Paint ManU Manufacturer Plays Santa Claus in Ambler
Amble r Pa December 22. J Survey Gravell paint manufacturer and Santa to workers announces a new Christmas gift scheme giving 300 to the wife of each employee. Last year his company distributed 206000 to help workers pay debts and 54000 in Christmas bonuses. He explains pay covers all contributors to a laborer not just labor. He emphasizes the housewife's unpaid toil and presents the $300 gift to married workers for their wives.
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Ambler
J. Ksrvey Gravell
American Chemical Paint Company
Gravell
Woman dies in icy Lincoln area crash
Ethel Hermon of Hastings was killed when her car skidded on ice and plunged down an embankment eight miles west of Lincoln on U S highway No 6. A passing motorist found the body this morning near the wreck. identification came from Christmas cards in the car.
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Lincoln
Ethel Hermon
Hastings
Leslie Hassan
Hassan
Eastern capitalist to revive Ca brand on lower Madison range
Dean Francis of Cleveland has acquired the Ca brand from the Flying D entities and will reestablish it on about 10 000 acres along the lower Madison. He buys 500 head to form a foundation herd and plans 30 miles of fencing with corrals for 2 900 cattle and new ranch buildings on the Ca ranch. Charles Anceney Sr and Jr. guide the historic brand lineage in western Montana.
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Rozeman
Mont
Montana
Madison Valley
Dean Francis
Cleveland
Charles Anceney
Montana Territory
H. W. Child
Anteney
Bozeman
Madison
West Gallatin
Free Range
Rocky Mountain
Charles J. Anceney, Jr
Flying D Ranges, Inc
Anceney
Madison River
Spanish Peaks
Francis
Ben Adams
Three Forks
Flying D
President's Daughter Returns Home After Minor Operation
Mrs. Anna R. Boettiger, daughter of President Roosevelt, was released from Providence hospital in Seattle after a minor operation. Doctor G. C. Miller reported she is resting comfortably at home.
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Seattle
Wash
Anna R. Boettiger
Roosevelt
Providence Hospital
G. C. Miller
Girl's Testimony Clears Keller on Disorderly Charge
In Omaha on December 24 a 12-year-old girl's testimony in police court led to a zero day sentence for Frederick Kelley of Plattsmouth on a disorderly conduct charge.
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Omaha
Frederick Kelley
Plattsmouth
Indoor Sunlight Photography Tips by John van Guilder
The article argues indoor sunlight pictures are viable when sunlit windows create natural light. Use reflectors like white sheets or cardboard to soften shadows, and a diffuser such as a close-mesh curtain. Exposures should be about doubled versus outdoor sun, with light angled from above.
Bierman Sees Brighter Minnesota Gopher Team for 1938
Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman expects a stronger Gopher squad in 1938 despite losing 12 players from the 1937 team. He cites returning linemen and newcomers at ends and tackles, plus revived guard and center spots, with multiple candidates for quarterback and fullback. The 1937 Gophers won the Western title and contended for a national crown, totaling 39 wins, 3 ties, and 6 losses in Bierman’s six-year tenure.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Ecrdiron
Gophers
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Bernie Bierman
Bierman
Big Vic Spadaccini
Httle
Rudy Gmitro
George Faust
George Gould
Dick Peterson
Harold van Every
Van
Wilbur Moore
Harold Wrightson
Bill Gilchrist
Leland Johnson
George Franck
Ray Bates
River Navigation Opens New Industrial Field in Nebraska Towns
River navigation is set to develop a new industrial sector across smaller Nebraska river towns, offering fresh economic opportunities and potential growth for local businesses and workers.
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Nebraska River
Want ads sell all kinds of odd household goods
Classified want ads describe a variety of unusual household items for sale including furniture tools knickknacks and miscellaneous goods appealing to bargain hunters and collectors seeking practical or quirky finds.
Continental Oil Co Launches Housing Plan
Continental Oil Co launches a housing plan with four and five room houses completed and forty under construction. The firm, famed for good housekeeping at its refineries and field pumping stations, equips each unit with a modern kitchen and tiled bathroom, landscapes grounds, and most include garages.
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Continental
Ice Wrapped Nebraska Trains and Roads Kill Two in Lincoln
Ice and freezing mist blanketed eastern Nebraska from Hastings to Des Moines, crippling highway travel and triggering many accidents. In Atlanta, Nebraska, Constable R. B. Smith and his secretary Mildred Prell died when their car overturned. Dozens injured in Omaha slips and crashes as last minute shopping fell apart.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Hastings
Grand Island
Tawa
Des Moines
Kansas City
Lincoln
R. B. Smith
Mildred Prell
Atlanta
Christmas amnesty frees over 100 political prisoners in Germany
More than 100 political prisoners have been released from concentration camps and preliminary arrests in Germany under the Christmas amnesty. The moves have been underway for ten days, affecting politically reliable individuals and some pastors, though no official announcement was issued.
