Chinese Marshal Seeks Peace With Chiang Amid Civil War
Nanking reports Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang surrounded and cut off from aid opened negotiations to end the civil war and release General Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Ting-Wen conveyed a personal message to Minister of War Ho Ying-Chin while Chang’s forces retreat and foreign officials note a possible settlement path.
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Nanking
Chrng Hsuen-Liang
China
Chiang Kai-Shek Allive
Chiang ‘Ting-Wen
Ho Ying-Chin
Hon
Sian
Ofice
T. T. Li
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chang
Ministry of War
James Elder Chang
Shensi
Elder
Chiang Ting-Wen
Economy note not apparent in Washington plans
On December 17, the House appropriations committee discussed a possible need to increase rather than trim ordinary government expenses. They suggested that slashes could be offset by higher funding for enlarged departments, with no clear signs of economy as agencies and functions continue to expand. The fiscal year starting July 1 could see an appropriation around 2.5 billion dollars, about 100 million more than the initial estimate.
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Washington
House Appropriations
Congress
Buchanan
Tex
Treasury-Post Office
Taber
New York
Rank
Drive Safely On Wet Roads Requires Slow Turns
Road safety notice from Taylor County Safety Council warns drivers to reduce speed before entering a corner or sharp curve on wet streets and roads. Immediate braking or turning is unsafe, and gradual maneuvering is essential for loss of traction.
Stroud Arrested in Three-State Garrot Slaying Case
J S Stroud, 59, an itinerant farm hand, confessed to the garrot slaying of Mrs Arthur C Utterback, 23, wife of a federal land bank auditor, on the Utterback farm near Mulvane Kansas after a three state search. Police quote motive as robbery to feed his destitute family. Central Pre
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J. S. Stroud
Arthur C. Utterback
Federal Land Bank
Utterback
Mulvane
Kas
Stroud
Central Pre
Commons to Probe British Radio Plans Over Windsor Abdication
In London the House of Commons prepared for a general debate touching the BBC and its broadcasts on the abdication of the Duke of Windsor. Militants condemn the Archbishop of Canterbury for denouncing former King Edward VII and his friends as the broadcast controversy widens.
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London
House of Commons
British Broadcasting Company
Archbishop of Canterbury
Edward VII
Church of England
Duke of Windsor
Windsor
B. B.C
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Two Engineers and Fireman Killed in Train Crash
CASTLEBERRY Ala Dec 1 Two engineers and a fireman were killed in a head on collision between a southbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train and a northbound train at a water tank in the main line. Passengers were shaken but none seriously injured.
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Castleberry
Ala
Louisville & Nashville
Next Police Convention Planned for Huntington
Huntington hosts national convention of the Fraternal Order of Police next August. President Charles Clark of the Huntington chapter announced the event, with nearly 1,000 delegates and visitors from 25 states expected. State and national officers informed him of plans.
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Huntington
Charles Clark
Huntington Chapter
Fraternal Order of Police
Clark
H. B. Squires
Fairmont
Union Chiefs See Lewis on Glass Strike
Union leaders from two CIO unions press John L. Lewis in Washington on the flat glass strike fallout. About 14,000 workers idle after Libbey Owens Ford plants halted operations in Charleston West Virginia Shreveport Louisiana and the Toledo area. The dispute centers on a ten percent wage demand and could affect automaker production in weeks ahead.
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Toledo
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis’ Cio
Glenn W. McCabe
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Atlanta
Washington
Lewis
McCabe
Libbey-Owens-Ford Co
Henry Baum
Glass Workers National
Wyndham Mortimer
Edward Hall
Automobile Workers
Martin
Libbey-Oweris-Ford
Charleston
W. Va
Shreveport
Glass
Mother and two children die in apartment fire
In Janesville Wisconsin a mother Mrs William Ryan 40 and her daughters Frances 6 Elly 5 were burned to death in a two story frame and brick building early today The father saved himself and his four month old baby by jumping from the second story The woman was found dead at the top of the stairway and the charred bodies lay under a bed The baby was taken to a hospital along with the mother�s body
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Janesville
Wis
Dee
William Ryan
Frances
Elly
Ryan
Research Chemist Dies in Lab Fumes at Cincinnati
Fred Thamann a research chemist at the University of Cincinnati Medical College died today in a laboratory filled with hydrogen sulfite fumes after a tank was overturned. Electrician Davis Birrell was overcome, eight or ten university staff fled the building, and officials believe Thamann bumped the tank and could not escape.
