Japs claim capture of strategic Wusih in China
Japanese military spokesman announced the seizure of Wusih a key railway junction on the Shanghai Nanking line as Nippon forces pressed toward Nanking. They said Chinese counter-attacks were halted and renewed Nippon advances followed. Reports from Hong Kong noted air raids on Canton Kowloon railroad near Cheklung and damage to Canton.
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Shanghai
INS
Wusih
Soochow
Nippon
Nanking
Shanghai- Nanking
Hong Kong
Canton- Kowloon
China
Cheklung
Canton
Chauffeurs Fail to Renew 1937 Iowa Licenses
R C Richardson of the Iowa highway patrol says many chauffeurs delay renewing their 1937 licenses with only 300 of 1800 in Linn County having reported. Dec 31 is the final renewal date before a full examination for 1938 licenses. renewals now grant preference over others.
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Iowa
R. C. Richardson
Iowa Highway Patrol
Linn County Court House
Richardson
Annual Santa Parade to Parade Through Cedar Rapids Loop District
The Santa Claus visit and parade is set for Friday at 10 30 am in Cedar Rapids Loop District. The route runs from A Avenue Fifth Street NE through downtown and back to the formation point. Miss LaVerna Drapela, Miss Charmian Chapman, Miss Dorothy Jane Plock, and Miss Beulah West sale are named as parade attendants with a queen chosen from local high schools. Santa’s cabin will be in Greene's square where gifts will be given to children visiting.
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Loop District
Cedar Rapids Loop
Santa Claus
Cedar Rapids
Santa
A Avenue
Fifth Street
Gordon Hughes
the Police Department
First Avenue
Third Street
Second Avenue
Second Street
LaVerna Drapela
Nineteenth Street
McKinley High School
Merry Christmas
Charmian Chapman
Hinkley Avenue NW
Roosevelt High School
Dorothy Jane
Plock
Blake Boulevard
Franklin High School
Beulah West Sale
Sixth Street Road
Wilson High School
Lot
Greene's Square
Cornell Organist To Give Recital At Cornell Chapel
Eugene Devereaux a Cornell faculty organist will give his first recital since joining Cornell last fall. He will perform Friday at 8 p.m. on the Merner Pfeiffer memorial organ in the college chapel. Devereaux studied with Marcel Dupré and others and holds sacred music and arts degrees from Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University. He has taught at New College and Columbia and directed organ work at Rhinebeck and St Pauls. The recital is sponsored by the Cornell conservatory of music with no admission fee.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Eugene Devereaux
Cornell College
Merner- Pfeiffer
College
Devereaux
Marcel Dupre
T. Tertius
Noble
Clarence Dickinson
School of Sacred Music
Union Theological Seminary
Columbia University
Fellowship of American Guild of Organists
American Guild of Organists
Westchester County Center
White Plains
N.Y
Church of the Messiah
Rhineback
N. Y
St. John's Church
Wilmington
Del
St. Paul's Church
Minneapolis
Spectacular Parade Gathers Fairy Tale Characters and Clowns
A grand parade features a floating monstrous dragon and Santa’s cathedral chimes on a large float. Storybook figures like Mother Goose Humpty Dumpty and Cinderella join clowns including Mickey Mouse and Minnie, with some towering high above the crowd. An advertisement promotes ACOUSTICON nearing aids and repairs in Cedar Rapids.
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Santa
Mother Goose
Humpty Dumpty
Sweet
Butterfly
Ding Dong Bell
Cinderella
Mickey and
Minnie Mouse
Happy
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J.G. Craven
Lober
Lober’s
May Drug
Olly Shop
2Nd Ave
Iowa Theater
New York
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Joan Fontaine
Reginald Gardiner
Ray Noble
Constance Collier
Montagu Love
Harry Watson
P. G. Wodehouse
George and
Ira Gershwin
RKO Radio Picture
Rheeee Ee
Dr. Peanut
Watermelon Woman
Mr. Big Ears
Merchants Bank
Lows
Lake Placid
2Nd St
STURN
Or. West
Menon
Vee
Haarlem GasauLas
Palas & Olive
Mennen
Eearke Davis
Abbott
Bex Cor
Parke Dovinar
Paul
Wen Hn Soga
Imperial Club Cigar” Soo
Carter
Crea
Oal
Thermet
Laecert
Te Hope
Focal Water
Castile
Dennison
Viesterel Sc
Reliance
Princess Pat
Dyetie
Hughes
Lia
Coreare
FITCH
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