Nanking Signs Peace Treaty Amid War Fears
Japan and the Nanking government signed a peace pact ending four months of war in China. The ceremony was guarded by Japanese planes and machine guns, with Wang Ching-wei’s regime recognized as the national government. Joint accord states military operations may continue until peace is achieved, while Chiang Kai-shek’s forces resist. The signing involved Wang using a brush and General Abe with a pen as doves were released and a 21 gun salute echoed in the Yangtze.
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Nanking
Japan
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Wang
Wang Ching-Wei
Nationa
Yangtze River
Nobuyuki Abe
Abe
Plan to use stabilization fund for China aid
Treasury plans to seek informal Senate Banking Committee approval to use part of the $2 billion stabilization fund to bolster China’s Chungking currency. The panel may also be asked to back program to support Latin American currencies if needed for hemisphere defense, with Secretary Morgenthau set to testify in a closed session on “important business.”
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Jack Bell
Washington
Treasury
Senate Banking Committee
China
Chungking
Morgenthau
Strike Up the Band at Strand and Great Disney Festival at Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs C H White to tonight's screenings at Strand and Dixie theatres. The Strand shows Strike Up the Band starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland with possible ticket identification required. The Dixie offers The Great Disney Festival featuring Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as a second option.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
C. H. White
West Main Street
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Strand Theatre
Dixie Theatre
G. W. Foster
Lincoln Street
Mexico
Lupe Velez
Opera House Theatre
Delay in Income Tax Increase Reported by Officials
President Roosevelt and congressional finance leaders said no retroactive tax hikes for 1940 will occur though 1941 taxes may rise to fund defense. Senator Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee stated further retroactive taxes on this year are out of the picture, following a supper conference with Treasury officials and committee leaders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressonal
Harrison
Senate
Treasury
Wheeling Youth Calculations on Largest Stars
Wheeling native George H. Herbig 20 reports ras algethi as the largest star visible from Earth with a diameter about 690 million miles. He also cites ana cares at 245 million miles and mira at 395 million miles, using mean values from Dr Adri a Van Maamen and Mount Wilson Observatory data.
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Pasadena
Calif
George H. Herbig
Wheeling
W. Va
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Herbig
Adria van Maamen
Mount Wilson Observatory
Three men tied to Akron counterfeiting raid
AKRON Ohio November 30 three men once living in Wheeling West Virginia were arrested in an Akron coming house raid that yielded counterfeit equipment for five and 25 cent pieces They were turned over to a Cleveland Secret Service agent Detective Inspector Verne Cross said two men were released recently from the West Virginia state penitentiary at Moundsville
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Akron, O
Wheeling
W. Va
Secret Service
Cleveland
Verne Cross
West Virginia State
Moundsville
Kanawha Democrats Plan To Hold Victory Dinner
Kanawha county Democrats schedule a December 9 victory dinner in Charleston. Paul V. McNutt social security administrator will address the event. Edward M. Lurber Roosevelt Neely Kilgore sponsor group notes invitations extended to Governor-elect Neely and Senator-elect Kilgore.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Paul V. McNutt
Edward M. Lurber
Roosevelt- Neely-Kilgore Organization
M. M. Neely
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
High French Officer Dies in Air Transport Crash
The French government disclosed the death of Jean Chiappe, high commissioner for Syria, after his air transport was machine-gunned by a British fighter on Nov. 27. The aircraft crashed off Sardinia with all occupants, following a SOS report.
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Vichy
Jean Chiappe
Syria
Chiappe
Sardinia
Viane
Air France
Indi
War Departments Awards Contract For Big Plant
The War Department announced the award of a $15,000,000 contract to E I DuPont de Nemours for design equipment and construction of an anhydrous ammonia plant near Morgantown West Virginia. The plant to be operated by DuPont will take about 10 months to complete and 18 months to be in full operation employing about 1200 men. Government retains title to plant and equipment with approximately 800 acres already purchased. Contract negotiated on cost plus fixed fee basis.
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Washington
E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company
Morgantown
W. Va
War Department
du Pont Company
J Army
DuPont Company
New Stab at London Made Early Today
German fighter bombers attacked London in a heavy night raid after a major effort on the British capital. Fighters repelled most intruders but a few raids broke through and one heavy bomb hit a London residential district. Rescue crews tended trapped victims as explosions rang out amid mist and rain.
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London
Kent
Press Association
Exchange
England
Draft Registration In State Shows Increase
Brig. Gen. William L. Horner says West Virginia's draft registration total reached 238,071, boosted by transfers from other states. Transfers continue as Horner announces the next draft call will set a definite quota for Negroes, with 15,211 registrants identifying as Black and several volunteers for the first quota of 155. no Negro was drafted in the initial call.
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Charleston
William L. Horner
Selective Service
West Virginia
Horner
Greek Command Claims New Gains In Albania
Greek high command reports advances north of Konispolis toward Porto Edda Albania with Italian troops cut off from retreat. Advances place Greek forces at several front sections especially north of Konispolis. Two Italian cannon and numerous automatic weapons captured with many prisoners reported.
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Athens
Konispolis
Porto Edda
Albania
Argorocastro
Coroner's Jury Finds Clay County Farmer Slain
A coroner's jury ruled that Robert E. Given a 42 year old Clay county farmer was shot to death by an unknown person or persons. His body was found Thursday in a barn near the Braxton Clay county line with a shotgun borrowed by Frank Dancey.
