China Defends Chinchow as Japanese Advance Nears
General Yang Chen confirms plans to defend Chinchow, last independent Chinese center in south Manchuria, against a Nippon advance. He notes Chinese forces north of the Great Wall total about 23 000 to 30 000 with no southern reinforcements and describes positions near Tabushan and the TahuShan Tingliao railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Chow
Manchuria
Yang Chen
Nelan Margetts
Peiping
Yung
Mi Chung-Ling
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Mukden
Great Wall
Tabushan
Tahushan-Tingliao
Wife of New York Mayor Visits Crescent City
Mrs. James J. Walker arrives in New Orleans as first lady of New York City. She stays at the Pontchartrain Hotel with Mrs. John Gilmore, plans sightseeing, races, and the Tulane Louisiana State football game before wintering in Miami. She says politics interest her only as it affects Jim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
James J. Walker
New York
Mooney
Calif
Roy Hale
State Methodist Conference
Louisiana
Ramblin’ About the Town Highlights Local Doings
Mrs. Margaret Hasslecker drew crowds with the Dudley LeBlanc visit as flowers and well wishes framed the event. A sixth grade group broadcast their Thanksgiving tribute and teacher praise followed. A quirky note on three balls and a freak rose amused readers, while a rattler at Neville High drew attention to school hazards. A parking sign near the post office provoked local wit about private cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hasslecker
Dudley J. LeBlanc
LeBlanc
W. J. Gill
Juanita Porter
Dorothy Dennis
McFoy Hammons
Margaret Mosely
Mary Wilbur McKee
Sadie Crow
Ola Mae Perkins
Court asked to rule if nonbreathing infant was alive
In Lincoln Nebraska a court considers whether an infant whose heart beat ten minutes but who never breathed is legally alive. The ruling could determine the disposition of a $20,000 estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Rescue Party Carries Food To 1,300 Marooned Indians
White rescuers trek through snow to aid 1300 Navajo and Zuni trapped by a blizzard on the Mesas of Malapais. Four Indians including a papoose have died. Food and relief were rushed from Zuni and Atarque as authorities warned of imminent famine and exposure.
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Gallup
N. M
Malapais
Atarque
Zuni
W. A. Trotter
Jacob Arth
Dan Padilla
United States
St. John's
Ariz
Natarque
Navy League Hits Hoover Twice With New Broadside
The Navy League charges that the presidential committee found its claims of Hoover policy inaccuracies unrefuted and issues a 11 page letter defending Mr Hoover. Walter Bruce Howe leads the broadside accusing the committee of false assertions and noting alleged untruths about U S naval building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy League
Hoover
League
Naval
Walter Bruce Howe
William Howard Gardiner
Gardiner
Howe
United States
Southern Cities Help Destitute on Thanksgiving
Cold winds from the West bring aid to the needy across the South on Thanksgiving. Relief centers and churches distributed food clothing and money while theaters and clubs planned relief fund efforts. Atlanta provided meals for up to 5000 and Elks prepared food for 500–600. students contributed goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Elks’ Club
Salvation Army
Organization of Telephone Girls
Tampa
Fla
Nashville
Richmond
Jackson Tin Smith Given Life For Slaying Step Son
A. H. Raines a 57 year old Jackson tinsmith received a life term in Hinds County Circuit Court for the murder of his stepson Daniel Hall aged 17. The sentence followed a plea accepted after earlier not guilty plea and jury selection was underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
A. H. Raines
Jackson
Hinds County
Daniel Hall
Wiley H. Potter
Raines
First Winter Wave Strikes Dixie States
Crisp weather greeted Thanksgiving Day across the South as a cold wave from the West touched Dixie. Temperatures ranged in the forties and fifties with Richmond recording 31 as the record low. Atlanta 4 at 7 am, and cities from Jacksonville to New Orleans reporting milder readings. Cloudiness and scattered rains were forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Dixie
Richmond
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
South Carolina
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Miami
Charleston
S.C
Greensboro
N. C
Charlotte
Asheville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Ark
Meridian
Miss
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Protest Over City Edge Phone Rates Draws Residents
Petition filed by about two hundred Monroe residents claims Southern Bell Telephone charges 2.95 per month for home lines at the city edge while nearby homes pay less. Harvey G. Fields heard the citizens Monday and held a conference Tuesday with local representatives including Chu Thompson and W. C. Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Harvey G. Fields
Third Commission
Farmerville
Fields
Chu Thompson
Robert E. Hanna
James A. Noe
R. E. Davis
Emmerson Avenue
Louzell Zeigler
Fairview Avenue
W. C. Oliver
Island Drive
Park Avenue
Fairview
Courtney Street
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Salvation Army plans drive to raise relief budget
Rapid progress toward completing a campaign to raise a $5,268 budget for the Salvation Army relief and character building program here was stated by general campaign chairman W. L. Ethridge. He says the budget is small given need and unemployment pressures. A special gift committee includes A. V. Miller, R. C. Windes, W. E. Wilson, H. L. Rosenhein, H. K. Touchstone, R. Downes Jr., Travis Oliver, J. M. Cobb, George Weaks, J. A. (Continued on Page Nine).
