House recessed as housing bill eyed for 3 pm passage
Washington reports the House, after Rayburn noted a possible adjournment later, recessed two hours while Senate leadership aimed to pass the housing bill at 3 p m. The banking committee said the measure would foster a mass market for affordable homes and support a lasting recovery. Chairman Wagner urged long term goals over quick fixes as debate opened with Senator Borah questioning the plan.
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Banking Committee
Senate
Washington
House
Rayburn
Congress
Wagner
D-Ny
Borah
R-Ida
Kansas City and Ford Denounced by UAW President
Homer Martin, head of the United Automobile Workers, accuses Kansas City officials of anti-labor bias and an unholy alliance with Ford Motor Co. He cites letters to Police Director Otto Higgins and County Prosecutor W. W. Graves Jr. about 25 men arrested with weapons during a Ford plant strike, who were released pending investigation.
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Kansas City
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
Otto P. Higgins
Martin
Ford Motor Co
W. W. Graves, Jr
Ford
Graves
Sheriff's Department
Higgins
Bill Payne Still Eludes Officers in Coastal Hunt
Georgetown South Carolina December 21. Police pursue two suspected desperadoes named Bill Payne and Wash Turner along Maccamaw Neck between the Macaw River and the Atlantic. Authorities believe the men are bottled up in the neck with patrols guarding routes to Georgetown Conway and Little River and monitor the inland waterway. A Durham Durham car report prompted more searches but no trace was found.
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Georgetown
S. C
Maccamaw Neck
Bill Payne
Wash Turner
North Carolina
Macaw River
Atlantic Ocean
Myrtle Beach
Here
J. F. Hamilton
Conway
Little River
Winston-Salem
N. C
Payne
Durham
Cotton records formed in 1937 in New Orleans
Five new cotton records were set as the 1937 crop neared its end, including total production indicated yield per acre and ginnings to December 13. If the full Dec 8 crop estimate of 18,746,000 bales holds, it would surpass the 1926 peak by 768,826 bales.
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New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Evis
Henry Planche
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Nine Destroyers Transferred To Main Fleet
Nine destroyers move from the San Diego base to the main fleet at San Pedro under a Navy plan cited as improving organization and training. Officials offered no details beyond readiness for instant action, amid quiet speculation of a mobilization test during holiday leave.
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Main Fleet
Navy
San Diego
San Pedro
Hull
Calif
U. S
Gan Pedro
Navy High Command
Ernest J. King
We Aircraft Force
Britain Urges Unified Fleet to Check Japanese Aggression
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Japan has made no peaceful settlement with China. A proponent group pressed for a combined American British French naval patrol in Far East waters to deter Japan’s aims to dominate China and exclude foreign interests. Parliament awaits Eden and Chamberlain’s stance amid Orient unrest.
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House of Commons
Orient
London
Neville Chamberlain
Japan
China
Far East
House
Anthony Eden
France and Britain Reach Aerial Pact Amid Europe Moves
Paris reports France has concluded an aerial accord with Britain to pledge close cooperation of air forces. The agreement follows France’s strengthening of central European alliances aimed at gaining leverage with Germany, with Foreign Minister Delbos guiding the diplomatic fence. The move precedes broader European settlement talks.
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Paris
France
Germany
Europe
Britain
Delbos
Tax Collections Show Sharp Gains in High Point Township
Guilford Deputy Tax Collector T. R. Short said 1937 tax collections in High Point Township exceed 1936 figures. By January 31 total receipts reached 169 810.40, up from 143 605.06, with 1937 levy at 346 962.88 vs 323 932.32 in 1936. Penalties begin February 1 at 1 percent per month for four months, after which unpaid tax property may be advertised for sale. The tax office moves from Washington Street to South Main Street by year end.
