France and Germany Clash Over Pact Strains Talks Continue
Paris reports friction between France and Germany as ministerial talks seek to avert war while outlining German aims. Von Ribbentrop and Bonnet discussed Germanys limits on colonial demands and opposition to Italy while pressing France not to curb German east European expansion.
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Charles S Forts, Jr
Paris
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Germany
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Georges Bannet
Italy
Tunisia
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Pyrenees
Daly
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Embassy View on German Decree Affects Jews Real Estate
The embassy outlines a stance on a German decree that could impact American Jews owning property. The report notes antisemitic measures including badge requirements and organized labor duties, with references to enforcement and potential emigration pressures for Jewish communities.
Britain May Finance China Amid Japan Shock
The British government considers aiding China with export credits to counter Japan’s dominance in the Far East. Lord Plymouth warns Japan of incalculable repercussions while Parliament debates potential economic actions including restricting Japanese exports and closing ports to Japanese shipping.
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China
Far East
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Japan
House of Lords
Britain
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Peer
Hongkong, Indian
Straits Settlement
Lord Plymouth
United States
Anna Marie Hahn to die in electric chair tonight
Ohio court records show Anna Marie Hahn scheduled for execution by electric chair at 8 pm after Governor Davey refused clemency. Hahn sobbed in her cell and was revived from fainting as legal challenges pursued a writ of mandamus in federal court.
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Columbus
Dee T: Caureel
Anna Marie Hahn
Joseph Houdin
Slaser
Mell G. Underwood
Martin l. Davey
Mrs. Hahn
Oscar
Death Row
New Deal Aims to Hold Expenditures Despite Defense Rise
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration plans to keep total outlays for the next fiscal year at 1938-39 levels even as defense spending likely grows. A high official said offset cuts in relief and other appropriations could balance the armament increase.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Lumber Dealers Plan Louisiana Plant Tour
Twenty one representatives of the Minors Lumber and Material Dealers Association will tour lumber plants in Monroe Clarks and Shreveport during a nine day southern trip. They depart Springfield Illinois December 11 traveling via Vandalia Benton Memphis Little Rock Hot Springs Crossett and Huttig. They arrive Shreveport December 15 and stay through December 17 hosted by Frost Lumber Industries with guide John L Avery. C C Sheppard president of Louisiana Central Lumber in Clarks will host in Monroe on December 17 and join for lunch and plant visits.
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Minors Lumber and Material Dealers Association, Inc
Springfield
Shreveport
John L. Avery
Frost Lumber Industries
C. C. Sheppard
Clarks
Louisiana Central Lumber Company
United States
Monroe
Mr. Sheppard
Hotel White
Sheppard
Farm Bureau stands pat on AAA laws at New Orleans
The American Farm Bureau federation favors continuing the present AAA farm legislation with minor administrative changes. State federations largely endorse production control, commodity loans, parity payments, and soil conservation, hoping to curb two price sentiment in the deep south. Edward A. ONeal condemns the two price plan as impractical and cites marketing difficulties under subsidy.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
AAA
New Orleans
Deep South
Farm Bureau
World’s first regular ultra high frequency radio facsimile edition
St Louis reports W9XZY Post-Dispatch experimental station inaugurates daily facsimile news at 2 PM CST. No. 1 issue transmits nine pages at 15 minutes each using seven point type across 20 to 30 mile range. RCA expects home receivers around 260 dollars next month.
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ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Radio Corporation of America
Foreign toys show decline in U S imports for Christmas
The commerce department reports domestic production will fill Santa’s bag as foreign toys total less than five percent of global shipments. Japan’s exports to the U S and others drop about half from last year due to war material requisitioning. Before World War I German toys were common in American Christmas, but U S exports now outpace imports nearly two to one. In ten months of the year, U S purchases reflect this shift.
