Debt Revision Amount Owed Is Small Compared to Others
Belgium seeks revision of its entire wartime debt and a postponement of December interest payments, estimating 62,126,000 due. Prime Minister Hoover to assess potential financial aid as Belgium notes its obligations while honoring past moratoriums and the Laussat accords.
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Belesium
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Pinaette
Testimony Ends in Harris Trial
Testimony concluded in the Harris case with details of the shooting that killed Harry Crowder the night of December 26 at a Midland railroad facility near Wilson. Dr. W Work County coroner testified the fatal bullet entered Crowder’s head from above as Charles Harris faced the stand denying the charge.
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Favorable Business Reports of the Day
Officials of Du Pont Rayon announce the five day work week at the Waynesboro West Virginia plant to broaden employment. Census Bureau reports October cotton consumption rose from September and year earlier levels. Illinois notes favorable business conditions with electric power up and coal production rising 75 percent. The Daily News survey shows October steel activity weaker in Chicago area following a strong September. Detroit reports a 0 mile gasoline pipeline project from Toledo to Barntrank with an anticipated cost of about 500000.
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Illness Chamber of Commerce
Death of William A. C. Obley in West Virginia
William Alexander Obley, 74, longtime West Virginia figure and Democratic leader, died at his Banawhs Street residence after a year long illness. Funeral services set for tomorrow at his Kanewha Street home with Rev. J. J. Bebert officiating. burial at Spr cemetery. Pallbearers named, including Joseph Holt Galnes Jr and William Ohbley Clarkson.
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Young Insull Tells of Crash
Samuel Forull Jr. testifies in federal court about desperate moves to salvage two bankrupt Insull companies. The 33 year old son of the utilities magnate worked as president at 670,000 dollars a year for Tusgiillittes Investments, Lic and related Chicago securities firms. He recently returned from Paris where he saw his father depart for Greece as the elder Insull fought extradition for alleged embezzlement and larceny tied to the failure of his vast business empire.
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Roosevelt Plans Early Week Debt Talks With Hoover
President elect Roosevelt, propped in bed, says he hopes to leave for Washington next week and will press for a war debt conference with President Hoover. He is in good spirits after a five day stay and reads telegrams while reporters gather.
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Family Payroll Members Lose Relatives on Congress
United Press reports sixty long list of lawmakers and relatives on federal payrolls faced backlash in the 1939 election cycle. Of 166 known, 109 lawmakers still in office carried relatives on the payrolls. several were defeated including Brookhart Jones Jones Washington Smooth Utah Thomas Watson and Andresen.
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Andresen
Fear for Wales Visit Sparks Belfast Police Alert
In Belfast on November 10, authorities brace for hostility during the Prince of Wales visit to dedicate the new Parliament buildings at Stormont. Police and military preparations are heavy as past rioting concerns flared, though officials say no organized opposition has declared itself.
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Tenterhanks
Widow of Princeton Honor Graduate Carries On For Family
Philadelphia dispatch recalls Mrs Frank Smythe widow of a Princeton University class valedictorian and night watchman killed in a bank robber sting. She speaks of courage for her three children Emily Ann John Randy as she plans a hopeful future. The case involves a $10 cash theft and the watch worn by Smythe.
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French Arms Plan Liked By American Delegation
Geneva May 16 American delegation at the disarmament conference welcomed the French plan for arms reduction though wary of its complexity. Germany’s von Neurath will be in Geneva Monday for League of Nations council talks where allied powers press for clearer terms on continental security pacts and international troops under a joint command.
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League
New Yorker Flags Waterway Project
Washington November 15 government ownership linked to St Lawrence waterway plans drew opposition from maritime and railroad interests. Senators heard New York Maritime Association and executives warned against diverting traffic and wasting public funds while rail and shipping sectors fear harm to shipments and investment amid crisis. Financial and industrial leaders pressed for caution before proceeding with the All American Waterway proposal.
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Ragardiesy
Libby Holman Freed as State Withdraws Charges
WIRETON BALEM N C Nov 15 The state said it would not pursue charges against Libby Holman Reynolds and Willaton Salem youth after a court directed the entry of a discharge and the release of their bonds. Defense lawyers welcomed the action while Holman Reynolds, the famed torch singer, sat in court as the proceedings concluded with aNot guilty style discharge and no further action.
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Two Men Rob Grocery Store for 216 Dollars
John Lucent, owner of a grocery at 2400 Washington Street, said two youths robbed his store around ten o clock. They ordered him to stay quiet and took a cashier’s cash. One robber fired at Lucent, likely to frighten him, and fled with the pair driving away in a vehicle around the corner.
