Christmas Shows Momentum in Final 1938 Week
Washington reports strong year end momentum with retail sales ahead of estimates and a return of confidence seen in United States Steel pay raises and a 54 day week. Bank clearings hit 21 month high and electric power output rose while auto production fell from the prior week.
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Washington
Bor Perkins
Moker
United States Steel Corporation
Department of Commerce
American Iron and Steel Institute
Edison Electric Institute
Pan-American Pact Declaration of Solidarity Reported
Lima reports the official English translation of solidarity and defense signed by 21 American republics at the Pan American conference. The declaration emphasizes unity of republican institutions peaceable intent adherence to international law equality of sovereign states and humane conduct.
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Lima
America
Seven youths found safe after swamp ordeal near Tallulah
Tallulah Louisiana December 24 special seven youths and a man went duck hunting Friday and got lost in a swamp ten miles southeast of town. A nightlong search through rain led to their recovery before daybreak by S. S. Ashley. Names include Percy Benjamin Ralph Taylor Johnnie Mack Taylor Larry Berketon Robert Cagnolatti and Bob Freeman.
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Tallulah
Alligator
Here
Ss. B. Ashley
Percy Benjamin
Ralph Taylor
Johnnie Mack Taylor
Larry Berketon
Robert
Pope speaks in bitter sadness at Vatican Christmas address
Pope Pius XI in a frail Christmas message deplored Fascist blows to the Catholic Action lay movement and restrictions on interfaith marriages, denouncing anti Christian policies as inhuman. He forgave those who insulted him and voiced concern over vexations reported from Venice Turin Bergamo and Milan.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Catholic Action
Rome
Pius
Venice
Turin
Bergamo
Milan
Holy Father
Idlefonso
Schuster
Head Of Brazilian Delegation Signs Lima Declaration
Afranio Mello Franco, head of the Brazilian delegation, was the last leader to sign the declaration of Lima as the Pan American conference united against foreign intervention. The 21 republics approved a front to defend peace and democratic institutions amid a late plenary session.
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Lima
Cordell Hull
Hull
Peru
Afranio Mello Franco
Rhodes Charged in West Monroe Fatal Crash
J R C Jimmy Rhodes 33 was charged with feloniously causing the death of Sam Clark elderly West Monroe market worker and with leaving the scene of an accident. He is jailed in Ouachita Parish with a $2500 bond. The crash happened near Montgomery Avenue and Peach Street. Funeral services for Clark are set at Clark Springs cemetery.
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J. R
Jimmy?) Rhodes
Sam Clark
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Rhodes
Spanish Inn
Natchitoches Road
Clark
Montgomery Avenue
Peach Street
Ollie Caples
Clark Springs Cemetery
Officials Set to Learn Cause of Tragic Blast
In Unertown Alabama a blast on a military transport near here killed seven officers with three bodies identified and four others at a Montgomery mortuary. Maxwell Field investigators moved wreckage for study while cautioning the exact cause may take a week or more.
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Uniontown
Ala
Maxwell Field
Air Corps
Montgomery
Caeralty
Hamilton Field
Calif
Mitchel Field
N. Y
J. H. Pirie
Warren A. Maxwell
Maxwell
Bayerd S Johnson
Robert L. Easton
Con
Mrs John Reily Dies After Short Illness At 82
Mrs John Boamer Reily aged 82, a pioneer Morehouse parish family member and Monroe native, died yesterday at a local hospital after pneumonia. Born June 2, 1856 to William Ridley Ward and Camilla Smith Ward, she was educated in Bastrop and Monroe and married John Boamer Reily on November 24, 1874.
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John Boamer Reily
Morehouse Parish
J. B Vaughan
Monroe
Reily
William Ridley Ward
Camilla Smith Ward
Bettie Ward
Bastrop
Sacred Heart Convent
New Orleans
Many Get Baskets in West Monroe Christmas Drive
Mrs. C. C. Beil led Good Fellows basket distribution in West Monroe reporting 147 white and 15 negro families received baskets. City trucks delivered items and she thanked contributors for funds trucks and time making the project a success spreading Christmas cheer.
