Rebels Blast Madrid Suburbs Amid Fierce Bombardment
News from Madrid reports Fascist artillery and air raids pounding the capital’s suburbs. Insurgent batteries targeted Arguelles while bombers hit areas near Alajara and Paseo de la Castellana. Government forces defend lines from Unity City to Villaie as Madrid fights to repel the siege and disrupt supply routes.
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Apartis
Arguelles
Lense
Madrid
Alajara
Valencia
Paseo de la Caslana
Ayala Street
San Bersquare
Ephone
Brunete
Viciosa
Burgos
San Tolis
Guadalajara
Guadarrama Moon
Warfield Simpson Says Willing to Withdraw From Throne
Wallis Warfield Simpson states she is ready to withdraw from the throne so King Edward can remain king. Prime Minister Baldwin says Edward will not be rushed and may weigh his heart and throne before any decision. The government has not ruled out a morganatic marriage and the fate of the throne remains unsettled.
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Edward VIII
Wallis Simpson
London
Anthony Eden
Oliver Stanley
John Simon
W. S. Morrison
Neville Chamberlain
Exchequer
Thomas Inskip
Defense
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Council
Samuel Hoare
Foreign Affairs
BE. A Fitzroy
House of Commons
Clement R Attlee
Stanley Baldwin
Mpson
Cannes
France
Wallis Warfield
Sim
Edward
England
Stan Baldwin
Britain
Baldwin
Empi
Mrs. Simpson
Queen
Durham Men Held In Robbery Case In Candor
Durham men Kiam Barber and Robert Ken of Durham were held by Sheriff B. Burton after an attempted robbery of a Candor store Saturday night. The robbers fled in a policeman’s car while firing at the officer. a third suspect was being hunted.
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Troy
B. Burton
Bers
Kiam Barber
Robert Ken
Durham
Santa and his sleigh soar above a house top
Fragment from a Christmas verse describes weaponses flying to a house top with a sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas aboard, signaling continuation in the next issue.
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St. Nicholas
Steel firms Interfered, NLB charges in 1930s case
The National Labor Board charged United States Steel and Carnegie Illinois Steel with interfering with workers self organization at 21 plants and aiding employee representation plans. A hearing is set for December 17 in Washington as the steel labor dispute widens amid Wagner Act challenges.
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Washington
National Labor Board
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
United States Steel
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis Committee
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Supreme Court
Jones and Laughlin
Wheeling
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Labor Board
Pope Pius XI Wins Ground in Paralysis Fight
Vatican City December 1 Pope Pius XI shows progress in a partial paralysis struggle by staying abed under doctor orders while officials report his condition as satisfactory. A Milan doctor consulted earlier and Father Agostino Gemelli may still be awaited for further examination.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Aminto Milani
Vatican
Milan
Agostino Gemelli
Midwest Hit by Cold Wave Deep Freeze Grips Iowa
Sub zero temperatures settled across Iowa with 15 below at minimum. Snow up to six inches blocked secondary roads as ice turned a rain snow mix into glare ice over a 24 hour period. Illinois saw a sudden plunge to zero with a three inch snow covering many areas.
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United States
Iowa
Illinois
Tar Heels Die in Wrecks Across North Carolina
In a gruesome weekend toll eleven people died on state roads. Victims include Ray Williams 18 and Walter Williams 8 struck while cycling in Roanoke Rapids. Fred Evans and James Money 69 in separate incidents. W O Taylor 69 in Kingston. James Gilliland 42 in Siler City. John Nelson 8 from Marion injured fatally at Durham. George Speight Jr 12 killed by a hit and run in Rocky Mount. James B Johnson 3 near Hickory. Lacy McCallum a Negro killed near Rowland. Frank Mullis 55 struck at Monroe.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Raymond Williams
Walter
Roanoke Rapids
Lumberton
Fred Evans
W. O. Taylor
Kinston
James H. Gilliland
Siler City
John Nelson
Marion
Trotzky Granted Asylum in Mexico City
Mexico's government granted asylum to Leon Trotzky, describing it as a traditional refuge for political exiles. Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay said the decision carried no political significance and did not imply alignment between Mexico and Trotzky. Hay noted Trotzky would soon leave Norway and that the move challenges the influence of workers aligned with Stalin.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Leon Trotzky
Eduardo Hay
Hay
Trotzky
Norway
Confederation of Workers of Mexico
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Senatorial Probe Reveals Van Sweringen Stock Holdings
George A. Ball testified before the senate interstate commerce committee that he paid 274 682 for stock controlling a 3 183 285 000 railway empire. He bought the Alleghany System at public auction in 1935 and additional Van Sweringen holdings totaling 3 121 000, with the stocks held as collateral for a 39 500 000 loan to a J P Morgan syndicate. Ball said O P Van Sweringen introduced him to the 23 000 mile network in 1932.
