The Community Christmas Tree Hums With Hope and Faith
In a meditation on the Christmas tree the author links trees to faith history, from Gethsemane to the Tree of Life. The piece celebrates the Community Christmas tree as a symbol of care, generosity, and unity across cultures and ages, rooted in scripture and shared charity.
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Tere
Forest of Arden
Running Brooks
Istory
Children of Israel
Promised Land
Paradise
Britain's Resignation and Peace Plans Dominant This Week
Public opinion forced Sir Samuel Hoare to resign as Britain's foreign secretary and overturned the Ango-French peace proposal in East Africa. Prime Minister Baldwin faced a credibility test as Parliament backed his government 397 to 165 amidst calls of misjudgment and leadership strain.
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New York
Samuel Hoare
Britain
East Africa
Steiner Bailwin
P'erre Laval
France
Sir Samuel
Baldwin
Siorn
League
Mussolini
House of Commons
Paris
Consumers' sales tax receipts rise in November
Charleston reports a $68,829.56 increase in consumers sales tax receipts for November compared with last year. Month total was $593,213.96, up from $524,384.40, with auto tax at $45,603.43. October receipts reached $619,753.69, and officials predict December collections exceeding $800,000.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fred L. Fox
Fox
Concerted Hunt Begins for Missing Polar Explorer
Washington reports a coordinated, international search for Lincoln Ilsworth, the south polar American explorer who vanished after flying with Herbert Hollick-Kenyon from Dundee Island toward the Ross Sea. The Wyatt Harv raid sails from Macellan to aid with Merrill’s plane, and Britain’s Discovery II sails from Melbourne with two airplanes for the Bay of Whales search.
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Washington
Lincoln Ilsworth
State Department
Antarcca
Ellsworth
Herbert Hollick- Kenyon
Antartic
Dundee Island
Cape Horn
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Antarctica
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Macellanes
Chile
Richard B. Merrill
Merrill
Cab'e
London
Melbourne
Australia
Bay of Whales
Thelma Todd’s Death Mystery Grows With New Witness Tale
Jewel Carmen, estranged wife of Roland Weat, claims Thelma Todd rode hours before death with a tall dark handsome man. While police push the probe, Pasquale Di Cicco, Todd’s ex husband, departs for New York amid inquest whispers of reconciliation.
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Thelma Todd
Jewel Carmen
Roland Weat
Miss Todd
Pasquale
Pat” di Cicco
Hollywood
New York
Milne kidnapping takes new angle in federal inquiry
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Record claims a Chester hotel clerk identified a man as Caleb Milne IV who registered as Harry Lin of Buffalo the night Milne disappeared from New York. Federal agents questioned clerk McMahon and obtained Milne photos, with details about the clerk’s impressions and Milne’s later kidnapping near Lahaska.
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Philadelphia
Chester
Caleb J. Milne
Sao
Sek
Ey Ae
Nan
Harry Lin
Buffalo
N. Y
Milne
New York
Dolgestown
Harold O. Nathan
Aiuru
McMahon
Ienga
Ster
Federal Investigation Bureau
Cowipa
Cwon
Vanawiiting
Carsier
Phildelphia
Everal
Ed mcMahon
Maiune
So.e Garage
Lahaska
Laylestown
Montcalm Blaze Destroys Three Buildings and House
A noon fire at Montcalm destroyed three buildings and a residence, with damages estimated at 20 000 to 25 000. Bluefield firemen responded from 1 p.m. after a two story Montcalm hotel fire spread through the town, saving part of one dwelling and preventing further loss.
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Montcalm
Bluefield
Monhcaim
Central Station
Ascisant
J. D. Donaghue
C. E. Huff
Donazhue
Permanent Neutrality Bill Offered by House Committee
Washington reports that Chairman McReynolds said a permanent neutrality bill will be introduced in the next Congress. Separately, the Commerce Department noted a sharp rise in exports to Italy and Italian Africa in November, including petroleum, cotton, and war materials, with Italy shipments totaling 9,054,915 dollars compared to October’s 6,821,366.
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Washington
Italy
Italian Africa
McReynolds
Clean
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Capitol
Commerce Department
Plane Wreck Victims Remain In Hospital
Five persons injured in a Pan American Airways plane crash at Post of Spain Trinidad remain in a hospital tonight while six others were discharged after treatment. Robert Garcia a U S citizen aboard the Puerto Rican Clipper was unconscious more than twelve hours after the flying boat overturned in shallow water during a landing. The only woman aboard Mrs John Allen wife of a crew member was not injured. Also in hospital are James B Jerden of Boston and Miami Robert McKie co pilot Charles Alexander an American and Abraham Hz2le of Buenos Aires.
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Post of
Spain
Trinidad
Pereens
Pan-American Airways
Robert Garcia
Miami
John Allen
Jarcesa B. Jerden
Boston
Robert McKie
Charles Alexander
Abraham Hz2le
Buenos Aires
Garcia
Threat of Utrife in Major Parties Endangers Unity
Washington reports rising internal strife within both parties as Alfred E. Smith prepares to speak out against much of the New Deal. Borah leads Republican liberals opposing the conservative wing and seeks unpledged or favored son delegations. Hoover and Borah clash over platform principles and delegation pledges as state organizations mobilize nationwide.
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Washington
Borah
New York
Alfred EB. Smith
Hoover
Ohio
Melvin E. Eaton
WPA Couriers Rush Checks to Workers in West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports WPA administer F Witcher McCullough mobilized 15 to 25 privately owned drivers to deliver 45 000 to 60 000 Christmas checks across the state. Treasury processing runs about 5 000 checks daily. 64 825 issued by December 17 per EB Puckett.
