Civil Strife Rumors Loom Over Ireland in Northern Ireland
Reports from Belfast and Dublin describe extraordinary military measures as 5000 troops concentrate around Dublin amid fears of IRA attacks on Tyrone and Fermanagh. The Dublin Irish Press office bombing caused damage but no deaths.
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Bruimast
Northern
Ieland
Dublin
Eats Ling
Belfast
Ireland
de Valera
Tyrons
Formanaeh
Northern Ireland
Ingdom
I. R. Ajs
All Ireland
ER. A. Tavats Balence
Rae Helfart
Dublin Irish Press
Execution Plea Wins Youth Stay
In New York a Federal Judge granted a stay of execution for 10 year old Hans Koentje, a German deserter from the freighter Msto who arrived as a runaway on the Grace Imer Bonle Rosa. Counsel for Pred Prick argued deportation would risk return to Germany to face trial as a capital offense, influencing the stay decision.
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New York
Des
Kim
Germany
Hans Koentje
Edward JA. Conger
Koentje
Guracad
Dutch West Indies
Prick
Brooklyn
Romance to wedding links in Vandenberg race history
Washington reports politics yielding to romance as Mgr Barbara Vandenberg Fight daughter of Senator Arthur Vandenberg and John W Batley announce a wedding. Batley's Democrat father ran and lost to Vandensberg in the 1928 senate race, tying family political history to the nuptial note.
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Washington
Mgr
Barbara Vandenberg Fight
Eenator
Arthur Vandenberg
R. Mich
John W. Batley
Vandensberg
Federal Reserve Board Names Bank Chairs for 1940
The Federal Reserve Board appointed broken chairmen for several banks including General Hubert H. Wood of Senvs Roebuck and W. C. Coffey of Minneapolis Minnesota as chairmen for their respective banks. Deputy chairs were named, terms set to begin January 1, 1940, with reappointments for most officers and directors at other banks and branches.
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Washington
Des. N—V
Federal Reserve Board
Bsoken
Federal
Hubert Hm. Wood
Chaiman
Sénvs, Roebuck Quid Company
Minde Ctaiian
Pie Chisago Bank
W. C. Coffey
8B. Paul
University of Minnesota Apricatineal College
Tadn
Mie Mannenpol Bank
Chademen
Othey Ld Bank
offic +ers
Fedrunt Reserve
Federal Reserve Panks
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
J. H. Merritt
McKinney
Texas
Clas
Jey ‘Taylor
Amariie
el Paso
R. B Bherman
Houston Lyanch
Sam Tut
Hanston
Arector
San Antonio
Branth
Edwin # Mato
Corpus Christi
Newchurch to Be Chartered San Antonio Spiritual Christinn Church
Charter presentation for the newly organized San Antonio Spiritual Christinn church set for 7:40 p m Sunday in the Old English room of the Menger hotel. Rev Allone Joset mission ary and Gresser World Spiritual League member will preside. Texas Spiritual Christian center directors attend and Dudley B R Cummins to present the meal.
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San Antonio
Menger
Mae Reford
Texas Spiritual Christian Eyned
Dudley BR
Cummins
Joser
First Spiritual Christian Church
Templin Spiritual Center
U S Cruise Ship Encounters Man o War Off Puerto Rico
Passengers aboard the Grace Miner Santa Rosa reported a warship, the French cruiser Jeanne d Arc, approaching within about three miles off Puerto Rico near Santa Rosa. Officers questioned the liner’s identity as the vessel conducted maneuvers amid the tense encounter.
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New ‘York
Santa Rosa
Puerto Rico
Santa
Tingo
Aniles
Iona
Wasatge
Army Plan To Use Civilian Conservation Corps Volunteers
The Army and Navy Register reports President Roosevelt may decide on a plan to employ CCC volunteers as auxiliary troops. Proposed by General Marshall and opposed by McEntee, the idea would place volunteers in special camps at Fort Benning to assist training and supply tasks during maneuvers in April.
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Warlington
Army and Navy Register
Tocay
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Con
George G. Marshall
Jones J. McEntee
COC
Marshall
GCC
Fort Benning
Army
Moas Corps
Register
McEntente
Mexican Women Demand Vote Demonstration in Mexico City
In Mexico City on Der 30, about 50 women from the Union of American Women staged a protest inside the chamber galleries as deputies debated a proposed constitutional amendment to grant feminine suffrage. Teachers gathered quietly, then unfurled banners while suffragists clashed with police outside and their speeches echoed after adjournment. The event reportedly influenced President Cardenas’ stance on the measure.
