Coast Guard races to aid waterlogged tug and schooner
In fierce Pacific storm off Ta tootish Island two ships drift while Coast Guard cutters Snohomish and Chelan race from Seattle to aid the Roosevelt tug and the Commodore schooner. The Roosevelt, damaged after attaching a cable, urged help as waves and wind battered both vessels near Point Beale between Puget Sound and Vancouver. The Commodore had just completed a Honolulu to Puget Sound race when perils worsened. Both vessels sent distress signals late yesterday. radio communication proved challenging amid the heavy seas.
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Seattle
Wask
Coast Guard
Pacific
Roosevelt
Commodore
Tatoosh Island
Puget Sound
Honolulu
Snohomish
Chelan
Point Beale
Vancouver
B.C
Jeff Honolulu
Congress makes record sped in first session days
Washington December 24. Democrats in congress adopt a conciliatory cooperative policy with a plan as you go program to build a strong presidential bid next year. In 17 days the house passed Hoover program measures including a foreign debt moratorium and a 10 million dollar federal land bank bill plus a district tax bill 200 million for veterans loans and a naval reserve bill. Leader Rainey praised the early record and Speaker Garner said they will push the reconstruction corporation project after Christmas to free frozen assets and expand credit channels.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Hoover
Ophia
Rainey
District of Columbia
Reiney
Garner
Reconstruction Corporation
Democratic House
The Weather Forecast in Ohio
Ohio forecasts show cloudy conditions tonight and Friday with a likely rain. The northern area may see changes at noon, while the eastern portion expects rain Friday.
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Ohio
All State Chorus and Orchestra offer program in Columbus
The All State Rural High School Chorus and Orchestra will perform at Columbus Memorial Hall on December 30. Directed by Prof Griffith Jones the chorus has 50 singers from 49 counties while the Rural High School Orchestra includes 135 students from 57 rural and 12 village high schools under Prof Eugene J Weigel. State Director Dr B O Skinner says the group will illustrate that music is worthwhile and active in Ohio.
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Columbus
Columbus Memorial Hall
Ohio Educational Association
Griffith Jones
Glenville High School
Cleveland
Ohio
Eugene J. Weigel
Ohio State University
B. O. Skinner
Parental Education Courses Planned for Elyria Parents
Cleveland College will team with the Elyria City Board of Education to offer a parental education program starting in January. R C Maston reports the courses cover child development from preschool to adolescence with emphasis on attitudes toward authority, moral habits, emotions, and money use. Four school groups and two YMCA classes will meet weekly through 20 weeks, with start dates January through April, led by Mrs Garry C Myers and held at designated locations.
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Elyria
Cleveland College
Elyria City
Y.M.C. A
Ely
Allen
Gates, Jefferson
St. Agnes
McKinley
Garford
Hamilton
Franklin
Roosevelt
Myers
Over 500 Attend Salvation Army Christmas Program
More than five hundred people filled First Baptist church last night for a Salvation Army Christmas program with four plays music and recitations. Santa Claus handed out gifts to each child and $324 was counted in kettles. more donations are expected today as 139 named organizations arrange Christmas dinners and 390 baskets are prepared with Not an Empty Stocking Fund support.
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Salvation Army
First Baptist Church
Santa Claus
Christmas Day Observed In Foreign Lands In Switzerland
Heavy snowfalls on Swiss mountain slopes let Christmas be celebrated as usual with a rise in winter sports. Skiing has become widespread and even Santa would use skis here. Wealthier families own cars for ski trips while the government runs special Christmas trains with reduced fares to snowfields. The real celebration occurs on Christmas Day on the snow.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Santa Claus
Pere Chaland
Spain's Christmas cheer amid hard times and strict customs
Spain observed a festive Christmas period from Dec 22 to Jan 6 with lottery tickets and abundant food for many families. Despite economic strain and the end of the monarchy, ordinary Spaniards celebrated more joyfully, with home centered Noche buena dinners and nativity displays replacing public ceremonies.
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Madrid
Spain
Victoria
Eugenia
Royal Palace
Turkey
Toledo
Alicante
Christ
Elks Distribute Christmas Baskets To Needy Families
In conjunction with city relief agencies the Elyria Elks distributed Christmas baskets to needy families yesterday. The baskets contained food and candy for children and were part of the Elks annual Christmas program coordinated with other relief groups to avoid duplication.
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Elyria Elke
The
Elks
Germans Have Many Customs
In Germany Christmas customs vary by region from the Orthodox tree to the Christ Child and Golden Horse myth. Swabia sings carols door to door. Baden and Palatinate feature a white clad Christmas Child with a golden book for the good and a black book for the naughty. In cities shops close early as streets empty for the holiday observance.
