British Plan Reply to Opponents of Peace Plan
A British government counter campaign against critics of the Anglo French plan to end the Ethiopian war gathers momentum. Prime Minister Baldwin prepares materials for a House speech while pro plan opponents demand a fair deal for Haile Selassie. In Ethiopia, Italian forces on the southern front brace for a possible counter strike as Graiani drives northward to seek an Italian corridor.
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Associated Press
Kingdom of Haile Selassie
Stanley Baldwin
House of Aeninohs
Mussolini
Rodolfo Gradani
Ethiopia
Dolo
Collier
Mogadiscio
Press demands for U S relief funding rise in capital plea
Washington reports widespread appeals from state and local officials for continued federal relief spending as President Roosevelt shapes next year's program. Governors and local leaders press for ongoing aid while business groups seek reduced federal expenditures. Dole funds are being used as federal relief flows slow. Montana officials seek direct relief inquiry by a federal investigator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Congress
Dole
Montana
Murray
Long desire for bicycle ends in swift arrest
Isaac Dalton a 24 year old West Hill resident reportedly stole a bicycle from a La Trobe street Novelty store late Saturday afternoon and was caught within an hour on Webster Pike. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the next grand jury on larceny charges in Magistrate O C Jefferys court.
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Isaac Dalton
West Hill
Latrobe Street
Webster Pike
Dalton
O. C. Jefferys
Stores Open Late For Christmas Buyers
Tonight begins the annual practice of retailers along Main Street remaining open after dark for Christmas shopping. Most stores will stay open until 9 o'clock with A and P and Piggly Wiggly starting Thursday night and others opening tonight. The Grafton Fruit Market and numerous shops such as Archdeacons Kieins Heflins Jollifes O J Morrison J C Penneys Coffman Fisher Sears and Jewelry Store will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Archdeacons, Kieins
Heflins
Jolliffes
O. J. Morrison
J. C. Penneys
Coffman-Fisher
Sears
Jewelry Store
Arrest of Pair Clears Up Eleven Old Robberies
Huntington police arrested Clarence Force, 24, and another suspect, C. E. Spencer, revealing a spree of eleven home robberies. Detectives say the pair planned and carried out the heists, with Force charged in multiple break ins.
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Huntington
C. E. Spencer
J Clarence Force
Thieves Take Everything But Notice Not to Steal
Thieves raided a hunting lodge in Minocqua Wisconsin taking two stoves four beds a table six chairs cooking utensils windows floor and stove pipes They did not take a notice tacked to the wall offering a reward for arrest and conviction of those breaking into the lodge
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Minocqua
Wis
Japan Seizes Rail Gateway In North China
Japanese forces pushed deeper into North China around Kalgan Cha har in China, sealing city gates and creating a near emergency. Troops armed with bayonets and machine guns posted around the railroad station of this interior gateway city on the great wall as fears of a broader Eastern Chahar conflict grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kalgan
Chahar Province
China
Great Wall
Chahar
Omar Twor
Hoover to Address St Louis Republican Club
Former President Herbert Hoover prepared to deliver a speech tonight before the John Marshall Republican Club of St Louis. He planned a sharp reply to President Roosevelt's Atlanta address, promising analysis of New Deal relief and spending as Missouri Republican leaders and club officers prepared a reception with the visiting statesman.
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ST. Louis
Herbert Hoover
John Marshall Republican Club
Roosevelt
Atlanta
John Marshall Club
Hoover
Missouri
Lindbergh vetoed plan to face Hauptmann in chair
New York dispatch reports Col. Charles A Lindbergh vetoed a plan to appear before Bruno Richard Hauptmann as he faced execution to seek a full confession in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. The idea arose after Hauptmann's conviction but was dropped amid capital punishment events. Officials said they knew nothing of the proposal.
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New York
The
Daily News
Trenton
N. J
Col
Charles A.lindbergh
Thas
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Col. Lindbergh
Harold G
Wilentz
David T. Wilentz
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno
Vandenberg backs Main in Townsend plan race in Michigan
Senator Vandenberg opposed the Townsend old age pension plan but endorsed Verner W. Main the Republican nominee in Michigan third district. Main faces Democrat Howard W. Cavanagh who attacks Townsend as uneconomic and a tax threat. The special election to fill a vacancy is held tomorrow.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Mich
Verner W. Main
Townsend Plan
Michigan
Main
Howard
W. Cavanagh
Townsend
Nine Die In Irkutsk Fire As Ladders Fail
A blaze in a workers community house at Irkutsk killed at least nine people and left many missing. Dispatches report that firemen neglected to bring ladders and had water supply difficulties, with 160 residents in the building.
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Moscow
Irkutsk
Train Speeders Face Arrest For Over 15
Detroit traffic director Esard A Mitte orders railroad engineers to slow trains to 15 miles an hour within city limits. Police will issue tickets to train crews as with automobile drivers, with speed checks by stop watches.
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Detroit
Esard A. Mitte
Mitte
Pope creates 20 Cardinals in secret Vatican consistory
Pope Pius XII held a secret consistory in Vatican City creating 20 new cardinals while avoiding discussion of Italo-Ethiopian peace proposals. Cardinal Lega, aged 75, died an hour and a half before the conclave. 22 of 48 cardinals attended as guards escorted the pontiff to the hall. Joseph P. Gilmore named to fill Helena bishopric.
