Franco advances in Catalonia press forward toward Barcelona
News dateline Hendaye reports Borjas Blancas, 16 miles southeast of Lerida, captured by Franco forces in a four day offensive. The insurgents push to surround government strongholds in northeastern Spain as their battle lines extend 125 miles toward Barcelona with a two thirds hold on Spain.
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Borjas Blancas
Lerida
Tarragona
Francisco Franco
Spain
Catalona
Franco
Barcelona
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Siena
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Governor Earle Undaunted by Christmas Crashes Return
Governor George H. Earle returned to Harrisburg after a Christmas day air crash near Conshohocken that lightly injured his wife and two guests. He described feeling scared but said the incident would not stop him from attending a Christmas party and resuming air travel.
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Philadelphia
George H. Earle
Harrisburg
Conshohocken
Earle
Sleepy Driver Parks on Railway to Snooze
Weary driver Joseph Fenton 34 of New York veered onto the roadside, parked on a railroad track and slept. A locomotive struck the car, leaving him cut and bruised, waking him about 40 feet from the rail.
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Scranton
Joseph Fenton
New York
Fenton
Fire damages and weekend toll across states
A garage fire at 532 Bluefield avenue caused about 2000 dollars in damages to trucks and cars stored there. Fire broke out during the holiday weekend and was discovered after the fire burned out. The weekend fatalities totaled over 450 with traffic deaths leading the count.
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Bluefield Avenue
Kroger Grocery and
Baking Compen
Starcher-Conley Motor Sales
E. L. McClure
TAZEWELL AREA DAMAGED BY WIND
A windstorm swept Tazewell area causing structural damage and halted output at Bluegrass Lime plant Maxwell. Estimated $2,000 damage includes warehouse roof and stock. five squares of tin roof blown from Norfolk and Western depot. damage to J T Kendricks mill shed Five Oaks Lime and Stone porch and Burke's Garden residence overturned.
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Bluegrass Lime Company
Maxwell
Norfolk and Western
J. T. Kendricks
Five Oaks
Five Oaks Lime and Stone Company
Truce Talk in China Sparks Peace Talks Debate
Hongkong reports a possible visit by Wang Ching-Wie former president of the Chinese executive Yuan to discuss truce terms with Japanese emissaries. Early word said he would arrive today, but his exact whereabouts remained unclear as diplomats discussed the move.
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Hongkong
Wang Ching-Wie
Yaun
Wang
Roosevelt faces cross currents after 1940 election
Washington December 26 Congress returns to hear if President Roosevelt will shift policy after a conservative election trend. Report discusses potential moves including backing conservative swing, delaying reforms, or concentrating on amending New Deal laws, with key policy signals anticipated in the annual message and budget.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Rev Lynne Mead Dies in Clifton Forge
Roanoke Virginia December 26 Rev Lynne Burgoyne Mead son of the late Rev G Otis Mead longtime Christ Episcopal rector died at 10 30 p m Sunday in a Clifton Forge hospital Funeral services set for 3 p m Tuesday at St Andrews Clifton Forge conducted by Rt Rev Robert Carter Jett former bishop under whom Mead began his ministry and served his first charges
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Lynne Burgoyne Mead
G. Otis Mead
Christ Episcopal Church
Clifton Forge
St. Andrews’ Church
Robert Carter Jett
Southwestern Virginia
Gershwin Notebooks Reveal Untapped Musical Goldmine
New York reports unpublished Gershwin notebooks contain 20 to 25 strong numbers and themes for two shows or several films. Kay Swift catalogs the works for Ira Gershwin, noting posthumous release Dawn of a New Day chosen as the New York World's Fair theme.
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George Gershwin
Tin Pan Alley
Carnegie Hall
Kay Swift
East Side
Ira Gershwin
Miss Swift
Brooklyn
Gershwin
Snowstorm Butchers West Virginia and Virginia Routes
The early morning blizzard swept southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia with heavy snow and high winds, then changed to rain. Sidewalks became slushy and few downtown sidewalks were cleared due to Christmas observances. Some streets were salted with ashes to aid traffic while no major accidents were reported.
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Virginia
Eckman
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norton
Clinch Valley
Winston-Salem
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Shenandoah Valley
Buchanan
Tot dies after fatal tumble on Christmas
A six month old girl, Nancy Hallaway of Richlands, fell from a bed while playing with Santa toys on her first Christmas. She struck her head, then died from a concussion of the brain. Funeral services were to be held at the First Baptist church. She is survived by her parents and two brothers.
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Albert Hallaway
Richlands
Nancy
First Baptist Church
New Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Daladier Plans Corsica Tunisia Tour Amid Territorial Dispute
Paris reports Daladier will tour Corsica and Tunisia by early January, reviewing military parades as Italy presses for revisiting the 1935 Laval Mussolini pact. France accepts Italy's note but insists the 1935 accord remain the basis for negotiations.
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Four Aart in Blast and Fire at Lynchburg
A penny firecracker exploded destroying an automobile repair shop in downtown Lynchburg Virginia causing a major blaze. Four people were burned including L B Taylor owner of the shop Horace Smith 30 his wife Elizabeth and Pred Gotschall. The blast occurred as Gotschall lit a firecracker in the doorway of a fireworks storage house owned by Taylor.
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L. B. Taylor
Horace Smith
Coleman
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Pred Gotschall
Taylor
Gotschall
Dies Says U S Flooded With Propaganda
Representative Martin Dies accuses the United States of being inundated with propaganda aimed at dragging the nation into foreign disputes. He says Russia and England are leading this effort and urges a return to noninterference and clearer limits on federal power and foreign entanglements.
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Martin Dies
Tex
United States
Congressional
Congress
Dies
Russia
England
Executive Department
Invisible Glass Coating Claim Sparks Scientific Breakthrough
In Schenectady on December 26 Dr. Katharine Blodgett of General Electric reported a coating that renders glass invisible by forming a film four millionths of an inch thick on both surfaces. The thin film eliminates reflections and greatly increases light transmission, potentially improving eye wear and photography.
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Schnectady
N. Y
Siegfried
Katharine B. Blodgett
Blodgett
General Electric Company
Irving Langmiur
General Electric
Miss Blodgett
Santa-clad Dallas merchant hands out warm clothing to 3000
Dallas merchant I Rude opened his Christmas clothing party to aid 3000 needy as dawn crowds formed outside his downtown store. Police noted a stolen car incident but Rude kept guiding volunteers and shoppers through four block lines for coats shoes and undergarments.
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Tex
I. Rude
Sas
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Rude
Denver
Roosevelt Plans Big Defense Build Up In Peacetime
President Roosevelt reportedly decides on a dual report to Congress for unprecedented defense reinforcements. The plan envisions about 10 000 Army Air Force planes plus naval aircraft, a total air fleet near 13 000, plus 100 000 pilots and 125 000 mechanics to train. Also included are two new battleships, broader air base expansion, and industrial measures to speed war production.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Goa
Germany
Civil Aeronautics Authority
National Youth Administration
War Department
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National Guard
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Aged man attacks girl then sets fire and dies
In Newark New Jersey a 60 year old father beat his 13 year old daughter Virginia DeBacker with an ax then set fire to his farm home and hanged himself while she lay unconscious. Grandfather Jacob DeBacker started the blaze burning two barns and a garage before the fatal actions. Two passersby smashed a porch window to reach the girl who was taken for treatment with critical injuries.
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N. J
Virginia DeBacker
Corp
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