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Washington
America
Commerce Department
United States
Japan
Quaker Scholar Heads to Germany to Plead for Mercy
Dr. Rufus M. Jones of Haverford College and two fellow Quakers travel to Germany seeking mercy for Jews. They aim to meet Naz authorities possibly including Chancellor Hitler to urge compassion and negotiate relief.
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Rufus M. Jones
Haverford College
Pennsylvania
Germany
Naz
Hitler
Ecrao
Mercy For
Jewa
Bowley Keeps Winning Votes With Four Word Formula
Belvidere Illinois man William Bowley, 76, marks his 44th straight year as Boone County clerk by adhering to a simple rule never refuse a favor. The longtime official maintains broad public support through decades of service.
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Belvidere
William Bowley
Bowley
Boone County
Proposed PWA Construction Bids Opened Area Wide
Bids opened or to be opened on multiple PWA projects across the region totaling 421 666 dollars. Sources from the Fifth region director George M Bull list projects in Monroe Ruston Tallulah Ferriday and Crowville with various bid dates and contractors including J W Smith and Associates Edward F Neild and JL A Harper.
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PWA
Monroe
George M. Bull
Fort Worth
Tex
Northeast Center
Louisiana State University
J. W. Smith and Associates
Louisane Tech
Ruston
State Board of Education
Edward F. Neild
Shreveport
Tallulah
Madison Parish
Woman Recovers Lost $3092 After Purse Sale Mix-Up
A woman tucked 3.02 into a spectacle case inside a purse and returned the purse to the store. The store sold it to another customer. After repairs, she found the money was inside and recovered her 3092.
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ST. Louis
Garner for President Campaign Kickoff in Clarksville
Tex Dee Beers residents and local Democrats gathered at a log cabin in Clarksville to form the Garner for President club. The event featured speeches by county leaders and relatives praising Garner as a liberal candidate, while 409 attendees parked near a cotton field as supporters waved placards and voiced backing for Garner’s bid.
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Tex Dee
Oaherek
Sohn Nance Garner
Wotan
Clarksville
Texsy Demoncrata
Garners
Dr Watson
Automaticaly
Garner
Texas
Young German on trial for canal zone espionage case
A one juror panel heard the espionage case of Hans Heinrich Schackow a German employee charged with photographing fortifications in the Panama Canal Zone He and three other German men faced charges including photographing weapons and equipment in Port Randolphi and related defense acts. Bail and fines were discussed with potential penalties including imprisonment or both.
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Heinrich Schackow
Haphag-Lloyd Steamship
Fine
Panama Canal
Port Randy
CP Farman
New York
Dart
Gieona
Bergdoll Wife Seeks Return to Bring Him Home
Mrs Graver Cleveland Bergdoll travels toward Germany with four of her five children to secure her husband’s return and serve his five year WWI draft evasion sentence. The group holds German passports as they aim to have Bergdoll admitted to the United States as a permanent resident.
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New York
Tee
Graver Cleveland Bergdoll
Germany
Dodwer
Harsburg
Bergdall
Bagateen
Genex
Operes
Bergiail
Jowant
Decruit Ser atog Harrison Moon Update
The report notes Harrison Moon will visit his office to work a few hours while recovering. He says he still feels near ready and continues toward recovery.
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Washington
Decruit Seratog Harrison
Moon Popat
Anita the Sailor’s Bride and a Circular Rescue Tale
A U S vice consul in Barcelona arranged a rescue for an American sailor who loved a girl named Anita. The man had married a Carretona girl and hoped to reunite with Anita, but her address failed. The consul outlined steps to locate Anita by following a distant country road and hedge lines, hoping to locate her with precise directions.
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Washington
Dee
Barcelona
Spain
Hag
Anita
Bear
Anita Yue
Oral Lee
Many Good Fellows Gifts Required For Yale Season
A historical plea notes that Yale season fundraising hinges on small donations from many supporters. It cites $1 gifts and memory tributes, reporting fluctuating daily totals and urging continued generosity as Cheitenag looms.
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Yale
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