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Vatican City
Pius
Gedient
Rure
Lega
Frascati
Europe
Africa
United States
Helena
Mont
Joseph P. Gilmore
Sales Tax Appeal Planned by Merchants Group
Attorneys prepare to appeal Judge Worth refusal to block city gross sales tax to the supreme court. Tri-State Retail Grocers Association votes to continue the fight. Mullens & Sons Co. filed suit. City says few returns filed, but no penalties until resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
H. Clay Worth
Supreme Court
Tri-State
Large Christmas Payroll Seen in Wheeling Sector
Wheeling residents in the industrial district will receive over 2 million dollars for Christmas shopping. The chamber of commerce estimates payroll at 1.5 million with Christmas savings clubs adding 540 thousand dollars.
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Wheeling
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Head Predicts Early Payment of Soldiers' Bonus
Ray Murphy national commander of the American Legion told Kentucky legion members that Congress will likely approve cash payment of the soldiers' bonus after it reconvenes next month. He predicted payment of the adjusted service certificate would ease in the near term and reduce the need for fees.
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Legion Head
Louisville
Ray Murphy
American Legion
Legion
Kentucky
Kidnapped Milne Heir Sought by G Men and Police
Federal agents joined New York police in a search for Caleb J Milne 4th heir to a Philadelphia textile family reported missing after a ransom demand postmarked Poughkeepsie New York. Officials say investigations proceed in secrecy while relatives dispute abduction claims.
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New York
Caleb J. Milne
Philadelphia
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Clarehed
O “McKean
New England
Department of Justice
Boston
Milner
Frederic
Banner Week Reported By Local NRS Office
Graf ton National Re employment Service office reports 783 placements across three counties led by Barbour with 82 WPA project placements. Preston followed with 128, all on WPA projects. In Taylor county 83 placements included two domestics, the rest on railroad, creek and hollow road jobs, Route 119, Flemington High School athletic field and city streets.
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Grafton
National Reemployment Service
Marguerite Terrell
Barbour County
Preston
Taylor County
Flemington High School
Former Coolidge Aide Dies Very Suddenly
Edward T. Clark, White House secretary during President Cool idge's administration, died suddenly at his home. He was 57, a 1900 Amherst graduate, and leaves a widow and two sisters in Northampton, Massachusetts. Funeral plans not yet set.
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Washington
Edward T. Clark
White House
Coolidge
Clark
Northampton
Mass
Amherst College
Vermont Supreme Courtvoids state income tax ruling
The U S Supreme Court voided parts of Vermont 1931 income and franchise tax act for taxing nonresidents at higher rates than residents. Justice Sutherland wrote the majority opinion by 6 to 3 with Justices Stone Brandeis and Cardozo dissenting. The Vermont Supreme Court’s prior ruling was overturned.
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Vermont
Supreme Court
Washington
Sutherland
Stone
Brandeis
Cardozo
Vermont Net Supreme Court
Grocer Norris Convicted of Perjury in Senate Probe
George W. Norris of Broken Bow Nebraska was found guilty of perjury for false testimony to a U S senate committee probing his bid against Senator Norris in the 1980 Nebraska primary. He faced up to five years in prison and a 2000 dollar fine, as opponents had pushed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Norris
Broken Bow
Neb
U. S. Senate
Nebraska
Senaator Norris
Santa Claus to Visit Grafton for Week of Festivities
Santa Claus will visit Grafton during the week, arriving Wednesday morning with a gala display of toys and entertainment from the North Pole. Reindeer, animals, clowns, and shop-window toys will be on hand as merchants report ongoing letter writing from children. He will take orders for items to be delivered Christmas Eve, and youngsters are urged to write letters and present them during his visit.
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Santa Claus
Grafton
North Pole
Santa
New Baby Bond Issue To Be Offered January First
Secretary Morgenthau announced a new series of baby bonds to be offered to the public January 1 marked as Series B to differ from 1935 securities. The bonds will follow the same terms and conditions as prior issues with similar features. Since sales began March 1, cash receipts totaled 178,711,250 with a maturity value of 238,291,000.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Young Baby Joins Marion County Young Republicans
Edmund Alan Jenkins, born December 16 in Fairmont, is noted as the youngest member of the Marion County Young Republicans club. His card is filled out and his dues paid for a year, marking a ceremonial enrollment for the newborn.
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Fairmont
Ed Nuuund
Alan Jenkins
Marion County
Young Republicans Club
Edmund Alan
Sta
Bids Narrowed For 1936 Republican Convention
The 1936 Republican national convention bids were narrowed to Cleveland Chicago and Kansas City as Henry P Fletcher urged the party forward. California Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania voices weighed the field while Philadelphia reportedly planned a bid.
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Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Henry P. Fletcher
National Committee
Mark L. Requa
California
Frank I. Smith
Tlinois
Anao Ab
Walter Brown
Ohio
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Fletcher
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
State Chiefs See Victory In West Virginia Shift
West Virginia Republican leaders report voters back home turning away from Roosevelt. Walter Hallonan says West Virginians awaken to concerns about dictatorial powers and favor GOP victory as support for New Deal wanes. He predicts West Virginia will rally to the G O P.
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Washington
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Walter
Hallonan
Charles~ Ston
Executive Committee
West
Hallowen
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Paul B. Wiberg
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Japan
St. Louis Club
Lindy
Son
Banner Week
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