General Motors to lay off 30000 workers in recession
Detroit reports William S. Knudsen announced nationwide GM employment will drop by about 30 000 effective January 1 with Michigan losses near 20 000 The plant schedule will shift to a three day week 24 hours total for retained workers The payroll tops 205 000 employees and $24 000 000 monthly The move aims to reduce inventories and stabilize income hopes for a return to normal employment.
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General Motors
Detroit
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
United States
Michigan
Knudsen
Washington
van Nuys
D.-Ind
Senator Adams
Colo
Winchester Residents Praise Fireworks Ordinance Observance
MA Winchester notes pleasant compliance with the Christmas fireworks ordinance. Some noise makers occur but not a nuisance level as in prior years. Reports from elsewhere mention injuries from torpedoes and fireworks, a heavy price for questionable recreation. Those upholding the ordinance helped prevent mishaps in Winchester.
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Winchester
Old Time Hog Butchering Parties Fade From Towns
A rural social custom of hog butchering gatherings is described as faded. Instead of community mid winter events, itinerant butchers now visit localities to slaughter, dress, render lard, and prepare sausage for a per head fee. The social and convivial aspects have vanished.
Campbell Death Held Accidental
Louise Campbell was freed from Trumbull County Jail after Coroner J. C. Henshaw ruled the gunshot death of her mother Cordelia Campbell accidental. The 55 year old died from abdominal wounds despite a blood transfusion. Witnesses testified to an accidental shooting and Mrs Campbell had told officials it was an accident. A funeral service will be private at a Youngstown funeral home. The released woman faced a guarded period after her counsel said she "wanted to die."
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Cordelia Campbell
J. C. Henshaw
Clipper Plane Arrives With Panay Bombing Films
The China Clipper arrived in Alameda with motion picture films of the Panay bombing. Norman Alley carried a 4,500 foot reel of the Yangtze River attack near Nanking. Alley and his family traveled from Hollywood to greet him. the footage will be shown publicly aboard a United Air Lines flight eastward.
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Alameda
Calif
China Clipper
Orient
Norman Alley
Yangtze River
Nanking
United Air Lines
Alley
Hollywood
Camerman
Panay
Water Works Of Town Are Stolen
Groveton mayor learns water works stolen last night as two men are jailed on felony theft charges. City council sends mayor to Houston to buy replacements, and water service is restored.
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Groveton
W. L. Gobet
Houston
President to Tell Congress of Balancing Budget Preview
President Roosevelt plans to tell Congress next week that the 1938 39 budget can balance if relief expenditures stay within bounds. The January 4 budget may be tentative due to recession uncertainty. Expenditures for non relief and defense would be slashed to seek balance with income.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Norris
Ind-Neb
Decision Soon To Be Reached On Steamship Line
Maritime commission sources said a change to the plan to end subsidy payments to the Baltimore Mail Steamship Line would be announced within a day or two. If not modified, the service would be discontinued after December 31 following protests from Baltimore and Hampton Roads port interests and inland shippers seeking alternatives.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Commission
Baltimore Mail Steamship Line
Baltimore
Hampton Roads
Irish Constitution Takes Effect Amid 21-Gun Salute
Dublin reports a new Irish constitution becomes effective tomorrow replacing the Irish Free State with Eire. Eamon De Valera will begin his term as taoiseach while the ceremonial 21-gun salute signals the historic change.
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Dublin
New Year Reservations Limited at Shady Rest
Reservations capped for New Year’s Eve at Shady Rest. Contact Gore at 6F65, 12-23828-1p-2t for bookings and availability.
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Shady Rest
Dr Amos Westrater Shot During Christmas Party
Martinsburg West Virginia dentist Dr Amos A Westrater aged 59 was shot at a Christmas party in his honor. Laura Tatum the maid found him on a stairway with a chest wound and a pistol at his side. Police believe he shot himself after leaving a party at 4418 Fourteenth street northwest.
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Washington
Amos A. Westrater
Martinsburg
W. Va
Laura Tatum
Westrater
Fourteenth Street
Northwest
Ethel Smoke Westrater
Grace Smith
Dr. Westrater
Mrs. Westrater
Power Cut Hits Buffalo Area Shuts 100000 Homes
A major power outage crippled Buffalo and suburbs affecting hospitals, offices, stores, and 100000 homes. Elevators stalled marooning workers, gas pumps failed, and traffic lights went dark after a blast at a Tonawanda distributing plant. Sparks from the fire triggered delayed restoration plans.
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Niagara Falls
Tonawanda
Jewel Theft Reported at Miami Biltmore Hotel
The Daily News learned of jewelry valued at $18,000 stolen from Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Camp of New York in their hotel room at the Miami Biltmore in Coral Gables. The theft occurred December 22 while the Camps were away. Police Chief D. E. Sox declined to comment.
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Miami, Fla
The
Daily News
E. L. Camp
New York
Miami-Biltmore
Coral Gables
E. Sox
Neutrality law fight resumes in Congress over Panay issue
Congressional neutrality bloc leaders say they will push for invoking the neutrality law to curb war material exports in the Sino Japanese conflict. Senator Nye says Panay bombing settlement clears the way though he expects little support for Ludlow’s referendum plan.
