Warren Times-Mirror (Newspaper) - December 24, 1940, Warren, Pennsylvania BEST WISHES A. CHRISTMAS A EASY US OM COMIC PAGE X TO ALL OF THE WEATHER Scattered clouds and wanner night and Warren high 40, low 22. VOLUME FORTY-ONE WARREN The Only Paper in Many Paper in Most 24, 1940 GOOD Some folks may feel ed over the fact that it's going to IIR green instead of in- dications are the community will have the Merry Christmas we're one and PRICE THREE CENTS STATE AND NATION PREPARE FOR REVERENT OBSERVANCE CHANNEL ACTIVITY Christmas to Shelters As Commander-in-Chief of Ae German Army Tells Nazi Armed Forces He Realizes They Are Burning Up With Desire at Last to Meet the London is Alive With Rumors of mas Invasion Attempt GREEK ARMY THRUSTS 1 FORWARD IN ALBANIA By ths Associated Press Field Marshal General Von chief of the German told armed forces today he knew they were burning up with the desire at last to meet the As he in a radio cast from Nazi long-range gun emplacement on the English nel London was alive with speculation that Adolf Hitler be planning a Christmas at- to invade know you ing the fuehrer's Von Only a in a British warplanes had battered at Nazi ports across the and Berlin had served notice of with Britain over the tide Increased activity on the channel coast was re- ported in ocean protect England only long as it Von that he had visited all sections of the man in days and con- himself of excellent and ever-growing strength of our Both Rome and Berlin officially ridiculed Prime Minister Winston Churchill's appeal to Vittorio Emanuele tho Italian people to turn against Mussolini and the German In the 16-day-old battle of north the 20.000 Italians trapped lo POPE EXTENDS GREETINGS Last-Minute Shoppers Jam Streets And Stores Through Forecasters Predict a Balmy Day I Holiday Gels a Head Slarl in Many Places With Community Ready to Blossom With Customary Colors For Christmas Eve Parties Holy in Message to Pleads for SANTA TO BE BUSY I Political and i Economic as 1 Part of TO BE HIGH SPOT IN WASHINGTON New in Europe All the German fighters and bombers in the and even the lack ol in didn't keep Santa Glaus with his sleigh from making his appointed B He passing out presents and cheering sleepy in underground an- aid rounds ei l Is Prepared for Annual Observance OFFERS Mark Dec. Raids Carried Out On t Dec. bombed German sion during the night and again attacked junction point on one of the main traffic routes linking the trial Saar basin with the Air Ministry announced Raids also were carried out in the a brief communique Listed among the bombed Boulogne and Dunkerque in and in One of the British raiders was said to have come down at sea and the crew was reported While the British air force was busy over Nazi night raiders concentrated a heavy at- tack on England's industrial -An the in live United portions of as far west RS the province of the great area in the were running ward of miles from the England into Mew York and and northward into no rious damage was The beginning at to a. knocked Christmas tree ornaments and toilet articles to the floor in so roc rattled dishes and caused furniture to The Harvard University granh station at reported that ly was as severe as that of last i said i week's shock was caused by a i slow lifting oP the earth crust in New depressed by i mous ice during the ice studied their records to determine the nature of today's Destruction of a rare tile goyle was reported from the body Museum at the relic was knocked from a shelf and crashed through a show the Family Gatherings to Order of the Day Interest Centering Around the Christmas Trees and Gifts to be Ex- changed NEEDY REMEMBER ED TO END it Might Not be a Mere External ism By COMMENDS CHURCH AS SPIRITUAL BULWARK Vatican Dec. 24- Pope Pius XII told the college of cardinals today that the world proposed by warring nations should be based on five moral These he 1. 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Over Here the 1 tiff called for to that ity in observance of pacts 1.which pure in ess i peoples and particularly i existence of powerful and weak peoples could not possibly By Tie Associated Piess Pennsylvania was prepared day to shunt its lustiest I in a i Primed with a year of ingly belter industrial with the number of relief cases dropping to and lower levels and with a. heartfelt reverence i for an island of peace in the midst of a world at Keystone State reverberated with the joyous tidings of will toward Last-minute shoppers jammed streets and stores throughout the but there was a spontaneous gayety in the hurrying thousands infected even the weariest Only the weatherman couldn't lend a hand lo an over- loaded Santa Forecasters predicted a. warmer day with much indication of The year's day of days got a head start in many Com- munity trees were ready to som with traditional colors for Christinas Eve Social and to Page IS SOLEMN IN EUROPE j Despite Blackouts and the Roar of Guns and the Scream of Air Raid War-Torn tions Also Have for Their Christmas Conventional the Carol last casc before it on Some sections reported ing tremors a half hour after the second shock was the Chimneys were toppled in LondonT Dec. 24.