Britain to strengthen Hongkong garrison amid Far East crisis
Britain dispatches the 16th protest to Japan over attacks near Hongkong and plans to send six capital ships to Chinese waters. Sir Robert Craigie protests Japanese seizure of a Chinese vessel as Tokyo advances, with Eden and Cooper stressing readiness while Roosevelt comments on U.S. leadership.
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War Office
Hongkong
Japan
Robert Leslie Craigie
Tokyo
Duneva
Southampton
Royal Scots
Bombay
Canton
China
Tich
Far East
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Orient
Britain
Washington
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Kwangtung
Alfred Duff Cooper
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
United States
Neville Chamberlain
Commons
Imprison Agitators Move Against Revolutionary Plot
Article reports arrests of two women Baroness Shidzue Ishimoto and Taiko Hirabayashi for antiwar and anti-racism activities. Ishimoto, famed as a birth control advocate, warned about abuses of women's rights in Japan. It notes their calls for labor wages for soldiers in China and influence on Japan's diplomacy.
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Japan
Shidzue Ishimoto
United States
Taiko Hirabayashi
Margaret Sanger
How Roosevelts Will Spend Christmas
President and Mrs Roosevelt and family will attend a Christmas morning community service at the Church of the Covenant under the Washington Federation of Churches, serving 140 churches. After a midday White House dinner, gifts for adult Roosevelts will come from the family tree, while Sara and Kate Roosevelt receive presents in the morning.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Church of the Covenant
Washington Federation of Churches
White House
Sara Aid
Kate Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
How to collect jog risk claims and unemployment
Washington authorities answer common questions about unemployment compensation. Workers should register with the state employment service as soon as laid off and file a claim for benefits. Benefits usually equal half regular pay and depend on prior covered earnings, with a typical 12 to 16 week entitlement for a year’s work. A waiting period of two to three weeks is standard before payments begin, and benefits may be reduced if work is part time or if the job is deemed unsuitable or if the worker quit or was discharged for cause.
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Washington
Sun Enters Capricorn Marking Solstice Period
New York Dec 22 AP The sun entered the sign of Capricorn and began its southern declination today with a 1:22 a.m. EST debut and 1:43 a.m. March 91 exit. Today is the shortest daylight day with just over nine hours.
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New York
Unemployment claims rules across states during labor disputes
The text outlines eligibility issues for unemployment during strikes or lockouts, noting many states disqualify idleness from labor disputes. It cites three permit benefit variants in Pennsylvania Rhode Island and New York, and explains that state unemployment compensation authorities decide claims with appeals to impartial boards or tribunals.
KWOS Radio Schedule for Thursday December 23
Radio program lineup lists hourly shows from 6:30 to 4:45 including Farm Service Hour, News, Just About Time, Birthday Bell, Anniversary Program, Morning Melodies, Henry King Orchestra, Tune Detective, Garden Party, WPA Program, The House You Live In, Rhythm Makers, Ferde Grofe Orchestra, Matinee Melodies, The Man on the Street, Impromptu Sketches, Travel Man, Jimmy Reser’s Diner, Poems by Lance Strange, Organ Reveries, Concert Hall of the Air, Crescendo Club, and Speaks Page of the Air with greetings to listeners.
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Henry King
WPA
Rhythm Makers
Ferde Grofe
Schnitzelbankers
Lillian Margrave
EIS
Capitol
Jimmy Reser
Orch
Lance Strange
Hollywood
Roosevelt to push public confidence in January address
Administration advisers say President Roosevelt will push a bold bid for public confidence in his January message to Congress. The speech reportedly backs his program but offers no new reforms and seeks cooperation with legitimate business while maintaining New Deal regulations. He cited a psychology of fear spread by many newspapers and some utilities, and held a secret parley with liberal senators to chart a firm stance on administrator power and utility policies.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Chick
Senate
Norris
la Follette
Prag-Wis
Schwellenbach
D-Wash
Minton
Pepper
Brown
D-Nh
Green
D-Ri
Frank R. Phillips
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh
William H. Taylor
Philadelphia Electric Company
Philadelphia
New England
Cleveland firm denies employing spies amid probe findings
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company reports spending 39,040 for guards and protection, 5,503 for detectives, and 730 for munitions. Frank Ryan says funds were for guarding property from vandals. Thompson Products cites 2,065 for munitions and labor spies with 935 for tear gas and detective work to catch theft and track missing material. Midland Steel says 18,985 labeled as labor spy funds paid for guards, while Cleveland Illuminating officials deny any espionage spending.
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Cleveland Electric
Frank Ryan
Thompson Products Company
Midland Steel Products Company
Cleveland Tan | ‘Ning Company
Baby Derby Validated by Supreme Court in Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the will of Charles Millar awarding his $500,000 estate to the mother with the most children in ten years. Ontario courts will decide how to divide among contesting mothers. Six mothers tied for lead. contenders include Mrs. Martin Kenny and others named in the race.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Charles Millar
Supreme Court
Ontario
Millar
Martin Kenny
Chidren
John Nagle
Alfred Smith
Arthur Timlock
Join MacLean
Pauline Mae Clark
Claues
Middleton
Ontario Supreme Court
Alexander Butcher
Arabella West
Plead Insanity In Lancaster Case Opens Trial
Lancaster Missouri December 22 AP defense lawyers told a circuit court jury they would attempt to prove Matt Toops aged 46 was mentally deranged at the time he was charged with a crime. The opening statement marked the start of the trial proceedings.
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Lancaster
Matt Toops
Lawyer Maps Motive In Missouri Brother In Law Slaying
The 65 year old farmer Lee was killed by a shot from outside his kitchen window last July 25. Prosecutors allege Toops confessed he fired in anger after his wife Cora left him for her brother Elmer Toops, who is Lee’s brother in law. The trial moved to this venue from Clark County amid defense claims of a recurring mental ailment from a 1932 head injury.
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Elmer
Lee
Toops
Luray
Cora
Clark County
Warns Congress Not To Exceed Budget Increases
Cartwright argues Congress may exceed or cut the federal aid highway budget but must accept responsibility. He warns that spending between two and three hundred million dollars annually would force other cuts, saying broad expenditures could undermine the Democratic party and government solvency. The letter also denies claims he would not convene roads committee meetings on Roosevelt’s suggested cuts.
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Congress
United States
Cartwright
Roads Committee
Roosevelt
Talks To Wife As She Dies In Flaming Wreck
James Torrence, critically burned, described a quiet exchange with his wife Ruby as he tried to free her from a flaming overturned truck in Alva Oklahoma. He said she remained brave and calm, knowing he could not save her.
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Alva
Okla
James Torrence
Ruby
Terrence
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