White House Busy Holiday as Roosevelts Observe Christmas
President Roosevelt prepares to broadcast his annual Christmas message at 5 11 p m EST and lights a 30 foot spruce on the ellipse Mrs Roosevelt leads a busy Christmas eve with toy and gift basket parties to aid those in need Only one of the ten Roosevelt grandchildren will hang a stocking at the White House this year Franklin D Roosevelt III at age two will join another child in the mantle tradition
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Fourteen to Join Service for Draft Induction
West Virginia counties will supply 1278 men for the second selective service induction next month Brig Gen William L Horner state director predicts 150 draftees daily will be inducted for a year of training between January 13 and 30 Examinations will be held at Clarksburg and Huntington induction centers with 32 Negro included.
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Theatre Ticket Presents Ra Mission to Strand or Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Earl W Carroll at 1021 West Main Street to tonight's screening of Carole Lombard and Charles J Houghton in They Knew What They Wanted at the Strand and Dr Kildare Goes Home with Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore at the Dixie theatre.
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Earthquakes Rock New England and New York Area
Earth shocks were felt across New England from Maine to Connecticut and across the New York metropolitan area from Brooklyn to the Bronx. Connecticut reports describe a slight quake at 8 46 a m less severe and shorter in duration than last Friday with observations from New Haven and Lowell noting a sharper sensation.
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Purchase of Two Spans Delayed by Suits
Ironton Ohio reports the Lawrence County Bridge Commission postponed plans to buy the Ironton and Huntington West Virginia bridges as court suits threaten the $2,275,000 revenue bond issue. Actions are pending in Cincinnati federal district court and the West Virginia Supreme Court. The commission said no steps would be taken until the legal matter is settled.
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Land Bought for New River State Trade Building
Weeds were recorded yesterday in Kanawha county transferring 11 Montgomery lots to the state board of control. The parcels will host a 200000 dollar vocational trade building at New River State college. Board President Walter R. Thurmond said contracts for the building will be let soon.
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Odd friendship revealed after 19 years of Christmas cards
Huntington tale uncovers two women who began as strangers in 1921 on a Richmond Virginia train. Ivy Hodges now Mrs. Jack Waldeck recounts a rice shower joke and a kiss that sparked a long bond. They resumed letters after a long quiet period, keeping their friendship through Christmas cards alone.
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Warring Lands Observe Yule Amid War Fronts
The Associated Press reports Christmas across wartime Europe shows war and ritual coexisting. Blackouts and air raid warnings persisted as Greece fought Italians in Albania and Germany allowed dancing in Libya while British forces pressed Mussolini’s troops in the desert. King George VI will deliver a Christmas message to the empire as front line leaders mark the holiday with gifts and candy for children amid high prices and scarce greenery.
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Policeman in Santa outfit forgets his gun in Evansville
Detective Sergeant Paul Bonham played Santa at a junior chamber of commerce party in Evansville on December 24 and forgot to remove his pistol and holster. Leo Warren, assistant city attorney, commented on Santa wearing a gun and the sergeant replied that maybe with the state of the world he should.
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Youngster Is Arraigned In Game Warden's Death
Summersville West Virginia December 24 16 year old Herbert Dale Milam of Glade Creek Nicholas county arraigned before Magistrate J F McMillion on a charge connected to the fatal shooting of Game Warden Fred Hobart 44 of Richwood. Trooper B F McLaughlin state police arrested the youth after Hobart's body was found near Richwood Saturday.
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Metal Shortage Forces Reduced Hours at Northrop Hawthorne Plant
Northrop Aircraft Corp. cuts 20 percent of work time for about 2,000 workers in Los Angeles area due to an acute aluminum shortage. The Hawthorne plant, normally on a 20 hour daily schedule, will operate 16 hours while hours drop from 10 to 8 per day effective immediately. Lamotte T. Cohn, general manager, cites high defense demand as the cause.
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RAF Bombing Raids Hit Invasion Ports and Rhineland
British warplanes bombed invasion ports Boulogne Dunkerque and Os near the Saar basin while attacking Ludwigshaven and other industrial targets in the Rhineland during the night. The Air Ministry said raids also struck targets linking the Saar basin to Italy.
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Van Wert Times Bulletin Sets Peace Only Christmas Policy
The Van Wert Times-Bulletin declares it will print only peaceful, cheerful news today, barring a major development. No war coverage, controversial politics, crime, violent death, or disturbing stories will appear on the day before Christmas.
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Pope Pleads For Peace In Bitter World
Vatican City December 24 Pope Pius XI addressed the college of cardinals urging the creation of a new world order founded on five moral victories. He named triumphs over hatred mistrust the idea that might makes right economic maladjustment and the spirit of cold ego to ensure neighborliness and coexistence among nations.
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Greek Army Advances Along Adriatic Coast in Albania
Dispatches report the Greek army widening its advance along the Adriatic coast beyond Chimara as Italian forces retreat toward Logara Pass. The Italians offer only a rear guard at Logara, the sole strong position before Valona, as Greece presses the move.
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State Capitol Nearly Deserted for Christmas Holiday
Charleston WV December 24 A largely empty Capitol with skeleton staffs on duty as workers head home for the holiday. Tax department staff began their leave after Saturday work and will return Thursday morning. Other departments allow extended time at home despite travel. Department heads received gifts from staff yesterday.
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Tydings Seeks Just Peace Criteria From Axis Powers
Senator Tydings of Maryland proposed that the United States seek a joint statement from Great Britain and the Axis powers outlining conditions under which they would end the European war. He argued a clear list would let the U S decide if a just peace is possible and guide policy whether to negotiate or oppose any terms. He urged a peace rooted in justice rather than appeasement, envisioning restored sovereignty for Norway Denmark the Netherlands Belgium and France and possibly new Polish and Czechoslovak states.
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Mussolini vows Italy to continue war to victory
Rome reports Premier Mussolini in a government statement declares Italy will fight on all fronts until victory, unshaken by British propaganda. He says regime and people are one and rejects a reported British appeal for peace as weak. The note follows a radio address by Winston Churchill.
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