Japanese advance nears Nanking as Wuhu falls to invaders
Japanese columns captured Wuhu on the Yangtze, threatening Chinese retreat from Nanking and signaling a push toward Hankow. Allied concerns grew for missionaries Mary Demerst and B F Stamps as fighting intensified along the Yangtze north bank.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Wuhu
Yangtze
Yangize
Japan
Hankow
Chinkiang
Taiping
Wubu
Mary
Farm control bill passage breaches jam in Roosevelt program
Washington December 11 The House approved the crop control bill by 267 to 130, giving administration forces a foothold to break a long standing legislative jam. Senator Barkley foresaw Senate approval of a farm bill differing only on compulsion and aid methods. The House will then tackle the wage hour bill, with hopes to move to the president's housing bill afterward.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Mental Patients Financed Parties at Jacksonville Hospital
State officials opened an inquiry after disclosure that patients at Jacksonville State Hospital financed drinking parties for attendants. Twelve attendants were discharged. Eleven others were suspended for 15 days for borrowing money from patients and not repaying. Inmates said loans were dismissed as figments of disturbed minds.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville State Hospital
Liner President Hoover Aground Off Formosa Coast
At least 380 passengers were landed safely on Hoishoto Island after the trans Pacific liner President Hoover ran aground near Formosa in darkness. Two U.S. destroyers and the steamer Cypress of Asia moved to the scene while the German freighter Preussen stood by. Reports vary on totals but the ship was described as leaky and bumpy on a reef while rescue efforts continued.
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Manila
President Hoover
E. Stepbach
Preussen
Hoover
Formosa
Associated Press
Hoishoto Island
U. S
Fypress
Asia
Globe Wireless
Volcanic
San Francisco
Hong Kong
American Merchant Marine
Require Permit To Dig Up Street
The Hagerstown ordinance passed October 7 requires written permits before any street, lane, or alley digging. City Hall received several applications today and issued permits, with fines or restoration costs specified for street damage. The rule also mandates street department recordation when pipes are laid and assigns restoration responsibility to the applicant.
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Hagerstown
City Hall
Federation asks Nice not to run again next year
Seven organizations in the Federation of Republican Clubs of Baltimore sixth district urge Governor Harry W. Nice not to seek re election next year. The call reflects intra party pressure amid political timing and district dynamics as the governor weighs an extended term.
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Baltimore
Federation of Republican Clubs
Harry W. Nice
Weather Outlook for U. and Weather Bu areas Maryland
Forecast for Maryland shows fair conditions tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Chesapeake Bay expected to be mostly clear with continued moderate cold through tonight and Sunday and winds gentle to moderate and variable.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Railroads Dilemma Revives Talk on Government Action
Washington December 11 Railroads seek higher freight rates and the I C C plans to move closing testimony three weeks forward while President Roosevelt and Chairman Jesse H Jones discuss possible Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans to ease winter strains The I C C is weighing a general fifteen percent rate increase and postponed any immediate rise Rail officials warn some lines may fail if action is delayed The article notes tax and housing bills and other policy efforts as competing government priorities.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Doughton
R-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
National Association of Manufacturers
Execution Will Mark Christmas Schedule
Canon City Colorado reports Roy Best outlines prison Christmas plans including a tree for his two children and a Santa party while the looming execution of 22-year-old Joe Arridy in the lethal gas chamber highlights the penitentiary's holiday schedule.
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Canon City
Colo
Roy Best
Joe Arridy
Arridy
Dorothy Drain
Best
Bladensburg Given Hope for Flood Relief
Bladensburg Md officials from city state and federal levels pledged action to curb recurring floods. At a 500 person meeting in the new high school auditorium speakers outlined flood control ideas. Senator George L Radcliffe pledged support and Senator Millard E Lydings urged patience and warned against a half baked program.
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Bladensburg
George L. Radcliffe
Millard E. Lydings
Dixie Promised Warmer Weather
The Associated Press reports rescue parties navigated deep snowdrifts north of Buffalo to reach isolated communities while the south endured sub-freezing conditions. Fourteen deaths in Pennsylvania mark the ongoing cold wave, and floods on the west coast left hundreds homeless as a Pacific coast gale swept the region damaging the Sacramento Valley crops.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Pennsylvania
West Coast
Pacific Coast
Sacramento Valley
California
Fritchie property bought by state along new highway
The Barbra Fritchie property near Braddock district, once cited in Whittier's poem, has been acquired by the State Roads Commission. The parcel measured just over one acre and sits along the route of the Hagerstown Frederick dual highway project.
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Barbara Fritchie
Whittier
Hagerstown-Frederick
State Roads Commission
Braddock District
Three Suits Settled Over County Auto Crash
Three civil suits arising from an automobile accident in the county and moved to Frederick county were settled. Plaintiffs Mrs. Bernice Hoskins Clyde G. Hoskins and James H. Hoskins of Washington county sued Smith Produce Company of Sparta Tennessee for a total damages claim of 20900 dollars.
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Frederick County
Bernice Hoskins
Clyde G. Hoskins
James H. Hoskins
Washington County
Smith Produce Company
Sparta, Tenn
Injuries Fatal To Boy Aged 12 In Auto Accident
A Washington DC auto plowed into a little express wagon carrying 12 year old Charles Cole and his twin brother after a return from Charles Town races. Charles died at 11 55 pm. The other children escaped with minor injuries. Deputy Sheriff Leister Tsanogle and Justice Robert S Clingan Boonsboro filed the preliminary investigation and will view witnesses again tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
Charles Cole
William Cole
Sandy Hook
Washington
Charles Town
Leister Tsanogle
Robert S. Clingan
Boonsboro
Two Bandits And Customer Slain In Kansas City Bar Room
Kansas City dispatch reports two robbers and a tavern customer were shot to death early today when police interrupted a hold up near Union Station. Detectives identified one bandit as Henry Floyd Shoemaker, known for prior motor vehicle theft sentences. the other intruder could not be identified.
