Bombing of Canton and Nanking Amid Conflicting Claims
Japanese warplanes bombed Canton killing civilians and striking rail targets, while Nanking suffered a deadly raid on the city walls. Reports say foreign observers discuss arriving Soviet aircraft as both sides issue rival communiques on Wusih Kian line battles.
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Mtiongkong
Canton
China
Hongkong
Iionam
Pearl River
Nanking
Shanghai
National Art Gallery
Wuhu
Yangtze
Tse
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Wusih- Kian Ine
Lake
Quick Action Hinted on Tax Revision by Leaders
Washington Nov 24 AP Administration officials talked with congressional leaders about possible quick action on a tax revision. House subcommittee members debated substituting a new system for undistributed profits while Republicans urged immediate repeal of the undistributed profit levy.
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Washington
Harrison
State Finance Committee
Mariner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Rooseval
House
Congress
Vinson
D-Kye
State Supreme Court Hears Arguments No Motions Made
RA BIGH November 24 The State Supreme Court heard oral appeal arguments from the eighth and 13th districts with no motions filed by lawyers as the court convened. Clerk Edward Murray noted two mornings passed without any motions and the court planned to hand down opinions late in the day.
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Ra‘bigh
State Supreme Court
Edward Murray
Minister Newton Convicted of Murder. Life Term Set
Rev. C. E. Newton convicted of slaying Mrs. Dennis Kelly, a Paris Missouri church worker. Jury sets life imprisonment after six hours 52 minutes of deliberation. motion for new trial automatically stays sentencing. Newton claims prejudice and vows to seek relief in higher courts. Judge A. Clay Williams presided.
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Rev
C. E. Newton
Pittsfield, IL
Dennis Kelly
Pittsfield
Ill
C. BE. Newton
Missouri
Paris
Martin Turner
A. Clay Williams
C. E.newton
Compulsory Farm Measure Advances in House Agriculture Panel
The House Agriculture Committee finished a draft compulsory crop control bill covering wheat cotton corn tobacco and rice. Chairman Jones said he would introduce it in the House this afternoon with debate likely to begin Monday. The plan preserves current conservation practices and uses market quotas and penalties for enforcement.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Jones
D-Tex
China Seeks Aid as Brussels Talks End Indefinitely
The Brussels conference on the China Japan conflict moved toward indefinite suspension with 19 government delegates unable to agree on material aid for China in its defense. Absentees included Eden, MacDonald, Delbos, Litvinoff, and Aldrovandi Marescotti as Koo prepared to defend China’s position in a private session.
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Brussels
Far East
China
V. K
Wellington Koo
Oon
Academy Palace
Japan
Anthony Eden
Dominions
Malcom MacDonald
Yvon Delbos
Maxim Litvinoff
Italy
Count Luigi Aldrovandi- Marescotti
Bombers active in Spanish war on Aragon front
Reports from Nov 24 say Spanish government and insurgent air units bombed and fought along a 200 mile front near Aragon. Insurgents hit Benicarlo Alcaniz and Bujaraloz while government planes machine gunned positions near Santa Quiteria. Coastal air raids were flown from Mallorca to Barcelona and Valencia amid heavy rain. Civilian casualties were reported higher on the coastal bombardment.
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Aragon
Spain
Benicarlo
Alcaniz
Bujaraloz
Santa Quiteria
Mnes
Mallorca
Barcelona
Valencia
Pri.es
Tarragona
UAW Strikes St Louis Ford Plant Over Grievances
About 150 UAW pickets stand outside the St Louis Ford assembly plant as 584 workers return to lines amid claims of failed bargaining. Desmond Garst says strike continues until recognition. Ford denies majority representation and pledges to uphold bargaining principles. Police and guards man the entrances. mass picketing led by CIO unions, with workers bussed in and some groups encircled around the plant.
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ST. Louis
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Company
CIO
Milton N. Johnson
Ford
Desmond Garst
Automobile Workers’ Union
General Motors
National Labor Relations Board
Johnson
Ford Company
Esteel Workers
Electrical Workers
Garment Workers
Gas House
Garst
Wages Hours Bill Moves to Labor Dept Control
House Labor committee votes 16 to 4 to place pending wages and hours legislation under the Labor Department instead of a five member independent board. Mrs Norton says amendment to effect the change will be offered when the bill reaches the floor. Gannett warns the measure could harm agriculture in a survey of 69,600 local leaders. A 49 vote petition drive gains momentum as supporters seek a floor vote.
