Japanese Forces Withdraw From International Settlement Parade
News report from Shanghai dated December 3 notes Japanese troops vacated the American defended area after a bomb or grenade attack during a victory parade of about 5,000 troops. Col Charles F. B. Price demanded withdrawal, Japanese leaders ceded control and authorities erected barriers, blocking traffic. An observer suggested Price’s quick move avoided further danger.
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Shanghai
Charles F. B. Price
United States Fourth Marines
International Settlement
gObservers
Mussolini editorial blasts Allied plans to strangle have not nations
Milan dispatch reports Popolo D Italia accuses United States Britain and France of plotting economic strangulation of poorer nations. Mussolini writes that defining the have nots as aggressors is a democratic insult and urges a full restoration of spirit in response to trade talks.
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Milan
Mussolini
Italy
Nazi Germany
Japan
Duce
Cop Mahoney Delivers Baby in Louisville Home
Patrolman James Mahoney returned five year old Delbert Whiteside Jr. to his home in Louisville Kentucky then aided in the birth of a nine pound boy. Mrs Whiteside exclaimed the child was already loved and a new one was imminent as the Irish officer acted with calm efficiency under the mother’s guidance.
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James Mahoney
Whiteside
Louisville
Mahoney
Delbert Whiteside, Jr
Sorrow Lodge Memorial Service Planned by Elks
James F Holt publisher of Crate Pres a ine memorial ad announces a memorial service for Sorrow Lodge No 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to be held at 2 30 Sunday afternoon in the lodge room of Graf ton lodge No 308 Dr O L Cook past exalted ruler will preside Musical numbers include a male quartet and a Women's Music club trio Absent brothers will be called by Secretary Simon J Friedman Other lodge officers participate The service closes with Auld Lang Syne and a benediction by Rev E F K Roof. Continued on page two.
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James F
Holt
Lodge of Sorrow
Grafton Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elkins
Dri Cook
J. Lee Evans
John T. Evans
Paul P. Warden
W. Patton
Women's Music Club
Simon J. Friedman
E. F. K. Roof
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Elks
Slaying of Frances Marie Brady Nears Court End
In Covington on December 3 two men Willie Bradshaw and Rudolph Haynes face murder charges in the 14 month old slaying of Frances Marie Brady 37 as she entered her home after a shower. Haynes was to be arraigned today and Bradshaw on December 10. A third suspect said to be involved died in Louisville two weeks earlier.
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Covington
Frances Marie Brady
Miss Brady
Willie Bradshaw
Rudolph Haynes
Cincinnati
Haynes
Bradshaw
Louisville
Moscow demands redress after train bombing
Soviet Russia charged a Russian train was fired on November 29 at Dolginov Poland station, locking in the crew until the engine detached the flaming car. Tass news agency said the engineer saved the crew and demanded punishment for Poland and damages.
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Moscow
Russia
Dolginov
Poland
Tass
Firemen Put Out Truck Blaze In Albuquerque
Firemen found their fire truck ablaze after fighting flames in the home of George Miller. Chief Art Westerfeld said it backfired into a gasoline puddle. Both fires were extinguished with little damage.
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Albuquerque
George Miller
Art Westerfeld
Republicans See Chance in 1938 Senate Races
Washington reports that GOP leaders, citing favorable math, expect to gain seats in the 1938 Senate elections. With 30 Democrats up, Republicans target 21 seats outside the solid South, and Democrats hope to hold Steiner’s Oregon seat while pursuing gains in other states.
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Washington
Solid South
Steiner
Ore
Anti Court Senators Dinner Guests Honor Defenders of Constitution
Senator Burke of Nebraska said seven senators, including Holt Austin King and others, have accepted invitations to a New York dinner the American Defense Society organized to honor the defenders of theAmerican Constitution in the Senate. The event was planned to recognize opponents of Roosevelt’s court bill.
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Washington
Burke
D-Neb
Senate
Roosevelt
New York
American Defense Society
Robert Appleton
Holt
W. Va
Austin
R-Vt
King
Rahe
Man Who Threatened Queen Victoria Dies in Lunatic Asylum
London dispatch reports Harry W. Carter, 83, the man who threatened Queen Victoria in 1894 and was ordered detained during Her Majesty's pleasure, died last night at Broadmoor criminal lunatic asylum. Carter was found insane after sending a threatening letter to the queen.
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London
Queen Victoria
Broadmoor
Harry W. Carter
Carter
Labor chiefs resume talks for labor peace tonight
Washington December 3. William Green and John L. Lewis pursue reunification of the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization after a four hour session. The main issue is dual unionism and whether C IO should become autonomous within the AFL. Talks recessed until 8 this evening without a conclusion.
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Washington
William Green
John L. Lewis
Labor Peace
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
C. S O
A. F of L
Two Passengers Will Be Removed At Once
Charleston December 3 The Public Service Commission granted the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad authority to discontinue two gasoline powered passenger trains between Parkersburg and Grafton starting December 19 The order requires two fast trains to run flag stops at towns lacking bus service The railroad said trains No 22 and No 31 were not profitable No 22 departed Parkersburg at 410 p m and No 31 left Grafton at 710 a m
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Parkersburg
Grafton
Two More Convicted In Drukman Conspiracy Case
New York reports a supreme court jury convicted Max Silverman and his son Harold for conspiring to evade arrest in the Drukman case. Max received one year and $500 fine. Harold also got one year. Edward Braff, Silverman’s son-in-law, was acquitted. The case traces back to Drukman’s body found March 3, 1935 in a Brooklyn garage, marking a long chapter in New York crime history.
