Hunger Marchers Ride West Via National Pike Toward Uniontown
Western hunger marchers of about 2,000 in trucks and autos moved from Cumberland toward Uniontown, passing through Blueville with city officers keeping watch. Police noted routes via Route 50 avoided steeper mountains, while some groups used a Northwestern turnpike cutoff. Officers escorted the main contingent and advised using Route 40 for tougher climbs, though most continued toward western destinations with minimal incidents.
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Washington
National Highway
Cumberland
UN Qoritowis
Northwestern Turnpike
Lincoln Street
Turnpike
Wallace Henderson
Grafton
Clarksburg
Sillman
Mo- Yan
Blueville
West Virginia
Irs
Nationaliira
Hobart A. Brown
H. K. Deben
Origrial
Ooute
Big Savage
Winchester
Detective Croskey slain in West Philadelphia garage
Philadelphia police report City Detective Michael G. Croskey 34 was stabbed to death while parking his car in a two garage near his home as he pursued a secret probe into the slaying of Norman R. Bechtel Mennonite church worker. Two men were seen fleeing after the attack.
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Philadelphia
Michael G. Croskey
Norman R. Bechtel
West Philadlphia
Bechtel
Germantown
Igat
Croskey
Welsh Sailor Held in Yacht Slaying Mystery
Police in Los Angeles seize William James Guy a 24 year old Welsh sailor of fortune linked to the murder of Capt Walter Vanderwell aboard the yacht Carma on the Long Beach waterfront. The suspect claimed innocence while confessing he moved near Vanderwell to avoid suspicion and considered surrendering. The widow charged threats over money and a fist fight occurred. two witnesses aboard the yacht identified a man in a gray suit as seeking Vanderwell shortly before the death.
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Los Angeles
Calif
William James Guy
Walter Vanderwell
Globe
Guy
Vanderwell
Long Beach
Walter Wander
Long’ Beach
Suspi
Railroads Enter Plea For Equality Of Opportunity
President Hoover submits the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 18th report to Congress urging America to remain abreast of other nations in aviation development. He notes no heavier-than-air craft yet provides Europe transatlantic service but expresses hope for the future and stresses aviation as a national defense asset.
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Washington
Europe
Congress
Hoover
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
America
Railroads defend plan before Coolidge committee in New York
Albert P. Thom, general counsel for the Association of Railway Executives, presents a seven point program to a national transportation committee led by Calvin Coolidge. The document frames railroads’ plea for equal opportunity, outlining the grave financial distress and the need to rescue the vast network and rolling stock.
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New, York
Calvin Gy Coolidge
Albert P. Thom
Association of Railway Executives
National Transportation Committee
Coolidge
Mmeit Thom
Testimony Heard In $50,000 Damage Suit
The $90,000 damage suit filed by Homer H. Cooper of Cumberland against Western Maryland Railway opened in U S district court before Judge W Cal vin Chestnut and a jury. Cooper, 31, began work for the railroad at 18 and injured his foot as a brakeman near Cumberland last February.
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Baltimore
Homer H. Cooper
Cumberland
Western Maryland Railway
United States
W. Calvin Chestnut
Cooper
Borah Moves to Abrogate Home Loan Bank System
Idaho Senator Borah introduces a bill to repeal the act creating the Home Loan Bank System, sparking the first Senate banking debate of the session. Copeland and Glass challenge the program, while Fort is labeled a politician and supporters argue it could save many homes.
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Borah
Waskinston
Idaho
Senate
Copeland
Congress
Hoover
Coubens
Mich
Glass
Virginia
Fletcher
Florida
Dill
Washington
Franklin W. Fort
Dispute Over Hindenburg Triggers Reichstag Turmoil
Berlin reports violent clashes as Nazi and Communist factions battle during the second Reichstag session. Shouts opposed President Paul von Hindenburg while lawmakers debated a bill to establish succession rules after the 82 year old president's death or resignation. The session needed a suspension of over an hour.
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Berlin
Von
Paris Conference Signals British Debt Payment Plan
Premier Herriot and Prime Minister MacDonald discussed the December 15 debt of 95 550 000 to the United States with reports indicating England may pay but seek to defer further payments until broader negotiations. An official communique noted independent action and continued efforts for international cooperation to restore the world economy. separate notes from Washington and Warsaw touched on extending or postponing other war debt obligations.
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Paris
Herriot
MacDonald
Great Britain
England
United States
Prems
America
London
Britain
Warsaw
Poland
Washington
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Rail valuations court question in Norfolk and Western case
Welch reports circuit court arguments over the Norfolk and Western Railway 65 million dollar West Virginia assessment. Torch seeks 1932 revision, witnesses urge 51,545,710 as proper figure while Tax Commissioner Townsend says 65 million is too low. Six lettermen from last season will return for NC State basketball.
