Local Couple Found Dead In Murder Suicide
George Marvin and his wife were found shot to death at their home in High Point 236 Montlieu Avenue. Coroner Freeman ruled murder and death by own action. Police say Marvin killed his wife then shot himself, the revolver between them. Neighbors noted a last evening light and an empty whiskey bottle near the bed.
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George E. Marvin
High Point
Montlieu Avenue
Wallace G. Freeman
Marvin
Marvin. Police Advanced the Eneory That Mr. Marvin
E. M. Blackard
Wesley Memorial Church
Mr. Marvin
Community Chest of
Roosevelt says business showing improvement and employment uptick
President Roosevelt told reporters at Warm Springs that overall business conditions were improving though relief rolls may not shrink immediately. He noted production rising faster than re employment, and explained population growth requires more jobs as young people enter the workforce.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Malcolm MacDonald
Palestine
Germany
Plump Giver Maxwell Inquires About Barbara Hutton Truth
Maxwell asks about a magazine story titled The Truth Barbara Hutton and how it fared in news dealers' copies. The informal remark hints at curiosity over the controversial piece.
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Ise Maxwell
International
Barbara Hutton
Maxwell
Shopping Days Till Christmas From Old Paper Snippet
A fragment describes Christmas shopping urgency from years past with mentions of signs on buildings and items like stockings and dogs, plus brief references to Elihu Root, the Nobel Peace Prize, Howard Shaw, Votes for Women and Woodrow Wilson.
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Elihu Root
Howard Shaw
Woodrow Wilson
Demo Choice Must Harmonize Party To Win Says Wheeler
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged Democrats to nominate a unifier who can reconcile party factions for 1940. He warned against purges and urged a constructive liberal program while opposing third party movements. He stressed voters want separation of government powers and independent lawmakers.
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Wheeler
Washington
Mont
Robert
Old Bob
la Follette
Republican Party
Charlie McCarthys
Republican Organization
Harding Coolidge
Hull Leaves Capital for Pan American Conference
Secretary Hull departs Washington by train for New York en route to the Lima Peru Pan American conference. Sumner Welles Alfred Landon and other officials join a U S delegation aboard the Grace liner Santa Clara. Talks will cover defense and economic issues facing the Americas.
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Washington
Hull Gospeed
New York
Lima
Peru
Sumner Welles
Hull
Commerce Roper
Union Station
Jose Richling
Norman Davis
American Red Cross
Argentina
Felipe Espil
Colon Eloy Alfaro
Manuel Freyre Santander
Ellis O. Briggs
State Department
Germany
Hugh R. Wilson
Berlin
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Wilson
South America
TVA probe clashes as Biddle pressed on Willkie data
Republican members accused TVA counsel Francis Biddle of seeking information from Wendell Willkie on capital structure and costs tied to the Tennessee Electric Power Co. and its sale prospects. Willkie called the line of questioning unfair, while Biddle defended it as crucial to understand both Willkie and Lilienthal positions.
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Washington
Francis Biddle
TVA
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Wolverton
RNJ
Jenkins
R-Ohio
Biddle
Tennessee Electric Power Company
David Lilienthal
Veteran James N Crowder Dies After Auto Collision
James N Crowder 65 an authorization officer for the Charlotte veterans bureau died from injuries after a car crash at a city street intersection hours earlier. Local authorities reported the accident occurred late last night with Crowder succumbing to his injuries.
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Charlotte
James N. Crowder
Charlotte Veterans Bureau
Forest Fire Races Toward Crest Forest Area Amid Brisk Winds
A San Bernardino mountains blaze, fanned by a brisk wind, pushes toward Crest Forest district and Pinecrest while Crestline faces two miles of advancing flames. Officials say the situation is extremely serious as evacuation plans loom and 200 more fighters are recruited to bolster already strained crews.
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Los Angeles
San Bernardino Mountains
Crest Forest District
Pinecrest
Crestline
Charles M. Plummer
U. S. Forest Service
San Bernardino
Crest Forest
Colton
Arrowhead Springs
Plummer
Lake Arrowhead
Mojave Desert
California
Santa Monica Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Freighter Falmouth Towed to Safety After Grounding
The freighter Falmouth, stranded in Long Island Sound during a heavy snowstorm, was put under tow toward New York by an unidentified private tug after Coast Guard lines were thrown. The ship radioed two distress messages and the weather hampered rescue efforts. about 30 crew members are aboard.
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New York
Falmouth
Long Island Sound
Coast Guard
Boston
Eastern Steamship Lines
Eatons Neck
Pope Pius Stricken By Heart Attack And Stroke
London dispatch reports Pope Pius suffered a heart attack this morning followed by a second stroke at 5 50 p m He remained unconscious for about 15 minutes and was placed in an oxygen tent Vatican officials said his condition was improving later in the day Cardinals and other church officials learned of the illness as he was prepared for private audiences and medical treatment continued at the Vatican
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Rome
Pius
Vatican City
Vatican
Holy Father
Aminta Milani
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Cardinal Mundelein
Naples
United States
Conte di Savoia
Holy See
Filippo Rocchi
Additional Transportation Distress Threatened In U S
A severe Thanksgiving storm crippled transportation across the United States with 34 deaths attributed to winter conditions. Wind and snow caused highway, air, and rail disruptions from Cape Hatteras to Maine, while New York and New Jersey reported heavy weather disturbances and extensive snow and ice.
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Associated Press
North Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
Coast Guard
Eaid
Long Island
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Maine
Sandy Hook
Eastport
New England
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Indiana
Nebraska
Missouri
Maryland
Chiang Kai-Shek Sets Showdown Tone With Britain
Shanghai reports say Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek told British ambassador Sir Archibald Clark Kerr that Britain must change Far Eastern policies or China would seek other aid. He warned Britain would lose dominance in China if not responsive. The Kuomintang set December talks in Chungking to map future policy.
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Lloyd Leheras
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Great Britain
Archibald Clark Kerr
Chiang
Hunan” Province
Archibald
Britain
Sir Archibald
China
Kuomintang
Chungking
Japan
Orient
Canton
South China
Socialists Move to Oust French Premier Daladier
Paris reports the Socialist party moves to demand the resignation of Premier Daladier as 100,000 workers strike against his 40 hour week suspension. Police clear Paris region factories including Renault after clashes. The CGT plans a 24 hour general strike and the government faces possible martial law.
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Paris
Socialist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
Leon Blum
Socialist Republican Union
Anatole de Monzie
Charles Pomaret
Renault Automobile
Renault
General Confederation of Labor
Eliege
Leon Jouhaux
Maurice Thorez
Blum
le Populaire
France
Lille
Poland Moves On Czech Region In Preemptive Occupation
Poland completed occupation of territories ceded by Czechoslovakia after claiming a Polish demarcation commission was attacked. Prague had agreed to transfer areas after the Munich settlement. Poland reports two Polish mission members wounded and alleges Czechoslovak authorities aided the assault.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Sudetenland
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Pope
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