Banker Fined In U S Court
Richmond December 23 Judge N Pollard in U S district court fined John F Gouldman Jr vice president and cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fredericksburg two counts of lending money to State Bank Examiner William Reeves Gardner. He was indicted for lending 6043 33 on August 5 1937 and 2800 on November 6 1936. Gardner will be tried December 27 for borrowing from banks he examined. Officers of three Richmond banks face the same charges.
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Richmond
N. Pollard
U. S. District Court
John F. Gouldman, Jr
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Fredericksburg
William Reeves Gardner
Gouldman
Gardner
Power Denies Marriage To Annabella
Ty rone Power, the Hollywood star, denied being married to Annabella and said he has no intention of marrying her. He noted his ideal woman need not be a blonde and mentioned plans to call Annabella later after Christmas shopping. Annabella had travelled to New York ahead of him by plane.
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New York
Tyrone Power
South America
Annabella
Cumming
Power
Adonts
Gas Price War Flare Up In Baltimore
Gasoline price war erupts again in Baltimore with week long pickets and signs accusing stations of unfair practices. One operator counters with a placard condemning the pickets as unfair to the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Association of Petroleum Retailers
Most Dionnes Ask Dog Gifts This Christmas
Marie among the Quintuplets in Callander asks for a doll with a feeding bottle while Cecile Yvonne and Annette want dogs. Emilie asks for a cat to accompany the dog, inspired by a moving picture featuring red Cocker Spaniels.
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Callander
Marie
Dionnes
Cecile
Yvonne
Annette
Emilie
Eleven year old Dorothy Hees to receive artificial limb
Milwaukee December 23. An eleven year old girl Dorothy Hees who lost her right leg to infection last winter will receive an artificial limb as a Christmas gift. The gift is funded by anonymous smokers who gathered cigarette and tobacco coupons for redemption in cash. George Kiebler, district president of the United Automobile Workers, announced the presentation.
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Milwaukee
Dorothy Hees
George Kiebler
United Automobile Workers
Duchess of Atholl Loses in Scottish By election
In Crieff Scotland the Duchess of Atholl who opposed Chamberlain foreign policy was defeated by 1313 votes in the parliamentary by election she triggered.
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Crieff
Scotland
Duchess of Atholl
Chamberlain
Stricken Before Child Was Born
Mrs Arthur C Way 27 of Ridgewood delivered a six pound girl three days ago. Paralyzed from the waist since August she is reported in good condition at Passaic General Hospital after three months in Bergen Pines Hospital and a return home about a month ago. She went to Passaic Hospital Tuesday.
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Passaic
N. J
Arthur C. Way
Ridgewood
Passaic General Hospital
Bergen Pines Hospital
Col Ruppert Reverses Stance on Yankees Broadcasters
From his sick bed Col Jacob Ruppert owner of the New York Yankees says Yankees home games will be broadcast for the benefit of the other shut ins. He had previously forbidden broadcasts but has changed his mind.
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New York
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Moves in Clearbrook area shuffle locals
Clearbrook Virginia reports Mr. Daniels of Swimley moved to the farm of Hiram Stimmel near Brucetown. Mr. W. Orndorff left the Stimmel farm for the new house he built there.
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Clearbrook
Daniels
Swimley
Hiram Stimmel
Brucetown
W. Orndorff
Stimmel
Daily crossword puzzle across and down clues mixed with garbled text
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Christmas Broadcasts Hit Airwaves From World and Nation
Radio listeners will hear Christmas greetings from President Roosevelt and varied programs across New York stations. Friday night features include Orson Welles in Scrooge on WABC and a lineup of concerts and dramas on WABC WEAF WJZ. Saturday schedules include the Roosevelt lighting, carols, and international broadcasts from Brussels and London.
