Edward Goes Aboard Fury Alone In London Crisis
Edward Windsor abdicated duties for love as King George VI named his successor. Amid royal pomp, Edward sailed aboard the destroyer Fury en route to Boulogne or the Mediterranean, vowing publicly to support Wallis Warfield Simpson. The lone vigil begins, with Cannes reports hinting at a possible reunion next April when she is free to wed.
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London
Prince Albert Frederick
Arthur George
King George
Fury
Boulogne
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Mediterranean
Italy
Cannes
Curse on Wallys Family Dates From Henry VII Warning
Dorothy Clarke reports a so called curse linked to Battle Abbey and the Montague line dating back to Henry VII. She ties Wallis Simpson to the ill fortune via Norman ancestry through Lucy Neville and Sir Anthony Browne. An unrecorded monk allegedly issued the malediction at the abbey during a housewarming.
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Cleveland
Dorothy Clarke
Encyclopedia Research
Edward VIII
Wallis Simps
Miss Clarke
DeVera Adams
Hastings
Florida
Mrs. Simpson
Lucy Neville
Anthony Browne
Henry VIII
Sir Anthony
Anne of
Intervention to Be Barred in European Conflict Fears
Geneva reports officials backing the League of Nations and the international non intervention committee as Spain’s civil war fuels fear of a broader European clash. The League council considered a resolution to enforce rigid measures barring foreign war materiel and troops from warring nations, amid warnings from Spanish foreign minister Julio Alvarez Del Vayo of an imminent conflagration.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League Council
Julio’ Alvarez del Vayo
Drive Safely Backing Cars Requires Sharp Caution
Taylor County Safety Council stresses backing automobiles as dangerous, urging drivers to ensure no person or obstacle is in the path and no person or vehicle nearby might move into range before backing.
Pope May Be Able to Talk on Christmas
Vatican reports Pope Pius XI recovered enough from paralysis to possibly deliver his Christmas Eve allocution. At 79, he slept well and was aided to a private chapel to hear mass. Vatican officials say he may address his joys and sorrows via a microphone at his bedside, barring further setback.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican
Holy Father
Mask Resignation by Patrolman Reported to Council
City Patrolman Josephi Mask, veteran member of the police department, handed in his resignation yesterday. Mayor E Otto Wall announced this morning that Mask will become Sheriff-elect Herbert Evans field deputy. No action on a successor until after Monday council meeting. Resignation effective December 20.
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Josephi Mask
Police Department
Force 1
E. Otto Wall
Herbert Evans
Mask
Fiji Proclaims George VI First in Empire to Hear King
SUVA Fiji Islands December 12 The Fiji Islands claimed the honor of being the first British colony to hear George VI proclaimed king. The proclamation was read by the governor at 2 15 p m local time 9 15 p m E T Friday night.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
George VI
Gifts Stolen After Church Porch Hideaway
Portland report says Mrs. H. J. Jones hid Christmas gifts under a church porch to deter relatives from peeking at them. The gifts were reported stolen, leaving her anxious about recovering them. Police were informed.
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Portland
Ore
H. J. Jones
Madrid Bombardment Kills Ten as Insurgents Fire Shrapnel
Ten killed and at least twenty wounded as insurgent batteries pounded central Madrid. Streets San Madeo and Pez suffered heavy damage while government mobilized militia reserves to counter a double thrust. Fascist losses cited. Socialist communique claims northern advances and town captures along the Bay of Defensive.
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Madrid
San Madeo
Pez
Bay of Defensive
Professors Meet Senator On Farm Tenancy Plan
Four university instructors Dr. C. R. Orton Dr. B. L. Galpin Dr. Paul H. Price and Dr. J. F. Ferry joined Senator M M Neely in Morgantown on December 12 to discuss farm tenancy recommendations for Congress. Orton noted previous failed resettlement efforts and urged legislation to help tenants become owners.
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Morgantown
M M. Neely
Congress
C. R. Orton
8. L. Galpin
Paul H. Price
J. F. Ferry
Orton
West Virginia
Exemption of Private Pension Setups Sought
Washington report says Congressman King of Utah leads a push to exempt private pension systems from the federal Social Security Act program. He will reconvene the joint committee once members return, signaling a planned legislative drive.
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Washington
King
Utah
Joint Congressional Committee
Electors to cast votes next Monday for Roosevelt
Washington dispatch reports that 531 members of the electoral college will meet in state capitals next Monday to vote for president and vice president. The Roosevelt-Garner ticket is expected to receive 532 votes to 8 for Landon and Knox. Congress will count the votes on January 6, formalizing Roosevelt's second term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Electoral College
Roosevelt-Garner
Landon
Knox
Congress
Thest
House
Senate
Body of Fayetteville Man Found in Kanawha
Magistrate E M Parker will conduct an inquest into the death of Houston J Wendell 36 of Fayetteville whose body was found floating in the Kanawha river here Police from Kanawha and Fayette counties will testify Wendell a prominent Fayetteville resident had been missing three weeks He was last seen near the spot where firemen recovered the body
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Montgomery
E. M. Parker
East Bank
Houston J. Wendell
Fayetteville
Kanawha
Parker
J. E. Roberts
Fayette Counties
Wendell
Automobile Deaths In November Are Shocking
Charleston reports that 800 auto accidents in November caused 75 deaths and 557 injuries, the year’s worst toll. Knanawha county led with 11 fatalities, Cabell had seven, Mercer six, as 6,733 crashes in 11 months of 1936 produced 459 deaths, 4,953 injuries, and $620,865.45 in property damage.
