Dirty shirt case spurs spy hunt in Spanish civil war
London reports indicate about 1000 arrests across insurgent Spain after a dirty shirt revealed incriminating papers found in a British vice consul’s luggage. The scene involved Burgos officials, San Sebastian employees, and British consular staff as investigations unfold. Franco faces pressure over Falangists and foreign reaction to counter espionage.
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Spain
Franco
Barcelona
Harold Goodman
San Sebastian
Iran
France
Burgos
Goodman
Hendaye
John Rattenbury
Robert Hodgson
Court ruling shows one vote Senate edge for Republicans
Harrisburg reports an ongoing contest in the 1939 Pennsylvania Senate battle with 25 Republicans to 24 Democrats after a Dauphin County ruling. Two Democrats remain undecided, a third seat is challenged, and potential shifts hinge on organize on January 3 as the Sullivan court case drags.
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Dauphin County
Ynti
Herberts. Levin
Philadelphia
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Republian
Supreme Court
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Anthony Cavalcante
Fayette
John J. Haluska
Cambria
Earle
Lessation
J. Albert Reed
Washington County
P. J. Henney
Allegheny County
Weldon Heburn
Delaware County
Aow
Senate
Thomas Kennedy
Samuel S. Lewis
House
Representatives
Shoemaker Brothers Win Window Decorating Award
Officers of the Garden Club of Somerset announced the judging committee selected winners in the store window section of the Christmas decoration contest. Shoemaker Brothers took first prize, J. H. Sifford Co. second, Weimer Dress Shoppe honorable mention. About 40 show windows were judged. Home decoration awards will be judged next week.
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Shoemaker Brothers
J. H. Sifford Co
Weimer Dress Shoppe
Christmas Radio Message From Ireland President Hyde
Dr. Douglas Hyde, 78, president of Ireland, delivered a Christmas radio message to the United States stressing wartime friendship and goodwill between the nations.
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Merry Xmas
Ireland
Dublin
Douglas Hyde
United States
Pan American Conference Hits Snag Over Solidarity Claim
In Lima on December 22 21 nations debated a solidarity declaration after Dr Carlos Concha announced agreement. US sources say no complete consensus exists while Brazilian and Argentine delegates report ongoing wording changes.
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Lima
Carlos Concha
United States
Concha
Pan American nations unite on continental solidarity
The 21 western hemisphere republics reach a unanimous decision to defend Pan American solidarity against foreign intervention. Argentina pressed for omitting explicit reference to aggression while the United States, Brazil and Peru pushed a broader declaration. Hull noted Argentina's draft was largely aligned with the majority plan.
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Peru
Argentina
United States
Carlos Concha
Concha
Brazil
Hull
Coster Musica's posthumous letter sparks government probe
Firm owner once known as Philip Musica writes a rambling note admitting culpability and defending profits as prosecutors press the case. Government officials say surviving brothers face greater blame. evidence ties him to arms and alcohol tax violations and the McKesson and Robbins overstatement.
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New York
F. Donald Coster-Musica
Wall Street
Philip Musica
Coster-Musica
Samuel Reich
Brien McMahon
Washington
U. S
Gregor, Noonan
Noonan
Coster- Musica
Hs Drug Company
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
McKesson
Anp Prais
Daladier survives vote as deputies back budget decree laws
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier won a decisive confidence vote 366 to 229 after a tense debate on the 1939 budget and decree laws. The chamber earlier backed part of the budget, while Italy questioned the 1935 Mussolini Laval treaty over Tunisia, signaling delicate diplomatic negotiations ahead.
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Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Tunisia
Premer
Chamber
Dalader
Nno
Foreign Ministry
France
Great Britain
Germany
Approves Marketing Agency for Bituminous Coal Firm
The bituminous coal commission provisionally approved the Western Pennsylvania Coal Corporation of Pittsburgh today as a marketing agency for bituminous coal.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Western Pennsylvania Coal Corporation
Pittsburgh
Earle backs Roosevelt third term idea in comments
New York dispatch reports Governor George H. Earle of Pennsylvania, returning from vacation in Paris, questions a Roosevelt third term but says it would be wonderful if he ran. Earle hails Roosevelt as unmatched, humanitarian, and resourceful, though doubts he will seek another term. He plans to leave office in January after a November Senate defeat and awaits further plans.
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George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Earle
White House
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Paris
Normandie
WPA Christmas Party Delights 5000 in New York
The WPA gave toys and clothing to 5,000 workers and families at a riotous party in the Tist regiment armory New York. Police handled crowds as 113 booths distributed free gifts by Uncle Sam. A woman fainted and another had a heart attack when booths were pushed down. Officials noted about 20 women asked for extra toys for unborn children.
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WPA
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Uncle Sam
GOP Christmas Greeting From Washington by RNC Chairman
John D. M. Hamilton as chairman of the Republican National Committee sends a Christmas greeting from Washington. The illustration features the elephant exiting a doghouse symbolizing GOP gains in the November elections.
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Washington
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Relief Funds For WPA Estimated At 700 Million
Washington officials, led by Sen. Adams, forecast 700 million dollars needed to run the Works Progress Administration from February through June. WPA warned it may suspend operations February 7 without new funds, while debates over emergency appropriations and party lines hint at a political test for anti new deal forces.
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Harrington
Col. F. C. Harrington
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
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Barkley
D-Ky
John L. Lewis
CIO
Dreamway project starts on second Carlisle to Pittsburgh link
Work began today near Mann's Choice in Bedford County on the Carlisle to Pittsburgh super highway. Crews will remove 673 cubic yards of earth and pour 7100 cubic yards of concrete while installing 505000 pounds of steel bars in drainage structures. The initial section near Shippensburg was started weeks earlier.
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Mann's Choice
Bedford County
Pittsburgh
Shippensburg
Fall of rock kills Elk Lick miner Herbert Jones
Herbert Jones, 46, of West Salisbury, was killed at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when a slate fall trapped him in a mine in Elk Lick township operated with his brother Robert, who escaped injury. Survived by his widow and several children, he was a son of Benjamin Jones of West Salisbury.
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Herbert Jones
West Salisbury
Robert
Fik Lick Township
Benjamin Jones
United States Rebuffs German Protest Over Ickes Speech
Sumner Welles for the United States rejects Germany’s protest of Ickes remarks. He says German policy shocks American opinion, and the stance reflects the will of the American people. Pittman outlines four points denouncing German and Japanese governments and affirming U.S. rights under peace treaties. Welles sharply criticizes Germany’s demand and the two nations remain with strained ties.
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United States
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Sumner Welles
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Aereich
Cleveland
Pittman
Dnew
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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State Department
Welles
Thomson
Reich
Henry Ford
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wielles
Somerset Weather Report From David Grove Daily Observer
The Somerset weather record covers the 24 hour period from 5 3 p m Wednesday to 5 30 p m Thursday with temperature readings and a noted snowfall. The document also compares the present temperatures with those from a prior year, listing a minimum value.
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U. S. Weather Observer
Osstiglae
Weather forecast for several states in the region
Eastern Pennsylvania sees increasing cloudiness with slowly rising temperatures and possible rain or snow by night. Western Pennsylvania likely begins with snow turning to rain Friday, ending early Saturday with warmer temperatures. Maryland edges toward rain and snow in places, with Saturday warmer and cloudier. West Virginia expected light snow turning to rain, then a cloudy, milder weekend.
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