Borah Hughes Favored For President In Fortune Poll
Fortune Magazine released its quarterly public opinion survey listing 19 figures for the 1940 presidential preference. Key names include Senator William Borah and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, with others like Cordell Hull, Fiorello La Guardia, Herbert Hoover, and John D. Rockefeller Jr. also appearing in the ranking.
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
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Alf M. Landa
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Fiorello H. la Guardia
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Herbert Clark Hoover
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Frank Murphy
Michigan
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Hugh S. Johnson
John L. Lewis
C. 1
Horton K. Wheeler
Mont
William Green
A. F. of
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Christmas in Beirut Reveals Simple Dishes and Rich Homes
The article describes Syrian Christmas bread baked in village bakeries, dried fruits from small orchards, and menus of figs and dates. It contrasts modest family feasts with Eastern palaces whose halls host mosaic floors, Turkish rugs, and shoe-removing etiquette. Gift customs lack Santa, with parents pooling early gifts for all children.
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Beirut
Riots Lock Down Cairo Street During Constitutional Crisis
Police in steel helmets patrolled Cairo CAIRO after riots in protest of the ongoing constitutional crisis between King Farouk and the nationalist party. In Hollywood Mona Darkfeather and Frank Montgomery remarried, tying the knot again after a 1912 marriage.
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Frank Montgomery
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Kalem
Universal Studios
Charles F. Dunn
Doomed to Die Eye Graft Gives Hope to Teen
New York AP story about 68 year old John Amos who faced death from heart disease and donated his eye to 19 year old Frank Chabina Jr. in New Orleans. Amos recalled how the boy cheered him and how the gift may let the teen see again. Chabina left the hospital to spend Christmas with family.
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Frank Chabina, Jr
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Frank
Kansans Get 11 Years For Robbery
Lawrence Kansas December 24 Ray G Redfern 32 and Fred Mills 30 both of Kansas City Missouri pleaded guilty to burglary of five apartment houses in Lawrence. They were arrested after a spree of robberies at fraternity houses on the University of Kansas and Kansas State College campuses. Clothing found in Redfern's apartment linked them to the crimes. Judge Hugh Means imposed five year terms on each of five counts with non concurrency ruling to make the total ten years.
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Hugh Means
Officials Prepare Quiet Christmas at Home
A newspaper summary lists city officials and families planning Christmas at home. Lofficer Mrs Ollie Gordon and City Clerk Henry Ells expect quiet days with relatives. Sheriff Walz plans jail turkey dinner for 15 prisoners. Judge Bond, Heidbreder, LePage, and Markway outline similar home observances and family gatherings.
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Henry Heidbreder
Omar Heidbreder
Concordia Teachers College
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Henry LePage
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Fred Markway
Body of Air Santa Claus Recovered in Boston
The body of Corporal Harold J. Kraner 35 of the Army Air Corps was found off Wood Island after a 36 hour search. He parachuted from an Army plane Wednesday night at about 1300 feet and was swept by wind beyond Boston airport where relatives awaited a welcome home for Christmas party.
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Santa Claus
Harold J. Kraner
Army Air Corps
Wood Island
Coast Guard Aids Honeymoon Yacht Explosion Off Baja
A coast guard operation aided a newlywed couple Terry Rosentratter and a companion after their 114 ton yacht Neil exploded near Centroids Island about 250 miles south of San Diego. All three were seriously burned and one had a fractured leg. They were rescued by the motorship Romancio and expected to be flown to a hospital by Amphibian.
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Romancio
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Tremors Felt Again in Mexico City Area
Mexico City reports further tremors felt yesterday in the wake of morning shocks. Disturbances occurred at 5:20 p.m., 8:45 p.m., 10:40 p.m., and 11:19 p.m. with little damage reported and provinces silent on casualties, suggesting the Pacific region as the quake center.
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Pacific
Will Close Early Friday Night on December 24
The notice states the establishment will close at 6 PM Friday night December 24 and remain closed through Saturday and Sunday.
AFL reports over one million jobs lost since September
Washington AP The American Federation of Labor estimated today more than 1,000,000 jobs had been lost since September. The AFL said manufacturing industries were hardest hit by the recession and layoffs, though November employment was higher than a year ago. It cited gains in building, mining, utilities, wholesale and retail trade, and service sectors while noting coal miners averaged 215 days worked in a 308 day year.
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American Federation _ of Labor
AFL
Patter Leon Henderson
Works Progress Administration
Federation
President Finds Joy in Gongrese Despite Quiet Session
Roosevelt faces a lean legislative Christmas as a special session fails to deliver major measures. Republicans call it a failure while Democrats and aides argue the session clipped weeks from 1933, advancing crop protection, housing, and tax relief efforts. A cautious optimism centers on progress toward budget balance without further deficits.
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Grasshopper Drive Planned in Missouri
Missouri counties face a grasshopper infestation next spring with Northwest Missouri most at risk. State and federal surveys identify infestation potential across large areas depending on weather. Poisoned bait recommended. spring discing and harrowing aid egg exposure. plowing advised where erosion not a concern.
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Missouri
Missouri College of Agriculture
Northwest Missouri
Pope Works On Plan To Boost Farm Benefits
Sen James P Pope of Idaho announced a proposal to boost payments under the new farm program for small farmers. He aims to raise aid by up to 40 percent for those earning under $20 and restructure other groups, while opposing caps that would deter participation. Pope notes most beneficiaries earn under $100 and argues current House and Senate bills risk weakening the program.
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