Ethiopians Claim New Victory In War In Africa
Ethiopian government reports two quick gains in the war as Gorrahei is retaken on the southern front with heavy losses for Italian forces. Mussolini negotiates a diplomatic win while sanctions talks at Geneva face postponement and U S leadership in the oil embargo question grows. Harold Ickes urges U S exporters to avoid shipments to Italy.
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Mussolini
Associated Press
League of Nations
Italy
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Gorrahei
Geneva
United States
Harold L. Ickes
Man With Two Wives Seeks Third Try In Court
Tom A. Robertson of Chicago testified he has two wives one wed in 1927 to Hilda Berentz Robertson in Alliance Ohio and a second marriage in 1933 to Mabel Circle Robertson in Pennsboro. The Ritchie circuit court refused to dissolve the second union for lack of jurisdiction, and the case was escalated to the higher court which declined to review. Court attaches were unsure of Robertson’s next step.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Tom A. Robertson
Chicago
Robertson
Hilda Berentz Robertson
Alliance
Ohio
Mabel Circle Robertson
Pennsboro
Ritchie Circuit Court
Quarrying Work Begins Tomorrow for Raleigh Court House
Quarrying of stone for Raleigh county's new court house starts tomorrow at Crab Orchard under the Works Progress Administration. Prosecuting Attorney Clarence Meadows said the quarry will be a WPA project, with preliminary prospecting by J. E. Laren revealing large quantities of fine grained, hard, light gray sandstone. Stone will be transported to the site after a contract is let.
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Raleigh County
Court House
Crab Orchard
Clarence Meadows
J. E. Laren
Storks Disnley Firm Tone In Early Sales
Wall Street early trading showed a firm tone with active opening. Large blocks traded with gains of fractions to about a point. Leaders included New York Central American Telephone Santa Fe Chrysler Consolidated Gas General Motors of New Jersey Allied Chemical.
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Associated Press
Wall Street
N. Y
Amore
New York Central
American Telephone
Sante Fe
Chrysler
Consolidated Gas
General Motors
Union
Allied Chemical
Miami professor creates living ice cream variety
Professor H. F. Judkins of Miami Florida develops a livine style ice cream. He advises letting it melt slightly and eating slowly to enjoy texture and flavor. The note reflects experimental culinary thinking from a local academic.
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H. F. Judkins
Miami, Fla
China Clipper Safe At Midway
The China Clipper completed refueling at Midway Island and prepared for the Wake Island leg of its 8,000 mile journey. Residents welcomed the airliner at 9:01 p m yesterday as most cargo heads to Manila and 38 sacks of mail are left at Guam with a few at Wake. The sister Philippine Clipper landed at Alameda, finishing its flight from the east coast.
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Associated Press
Midway Island
Wake Island
Midway
Manila
Guam
Wake
Alameda
Cal
Salary Checks Ready For County Education Staff
Salary checks aggregating 86000 were ready for distribution today at the offices of the county board of education to school teachers, janitors, and bus drivers. The bulk of the money, about 78000, will go to the teachers, with the remainder to the janitors and bus drivers.
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County Board of Education
Autonomy Declared in Tangku Truce Zone
Yin Ju keng, demilitarized zone inspector in east Hopei, proclaims an autonomous state within 18 Tangku truce prefectures. Tungchow named capital as the autonomy committee seizes control of railway and tax revenue and Yin assumes diplomatic and military powers.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Peiping
Yin Ju- Keng
Hopei
Tungshaw
Tungchow
Autonomy Committee
Yin
Over a Hundred Persons Killed Past Weekend
Across eastern states ice coated highways as the weekend toll topped 103 deaths. New York City saw two pedestrians killed on icy pavements. state and national safety efforts surged. Illinois led with thirteen weekend fatalities. California twelve. Georgia nine. other states reported varying totals through the period.
