Christmas shopping delays and tales from New York days
A slice of New York life from December includes thoughts on Christmas shopping, antique jewelry prices rising as traders move to Fifth and Park avenues. Vignettes recall Lucius Morris Beebe’s style, Lord Howe's British troops near Manhattan, and Al McCann's family tale from Eagle Rock. A playful Captain Kidd memory ends the fragment.
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New York
Third
Sixth Avenues
Fifth and
Park Avenues
Lucius Morris Beebe
John. Rockefeller
Lord Howe
Manhattan
Yonkers
al McCann
Eagle Rock
Wourester
Paul O'Brien
197 Injury and Disease Claims Filed in Lorain County
Industrial workers in Lorain County filed 197 injury and occupational disease claims with the Industrial Commission of Ohio last month per Thomas P. Kearns. Time loss totaled 532 days, the lowest in months due to no fatal accidents or permanent partial disability. Seventeen accidents exceeded seven days of lost time, 19 were seven days or less, and 161 were medical only. Across Ohio 14,323 claims were filed, including 78 fatalities.
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Lorain County
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Thomas P. Kearns
Division of Safety and Hygiene
Yule Greetings by Short Waves Radio
Ted Jones, a high school senior at 119 Forest Street, operates amateur station W8QHJ and offers free Christmas greetings to distant friends via short waves. He is part of a nationwide Army Amateur Radio system with stations across the United States and territories, and serves as district network control in the second Ohio division while directing net drills. Jones has studied at RCA School in Chicago for the last two summers and plans for a brighter future in radio work.
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Det Ted Jones
Forest Street
Ted
United States
Ohio
RCA
Chicago
Seven Galzer brothers chart paths in music career
The Galzer family from Milwaukee includes seven brothers, each playing a different instrument. Frank Gulzer, 23, studies piano and performs with symphonies while teaching private students. five brothers pursue jazz and swing, two focus on classical music. The father supported ambitious children amid modest means. Neighbors complained about early practice, but the father believed the music benefited all. Rockefellers Center Christmas displays attract crowds and goodwill, aiding businesses.
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Frank Gulzer
Frank
Milwaukee
Galzers
Galzer
Buckeye Co Authorized To Extend Cleveland Toledo Service
The State Utilities Commission authorized Buckeye Stages to extend the Cleveland Oberlin route to Toledo via Oberlin Norwalk Sandusky and Port Clinton with restrictions on local Toledo Norwalk Sandusky Port Clinton travel. Lake Shore Coach Lines seeks through service Cleveland Toledo via Norwalk or Sandusky pending action. Central Greyhound Lines may operate Buckeye route if transfer is approved.
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Columbus
Dee 2
Cleveland
Toledo
State Utilities Commission
Buckeye
Norwalk
Sandusky
Fremont
Central Greyhound Lines
Canton Dentist Pfouts Dies After Illness at 61
Dr. Orin B. Pfouts, 61, a Canton dentist for 14 years, died at his Canton home yesterday after a yearlong illness. A native of Wilmot, Ohio, he had previously practiced in East Liverpool.
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Canton, O
Orin B. Pfouts
Wilmot
Liverpool
Triplet Babies in Akron Area Fight for Life
Doctors race to save two of the boy triplets born near Hudson in a farm house two days ago. One baby died at birth and the two survivors, each weighing about two and a half pounds, face a fragile start as parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Young watch.
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Akron
Ralph Young
Hudson
Rabbit Fever Fatal In Ohio Farm Woman
Mrs. William Grime of Wauseon, aged 50, died in a hospital from tularemia contracted while cleaning a rabbit five weeks earlier. The death occurred yesterday.
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Wauseon, O
William Grime
Conneaut Man Dies of Heart Attack While Hunting
David M. Wheeler 68 of East Conneaut died of a heart attack while hunting yesterday. He had been a longtime resident and was well known in the Conneaut area. Funeral arrangements are pending with local undertakers.
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Conneaut. O
David M. Wheeler
East Conneaut
Canada Plans New Trade Settlement at Yellowknife
The Department of Mines and Resources announces a new settlement will be built soon on the north shore of Great Slave Lake at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. Rapid population growth in the Yellowknife area prompts the project to house miners and traders moving into the district.
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Ottowa
Man Chooses Birthday After 94 Years of Orphan Status
MURFREESBORO Tennessee Frank Ross, who was left an orphan early and never knew his birthday or exact age, celebrates a self chosen birth date for the first time in about 94 years. In Pasadena California Highway Patrol Officer A B McCormick suspects the robber who broke into his home and stole his handcuffs, uniform, Sam Browne belt, and revolver aimed to impersonate a policeman.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Frank Ross
Ross
Pasadena
Cal
A. B. McCormick
Sam Browne
Brother Testifies in Northrop Spy Case in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on December 23 an aircraft worker testified against his brother Karl Allen Drummond 21 admitting thefts of blueprints and designs from the Northrop Aircraft factory. Wee Dee Drummond 31 described Karl’s plan to sell to Japan while Karl claimed he acted as a freelance espionage agent. Federal Judge Leon R. Yankwien was set to sentence Karl with a possible two year maximum.
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Los Angeles
I.P
W. Dbd
Drummond
Wichita
Kans
Vee Dee
North American Aviation Corp
Karl
Northrop Aircraft Factory
Japan
Naval Intelligence Department
Northrop
Leon R. Yankwien
Gimp Snyder Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
Col. Moe Snyder known as the Gimp was convicted of attempted murder for shooting Myrl Alderman, Ruth Etting's former husband, and faces 6 months to 20 years in prison as sentencing set for December 27. The jury found him not guilty on related charges and he awaits confinement in Los Angeles jail.
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Hollywood
Col
Moe
Jerry Giesler
Miss Etting
Giesler
Bond
Los Angeles
Alderman
Beagle Peggy Guards Canton Gas Station From Cigarette Butts
In Canton Massachusetts a four year old beagle named Peggy takes on the role of preventing fires at a gasoline filling station. She bites off lit cigarette ends from customers who discard them and carries the butts to a growing rear pile near the building.
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Canton
Mass
Peggy
Telegraphing a Happy Thought in a Busy Moment
Ned Omaha reports Ed Rostermundt tried to call his wife but she was busy talking. He sent a telegram: Alice, please call me when you get through talking. The exchange humorously highlights the length of the conversation and the unintended expense.
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Omaha
Ned
Ed Rostermundt
Alice
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Henry Hillier
Salvation Army
Charles B. Driscoll
McCann
Cilege
Captain Kidd
Lillian Blood
Lillian
Chas, Driscoll
Rockefeller Center
McNaught Syndicate
Edith Mae
Edith Mae Hat Shoppe
Middle Ave
Buckeye Co
Hunter
Santa
Infant’s Shoe
Canada
the Saum Shoe CO
Grant
Penney
Ruth Etting
ARVIN
Freedom Gas & Oil
4Th & East Ave
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