Solemn Christmas Tone From Fronts Amid War Strains
In Asmara Eritrea on Christmas Day Italian troops marked the holiday quietly amid war strains. Field chaplains held mass and soldiers shared in community singing with exchanges of gifts though mail delivery and gift shipments were hindered by supply priorities. Native troops, mainly Coptic Christian and Muslim, observed their customs as fighting continued along the Fakkkaze river in the Tembian region. Pope Pius celebrated three masses in his private chapel while Italy faced sanctions and conservation limits.
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Asmara
Eritrea
Europe
Tembian
Fakkaze
Rome
Mediterranean
United States
Italy
Pope Pius
Pope Benedict XV
Newlyweds Claudette Colbert Joel Pressman wed in Yuma
Hollywood star Claudette Colbert and Dr. Joel J. Pressman married in Yuma Arizona yesterday in a quiet ceremony after a romance that began during her illness. They returned to Hollywood for Christmas dinner with Colbert’s mother. Justice Earl A Freeman called the ceremony thrilling and noted Colbert’s gift to him. Both have recent divorce histories. Pressman’s from his first wife was finalized last week and Colbert divorced Norman Foster in Mexico six months ago.
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Hollywood
Calif
Claudette Colbert
Screen
Joel J. Pressman
Hollywood Hills
Los Angeles
Yuma
Ariz
Justice
Earl A. Freeman
Miss Colbert
Norman Foster
Mexico
Fressman
Christmas Tragedy Ends in Murder Suicide in Philadelphia
A 56-year-old retired detective killed his wife and three relatives in a Christmas morning attack at their Philadelphia home. He shot his mother-in-law and his two children, with the youngest daughter critically wounded in her crib. Police said John W. Rogers, estranged from his wife Floise for a year, carried out the blaze of gunfire before killing himself, leaving two brothers-in-law unharmed.
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Philadelphia
John W. Rogers
Floise
Associated
Prass
Choss Heringen
Germany
Freeport
Newell
N. C
Missouri
Atchison
Kan
Houston
Tex
Ringwood
Oklo
Philip Lee
New York
Lima
Peru
Las Cruces
N. M
W. A. Stone
New Mexico
F. E. Oakes
State Department
Stone
Oakes
Manitowoc
Wis
Norphlet
Arkansas
B. W. Edge
John Vallion
Panama
Fort Smith
Ark
Sutherland
Neb
Dorothey Metcalf
Lillian McElroy
Joseph McElroy
West Mountain
Mineral Wells
Dorothy Westbrook
Elise Faye Burnswick
Lawrence Davis
Harrison Smith
124Th Cavalry
Christmas Cheer Caps a Year of Gains for Oil Industry in U. S.
Christmas cheer capped a year of gains for the oil industry in the United States. Observers cited improved conditions since 1930 with reduced overproduction fears, record gasoline consumption, higher refinery prices, and the lowest oil stocks in nine years. The Connally hot oil law enforcement and interstate oil compact adoption helped prevent waste, while 1935 consumption was projected to exceed 1934 by about six percent.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Fans Send Gifts Hollywood Celebrities Share Odd Yuletide Surprises
Hollywood fans mailed unusual presents to stars on Christmas Day. Jean Harlow received a four wheel Christmas car. Nelson Eddy found a horse on his lawn and plans to keep it. Jean Parker got a quart of thousand year eggs. Clark Gable received a barrel of paint and others sent items like cement and a rubber tub. Many stars ditched greeting cards for charity, while some kept simple cards. Cecil DeMille mailed 17,000 cards and Gail Patrick sent 700 personal greetings. Carole Lombard sent telegrams as Irvin S. Cobb notes store sentiments are old fashioned but sincere.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jean Harlow
Holly
Nelson Eddy
Eddy
Jean Parker
Clark Gable
William Dowell
Tom Brown
Freddie Bartholomew
Victor McLaglen
Minna Gambell
Cecil de Mille
Gail Patrick
Carole Lombard
Irvin S. Cobb
DIES IN FREDONIA FIRE
Joe Callier a 62 year old relief worker died in a house fire in Fredonia Kansas after family left him alone ill and unable to escape when a stove ignited the home. The widow and several children survive.
