Rumors of Edward VIII Abdication and Royal Crisis
The piece argues Edward VIII faces a government-driven abdication crisis amid scandal with Wallis Simpson. It notes public anger toward Prime Minister Baldwin, calls out the double standard on honesty, and compares royal loyalties across Europe, including Queen Helena of Greece and Romanian royal connections. The author insists abdication would leave Britain restless and Edward blamed for betraying honesty.
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England
Edward VIII
America
Britain
Ernest Simpson
Edward
Simpson
Captain Ernest Simpson
Baldwin
Pson
House of Commons
Helena
Greece
Roumania
Paris
Madam Lupescu
Bucharest
Waman
George
Wally Simpson
Let 'em Fight and the Sordid Liquor Saga
The piece parodies calls for full disclosure in the liquor commission scandal. It mocks Mr. Homer D. Stephen and Post-Herald demands while echoing political jabs about investigations and bribery rumors. It references ex-chairman Stephenson, Tammany Hall, and Charleston as backdrops to a chaotic political feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer D. Stephenson
Post-Herald
Liquor Commission
J. Wellington Wimpy
Stephenson
Tammany Hall
Mr. Stephenson
Dizzy Dean
Charleston
Gold Dome
The
Lemonade Over Liquor Tales From The Statehouse
A reflective note recalls a time when there was no liquor, only lemonade from the statehouse era. The writer jokes about earlier offers of liquor before the liquor commission and ponders whether prior claims of fake stock sales were also merely lemonade, keeping an open ear for more tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liquor Commission
Statehouse
Rescuing the Press and Defenders of Free Speech
The piece lauds Dr. Stanley High head of the Brain Trust for rallying editors to defend press freedom against government pressure. It notes the Post Herald’s defiance of Mercy pleas from the Great White Father and Roosevelt’s foes. It asks what happened to Dr. Wirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley High
Brain Trust
Post-Herald
Roosevelt
Dr. Wirt
Living costs outpace income gains in October say Fairmont Times
Investors Syndicate reports October income rose 10 cents on the dollar over living costs. Average citizen’s October income reached $1.13 per $1 in October 1935, with wage earners at $1.15 and salaried workers at $1.10. Rents remained high at $1.11 per $1 spent, clothing prices fell to 99 cents on the dollar, and overall cash outlay stood at $1.03 per $1 spent in October 1935, per the Fairmont Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Investors Syndicate
John Citizen
Fairmont Times
Free economies spur recovery while Washington debates control
Walter Lippmann argues rapid recovery occurs in nations with liberal political systems and free business. He notes Soviet plans fail to match free nations in rising living standards, yet Washington still pursues NRA, constitutional changes, and austerity. The piece contrasts planned economies with market freedom and urges heed to unplanned economic trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lippmann
Mr. Lippmann
Berlin
Moscow
Washington
N.R.A
Supreme Court
Italy
Baltimore Sun
In Retrospect on Wilson's Foreign Policy Interventions
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes Dr. William E. Dodd's Woodrow Wilson biography and recalls Wilson's 1919 European tour. Wilson sailed December 4 and reached Paris December 14 to ovations unmatched since Napoleon I, with similar receptions in London and Rome. The Sun adds that the man must rely on experience to guide his path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
William E. Dodd
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Europe
Paris
France
Napoleon I
London
Rome
New York Sun
Morganatic terms and a 1936 New River dinner
A column riffs on the term morganatic and its usage in noble contexts, recalls a quip about statistics from Prof Lawall, notes a blue moon of 1883, and covers the New River Operators association banquet. Attendees include Burr H Simpson, Col P D Shingleton, S C Higgins, W D Lawton, Glenn Sallack, and Baron Halleck McGinnis Scott. the event featured Woodrow Wilson musicians and a festive mood. The piece ends with Scott enjoying the gathering without a speech.