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Cincinnati
Fred Thamann
University of Cincinnati Medical College
Davis Birrell
Thamann
Threatening notes reach Wallis Simpson in Cannes villa
In Cannes on December 17, a Riviera spokesman said letters threatening Wallis Warfield Simpson for Edward VII's abdication continue arriving at her villa. Mrs Simpson tore up many letters and declined to involve police, saying she is not afraid and prefers strict seclusion while hoping the Mail’s attention fades.
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Cannes
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward VII
Riviera Villa
Students of Rural High To See First Pictures
Rural school supervisor George D Brown discovered 27 pupils from Glassy Mountain high school had never been in a barber shop seen a movie or heard a radio. Nine local schools invited the 22 to town for free haircuts a turkey dinner and a movie radio party.
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Greenville
S. C
George D. Brown
Glassy Mountain High School
Mountains
Taylor county schools rated high in state rankings
Taylor county's school system ranks among the highest in at least four fields per a West Virginia bulletin from the state superintendent's office. It holds first in teacher certification with Master of Arts degrees at 35 percent, well above the state average.
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Taylor County
West Virginia
State Superintendent of Schools
Taylor
Mineral County
Bluefield Mayor Resigns to Enter Legislature
Bluefield, Dec. 17. The city board of directors will name a successor to Mayor W. A. Light this week after his resignation to serve in the House of Delegates. Light said he could serve the people better in the house for the next five months. The appointment will come from Light's district and the office ends with the current administration next July.
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Bluefield
City Board of Directors
W. A. Light
Light
House of Delegates
Copeland Signals Support for New Deal Measures
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York said he is ready to bury the hatchet with the Roosevelt administration and would back New Deal measures that reflect what the people want. He added he will act once he determines public preference, noting the election convinced him the measures are popular.
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Washington
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Copeland
Alexander turned down by Senators in West Virginia fight
In Charleston on December 17 the West Virginia legislature adjourned after a brief session. The Senate declined to confirm G. M. Alexander of Fairmont as head of the State Liquor Control Commission, voting 13 to 11 with five not voting and one absent. Earl Smith, the Ma l eater of the fight, claimed the people’s interests were protected despite protests. The unemployment compensation bill was approved and the chairman ship remained vacant as lawmakers dispersed.
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Charleston
State Liquor Control Commission
G. M. Alexander
Fairmont
Liquor Commission
Smith
Brutal Robbers Nail Up Filling Station Worker
Harlen Pitts, a 20 year old Alling station attendant in Land O Lakes Wisconsin, was slugged and nailed to a bench by two gunmen who escaped with 160 dollars after forcing ten gallons of gas. His mother found him slumped in a kneeling position with a nail through his left hand and his right hand clamped in a vise. He remained semi conscious as he recalled the attack.
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Land O'Lakes
Wis
Harlen Pitts
Alling Station
Nation Pays Tribute to Wrights at Dayton
Dayton officials and national aviation leaders honored Orville Wright and the late Wilbur Wright on the 1903 flight anniversary. A Roosevelt message was expected as Dayton staged three ceremonies including a transcontinental airline service dedication and airport improvements.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Roosevelt
Dayton
TWA
Worry About Money Tops Causes of Nervous Breakdowns
New YorkDecember 17 Dr Percival M Symonds notes money worry as the main factor behind nervous wrecks in adults based on a Columbia Teachers College study. He lists three top problems for the average adult as money, seeking a philosophy of life, and concern for health in that order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Percival M. Symonds
Teachers College
Columbia University
Symonds
col.Jose
Pope Pius XI Shows More Compliance With Doctor Edict
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XI, 79, has begun yielding to physicians orders to conserve strength after 12 days in bed with a circulatory ailment. He remains resistant to inactivity and limited Vatican conferences, with money as a major concern amid preparations for Christmas greetings from the cardinals. Continued on Page Two.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican
Aminta Milani
Holy Father
Byta
Kaiser and accomplices jailed in white slavery cases
Federal Judge William E. Baker sentenced S. B. Tressler of Philippi to three years on Mann Act charges. Charles Kaiser, formerly of Grafton, got six months. Wally Jones and others faced long terms, with deportations and fines in related narcotics and bribery cases as investigations into an alleged white slave ring continue.