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Charleston
W. Va
WPA
F. Witcher McCullough
Treasury
EB. H. Puckett
Shell Shocked War Veteran Awakens After Four Year Sleep
Victor Cleave, a shell shocked veteran from Folkestone, wakes after four years in a coma-like state. Doctors nourished him by injections, and he returns home aged 40 with fatigue in his eyes. His fellow townsfolk report a younger appearance despite the long confinement and memory gaps. He speaks of a Christmas “coming back from the dead” moment.
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Folkestone
England
Victor Cleve
Cleave
New York Models Compared to Hollywood Stars, Says Barclay
Hollywood reports quote McClelland Barclay praising New York models as the world’s most beautiful. He notes Hollywood actresses like Anita Luise and Thelma Todd as lovely but argues models are more stunning, yet American beauty may lose refinement from overexposure and health.
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Hollywood
New York
McClelland Barclay
Barclay
Anita Louse
Thelma Todd
West Virginia Braces For Winter Blizzard Blasts Region
Snow and rising subzero temperatures usher in winter as West Virginia endures one of the era’s most severe early storms. Flurries dust the state, roads remain passable yet travel hazardous, drivers abandon stalled cars, and several towns report heavy snowfall with wind driven drifts.
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West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Dam
Ohio River
Beckley
Huntington
Elkins
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Charleston
Martinsburg
Russell Harrington
Helen Sanders
Weirton
Tucker County
Row
Senator Schall Shows Signs of Improvement
Senator Thomas D. Schall's condition after being struck by a car two days earlier improved slightly. Doctors said he remained in critical condition but more favorable, with signs of rousing and movement of his left hand noted by his sister-in-law as his wife stayed at his side in Washington.
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Washington
Thomas D. Schall
George W. Calver
Capitol
Schall
Hugh E. Bierman
Japs Study Plans for Invasion of Mongolia
Soviet dispatches from Khabarovsk report Japan's army in Manchoukuo studying a plan to invade outer Mongolia. Proponents urge immediate action even risking war with the Soviet Union. Five Mongolian soldiers were reportedly killed in border incidents described as a test attack. The dispatches say Manchoukuo leaders acted on their own initiative without Tokyo approval.
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Moscow
Khabarovsk
Manchoukuo
Outer Mongolia
Kusela
Japan
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Judge Otis Declares Wagner Act Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis ruled the Wagner labor disputes act unconstitutional, saying Congress exceeded its power to regulate commerce among states. The decision halted a labor board citation against Majestic Flour Mills of Aurora, Missouri, over an alleged failure to bargain with a union. The ruling directly challenges the New Deal measure seen as advancing labor rights and collective bargaining.
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Otis
Kansas City
Congress
Merrill E. Otis
Majestic Flour Mills
Aurora
National Abor Relations Board
Roosevelt
Otte
Aurora Mills
Quarter Man Remembers Little Mission Friends
Huntington West Virginia December 21 The Quarter Man remembered his little friends at the Union mission Eighty children will receive 25 cents each for their Christmas stockings An anonymous donor now living in Durham North Carolina sent twenty dollars and signed I am known to your children as The Quarter Man Each Christmas I have given a quarter for each stocking
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Christendom
Jesus
Gethsemane
Huntington
W. Va
Union Mission
Durham
N. C
Washington board weighs appeal on Wagner act ruling
The Washington labor relations board debates appealing Judge Otis's ruling that the Wagner act is unconstitutional. Edwin E. Smith explains the board seeks to test the act's constitutionality by an appeal to the circuit court of appeals, following procedures for board decisions. Two prior board decisions are already in the circuit court, including Fruehauf Trailer Co and Pennsylvania Greyhound.
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Labor Relations Board
Merril E. Otis
Kansas City
Edwin 8. Smith
Otis
Circuit Court of
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Detroit
O Rder
Pennsylvania Greyhound #6, Inc
Full Speed Ahead Along War Path Toward Mosul
British officials voice concern over delicate Mosul situation as war moves forward. Spokesman says peace proposals will not be revived while towns are recaptured and fighting continues.
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Mosul Orwe
Cir Cles
Mussolini Drives Italy Toward War Amid Sanctions Clash
The Associated Press reports Mussolini spurning peace terms, pressing Italy toward conflict as Britain rallies Mediterranean powers behind sanctions. Rome claims northern gains near Aksum while London considers a league police force and a January league council session.
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League
Rome
Opia
Enda Silasi
Aksum
Hants
Dega Shah
Paris
Great Britain
League of Nations
League Council
Britain weighs Rome’s reaction to Mediterranean aid move
In London on December 21 officials weighed Italy’s response to Britain’s swift push for allied support if the Mediterranean fleet is attacked. The anxious government hoped Mussolini would take the hint, but uncertainty about the danger zone and overall risk pushed London to press ahead despite disorganization.
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Jruce
Britain
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
France
Spain
Neville Chamberlain
Birmingham
Geneva
London
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Aged man battles burglar in Canada Kentucky home
In Canada Kentucky on December 21, 83 year old J B Morris fought off an intruder. Despite illness he grabbed a heavy cuspidor and struck the burglar on the head. The thief fled but left behind a valuable watch Morris had guarded.
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Canada
J. B. Morris
Morris
Coal Board Adopts Classification Code in West Virginia
After a nine hour session the bituminous coal producers board for district No 3 northern West Virginia adopted a mine classification formula for the price schedule under the national code. The national commission has ordered a schedule before the December 27 Washington hearing and will set prices if districts cannot agree. The coordinating committee will meet tomorrow morning before the full district board on Monday. C B Smith of Fairmont noted the commission asked the Supreme Court to hear constitutional cases soon.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bituminous Coal Producers Board
West Virginia
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Washington
C. B. Smith
National
Bituminous Coal Commission
Supreme Court
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