Army Officer Grants Santa Claus One Night Pass in Germany
Capt. Edward F. Steiner of New Orleans gave a military pass to Santa Claus in a German village, easing a little boy’s fear of being out after dark. The tale sits among other wartime notes including Pvt. Gaylord Martin's Bible bullet anecdote and Pfc. George T. Chelton's homeward tale as the only surviving son.
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Germany
Edward F. Steiner
New Orleans
Santa Claus
St. Nick
St. Nicholas
Steiner
Gaylord Martin
Craigsville
Brittany
Martin
Eighth Infantry
Pfc
George T. Chelton
Channel View
Tex
Ent
Shelton
Normandy
Hatters Sign Provokes Threatened Vandalism Note
Lola Burns owner of Burns millinery at 31 South Scott reported a threat note about a sign in her window. The unsigned card claimed the sign insulted women and warned of possible window smashing. Police said they would deter vandalism while Burns considered no removal of the sign.
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Lola Burns
Burns Millinery
South Scott
America
Millener Burns
Pius XI To Celebrate First Christmas Mass at St Peter's
Vatican announces Pope Pius XI will say midnight mass on Christmas Eve in St. Peter's for the first time since becoming pope in 1939. St. Peter's will be open to the public and Rome streets will be lighted despite a short electricity supply.
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Pius
St. Peter's
Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican
Rome
Beauty Of Ice On Greenland Terrifying And Majestic
Aboard a C-54 en route from Greenland to Iceland, the narrator describes a terrifyingly beautiful icescape. He notes 11,000-foot coastal mountains and a vast 10,000-foot-deep ice valley, with crystal skies and hidden crevasses posing dangers to fliers crossing the Atlantic.
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Greenland
Iceland
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Particu
Greenland Flying Men Beat The Ice And Submarine Menace
The author describes Greenland bases BW-1 and BE-2 amid fjords and mountains where landings are risky in poor weather. Weather stations, radio aids, rescue teams, and multiple landing fields make Arctic flights safer, with hundreds of combat planes now flying monthly and few losses.
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Greenland
Atlantic
James E. Pratt
Denver
Squirrels cause shepherded shot anger on farm corner
A 72 year old man, William Corner, arrested for shooting squirrels on Mrs. Reno East's farm in Elkhart Indiana says the incident was a misunderstanding and he was seeking strayed stock.
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Elkhart
Ind. U.P
Reno East
William Corner
Hunter Uses Dog To Round Up Cattle In Woods
A hunter rounds up stray cattle in Mrs Easts woods with the help of his dog which refuses to aid him unless he carries a gun and acts as if hunting.
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Porter
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Nick
Lad
Hatter
Hater
Northland
By Reuel S. Moore
Air Transport Command
E. E. Dryer
Cleveland
American Air Lines
F. P. Koupal
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
St. Louis
Arctic
Henry
Milan
Scott Temple of Music and Art
Our Choice
Santa Rita Florist
S. Scott
Adv
Hartman
Buckley
U.S.A
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Martin Drug Co
Santa Rita Drug
T. Ed
Arizona Clinic
E. Congress
C. A. Call
Tucson
Travelers’ Aid
Tucson Warehouse & Transfer Co
Mayflower
National Household Moving Organization
Tela
Tucson Warehouse and Transfer CO
East Sixth Street
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