Auto crashes darken holiday with 47 Midwest deaths
Tragedy at Christmas spans the nation with 122 dead from gunfire fire poison liquor and autos. The Midwest toll reaches 47 with Southwest 18 and the South 22. New York reports 13 fatalities and New Bedford sees three children burned in a home blaze. Automobiles cause most deaths.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Southwest
South
New England
New York
Maryland
Whiting
Ind
New Bedford
Amarillo reports quiet Christmas with few arrests
Amarillo noted normal Christmas spirits with 22 drunks at the city jail and 12 arrests at the county, but no violence or hospital emergencies. No highway incidents and only one minor fire were recorded locally. The national toll of deaths was unchanged.
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Amarillo
Figures in Midwest crash toll mark grim Christmas
Summary of multiple 1960s era incidents including Kramer a 21 year old from Ozwakie Kansas who died after his car left a road and two others Robert Westbrook 55 in Oklahoma City and James Haines 30 Savannah Georgia injured in accidents. The story notes a high fatality Christmas Eve with 47 deaths across the region including seven children and causes ranging from automobile crashes to burning, bridge collapse, hunting accidents and a streetcar death.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Southwest
D. W. Bennett
Dallas
Eldorado
Texas
B. A. Whitten
Robert S. Biechele
Vita Huston
M. S. Morrison
E. C. Rouden
Thomas Davenport
Wichita Falls
Bedford Thrasher
Honey Grove
Ernest
Paris
Walter
Kramer
Ozwakie
Kan
Topeka
Ray Kramer
Packing House
Here
Robert Westbrook
Oklahoma City
James ©. Haines
Savannah
Laredo
Molly
Chicago
Middle West
Missouri
Indiana
Christmas Day Duty for Life Prisoner Major Shepard
Major Charles A. Shepard, condemned to life for his wife’s murder, spent Christmas Day on duty at Fitzsimmons General Army Hospital in Denver. He toured with a positive reception from staff and patients in Kansas City, where his trial occurred, and said sympathy and belief in his innocence helped lift his spirits while awaiting a possible new trial on bond set at twenty thousand dollars.
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United Press
Denver
Charles A. Shepard
Fitzsimmons General Army Hospital
Kansas City
Kas
Major Shepard
Marathon Dance Keeps Amarillo Crowd On Christmas Night
Contestants in Amarillo’s marathon dance continue shuffling for 334 hours as crowds watch through day and night. An orchestra performs while a firecracker scare sparks hysteria for a dancer, but the marathon goes on. The last three finishers will share a $1,000 prize, a hefty sum for this weary event.
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Amarillo
Newsies Celebrate Christmas With Santa in Amarillo Barber Shop
On Christmas Eve 88 newsies in Amarillo received gifts from a selfless Santa, W. W. Mellroy, who bought papers and handed out five and ten dollar bills to the boys. The generosity warmed the streets as families benefitted and calendars were sold door to door.
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Santa Claus
Amarilloan
Newsie
Amarillo
W. W. Mellroy
Mr. Mellroy
de Luxe
Mr. MelIlroy
William Lott
Six celebrators burn to death in Whiting fire
Six oil refinery workers killed when a rooming house blaze trapped eight lodgers on the second floor. One man escaped by leaping to a window as flames closed in. another was revived after being pulled from the street. Cause of the fire unknown.
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Associated Press
Whiting
Ind
John Beberk
Tony Kuczezick
Joseph Lucic
John Lucic
Victor Milarcevic
Matthew Stefpick
Luca Loorinovich
Nick Slemick
Francis Cronar
Loorinovich
Chile weighs League of Nations exit with Drummond visit
Santiago de Chile reports Chile may leave the League of Nations and will greet Sir Eric Drummond as an ambassador rather than an invited official of a visiting superstate. The note frames a formal, non-official reception amid the potential membership withdrawal.
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Associated Press
Santiago DE Chile
Chile
League of Nations
Eric Drummong
League
Painter Jesse Ashmore Dies After Ladder Fall
Corsicana reports Jesse J. Ashmore aged 61 a painter died from injuries after falling from a six foot ladder at work his head struck a concrete floor yesterday and he died last night at the scene authorities said.
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Corsicana
Jesse J. Ashmore
Idaho Burned Up Fragments Found In Report
A terse note indicates no usable fragments remained from a report about Idaho. Authorities describe the page as burned up with no readable text or identifiable details to extract.
Meteor Flare Spreads Across Idaho Skies
A bright light flashed across northern Idaho last night lasting seconds and ending in a loud crash. Residents across Bovill Orefino Troy Elk River Moscow Genesee Lewiston Orchards Julinetta Kendrick and Clarkston Wash and Spokane reported sighting it. University of Idaho expert Professor F B Laney said it resembled a meteor from nine years ago in the Seven Devils region.
