Southern congressmen move to end freight rate differentials
Congressman Ramspeck and Southern allies push a bill to abolish freight rate differentials between regions. They argue southern manufacturers pay higher rates for shorter distances, citing Atlanta to Chicago as 1.91 per 190 pounds versus 1.52 from New York to Chicago.
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Washington
Ramspeck
D-Ga
National Emergency Council
South
Atlanta
Chicago
New York
Streamlined Infantry Regiment Approved by War Department
A smaller yet more mobile streamlined infantry regiment with 1,492 semi automatic rifles and heavier machine guns received War Department approval. Three regiments will undergo field tests in Texas as part of a smaller division, aiming for a 1960s readiness level. Squads rise to twelve men with increased fire power and Browning machine guns until rifles are in greater supply.
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Washington
War Department
Woodring
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Congress
Texas
Fire Fatalities Reported At Tayloe Hospital Wing
Two Black patients died when a three story wooden wing at Tayloe hospital burned in Washington North Carolina. A white patient was reported missing and Mrs. Macon Tooley of Pungo was unaccounted for. Sue Gorham of Washington and Jessie Gunn of Aurora were named among the dead.
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Washington, N. C
Tayloe Hospital
Sue Gorham
Washington
Jessie Gunn
Aurora
Macon Tooley
Pungo
German Ambassador Dies meets Hitler report on American reaction
Hamburg dispatch notes Dr. Hans Dieckhoff German ambassador to Washington arriving at Cuxhaven en route to Berlin to brief Chancellor Hitler on American reaction to recent Nazi anti Semitism.
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Germany
Hans Dieckhoff
Washington
Cuxhaven
Hitler
Nations warned on postwar debts as reminders go out
Thirteen European powers received notices from the State Department demanding the next installment on 20 year old World War I debts. The December 15 amount rises to 2 051 707 241, increasing the total unpaid above the 2 billion mark.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Jewish police slain in ambush near Beisaw settlement
Three Jewish auxiliary policemen were killed when their patrol was attacked near an isolated settlement close to Beisaw in the Beisaw area, according to reports from Jerusalem dated December 2.
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Jerusalem
Beisaw
French Navy Patrol Ordered at Gibraltar Strait
The French government ordered a naval patrol to the Strait of Gibraltar to stop frequent halting and boarding of French vessels by Spanish insurgent warships. A French destroyer will be on duty at all times ready to aid any French ship in distress.
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Paris
Strait of Gibraltar
Associated Press
Daladier
Itali
Africa
Brussels
Pal Henri Spaak
Spaak
Barcelona
Janitors and Charwomen Covered by Wage-Hour Rules
Calvert Magruder, general counsel for the Wage-Hour Administration, said the Labor Standards Act applies to janitors and charwomen and other building workers if their employers produce goods for interstate commerce. The agency cannot rule finally but issues opinions as guides while court determinations are pending.
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Washington
Calvert Magruder
Wage-Hour Administration
Magruder
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Edenton Mayor Persists in Meeting Anthony Eden
Edenton mayor plans to meet Anthony Eden in New York to press a visit to Edenton despite Eden declining the invitation. Eden had once promised Edenton as a main objective in America. Edenton’s name traces to Royal Governor Charles Eden, linked to Blackbeard era legends.
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Anthony Eden
New York
McMullan
Eden
America
Charles Eden
Blackbeard
Santa Claus Arrives Tonight for Christmas Shop Opening
City awaits Santa at 7 o clock as Christmas shop Leap Tommy opens in High Point. Oak Ridge High Point College and High Point High Band parades form the street concert from 7 to 8 with new uniforms from Civitan aid. Clowns and Boy Scouts assist. police will curb traffic. merchants stay open to 9 for holiday displays.
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High Point
Main Street
Santa
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High Streets
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North Main
Washington Streets
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Washington
Boy Scouts
Court Gives CIO Setback In Textile Organizing
Rhode Island court ruling on dues belonging to UTW locals impacts CIO led TWOC. Appeals and potential recoveries threaten broader union funding as industry employs about 1.3 million workers. In Greensboro, Dr. Buie urges Guilford County hospital for contagious diseases to ease isolation costs and improve care amid diphtheria in recent months.