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Berlin
Germany
Salesman Loses Wallet at Federal Building
Charles Schwab an insurance salesman told police his wallet containing $12 and three railroad tickets vanished while he was visiting prospects in the Department of Justice Building inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation six man headquarters.
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Washington
Charles Schwab
Schwab
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Auction ends as horse collapses during bid
A public sale at the Gottlieb Hanselman farm near Humboldt Indiana turned grim when a horse listed for bidding dies after the opening offer of 75 dollars. The auctioneer prompted higher bids but the animal collapsed and died on the stand. Local observers reported no further injuries.
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Humboldt, In
Gottlieb Hanselman
Chokes to death on steak at home in Atlantic
Harley Gaines aged 24 choked on a steak piece that lodged in his throat at his Atlantic home. Physicians reported the choking caused a heart attack. Gaines was with his father in a transfer company operation.
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Atlantic
Harley Gaines
Gaines
Turkiye Snow Storms Cause Heavy Death Toll
Violent snow storms across the Black Sea Marmara and Bosphorus threaten many ships. A Turkish freighter sank with 24 of 25 crew members perishing, as hundreds of fishing boats faced danger.
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Istabul
Turkey
Black Sea
Sea of Marmara
Bosphorus
Loyalists claim victory near Teruel on eastern front
Loyalist communiques say the last nationalist resistance on the outskirts of Teruel has collapsed and insurgents hold only a few buildings in the center. Nationalists counter that relief columns were near the city and communications were restored with defenders. Loyalists report about 400 killed wounded or captured in Teruel actions.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Japan vows action after Pansy sinking dispute
Tokyo reports that with Emperor Hirohito's approval, Japan replies to U.S. protest over the sinking of the gunboat Pansy. It says rigid orders were issued to protect foreign life and property in China, expresses regret, promises indemnity, and says officers were dealt with according to law. The note was delivered to Ambassador Grew by Foreign Minister Koki Hirota.
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Tokyo
Hiroshito
United States
China
Japan
Foreign Office
Joseph C. Grew
Koki Hirota
Fire at Ford plant during Kansas City strike
Orville Robinson, Ford assembly worker, told police he was fired upon while en route to work. Bullets hit two windows of his car. one shot narrowly missed his head. Production at the plant continued as union picketing paused due to a police ban.
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Kansas City
Orville Robinson
Ford Assembly
United Automobile Workers
Robinson
Body of aerial Santa recovered after 1500 foot plunge
Boston harbor police recovered the body of Corporal Harold J. Kraner 35 an Army Air Corps airman who parachuted from a plane and drowned after a 36 hour search. He leaped from the aircraft at an altitude of 1500 feet Wednesday night.
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Boston
Santa Claus
Harold J. Kraner
Army Air Corps
Jobless Farmer Slays Family in Danvers Tragedy
A jobless Danvers farmer killed his wife and two children in their sleep with a hammer and then hanged himself. Victims were Albert Jalbert 43 wife Clarine Rose 38 son 15 and daughter 6. Health officer Dr Charles Deering had treated the elder Jalbert for a nervous disorder.
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Danvers
Mass
Albert Jalbert
Clarine Rose Jalbert
Charles Deering
Jalbert
Air Transport Aims for Record Mileage and Safety
United States airlines expect a new all time mileage record for 1937 with totals around 75 million miles and a lower per person fatality rate. 47 people died in five scheduled airway accidents this year, excluding Pan American Grace crash and Hindenburg. The Bureau plans a three year $7 million program to modernize radio and airport facilities, extend weather and flight info networks, and enlarge 21 782 miles of airway lighting with new teletype weather links.
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Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
United States
Cristobal
Panama
Bethlehem Plans Bright Christmas Display in Bethlehem
Bethlehem Pennsylvania promotes a christmas city image with a 30 foot star atop South Mountain lit by electric lights visible five miles away. The street display covers 22 blocks including Hill to Hill bridge over the Lehigh river. A Moravian Putz nativity scene lights Moravian College For Women's windows nightly as Mrs. Eugene C. Grace leads a chamber effort.
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Eugene C. Grace
BethLehem Chamber of Commerce
Bethlehem
South Mountain
Lehigh River
Putz
Moravian College For Women
Peace moves reduce danger of war says Benes in Christmas message
President Eduard Benes declares in Czechoslovakia’s national Christmas address that recent diplomatic talks have lowered war danger to the lowest point in years. He calls for improved relations with neighbors and vows efforts to maintain peaceful internal conditions.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Salvation Army Finds First $50 Bill Since 1925
A New York Salvation Army kettle on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street received a $50 bill, the first such donation since 1925, as the group prepared for Christmas.
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New York
Salvation Army
Fifth Avenue
52Nd Street
Army
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