The Story of Christmas Customs of Many Lands
A Wednesday W C T U talk by Miss Jessie Robertson surveys Christmas traditions across nations. It traces origins from pagan Saturnalia to Saint Nicholas gift lore, detailing Dutch Shoe customs in Holland, Nacimientos in Spain, Kriss Kindlein in Germany, Père Noël in France, and carol histories across Europe.
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Jessie M. Robertson
Germany
Knecht Ruprecht
Ruprecht
Kriss Kingl
Santa Claus
Lake HU
Rome
Walsh
Britain
Europe
America
Advertising Keeps Wheels Turning in Pressing Times
Advertising will keep the wheels of business turning even in pressed times. The note urges merchants not to overlook this fact.
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Mr. Merchant
New York Millionaire Parish Charged in Pipeline Fraud
Frank P. Parish once a $16 million fortunes maker surrendered on a grand larceny indictment alleging theft of $127,000 in bonds and $63,500 in notes from the Missouri Kansas Pipe Line Company. He faced charges in Illinois and is already indicted in Chicago for mail fraud.
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New York
Frank P. Parish
Parish
Kansas City
East Orange
N. J
Missouri- Kansas Pipe Line Company
Illinois
William M. Maguire
W. G. Maguire, Inc
Delaware
Chicago
Paris
Ralph B. Mayo
Maguire
Mayo
Frederick J. Sullivan
Kentucky Natural Gas Company
Pipeline Company
Archibald Firestone
State Journal
Service Men Plan Feast for Christmas Turkey Shipments
Washington reports that U S troops abroad will receive turkey for Christmas dinners from China to the Philippines and Panama. Each service member gets between one and two pounds of turkey, with 220 tons ordered and a total cost near 100000 dollars, a figure lower than five years ago.
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Washington
Turkey
Uncle Sam
Yangtse
China
Philippines
Panama Canal Zone
Alaska
Doughboys
Bluejackets
Leathernecks
Army and Navy
Berlin crisis for jobless prompts state job program
Guenther Gereke told President Von Hindenburg that private employers cannot curb the unemployment surge and immediate state action is needed. He urged 500 million marks be allocated for a swift job creation plan with a special credit committee to curb non essential spending.
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Berlin
Guenther Gereke
von Hindenburg
Gereke
A _ special credit committee
Shool Supplies at Bates Store Offer Quality and Low Prices
Bates Store advertises school supplies with high quality and low prices. It emphasizes affordable notebooks pens and backpacks for students and parents seeking value in a local shopping spot.
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Bates
Pershing Reaches Bedside of Ill Brother in Manhattan
General Pershing visited his brother James F. Pershing at Manhattan General Hospital after a heart attack. He arrived to find his brother unconscious but later regained some awareness. Pershing traveled with sister Miss May Pershing and his son Warren Pershing.
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New York
General Pershing
James F. Pershing
Manhattan General Hospital
Pershing
Washington
Miss May Pershing
Warren Pershing
Nehawka Quarries Secure Big Stone Contract
The Kansas City Bridge Co and Cass County Quarries signed a contract for river rip-rapping on the Missouri river. Ole Olzon, superintendent, says about 1000 cars of stone will be loaded at Nehawka for shipment to Omaha, employing around sixty men during peak work. The quarries opened in November and have already quarried substantial stone.
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Kansas City Bridge Co
Missouri River
Cass County
Ole Olzon
Nehawka
Omaha
Olson
Chicago Gangster Slain by Detective in Warrant Raid
William Nydack, once linked to Cleveland’s top foe, was killed by Detective Harry Miller during a warrant service for robbery. Miller said Nydack lunged for a pistol after tearing the warrant, and he fired first as Frank Nitti was wounded elsewhere by another officer. Nydack’s wife and their 13 year old son were present in the hotel room.
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Chicago
William Nydack
Joe’ Filkowski
Cleveland
Untermyer seeks to set aside Ericsson shares transfer
Samuel Untermyer representing Kreuger and Toll bondholders claims ITT acquired over 600000 Ericsson shares in Sweden on December 9 in exchange for an 11 million loan. He calls the transaction a brazen preference and argues the shares, worth five to six million dollars, violate a court order restraining transfers of the Swedish firm's property.
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New York
Samuel Untermyer
Kreuger and Toll Bondholders’ Committee
Bainbridge Colby
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
L. M. Ericsson Telephone Company
Sweden
Untermyer
International
Kreuger and
Toll
Ericsson
Treaty Renewal Avoids Berlin Franco-German Pact Change
A renewed trade accord between Berlin and Paris extends the 1927 Franco German treaty with an additional agreement in force from February 1933. Contents remain secret pending ratification by both governments.
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Berlin
Million Dollar Incomes Drop Sharply in 1931 Tax Records
Washington reports vast declines in high income tax receipts as the Internal Revenue Bureau notes a $12 billion national drop from 1920 to 1931. Individual net income fell to $13.23 billion with a 23.17 percent drop in net income and a 49.06 percent fall in taxes. corporations also show steep declines in net income and taxes. The article cites detailed counts of filers and deductions and highlights charitable contributions by low income brackets amid the tax crisis.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
State Journal
Walker to write memoirs of ra zz ing figures in Nice
Former New York Mayor James J. Walker plans Christmas start on a memoir project detailing famous figures from the last decade in New York politics and abroad. Franklin D. Roosevelt Al Smith Samuel Seabury and John F. Curry are among those featured with letters to King George Queen Marie of Romania and the king of Siam. Frank Scullywill coauthor and Betty Compton plans to write with Scully assisting.
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Nice
France
New York
James J. Walker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
al Smith
Samuel Seabury
John F. Curry
Walker
City Hall
King George
Marie
Romania
Siam
Frank Scully
Betty Compton
Scully
Seabury
Mayor Signs The Budget In Bed After Veto
Acting Mayor Mc Kee signed the $557 141 222 73 budget for 1932 after the municipal assembly passed it over his veto. He did so from his bed while recovering from a severe cold. The veto had aimed at a $585 000 reduction. officials plan a further 40 million cut later affecting payrolls and other items.
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New York
McKee
Municipal Assembly
Charles L. Kohler
Mae
Péyrolls
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Mirtha
Clement of Alexandria
Chriostom
Liberius
Christ
Holland
Belgium
Santa
Spain
Jesus
Joseph
Mary
Aguinaldo
Austria-Hungary
Croatia
Austria
Kriss Kingle
Christ Kindlein
Christ Child
Pere Noel
Czecho-Slovakia
Serbia
Ezeh
Bethlehem
England
Wynka de Worde
Queen’s College
Henry
Henry the Second
Rosemarie
Lemon
Noel
Immanuel
Henry VIII
Thomas Tysdale
Cromwell
Nowell
Joseph Mohr
Boston Common
Washington, D. C
White House
Plattsmouth
Methodist Church
State Masonic Home
London
United States
South America
Joel Poinsett
Charleston
South Carolina
Japan
Mistietoe
Egypt
Martin Luther
Luther
Weinachstbaum
Fred Woodbury
Altadena
California
That
Santa Rosa Drive
Pasadena
Christmas Hill
St. Nicholas
St. Nick
Klaus
Nicholas
Myra
Lycia
Asia Minor
Constantine the Great
Patara
Nehawka Quarries
Missouri
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