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Washington
Norton
D-Nj
House Labor Committee
Labor Department
House
Frank EB. Gannett
New York
National Committee
Bank‘ead
D-Ala
Noron
Gannett
O'Connor
D-Ny
House Rules Com
Labor Committee
Only Four Jurors Selected So Far For Cross Trial
In North Carolina only four jurors were chosen so far for the cross trial of Big Cross and three co-defendants on charges tied to the October 16 slaying of Sergeant J. Mott at Fort Bragg. The morning session focused on juror questioning with a lunch recess showing two more jurors seen today, two accepted yesterday.
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Te. N. C
Big Cross
J. &. Mott
Fort Bragg
Ancheon
Technical Experts Set To Aid Utilities Against TVA Plan
In Chattanooga on November 24 a three judge court allowed 18 private utilities to bring in technical experts to challenge the TVA power program. The hearing enters its second week as attorneys outline that TVA is mainly a power corporation with navigation and flood control only incidental.
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TVA
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority Power Program
Florence Allen
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Tennessee Valley Authority
Het T’e Tva
Power Corporation
Authority Power
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Public Works Administration
PWA
Defense Finishes Case In Mrs Godwin Murder Trial
The second trial of Lina Godwin, Dunn widow, charged with shooting her husband Furman E B Godwin, hears Hortense Godwin testify her mother and stepfather’s history of threats. Prosecutor Canady proceeds with witnesses to counter self defense claims, noting Godwin’s narcotics or liquor use and a pistol duel claim.
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Lina Pope Godwin
Lillington
N. C
Furman E. Godwin
Hortense Pope Jackson
Ee B.S
Lina Godwin
Dunn
Furman
EB. Godwin
Hortense
Godwin
Claud A. Canady Bean
G. A. Jackson
Albert Burleson Dies at 74 in Austin Texas
Albert Sidney Burleson former post master general under Wilson died at his Austin home at age 74. He served in Congress eight terms and as cabinet member 1913 to 1921. Private funeral planned with Rev James S Allen officiating at Saint David's Episcopal Church.
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Austin
Texas
Albert Sidney Burleson
Woodrow Wilson
Adele Steiner Burleson
E. D. Wregley
San Antonio
Charles Grimes
Dayton
Ohio
Bryant Smith
Ausa
Burleson
Pub
Congress
Posta Service
James 8. Allen
David's Episcopal Church
Ford Motor workers beatings case ends in dismissal
Circuit Judge Lester Moll dismissed felonious assault charges against the Ford Motor company and eight individuals over the May 26 beating of United Automobile Workers organizers near the Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn. The ruling found the preliminary hearing evidence insufficient for trial. the case centered on William Merriweather who reportedly suffered a broken back. Defendants named include Ford employees Everett Moore Worshon Sarkisian Charles Goodman Oscar Jones Samuel Taylor Wilfred Comment Theodore Greis and Russell J Edick a former newspaper circulation worker.
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Detroit
Lester
Moll
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
Ford Rouge
Mill
Circuit Court
Common Pleas
Ralph W. Liddy
Ford
Dearborn
William Merriweather
Everett Moore
Worshon Sarkisian
Charles Goodman
Oscar Jones
Samuel Taylor
Wilfred Comment
Theodore Greis
Douglas Vickers Dies Former Arms Manufacturer and MP
Douglas Vickers, 76, former arms maker and chairman of Vickers Ltd from 1918 to 1926, died last night in London. He also served as a member of parliament.
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Douglas Vickers
London
Vickers, Ltd
Youth Is Found Shot To Death Under His Home
Coroner Willie Evans opened an inquest into the death of Brice McLane a 14 year old Kingstree high school student found beneath his parents home with a twin wound in his temple and a fetal clutch in his hand. Neighbors heard no shots and authorities believe the death occurred earlier.
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Kingstree
S. C
Willie Evans Aday
Brice McLane
Kingstree Highchool
J. L. McLaurin
Evans
Eleven Sterilizations Approved by Raleigh Board
The State Eugenics board authorized 11 sterilization operations today for mentally defective white women. Eight of the subjects are inmates of institutions.
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Raleigh
State Eugenics Board
Ford Sees Business Pause as Temporary Recession
Henry Ford spoke in Detroit that the current downturn is temporary and artificial. He blamed political interference fears and stock market fluctuations, arguing money alone is not wealth and urging a reform of the money system to better move goods.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Congress
California
Ford
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ST. Louis Ford Plant
Bulletin
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