Navy transfers ships amid mystery at San Pedro
Nine destroyers were moved from San Diego to the San Pedro fleet as Navy high command kept quiet. A radio call for the aircraft scouting force to report for duty was described by officials as a serious mistake. Rear Admiral King and Admiral Hepburn held a surprise conference, with further details unclear and the story continuing on page five.
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San Pedro
Calif
Navy High Command
San Diego
Wigh
Ernest J. King
Arthur J. Hepburn
U. S
Adseene
Quick Senate vote sought on housing bill in session
Washington December 21 Republicans indicated they would back a rapid Senate vote to finish the housing measure during the unproductive special congressional session. Leaders expected approval before nightfall to align with a House bill and adjournment tomorrow. An agreement also set the anti lynching bill as a January 6 special order. The banking committee proposed four changes including restoring modernization loan authority and extending amortization from 20 to 25 years for small homes to lower payments. A $3 billion cap on federally insured mortgages was set, tightening the House bill’s scope.
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Washington
Senate
House
Lynch
Barkley
White House
Roosevelt
Senate Banking Committee
Trooper Gunderman Granted Parole Release
Somerset, Pa. December 21. Stacy Gunderman, former state patrolman convicted of slaying Uniontown hotelman Frank C. Monaghan, was released on parole by State Supreme Court Justice George W. Maxey. After a brief defense plea, the judge ordered immediate release into the custody of a probation officer. The justice praised Gunderman for candor and dignity during 15 months of trial and expressed confidence he will be a law abiding citizen.
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Somerset
Stacy Gunderman
Frank C. Monaghan
Uniontown
State Supreme Court
George W. Maxey
John Duggan, Jr
Maxey
Austin D. Shaffer
Gunderman
John C. Wall
Commonwealth
A. M. Matthews
Duggan
Charles J. Margiotti
Several Are Considered As Harahan's Successor
Cleveland Ohio December 21 The Chesapeake and Ohio railway board of directors in session today was understood to have under consideration for the post vacated by the death of W J Harahan two other officers of the former Van Swereingen systems George D Brooks vice president in charge of C and O and Nickel Plate line operations and C B Denny Erie Railroad president Harahan was president of the C and O Nickel Plate and the Pere Marquette lines
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Cleveland, O
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company Board of ‘Directors
W. J. Harahan
van Sweringen
George D. Brooks
C. B. Denny
Erie Railroad
Harahan
C. & O. Nickel Plate
Perez Marquette
Book Review Set For Grafton Kiwanis Dinner
Miss Carolyn Brown will present the principal feature of tonight's program at Debendorfer's Cozy Rest Inn at 6 15. The review, previously given to another service group, drew a big crowd and favorable reports.
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Carolyn Brown
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Debendorfer
Cozy Rest Inn
Fierce Fight for Teruel Rages Amid Heavy Losses
The Teruel battle, a major siege in the Spanish Civil War, entered its sixth day as government forces reportedly hurled 20,000 more troops into the fight to seize the provincial capital from Francoists. Communication with the city was cut, with Teruel’s radio silenced and civilians sheltering underground as hand to hand combat raged in narrow streets.
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Hendye
Teruel
Francisco Franco
Zaragoza
Soria
Garri
Telegraph Firms Seek 15 Percent Rate Increase
Western Union Telegraph Co and Postal Telegraph Co announced they would apply to the Federal Communications Commission for a 15 percent rate rise. If approved, it would be the first such increase in thirty years of operation outside wartime government control, the firms said, citing strained finances from reduced revenues due to business slack.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Co
Postal Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
Coal Commission Sets Hearing on Price Fixing Debate
The Bituminous Coal Commission ordered a hearing for January 4 on a Consumers Council petition to suspend recently fixed minimum soft coal prices. Consumers council head John Carson said he was unprepared to argue or present evidence. Chairman Charles F. Hosford Jr urged swift action to save the industry, noting no evidence yet of consumer need to oppose minimum prices.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Consumers Council
Commission
John Carson
Charles F. Hosford
Carson
Hosford
City of Hamburg Sinks After Collision East of Terschelling
The United States liner City of Hamburg wirelessed that she was sinking after a collision ten miles east of Terschelling, Netherlands. The 6,424 ton vessel, owned by Baltimore Mail Steamship Company, was built in 1919 and is reported to be sinking rapidly.
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London
Lisyds
United States
City of Hamburg
Unemployment payments begin in January across states
Twenty one states and the District of Columbia start unemployment compensation in January. Wisconsin began last August, while Indiana, Mississippi, Iowa, Michigan, South Carolina, Idaho, New Mexico and Oklahoma will pay later in 1938. About 11.5 million workers are covered in states beginning payments.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Alabama
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Lou_ ‘isiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Indiana
Mississippi
Iowa
Michigan
South Carolina
Idaho
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Plan to Add Many To WPA Rolls In County
More than 100 workers will be added to the Works Progress Administration rolls in Taylor county as part of 5,000 statewide additions. Supervisor Wallace N. Henderson said the new workers will join the nine county projects already in operation. Yesterday repaving of Walnut street from Beech to Maple began and, if weather permits, should be completed soon.
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Works Progress Administration
Taylor County
WPA
Wallace N. Henderson
Walnut Street
Huntington unions urge Japan boycott
Huntington Central Labor Council with 35 craft unions unanimously approves a boycott of Japanese goods products and services. Secretary Paul Woods says a boycott committee will urge merchants not to sell Japanese merchandise and to support the stance.
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Huntington
Huntington Central Labor Council
Paul Woods
Labor peace parley near collapse as unions clash
Washington December reports the AFL and CIO near a breakdown after a long stalemate. The AFL demands the 12 CIO unions rejoin while the remaining 20 CIO unions be folded into existing AFL affiliates. CIO proposes to stay in place on a semi index basis. The Willard Hotel meeting near the White House continued under President Roosevelt’s hands off stance.
