Burst of vein forces Pope Pius to cancel Christmas Eve audience
Pope Pius the eleventh suffered a burst varicose vein in his paralyzed left leg on Saturday, prompting cancellation of the Christmas Eve audience for the college of cardinals. Doctors from Milan and the Papal doctors treated him as officials described his condition as satisfactory but urged bed rest for weeks while a ceremonial mission to the Eucharistic congress was approved.
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Vatican City
Ins
Pope Pius
College of Cardinals
Father Gemelli
Vatican
Milan
Aminta Milani
Cardinal Pacelli
Cardinal Daugherty
Philadelphia
Mgr
Joseph Carroll McCormick
Louis Fitzpatrick
Sword and Cape
Joseph Lopahong
No Road Back Into the Past Says 1936 Essay
A 1936 essay reflects on the impossibility of returning to past times and places. It contrasts memories and the irreversible flow of life with the call to advance into the future carrying lessons from history. The author notes aging, the futility of seeking youth, and the value of progress over nostalgia.
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Jerome K. Jerome
Pope Pius Faces Additional Health Setback from Varicose Vein
Medical authorities in New York note a bursting varicose vein in Pope Pius XII signals possible ulcer development. For a healthy person it is painful but not grave. for the pope, at his advanced age and frail condition, it adds a new serious handicap. Dispatches from the Vatican hint at arteriosclerotic complications reducing his resistance.
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New York
Ins
Pope Pius
Vatican
Iowa Hastens Unemployment Act Pass in Special Session
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce tax committee urges adopting federal model for unemployment insurance with Iowa specifics. They favor applying to firms with four or more workers and endorse merit rating and the poor fund plan, noting admin costs for smaller employers.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Shenandoah Mayor Orders Slot Machines Out
Shenandoah Iowa mayor Paul Ambler ordered all slot race horse and pinball outfits removed within 24 hours after a resident claimed her husband lost wages to such machines. He warned authorities would seize any remaining operators found.
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Shenandoah
Shenandoah, Ia
Paul Ambler
Britain seeks closer US ties over Far East crisis
London reports Britain plans closer co operation with the United States in Far East affairs after Japan is said to have aligned with Germany and Italy. Britain warns Japan and seeks more American consultation on Pacific problems while intelligence circles study the German Japanese pact.
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London
Pacific
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Great Britain
United States
Germany
Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
China
Britain
Brittain
Washington
Nippon Empire
Stores Thronged By Evening Crowds As Carols Open Shopping
Cedar Rapids crowds packed Greene's square where 100 YWCA Girl Reserves sang carols under Mrs. E. E. Fisher. Festive lights lined Third avenue as shoppers filled shops until 9 pm. Stores stay open 8:30 am to 9 pm through Christmas Eve. merchants plan 6 pm close that day.
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Greene’s Square
Cedar Rapids
Little Town of
Bethlehem
E. E. Fisher
Third Avenue
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A Cedar Rapids toll record for 1936 notes numbers on accidents injuries and deaths. The data shows 480 incidents across the period with varying severity and outcomes.
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Cedar Rapids
Trial resumes in civil suit over crash injuries involving Zody
Defense continues to present testimony challenging Zody’s claimed permanent injuries from an auto crash that yielded a $14 500 verdict against the late E F Winslow in district court. Evidence covers Zody’s post accident work and private life, with proceedings adjourned to Wednesday.
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Fred Zody
Cedar Rapids
Toledo
E. F. Winslow
H. C. Ring
Judge Ring
W. J. Fleming
Zody
Libby Brand
Eighth Street
Brand
Don Barnes
Joseph Champer
Collins Radio Company
Britain Warns Germany Over Spanish Civil War Aid
London reports quote Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden warning German ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop of Britain's grave view on sending volunteers to Spain. Berlin envoy to report to Hitler as German troops are alleged to aid the rebel forces under the cover of volunteers. Also noted were detachments from Sixth Grenadiers and Thirteenth Infantry from Münster with staff accompanying the ambassador.
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London
Anthony Eden
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Great Britain
Germany
Spain
Foreign Office
Eden
von Ribbentrop
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Manchester Guardian
Grenadiers
Muenster
Westphalia
United Press
Fine Weather Draws Shoppers in Cedar Rapids
The weatherman reported clear skies and rising temperatures as Cedar Rapids held holiday shoppers Saturday. Readings climbed from 18 at 7 a.m. to 22 at 10 a.m. and reached 31 by 1:15 p.m. The day followed Friday’s high of 32 and varied to 28 and 26 later.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Senators sift complex data of bail hearing
Senate investigators press holidays break as they analyze a bewildering mass of evidence from a two week inquiry into railway financing. The Missouri Pacific case centered on a $23 million RFC loan with $7.35 million used to repay prior loans, and testimony from Arthur Anderson and George Whitney of J P Morgan.