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United Textile Workers (Cio
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Rhode Island Superior Court
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Textile Workers Union
American Federation of Labor
Rhode Island
Providence and
Woonasquatucket
R. L. Woolen and Worsted District Council
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Francis J. Gorman
John L. Lewis
Greensboro
Guilford County
R. M. Buie
State Board of Health
Buie
High Point
Guilford County Hospital
Guilford
Floods drown 71 in Urfa region near Syria border
Floods in the Urfa region southeast of Turkey killed 71 people and destroyed homes. Thousands of cattle perished as waters swept through the area near the Syrian border.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Urfa
Pope Pius's Condition Described as Satisfactory
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII remains in satisfactory condition a week after his dangerous heart attack. Members of the pope's household Friday described his state as stable and improving, with doctors monitoring his health closely.
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Vatican City
Pius
Uncle Sam Not Santa Forever in Baltimore Speech
In Baltimore on December 2, Thomas H. Reed warned that U S cities will have to abandon the role of Santa Claus to local governments. He criticized the New Deal for pauperizing local bodies and warned the end of national extravagance is near. Reed urged planners to prepare for cities and units living within their own resources and questioned whether officials can shed the habit of reliance on federal aid.
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U. S.S
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
National Municipal League
Thomas H. Reed
University of Michigan
New Deal
Abduction Ends As Mary Brown Reaches Home
Mary Brown, 18, who vanished for 30 hours, was released after abductors realized her father William B. Brown could not pay a ransom. She arrived at his Oxon Hill home wearing a slip, uninjured but exhausted, and described being kept in a hut and driven in a truck with a blindfold. Police pursue the three suspects as Major Munshower vows further investigation.
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William B. Brown
Mary Brown
Mary
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Hanson Branch
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington
Elmer F. Munshower
Maryland
Chinese Forces Claim Recapture of Lintsing
Shanghai December 2 Chinese forces under Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh report recapture of Lintsing a major city in Western Shantung. Shen now chairs the Shantung provincial government directing behind the lines fighting. Guerrillas attacked a Japanese outpost on Yuhuatai hill near Nanking killing and wounding 120 soldiers.
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Shen Hung-Lieh
Lintsing
Shantung Province
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Tsingtao
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Nanking
Nation's Worst Bus Train Disaster Toll Rises
Salt Lake City reports show 22 or 28 dead and 17 injured in a fatal bus train crash near Midvale. Victims were Jordan High School students and their driver Farrold H. Silcox. Engineer E L Rehmer tried braking as the Flying Ute freight struck the bus amid sleet.
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Salt Lake General Hospital
Ule
Denver
Midvale
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Farrold H. Silcox
Riverton
Jordan High School
South Jordan
Bluffdale
Crescent
Silcox
Winston Market to Observe Xmas Holiday Schedule
Winston-Salem tobacco market will close December 16 to January 10 and reopen January 10, ending selling season January 20. A Christmas party for tobacco growers and families is planned December 20. About 490000 pounds sold at roughly $19.50 average, with select lots higher. Multiple buyers listed with varied lot prices and volumes.
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J. T. Booth
Manning
G. Hall
Tuttle & Brown
A. M. Payne
C. C. Stephens
J. G. Murphy
John Adams
L. R. Johnson
Paul Nelson
Tedder & Terry
Hudson & Clocfelter
J. L. Goins
Williard & Johnson
D. L. Johnson
Stephens & Murphy
J. 8. Henderson
I. K. Boles & M
Sil
W. T. Oakley & Son
Mackie & Truitt
President Roosevelt to Speak at Kenan Stadium December 5
President Roosevelt will address a large audience in Kenan Memorial stadium in Chapel Hill on December 5 unless severe weather forces the talk indoors to Woollen gymnasium which seats about 10 000. The event is hosted by the Carolina Political Union.
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Kenan Stadium
Chapel Hill
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Carolina Political Union
France Faces Labor Strife and Italy Warning in Tunisia Tension
France battles domestic labor turmoil as Daladier faces strikes while Italy’s Gayda warns Paris of possible action over Tunisia. European leaders contend with political instability, a Belgian cabinet shakeup, and rising anti-government movements amid North Africa disputes.
Roosevelt on WPA Program Gathers for Talks
President Roosevelt at Warm Springs continues relief planning with WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins as talks focus on how private industry hiring will affect federal rolls. They aim to gauge January relief needs and set funding for the next four months. eight month appropriation stood at 1.425 billion dollars. Roosevelt also met with William C. Bullitt and planned Georgia discussions with Rivers Camp Gillis in Atlanta.
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