Pope Pius XII Paralysis Deepens Amid Weak Outlook
Vatican reports say Pope Pius XII, age 79, now has paralysis over his left side and cannot move his legs as circulatory problems and age take a toll. Osservatore Romano notes painful spasms while doctors remain at his bedside.
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Women's Push for Elk River Bridge and Boulevard
Charleston voters are urged to approve the Elk River bridge and Kanawha Boulevard plan. Mrs. Chester G. Dixon points to widened 40 foot bridge approaches and boulevard improvements from Court Street to Delaware Avenue as steps toward beautifying the Kanawha river bank and creating a national tourist draw.
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Honest Government Promised by Cuba's New President
Frederico Laredo Bru, Cuba's new president, pledged honesty in government at the first cabinet meeting after Miguel Mariano Gomez was ousted. He promised prosecutions of corrupt officials, appointments by merit, and no dismissals except for inefficiency. Col. Fulgencio Batista endorsed the new government after conference.
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Watchman Beaten in Store, Critical at Charleston General
In Charleston an night watchman John P. Watson was beaten with his own shotgun in the O. J. Morrison department store and remained in critical condition at Charleston General Hospital. Police, state troopers and private detectives hunted an unknown assailant. several suspects were questioned. Evidence suggested intruders attempted to crack the store safe and fled after the beating. Key doors were found locked and a coworker reported odd wax-like matter in a door keyhole earlier in the week.
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Summers Street
Plane wreck found after eight day Idaho search
Northern airline mail plane wreckage located 14 miles south of Kellogg Idaho ending an eight day search. Two pilots were found dead at the controls on Big Creek in rugged snow bound mountains. A ground crew of 12 located the plane and a post office investigator will salvage cargo.
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Relief Spending Sparks Bitter Battle in Coming Congress
Washington faces a clash over relief funds as Congress opens Jan. 2. President Roosevelt seeks 500 million for rest of fiscal year, while Sen. King Utah calls for 250 to 380 million, urging economy and shared burden. Neutrality law renewal also looms as a topic.
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Retail Sales Go Skyward
Retail sales for the year are projected between 37,500 and 28,000 million dollars, up about 14 percent from 1935 but 24 percent below 1929. November and December totaled 8,000 million, roughly 8.8 percent below 1929. Department store tonnage and holiday sales press toward 1929 levels amid lower prices, with pre Christmas buying ahead of 1935 and near 1929 figures.
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Mrs. Simpson Forgives Critics of Former King
Mrs Wallis Simpson, from Cannes, says she forgives the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and other Church of England prelates for attacks on Edward Duke of Windsor. She defends Edward against irreligion charges, stating critics do not truly know him and that his marriage to her showed moral and religious resolve.
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Holt Loses Patronage in Senate Shuffle
Washington December 26 Democratic regulars in the Senate moved to punish Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia. Hayden Holt received a letter from Senator Carl Hayden outlining removal of patronage jobs including Capitol Hill police and elevator operators for Holt appointees. Holt said he would review the notice as he faces a changing patronage landscape with newly elected senators vying for posts.
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Brisbane Rites Set Tomorrow
Simple funeral services will be held in New York Monday morning for Arthur Brisbane famed editor and columnist who died Christmas morning. Vice President Garner Governor Lehman Mayor LaGuardia and noted bankers and industrialists are expected to attend.
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Arthur Brisbane dies. brief parish service for editor
Thirty Arthur Brisbane, famed editorial writer, died suddenly on Christmas morning. His last Today column appears Christmas Eve. Labor leaders will act as honorary pallbearers at 10 o'clock service at St Bartholomew's church. No funeral procession. casket to be moved quietly from the family apartment to the church chancel an hour before the service. After a brief 20 minute ceremony, the body will go to the Brisbane estate at Allaire New Jersey for a private family burial. The Rev Dr G P T Sargent will assist.
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Chiang to Seek Leniency For Two Rebel Leaders
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek said he would urge the government to deal leniently with Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, who apologized for his rebellion. Chang, arriving in Nanking to face punishment, pledged to suffer whatever the government desires, including death if asked.
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Labor leader calls for $3600 annual family income
Green, president of the Nation of Labor, urged that every family earn at least $3600 annually and that all who wish to work have employment. He contrasted this with John L Lewis’ wage proposal and predicted 1937 would push for higher wages, shorter hours, and broader social justice legislation nationwide.
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Flashes of Life In These U S Flashes of Life In These U S
Yonkers officers recover 14 radios stolen in a store robbery. Carter, 27, is arrested as detectives pursue the radios and Yuletide gifts. a cheerless Newton New Jersey Christmas dinner ends with an arrest for stealing the fowl. Jimmy Maher, six, finds a nickel, spends it on carfare to the zoo, and learns police hospitality in a string of dimes for sodas.
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War fears rise as Hitler demands release of Nazi ship
Paris dispatch reports France and Britain offering access to Africa's raw materials and large credits to Germany if Hitler abandons armaments expansion and aid to Spanish nationalists. The plan includes US credits but stops short of returning Germany its prewar colonies. Britain resists direct cessions. leaders call for a general disarmament conference to curb the arms race.
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Hitler Threatens Action Over Spanish Vessel Seizure
Berlin reports say Nazi leaders demand immediate unconditional release of the Palos and its crew, cargo, and three passengers seized by Spanish Reds. German warships are rumored to steam toward Bilbao as Hitler weighs “necessary measures” to back nationalist rebels in Spain.
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Mrs Ruby Sharp Dies of Injuries in Crescent Road Crash
Mrs. Ruby Sharp age 22 of Youngs eourt died at a Charleston hospital from injuries after a Crescent road collision Friday morning. Her husband Earl Sharp 36 died five hours later. G C Ault of Ohio avenue faced manslaughter charges after the deaths and is free on bond awaiting municipal court. Police and county officials called the deaths accidental as the toll rises to six for Kanawha county this year. Funeral plans await relatives’ arrival.
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Ohio Avenue
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Cortoner
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Franco's Emissary Is Banished From Mexico
Mexico City December 26. President Cardenas ordered Raymon Maria de Pujadas Franco’s emissary to Mexico to leave within 72 hours. Pujadas, former diplomatic counsellor, propagated for the insurgent cause and criticized Mexican policy on the Spanish crisis.
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Germany May Favor Return of Colonial Empire
Berlin reports indicate Germany views the return of its colonial empire as potentially reducing European war danger and easing aid issues for Spanish Civil War combatants. Officials discuss possible troop involvement and Franco-British peace pledges amid colonial mandate complications.
Ship Explosion Kills One and Harms Crew in Gulf
A blast aboard the U S Dillbyyn tanker 132 miles southeast of South Pass Louisiana killed one man and seriously injured another. The Mobile coast guard reported the vessel's home port listed as Wilmington Delaware. The cutter Eampa of Mozile was ordered to assist.
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Jolly Edward Brings Christmas Cheer in Enzesfeld
Duke of Windsor visits Enzesfeld Austria to distribute gift packages to 220 children ages six to fourteen. He chats with officials, watches a children’s program, and thanks the War Veterans for enabling donations including clothing, footwear, and food in 80 gift bundles.
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Flaxseed cargo seized by Spain prompts protest
The U S State Department sought details from Spain after Archer-Daniel-Midland protest over a flaxseed shipment valued at 400000 tied to Minneapolis. The Motomar carrying Buenos Aires origin sailed under Spanish flag and reportedly headed toward Veraz Cruz Mexico under government orders.
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