Debt payments unlikely as international debt day arrives
International debt day arrives with most debtors nonpaying. Britain and France threaten defaults while Finland ready to meet its obligations. Washington expects debt talks to reopen in the new year amid past failed negotiations and Ramse MacDonald’s 10 percent offer being rejected.
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State Crime Conference Opens in Harrisburg with Law Reform Focus
Pennsylvania hosts its first crime conference in Harrisburg as experts from criminology, penology and law gather for three days. Attendees include judges, district attorneys, law enforcement officials and parole agents. A commission led by Attorney General Margiotti studies recodifying criminal laws and modern procedures.
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Birth of King George VI Quietly Marked Across Britain
London notes mark the new king's fifty? birthday with flags and cannon salutes as church leaders decry Edwardian gaiety. George VI spends the morning at Buckingham Palace handling state business and hosts a dinner at Piccadilly. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose join the luncheon with Queen Mary and other royals. Archibishop of Canterbury issues a somber radio rebuke to the abdicated king and his circle, a sign of national mood.
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Mrs Simpson To Meet Ex King New Year's Eve
Mrs Wallis Simpson remains at Villa Lou Vier in Cannes after multiple telephone talks with former King Edward. The ex-king stays as guest of Baron Eugene Rothschild at Castle Enzesfeld near Vienna. A source inside the villa cites talks but cannot confirm length or timing. Rogers says it is unlikely Mrs Simpson will take a French house after Christmas. They are to be together New Year’s Eve per a Scotch tradition.
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Tables Turned Rebel Leader Arrested After Capture
Loyal forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek released him from anti Japanese captors in Sianfu and arrested rebel leader Marshal Chang Hsueh-hang who kidnapped the Chinese premier. Chiang immediately headed for Nanking, reports from Peiping state.
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Pigs for Sail Sign Sparks Perk Hop in Lawrence County
The Detour Bulletin notes a sign reading PIGS FOR SAIL near Grove City Mercer detour on U.S. 6 and 19 with traffic kept moving. Edenburg viaduct first crossing by J C McFate children John D Robert Eileen Eleanor, and New Castle downtown Christmas lights grow brighter with a new overhead crossing in service.
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Daily Weather Report Summary for 24-Hour Period
U S weather statistics show a 24-hour period ending 9 am with a maximum temperature of 41 and minimum 18 with no precipitation and river stage at 58. Sunday morning figures record a maximum 31 and minimum 15.
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Edenburg Viaduct Opens to Crowd on Ceremony Day
A new Edenburg viaduct and adjacent highway opened on Saturday December 12 marking the 80th anniversary of the old bridge. About 2000 attendees filled the ceremony on the Mahoning River crossing near the B and O and P and L E rail lines. Weather was clear for December and the crowd arrived early with cars lining the approaches. Reverend William F. Galvin led the invocation as the American Legion band played a march and Judge W. Walter Bharam served as chair.
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Four In Family Burned To Death
Akron Ohio December fire kills Mrs Mary Thomas 39 and her four children Magdalen 13 Anna Mae 11 and George Jr nine while George Thomas 39 dies of burns in hospital Eight other residents escaped from the four family frame dwelling after a basement start from hot ashes in a pasteboard box
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New Castle School Board Plans December Wednesday Meeting
Members of the New Castle School Board will meet Wednesday night, December 16 for the first monthly meeting of the new board year. The board convened earlier December 7 for organization, at which all officers were reelected.
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Northwestern Pennsylvania Elks Host District Conference in New Castle
Nearly 600 Elks and guests from about twenty lodges gathered in New Castle for the Northwest District Elks association meeting. Exalted Ruler T Earl Dukes and officers welcomed attendees. Robert A Christy of Grove City presided. Plans include a February roundup in Meadville with Governor David Sholtz as guest. More than 500 dined, with musical entertainment led by Stephen Griffiths.
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Humility In King's Message To House Of Lords
King George VI speaks with humility to the House of Lords acknowledging unprecedented circumstances and personal distress. He vows to uphold the realm and promote his peoples’ happiness, supported by his wife and the goodwill of subjects worldwide.
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Quake Reported At Callander Home Of Quints
Reports that a slight earthquake was felt at Callander Ontario home of the Dionne quintuplets reached Toronto today. The quake was described as minor with no injuries reported and the family and staff reportedly unshaken by the incident.
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Three Killed In Selma Crash In Muncie Indiana
Collision of two automobiles near Selma, Indiana killed three youths and injured two others. Victims include Max Grove 17 Parker Delphine Dickey 17 Parker and Joseph Hadden of Anderson. Injured are Virginia Scott 16 Lafayette and Raymond Wood 21 Parker. Grove's car tried to pass another vehicle causing the head on collision.
