Abdication ripple dulls Cannes mood as Mrs Simpson stays
Reports from Cannes say Mrs. Simpson remains at the villa with no change in plans to stay through Christmas. King Edward’s abdication prompts guarded emotion, while marriage prospects remain unsettled until her divorce is finalized next April.
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Mrs. Simpson
Cannes
Scotland Yard
Edward
Lord Brownlow
Baltimore
London
Simpson
W. Douglas Kirkwood
Council opens permissive industry cooperation on problems
The council reports 700 new members at a public session, boosting membership past 900 as labor sentiment leans toward federal control. Secretary Perkins urged industrialists to boost employment, noting 9,000,000 placed in jobs since July 1, 1934, with private hiring surpassing relief placements. John G. Paine of New York quoted on wages and competition.
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NRA
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Ase
Perkins
Labor Department
Employment Service
John G. Paine
New York
Council
Voters Urged Sign Name in 1936 Poll Book
Miss Lillian Collins, parish registrar, notes registration not renewed until 1938 and explains poll books stay open yearly under an identical operation plan. Voters must obtain a poll book receipt each year, now without the poll tax payment, to satisfy registration requirements.
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Lillian Collins
Good Fellows seek Christmas aid for Monroe children
More than 100 letters arrive from underprivileged youngsters asking for clothing food and toys. The Good Fellows urge contributions to the fund by December 14 to organize their Christmas program and help eight year old J B and ten year old J A with clothing shoes and meals.
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Good Fellows
Mitchell School
J. A
Good Fellows Fund
J. B
News-Star and the World
North Second Street
Monroe
Picket line clash as police face crowd near Chester plant
One person killed as workers try to pass through picket lines around the plant. Chester police, over twenty officers, were on duty while about 100 people moved through a milling crowd. A second wave of workers arrived and blows were exchanged near the narrow street in front of the plant.
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Chester Police Force
Union Seamen Strike Demands Pay and Closed Shop
Workers at a shipyard plant join a walkout led by the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers. They press for higher pay and safer conditions at a mass meeting, while police pledge no violence. John G. Pew denies workers claim of an existing nonunion pact. Picketing remains peaceful.
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Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
John G. Pew
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Company Property Fire Near Delaware River Sparks Strike
Thousands gathered near the Delaware River as a blaze blocked escape routes for fire engines. The company planned to resume operations after a skeleton strike, while pickets swelled from about 1,000 to over 3,000. The walkout arose from repair crews refusing to work on a ship believed to be manned by nonunion labor.
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Delaware River
Chesses
Employment group opens convention in Lake Charles
Louisiana State Employment service executives meet in Lake Charles with P F Charlet stating the aim to iron out kinks in the organization. The three day session includes discussion of occupational research led by E E Webre and 29 officials expected to attend.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana State Employment Service Executives
P. F. Charlet
E. E. Webre
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