Japan Eyes Open Yangtze Trade Amid Diplomacy Turmoil
The article notes Japan plans to open the Yangtze to international commerce toward Nanking and possibly Hankow as a concession to appease the United States Britain and France. It discusses the Abe government’s clash with the military on policy and the impact on Japan’s credit and industrial exports amid wartime strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
France
China
Foreign Office
Abe
Budge
Solgan “East Asia
Yangtze River
Nanking
Hankow
Stalin Reverses Romania Demands Citing Finnish Heroism
The Soviet government retracts a Comintern article urging Romania to capitulate. It credits Finnish resistance for altering Moscow’s stance and implies unforeseen shifts in Soviet plans. Stalin’s press position appears to have changed due to Finland’s dauntless defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Cominternarran
Rumania
Joe Stalin
Romania
First Losses Show Quiet Western Front Amid War
The article notes British casualties on the western front as the war shifts to patrol duties and mine traps rather than full engagements. It describes the sector as quiet, with defenses costly and German hesitation to relive 1914 horrors, framed by humanitarian motives.
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Germany
Presidential Fever in the Nation’s Candidate List
The piece notes a wide wave of public hope for the 1940 presidency with many citizens and a few named aspirants publicly considering runs. It argues the American system allows any reasonably hopeful person to pursue nomination without party-imposed constraints as the people remain the ultimate judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Horatio Alger Deys
United States
America
Portrait of Mile Ravoux sells for 19000 at art sale
A Van Gogh portrait titled A Portrait of Mile Ravoux sold for 19000 at a recent auction. The piece drew attention for its ugliness and mystery, with the writer joking about the potential for legal action by Mlle Ravoux. The New York World's Fair plans an early opening next May.
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van Gogh
Mile
Ravoux
P. S
Mlle
DuBarry Was a Lady remembered in washroom lore
A nostalgic remark recalls the film title DuBarry Was a Lady linked to a Minsky era show and a public washroom wall memory, noting how such phrases linger in shared spaces across years.
Silent Case In Sleep Death Stirs New York Press
A homicide described as a fatal sleep death shows no struggle with the room in order. Competing papers note detectives on a sprawling case while New York opens a $146,000 information center near Grand Central Terminal awaiting public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New York
Grand Central Terminal
New City
Christmas neckties boxed by famous names in ads
A New York department store offers neckties in three piece gift boxes attributed to celebrities such as Lucius Beebe and Kay Kyser, hinting at a trend of personality branded gifts. The piece suggests possible underwear by Swope and Winchell and speculates on credit lines affecting well dressed men, naming various fashion sources and contributors.
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New York
Lucius Beebe
Howard Chandler Christy
Kay Kyser
Vinnie Richards
Gertrude Lawrence
Herbert Bayard Swope
Walter Winchell
Mary Martin
Nicholas Murray Butler
Tommy Manville
Kate Smith
Marriage of Stalin and Hitler Ends in Divorce Satire
A satirical item from The Associated Newspapers notes the unlikely pairing of Stalin and Hitler ending in divorce. It mentions a New York riveters’ protest foreman who after lunch joked about ham and egg sandwiches, with a play on words about wham and eggs.
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Stalin
Hitler
Edna G. Groskin
New York
Associated Newspapers
Our Children by Angelo Patri
A yearned call to optimism urging Americans to reject helplessness amid war and recession. The piece recalls a refugee child’s hopeful act and warns parents about the impact of anxiety on children, urging resilience, education, and constructive effort to build a better future.
Washington Daybook on killer investigations and shifts in power
The piece surveys two major congressional probes and a completed one, highlighting the Smith and Dies committees' actions against labor, WPA programs, and the Wagner Act, noting a shift in political mood and a fading influence of leftist advocates as anti lobbying and regulation face renewed scrutiny.
