Rush Holt Faces Patronage Loss Over Democratic Feud
Washington reports that Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia faces removal from patronage positions after a letter from Senator Carl Hayden indicates impending actions by an unofficial Democratic committee. Holt had opposed Neely and criticized the WPA, while Hayden cited support for the party and rising senators as grounds for the purge. Holt noted three appointments likely affected and remains critical of WPA leadership.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Holt
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
M. M. Neely
Carl Hayden
D. Arviz
Democratice
Capitol Hill
Hayden
Congress
United States Senate
Iam
Works Progress Administration
Pennsylvania
Works Progress Administrator
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Arizona
Watchman Hurt Fighting Thieves at Department Store
John P. Watson, 59, a night watchman for the O. J. Morrison department store, was hospitalized in critical condition after a dawn confrontation with two intruders intent on robbery. He reportedly fired his shotgun before being overpowered. two suspects were arrested for questioning.
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Associated Press
Charleston
John P. Watson
O. J. Morrison
Watson
W. A. Tully
Barnes
Services Held for Lige Halsey in Pierpont
Funeral services for Lige Halsey 55 of Pierpont were conducted at his home by Rev O J Sparks with burial in the family plot. He died of heart failure at home after collapsing Thursday. ACCIDENT FATAL Elkins Zack Simmons 65 of Durbin died from injuries after a car struck him on Christmas Eve. Driver held pending investigation.
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Associated Press
Mullens
Lige Halsey
Pierpont
O. J. Sparks
Halsey
Elkins
Zack Simmons
Durbin
Pope Pius XII Faces Worsening Paralysis Amid Church Questions
Vatican reporting shows Pope Pius XII's left side paralysis spreading with circulatory issues and old age complications. The 79 year old pontiff slept uneasily as doctors remained on call, and observers note increasing pain and limited mobility. The Vatican paper notes insistent spasms and a potential critical turn in coming days.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Pius
Holy Father
Osservatore Romano
Vatician
Forgiveness Expressed Toward Edward Critics by Simpson Associate
Herman L. Rogers, host to Wallis Warfield Simpson, says the public attacks on the Duke of Windsor over his stance and the British reaction are unjustified. He notes Simpson forgives the critics and holds no grievance, reflecting a calm American view on the controversy.
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France
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Herman L. Rogers
Baltimore
Duke of Windsor
Rogers
New York
Pritish Prince
Arthur Brisbane Dies in New York Funeral Planned
Arthur Brisbane, veteran newspaper executive editor and columnist, died Christmas morning after a spree of heart attacks. A public funeral will be held Monday at St. Bartholomew's Church with a private burial at the Brisbane estate in Allaire New Jersey. Brisbane, 72, is survived by his widow and four daughters and his son Seward, who finished his last column. Associated tributes came from William Randolph Hearst and Damon Runyon who praised his genius and friendship.
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Associated Press
New York
Arthur Brisbane
St. Bartholomew’s Church
G. P. T. Sargent
Brisbane
Allaire
N. J
Voltaire
Seward
William Randolph Hearst
Damon Runyon
Hearst
Sarah McCrary
Emily
Alice
Elinor Brisbane
Labor Leader Urges $3600 Family Income and Wage Rise
Washington figures compare goals with John L. Lewis as Green forecasts 1937 gains. Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, says every family deserves at least 3600 dollars annually and all must have work. He cites social security, higher wages, and shorter hours as Labor’s aims for 1937. He highlights broader union rights and abolition of child labor as key progress.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Organized Labor
Green
United States
Congress of the
State Legislatutes
Clea Hall Fatal Fire Underlines Tragic Self-Inflicted Blaze
Arnoldsburg State police report Clea Hall, 32, an employee of the state road commission, died by suicide after setting his home ablaze. Troopers said Hall used a shotgun to end his life before his body was found in the burning house.
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Associated Press
Arnoldsburg
Clea Hall
State Road Commission
Hall
Flat Top Man Shot To Death
Ballard Mann of Flat Top shot dead after a gun accident last night near his home. A. B. Kinney, Kinney claims they were practicing marksmanship when a pistol discharged. Mann, 22, died at Raleigh General Hospital after attempts to treat shock and a punctured artery. Kinney, a woods foreman at CCC Camp Raleigh, is Mann’s brother in law. both stories align with doctors. Body taken to local funeral home.
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Ballard Mann
A. B. Kinney
Kinney
Raleigh General Hospital
Mann
CCC
Raleigh
Fire Destroys Alderson Home Christmas Morning
Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the house of L. V. Pezzanite in South Alderson early Christmas morning. Discovered at 4 a.m., firefighters arrived but the flames were too intense. most furniture survived until water damage. No occupants were home. the residence was occupied by Margerite Ellis, operator of a local beauty shop.
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Register Star
Alderson
L. V. Pezzanite
South Alderson
Margerite Ellis
Schools Resume Work Tomorrow
Mullens and Wyoming county schools will start tomorrow at the regular hour after a Christmas break. Holidays began December 13 with dismissal at 4 PM. The fourth month of the session started August 31. first semester ends January 8. exams begin January 6. the nine month session ends May 14.
