Panay Wounded Commander Reports Sinking Details
Commander James Hughes gave the first official account of the Panay sinking saying Japanese naval planes without warning bombed and machine gunned the river gunboat as it flew flags for identification. He described low altitude attacks, 56 minutes of bombing, and the crew aiding wounded aboard two small boats before abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panay
Lombe
James J. Mughes
Tse
Japan
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Hull
Tokyo
Hughes
Shanghai
Nateral
Nanking
Sheseyo Murakami
Ponay
Rivey
Hin
Sien
Wim
Paray
Arthur Fe Anders
Ind
SA Op
Japa
Hirshita
Yonoi
Best
Youni
Nan- King
Yonas
United States
Yonet
Panay Inquiry Blames Japanese Actions for Sinking
The note cites battlefield psychology as the principal factor in the Japanese attack on the Panay, blaming disregard of American rights and Mitsumasa Yonoi as naval mine manager, while rejecting the notion of an alibi for the incident in the Yangtze River engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Yonai
Panay
Bailhcield
Mitsumasa Yoni
U. S
Pan- WY
Yangtee
Roosevelts Gather for Four-Generation White House Christmas
A four generation Roosevelt reunion fills the White House with holiday cheer as the president prepares to radio holiday greetings. Family members include Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt, James Roosevelt and wife Betas, two grandchildren Sara and Kate, and other relatives from New York and Seattle. Franklin Jr and bride Ethel DuPor, Harry Hooker, and Hall Roosevelt are also noted as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec
Roosevelt
White House
Wes
Pojnsettia
Ming
James
Betas
Sara
Kate
Hetsy
Franklin, Jr
Echel DuPor
Harry Hooker
Hall Roosevelt
Japped Roundup Not So Deadly
Dewitt Mackenzie reports on Japan arresting 170 subjects linked to Communist and Pacifist groups, a move seen as provocative yet not proving Moscow's reach. He notes domestic unrest from high taxes and wartime costs, anti military sentiment growing, and government crackdown while cautioning against overcrediting Russia or implying broad conspiracy. Baroness Ishimoto is named among arrestees with prior accusations of birth control advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Prais
New York
Japan
Russia
America
Britain
Feage
Moscow
Moscovitts
Shizui Ishimoto
Christmas Carols and Services Sing Through Huron Churches
Forty voice choir and soloists perform Christmas music across Huron churches. Services at St Martin and Grace Episcopal feature midnight and morning masses. Bethlehem Lutheran and Mount Calvary plan programs. Knights of Columbus honor deceased members. Street carols broadcast by chamber of commerce. Christmas baskets aid 150 families via Elks, Salvation Army, and a county clearing agency. Lions Club hosts a Christmas party for 1500 youths at local theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Arndt
Grace Episcopal Church
Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Evanglical Lutheran Church
Riles
Huron
Muron
Huron Council No
Knights of Columbus
Huron Chamber of Commerce
George A. Yates
Aining
Elks Lodge
Salvation Army
Mabel Lucado
Lions Club
State
Incoherent World War Era Rhetoric on War, Radicals and China
The fragment discusses Anglo American attention and Japanese opposition to commerce, mentions bombing of an American gunboat Pansy, and warns about radicals and militarists in China. It reads as derailed wartime polemic with ambiguous references to communism and international power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lsingtao
Nanking
Taungtan
U.S
Eerste
Japan
America
Britain
China
Bandit Has Last Laugh On Chicago Shoe Store Owner
Chicago reporter describes Sam Ra eulie surviving a shoe store robbery after two gunmen took cash but he hid extra funds. The thief demanded money again, but the owner claimed a shoebox stash totaling 259 dollars, prompting a fresh confrontation and a tense wait for another customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandit
Chicago
Des
Sam Raeulie
Christies
Sam Stil
Christmas Cheer Brightens Huron Area Activities
Santa Claus visits party guests as Kiwanis plans 100 pounds of candy for Salvation Army distribution. Local clubs raise funds for needy families with a foot fund for footwear. Schools close for holiday break January 3 with special programs and theater features planned. Weather prospects foretell a white Christmas with subzero temperatures across South Dakota and drifting roads due to recent snow.
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Santa Claus
Kiwanis Club
Salvation Army
Huron
Huron Public Schools
St. Terfis Parochial School
Huron College
Sivvey
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Watertown
Brookings
Pierre
Mtchell
Rapid. City
Yankton
Rapid City
Retail Trade Is Given Stimulus This Christmas Week
New York reports Dun and Bradstreet says retail trade surged 5 to 30 percent above last week nationally as last minute shoppers jammed stores. Strength extended to fur, jewelry, silverware, pianos, luggage, and sports equipment with sales up across regions including the middle west and northwest. Wholesale trade also rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun de Bradstreet
Middle West
Northwest
Lost Concerto’s Merits Doubted by St Louis Critics
The American premiere of Robert Schumann’s Lost Concerto for viola with Yehudi Menuhin and the St. Louis Symphony drew applause yet critics from the St Louis Globe-Democrat questioned the work’s place in violin literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hume B. Duval
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Indiana Man Admits Killing His Young Son
Coroner Myron Hutchins testified that Donald Lantz killed his two year old son Le Roy with a hammer over Christmas and divorce fears. Lantz then killed himself by slashing his throat. Physicians said Lantz would recover from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ligonler
Myron Hutchins
Donald Lantz
LeRoy
Lantz
Hutchins
Morrell Mentioned In La Follette Report
A La Follette civil liberties committee report to Congress lists John Morrell & Co of Sioux Falls as paying for espionage and munitions defense and strike expenses. The 1933 to 1937 expenditures are recorded at 9,208 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrell
LaFollette
Washington
Des
LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee
Congress
John Morrell & Co
Sioux Falls
Morre
ICC Hearing Slated On Trackage Lease
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing in January at Aberdeen on the Mound City and Eastern Railway Company request to lease nearly 30 miles of track owned by the defunct Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad between Leola and Aberdeen. The Mound City Line operates 17.9 miles between Long Lake and Leola using truck-pilot cits for locomotive power. In Red Cross drive, $3526 was collected with Arlington leading and Lake Preston second. Mrs. A. J. Enderaby led county drive.
