Nanking Defenders Halt Major Japanese Assault at Purple Mountain
Chinese forces repelled a large Japanese attack on Nanking from Purple Mountain and tomb of Sun Yat Sen. US officials note evacuation warnings as both sides report ongoing skirmishes and preparations for a possible siege.
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Nanking
United States
State Department
Washington
Tachiachiao
Imperial Japanese Army
Purple Mountain
China
Japan
Shanghai
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang
Madam Chiang
Kiangyin
Yangtze
Teday
Clarence E. Gauss
Somerset Firemen Decorate Christmas Tree and Streets
Somerset firemen completed Wednesday afternoon the decoration of the country Christmas tree in the public square and the stringing of colored lights along Main street and Center avenue. The spruce tree, secured through Marijan Derencin, features vari colored lights and a large star atop. Lights hang along East and West Main streets and North and South Center avenues.
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Somerset
Public Square
Main Street
Center Avenue
Marijan Derencin
Somerset Court
Main Streets
Center Avenues
United Automobile Workers Arrested at Ford Gates
Fifty seven UAW members were detained for distributing union literature at Ford Motor Co. gates on Miller Road Dearborn as ordered by city officials. They were held for three hours and released on recognizance amid peaceful arrest in groups.
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Detroit
United Automobiie Workers of America
Milier Road
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Adolph Germer
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L Carey
Miller Road
United States
Edward J. Moinet
Henry Ford
Harry H. Bennett
Moinet
Ford
Charles W. Slamer
Maurice Silverman
Lilverman
United Automobile Worker
Larry S. Davidow
Frank Murphy
Carey
Kidnapper Booth Statements Read In Seder Case
In Huntington West Virginia the state admitted two Booth statements about the Dr James I Seder kidnapping as evidence. Prosecutor Winters said a third statement will be read next. FBI agents testified Booth was not intimidated and the ransom note misspelling is a key issue.
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Huntington
W. Va
Arnett Booth
James I. Seder
E. E. Winters, Jr
Jundize H. Clay Worth
Booth
J. D. Reynolds
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Reynolds
Dr. Seder
Roger T. Gleason
Ramond Sedar
Arthur R. Seder
Wayne County
Coroner's Jury Clears Kluckman in WPA Death
Pittsburgh December 8 A coroner's jury cleared Samuel Kluckman a truck driver of blame in the death of Michael Born a WPA worker killed when Kluckman s truck upset October 27.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel Kluckman
Michael Born
WPA
Kluckman
U S Steel to Run Subsidiaries Under Delaware Manager
U S Steel Corp. announces a new management structure with a Delaware unit to coordinate major subsidiaries from Pittsburgh. Myron Taylor sees the move as finalizing a decade-long plan, with top posts and Wall Street interest amid a broader corporate readjustment.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Broadway
Wall Street
Dsie
Myron
Taylor
U. S. Steel
Delaware
N. J
Benjamin Fairless
Carnegie Dinors Steel Corp
Big Steel
Delaware Corporation
Pittburgh Group
Myron Taylor
Soviet Ring Discovered Near Mongolian Frontier Amid Invasion Talk
A spy ring was reported uncovered near Russia's Mongolian frontier as leaders warned of annihilation for enemies on western borders. Officials voicing election campaigns spoke of resisting foreign invasion and espionage, with death sentences issued for two men who disrupted a campaign meeting. Louis H. Bogner, aged 101, dies in Pitcairn after a century of life.
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Moscow
Russia
Ulan-Ude
Buryat
Outer Mongolia
Supreme Soviet
Klementi E. Voroshilov
Minsk
Western Frontier Republic
White Russia
Vlas Chubar
Yoroshiloff
Chubar
Soviet
Ukraine
Holy
Soviet Land
United Lutherans Meet in Harrisburg Announce Anniversary Appeal
Leaders of the United Lutheran Church in America gathered in Harrisburg for the biennial conference of synodical presidents and to hear the national body announce the 1938 anniversary appeal. Rev. H. J. Pflum described the evangelistic movement as essential to guide Americans against paganistic trends. The appeal meeting precedes the presidents conference opening tomorrow.
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Harrisburg
United Luthran Church In
U S Bombers Speeding to Canal in Mass Flight
Fourteen patrol bombing planes departed San Diego for Coco Solo Canal Zone on a non-stop 3080 mile flight. The formation, led by Lt Cmdr Grow, flies at 10000 feet with rifles and ammunition aboard. Navy stations cover the route across Central America. 25 officers and 73 enlisted men participate.
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San Diego
Calif
Central American
Navy
San Diego Bay
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
E.S.T
San Pablo Point
California
B. E. Grow
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
Sunbury Man Drops Dead in Ridgway
Charles Holdren, 58, collapsed and died of a heart attack in Ridgway today. A note found on him asked to notify Mrs. Goldie Gearhart or H. W. Foltz if anything happened. The two people named reside in Cunha, where Holdren’s body was sent.
