Railroad group calls for broad regulation of transport system
A Roosevelt committee urged centralizing control under the Interstate Commerce Commission with a new independent board to regulate all transportation forms. It proposed rate setting, service rules, and a separate court for financial reorganizations, plus lifting Reconstruction Finance Corp loan limits and other relief measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Special Committee of Railroad Management and
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Transportation Board
I. C C
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Four Die in Collision with Greyhound Bus Near Lima
Four persons were killed when their automobile collided head on with a southbound Greyhound bus two miles north of Lima Ohio. Victims were Robert F. Smith and Edna M. Smith both 44 of Whitesville Kentucky Mary Stillman 32 and Joe Schell both of Portland. About 30 bus passengers were shaken but uninjured.
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Lima
Greyhound
Here
Burt Hibbard
Robert F. Smith
Edna M. Smith
Whitesville
Mary Stillman
Joe Schell
Portland
Hibbard
Detroit
Cincinnati
Insurgents Open Catalonia Drive in Civil War Push
Insurgents launched a major offensive in Catalonia northeastern Spain with Franco troops aided by heavy artillery and air power. Reports say advances averaged six miles and 1 000 prisoners were taken as the battle intensified near Tremp and along the Segre river. Frontier posts at Iran and Behobia tightened controls.
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Hendaye
France
Ale
Catalonia
Spain
Epel
Franco
Segre
Tremp
Iran
Behobia
Farmer 84 Confesses Christmas Tree Slaying
Elyria Ohio December 23 an 84 year old farmer with a long white Santa beard told authorities he killed William Rousseau a 37 year old unemployed trucker over a Christmas tree. He said the tree was his for the asking but theft changed things.
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Ohio
Elyria
William Rousseau
William Casey
Four killed as bomber crashes in Alabama field
A twin motor bomber crashed and burned near Uniontown Alabama killing four aboard. Officials scrambled for identities while others possibly aboard remained unconfirmed. The craft reportedly departed Dallas Texas earlier in the day bound for Montgomery.
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Uniontown
Ala
Atlantic Fleet To Be Permanent Unit Of 35 Warships
The navy announced the temporary Atlantic squadron would become a permanent unit of 35 warships on January 6 amid friction with Germany. Economic weapon studies include a potential embargo to halt German shipping if relations deteriorate, while political voices call for restraint and caution regarding President Roosevelt and the war program.
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Washington
Germany
Atalantic
State Department
Ickes
Atlantic
Austria
Lewis
Til
Reynulds
N.C
Europe
United States
Russia
Italy
Japan
Reynolds
National Council For Prevention of War
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Family Christmas Dinner at White House
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt host a four generation Christmas dinner for their eldest son James Roosevelt. Guests include two Roosevelt children and three grandchildren plus Hopkins and his daughter Diana. James is honored with birthday wishes as mistletoe and festive decor fill the White House rooms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
James
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelts
Diana
Hopkins
Jimmy” Roosevelt
Jimmy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Roosevelt Family Reunion Highlights Doted Relatives
Six year old Sara and two year old Kate, blonde daughters of Jimmy and Betsy, were measured for growth since last seen. President Roosevelt’s mother Mrs Sara Delena Roosevelt, age 85, is a constant happy guest at annual reunions along with sister-in-law Mrs J R Roosevelt and former lawyer Harry Hooker of New Earlier in the day, the president and Mrs Roosevelt greeted office staff and Mrs Roosevelt gave each a gift bearing the president’s seal.
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Sara
Kate
Jimmy
Betsy
Sara Delena Roosevelt
J. R. Roosevelt
Harry Hooker
New
Roosevelt
Shirley Temple Repeats as Box Office Queen for Fourth Year
Hollywood novelty star Shirley Temple tops list as U.S. box office queen for the fourth straight year after a vote by American theater owners. Clark Gable remains No. 2, with voters also sending in ballots for Walt Disney characters Dopey Snow White dwarfs and other mascots. Leaders include Jane Withers Alice Faye and Power.
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Hollywood
Calif
Shirley Temple
Motion Picture Herald
Clark Gable
Walt Disney
Dopey
Snow White
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Jane Wither
Alice Faye
Power
Christmas Spirit Eases Courtroom Tension
County Judge R P Robbins faced six no show lawyers who hid in another office. The six were found on the floor playing with mechanical toys for charity. In Ohio the city liquor agency poured 25 gallons of seized alcohol into the Ohio River. Near Helena Christmas presents fell from a Northwest Airlines plane door opening but were returned by finders.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
R. P. Robbins
Louisville
Ohio River
City Alcoholic Beverage Administration
Helena
Mont
Northwest Airlines
Pan Am Pan-American Lima Parley Near Solidarity Deal
Delegates from 20 of 21 republics sign a majority solidarity declaration led by Dr. Carlos Concha as Argentina and Uruguay join. Brazil's signature awaited. Buenos Aires says unanimous support. The accord aims to defend continental solidarity against foreign intervention and settle the two week old dispute.
