U S Demands Open Door Policy in China From Tokyo
The United States delivered a firm note to Japan in Washington saying it will not recognize any new order that abandons the open door in China. Ambassador Grew delivered the message to Tokyo, signaling finality and strong stance. Washington protested Japan's monopolies, trade restrictions, and currency changes as violations of U S rights in China.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
State Department
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Secreaary
State Hall
Hashiro Arita
German Press Attacks Ickes On Roosevelt Policy
Berlin dispatch reports German newspapers lash at the Roosevelt regime as Hitler calls Nazism toward a destiny for 1939 and urges army strengthening. World Jewry labeled as the farmers’ throat cutter and Ickes as their general agent amid protest over his Cleveland speech. A DNB communique summarized the reaction to the December 18 speech and December 21 state department rebuff.
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Berlin
United States
Adolf Hitler
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Roosevelt
Germany
Cleveland
State Department
DNB
Eer
Grafton Sentinel invites Howard Courtney to Strand showing
The Grafton Sentinel invites Howard Courtney of 919 W Main St to tonight’s Strand presentation of The Young in Heart starring Janet Gaynor Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Paulette Goddard, or Dixie Theatre showing In Early Arizona with Bill Elliott.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Howard Courtney
W. Main Street
Janet Gaynor
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Paulette Goddard
Strand
Bill Elliott
Dixie Theatre
Nazi Navy to Double Submarine Strength and Build Cruisers
Nazi Germany plans to more than double its submarine fleet to parity with Britain and to construct two new 10,000 ton cruisers. Berlin intends mass production of a revolutionary type of minor submarine. This move could impact Chamberlain Mussolini talks in Rome.
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London
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Great Britain
Better ’39 Farm Prices Forecast In Washington
Washington December report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economies suggests 1939 will see higher farm prices and stronger farmer purchasing power. Officials cite anticipated price relief from reducing agricultural surpluses and improved consumer purchasing power next year.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Monongahela Railway denied plea to curtail service
The Public Service Commission ordered the Monongahela railway to continue passenger service along the Monongahela valley, denying a plan to discontinue trains between Fairmont and Brownsville, with protests from Morgantown Fairmont and nearby towns.
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Monongahela Railway
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Bennett to Bid Farewell as Clerk Bennett Retires After 22 Years
County Clerk Frank Bennett retires today after 22 years in office. He cleans his desk and bids staff farewell as successor Eq St. Clair begins learning duties. Bennett promises a public statement Monday.
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Frank Bennett
Eq St. Clair
Bennett
NAB SALESMAN FOR SLAYING
West Virginia authorities held in jail Philip Gaskins a 66 year old clothing salesman accused of slaying his 71 year old uncle Jacob Fishback at Batavia Ohio The body was found in the cabin Thursday Prosecutor Frank A Roberts said Gaskins admitted being at Fishbacks home on Monday and denied being in Huntington that night A cache of 3448 50 buried in tin cans was found beneath the cabin
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Huntington
West Virginia
Philip Gaskins
Jacob Fishback
Batavia
Frank A. Roberts
Claremont County
Ohio
Fishback
Gaskins
Roberts
Government closes year in the red but less than feared
Washington reports the federal government ran a deficit in the past year totaling over 2.14 billion dollars, smaller than Roosevelt's July forecast of about 4 billion for the year ending June 30. Officials anticipate a smaller deficit in the coming six months as plans for tax and balance measures continue.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leambugget
New York Welcomes 1936 With High Hopes And Heavy Traffic
New York reports a brisk New Year Eve with snow on the city, rail traffic up about 10 percent, bus lines boosting schedules, and airlines noting reservations 40 percent above the previous year. The gala night features upscale clubs and theater activity, with many venues fully booked and headwaiters teasing higher cover charges.
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New York
Manhattan
Gotham
New York City
Ministerial Association Plans Meeting on Monday
The Taylor County Ministerial Association will meet at St. Paul’s M. E. church at 10 a.m. Monday with Rev. H. J. Mitchell presiding and Captain C. C. Robey leading devotionals. Rev. Durward Brown will address the association on Getting Ready for Pastoral Calling It Is More Than Ringing the Doorbell.
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Taylor County Ministerial Association
St. Paul's M. E. Church
H. J. Mitchell
C. C. Robey
Durward Brown
St. Paul's M. E
Safety first for revelers across cities in New Year's eve plan
Chicago dispatch reports safety measures for New Year's Eve revelers. Buffalo taximen will tuck boisterous patrons into bed, Cleveland taxi firms plan lotto service with two drivers per party, and other cities add tailored arrangements. Minneapolis hotels hire college students to pilot home revelers while Detroit and Toledo buses stop at residences. Detroit and nearby police post up to 30,000 officers in the metro area.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Lotto Service
Boston
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Knoxville
Tenn
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Detroit
Toledo
Michigan
New Decrees Target German Jews in 1939 Start
Berlin reports new antisemitic decrees to take effect as 1939 begins. Jews face bans from theaters schools and colleges and restrictions on streets while preparations for the further measures continue as New Year bells ring in.
