Kai-Shek Released Ending China War Cloud
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek regained freedom and headed for Nanking with Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang after their roles reversed from captive and captor. Madame Chiang and other officials accompanied them. Loyang in Henan Province was reached by plane, signaling crisis resolution and renewed unity.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang Hsueh-Liang
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Council
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Loyang
Henan
Chang
Sianfu
Shensi
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Marshal Chang
China
Chiang
Madame Chiang
I. V. Soong
W. H. Donald
New British Heir Is Born to Duke and Duchess of Kent
The Duchess of Kent gave birth to a daughter at Belgrave Square, sixth in line to the throne. The baby, unnamed, is the couple’s second child after Prince Edward, born Oct. 9, 1935. Home Secretary Sir John Simon attended as required. mother and child reportedly in good health.
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Duchess of Kent
Great Britain
Windsor
Marina
Greece
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick
John Simon
Belgrave Square
Duke of Kent
Joseph T. Fanning Dies in New York at 78
Joseph T. Fanning, 78, former grand exalted ruler of the B P O E, died at his New York home. Funeral services will be held Monday morning.
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New York
U.P
Joseph T. Fanning
Saint Jo Man Injured In Auto Collision
Saint Jo resident Roy M. Hurley, 23, was fatally injured near Gainesville when two cars collided. Nick Moser sustained lesser injuries in the same crash.
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Saint JO
Gainesville
Roy M. Hurley
Nick Moser
Ejected Family Finds Yale Joy After Adversity
In Omaha six months after Charles Mix County South Dakota forced Lyman Lee and his family of six from their home the family has prospered. Lee developed a cleaning fluid sold in 20 Omaha stores creating income and stability. Mrs Lee says it is the happiest Christmas in years and plans to grow savings next year.
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Omaha
Neb
U.P
Charles Mix County
South Dakota
Lyman Lee
Lee
Lees
Amarillo Folk Silent Yuletide Observance Amid Holiday
Amarillo residents extended the Christmas weekend with football title games at Butler Field as county offices closed and shops slowed. Streets were quiet as carolers, services, and community events continued. police noted 25 intoxication arrests and few traffic accidents as the holiday mood persisted.
Eleven Die As Launch Capsizes In Kingston Harbor
Eleven adults and children drowned when a launch packed with holiday excursionists capsized in Kingston harbor. A dozen survivors were rushed to hospitals with injuries and exhaustion feared to worsen. All victims were natives.
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Kingston
Jamaica
U.P
Kingston Harbor
Big Spring Advertising Manager James T. Russell Dies
James T. Russell, advertising manager of the Big Spring Daily Herald, died today from a throat infection. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Big Spring
James T. Russell
Pope Pius XI Receives Injections Amid Sinking Spell
In Vatican City Pope Pius XI, weakened by exhaustion after his Christmas message, received two injections to bolster his condition. Doctor Milani noted a low mood and the pope remained mostly in bed, rising only to assist at a nearby Christmas mass. Relatives visited him during the day while he prayed and meditated.
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Pius XI
Amanti Milani
Holy Father
Donna Camilla Ratti
Marchesa Persichetti Ugolini
Plane leads hunt for missing ship
A National Guard airplane launched a new attempt to reach Cemetery Ridge in North Idaho to guide ground parties to the Northwest Airlines mail plane wreckage. Ground crews left bases at daybreak and waited hours for weather to clear so air search could resume after ground search failed to locate the wreckage.
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Spokane
Wash
National Guard
Cemetery Ridge
North
Idaho
Northwest Airlines
Writing World Mourns Death of Arthur Brisbane
Brisbane, 72, famed voice of Today, died Christmas morning in his Fifth Avenue apartment after a mild heart attack. The veteran columnist dictated about 800 words daily for a $260,000 yearly salary, ending with the word imagination. Survived by wife, son Seward 22, and four daughters, with his physician at his side. Tributes poured in from across the nation.
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Arthur Brisbane
Voice of
America
Fifth Avenue
News of the World
Seward
Regan McCrar
Woman Episcopal Leader Ada Loaring-Clark Dies in Memphis
Ada Loaring-Clark 61, prominent Episcopal Church lay leader and wife of Rev. W. J. Loaring-Clark of Jackson, dies at her Memphis son’s home with her husband at her bedside. Known as “the biggest lay figure among women” in the church.
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Tenn
Ada Loaring-Clark
Episcopal Church
W. J. Loaring-Clark
Jackson
Alfred Loaring- Clark
Learing-Clark
Dallas Thug Takes $100 In Robbery
A robber slugged George Crenshaw operator of a fireworks shop in Dallas and escaped with $100. He required eight stitches for a scalp wound.
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Dallas
George Crenshaw
Nativity Story Read by Edward at Vienna Anglican Service
Edward Duke of Windsor read the Nativity from Vienna's English Church lectern during Christmas rites. His participation amid reports of his romance with Wallis Simpson sparked talk he might leave the church. He read Luke 2 1 20 and sang God Save the King after a turkey dinner with the Messersmiths.
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Vienna
Duke of Windsor
Canterbury
York
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Walford H. M. Selby
C. H. D. Grimes
Legation
God Save the King
United States
George 8S. Messersmith
Messersmith
Sir Walford
Chateau Enzesfeld
Baroness Rothschild
Paris
TWO DALLAS MEN DIE IN HIGHWAY CRASH NEAR WELLINGTON
J C Sanders 38 of Dallas was killed and Truman Francis 35 of Wellington fatally injured when their car overturned on Highway 5 a mile north of Wellington. Sanders drove. the vehicle tumbled 50 yards into a field. Francis died in a Wellington hospital after the crash. Sanders worked for the Texas Bitholithic Company. Francis had moved from Oklahoma and worked in a local dry goods store. Bodies held for funeral arrangements.
