China calls for swift action to aid Chiang
AP reports in Nanking that China seeks rapid military steps to rescue Generalissimo Chiang as Sianfu rebellion spreads to Kansu. Provisional capital Lanchow reportedly backs Marshal Chang amid clashes, with Dr. Soong negotiating terms. Troops raid public safety bureau and provincial pacification offices amid rising tensions. Reported lack of American missionary updates stirs concern.
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Nanking
China
Chiang
Kansu
Lanchow
Shanghai
Chang
T. V. Soong
Lianfu
Marshal Chang
Bureau of Public Safety
Pacification
Landow
Shensi
Transport plane forced landing during West search
Dick Merrill, aboard a Eastern Air Lines Miami to Newark flight, piloted the damaged plane after a fierce storm near Port Jervis New York. He and eight others survived with minor injuries. three others were slightly hurt. In the West, two missing transports from Western Air Express and Northwest Airlines with five and two crewed and passenger fatalities remain unfound. Western Air Express offers a $1000 reward through January 4, with all clues exhausted. Milford Utah area reported six days earlier. the other ship last seen Friday.
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Dick Merrill
West
Associated Press
trans-Atlantic Flier
Merrill
Miami-Newark
Port Jervis
N. Y
Salt Lake
Western Air Express
Northwest
Milford
Utah
Granite socle shapes Pulaski statue in Concord project
A 42 ton Concord granite block is being carved into the pedestal for Manchester’s 34 ton Count Casimir Pulaski equestrian statue. Foundations are set, stone steps cut, and the bronze figure will rise on a 23 foot monument funded by city and state support with relief workers from the Federal Art Project.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Manchester
Casimir Pulaski
Pulaski Park
Lucien H. Gosselin
Omer T. Lassonde
Federal
Pulaski
Pulaski Memorial Committee
Joseph Gladysz
Gosselin
Paris
Visitor from Merrimac pastor stops in city
Rev. Otis B. Read, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Merrimac Massachusetts, was a visiting guest in this city Saturday.
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Otis B. Read
First Baptist Church
Merrimac
Mass
Town Clerk Appointed in Kittery During Special Meeting
Raymond E. Morrow was appointed town clerk and tax collector of Kittery at a special selectmen meeting. He will take office January 1 to fill the unexpired term with George D. Boulter Co. background. Morrow, son of Mrs. Thomas M. Morrow, is a 1924 Train Academy graduate and has worked in wholesale candy with U. S. Swett Confectionery and Harold Winn, Inc., plus the Kittery Highway Department.
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Raymond E. Morrow
Kittery
U. “St. Swett Confectionery Company
Harold Winn, Inc
Morrow
Pope Desires Christmas Broadcast From Bed
Pope Pius, 79, confined to bed with circulatory congestion and fever, wants to address the world on Christmas Eve. doctors say fainting spell stemmed from irregular heart action and a stricter regime is in effect. Fr Soccorsi to coordinate the possible radio message from the Vatican study.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Holy Father
Fr. Soccorsi
Vatican
Relates
Pacific Coast Seamen and Ship Owners Near Truce
Pacific Coast sea men and shipping firms near an agreement after deadlock over Alaskan vessels. Thomas G. Plant, chairman of the ship owners' committee, stated that a settlement had been reached on all principal disputed issues.
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Thomas G. Plant
Pacific Coast Ship Owners’ Committee
Miami Beach’s transformation from jungle to resort
Twenty years ago Miami Beach was a mass of tropical undergrowth. The note recalls an era of rapid development and the resort town’s emergence from dense vegetation into a premier coastal destination.
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Miami Beach
San Salvador Sees Mounting Death Toll After El Salvador Quake
Officials report a rising death toll after the earthquake that demolished San Vicente and damaged San Salvador area towns. Rescue workers struggle amid ruined buildings, cut communications, and threats of a volcanic eruption and disease.
