France Accepts Italy Note on 1935 Pact in Colonial Talks
France told Italy it accepts renunciation of the 1935 Lav al-Mussolini treaty but says negotiations must rely on that accord. Daladier plans a Corsica and Tunisia tour to show a hands off stance while Mussolini’s supporters criticize the move.
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Tunisia
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Andre Francois-Poncet
Rome
Libya
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North African
Chamber of Deputies
Italians Show Teeth Toward Daladier
Italian fascists accuse French Premier Daladier of blocking Britain from settling Italy's claims against France as Paris refuses new colonial grants. Daladier plans trips to Corsica and Tunisia amid fascist protests in Rome and Paris with Munich pact criticisms.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Italy
Erik Labonne
Tunisia
Blum
United Front
Leon Blum
France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Paul Faure
Soviet Russia
Edouard Requin
Nancy
Maginot Line
Requin
Edouard Dalaqmier
Britain
Andre Francos-Poncet
Foreign Office
North
Africa
Corsica
Paris
Neville Chamberlain
Sicily
Il Lavoro Fascista
Munich
Tot Tumbles Into Hot Water Accident
Alice Faye Spangler, one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Spangler of 309 South Edgewood Avenue, was seriously burned Monday after falling into a bucket of hot water at home. She was taken to Community Hospital with first and second degree burns.
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Alice Faye Spangler
Robert Spangler
South Edgewood Avenue
Community Hospital
Roosevelt Eyes Major Defense Push With 13000 Aircraft Plan
President Roosevelt reportedly planned a dual recommendation to Congress for a vast wartime buildup. The package centers on an army air force of about 10 000 planes, navy expansion, more bases, and training of up to 100 000 pilots and 125 000 mechanics to avert a shift in world power balance.
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National Youth Administration
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Unemployed man Maurice Sawyer dies from bullet wound
Ridgway reports Maurice Sawyer aged 53 died Christmas Day from a self inflicted bullet wound, Coroner J. G. Hayes stating there was no apparent motive.
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J. G. Hayes
Maurice Sawyer
Hayes
Insurgents claim capture of Borjas Blancas in Catalonia offensive
Spanish insurgent forces report Borjas Blancas, a strategic town southeast of Lerida, fell on the fourth day of their Catalonia push. They claim advances toward Tarragona and Montblanch while probing the Segre and Noguera fronts. Government losses include nine killed near Reks and prisoner reports of Italian troops elsewhere.
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France
Borjas Blancas
Lerida
Tarragona
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White Christmas brings holiday cheer to Somerset
Somerset and county enjoyed a traditional white Christmas with snow on Saturday and Sunday. Hundreds attended midnight services at three churches, carols and tableaux highlighted the observances, while stores faced a last minute rush and local organizations hosted parties for over 1,000 children. Inmates, patients, and Christmas guests across institutions received turkey dinners and gifts, with Santa delivering toys at the Children's Aid Home. Sheriff Hare hosted eight detainees to a holiday chicken dinner.
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St. Paul's Reformed
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Hess Wagner
St. Peter's
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St. John’s Monastery
New Baltimore
Henry Harbaugh
St. Paul's
G. L. Roth
Roth
Edgewood Aerie
Santa Claus
S. Crouse Post
American Legion
Santa
Somerset County
Charles I. Shaffer
Community Hospital
Children’s Aid Home
Fred P. Hare
Parshall Death Declared Self Inflicted In Florida
James M. Parshall, a former Uniontown businessman, died after falling from a sun porch roof in Orlando. Justice Eugene Duckworth ruled it a plain case of death by own action, noting three months of illness and no inquest planned. Parshall, reportedly wealthy, was a father of two.
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Fla
James M. Parshall
Uniontown
Justice of the Peace
Eugene Duckworth
Parshall
Duckworth
Railroad profits rise in November 1938 figures
Pennsylvania Railroad reports a net railway operating income of 6 681 216 for November with gross revenues of 32 707 668, up from 3 679 060 in the prior year while gross receipts total 32 552 166.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Today
17 Victims of Flames News In Christmas Death Toll
Pennsylvania counted at least 32 fatalities today as the national Christmas death toll neared 400. The report notes 32 auto deaths in Pennsylvania and 300 plus traffic deaths nationwide, with causes ranging from fires to accidents and personal crises. The piece lists multiple individuals and locations across states, highlighting Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and other towns, plus specific ages and circumstances.