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Thy Register
Mullens
Wyoming County
Food Poisoning Strikes 300 Ohio Soldiers Home Residents
About 300 to 400 residents of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky were sickened after the evening meal. Adjutant E. T. Thorson said the men grew ill within an hour and more than 300 were hospitalized on the grounds. After treatment, most could return to cottages for the night. none were in serious condition.
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Associated Press
Sandusky
Ohio Soldiers
E. T. Thorson
Thorson
Kay
Jeffries kin travel to Knoxville for funeral services
Mr. C. H. Jeffries and Mrs. Jeffries of Mullens with daughter Charlotte left for Knoxville to attend the funeral of Dr. M. D. Jeffries aged 81 in Memphis. Dr Jeffries was a pastor and college president with a long career in Virginia North Carolina Kentucky and Tennessee. Harrison M. Cox a 38 year old Carter Coal druggist died of a heart ailment. veteran of the Spanish American War.
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C. H. Jeffries
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Tenn
Jeffries
M. D. Jeffries
Memphis
Tri-State Memorial Hospital
Culpepper
University of Virginia
Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City
Blacksburg
Chapel Hill
N. C
Spartanburg
S.C
Associated Press
Bluefield
Harrison M. Cox
Carter Coal Company
Chiang to Ask Leniency for His Kidnappers
Chiang Kai-shek, restored as leader, will urge leniency for Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang and Yang Hu-Chen. Chang, who led the revolt in Northwestern China, surrendered and apologized in a letter to Chiang. The government has ended military control and will decide the penitent leaders’ fate.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshal Chang -Hsueh-Liang
China
Marshal Chang
Chiang
Chiang II
Loyang
Henan
Ho Yingbin
Shensi
Chang
Yang Hu-Chen
Post-Yule Lull Brings No Frown in Beckley
Beckley merchants reported mixed after Christmas trade with some days equal to seven years ago. Drug stores stayed open until midnight and groceries hired extra staff, while cafes cited excellent business as families stoked by holiday morale. Nina D Bruster attributed improved sentiment to consumer optimism.
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Beckley
Nina D. Bruster
Aspirin Sales Soar After Largest Christmas Celebration
Beckley shoppers bought aspirin and other remedies in record numbers after a Christmas Eve celebration. Five thousand patrons purchased head ache cures, tomato juice drinks with Worcestershire, and higher priced beverages while stores extended hours to serve the rush. Local druggists reported unprecedented demand for aspirin, bromides, citrate of magnesia, and headache powders.
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Beckley
Leslie
Nes St By
Edy
White Cross
Smith
Nie
Germany Warns of Reprisals Over Palos Release
Germany issued a demand to the Spanish Socialist government for the release of the German freighter Palos and threatened reprisals if ignored. The communique claimed the Palos was seized outside Spanish waters and carried no war material. authorities warned that measures for release have been taken but could be held off if Spain complies.
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Associated Press
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Germany
Madrid
Erich Raeder
Admiralty
Bilbao
Hament
Hamburg
Pasajes
San Sebastian
France
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Hitler
League of Nations
Maryland Wants Dollman Killer
Maryland seeks to decide which state prosecutes first in the murder case of Elwood Matthews and W. Earle Dollman. Montgomery county youths Joseph Kirby and Lawrence Gingell are in custody. William Reed is wanted. Kirby implicated himself and Gingell in the Matthews killing. gingell confessed to participation. Extradition questions may be resolved, with West Virginia police resistant to Maryland extraditing Kirby.
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Associated Press
Rockville
West Virginia
Maryland
James H. Pugh
Montgomery County
Pugh
Chareston
Joseph Kirby
Lawrence R. Gingell
Kirby
Charleston
Gingell
William B. Reed
Elwood Matthews
W. Earle Dollman
Sutton
W. Va
Matthews
P. D. Shingleton
Missing Plane Two Bodies Found After Idaho Crash
Spokane reports two Northwest Airlines pilots Joe Livermore and Arthur Haid were found dead after a crash in north Idaho. Kellogg trapper Fred Cunningham described snowbound wreckage on Cemetery Ridge 15 miles south of town, with wreckage visible but bodies not recovered. The plane vanished December 18 and searchers had scouted the high rugged area since last Monday.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Northwest Airlines
Spokane
Idaho
Kellogg
Ransport
North Idaho Mountains
Fred Cunningham
Joe Livermore
Arthur A. Haid
Cunningham
Here
Cemetery Ridge
Police Foiled Burglary After Patient Notifies
Bluefield police nearly captured a burglar in a hardware store when Mike Harrington, a patient at a nearby sanitarium, observed a man walking across the store roof and informed authorities. No arrest announced.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Mike Harrington
Weather Forecast Hint of Rain and Snow Across Regions
Mostly cloudy conditions with occasional rain at night. Snow flurries likely Monday in the Middle and North Atlantic states with colder air moving into the Ohio Valley Sunday night and Monday. Rain portions of the Ohio Valley Sunday and near the Atlantic coast to start the work week.
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Atlantis
Iske
Atlantic Coast
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