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Associated Press
Lewiston
Idaho
Dee
Sant Claus
Bovill
Orefino
Troy
Elk River
Moscow
Genesee
Orchards
Julinetta
Kendrick
Clarkston
Wash
Spokane
Bethlehem
Joseph Holland
F. B. Laney
University of Idaho At
Seven Devils Country
Here
Gasoline Blast Hospitalizes Family in San Angelo Fire
In San Angelo Texas a Christmas tree setup exploded when gasoline fumes ignited. The Whitten family of four suffered severe burns and were taken to a local hospital. Mrs Whitten, Eloise and Betty Jo were injured. Mr Whitten sustained burns while saving his family. Whitten is the son of J A Whitten chairman of the livestock sanitary commission.
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United Press
San Angelo
Tex
B. A. Whitten
Whitten
Ile
Two Identified As Cafeteria Thieves In Downtown HoldUp
In Birmingham Alabama on December 25 police announced that Joe Rogers alias Haddon of Kansas City and Edwin McNaron of Birmingham were identified as two of a four person gang that robbed a downtown cafeteria during dinner hour Tuesday night. Identification came from cashier Miss Ann Strickland and a taxi driver.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Joe Rogers
Hadden
Kansas City
Edwin McNaron
Ann’s Strickland
Thieves Burglarize Elk City Store and Homes on Christmas
Oklahoma officers moved two men a boy named Snootie Moora and others to Sayre to answer burglary charges after thefts from an Elk City merchandise store. Garments and other loot were scattered across the Panhandle as deputies continue to recover items. Local women and groups provided food clothing and toys to the needy on Christmas Eve and day amid several burglaries including a widow’s grocery store and a home robbery where Christmas presents were taken.
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Jim Adams
Judson Deford
Snootie’ Moora
Oklahoma
Sayre
Okla
Elk City
Panhandle
Sheriff's Department
American Legion
Elks Club
Salvation Army
J. W. Meadors
Fillmore Street
Laura Nelson
Florida Street
Thelves
Madison
Army
First relief workers reach quake ruins at La Poma
Salta Argentina December 25 thirty six bodies recovered from La Poma ruins after a strong quake. More than a hundred injured. Relief teams arrived from Salta and begun rapid rehabilitation with tents set up for the homeless. Continuous light tremors slowed work.
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United Press
Salta
Salta Province
Argentina
la Poma
Death of David Farrell, mother of actor Charles Farrell
Associated Press report from Hollywood says David Farrell of Onset Massachusetts died last night at Hollywood Hospital after a sinus trouble attack. Farrell was mother of film actor Charles Farrell.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Calif
David Farrell
Onset
Mass
Charles Farrell
Hollywood Hospital
Santa Claus Gives Hoover III Doll A Cold Reception
Washington dispatch reports Santa Claus failed to delight Herbert Hoover III and his sister Peggy Ann during a White House breakfast. The boy returned the doll, remarking the gift seemed meant for his sister, while Santa recovered with a railway train for Hoover II. The event highlighted the family gathering with the Hoovers and a morning carol concert by the Marine Band.
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Robert S. Pickens
Associated Press
Washington
Santa Claus
Herbert Hoover III
Young Herbert
Santa
Lawrence Richey
Herbert
White House
Blue Room
East Room
Marine Bard
Hoover
Shelby Willis Victim of Train at Ada
Shelby Willis died in a train incident at Ada leaving behind a family gathered at the scene including all relatives except his wife. Authorities investigated the accident as a tragic railway event affecting the local community.
Ada train kills three at Christmas party crossing
A St Louis San Francisco train struck a car carrying three men at the Johnson street crossing in Ada Oklahoma at 2 10 pm on Christmas day. The Rev Lee Hill 32 pastor of the Ada Nazarene church Shelby Willis 23 grade school teacher Polk Smith died later at the scene Willis was from Amarillo and a Bethany college graduate. The wreck left families in Ama rillo and Ada awaiting funeral arrangements with Willis surviving by wife and parents and siblings. Greta Lee a local Magnolia Petroleum worker Kinzer a News Review printer and Wade Willis brother of E H Willis were named among the relatives.
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Ada
Okla
St. Louis
Johnson Street
Smith
Willis
Amarillo
Shelby Willis
H. Willis
Alamo Addition
Amarillo High School
Bethany College
Bethany
Oklo
Oklahoma City
E. H. Willis
Glenn
Kinzer
Greta Lee
Margaret
Lula May
Mildred
Wade Willis
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West Tenth
Magenolia Petroleum Company
Kiiezer
News-Review
Wheeler
Italian air fleet lands in Guiana
Italian transatlantic seaplane squadron of 14 planes arrives at Bolama Portuguese Guiana after refitting en route from Villa Cisneros. Twelve planes will depart next week for Port Natal Brazil as part of the South American flight program.
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Associated Preas
Bolama
Portuguese Guiana
South America
Villa Cisneros
Rio de Oro
Port Natal
Brazil
North Dakota Eleven Triumphs In Fire-Covered Intercity Clash
A rugged group from North Dakota University defeated local rivals 14 to a score in an intersectional football game here before about 20 000 spectators despite a dramatic fire in the area.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
North Dakota University
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