Mussolini vows to press Ethiopian war until demands met
In Rome Premier Mussolini told the chamber that Italy would keep fighting Ethiopia until its minimum demands were satisfied. He spoke hours after Italian bombers struck Dessye for a second day, a government spokesman said the attacks were military necessity. The American hospital at Dessye denial was stated.
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International News Service
Benito Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Ethiopia
Italy
Dessye
Haile Selassie
Il Duce
Bombing of Dessye Wrecks City and Kills Hundreds
Desige describes Italians raining death on Dessye with ten bombers. Two hundred dead and wounded, Red Cross Hospital gutted, tukuls burning as flames and geysers of earth rise. Surgeons work overnight to aid victims amid crackling gunfire and destruction.
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Dessye
American Red Cross
Nuthatch Bird Advice And Local Traffic Report
Dear Pa Newc- If you have an acquaintance with the Nuthatch you know that he is busy from sunup to dusk. The Nuthatch helps oak trees by feeding on bugs and grubs, while birds starve in cold days. Dr F E Eakin bags a bear near Emporium Pa as auto drivers decide whether to use streetcars or leave cars in garages.
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Pa Newc
Owen Penfield Fox
F. E. Eakin
Court Street
Emporium
Eakin
Weather Summary for 24 Hour Period Ends 9 AM
U S weather report shows maximum 39 and minimum 27 degrees with .02 inches precipitation and a river stage of 4.2 feet. Compared to the same date last year the high was 35 and the low 20 with .02 inches of precipitation and snow reported.
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U. S
School Board Members Honored At Dinner
The New Castle school board honored two retiring members A W Baumann and Leonard E Cramer and welcomed two new directors Dr W Patton Jackson and Clyde M Whittaker at a dinner in the senior high school home economics department. Dr W D Cleland also spoke as he begins a second term. Woolcock served as toastmaster with Superintendent Dr C C Green introducing the board president Daniel B Woolcock.
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New Castle
A. W. Bauman
Leonard E. Cramer
W. Patton Jackson
Clyde M. Whittaker
Erie and A Division Veterans Reunion Recalls 1921 Roots
The 15th annual Erie and Ashtabula division Pennsylvania veterans reunion was held at the Castleton hotel. Attendees shared turkey and reminiscences of old days with few members missing, while remaining veterans joked about repairs and sang patriotic songs led by R. E. Johns as New Castle High School orchestra streamed music.
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Erie & Ashtabula
Pennsylvania
Castleton
Jack Hanrahan
Lefty Parks
Skip Tullis
R. E. Johns
America
New Castle High School
R.B. Lally
Niles
Denver Pa Man Found Dead in Woods by Hunters
Potter county officials investigated the death of E. D. Witwer fifty of Denver Pa whose body shot through the chest was found by a hunting party guide in woods near Germania on December 7.
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Denver
International News Service
Galeton
Potter County
E. D. Witwer
Germania
Peace Appeal From Britain Aims at Italy
Britain sends ambassador Sir Eric Drummond to negotiate with Premier Mussolini to interpret Hoare's peace remarks. The aim is to secure progress toward peace before December 12 when the League of Nations will debate sanctions for Italy. A report will go to Sir Samuel Hoare before his Paris meeting with Premier Laval.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Eric Drummond
Benito Mussolini
Eric
Il Duce
House of Commons
Samuel Hoare
Britain
League of Nations
Rome
Foreign Office
Laval
Paris
Addis Ababa Next Target Rumor as War Expands
Desiye reports describe 200 dead and wounded after an Italian bombing that may foreshadow an attack on Addis Ababa. Italian planes were said to be preparing to fly to the Ethiopian capital, while Emperor Haile Selassie ordered guards around the American hospital to shield foreign journalists from Dessye’s angry crowd.
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Dessye
Desiye
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Mother and three children die in Cleveland fire
A 29 year old mother Mrs Olga Wheaton and her children Edward six Edith three and John one perished in a two family dwelling fire in Cleveland Ohio. The father Marion Wheaton 39 collapsed on a stairway but was rescued by a policeman.
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Cleveland
Olga Wheaton
Edward
Edith
John
Marion Wheaton
Man Hit By Auto While Talking To Police Officer
Howard Weaver suffered facial leg and arm injuries when an auto van struck him and a police cruiser on West Washington Street at Lee Avenue at 11 45 p m Friday. Robert Coblentz of R D was arrested on suspicion and held in $500 bail as police investigated the crash that followed a prior accident between two cars.
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Howard Weaver
Weaver
Robert Coblenz
R. D
West Washington Street
Lee Avenue
Coblentz
Wife of film actor commits suicide after quarrel
Anita Alexander 28, formerly Althea Freel on stage, wife of film actor Boss Alexander, shot herself in the yard of their Hollywood home after a quarrel. She used a .22 rifle, fired a test shot then a fatal shot to the head and died in a hospital two hours later.
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International News Service
Hollywood
Cal
Anita Alexander
New York
Althea Freel
Boss Alexander
Supreme Court to rule on Hauptmann appeal
The U S Supreme Court weighs Bruno Hauptmann’s case and may announce Monday whether to grant review of his death sentence for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Justices face a secret conference to decide if four ayes are enough to take up the appeal amid AAA constitutionality questions.
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Supreme Court
Hauptmann
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
AAA
Lindbergh
High Court
Temple of Justice
Hoosac Mills
No Christmas Trees in Italy Decree Bans Imports
Rome December 7. Duce imposes sanctions on Santa Claus and forbids Christmas trees as a strictly foreign import. The decree bars the long standing custom and Germany, the main supplier, also loses out under Benito Mussolini's order.
