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skeptical Boy Pulls onSanta’s Beard, Is HurtiCharity Santa Claus Arrested for Hitting Curious Youth With His BellCHICAGO, Dec. 23.——“He pulled my beard, James Hogan, alias Santa Claus, complained bitterly td police Friday night. Nevertheless, police hejd Hogan while they waited1 a physician’s verdict on the extent of the injuries to 12-year-old Frank Busch whose curiosity got the best of him.The story, as officers reconstructed it, was this:A Santa Claus, resplendent in fur-trimmed red uniform and whiskers, swung his bell lustility beside a pot hung on a tripod at the corner of busy State and Monroe streetspreiupooffithelingmetitJewt:in the “Loop.He Wasn't SureThe Santa was a member of the Volunteers of America. Last minute shoppers were hurrying all about him and occasionally one would halt and drop a coin in the pot. Among the shoppers was Frank.Frank knew this man looked like Santa Claus but he couldn’t be sure.He reached up suddenly and grasped the bell-ringing Santa's beard firmly. Then he tugged. The heard came away, then snapped back viciously as Frank released his grip. He ran as Santa loosed a roar of mingled rage and pain.Bell Slipped?Santa, or Hogan, said afterwardth* HaII slinniiri.FUEL SHORTAGEHITS GERMANYComes During Worst Cold WaveBERLIN, Dee. 23.—lt;U.FD—A serious fuel shortage that forced the closing of more than 100 coalyards in Berlin alone Friday night caused suffering In poorer working class districts as Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Field Marshal Hermann W. Goering played Santa Claus to thousands of destitute
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Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada, US
Sat, Dec 24, 1938
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