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Associated Pros
New York City
National Safety Council
New York Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Bureau
New York State
Illinois
California
Georgia
Minnesota
Tennessee
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Colorado
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Washington
Arizona
Idaho
Mississippi
Florida
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Massachusetts
Ohio
Kansas
Texas
Michigan
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Prisoners Turn To Higher Life At Alcatraz
Washington reports that 25 to 30 Alcatraz inmates are taking University of California correspondence courses on their own time, with others in federal prisons offering English shorthand and math classes. Illiterates are taught reading and writing, and trained inmates assist peers. Lynn Fontanne denies being born in 1882 as claimed in Who's Who.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alcatraz
Sanford Sates
Prison Bureau
Pacific Island
America
University of California
al Capone
Bates
Lewisburg
Penna
Chillicothe
Ohio
McNeil’s Island
Wash
Gem expert counsels matching jewels to hair skin and personality
A gem expert advises women to wear jewelry that complements hair color skin tone and personal style. He warns that women described as mousey should avoid emerald-cut diamonds and opt for more flattering cuts.
Commutation Of Sentence Given In Charleston
In Charleston on November 25 Gov. Kump granted six conditional pardons and one commutation. Leslie Wells of Wood county, jailed since 1933 for breaking and entering, received a commuting of his four year term to six months. the judge had set three years. The board meets December 10 in Moundsville to review all recommendations before Christmas. Vernon Abbott of Fayette county, convicted in 1933 for second degree murder, also received a pardonaus.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kump
Leslie Wells
Wood County
Wells
Moundsville
Vernon Abbott
Fayette County
Zone meeting for Sophia area teachers announced
Teachers and principals from elementary schools in the Sophia zone will meet tomorrow at 3 o clock at the Sophia school. Assistant county superintendent George M. Parker announced the gathering. Represented schools include Acord Affinity Crab Orchard Helen Hot Coal Hotchkiss Mark Twain Pemberton Slab Fork Sophia and Tams.
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Sophia
George M. Parker
Acord
Affinity
Crab Orchard
Helen
Hot Coal
Hotchkiss
Mark Twain
Pemberton
Slab Fork
Tams
Nebraska Picnic Rule Bans Repetition Within 3 Miles
A Nebraska rule makes it illegal to picnic twice on the same spot or within three miles of it within 30 days. The measure targets repeated use of a locale and imposes penalties for violations.
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Nebraska
Differences of Opinion Cause of Resignation
John L. Lewis resigns as vice president of the American Federation of Labor citing differences with a majority of the executive council over industrial organization. He hinted at prior plans to resign before re election at Atlantic City last month and noted council rebuffs he faced over the past year.
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Ashington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Lewis
Atlantic City
William Green
Federation
Committee For Industrial Unions
Council
Trade Body Vote Is Made Public In Washington
Washington November 25 prompt reveal shows strong opposition to federal expansion into state matters and to federal spending without revenue links. Chamber of Commerce poll lists vote tallies against federal competition with private enterprise and broad limits on congressional authority.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Chamber
Congress
Executive Department
Communists In Control Of City In Rio de Janeiro
Nov 25 Rio de Janeiro reports an army group of communists said by federal officials to hold Natal, defying the Vargas government. President Vargas convened an emergency cabinet meeting as uprisings in Pernambuco and Alagoas were reportedly suppressed.
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Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Natal
Vargas
Great Northern
Pernambuco
Alagoas
King George II Enters Athens in Enthusiastic Return
King George II made a triumphant entry into Athens today, carried by a cheering crowd that swept through the streets. Cavalry charged to control the disorder as one person was reported wounded in the commotion marking the monarch's 12 year absence from the throne.
