Child Swallows Tack During Christmas Decor Incident
Five year old Warla Coons of 2734 Sixth Avenue swallowed a tack while helping decorate for Christmas. He was rushed to Somittan Hospital where X rays showed the tiny object lodged but not in a dangerous position. The event occurred as family pet Butle knocked a tack from the tree while the child worked on the decorations.
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Warla Coons
Sixth Avenue
Christos
Somittan Hoapstal
Butle
Admiral Keyes Death Ends British Naval Hero Era
Admiral of the Fleet Keyes famed as a WWI Zeebrugge raid leader and founder of British Commandos died in his sleep after three weeks illness. He helped curb the German submarine threat, organized St George’s Day operation, and shaped postwar combined operations. His son Lt Col Geoffrey Keyes was killed in a 1941 Commando raid.
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London
Lord Keyes
Britain
Zeebrugge
Admiral Keyes
St. George's Day
Bruges Camal
Geoffrey CT. Keyes
Rommel
North Africa
Tong Carter
Charles Keyes
Dover
Ife
Navy
Osmeandes
Heet
Rome
Athens
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Constantinople
Istanbul
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Bruges
Belgium
Gary de Guerre
Naval leader's career and Zeebrugge attempt described
The article traces a high ranking naval figure from 1921 to 1931 holding posts as Lord High Commissioner of the Admiralty and commander at Mediterranean and Portsmouth. It notes his World War II service for King Leopold, directing combined operations, and recounts a 1900s episode in Zeebrugge and Ostend involving failed blockships and a later disclosure about Brussels liaison work.
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Admiralty
Mediterranean
Portsmouth
Leopold
Belgium
Belwans Surendered
Combined Sperd Trong
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Gls Bring Blind Italian Boy Sere for Operation
A blind Italian boy named Gianfrance Cabbia, aged six, arrived in New York aboard a storm damaged carrier for eye surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. He was cared for by members of the Blue Devil Division led by Pte Howard W Gorgas of Montpelier who helped raise 8400 dollars to fund the operation and he will return to Feltre Italy after treatment.
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Howard W Gorgas
Montpelier
Feltre
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Johns Hopkins
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Italy
Wisconsin Senator Proposes Damages Liability for Strikes
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin called for labor unions to be liable for damages caused by strikes, arguing such a step could nearly solve the wage dispute. He said he would bring the proposal to the Senate when Congress reconvenes January 14, with legislation expected to be a major item.
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Washington
UMA
Wiley
Rwisi
Wisconsin
Senate
Congress
State College Head Praises Soldiers as Excellent Students
Dean Milton G Nelton of the New York State Teachers College praised American soldiers as excellent students. He declared the American soldier “one of the best students I have ever seen” after returning from England where he taught troops at the Shilventam Ameriont Institute. He noted their conduct and attentiveness and said he never found better students.
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New York State Teachers College
Goldier
Nelson
England
Shilventam Ameriont Institute
Gait
State College
Chicago centers serve armed forces and allies in service drive
Chicago Bers tee Men's Centers opened in August and now report 19,004,000 names registered. They have provided 14,105,490 pieces of cake to service members and allies, served over 18,000,000 sandwiches and hot dogs, more than 4,000,000 cups of coffee, distributed over 1,000,000 cigarette packages, and issued more than 6,000,000 entertainment tickets.
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Chicago
Jap Kids Rally Local GIs in Tokyo Yule Party
An American Red Cross event at a Eleventh Corps post for 600 Japanese laborer children spiraled into a chaotic scene as thousands crowded the venue. Police and workers sorted the crowd, gifts and doughnuts were handed out, and the variable turnout soared from 600 to an estimated 9,000 before only about 3,000 were entertained by nightfall.
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Tokyo
U. S. Eleventh Corps
Japan
Uni
Ams Promptu
Red Crossy
Chinese Will Burn Confiscated Opium in Peiping
After the Japanese surrender, about 860000 ounces of opium seized by Chiang Kai-shek’s forces will be burned in Peiping on New Year’s Day. A ceremony was ordered by the Generalissimo after a officials meeting with civic leaders and church leaders. About 80000 ounces will be kept for medical uses.
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Peiping
Gene@ralissime
Chiang Kaishek
Forboden
Generalkseimo
Otters Awaited in Cold for Gifts and Glory
In a sharp cold, otters waited hungrily outside while silent insiders recounted wondrous events in rapid Japanese. Thousands of wooden glory toppled down the hill into darkness, marking a dramatic scene.
Polish bishop who defied Nazis dies in Poland
The Polity Press Agency reported the death of Marian Fulman of Lublin, head of the Lublin Diocese since 1918. Sentenced to death by the Germans for refusing patriotic acts, his sentence was commuted and he returned as bishop last February.
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New York
Polity
Latohershop
Marian Fulman
Lublin
Lin
Burglary Report Details Stolen Items and Left Behind
A burglary at a residence in Sante Ann Cal GP-Burgers involved entry through the front. Police note three entries were stolen and that intruders left behind a bag and a poster. No further suspect details provided.
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Sante Ann
Cal GP
Burgers Buat
Jouxe L. Eilot
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