Living Christmas Faith Amid War and Wonder
The piece extols Christmas spirit facing militarism hatred poverty and materialism yet celebrates church and home rituals, charity drives for the poor and suffering, and neighborly kindness in towns. It notes the Babe of Bethlehem and peaceful ideals while referencing Barbara Hulton surrendering her citizenship and the Woolworth Building standing as a monument to small profits.
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Bethlehem
Angola
Veil Shepherds
Joseph
Mav
Barbara Hulton
Woolworth
Foreign Trade as Shield for American Living Standards
Roger Babson argues world commerce can safeguard living standards by lowering barriers to trade. He says complete freedom is impossible but gradual reductions, mutual openness, and selective restrictions may prevent economic collapse and avert war, aligning with prudent protection of national markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Babson
Tavis
Wade
Bombs Blasted From Panuy Allegedly Made of Iron Alloy
Fragments indicate bombs described as built from iron alloy and other components. The garbled OCR text references explosives and a Panuy location, with unclear attribution and date. Readable facts remain limited to mentions of bombs and material types without clear names or events.
State Barriers on Beer Sales Spark Constitutional Debate
A Michigan Equator commission decision to exclude beer from sale in ten states prompts columnists to argue it violates the Constitution and common sense. Critics warn blanket bans could prompt retaliatory acts and create travel and commerce disruptions, risking broader limitations on products and even personal movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Equor Commission
Citimins
Lw Gs
Vargas Crisis Looms as Brazil Turmoil Deepens
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues Brazil under President Vargas faces civil strife that could draw in overseas forces. He predicts German Italian and Japanese involvement if rebels gain ground while noting Vargas resists Mussolini and Hitler and would block any foreign intervention, risking wider conflict without U.S. support.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D.C
Brazil
Vargas
Washington
United States
Nautocracy
Germany
Italy
Japan
Portugal
North America
Uway
Far East
Isso Ini
Hitler
Mussolini
Spain
Fem
Atfren
Maly
Hollywood Film Shop and the Idle Hours of Stars
An article mockingly surveys Hollywood figures spending evenings at caviar and champagne parties, hunting ducks, bowling, and amusement piers. It mentions Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Harold Lloyd, Barbara Stanwyck, and Boris Karloff among others, contrasting their leisure with a consumer era. It also tangentially touches on international tension and Monroe Doctrine era politics.
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Bollywood
John Public
Beathitul
Pwitu
Ubic
Mir
Claudette Colbert
Jone
Huntingdon Beach
Bluebeard
Gary Cooper
Candle Lombard
Carole
Venite Armsement Pier
Harold Lloyd
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Wred Astaire
Beverly Hills
Lloyd
Clark Gable
Fred Machfurray
Sgure
Boris Karloff
Hollywood
Garderbrand
Ce Emet
Lubitsch
al Jolson
Keeler
Spencer ‘Travy
Mae “West
Twenty Years Ago Aa Taken from the Journal Files
Twenty years ago the Corey post office faced heavy parcel post and Christmas mail congestion with two workers needed to handle deliveries all day. The piece notes a busy holiday period, a class of 1916 reunion at Corry High School, military appointments and visits, and a Palmington, Maine factory producing over 1,000,000 earmuffs annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecea
Corry
Journal
Clidays
Corry High ‘School
Christmas Cheer and Local Oddities Highlight Roaming News
The news notes light holiday goodwill amid city curiosities. Reports say J. W. A P. Howard holdings were set for Chicago but denied locally. A burglary of Christmas baskets, church relocations, a five percent dividend boost, and open house plans mix with anecdotes of car booths and a spying window pesper leaving footprints for police to trace.
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Santa Claus
J. W. & AP. Howard Company
Chicago
Fipdeel
Hiksmag
Felice
John D. Flanigan
Lawrence Cretzler
Hig
Duane Milley
Floria
Henry Gretaler
George B. Macnamara
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
St. Mary’s Church
Emmerton
Community ‘Loan Company
National Bank
Migs L. Winifred Terry
Gerry High
Avon Louse
New York City
Earihhurst
Glen Miller
Center Street
Mesob
Window Pesper
Worth Center Street
Soviet Odessa Bucharest air service opens new route
The Soviet Union and the Romanian government inaugurated a daily air line between Odessa and Bucharest. The report notes a broader context of era education funding, school endowments, and evolving global transport links amidst other historical data.
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Soviet Union
Odessa
Bucharest
War fears rise as world conflict looms in prophetic plea
Letter from G.E. Porter laments escalating global strife and moral decay. He questions whether Revelations foretells the wars and urges a return to faith on the birthday of the Saviour. Porter pleads for divine mercy to end the carnage and restore peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
G.E. Porter
One-Minute Test Answers and Dated Notes
A packaged Q&A listing answers to a quick test on U S Senate leadership geography and ocean depths. It cites Sealey Albeen W Barkley of Kentucky as majority leader and notes a depth figure off Japan, with miscellaneous etiquette and wisdom quotes interspersed.
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U. S. Senate
Nonway
Sealey Albeen W. Barkley
Kentucky
Japan
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Mnancook
Sponi
Percy
LePaz
Joseph Nehil
Glenn Paulson
William Houghton
Raymond Cooney
Robert Brown
al Burch Gordon
Elizabeth Lyons
Sir
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Lyons
North Center Street
U.S. War Department
fMihiet
Genera Crozier
Washington, S
Tyle W. Pettitt
Buffalo
C. B. Forler
West Pleasant Street
Tamesity
Camp D&e
Christmias
Henry Hollis
Name
Palmington, Me
Noel
Federal Reserve System
The
Federal Deposit Ins
Carp
Wdkington
D.C
Root’s Furniture Store
Maller’s Pharmacy
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