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New York
Supreme Court
Drukman
Max Silverman
Harold
Silverman
Edward ‘Braff
Brooklyn
Marinelli resigns as New York County Clerk amid Dewey charges
Albany dec 3 Albert Marinelli Tammany leader today submitted his resignation to Gov Herbert Lehman amid charges by Republican Prosecutor elect Thomas E Dewey that he is unfit for office. Marinelli cited subpoenas for over 300 people from his neighborhood before two grand juries since Nov 26 as part of the probe into Tammany associations.
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Albany
N. Y
Albert Marinelli
Tammany
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas E. Dewey
Marinelli
the Gorges
Eoupon
Dewey
Lehman
PSC Injunction Plea Set For December 11
In MOQREFIELD on December 3, Judge Harlan M. Calhoun fixed December 11 as the hearing date for the Public Service Commission bid to obtain an injunction. The petition seeks to restrain Hardy County Light and Power Association from proceeding with construction without a certificate of public convenience. The case involves whether rural electrification cooperatives fall under utility regulations.
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Moqrefield
Public Service Commission
Hardy County Light and Power Association
Gireult
Harlan M. Calhoun
Clarence W. Meadows
Forrest B. Poling
Oral Electrification Administration
Petiion
Colder Weather Forecast Hamps Roosevelt Fishing Party
Colder northerly winds forecast for the Potomac off Dry Tortugas may drop temperatures to the low fifties. President Roosevelt's party aboard the yacht faced quiet day with fishing still reported as excellent and a prize for the largest fish claimed by Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson. No visitors.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Potomac
Toriga Islands
White House
Washington
Jackson
Robert H. Jackson
The
United States
W C Fields Plans Return To Broadway This Winter
Hollywood reports W C Fields will return to Broadway this winter after seven years away. He doubts revival of art for art sake, saying earnings drive choices and actors follow the money. He plans to test what Broadway has become and notes flea circuses may have replaced old vaudeville.
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W. C. Fields
Broadway
Hollywood
W.C. Pields
Ike
Wage-Hour Bill Faces House Battle Over Revisions
Washington December 3 Supporters of the wage hour bill pressed to save the plan from revisions as critics floated changes including striking geographic differentials. The AFL met to review labor standards legislation while House leaders weighed a single administrator under the labor department. The bill aims to set minimum wages up to 40 cents and a 40 hour work week for interstate industries, with child labor provisions under dispute as the Senate had approved restrictions on shipments of child labor products into other states.
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Washington
Rules Committee
American Federation of Labor
Federation
House Labor Committee
Labor Department
Senate
House
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Labor Standards Board
Electricity Bills Paid For Public Gift In Amherst
Amherst officials announce that for the second year in a row the municipal electric plant will pay this month’s bills. The Board of Public Affairs reports the total gift amounts to 3272 dollars as a Christmas subsidy to consumers.
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Amherst
Board of Public Affairs
Municipal Electric Plant
Rotary District Governor Speaks To Grafton Club
Judge Roy H. Waugh Buckhannon governor of the 185th Rotary district spoke at the Grafton Rotary Club dinner in the M C A last night. He urged Rotary as both a service organization and a creator of close friendships, saying more knowledge of Rotary increases personal value and the organization as a community asset. Members praised his remarks and expressed hope for another visit.
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Roy H. Waugh
Buckhannon
Rotary
Grafton
Judge Waugh
E. Bailey Wyckoff
Lawyers Suit Against Collectors Set in March
Mercer County Bar association plans to restrain five collection agencies from alleged illegal and unjust practices. The suit is docketed for the March term of circuit court, with a meeting held to decide on seeking a similar restraining order. The bar group has not reported grievances yet.
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Princeton
Mercer County Bar Association
Circuit
Sidney L
Mel Dowell
Welch
Charleston
A. B. Hodges
The
Bar Association
Mercer Group
Y Directors Plan Dinner at Grafton Y M C A
The board invites all active members to a no cost dinner next Monday evening at the Grafton Y M C A President James C Holt announces Ivan Rhodes of the National Y M C A Council and Frank M Little state Y M C A secretary will speak They will discuss boosting membership and potential gym remodeling amid disrepair concerns Continued on page eight.
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Acs
Ietors
Grafton Y. M. C. A
William Manley
Accused Kidnapper Gets Hearing On His Sanity
Huntington reports 46 year old ex convict Arnette A. Booth charged with kidnapping Dr. James J. Seder. A sanity commission chosen by Booth will assess him, with another panel appointed by Judge H. Clay Worth to follow. Booth and co defendants John Travis and Orville Adkins face trial Monday before Judge Worth. Doctors W York, I W Taylor. Oscar Biern and E F Reaser named by the court.
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Oscar Biern
E. F. Reaser
Postal Robbery in Lockport, Robbers Seize Chief
Five men armed with sawed off shotguns and machine guns robbed the Lockport post office daylight, seizing Police Chief Fred Lindner and abducting him after firing twice to frighten him. The payday of $24,800 for a Texas oil refinery payroll was stolen as money moved into the post office. Police pursued the truck with the chief held hostage for a half mile. Lindner reported the robbers warned of danger and claimed, We are headed for the heights and you, for the grave.
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Lockport
Ill
First National Bank of
Texas Company
Fred Lindner
Lindner
Petitions for Peace Launched by VFW in Taylor County
Memorial City Post No 3081 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars initiates a campaign to collect signatures from Taylor County citizens urging Congress and the president to keep America out of war while maintaining a national defense. Commander J Moran notes the voter will of the people rests with Congress and that the effort spans 3600 VFW units nationwide.
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Taylor County
Congress
America
Memorial City Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
U. S
United States of America
Veterans Foreign Wars of
United Stat
J. Moran
Moran
Severi
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Elks Service
LABOR
Green
Lewis
PSC
Piids
Broad
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Grafton Club
Hotel Commodt
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Capitol Plaza
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