We Will Not Play Ostrich on Dam Shutdown
The Sentinel notes unsettling news of a partial winter shutdown at the Freeman Snare dam affecting 1,000 workers in Grafton. It urges local leaders to rally the Taylor County Board of Trade, combat jealousy, and revitalize industry while stressing careful neutrality amid looming global tensions.
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Frederick Snare Corporation
Grafton
Fairmont Times
Fairmont
Randall Cremer
Snare Corporation
Fowlkes
U. S. Engineers
Associated Press
Tri-State
Tom Bartlett
Taylor County Board of Trade
Desolate confession in a dramatic November mood
In a Detroit club, Gay reflects on a stormy past with Wayne. Marian probes memories of romance, ambition, and loneliness, revealing Gay's longing for wealth and social ascent while grappling with a failed marriage and a lingering love for Wayne. The scene ends with unresolved tension and a promise of continues.
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Gay
Wilson
Marian
Wayne
Johnny
Nagao
New York
Tim
Leaner Land
Johnny Pink
Where Peace Replaced War on the Irish Border Anniversary
The eleventh anniversary of the official boundary between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland passed with little notice. The border, once a scene of guerilla warfare, is now described as the most peaceful in Europe. It was fixed after a 1925 agreement. unlike the Canada United States line, it is crossed freely with only courteous customs checks.
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Irish Free State
Northern Ireland
Europe
Canada
United States
Ireland Council Created to Address Shared Interests
The 1925 agreement established the Council of Ireland from both governments with authority to meet as needed on common issues. No meetings have occurred since, and none appear necessary. The text notes the two Irelands could be one, yet they disagree, while a recent battleground is now a peaceful border forested area.
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Council of Ireland
Martin
McCabe
Toward Stability: U S moves to widen currency stabilization effort
The United States expands its monetary agreement with France and England to include Belgium Switzerland and Holland boosting international finance stability. Government considers reserve requirement changes and stronger equalization funds to curb volatile foreign capital flows while balancing domestic credit and markets. Officials express cautious optimism about progress and call for measured action to avoid booms and busts.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
France
England
United States
Belgium
Switzerland
Holland
Treasury
Reserve Board
Motorist Who Fled From Accident Goes to Jail
Huntington report states Robert Bliffin, 24, was convicted by a common pleas jury of leaving the scene after his car struck and injured two boys. Judge H. Clay Winters Jr. ordered six months to be served, threatening repeat behavior.
Aged Man Dies at 77 in Fairmont Hospital
George Elza Fetty, a prominent Marion county resident, died in Fairmont hospital after a long illness. He was 77 years old.
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Farmington
George Elza Fetty
Marion County
Fairmont
Injured steel worker John Payne dies after car strike
John Payne a 47 year old steel worker died from injuries after being struck by an automobile in Wheeling on December 14. Local officials reported the accident and ongoing investigation into the incident.
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Wheeling
John Payne
Leadership Fight Shapes House Choice O Connor or Rayburn
Charles P. Stewart analyzes why D majority favors Sam Rayburn over John J. O Connor for House leadership. Administration support and Tammany ties dampen O Connors bid while Garner backs Rayburn. Pennsylvania Democrats caucus siding with Rayburn signals administration influence and hints Rayburn will win.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
John J. O'Connor
New York
Sam Rayburn
Texas
O'Connor
Rayburn
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Offhand April Fools Jokes Feed 1937 Europe War Talk
Central Press writer William Ritt notes European nations hinting at war debts as an unofficial April Fools novelty. The piece blends gossip about Front Page sensationalism, Madrid siege, Mrs Simpson tale, a dubious scientist and Versailles relics with satirical quips about Hollywood, Seneca Indians, and Edward VIII forecasts.
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William Ritt
Central Press
General Tieup Continues as UAW and Plants Idle
Idle plant workers across Pittsburgh and Ottawa see 6 000 and 1 700 idled as UAW and Libbey Owens Ford seek terms. Toledo backed union stance, while GM faces possible walkouts after a joint council formed with Homer Martin.
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Goodwillie
McCabe
General Motors
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Deadlock in Pittsburgh Plate Glass Strike
In Pittsburgh officials and workers clash over wage contract terms as mediators report deadlock at Libbey-Owens-Ford plants. Glenn W. McCabe warns a 6 p.m. deadline while unions push for closed shop and check-off provisions amid a possible broader walkout.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Toledo
Glenn W. McCabe
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
Central Army Strength In Chinese Civil Conflict
The central government plans to control about one million troops, but many units under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek are small and poorly trained. Core divisions trained at Nanking by German officers form the backbone, totaling around 200,000 men. The central army enjoys superiority in equipment, with an estimated 100 effective aircraft, 50 tanks, 1,500 to 2,000 military vehicles, and modern artillery, though still behind Japan and Western powers in some arms.
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Nanking
Japan
Grand Slam Bid Shown In Flawless Bridge Play
The article recounts a grand slam achieved through precise bidding and play. West opens hearts and, after a sequence showing spade and diamond features, drives to a six spade contract. East maintains caution, leading hearts and clubs to force dummy to ruff and seal the grand slam with superior card reading.
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Porter
Learn
Declarer
Clarer
Dummy
President’s arrival salutes and bodyguard death
At 4:45 a m the president’s party disembarked in Indianapolis escort cruisers Chester and Phelps fired 21 gun salutes as Fort Moultrie guns boomed. The Indianapolis docked while Chester and Phelps moored. Gus Gennerich, presidential bodyguard, died on the trip and his body was taken to the railway station.
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Chester
Phelps
Fort Moultrie
Washington
Gus Gennerich
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