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Kansas City
Union Station
From Higgins
Henry Floyd
Doc) Shoemaker
Man seeks injunction to oust mother in law in Illinois
Freeport Illinois December 11 Herman Carter 75 seeks a mandatory injunction in circuit court to remove his 92 year old mother in law Elizabeth Diehl from his home Carter and his wife married five years ago the claim cites disruptions to family relations as grounds for the action
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Freeport
Ill
Herman Carter
Elizabeth Diehl
Carter
Supreme Court mulls review of sit-down strike case
Washington December 11 The Supreme Court met to decide on reviewing the constitutional legality of sit-down strikes. The American Federation of full fashioned Hosiery Workers was ordered to show why its appeal should not be dismissed after a circuit court ruled against sit-down strikes from a strike at Apex Hosiery Company Philadelphia last summer. Apex contends the case is moot since the strike was settled. A decision likely Monday.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Federation of
Apex Hosiery Company
Philadelphia
Apex
Mondar
Warfordsburg Road Opens After Months of Work
The Warfordsburg road also known as Route 52 from Hancock to the Pennsylvania line was opened to traffic yesterday after months of construction. Cold weather halted work, suspending further progress until spring.
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Warfordsburg
Hancock
Pennsylvania Line
Coldest Day Recorded At 9 Above Zero In Chenaville
The coldest day of winter was 9 above zero per Chenaville weather observer D. Paul Oswald. At 9 o clock the thermometer showed 19 above, yesterday’s low was 14 above with a 30 degree high, and the mercury dropped to 8 above at Cumberland.
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D. Paul Oswald
Chenaville
Cumberland
Democrats 10 Feast Dec 28 Christmas Party at Masonic Temple
The Democratic Organization Club plans its annual Christmas Party for December 28 at the Masonic Temple. Allen H. Mumma named banquet chair, E. Stuart Bushong and L. O. Campbell to handle admission cards. A buffet luncheon and an illustrated lecture by William P. Lane on his Europe trip will headline a club gathering inviting prominent Democrats from across the state.
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Democratic Organization Club
Masonic Temple
Allen H. Mumma
E. Stuart Bushong
L. O. Campbell
Mumma
William P. Lane
Europe
Woman killed after play in Twin Falls auditorium
Mrs. Join Mills, age unknown, who watched a high school class perform Death Takes a Holiday at an auditorium in Twin Falls Idaho, was struck by a speeding auto and killed on December 11. The incident occurred after the performance as she left the building.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Join Mills
Train Wreck in Scotland Claims 35 Lives
In Castlecary Scotland a Scottish express rammed a stopped train in a blinding snowstorm. Thirty five dead and 91 injured as the disaster became Britain’s worst in 22 years. The crash wrecked the first two coaches and left the locomotive buried in snow.
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Castlecary
Scotland
Edinburgh
Route Revision For South End Bus Service Debuts
The Potomac Edison Company announced a change to the South End bus route effective Monday morning after a city official conference. The bus departs Public Square at 7 am and runs every 20 minutes until 9 20 pm daily except Sunday, routing via Washington Prospect Virginia avenue Sunset avenue Highland Way Brigh ton Place Virginia avenue Wilson boulevard Maryland avenue Reynolds to Potomac to Public Square.
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Potomac Edison Company
South End
Public Square
Washington
Prospect
Virginia Avenue
Sunset Avenue
Highland Way
Brighton Place
Wilson Boulevard
Maryland Avenue
Reynolds
Potomac
Sundar
Turned in alarms trap a firefighter friend
Michael Donnelly a 35 year old WPA worker in a mellow mood turned in multiple false fire alarms in New York on December 1. A fire truck responded each time but his firefighter friend did not appear. Two patrolmen eventually arrived as Donnelly continued to trigger alarms.
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New York
Michael Donnelly
W.P.A
Donnelly
P. S
Relief Problem Delays Balance Budget Plans
Washington, Dec. 11. Congressional leaders said recession uncertainties will delay Roosevelt's next year's relief outlay estimates until March. Hopkins announced WPA relief rolls would rise 350,000 temporarily, keeping within the $1.5 billion appropriation as monthly spending nears $123 million. Reductions to balance next year's budget are expected.
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Washington
Presi
Dent Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Tracks Report Heavy Betting at Hagerstown Meet
The ten day spring racing meet of the Hagerstown Fair Association showed betting totaling 615,129. Four half mile tracks including Hag erstown reported 2,898,452 in bets with Timonium Cumberland and Markboro also contributing. Revenue for the four tracks totaled 440,077.70 with Hagerstown at 379,717.21. Taxes on betting and revenue reached 10,182 for the four tracks, funding a special state agricultural fairs fund.
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Hagerstown Fair Association
State Racing Commission
Haggerstown
Timonium
Cumberland
Markboro
Hagerstown
Former Waynesboro Youth Shoots Self at Miami Beach Club
Harold Hess, 23, formerly of Waynesboro, is in critical condition in Miami Beach after a self inflicted wound in the abdomen at the Five O'clock Club. After drinking at the bar he attempted to shoot a woman nearby and told her she would go with him. She escaped and alerted the manager while Hess fired a shot into his own body as detectives closed in.
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Harold Hess
Waynesboro
Miami Beach
Fla
Hess
Fred
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