France moves to strip Italians in Tunisia of special rights
Paris reports growing support for denouncing the 1898 Tunisian privileges pact that allowed Italian schools and hospitals and exempted births of Italian nationals from French service. Blum and leftists push to end the accord. France warns no new concessions to Italians.
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Tunisia
Paris
Leon Blum
France
Erik Labonne
Tunis
Edouard Daladier
Blum
Andre Francois Poncet
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Reward offered for stray white terrier Duke
Alvin O Boney seeks Duke a white wire haired terrier with brown ears and a black back spot missing since Thursday. He may reward the finder. Roda Sue Gayne asks neighbors to call 6121 about a three month old black Scotty named Skippy who also went missing Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Skippy
Roda Sue Gayne
Lost social security check envelope in Priday area
An envelope containing a social security check made out to John R. Freidiger was lost between Kresses and Schulte United T in Dumas Texas. Please return the name John R. Freudiger to the address on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priday
Kresses
Schulte
United T
John R. Freidiger
Anme
Lost blouse pinned for alteration wrapped in Labor paper
A lost item described as a ladies blouse pin for alteration was wrapped in a December Labor paper bearing name and address. The finder is asked to return it and claim a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perdue Terry Hotel
Young Dad Found Work Help After Court Appearance
A 16 year old boy, who used a bicycle to search for work, told the court he was a husband and father. He was discharged and received two offers of work and financial help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Senator Wheeler Warns of Hysteria Sweeping Nation
Washington Dec 26 President of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Senator Wheeler Democrat Montana warns against a wave of hysteria sweeping the United States toward war He criticizes Neville Miller head of the National Association of Broadcasters for urging limits on programs that incite hatred He defends free speech saying no one should judge when free speech is abused and condemns broadcasters who refuse to carry Father Coughlin’s programs as intolerant.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
United States
Neville Miller
National Association of Broadcasters
Miller
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Father Coughlin
Women Name Their Hats London Millinery Goes Political
London milliners name winter hats after world figures Chamberlain Daladier Mussolini. The Chamberlain model features a small toque with long ostrich feathers, the Daladier style is crushed felt, French chic with a low brow tilt and two amert feathers, and the Mussolini hat imitates Alpine soldier headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chamberlain
Daladier
Mussolini
Fire ruins stock and damages properties on Madison Street
Fire causes heavy heat smoke and water damage. Western Auto Supply stores goods on two floors. Fleming Business University Dr Bromert Chiropractor Vogue Studio James Keither occupy the second floor. Smoke additional damage on second floor. fire at 413 Madison Street reported at 6 37 o clock on Christmas night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
J. Hy Sherrill
Western Auto Supply Company
Fleming Business University
J. F. Bromert
Vogue
James P. Keither
Madison Street
Feathers curling down toward the face
Descriptive fragment notes cocked up at the sides with feathers curling toward the face. The concise line preserves the visual detail without added context or attribution.
Bowler Wins Turkey With A Gold Nugget Inside
Frank Prucha of Detroit wins third in a bowling tournament then finds a pea sized gold nugget inside the turkey at a Christmas dinner. The family eats the turkey and turns the nugget in for 1.50 dollars.
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Turkey
Detroit
Frank Prucha
Prucha
Return of 100 Italians as Rome Paris quarrel widens
One hundred Italians who had lived in France for years returned to Italy as tensions rose between Rome and Paris over the 1935 agreement. They were greeted at Ventimiglia with a Christmas dinner. French ambassador Poncet would present Paris' reply to Ciano after the holidays. Negotiations hinge on the invalid 1935 accord granting Africa territory and Tunisian rights, amid Britain’s Chamberlain mediation prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Rome-Paris
Rome
Paris
Ventimiglia
Andre Francois-Poncet
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Africa
Djibouti-Addis Ababa
Tunisia
London
Britain
Germany
Neville Chamberlain
Mussolini
To Leave Fleet On Pacific Coast
A 30 ship strong battle group including two aircraft carriers will remain on the West Coast while the U S fleet conducts war games in the Atlantic next year. Admiral Claude C Bloch said ships with ongoing overhaul will stay behind, including the battleships Oklahoma Arizona and Tennessee the carriers Saratoga and Ranger the cruiser Vincennes ten light cruisers 14 destroyers two submarines and two destroyer tenders. First movement of fleet units toward the East Coast will begin Wednesday.
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San Pedro
Cal
West
U 8
Atlantic
Claude C. Bloch
Oklahoma
Arizona
Tennessee
Saratoga
Ranger
Vincennes
B R Hooks Rites Held This Morning
Funeral services for B R Hooks were held at 10 o clock in Griggs Funeral Chapel with Rev. E B Fincher officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. Survivors include widow Alethea and two daughters Lela Hooks and Mrs Joe Gordon, three brothers, two sisters, and other relatives.
