Vessel Owned By Americans Held by Japanese
A Japanese spokesman denied a flag was thrown into the Whangpoo River from a seized American owned launch. He said the Chinese crew hauled down the flag and that if Americans prove ownership the launch will be returned. The vessel, owned by the China Foreign Steamship Co., is under Japanese control amid wartime seizures.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo
Associated Press
Whangpoo River
United States
Clarence E. Gauss
China Foreign Steamship Company
Roosevelt Line
Bund
William Hunt
Steamship Company
Gauss
Nanking
China
Kwangteah
Kiangyin
Yangtze River
Japan
Yangtze
Kashing
Paul Emile Naggiar
Death of Publisher Mourned by Leaders
Col. Watson, long time editor and owner of the Columbia Tribune, a University of Missouri graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member, died. A Democratic national convention delegate in 1928, he began as a printer's devil at 14 and rose through St Joseph Ballot, St Louis Star-Chronicles, Fort Worth Gazette, and State Tribune before leading the Tribune. He never married.
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St. Joseph
St Louis
Mr. Watson
University of Missouri
Phi Delta Phi
Knight Templar
Col. Watson
Japan Begins Closing Open Door in Far East War
Washington reports say Japan may be restricting foreign goods in North China after military gains in China. The State Department pressed Japan against changing the Chinese maritime customs system while Tientsin’s Japanese dominated peace maintenance commission allegedly cut tariffs on Japanese imports. Officials fear broader tariffs at other Chinese depots could follow.
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Washington
Japan
China
Nippon
Huu
North China
United States
Tientsin
Ichina
Peace Maintenance Commission
Great Britain
Welfare Setup Delayed as New Organization Forms
Completion of welfare organization is postponed into early next year as current workers cover duties. Many applicants seek circuit roles while few apply for senior posts. Funeral services for Col. Watson, with burial in Columbia cemetery, will be held Thursday at 2 PM at First Baptist Church. Survived by sister Mrs. H J Waters, brother S L Watson, and three nephews.
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Commission
Henry J. Waters
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Tribune
Columbia
First Baptist Church
Col. Watson
H. J. Waters
Kansas City
S. L. Watson
B. A. Watson
Massie Watson
H J. Waters
Quick Enactment of Housing Plan Debate Continues
President Roosevelt urges cancellation of 1939 authorizations and limits new road funding to 125 million for 1940 and beyond. He cites balanced budget goals and heavy federal road aid over five years while lawmakers warn against undermining state road programs and contractual obligations. Ashurst and Cartwright challenge the approach, defending congressional expertise and opposing sweeping cuts.
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Wallace
Congress
Hayden F
Ashurst
Secretary of Agriculture
Cartwright
Roosevelt
Metal screws used to repair broken bones
New method announced ahead of the Southern Medical Association meeting uses airplane metal screws to tie bone fragments until they knit The magnesium alloy screws absorb in the bone after serving their purpose and the aluminum is eliminated over time Dr Earl D McBride report Oklahoma City notes this as a distinct advance in surgery
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New Orleans
Southern Medica’l Association
Earl D. McBride
Oklahoma City
Okla
Springfield Bank Robbers Ready to Take Consequences
Two Arkansas men, Fern Eugene Moore and Archie Jimmie Holdbrook, were jailed in Springfield, Missouri, on federal and state charges for robbing Citizens Bank of 14434. They were traced via Oklahoma license plates after a car wreck and admitted the crime. About 13285 was recovered from their clothing and a barn near Holdbrook’s home. They face $80,000 bond and await further proceedings. The report also notes a related airline analyzer rollout and livestock show highlights from the International Livestock Exposition, including Ashbourne Orange grand champion steer and Curry Yellow Dent corn winner.
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Springfield
Arkansas
John T. Pierpont
Fern Eugene Moore
Rogers
Springdale
Ark
Muskogee
Okls
Archie Jimmie Holdbrook
Moore
Holdbrook
Dean
Merle James Turpin
Chicago
Oklahoma A
M. College
Ashbourne Orange
G. Page
Aberdeen Angus
Charles Walgreen
Wiliam H. Curry
Tipton
Ind
Curry
Barrow
Poland-China
Arnold Moore
Union City
Okla
New Hing
Pennsylvania State College
Berkshire
W. L. Blizzard
Ogo Domino
Hereford
Wyoming
Divorce Looms After Fourteen Year Romance Ends
Culbertson says Jo has been his grand romance but reveals his solitary nature and marital strain. They agree to joint custody and continue business partnership. Culbertson transfers half his assets to Mrs Culbertson for support with limits on child payments, remainder funding a physics foundation. The couple wed in 1923 after meeting at a card party.
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Culbertson
Rebels Seek to Cut Off Rail Connection
MADRID November 30 AP Spanish insurgent war planes bombed Guadalajara 30 miles northeast of Madrid to sever railroad links with the former capital. Intense insurgent air activity on the central front included raids on Madrid Alcala de Henares and a government airport. Five killed and 20 injured at Alcala de Henares. one insurgent plane shot down there. Government planes and anti aircraft guns repelled attackers as air raid shelters rise in villages. Vicente Sol said Madrid prisons emptied after transferring 1,630 prisoners to the coast this week as part of evacuation to ease the food crisis. War bulletin cited scattered artillery bombardments and unsettled weather delaying ground maneuvers.
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Madrid
Guadalajara
Alcala de Henares
Vicente Sol
Cincinnati Work Plan Finds Willing Workers
Cincinnati launches a city run employment experiment as 2600 relief recipients register. Starting tomorrow 100 men will work at the city workhouse on tearing down buildings for 50 cents an hour with priority to those on relief. Dec. 17 marks the Wright brothers first flight anniversary.
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Cincinnati
Omar Caswell
Caswell
Wright Brothers
DULL HEADACHES GONE BY ONE DOSE ADLERIKA CLAIMS
Headaches caused by constipation vanish after a single Adlerika dose. The remedy cleans poisons from both upper and lower bowels and ends bad sleep. Promoted by G. A. Fischer Drug Co.
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G. A
Fischer Drug Co
Narrow Escape While Rescue Tried In Tar Pit
Los Angeles AP report describes Mrs. Alice Harris rescuing her dog at the La Brea tar pits near Wilshire Boulevard. She slipped into sticky pitch and was engulfed to her armpits before park crew freed her wrists with a pry, the dog remains missing. Foreman Sam Warren led the rescue with helpers on scene.
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Alice Harris
le Brea
la Brea
Wilshire Boulevard
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