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J. C. Sanders
Dallas
Truman Francis
Here
Highway 5
Francis
Sanders
Texas Bitholithic Company
Frances
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Jr. Doing Fine, Says Mother in Boston
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt visiting from the White House said Franklin D Jr is “doing fine” after a hospital stay. She appeared cheerful, said she was not worried about his condition, and shared news of Christmas at the White House while noting his father had spoken by phone and has many presents in Washington.
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Knights Templar
Master Masons
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
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Thornberry
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Heal
Ray
Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Franklin D. Jr
Franklin
Washington
Explosives Truck Stolen From Driver’s Home
Meade Peebles of the Ross Lyn VA Chemical Company warns that a thief took a truckload of chemicals from a driver’s home in Washington. The cargo includes chlorine gas cylinders and ammonia, described as very dangerous. an explosion could occur if the chemicals mix.
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Meade Peebles
Rosslyn
Baltimore
Peebles
Busy World Shares in Joys of Christmas Day
A global Christmas spirit spread from the arctic to the tropics as millions marked the birth of Christ and proclaimed peace on earth. In the United States the Roosevelts celebrated with absences, while Britain welcomed a duke’s daughter and Spain faced an air raid.
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Earth
America
Roosevelt
White House
British Troops, Carols Fill Bethlehem on Christmas Day
British troops garrisoned in Bethlehem sang carols in the Christ birthplace. Priests from Europe and America conducted private masses at the Church of the Nativity as bells rang through the day. Tourists toured the Nativity Church and grottoes while crowds dispersed after midnight mass.
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Palestine
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Jerusalem
Hunt for Missing Farmer Continues in Texarkana
Texarkana Arkansas December 25 search continued for Herman Jones a Miller County farmer who vanished from his home Monday A hole in a barn yielded 2375 dollars prompting officers to suspect either homicide or kidnapping and uncertainty about his fate
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Ark
Herman Jones
Miller County
Jones
Woman critically hurt in four car crash near Corsicana
Mrs. Jack Boyd, 22, of Longview was in critical condition after a four car collision near Corsicana this morning. Other occupants suffered only cuts and bruises.
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Corsicana
Jack Boyd
Longview
Amarillo JC Chamber Plans Writers Night Dinner
Amarillo junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a Panhandle steak dinner for visiting sports writers and newspaper representatives at the Herring Hotel at 9 p.m. Binford Arney and George May announced the event, with 20 plus writers from Texas attending to cover the Amarillo Kerrville state high school football final.
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Amarillo
Uncle charged in baby's death in Austin
Joe Martin, 31, charged with murder over the death of his 14 month old nephew Jack Porter Jr. after investigators say the child was fatally injured during a fight between his father and Martin. Martin admits the injury may have been accidental, claiming the elder Porter fell against a stove cracking the child's skull. Porter was a PWA worker.
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Austin
Joe Martin
Jack Porter
Martin
Porter
PWA
Former President of Cuba Injured in Traffic Collision
Alberto Herrera, 63, former president of Cuba, spent Christmas Day in a Miami hospital with four broken ribs and a fractured shoulder after a truck struck him while crossing Biscayne Boulevard. Police hunted the driver as witnesses described the congested street scene.
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Miami
Fla
Alberto Herrera
Cuba
Herrera
Biscayne Boulevard
Dallas statistician dies from Christmas Eve crash near Pauls Valley
Ernest L. White of Dallas died in a Pauls Valley hospital from injuries received when his car was struck by another vehicle one mile north of Pauls Valley on Christmas Eve.
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Pauls Valley
Ernest L. White
Dallas
Sandies Face Kerrville Antlers In Texas High School Title
Amarillo hosts the largest Panhandle crowd for a high school football championship at Butler Field at 2 pm as the Sandies meet Kerrville Antlers for the Texas title. The game marks the last for every first string Sandie, and fans are warned to buy tickets only from official outlets to avoid counterfeits.
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Butler Field
Sandies
Kerrville Antlers
Texas
Glamor
Amarillo
Sandie
Butler Field Prepares For Big Game Amid Sellout Forecast
A 17 000 crowd is expected for kickoff as fans buy tickets despite forecasts of fair weather. An additional 1 700 reserved seats go on sale at Maxor Drug Store behind the end zones. Kerrville fans head to Amarillo by special train and car for the state finals.
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T. G. Hull
Maxor Drug
Pisk
Hull
Boy Scouts Injured While Distributing Toys
Two Boy Scouts Henry Levesque 15 and Edward Spencer 15 spent Christmas Day in bed after a good turn attempt. A toy distribution truck was struck by a train at a crossing in Lexington Kentucky injuries reported.
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Lexington
Henry Levesque
Edward Spencer
Second Christmas brings cheer to dying lad in Omaha
In Omaha on December 25 a three year old Mexican boy Johnny Hernandez, dying of Ewing's cell sarcoma, received Santa visits for a second time in ten days. He clutched a painted drum and smiled in his sleep as nurses and doctors had doubted he would reach Christmas Day. Santa delivered toys and left cards and letters from across the nation.
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Johnny Hernandez
Santa Claus
Ewing
Santa
Johnny
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