Ethiopian Troops Massed Oppose Italians in Northern Front
Report from Addis Ababa said 400000 Ethiopian soldiers under generals Ras Seyoum and Ras Kagsa massed against Italian forces pushing south. Emperor Haile Selassie at Dessaye near the front. Britain debates oil embargo and tightening sanctions. Italy mobilizes women and faces U.S. signoff questions.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ras Seyoum
Ras Kagsa
Haile Selassie
Dessaye
Ethiopan
Comat
Oil embargo eyed for Europe amid Italy tension
London reports following a three hour British cabinet session that the League of Nations may soon place an oil embargo on all shipments to Italy by League states. Officials did not disclose whether the cabinet approved the move.
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London
League of Nations
Italy
Army sergeant and son shot to death at Langley Field
At Langley Field Virginia on December 2 1930 or 1940s era a technical sergeant Clem H Kelley and his 3 year old son were fatally shot others injured. 17 year old Buster Russell held in guardhouse after claiming accidental discharge of a service revolver during a play with Kelley children. Irene 8 and Gertrude 6 present. neighbor accounts describe multiple shots and a grim scene with the sergeant's body in the living room.
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Langley Field
Buster” Russell
Army
Clem H. Kelley
Kelley
Irene
Thomas Curtis
Paul J. Parker
A. A. Anderson
Russell
Clem Jr
Gertrude
Itinerant worker on trial for 1927 kidnaping case
Lewisburg West Virginia December 2 1927 itinerant worker William Mavin Roman 39 on trial for the kidnaping of a six year old girl who later became his wife and mother of his child The defense claims the girl traveled with him voluntarily The couple now live with Romans parents after daughter in law threatened suicide if conviction occurs Jury selection began as state troopers arrest followed an old warrant in seven years of traveling before returning to Lewisburg
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Lewisburg
W. Va
William Mavin Roman
Dorothy Evelyn Bradley Roman
Gilbert Easley
Roman
Neyland Offered Return as Tennessee Football Coach
The University of Tennessee Athletic Council announced an agreement to offer Major Robert R. Neyland a return as head football coach in 1936. Unofficial reports say the offer would be a five-year contract at $12,000 per year.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee Athletic Council
Robert R. Neyland
Neyland
Tides Predicted at St Marks Lighthouse December 3
The St Marks lighthouse in Apalachee Bay shows high tides at 7 37 a m and 8 37 p m with low tides at 1 20 a m and 2 12 p m for tomorrow December 3.
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ST. Marks
Apalachee Bay
British Leaders Confront Oil Embargo and Italy Crisis
London reports show Prime Minister Baldwin and cabinet considering a strict oil embargo on Italy over Ethiopia. They weigh possible Italian reprisals and a forthcoming League of Nations sanctions vote as Mussolini faces pressure to negotiate peace. France's Laval pushes for a conciliatory approach.
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League of Nations
Italy
Harar
Ethiopia
East Africa
Britain
Mussolini
Geneva
League
United States
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Dessye
London
Brenner Pass
France
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
League of Nations Sanctions Committee
Laval
Rome
Duce
Baldwin
Tr Duce
U S Embassy Seeks Protection for Missionaries in Hunan
The United States embassy urged the Chinese government to shield 17 American missionaries trapped by a communist advance across Hunan province. As the Red forces retreat, foreign missionaries in central and southern Hunan face danger, with some already reaching Chingteh.
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Nanking
United States
Hunan
Central
Chingteh
Federal funds allocated for Georgia farm markets
The federal government will allot 577 018 dollars for 301 Georgia farm markets to connect producers with consumers. The program, approved by President Roosevelt, aims to reduce distribution costs and cut consumer prices, with the University of Georgia extension service and county marketing associations overseeing implementation.
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Washington
Georgia
Works Progress Administration
University of Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
Agriculture Department
WPA
Roosevelt
McCarl
Andrew Soule
University of Georgia
Prin
Scientist Breasted Dies After Illness En Route Home
Dr. James H Breasted eminent archaeologist and head of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago died in New York after a blood infection. He had recently returned from the Near East aboard the Conte Di Savoia where he studied Tutankhamen's tomb and mocked the Pharaohs curse.