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Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Union of American Women
Linine Suifvage
Vanous
Cardenas
Manhunter’s Death Feared in New Mexico Manhunt
State police sought rancher Gus Raney missing four days in snowbound badlands of southwestern New Mexico. Raney, suspected of drowning his two sons Hale and Orgil, aged 13 and 16, near Datil in October, is believed to be alive though authorities fear murder or accident has occurred. Chief Yom Summers led the search after claiming information linking Raney to the deaths.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Upistate
New Mexico
Atta Bunt
Gus D. Ranoy
Magaillon
Policor
Yom Summers
Raney
Summers
Dati
Chere
Nasons
Rainey
Hale
Orgillt
Win Slack Water
Renching
Mnne Hickman
Datu
Atatepe
Nee
775 Ton Steel Job Under Way At Kelly Field Hangar
Roughly 975 tons of steel are going into a large hangar at Kelly Field, built by R. E. McKee. The structure measures 200 by 276 feet, with nine devices supporting a 275 foot span roof. Construction progresses amid several other Kelly Field buildings and should finish in three to four weeks.
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TIHS
Kelly Field
R. E. McKee
Ils
Bond Set on Federal Count Against Henry Brown
United States Commissioner Prud Lockhart set a 300 dollar bond for Henry Brown 000 block of Edgar Street after a complaint by the Federal Bureau of Investigation alleges Brown stole two items at a government reservation. Brown faces theft charges as per the federal complaint.
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Janes Henry Brown
Edgar Street
United States
Prud Lockhart
Federal Bureauu of Investigation
Brown
Magele Son
Art Sant Heuston
Gandhi Proclaims Stand on Civil Disobedience Test
Mohandas K Gandhi outlined a pivotal position on India's independence stating a vast organization will not move toward civil disobedience without his word. The congress party marks January 26 as a test of discipline to gauge followers before any civil disobedience drive against Britain.
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Bombay
Mohandas K
Gandhi
India
Gahahi
Congress Party
Iimes
Atart & Mayensen
Congress
Air Patrols Kept Up by Allies and Nazis
Paris dispatch reports ten days of allied patrol activity between the Moselle and Saar rivers with no encounters between air forces. Berlin said bad weather hampered aerial reconnaissance over France and England as the German high command released today.
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Ales
Paris
UPI
High Command
Moselle
Saar
Berlin
France
England
Decline Shown in Farm Price Level December Report
Washington reports the December 16 US farm price level slipped one point from November due to lower meat animal quotations offsetting higher grain and cotton prices. The all commodities index fell to 96 percent of the 1914 base, signaling an overall decline in farm prices.
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Washington
Agricultural Mearkiting Service
Jrom
Eesay
A C Buss Wins Jaycee Honors in San Antonio
A C Buss named outstanding young man of 1933 by local Jaycee committee. Recognized for work at Stison field improvement, creation of view stadium, Boys Fair and Texas Opera gel tournament events, Brackenridge park celebration, and other civic activities.
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Ney
San Antonio
National Tutor Chamber of Commerce
Albert O.buss
Vacancy Tells of Past Democracy in Travis Park
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Travis park as a social hub in the gay nineties with a bandstand, domino players, horse-shoe pitchers and croquet, all once vibrant during gatherings. The text notes the park’s democratic use by hotel guests and visitors before changes erased the familiar scene.
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Travis Park
Winess Municipal Timnes
WS Sien
Mie Park
Bendatand Yaulkhed
Maverick Pack
Refugee Student Tops 400000
An 18 year old German Jewish refugee Erich Hirschberg of Richmond Hill Queens won first prize of 400000 in a New York state chamber of commerce contest for the best essay Why I Should Be Loyal in the United States. He fled Munich nine months ago and improved his English after arriving.
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New York
Der
Munich
Hee
Tech
France hints at new union amid wartime budget plans
Premier Daladier outlined a 1940 budget with loans to fund war readiness and hinted at a broader postwar federation. France aims to a five and a half billion dollar push as the country eyes German sub activity and western front incursions. Tea tasters in America discuss which imports to admit, signaling trade adjustments.