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B. R Hooks
Griggs
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
Harry Hayden
Weymouth
B. R. Cole
Bill Adams
Hugh Graham
Ed Tull
Alethea Hooks
Lela Hooks
Amarillo
Joe Gordon
Pampa
David Hooks
T. A. Hooks
Waco
J. M. Hooks
Tulare
Calif
E. J. Webb
W. L. Wilkinson
Kingsville
Funeral Today for Jerry Hinson
Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon in Griggs funeral chapel for Jerry Hinson two year old son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Hinson of 810 North Buchanan Street who died Sunday morning in a local hospital Rev H Clyde Smith of the San Jacinto Methodist Church will officiate and burial is in Llano Cemetery Pallbearers are Elvis Reed Oran Coble Jack Coffee and A B Hays Survivors include a brother Dwayne Hinson four years old apart from the parents
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Griggs Funeral
Jerry Hinson
Floyd Hinson
North
Buchanan Street
H. Clyde Smith
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Llano Cemetery
Elvis Reed
Oran Coble
Jack Coffee
A. B. Hays
Dwayne Hinson
Bee in Winter Feeds Montana's Novel Insect Rescue
Helena dispatch reports bees buzzing in mid winter as an innovation in Montana. Daphne Mortar rushed to a neighbor's crying kitten and killed the stinging bee after rescue attempt.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Daphne Mortar
Anne Adams Spring Pattern 4004 For Children
Pattern 4004 combines bolero and suspender frocks for ages four to twelve. The kit includes yardage specifics for 35 inch fabric and offers coloring options in wood serge crepe or plaid. Order to Amarillo Globe Pattern Dept New York for 15 cents pattern 15 cents book 25 cents combo.
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Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe Pattern Department
W. Irth St
New York
Cobras Lift Hoods With Ribs Near Heads
The article notes cobras spread their hoods using movable ribs positioned near their heads. This mechanism creates a widening display as a defensive gesture.
Student Climber Carey Found Dead After Seven-Day Search
Nason D. Carey a 20 year old University of Colorado student and expert climber was found dead after a seven day search at the Rock Tower peak of the Flatiron formation in Boulder Colorado Coroner George J Howe said he likely fell after his hands went numb from cold dying instantly in a 250 foot plunge His discovery ended the lengthy search and was made by John F Coyle a schoolmate of Carey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
U.P
Nason D. Carey
University of Colorado
George J. Howe
John F. Coyle
Carey
Two Christmas Babies Born in Amarillo Hospitals
A boy and a girl were born in Amarillo on Christmas Day. James Lynn Coffey arrived at St. Anthony's Hospital at 10:00 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Coffey of Amarillo. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bowman at Northwest Texas Hospital at 1:37 p.m. in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
James Lynn Coffey
St. Anthony's Hospital
L. F. Coffey
H. P. Bowman
Northwest Texas Hospital
Chy Pope Family Holds First Reunion on Christmas
Christmas marked the first family reunion for Chy Pope of 604 Jackson Street Amarillo with 3 sons 4 daughters and 15 grandchildren gathering at the Pope home. Attendees included Roy Pope Floyd Pope Al Pope L W Ellis Lewis C Griffin M L Dunn and C J Winn with families from Amarillo and Parnell.
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Chy Pope
Jackson Street
Pope
Amarillo
Roy Pope
Floyd Pope
al Pope
L. W. Ellis
Lewis C. Griffin
M. L
Tax on Pitcairn Island Only 12 Cents Annually
London report notes Pitcairn Island taxes consist solely of a 12 cent gun license fee. The colony, founded by mutineers of the Bounty in 1790, lies between Panama and New Zealand. the Colonial Office report by J Ss Neill and Dr Duncan Cook details the single tax.
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London
A.P
Pitcairn Island
H.M.S. Bounty
Panama
New Zealand
Colonial Office
J. Ss. Neill
Duncan Cook
Five Year Ban Ordered For Enthusiastic Hunter
Roy Lind a 20 year old Seattle area hunter was convicted after firing birdshot from a hillside that wounded another hunter. He received a five year hunting and fishing ban and probation with license eligibility barred during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
U.P
Roy Lind
Lind
Desperate Girl Turns Cleveland Employment Agency
Dorothy Murray a 19 year old Cleveland brunette with a sad history admitted buying a department store outfit and charging it to a friend. A store detective labeled her “desperate from uncertainty” and Judge Ackerman turned the case toward helping her find work.
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Cleveland
U.P
Dorothy Murray
Joseph N. Ackerman
Dorothy
Judy Ackerman
Stolen Bridge Vehicle Taken Near Milford Texas
Thieves loaded a dismantled Mil Creek steel bridge into a truck and drove away under officers' watch near Milford Texas recently.
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Milford
Texas
Almos
Mil Creek
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