North China declares autonomy in 25 counties in Hopeh and Chahar
A northern China region proclaimed independence from the Nan King government and appealed to Japan for troops to purge communists. Yin Ju Keng led the autonomous zone while Sung Cheh Yuan withdrew troops from Tungchow amid demilitarization tensions. Japanese forces stood along the Great Wall awaiting central government moves.
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Associated Press
North China
Nanking
Japan
Hopeh
Chahar
Yin Ju-Keng
North China Demilitarized Zone
China
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Tungchow
Great Wall of China
Monroe Rotary Club Wins Attendance Contest
The Monroe Rotary Club beat the Alexandria club by over one half of one percent in a four week attendance contest. Monroe scored 93.75 percent to Alexandria's 93.19 percent, securing a celebratory entertainment in Monroe hosted by Alexandria at a later date.
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Monroe
Alexandria
W. M. Harper
Monroe Club
Monroe Rotary Club
Renewed Search Drive Targets Kidnapper Robinson
The FBI launches a nationwide push with 300000 wanted notices to officials, postmasters, banks and shops to capture Thomas H. Robinson Jr the alleged kidnapper linked to the October 10 1934 abduction of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll. Joined by two other high profile kidnapers Alvin Karpis and William Mahan the case widens with six Robinson photos including a disguise as a woman.
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Washington
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Robinson
Alice Speed Stoll
Louisville
Alvin Karpis
Bremer
St. Paul
Minn
William Mahan
Weyerhauser
Tacoma
Wash
National Safety Council Aims 35 Percent Auto Toll Drop
A nationwide five year push by the National Safety Council seeks to cut automobile deaths at least 35 percent by 1941. The program, opening January 1, relies on education and a large cooperative network with officials, traffic leaders, educators, safety groups, civic bodies, and federal agencies. It follows a Roosevelt conference call on greater safety across land sea and air. The plan adapts to state and city needs.
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Chicago
Navy
National Safety Council
Roosevelt
Washington
Council
United States
Louisiana Methodist Church names new presiding elders
New presiding elders were installed in three of six districts after the Louisiana conference. Bishop Hoyt M. Dobbs announced appointments naming J. H. Bowden to Baton Rouge, N. E. Joy to Alexandria, and Elmer C. Gunn to New Orleans. Carter goes to Winnsboro, Dodson to Winnfield. Continued on second page.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Hoyt M. Dobbs
Shreveport
J. H. Bowden
Arcadia
K. W. Dodson
Roosevelt May Split Up Funds for Relief and Public Works
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt may divide future appropriations for relief and public works into separate funds to avoid spending disputes. Harry Hopkins and Secretary Ickes, who have long disagreed on project types, are said to support separate funds as the president contemplates the sums to request from Congress for relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Ickes
Public Works
New Orleans Auto Death Toll Rises to Seventy-Four
A two-car collision in New Orleans killed Alvin Boudreaux, 31, and injured his wife and three-month-old child. Peter Barbalich, 39, drove the other car and escaped injury. police say Boudreaux did not stop at a sign. The city’s auto death toll reached 74.
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New Orleans
Alvin Boudreaux
Boudreaux
Peter Barbalich
Barbalich
Charred bodies found in Rankin County house. foul play suspected
In Jackson Mississippi two white men Leslie B. Penton and Phil E. Davis were found dead in the ashes of a small shack on Casey's lane near Brandon. The house burned overnight and investigators from Brandon seized evidence as they probed foul play. Penton, aged 40, had a crushed skull. Davis, 39, was identified among the charred remains.
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Jackson, Miss
Leslie B. Penton
Phil E. Davis
Brandon Pike
Rankin County
Virden Therell
Brandon
Casey's Lane
Penton
Davis
Lewis resigns post in a F L
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, resigns as vice president of the American Federation of Labor citing irreconcilable differences with a majority of the AFL executive council over organizing the industry. He left after a one sentence notice to AFL President William Green and departed for the weekend.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Federation
Atlantic City
Lewis
William Green
A. F
Oklahoma Scouts Join Manhunt in Garvin County
Oklahoma City November 25 Two hundred Garvin county Boy Scouts assisted in a wide manhunt for three missing men and a suspect in the disappearance of Ray Evans Shawnee attorney Iris Baker identified a man resembling Chester Comer as a possible lead while investigators searched bottom land and river banks along side roads near the Canadian river The missing include L A Simpson 40 and his son Warren from Piedmont who vanished after visiting his mother authorities fear Evans may have been killed by hitchhikers.