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Ridgway
Charles Holdren
Edward C. Jones
Pittsburgh
Harry Rankin
Washington County
Samuel Lauder
Tyrone
Donald Thomas
Goshen
Pennsylvania 44 hour law test set in Supreme Court
Harrisburg December 8 The 44 hour work week law affecting 3 000 000 workers moved toward a constitutional test in the Supreme Court as Kane based Holgate Brothers sought a restraining injunction. Attorney General Margiotti said a ruling before year end was needed.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Wood
Kane
Dauphin County
Charles J. Margiotti
Margiotti
Madrow
Ralph M. Bashore
Labor and Industry
Industrial Board
Holgate
Department of Labor and Industry
Ase
See Yourself in the Movies Charity Show at Somerset
A preview and screening tonight and Friday in the Somerset high school auditorium showcase local residents in motion pictures by Amateur Productions Inc. Proceeds go to the Community Hospital building fund. Becky Coders Dancing School and the Jones orchestra provide entertainment tonight. Tickets available at Spanglers or from VFW members. show begins at 8 each evening.
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Amateur Productions, Inc
Somerset High School
Somerset Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Becky Coder
Jones Orchestra
Somerset
Community Hospital
Poor Board Suits In Supreme Court Philadelphia
The State Supreme Court today took original jurisdiction in the Scranton poor district suit against Lackawanna county commissioners to test the 1937 act abolishing poor districts. Argument is set for the week of January 3. A separate test case involving the Central Coal district including Hazleton is also listed for argument.
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Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Scranton
Commissioners of
London talks after Halifax mission to Hitler
French Premier Camille Chautemps and Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos depart No 10 Downing Street after a conference with British ministers on Lord Halifax's mission to Adolf Hitler. Eden and Delbos then lunch with King George VI as diplomats tour eastern capitals seeking a stance.
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Camille Chautemps
Yvon Delbos
Anthony Eden
No. 10 Downing Street
London
Lord Halifax
Adolf Hitler
George VI
Delbos
Poland
Widow Receives Half Million Legacy from Austrian Leg
New York reports Ros e Larkin widow receives $45 560 to date after guardian duties reveal Polish vice consul in Vienna uncovered Noah Goldberg's $88 000 treasure hidden in a wooden leg. Court order grants one quarter to widow and rest to two daughters Adele and Marilyn.
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New York
Noah Goldberg
Vienna
Arthur L. Davis
Davis
Rose Larkin
Adele
Marilyn
Larkin
Frank
Europe
Noahh Goldverg
Polis
Goldberg
Wooden Leg
Laikin
Farmer Galbraith used two caskets he made for family graves
Freeport December 8 The second of three walnut caskets crafted by Ancus Galbraith a Freeport area farmer was in use today. Galbraith buried in Freeport cemetery after digging and lining the coffin with pitch for his own burial. his wife rested in a pitch lined grave in one of the caskets and his sister’s coffin completes the set.
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Freeport
Ancus Galbraith
Armstrong County
Galbraith
Pennsylvania Republicans adopt rank and file funding plan
A conference of county chairmen adopted a plan to finance the party from grassroots sources. The scheme organizes counties cities boroughs and townships to solicit funds from registered Republicans via pledge cards with annual renewals.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
G. Edward Green
G. Mason Owlett
Tioga County
Worthington Scranton
Scranton
Carlton G. Ketchum
Ketchum
Thrrees
Westmoreland Green
Westmoreland County
Arthur Sweeny
Greensburg
S. M. R. O'Hara
W. B. McFall
Pittsburgh
State Finance Committee
Wilbert H Beachy
Somerset County
Green
Republican Crusaders
Monsignor McMullen Ill at Mercy Hospital
Monsignor William J. McMullen age 69, rector of St. Pauls Catholic Cathedral since 1906, remains confined to bed at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh today due to a heart ailment. He had been ill for a month.
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McMullen
Pittsburgh
William J. McMullen
St. Paul's Catholic Cathedral
Mercy Hospital
Walters of Trsina Bags Eight-Point Buck in Lower Turkeyfoot
Walters of Trsina shot a large eight point buck in Lower Turkeyfoot township Saturday afternoon.
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Walters
Trsina
Turkeyfoot Township
Cold Wave Grips Somerset and Statewide Fatalities Rise
A severe cold snap drives Somerset County temperatures toward zero as seven deaths are linked to the winter chill statewide. Snow and ice clog roads, with two Somerset crashes injuring no one. Local school bus involved assists eight children in Shanksville. roads remain dangerous and crews plow through the night.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Stonycreek Township
P. H. Miller
Berlin R. D
Ee School
Shanksville
R. J. Barefoot
Conemaugh
Roxbury
Reels Corner
Barefoot
Clarence E. Lowery
Friedens R. D. 2
Steve Sagey
Detroit
Michigan
Friedens
Somerset
David Grove
U. S
E. Q. Johnson
Pittsburgh
W. S. Brotzman
Weather Outlook for Mid-Atlantic States
Eastern Pennsylvania shows cloudy skies and much colder conditions on Thursday with generally fair and continued cold Friday. Western Pennsylvania remains mostly cloudy with continued cold and possible snow flurries on Friday. West Virginia turns partly cloudy and much colder in the east and south, with fair and cold conditions Friday. Maryland reports mostly cloudy skies with rain or snow on Thursday and colder, generally fair conditions Friday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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