Cold Wave Grips Nation Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a premature winter surge spreading from the Pacific Northwest into the West and Midwest, then into the Southwest. The cold spell brings sub-zero temperatures and suffering to the unprepared while springlike conditions persist in many areas and eastern regions experience sagging temperatures.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Middle-West
Toys For All Needy Kiddies Planning Drive
The Women’s club plans a Christmas toy drive for needy children inviting churches and civic groups to help. A meeting is set for Monday at 8 PM in Elks club rooms to finalize details for a staged event at the Elks Home. This year donations are requested instead of used toys as the club has bought a large quantity of new toys and dolls, straining the treasury.
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Cbelzia
Women’s Club
Elks Club
Elks
Generals Held as Prisoners in Manchuria
Tokyo reports that Chinese generals Su Ping-Wen and Ma Chann Shan, longtime blockers of Japanese rule in far northwestern Manchuria, have reportedly been taken as prisoners by Japanese forces. Russian authorities handed them over at the border per Rengo dispatches from Tsitsinar, the northern Manchurian HQ.
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Tokyo
Su Ping- Wen
Ma Chann Shan
Manchuria
Rengo
Tsitsinar
Manchurian
Women Doctors on Staff at Chicago Hospital
Chicago December 8. The Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Chicago is staffed completely by women physicians, surgeons, and nurses led by Superintendent Katherine K Power. The hospital claims no maternal deaths in childbirth for five years and uses twilight sleep to ease pain in delivery. It hosts both women and men patients and is rated class A by the AMA, with only New York and Boston sharing the concept of all female staff institutions.
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Chicago
Women's and Children's Hospital
Katherine K. Power
United States
New York
Boston
American Medical Association
Power
Dent's Attorneys Plan To Gather Evidence On Charge Election Fraud
Dent's lawyers prepare to gather evidence in Barbour county next week on alleged ballot tampering and fraudulent activity after a recount that put incumbent W Merle Watkins ahead by 193 overall. Dent's team expects the case to reach the state supreme court, amid charges of irregular marking, ballot changes, and tampering.
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Dent
Watkins
Barbour
State Supreme Court
Herbert W. Dent
W. Merle Watkins
Taylor
Attonney Dent
Ioe
Warlong
Talbott & Talbott
Kittle & Kittle
Stemple É& Stemple
Harry Mason
Postmaster Finds Lost Pipe After Great Hunt
A Grafton postmaster misplaced his pipe, searched desks drawers and wash room, and even questioned employees after it disappeared from the right corner of his mouth. He retraced steps through the office, and as he exited a doorway something inside his mouth tapped the door frame and the pipe was found.
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A. L
Grafton
P. M
P. O
Hiv
Democrats to Block Hoover Appointments in Senate
Washington reports that Senate Democrats will block all of President Hoover's nominations for terms beyond March 4, 1933, except routing promotions. The move aims to keep new administration in line with its policies while allowing Roy D Chapin to be confirmed as secretary of commerce. The ban includes most major executive posts.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Hoover
oRbinson
Arkansas
Roy D. Chapin
Michigan
Capitol Bil
Lst
Théovernment
Crude Oil Output in West Virginia Dips, 1932 Totals Given
Washington reports crude petroleum production in West Virginia for October at 923000 barrels, vs 307000 for September, per U.S. Bureau of Mines. The release lists state totals for the first ten months of 1932 and compares with prior periods.
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Washington
West
Virginia
U.S. Bureau of
Tnes
14 Men Die in New Mexico Mine Blast Tragedy
Madrid New Mexico December 8 Thirteen bodies were removed from the Jones Morgan mine where an explosion trapped 14 workers the fate of the remaining suspected victim unknown about 50 miners escaped uninjured. Rescue squads with oxygen masks rushed to the scene as families waited near the mine mouth.
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Madrid
N. M
Onley cites competition in taxation
Governor William G. Conley of West Virginia opposes federal entry into tax fields citing inheritance and gasoline taxes as areas of state competition. He warns expansion would weaken state revenue and increase federal dominance, urging restraint and equitable taxation to prevent overlap among fiscal bodies.
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New York
William G. Conley
West Virginia
National Conference On the Relations of Law and Business
Riding Master Found Guilty of Seducing Girl
New York reports Riding master Homewood was convicted of seduction of Miss Charlotte Gibson under promise of marriage. The case notes that Gibson and her father testified he was the child's father and had promised to marry but refused. Sentencing set for December 13 with bail denied. maximum penalty five years and $1000 fine.
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New York
Homewood
Charlotte Gibson
Miss Gibson
Robert Gibson
Tappan, N
He Gibson
Tateo
Lee Says State Board of Education Not Abolished
Charleston reports Attorney General Howard B. Lee says a court decision on the state board of education would not abolish it. The meeting of the board’s advisory council is planned mid month to discuss reinstating the board. The appellate ruling in a test case and salary issues are noted with no action stated.
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Charleston
Board of
Legisla
Boar of Education
Cook
Lee
Board of Public
Gupremier
Hoard
Lée
Attorne
Ny Wy
Reduser Bill’ Géss
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Stimson
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State Department
Laudel
Rail Valuations Court
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Elks Home
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