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Washington
Congress
Smith Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Duisenesin
Dies Committee
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Smith
House
Federal Theater Project
Gregory
Retoff
Zorina
Errol Fiynng
Vic McLaglen
Rose Bowl
Flynn
Trojans
Gothama
Walayah
Surakerta
Dorothy Lamour
Joay Crawford
Clark
Gable
Railroad takeover plan praised by Monroe leaders
The Illinois Central to acquire the U S and P line with consent of the planning committee. Local officials like H J Fernandez call the move a positive step for Monroe and surrounding area. The plan aligns with interstate commission views on consolidating lines. Sheriff Milton Coverdale notes delinquent parish taxes incur a 10 percent penalty starting January 1.
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Preece
News-Star
Elvitns Central Railread
U. S
Prailzaed
Monroe
Illinew
H. J. Fernandez
Interstate Commerce Commision
U. S. and
Illinois Central
Milton Coverdale
Black janitor confesses to Bronx slaying over love dispute
Majoe Greenfield, a 34 year old Black janitor, confessed to the Christmas morning killing of 44 year old James Cangro in a Bronx vacant lot. Detectives said Greenfield admitted using a claw hammer after an all-night interview, in a quarrel over a Black woman named Annabelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. O'Connor
Majoe Greenfield
James Cangro
Bronx
Homicide Bureau
Greenfield
Cangro
Annabelle
Retired Bankers Deaths Mark Lake Charles and New Orleans
Edgar Norris Hazzard a 72 year old retired banker and former director and vice president of Casco Lake Calcasieu National Bank died yesterday in Lake Charles Louisiana. He is survived by his wife Miss Sarah Myrtle Kirkpatrick a brother Charles Hazzard of Los Angeles and a sister Mrs William Ream of Peru Indiana. In New Orleans Dr Leonhard Ernest Devron a practicing physician died suddenly at his home yesterday leaving his widow Hedwig Ritter a daughter Jean and his parents Dr and Mrs John Devron of New Orleans.
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Lake Charles
Edgar Norris Hazzard
Calcasieu National Bank
Hazzard
Sarah Myrtle Kirkpatrick
Charles Hazzard
Los Angeles
Calif
William Ream
Peru
New Orleans
Leonhard Ernest Devron
Hedwig Ritter
Jean
John Devron
Modern Treatments for Paresis Clinched by New Science
Dr Pihheim summarizes progress in treating paresis noting malaria and fever therapies gave way to modern methods. He emphasizes thorough syphilis treatment, hospital deployment for vaccines and heat therapies, and the reality that nerve damage often limits full recovery though many patients regain productivity with early intervention.
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Pew
Plane Ride Cures Whooping Cough in Waterville Children
In Waterville Maine on December 26 James Jacques ten and Claire Betty five rode 11 000 feet to test whether rarified air would aid their whooping cough. Parents report no symptoms since the flight though Dr Ovide Pomerleau cautions time is needed. The test follows recent Dutch experiments.
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Waterville
James
Claire Betty
Frederick Jacques
Ovide Pomerleau
Holland
Ruston Scouts to Receive Banner Award for Boy's Life
Ruston Troop 45 will receive a banner award for 100 percent Boy's Life subscription. Olan H. Black, executive secretary, announced the award as part of a council wide effort to boost official Scout magazine circulation. Leading the 17 scouts is H. T. Hubbard, the council's veteran scout executive.
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Quachita Valley
Boy Scout Council
Ruston
Olan H. Black
H. T. Hubbard
Dollar Day After Christmas Theft in Los Angeles
C A Berville a market owner reported two gunmen robbed his cash register on Christmas night taking 365 dollars a year’s supply of savings. Police are investigating the shooting incident.
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Los Angeles
C. A. Berville
Hollywood furor over Rhett speech in Gone with the Wind
Jimmie Fidler recounts the clash between Hays office and producer David O. Selznick over the word damn in Rhett Butler's final line. Breen pressed to censor, Selznick threatened to quit the Producers Association, and the victory went to the star's preferred ending. Also notes on actors and holiday visits, with a postscript on a purse return and industry gossip.