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New York
James G. Brested
Egypt
Presbyterian Medical Centre
Conte di Savoia
Brested
Breasted
Near East
Conti di Savoia
James H Breasted
Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
Presbyterian Medical Center
James Henry Breasted
Pharoah
Conte de Savoia
United States
Tutankhamen
Breasted Dies in New York From Steptococcus Infection
The Oriental Institute director Dr. James H. Breasted died in New York from a steptococcus infection. Local institute staff dismissed theories linking his illness to the curse of King Tutankhamen's tomb and said hospital officials informed them of the cause.
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Dr. Breasted
Tut
Tommyrot
Chicago
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
James H. Breasted
New York
Local Representative Introduces Bill on Streets Scheintein
An early version of a bill was introduced by Representative Paul Brown of Scheintein Street in the Senate session led by WP Sie Geers. The measure seeks amendments to street naming and urban planning rules.
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Cipal
Paul Brown
Sreete
Scheintein
Sen Rae
Sie Geers
Escaped bandit identified as life termer in Carolina
Atlanta detectives Leo Nahlik and J J Chester say the fugitive Dwight Beard a North Carolina life term convict linked to St Paul and Greenville crime last night evaded a trap by five South Carolina deputies. He faced murder and robbery charges with prior death-row history and multiple aliases.
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Atlanta
Leo Nahlik
J. J. Chester
South Carolina
Dwight Beard
North Carolina
Buncombe Road
Greenville
S. C
Nahilk
Chester
St. Paul
St. Paul's
Lenoir
N. C
Nahlik
I. P. Jones
Decatur
Secret Service
Old Buncombe Road
Depuuies
R. L. George
Jones
Raleigh
Daniel Haines
St. Paul, Minn
Roosevelt urged to apply science to government activities
The retiring science advisory board pressed President Roosevelt to establish a permanent science advisory service to aid government research. Dr. Karl T. Compton of MIT warned that science must be applied through expert judgment, with a proposed $3.5 million in two years for government grants to support industrial and medical research. The Passamaquoddy Bay tide project was cited as an example of cautious scientific guidance.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Washington
Roosevelt
Science Advisory Board
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Frank R. Lillie
National Academy of Sciences
Acadmy
Compton
Passaqua Muddy Bay
Maine
German Official Strips Synod of Authority in Berlin
Berlin reports Hans Kerrl head of the national church department ordered censorship on the confessional synod depriving it of powers. Kerrl warned on November 28 he would dissolve the body if it did not cooperate. Bishop Martin Niemöller said the church faces absolute subjection by the state as pastors were blocked from unapproved communications. The synod sought eight days to respond to the ultimatum.
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Berlin
Hans Kerrl
National
Department of Church Affairs
Kerrl
Martin Nemoeller
Unemployment Drops 3 Million in Roosevelt Era
Relief chief Harry Hopkins reports U S unemployment fell by 3 million in the first two years of Roosevelt’s administration. Jobless totals declined from 15 million to about 12 million since March 1933, with further gains noted in December reports.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Inspects Pine Mountain Valley Rural Project
President Roosevelt leaves Warm Springs Ga after lunch on a 15 mile rural rehabilitation inspection of Pine Mountain valley. George N Peek’s resignation as export import banks chairman was expected but not received by 1 PM. He clashed with Hull and Wallace policies. Roosevelt planned to travel to LaGrange to stay with Cason Callaway.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Pine Mountain Valley
George N. Peek
Peek
Hull
Wallace
LaGrange
Cason Callaway
Washington
White House
Export-Import Bank
First Aaa
Roosevelt tours Pine Mountain Valley project in Georgia
President Roosevelt drove from his cottage at Warm Springs to inspect the Pine Mountain Valley rural development. The project plans 124 homes for farm families, 75 already built, with 500000 spent of 1250000 allotted. Directors include Miss Gay Shepperson and Dr. M. F. Haygood as the work advances.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Pine Mountain Valley
White House
Oak Mountains
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Notre Dame University
Weather forecast for Florida South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Northwest
Forecast calls for fair weather in Florida and Georgia with cold nights and frost in north and central areas. South Carolina and Northwest district see freezing or below conditions along the coast tonight, with Tuesday turning fair but cold. Alabama remains fair but colder especially in the extreme south with frost along the coast tonight.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mowiy
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