Bodies of fliers missing since 1929 found in Quebec wreck
Indians near Robertal Quebec discovered the wreckage of a St Felicien Ost 9 1929 flight that carried pilots Hanno and mechanic Leon Deli vite. They died when their plane crashed in the Chibougamau district and lay in the wreckage for over a year before discovery. Plans were made to recover the bodies by air.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Northland
Hanno
Leon Deli
Vite
Chibougamau
Robertal
St. Felicine
Robber Strikes Grocery Store In Early Morning Theft
In New York on Christmas morning a 13 year old girl Josephine Albacello aided by her brother-in-law Stephen confronts a robber at a grocery. The man wearing three heavy sweaters draws toward a pistol, takes $20 from the cash and $1.60 from the pocketbook, then escapes. The girl helps pursue and not leave the scene.
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Associated Press
N.Y
Josephine Albacello
At & G
Hatiss
Stephen
Acchio
Josephine
Stock Prices Drift Lower After Holiday Trading
The post holiday stock market opened dreary with prices creeping lower on light offerings. Key shares like Macy’s, Sears Roebuck, Woolworth, Best & Co, Associated Dry Goods, Gillette and Southern Pacific fell, while U S Steel, American Telephone, American Can and North American showed minor declines in thin turnover.
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Associated Press
New York
Macy
Roebuck
Woolworth
Best
Newsboys Enjoy Theatre Party at Olympia Theatre
Herald sponsors theatre party for newsboys on Christmas afternoon at the Olympia Theatre. boys praised the pictures shown and thoroughly enjoyed the outing as guests of The Herald.
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Herald
Olympia Theatre
Hey
Child Struck by Car on Russell and Market Streets
Six year old Tosca Gobbi of Russell street slid into Market street and into the path of Edwin W. Dares’s auto from Austin street. The sled hit the wheel, throwing the child into the road and striking her head. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon near the intersection.
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Tosca Gobbi
Russell Street
Market Street
Edwin W. Dares
Austin Street
British Craft Seized With Big Liquor Cargo
Coast Guard patrol 209 halted the auxiliary schooner Audrey Be after she fled Fort Pint Bay with 2800 cases of liquor worth $100,000 aboard. A chase ensued as motor boats fired. after a third shot, the vessel stopped. Nine crewmen were aboard. the raid followed a prior shooting incident involving another ship.
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Audrey Be
New York
Coast Guard
Rey Ngin
Fort Pint Bay
Alexander C. Connell
Point Bay
Stroatswair
Hell
Zim Line
Four Men Die of Suffocation in Van Fire
Four men are found dead inside a motor van in New York from suffocation after oil lamps exhausted the oxygen. The vehicle, parked at a location, carried three oil lamps and was traced to Philadelphia. A general alarm by the van’s occupants led to the discovery of the bodies.
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Philadelphia
New York
Iwkat
Fire damages residence at Austin and Cabot streets
A basement fire in a residence at the corner of Cabot and Austin streets, occupied by Psy Thomas and family, forced Mr and Mrs Thomas and three children to flee. Firefighters fought stubborn flames as smoke filled the home, with Chief Woods estimating losses between 3000 and 4000 dollars. Fireman James W Scott was overcome briefly by smoke during suppression.
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Cabot and
Austin Street
Thomas
Woods
James W. Scott
Annual Xmas Toast Held by Witt Clinton Commandery
The annual Christmas toast of Witt Clinton Commandery Knights Templar was held yesterday at 11:30. Music featured a quartet with Mrs Cheeffee Mrs May-White and Ernest L. Cagh, Ira Newick, Léon Robinson as accompanist. Commander Frank Brooks presided and the exercises were impressive.
Inmate Cites Holiday Spread at County Jail
Indiana Governor Harry Leslie oversees 13 operations after a Purdue football wreck incident. Read of a jail Christmas meal including roast turkey cranberry sauce mashed potatoes and a Salvation Army candy box.
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Ingham
Salvation’ Army
War
Salvation Army
Mos
Harry Leslie
Indiana
Purdue
Events of Christmas Day Toll Across States and Disasters
Across multiple states on Christmas Day a sweeping toll was reported with 80 deaths from fires in Whiting Indiana trapping seven men. gun violence in the South claimed five lives including a woman. poisoning from liquor caused several deaths in New York. drownings after a launch capsize in California. a Missouri bridge collapse killed two. and a Montgomery Pa. incident left a family burned with hundreds injured.
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Whiting
Ind
New York
Trans Atlantic seaplanes ready for Brazil flight
Assaulated Press reports from Bolana Portuguese Guiana that a squadron of twelve seaplanes is assembled on Atlantic waters for a long distance reconnaissance flight. Planes may head to Rio de Janeiro and possibly Buenos Aires, covering about 1800 miles with Italian destroyers and other naval vessels safeguarding the route.
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Assaulated Press
Bolana
Portuguese Guiana
Brazil
Rio de Jan
Buenos Aires
Tance
Watal
Postoffice Stamp Breaks Hit Two-Day Losses
Fragmented OCR reports stamp losses at a local post office. On Monday and Tuesday large numbers of stamps were broken or cancelled. One-day high mark was 53.00 with over 93 000 stamps affected Monday and 165 000 Tuesday. Two-day sales totaled about 25 000 82 000, far above prior periods.
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Swere
Portsmouth Chief Woolf Honored in Heartfelt Card
Expressions of appreciation from Mr and Mrs Perry and family to Chief Woolf and Portsmounhy members appear in a heartfelt card dated to celebrate their service and community leadership.
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Woolf
Portsmounhy
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Arcadi ! Theatre
Robert Woolsey
Hanks
Perry
Olympia
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