King Vic Intends to Marry Wallis as Crisis Deepens
King George VI told his cabinet he intends to marry Wallis Simpson and then resign all official engagements for the present amid a constitutional crisis. Prime Minister Baldwin and others warned against wedlock, while Archbishop Hinsley called for prayers as discussions between ministers stretched over a 40 minute meeting at Downing Street.
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Baldwin
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Wallis Simpson
Aerial Assaults Mark Spanish Capital During Event
Fierce attacks on Madrid are described as powerful, while the 18th annual Y M C A Older Boy's Conference in the Carolinas continues. Dr. R Gordon Spaugh of Home Moravian Church in Winston Salem delivered lectures on investing in life and happiness, urging following great personality paths.
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Tomlinson Furniture Exposition
Carolinas
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Home Moravian Church
Winston-Salem
Spaugh
Nazareth
God
Arthur Port
Hanes Knitting Company
P. E. Lindley
High Point College
World Brotherhood
Tom Sykes
Central Friends Church
Bombs Rain On Madrid As Rebels Close On City
Fierce air raids pound Madrid during the civil war as fascist bombers strike the Arguilles sector and the million dollar telephone building area. Insurgent planes engage government fighters while bombardments destroy homes in the Rosales and other districts ahead of troops entering the city.
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Arguilles
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Rosalesseceases
Cuatros Can
Hull Proposes Eight-Point Peace Program At Meeting
Hull urged a coalition of American nations to build an armory of peace and co operate against war. He presented an eight point program at the inter American peace conference calling for united action to assure regional and global peace and seek common anti war measures.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Youth Is Killed Reading Book On Railroad Track
Walter Causey age 16 was walking along a railroad track reading a book when a fast passenger train struck him. His friend Bill Bunton shouted a warning but Causey kept reading and was killed. Authorities did not identify the book.
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Roosevelt Relaxes Aboard Ship on Rough Atlantic Crossing
President Roosevelt rests aboard the U S S Indianapolis as it sails home from the Buenos Aires inter-American peace conference. The ship, steaming 24 knots about 3,300 miles from Trinidad, to draft the annual message to Congress and begin the budget. Terra of Uruguay bids farewell, praising the good neighbor policy.
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Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Indianapolis
Trinidad
Congress
Gabriel Terra
Uruguay
United States
Terra
Montevideo
Liquor Taxes Hit Record Federal Revenue After Repeal
On the third anniversary of repeal, U S treasury reports show liquor revenue surging past pre prohibition highs. Last year receipts totaled 505 464 000 with a gain of 94 443 000 over the prior year and 22 000 000 above 1918 19.
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Treasury
Edward B. Dunford
Auto-Saloon League
King Edward VIII Backed by Madison County Club
The Madison County Men's Club in Marshall, Marshall County, sent a cablegram to King Edward VIII stating support for his stand on matrimonial affairs and asking him to ignore Baldwin. The club consists of local business and professional men.
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Madison County Men's Club
Edward VIII
Baldwin
Madison County
Some Improvement Shown By Tinker
ORLANDO Fla Dec 5 Physicians said Joe Tinker famous baseball player of former years was somewhat improved today but still critically ill They held little chance for his recovery A paralytic stroke laid low the double play artist of Tinkers to Evers to Chance fame
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Fla
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Chance
Pipe Pius Stricken With Light Paralysis
Vatican officials report Pope Pius XII has a light form of paralysis in both legs. The condition began in the left leg and spread to the right, with mobility limited though some movement remains. Other parts of his body are weak.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Pius
Holy Father
Strikes Grip Nation ... Massive San Francisco Protest Planned
Organizers urged 25 000 people to march in San Francisco today in solidarity with the maritime strike stalemate. The nationwide walkouts idled 5 600 local workers, crippled Pacific Northwest lumber business by half, and sparked waterfront clashes in Houston with injuries reported. In New York, seamen's walkout persisted while sympathy actions influenced French longshoremen.