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Charleston
Department of Public Safety
Kanawha County
Cabell
Mercer
Regulation council to push fair competition act in labor plan
The Council for Industrial Progress, with business and labor reps, seeks federal limits on wages hours and trade practices and proposes a fair competition act echoing NRA aims. George L. Berry led as coordinator. John C. Paine said firms employing about 60 percent of workers back the plan, while others may join. The group urges voluntary hour cuts and wage increases and calls for unemployment censuses funded under council supervision.
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Washington
Council For Industrial Progress
NRA
George L. Berry
John C. Paine
New York
Supreme Court
Duling Brothers Start Defense In Murder Case
Defense lawyers in Salem Virginia call witnesses to place Hubbard and Paul Duling in West Virginia at the time Deputy Clarence E. Simmons was killed along Route 220 south of Roanoke on July 17. A state witness placed Hubbard driving near Summersville shortly after 6 a.m. the murder day.
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Salem
Duling Brothers
Hubbard
Paul
West, Virginia
Clarence E. Simmons
Roanoke County
Simmons
Roanoke
Dalings
Summersville
W. Va
Two Shot to Death in Numbers Lottery Fight
In Atlanta near police headquarters, two men were killed and three others wounded in a gun battle linked to a lottery numbers dispute. Victims Vasteen Billingsly and Spencer Mitchell died. Nick and James Ransom and Nick's wife were injured. investigators seek a possible unidentified participant.
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Atlanta
Imen
Vasteen Billingsly
Spencer Mitchell
Nick
James Ransom
C. P. Wright
W.M. Summerlin
King and Warfield Simpson May Honeymoon On Vessel
The Daily News reports former Camden and shipping sources say King Edward VIII and Mrs. Wal Warfield Simpson may honeymoon aboard the 279-foot diesel yacht Caroline owned by Eldridge R. Johnson. The vessel has been in drydock in Brooklyn for four years. Capt. Andrew Peterson is said to have arranged the voyage aboard an American-owned yacht.
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New York
Daily News
Eldridge R. Johnson
The
Victor
Brooklyn
Camden
Talking Machine Company
N. J
King Edward VIII
Wal
Warfield Simpson
Amer News
Kan
Andrew Peterson
Edward Abdicates for Love in Worldwide Farewell Speech
Edward VIII announces he cannot bear the burden of kingship without Mrs. Wallis Simpson. He quits public duties and sails aboard the destroyer Fury seeking a life with Simpson, while King George VI is praised as successor. The broadcast, heard by hundreds of millions, ends with him bidding farewell.
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Edward
Stanley Baldwin
George VI
Co ed Seeks Cold Cure By Catching It
A Miami University student told a local Oxford pharmacist she wanted a prescription not to cure a cold but to catch one. She described sitting in drafts and walking in snow to provoke symptoms, joking that without a cold by Wednesday she would have to deliver a 20 minute speech.
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Oxford, O
Miami University
Peace Pact Praised At Inter-American Conference
Buenos Aires December 12 Carlos Saavedra Lamas Argentina foreign minister and Nobel laureate hailed a peace and security resolution signed by 10 American nations. The plan, called epochal by Cordell Hull, would be introduced at the inter American peace conference with observers noting potential rapid universal ratification. The preamble echoes President Roosevelt according to Lamas.
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Buenos Aires
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
United States
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Saavedra Lamas
Governor Works On His Message in Charleston Caucus
Charleston officials report Governor Kump drafting his address to the legislature as lawmakers prepare for caucuses. Democratic house members are set to nominate the speaker clerk and sergeant with James Kay Thomas William La fon and J Alfred Taylor claiming gains in the speaker race. John B Hall of Williamson expected to be reelected as clerk. Republican house members meet Monday to pick the minority floor leader ahead of the special session. Senate Democrats plan Sunday night caucus to nominate officers.
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Charleston
Kump
Democratic House
James Kay Thomas
William Lafon
J. Alfred Taylor
John 8. Hall
Williamson
Republican House
Senate
PUNCHBOARDS TARGETED BY TROOPERS IN CITY RAID
The Sentinel reports a state police push against punchboards and gambling devices used by local businesses. Corporal L W Emrick warns that raids may begin soon to enforce the law and clean up the streets.
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Sentinel
L. W. Emrick
Emrick
Cricket Interest Signals End of Crisis in Ipswich
London reports that English cricket fans focused on Ipswich Queensland as England’s touring team played a warm-up match before the vital test series against Australia. The turmoil surrounding Mrs Wallace Simpson’s divorce decree decorously faded from view as sport took center stage.
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London
Ipswich
England
Wallis Simpson
Queensland
Australia
Bakery Oven Explodes Injuring Two Workers
An Elkins bake shop oven exploded injuring Frank McDonnough aged 19 and R H Landis 35. The blast ripped out the front of the shop and caused about 2000 dollars in damages. Doctors reported neither man in serious condition.
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Elkins
Frank McDonnough
R. H. Landis
John Cropp
Admits Part in Slaying in Portland Report
Police disclose William A. Kuhlman confessed to helping kill Harry R. Miller, a Cincinnati fire captain, and stealing $5,100 in securities. He says Heber L. Hicks financed the murder and that another suspect, Frank Williams, remains sought for questioning. Kuhlman was jailed after an earlier theater robbery attempt.
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Portland
Ore
William A. Kuhlman
Harry R. Miller
Cincinnati
Theodore Schulpius
Kuhlman
Miller
Frank G. Williams
J. H. Schum
Carl Davis
W. Va
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