AMIS RUSHING TAQES TD AT BERLIN
Amid a general rush to bed volumeers bound for Spain observers note heightened tensions as Hitler spurns mediation while many volunteers prepare to aid the Spanish government. Berlin hosts tense meetings with officials recalling aides as dispatches indicate significant Francoist and Allied moves.
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Naat
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Spain
Sid Rees
Reichsfuchcer
Adulf Hitler
Mazi
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Recret
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Wither
Baverian
Bérelitésgaden
Derfuellier
Bilbao
Cnry
Roosevelt
New
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Thatatthniece
Radio Fans Galore in Eskimo Land
Berlin reports an American explorer found Eskimos highly fond of radios and batteries. About 30 percent reportedly trade valuable furs for electric batteries to power their radios, signaling a lively barter with Capailan and American firms.
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Berlin
INSI
Eskimos
Wagnerian Opera Season Planned at Bayreuth
Bayreuth reports plans for next year featuring eight performances of Lohengrin and Parsifal and two of The Ring between July 22 and August 20, 1937. Wagner festival administration confirms schedule.
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Germany
Pope enjoys night of rest amid Vatican prayers
In Rome at St John Lateran, 16 cardinals and 10,005 faithful gathered as Pope Paul VI, 79, slept after sedatives and treatment for circulatory congestion. His doctors welcomed improved condition, while a blood clot threat receded as the centennial pageant for Pope Sylvester closed. A separate report from Wisconsin notes rare twin males born near Kelso Corners, Kenosha County.
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Church of St. John Lateran
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Kellogs Corners
Kidnap Threats Guard Star Jane Withers in Boston
Private detective guards juvenile film star Jane Withers in Boston after two anonymous threats received in Hollywear five weeks earlier. The first note threatened kidnapping and killing her mother unless 50000 dollars were paid in old one three and ten dollar bills.
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Des
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Radio Program Is Clue in Holdups
Fort Worth police arrested two young men linked to robberies in Fort Worth and several other states. A radio program last night allegedly named the suspect method. Under their car seat police found Alabama license plates tied to the kidnapings and robberies.
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White House to Whisper 1937 In Washington
The 1937 New Year tradition at the White House will not be revived. President Roosevelt will observe a low key family gathering instead of the traditional public levee, marking a shift from public to private New Year observances in Washington.
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Roosevelt
Bears Hard on Park Petters
Victor Ho Gahalane of the National Park Service reported that in the last summer 49 cases involved human actions near wildlife in national parks. He cited feeding pelting or leasing animals at close range as the main issues.
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Dee
Victor Ho Gahalane
National Park Service
San Antonio attorneys to attend installation ceremony
A group of San Antonio attorneys will attend the installation ceremony of the Thirty-eighth District Court. Judge TK Woodley and new district attorney G Noonan are named, with William Aubrey of San Antonio and Fenley of Uvalde listed to speak.
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G. Noonan
Wiliam Aubrey ,v
San Antoni
Fenley
Uvalde
Employers in Texas Edge Toward New Payroll Rules
Texas employers face updated rules under the Federal employment tax act effective January 3. Regulations demand wage tax payments on 1938 payrolls by January 5 with monthly payments due by the 15th of each following month. certain exceptions apply. Some employers may seek exemptions by January 15. Distinctions cover owners, partners, officers, professionals and domestic workers. federal employees and banks are exempt. A separate note reports Pacific coast shipping strikes amid looming national labor legislation.
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B. Anderson
Iits
United States
Blind man proposes whistle for blind pedestrians in Albany
Blind Frank Leeming, 83, who has navigated Albany streets with a cane after losing sight from an accident, urges a whistle system to alert motorists when blind people cross. He notes a bill once proposed to require drivers to yield to a blind person signaling a specific direction with a white cane.
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Freeport
Nan
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Bul Leemlig
Mailman to Use Condemned Span in Marshfield
Marshfield postal worker plans to cross a condemned bridge on foot to deliver mail. He will cover about 14 miles daily using the route and a tied portable aid.