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Sutton
Robert E. Given
Clay County
Frank Dancey
Given
Dancey
Braxton
Funeral for Codreanu by Iron Guard in Bucharest
In Bucharest the Iron Guard carried the gold coffin of martyred captain Corneliu Zelea Codreanu through crowded streets to the Iron Guard headquarters for burial. Premier Ion Antonescu and Horia Sima led the funeral as German and Italian dignitaries observed, with King Mihai represented by an officer. The scene unfolded amid a nationwide purge of the Guard and reports said Mihai fled Bucharest as disorder grew.
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Bucharest
Iron Guard
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Ion Antonescu
Horia Sima
Codreanu
Jilava
Mihai
Germany
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Widow of Civil War Hero Is Death Victim
Delilah Duffield Craig aged 64, widow of Civil War veteran Peter Hamilton Craig, died at her home in Muddlety after a period of ill health following her husband's death two years earlier. She was the daughter of Confederate soldier J Clinton Duffield.
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Richwood
Delilah Duffield Craig
Nicholas County
Muddlety
Peter Hamilton Craig
Craig
J .Clinton Duffield
Himmler Calls Staff to Plan Repression in Occupied Areas
New York dispatch reports that Heinrich Himmler head of the Gestapo convened a conference of army staff officers to discuss growing unrest in Norway France and the Netherlands and to prepare drastic repressive measures.
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New York
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Germany
Norway
France
Netherlands
College Dress Bill Small Goucher Students Declare
Baltimore November 30 A group of Goucher College students conducted a wardrobe budget study to answer what it costs to clothe a coed. They found an average of 135 dollars per year suffices for four years of adequate dress, with liberal budgets higher by comparison to parental allowances.
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Goucher
Baltimore
Goucher College
Civil War Tensions Roil Romania Front Line
Civil conflict fears rise as Iron Guard seeks revenge for Cordrea nu death. Premier Ion Antonescu struggles to hold the state while heavy fighting and massed Romanian troops signal looming bloodshed. Reports state King Mihai fled Bucharest amid losses as violence spreads across Transylvania and neighboring areas.
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Iron Guard
Corneliu Zelea Cordreanu
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Bucharest
Condreanu
Jilava
Mahai
Germany
Hungary
Mihai
Carol I
Petain appeals for aid to refugees from Lorraine
In a national broadcast Petain urged French citizens to welcome 70000 Lorraine residents who fled Nazi occupation. He praised their endurance, noting they lost everything and deserve warm reception as fellow Frenchmen. He expressed shared sorrow and solidarity with their plight.
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Vichy
France
Philippe Petain
Lorraine
Defense Spending Has Effect In Retail Trade
Richmond reports defense program boosts purchasing power through higher employment across industries. Coal mines in Virginia and West Virginia run seasonally, railroads haul heavy tonnage, and October auto registrations set a new record at 22 610. Department store sales rose 14 percent from September and 13 percent above October 1939.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Virginia
FBI Studies British Plan for Counter Espionage Tactics
The FBI is studying Britain's wartime methods to tighten peacetime defenses against foreign agents. A two man mission was sent to England weeks ago to observe first hand and will return around year’s start. They will summarize findings for use at the National Police Academy.
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Washington
Britain
Federal Bureau of Investigation
England
National Police Academy I
Bouchelle Chosen Judicial Body President
Charleston WV November 30 The West Virginia Judicial Association selected Circuit Judge Julian F Bouchelle of Kanawha county for its new president at the close of a one day convention. Other officers include Judge Mark L Jarrett Lewisburg vice president Judge H S Curd Welch reelected secretary and Judge Ira P Baer Huntington treasurer a new office. The site of the 1941 meeting will be chosen later.
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Charleston
West Virginia Judicial Association
Julian F. Bouchelle
Kanawha County
Mark L.jarrett
Lewisburg
H. S. Curd
Welch
Ira P. Baer
Huntington
Greek General to Join Mullens Legion Roster
In Mullens Wyoming Post 106 of the American Legion will list General A. Papagos as a member after the next meeting. Commander Judson Davis said Papagos request from Athens will be accepted with great honor. Papagos noted he would be proud to have his name on the roster beside his World War I buddy Jimmy Tsagas, a local cafe owner.
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Mullens
Wyoming
American Legion
Italy
A. Papagos
Athens
Greece
Judson Davis
Papagos
Jimmy Tsagas
Rescue Crews Rush To Reach 28 Buried Miners In Ohio Blast
Rescue workers number nearly 100 laboring two miles from the mine entrance to reach 28 men believed trapped after a Nov 30 blast at Nelms mine in Cadiz Ohio. Slates falls and gas slowed operations as hope faded and 130 workers labored underground, with four more men possibly added to the missing list.
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Cadiz
Rock Falls
Ohio
M. Speicher
Pete
F. R. Sinclair
Ohio and Pennsylvania Company
Nelms
Here
Nelson Hovey
Army Major Shot to Death in Mexico City On Eve of Inauguration
The fatal shooting of an Army major and two stoning incidents were reported as police sought to determine if they were part of an unorganized movement to rouse anti American feeling before President elect Manuel Ayala Camacho’s inauguration. Major Guillermo Garcia Gallegos was slain last night as he at continued on page eighty.
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Mexico City
Manuel Ayla Camacho
Guillermo Garcia Gallegos
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