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Oklahoma City
Garvin County
Oklahoma
Chester Comer
Ray Evans
Shawnee
Maysville
Evans
Boy Scouts
Claude Seymour
L. A. Simpson
Piedmont
Warren
Canadian County
Simpson
Frank Luschen
Iris Baker
Comer
King George II Returns to Throne in Grand Athens Welcome
King George II was carried aloft by jubilant crowds upon his return to Athens from London after 12 years abroad. Cavalry sabres flashed as the throng surged toward the monarch, injuring one person in the rush at the city gate while ceremonies unfolded under an improvised arch.
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Associated Press
Athens
George II
London
Helle
Phaleron
Crown Prince
Thanksgiving Aid Drive For Monroe Kids
The Good Fellows of Monroe and West Monroe urge readers to support needy children this Thanksgiving season. Many students lack shoes warm underwear and proper clothing. Donations to the Good Fellows Fund at the News-Star and Morning World will be acknowledged and help ensure a merry Christmas for every child in the twin cities.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Good Fellows
Twin Cities
The
Good Fellows Fund
News-Star and
Morning World
North Second Street
Italian Diplomatic Victory Over Oil Embargo Issue
Premier Mussolini scored a diplomatic victory as the League of Nations postponed action on an oil embargo amid renewed Italian-Ethiopian tensions. Italy’s threat of war and doubts about U S restraint prompted Britain and France to seek delay while internal French politics constrained Laval from attending Geneva talks.
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Italy
Associated Press
Mussolini
East Africa
Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Tr Duce
France
Ethiopia
Geneva
League
U. S
Great Britain
United States
Pierre Laval
Paris
Laval
Supreme Court to rule on processing tax injunctions
The Supreme Court promised a ruling on citizens rights to obtain injunctions against processing taxes, a core part of farm relief efforts. It granted eight Louisiana rice millers a temporary injunction against the levies until ruling on the merits, and agreed to review the New Orleans federal district court's dismissal of the suit.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal District Court
New Orleans
Chamber Poll Shapes Against Federal Competition
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States released poll results showing strong opposition to federal competition with private enterprise and to government spending without relation to revenue. Questions covered federal reach into state matters, spending power, and government competition with private business.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Gasoline Price Hike Reaches Year High in Lake Charles
Gasoline in Lake Charles Louisiana rose half a cent per gallon to 22 cents, marking a new high for the year. The move takes effect today and reflects ongoing fuel price shifts in the region.
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Lake Charles
Roosevelt Opens Work On Budget
President Roosevelt returns to budget work at Warm Springs Georgia assisted by three expert pruners Morgenthau Bell and Buchanan to study estimated expenditures for every department for the fiscal year starting June 1 1937.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Pine Mountain
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Daniel W. Bell
James P. Buchanan
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Buchanan
Washington
Army Officer Killed In Plane Crash
Lieutenant E Holtermann United States army pilot from Randolph field San Antonio was killed instantly when his airplane crashed in an isolated area of Colorado county last night. The Norway native and field instructor had been commissioned three months ago en route to Randolph after a cross country flight to Baton Rouge.
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Columbus
Texas
E. Holtermann
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Colorado County
Holtermann
Norway
Baton Rouge
Others Talk Of Way To Control Lively Market
Maintenance of business activity at near peak is stressed as opinions focus on measures to curb rapid market movement. Analysts discuss policy options and potential impacts on supply chains and consumer demand.
Still Unemployment Still A Major Issue With Mixed Signals
Washington reports show a shift from depression to better times with calls for expansion control. Officials economists and labor leaders note a campaign of optimistic rhetoric and rising credit manipulation as the economy appears to improve.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Little Colony Prepares For Thanksgiving Harvest
In Pine Mountain Valley 271 families in a back-to-the-farm settlement store corn canned produce and meat, with electricity, a school house, new homes, and a water system on the way. President Roosevelt plans a visit to the Warm Springs area and may tour the cooperative community, with residents hoping to meet him.
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Pine Mountain Valley
Gay
Matanuseka
Alaska
Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
Pine Mountain
Cooperative
Orleans Man Ends Life After Second Attempt
Lawrence B. Ballard a 29 year old medical student died after a second suicide attempt in New Orleans. He had slashed his left arm with a razor and earlier tried the same method five weeks prior but survived. A friend Mae Carson said he had been despondent recently and Ballard left a note asking his father and Sidney E Mines of Cape Breton Nova Scotia be informed. His mother D. H. Ballard resided in Memphis.
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New Orleans
Lawrence B. Ballard
Ballard
New York
Charesty Hospital
Mae Carson
Charles Ballard
Sidney E. Mines
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Miss Carson
D. H. Ballard
Memephis
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Warm Springs Foundation Hospital
Marguerite Lehand
Grace Tully
Gus Gennerich
Tully
Lehand
U.S
Mary Swope Philpot
Leroy Smith
Little Colony
Turkey
J. R. Shaw
Atlanta
Shaw
Hig
Orleans
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