Three Britons Wounded as Jap Bombs Hit Wuhu Port
Japanese air attack on Wuhu on the Yangtze river wounded three Britons including the Ladybird’s Lieut. Commander Barlow and damaged two English steamers the Tuckwo and Tatung. Refugees were aboard the Tuckwo and hundreds of Chinese casualties were reported. American and British volunteers treated the injured at the Wuhu hospital.
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Nanking
Barlow
Ladybird
Hatterfield and Swire Company
Jardine, Matheson Company
Shanghai
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company
Tuckwo
Wuhn American Hospital
Wuhu
Yangtze
Tatung
Ching Navigation Company
Fage 3
Bishop Von Preysing Attacks Nazi Church Policy in Berlin
Count Von Preysing, a Berlin archbishop, denounced Nazi treatment of the Catholic Church in a pastoral letter read across Berlin churches. He accused the regime of anti Christian aggression and warned that Hitler s police may retaliate against the outspoken church leader.
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INS
Berlin
Count von Preysing
Beriin
Gestapo
Pius
Germany
Hitler
von Preysing
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
A short quip by Robert Quillen about Willie Willis reflecting on a boy’s tough talk and the feeling of being a hero as someone named Mery observes. The remark carries a folksy, humorous tone typical of Quillen’s style.
Doughboy Declared Supreme in War
General Malin Craig, in his annual report from Washington, says the doughboy with rifle and machine gun remains supreme on the battlefield. He notes aircraft and tanks are valuable auxiliaries but for decision the foot soldier remains decisive, with modernization changes started in 1935 based on Spain and China data.
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Washington
China
Spain
Malin Craig
Craig
Eleventh Baby Dies in Chicago Mystery Illness
The 12 day old Daniel Enneser became the latest victim of the mysterious mala dy at St Elizabeths hospital. Health department physicians began daily home visits for 155 infants born in October and November. No maternity cases admitted since Thanksgiving as officials seek clues while maintaining vigilant care.
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Chicago
INS
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Daniel Enneser
Health Department
Board of Health
Caid
Enneser
J. Enneser
Gazette Cameraman to Photograph First Lucky Shopper Today
The Gazette will photograph the first shopper today in the downtown district. A five dollar prize is awarded daily to the lucky shopper, with the photo appearing in the following day’s issue. Shoppers are advised to visit in the morning to beat congestion and improve gift selection.
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Gazette
Jacky
news+paper
Male Street
Roosevelt Poised as Farm Plan Stumbles in Congress
President Roosevelt heads to Washington to find the New Deal farm program stalled in debate during the ongoing special session. Critics urge return to committee action to remove compulsory controls, while Farm Bureau and cooperative groups push for tighter safeguards and limits on surpluses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Grange
National Cooperative Council
Te American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
Senate Bih
Walace
Florida
President Roosevelt Heads For Jaw Operation
President Roosevelt rode a presidential special toward Washington to likely undergo a minor operation on his right lower jaw that failed to heal after an abscessed molar extraction. He displayed no outward discomfort, joked about the sore jaw, and deferred discussion of international issues or congressional impasse.
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Aroand
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Florida Keys
Tori T. McIntire
White House
Miami
Congress
Billy and Buddie Lost in South Hills Wilds
Eleven year old Bly Watkins and his seven year old brother Buddie wandered into the woods of South Hills from Grosscup drive after leaving the Chesapeake and Ohio station around 11 a.m. Their mother Mrs Anna Watkins of Penns Grove New Jersey reported them missing. A passerby near the state police barracks spotted the boys at about 2 30 p m wet from snow and wind and the boys were soon reunited with police at headquarters.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Station
Billy
South Hills
Buddie
Grosscup Drive
Prosgness
South Ruffners
State Police
Police
Watkirie
du Pont
Belle
Penns Grove
Treasury Plans Refunding Sale To Refinance Debt
The Treasury announced a refunding operation offering between 45 million and 727 million dollars in securities for sale or exchange to refinance existing issues. No new debt or borrowing is planned for the next two months, Morgenthau said, as budget retrenchment remains unclear amid slow business. The plan includes 250 million in 2.4 percent bonds and 200 million in 5 year 4.5 percent notes, with exchanges allowed for holders of February notes to swap for new issues.
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Washington
Treasury
Margentha
Morgenthau
Persona
Flashes of Life In These U S
Brief clippings note a police rush to issue warrants after a burglar suspect wore a department badge and a shipwreck survivor drowns after falling from a barge. Marblehead officials discuss honoring an optimist and seek a village smithy while assessors list horses and property values.
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ST. Paul, Vsr
C. A. Hockert
Ordder
Marblehead
Mass
Squire Warner
Government planes halt Insurgent forces on Aragon front
Frontal air raids by Francoist air fleets claim success in breaking insurgent concentrations along the Aragon line northeast of Spain. Government artillery keeps pressure as insurgents shift to Madrid province, while both sides readied moves toward Catalonia Valencia and a possible Madrid push.