- president of the provisional Czech government in exile in a Christmas message to in the United said today that re-election of President velt a in the Despite Scars of War People of British Isle Are Planning Customary Celebration Dec. went home with of un- wrapped packages tonight to celebrate Christinas behind the gloomy curtain of the nightly Despite the scars of the people put on a brave front and went about their last-minute shopping as In London they looked like tho normal Christmas crowd to be found But they had to tread through piles of debris and peek into show half their normal for German bombs long ago tered most of the downtown ot lhe packages they carried not because of x paper and the gifts they contained were picked from depleted Expensive silks and perfumes were foregone in favor ol more vital Thousands crowded the railway most of them mothers and fathers on the way to the to visit children removed from the danger of London's Vendors stood in the streets selling apples at a shilling a. pound for their There no bananas or oranges to be Another which made Christmas unreal was the silence of church They allowed to only in case of With all advance preparations residents of Warren and are ready to with all the usual events mark the occasion each In many the of Nativity will open with in others the be held morrow Family will be the order of the with interest centering around thi Christmas tree and the gifts to be exchanged those which will be received by wide-eyed youngsters who for weeks have been awaiting arrival of Santa From the reports of there will be an abundance of Christmas for the holiday business has been above that of last Everyone is expected lo enjoy the with special being arranged in the ious institutions and arrangements having been completed to sec thai the of the community re- their share of Christmas Through the efforts of various local baskets of food have been provided for scores of families and hundreds of toys have been distributed for children of First of the county i to Page ALUMINUM SHORTAGE CLAIMED BY COMPANY Los Dec. 24 Northrop Aircraft which holds national defense contracts totaling is curtailing working hours of 2.000 employes by 20 per cent because of an inum Lamotte T. general mana- announced last night that time would be reduced from 10 to 8 hours a effective The plant at by has been on 20- hour schedule It now will operate 16. Dec. 24 spokesman for the Aluminum Company of said today there was no shortage of for the airplane in- now working on British and American orders for military The spokesman reported that priority to aluminum materials had been given to the airplane in- dustry as a result of the defense Dec. 24-- Tydings ed today that the United States ask Great Britain and Axis powers for a statement of the con- ditions under which each would to end the Given such a Tydings said that this country could de- termine for itself whether appeared to be any basis for of a. If United States could work that while if it would know what country stood in the and could shape its course do not speak of a. cf but a of fold He said it was his opinion n would involve the re- of the political of the and creation of wholly Polish Czechoslovakian It must .be to Over the idea that makes 4. Over economic 5. Over spirit of cold ism fearless in its easily leads to violation not only of honor and sovereignly of state of the disciplined liberty of ens as The Pontiff spoke in response to Christmas greetings from the He said solace we derive from the riches of the Christmas greetings is the greater because of the sad times in which we The Holy Father pleaded for political and as of called new order in in that it not be a mere mechanism by He directed the world to hold itself ready to heal its when the war Contributions of Catholics in thr United to Fase he had CLAIMS FINLAND IS INDEPENDENT NATION New Dec. land remains an independent try and not an occupied nation like Norway R. former Finnish for- eign said who is en route to Palo to lecture at Stanford said in an interview that there neither German nor Russian troops on soil he received a lease on the of and later Germany was permitted to transport her troops from way through Holsti said that as a result of the conflict with Finland had farms per and saw mills and He k 000 persons were in nrr the present time and disclosed that last 4f> per of ish children suffering from Only One of Ten Roosevelt Grandchildren to Hang His Stocking from White House Mantel for Quiet Holiday Celebration PARTY FOR THE HELP Singing and of Gifts in nuTH cow AX Dec. The White like millions of homes all over was tuned today In the spirit of Through the doorway of second-floor President could see the lights of the family Christ inns tree twinkle on the brightly wrapped gift ages beneath it. president will broadcast his annual Christmas message CBS and MBS to nation at p. m. day when he presses a button lighting another yule tree on the to Page FASCIST REPLY TO CHURCHILL REJECTS PLEA Capitol of Wears rQ IS r estive for QT in OI lU MILD WEATHER Air As Thousands GERMAN FIBERS VISIT a Quick IL DUCE'S BIRTHPLACE for Dec. 11 Open House for Children of place of Premier Mussolini at Will Be Held By nor James at Executive Mansion Tomorrow By thn Associated Dec. 24- will lhe war on all fronts until Premier Mussolini's announced be- cause the and j are and no ous from Britain can divide I This was Fascism's answer to radio address broadcast to Hie Italian people by British Prime Minister which an official statement as substantial appeal for compromise and an admission of British Minister Churchill pealed to the Italians to overthrow Mussolini's leadership and to give up a war which he said could have only ruinous The statement was bulwarked 1 by a Christmas message Italy's armed forces by King torio praising ther did not indicate th By ths Associated Press The weather bureau offered its Christmas gift to the nation mild conditions for the Forecaster H. 