Tydings Hopes For Just Peace Plan Given By All Sides
Senator Tydings urged that the United States seek statements of end conditions from both Britain and the Axis to assess a possible just peace. He described restoring Nordic sovereignty, possible new Polish and Czechoslovakian states, and disarmament as core elements, warning against appeasement and stressing a peace based on justice and democratic policy.
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German Turkish Trade Treaty Reported
Berlin reports say Germany concluded a new trade treaty with Turkey though its scope is not disclosed. Hungarian border reports claim thousands of German troops with full gear crossed into Romania yesterday as Germany supplements divisions already there amid modern warfare demands.
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Writer Found Dead In Boston Hotel Room
Billy Hill aged 42, noted New York and Hollywood songwriter of Last Roundup, was found dead in an Essex Hotel room in Boston. Dr Schvers attributed death to natural causes. His known songs included The Old Spinning Wheel, Rain, Wagon Wheels, Lights Out, Old Man of the Mountain, and In a Chapel in the Moonlight.
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Huron Observes Christmas in Typical American Fashion
1940 Christmas observance in Huron includes family gatherings church services and a citywide all day holiday. Stores and offices close to allow time with families and several parish Masses and services are planned across St Martin's Grace Episcopal Church and other churches. Salvation Army distributes over 100 food baskets to needy families.
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Mild Christmas Forecast for Huron Expected
Federal Meteorologist FP G McGinnis forecast a mild Christmas for Huron with partly cloudy skies and continued mild temperatures. Light rain or snow is possible Wednesday night or Thursday, with cooler air approaching and highways reportedly free of ice or snow.
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Pope Pius XII urges five moral victories for postwar peace
In a Christmas Eve message to the College of Cardinals broadcast globally, Pope Pius XII called for a new world order founded on five moral victories. He urged unity, solidarity, and fidelity to pacts to prevent externally imposed peace, condemning hatred mistrust might makes right economic disparity and cold egoism.
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City Commission Rejects O Neal Liquor License Renewal
Huron city commissioners voted 53 3 to deny renewal of Marshall O Neal s on sale liquor license for his dispensary at 221 Dakota Avenue South. Mayor Techelle joined Chambers and Olson in voting no while Chamberlain and Larsen supported granting the license.
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Meaning of Terrible Urgency in Defense Production
Lancaster, December 24. Industrialists seek a formal definition of the term terrible urgency as it applies to defense needs. HL Prentis Jr of the National Association of Manufacturers asked the National Defense Commission to provide the definition. Knudsen warned industry that production rates were unsatisfactory and that the defense job requires steady teamwork rather than last minute orders.
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British Tanker And Freighter Sunk By Germans
German forces reported sinking a 10 000 ton British tanker and a 6 000 ton freighter after a brief clash with destroyers and speedboats near Britain east coast. A separate raid by Nazi aircraft damaged several merchant ships in a western Scottish loch with at least two ships hit.
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Second Tremor Within Five Days Shakes Large Area
A second earthquake in five days rattled the northeastern United States and parts of Canada from Ontario to Quebec. No serious damage was reported as tremors began around 8:43 to 8:44 a.m. with effects felt across New England, Maine, Connecticut, and New York. Seismologists linked today’s event to earlier crust movements and noted reports of moving furniture and broken items, while forecasts warned of possible stronger quakes within months.
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No Holiday Truce Warns Nazi War Effort Continues
Cairo reports a critical water shortage for 20 000 Italian defenders at Bardia as British siege tightens. Air bombardment continues, with Graziani rearming westward. Greek forces advance along the Adriatic coast after Chimara’s fall. thousands of prisoners captured, including Black Shirts. Von Brauchitsch praises army morale amid rumors of a Christmas invasion, while Britain raids French ports and German targets across the Rhineland.
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Clever Hubby Duplicates Christmas Gift For Wife Inon
In Pierre on December 24 a humorous Christmas tale follows a husband who seeks a personal, surprising gift for his wife. He purchases a box of varied odds and ends including knives, lamp parts, and small gadgets, arranging them as a playful, modest present alongside a lounging robe. The story centers on his creative misdirection and the wife’s amused reaction.
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