Breaching fascist front seen as path to peace in Europe
London reports Britain and France seek to break the solid fascist bloc to keep the peace. Officials note aid to Germany could ease Spain crisis and Italy alignment may loosen with the Mediterranean accord. Paris warns Germany on sending troops, while diplomatic talks with France continue through the holiday period.
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Briain
France
Europe
Italy
Germany
Spain
Hitler
Maans
Charles Corbin
Foreign Office
Paris
World News In Gist Christmas War Threats and Peace Pleas
The world laments Christmas amid war threats and peace prayers led from the Vatican by Pope Pius XI. In London, peace talks with Germany stall as France warns of Germany sending troops to Spain. Bethlehem hosts pilgrims as troops mingle with worshipers in Christendom’s shrine. Nanking reports a US officer coordinating evacuations in a civil war zone. In Havana the new Cuban president shapes a domestic cabinet while Detroit notes a labor dispute settlement. Washington sees quick action on crop insurance with a secret committee pursuing wage and hour constitutional amendments. Salt Lake City reports searchers probing two crashed planes amid vague radio call mysteries.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
London
Germany
Spain
Bethlehem
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Christendom
Nanking
United States
Havana
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Detroit
Aiuto
Washington
Salt Lake City
Walkouts Expand as Auto Industry Sees Second Settlement
The second strike settlement in two days ends a long walkout in the auto sector. United Auto Workers approve Kelsey-Hayes proposal for Detroit plant operations to resume Monday. Other strikes at Aluminum Company of America auto parts unit in Detroit and Libbey-Owens-Ford in Toledo and Shreveport continue. Only a few plants remain idle at General Motors, J I Case Racine, and Pittsburgh Plate Glass, with talks ongoing.
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United Automobile Workers
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel
Atlanta
Kansas City
J I Case Company
Racine
M Davison
Case Company
General Motors Corporation
Libbey-Owens- Ford
Toledo
Ohio
Shreveport
Charleston
Wva
Ottawa
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Deadrock
Pacific Coast
Chaco Sector Dispute Raised At Buenos Aires
The Chaco dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay was taken up at the Inter-American peace conference in Buenos Aires with only moderate hopes for a quick settlement. Informed sources said Paraguay might cede the landlocked Bolivian port on the Paraguay River to Bolivia in exchange for cash, a deal tied to the contested Chaco region.
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Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Buenos Aires
Cheeky Charity Note Left by Elks Lodge Basket Crew
A fragment from Tl Robinson reports Elks lodge volunteers delivering baskets to needy families. A note pinned on a door says they have gone to Vincennes to place a basket on the kitchen table with milk and chicken in the refrigerator. Two workers joke about their appearance and the idea people would mock them if they did not help.
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Elx
Vincennes
Capital divided on treasury credits plan
Washington reports a split in Congress over the treasury plan to sterilize gold imports. Officials say the policy could alter the Federal Reserve's timing and tighten credit next month. Rankin warns of grave danger to the country if Congress fails to oppose the plan. The Fed might raise bank reserve requirements in light of the treasury move.
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Washington
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Explosion at Asheville fireworks store kills three
An downtown Asheville explosion tonight at a fireworks store left at least three dead and many injured. Firemen recovered three bodies and feared more victims in the collapsed building, including clerk Rea Corn of Woodfin and Mrs Maude Stepp. The blaze damaged nearby shops as Christmas light displays continued in the region.
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N. C
Roosevelt Urges Yearlong Christmas in Radio Yuletide Address
President Roosevelt lit the Lafayette Square tree and spoke to the nation on Christmas Eve. He quoted Dickens and urged Americans to keep Christmas in their hearts all year, sharing a Roosevelt yuletide custom of reading the season’s lessons yearly.
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Roosevelt
Lafayette Square
Scrooge
Pope Pius XI Calls All People to Fight Evil Forces Cited in Christmas Message
Vatican broadcast from bed as Pope Pius XI urged action against atheistic communism he warned of threats across Europe and the world. He condemned those who undermine faith and warned of dangers spreading from Spain, appealing for defense and peace before his likely last public message. In Helena a quiet Christmas eve followed a troubled year with communal services, Santa rituals, and charity baskets easing hardship for families.
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Helena
Vatican City
Pius XI
Spain
Europe
Holy Father
Germany
Holy See
Houston Pole Fight Strikers at Waterfront Clash
Fierce fighting erupted on the Houston waterfront as police clashed with striking seamen. At least 15 men were injured as pistols fired and tear gas filled the night. Police mobilized more officers and ammunition to reinforce the strike line after 65 days of picketing. by midnight, authorities reported the situation quiet.
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Houstoin
Texas
Houston
Santa Claus Leads New York WPA Pickets at City Hall Park
New York December 24 led by a Santa Claus impersonator a group of dismissed WPA workers picketed a Yuletide program at City Hall Park. The protesters carried signs demanding restoration of their jobs as children sang carols around the municipal Christmas tree.