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Elkins
William E. Baker
S. B. Tressler
Philippi
Barbour County
Tressler
Pittsburgh
Clarksburg
Charles Kaiser
Grafton
Charles Stolich
Gilbert Smith
Tony Spatafore
Canton
Ohio
Wally Jones
Raymond Bryant
John Zerby
Zeddie Ong
Wilbur Cork, Sr
John Pollock
Anne Zaharias
Greece
John Fisher
Brownsville
Hungary
Kaiser
Katherine Klein
Edna Brown Thompson
Parkersburg
Sars Thompson
Royal Hotel
Main Street
James C. Holt
Fairmont
Morgantown
Auto Plunge Fatal at Fort Hill Road Killling Foreman G T Lura
An automobile plunged off Fort Hill road and rolled down an embankment killing 45 year old G T Lura a carpentry foreman at Libbey Owens Illinois Glass plant. Coroner James E Roberts said death from a fractured skull and a broken neck.
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Charleston
Fort Hill
G. T. Lura
Libbey-Owens-Illinois Glass Company
James E. Roberts
Two Robbery Suspects Arrested in Regional Cases
State police rounded up Hobart Thorne 19 Philipps and Ray Jenkins 18 Ordane Jenkins 22 and Russell Kelso 22 at the Jenkins residence on Grady Creek Fetterman district after a spate of armed robberies beginning with a man who entered Lizzie Linn's home near Rock Lake and demanded 10 dollars. The assailant fled with Linn’s missing amount after requesting a larger bill.
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Taylor County
Valley Falls
Fairmont
Hobart Thorne
Philipps
Ray Jenkins
Ordane Jenkins
Russell Kelso
Jenkins
Grady Creek
Fetterman District
Lizzie Linn
Rock Lake
Red Cross Drive Sets Record With 688.15 Total
Local Red Cross annual roll call drive yields 688.15 with best showing in years. Money mainly from 1 memberships drawn from business districts and house to house canvassing. Hazel Atlas Glass factory led go with 120, Carr China 44, Snare Corp 28, Frederick Snare office 10 and 6.15 in other gifts, continuing on page eight.
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Red Cross
Hazel-Atlas
Hazel-Atlas Glass Factory
Carr China Company
Frederick Snare Corporation
Tygart Dam
Lor
Doctor Kidnapped and Wallet Stolen After Wreck
Dr. W. Yost, a foot specialist from Huntington, said two men forced him into his car and crashed into a pole about 20 miles away. He recovered with a family’s help and returned to Huntington. His wallet, containing $38, was missing. he was not robbed during the ride.
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Huntington
W. Yost
Yost
Cousin of Selassie Captured by Italian Forces
Italian dispatches from Addis Ababa report Ras Imeru former governor of Gojjam and cousin of Emperor Haile Selassie was captured. The Ras was declared officially captured by Italian authorities and noted in the Rome press.
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Rome
Addis Ababa
Ras Imeru
Gojjam
Haile Selassie
Wise county woman convicted in second degree murder
Edith Maxwell, 22, a Wise County schoolteacher, was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of her father Trigg Maxwell. The jury fixed her punishment at 20 years, the maximum for second degree murder under Virginia law, after deliberating about an hour.
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Wise
Wise County
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
Earl Maxwell
Virginia
State Supreme Court
Ezra T. Cartler
Virginia Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Fred .B. Greear
M. J. Fulton
National Woman's Party
Foreign Help Badly Needed for Madrid Fight
Uncensored Madrid reports quote reliable sources saying only definite foreign aid can help defeat the Spanish Fascists. Recognition of Franco’s insurgent regime by Italy and Germany is viewed as a death blow to the Madrid cause.
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Hendaye
France
Wartorn
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Italy
Germany
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