Madrid Bombardment Kills Fifty Three at Plaza Meeting
Fascist planes bombed a crowded Madrid plaza where workers gathered to discuss defense. Fifty three killed and numerous wounded as three bombers struck, causing collateral damage to the museum, subway, and nearby buildings while Red Cross teams evacuated victims. General Miaja urged troops to wipe out the enemy amid renewed offensives. Government said fascists deserting and Madrid defenders pressing near Sesena along the Manzanares.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Dante
Jose Miaja
Simasa
Clarieta Atocha Plaza
Minfeecy of Public Works
Red Cross
Miaja
Tardienta
Sesena
Manzanares
Bilbao
War Ministry
Three-Car Collision Lands Two Miners in Jail
Bridge Fork miners Wilson Lafferty and Sam Sweeney deny driving the vehicles after a drunken three car crash near Mount Hope. Dick Valentine of Webster Springs and Julius Caesar Bodens of Frankfort Indiana were in the other cars with Bodens’ passenger Gene Robertson injured. Damages are about 500 dollars.
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Wilson Lafferty
Sam Sweeney
Bridge Fork
A. Scalise
Mount Hope
Dick Valentine
Webster Springs
Julius Caesar Bodens
Frankfort
Ind
Gene Robertson
Bodens
Teachers End State Meeting At Huntington Vacant Title
The West Virginia State Teachers Association closed its annual convention in Huntington with President Robert Clark calling for higher standards of teacher preparation. Irene Moats was elected president of the Negro teachers group as the 1937 convention planned for Clarksburg.
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Associated Press
Huntington
State Education Association
Robert Clark
Morgantown
West Virginia State Teachers’ Association
Irene Moats
Clarksburg
Clark
R. L. Lyman
University of Chicago
Y Association
Troopers to Aid Deer Protectors in Raleigh County
State police will patrol Raleigh County woods this week to stop deer hunting during a restricted period. Captain G H Skeen will supply troopers to assist in patrolling the area. A $100 reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of deer slayers.
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Raleigh
O. B. Harris
Harris
G. H. Skeen
Raleigh County
Harpist and Rescuer Freed Pleads Guilty on School Property Deface
John Cadle and Woodrow Quesenberg, both described as inebriated harpists, admitted guilty of defacing public property in school and were released on probation with two year no drinking terms. Magistrate H F Hancock imposed the probation.
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John Cadle
Woodrow Quesenberg
H. F. Hancock
Cook Robbed by Slugging Prowler on South Kanawha
Betty Smith a black cook was robbed of $20 by an unknown man who struck her with a brick on South Kanawha street as she left the Miller home. She suffered a head wound requiring stitches and said she could identify the assailant if found.
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Betty Smith
S. M. Miller
Kanawha Street
Miss Smith
Restriction of Campaign Costs Looms
Washington sources say President Roosevelt is weighing new bills to ease campaign spending limits. White House aides draft legislation for January, spurred by last campaign outlays over 13 million dollars. Senate aides prepare a comprehensive expenditure report. Lonergan discusses the matter with the president.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Senate
Lonergan
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Arbitration plan spurned by A F L leaders in Tampa
George L Berry Roosevelt recovery coordinator proposed arbitration to end the A F of L dispute with John L Lewis and allied unions. William Green resisted predicting acceptance by either side while urging the federation to pursue its own peace plan. Labor leaders warn the move could trigger a major national labor clash as unions seek broad organization across crafts.
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Associated Press
Tampa
American Federation of Labor
George L. Berry
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Berry
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Sults
William Green
Federation
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of S
A. F. of L
Knights of Labor
Fort Sumter
Arthur P. Wharton
Machinists Union
John Coefield
Plumbers
Coefield
Matthew Woll
Executive Council
Daniel J. Tobin
J. W. Williams
Building Trades Department
Skilled Workers Here are Scarce
Officials of the local employment office issued a call for more professional people and skilled laborers to fill technical qualifications. They report a shortage of qualified clerical workers coal loaders and domestic workers and say private employment has reduced their skilled labor lists, hindering requisitions from four counties.
Hundreds Mourn Slain Magistrate at Oak Hill Funeral
Hundreds of railroad officials miners and families gathered at Oak Hill Baptist church for the funeral of Magistrate H C Bennett who was shot dead Thursday. R L Bennett and wife remained in Fayette county jail as grand jury action proceeds. Reverend C S Donnelly and Reverend John A Wilson led services with C and O officials and United Mine Workers represented among mourners.