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Salvation Army
W. L. Ethridge
Ethridge
Mr. Ethridge
A. V. Miller
R. C. Windes
W. E. Wilson
H. L. Rosenhein
H. K. Touchstone
R. Downes
Thanksgiving Observed Here Today At Union Services
Large congregation hears Rev. W W Drake of Monroe First Methodist preach at union Thanksgiving services in First Baptist Church. He contrasts Moses warning against forgetting God with the Pilgrim Fathers founding a day of thanks on a harsh New England coast urging reverent gratitude and steadfast faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Drake
Monroe First Methodist Church
Union
First Baptist Church
God
Moses
Drake
New England
Planes Resume Search for Two Missing Priests in Alaska
Aviation teams search the Kuskokwim Yukon region for brothers George J. Feltes and Martial Lapeyre as weather delays more flights. One plane failed to reach McGrath. other aircraft prep continues. The priests carried snowshoes and 30 days of supplies amid uncertain conditions between McGrath and Holy Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Harry Blunt
Kuskokwim-Yukon
George J. Feltes
Martial Lapeyre
McGrath
Holy Cross
Brother Feltes
New York
Lapeyre
New Orleans
Feltes
Convicted Slayer Jackson Wins Stay of Execution
Emanuel Kid Boy Jackson, convicted of murder in Amite County, Mississippi, was granted a stay of execution after filing an appeal with the state Supreme Court. The delay postpones his hanging set for Friday at Liberty for the killing of Bramlett Bates. Jackson has a history of narrow escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Emanuel
Jackson
State Supreme Court
Liberty
Amite County
Bramlett Bates
Tom Mix Fights to Survive as Crisis Looms
Hollywood reports Tom Mix in a precarious state from peritonitis after a ruptured appendix. Doctors say his condition is unchanged though he shows some restfulness. A new serum from Stanford was expected for an injection as physicians consult experts nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Tom Mix
Mix
R. N. Smith
Stanford University
Palo Alto
State reparations promised parents of slain Mexicans
Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray announced plans to seek legislative permission to provide $10,000 in reparations to the families of Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Garcia Gomez, the Mexican students shot by a deputy in Ardmore last June. He stated $5,000 to each parent and rejected waiting on an international claims process. The Ardmore jury previously acquitted deputy William E. Guess and Cecil Crosby on murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Manuel Garcia Gomez
Ardmore
Okla
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Mexico City
Excelsior
International Claims Commission
Washington
Mexico
Murray
William E. Guess
Cecil Crosby
Hiccup siege ends for John Weber in Aurora
John Weber aged 60 is no longer hiccuping after nine days of persistent hiccups. Dr A N Kinenplan said last night that the hiccoughs were stopped by frequent stomach washing through a rubber tube after an operation. The tube has been removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
John Weber
A. N. Kinenplan
Weber
Shreveport Granted State Loan to Avoid City Bankruptcy
The State Board of Liquidation approved a 175000 loan to Shreveport to forestall bankruptcy and possible state takeover of city government. Governor Huey P. Long warned of a state emergency, citing inherited debt and low revenues as causes, with repayment planned from licenses and fines by mid 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
State Board of Liquidation
Huey P. Long
John McW. Ford
Ford
How President Hoover Observes Thanksgiving
President Hoover spends Thanksgiving with a Presbyterian Church service in the morning. He then has a private turkey dinner at midday and a larger evening meal with friends. The rest of the day allows a winter drive or private study work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
Fishing Boat Rammed and Sunk by British Ship Off Nova Scotia
Seven of twelve crew members die when the British steamship Gypsum Prince collides with the Gloucester fishing boat Edith and Elinor ten miles southeast of Yar mouth. Two Coast Guard boats search for survivors as seven sailors are rescued, with fate of others unknown.
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New York
Nova Scotia
Gypsum Prince
Edith
Elinor
Baccara Light
Yarmouth
Geere
Simon Theriault
Theriault
Manley Gooddick
Digby
N. S
Paul Pitts
Oscar Thibideau
John Powers
Gloucester
Mass
Liverspool
Thanksgiving Day Observed in Nation on 309th Anniversary
New York November 26 Thanksgiving Day marked its 309th anniversary. The day featured turkey on menus and football headlines, with unemployment relief funds swelling nationwide. A novel 21 mile air race at Glenn Curtiss airport drew six men racing in planes used in historic flights led by Clarence D. Chamberlin and Wiley Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Col
James C. Fitzmaurice
Roger Q. Williams
Russell Boardman
Clyde E. Pangborn
Wiley Post
Glenn Curtiss Airport
Star Air Performers to Attend Circus at Selman Airport
Prominent airmen from across the country will join a Delta Air Service benefit air show at Selman airport on December 6. Jimmie Doolittle is billed to appear, inspiring many to participate. Woolman recalls Doolittle’s daring recovery from a leg injury to fly in competition and outmaneuver a German rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Selman Airport
Delta Air Service
C. E. Woolman
Jimmie Doolittle
Jimmie
Chile
Curtiss-Wright Company
Falcon
Hawk
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China
Chinchow
Nippon
Crescent City
Jes’ Ramblin
Jes
R. E. Marionneaux
H. R. Vaughan
Bernhardt Building
Neville High School
Charles Kenney
U. S
Federal Building
Post Office Building
Jackson Tinsmith
Dixie States
Public Service Commission
Hiccough
Long
President Hoover
Coast Guard
Domign-Wah! Airplane Company
Germany
Doolittle
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