League Gives Reds 24 Hours To Stop War
Geneva dispatch reports the League of Nations gave Soviet Russia a 24 hour ultimatum to halt the Finnish war and submit to mediation. Finland seeks league action, while Britain and France consider invoking measures to eject Russia from the league if hostilities continue. Finnish delegate Rudolf Holsti urged aid, and assembly president Karl Hambro urged decisive action to prevent escalation.
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Reds
Charles S. Foltz, JR
Geneva
League of Nations
Soviet
Russia
Finland
Rudolf Holsti
Moscow
Great Britain
Holsti
Maxim Litvinoff
Boy Scout Smashes Ankle In Dream Jump From Window
A 14 year old Boy Scout named Robert S Clutter awoke from a nightmare and leaped from a second story window breaking his ankle. The incident occurred in San Francisco as he dreamed he was racing.
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San Francisco
Robert S. Clutter
Roosevelt hosts leaders from Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls
At the White House Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt convened national Girl Scout and Camp Fire Girl officials to discuss closer cooperation. No formal action was taken.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Girl Scout
Campfire Girl
White House
Sedalia Boy Killed by Car in Highway Run
Sedalia Missouri five year old Forrest Miller was killed when he ran into Highway 65 to fetch a ball and was struck by an automobile tonight. The fatal accident occurred in the evening as residents mourn the loss of the child. Local authorities investigated the scene and noted the youngster had darted into the road from the roadside.
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Sedalia
Sedalia, Mo
Forrest Miller
Highway 65
Cancer Victim Defies Death To Plan Christmas Cheer
New York December 11 Claude J Bradley told reporters he was given two to three months to live ten months ago but has fought on. Now in a wheelchair he shows slow movement in his legs and vows to walk again. He plans a Christmas tree and 500 cards while receiving hundreds of letters from around the world cheering him on.
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New York
Claude J. Bradley
Bradley
Flatbush
Bombay
India
Paris
Australia
Buenos Aires
Canada
Hollywood
Calif
Ing
France
Plight of Sharecroppers Taken up at Charleston
About 100 Mississippi county landowners met in Charleston to study the plight of sharecroppers and tenant farmers and seek solutions for wholesale displacement after year end. Reported evictions affect at least 200 families as new tenants move in from the cotton south, with blame placed on the cotton control law’s labor provisions.
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Charleston
Mississippi County
Joe H. Moore
The Gliding Lemurs of Malaysia Show Remarkable Flight
The flying lemurs of Malaysia can glide long distances, reportedly spanning about 200 feet between trees. Researchers note their habitat and arboreal skills support their impressive aerial movement.
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Malaysia
Cleveland to Restore Needy To Full Relief
Cleveland will restore its 65,000 needy to full relief by Friday via city action and WPA funding. Mayor Burton said $1.05 million in tax delinquency notes and increased WPA activity will fund the move, with broader relief plans tied to Toledo and state funds. The move follows federal- state disputes over relief policy and expands employment for more than 14,000 via WPA projects, though December unemployment quotas remain.
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Cleveland
Harold H. Burton
Toledo
John W. Bricker
Roosevelt
Ickes
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Burton
Ickes Attacks GOP Aspirants for Presidency
Page one continuation reports Ickes assailing GOP presidential contenders and FDR ally Johnson railing against unlimited majority rule. Johnson calls democracy dead in large areas of the earth, arguing restraint on rule, domestic breakdown cited as context.
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Johnson
Sharecroppers Denied Government Allotment Payments
The article reports that certain sharecroppers were denied their portion of government allotment payments set up to aid them, highlighting eligibility disputes and potential hardships for affected farmers.
Return to the faith of our fathers in government
Johnson warns against centralized and personalized power eroding democracy, urging a return to constitutional limits while Blricker criticizes Ickes and claims Roosevelt’s New Deal politics monetize distress. The piece recalls World War I animal mascots and nonspecific wartime service roles.
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Johnson
Bricker Criticizes Ickes Address as Politics and Human Misery
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker, reacting to Secretary Ickes’s Newark, New Jersey address, condemned new dealers for politicizing human misery. The formal statement labeled the rhetoric as exploiting distress for gain.
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Nor Bricker
Ickes
Ohio
Roosevelt
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Newark
N. J
Gover
Weather Observations About Brain Food Claim Debunked
Scientists state there is no evidence for a unique brain enhancing food. The claim that certain foods provide special mental boosts is unsupported by current research. Researchers urge caution over sensational headlines and advise balanced diets for overall brain health.
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the Exchange National Bank OF
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W. L. Hager
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JOS. H. Dulle
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