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ICC
Pierre
Interstate eCommerce Commission
Aberdeen
Mound City and Eastern Railway Company
Minneapolis and St Louis
Leola
State
la Commission
Mound City
Long Lake
Drive DE Smet
Red Cross
Arlington
Lake Preston
A. J. Enderaby
Visitor Blunt Returns From Grafton Miller Stay
Miss Con stance Grafton of Miller, who had been visiting here, returned home Thursday evening after a short stay.
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Blunt
Dec
Grafton
Miller
Santa Brings $12,000 House to Widow in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Mrs. Harry Brickett, widow of four, will receive a $12,000 house gifted by an unknown man. The gesture follows a fatal car crash in January when a tire blowout caused a vehicle to strike Brickett and his 17-year-old daughter, killing them instantly. George Burney Cohen, linked to Mrs. J D Bair, is preparing to deed the home at the request of Cohen’s client. A jury last month returned a verdict involving involuntary manslaughter charges against the youth’s friend.
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Santa
Pittsburgh
Santa Claus
Harry Briskett
Dormont
Senator Wheeler proposes independent watchdog over allocations
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged Congress to establish a permanent independent agency to monitor government appropriations. He argued the executive branch drives excess spending and that Congress lacks a check on figures for relief and programs. The agency would investigate needs and draft annual budget suggestions.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Congress
Rural Resamlement
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Rebels Cut Off From Franco Aid
Rebels near Teruel hold out in Aragon as government forces isolate the besieged group of about 400 insurgents. Dispatches say supplies shrink, while Franco’s frontline troops mass north and west of Teruel for a renewed drive.
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Ramon Blardoney Tervel
Spain
Francisco Frante
Aragon
Capial
National Defense
Indulecio Prigto
Madrid
Teruel
Hendaye
Comanders
Bate Ile
Franco
Capite
Kellogg to be buried at National Cathedral in Washington
Frank Kellogg international statesman and former diplomat dies aged 80 on eve of his birthday. Funeral scheduled Monday at 3 p m at National Cathedral Washington with other notable figures laid there. Cerebral thrombosis and bronchial pneumonia blamed for death.
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Frank Kellogg
ST. Paul
Kellogs
Inington
Woodrow Wilson
Admiral Dewey
Kellogg
Pccllege
New Auto License Plates Are Here
Beadle County residents face a new year with 1938 auto license plates. About 6,000 plates have reached County Treasurer Neil Bailey, set to go on sale January 1. Purchases require title transfer to the buyer’s name and timely filing with the secretary of state to avoid driving illegally.
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Src
Tleet
Beadle County
Neil Bailey
Jyow
Secretary of State
Trans— Mer
Sinks
Heyine
oHica
Bailey
Report on South Dakota relief costs 1930 1937
Pierre December 20 A comprehensive report on relief and unemployment aid expenditures in South Dakota from 1930 to 1937 is being prepared for the U S Senate special committee. Auditor Raymond A Kelly notes state and federal spending totals 3 169 806 through late 1937 with rising yearly relief outlays and allocations for direct relief and state projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Two Men Held On Robbery Charges
Sioux Falls reports two men, Ernest Swede Larson aged 37 and Floyd Te Baird aged 43, captured and brought to Madison on Thursday to face robbery charges for the December 31 holdup of Marys Grocery Store in Winfred that netted 280 dollars. Residents identified them. Larson surrendered after police started a manhunt. The store, operated by Harry Downs, was the scene of the crime 14 miles west of Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Ernest
Marry’s
Harry Downs
Winfred
Madison
Knights Of Columbus Plan Memorial Mass
Memorial mass in honor of deceased members of Huron Council No. Knights of Columbus will be said at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. Grand Knight George Tobin urged all members and families to attend. The service will be at the K of C lodge. SCHOOLS GIVE PROGRAM DE S MET Towns hip had a Guild Hall program with several numbers from each school. Teachers in charge listed. Exchange of gifts and treats completed the program. Vacation began Friday with schools reopening January 3.
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Degras
Huron Council No. Knights of Columbus
George Tobin
Huron
Tobin
K. of C
O Keefe Takes Charge Of Local Implement Business
Thad O Keefe of Yale has taken charge of the implement business in Desmet after his father bought it from the Adel Here and Elison Company. Remodeling continues and the store will reopen early next year with a reorganized display and service.
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Desmet
Thad O'Keefe
Yale
Adel[here and
Elison Company
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James J. Hughes
U. S. Washington
State Department
Atticiats
U. SS. Panay
Christias
MacKenzie
Law of the Land
B. R. Laskowski
State Weather ‘Bureau
Mercury
W. A. Arns
James Davis
Blunt Blunt
Spetian
Chrismas
Philadelphia
Elisabeth Reto Bevan
Walter Siott
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