Goodfellow Fund Sees Late Donations Hit 341.45
Hope community appeals grow as Christmas nears despite campaign end. Roy Anderson reports ongoing contributions at First National and Citizen National banks and Hope Star office. Local names and businesses listed as supporters, including banks, telephone company staff, and residents.
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Goodfellow Fund
Goodfellows
Roy Anderson
First National
Citizen National Banks
Hope Star
Anderson
Hope
C. Lawis Witsy
Oliver Jackson
Hizabeth
Roumania Signs Up to Give Nazis Oil
Roumania agreed to double oil shipments to Germany after protracted talks that nearly toppled the cabinet. The pact calls for 190000 tons monthly, with a higher exchange rate, boosting German purchases while warnings of future price shifts loom. Also noted is that about 187,122,400 acres of U S land are under organized fire control protection.
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Roumania
Bucharest
Germany
Reich
Roumenia
Jr Roumania
Rumania
United States
Cotton New York Market Opens and Closes Higher
Marely Elton opened Thursday at 10.73 and closed at 10.88 in Middling spot trading. The day featured modest gains with buyers pushing prices to the close as market participants noted steady demand in the Middling category.
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New York
Marely Elton
Miah
Growth of U S Territories Through History
The piece discusses the expanding United States from the 18th century onward, listing various acquisitions and treaties in a disorganized order. It mentions the Louisiana Purchase and other territorial gains, along with references to the Gadsden Purchase and Panama Canal Zone.
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U.S
United States
Trough Jwt
Texis
Gadsden Purchase
Alaske
Louisiana Purchase
Florida
Panavis Canal Zone
Virginia Islands
Puerto Rico
Sanna
Philippine Islands
Hiawaiian Islands
Officers Destroy Two Whisky Stills Near McNab
Two whisky stills of 30 and 50 gallon capacity were destroyed Thursday three miles north of McNab by Deputy Sheriff Tom Middlebrooks and State Policemen Porterfield and Haynie. Nine barrels of mash were destroyed. No whisky was found. No one was near the scene when officers approached. The stills had been set up and were ready for operation.
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McNab
Tom Middlebrooks
Porterfield
Haynie
IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR CAROL ORIGIN
The familiar Christmas carol is traced to 1849 poem by Massachusetts minister Dr Edmund Sears with music by Richard Willis composed two years later in Boston. It notes the American origin and the popular line about shopping days till Christmas.
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Edmund Seirs
Massachusetts
Richard S. Willis
Boston
May Extend Time to Buy Car Tags
Representative Rayane Weisenberger announced receiving a letter from Governor Bailey stating consideration of extending the December 31 deadline for automobile license tag payments. The governor noted the public benefit and the financial strain on motorists after Thanksgiving and the holiday season while affirming further consideration.
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Rayane Weisenbergsey
Baily
Weisenberger
Royces
General Assembly
Danny
Tanti
Dutch Drive Off Unnamed Invader
Report from Amsterdam describes a clash where Dutch forces repelled an unnamed air intrusion. Fighters used a smoke curtain to obscure the approach and protected civilians as the invaders fled toward the east.
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Amsterdam
Hathud
Whreeht
Nus
Netherlands
Gurminny
Battleships for U S British Victory Over Graf Spee
U S Navy reviews pocket battleship policy after Graf Spee’s loss to British cruisers off South America. British and French ships revealed as decisive, debate over building more pocket ships ends as secrecy fears persist and fire control methods are considered.
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U. S
Graf Spee
Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
Washington
Britain
France
Germany
U.S. Navy
U. S. Navy General Board
South America
Uruguay
Montevideo
Communism Only Victor Say French Yellow Boat Report
Paris report via UPI states that France’s last ambassador to Berlin, Robert Coulandare, warned Hitler in August of fears that a Trotskyist line could steer France toward an anti-German stance. The dispatch cites concerns voiced during a private interview arranged by a mediator for Prime Minister Valadier.
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Paris
France
UPI
Berlin
Robert Couwlondare
Fieicetuchrer
Hiller
Coulandare
Hitler
Wwe Dudiver
Valadier
Aginst
A Thought Won with Wait a being of all This Jahur
Fragmentary text appears as archaic sounding lines. No clear entities, events, or verifiable facts emerge to identify people places dates or organizations. The readable portion resembles poetry or cipher-like phrasing rather than a news item or notice.
Treasury Chief Opposes Certificate Plan on Parity
Secretary Morgenthau said he was opposed to further taxes on consumers and resisted the projected certificate plan to raise farm parity payments. He noted the administration had not yet reached a final decision on Wallace's certificate plan and that Wallace was asked to attend a second fiscal and monetary committee meeting Thursday to discuss the idea.
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Washinington
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Agriculture Wallace
Wallace
Fiscal and Monetary Committee
Finland Seeks U S Loan to Buy War Materials
Washington reports Finland sounding congressional leaders for a seven million dollar loan from the United States to purchase war materials for use against invading Russian forces. Finnish representatives sought Wall Street financing but were unsuccessful in securing funds.
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Washington
UWP
Finland
United States
Wall Street
Just An Old Army Game
Maryville man charts a drawn out trail of a Civil War era military record, uncovering hidden blisters among a paper trail of record companies and transport routes. He traces a 45 mile segment in 15 hours from San Yada to Laredo, Texas, recalling the era of the Mexican incident and long travel by mule and wagon.
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Maryville
San Yada
Laredo
Tex
United States
Liberals Plan to Hold Convention
A Liberal party plans a national convention to organize support for its ticket before the 1932 presidential campaign. The move, led by a Liberal eyeing the nomination, may hinge on whether President Roosevelt seeks a third term and involves Democrats and Republicans.
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Washington
Teleos
Department of the Interiors
MMQ
Oetal
Lekes
Roosevelt
Three Grass Fires Reported Thursday Afternoon
Hope Fire Department extinguished three grass fires between 1 and 2 o clock Thursday afternoon with no damage to property. Fires occurred near Brookwood School on South Hazel Street and South Hervey Street. Fire crews also dealt with a burning automobile on South Walia Street, severely damaging the car owned by Yi Mer from Sunlit Body Shop.
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Hope
Clear Brookwood Schoo
South Tazel Street
Hervey Street
Walia Streat
Yi Mer
Suniit Uf
Synith
Nations vow restraint as war topics loom abroad
Washington prepared a strong multilateral statement warning belligerents that future neutrality violations will trigger stronger reactions than protests. In New York Ellis Island inspectors began questioning Columbus survivors to determine immigration status, a process expected to take at least two days. Berlin protested to Argentina over the internment of Admiral Graf Spee crew, noting customary release of shipwrecked belligerent crews at neutral ports.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Graf Spee
DNB
Argentina
Russians Retreat In Finn Campaign Amid Heavy Front Fighting
Russian troops were seen moving north in the Petsamor sector signaling a potential reverse in the southward push toward Finland’s Arctic coast. A Finnish army communique reported the destruction of a Russian battalion and large quantities of tanks and weapons along the eastern front. Soviet air raids hit Helsinki and many towns, with casualties rising elsewhere. Fierce fighting raged across the Karelian isthmus as hundreds of tanks and 200 planes attacked, but blizzards and extreme cold stalled the push in the far north.
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Kirkenes
Petsamor
Finland
Arctic Ocean
Finny
Helsinki
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Uelsinke
Ismus
Zery
Kernettiuvi
Ine Ayulio
Salla
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Elbe
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U.S. A
Ickes
North and
Liner
Columbus
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