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Washington
Senate
Wheeler
Mont
America
van Sweringen Brothers
Cleveland
J. P. Morgan and Company
Arthur M. Anderson
George Whitney
van Sweringen
Missouri Pacific
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Morgan
Anderson
RFC
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Morgan Partners
New York
Landon to Visit Roosevelt at White House Monday
Kansas Governor Alf M. Landon will meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House Monday morning for an 11 o clock visit. The two will speak briefly during the Gridiron Dinner event, their first meeting since the campaign drought relief conference in Des Moines.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
White House
Des Moines
Soviet envoy denies Moscow links to Sianfu uprising
In Nanking the Soviet charge d affaires told Foreign Minister Chang Chun there is no Soviet involvement with Chinese communists. In Sianfu rumors arose that a hitch stalled Chiang Kai-Shek's release as his brother in law Finance Minister Soong flew by air to confer with mediator W. H. Donald about Chiang's possible release from Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang.
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Nanking
China
Soviet Union
Chang Chun
Moscow
INS
Chiang Kai-Shek
T. V. Soong
Sianfu
W. H. Donald
Chiang
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chiang Kai-shek freed as China cheers across nation
News wires report Chiang Kai-shek and Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang reached a compromise and Chiang was withdrawn from Chang’s custody. Japan cautioned against any hardening toward Nippon, while celebrations erupted in Shanghai as workers set off firecrackers and civilians hailed the release.
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Nanking
INS
China
Sianfu
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Japan
Chang
Chiang
Nippon
Domei
Hachiro Arita
Hsu Shih-Ying
Tokio
Chiang- Chang
Shanghai
Conspiracy Charged In Bruno Escape From Pottsville Prison
Nine states hunt Joseph J. Bruno who fled from a Schuylkill County prison under orders from Governor Earle. Attorney General Margiotti says the escape was a planned conspiracy involving public officials and others. Bruno, a life term killer in the Kelayres massacre, disappeared after leaving with guard Guy Irving.
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Pottsville
Joseph J. Bruno
Kelayres
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Charles J. Margiotti
Bruno
Three Girls Die in Natrona Heights Fire
In Tarentum Pennsylvania three young sisters Edith Swartzlander 12 Phyllis Anne 9 and Audrey 6 died in a fire that engulfed their Natrona Heights home. The parents were away at a pre Christmas party leaving the mother to tend other children after tucking the girls in.
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Tarentum
Natrona Heights
Edith Hane Swartzlander
Phyllis Anne
Audrey
Melvin Swartzlander
Calls For Help Lifts Hopes For 2 Lost Planes
Dozens of searchers in Utah Idaho Nevada and surrounding areas pursue two missing planes. A faint distress cry from an Idaho wilderness offered hope for pilots Joe Livermore and A. A. Haid on Northwest Airlines flight while a Western Air Express transport with seven aboard remains missing.
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Western Air Express
St. George
Utah
United Airlines
Idaho
Kootenai County
Joe Livermore
A. A. Haid
St. Paul
Spokane
Northwest Airlines
Kavich
Nevada
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Seize Thirty Slot Machines in Plymouth County Raids
In Plymouth County, law officers raided every town except Remsen Le Mars and Akron seizing thirty slot machines. County Attorney E P Murray led the operations aided by 26 constables deputized by Justice C E Clarke. Machines were given to Sheriff R E Rippey for confiscation and proceeds directed to the school fund.
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LE Mars
Plymouth County
E. P. Murray
C. E. Clarke
Remsen
Akron
Murray
R. E. Rippey
Rippey
Confession Ties 13-Year-Old to Death of 10-Year-Old
John Macari, 13, inmate at New York state training school for boys, confessed to killing Francis Xavier Laine, 10, by striking him with a lead pipe during a quarrel over a stolen pipe. Body found in a closet of an abandoned tenement. Laine identified only by clothing. Macari is one of ten children. father Philip Macari is a city street sweeper.
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New York
INS
Frank Laine
Jamaica Hospital
Jamaica
L. I
John Macari
Philip Macari
Steel Strike Threat Looms Over Major Industry
A CIO drive to organize 500,000 steel workers faces an almost inevitable strike in the $5.0 billion steel industry. CIO officials warn readiness for action as small mills along the Ohio River and Chicago district have already struck, with the looming test at U S Steel and its subsidiaries.
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Washington
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
CIO
Lewis
Ohio River
Chicago
U. S. Steel
ICC Denies Rail Petition to Extend Emergency Charges
The ICC refused to allow railroads to keep emergency freight charges beyond December 31 1936 pending base rate changes. The decision notes uncertainty in revenue impact, potential traffic increases if charges end, and that current rates may not be just and reasonable after January 1 1937. Two members dissented citing need to restore maintenance and equipment funding and arguing service quality requires carrier profits.
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Washington
INS
ICC
Mahaffie
McManamy
Surprise ICC rebuke shocks rail stocks and car makers
The New York market fell late Saturday after the ICC rejected the railroads plea for a delay in emergency freight surcharges and amid labor tensions in the auto sector led by CIO threats against General Motors. Major rails fell over two points with New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio among the heaviest losses. Chrysler and General Motors dropped sharply as labor disputes and supply snags weighed on sentiment.
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ICC
Wall Street
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Atchison
Great Northern
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