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Wabccbs
Orson Welles
Scrooge
WABC
CBS
WEAF
NBC
Lucille Manners
Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Wjznbc
Wor-Nbs
Roosevelt
Washington
Posen
Poland
Chadwick
American Legion
Grand Central Station
New York
WJZ
Brussels
Dresden Boys Choir
Berlin
Andes
London
Branscombe Choral
Big Ben
Floridian Still In Shadow Of Electric Chair
J W Buchanan remains on Florida’s death row for the 12 year wait on a death warrant for the federal agent slaying during Prohibition. Governors Carlton Shultz Cone and the State Pardon Board have all declined to sign or commute.
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Tallahassee
Fla
J. W. Buchanan
Florida
Buchanan
Doyle E. Carlton
Carlton
Dave Shultz
Fred P. Cone
State Pardon Board
Shultz
Woburn Indicted Over School Funding Shortfall
Cambridge Mass December 23 Woburn population about 20000 was indicted by the Middlesex County Grand Jury for failing to raise sufficient funds to pay public school salaries for 1938. If convicted the city faces about 700000 dollars or twice the largest prior school levy. The indictment charges the city refused or neglected to raise money by taxation for the city schools.
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Cambridge
Mass
Woburn
Middlesex County Grand Jury
Betrayed By His Own Bible Mystery Slayer Case Near Youngstown
Chauncey Miller, 22, detained as a suspect in the slaying of Heiny Fitch, 31, after a Bible bearing Miller’s name was found in a nearby cave. Sheriff Ralph Elser said Miller confessed to shooting Fitch in Fitch’s car near the Struthers police station. Miller burned his clothes, fled to Pittsburgh, and was later arrested in Uniontown for breaking seals on freight cars.
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Youngstown
Chauncey Miller
Ralph Elser
Heiny Fitch
Elser
Miller
Fitch
Struthers
Pittsburgh
Uniontown
Honest Motorist Discovered In Topfield Traffic Stop
TOPSFIELD Mass December 23 State Trooper Stephen Wersoski stopped a speeding motorist who claimed he was testing the car to reach 80 mph. He admitted driving 71 mph and will lose his license for a few days.
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Topsfield
Mass
Stephen Wersoski
Wersoski
Peoples Drug Plans Salary Dividend Announcement
Directors of Peoples Drug Stores Inc authorize a salary dividend for about 2000 employees with rates by tenure: 15 percent for those hired between Nov 30 1937 and Jun 1 1938, 21 percent for those hired between Nov 30 1936 and Dec 1 1937, and 30 percent for those hired before Dec 1 1936. Executives and managers on separate annual bonus plan not included. Payment to be made in December.
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Peoples Drug Stores, Inc
J C Penney To Pay Bonus To 30000 Employees
New York reports the J C Penney Company will distribute a special Christmas bonus to more than 30 000 workers during the week before Christmas. Board of Directors approved extra remuneration for the year 1938 in recognition of service and loyalty.
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New York
J. C. Penney Company
Winchester
Penney Company
Conoco Station Adds Washing Greasing Facilities
The Conoco Service Station in Winchester expands with a one-stall washing and greasing room, boiler and equipment rooms, and a steam heating plant to handle increasing business, says station manager Harry L. Himelright.
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Winchester
Conoco
Harry L. Himelright
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Gray & Eddy’s
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Gray & Eddy
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Edward J. Kelly
Midwest
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Jack Haley
Burns and Allen
Pan-American Congress
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Metropolitan Opera
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Bob Steele
Wild Bill Hickok
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Charles Farrell
Joan Davis
Amanda Dafe
Bert Lahr
Bill Robinson
20Th Century-Fox
Foreign Mission Board
The
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Carol
J. H. Rushbrooke
Baptist World Alliance
Romania
Rushbrooke
Baptist Church of
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Stetson
Samson Luggage Universal Bath Robes
Griffon
H. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
Loudoun ST
Wincheser, VA
George W. Kurtz
Argus
Yardley
Remington Rand Electric
Lucien LeLong
Yardley’s of
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Chocolates
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Rhodes Drug CO
Case Fordsons
John Deere
Lupton Orchard Service Co
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J. T Cameron
Cameron
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