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Berlin
Germany
Santa Claus
Bavaria
Austria
Christkind
Christ Child
Golden Horse
Westphalia
Rhineland
Swambia
Mary
Joseph
Swabia
Palatinate
Upper Rhine
Christmas in Paris Brims With Festivity and Feasting
December in Paris and France overflows with seasonal joy as Pere Noel will fill shoes with gifts for French children. Toy shops and stores stay busy with Christmas buyers while restaurants and cafés host elaborate programs. The President of the Republic will host poor children at the Elysee Palace banquet with gifts and a grand Christmas tree. Committee members are Ed Horace, R. E. Griswold and W. H. Hillier.
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Paris
France
Pere Noel
Latin Quarter
Champs-Elysee
the Republic
Elysee Palace
Doumer
Christmas Feast Day In Italy
Rome observers Christmas with fish supper on Christmas Eve and midnight mass. Families enjoy punch and cakes after church and rest until Christmas Day. Children have a separate holiday on January 6, Befana. Rome’s Ara Coeli hosts a children’s sermon. Restaurants close on Christmas Eve. Thousands of chickens and turkeys are eaten.
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Rome
Italy
Britain Celebrates Christmas Vacation Across Three Days
London reports a three day Christmas vacation starting tonight with stores closed by 9 p m and transport to halt by tomorrow afternoon. Essential services like newspapers and daily necessities continue. Families plan meals and tea as Christmas Eve festivities unfold. Boxing Day visitors and royal family at Sandringham mark the holiday.
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London
Tee
England
Mother
Sandringham
Norfolk
Five Lamps Donated to Aid Needy Families
The Chronicle Telegram reports five oil lamps were donated yesterday in response to an appeal by Miss Nora Abbe, school nurse, for two lamps for needy families. No stove donations have been received and organizers seek a small cook stove from the public.
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Chronicle
Misa Nora Abbe
Immediate new deal urged on war debts and reparations
Basel reports international experts call for an urgent, comprehensive revision of war debts and reparations to avert global crises. Germany’s inability to resume payments after Hoover moratorium and world economic troubles trigger a proposed international conference to adjust all settlements and restore confidence.
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Basle
Switzerland
Germany
The
Young Plan
United States
County to Pay Share of Bridge Construction Near Marb Baton
County commissioners passed a resolution guaranteeing their share of 1200 toward a bridge on Route 82 about 2.4 miles west of Marb Baton. The bridge costs about 19600 and is funded by county state and federal sources.
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Marb Baton
Woman Named A U. S. Delegate To Geneva
Miss Mary E. Woolley president of Mount Holyoke College will join the U S delegation to the Geneva Arms conference in February. She becomes the first woman to represent the United States at such a major international meeting. The delegation is led by Charles G. Dawes with Senator Claude Swanson also named and Hoover considering Hugh Wilson or Hugh Gibson for the final seat.
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Washington
Mary E. Woolley
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
United States
Miss Woolley
Hoover
Carrie Catt
Geneva
Charles G. Dawes
London
Claude Swanson
Virginia
Nine Institutes for Farmers Planned in Lorain County
In 1932 Lorain County will hold nine farmers institutes across nine communities from January 5 to February 2. Leaders include W N Hitchcock and R Wagner with speakers from multiple counties and Ohio State University.
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Lorain County
Lorain
R. Wagner
Hancock County
O. I. Lau
Fulton County
Pittsfield-Russia Institute
Pittsfield
Monros County
P. B. Zumbro
Ohio State University
R. F. Fairchild
Maxwell
Zumbro
H. Tk. Leimbach
Brownhelm Township
Columbia Township Institute
Ralph Ring
Leimbach
Otto Knoble
Eaton Institute
Brighton Institute
NO PAPER TOMORROW Chronicle Telegram skips Christmas edition
The Chronicle Telegram states there will be no edition published tomorrow for Christmas Day. The next issue is scheduled for Saturday, December 20.
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Chronicle Telegrem
Torre Rew
Chronicle
Elyria’s Christmas favors taste of smiles for needy families
Elyria sends Christmas gifts to more than 250 needy families in town. A Not an Empty Stocking Committee at 225 Broad Street fills 1500 baskets with a real dinner and toys. Each family of one to five gets one chicken, a pork roast, and full trimmings. Larger families receive extra poultry and fruit, with oranges and flour for the biggest households.
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Elyria
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Ed Horace
R. E. Griswold
W. H. Hillier
Britain
U. S
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