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Associated Press
Athens
George II
War Department allocates 20000 for Huntington harbor gear
Acting Secretary Harry Woodring of the War department today allotted $20,000 to supplement funds already in hand for the repair and upkeep of floating river and harbor equipment at Huntington, West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry Woodring
War Department Today
Huntington W. Va
New Cascade of Lava Flows Off Hawaiian Peak
Mauna Loa erupted near Hilo sending a white hot lava torrent down toward the city. A two mile long slit and a 400 foot high lava plume were observed as streams split toward Hilo and Keamoku, with traffic concerns if the flow persists. Tourists gathered as Island air services booked solid for four days. Legend recalls Pele and Kama Puaa arguing over lava threatening Hilo.
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Associated Press
Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
E. G. Wingate
Hawaii National Park
Mauna Kea
Keamoku
Inter-Island Airways
Honolulu
Pele
Kama _ Puaa
Kama
Puno
Police Seek Driver Of Mullens Death Car
State police freed Clyde Graham and Graham Goodman after ruling them innocent in the fatal Mullens crash that killed Robert Carr, 33, a mine employee from Springton Mercer county. Officers continued to seek the vehicle operator believed responsible for Carr's death.
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Mullens
Associated Press
Robert Carr
Clyde Graham
Graham Goodman
Carr
Springton
Mercer County
County School Board Session Set Tonight
The Raleigh county school board holds its regular November meeting this evening at 7 30 in the Memorial Building offices. The session follows announcements from the county superintendent.
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Raleigh County School Board
Memorial Building
Coming Boom Seen In Labor Report
Washington reports the American Federation of Labor foresees a business and industrial boom within the next few years. The Federal Reserve Board notes activity remained near the year’s peak through the first ten months of 1935.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Business Report
Federal Reserve Board
Kentucky Coal Men Win Battle Over Rates
In Washington on November 25 soft coal operators in the Big Sandy field northeast Kentucky won a long fight for equal rates with the Logan field in West Virginia. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a federal court ruling ordering C and O to set Kentucky field rates to the Ohio River at 50 cents, matching West Virginia rates. The I C C had ordered the same 50-cent rate. the railroad appealed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Big Sandy
Kentucky
Logan
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Charleston
W. Va
C. and O
Ohio River
West Field
Hughes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Collection Of Taxes Begins This Morning
The 1935 tax collection started this morning at the sheriff's office. Deputies will be at the sheriff's office today and possibly tomorrow, then return to their districts Wednesday. Later this week notices will be posted announcing sitting dates for tax collections in outlying portions of the county.
Routine school matters to be considered by board
It was said that nothing more than routine school matters, so far as was known then, would be before the members for consideration.
Writ of error granted for Jackson Smith in embezzlement case
The Oklahoma Supreme Court granted Jackson Smith a writ of error to review his embezzlement conviction and two year sentence, staying execution pending further proceedings. Defense contends improper evidence and late particulars, with final decision expected weeks after briefs and record printing.
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Supreme Court
Jackson Smith
H. M. Kilgore
William H. File
Smith
Attorney-General
High Court
Lilly Hearing This Afternoon
A hearing is set this afternoon for Boyd Lilly of Cherry Creek Glade Section. Lilly was arrested yesterday by state police on armed robbery charges tied to the John Connor Coal City merchant robbery last Tuesday night. Connor identified Lilly as the robber who fled on foot after ordering him to lie on the floor, surrendering $175. Lilly was taken into custody at his home on the old Bluefield road near Shady Spring by Sergeant Evan Hall and Troopers A Scalise and M F McLaughlin.
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Boyd Lilly
Cherry Creek Glade
John Conner
Lilly
Connor
Bluefield Road
Shady Spring
Evan Hall
A. Scalise
M. F. McLaughlin
Beckley
Earthquakes shook Comrie Scotland in early 20th century
Between 1905 and 1916 Comrie Scotland experienced 187 quakes, marking a period of seismic activity in the village and surrounding area.
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Comrie
Scotland
Beckley Temperature Yesterday In 32 Degree Dot
L. A. Mauck reported yesterday's high of 32 degrees in Beckley with a low of 10 degrees last night.
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Beckley
L. A
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