United Brethren Choirs to Present Cantata This Sunday
The United Brethren Church on North Braddock street will host Christmas services with a morning program by Sunday School children at 11 and a 7 30 Cantata The Christmas Vision featuring about 20 voices. Soloists include Hunter Bailey and Burrell Luttrell with Mrs Mary Omps Mrs Anne Karicofe and others. The program includes Processional hymn Oh Come All Ye Faithful The Invocation Offering Let the Heavens Rejoice and multiple choruses duets and solos ending with a Benediction.
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United Brethren Church
North Braddock Street
Fone Ory
Hunter Bailey
Bethlehem
Mary Omps
Anne Karicofe
Omps
Emmanuel
Burrell Luttrell
Robert Bridgers
Dorothy Larrick
Glory Land
Star Divine
Garvin Bowles
Edwin Ritter
Benediction
Christmas Program Planned at St Paul Church
St Pauls Lutheran church will host a Christmas program on Tuesday evening December 26 at 5 30 in the church auditorium. The program features songs and exercises led by the music committee Miss Ethel Snapp and Mrs George Bywaters.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ethel Snapp
George Bywaters
Annual Christmas Program at Little Mountain Church
The Little Mountain Methodist church hosts its annual Christmas program on Tuesday evening December 26 at 8 o'clock. A special committee prepared an enjoyable program of carols and exercises and invites the public to attend.
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Little Mountain Methodist Church
White House Symbols Peace as Roosevelts Prepare Christmas
The White House on Pennsylvania Avenue fills with fragrance and color as six spruces, poinsettias, mistletoe, and gifts arrive for a seven day Christmas. Twelve Roosevelt family members, ages nine months to 85 years, travel to join the president in a season aimed at peace amid world war.
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Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Franklin D. Roosevelts
Berryville Guard Receives Largest Armory Drill Pay Quarter
Berryville National Guard Headquarters Company of the Ninety First Brigade received over $1,000 in armory drill pay checks for a record quarter. Capt. Rice W. Levi distributed payments to officers and enlisted, praising two drills weekly since October 15 and an extra seven day field tour at Fort Meade Maryland in November.
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Berryville
National Guard
Ninety First Brigade
Legion
Rice W. Levi
U. i
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
New Assistant in Farm Department
Grover B. Hill of Gainesville Texas was named by President Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture replacing Harry L. Brown who resigned to join the A. Hill aged 50 came to Washington in 1936 he has led the southern range program in the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
Grover B. Hill
Gainesville
Tex
Roosevelt
Harry L. Brown
A. Hill
Agriculture Department
Silent Night Safety Message Urges Careful Driving
A Christmas safety appeal from the National Safety Council asks mothers and fathers to prevent traffic tragedies that could steal Christmas from children. It warns that careless driving can cost lives and leave vacant chairs at the holiday table, urging extra caution on the roads tonight.
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National Safety Council
Barbara Bell 1780-B Wide Revers Fash Pattern Ad
Barbara Bell pattern 1780 B for sizes 12 through 40 offers a winsome dress with wide revers and a princess skirt. Four-step sew chart and material estimates included. Send for pattern and Fall Winter Pattern Book. price 15 cents each.
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Barbara Bell
Skirmishes in Saar Reported by French Command
Paris reports renewed scouting skirmishes in the Saar river sector on the Western Front. A 45 minute air raid alarm occurred in Western France with anti-aircraft action. France says shipping seizures reached 362 060 tons since the war began, while Britain’s total rose to 509 880 tons.
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Paris
Saar River
France
Faces Chair in Mass Slaying Trial for 48 Cent Death
Dedham, Mass. faces chair as 17 year old Helen E. H. and her 18 year old boyfriend Harrison C. Hawes Jr. stand trial on a first degree murder charge for a 48 cent killing. Death is mandatory on conviction.
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Helen E. H
Dedham
Mass
Harrison C. Hawes, Jr
Miss Colvin's Mother Is Dead
Genevieve Colvin of this city was notified of her mother's death in Hagerstown Delaware. details not available this afternoon.
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Genevieve Colvin
Hagerstown
Finland Seeks $50 Million Loan for War Materials
Washington report says Finland seeks a $50 million loan from the U S government to buy war materials for defense against Soviet forces. Finnish representatives discussed with Congressional leaders after difficulty securing Wall Street financing. The RFC recently lent $10 million for non war goods via the Finnish American Trading Corp led by Hjalmar Procope.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Pro
Wall Street
Congress
Russia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Finnish- American Trading Corporation
Hjalmar Procope
Pinnish
Mrs Alderman Loses Suit For Heart Balm
Los Angeles December 21 Superior Judge Samuel Blake ruled against Mrs Alma Alderman in her $150000 heart balm suit against Ruth Etting. The court found no proven theft of affection or improper motives by Etting nor evidence of an alleged reconciliation between Alderman and his wife.
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Los Angeles
Alma Alderman
Myri Alderman
Ruth Etting
Alderman
Samuel Blake
Guards Watch German Freighter Arauca After Libel Attachments
Eight armed coast guardsmen boarded the German freighter Arauca as it was placed under a federal libel attachment by a Texas sugar company. A navy detachment from the destroyer Philip had searched the vessel before the guards’ march ashore.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fra
Texas Sugar Company
Philip
Coast Guard
Automobiles Furniture and Refrigerators Lead Instalment Sales
Automobiles, furniture, and electric refrigerators account for the largest volume of instalment buying. These popular goods dominate consumer credit use, signaling strong demand across key household categories.
Isolated Japanese Forces Reported Around Nanning
A Chinese army spokesman announced that Japanese troops holding Nanning in South China were isolated and facing imminent defeat. He said Japanese units advancing north and northeast of Nanning were driven back to within ten miles of the city and that communications to the coast were cut.
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Chungking
Nanning
South China
Nannite
Why do lead bullets lose effectiveness in water
The ineffectiveness of lead bullets shot into water results from energy absorption by water. Bullet flattening on impact depends on striking velocity, lead hardness, and impact angle.
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Ictor Bluebird
Bluebird
Victor
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National Ave
Clothes
Thomas
Bulova
Juliette
Parker
Princeless
Bulova “Grant
Jewel Man's Watch
Sip Case
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Clowe’s
Barbara Bell Pattern Service
Winchester Evening Star
New York
N. Y
Miles Music CO
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