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Nendaye
Aragon
Spain
Madrid
Catalonia
Valencia
Five Fayetteville Prisoners Escape in Break at County Jail
Five prisoners awaiting trial on breaking and entering charges escaped Fayetteville county jail when they assaulted jailer Ashley Williams in the peel tier. Ballard Aliff and James Bragg were later recaptured near the sand house at the Minden coal tipple, with Gleason Alf Pax Wilfred Combs and Arnold Lively still at large.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Ballard Alid
James Bragr
Ashley Williams
Williams
Tom Crosby
Clr
Gothy
Aliff
Bragg
Minden
Shere iv J
Ballard
Tt Pamer
Gleason Alf
Gatlard
Pax
Wilfred Combs
Brown
Arnold Lively
Mount Hope
Corporations Offer Jobs For Tax Relief
Washington dispatch reports 72 corporations pledged to hire 1,000,000 workers if capital gains and undistributed profits taxes are repealed. The secret meeting on December 1 included major employers from textiles to transportation, citing a boost to employment and markets. Rep. Celler released a unanimous resolution seeking repeal by December 20 and restoring the 1929 rate, with aim of tax-free income after 1938.
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Washington
INS
Rep
Celler
New York
Life
Bus
Noam
Score
International
Mississippi
Dunbar Resident Struck by Train
Cempecy W M Pauley 44 owner of the Dunbar billiard parlor was killed when the automobile he drove was struck by a New York Central passenger train near Saties He had been taking his brother J Elmer Pauley to the C and O station at St Albans His death raises Kanawha county motor vehicle fatalities to two this year He was a World War veteran and not a member of the Smith Thompson American Legion or the Veterans of Foreign Wars The body was taken to Barnatt's mortuary Surviving are his widow a son two stepfathers and mothers two sisters two brothers and a half brother
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WM. Pauley
Dunbar Billiard Parlor
New York Central
Saties
Pauley
J. Elmer Pauley
Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio
St Albans
Kanawha County
Smith-Thompson American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign War
Barnatt's Mortuary
Fannie Pauley
Robert Pauley
Mea
J. H. Nodellif
Dunbar
J. M. Hall
J. W. Eldridge
Charles
Lindberghs Return to U S for Christmas
Col Charles A Lindbergh and his wife arrived in New York aboard the S S President Harding ending two years of self imposed exile. They traveled incognito under the name Mr and Mrs Gregory with their children left in England as reporters glimpsed the famous aviator and his wife returning for the Christmas holidays.
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New York
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
S. S
Harding
England
Jon
Land
Sevenoaks
Kent
Col. Lindbergh
North River Pier
Dwight Brocrow
Englewood
N. J
Hudson River
Sourland Mountain
Hopewell
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Mount Rosehill
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Gregory
SWOC to Study New Contracts in Pittsburgh Meeting
The steel workers organizing committee aims for a pivotal policy wages and hours congress in Pittsburgh from December 14 to 16 with over 1,000 delegates from 1,100 sweat lodges and 525,000 members. They seek renewal of one year contracts with 443 mills expiring February 28. Resolutions totaling about 800 arrived for consideration.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organizing
Committee For Industrial Organization
Ishor
Philip’ Murray
W.0. C
David J. McDonald
Congress
Uaeion
Sicel Committee
Golden Triangle
Christmas Trees Rush to Market in Washington State
Christmas tree harvest in Washington state drives an estimated two million trees to market with 35,000 heading to Hawaii from Seattle and other ships carrying deckloads to California. State forestry officials expect the season to surpass last year’s 1.5 million cut valued at about 2 million dollars as demand shifts due to wartime conditions.
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Christmas Creek
Wash. Dee
Seattle
Middle West
Woodaman
Bayera
Johns Hopkins Traces Infantile Paralysis Virus Path
Johns Hopkins researchers Des Howe and Ecke show the infantile paralysis virus travels from nose to brain and muscles via defined routes. In monkey trials the olfactory nerve was severed to confine the virus, preventing paralysis and fever, suggesting possible immunity strategies.
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INS
New York
Johns Hopkins University
Howard A. Uawe
Robert S. Ecke
Department of Anatomy
Des
Howe
Ecke
Dra
Nowe
Mystery surrounds Lindberghs arrival at Morrow home
In Englewood New Jersey police traced a secret return of Col and Mrs Lindbergh from exile with unusual lines wired to the Morrow residence. A direct line to state police headquarters and severalEnglewood switchboard connections were established signaling heightened security after the Lindberghs long absence following their baby kidnapping.
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Englewood
N. J. der
INS
Dwight Morrow
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Engand
Morrow
Hnemen
State Police
Teguler Englewood
Lindbergh
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