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Hollywood
Rhett Butler
Joseph Breen
Hays Organization
New York
David O. Selznick
Producers Association
Rhett
Selznick
Hays Office
The Hummerts Create Radio World of News and Show Business
Frank and Anne Hummert run a vast radio operation producing shows and news scripts for a weekly audience of about 500 million Americans. Their output, centered in Park Avenue and a Greenwich estate, totals roughly 6.5 million words a year. The couple, former journalists, cultivate big talent like Mrs Patrick Campbell and Van Heflin while viewers chase real time war news through bulletins and teletype displays at Rockefeller Center and Radio City.
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George Ross
New York
the Quiet Frank
Anne Srommert
Patrick Campbell
Helen Menken
van Heflin
Ethel Barrymore
Evin O'Brien-Moore
Alexander Kirkland
Hummerta
Park Avenue
Greenwich
Conn
Frank Hummert
New Orleans
Texas Rangers
Anne
Metropolitan News
Paper Cou
Radio City
Fiftieth Street
Rockefeller Center
Brother of Laurel man dies in car crash drownings
Ernest R. Curry, 47, of Laurel Mississippi, drowned when his car plunged into a creek two miles from Laurel after striking a bridge. Funeral set Wednesday in Laurel with burial at Seminary Cemetery. Survived by brother W C Curry of West Monroe and another brother Roy Curry, parents, and two sisters. W C Curry accompanied by his son Bill and daughter Margaret to Laurel.
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W. C. Curry
West Monroe
Laurel
Miss
Ernest R. Curry
Mr. Curry
Roy Curry
C. Curry
Clyde Johnson
Deavours Bush
Bill
Margaret
Seminary
Permit Issued for Residence Addition on Island Drive
City inspector Sam H. Awl reports a permit granted to S. J. Rogers to add to the residence at 1212 Island Drive. J. and E. Zufall are the remodeling contractors with an estimated cost of 500 dollars.
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Island Drive
S. J. Rogers
Sam H. Awl
J. and
E. Zufall
Radio timetable listing varied programs and hosts
Radio schedule details hourly programs from morning to midnight including news, dances, Westerns, comedy and dramas. List includes hosts such as Mix, Tom Mix, Fulton Lewis, Easy Aces, and Bob Crosby with orchestra.
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Eastern Star
Scattergood
Weal
Dick Harding
Fiwin
Hanle
Lowell
Waring
Berial
Atmos
Anis
Dave Har
Ihain
Fulton Lewis
Mr. Keen
Trary Herial
Nbe
Jimmie Fidler
Rwt
Sam Baker
Johnny P Nisr
Aldrich
Edward G. Robinson
Ned Jordan
Horace Heardt
Weaf
Bao
Morton Gould
Fimner Davis
Hattie
Wbo
Little O Hollywood
Hadio
Ebs-Wata
Mbs-Chain
Mr. Weeks
Bob Crosby
Montreal Symphony
Raymond Gram
Walt
Nbe-Weag
Brent House
Fred Worlhg
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Russia
Western Front
H. L. Phillips
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Monty Woolley
Bob Davis
Ward Morehouse
John Chapman
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Angelo Patri
Monroe News-Star
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
Washington Daybook
Securities and Exchange Commission
Trckr
Pennsylvania
Jones, Smiths and Zilches
Wheeler
Montana
Gladys Parker
Pihheim
Paresia
Applie
Ruston Scouts
Arthur Trencher
Lucille Ball
Joan Bennett
Wayne Morris
Harry Careys
Happy Jack McCullum Weent
Happy Jack
Carey
Carey Ranch
Philadelphia
Harry
Fidlings
Richard Greene
Santa Claus
St. Nick
McNeught Syndicate
Bulletin Battalion
Newss Gathering Service
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