Pan American Conference Opens in Lima to Seek Peace
Twenty one nations meet in Lima to chart peaceful steps amid Nazi Fascist and Japanese aggression. Cordell Hull states the Americas will not isolate themselves but recognize global interdependence and push for universal peaceful principles.
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Lima
Peru
Europe
Asia
China
House of Representatives
United States
Cordell Hull
Americas
Argentina
Latin America
Hull
Mass Execution in Georgia Tugs State History
MASS EXECUTION RELDSVILLE GA Six Negro murderers were executed by electric chair in the state prison the largest mass execution in Georgia history The executions lasted an hour and 21 minutes the first at 11 09 a m and the last at 12 30 p m Central Standard Time A seventh prisoner a white man Tom Rickerson received a minute reprieve UP TO CONGRESS WASHINGTON Dec 9 President Roosevelt said it was up to Congress to decide whether federal relief programs should be modified to meet WPA criticisms Hopkins agency faced specific calls for amendments THIRD TERM WASHINGTON Dec 9 Senator Holt would introduce a resolution opposing a third term for President Coolidge The vote on the 1928 resolution previously stood 56 to 26 in the Senate January 10 1928 marking Democratic support and opposition
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Reldsville
Georgia
Tom Rickerson
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
WPA
Harry Ins
Hopkins’ Agency
Oprosk
Nator Holt
D-W. Va
Elt
Senate
House
Six year presidential term proposal introduced in Senate
New York reports Senator Burke introduces a constitutional amendment in the upcoming session to set a six year presidential term. He cites preventing executive overreach and says the measure is not aimed at the current administration but at a trend toward consolidated power.
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New York
Burke
D- Ec
Auto skid causes 15 foot plunge in Roanoke area
In Roanoke a Greensboro man, D. Burchell, survived a bizarre accident when his car skidded, plunged off a 15 foot banking, and landed upside down. He crawled out a window, helped right the car, then drove away into a field before returning to town. He received a jacket button, scratches, and a knee bruise.
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Roanoke
Automeo
Burchell
Reensboro
N. C
Christburg
Governor Hoey Honors Extradition Papers
Governor Hoey announced extra papers from Virginia Governor James H. Price regarding the extradition of Martin Jessup. Jessup was arrested at Mount Airy and is under bond to face grand jury charges in Patrick County Virginia.
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Raleigh
Ernor Hoey
James H. Price
Virginia
Ich
Martin Jessup
Mount Airy
Patrick County
Virna
Grand Y
Open Door in China Ends, Arita Signals Japan Stand
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Ichiro Arita told the United States and Britain that the open door in China has vanished. He cited a firm, uncompromising position, indicating future conditions for foreign commerce in China.
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Tokyo
Ichiro Arita
Great Britain
China
United States
Joseph
Robert Les Craigie
Japan
Wage Hour Act benefits urged at Raleigh convention
Wage hour administrator W. Dahlberg of Vashon spoke at the 16th annual convention of the Carolina Lumber and Building Supply Association in Raleigh. He said the new act would benefit labor and the public, noting the law defines terms and limits discretion while remaining rigid in application.
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Raleigh
W. Dahlberg
Vashon
Ness
Financial Affairs Called "Fantastic" Drug Firm Under Probe
New York December 9 Attorney General John J Bennett began an inquiry into McKesson and Robbins Inc the 87 million drug concern whose finances a director called so darned fantastic still unbelievable Bennett sent assistants to talk with Stock Exchange officials and check with exchanges to decide next steps the firm entered federal receivership yesterday.
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New York
John J. Bennett, Jr
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Bennett
Max Furman
Joseph F. Ruggieri
Stock Exchange
Federal grand jury to probe McKesson and Robbins conduct
Attorney General Cummings announced that a federal grand jury in New York would be asked to investigate whether the Bridgeport Connecticut drug and liquor manufacturer McKesson and Robbins violated any federal law.
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Washington
Cummings
New York
McKesson and Robbins
Bridgeport
Symbol of a Pan American Problem at Lima Conference
Early arrivals in Lima Peru for the Pan American Conference found a German freighter as a striking symbol of a major issue facing the U S delegation Nazi influence in trade with South America.
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U. S
Hull
Lima
Peru
Alfranio de Mello Franco
Brazil
Hotel
Bolivar
South America
Two Captured After Holdup
In Fallston two unmasked bank robbers demanded cash at 9 45 a m. at the Union Trust bank. Two men were captured by irate citizens led by Floyd Cline. authorities hold Lewis Childers and Frank J Haskins. A third fled. almost all stolen money recovered.
