Weathered storms spark heavy Christmas sales hope in Steubenville
Amid a brutal weekend that killed hundreds and left streets icy, Steubenville saw shoppers flocking to clothing stores while retailers forecast near last year’s holiday dollar volume. Auto, steel, and rail indicators improved, with government analysts predicting 1938 income near 65 billion dollars despite calls for more equitable distribution.
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National Retail Dry Ads Association
Three Thirds Of A Nation Chart From 1935 36 Income Data
A National Resources Committee report shows the 29 400 300 U.S. families' 12 month incomes for 1935 36. More than a third earned 1000 or less, about a third 1000 to 2000, and less than a third over 2000. The findings relate to money power concentration investigated in Washington this week.
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National Resources Committee
Washington
European fascist links and royal dictatorship tensions cited
The piece notes Fascist era events including the Iron Guard blamed for assassinations in Romania with executions overdue. Italy’s Chamber of Deputies reshaped to favor fascist units. Ciano addressing Italy's aims. and Britain and Germany pursuing talks to avert war ahead of Rome discussions with Mussolini.
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Corneliu Codreanu
Bucharest
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Carol
Italy
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Ciano
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Tunisia
North
Africa
France
Big Money and Power Nets Ball Backers and Rail Empire Loss
George A Ball, once a secret player in the Van Sweringen rail empire, faces suit from two Wall Street buyers seeking 5 million after buying out a third partner. Also notes Carnegie International prizes, the Zacchini acrobat family controversy in Tampa, Pope Pius XII’s health update, and a Mosley marriage claim with a newborn son.
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Ind
George A. Ball
Cleveland
van Sweringen
Crime Roundup and Notable Cases Across Regions
FBI lists Chicago pair Benny Dickson and wife among top fugitives after bank heists in the Dakotas and a Michigan escape. Reports describe multiple states aiding the hunt. Halifax police warn of a phantom slasher targeting pedestrians with hatpins or pepper bags. Court notes include Dr Kent W Berry and others convicted in assaults, and a New York federal jury spying case. A Los Angeles man faces life for shooting an orchestra conductor’s wife.
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Halifax
England
Kent W. Berry
Olympia
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Johanna Hofmann
Erich Glaser
Otto Hermann Voss
U.S
Germany
New York
Charles McDonald
Los Angeles
Robert Irwin
Ctsts
At Home Dies Doings Cont Main Items
A roundup notes the C C a schoolboy club led by Milton Walser 17 Oklahoma City advocates a new economic order. The Dies committee prompted their disbandment. Gypsy Rose Lee offered testimony about Hollywood Spanish Loyalists if invited to Columbus. Also recapped football season, Notre Dame No. 1, TCUs Robert OBrien, GOP outlook for 1940, a lost airliner off Seattle to San Francisco with one survivor, and Philippines independence timeline with 1946 target.
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Milton Walser
Oklahoma City
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Martin Dies
Congressional Committee
Ohio
Harold Mosier
Dies Committee
Gypsy Rose Lee
Hollywood
Columbus
War clouds deepen as Soviet Japanese clash looms
A Japanese warlord warned of an inevitable Soviet Japanese conflict while other nations fret over the Sino Japanese war. Britain France and the U Japan protested as Yangtze shipping stays closed until China is conquered. Insurgent raids rattle Barcelona amid winter conditions along the Mediterranean coast.
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Quiz Questions From The World This Week
Questions cover world Jewish population Rene Belbenoit Saturnio Cedillo and a sit down strike ruling. A defn of turkey in Broadway slang and Haakon of Norway. Each item worth twenty points with penalties for partial answers.
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Supreme Court
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Norway
Haakon
Pere Grenes Bie
Opinions on schooling and bridge accuracy from noted figures
Dr. Luther H. Gulick argues that America cannot be governed satisfactorily based on the schooling 80 percent of youth now receive. Oswald Jacoby, a bridge expert, claims no one can play bridge better than 75 percent perfect, citing luck as a factor.
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Luther H. Gulick
America
Oswald Jacoby
Reappointed Bela Imredi Premier of Hungary
Bela Imredi resumes the Hungarian premiership after a week’s resignation. Other brief notices list marriages, awards, and fatalities including notable figures across politics, arts, science, and business.
Strikers and Soldiers Clash as France Faces General Strike
In France, Leon Jouhaux led a one day general strike against higher taxes and the 40 hour week suspension. Daladier mobilized public workers, vow of A W O L if they stayed on the job. Dawn saw limited violence and mixed worker response as markets and transit gradually resumed. A parallel report notes Chicago AFL workers crossing CIO strikes in the stockyards, with mediation set for next week.
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Edouard Daladier
National Confederation of War Veterans
Daladier
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Subway Workers’ Union
Jouhaux
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U. S
Chicago
AFL
CIO
U S Pan American Push Amid Latin Solidarity Aims
As Monroe Doctrine anniversary passes, the United States moves to Pan American solidarity with cultural, political, and military tracks. Hull proposes a $1 million yearly program aiding Latin America with music collections and Independence Day copies while Roosevelt urges a strong regional defense including a plan to train 100000 pilots and 125000 mechanics.
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France
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Japan
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Peru
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Brazil
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
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