Japanese forces capture Kuanghuamen gate at Nanking
Tokyo reports Kuanghuamen, a main southeastern gate of Nanking’s fortifications, seized by Japan’s ninth division after a noon surrender ultimatum. Japanese casualties and hand to hand street fighting followed as Purple Mountain fell later, with 16 Americans believed safe inside the city.
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Shanghai
Kuanghuamen
Nanking
Japan
Comei
Tokyo
Tang Seng-Chi
Iwane Matsui
Purple Mountain
Nan
Furniture Makers Oppose Wage-Hour Bill At Meeting
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association ended its annual session in Winston-Salem by endorsing opposition to wage and hour legislation and to higher freight rates. R. M. Simmons of Martinsville Va was elected president, succeeding J. S. Lynch of Winston-Salem. J. R. Smith of Mr. Airy served as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
R. M. Simmons
Martinsville
American Furniture Company
J. 8. Lynch
Winston- Salem
J. R. Smith
Mr. Airy
Two Slayers Captured After Farm Wife Identifies Them
Two men named by farmwife Hulda Pansa as the killers of her husband and the shooter of Mrs. Pansa were seized. John Jelliga, 33, was arrested at his Whiting Indiana home and Mike Monjas, 45, at his Indiana Harbor residence. They confessed, guns were found at their homes, and they were taken to Joliet for custody.
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Crete
Ill
Will
Cook Counties
John Jelliga
Whiting
Ind
Mike Monjas
Indiana Harbor
John Surdukowski
Hulda Pansa
Dail
Joliet
Pansa
House Divides Over Wage Hour Plan For Farm Bill Vote
The House Labor Committee backed a single Administrator of Wage Hour standards, 9 to 6, replacing a five member independent board. The move, aimed at gaining Southern support, clashes with the Senate’s five member board plan and could spark a House debate Monday. The administrator would use industry advisory groups and equal employer and labor spokesmen to guide recommendations.
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House Labor Committee
Senate
Washington
House
Labor Department
House Rules Committee
GOP Farm Program Plan Rejected by House
The House rejected a Republican bid to compel use of civil service employees to administer the farm program. Rep. Luce of Massachusetts led the effort, while Rep. Treadway warned Democrats about soliciting contributions from civil service staff. Several amendments were shelved in the push for a final vote, including a plan to strike a $10 million appropriation for new uses and markets for basic commodities. Andresen signaled a return to committee to pursue the measure despite opposition.
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Washington
House
Rep
Luce
R-Mass
Representative Treadway
Rmass
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Fulmer
D-Sc
Agriculture
Wallace
Jones
D-Tex
Andresen
R-Minn
Four youths die as trains hit car at crossings
In Azusa California four youths Pat Pollard Archie Smith Paul Thompson and Keith Thompson ages 21 to 23 die after a Santa Fe mail train strikes their automobile at a grade crossing. Rain blamed for poor visibility. In Durand Michigan four others Carl Euler Lester Hoag and Mrs Beatrice Hoag Morrice and Be Beiler of Morrice also die when their car collides with a moving Grand Trunk freight train amid falling snow.
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Azusa
Calif
Santa Fe
Pat Pollard
Archie Smith
Paul and
Keith Thompson
Durand
Mich
Grand Trunk
Here
Carl T. Euler
Lester Hoag
Perry
Beatrice Beiler
Morrice
Bear hunts planned in Mt. Mitchell Forest District
Ranger N F Rogers announced that the first of three one day bear hunts in the Mt. Mitchell Federal Forest District will be held Monday. The second hunt is set for December 20 and the third for December 27.
Boy Recovers After Kerosene Treatment Warned By Doctor
Six year old Joseph Peluso was rushed to Emergency hospital with blue skin spots feared to be a rare disease. Doctor Daniel M. Massey treated him with kerosene and indelible pencil, causing the spots to disappear.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Peluso
Joseph
Daniel M. Massey
Government challenged by industry coalition call outlined
New York December 10 government and labor were urged by the National Association of Manufacturers to form a coalition government. Colby M Chester, the association chair, said industry should cooperate with government and labor to promote prosperity, while opposing certain New Deal measures and pushing changes to wage and hour rules and Wagner Act revisions.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Colby M. Chester
the Times
Association
Golely
Pat Ryan Leaves Hickory for Christmas Visit to New York
Hickory reports Basil Pat Ryan from a wealthy New York family departed last night for New York for a Christmas holiday with relatives. The attorney confirmed his move while noting Ryan plans to return here after several days, with a probable family visit during the holiday season.
