European guns herald Yule nearness
The Associated Press reports that Christmas hope faces fear of war as Pope Pius XI warns of disaster. Spain endures six months of civil conflict while China observes a truce amid mutinous provinces and Chiang Kai-Shek’s confinement. Italy completes Mussolini’s Ethiopian campaign as British guard Bethlehem and Jerusalem. France notes Germany’s possible Spanish troop request and Russia protests fascist aid to the insurrection. The Americas seek peace as Paraguay and Bolivia face Chaco conflict, with war armaments discussed across regions.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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Jerusalem
France
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Germany
Russia
Soviet
Americas
Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Santa Abandons Sleigh for Prairie Schooner In Panhandle
Christmas in the Panhandle brings brisk commerce and cheerful crowds as Amarillo merchants report strong holiday sales with stock shortages fading last night. Carolers, bonus checks, and community programs mark Christmas Day, including a large Social Center for Girls performance on KGNC.
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North Pole
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North
Central Plains
Amarillo
Crossroads Hamlets
Social Center For Girls
KGNC
Screen comedian Stan Laurel divorced by wife
Los Angeles reports that screen comedian Stan Laurel was granted a divorce from his wife Mrs Virginia Ruth Laurel on grounds of cruelty. She had sought $1 235 monthly separate maintenance while Laurel countered with a cross complaint for divorce.
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U.P
Stan Laurel
Virginia Ruth Laurel
Laurel
Weather outline for Amarillo and West Texas area
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas shows Friday and Saturday fair with moderate southwest winds. Generally fair in New Mexico and partly cloudy in West Texas with a slight temperature shift. Temperature table lists hourly readings from early morning to afternoon with highs in the 60s and 50s through the period.
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Amarilla
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Amarillo
Roosevelt Christmas Message Links Sermon to Global Needs
President Roosevelt in Washington urged that Christ's Sermon on the Mount remains fitting for individuals and nations. He spoke from Lafayette Square, noted the Inter-American Peace Parley in Buenos Aires, and quoted the Christmas Carol as a guide to living with past, present, and future lessons.
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Sea of Galilee
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Buenos Aires
Yale
Scrooge
Lloyd George condemns Edward VIII shabby treatment
A front page message from David Lloyd George to former King Edward VIII deplores the shabby treatment of the monarch. While resting in Jamaica, Lloyd George calls himself an old minister of the crown and resents the unchivalrous attacks on the Duke of Windsor.
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U.P
David Lloyd George
Britain
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Jamaica
Lloyd George
German Ship Seized by Spanish Forces
Bayonne, France report says the German freighter Palos, en route from Hamburg to an undisclosed destination, was seized by the Spanish Socialist government and towed to Bilbao. The vessel of 997 gross tons, built in Hamburg in 1923, was said to carry 1,500 tons of prohibited freight.
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Bayonne
France
San Sebastian
Spain
Bilbao
Hamburg
Lloyd's Shipping Register
Probe of Braniff crash wrapped up in Dallas
Officials from the Bureau of Air Commerce completed interviews with nearly twenty witnesses in the Braniff air liner crash that killed six people. A final wreckage examination remained before the full report is sent to Washington.
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Bureau of Air Commerce
Braniff
Washington
Stores to Close for Grid Game in Amarillo Kerrville clash
Downtown merchants will shut for the Amarillo Kerrville football game, says R E Townsend secretary manager Amarillo Credit Association calling it a grid clash impact on local business and traffic tomorrow.
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R. E. Townsend
Amarillo Credit Association
Pope Pius appeals for world peace from bed in Christmas message
Pope Pius XII, aged 79, delivered a 20 minute Christmas broadcast urging quick action against atheistic Communism, warning of threats in Spain and Europe. He spoke despite doctors warnings of a possible fatal blood clot, suggesting the address could be his last public plea for peace.
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Spain
Europe
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Nazi Germany
Churchill Kin and Actor Wed in New York Chapel
Sarah Churchill daughter of Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill wed Vic Oliver vaudeville comedian in a municipal building chapel. Deputy City Clerk Philip Hines officiated with witnesses T J Douglas and Philip Offin. The couple planned a noon sailing on the Aquitania to England where Oliver would MC in London’s Mayfair Hotel. Oliver gave his age as 38 and his real name as Samek.
