Christmas Peace Across Fronts Amid War Tensions
Christmas joy contrasted with war as leaders and nations mark the day. Roosevelt family gathers. British royals welcome a new daughter. Pope Pius XI presides over services while soldiers sing carols. Edward Duke of Windsor attends Vienna church. Lindberghs spend Christmas quietly in England. Spain endures bombardment as the year-long conflict weighs on celebrations.
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Proposals to widen U S neutrality law in Congress
Washington reports three broad plans to expand the neutrality act before the May 1 expiry. Leaders weigh extending war time arms embargo to war materials and possibly food and clothing, with debate over trade restrictions and the nation’s world standing.
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America
Europe
United States
Congress
Butte Residents Observe Happy Christmas Time
Butte residents celebrated giving and receiving visited the sick consoled the unfortunate and honored the birthday of a Great Leader with a snowy holiday. Churches were packed and charity volumes filled the shelves while business paused and townsfolk enjoyed dinners and evening amusements.
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Butte
Skyscraper Targeted in Madrid Siege Christmas Shelling
Rebel guns opened a violent Christmas bombardment in Madrid as 33 shells hit the 13 story Telefonica building, Madrid's only skyscraper. Blood pools and screams filled Gran Via streets while several shells damaged surrounding blocks. No casualties inside the building were reported.
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Telefonica
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Montanans Pay State Income Taxes in 1935 36 Biennial Review
Helena report shows 16 000 Montanans paid state income tax for 1935 36 with 11 000 non taxable returns. Board collected 1 979 license taxes from enterprises and individuals and managed 6 825 828 54 dollars in state revenue. The agency handles thousands of inheritance mine utility and county reports and issues numerous license and information returns.
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Helena
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Unsettled conditions persist in Montana for Saturday and Sunday with probable snow in the western portion. Temperatures show little change across the state.
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Transfusion Indicated for Roosevelt Jr at Boston
A source said Franklin D Roosevelt Jr had blood drawn today to match for a possible transfusion. He is not in serious condition but recovering slower than hoped. Dr. Tobey reported the patient resting quietly while Mrs. Roosevelt stayed nearby and Miss Du Pont would not visit for now. Christmas day found the First Lady rushing to be with her son after his sinus operation last week.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
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Fatal shooting ends Yale party in Texas
Jacksonville Texas December 25 A Christmas day family party ended in the fatal shooting of Mrs William McKinney 51 and the wounding of her husband who was shot in the leg County Attorney Emerson Stone said Y A McGowan 35 former husband of Louise Beall 22 Mrs McKinney's niece was jailed in Rusk on a charge of assault with intent to murder The couple were shot around 2 pm and she died at a hospital tonight
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William McKinney
Emerson Stone
Y. A. McGowan
Louise Beall
Wife of famous actor Otis Skinner dies in New York
Mrs Otis Skinner formerly Maud Durbin, wife of actor Otis Skinner and mother of actress Cornelia Otis Skinner, died at 2 30 p m today at their home 131 East 66th Street New York.
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Otis Skinner
Ickes Reports Huge PWA Aid in Private Industry
Secretary Ickes released a report praising the public works program's impact. He said the emergency PWA employed far more workers in private industry than on site, with $4.07 billion allotted, and wages and materials totaling about $2.5 billion and $1.5 billion respectively.
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ICKES
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Thieves Strip Crash Victims Of Valuables In Natchez
In Natchez Mississippi vandals posing as first aid workers stripped 16 injured passengers of money watches suitcases and Christmas gifts after a Tri-State bus from Vicksburg left a ditch 15 feet from the road. Five were injured and one died. 11 survivors were black and white passengers.
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Vicksburg
Youth Killed in Plane Crash at Framington Airport
Framingham Massachusetts December 25 Lloyd Wallace 21 Natick was killed when his plane failed to lift off at Framington airport witnesses said the motor failed and the aircraft crashed at about 100 feet after attempting to take off the fatal accident was reported tonight by police authorities
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Youth Confesses Fatal Shooting in Forest City
District Attorney Joseph L. Carrigg said Joseph Trohanovsky, 19, confessed to shooting and killing one man in Forest City Pennsylvania. He also admitted attempting to shoot another and striking a third with a pistol butt.