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High Point Township
Guilford
T. R. Short
Short
Washington Street
South Main Street
Thwarted lover fails in alleged attempt to kill woman
Thomasville report says Ewing, a young white man, attempted to ambush Mrs. M. C. Hamrick after she married M. C. Hamrick two months earlier. He allegedly came to Highlands avenue and drew a .22 rifle before police intervened. He is jailed on charges of attempted murder and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Thomasville
M. C. Hamrick
Het Ewing
Ewing
Walter Green
Johnson Apartments
Highland Avenue
Mr. Green
Hamricks
Coast Cities in China Now Aim of Japs
Chinese fears mount as Japanese troop and warship movements threaten Hangchow Canton and Tsingtao. Reports say 11,000 soldiers from Nanking moved from Shanghai toward Canton. A 300-person group of American and British women and children seeking refuge near Hankow were turned back. US destroyer Pope reached Tsingtao to protect Americans and assist evacuation if needed. The Canton Kowloon railway line also faces disruption.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Hangchow
Chekiang Province
Canton
China
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Hankow
Yangtze River
Matung
Woosung
Pope
Marblehead
South China
Kowloon
Rhodes scholarships announced for two American youths
Swarthmore Pa December 21 Rhodes scholarships were awarded to two American youths for two years of study at Oxford. Gerald L Brown of South Dakota follows his father M A Brown Chamberlain S C as the state's Rhodes representative. Also named is Byron Whizzer White after a landmark Harvard contribution.
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Swarthmore
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Frank Aydelotte
Swarthmore College
Rhodes Trustees
Gerald L. Brown
South Dakota
M. A. Brown
Chamberlain, S. C
Young Brown
Byron (Whizzer) White
Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard
Princeton Williams
Southern California
University of Oklahoma
South Atlantic
Louis J. Heeter
Florida
Williams
Lane Timmons
University of Georgia
Fenwick Jones
Mary
Armetead Mason Lee
Virginia
Yale
Carrier Payment Notice for Christmas Holiday
The Enterprise asks subscribers to pay their carrier by Thursday or Friday so he can pay for papers by noon Friday and have spending money for Christmas. The Enterprise Carrier serves readers 864 days a year and will not publish on Christmas Day, December 25, 10987.
Huge Whiskey Ring In New York Is Broken Up
Fifty six people were indicted by a federal grand jury on a vast bootlegging conspiracy that cost the government at least 1.8 million dollars in taxes over three years. The case includes three city policemen and a former alcohol tax inspector. Two killings occurred, one by officers. Seventeen trucks autos were seized in six months, five stills found with 200 to 500 gallon capacity. Stills operated in New Jersey and New York locations including Delawanna Clifton Manhattan Amityville Long Island and Haverstraw.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
United States
W. Mahlem Dickerson
Dickerson
New Jersey
Delawanna
Clifton
Manhattan
Amityville
Long Island
Haverstraw
N. Y
Landon Pledges Support to Roosevelt in Foreign Crises
Alf M Landon telegraphed President Roosevelt pledging cooperation in the difficult foreign situations facing the administration. He criticized lawmakers from both parties for undermining confidence in foreign affairs and hamstringing delicate diplomacy during troubled times. Roosevelt thanked Landon for the renewed pledge and urged unity in pursuing peaceful relations.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
State Department
Kansas
Congress
Landon
Mr. Roosevelt
City of Hamburg Liner Sinks After North Sea Collision
United States liner City of Hamburg reportedly sank after colliding with an unidentified vessel ten miles east of Terschelling in the North Sea. The 8,424 ton ship, built in 191, left Hamburg December 19 and called at Bremen before the collision. no injuries reported.
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Hamburg
Germany
United Staines
City of Vurg
North Sea
London
Dee
Lloyds
United States
Tchelling
Netherlands
Terschelling
Baltimore Mail Stea Company
Lloyds North Fore
Schelling Island
Fri
Tragedy at Waverly Farm Cabin Ends In Deaths
Sheriff reports a Bremer county woman shot her four children at their Waverly farm cabin, killing Eugene and Beverly while injuring Lavonne and Bernard. She later fired through a window at a neighbor’s cabin, wounding none there. The suspect, Mrs Elias Watters, in county jail, blamed a quarrel with Mrs Wethe for the act.
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Bernard
Louis Wiehenby
House Tax Committee Hears Persons Who Ask Tax Raise
Washington report shows a House tax subcommittee hearing requests to raise and not lower levies. Members expect about 1 million dollars in revenue and plan to repeal several nuisance taxes saving roughly 660 million annually, though sporting goods taxes pose adjustment challenges.
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House Tax Committee
Washington
Subcommittee
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Ford Company
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Lancashire
Los Angeles
Chicago
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Idaho
GOP
Becaus
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