Japan Delays Formal Reply On U S Protest
Tokyo holds back a formal reply to the U S protest over the Panay sinking as Japan questions who fired first. Nihon foreign office seeks more details after eye-witness claims that Panay fired on planes before the bombing. An official dispatch says a Japanese officer boarded the Panay and paid respects to its commander.
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James R. Young
International News Service
Tokyo
Nippon
Foreign Office
United States
Yangtze River
Japan
Panay
Christmas Home Lighting Brightens City Streets
A survey shows many homes in the city display Christmas lights with hundreds more planned before Christmas Eve. Community trees are also reported. Roadways near the Shenango River flood on Pulaski road causing detours and occasional daring drivers to pass through shallow water. Holiday shopping faces ice snow and rain but is expected to improve by Friday and culminate in prizes Saturday. Car thefts appear lower than in other cities, possibly due to police effectiveness or car value.
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Shenango
Pulaski Road
Harbor
Harbor Bridge
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary for 24 Hour Period
U S weather data show 24 hour period ending 9 am with max 33 and min 27, precipitation 0.01 inch and snow. River height 12.5 feet. Sunday data list max 38 min 29 precipitation 0.05 inches rain.
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U. S
Christmas Shopping Rush Brings Momentum in New Castle
Last week shoppers race to stores as Christmas rush grows across New Castle. Merchants report satisfactory business but expect sales to surge by Friday night.
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New Castle
Chef At Field Club Is Fatally Injured Sunday
Eppie J. Dillard a 62 year old chef at New Castle Field club died after a Sunday morning crash on Wilmington road when he and companion James Elliott were struck while pushing a car. Elliott lost a leg to amputation and William B Leicht 21 caused the fatal injuries.
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Eppie J. Dillard
Elm Street
New Castle
Jefferson Street
Wilmington Road
Dillard
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Orville Potter
Hoke
Dillard and Elliott
William Howard
East Sutton Street
Lawrence Hill
Walter Roberts
Mahoning Avenue
Field Club
Allegheny River Ice Cleared After Flood Run
Franklin Pennsylvania reports the Allegheny River cleared of most ice after an ice field breakup and heavy rainfall. The river crest reached 12.8 feet, now receding as temperatures fall to freezing. Officials say the self-clearing flow may avert large ice packs in January or February.
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International News Service
Franklin
Allegheny River
Oil Creek
Tionesta Creek
Allegheny
Kellogg Near Death As Pneumonia Grips Statesman
Frank B. Kellogg a noted statesman and advocate for world peace lay near death in St. Paul Minnesota from pneumonia doctors abandoned hope of his survival and said he would be unlikely to live until his eighty first birthday on Wednesday.
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International News Service
ST. Paul, Minn
Frank B. Kellogg
Manhunt Intensifies for Bowers in Carpenter Slaying
Philadelphia December report says nationwide search for 19 year old parolee Wendel Forrest Bowers shifts to southern New Jersey after a linked shooting at Lake View tavern Mantua Terrace and a match between fingerprints and a weapon stolen before the murder of Mrs. Wilma Carpenter. Police compare notes with Gloucester County detectives and pursue further leads.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Wendel Forrest Bowers
Reformatory
Wilma V. Carpenter
Camp Hill
New Jersey
Lewis Hansford
Lake View
Mantua Terrace
Gloucester County
Hansford
Apgar
Bowers
Rivers Start Falling Today After Flood Crest
The Shenango river, after cresting at 12.5 feet and four feet under flood stage, will begin receding today. The Neshannock, which rose rapidly then subsided from Saturday’s peak, is expected to return to normal levels in a few days if no more rain falls.
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Shenango River
Neshannock
Five Jurors Excused At Court In Quarter Sessions Panel
Five jurors from a new quarter sessions panel were excused at opening. Named are William Benson New Wilmington Warren L. Broadbent third ward Fred D. Houk Wayne township Henry Jacobson second ward and Joseph Veon Big Beaver township.