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Fredonia
Kan
Joe Callier
Callier
Downtown shooting claims Bertha Lenon in Independence
On Christmas Eve in Independence Kansas Mrs Bertha Lenon 225 a Black woman was shot and killed on a downtown street. Police held John Avery 45 a Black man and sought another Black man for questioning in the fatal incident.
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Independence
Kan
Bertha Lenon
John Avery
Christmas Day at the White House and New York visits
Washington on December 25 reports President Roosevelt and family observing Christmas with a Dickens reading, church service, and gift opening. Relatives visited, while many officials spent the day at home or traveling. Cabinet members and Supreme Court justices remained in or near Washington as holiday plans varied.
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Washington
White House
Sara
Roosevelt
Ais
James Roosevelt
Wis
Curtis
Eleanor Dall
John Boettiger
New York
Roosevelts
J. R. Roosevelt
John
Franklin, Jr
Nackares
Garner
Hull
State Department
Carolina
Morgenthau
Treasury
Dutchess County
Kane
Frances Perkins
Long Island
Ickes
Archibald McCrae
Williamsburg
Virginia
Wallace
Swanson
Dern
Cummings
Hughes
Supreme Court
Gas Office Thermometer Shows 7 Degree Reading
The gas office thermometer dropped to seven degrees early this morning marking the coldest weather of the winter season. Snow fell in Lawrence driven by a strong northeast wind, rattling loose windows as residents awoke to a cold but bright Christmas day.
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Zers
Lawrence
Farewell note on tree ends Kansas City man’s life
A 24 year old Kansas City man, J Berry Thompson, killed himself by inhaling carbon monoxide from car exhaust after a Christmas tree farewell note found by his wife, Alline Thompson, detailing gambling losses. A second item reports Miami Oklahoma police ordered bread and water for ten inmates during Christmas at the jail.
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Kansas City
Alline Thompson
J. Berry Thompson
Miami
Okla
W. C. Glenn
Borah Defends Silver Policy Amid Eastern Doubts
Senator Borah, backed by supportive western groups for the Republican nomination, told friends he would not modify his stance on monetary policy. He favors currency expansion with a sound gold reserve, arguing inflation fears are misplaced and advocating reflation rather than inflation. He cited plans for a Patman inflationary bonus and defended the use of silver to bolster currency without causing inflation.
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Washington
Borah
Tragedies of Day Thelma Had Grief
Thelma Todd case and Christmas tragedies are described with multiple deaths from train wrecks fires and traffic accidents across the United States and abroad. Notable incidents include a Philadelphia domestic shooting a New York fire and a fatal plane crash near Lima Peru. Investigators probe suspects as grand jury hearings and probate proceed in Los Angeles.
Wrapping Station Boomed At Gas Office
The package wrapping station at the Gas company office sponsored by the Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce reported very high business. No checks were made on the number of packages, yet wrapping paper usage this year exceeded past years. Workers said the season started earlier and stayed busy through the full hours with a final rush nearly overwhelming staff. A larger share of big packages this year partly explains the extra material used.
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Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Not the Proper Spirit Warlike for Christmas Eve
Sheriff Claude Seymour, after being fired upon while trying to question men, poked a bullet hole in his hat brim and quipped that the assailants were warlike for Christmas Eve, saying they had not heard about peace on earth good will toward men.
Joys Of Christmas Into Citys Homes
Christmas day brings joy to Lawrence families as children wake to gifts and visitors visit homes. Parents and grandparents share meals and new toys while adults begin rounds of calls to friends. County relief and city workers continue distributing food toys and clothing to needy families.
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Lawrence
Bill
Jane
Bob
Kate
Santa Claus
Literary Association To Hold Annual Session
The Interstate Literary Association of Kansas and the West will meet December 26 and 27 at Ninth Street Baptist church. About 150 delegates are expected with prizes in oratory and music. A Thursday evening reception will feature a local talent program. President is Mrs. Tracy Mitchell of Topeka, with Mrs. W. Clark and Mrs. Lillian Webster of Lawrence as officers.
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Interstate Literary Association of
Kansas and the West
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Tracy Mitchell
Topeka
W. Clark
Lawrence
Lillian Webster
George R. King
Coldest Weather of the Season Sweeps Kansas and Missouri
The coldest spell of the season hit Kansas and Missouri today as Santa Claus braved subfreezing temps. Concordia, Kansas recorded 4 degrees while St. Joseph, Missouri reported zero. Here local reading reached 3 above with light snow cover.