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Shelby
Fallston
Raymond Cline
Beam
Haskins
CinemaLand Calls On President To End Nazi Economic Relations
Hollywood leaders pledge to sever all U S Germany economic ties until Germany returns to humane international law. Melvyn Douglas reports the spontaneous declaration aims to mobilize 20 to 30 million theatergoers to sign and send the document to Washington. Notables signing include Fred Astaire Joan Bennett Claudette Colbert George Cukor John Ford Miriam Hopkins Rosemary Lane Anatole Litvak Paul Muni Groucho Marx Faye Bainter Claude Rains Martha Raye Gloria Stuart Hedda Hopper Ira Gershwin Bette Davis.
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Hollywood
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Washington
United States
Melvyn Douglas
Beverly Hills
Ward G. Robinson
Douglas
Fred Astaire
Robert Montgomery
Gale Sondergaard
Joan Bennett
Claude
Manufacturers Adopt Cooperative Program With Federal Government
President Roosevelt announced plans to urge Congress to empower a broad government reorganization, meeting with experts and signaling possible changes. New York reports that manufacturers aimed to cooperate with government, drafting a 1939 program to work with labor and officials on labor legislation and industrial policy.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Roosevelt says intelligence forces coordinated and seeks more funds
President Roosevelt announced improved coordination among government intelligence forces and said he would request additional appropriations to address ongoing espionage issues. He emphasized domestic watch on foreign secret police but declined to detail coordination methods.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Further Extension of Social Security Proposed to Reach 2 Million
Washington dispatch reports the Social Security advisory council will recommend extending federal old age insurance to at least 2,600,000 more workers and moving start of insurance payments up to January 1, 1940 from 1942. The plan aims for more liberal program revisions as the council meets.
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Washington
Social Security Advisory Council
Congress
Electric chair verdict in Hartsville assault case
George Gates a 21 year old Darlington County Black man was executed today in the South Carolina penitentiary for the criminal assault of a young white Hartsville waitress. The case proceeded under capital punishment laws following a strict trial and reevaluation.
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Columbia
8. C
George Gates
Darlington County
South Carolina Penitentiary
Hartsville
Crash Patas to Four Amsterdam
Four persons were killed today when a KLM airliner struck a dyke near Schiphol airport during an instructional flight and caught fire. The plane crashed short of takeoff.
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Patas
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Persona
KLM
Schiphol Airdrome
Hex Murderer Executed Today in North State Prison
Baxter Parnell, 32, Cabarrus county farmer, died by gas at the state prison for the ice pick murder of his sister in law Janie Fink. He confessed anger and hexes, marking Cabarrus county’s first 1910 gas execution and his 40th gas victim statewide. He entered the chamber at 1 31 30, died 10 48 after 14 minutes, with last words to Warden Wilson thanking him. Body claimed by family at Concord.
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Raleigh
Baxter Parnell
Cabarrus County
State's
Janie Fink
Parnell
FE. C. Cooper
Cabarrus
H. H. Wilson
Felda Hightower
Concord
Rush Guards To Patrol Streets Amid Tunisia Crisis
Armed mobile guards rushed from Algeria to Tunis as French troops waited in barracks amid the French Italian crisis. Demonstrations by Italians Arabs and French marked the unrest with ten Italians arrested for seditious cries and police reinforced on key streets. Observers say Italy’s campaign aims at temperate demands while France vows to defend Tunisia with strengthened frontier fortifications.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Algeria
France
Unione
Foreign Legion
Charles
Foltz. JR
Paris
Daladier
Italy
Libya
Spain
War Ministry
Catalonia
Defense Ministry
Pyrenees
Morocco
Typhoon Rages Across Philippines Leaves Dozens Dead
Manila reports at least 21 dead as a typhoon sweeps central Philippines. A 75 mile per hour storm cuts communications, with Samar island recording 18 deaths and Albay two, Camarines Sur one. Legaspi city suffers major damage including dredge boats sunk and a pier split.
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Manila
Philippine Island
Pacific
Philippines
Marinduque
Samar
Albay
Camarines Sur
Legaspi
Envoys Return Fan Ango U S Pressure On Tokyo
Washington reports suggest possible Anglo American pressure on Japan as U S envoys return from China and Britain. President Roosevelt and State Department to review Far East affairs when Johnson and Kennedy arrive for consultations next month. Japan’s Arita may push revision of the open door, with Grev to relay views.
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Washington
United States
China
Great Britain
Tokyo
Roosevelt
State Department
Nelson T. Johnson
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Johnson
Joseph Grew
Japan
Arita
Grew
Hull
Diplomat Dodd Faces Hit and Run Charge in Virginia
William E. Dodd Sr., former U.S. ambassador to Germany, will have a preliminary hearing December 17 in Ashland Virginia on a hit and run charge. He posted a $2,000 bond furnished by Richmond attorney T Justin Moore and claimed the incident was an accident after striking Gloria Grimes, a four year old Black girl.
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Hanover
William E. Dodd
Germany
Trial Justice Court
Ashland
Dodd
T. Justin Moore
Richmond
Gloria Grimes
Here
Robert T. Winston
Winston
Virginia
Round Hill
EB. P. Landers
Carlisle Johnstone
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