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Furspedn
Moselle
Daladier
Senate
Europe
Walter Winchell Gossip Column Skims 1939 Scandals and Theater News
A dense gossip rundown reports on Walter Winchell style columns with celebrity chatter, alleged extortion, weddings, and social curiosities. Notes include Memos of a columnist’s girl Friday, plans for Benny Venuta’s Jan wedding at Sherry’s, Dale Harrison leaving AP, and the Cotton Club New Year shows. The piece collates varied anecdotes on actors, composers, and society figures with unnamed incidents and overheard remarks.
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Benny Venuta
Sherry
Dale Harrison
New York
Associated Press
the Cotton Club
Tony
Renee DeMarco
Broadway burlesk chatter and late night cafe tales spill
A noisy collage from on Broadway theaters recounts burlesque venues like The Game Cock and overhyped cafe spots, with chatter about loyalty over profit, humorous asides on radio reporting, and local quirks. It brushes headlines from Jer Mare to Bing Crowhy, hints at family brawls and a joke about a jeweler’s clock, closing with Your Girl Friday tone.
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Jack
Sransradio Press
Hitler
Bing Crowhy
Brother Bab
Bop
Benjy Goodman
Ben Marden
Havana
Miami
Bronx
van Heflin
Katherine Hep
Parish Resigns Post After 23 Years of Service
J Otis Parrish resigns as treasurer of Troyla Bark muti odist church after 23 years in the role and reaching 80. He had earlier served 25 years as treasurer at a Kentucky church and will be succeeded by Horace Hebdon of Proat National Bank.
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J. Otis Parrish
Troyla Bark Mutiodist Church
Arms Park
Kantucky
Horace Hebdon
Ultimatum on Nazi Ship Seen in Montevideo Harbor
In Montevideo a 24 hour ultimatum was issued for the Nazi ship in the harbor. The order, reported by President Alfredo Baldonie, claims the ship's actions threaten a German porket bauliestry. Admiral Graf Sper leads forces toward the River Pare esturry.
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Montevideo
Nee
UFI
Montevides
Alfredo Baldonie
Graf Sper
Pastor to Preach His Last Sermon in South Side Church
The Rev. Joseph De. Araixtynd, pastor, will give his final sermon Sunday at a South Side San Antonio church after serving since arriving from Beaumont. His successor, the Rev. Norman D. Myer of Belton, will assume active duties January 7.
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South Side Christiny Church
Joseph De.Araixtynd
San Antonio
Beaumont
Nornan D. Myer
Belton
Hitler Sees 1940 Victory For Germany In New Europe
Berlin reports Hitler declares confidence that 1940 will bring victory as he outlines a new Europe free from past oppressions. He criticizes western powers and urges liberation of Europe with a focus on German leadership and expansion. Receptions at the chancellery are canceled due to war. he sends a New Year message to the Nazi party detailing achievements and urging unity under the slogan Follow, obey, and conquer.
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Berlin
Adel Hitler
Germany
Europe
Nazi Party
England
Hitler
Hiller
Tehrer
Naziom
Britain
France
Gentral
Bohemia-Motayin
Reich
Poland
Anniversary of Educator and Wife Noted in 50 Years
Dr. George F. Conk and Mrs. Cook marked 50 years of marriage as he recovers from major liver operations. The educator and former college official, aged in Dec, received hundreds of congratulatory messages from students and friends while hospitalized at Good Samaritan. The couple, who moved to Los Angeles with sons Joly and Tanvyence, were longtime figures in education and Southwest Kansas college leadership.
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Angeles
Dec
Cele
Cook
Clocin
Aul
Ghia
Los Ansteles
Joly
Tanvyence
Bouthwess iGansas
Actly
Student union defies peace plan at Madison convention
The American student union debated a peace resolution at its 11th annual convention in Madison. They urged the United States to stay out of war, labeling Russia and Finland as aggressors while criticizing Germany and Japan. Despite calls for consistency, the delegates voted 323 to 49 against labeling Russia an aggressor.
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Madison
Wis
Teeny
United States
Germany
Japan
Joseph Lash
New York
Execut I
Molly Yard
Chi~Jeago
Herbert Witt
Russia
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