Relief Center Cheer Spreads Across New York City
Amid Christmas bustle, relief centers distributed food and clothing to thousands, while hospital beds held children like Louis Babakidis and Gertrude Acquina as Santa handed out gifts. City carols from Trinity Church and Madison Square Garden drew 10,900 attendees and a national radio broadcast across 61 stations as Mayor Walker opened the event.
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Leather Bureau
New York
Salvation Army
Wall Street
Old Trinity Church
Ionight
Madison Square Park
Walker
Farmer crafts eight foot telescope from scraps and books
George Koehler, a 63 year old farmer in Norwalk Wisconsin, built an eight foot telescope with a 10 inch lens using car parts and carborundum dust. He ground the lens in three weeks and now hosts neighbors who view the sky while Koehler lectures on astronomy. The article also notes trivia about the King of Siam, Mazatlan sports plans, and the Prince of Wales seven names.
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Norwalk
Wis
George Koehlar
Farmer
Koehlar
Koehler
Ask Soviet Aid in Hunt for U.S. Fliers Off Siberia
Washington reports informal Soviet cooperation in locating missing American aviators Ben Eils on and Carl Borland after their disappearance on November 9 near the Siberian coast. Interior Secretary Wilbur and Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefanson led diplomatic efforts, sending requests to Moscow and to Soviet ships nearby.
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U.S
Washington
Dec
Ben Eilson
Carl Borland
Siberian
Wilbur
Moscow
Vilhjalmur Stefanson
Interior Department
Filson and Borland
Trial Marriage Customs Describe Handfasting Anyway
The text discusses handfasting as a year and a day marriage with options to end or proceed. It links the term dough to money through a pun about kneading. It contrasts stumbling blocks with stepping stones by how one uses them.
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al Smith
Dee
Santa Claus
Louis Babakidis
Santa
Louis
Smith
Gertrude Acquina
Oliver Street
Altman & Ackerman
NLA
Glade
Thomas
Elyria
North Pole
Sinca Santa
Northland
Nick
Eton College
England
King of Stams
Mazatlan
Mexico
Prince of Wales
Edward
Albert
Christian
George
Andrew
Patrick
David
Gertrude Beauty Shop
West Ave
Merry Christmas
Freese Bros
Clothiers
Broad Street
Singer
Singer Store
Middle Ave
Chronicle - Telegram
JADE
Court St
Bolivar
Ven Azuelan
Carabobo
T. Alec
the City Loan & Guaranty Co
Elyria, Ohio
Zigize
Arlene
the Farm Implement Company
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