War Shadows Cloud Yuletide Across Battle Area
The Christmas season under war clouds as two Christian nations clash in Africa. Europe rearmament accelerates while neighbors remain wary. Pope Pius XII laments bloodshed yet holds onto hope as Haile Selassie urges America for aid. Great Britain seeks assurances against Mediterranean threats. Soviet seapower rises and warns Japan and Germany.
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Associated Press
Africa
Ethiopia
Near-Tropics
Pope Fis
Russia
Japan
Germany
Census Bureau Plans Ambitious 1995 Business Survey
The Census Bureau pressed ahead with preparations for its most ambitious American business survey yet set for 1995. Chief statistician Fred A. Gosewell said the data will fill gaps in current information and provide basis for comparison with earlier figures, aiding business interests.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Fred A. Gosewell
Bureau
Willie Willis Tt Party Tale From Old Column
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century style piece recalls Willie Willis Tt amid chem and party scenes where adults insist you have a good time yet you are warned of consequences. The wording hints at moralizing anecdotes from informal gatherings.
Quintuplets Reunion Set For Christmas Day Visit
Corbell Ont December 24 The Dionne quintuplets will be reunited with their parents and nine siblings tomorrow as the five girls attend a second Christmas day party at the Dafoe hospital. Oliva and Elzire Dionne will travel with Ernest Hose Therese Daniel and Pauline to visit at 2 p m.
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Corbell
Dionne
Oliva
Elzire Dionne
Papa
Mama Dionne
Ernest
Hose
Therese
Daniel
Pauline Dionne
Dafoe Hospital
Quintup Jats
Lindy Family Peaceful at Sea on Christmas Eve
The Lindberghs rest aboard the S S American Importer, cut off from world events, as Basil Harris notes Cal and Mrs Charles Lindbergh will hang their son Jon s Christmas stocking in the smoking room. The ship, a 36 foot freighter, is about 1 900 miles from its voyage and could be near England by Christmas.
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New York
Lindbergh
Basil Harris
United States Lines
Cal
M S. Charles A. Lindbergh
Jon
England
Lindberghs
Soviet Fleet Quadrupled Says Izvestia
Izvestia reports Soviet Russia has quadrupled its submarine and destroyer fleets over four years. The Soviet government claims Sea Guard strength rose by 1300 percent since 1931 and vows to meet invasion threats with stronger armed forces.
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Mpscow
Russia
Pacific
Japan
Germany
Izvestig
Investa
Soviet Union
Baltic
Rozdesventsky
Yule Joy at Camp Fairchance Near Madison
Two hundred twenty five children at Camp Fairchance near Madison received Christmas gifts gathered by the Kanawha Volture 1,087 40 and from local stores and citizens. A photo shows part of the happy crowd as Hermann Redd chairs the gift committee and leads a group of 40 and more members.
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Camp Fairchance
Madison
Kanawha
Happy Crowe of
Hermann Redd
Cost of Jobs To Be Slashed
Administration officials seek to cut administrative costs of work relief for 3.5 million unemployed from a 4.009 billion fund. They earmark 160 million for staff and overhead, aiming to save at least 10 million. President Roosevelt notes 5 million had found private work since 1933 and the U.S. Employment Service shows 2,781,732 jobs placed last year with 488,138 on relief. New applications reached 4,117,144.
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Washington
Roosevelt Yertercay
Perkins
United States Employment Service
Lifer Freed From Penitentiary After Governor’s Pardon
Governor Kump approves a conditional pardon for George Haley who has served a life term after a 1927 conviction. The notice lists other clemency actions including Wilbert Reed paroled for armed robbery from Wood County 1932 and a few paroles, with many applications rejected or held.
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Kump
George Haley
Moundsville
Tae Mingo
Wilbert O. Reed
Wood County
A. W. Garnett
Claudette Colbert Weds Physician in Yuma Ceremony
Claudette Colbert, 27, a native of France, married Dr. J. J. Eress, a throat specialist from Philadelphia, in a Yuma ceremony after arriving by plane from Hollywood. Justice Early A. Freeman performed the marriage and praised the couple as photographers captured the moment.
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Yuma
Ariz
Claudette
Colbert
Trim
Marticdefain
Adoptus
J. J. Eressman
San Francisco
Ate
Justice
Hollywood
A. Freeman
Attreas
Miss Colbert
Clark Gable
Normin Foster
Mexico
Foster
Sally Blane
Loretty Young
Colbert-Pressmen
Dr. Pressman
Justice Freeman
France
Dr. Pregsmen
Philadelphia
Santa Claus Brightens Camp Fairchance for 225 Children
Santa Claus arrived at Camp Fairchance near Madison for the second annual Christmas celebration for 225 underprivileged children organized by the American Legion. A convoy of Gazette trucks delivered gifts while 46 and 3 members and volunteers assisted. The event featured dinners fireworks and a festive recreation hall full of eager children awaiting Santa.