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Ore
Hostal Department
Acrass
Mrs Coogan Weds Las Vegas Manager Bernstein
Mrs Lilian R Coogan mother of Jack Coogan and Arthur L Bernstein wed yesterday in Las Vegas. Bernstein, long tied to the Coogan enterprises, is described as a business manager linked with the family since 72 years. The report notes Mrs Coogan's late husband John died in a May 1935 San Diego automobile crash with three others.
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Dec
Lilian R. Coogan
Jack Coogan
Arthur L. Bernstein
Bernstein
Coogan
Googan
Jom
San Diego
Clings to Hope in Chair's Shadow
A 63 year old Florida inmate, Ancte Beek, clings to hope as death warrants and multiple writs amuse his fate. He believes the new governor Fred P Cone will commute his sentence after ten years in the chair's shadow for killing two federal prohibition agents.
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Severe winter storm hits Midwest and Great Lakes
A blizzard lashed the Northwest overnight driving sleet and snow across Minnesota and the Dakotas. Three people died in a Minnesota crash linked to the weather. Four foot snow drifts covered western Minnesota. North Dakota plunged to 18 below zero as cold winds spread east from Chicago where heavy fog disrupted travel.
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Germany Turns to Wood for Textile Self Sufficiency
The piece surveys Germany’s four year plan to reduce imports by boosting natural fibers and synthetic cellulose fibers made from wood. It notes goals for flax and wool, expansion of Zellwolle production, and government mandates for synthetic content in textiles and uniforms, while warning of consumer resistance and shifting cotton trade away from the United States.
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Beeslin
Deoolathe Tee
Hitler
Germany
America
Zellwolle
German War Ministry
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Howeever
United States
Treasury position and receipts report for December
The Treasury shows receipts of 14,357,069,475 and expenditures of 35,059,856.47 with a balance of 1,300,652,087.24. Customs receipts for the month were 96,282,259.37, fiscal-year receipts since July 1 total 2,140,519,509.13, expenditures 3,517,494,631.57, including 1,405,000 in emergency costs. Gold assets stand at 11,259,597,142.20.
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Washington
The
Bross
Admiral Standley Retires From Navy Post
Admiral William H Standley retires as chief of Naval Operations after 43 years of service. A simple ceremony is planned as he passes the post to Admiral William D Leahy. Standley began his career aboard ships powered partly by sails and served through the era of steam and steel.
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Wiliam H. Standley
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William D. Leahy
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Yeats
Girl Saves Self From Horses Hooves in Skating Incident
In Chicago on December 21 13 year old Jane Perfect used quick moves to escape harm when a team of frightened horses charged toward her. She grabbed a wagon tongue hanging from it between the animals until the wagon jolted and she was thrown clear without serious injury.
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Jane Perfect
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Madrid Seeks to Gut Rebel Supplies in Siege Endgame
Madrid battles to sever rebel supply lines as government forces push along the Tagus near Pozuelo de Alaró and east of Talavera to cut the Pasco road to Extremadura. Rain halts operations as Jose Miaja leads defense while cabinet ministers eye evacuation to Valencia and censorship widens.
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Tagus River
Pozuelo de Alarcoa
Talavera
Pascat
Estremadura
Fritith
Valencia
Jose Miaja
Francisco Largo Caballero
Manuel Azans
Barcelona
War Ministry
Talavera de la Reina
Dogs Attack Rebels Near Villa Verde in Avila Fight
In Avila Spain on December 31 ferocious dogs used by socialist troops in hand to hand fighting broke through towards insurgent lines near Villa Verde. The attack nearly gave the Socialist side a win as the insurgent field headquarters reported, but the canine force and their handlers were repelled.
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Spain
Uri
Jose Varela
Neas Villa Verde
Mystery Touch in Wedding Fete Cleveland Dec 31
Mystery touches mark the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs I Klein as guests view a celebratory telefer from the president. Reports note the couple informed the president of their celebration and the moment sparked chatter among attendees.
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