Christmas Reflections and Public Safety Drive
A Christmas piece urges restraint and loving generosity, urging joy through simple gifts and Christ’s spirit. The National Safety Council announces a 1932 nationwide traffic safety contest to spur enforcement and public education, with cities competing for “America’s Safest City” honors and early 1933 trophy awards. The Rock Island Lines plan a campaign to boost employee vegetable gardens in 1932, aiding home food supplies. Amarillo staff receive commendations for securing business during Rock Island’s 79th anniversary as Miss Randles joins the 25 Year Club after 35 years.
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National Safety Council
United States
America
Police Department
United States Census Bureau
Rock Island
J. T. Byers
A. P. Fryer
Amarillo
J. Randles
Miss Randles
Little Things of Life and Holidays Prompt Generous Aims
A reflective column extols helping others during hard times and the joy of Christmas cards, praising small heartfelt acts as lasting memories. It contrasts family duties with financial strain, then notes a Pullman Car shipment from Pullman, Illinois to Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, listing car types.
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Christ
Pullman Cars and Manufacturing, Corporation
Pullman
Illinois
Viacao Ferreo Do Rio
Train Collides With Auto Near Imlay City Kills Three
A Grand Trunk passenger train struck a car east of Imlay City Michigan killing Frank Steple 45 his wife Minnie 43 and Anna Proctor 53. A fourth occupant was fatally injured. Investigating officials described the crash and pending details.
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Grand Trunk
Here
Frank Steple
Minnie
Anna Proctor
Better Than Whiskey For Colds and Coughs
An advertised cold and cough remedy named Aspironal promises two minutes relief, claiming laboratories endorsement and high authority approval. It urges consumers to buy at drug stores for sixty cents, with a money back guarantee if symptoms do not fade within two minutes. It targets both adults and children and touts quick relief for enteric croup and nighttime choking.
Sniper Slays Woman in Bath at West Orange Home
Mrs Grace Guilliano a 28 year old newlywed was shot through a bathroom window while preparing water for a bath. Her husband Joseph heard her scream and found her unconscious as she died at the hospital. Police investigate neighboring home where a second shot shattered a window. Sniping has plagued West Orange for years with no rifle traced yet.
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West Orange
N. J
Grace Guilliano
Seph
Guilliano
J.C. Dorn
Slaying of Mrs Guilliang Marks First Fatality
A man has been found injured in the same incident as Mrs Guilliang. The slaying is described as the first fatality, with other victims suffering flesh wounds from the sniper’s shots. Local authorities continue investigations into the case.
Electra Man Faces Charge in Car Death
R H Page of Electra was indicted for murder after the automobile collision November 13 that fatally injured Miss Evelyne Patton of Electra who was riding with another person and an escort in the halted vehicle in Wichita Falls.
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Electra
Wichita Falls
R H. Page
Evelyn Patton
Page
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John Moore
Santa Claus
Enriquetta Pena
Laredo
Texas
John T. Hassell
Mexico
Flo Ziegfeld
Lilyan Tasheman
Hollywood
Paramount
Walter Winchell
N. B.C
Luckies
Imlay City
Mich
Miss Tashman
Bath
Santa
Panhandle
Williams Sign Co., Inc
WEST
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Amarillo Gas Company
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Yaylor
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