Retail Trade Record Bound in December
Santa Claus takes over as December kicks off the busiest year for retail trade with about a quarter of annual sales occurring before Christmas. Output is expected to rise into December and possibly push total goods and services toward 400 billion dollars. Inventory building remains challenging for many firms due to capacity limits and material shortages, while retail sales appear at least 7 percent above last year with merchants expecting a 10 percent holiday gain.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Santa Claus
Sing Metals
Federal Reserve Board
Hurricanes Fail to Damage Wild Lotus at Cape Henry
America's largest stand of wild lotus withstood the hurricanes. The water rose in Tabernacle Creek but winds struck at low tide and no saltwater reached the plants. The woman's club has received many inquiries about the scene.
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Cape Henry
America
Woman's Club
Tabernacle Creek
Prayers for Lindbergh Slayer at Funeral
At Lindbergh funeral in Thief River Falls about 1100 filled Trinity Lutheran Church. Kenneth Lindbergh, bank cashier missing since Nov 12, found near Clear Lake. killed by blows. Pastor Otto Dale urged forgiveness for the killer while authorities traced the suspect Calvin Howard and possible links to missing travelers checks.
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Thief River Falls
Minn
Kenneth Lindbergh
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lindbergh
Clear Lake
Otto Dale
Dale
Calvin Howard
Minneapolis
FBI
Temperatures Begin Climb in Mid-Continent
Temperatures rise across the mid continent with morning readings higher from Texas to the Dakotas though many areas stay below freezing. Eastern regions remain cold with temperatures in the 20s and winter precipitation spreading from Texas into Oklahoma and Arkansas while Jacksonville reports 39.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas
Arkansas
CIO Seeks AFL Merger After Denying Mine Debt Claim
The CIO moved to merge with the AFL while rejecting John L. Lewis United Mine Workers debt demand. Lewis claimed $1,665,000 was still owed from late 1930s loans used to back CIO organizing, prompting sharp comments about his influence and banking ties in Washington.
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United Mine Workers
CIO
AFL
New York
John L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
Washington
James B. Carey
Pientas Mus
Carey
Democratic Labor Movement
Muni to Return to Broadway in Inherit the Wind
Actor Paul Muni plans to return tonight to his Broadway role after eye surgery forced him off stage on August 29. A producer spokesman said if rehearsals go smoothly he expects Muni to be back for the performance, keeping the drama’s run on track.
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New York
Paul Muni
Muni
Herman Shumlin
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