United States Presses Japan Over Chinese Maritime Customs
Secretary Hull announced the United States has served a formal demand on Japan to consult with Washington before changing the Chinese maritime customs. Britain also seeks consultation, and Tokyo faced new American representations through Ambassador Crew after informal notes.
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Hull
United States
Associated Press
Japan
Shanghai
Foreign Office
Britain
the United
Great Britain
China
State Department
Japa Foreign Office
Tokyo
Ambascado Bh C
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Mary O Connor Held For Death
Philadelphia scene as Mary K. O Connor, an education student, is ordered without bail on a charge connected to the death of five year old Glenn Davis on Labor Day. Marie Kibler Phillips and John J Tunney faced hearings as new evidence emerged.
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Philadelphia
Miss K. O'Connor
Marie Kibler Phillips
Dogole
John J. Tunney
Ness
Dean
Glenn
Mary K. O'Connor
Davis Wilson
Charles
Britain denounces insurgent blockade threats in Spain
London reports Britain denying the insurgents the right to blockade or attack merchant ships in or out of Spanish waters. Naval authorities in Mallorca were told to press this stance to insurgent Chief Morenas, while Franco announced a blockade of all government ports.
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London
Britain
Spain
Deii
Mallorca
Morenas
Isco Franco
Farm Bills Debate Highlights House Senate Split
The House and Senate clash over farm legislation in a special session debate. A Republican minority report warns the bill would disrupt U.S. agriculture, boost foreign production and threaten exports, while the majority says it will stabilize markets. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands is badly injured in a car crash near Amsterdam, with treatment ongoing at Burger hospital.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Rep
Anderesen
Minnesota
United States
Nation Told to Fight Monopoly by Attorney General
Attorney General Homer Cummings urged the nation to destroy monopoly to protect reforms and standards. President Roosevelt, on a Florida fishing vacation, consulted aides on new anti-trust legislation as Robert H. Jackson prepared data and studies for tighter enforcement of the Sherman and Clayton acts aboard the yacht Potomac.
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New York
Homer&. Cummings
Roosevelt
Florida
Cummings
Robert H. Jackson
South
Jackson
Department of Justice
Auto Hits Truck and Two Die in Va Collision
Woodbridge Virginia November 29 two men Joseph Cours 65 Fleetville Pa and his son R A Cours 23 of Langley Field Va were killed when their car collided with a Baltimore bound pig laden truck Charles Thompson 20 Wilkes Barre Pa sustained minor contusions. No injuries reported for occupants of the truck.
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Woodbridge
Joseph Cours
Fleetville
R. A. Cours
20Th
Langley Field
Charles Thompson
Wilkes- Barre
Binnie Barnes to Wed Jean Negulesco after divorce
Film actress Binnie Barnes and writer Jean Negulesco announced plans to marry once Negulesco completes divorce proceedings from his current wife. The couple disclosed the engagement in Hollywood on November 29.
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Binnie Barneds
Hollywood
Binnie Barnes
Jean Negulesco
Negulesco
Railroads seek 15 percent freight rate hike before ICC
J J Pelley president of the Association of American Railroads urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a 15 percent rise in freight rates plus limited passenger fare increases on eastern lines. He warned the financial condition of U S railroads is possibly at its worst in history with 96 roads in receivership or trusteeship and 36 class one lines operating 70 000 miles. He cited rising operating costs and falling earnings per ton and per passenger mile since May 1 1933 as drivers of distress.
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Washington
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Pelley
Italy Recognizes Manchukuo in Formal Move
Rome reports Italy formally recognizes Manchukuo the Japanese protectorate in Manchuria since 1932. Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano cabled Japanese Foreign Minister Koki Hirota that Italy will establish a legation in Manchukuo as a sign of strengthened friendship after the anti Communist pact with Germany and support at Brussels on Far East issues.
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Italy
Slaying of Former Wife Admission Linked to Missouri Incident
Sergeant W G Henderson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Wilbur Hemker admitted killing his former wife Opal Pickles in St Clair Missouri last Saturday night. Hemker was arrested late last night and jailed in Franklin County seeking further proceedings.
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W. G. Henderson
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Wilbur Hemker
St. Clair
Henderson
John Glebler
Franklin County
Hemker
Death Notice for Ed H. Smith Former High Point Official
Ed H. Smith former secretary of the civil service commission and High Point Juvenile Court judge died at his home after a pneumonia illness. He was a North Carolina lawyer active in Democratic politics, survived by widow Mary K. Brackett, parents Henry W. and Mrs. Smith, and brother Claude. He lived his life in High Point and served on the Board of Elections in 1933 34. No funeral arrangements were announced.
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Edw. H. Smith
Civil Service Commission
High Point
Redding Street
Mr. Smith
University of North Carolina
Smith
Henry W. Smith
Mary K. Brackett
Claude Smith
Six Are Killed Over Week End in N C Highways
At least six people died on North Carolina highways over the week end. Four men Floyd Montgomery Lee Branch Jerome Lane and Lee Brett died in a Weldon Garysburg crash. George Jackson was struck near Littleton. Robert Hunt a 60 year old Indian was found dead on a Road near Rowland, likely a hit and run.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Floyd Montgomery
Lee Branch
Jerome Lane
Lee Brett
Weldon
Garysburg
George Jackson
Littleton
Robert Hunt
Rowland
Coaching Situation At South Carolina To Be Discussed
Columbia South Carolina November 29 The advisory board and student activities committee of the board of trustees will meet to discuss the coaching situation at the University of South Carolina. Announcement came from William H Harth director of athletics The head coach Don McAllister contract runs through 1938.
