Romania Is Key State in Balkan Crisis Says Column
Joseph W. LaBine analyzes how Romania sits at the center of Balkan tensions as Berlin peace talks resume. The piece surveys U.S. policy moves, Hull’s warnings, Kennedy’s influence, and hints at potential four power shifts amid Finland and Russia crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romania
Balkan
Berlin
U. S
State Department
Europe
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Russia
Finland
Cordell Hull
Mr. Hull
Britain
Politicians clash as graft drive drums up 1944 election
In a broad sweep of campaign moves observers note Attorney General Frank Murphy and Thurman Arnold back graft probes in Chicago while Murphy eyes a Supreme Court seat. Dewey’s New York cleanup shadows national contest as the Vatican eyes church leadership and Fisk Rubber sells to U S Rubber for over 5.6 million in cash plus stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tom Dewey
Minneapolis
America
Frank Murphy
Thurman Arnold
Chicago
Supreme Court
Christmas Goes On Year Round Around The World
The piece surveys how Christmas is celebrated on varied dates by communities from the Netherlands to the Aleutians and Shetland. It notes December 5 Saint Nicholas customs, January 5 in Redon island and Shetland, January 14 New Year with Russian calendar, and Alaska’s mixed December 25 and January 7 observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Nicholas
Holland
Hungary
Santa Claus
Shetland
Alaska
News Quiz Historical Names and Political Figures
A quiz item lists five questions on a Russian exile testifying before Dies committee a naval admiral replacing Bloch on January 6, the father of Joan Crawford’s ex-husband, a hypothetical Roosevelt Dewey race per Gallup, and Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Dies un-Americanism Committee
James
Richardson
Clande
Bloch
Joan Crawford
Gallup
Roosevelt
Thomas Dewey
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Japan Village Reveres Suspected Christ Burial Mound Tradition
In Merai, Aomori, peasants kneel before a mound with a pillar bearing a six point star and three Japanese characters. They believe it marks Jesus Christ’s burial site though they are Buddhists or Shintoists, with legends tying Soraitara to crucifixion.
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Corea
Japan
Merai
Aomori
Honshu Island
Yadaijin
Suinin
Soraitara
Notable Names and Figures Mentioned in Ciphered Survey
Fragmentary OCR lists figures such as Leon Troteky, Douglas Fairbanks, Roosevelt, Dewey, and Finland's Washington along with percentages and a reference to a defense figure. The text is garbled and reads like a partial roster or poll data with unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon ‘Troteky
U. S. Naval Operations
Bioch
Douglas Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Rie Marten Gece Yin Welt
Dewey
Finland
Washington
Christmas Day Figures in Postal lore and Santa lore
Postmaster General James A Farley handles about 1000 Christmas cards daily during the season. Vasco da Gama, born Christmas Day 1469, found Natal Africa in 1497 and died Christmas Eve 1524. Oscar Phillips in Santa Claus Indiana cancels half a million pieces of mail each Christmas. Franklin D Roosevelt receives a cake of soap in his stocking. Edward Heenan has played Santa in Milwaukee since 1927 and keeps a herd of reindeer year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farley
Vasco da Gama
Natal
Africa
Oscar Phillips
Santa Claus
Ind
Roosevelt
Edward Heenan
Milwaukee
Christmas Trees Brought From North Woods For Holiday
They cut evergreen trees in the north woods weeks before Christmas and ship them to distant places to brighten homes on Christmas morning. The description highlights the seasonal effort to supply festive evergreens for the holiday.
Next Year's Yule Cards Already Being Designed
Artists have completed designs for the 1940 41 season and printers will begin after the holidays. A major English firm employing 500 men and women specializes in producing these cards sometimes with calendars added.
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England
Meat Packer Donates 50,000 Pounds of Meat for Needy
Louis E R Sigman, longtime donor, gives 50 thousand pounds of meat each Christmas to Denver families. Over 10 years the effort has produced 5 thousand parcels of 10 pounds, totaling more than 250 tons. He recalls hunger in Brooklyn as his motivation for the yearly party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Joe Kennedy
Roosevelt
U. S
Jesse Jones
Denver
Colo
Louis ER. Sigman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sigman
Toy wagon painters and doll eyes spark Christmas cheer
Since last spring workers have painted toy wagons and added eyes to baby dolls to bring joy to families on Christmas morning.
Postal workers prepare for early Christmas packages
At home and abroad they work long hours to guarantee delivery by the time Santa Claus arrives. Early mailing of Christmas packages makes their job easier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Winston-Salem Woman Crafting Moravian Christmas Candles
Misa Ella Butner of Winston Salem North Carolina works year round making candles for Moravian church Christmas love feasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Ella Butner
Winston- Salem
N. C
Autumn Roundup Mirrors Turkey Ranch Market Push
Each autumn and early winter is roundup time on turkey ranches where birds are shipped to market to reach dining tables on Christmas Day.
Tyrolian Village Folk Celebrate Odd Yule Rites
Austrian report notes Tyrolean practices during Christmas. Innsbruck residents wear animal masks for the Lord's birthday. A region carves and decorates a wooden Christmas tree. Locals also parade tall headpieces only on December holiday.
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Joseph W. Labine
Western Newspaper Union
Rumor Hath II
Germany
France
Italy
Vlinoe Hakkila
Netherlands
League OF Nations
China
Norway
Karl J. Hambro
League of Nations Assembly
League
Jakob Sarits
Lithuania
Latvia
Council
Scandinavia
Richard Austen Butler
Wellington Koo
Koo
Karl Hambro
Moscow
Rumania
TALY
Balkans
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Bessarabia
Ruraalan
Eumania
Icoly
Senands
Caeseoly
SECTY
Butler
National Economic Committee Against Federal Price Control
Justice Department
American Farm Bureau Federation
Henry Wallace
Camerlengo
Vatican
Pius XII
Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri Camerlengo
Holy Homan
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Fisk Rubber Corporation
U. S. Rubber Company
Shetland! Islands
Christ
Iskiri
Siberia
Keiko Tenno
House of the Moon
Jesus
Romori
Pacific
Santa
Eddie Cantor
Jimmy Durante
Boris Karloff
Yuletide
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River ST
Central Sq
J. Frank Facey
Prospect Street
Cambridge
Consult
Joseph F. Higgins
Camb
Master Electricians Association
Teowbridge
Ola
Carver St
Boston
OF Bogistos
DEV
Chas. H. Fisher & CO
Brookline Street
Edward J. Donahue
Massachusetts Ave
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