Seven Die As Army Bomber Crashes Near Uniontown
Seven men on a U S Army bomber were killed when the aircraft crashed and exploded in rain near Uniontown Alabama while en route to New York for a Christmas stop over. Eyewitnesses said the explosion lit the southern sky. investigators at Maxwell Field believed the ship exploded on impact. Debris and flames hindered recovery amid mud and rain. wagons drawn by mules aided body retrieval.
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Int Snational News Service
Montgomery
Ala
New York
Uniontown
Frank Glass
U.S. Army
Maxwell Field
Earth
Christmas Preparations as PA NEWC Observes
The report highlights a devoted mother planning the Christmas dinner with long hours and joy despite hard work. Shoppers crowd OK stores in the last rush as Christmas trees arrive by car and truck. Santa Claus is expected to visit New Castle, with advance messages noting his scheduled time.
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Santa Claus
Pa Newe
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 5 p.m. Friday report a maximum of 37 and minimum of 22 degrees with 13 inches of precipitation including 1.1 inches of snow. River stage stands at 5 feet with figures from the same date last year showing a high of 3 and a low of 19 degrees and 0.03 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Selow
District Is Ready For Happy Christmas
District prepares for Christmas as streets stores and homes glow with decorations gifts cards and prayers. Sunday observances focus on the nativity while Monday brings secular pleasures with church programs and radio services from Bethlehem and Big Ben. Continued on page two.
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Bethlehem
London
Permanent U S Fleet Placed In Atlantic
The United States announced a permanent Atlantic patrol of 35 airships and ships as a warning to Germany and Italy. President Roosevelt approved the move, tied to deteriorating German American relations and US economic retaliation threats over Nazi discriminatory policies.
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Robert G. Nixon
International News Service
Washington
Atlantic
Germany
Italy
Western Hemisphere
Navy
Roosevelt
Welles
United States
Interior Ickes
Hitler
Associates Of Coster Hunted
A disbarred attorney described as chief blackmailer of the late F. Coster aided in building and running McKesson Robbins crude drug operations and drained Coster of large sums. Federal authorities also tied another Coster associate to a New Jersey racketeering and bootlegging syndicate. The attorney, long disbarred, was part of the swindle’s brains. Continued on page two.
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International News Service
New York
F. Donald Coster
McKesson& Robbins
Coster
New Jersey
McKesson & Robbins
All Christmas Mail Going Out In New Castle
Postmaster Richard A. Steen said all Christmas parcels and greeting cards will reach New Castle homes tonight except those mailed too late. Mails are in good shape with a large delivery force. no regular deliveries Monday due to Christmas observance.
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New Castle
Richard A. Steen
Steen
German Press Attacks and U S Responsibility
Berlin dispatch reports Germany’s government backed press insisting any breach of diplomatic ties must come from the United States. Front pages say Germany will draw conclusions with dignity if relations are shattered, while criticizing Roosevelt and cabinet members for presumed actions.
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Pierre J. Huss
International News Service
Berlin
Germany
United States
Roosevelt
Hopkins Takes Oath of Office on Bible Gift
Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins took his oath of office today on a black morocco bound Bible presented by Mrs. Roosevelt. After the ceremony the president and Associate Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed who administered the oath joined about 60 guests in signing the Bible.
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International News Service
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
Four Killed In Auto-Bus Crash On Ohio Highway
Four people died in an auto bus collision four miles north of Lima Ohio when an unidentified motorist forced the death car into the bus path. The victims were Mrs Edna Smith 44 and Robert F Smith 60 both Whitesville Kentucky Mary Spillman 32 and Charles Shel 31 of Portland Indiana. The bus carried no injuries and continued to the hospital.
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International News Service
Lima
Edna Smith
Robert F. Smith
Whitesville
Mary Spillman
Charles Shel
Portland
Ind
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
Washington forecast notes precipitation at week start, middle, and end with a cold start, warmer middle, and colder end. Ohio Valley and Tennessee expect light precipitation mid to late week, with cold start and rising temperatures toward the middle before turning colder again.
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Washington
Perth
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tenessee
Girl's Slayer Is Not Yet Taken
Police hunt a sex-mad killer after the murder of Margaret Martin, a Kingston stenographer aged 19, body found in a mountain creek. A second girl, Gertrude Palsha, 19, of Ashley, narrowly escaped on Tuesday as the suspect used the first murder to lure her into his car.
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International News Service
Tunkhannock
Margaret Martin
Kingston
Martin
Gertrude Palsha
Ashley
Brunet
Not Much Snow For Christmas
Pittsburgh residents will face a cold Christmas with no snow as forecasters predict overcast skies and only occasional flurries. U S Weather Forecaster Brotman warned of a frigid holiday with temperatures dropping to 25 to 30 degrees. Snow in the Midwest and north won’t reach Pennsylvania in time for Santa.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Santa Claus
Pennsylvania
U. S
W. Ls. Brotaman
Brotzman
Mid-West
Wesbib
Brotaman
Grim And Barren Christmas In Spain
Madrid faces a bleak Christmas as civilians endure severe shortages. Food, fuel, tobacco, and meat are unavailable. Homes lack heat and daily rations allow only two ounces of bread per person. Citizens resort to herbs and potato peels when possible.