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Washington
Congress
Nye
R-N. D
Panay
Ludlow
Senate Neutrality Bloc
Vandenberg
Rmich
Clark
D-Mo
LaFollette
Capper
R-Kan
United States
Wheeler
D-Mont
House
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Man Fleeing Police Kills Self in Charleston
In Charleston on December 28 a man fleeing police rather than face questioning about the murder of 37 year old Mamie Ronk killed himself when a train blocked his path. Coroner James E. Roberts reported a note by Donald Patrick said he killed Mrs Mamie Ronk, mother of three, due to jealousy.
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Charleston
W. Va
James E. Roberts
Donald Patrick
Mamie Ronk
Robert H Jackson Named Likely Anti Trust Lawyer
Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson emerges as the likely anti monopoly “trust buster” if Congress passes new legislation. Jackson already leads the Justice Department anti trust division and has pursued actions against the Aluminum Company of America and other firms. He supports strengthening monopoly laws to address pricing and control issues. He notes conditions differ from 1929 and emphasizes the need for updated anti monopoly measures.
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Washington
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Aluminum Company of America
Roosevelt
Florida
Jackson
Jamestown
N. Y
Maryland
Murder Combine Activities In U S May Be Probed
Versailles France December 28 police examining correspondence seized in the villa of Eugene Weidmann said they may dispatch an agent to the United States to check for links to a murder for profit syndicate. About 500 letters were found, many in English from U S and Canada addresses, including exchanges with supposed members of Weidmanns band and with the Brooklyn dancer Jean De Koven the confessed killer of six.
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Versailles
France
Eugene Weidmann
United States
Canada
Weidmann
Jean de Koven
Slain Girl Kin Attacks Prisoner in Newark Court
In Newark on December 28 a relative of a slain girl attacked Vincent Franco in court after he was arraigned on a murder charge in Antoinette Imperiale 22. Judge Seymour Klein cleared the room as Franco pleaded not guilty and was held without bail.
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Newark
N. J
Vincent Franco
Antoinette Imperiale
Seymour Klein
Second Criminal Court
Thomas Moss
France
William Imperiale
Franco
Michael Magilione
Walden
N. Y
French Troops Rumored Landed on Minorca
Paris reports Senator Henry Lemery told the French Senate there were rumors a French division had landed on Minorca, the last Spanish stronghold in the Balearic islands. He said he hoped for an official denial from the government.
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Paris
Henry Lemery
Minorca
Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
Lemery
Woolworth Bans Japanese Made Goods
New York December 28 The F W Woolworth chain has ceased adding to its stock of Japanese made goods for now T J Mullin said the action may reflect the far eastern war He noted only a small amount of Japanese foods were on hand bought before the war and that these purchases were less than one percent of inventory
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New York
F. W. Woolworth
T. J. Mullin
Oday
Japan
Mullin
United States
Japan calls attack on Ladybird a mistake
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Hirota delivered Japan's reply to Britain over the Ladybird attack. The note says the strike was a mistake with regrets. The incident involved misidentified ships on the Yangtze near Wuhu and Taiping, with one British sailor killed.
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Tokyo
Koki Hirota
Robert Leslie Craigie
Japan
Nanking
Yangtze River
Taiping
Pukow
Wuhu
Holt
Craigie
Hirota
Wilson would not endorse present trend, says Close
Gil bert F. Close, former confidential secretary to President Woodrow Wilson, states on Wilson's birth anniversary that the World War President would not approve the current trend of U S government. He recalls his association with Wilson and calls him the most sincere exponent of real democracy he has known.
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ST. Louis
Gilbert F. Close
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Close
Steel Castings
Granite City
Ill
Mr. Wilson
Staunton
Fall of Tsingtao and evacuees from Shanghai area in war news
U S gunboat Sacramento evacuated 280 Americans from Tsingtao as Japanese forces push south in Shantung. Reports say fall of Tsingtao seems imminent with Tsinan in Japanese hands and Han Fu-Chu forces nearby as Li Tsung Jen allies promise mobilization.
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Shanghai
Sacramento
Tsingtao
Shantung Province
Pope
Crusier Marblehead
Tsinan
Weishien
Shantung
Han Fu-Chu
White Horse Mountain
Siinan
Han
Lincheng
Lee Province
Tokyo
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tsinai
Stores to Close Saturday for New Year's Day Observance
Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce says most large stores including Five and Ten Cent shops will close Saturday for New Year's Day. Many plans to stay open until 9 PM Friday to serve customers.
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Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Reduction in Children's Coats and Snow Suits
Klompus Store advertises reduced prices on children's coats and snow suits as of December. The notice highlights discounts and a sale event for parents seeking winter outerwear.
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Klompus Store
Trailer sale notice at Amherst Street
Real give-away advertised for $12.00 at 922 Amherst St with a dated entry 12-28-1p-11.
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Amherst St
New Year Holiday Narrowed Star Publication
The Star will not publish on Saturday January 1 1938 New Year’s Day due to a national holiday. The Evening Star confirms the holiday scheduling.
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Star
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