Family Holds First Reunion After 66 Years Away
Whitesburg Kentucky reports a Christmas reunion as Jim Stamper returns home after 65 years. The once missing son, now grizzled and successful, greets brothers Stephen and Hiram Stamper and sisters Katie Ison and Mary Teen, ending a long period of separation and uncertainty.
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Jim
Ixty
Childre
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Hiram
Stamper
Katie Ison
Mary Teen
Christmas Returns Bring Peace to Found Father Jim
A fragment describes Jim leaving a California fruit farm to return home at Christmas bringing personal reconciliation. It notes his rise from savings to asset ownership and the belief that Christmas joy lightens his life as he ends a long journey. It also mentions reports of Dost Mohammed leading a rebellion in Persian Balochistan with wells poisoned near Kerala and military action along the desert from Kerman to Medhed.
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Jim
Calfornia
Persia
Dost Mohammed
Kerala
Great Desert
Kerman
Medhed
Brooklyn chemist hailed after poker hold up shootout
Peter Cardone, Brooklyn chemist and expert pistol shot, killed two of four armed men during a home poker game robbery yesterday. Cardone was wounded in the arm. two bystanders died and another player jumped to safety. Police Commissioner Whalen praised Cardone's courage. The robbers fled after the gunfight.
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Peter Cardone
Brooklyn
Cardone
Whalen
Pasquale Belmonte
Emanuel Frasca
Rocco Massia
Nicholas Sulzone
Leo Crane
Mountain Lake Park
King George Remains Same During Christmas at Buckingham Palace
London December 24 Officials report the king remains gravely ill yet showing slow progress with a quiet night and stable general condition. The royal family gathers at Buckingham Palace for Christmas as Duke of Gloucester and Prince George join the Prince of Wales in reuniting the siblings.
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Nations seek disarmament as holidays lift world mood
League officials plan a post inauguration Geneva disarmament meeting as Bolivian and Paraguayan conciliation cools tensions. China Britain France sign new treaties boosting tariff autonomy. Poland Lithuania sever relations over Vilna. Russia faces bread shortages while Germany shows improved employment and exports amid reparation progress.
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Mussolini expands cabinet to seven of thirteen portfolios
Italy’s Premier Mussolini now controls seven of thirteen cabinet posts while unemployment remains at 320,900. The regime claims the overhaul unites national defense elements and reduces interdepartmental disputes, though unemployment figures show persistent hardship.
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Italy
Mussolini
Filtration Plant Tests Underway After Repairs
Engineers and city officials report ongoing tests at the new filter plant to verify repairs on a faulty sedimentation basin floor. Leaks from the concrete floor appeared during prior tests and were attributed to temperature driven contraction and expansion. Erler Construction crews finished repairs after several days, with final commissioning tests planned under engineer John M. Rice of Pittsburgh and representatives from pump and filter manufacturers and city officials.
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John M. Rice
Pittsburgh
Coach Rodgers Supports Starting Second Half At End Of First
Morgantown December 24 Ira E Rodgers West Virginia University football coach favors starting the third quarter where the second ends. He would advocate a rule for a continuous third quarter at a coaches and AD meeting in New Orleans this week. Rodgers is accompanied by H A Stansbury director of athletes.
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Ira E. Rodgers
West Virginia University
New Orleans
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H. A. Stansbury
Dr Carl P Schott to Leave for Southern City
Dr Carl P Schott director of physical education will depart tomorrow night for a southern city, signaling a brief absence from duties and indicating plans tied to his professional assignment.
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Carl P. Schott
Women and Children Leave Afghanistan Evacuated
British and Indian women and children were evacuated from the British legation in Kabul by airplanes. King Amanullah and Queen Souriya transferred the bus to Kandahar. The Afghan legation in Paris said Amanullah was rallying his partisans. Evacuees, 12 women and five children including Lady Humphreys, were taken to Peshawar on the northwest frontier of India with government consent.
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Afghanistan
Amanullah
Souriya
Kandahar
Paris
Pesha
Northwest Frontier
India
Lady Humphreys
Missing Indians and Europeans Reported Removed in New Delhi
Reports from New Delhi state that 20 persons were removed, including seven Europeans and the rest Indians. The fragment notes the event but provides limited context on who was affected or the circumstances surrounding the removals.
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J. B. Gould
New Delhi
Jurors Fear Gangs Fury In Ranieri Kidnapping Trial
In Chicago on December 24 the Ranieri kidnap case ended with Angelo Petfti and Andrew Cappellano receiving 25 year prison terms for holding Billy Ranieri, 19, for a $60,000 ransom. jurors and witnesses faced threats as guards protected their homes and letters threatening death were sent to Ranieri and Devito. Judge Gentzel, who also received a threat, commended the jurors for their courage.
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Chicago
Frank Ranieri
Billy
Ranieris
Angelo Petftti
Andrew Cappellano
Billy Raniert
A. F. Ranieri
Mike Devito
Devito
Gentzel
Cappellano
Acquittal Ends Trial After Closing Arguments
In a closing stage the prosecutors indicated they would not oppose Tony Guenther’s release. Guenther moved for a new trial and a hearing was set for January 25. The acquittal followed the defense and court proceedings.
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Tonys
Guenther
Waase
Philippi Blanket MUL Sold to New Corp Rhoads Dorman
The Philippi Blanket MUL sold its plant to Rhoads Dorman Mill Inc with F W Dorman of New York as president and Ester A Sill as secretary treasurer. Robt E Senior from Parsons will be manufacturing superintendent for both mills. Philippi mill to operate under new management starting January 7 with night operation plans canceled.
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Philippi Blanket Mul
Rhoads-Dorman( Mill), Inc
F. W. Dorman
New York
Esther A. Sill
Miss Sill
Atlanta
Georgia
Parsons
Robt. E. Senior
Philipps Mills
Senior
Parsons Mill
Grafton
Philippi
Fire destroys Hdgeworth Country Club clubhouse
Three Hdgeworth Country Club employees escaped by leaping to tree branches as fire swept the club house on December 24 in Pittsburgh. Nine others fled downstairs before exits were cut off. the building was completely destroyed with damage estimated at $100,000. The blaze is believed to have started in the furnace room.
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Hdgeworth Country Club
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