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Prof
C.e.lawall
West Virginia University
New River Operators Association
Burr H. Simpson
West Virginia
Col
P. D. Shingleton
Simpson
P. H. Snyder
Col. Shingleton
Mr. Simpson
Charleston
Pax
Paint Creek
S. C. Higgins
Mr. Snyder
Glenn Sallack
Woodrow Wilson
Baron Halleck McGinnis Scott
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Opinion on Spain's internal war by Charles P. Stewart
The Central Press columnist argues Count Carlo Sforza provides the first clear outside analysis of Spain's war. He recalls decades of observation from Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon, notes anarchism's historical rise as a political force in Spain and Portugal, and contrasts anarchists, socialists, communists, and syndicalists as distinct movements.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Carlo Sforza
United States
Spain
London
Iberian Peninsula
Madrid
Barcelona
Lisbon
Francisco Ferrer
Alfonso
Manuel
Portugal
Count Sforza
Russia
Emma Goldman
America
Intense Individualists in Spain Echo Anarchistic Strain
Count Sforza notes Spain's intense individualism, arguing Franco's fascist campaign mirrors anarchistic resistance to tyranny. He frames both sides as defending rugged individual rights, with loyalists seeking to curb excess by removing the strongest.
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Spain
Count Sforza
Franco
Santa Claus to tour Russia and Spain this Christmas
Central Press columnist William Ritt notes Santa expects his busiest season since 1917. He foresees a thaw with the Soviet Union allowing Kris Kringle to roam, planning a careful tour of Russia and Siberia while Spain awaits a big gift of peace. The piece playfully imagines Santa touring the world per traditional goodwill.
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Santa Claus
Russia
Kris Kringie
Siberia
Steppe
Santa
Spain
Salesmen to School in Pittsburgh Retail Institute Classes
Notebooks replace salesbooks for downtown Pittsburgh department store employees enrolled in the Retail Institute. The program is an evening class series sponsored by the Research Bureau For Retail Training of the University of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Retail Institute
Research Bureau For Retail Training
The
University of Pittsburgh
Darkly Handsome Philip Page Fights for Better Homes
In a tense social drama Philip Page battles for improved housing while Sally Warren, the society editor, ends her engagement to aviator Terry May. Terry marries Sally’s sister Tip, prompting Sally to farewell them for South America. Mary Morris, daughter of the property owner, pursues Philip amid his struggles.
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Synupsis
Philip Page Mill
Sally Warren
Sally
Terry Maybland
Tip
Terry
South America
Philip
Mary Morris
Vee
Palace Theater Fire Tests Warrenton Town Frictions
Sally helps wounded at the Palace theater fire as Warrenton divides over owner Morris and suspected arson. Philip Page reports the losses while Sally supports the newsroom rush to publish. Mary Morris hints at family danger and a detective probe amid threats to their home.
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Sally
Philip Page
Ray
Mary Morris
Warrens
Bally
Mary
Warren House
Palace Theater
Warrenton
Morris
Philip
Dad
McDonald
Tally Moves Into Morris Home Amid Threatening Match
Tally arrives at the Morris residence and encounters a dangerous man approaching tomorrow. The tense meeting promises conflict as unknown motives loom over the quiet home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tally
Morris
Buds Forming For Next Season Fruits And Flowers
The notes say fruit trees such as apples and peaches are already forming buds for next summer, with a likely heavy crop after last winter’s frost reduced fruiting. Shrubs like dogwood lilacs and rhododendron show heavy bud development. white oaks had a strong acorn crop. Also advise early ordering of baby chicks for 1937 catalogs, with December to January deadlines.
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Massachusetts
Ohio
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Brewer
Scotland
Ireland
Prof. Lawall
Vassar College
Vassar
Yale University
Yale
Lawall
William Ritt
St. Nick
Zululand
Mr. Claus
Remus
Ary
Frantcally
Courier
Joe Morris
Bailey Wolfe
Fruits
F. A. Couch
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