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Santa Claus
Camp Fairchance
State Center
Madison
American Legion
Legion
Hale Street
Recreation Hall
Nativity City Is Yale Shrine
Christmas dawn over the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem drew thousands of pilgrims from many countries as an electric star suddenly lit the night. Arabs, British officers, soldiers, Americans, Europeans, and local peasants gathered in the holy city for the long Christmas rites shared in faith. The star signaled the climax to day and night of religious ceremonies.
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Bethlehem
Holy Land
Bootleg Drive Declared Successful In Post-Prohibition Era
Chicago report cites E C Yellowley stating anti bootleg operations in the Illinois Indiana Wisconsin district eliminated gangs and destroyed stills. The program is described as reducing moonshine production while boosting legal spirit production with Morgenthau endorsing the approach.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
E. C. Yellowsley
Ilinois-Indiana-Wisconsin
al Capone
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Repeak
Yellowleg
Yellowley
Convict Offers Life to Science for 5000 Dollars
A Salt Lake City convict, forger Jack Abbott, offered his life to science for five thousand dollars in a newspaper ad. He described himself as a 30 year old male, 5 feet 11 inches, 170 pounds in excellent condition seeking payment to aid his family.
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Salt Lake City
Dec
Anas
Jack Abbott
Scivnce
Utah State Prison
Utah
West Virginia Truckers Eligible for Cash Refunds
West Virginia truckers may receive cash refunds for tags after a dispute with North Carolina over license plates. The road commission said drivers can claim about 9 and a half dollars in refunds by applying to the North Carolina highway department, which required half-year plates, while West Virginia buyers faced full-year charges and will get three fourths back.
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West Virginia
Ruckers
North Carolina
Road Commission
North Carolina Highway Department
Reverent and Joyous Christmas Awaited in Charleston
Christmas joy spreads across Charleston as homes glow with the season and charitable groups distribute food gifts to needy families. Snow blankets Kana wha valley signaling a white Christmas while churches host midnight masses and festive programs.
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Charleston
Kanawha
St. Nick’s
West
New Witnesses Enter Todd Case
Grand jury foreman George Rochester cites peculiar circumstances as murder clues in Thelma Todd death probe. Subpoena issued for Zasu Pitts. investigation may need two more weeks with sessions resuming Friday. Alexander Hounie reports new threats to his life amid widening witness circle.
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Los Angeles
George Rochester
Thelma Todd
Zasu Pitts
Alexander Hounie
Miss Todd
Hounie
Parents of Triplets Get Home as Present
SOLDIER Ky December 24 A three room log cabin ten miles from here marked the five hour journey by auto and horse back for Everett Porter 23 his wife 22 and their four children the triplets were born December 13 and will move to a house in Soldier Dr Dan Fortune says gifts from neighbors helped the family and he has donated services to the mother and babies Porter's only income is weekly relief.
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Soldier
Everett Porter
Hillman
Fittte
Dan Fortune
Fortune
Myr
Pearl
Siert
Porter
Dole
Pope Mourns Peace Failure On Christmas Eve
Vatican City reports Pope Fius mourns the failure of peace and the world’s distress on the anniversary of his ordination. He tells 34 cardinals that hope remains though outcomes are grim, urging a beneficial contribution to global problems.
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Vatican City
Fius
New Lower Liquor Tariffs Effective After January 1st
Washington dispatch reports new customs regulations under the Canadian reciprocal trade treaty reducing liquor tariffs effective January 1. Customs officers are ordered to guard against bootlegging of four year old bonded whiskey and verify aging in wooden containers.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Thomas J. Coolidge
White House Christmas Bustle Lights Up Roosevelt Kitchens
The article describes a festive White House scene as the Roosevelt family and staff prepare for a Christmas dinner. The kitchen staff gather for a party around the main Christmas tree before cooking the traditional menu approved by Mrs. Roosevelt. Notables include Franklin D Roosevelt and his granddaughter Sarah, with cooks and stewards organizing meals and keeping the extensive refrigerator stores in order.
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Washington
Dee
White House
Sarah Roosevelt
Franklin Jr
John Roosevelt
Roosevelt
H. F. Nesbitt
Elizabeth Moore
President Roosevelt Christmas Message amid war fears abroad
President Roosevelt’s Christmas broadcast frames a hopeful, reverent observance at home despite war threats elsewhere. Rome's mood mixes faith with Italy’s East Africa conflict. Austria pledges peace amid global tension. Dionne quintuplets await parental visit as the Roosevelts read A Christmas Carol to start the day.
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Associated Press
America
Roosevelt
Bethleher
Rome
Pius
Christianity
Italy
Br Oastwerfal Fascist Party
United States
Schuschnigg
Austria
la Fayette Park
Dionne
Neutrality Law Tangle Forecast on Capitol Hill
Washington December 31 proposals to expand neutrality regulation sparked on Capitol Hill with Idaho Senator Pope and Missouri Senator Clark urging a broader law. Pope seeks new presidential powers for an administrative board to curb shipments of coal oil iron steel and cotton while Borah opposes restricting normal trade even with belligerents. The dispute highlights a clash over freedom of the seas and possible cooperation with the league in enforcement.
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Capitol Hill
Idaho
Pope
Ida
Clark
Borah R
Foreign Relations Committee
America
Nat Sne Eye
Ty Nge
League
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