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Sarah Churchill
Britain
Vic Oliver
Winston Churchill
England
Oliver
Mayfair
London
Philip Hines
T. J. Douglas
Philip
Offin
Samek
Sheriff and Judge Debate Marble Machine Case in Texas
Sheriff T A Binford met with Judge Frank Williford over serving warrants on 36 indicted for marble machine operation. Williford urged action, while Binford warned of possible contempt of District Judge H Fountain Kirby injunctions restricting interference.
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Houston
T. A. Binford
Frank Williford
Williford
Sheriff's Department
Court of District
H. Fountain Kirby
Freestone County
Wreath Placed on Argentine General San Martin Tomb
Members of the U S delegation to the Inter American Peace Conference placed a large wreath on General Jose de San Martin's tomb in Buenos Aires cathedral. San Martin helped free Argentina Chile and Peru from Spanish rule in the early 19th century.
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United States
Jose de San Martin
Argentina
San Martin
Chile
Peru
Spain
Bru Sworn In As Cuban Head
Dr. Federico Laredo Bru was sworn in at noon as president of Cuba succeeding Miguel Mariano Gomez who was ousted by the army controlled senate over a 1 5 million sugar tax. Gomez was forced from office by a senate verdict of interfering with legislative power. Col. Purgetio Bastista emerged as political winner in the contest to extend army training to rural schools.
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Frederico Laredo Bru
Cuba
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Senate
Laredo Bru
Gomez
Supreme Court
Island Republic
Col
Purgencio Batista
European Security Pact Snag Delays Aggressor Definition
In London on December 24 informed sources said the Anglo German talks on a new European Security pact hit a snag over who qualifies as an aggressor. German Ambassador Ribbentrop planned to take the issue to Hitler after Eden raised it, with Berlin objecting to League of Nations councils defining the aggressor in any future war.
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London
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Bank clearings in nation hit peak this holiday week
New York December 24. Holiday buying boosted bank clearings to the highest level since October 8, 1931, for the week ending December 23. Dun & Bradstreet reported 22 leading cities total 7 762 668 000 dollars, up from 7 230 850 000 the prior week and 4 529 150 000 a year ago.
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New York
Oectober
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Newsies Sell Christmas Gift Copies Today
The News-Globe will supply free papers to news hawks in Amarillo downtown as an annual Christmas gift, making all money collected 100 percent profit for the street sellers. The event supports the newspaper’s street distribution and community spirit.
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News and Globe
Amarillo
News-Globe
News Hawks
Hitler Holds Key To War In Europe
Paris dispatch says Hitler must decide whether to send 60 000 German troops to Spain to aid Franco. Delbos warned that armed invasion could trigger French aid to Madrid while Italy shifts away, and Faupel pressed for five divisions to Burgos.
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Europe
Paris
Spain
Foreign Office
France
Madrid
Leon Blum
Wilhelm Faupel
Burgos
Salamanca
Ocean liners reach port after hurricane sea storm
Three transatlantic liners the Manhattan the Normandie and the Deutschland plus several smaller ships reached New York harbor today despite hurricane seas. Winds and 50 foot waves battered the Atlantic while Captain Pierre Thoreaux called the storm one of the worst he had seen. The Europa and others docked late but all ships would still clear by Christmas with thousands ashore and mail delivered.
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Manhattan
Normandie
Atlantic
Pierre Thoreaux
Europa
Old Yale customs revived in England at Sandringham
Oldtime Christmas customs will be revived on royal estates tomorrow with Queen Mother Mary presiding over a family reunion of her children and grandchildren at Sandringham House. Since King George the Fifth's death, changes were made as lands were divided among new tenants and longtime staff were pensioned off.
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Fengland
Mary
Sandringham House
George the Fifth
Edward
Commander Named Washington Brig Gen Joyce Takes Command
Brig. Gen. Kenyon A. Joyce was placed in command of the First Cavalry Brigade at Fort Clark Texas and ordered to proceed immediately to his new assignment from the Presidio San Francisco where he had been on duty.
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Kenyon A. Joyce
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Fort Clark
Tex
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