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Santa Claus
WPA
City Hall Park
Americans in China Relied on Help for Evacuation
Col Joseph W Stilwell travels from Peiping toward Loyang to seek aid from Chiang Kai-Shek against Marshal Chang Hsuen Liang as Americans in the civil war zone plan evacuation. A United States officer heads to Sianfu to arrange safe exit for nationals amid turmoil. Weather for Montana: snow flurries, colder in south and east, generally fair Saturday.
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Sianfu
Chang Hsenh- Liang
Joseph W Stilwell
Peiping
Loyang
Henan Province
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Marshal Chang
Montana
Son of president suffers a setback in health
Boston reports a setback in Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr s condition led to the cancellation of a Christmas flight to the White House. He has been at Massachusetts General Hospital since before Thanksgiving with illness and a streptococcal infection.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Plaud
White House
Roosevelt
Massachusetts General Hospital
No Santa Claus Belief Sparks Schoolland Debate in Indiana
Beverly Hills readers recall a clash as Indiana school leaders tell primary pupils there is no Santa Claus. The piece frames trust in childhood comforts versus civic duties, noting the author’s nostalgia and a signature reference to William J. Bryan and Irvin Cobb.
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Der
Indiana
Santa Claus
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William J. Bryan
Irvin
Cobb
Quick action on crop insurance plans eyed in Congress
Washington December 24 prompt action to push a crop insurance bill was promised after favorable comments from senate quarters. Senator Pope Idaho said a bill reflecting a Roosevelt committee's all risk wheat plan would be introduced soon. Experts estimate up to 100 million dollars may be needed to start the plan on Capitol Hill as western senators voiced support, though Senator Thomas. Nye saw potential feasibility concerns.
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Pope
Idaho
Roosevelt
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Okia
Nye
Search for Lost Planes 1060 In Northwest Wires
Rescue parties stormbound near Spokane and Missoula search for a Western Air Transport wreckage seen last Friday. National guard planes await a break in the North Idaho storm to fly to the mile high crash site. Two pilots aboard the airliner from Salt Lake City are missing with nine others. Discouraged by failed reports, Western Air Express officials dismiss Denver radio calls as untrustworthy. A systematic search will continue for the Western Air Transport missing since Dec 16 near Milford Utah, with seven aboard presumed dead. A crop insurance plan discussion cites a reserve need of 50 to 70 million dollars to start, as Congress weighs the proposal._
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Idaho
National Guard
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Salt Lake City
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Western Air Express
Denver
Hunt
Western Air Transport
Milford
Utah
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Kan
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Ator Sheppard
D. Teras
Boy of 2 Fatally Struck With Vehicle In Yard Play
Houston AP report says a mother, Mrs Joseph C Walker, sent her 2 year old son Clements Walker to play in the yard as she wrapped Christmas gifts a cowboy suit and toy trailer truck. The child was fatally injured when an automobile struck him while the mother tied ribbons on gifts.
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Houston
Texas
Joseph C Walker
Clements
Walker
Holy City of Birth of Savior Christians Pra
Worshippers from many lands filled Bethlehem's nativity church and St Catherine's on Christmas Day. Officials, camel drivers, water carriers, townspeople, and British soldiers joined the celebration as Latin patriarch and England choir led mass at midnight. The image of the Christ Child was placed in a manger for Epiphany, with dawn prayers and services throughout the grotto.
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Palestine
Church of the Nativity
St. Catherine’s Church
Christ
Jerusalem
St Catherine’s
Qutside
Church of England
Jesus
Christmas Peace Calls Bridge World Split by War
The Associated Press reports Christendom recalling the Savior with mixed joy and misery as leaders urge peace amid a world divided by prosperity and war. Believers pause work to reflect, and the crib’s bells ring in a guarded Bethlehem while soldiers mingle with crowds, Pope Pius X urging harmony in Rome.
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Christendom
Bethlehem
Workers Alliance 1510 Demonstrate Across Nation
Washington Day 24 report shows David Lasser president of the Workers Alliance of America calling 2000 units nationwide to stage a January 9 demonstration against WPA payroll reductions. The organization seeks to pressure federal relief policy and protect workers’ wages amid continuing economic strain.
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Washington
David Lasser
Workers Alliance of America
Yankee Refugees in Madrid Celebrate Christmas Cheer
Madrid reports American refugees in the city celebrated the Christmas season despite wartime gunfire on the Madrid front and food shortages. The refugees gathered at the embassy area to mark the holiday, sharing meals and small gifts as a show of morale amid ongoing conflict.
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Madrid
United States
Eribassy
Spanish soldiers to rest amid Madrid Christmas front
Frigid Christmas Eve around Madrid finds fascist troops in benches and dugouts awaiting a lull. Generous gifts arrive from Franco including wine for distribution on Twelfth Night January 6, as artillery fire continues along the riverfront with no major advance anticipated.
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