Hawaii Strike Looms as Maritime Unions Push Politics
Maritime workers press a government entry into politics and unionize amid Hawaii shortages. Secretary McGrady and Hawiian officials seek supplies as longshoremen plan limited walkouts and shipowners report 226 vessels idle on West Coast.
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Francisco
Hawaii
Stant
Rds
F. McGrady
Samuel King
Congress
Ivy Bridges
International Joneshore Association
Seattle
Harry Tdndeberg
Du Pont Family Donors Top Roosevelt Opposition Funds
Washington reports reveal three Du Pont family members contributed a total of 144430 to anti Roosevelt forces. Mrs Joseph F Davies gave 6500 to Democratic funds, while J P Morgan reportedly donated 50000 to major groups. The Senate committee seeks full disclosures and may push federal spending reforms.
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Republican Fund
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Joseph F. Davies
Russia
Dhao J. P. Morgan
Po Ee
James W. Gerard
Curtis Bok
James Roosevelt
Nathan Straus
Henry Morgenthau
William C. Ballitt
O. Max Gardner
Harry Woodring
Jacob Ruppert
Cornelius V. Whitney
Roosevelt Cancels Tour After Death Of Bodyguard
President Roosevelt, saddened by the sudden death of his friend and protector August Geenerich, cancelled a motor tour of Buenos Aires suburbs but kept plans to open the inter American Peace Conference of 21 states. Delegates from all western republics praised the proposal and Roosevelt would begin sessions after being welcomed by Argentine officials.
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Roosevelt
August
Gus) Geenerich
United States
E.S.T
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Julio Argentino Roca
Senate
Carlos Noel
Chamber of Deputies
Augustin Justo
Argona
Rooseelt
Justo
International Assembly
Court to Hear Gase Case On Interstate Commerce
South Carolina court opened hearings on a test case involving gas transportation and its effect on interstate commerce. Justice Parker and a B C spokesman argued over rehearing the entire cage and whether an appeal would burden the court.
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South Carolina
John J. Parker
Char B.C
Visit From t Nichnolias by Clement Clarke Moore
A fragment from a Clement Clarke Moore verse mentions a night visit and a miniature sleigh with lit tiny reindeer. The text appears continued in the next issue, with the language reflecting a seasonal poem.
Castor Oil Sentence Plan Faces Health Official Skepticism
In Spokane on December 1, Justice Frank Yuse ordered castor oil as punishment for repeat drunken offenders, with the oil to be given in a physician's presence. Dr Ralph Hendricks, health commissioner, refused to join the plan citing potential city liability if harm occurred. Assistant Corporation Counsel Louis W Conyard sought legal protection and prisoners signed waivers.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank Yuse
Soviet Youths Well Trained Defend Homeland Says Moscow Official
Moscow official M. Ulyinsky, head of the Moscow youth committee, told the Congress of Soviets that Soviet youth are always ready to defend the country. He contrasted Communist youth with Hitler's Germany, accusing it of rewarding violence against Jews.
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Moscow
Bishop Blunt Rebukes King Edward VIII Over Private Life
The Bishop of Bradford urged King Edward VIII to seek the grace of God as much as any subject, marking the first public church rebuke of the monarch’s private affairs. He urged clearer signs of awareness and criticized trimming religious ceremonies amid coronation debates.
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Grace of God
London
Bradford
Edward VIII
A. W. F. Blunt
Church of England
Wallis Simpson
Blunt
Birmingham
Forty-Two Volumes Enter Mayflower Cup Competition
Forty two volumes are eligible for the Mayflower cup competition in Raleigh. The award honors the best volume published in the 12 months ending August 31 by a North Carolinian. Paul Green did not enter copies of three plays. The judging committee includes Dr. C. C. Pearson, Dr. Benjamin F. Sledd, Dr. W. Ce. Jackson, and Dr. William Smith.
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Raleigh
Elate Literary and Historical Association
Paul Green
C. C. Pearson
Benjamin F. Sled
Wake Forest College
William ©. Smith
The
Woman's Colles
University of North Carolina
Revenues Rise as Five Month Totals Beat Last Year
Washington reports substantial revenue gains in the first five months of the fiscal year, with July 1 through November receipts totaling 1.623 billion dollars, up 171.98 million from a year earlier. Tax increases mainly from income taxes contributed strong totals as Morgenthau predicted March receipts would be very large and year-end revenues could meet the 5.6428 billion forecast despite ongoing deficits and emergency spending.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Defici
State WPA Drops About 8000 From New Jersey Rolls
Newark December 1 WPA administrator William H J Bly announced about 8 000 people will be dropped from New Jersey WPA rolls beginning as soon as possible and continuing for about a month.
