnesota Strike
MARSHALL Ind November 10 Sheriff George A Rankin was disarmed his car pelted and fists clubs and stones flew in the first Minnesota violence of the midwest farm strike A few heads were bruised windows in the sheriffs car and the wind shield of a fire truck were smashed but no one was badly hurt Strikers achieved their objective by closing creameries and poultry receiving stations and then dispersed after parading through the main street Earlier this week Farmers Holiday Association members asked local places receiving farm products to close The request was refused and a statement signed by the city council civic and commerce association sheriff and county attorney said nearby farmers would be accommodated
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Marshall
Ind
George A. Rankin
Minnesota
Farmers Holiday Association
Heiress Marries Near Home Then Dies in Crash
Merry Fahrney Parker-Pickering, heiress to Fahrney patent medicine millions, wed Frank Van Sands Eiszner of River Forest in a dawn elopement. Their car crashed at a highway curve south of Aurora. Parker-Pickering and her bridegroom survived, but her brother Donald Van Sands Eiszner, 25, was killed. Others, Norman Peterson and Noel Seeburg, suffered injuries as the sedan rolled over after striking a signboard.
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Chicago
Merry Fahrney Parker-Pickering
Fahrney
Frank van Sands Eiszner
River Forest
Oak Park
Aurora
Donald van Sands Eiszner
Norman Peterson
Noel Seeburg
Emory Fahrney
Hugh Parker-Pickering
United States
Merry
Chile
Eiszner
Road Commission Net Fives Million Federal Funds for WV Projects
West Virginia receives 5 114 000 in federal aid to pay wages and buy materials under the public works program. A 410 000 Kanawha river bridge between Nitro and St Albans is planned with tolls retiring the debt. Post offices at Montgomery and Alderson will cost 50 700 and 47 300 respectively. The Kanawha river span will be the only crossing between Charleston and Point Pleasant, 58 miles apart, and 107 men will work for 12 months on the bridge project. Over 5 000 workers state wide are expected, largely from relief rolls, with the work lasting about a year. Capitol news cheers the approval, following a Washington trip by three state officials led by H Isaiah Smith to press the case.
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Kanawha River
Nitro
St. Albans
National Administration
Montgomery
Alderson
Charleston
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Capitol
Road Commission
Federal Advisory Board of Public Works
Washington
H. Isaiah Smith
National Capital
Mr. Smith
R. Dennis Steed
E. A. Dover
State Tax Department
Houston G. Young
Charleston Attor
Anti Diphtheria Drive Expands Immunization Efforts
The diphtheria eradication campaign continues in Charleston with hundreds more children to be immunized at their family physicians. Eighty doctors will be in offices from 11 to 12 and 3 to 4, while about 15 called for extra toxoids. Dr. Leo Mynes, county school health director, was authorized to cooperate with the Kanawha Medical Society and city health department and to run school immunization clinics as needed.
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City Health Department
Leo Mynes
County School Board
Kanawha Medical Society
Five U S Senators In Los Angeles Probe Visit
Beverly Hills reports excitement as five United States senators arrive to join an inquiry in Los Angeles. A Chicago fan dancer also listed for investigation. The article notes the dollar's European strength and mocks domestic travel costs.
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Will
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Calif
United States
Chicago Fair
Europe
London
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Stanton
By A. L. Hardman
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