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International News Service
Rome
Duce
Santa Claus
Germany
Benito
City Council Seeks 10 Percent Wage Rise for Workers
City officials approved a budget proposal for 1936 that would raise current wages by 10 percent for all city employees, add five police officers and four new firefighters, with a total budget of 486780.23 dollars and projected income at the same amount. The plan hinges on a nine mill tax rate yet to be set, to cover general revenue. The ordinance will go to printing for display and final passage is expected by December 30 with support from Mayor-elect Charles McGrath and council members-elect Myron Rice and J Leon Fink.
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Albert Hoyland
Charles McGrath
Myron Rice
J. Leon Fink
Parker Believes Fisch In Case PREDICTS BRUNO WILL ESCAPE
In Trenton on December 7 the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann looms with Parker defending Fisch as a key witness. The ongoing confrontation centers on Fisch and the implications for Hauptmann’s fate as prosecutors seek a conviction and a possible death sentence.
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Parker
Fisch
Kenneth T. Downs
Trenton
N. J
Isidore Fisch
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Westminster Hosts Forty Debate Teams From Pennsylvania
Westminster College hosts an intercollegiate debate event with 40 teams from 10 Pennsylvania colleges. Teams will argue the two thirds vote to empower Congress to override Supreme Court decisions. Westminster’s four-member squad includes two sophomores on the affirmative and two freshmen on the negative.
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New Wilmington
Westminster College
Pennsylvania
Congress
Supreme Court
Acts of Congress
Carnegie Tech
University of Pittsburgh
Penna State
St. Francis
Grove City
Slippery Rock
Juniata
Waynesburg
Bethany
Westminster
Jack Harris
Aliquippa
Asa Offensend
Masury
Chas. Shaffer
Mahoningtown
Sidney Isenberg
Sharon
Wooster- Titan
Albert J. Tener
Department of Speech
Burton Heads New Castle Fair Board for 1935 36
Joseph L. Burton of Scott township was elected president of the New Castle Agricultural Association at the reorganized board meeting. C. M. McCormick became vice president, Thomas A. Gilkey treasurer, and A Clyde Shoaf secretary manager. They considered moving the fair to late August and sought public input.
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Joseph L. Burton
Scott Township
New Castle
Shoaf
Highway Crews Ash Icy Roads
Forty men with fifteen trucks worked to ash hills and curves to protect motorists. Superintendent J B Shaw said crews would finish soon to reduce accident risk. Light rain had made roads icy and travel difficult. This was the first icy condition this winter.
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J. B. Shaw
Fumes Kill Two In Parked Truck
Carbon monoxide from a truck left running to stay warm killed Roy Shelly aged 33 and Andy G Ezell aged 37, both of Indianapolis. They were found dead in the cab of their truck on the highway near Elkton, Maryland.
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International News Service
Elkton
Roy Shelly
Andy G. Ezell
Indianapolis
Here
Denial of Lindbergh Case Arrest Rumors Circulate
New York and New Jersey police denounce reports of a second arrest in the Lindbergh case. Rumors claimed Ellis Parker, a Burlington County detective, held a man described as the real kidnapper in Mount Holly jail. Authorities call the stories bosh and say no arrest has occurred.
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International News Service
New York
New York City
New Jersey
Metropolitan Newspaper and Press Association
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
N. J
Mount Holly
Trenton
Pennsy Traffic Up Boosts Local Payroll Outlook
Superintendent Norman M. Lawrence reported the Erie & Ashtabula division of the Pennsylvania Railroad has brighter year end prospects. He noted payroll in the New Castle district stands at 700 employees and that business is considerably better than a year ago.
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Erie & Ashtabula
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norman M. Lawrence
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
New Castle District
Orchestra Leader Is Struck By Auto
Victor Saudek a well known radio orchestra leader was struck by an automobile in Pittsburgh and was in shock with three fractured ribs today
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Victor Saudek
Radio Orchestra
Deaths of John Rogers and Others in Various Localities
John Rogers of Whittier California, 63 year old John Stokes of Lowellville Ohio, Emma Miller 75 of Mercer County, Charles Blumenshine 66 of Mercer R. D. 6, and Jane Reed Stewart 92 of Los Angeles California are listed in the death notices.
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John Rogers
Whittier
Cal
John Stokes
Lowellville
Emma Miller
Mercer County
Charles Blumenshine
Mercer R. D
Jane Reed Stewart
Los Angeles
Planes Again Bomb Dessye In Ethiopian Capital Raid
Italian planes resumed bombardment of Dessye at 8 a m after a failed attempt to reach Emperor Haile Selassie. The attack targeted the palace area with more than 500 bombs, killing about 50 and wounding 150, with many wounded expected to die. The emperor avoided injury, present in the courtyard during yesterday's raid.
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Addis Ababa
Emperor Haile Selassie
Dessye
Christmas Spirit Brightens a Damp 38 Today
The piece blends holiday reflections with a note that it is Christmas spirit inside that matters most. It emphasizes how gifts songs trees snow and cards accompany the heart of the season. The closing line ties cheer to inner spirit.
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H. R. Knickerbocker International News Service
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A.A.A
William S. Neal
Ethe
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Countess of Carrick
Philadelphia
Prince of Wales
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Lady Furness
Wallis Warfield Simpson
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New Castle Fair
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