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Newark
N. J
WPA
William H. J. Bly
New Jersey
Two Carolinas Shiver As Snow Sleet And Rain Fall
Snow flurries sleet and rain chilled the Carolinas with many readings near freezing. Greensboro North Carolina hit 23 degrees as a light snow stuck, while Greenville saw 27. Raleigh and Rocky Mount logged 27 and 26.
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Associated Press
Carolinas Hill Country
Greensphiro
N. C
Greenville
Fayetteville
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sumter
Columbia
Mercury
Union
Spartanburg
Anderson
Ashevill
Hickory
Burlington
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
France to Offer to Settle War Debt at 12 Cents per Dollar
Paris reports France will propose settling its war debt to the United States for one eighth of the total due. The offer would total about 81.3 million dollars versus a 250.3 million dollar default as of mid 1734, according to ministerial circles.
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Paris
France
United States
Man Killed at Grade Crossing in Kannapolis
A. L. Miller, 56, owner of a Landis service station, was killed when a shifting engine struck his automobile at a Landis crossing. The car was pushed several hundred yards along the tracks. Miller was alone. Funeral plans unknown. He is survived by his widow and several children.
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Kannapolis
A. L. Miller
Landis
Landis Crossing
Miller
Young Negro Held For Death Of Baby Brother
Marion Singleton ten years old is jailed in Sumter County after confessing to killing his 14‑month‑old brother O'Neal with an axe. Parents were away collecting buttons when the incident occurred. the boy hid the body and claimed the infant fell. A coroner's jury ordered continued detention for grand jury action.
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Sumter
S. C
Marion Singleton
O'Neal Singleton
Botton
Marion
Muldrow Strange
City Hikes Pay 10 Percent for Oran geburg Staff
Orangeburg South Carolina officials approve a ten percent raise for about 100 city employees as of December 1. The action increases payroll costs and signals citywide pay adjustments for the new year.
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Orangeburg
8. C
Prominent North Carolina Republican Leader O R York Dies
O R York 61 former post master and lawyer and leading Republican figure in North Carolina died at his home 316 Louise avenue High Point after a six year illness He was born May 6 1885 in Randolph County taught school for five years admitted to the bar in 1917 and married Stella Patterson on September 22 1907 Earlier worked as postal clerk for 12 years and with Bradner and York Furniture before 1922 appointment.
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O. R. York
North Carolina
High Point
Louise Avenue
York
Randolph County
John D
Emma Richardson York
Ramseur
Franklinville
Stella Patterson
Bradner and
York Furniture Company
Repairman Held After Death of 14 Year Old Girl
In Jesup Georgia sheriff deputies arrested L R Ward a 41 year old itinerant repairman on charges he stamped to death his 14 year old stepdaughter Maude Salter while the mother was chained and forced to watch Ward was said to have tied the mother in the woods and beat her before attacking the girl authorities said Brunswick police reported.
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Jesup
R. B. Warren
Wayne County
L. R. Ward
Brunswick
Maude Salter
Ports Exports Surpass Imports by 52 Million in October
The commerce department reported that October exports totaled 264,708,000 while imports were 213,001,000, a excess of 52,707,000. This followed a 31,939,000 excess last year and, for the first ten months of the year, exports led imports by 20,092,000.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Prison Guard Held In Fatal Shooting
Berle Vick a 30 year old prison camp guard faces trial after a preliminary hearing in Tarboro for the fatal shooting of Frank Cox 52. Vick claims self defense saying Cox returned with a shotgun after an earlier dispute over attentions to Mrs Cox. Witnesses placed Cox at the door and said he kicked a panel before the encounter that led to his death.
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Tarboro
Berle Vick
Frank Cox
Edgecombe Superior Court
Vick
Cox
Preliminary OK for High Point hydroelectric bonds
The North Carolina Local Government Commission executive committee granted preliminary approval for 3,171,750 revenue bonds by High Point to finance a hydro electric generating plant. The bonds would be repaid from city and public works funds with no city credit pledge and without tax support. Judge Wilson Warlick in Lexington is expected to rule soon on the legality of the related 3,171,756 bond issue authorized yesterday by High Point for the same project.
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Raleigh
N. C
Local Government Commission Executive Committee
High Point
City and Public Works Administration
Wilson Warlick
Lexington
Hospital Clintico Captured After Long Madrid Battle
Madrid reports the government seized the strategic Hospital Clintico from insurgents after an all day assault in University City and Cuatro Caminos. The four week siege saw heavy bombardment, aircraft, and counterattacks as government forces cleared the ruins and repelled insurgent attempts on Madrid’s north.
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University City
Rosales
Cuators Caminos
Hospital Chinico
Cuatro Caminos
Fuen Carral
Weather update for North and South Carolina regions
Cloudy with likely coastal rain from North Carolina and inland snow mixed precipitation inland tonight. Not as cold Wednesday, southeast South Carolina warmer. Northesterly winds at Hatteras to Jacksonville bring overcast skies with rain tonight and possible squalls Wednesday.
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South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
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