Italian minister blames Britain and France for German Russian pact
Count Galeazzo Ciano told the chamber that Italy got only two days notice of Germany's agreement with Russia. He said the German Russian pact was a surprise and blamed Great Britain and France for the move, arguing Berlin would have acted similarly if democracies had not conciliating Russia.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Russia
Galeazzo Ciano
Chamber of Fascist Coperations
Great Britain
France
Britain
First Artillery Duel Reported on Western Front
Paris reports the first direct artillery duel of the war between Maginot and Siegfried Line fortresses occurred today along the Rhine. Big guns in concrete blockhouses fired at close range but neither side attempted to cross the river, keeping the lines static.
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Paris
Maginot
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Post Office Urges First Class For Christmas Mail
The Bonham post office asks all to use first class mail to honor Christmas greetings. First class cards may be sealed, may contain writing, will be forwarded or returned and have delivery preference. Rates: local two cents, outside three. third class one and a half cents but cannot be sealed or written, may not be forwarded or returned and will be destroyed if not delivered.
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Bonham Post Office
Philip Wise
Prison cats reach 7th generation at Washington state prison
Walla Walla Washington inmates keep a long standing tradition as the state penitentiary cats advance to the seventh generation. A census found 50 cats descended from the original 1887 acquisition to combat rats.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
Cotton Gifts Presented To Governor At Cotton Christmas
Santa Claus visited the Governor's Mansion in Austin to deliver cotton gifts to Gov. O'Daniel and state officials. The cotton tree, wrapped packages, and gifts like a cotton mat and cotton flour-sack apron highlighted Texas cotton use. Ike Ashburn and Luther Johnson participated, with the governor joking about politicians and cotton plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Santa Claus
Gov. O'Daniel
Mia O'Daniel
Molly
Pat
Mike
Fanta Claus
Ike Ashburn
A & M_ College
O'Daniel
Santa Claw
Texas
Fort Bliss troops to stage Revolutionary War to World War pages
El Paso soldiers will march in uniforms from the Revolutionary era through World War II in a Sun Carnival parade on January 1. The event, part of Sun Carnival activities, will culminate with the Sun Bowl game between Catholic University and Arizona State College. Islesboro couple builds seaside home as ferry whistle disrupts their lodging plans.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Catholic University of Washington
Islesboro
Lincolnville
Two Bonham Brothers Promoted in U S Navy
Two former Bonham residents brothers John Henry Buchanan and Pat Buchanan earned promotions in the U S Navy from commander to captain, approved by President Roosevelt. They were sons of Dr and Mrs Jr Buchanan long known in Bonham and Panin county before relocating to Oklahoma about 15 years ago.
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Bonham
U.S. Navy
United States Navy
Roosevelt
John Henry Buchanan
Pat Buchanan
Buchanan
Bonham Purple Warriors award 18 players this season
Bonham high announces 18 football players will receive full letter awards for service this season under Coach Marshall May, eight more earn reserve letters. Of 26 in the select group, 11 graduate or age out next year. Jackets bear a large B, while reserve letters are small silver footballs. Recipient list includes George Tariey Clifton Mize Vernon Nealite Brakebill Clyde Hall Pete Stevens Cecil Clayton Dick Brage Weider Furdwell Leon Bethe Jack Metiner B Parsons G Smith Ural Darling Leon Clements Felig Burnett Johnnie Palmer Conley Williams. Reserveers: Billy Clayton William Kelley Joe MacLarry Ernest Hicksang Hollis Vincent J PR Kirkland David Puteet Billy Walker.
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Bonham Purple Warrior
Marshall May
Bonham High
George Tariey
Clifton Mize
Vernon Nealite
Brakebill
Clyde Hall
Pete Stevens
Cecil Clayton
Dick Brage
Weider Furdwell
Leon Bethe
Jack Metiner
B. Parsons
G Smith
Ural Darling
Leon Clements
Felig Burnett
Johnnie Palmer
Conley Willams
Billy Clayton
William Kelley
Joe MacLarry
Ernest Hicksang
Hollis Vincent
JPR
Kirkland
David Puteet
Billy Walker
First Frame House in Port Stockton Razed for Filling Station
Fort Stockton Texas report notes a landmark frame house dating from 1906, the town centerpiece never painted, being demolished to clear space for a new filling station. The project marks a loss of a local historic structure and a shift in town landscape.
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Fort Stockton
Tex
Lubbock Downs Sweetwater In State Schoolboy Clash
Lubbock Westerners, honoring late coach Weldon Chepman, shut out Sweetwater Mustangs 6 to 0. Tyson scored the deciding TD as 55 yards were gained in the third period. Other regional scores include McGregor beating Garland 13 to 0 and Mineola routing Plano 20 to 6.
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Lubbock
Westerners
Weldon Chepman
Sweetwater Mustangs
Sweetwater
Tyson
School Casanova Shrugs At 50 Year Sentence
DALLAS Dec 16 F R Wyatt Classroom Casanova was convicted of trying to kill Mary Jo Miller by a dynamite blast in her bedroom. He received a 50 year prison term and shrugged as the verdict rejected his alibi for the night of July 25, 1938, when the bomb wrecked Mary Jo's room.
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Dallas
F. R Wyatt
Casanova
Mary Jo Miller
Mary Jos
J W H. Miller
Orphans Receive Free Haircuts From Port Worth Barbers
In Tarrant County Port Worth Texas three hundred orphans were treated to Christmas presents that differed this year a free haircut hair tonic and peppermint candy provided by the local barbers union delivering holiday cheer to needy children.
