Cane Field Workers Support Batista in Havana Protests
Thousands of cane workers and farmers marched in Havana in support of Col. Fulgencio Batista and his nine cent sugar tax bill aimed at funding rural schools run by army sergeants. The move follows a split with civil authorities and a looming congressional vote amid filibusters and threats of a veto.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Congress
Central Park
National Capitol
Batista
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Gerardo Machado
Senate
House
Suarez Rivas
Liberal Party
Gomez
National Sugar Mill Owners Association
Machado
Cespedes
Lions Club Hosts 158 Boys for Christmas Party
Santa arrived by plane to Roosevelt hotel to read a Christmas proclamation as 158 school boys enjoyed a banquet with turkey, gifts, and music. Dempsy Jones led songs while Clark's orchestra performed and kids shared stories as telegrams arrived.
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Lions Club
Santa Claus
Roosevelt Hotel
Man Jones
Dempsy Jones
Linn County
Santa
Wyoming
Arthur Shepherd
Clark
Nevin Nichols
Keokuk County Deputy Sheriff Involved in Rear Collision
Mrs. C. V. Banes wife of the Keokuk county deputy sheriff sustained back injuries Tuesday evening when the car she rode in was rear ended by a truck driven by Glen Martin 50 of Keota.
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Sigourney
C. V. Banes
Keokuk County
Glen Martin
Keota
Pakhoi Seaport Opens to Foreign Trade in 1876
The Chinese port of Pakhoi began foreign trade in 1876, marking its entry into international commerce. Local merchants and foreign traders anticipated new economic opportunities as commercial ships visited the harbor.
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Pakhoi
Towa's Show Christmas Treat For Newsboys
The Gazette reports newsboys guided by Alex Fidler received a Santa Claus moment as Andy Talbot, Iowa theater manager, arrived with holiday gifts and two films. Lee Tracy returns in Wanted: Jane Turner, followed by Brilliant Marriage, plus a newsreel on Edward VIII.
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Gazette
Alex Fidler
Santa Claus
Andy Talbot
Iowa
Wise
Lee Tracy
Jane Turner
Edward VIII
England
Births and oil group formation in Independence area
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Izer at St. Luke's and two sons for the Cook and Lundquist families at Mercy and Mercy hospitals. Corrected birth dates are noted for Byrne and Derflinger. Independence organizes the Iowa Petroleum relations committee with R. E. Rehmel as county chairman and Glen Grier as secretary, plus an executive and general committee.
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Charles F. Izer
Longwood Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
William S. Cook
Fourth Avenue
O. H. Lundquist
Third Street
Mercy Hospital
Paul Byrne
Fourteenth Street
Richard Derflinger
First Avenue
Marion
Independence
Buchanan County
Iowa Petroleum Relations Committee
R. E. Rehmel
Glen Grier
Rodney Miller
Aurora
Matt Treweiller
Jesup
Neil Klampe
Bernard Holgate
Rudolph Baker
M. C. Rowland
C. K. Rhodes
James Weepie
Ralph Nes
Havelock Ellis backs Wallis Simpson as queen
World famous sex authority Havelock Ellis breaks his interview rule to discuss Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. He argues she would have made an excellent queen, says Edward’s choice defies normalcy, and calls for divorce law reform as a key social issue.
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Havelock Ellis
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
England
United Press
London
Ellis
Mrs. Simpson
Foremost Spittoon Collector Dr. Phelps Dies
Dr. Launcelot Ridley Phelps 83 longtime Oriel College associate professor died Thursday. For fifty nine years he collected unique spittoons from around the world establishing himself as a leading figure in this unusual hobby.
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Oxford
England
Launcelot Ridley Phelps
Oriel College
Phelps
Marriage License Issued for Sturm Johnson Pair
Albert Sturm Jr and Maxine E Johnson of Cedar Rapids obtain a marriage license. Albert Engdah of Cedar Rapids and Evelyn Tow of Fairfax listed as additional parties.
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Albert Sturm, Jr
Maxine E. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Albert Engdah
Evelyn Tow
Fairfax
Army Aide General Patrick Guiney Dies at Walter Reed
Briga dier General Patrick W. Guiney assistant army quartermaster general died Thursday at Walter Reed General Hospital. The AP report notes his service and death in Washington.
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Washington (Ap
Patrick W. Guiney
Army Quartermaster General
Walter Reed General Hospital
Chelsea High to Stage Christmas Program in School Auditorium
Chelsea plans a Christmas program Wednesday evening December 23 in the school auditorium. The high school group will perform a play The Dust of the Road directed by Miss Maria Myrah with cast Edward Malina Ruppert Wiley Marie Sheda Edwin Plasek. Primary and intermediate grades and junior high will stage The Rag Dolls Christmas Eve directed by Mrs Lola Comte and Miss Gertrude Mattke.
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Immaculate Conception School
Helen Lindekin
Patricia Kelly
Ralph Struhs
Eugene Estill
Shirley Reesink
Billy Jennings
Zola Ferguson
Marilyn Dautremont
Joan Enzler
Olive Kerns
Bobby Thoennes
Mickey Hines
Mary E. Hurych
Virginia Richter
Shirley Temple
Dionne
Bethlehem
Joan Powers
Agnes O'Connell
Lawrence Clark
G. Moore
A. Pusateri
R. Kennedy
A. Finn
J. Peterson
T. Cortez
Kindergartners
Chelsea
Maria Myrah
Edward Malina
Ruppert Wiley
Marie Sheda
Edwin Plasek
Lola Comte
Gertrude Mattke
Cannes Folk Split Over Mrs Simpson Visit
Cannes France residents react to Mrs Wallis Simpson stay with mayor facing threats over honor citizen invitation and alleged taxpayer spending. British visitors boycott town while hotels report low Christmas bookings amid press presence and outcry.
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Cannes
Mrs, Simpson
French Town
Wallis
France
INS
Wallis Simpson
Pierre Nouveau
Mrs. Simpson
Cossette
Bridge Foreman Killed on Rock Island Bridge Near Owatonna
John Warnecke a 55 year old bridge foreman from South St Paul died after slipping on a railroad bridge over the Straight River two and a half miles north of Owatonna. He fell about 50 feet during work on Thursday.
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Owatonna, Minn
John Warnecke
South St Paul
Rock Island Railroad
Straight River
Owatonna
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Towa
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Richard H Simpson
Lou Vier
Richard Simpson
Corsica
Kodaks Motion Picture
Sanford
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KODAK
Mazda
Cine-Kodak
Ciné-Kodak
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Rochester, N.Y
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