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Associated Press
San Salvador
el Salvador
San Vicente
Santa Rita
Fire destroys Randolph portable house plant worth 100000
Randolph Mass December 21 fire gutted the E CO Young Portable House Co plant a two story structure and adjacent sheds with a loss estimated at 100000 by sales manager Carleton Lyons. Firefighters from Holbrook Avon Canton Milton Brockton helped as crowds of up to 30000 watched. The blaze spread to the Diauto Coal Co plant nearby and authorities feared larger losses. A 1000 pound safe fell from a second floor office into the basement endangering crews. Police summoned extra officers to control the crowds and windborne sparks started small roof fires which residents battled with garden hoses.
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Randolph
Mass
E. CO. Young Portable House Co
Congregational Church
Holbrook
Avon
Canton
Milton
Brockton
Patrick T. McDonnell
Stoughton
Carleton B. Lyons
Diauto
Engagement Announced Louise Hutchings to Howard A Geddis
Mr and Mrs Eugene Hutchings of 423 Court Street announce the engagement of their daughter Louise to Howard A Geddis of Durham.
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Eugene Hutchings
Court Street
Louise
Howard A. Geddis
Durham
Emma Bilodeau Smith School Christmas Party Date Change
Emma Bilodeau Smith school announces its Christmas party is moved to Wednesday night at 6 30 p m instead of Tuesday.
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Emma Bilodeau Smith
Tuna Canning Surpasses Hundred Thousand Cases In Hawaii
Hawaii reports a yearly takedown of more than 100000 tuna cases for canning. The figure highlights the state’s significant seafood processing capacity and ongoing role in the fishing industry.
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Hawaii
President Gomez vetoes sugar tax bill in Cuba
Havana December 21 President Gomez vetoed the 1.5 million sugar tax bill paving the way for impeachment proceedings. Senator Rivero said the veto was informed during a palace conference and that opponents led by Colonel Batista claim 120 of 169 house votes for impeachment. An extraordinary session was set for 5 PM.
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Rivero
Senate
Gomez
Batista
House of Representatives
House
Strikes Idle Thousands Across Auto Industry in Detroit
Detroit reports widespread strikes hit auto plants and suppliers, with 12 550 auto and auto parts workers idle, 14 200 in flat glass producing safety glass, and several thousand more out of work due to curtailed production. Homer Martin prepares a letter to General Motors seeking a conference on a collective bargaining agreement.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corp
Fresh bombardment hits Madrid as troops clash
Insurgent artillery opened a fresh bombardment of Madrid on December 21 with four shrapnel shells striking the center including near the telephone building, Spain’s tallest commercial structure. Socialist troops pressed a hotly contested victory on the Fascist left flank and fortified lines toward the Escorial highway toward the Guadarrama mountains.
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Madrid
Spain
Escorial
Guardarrama
Christmas Party At Odd Fellows Hall For Mrs Bragdon Class
The Junior High School class of Mrs Elria Bragdon hosted a Christmas party at Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday evening. Each student could invite a friend and more than 150 attendees joined in Yuletide decor. A gift grab chimney, favors, and a program of novelty dancing accompanied by music from Theresa Brooks.
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Elria Bragdon
Odd Fellows Hall
Theresa Brooks
Merchants Urge City Stores Closed for Funeral
The Merchants Bureau of the Portsmouth Civic Council and Chamber of Commerce asks local store proprietors to close during the funeral of the late Daniel F. Borthwick from 2:30 to 3:30 on Tuesday afternoon.
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Merchants Bureau
Portsmouth Civic Council
Chamber of Commerce
Daniel F. Borthwick
Collier Jones Docks Coal at Consolida Plant
The collier James Elwin Jones docked at the Consoli dation Coal company plant with a cargo of coal from Norfolk Virginia yesterday morning.
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James Elwin Jones
Consolidation Coal Company
Norfolk Va
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Kansu Province
Japan
Edmund
Hulme
Greenland
N. H
International
Hans
Center
B. E. Frisbee
Salvador
E. C. Young Portable House Co
Havana
Herald
Cee Sane
Telephone
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