China Faces Crisis as War Largely Shapes Asia
The article argues that Japan pushes buffer states westward toward Soviet China while Chang Hsiao-liang negotiates with Chinese Communists, risking a fractured China and weakened unity. It warns that loss of face for Chiang Kai-shek could revive warlords and invite regional powers to exploit China’s instability.
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China
Asia
Japan
Russia
Chang Hsiao-liang
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Moscow
Chiang
Rich buy large share of United States baby bonds
The article notes that in twenty months about 700000 investors bought savings bonds designed for low income buyers. Wealthy buyers, banks, and fiduciaries also purchase heavily. Banks own 6 percent of the $690 million issued and postmasters say many rich individuals reach the $10000 annual limit, drawn by perceived safety and higher returns than other investments.
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United States
Government Bond Purchases Highlight Saving Options
The piece argues that wealthier individuals can profit from higher denomination bonds while many ordinary savers can still buy smaller bonds. It notes bonds come in 750, 100, 50, and 25 dollar equivalents, with ten year maturities, and are sold at post offices.
War debts delay and Europe asks for settlement
December 15 due European nations total 155000000 to the United States with Finland, Britain and France among debtors. Debtors seek debt reduction while America insists on full payment under Johnson act loans. Congress must weigh any revision amid fears of funding future armaments and renewed borrowing. Public sentiment in the U.S. grows cautious about collecting and financing another war.
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Sam
Finland
Great Britain
France
Congress
Europe
America
King-Hall Praised For Guiding Children Through Royal Crisis
In a spirited tribute, Commander Stephen King-Hall is praised for handling the Children’s Hour to explain the royal upheaval to children without shocking their innocence. The piece notes the public’s lingering chatter as some children tease with new lyrics about Mrs. Simpson.
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Children’s Hour
Queen Mary
David Windsor
Stephen King-Hall
British Broadcasting Co
Empire
King-Hall
King Hall
George
United Press
London
Herald Angels
Simpson
Non-Political Advertisement Denies Influence Claims
A Roane County Reporter ad declares the undersigned has no influence with the Charleston State Administration and requests no solicitation of influence. The paid non-political notice is cited by Morgantown Post as the true nature of the ad.
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Roane
Charleston
F. F. McIntosh Jr
Morgantown Post
Notes on Nobel Prize for literature spoils
The New Yorker quips that the Nobel Prize in literature was not awarded last year due to a poor crop. It suggests Eugene O Neill was not deemed ripe enough to pick at that time.
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Eugene O'Neill
The
New Yorker
Republicans Seek Liberal Path for Progressives in Senate
Byron Price notes irregulars or progressives gain voice in Republican policy in the Senate. The minority seeks to unite with progressives like Norris La Follette Shipstead and undeen, while Rep Snell opposes a house coalition. The effort aims to solidify Republican and progressive forces, marking a shift from past roasts of progressives.
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Senate
Norris
Roosevelt
Representative Snell
House
Farmer-Laborite
McNary
Congress
la Follette
Shipstead
Undeen
Landon
Larner
George Moses
The Highway To School Claims A Child's Life
Six years after Betty Ruth Maynor was born, a truck killed her as she ran into traffic while boarding Mr. George W. Ballard’s car. The essay laments child pedestrian danger near schools, urges safer routes, and critiques societal priorities and education policy.
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William E. Maynor
Betty Ruth
George W. Ballard
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Lincoln
Board of Education
Winds of Deceit in Mill Town Romance
Philip Page, publisher of the Warrenton Courier, courts Sally Warren while Sally suspects Giles Benton of double dealing in a plot involving Mary Morris and McDonald. May’s hospital crisis tests loyalties as Benton plots to implicate McDonald, and Sally trails Benton toward new clues in another town.
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Symopsis
Philip Page
Warrenton Courier
Sally Warren
Sally
Mary Morris
Philip
Mary
Giles Benton
Morris
McDonald
Mr. Morris
Ally
Giles
Marty
O.K
Lola Hopkins
May
Benton
Arty
Ex-King Edward's Maryland bid for an estate choice debated
An Opinion at a Glance piece argues Maryland realtors would welcome ex-King Edward, offering tax breaks and cheap land to lure a new industry and the former monarch. It suggests western Maryland near Baltimore and Annapolis could resemble English settings, and mocks other locales while praising Maryland as his likely home.
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Washington, D. C
Edward
Maryland
Marylandera
Baltimore
Cumberland
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
Washington
England
Deadwood
Tombstone
Fort Belvedere
Balmoral
Youre Telling Me! Editorial Reflections On World War And Society
The column reflects on global conflict labels calling them a pocket size world war and muses on moral contrasts between good and those who wish to be. It laments football coaches awaiting nine months, notes paradoxes of slavery abolition and alarm clocks, mocks reactions to headlines about Edward VIII, and comments on the 1936 presidential vote totals for Governor Landon and WPA projects.
Power Company challenges High Point PWA power plant
The Duke Power company of Charlotte and taxpayer J P Williamson filed a suit in North Carolina superior court against High Point s plan to build a 5 766 000 power plant with PWA funds. A hearing was set for December 21. The complaint alleges the project breaches state constitutional debt limits and federal protections for private property and enterprise.
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Associated Press
Greensboro
N. C
Duke Power Company of
Charlotte
J. P. Williamson
North Carolina
Duke
Statute Saved Railroad Chiefs in RFC Loan Case
Washington senators studied whether the statute of limitations shielded Missouri Pacific officials from charges of false statements in securing a 17 1 00 000 RFC loan. Chairman Jesse H. Jones testified the road, tied to the Van Sweringen system, did not disclose obligations to terminal shares. The matter was referred to the Justice Department under Assistant Attorney General Joseph B. for reply.
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Associated Press
Washington
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Senate
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
van Sweringen
van Sweringem
Justice Department
Joseph B
Advertising fund to be increased in 1937
New York firms across major industries plan to raise advertising budgets from 15 to 25 percent for 1937. Standard Statistics projects total ad expenditures may top the 1936 figure by more than 15 percent, driven by gains across sectors. Preliminary 1936 data show expenditures 15 to 20 percent higher than 1935, marking the best level since 1931.
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Associated Press
New York
Standard Statistics Company
Cheese Cured in Shaft Mine Becomes Roquefort Type
An abandoned Pennsylvania mine shaft has been converted into a curing room for Roquefort style cheese. Airflow maintains 46 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit, creating ideal conditions for aging. Similar methods are noted in Mississippi river bluffs at St Paul and a California spring house.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Ambulance Aids Charity Solicitors In Ponca City
An ambulance arrived at a business house as Ross Enlow Harold Voorhis and Herman Smith presented a list of donors. They were treated to a ride and the attendees contributed a gift, despite a chilly night.
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Associated Press
Ponca City
Okla
Ross Enlow
Harold Voorhis
Herman Smith
Alr
German Sausages Get New Dresses
Berlin reports that transparent wrapping will replace sausage skin under Hitler's four year plan for self sufficiency. The substitution aims to save 40,000 marks annually on imported skins and avert skin shortages, according to Der Angriff. Hot dogs and Bavarian fried sausages resist the change.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
der Angriff
Bavaria
Vacation Timing in Kona District Schools
In Hawaii the Kona district schedules fall school vacations as children pick coffee, reflecting an agricultural season adaptation. The arrangement ties student time off to harvesting duties, illustrating rural education practices linked to local crops.
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Kona
Hawaii
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