Medal takers hit by Ickes in Cleveland
December 19 193? Henry Ford Col Charles A Lindbergh and others who accept medals from dictators faced a challenge from Harold L Ickes at the Cleveland Zionist society Hanukkah banquet. He questioned how any American could accept honors from a tyrant who robs and tortures humanity. He hinted Ford and Lindbergh should answer. He also criticized a congressional committee chairman for overreach and lack of decency.
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Cleveland
Henry Ford
Charles A. Lindbergh
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Cleveland Zionist Society
Tekes
Congressional Investigating Committee
Japanese Powder Plant Destroyed In Explosion
A Japanese army powder factory exploded today at Maebashi in Japan. Fire after the blast destroyed four buildings. The dispatch did not state the cause or casualty numbers.
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Tokyo
Maebashi
Japan
Funeral services set for Julia Mac Marcandino age 4
Clarksburg mourns as funeral services are planned for Julia Mac Marcandino four who died from burns after a coal stove flare up. Authorities report the fire originated at home and investigation continues.
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Clarksburg
Julia Mac Marcandino
S.ave
Noted Jurist Faris Dies at 74 in St Louis
United States Circuit Judge Charles B. Faris, a key figure on monetary policy and gold clause rulings, died at his St Louis home at 74 after a long illness. He retired in 1935 after 25 years on the bench and had been ill 18 months. His gold clause decision was later affirmed by the Supreme Court.
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ST. Louis
United States
Charles B. Faris
Roosevelt
Congress
Faris
Circuit
Missouri Circuit
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Warmest November in Parkersburg since 1935 closes year
The November just past was the warmest since 1935 and the wettest in nine years, the U S weather bureau reported. It was also the second snowiest November in history for the area.
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Parkersburg
U. S. Weather Bureau
Japanese Foreign Minister Attacks China Loan Criticism
Tokyo December 19 Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita called the 25 002 000 loan to China from the Export-Import Bank a dangerous political gesture that could provoke conflict. He branded the move as regrettable and opined it may be seen as economic pressure by a powerful nation though he added he is not sure it should be treated as a political act.
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Tokyo
J.P
Hachiro Arita
China
United States
Japan
Arita
Remarkable Paralyzed Banker Faces Steady Business Comeback
The former Clarksburg bank executive, paralyzed on his right side after a 13 year battle begun by a March day, built a magazine business from bed through house-to-house canvassing. Despite losing mobility and speech, he writes with his left hand, maintains customer subscriptions, and relies on family support including his wife Ruth Cole Pollock and children Elizabeth and George W. Pollock Jr. His career spanned roles from carpenter to bank official, culminating as trust officer before the 1929 bank insolvency. The family endures with optimism, aided by his radio habit.
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Clarksburg
Ruth Cole
Grafton
Pollock
Elizabeth Cole Pollock
Bridgeport High School
George W. Pollock, Jr
Salem College
Moorefield
Cumberland
Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Loar and Poe
L. L. Loar
Clarksburg Trust Company
Clarksburg Bank
Clarksburg Mortgage Loan Company
Christmas Program Planned at Jones Memorial Church
A Christmas program is scheduled for Thursday night at Boothsville's Jones Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South at 7:39. An added feature will be a Christmas carol composed by Rev. L. A. Burgreen of Brooklyn with music by his son, former church member, and son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Burgreen.
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Jones Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Boothsville
L. A. Burgreen
Brooklyn
Former Grafton Trust Official Recalls 1926 Stroke
Pollock, once a trust officer at Clarksburg Trust, recounts his 1926 stroke on March 10 that left him paralyzed for days and silent for years. He describes waking well, shaving, then collapsing in the dining room, ending with gradual recovery over two years.
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Grafton
Pollock
Clarksburg Trust Company
Clarksburg Mortgage Company
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