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Hickory
Basil
Pat) Ryan
New York
W. A. Self
Ryan
Missing link found on Java island by Dutch scientist
A Carnegie Institution report states Dr G H R van Koenigswald has unearthed skull parts, jaw, and teeth of a primitive fossil human in Java near the Solo river. The find is described as the most primitive fossil man yet known and predates Pithecianthropus erectus.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Washington
Java
Carnegie Institution
G. H. R. van Koenigswald
Bandoeng
Solo River
John C. Merriam
Press
French Gang Sought In U S Dancer Kidnapping Murder
Paris police sought Roger Million and Jean Le Blanc, reputed leaders of a kidnapping and murder ring, after Brooklyn dancer Jean de Koven was slain. The trio fled Nantua after a mysterious call, abandoning baggage in a blue car as authorities pressed a nationwide search along southeastern France roads.
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Paris
Roger
Jean
le Blanc
Jean de Koven
Brooklyn
France
Judiciary
Nantua
Roger Million
Jonas Raps GOP Leadership In Defense Of Southern Republicans
Charles A. Jonas, North Carolina Republican national committeeman, accuses national leadership of sacrificing Southern growth for controlled votes. He cites Governor Aiken's criticism and urges revitalization and nationalization starting where the dry rot began. New England voices dominate the inner committee, limiting Southern influence.
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Jonas
Lincolnton
Charles A. Jonas
North Carolina
South
Congress
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Deep South
Hoover
New England
Philippine Army officers saved after forced down in typhoon
Three Philippine army officers including Major General Alvino Santos and Colonel Fidel Jegundo were rescued on December 10 after their plane, damaged by a typhoon, crash landed on a tropical island near Mindanao. Lieutenant Alfred Maxwell of the US Army helped locate them and they were brought to Manila by rescue plane amid celebrations.
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Manila
Philippine Army
Buguay
Alvno Santos
Fidel Jegundo
Intelligence Corps
William Lee
Commonwealth
Aft Corps
Alfred Maxwell
U. S
Mindando Island
Philingines
Gen. Santos
Cold Wave Claims Second Death in North Carolina
Murphy North Carolina December 10 The death toll from the cold wave rose to two with the 70 year old Rev J J Edwards slipping on ice and dying in his yard Exposed and freezing deaths had been reported in adjacent Henderson County earlier this week
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Murphy
N. C
North Carolina
J. J. Edwards
Henderson County
Dairy Regulations Fuel Rural North Carolina Electrification
North Carolina dairy rules praised by Dudley Bagley of the State ABA for accelerating rural electrification. He says regulations require rapid milk cooling after milking, and electric refrigeration meets this need, boosting electricity use in farms across the state.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. c
Dudley Bagley
ABA
Roosevelt backs private railroad management preservation plan
President Roosevelt urged preserving private railroad management and rate ownership while seeking solvency for carriers. He said government ownership is not planned, and noted the Interstate Commerce Commission’s authority, discussions with RFC chairman, and potential temporary financing for one or two railroads.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Coerce Commission
Pia
Addi
Interstate Commerce Mission
Fede
Jesse H
RFC
Roosevelt Nominates Hanes and Frank to Securities Commission
President Roosevelt nominates John W. Hanes of North Carolina and Jerome N. Frank of New York to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hanes will succeed J. D. R. of Seattle who resigned as Administrator Boaneville Dam. Frank, former counsel for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, takes the place of James M. Landis who recently left to become dean of Harvard Law School.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John W. Hanes
North Carolina
Jerome N. Frank
New York
The
Securities Commission
Hanes
Seattle
Boaneville Dam
Frank
Agricultural Adjustment Innistration
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Guilty Verdict For A Lee Gibson Case
A Lee Gibson High Point city collector was found guilty in Forsyth Superior Court of driving while intoxicated. Judge Donald Phillips fined him 50 dollars plus costs, revoked his license for 12 months, with a probationary period of 18 months on payment of fine and costs. The jury deliberated over two hours.
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Winston-Salem
A. Lee Gibson
High Point
Forsyth Superior Court
Donald Phillips
Gibson
Bailey Lilpfert
High Point Civil Service Commission
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A. W. Ter
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Bear Hunts
Colby Chester
Manufacturers
Labor, Industry
Pat Ryan
N. Y
U.S
Republican National Committee
South Carolina
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tianes
Jerome Frank
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