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Joseph L. Carrigg
Joseph Trohanovsky
Four Anaconda Residents Hurt in Christmas Eve Crash
Four of six Anaconda residents were hospitalized after a Christmas Eve auto collision near Whitehall. Jack Altimus aged one and a half, in grave condition with a fractured skull and broken arm, his mother with serious back injuries. Other injured include Gilbert Altimus, Joseph LaLonde and his wife, and their grandson Robert Tocher with scalp injuries.
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Thomas Tocher
Harold White
Merriment of Children Echoes Through White House Rooms
The White House rang with Christmas joy as the President played grandfather to six grandchildren. The day featured stockings, gifts, and a family church visit, despite the absence of the First Lady and some grandchildren's mothers who stayed in Boston and Seattle.
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Buzzie” Dall
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Boom Towns at Fort Peck Celebrate Old West Christmas
In Wheeler and surrounding boom towns near Fort Peck dam work, Christmas revelry runs long and loud. Veteran judge G W Kampfer calls the era rough, while Ruby Smith explains the lively gambling scenes draw crowds before the projects fade in a year or two.
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Gomez to Appeal to Curb Batista Power in Cuba
In Havana on December 25, former President Miguel Mariano Gomez plans to urge Cubans to curb Col. Fulgencio Batista’s power before he could become dictator. Gomez was ousted after impeachment for voting the 9 cent sugar tax. advisors consider distributing 2,000,000 copies of his manifesto islandwide.
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Miguel Mariano Gomez
Fulgencio Batista
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Girl Scores Triple Yule Gift Win
Five year old Louise Lucas scored a triple Christmas gift. A doll awaited her at dawn while her mother Mrs. Nichols Lucas gave birth to a baby brother and a baby sister in the afternoon. The girl exclaimed at the surprise.
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Cleveland
Louise Lucas
Nichols Lucas
Lucas
Kerosene Blast Fatal to Nebraskan Farmer
Tekamah Nebraska December 25 Tom Doty 34 a farmer near Tekamah burned to death when an explosion occurred as he poured kerosene into a stove at his home.
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Neb
Tom Doty
Here
Holiday toll from Christmas crashes tops many homes
A national tally shows 265 sudden deaths over Christmas eve and day, with 224 in highway accidents. Warmer Yuletide weather drew drivers out as the nation faced traffic fatalities and other holiday incidents including fires gunshots stabbings and train and air mishaps. In Illinois twenty one of twenty six deaths stemmed from traffic incidents including two men at Kankakee whose car plunged into a river on Christmas eve.
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Kankakee
Weatherman Delivers White Christmas Snow Across Montana
A light snowfall statewide in southwest Montana produced a White Christmas along with near freezing temperatures. Livingston saw the heaviest wet snow, while east of the Divide snow was light and North of Helena the storm stayed mild. Motorists faced control issues and minor injuries occurred, but rail and air services stayed on schedule. Crews worked to repave streets as unsettled conditions were forecast for today.
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Helena
Europe Braces for Peace or War in Spain Showdown
Britain and France report mounting hope Germany will avoid actions that threaten peace as Berlin reviews the Spanish Civil War crisis. Reports say Gen Faupel pressed for German troops, while Paris says France is prepared for any eventuality in a tense European scene.
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William Faupel
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Paris
Pope Pius XI Receives Injections to Restore Hope
Pope Pius XI endured weakness and was given injections by Dr Amanti Milani to lift his spirits after a televised address. He remained in bed for safety, attended Christmas mass from bed, and church leaders noted spiritual stimulation despite poor physical condition. Milani ordered bed rest for at least a month.
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Former King Edward Reads Christmas Story in Vienna Church
Edward, former king of England, stepped into the pulpit of Vienna's English church and read the Christmas story from St. Luke Chapter 2 in a pious gesture amid critics. Worshippers, including Americans, watched as he began the scene of Christ's birth, appearing pale and nervous yet demonstrating devotion despite Church of England attacks.
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