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Washington
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Willard Hotel
A. F. of L
White House
Roosevelt
Covell to Inspect Tygart Dam Final Review
Lieut. Col. W. E. R. Covell head of the Pittsburgh district of the U S Engineers is due at the Tygart dam today for a final inspection of the 18 million project. A preliminary check by five U S engineers last week yielded a tentative approval and could lead to formal acceptance and release of the Frederick Snare Corporation as general contractor.
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W. E. R. Covell
Pittsburgh
U. S. Engineers
Tygart Dam
Frederick Snare Corporation General Contractors
U. S
O. K
Movies of Carr China Plant Shown to Workers
Yesterday evening at 7:30 in the Carr China plant addition company officials and employees viewed 41 minutes of films by Loar Studios. The reels, shot last October when the kiln started, depict the ware making process include experiments proving product quality and scenes of spike nails driven with a cup and dishes thrown to the floor without damage. Natural color dish designs were shown and praised by those present.
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Carr China Company
A. O. Aldrich
William Rendle
Loar Studios
Carr China
West Virginia Student Captures Rhodes Scholarship
Swarthmore Pa. Rhodes scholars announced for two years at Oxford. Gerald T. Alor a of South Dakota becomes the first son to follow his father’s footsteps in receiving the award. The father, M. A. Brown, was South Dakota’s representative in 1908. Another winner is Byron Whizzer White.
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West Virginia
Swarthmore
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Frank Aydelotte
Swarthmore College
Rhodes Trustees
Gerald Tlarora
South Dakota
M. A. Brown
Chamberlain
Brown
Erie
Byron
Former Kaiser's Prophecy Of Orient Fight Nears Truth
DEWITT MACKENZIE reports from New York that Japan has solidified control in northeast China and may land troops toward Canton signaling a Napoleonic plan to conquer the eastern Chinese empire. Hankow officials warn Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands face regional threats as Japan's advances continue. The article notes the ex Kaiser's Doorn residence and echoes his longstanding warnings.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
China
Hankow
Canton
Britain
Hongkong
Kaiser
England
Far East
America
France
Netherlands
Germany
Doorn
Holland
Aged Lady Dies in Niles After Weeklong Illness
Mrs. Orinda Crandon, 96, mother of Mrs. Barber of Grafton, died at her Niles Ohio residence after a weeklong serious illness. She was the eldest of five generations and grandmother to Mrs. Alice Holt and James F. Holt. Funeral services were planned for Thursday afternoon in Niles with relatives traveling from Grafton.
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Orinda
Crandon
Barber
Grafton
Niles
Ohio
James F. Holt
Taylor County Relief Load Expands in December
The county reported 540 relief cases in November with 12.3 percent, above the state average. Barbour and Preston counties showed higher rates, while Taylor’s total public assistance cost reached 7909.15 dollars for November, including 6018 for the aged and 101 for the blind, with 1184.58 spent on administration. There were 134 general relief applications pending, plus several for dependent children and old-age aid.
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Taylor County
E. A. Lipscomb
Barbour County
Taylor’s
Preston County
Lipscomb
Taylor
Supreme Court May Get Test of Seaman's Rights
In Baltimore on December 21, lawyers for 14 seamen convicted of conspiracy and attempting a sitdown strike aboard the government freighter Algie at Montevideo last September 10 filed an appeal. They seek review by the Supreme Court, arguing the district court erred in its judgment and signaling possible escalation to the nation’s highest tribunal if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Supreme Court
Algie
Montevideo
United States District Court
W. Calvin Ches
State Department Ready For Unemployment Claims
Charleston dispatch reports the Department of Unemployment Compensation speeding its machinery after a survey found about 40 000 people will file claims after January 3. Director John S. Stump urged employers to file quarterly wage reports to avoid delays from missing worker records, while C M McKenna noted plans for district and branch office staffing and possible extra workers later.
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Charleston
Department of Unemployment Compensation
John S. Stump
C. M. McKenna
Kellogg Improves, Diplomat Kellogg Reports
ST PAUL December 21 Frank B Kellogg internationally known diplomat gravely ill at his home today his physician said he is improved Kellogg co author of the Kellogg Briand peace pact was stricken with pneumonia late Saturday which complicated cerebral throm bo burns early in November He rally
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ST. Paul
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellog
Jurors Find For Defense In Bribe Case
Clarksbury dispatch reports a jury acquitted city councilman Frank O Day and two former councilmen Joseph Oliverio and Ray Tischinal of bribery linked to a disposal contract. Verdict delivered at 12:02 pm after about five and a half hours, with defendants expressing disbelief at the outcome.
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Clarksburg
Friends of
Frank O'Day
Joseph Oliverio
Ray
Tit+chenal
Council
C. BE. Musgrave
Hunti
Fies
Musgrave
Japan Moves Along Coast Amid Chinese Fears
Dec 21 Shanghai reports Japanese troop and warship movements alarming China as 11,000 soldiers drawn from Nanking leave for Canton. A 300 British women and children flee toward Hankow but are turned back. US destroyer Pope reaches Thingtao as Marblehead joins protest over railway disruptions along the Yangtze.
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Shanghai
Canton
Central China
Hankow
China
Yangtze River
Matung
Nanking
United States
Pope
Thingtao
Marblehead
Sid
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NAVAL
G. O.P
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Republican Party
St. Louis
Cetral Press
Monaghan
Coal Commission
Japan
John Lewis
Col. Covell
Carr China Plant
Preson Col
Kingwood Rer
Keith Griffith
Pane
Bila Barber
Niles, Ohio
State Department
Kellogg
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