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Pacific Northwest
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International Seamen's Union Hall
New York
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
English Common People In Firm Stand For Their King
Chanting crowds roamed London praising King Edward and denouncing government policy. From Mayfair to Cheapside the protests split into pro Edward and anti Baldwin chants. Police kept order as processions moved past Buckingham Palace Trafalgar Square and Downing Street with cries Edward is right Baldwin is wrong.
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Cheapside
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Haymarket
Piccadily Circus
Downing Street
Whitehall
Baldwin
Sailor Held In Extortion Case
Federal agents arrested James F., a 20-year-old sailor, in Long Beach California on charges of attempting to extort $5,000 from actress Ginger Rogers. Ginger Rogers was arrested with Hall after a trap was set using a letter received November 27 threatening her and her mother.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James F
Long Beach
Calif
Ginger Rogers
Hall
Hoover
Industry indexes hit new high as output surges nationwide
The Associated Press adjusted index rose to 99.2 from 98.8, marking the fastest pace since 1929. Electric power, railroad freight car loadings, steel mills, and cotton manufacturing all hit new highs, while auto output cooled after weeks of gains amid strong industrial demand and cold weather.
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New York
Associated Press
Aged Confederate Veteran Propst Dies in Hickory
William Henry Propst, 89, a Confederate veteran, died at his home near Hickory on Thursday. He was a longtime resident and remembered for his Civil War service and local community involvement.
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William Henry Propst
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North Carolina to Meet on Unemployment Insurance Act
Raleigh, Dec 5. Governor Ehringhaus called the new legislature to meet December 10 at 11 A M to consider enacting unemployment compensation insurance. The extra session aims to align with the Federal Social Security Act, with focus on insurance but broader action remains possible. The session would be North Carolina’s first since 1924.
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J. C. B. Ehringhaus
North Carolina
Council of State
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Ehringhaus
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Carolina
Kerosene Adulterated with Gasoline Traced in Hickory
An investigations by W S Sherrill of Hickory into kerosene adulterated with gasoline after two minor explosions at Brookford near Hickory. A 3 year old boy burned his hand and a can was blown from a drag boy’s hand at the Brookford mill store. State chemist H L Shankle confirmed the gasoline contamination and sale was ordered stopped pending storage-tank testing.
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Brookford
W. Sherrill
State Revenue Department
Claud Hill
Sherrill
H. W. Bollinger
Brookford Mill
H. L. Shankle
Raleigh
Six Year Presidential Term Backed by Burke
Senator Edward R Burke of Nebraska said he plans to introduce a constitutional amendment at the next Congress to grant the United States president a six year term with no re election privileges.
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Neb
Edward R. Burke
Congress
United States
Investment Bankers Attack Undistributed Profits Tax
Augusta Ga Dec 5 investment bankers committee of the Investment Bankers Association of America denounces the federal surtax on undistributed corporate profits. They say it inflates prosperity by pushing year end dividends and harms expansion needs while urging repeal or modification of capital gains taxes to avoid pressuring profitable firms.
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Investment Bankers
Convention of the
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Supporters Rally Behind Hamilton in National Chairman Fight
Supporters rallied around D. M. Hamilton to keep him in the post despite his offer to resign. Hamilton, who managed the London campaign, said he would resign to the national committee in Chicago on December 17 unless a vote of confidence is given.
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D. M. Hamilton
Fort
Hamilton
London
Chicago
FHA appoints local agency for home loans in Thomasville
Thomasville observer notes the Federal Housing Administration has named George L. Handley real estate agency as its local representative. The FHA will handle both new construction and remodeling loans, per a statement by Mr Handley.
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Hous Administration
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Weather Summary North and South Carolina Inland Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight with a dip in temperature in North Carolina. Sunday brings more cloudiness and a rise in temperature across the central and northeastern regions, with possible rain in the western areas. South Carolina sees partly overcast skies tonight and Sunday with potential rain in the northwestern portion and warmer conditions in the east and west regions. Northeasterly winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville strengthen, with overcast skies and rain likely in areas.
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