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Keystone
California
Ainois
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
New York City
Texas
Delaware
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
Rhode Island
Vermont
District of Columbia
John J. Brennan
St. Donato’s Catholic Church
Philadelphia
Jonathan Worrell
John Yaclosky
Pittsburgh
Elmer E. Kephart
Lock Haven
Flames Destroy Two Connellsville Homes
Firefighters battled a blaze in Connellsville on December 26 stretching hoses nearly a half mile to save six houses as two buildings were destroyed. Fire Chief William DeBolt suspected an overheated furnace started the fire affecting the Patsy family homes.
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Connellsville
William DeBolt
John G. Patsy
James Patsy
Reynoldsville Man Hurt in Auto Crash Detailing Injury
Reynoldsville 27 year old Ronald Colwell was treated at Community Hospital Monday for a slight brain concussion and a sprained back and neck after an automobile accident. Hospital attendants had no details and state police reported no record of the crash.
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Ronald Colwell
Reynoldsville
Community Hospital
Father Slain Stealing Yule Tree in Ohio Farm Incident
William Case, 86, a self styled Santa Claus in Columb ia Station Lorain County Ohio, says he shot and killed 37 year old William Rosseau and seriously wounded his wife Mae 29 when they tried to steal a Christmas tree for their children. Rosseau was a greenhouse worker and lived near Grafton Ohio. Mae was given an even chance to live.
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William Case
Public Assistance to Distribute Surplus Garments in Somerset
Robert Riley, superintendent of surplus stocks in Somerset county, says about 1600 garments will be issued to relief clients starting Tuesday. An office on the third floor of the Penner building will handle distribution to direct relief and mothers' assistance recipients, with various clothing items available and cards mailed to eligible recipients.
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Department of Public Assistance
Robert Riley
Somerset County
Penner
North Center Avenue
Riley
State Department
Janey
Ferneruilding
Mr. Riley
Father and Sons Die in Collision With Train in Snow
In West Manchester Ohio a father Oca Stivers aged 50 and his three sons Noah 28 Oscar 15 and Cletus 12 were killed when their auto was struck by a fast passenger train during a blind ing snow storm. Coroner Walter McCool said he could not determine who was driving the vehicle.
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West Manchester
Oca Stivers
Noah
Oscar
Cletus
Walter McCool
Spencer couple welcomed fourth daughter in Somerset
Dr and Mrs J D Spencer of Somerset announce the birth of their daughter at Community Hospital early Monday. Mother and baby are recovering well. This is the Spencers' fourth daughter.
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Spencers
J. D. Spencer
Somerset
Community Hospital
Spencer
U. S. Delegates Return From Pan American Conference
United States delegates hailed the eighth Pan American conference in Lima as a landmark with 130 resolutions and the Lima declaration for regional solidarity. Plans for future technical conferences in Santiago and notes on ongoing Latin American relations were outlined.
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United States
Washington
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Chile
Ben N. Cherrington
State Department Division of
Duggan
Laurence Duggan
State Department
South America
West Coast
Don Garlos Concha
Oscar Benavides
Peru
Governor’s Palace
Cordell Hull
Benavides
Port of
S. S. Santa Maria
New York
Blizzard isolates Somerset and county roads near Frydens
A severe blizzard drove from the northeast trapping hundreds in more than 60 cars along Route 219 between Somerset and Brotherton and blocking Berlin and Shanksville. By midnight crews cleared major routes and prepared reinforcements as motorists waited four hours without heat in drifting, freezing conditions.
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State Highway Department
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Brotherton
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Highway Department
Berlin
Shanksville
New Centerville
Rockwood
Weather outlook for Pennsylvania and Maryland
Western Pennsylvania sees occasional snow in the east and rain turning to snow in the west with a much colder Tuesday afternoon and night. Snow flurries and cold persist Wednesday. Eastern Pennsylvania expects occasional rain Tuesday with colder night and snow flurries in the west and north, clearing Wednesday. Maryland faces rain in the east and central areas with snow flurries in the extreme west Tuesday, a very cold night, and generally fair but cold Wednesday except for mountain flurries.
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