Briton Begins Celebration of Christmas Day
England enters a three day Christmas vacation as shops and transport wind down. By afternoon today most will be indoors with family meals, tea, and traditional games. Boxing Day becomes a visiting day with limited transit and hotel plans offering special inclusive rates. The royal family stays at Sandringham for Christmas.
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H. L. Percy
United Press
London
U.P
England
Santa Claus
Mother
Sandringham
Norfolk
Personalities Spend Christmas in Unusual Ways Across the Nation
United Press reports Christmas Day scenes from hospitals prisons and sanatoriums. Joe Huggins age 8 lies unconscious as decorated rooms bring gifts. Al Capone awaits appeal while gifting candy to prisoners. Jesse Lucas celebrates outside prison after a deathbed confession. Albie Booth enjoys a turkey dinner and a progress report from a doctor.
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United Press
Bone
Capone
Matt Capone
Cook County
Mae
Mount Carmel
Ill
Jesse Lucas
Pene Adams
Lucas
Atom
Yale
David 8. Lyman
Albie
Dam Creates Lake in Land of Ozarks Wordplay
A quirky government note jokes about surplusage and presidential coinages shaping the national vocabulary. It likens Harding's normalcy Wilsonian terms and Roosevelts phrases to a growing lexicon while hinting at budget quirks and a bass of department wailings and holiday liquor shortages. A suave salesman with New York plates reminded readers of department canvassing.
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Land OF Ozarks
Harding
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hoover
Treasury
New York
Commerce official forbids phrases in mail to secretary
United Press reports Malcolm Kerlin of the Commerce Department told secretaries and clerks to stop using you are informed and you are advised in mail to the secretary. He notes surplusage and adds a Webster definition of immaterial. Kerlin Speaks on writing changes in Washington.
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United Press
Washington
Malcolm Kerlin
U.S. Department of Commerce
The Happiest Christmas Spent With Family Fireside
A reflective note on Christmas happiness centered on time around the family fireside and the sense of home. The piece emphasizes warmth, togetherness, and the comfort of familiar places during the holiday.
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Santa Claus
Insulting Yule Greeting Ends In Tragedy
In Gloucester New Jersey a Christmas card insult sparked an argument between James Newcomb 55 and David Steinmetz. Steinmetz was slapped and died later from a fractured skull at a Camden hospital. Newcomb was arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Gloucester
N. J
U.P
James Newcomb
David Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Camden
Newcomb
Reno Shows Big Jump in Home Construction
Reno Nevada December 25 reports a surge in local home construction as Llano exports boost demand. Broken homes from other states led to increased local building activity and a notable crop shipment, with three buyers purchasing a quarter million pounds.
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Reno
Nev
United States
Llano
Missing Alcohol Delivery Sparks Suspected Sale Delay
A salesman left with cash on hand reports delays as alcohol shipments have not been delivered. The sales rep appears to have been cal ed away on business, leaving the customer uncertain about replenishment.
Puritan Tabernacle Clerk Accused Of Unlawful Liquor Sales
An unnamed clerk reportedly took orders for pure grain alcohol at 20 dollars for five gallons with cash paid at order. Authorities say he sold as much as 3300 dollars worth in a single department before being stopped.
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