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William Benson
New Wilmington
Warren L. Broadbent
Fred D. Houk
Wayne Township
Henry Jacobson
Joseph Veon
Big Beaver Township
Grate fire at Bovard home causes minor damage
Firefighters from Fourth Ward and B Company responded to Roy E Bovard at 926 East Washington Street when soot in an unused grate ignited in an upstairs bedroom. The flames burned the floor around the grate and damaged a rug, causing about 10 dollars in loss.
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Fourth Ward and
Roy E. Bovard
East Washington Street
British Admiralty Plans Pacific Fleet
Plans for a Pacific fleet have been devised by the British admiralty to reinforce Far East forces as Sino Japanese hostilities threaten Hong Kong. The scheme is one of two government options to dispatch strong naval power to the Orient if needed, the first calling for the Mediterranean fleet in a grave emergency.
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London
Admiralty
Far East
Hong Kong
Orient
Ludendorff Dies After Long Illness in Munich
General Erich Ludendorff 72 a famed German World War II era commander died in Munich after a long kidney ailment and a sudden heart relapse. He passed at 8 20 a m in a hospital after being moved from his home during a serious illness.
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Munich
Germany
Erich Ludendorff
Ludendorff
Colder Weather Ends Flood Threat in Pittsburgh
Colder weather today ended the fifth flood threat of the year as the Allegheny Monongahela rivers began to drop from 27.3 feet at the Point. The Monongahela rise was checked by the government flood control project at Tygart Dam, easing fears of further flooding across Western Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Franklin
U. E
Tygart Dam
Crafton
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Burial for Late Ambassador Robert Bingham in Louisville
Robert W. Bingham former ambassador to the Court of St James will be buried in Cave Hill cemetery Louisville with full military honors. Delegations from Washington state and city officials attend along with troops from Fort Knox. A special train carried the body met by Gov. A. B. Chandler. Services follow at Cavalry Episcopal church and are conducted by Bishop Emeritus Charles E. Woodcock.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Robert W. Bingham
Court of St. James
Washington, D. C
Fort Knox
State Department
Cave Hill Cemetery
A. B. Chandler
Cavalry Episcopal Church
Charles E. Woodcock
Believe Earle to Be Candidate for U. S. Senate
Democratic strategists tentatively back Gov. George H. Earle for the U S Senate seat in 1938. State Chairman David L. Lawrence and U S Senator Joseph F. Guffey plan to support Earle against Republican incumbent James J. Davis.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
U. S. Senate
David L. Lawrence
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Earle
James J. Davis
Police Jobs Exam Tonight Draws Many Applicants
Approximately forty applicants return forms for a civil service test for city police positions. About 125 blanks were issued. The exam by the civil service board is held in city hall at 7 30 p m tonight. The current list of eligibles will be void Tuesday.
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Civil Service
City
Solicemen
Council Chambers
City Hall
Civil Service Board
Winter Arrives Wednesday Morning At 1 22 A M
The article explains the official start of winter at 1 22 a m on Wednesday December 22 marking the sun's southernmost point and the shortest day of the year. It notes days will lengthen after December 22 and cautions to keep winter clothing handy.
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King Winter
Old Sol
Australia
Britain Demands Safe Zone as Hankow Tensions Rise
London declares a safety zone for Hankow amid Japanese pressure while reassuring Hong Kong its defenses remain secure. Britain leads Western nations in pushing for Hankow protection as thousands of subjects are impacted by regional turmoil.
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International News Service
London
Great Britain
China
Japan
Hong Kong
Orient
Britain
Nippon
Tokyo
Hankow
Spanish Rebel Planes Raid Port Bou and Barcelona
Spanish rebel planes raided Port Bou heavy damage reported with 30 bombs and no casualties. Earlier insurgents bombed Barcelona under a full moon in reprisal, with reports of hits on two hospitals and many casualties. A mysterious dim vessel was seen off Port Bou during the raids.