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J. P
Oak Hill
Register
Weller Oak Hill
Oak Hill Baptist Church
H. C. Bennett
R.L. Bennett
Fayette County
R. L. Bennett
Bennett
C. S. Donnelly
John A. Wilson
Scarbro
Albert Hatcher
Raleigh
Frank W. Meyers
Thurmond
United Mine Workers
J. H. Carter
Beckley
George Blizzard
George Barrett
Louis
Guigliotti
Young Franklin Roosevelt to Wed Miss Ethel duPont
The engagement of Franklin D Roosevelt Jr to Miss Ethel duPont of Greenville Del was announced by Mr and Mrs Eugene duPont tonight in Wilmington. The couple plan a late June wedding. Miss duPont 21 is the eldest of four children and a niece of the duPonts who lead Dupont de Nemours & Co. She is known as an avid horsewoman and skilled swimmer with early schooling at Tower Hill and Ethel Walker.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Eugene duPont
Ethel duPont
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
Miss DuPont
Mrs. duPont
Greenville
del. DuPont
Dupont de Nemours & Company
Lamimot ‘du Pont
Pierre. duPont
Yrenéé duPont
Tower Hill
Roogevelt
Walker School
Harvard
duPont
Nodiung
den Flowers
America
Liberty League duPonts
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Striking Seamen Threaten Action In West Coast Ports
Sailors threaten a gulf and Atlantic swing to push for quick peace talks with shipowners. San Francisco industrialists warn of inland longshore march as 18 000 strikers close 60 plants. Mayor Rossi seeks White House mediation. Bridges signals eastern longshore sorties.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Gulf
Atlantic
San Francisco Industrial Association
Othrs
U. S
Washington
New York
Industrial Association Committee
International Longshoremen’s Association
Bay Area
Angelo J. Rossi
White House
Roosevelt
Labor Perkins
Rossi
Harry Bridges
San Francisco Labor Council
Mauck Defeats Washington in Raleigh County Weather Forecast
L. A. Mauck claimed victory over Washington bosses in Raleigh County weather prediction. He said the forecast would be good at least until the 15th while Washington authorities predicted bad weather. Mauck asserted he knows Raleigh County weather better and noted rain is expected today.
Police Capture Dozen Gamblers
A city raid at the corner of McCreery and South Fayette streets arrested a dozen men last midnight. Nine posted $118 in bonds to answer gambling charges at police court while three others were jailed.
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McCreery
South Fayette Streets
Four Property Transfers Reported by County Clerk
Four deeds recorded yesterday show property transfers. Rockhouse Fork Land Co sold ten acres at Surveyor to W H Riffe for 1 dollar and other considerations. J C Brinegar and wife sold six acres at Mitchells Ridge in Slab Fork district to Fred Harman and wife for 106 to 500 dollars. Clayton E Williams and wife sold 200 acres between Glade Creek and Little Beaver Creek to Clary Mooman for 10 dollars and other considerations. Beckley Building Co sold right of way of 11460 acres along the Lanark Prince road to the state road commission.
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Rockhouse Fork Land Company
W.H. Riffe
J.C. Brinégar
Mitchell's Ridge Jin Slab Fork
Fred Harman
Clayton E. Williams
Clary Mooman
Cool Ridge
Glade Creek
Little Beaver Creek
Bidding on Old Jail Postponed by County Court
County Court President John F. Bolen said his group would wait for architect L. T. Bengtson to decide a bidding date for the present jail property at the courthouse.
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John F. Bolen
L. T. Bengtson
Bumper Crops Keep Thanksgiving Prices Down
Local merchants credit plentiful supplies of cranberries turkeys nuts pumpkins and fruits for steady Thanksgiving prices despite rising general costs. Turkeys average 32 cents a pound with 193% supply year over year. Cranberries and walnuts cost modestly per pound while pumpkins run 10 to 15 cents per can. Potatoes drop as distant supplies arrive and green goods stay near current levels through winter.
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Beckley
Payrolls tax may be saved for state use
West Virginia Governor Kump told a legislative committee that new unemployment compensation measures are needed to keep the 1 percent payroll tax receipts from reverting to the federal treasury. The committee suggested a state plan, noting an estimated 3 million dollars would return to the U S treasury unless a conforming law is enacted by December 31 1938, with 3 5 million dollars possible for the state if such a law exists.
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Prvas
Charleston
Kump
Joint Legislative
West Virginia
U. S. Treasury
Congress
Rig
A . Arabei
Market Slipping As Investors Anticipate Federal Reform
New York trading drifted lower amid doubts on potential federal legislation to curb foreign buying in American securities. Brokers linked the late post election rally to a corrective pullback while solid business news supported the market. The Associated Press average fell 0.3 to 70.9, with 1,554,330 shares traded in two hours, down from 1,745,239 last Saturday.
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Associated Press
New York
Weather outlook with clouds and cold front spreads south
The region expects mostly cloudy skies with light precipitation in the lower lake region Sunday. Sunday night and Monday turn colder, with fair conditions elsewhere but a broad cold spell across the upper Ohio Valley and northern Mid Atlantic.
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Sunda
Monda
Arecauatauga
Lower
Lake
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic States
Middle Atlantic States
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W. H. Riffe
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