Japan admits Panay survivors were machine-gunned
Tokyo reports an army finding that survivors landing from the Panay and other ships were fired upon by mistake by a Japanese infantry patrol using light machine guns. The admission follows prior denials and adds to chaotic, conflicting accounts of the December 13 attack.
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James R. Young
International News Service
Tokyo
Japan
Panay
Yoshiaki Nishi
Washington
Christmas Charity Plans Aimed at Needy in New Castle
Various organizations and churches coordinate a Merry Christmas effort to help the less fortunate. They seek to locate the needy and ensure families in New Castle enjoy a holiday dinner and gifts. The piece also notes work underway repairing a damaged guard gate at East Washington Street after a motorist crash.
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New Castle
Christ
East Washington Street
Daily Weather Report for the Period Ending Morning
U S weather reports show a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a maximum of 46 and a minimum of 26. Trace precipitation and a river stage at 7.3 feet are recorded. Year ago the high was 31 and the low 6 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Britain to Strengthen Far East Fleet Amid Tense Press
London reports the cabinet ordered the Admiralty to ready the Mediterranean fleet for rapid dispatch to the Orient within 24 hours if needed. The move follows anti-British commentary in the Japanese press calling Prime Minister Chamberlain militant and arrogant and declaring no fear of Britain.
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Kingsbury Smith International News Service
London
Far East
Admiralty
Orient
Neville Chamberlain
Japan
Britain
Patrol Planned for Telegraph Road Between Detroit and Toledo
Monroe Mich Dec 23 plans for a 24 hour patrol of the Telegraph road between Detroit and Toledo were completed. Five police cruisers will patrol the section from the Ohio line to Flat Rock at all hours as it has seen many accidents. Sheriff Bailey said he would ask state officials to limit speeds to 50 miles an hour.
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International News Service
Monroe
Mich
Detroit
Toledo
Ohio State Line
Flat Rock
Joseph J. Bailey
Democrats to Hold Conference on Budget Balance Push
Rep. Martin Dies of Texas announced that about 100 house Democrats will meet in early January to pledge support for President Roosevelt's budget balancing plan through economy measures. Dies challenged self styled liberals to join the effort in a letter to the president.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Martin Dies
Texas
Dies
Capt Alex Shellogg of Notre Dame visit in city
Capt Alex Shellogg of Notre Dame, elected for the 1938 football season by his teammates, arrived to spend Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs George Shellogg and family. He will return to Notre Dame Sunday after a speaking trip to Rochester and Buffalo New York and Bradford Pennsylvania. Local friends extend congratulations on the honor accorded him by his teammates, the greatest for a local gridder.
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Alex Shellogg
Notre Dame
George Shellogg
Shellogg
Rochester
Buffalo
N. Y
Bradford
Four Injured As Train Jumps Track South of Atlanta
Nine cars of the Piedmont Limited on a New Orleans to New York run left the rails in East Point suburb. Four people, three whites and one negro, were believed injured slightly as the train apparently split a switch after the locomotive passed. Pullmans were bound for Atlanta Washington and New York.
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International News Service
Atlanta
Piedmont Limited
Atlanta and
West Point
New Orleans
New York
East Point
Washington
Death notices for local residents listed in obituary column
Joseph Mrozek 59 of North Beaver township Viola Siegfried 69 of 431 County Line street Gertrude Webber 49 of 602 West North street Claude A. Eaton 51 of Petersburg Ohio Annie F Kirker 66 of Zelienople Pa are named in this death record.
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Joseph Mrozek
North Beaver Township
Viola Siegfried
County Line
Gertrude Webber
West North Street
Claude A. Eaton
Petersburg
Ohio
Annie F. Kirker
Zelienepie
Boys to Spend Holidays At Home On Their Honor
In Jamesburg New Jersey on December 23 116 honor men from the state home for boys begin a three day Christmas holiday with their families. No guards accompany them and parents must guarantee return and cover traveling costs. If past behavior repeats they will come back on schedule.
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International News Service
Jamesburg
N. J
Bitter Battle Rages Over Hangchow Port and Changan Bridge
Japanese and Chinese troops clash fiercely for Hangchow, a key port southwest of Shanghai, as Chinese forces menace a Changan railway bridge with dynamite. Japanese officials urge evacuations amid warnings of severe fighting and possible bridge destruction. Foreign nationals in Hangchow total 31, including five Americans.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Hangchow
Changan
Nippon
Chientang
Shaoshing
Train Crash Near Emporium Junction Injures 21
Twenty one people including 18 passengers were hurt when the Buffalo Express collided head on with a freight near Emporium Junction Cameron County. None of the injuries were serious and two firemen returned home after a relief locomotive was attached.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Buffalo Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Emporium Junction
Cameron County
Buffalo
Japan's Tactics Wear Patience Of Americans
Washington grows impatient as Japan stalls on replies to US demands over the Panay incident. American findings allege deliberate attack by Japanese bombers, contradicting Tokyo's claim of confusion and misidentification amid poor visibility. No Japanese reply yet and Army spokesmen cite faulty visibility.