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Lima
Carlos Concha
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Concha
Afranio Mello Franco
Buenos Aires
Posomar
Republic of the Western
Venezuela Legation Elevation To Embassy
President Roosevelt elevated the American legation in Venezuela to an embassy strengthening ties with Latin America. Venezuela will open an embassy in Washington alongside the new U S embassy in Caracas.
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Venezuela
Washington
United States
Latin America
Roosevelt
Christmas Story on WHIS Tonight
Tonight at 11 o clock a Christmas story adapted for radio by Mrs. Norma Lee Alley from a Daily Telegraph column will air on WHIS. The cast includes Norma Lee Alley Linsey Alley Booker Bernard Mcne Jr Pat Murphy Armentrout Charley fe Carl Caldwell Ed Kitts and Melvin Bar.
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Norma Lee Alley
Daily Telegraph
I of
Bluefield
Linsey Alley
Booker
Bernard Mcne, Jr
Pat Murphy
Armentrout
Charley Fe Carl Caldwell
Ed Kitts
Melvin Bar
Roosevelt May Address Congress On Germany Crisis
Washington dispatch reports rising U S and German tensions after Ickes denounced Nazi persecutions. Observers expect President Roosevelt to frame or renew stern language in his January 4 message to Congress, signaling a moral quarantine of Germany amid new repressions. A Lima Pan American conference resolution urged democratic guarantees and human solidarity in response to the German crisis.
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Washington
Berlin
Ickes
Roosevelt
Congress
State Department
Germany
White House
Welles
United States
Lima
Hopkins Named Secretary of Commerce in Roosevelt Cabinet
Harry Hopkins was promoted to secretary of commerce by President Roosevelt. The move places Hopkins at the helm of the Commerce Department while WPA administrator is created for Harrington. The appointment sparks GOP criticism and questions about Senate confirmation and party dynamics.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
F. C. Harrington
Work Progress Administration
Hop
Harrington
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
WPA
Hopkins
Congress
Congressional Republicans
Senate
Citywide Christmas Eve Toy Distribution Planned
More than 2 000 children in Greater Bluefield and nearby areas will meet Santa at Ramsey and Genoa high school sites and Palmer hall for the Community Christmas Tree. About 2 156 underprivileged kids are expected with 3 30 pm Ramsey program and 5 pm Virginia Side event, as music and a Christmas story unfold.
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Bluefield
Santa Claus
Community Christmas Tree Association
Clyde E. Elliott
Mercer County
Greater
Ramsey School
Genoa High School
Virginia
Palmer Hall
Methodist Church
Ramsey
Genoa
Ben H. Williams
Association
Santa
Elizabeth Shelton
Beaver High School
William Crowe, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
K. E. Moss
Salvation Army
Union Mission
Gaus Tan
New Attack on Ickes Exposes Diplomatic Strain
Berlin reports that Nazi press warns Ickes' policy could rupture U S Germany ties after Sumner Welles rebuffed Germany over an Cleveland address. Hamburg newspaper and Berlin Lokalanzeiger echo claims that Ickes and his group aim to force a break between nations. Official silence continues as protests are not published.
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Berlin
Ickes
United States
Germany
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Berlin Lokalanzeiger
Sumner Welles
Cleveland
Welles
Hamberger Fremdenblatt
Uni
Berlin press widens quarrel with United States over Ickes and Pittman
Berlin papers accuse Ickes and Senator Pittman of leading a group of war instigators aiming to rupture German American relations. The Lokalanzeiger labels the duo as masterminding anti Nazi agitation and disinformation, amid calls for Washington to apologize for Ickes remarks.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Ickes
Key Pittman
Lokalanzeiger
Washington
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Pittman
Hitler
Welles
Lokatanzeiger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cle Zionist Society
America
Weatherman Sees Chance of Snow for Yale Area Christmas
Charleston West Virginia December 23 The weatherman said a slim chance remained that the cold drizzle could turn to snow for a white Christmas Snow flurries were spotted in parts of the eastern Panhandle around Martinsburg with light falls in some highland areas Temperatures elsewhere hovered near 40 degrees and no snow was seen Officials at Charleston reported mixed signals from the west where heavy snow had appeared to threaten the state but may not reach West Virginia in full.
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Montgomery
Selma Times-Journal
S. S. Johnson
Warren Wunderlich
Los Sagaee
J. P. Pollard
Air Reserve
Reid
Narro
Jones
Warren A. Maxwell
Maxwell Field
Ala
Hensley Field
Dallas
Texas
Lewisburg
W. Va
Earl McClintic
H. Nickel Kramer
Seldon H. McClintic
Greenbrier County
Rader’s Valley
C. F. McClintic
State Penitentiary
McClintic
Kramer
Earl
Charleston
Panhandle
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Drummond Sentenced to Two Years in West Coast Spy Case
Allen Drummond, 23, convicted of attempting to sell stolen mill plane plans and photos to Japan, received the maximum sentence of two years in federal prison. Judge Judes Leon R. Yankwich presided in Los Angeles.
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Drummond
Los Angeles
Allen Drummond
Karl
Japan
Judes Leon R. Yankwich
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