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Berlin
Germany
Car Used By Robbers Is Found Abandoned
In Youngstown Ohio the car stolen by three bandits during a $35,000 Railway Express holdup was found abandoned on a Girard side street. Detectives may cast footprints from the scene. Relatives and friends of Steve Yagoditch, identified by eight witnesses as a robber, are being questioned though little information on his movements or accomplices has been learned.
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Youngstown
Joe Carso
Railway Express Agency
Girard
Here
William W. Reed
Steve Yagoditch
Yagoditch
Franco Front Drive Aims To Bypass Artesa Near Spain
Insurgent high command presses a central Catalonian offensive to swing around Artesa and move toward the French border. Gen Francisco Franco’s forces on the southern Siena mountains and northern Monsech fronts show fatigue, while Gen Jose Moscardo’s Aragon corps drives seven miles southwest of Artesa along the Lerida Seo de Urgel highway toward the frontier.
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Hendaye
France
High Command
Artesa
Francisco Frenco
Siena
Monsech
Jose Moscardo
Aragon Army Corps
Cabiles
Lerida
Seo de Urgel
Cata
Administration courting Garner to back relief program
Washington reports show the administration seeking Vice President Garner’s cooperation for the upcoming Congress. Wallace Hopkins La Guardia and Rayburn met him, outlining farm relief, WPA administration, and relief funding while Garner, seen as a middle roader, weighs how to keep party harmony.
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Washington
Garner
Congress
Uvalde, Tex
Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
la Guardia
New York
Rayburn
Tex
Ftn
Uy Sears Wallace
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Barkley
Sentinel to Publish Review of Local News Monday
The Grafton Evening Sentinel will carry its annual review of local news events in its Monday edition January 2, alongside regular news. Most city offices close for New Year’s Day while some stores stay staffed for inventory.
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Grafton Evening Sentnel
Moose Party Cheers Grafton Socialites For Feather Merchants Gala
Grafton socialites buzzed over a New Year’s Eve party backed by the Feather Merchants association at the Moose home. Invitations went to about 75 couples, with private cocktail parties beforehand. Tony Sorbel looms at 10 p.m. leading the orchestra through the March of the Feather Merchants to open the festivities. No public functions.
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Grafton
Feather Merchants’ Association
Moose Home
Tony Sorbello
the Feather Merchants
Confession to Crime Not Substantiated in Jackson
Clarkburg reporters relay claims by Sheriff Moore Reynolds that Traving Banks confessed to killing a white girl in Jackson Mississippi years ago, though Jackson police deny any record. Banks, 23, is also accused of assaulting Ruby Elliott, a sheriff’s employee, while recounting an escape from a Georgia chain gang. Authorities withheld certain details as investigations continue.
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Clarksburg
Banks
Jackson
Miss
Sherif Moore M. Reynolds
Ruby Elliott
Sheriff's Office
Reynolds Siding
Georgia
Shinnston
John E. Simmons
Ae Aa
CIA
Upward Trend Seen in West Virginia Contracts
Charleston reports a gradual rise in West Virginia business with October and November construction awards up 82 percent from a year earlier. The State Chamber of Commerce released the final report by A H Andrews, its first managing director now stepping down as research director. He served from 1936 to 1938 amid leadership changes and welcomed consultants Dr Stephen P Burke and Earl Elmore to the research staff. his period ends tonight.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
A. H. Andrews
Chamber
Harry A
Retired Farmer Burned To Death In His Home
Madison reports the death of Robert Jarrell, 19, a retired farmer and timberman living alone, burned to death in his Bandytown home as a fire virtually destroyed the dwelling. Two passersby attempted to enter but could not reach him. Paternal services will be held tomorrow.
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Madison
Robert Jarrell
Bandytown
Jarrell
Boone County
Singing Evangelist To Conduct Local Revival
Rev August Manuel known as the singing evangelist will hold a two weeks revival at the Salvation Army Citadel starting 8 pm this evening and 10 30 pm to midnight with watch night services by the army He has led evangelistic meetings across the United States Canada Sweden and Norway and has been engaged for further events.
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August Manuel
Salvation Army Citadel
Army
Manuel
United States
Canada
Sweden
Norway
Fs A
Trains Derail Near Capital Injuring Nineteen
A Chesapeake and Ohio flyer near Charleston derailed after a suspected split switch or rail. Nineteen people were treated, five discharged, with two in serious condition. Names include John Rayeal Beckley and Floyd Straughn Washington among the injured. multiple others listed from West Virginia Virginia and Ohio.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Ohio
George Washington
Here
Cincinnati-to-Washington Limited
John Rayeal
Beckley
Jangb. Yates
New York
Dion
Floyd Straughn
Washington
Retirement of Judges Urged by Attorney General
Attorney General Cummings urged Congress to amend the Constitution to require all federal judges to retire at 70. The proposal would not apply to judges already on the bench or those whose appointments are confirmed before adoption. He also supported creating 13 new federal judgeships as recommended by the Judicial Conference led by Chief Justice Hughes, with added seats in the Eighth Circuit, Southern District of New York, and other circuits.
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Cummings
Congress
76Th Congress
Judicial Conference
Hughes
Sepreme Court
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Southern District of
New York
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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