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Kansas City
Santa Claus
Kansas
Two Die At Crossing In Missouri Tragedy Near Atchison
A young Missouri farm couple Mr Earl Church and Mrs. Church both 22 of Armour were killed when their car was struck at a highway crossing by the second section of the Zephyr Burlington Diesel train near Atchison Kansas. Mrs Church died at once while Earl died minutes later. The car was hurled into a ditch about thirty feet from the crossing.
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Missouri
Atchison
Atchison, Kan
Here
Earl Church
Armour, Mo
Burlington
Church
Blizzard across Northwest to East Coast promises white Christmas
Blizzard conditions spread from Montana to the eastern seaboard with heavy snow in North and South Dakota and Minnesota facing subzero temperatures. Pacific coast saw light rain while most of the Rocky Mountain region remained snow covered. Kansas City recorded 8 above as warmth and chill battle in the middle states.
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Chicago
Northwest
Main
California
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Washington
Tatoosh
Wash
United States
The
Weather Bureau
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Middle West
Kansas City
Pension for property case nears decision in Anderson court
In Anderson county district court last week Judge Hugh Means heard about four hours of testimony in the suit to set aside the deed and will of Mrs. Handy E. Stoner. He suggested the evidence indicates she knew what she was doing and was not unduly influenced, with the house and lot valued around $500. The question remains whether the commissioners have the power to enter such transactions. A second Anderson case, to be heard by Means in January or February, concerns the Odd Fellows grand lodge versus administrators of the late Charles Abraham Haldeman. The lodge claims excessive expenses and 16 items totaling $6,072.31 not accounted for in final reports.
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Anderson County
Handy E. Stoner
Hugh Means
Charles Abraham Haldeman
Odd Fellows Lodge
Haldeman
Arresting Santa Brings Cheer to Sick Boy in Kansas City
Police seize Santa Claus at a department store and deliver him to the bedside of 7 year old Donald Arnot, who is ill and expected no Christmas visit. Santa arrives with a Christmas tree and gifts, restoring holiday cheer amid illness and hard times.
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Merry
Kansas City
Kan
Donald Arnot
Santa Claus
Donali
Santa
Santa ‘Claus
Weather forecast with scattered cloud and road notes
Kansas forecast notes partly cloudy conditions in the west and north with a clear morning. Dirt roads and Douglas County readings are reported as good. Gas Office records show temperatures at 7 p.m. yesterday and 7 a.m. today with a high of 28 and a trace of snowfall last night.
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Kansas
Elder
Douglas County
Trace
National Student Federation convention to be hosted by KU
More than 200 college representatives will attend the eleventh annual convention in Kansas City and Lawrence hosted by the University of Kansas. KU delegates include Logan Lane and others. women delegates are Julia Jencks and Dorothy Fry. The event runs December 27 to 30 with speakers such as John Studebaker and Agnes McPhail.
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United States
Kansas City
Lawrence
National Student Federation of America
University of Kansas
Logan Lane
Caldwell
John Murray
Leavenworth
Delmar Curry
Topeka
Herbert Sizemore
Alta Vista
K. U
Julia Jencks
Dorothy Fry
Fairfax
Okla
Gunnar Mykland
Chapman
Charce
Lyman Field
K. U. Men's
Muehlebach
John W. Studebaker
Commissioner of Education
John Ise
E. U. Department of Economics
Gustav Kullman
Learne_of Nations
Eberhart
Minne- Aubrey
Minne- Aubrey Williams, Director of Iucnal Youth Administration, Agnes McPhail
Anne Laughtin
Kansas
Haskell Institute
K.uc. Union
Alf M. Landen
Alm, Kelley
Haskell
Charles B. Russell
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
University
Henry J. Allen
Midwest
Princeton University
America
E. H. Lindley
National Student Federation
Altho Young
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
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Thelma Todd
A. Ronald Button
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Button
Roland West
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Ida Lupino
Wallace Fords
Helen Ainsworth
ZaSu Pitts
Miss Pitts
Ed Woodall
Grand Jury
Pasquale di Cicco
di Cicco
Oklahoma
Literary Association
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Seaboard
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Clyde Reardon
WPA
Charles George
Hot Springs
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