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Downs of cago summarized latest forecasts for his own north central district and those from other forecast ters in this Continuing rains in Washington and Oregon as a result of a. series of Pacific with tion ending in The only white the nation along western slope of the Rocky A from the Rockies eastward to the Atlantic but with rain moving up from Florida through the South Atlantic states and as far west as eastern Kentucky and Generally fair and mild weather throughout the north central and southern Downs said there was no tion of a sudden turn to severely cold weather or heavy Eastern states will have to Page The informed Rome source said last Friday that German transport planes and German Stuka the latter operated by WEEKEND VACATION Italian were serving Italy's forces in this source were carrying Italian ments across the Adriatic to the Albanian Military sources courage and obstacle and the glorious Meanwhile d lhat no difficulty can hall ascension of the High Command Italian forces off British a i positions to Page ELECTROCUTION Dec. boom shovel which Henry hauling rubbed a. charged wire yesterday near electrocuting the Penn township man TRAGEDY Dec. Braun yesterday hurried to a hotel to deliver a Christmas gift of two shirts and a tic to his He found liam L. 47-year-old 36-ycar-old i yards dead from a let wound in the Beside the j body was a caliber told his father several times had threatened to kill Dec. 24-- Cap- itol Hill wore a festive air today as thousands of with valises and packages piled for a quick set aside politics and jobs and departed for a five-day mas By order of Governor of- fices will be closed until The governor held a in- formal party for his employes in the executive after which left for the mansion where he and his first will celebrate the them will be Mr. and Mrs. of and their two and Mrs. is ernor The traditional open house for children will be held at the mansion tomorrow Friday the governor will be the guest of honor at the at A renewal of former dances sponsored by the Plymouth Women's Civic the event is the first to be held in eral years and the first since ernor a resident of the com- took The who will be by Miss will be given a National Guard escort at the The governor is expected to drive to Plymouth the day Plans of most state officers called for them to spend the holiday 1 their homes revealed previous at similar information the SIX DiE WHEN HOME IS BURNED Dec. 24 Mrs. Dorothy 3-1. and her five children were burned to death today in a fire which de- their home Md. The children ranged in age from 6 to 15. The children were 13: 12; 10; and 6. Prince Georges county police said the children and their mother apparently were all asleep when the fire broke out around a. m. The Alton M. 36. is a food warehouse manager and has been working at FAT A MTV Dec. 24. John 27. of was instantly killed today when his 5-ton truck collided with an D. L. and W. ger The tragedy occurred on a crossing over the road tracks that run parallel with route 11 in Salem Beach SIGN Dec. 24 The lowing sign was displayed widely in downtown London on this Christmas is years old and Hitler is only He spoil our KING GEORGE PLANS ANNUAL BROADCAST By Associated There blackouts and the roar of guns and the scream of air id but Europe's warring nations also have for their Christmas the traditional the carol and ex- changes of Pope plea for a Christmas truce was rejected and there was no sign of one on any Greek forces battled Italians in in bitter winter In British forces pushed ahead in desert sands against mier Mussolini's north African But through it all the spirit Christmas marches besieged Britain King George VI tomorrow will broadcast his usual Christmas to High prices curtailed greenery displays in was permitted during the holiday I Children were to receive nuts and Adolf Hitler spent last Christ with his troops in the front on the western but it not disclosed where he would spend the clay this British children spending the idays in Canada were assured of i mass of distributions of toys by the government and of chances for a few lucky ones to talk to their parents in the British t Isles by Christmas trees were set up in hundreds of com- a i mind which the carol 1 singing and a. part of the English In the British homeland itself I to Page Writer of Popular Songs Is Found Dead Dec. 4'2. New York and Hollywood song whose best known work probably was his was found dead today in a. hotel Dr. Herman Schwartz said he died of natural Songs written by Hill included Old Cut Down the Old Pine Man of the and In a Chapel in the Hotel attendants said that when Hill complained of illness earlier in the night he had been treated by Dr. who attributed death to a heart In recent years Hill had rated in the preparation of tunes and lyrics for motion in- On the in 1936. His set a new style in rhythms and popular vocal almost solos Police said Heinbuck a. bungalow Fort Foote road about six from until The house was burned to the ground then A scarcity of neighborhood caused summoning not the dies nr in Santa Claus All But Outdoes the Stork In Their Allied Industries During the Year Dec. last-minute Santa Claus all but outdid the stork in their allied industries last A new batch of figures from the Census Bureau reveals some startling statistics on the manufacture of doll carriages versus baby America turned out worth of baby beach carts and The doll carriage and doll cart output was The government doesn't attempt to say what is The industry which caters to mothers showed a production de- crease of The industry as everyone knows is principally Santa catering io the mothers of dolls showed a gain of The figures arc for 1939 and 1937. the government taking the in this business once every two
