Guffey Denies Democratic Boss Role in Pennsylvania
In Washington the article notes friction over party leadership with Senator Joe Guffey described as not controlling the Pennsylvania delegation. A congressman quotes Guffey as saying he has no role, deferring to delegation chairman Haines on announcements amid Rayburn leadership vote discussions. Also referenced is the 1809 invention of a leather splitting machine by Samuel Parker of Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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Guffey
Pennsylvania
Joe Guffey
Sam Rayburn
House
Garner
Haines
NEA Service, Inc
Samuel Parker
Newburyport
Mass
Edward and Mrs Simpson Crisis Deepens As King Weighs Crown
Reports from London describe the mounting royal crisis as King Edward contemplates marriage to Wallis Simpson. Prime Minister Baldwin and Labour leaders debate constitutional implications while public opinion splits over the affair.
War shadows over Madrid as king faces marriage impasse
Prime Minister defends cabinet stance on King Edward VIII choosing between abandoning Mrs. Simpson or abdication to wed her. Cabinet and dominions support the PM. the king seeks counsel through the night with advisers as public opinion runs high. Mrs. Simpson’s Cannes statement stirs court circles while Labor critics warn the marriage challenges the empire’s duties.
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Mrs. Simpson
Dominions
England
Fort Belvedere
Duke of York
W. P. Monckton
Cannes
Edward
Simpson
Labor Party
Clement Attle
Vast Philippine Valley Flood Swamps Luzon Across 100 Miles
Thousands of people fled as an unprecedented flood covered more than 100 miles of Luzon farmland northeast of Manila. Villages, including Cauayan, reported bodies found and widespread destruction while efforts mobilized relief planes, vaccines, rice, and building materials. Communications were cut off, delaying aid until today.
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Ing
Manila
Luzon Island
Isabella
Cauayan
Ilagan
Cagayan Valley
Leon Cabarroguis
Nueva Vizcaya
Pinappagan
Government Typhoon Relief Board
Basilio J. Valdes
Eugenio Hernando
Bureau of Health
Philippine Red Cross
Valdes
Hernando
Divorce Blamed On Writing Fame In Georgia
Caroline Miller, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lamb in His Bosom, obtains an uncontested divorce from Will D. Miller in Waycross Georgia. He claimed their marriage soured as she achieved literary success and “pleasure mad” after writing the book. Temporary custody of three children granted. final decree possible in May term.
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Waycross
Caroline Miller
Georgia
Lamb
Will D. Miller
Larger planes soon to take passengers
Washington dispatch reports the bureau of air commerce estimates 1,000,000 passengers traveled this year and that planes twice as large as any now in use may fly commercial routes in two years. A 40 passenger four motor ship is under construction while the largest existing scheduled planes carry 21 passengers.
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Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
America
Bureau
Beware of the common cold promotes Grove’s Bromo Quinine
An old public health style piece urges treating a cold with Grove’s Laxative Bromo Quinine internal medicine. It claims the cold is an internal infection and that prompt use can break up a cold in 24 hours. Sugar coated tablets are available and urged as safer and effective.
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Grove
Coronation decision hoped as empire faces duties
The Afternoon Star notes the king may renounce personal gain for duty. The piece highlights broad sympathy and a hopeful path to coronation, with the empire expected to gain strength. In London stock news, the cabinet crisis eases, war loans rise, and transatlantic issues stay active despite insurance refusals.
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London
Stock Exchange
The
Lloyds
Baldwin Cartoon Portrays Baldwin with Cupid at Downing Street
A London cartoon by David Low for the Evening Standard shows Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin paired with Cupid in a December scene amid talks with King Edward over Mrs. Wallis Simpson. The woodcut style image features Baldwin with long side whiskers at a cobwebbed desk reading a volume titled True Love Stories.
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Baldwin
London
Stanley Baldwin
Edward
Wallis Simpson
Cupid
David Low
Evening Standard
Downing Street
Prince Albert
Bridge Project Approved Across Bayou Lacombe
The War Department approved plans by the Louisiana Highway Commission to build a new bridge over Bayou Lacombe near Lacombe in St. Tammany Parish to replace the existing crossing.
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Washington
Dec
War Department
Louisiana Highway Commission
Bayou Lacombe
Lacombe
St. Tammany Parish
Mrs Simpson Signals End to Cannes Stay Amid Royal Crisis
In Cannes Mrs. Simpson announces willingness to withdraw from a situation harming the throne. A statement read by Lord Brownlow says she seeks to ease tensions and remains as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, with an immediate departure possible by yacht or car.
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Lou Vier
Cannes
Edward VIII
Empire
Belvedere
Lord Brownlow
Mrs. Simpson
Simpson
Births reported in Winnsboro and Grayson areas
Special notices report births on dates in November and December. Fay Buie Ethridge is named after a November 21 birth to Mr and Mrs Louis Guimbellot. Another son born December 2 to Mr and Mrs J B Ethridge. In Grayson twin sons born December 1, one died at birth.
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Winnsboro
Louis Guimbellot
J. B. Ethridge
Fay Buie Ethridge
Grayson
Goes Right In After Old Itch Blue Star Ointment
A brief testimonial style note claims Blue Star Ointment relieves itching from eczema rash tetter and ringworm. It says the salve melts into the skin and provides quick relief and urges trying it today.
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Capitol Theater
Duchy of Cornwall
Clement R. Attlee
Commons
Attlee
Daily Worker
Wallis Warfield
Madrid
Spain
Berlin
King
News-Chronicle Today
Wales
Scotland
Landing
Brighton
King Edward Avenue
Power Road
Recapital
Maytag Sales CO
N. Grand 81
Monroe
L. N. Hopkins
Bastrop
Union Maytag & Appliance CO
Tallulah
the Maytag Company
Manulecteren
Newton Iowa
Hawaiian Islands
Erros
Capudine
N. N. Parker
James Clayton Parker
W. A. Harrison
Nathan N Parker
Rosalind Russell
Saturday Evening Post
Darrett
Trenton Street
West Monroe
Phillip
Cy Florida
Med
Maxwell House
Lad Artes
Ollivall
Rayville
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