Senate approves housing bill in large vote then adjourns
Washington dispatch reports the Senate passed the housing bill 66 to 4 during the special session and adjourned for a 12 day Christmas vacation. Administration leaders say preliminary work on farm and housing measures was completed, with final approval to come in the regular session on January 3. Senate and House leaders differ on progress and duration of the 1938 session.
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Congress
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Barkley
Dky
Senator McNary
Oregon
McNary
Death of Healy Investigated After Party Fight
Autopsy ordered to determine if Ted Healy died from injuries after a Sunday night fight outside the Trocadero in Hollywood. Police say Healy celebrated the birth of his son at the club. coroner seized the body and the wife remained hospitalized as detectives pursue the case.
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Los Angeles
Ted Healy
Healy
MGM
Westwood
Hollywood
Trocadero
Frank Nance
University Hospital
Culver City
Enterprise Subscribers Pay Carrier Before Christmas Holiday
The Enterprise asks all subscribers to pay their carrier by the preceding Thursday or day so he can settle his paper bill by noon Friday and have spending money for Christmas. The paper will not publish on Christmas Day December 25th, 10937, as the carrier serves 804 days a year and cooperation is requested.
Cooperation and Christian Principles Needed Says Dodd
Berlin telegram reports William E. Dodd retiring U S ambassador to Germany warned in a farewell speech that cooperation should be the key word but nations are farther apart. He urged mankind to return to Christian principles and said the German people are democratic and capable of helping solve global problems.
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Berlin
William E. Dodd
United States
Germany
Chicago University
Rejected Suitor Given Eighteen Month Term
Turner Ewing of Mt Gilead was sentenced to 18 months on the roads and five years probation after being found guilty on three counts in Thom asville Municipal Court. He faced charges of forceful trespass carrying a concealed weapon and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill related to a threat against Mrs M C Hamrick. The testimony described his visit to the Hamrick apartment and his claim of being related to the woman.
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Thomasville
Turner Ewing
Mt. Gilead
Ewing
M. C. Hamrick
Walter Green
Kills Wife Over Custody Belief In Centralia
Police Chief William Kaelin and Floyce Harrison 40 beat his estranged wife to death with a hammer as their four year old son slept beside them and then killed himself with a pocket knife. The boy was bruised on the left arm from hammer blows. Harrison left a note saying Grace is not fit to raise a dog, much less a girl.
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Centralia
William Kaelin
Floyce Harrison
Kaelin
Harrison
Farm Home Fire Fatal Sixth Victim After All Die
A mountain farm home east of Connellsville burned killing five occupants and later a sixth victim. Melvin Crow 14 died after being brought to the hospital. his father John Crow 45 also died earlier from severe burns. The fire started when a can of oil exploded while the father was lighting a kitchen stove.
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Melvin Crow
John Crow
Pennsylvania
William Yothers
Annie Yothers
Wilmer D. Crow
Jean Crow
Annabelle Crow
Frank Crow
Melvin
Kellogg Dies On Eve Of Sixty-Ninth Birthday
Peace diplomat Frank B Kellogg former secretary of state and world court judge died last night on the eve of his sixty ninth birthday He co authored the Kellogg peace pact and received the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize for his work
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Frank B. Kellogg
Frank Kellogg Dies at 77 World Statesman and Nobel Laureate
Frank B Kellogg former secretary of state United States senator and world court judge died after bronchial pneumonia following cerebral thrombosis He helped author the Kellogg Briand pact earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929 English and French officials lauded him as a champion of peace.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Everist
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Aristide Briand
France
England
London
Winter Solstice Marks Official Start Of Winter
New York December 22. The sun enters Capricorn and begins its southern declination signaling winter is here. Official debut was 1:22 a.m. EST and ends 1:43 a.m. March 21. Today is the shortest day with just over nine hours of daylight.
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New York
George Akerson Dies at 48 in New York Hospital
George Edward Akerson secretary to former President Hoover from 1928 to 1931 died last night at the Rockefeller Institute hospital. His death is reported from New York where he had been hospitalized.
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New York
George Edward Akerson
Hoover
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Orville Wright
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Columbia University
Kitty Hawk
Rebels Report Fall Of Teruel To Loyal Force
The capture of Teruel today after a week of siege gives the Loyalist side its first major civil war victory since last June's Madrid offensive. Teruel, an insurgent strong point on the Aragón front, fell after heavy fighting as reports from Hendaye confirm the result.