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Raymond Wood
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Bitter Cold Forces Lull At Madrid Front
In Madrid a bitter cold quieted the front amid Civil War fighting in the west. Rebels claimed heavy Loyalist losses near Cornellas Salas and Villareal, while a downed Loyalist flight is reported near the Bay of Biscay. Loyalists reported intensified air activity from Barcelona with a plan for an international free port at Barcelona Port.
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Death notices for Frank Vance and others across several towns
Obituaries list Frank Vance 53 of New Bedford Paul Tillin 75 of Wampum Mrs Susan B Shaffer 71 of Gard ner Egidio DeMatteo 64 of Edenburg Alder McCarter 25 Ellwood City Eleanor Gay McLaughlin 13 Ellwood City.
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Edenburg
Alder McCarter
Ellwood City
Eleanor Gay McLaughlin
United States to Submit Trade Proposals at Inter-American Conference
The United States planned to present two economic proposals to the inter-American peace conference. One aims to cut excessive trade barriers and extend favorable trade terms to all signatories. The other pledges to uphold equality in commerce and oppose discriminatory policies and exchange controls. A committee debate is expected to favor unanimous approval, with possible debate over eliminating exchange controls.
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Former King Edward II guest at Baron’s castle near Vienna
Edward VIII, in exile as Duke of Windsor, stays at Enzesfeld Castle, Vienna, as guest of Baron Eugene de Rothschild. He retires after a late arrival and dines on Charles I era cuisine, plans a golf stroll, and may visit Professor Neumann for car trouble checks. He calls Wallis Simpson from Cannes.
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Masked Bandit Robs Gas Station on New Castle Youngstown Road
At 7 40 p m Saturday a masked bandit armed with a revolver robbed Thomas Grant at the Mahoning Valley Oil Company gas station outside the city limits on the New Castle Youngstown road. He escaped with six dollars after Grant handed over the cash from the register.
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Queen Mary Delayed At Sea By Fog Delays Expected Arrival
New York dispatch reports the Queen Mary with 1 084 passengers aboard was delayed at sea due to fog. Quarantine was pushed from 3 a m to 2 30 p m and docking from 8 a m to 10 p m. Cunard officials cited fog, noting other vessels reported clear Atlantic conditions.
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Essay Winners Announced At New Castle Steel Plant
Announcement by R E Sturdy of Carnegie Illinois Steel reveals eight high school essays awarded for What I Saw On My Trip Through The Tin Mill. First prize $5 to Jean Short. others include Kenneth Farrer Margaret George Anne Palco Dennis Allshouse Ruth Cartwright John Flack Martha Session. Essays to be published in The News starting December 15.
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Jean Short
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Wilson Avenue
Anne Palco
Friendship Street
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Waldo Street
Ruth Cartwright
Edgewood Avenue
John Flack
East Reynolds Street
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Hobart Street
Miss Short
Informer Drops Effort To Block Simpson Divorce
A London barrister known as The Informer withdraws his petition to block Wallis Simpson's divorce after Edward's farewell address. He won't file the affidavit, time expires, action voided, stating he has no wish to inconvenience Edward.
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Relief Burden Rises in Pennsylvania Direct Aid Roll
Harrisburg report shows the first weekly relief burden increase since early July as 739 more cases were opened than closed. The total on relief rolls reached 403,707 people with 10,316 new applications, per Director Karl De Schweinitz.
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Soviet Denies Involvement in Sianfu Mutiny Claims
Moscow denounces Japanese charges that the Soviet Union engineered the Sianfu mutiny and helped Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces. Kremlin officials call the allegations a fabrication as the incident unfolds amid wartime tensions with Japan. The report notes related U S S R assessments.
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Five Youths In Gun Battle On Maryland Road
In Elkton Maryland after midnight a gun battle on a country road near Rising Sun left Earl Eldreth 20 dying, Paul Eldreth 20 wounded in the stomach, Walter Starkey 21 shot in the thigh, Raymond Dalton 18 non communicative in Elkton jail, and a youth named Brad Mayberry from near Rising Sun hiding in a swamp with a posses waiting him out.
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Rising Sun
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Walter Starkey
Christmas Eve Visitor Inspires Kinder Deeds
A nostalgic verse notes children’ good behavior around Christmas time as a jolly fat man with a pack visits houses leaving toys. The scene is set on a bright winter day with a temperature of forty one.
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