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Port Worth
Tex
Tarrant County
Barbers’ Union
Conductor Of Choir To Appear Here Sunday In Denton
A renowned conductor Dr Wilfred C Bain brings the Denton A Cappella Choir to Bonhi Auditorium for a Sunday evening concert at 8:15. Bain trained with top directors, holds a doctorate from NYU, and has led choirs that broadcast nationwide. See CONDUCTOR Back Page.
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Wilfred C Bain
Denton A Cappella
Bonhiaveditorium
United States
Bain Hie
Fastman
Karl van Hoesen
Westminster Choir
John Finley Williamson
Hollie Dan
New York University
Father Finn
Paulist
Catholic Hour
Hugh Hoss
Schola Cantorum
New York
Bain
Houghton College
Reds Tell League She Is Released From Obligations
Moscow reports Russia says the League of Nations is freed of all obligations under the covenant after expelling her. The warning comes as a response to the expulsion.
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Reds
Moscow
Russia
League of Nations
German Graf Spee May Be Bound for Sea From Montevideo
In Montevideo German and Italian officials conferred on plans for the pocket battleship Graf Spee to sail while German reinforcements delay English forces. The ship is said to be ready to depart Montevideo by Sunday night or be interned for the duration of the war. Unofficial reports also claim the commander of the refugee ship aidingGraf Spee. Recife reports three British destroyers Hardy Hero and Hostile reached port and then moved toward Uruguay.
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Montevilio
Dee
Cevel
Adimiml Graf Spee
Bilermpt
Mpee
Oreere
Montevides
United Press
Recife
Bray
Hardy
Hero
Hostile
Uruguay
Escaped inmate Bruno Hanks flees Phoenix pursuit
Bruno Hanks, an escapee from the Arizona State Hospital, fled while handcuffed to a rider at a Tucson railroad station. Officials feared capture would be difficult as he vanished into the desert after breaking free. Winnie Judd, another inmate, escaped and was recaptured, after being moved within the Phoenix hospital.
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Tucson
Bruno Hanks
Arizona State Hospital
Phoenix
el Paso
Tex Hanks
Etta
Ariz
Dee
Winnie Thuth Judd
Arizona State Hopital
Aly Waa
Otberts Tram
Yuma
Comedy with Speed at Marshall Junior High staging
In Pasadena California local students Irving Zelinka Joseph Hanson and faculty assistant Margaret Dankers wrote rehearsed and produced a one act comedy in two hours under Hollywoodesque guidance. The effort showcased rapid scenario writing and production from Marshall Junior High School talent.
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Pasadena
Cal
Hollywoodle
Irving Zelinka
Joseph Hanson
Marshall Junior High School
Margaret Dankers
Western Union halts package deliveries in Texas
A Texas case reports Western Union Telegraph Company will discontinue the delivery of packages in Texas. Atty Gerald Mann announced that Western Union Distribution Service, Inc a New York corporation, had been chartered for package delivery and Mann notified the company that its Texas charter did not authorize such service.
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Austin
Tex
Atty Con
Gerald Mann
Western Union Telegraph Company
Texas Menn
Western Union Distribution Service, Inc
New York
Mann
Texas
Russians Push South Toward Finnish Positions
Uniren Press reports Russians move from Salmajaervi south toward Pitkajarvi on the frontier after burning and dynamiting Salmajaervi. Finnish forces blow roads and exchange artillery as border hills echo with cannon fire amid a developing battle south of Salmajaervi.
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Svanik
Norway
Salmajaervi
Finland
Pitke
Arvi
Piins
Pitkajarvi
Kidnap Slayer Is Electrocuted In Huntsville
Frank Salazar a 24 year old farm hand who killed Mr and Mrs Paul Kennedy on a West Texas farm last year and abducted their one year old daughter Wilma was electrocuted today at the state penitentiary in Huntsville Texas.
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Huntsville
Frank Salazar
Paul Kennedy
West Texas
Wilma
State Penitentiary
Iowa Firm Low Bidder On Denison Dam Outlets
Denison bids opened Friday afternoon at Hotel Denison by army engineers with FP Lytle Company of Sioux City Iowa the apparent low bidder on the Denison outlet works at 4470640 dollars.
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Iowa
Denison Dam
Denison
FP. Lytle Company
Sioux City
Army
Grand Jury Indicts 16 Dallas Persons In Mail Fraud Case
A federal grand jury in Fort Worth indicts 16 Dallas residents for mail fraud tied to an insurance collection scheme. The government alleges $65,000 involved with $10,000 paid on bogus claims, naming George Islee as alleged ringleader and listing 15 co conspirators. Judge James C. Wilson ordered the case transferred to Dallas after January 1 for trial.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Dallas
James C. Wilson
Dellas
Baptist Workers Convene Up Calvary Baptist Church
Berlin December 16 Will Parke is sentenced to four years in prison and two years deprivation of civil rights plus confiscation of his radio for listening to foreign broadcasts. The Fannin County Baptist Workers’ Conference meets at Calvary Baptist Church Monday December 18 in an all day session from 10 am to after 2 pm. An 11:20 am address on Lets Make Texas Dry by Judge Edgar P Haney of Dallas highlights the program. Rev HL White of the Forest Archive Baptist Church Sherman appears. Back Page.
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Berlin
Will Parke
Prion
Tis
Fannin County Baptist Workers’ Conference
Calvary Baptist Church
Texas
Edgar P Haney
Dallas
United Texas
Rev
HL. White
The
Forest Archive Baptist Church
Sherman
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