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Washington
George A. Ball
Senate
Ball
van Sweringen Brothers
Cleveland
Wheeler
D.mont
van Sweringen
New York City
J. P. Morgan
D.-Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
O. P. van Sweringen
Federal Judge Rules Social Security Act Legal in Rail Stockholder Case
Federal Judge George C. Sweeney ruled the Social Security act is legal and denied an injunction that would have stopped the Boston and Maine railroad from paying unemployment insurance. Davis of Walham threatened an appeal to the circuit court of appeals.
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Boston
George C. Sweeney
George P. Davis
Waltham
Boston and Maine Railroad
Sweeney
Congress
Supreme Court Upholds Fair Trade Acts Across States
The Supreme Court upholds state fair trade laws prohibiting selling standard products below producer-fixed prices. Opinions cover California and Illinois with others named including Ohio Iowa Maryland New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Washington Wisconsin. Justice Sutherland writes unanimously that retailers may own products but not the mark or goodwill it represents.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
District of Columbia Supreme Court
New York
California
Ohio
Iowa
Maryland
New Jersey
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Sutherland
Labor factions seek peace in AFL split
Washington dispatch reports peacemakers plan to use George L Berry s progress conference on Thursday to broker a settlement of the labor war. They aim to learn if John L Lewis s suspended unions will accept a modified industrial organization and whether the craft versus industrial lines can be reconciled.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
George L. Berry
Industrial Progress Conference
Labor
John L. Lewis
Lewis
A. F
Lewis Unions
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lord Islington Dies at 70 Former Zealand Governor
Lord Islington, former governor of New Zealand, died last night in London at the age of 70. The death was reported from London with obituaries noting his tenure and public service.
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Lord Islington
London
New Zealand
Retail trade rises in Winston-Salem 1935 census
A federal retail census shows Winston-Salem 1935 trade at 23.317 million dollars, up more than 7 million from 1933. The data indicate strengthening local commerce and consumer activity in the mid thirties.
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Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Wallie King Talk On Phone In Crown Crisis
Wallie King discussed the English crown situation via trans-channel telephone as the world awaited a decisive development. Mrs Simpson also reportedly communicated by telephone with several London contacts from Villa Lou Vier, where she remained secluded. Access to the villa was restricted by a Scotland Yard detective and a gendarme. residents and staff were confined on the Rogers estate.
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Cannel
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward of
England
Simpson
London
Villa Lou Vier
Scotland Yard
Herman Rogers
New York
Chilean Armament Limit Plan Faces Strong Opposition
At the Inter-American Peace Conference committee in Buenos Aires Gen. Jose Maria Moncada argues armament limits are useless due to European arms programs. US and Argentina expected to oppose, risking passage of the Chilean proposal amid broader talks on peace instruments and a regional neutrality policy.
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Buenos Aires
Jose Maria Moncada
Nicaragua
United States
Argentina
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Five dead found in Fayetteville cabin in suspected asphyxiation
John Butler discovered three women and two men dead at his tourist camp cabin two miles north of Fayetteville Arkansas. Victims identified include Bert Atkinson 45 Bill Reed 30 Mabel Todd 25 and Alice Taylor 25 with one woman unnamed. Gas stove and closed windows noted. coroner ordered inquest.
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Fayetteville
Ark
John Butler
Bert Atkinson
Bill Reed
Mabel Todd
Huntsville
Alice Taylor
Springdale
Butler
Reed
Atkinson
Glenn Riggs
Herbert Lewis
Appropriations By Congress May Exceed $6,000,000,000
Washington dispatch notes congressional committees prep to review executive estimates for next fiscal year. Total routine expenditures plus emergency relief may top 6 billion dollars with relief sums and soldiers bonus authorizations exceeding 10 billion. Subcommittees under Rep Woodrum study budget requests. treasury post office figures to be reviewed. housing and farm tenancy laws could drive substantial costs.
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Washington
House
Rep
Woodrum
D.-Va
Treasury-Post Office Department
Fire Destroys Two Asheboro Homes in Morning Blaze
Fire at 1 AM destroyed a one room house occupied by Matt Bean and John Presnell and spread to a nearby four room dwelling housing J. W. Owens. Downpour hampered efforts to salvage furniture. Owner George Hasty said insurance partially covered the losses.
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Asheboro
Matt Bean
John Presnell
J. W. Owens
George Hasty
Weather notes for North and South Carolina
Cloudy and much colder with rain in eastern areas tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies, cooler near the coast and warmer in the mountains. South Carolina faces rain this afternoon and along the coast, followed by much colder air tonight. Tuesday turns partly cloudy and cooler west and central regions. Winds become northerly with showers along the coast tonight and Tuesday.
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North Carolina
Hugh
South Carolina
Jacksonville
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