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Madrid
Spain
Pope Pius Attacks Nazism and Fascism in Rome
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII, during Christmas Eve rites, condemning Nazism and Fascism. He rebuked Mussolini over concordat breaches and denounced Hitler’s Rome visit when the Swastika was shown, calling it hostile to the cross of Rome.
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Frank Gervast
Statt
Vatican City
Pope Pius
College of Cardinals
Aminta Milani
Mussolini
Rome
Hunt Slayer Of Two Mail Clerks In Philippines
Manila dispatch reports an all-out search across the Philippines for Anselmo Balagtas an escaped killer tied to the murders of two mail clerks aboard a crack express train Balagtas is the convicted slayer of Navy radio man William Gibbons and the case has prompted a dramatic joint force operation by the Philippine army constabulary police and U S navy shore patrol with the mail car bodies already found in the train car
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International News Service
Manila
Philippine ‘Army
Constabulary
U. S. Navy
Anselmo Balagtas
William Gibbons
Navy
Star Shines Over Bethlehem Christmas Eve Amid Strife
Bethlehem reports a Christmas Eve scene as the Star of Bethlehem shines on the sacred birthplace while Christians from many nations gather for the Church of the Nativity mass. Amid lingering Jewish Arab clashes, worshippers seek peace in Palestine and hope for 1939. British troops stand watch as diverse congregants prepare to celebrate despite conflict.
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International News Service
Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Holy Land
Church of the Nativity
Christendom
Palestine
Paléstine
Quiet Christmas Planned by King George VI at Sandringham
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will spend Christmas Day with their family at Sandringham House in Norfolk in a plain, homely celebration. No Christmas broadcast is planned, contrary to widespread expectations.
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Sandringham
Eng
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
England
Sand—ringham House
Norfolk
British Empire
Man Kills Ex Wife Then Ends Own Life In Pennsylvania
In Waynesburg area on December 24, Ralph Moody, 35, a river worker, shot his former wife Virginia Moody, 26, as she wrapped Christmas gifts in her mother's home near Point Marion. After two gunshots to Virginia, Moody shot himself in the heart. Virginia had married Moody at 13, divorced last year, and had two children Rheta, 10, and Irene, 12. Moody had visited her repeatedly since her return from Detroit.
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International News Service
Waynesburg
Virginia Burns Moody
Ralph Moody
Rheta
Irene
Kane Reports 10 Inch Snow in Kane Pa
Kane Pennsylvania reports 11 inch snow on Allegheny Mountain. heavier than at any other resort in Pennsylvania or New York. Mode-Art Pictures Inc of Pittsburgh filming ski slides for a January release. camera crew led by James Baker will film over the holidays. Temperature 30 at 8 am.
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International News Service
Kane
Santa Claus
Allegheny Mountain
Pennsylvania
New York
Mode-Art Pictures, Inc
Pittsburgh
James Baker
East
Middle West
Death notices for Shackie Gruber and kin in Pittsburgh area
Death records list Joseph W Shackie age 60 of 104 South Scott Street and Mrs Clarence J living at 517 Sumner Avenue, with Clark C Gruber noted in Pittsburgh. Details are sparse in the fragmentary clipping.
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Joseph W Shackie
South Scott Sireet
Clarence J. .‘Iing
Sumner Avenue
Clark C. Gruber
Pittsburgh
Henney Resigns Senate to Keep Coroner Post
P. J. Henney of Allegheny County resigns from the state senate after a court ruling deeming it incompatible with his coroner duties. His withdrawal shifts control of the 1929 Senate to Republicans by a one vote margin, leaving Democrats in the minority at 24 to 25.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
P. J. Henney
Allegheny County
State Supreme Court
Senate
Harrisburg
Henney
High Court
Senate battle on Hopkins confirmation seen
Washington December 24 a stiff fight in the senate over confirmation of Harry L Hopkins as secretary of commerce was foreseen as the WPA administrator prepared to take his oath at the White House with President Roosevelt witnessing. Senators expected a battle to condemn the WPA under his tenure and delay immediate confirmation, with Senator McNary signaling a referral to the commerce committee.
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Washington
Senate
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
White House
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Works Progress Administration
Hopkins
Mc Nary
Oregon
Commerce Committee
Christmas Day Wonder and Damp Weather Joy
Arthur Mometer notes that Christmas is for children of all ages with candy and nuts, while adults thrill at dawn’s light and bright eyes. The family frolics from stairs descent to daylong revels, as lingering hours fade in damp weather at thirty eight.
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Mother
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