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International News Service
Perpignan
France
Port Bou
Barcelona
Teruel
Highway Official Killed In Crash
Harrisburg mourns Julius Kapner a 42 year old state highway department engineer after a weekend crash on the Carlisle pike near New Kingston. He had twelve years of service and last rites were held in Pittsburgh.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Julius Kapner
State Highway Department
Carlisle Pike
New Kingston
Death Notices for Humphrey Patton Dillard Kuzma and others
Death notices list Thomas Humphrey age 4 of Jacks ville James Patton age 60 of Ellwood City Eppie Dillard age 62 of 131 Elm street Stella Kuzma age 22 Pulaski RE D 1 Harry Schall age 37 Johnstown William Hunter aka Chip age 61 Syracuse John Miller age 69 421 East Sutton street and Mrs James Hilton age 31 230 Smith field street.
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Thomas John Humphrey
Jacksville
James Patton
Ellwood City
Eppie J. Dillard
Elm Street
Stella Kuzma
Pulaski RE. D
Harry Schall
Johnstown
William
Chip) Hunter
Syracuse
N. J
John Miller
East Sutton Street
James Hilton
Smithfield Street
Man Drowns When Motorboat Upsets At Ohio River Dam
In Pittsburgh on December 20 a motorboat ferrying four men across the Ohio River overturned above the Emsworth dam. Charles Willis, 32, of Rochester, drowned after the engine stalled. Harvey Todd, 29, of Ambridge, and Steve Handlow, 29, of McKees Rocks, escaped by swimming to safety. Five companions watched in horror as the boat went over the dam.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Emsworth
Charles Willis
Rochester
Harvey Todd
Ambridge
Steve Handlow
McKees Rocks
Willis
Judge Dickey Ready to Take Lawrence County Bench
Judge-elect Thomas W. Dickey awaits his commission from Governor Earle to fill the unexpired term of Judge James A. Chambers. The commission was not yet delivered by noon, with Register William R. Hanna arranging prompt notification. The delay matters as quarter sessions court is in session and Judge Lee A. McCracken was unable to attend this week.
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Thomas W. Dickey
Earle
James A. Chambers
Lawrence County
Register and
William R. Hanna
Lee A. McCracken
Venango County
Dickey
Wire Tapping Is Outlawed by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled wire tapping illegal for federal officers in criminal cases by a 7 to 2 verdict. The ruling set aside four federal smuggling convictions from New York where evidence was obtained through tapping. In Ontario eight Elgin county men died when the Kettle Creek coffer dam collapsed during harbor lift bridge construction trapping workers a depth of about thirty feet.
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International News Service
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
New York
Port Stanley
Ont
Elgin County
Kettle Creek
Warfare spreads through China as U.S. ships push to danger zones
U.S. warships race to new danger points as fighting expands in China. Authorities warned to evacuate American nationals and advised citizens to seek safety, amid rising confrontations and shifting militant actions across coastal regions.
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U. 8S
Sino-Japanese War Escalates With Hangchow Attack
The war widens as Japanese launch a fierce assault on Hangchow southwest of Shanghai while Chinese forces defend Tsingtao. Hangchow experiences gunfire as Japanese columns close in. foreign nationals rush to prepare for possible evacuation. Maritime support arrives as U S cruisers Marblehead and Pope reach Tsingtao with other Allied ships on standby.
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Hangchow
Chuchow
U. S
Tsingtao
United States
Marblehead
Pope
Shanghai
Sacramento
Youth Killed In Plane Plunge Near Lancaster Ohio
In a fog bound crash in an orchard near Lancaster Ohio two Athens youths, Howard Hahn 18 and Harold E Young 20, were flying to Logan when the motor failed and the plane dove to the ground. Hahn was dead at the scene. Young was taken to a hospital in fair condition with a fractured jaw and deep lacerations.
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International News Service
Lancaster, O
Here
Howard Hahn
Athens
Harold E. Young
Young
Hahn
Logan
First Christmas for Baby With Santa Tale
A four month old girl experiences her first Christmas as her family recounts Santa and his sleigh. The weather is described as cool at thirty three degrees with quiet wonder as the tale unfolds and awaits gifts.
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Santa
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