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C. C. Beil
Good Fellows
West Monroe
Hopkins Takes Oath as Commerce Secretary in White House Ceremony
Harry Hopkins swore to uphold the constitution as he became secretary of commerce in a White House ceremony attended by Justice Reed. In a light moment he joked about delivering Santa’s contract while recalling past Christmas hardships and Diana, his six year old daughter, watched from Georgetown home.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Santa Claus
Diana
Georgetown
Stanley Reed
Hopkins
Rochester
Mins
Santa Claus Out of Jail on Bond
James Hogan known as Santa Claus was released on bond after a confrontation on State Street. Police say he defended himself when a boy pulled his false whiskers and struck him, injuring another boy who required hospital care. Hearing set for next Tuesday.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
James Hogan
James Mullen
Hagen
Mullen
State Street
Bend
Gifts for Slain Man’s Children Amid Christmas Grief
In Elyria a Christmas Eve incident left William Case facing possible justifiable homicide charges after his wife was critically wounded while defending a family tree. Deputies organized a tree haul and raised $26 for Geraldine and Sarah Rousseau as two little girls cope with their father’s death.
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Elyria
Geraldine Rousseau
Sarah Rousseau
Willam Rousseau
William Case
Howard R. Butler
Insurgent Push Halted at Hendaye Frontier Stand
Military dispatches say Spanish insurgents halted their northern offensive in Catalonia as Franco’s forces faced subzero conditions. The drive, seen as a crucial test, involved about half a million troops and stretched along the frontier at Hendaye.
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Hendaye
Frence
Christmas Eve Message From President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt, at a Lafayette Square tree lighting on Christmas Eve, vowed to hasten a day without war and urged all to banish hatred and greed. He spoke to a crowd as lights twinkled, with Mrs. Roosevelt and four generations nearby, in a season of hope and resolve.
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Martin F. Walsh
KMLB
Twin Cities
First Methodist Church
Wayne Wamsley
Fire Department
J. Warren
Washington
Roosevelt
Roosevellt
Lafayette Square
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Good Fellows End Campaign With Outstanding Success
The Good Fellows fund raised 1249. M in cash, similar to last year, plus substantial toy clothing and food donations. Local groups and bakeries contributed loaves and goods, with support from Monroe and West Monroe communities. Adjutant Glen Washburn and the Salvation Army staff aided case distribution and holiday baskets.
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Grace Episcopal Church
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Good Fellows Fund
Ouachita Baking Company
Iron Mountain Bakery
Sure Teat Bakery
Montgomery
Ieat
Alan
Monroe
West Monroe
Glen Washburn
Salvation Army
B. B. Martin
United States Hopes for Warm Christmas Amid World War News
A wartime holiday forecast speaks of a partly cloudy, snowy Christmas in the United States as peace hopes rise. Presidents and royals mark festive scenes at the White House and Sandringham while war tears Spain and the Holy Land see ongoing turmoil. Bethlehem and Madrid face food shortages and harsh winter conditions as millions travel home for Christmas.
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United States
Spain
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Vatheon
Cordinale
Holy See
Promice Tenito
Genere
Turkey
Roosevelt
White House
England
George VI
Sandringham
Christe Cone
Norfolk
Mitemlis
Duke
Windsor
Madrid
Moly
Atelantic Coast
Pacific
California
Santa Clause
Musical to Spend Christmas in Jail
New York report on District Attorney Thomas E Dewey seeking to keep the three Musica brothers in custody. Bail was reduced for some defendants but renewed questions about charges of piracy larceny and forgery tied to McKesson and Robbing Inc. and the late Philip Musie. Attorney Samuel Reich moved to reconsider home release as prosecutors prepare new indictments.
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New York
Plas
Thomas BE. Dewey
Musica Brothers
Federal
Samuel Reich
Heathers
McKesson and Robbing, Inc
Philip
Donald Coster
Craman
Fairfield
Conn
Willan Randy
George Veenard-Arthur Muses
George EB teetrich-Musie
Robert Dietrich
Reich
Dewey
Gand
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Orene Anid Jacquelyn
White
Jormin Gordon
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Star of Bethlehem
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