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Aragon Front
Peace Move Halted by Japs in Japan
Tokyo police say 370 suspected agitators were secretly arrested in dawn raids nationwide. A member of parliament and several former university professors were detained for conspiring in communist and leftist movements tied to a proposed general revolution. Three groups Labor Farmer party Proletarian party and All Japan Council of Labor Farmer Unions were named as leaders. dissolution ordered by home ministry.
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All Japan Council of Labor Farmer Unions
Home Ministry
Death Of Statesville Bride Last January Being Studied Again
Sheriff J W Moore and physicians reopen inquiry into the death of 20 year old Mrs Herman Westmoreland found in a well near Statesville on January 20. She had disappeared January 19 after living with husband and father in Amity Hill. body found head downward, back of head crushed, one shoe missing, shoeless foot bruised. Coroner’s jury said death by unknown person.
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Statesville
J. W. Moore
Herman Westmoreland
R. H. Westmoreland
Amity Hill
Westmoreland
British Move to Strengthen Hongkong Garrison and Protest Japan
The War Office said Hongkong will gain reinforcements as Britain's 16th protest to Japan since the Far East crisis. Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie was ordered to protest Tokyo’s attack on a Chinese customs vessel within Hongkong waters. The Royal Scots head to Hongkong, arriving Jan. 28, to bolster defenses as Japan reportedly plans a major offensive.
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Canton
China
Anese Veessel
Record breaking Christmas mail floods Greensboro post office
Greensboro saw a record day as the local post office processed 90 000 letters and cards, far surpassing any prior total. Superintendent J A Davis said the rush peaked with 15 000 more pieces than any previous day, prompting staff additions, extra carriers and trucks.
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Popeye Creator E C Segar In Critical Condition
In Santa Monica California cartoonist E C Segar creator of Popeye The Sailor is reported in critical condition at Santa Monica Hospital by Dr Raymond Sands.
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Calif
E. C. Segar
Popeye the Sailor
Santa Monica Hospital
Raymond Sands
Labor Factions Readying New War As Peace Fails
In Washington on December 22, American Federation of Labor leaders discuss a divide and conquer campaign against the CIO after peace talks collapse. John L. Lewis and CIO prepar e to enroll more recruits while AF of L may expel United Mine Workers and Amalgamated Clothing Workers at next month’s Miami council meeting. Leadership plans target stronger CIO unions, with United Garment Workers and Progressive Miners of America expected to lead, backed by AF of L funds and organizers. The Denver convention urged CIO members to return, while CIO leaders push toward a broader federation. Negotiations ended yesterday afternoon after the CIO committee deemed further talks pointless.
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American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
International Ladies Garment Work
A. F. of L
Lewis
Boxer Jake Kilrain Dies At Age Of 78
JUNICY Mass December 22 Jake Kilrain longtime heavyweight boxer died today after a long illness He was 78 years old The veteran pugilist whose last memorable fight was a 75 round bout with John L Sullivan in 1889 the last championship bare knuckle fight had lived for years with his two sons.
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John L. Sullivan
Hitler lays wreath at Ludenorff funeral in Munich
Chancellor Adolf Hitler attended the military funeral for General Erich Ludendorff and laid a wreath in Munich as part of the ceremonies on December 22. The homage marked a high profile tribute to the fallen commander amid wartime events.
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Ludendorff
Munich
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Erich Ludenorff
Cannon Memorial M. C. A. to be rebuilt after $150,000 fire
Hearne Swink secretary announced today that the Cannon Memorial M. C. A. building in Kannapolis, heavily damaged in a Monday fire, would be rebuilt.
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Hearne Swink
Cannon Memorial ¥. M. C. A
Endangered China Seaport Threat Amid Japanese Bombers
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese bombers over Tsingtao threaten the Chinese port as U S warships evacuate Americans and foreign refugees. A U S cruiser and destroyers patrolled the harbor while Chinese forces vowed resistance amid rising fear of attacks on Hangchow and other coastal cities.
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Oregon governor blasts labor clash in wartime style
Astoria Oregon December 22 Governor Charles Martin criticizes federal labor leaders and the national labor relations board calling the labor conflict a senseless war. He spoke to Clatsop Democrats noting Portland area saw mills close August over AFL-CIO tensions then reopen with CIO and nonunion workers amid ongoing boycotts.
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