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Columbia
8. C
Board of Trustees
University of South Carolina
William H. Harth
Don McAllister
NC Liquor Wholesalers Shut 24 Hours for Import Violations
Twenty nine North Carolina liquor wholesalers were forced to suspend business for 24 hours for importing wine in violation of state laws. Their doors will remain closed until 8 a.m. tomorrow.
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Washington
North Carolina
Dark-fired tobacco sales open strong in Lynchburg market
Lynchburg Virginia opens dark-fired tobacco sales with active activity and fair prices. Other markets in the dark-fired belt are set to open tomorrow.
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Weed Mart
Lynchburg
High Point Grant Review Moves Toward PWA Approval
Washington conferences between city officials, PWA and engineers produced optimism for a 144 000 advance grant for the Yadkin river power project. City Manager Knox and Utilities Chair Briggs return with changes to the engineering contract awaiting PWA legal ruling and council review next Wednesday.
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High Point
PWA
Murray
Flood
New York City
Yadkin River
E. M. Knox
E. Leroy Briggs
Public Utilities
Briggs
Theublic Utilities Committee
Bus Strike Violence Grows Amid Abduction and Shootings
Cleveland dispatch reports escalating Greyhound strike violence with the abduction of a driver, shots fired near a highway bus, and a federal mediator conference ongoing. Police questioned abducted men and detained about 20 suspects in Pittsburgh. Wilbur Glassbrenner, a non striking driver, was abducted but later freed.
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Greyhound
Pittsburgh
Wilbur Glassbrenner
Glassbrenner
Ohio Highway Police
Wreck Near Greer Kills Two Injures Three In Serious Condition
In Spartanburg South Carolina on Saturday night a highway crash near Greer left two dead Mrs Cecil Eloise Morton 26 and Horace Wiggins 7 of Easley. Three others including John Roddy and his wife of Greer and Doris Wiggins Easley were in serious condition. Robert Wiggins 10 not seriously hurt.
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8. C
Cecil Eloise Morton
Horace Wiggins
Easley
John Roddy
Greer
Doris Wiggins
Robert Wiggins
Miss Wiggins
CIO Strikers Fail To Halt Ford Plant in St Louis
Striking members of the CIO United Automobile Workers failed for the third time to halt operations at Ford Motor Co. in St Louis. About 384 cars carrying workers passed picket lines. police checked five armed men but found no weapons. In Jersey City, 13 union organizers and sympathizers were arrested as mass unionization drives faced police action and a possible suit by union attorneys.
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Ford
N. J
ST. Louis
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Car Company
Associated Press
Norman Smith
William Kibberling
Andrew Aylward
Desmond Garst
Jersey City
Co. L O
Hudson County
Knitting Mills Hearing Opens in Reading Pennsylvania
The National Labor Relations Board began a hearing into charges against Berkshire Knitting Mills alleging Wagner Act violations. Major Stanley W. Kkoot said the case would be fully recorded as testimony from up to 500 witnesses unfolds. a 1936 strike left one dead and 21 injured. The board accuses the company of aiding a company union, interfering with workers rights, and refusing to rehire workers dismissed for union activities.
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Berkshire Mills
CIO Union
Reading
National Labor Relations Board
Berkshire Knitting Mille
Stanley W. Kkoot
Philadelphia
Leo J. Kritz
Berke County
Major Root
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Co L Oj
Three Killed in Murder Suicide Near Plymouth
An inquest opened into a car crash that killed Harvey Gibbs James Clifton and Herbert Holton in Washington county North Carolina. Clifton drove the vehicle while Holton fired on his companions and then shot himself shouting we’ll die together. Other occupants included R H Hutcheson and Gibbs’ 15 year old brother.
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Plymouth
N. C
Jack Peele
Herbert Holton
Harvey Gibbs
James Clifton
Scappernong
Washington County
Clifton
Holton
R. H. Hutcheson
Washington and Tyrell Counties
Rural Resettlement Administration
Gibbs
Roosevelt seeks housing bill push to spur billions in construction
President Roosevelt urged Congress to liberalize housing laws during a special session to unleash billions of dollars for new homes over the next five years. He tied the lag in construction to stalled industry and overall business, noting rapid wage and material cost increases as a drag on progress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Florida
Housing Drive Seen as Key to Economic Recovery
President Roosevelt argues housing is the largest growth field for private enterprise and urges 600,000 to 800,000 homes yearly for five years to reduce shortages. He says the lag harms industry and trade and calls for affordable prices rates and rents while stressing a minimal government mortgage guarantee cost relative to jobs and construction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
President proposes eight changes to housing act to aid buyers
The President urges amendments to the National Housing Act of 1934 to expand federal mortgage insurance. Proposals include raising insurable loan limits to 90 percent for owner-occupied homes under 6,000 value and enabling private financing of large housing units with lower down payments.
Horses and Cattle Feast for Christmas in West of England
Farmers report healthy horses and cattle on Christmas Day amid a long standing superstition that double rations ward off misfortune. The tradition underscores rural customs and practical care during the holiday.
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England
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