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Japan
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Panay
Tokio
Naval Board of Inquiry
Probe Dropped In Death Of Healy
Hollywood authorities end the Healy death probe after a Los Angeles paper published claims a Long Island youth says the comedian struck him at a Hollywood club. Healy died of natural causes linked to acute alcoholism after a riotous birth celebration. Bruises were found on his head and a facial laceration required medical care.
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Hollywood
Ted Healy
Los Angeles
Long Island
N. Y
Healy
Los Angeles Examiner
Albert Broccoli
Broccoli
Violent Earthquake Hits Central Mexico
A violent earthquake shook Mexico City and much of central Mexico today at 7 20 a m CST. Residents fled in night clothes as buildings toppled and heavy damage was feared near the epicenter about 100 miles southwest of Mexico City. Officials expected reports from the war department and ministry of communications.
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Mexico City
Mexico
War Department
Ministry of Communications
Remains Of Fort Le Bouf Found At Waterford
Harrisburg reports the discovery of Fort Le Bouf remains at Waterford Pennsylvania almost 184 years after its construction by the French. State WPA administrator J Banks Hudson announced the find awaiting authentication by state Archaeologist Dr Donald A Cadzow. He notes walls show military engineering and artifacts include fused pottery hinges and a brass kettle.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Fort le Bouf
Waterford
J. Banks Hudson
Works Progress Administration
Donald A. Cadzow
George Washington
Dr. Cadzow
Judge Schoonmaker Weds Virginia Taylor in Atlantic City
Federal Judge Frederic P. Schoonmaker and Mrs. Virginia Eliot Taylor quietly wed in Atlantic City this Christmas afternoon, surprising most friends in Pittsburgh. Schoonmaker, 66, was widowed years ago. Taylor’s husband Charles L. Taylor had died over six years earlier.
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Pittsburgh
Frederic P. Schoonmaker
Virginia Eliot Taylor
Ruskin
Atlantic City
Judge Schoonmaker
Taylor
Bennett's Clothing Store
Navy orders 21 long range bombers to reinforce fleet
The Navy Department contracted Glenn L. Martin of Baltimore for 5 299 538 to build 21 long range bombing planes. Earlier purchases included 37 similar ships from Consolidated Aircraft Corp. in San Diego for 4 500 000. Long range patrol bombers would bolster the navy air force in the Pacific.
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International News Service
Washington
Navy Department
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
San Diego
Navy
Pacific
Penn Power Club Hosts Elegant Christmas Banquet
The Penn Power Club held its annual Christmas dinner in the west banquet hall of the Cathedral with 250 members and out of town guests attending. President Howard Meehan opened the event and C M England led the entertainment after sketches by club lights drew laughter.
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Penn Power Club
West
Cathedral
Howard Meehan
C M. England
R. Moses
Sharon
F. A. Connors
Greenville
C. BE
Brockway
Pennsylvania
Homer Swaney
Beaver Falls
Grace
Governor Earle In Santa Claus Role
Governor George H. Earle dressed as Santa Claus at the Pennsylvania state capitol to give gifts to children from three orphanages Harrisburg Children’s Home Sylvan Heights Orphanage and Jednota Orphanage assisted by Mrs. Earle. The event sponsored by the department of revenue provided toys and candy to several hundred attendees.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Earle
The
Commonwealth
State Capitol
Harrisburg Children's Home
Sylvan Heigh‘s
Jednota
Mrs Roosevelt Heads West for Christmas Visit
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt canceled White House plans and flew to Seattle to be with her ill daughter Anna Roosevelt Boettiger. Anna's condition has improved and she may leave the hospital for Christmas. Mrs Roosevelt also traveled from Newark on a transcontinental flight, spending a second straight Christmas away from the White House.
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International News Service
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Seattle
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
Mrs. Roosevelt
Boston
Franklin Jr
Snow on Christmas Predicted by Weatherman
Pittsburgh readers were told by forecaster W S Brotzman that a snow belt centered over Utah would move east by tomorrow bringing snow and colder air to the area. Tonight should be clear with temperatures around 2 1 2 and 25 degrees and a warmer day ahead with snow likely tomorrow.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
W. S. Brotzman
Utah
Autenreith Store Fire Confines Blaze to Basement
A basement fire at Autenreith's Dollar Store 126-198 East Washington Street, Wednesday afternoon, trapped fumes that incapacitated seventeen firefighters. Loss may reach 15000 dollars. most injured men to be discharged later today except R Harold Blewitt. Fire spread confined by holes in the floor and cellar nozzles. firefighters battled dense smoke in a dangerous effort.
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Autenreith
R. Harold Blewitt
George Harper
Dollar Store
East Washington Street
E. S. Dickinson
Arthur Mometer Heads South for Winter Days
A brief notice describes Arthur Mometer preparing to travel south for winter. The piece notes his haircut, washed face, and grip on a handkerchief as he departs for warmer climes. It hints at escaping the north's ice and snow and enjoying milder days ahead.
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Buffalo Express of
U.S
Central
Santa Claus
Weatherman
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A. P. MclIlwain
Harry Malley
Carl E. White
William M. Shuriff
Clyde Rohrer
Herman Steinbrink
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