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Patten
Chorus Girl Shorts to Be Longer This Month
Chicago reports that chorus girl shorts will be lengthened this month. President W Frad Beaty of the National Costumers association cites two reasons: longer skirts now in fashion and the ongoing depression affecting attire. The note reflects industry shifts as outfits adjust to new styles and economic conditions.
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Ohloage
National Costumers’ Association
Liquor Laws Declared Still In Force By Judge McClintic
Judge George W. McClintic told the grand jury opening the November term that the eighteenth amendment remains the law and should be enforced. He criticized the new state medicinal liquor act saying it enables fraud by physicians and questioned its effect on liquor costs, estimating medicinal price around four to five dollars a pint. He doubted Roosevelt’s Europe representatives and noted possible cheaper liquor for bootleggers. Page 3 continuation.
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Frank D. Roosevelt
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Roosevelt
Uguer
Masons Confer Orders Today at Scottish Rite Reunion
Scottish Rite Masons convene at the Shrine temple for a reunion spanning today and tomorrow. Degrees conferred include 20th through 26th ranks with specific orders like Noachite, Prince of Jerusalem, and Royal Axe noted.
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Prince of Mercy
Senator Harrison Opposes War Debt Modifications
Jackson Miss May 18 Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi declares opposition to any war debt modification or cancellation. He will head the Senate Finance Committee under the next Congress, as the Democratic organization confirms its lineup.
Boy Thirteen-Year-Old Delivers Mysterious Neck Injury
GRAND ISLAND Neb Nov 1 UP Thirteen year old Gene Smith sustained a broken neck and cannot explain how the injury occurred. Doctors said the third and fourth cervical vertebrae appeared fractured after a severe jolt possibly near fatal. He attended school for almost a week while unable to describe the incident.
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Gene ‘Smith
Contest Faces Davis Victory Bid in Senate Fight
Washington May 18 The victory Senator James J Davis of Pennsylvania won nine weeks ago may be challenged by his defeated Democratic foe Lawrence H Rupp The case follows similar earlier contests including William S Vare and involves Davis facing indictment over alleged lottery activity tied to the Loyal Order of Moose Pinchot indicates he will pursue a certificate of election similar to prior proceedings The report notes Davis contest and related political maneuvers from Harrisburg and the Pennsylvania Republican Committee
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Lawrence H. Rupp
Pennsylvania
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Vare
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Ware
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Pinchot
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Loyal Order of Moose
Chatrrean Edward Martin
Pennsylvania Republican Committee
Waich Wilton
Cole Ib
Tragedy in Morgantown End of Lyons Family
Reported Morgantown deaths detail a double homicide suspecting suicide. Mrs. Lyons was shot in bed and her husband Lyons lay mortally wounded with a pistol nearby. Authorities consider the scene a complex family tragedy with prior violent incidents involving Lyons and others.
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Renten
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Jan Quad
Turkeys More Plentiful Cheaper This Thanksgiving
Turkeys will be more plentiful and cheaper this year with an average price around 40 cents per pound, down from 82 cents last year. Steadily rising flocks in West Virginia and nationwide push numbers up by about 14 percent locally and 2 percent nationally, despite some poor hatch outcomes and a summer disease. Weather remained favorable for turkey production, aiding the harvest for Thanksgiving week shipments via the Pocket Liberty to Pittsburgh.
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H. C. B. Stewart
United States
West Virginia
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Nar
Daulec
Statisticien
Liberty
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Pitttsburgh
Pennsylvania
Explosia explosion devastates plant near Charleston Ohio
A massive nitroglycerine blast measured at 900 quarts leveled a local explosive factory east of Charleston. Joseph Herrihan, a nitroglycerine maker for Marietta Torpedo Co, was the sole casualty. An ominous scene followed as debris and a scorched area enveloped Fry Hollow amid reports of next to no identifiable remains.
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Montgomery Road
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Hoover Silent On Debt Plans On Board Presidential Special
On the eve of the White House return President Hoover remained silent on the war debt policies, to be discussed soon after arrival in Washington. As his train moved through Missouri Illinois Indiana and Ohio, aides said he would stay cautious and not commit fully until in touch with affairs in Washington. Release Turn to Page B6.
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Will Says It's Our Fault About Debts
A discursive remark on postwar German reparations and Allied loans blames the United States and political parties for Europe’s debts. The speaker contends Europe could repay if funded by its own money, noting how Republicans allegedly prolonged the crisis.
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