Daughter Clears Name of Father
Lonnie Jenkins walks free after a five year effort by his daughter to prove handwriting on a death note belonged to his late wife, not him. Detroit judge Christopher E. Stein grants release nine years into a life sentence for murder based on new handwriting analysis. Mrs Helen Drake, now 21, greets the ruling as a Christmas gift.
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Lonnie Jenkins
Helen Drake
Christopher E. Stein
Theenkins
Jnkins
Drake
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jenkins
Officer Shot By A Fugitive Appears Worse
Middlesboro Kentucky police chief George Minton was shot while attempting to serve a Virginia arrest warrant on Clyde William Buchanan. Minton was in very serious condition with a stomach wound. A deputy sheriff was killed and another officer wounded. Buchanan was killed days later by a posse after a Cumberland Mountain manhunt.
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Middlesboro
George Minton
Virginia
Clyde William Buchanan
Minton
Buchanan
Cumberland Mountain
Congress set sunset dates on key New Deal agencies
Vandenberg notes that within 60 days of the new Congress meeting the Bituminous Coal Commission will end April 26 as lawmakers consider extending or abandoning it. The Maritime Labor Board created in 1938 would dissolve without action, and the Public Works Administration program ends June 30. FHA loan insurance for repairs also expires July 1.
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Congress
Bituminous Coal Commission
Guffey
D-Pa
Maritime Labor Board
Public Works Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Loadings Rise Over Last Year for B and O Freight
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported 50 773 freight cars handled in the week ended December 21. This is 6 210 more than the same week last year but 1 668 fewer than the prior week. The total also marks a 2 665 car gain over the same week ten years ago.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Legion Veterans Host Grand Yale Party for Talbot County Children
Legion veterans entertained Talbot county children in their tenth annual event. Cars and wagons delivered toys and meals to 450 youngsters, Santa greeted guests at the armory, ministers spoke, carols were sung, and gifts of candy fruit and cake were handed out before rides to a movie and home deliveries.
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Talbot County
Santa
Claus
Col. E. T. Miller
War tightening fraternal bonds Cambridge club says loss fosters understanding
Cambridge England Rotarians report a great gain of new understanding between Great Britain and the United States due to the loss and suffering of the war with Germany and Italy. In Christmas greetings they note peace is not yet, but goodwill warms hearts toward the U S and future promise.
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Cambride
Cambridge
Eng
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Italy
Thieves Sentenced In Harrisville Pilfer Case
Steve Klaczek 19, Norman Morrisette 27 and Louis Klein 40 were ordered six months in jail and fined for pilfering after police in Harrisville tracked them from Route 50. Coats stolen from John W. Webster of Lincolnton North Carolina were found discarded. Other morning dockets included three drunkenness cases and a reckless driving charge with license suspension.
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Donald L. Weems
Trial Justice Court
Steve Klaczek
Norman Morrisette
Louis Klein
West Virginia
Harrisville
Winchester
John W. Webster
Lincolnton
N. C
Fred Taylor
Frank Fansler
Margaret Newlin
Garland Perry
Italian garrison at Bardia fights on under siege
Italian forces at Bardia under Gen Bergonzoli endure seven days of bombardment from land sea and air as Graziani reports setbacks in North Africa. Italy executes spies at Fort Bravetta while a spy network is convicted. Zurich is bombed and shifts ripple through wartime diplomacy as Eden returns to foreign affairs.
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Bardia
Annibale
Bergonzoli
Marshal Graziani
Mussolini
North Africa
Suez Canal
Fort Bravetta
Rome
Churchill appeals to Italy to end war and spare empire
Prime Minister Churchill urged the Italian people to oust Mussolini in a London broadcast. He warned the Italian empire could be torn to shreds if Italy continued the war, saying the conflict stemmed from one man and that Italians should have a say in their fate.
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London
Churchill
Mussolini
Britain
Italy
Christendom
Local Markets Report From The Star
Local markets appear correct daily with a caution that The Star does not assume accountability for typographical errors that may occur in listings and notices.
Baltimore market quotes and livestock prices drop-in pace
Market quotations cover colors for poultry and fowl weights, with turkey receipts moderate and prices unsettled. Baltimore listings show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep quotes, including steers 8.50 to 10.60 and hogs 6.25 to 7.25 per cwt, while Philadelphia and Chicago reports add live poultry, eggs and beef prices, noting steady lambs and rising hog values.
Stock Market Report from New York on December 23
The market held a stalemate as leading stocks failed to rally in a late session standoff. Quoted prices at 2 p.m. include Am Can 86 1 4, AT&T 168 3 8, Gen Elec 32 3 8, Goodyear 18 1 4, U S Steel 68 1 8, Sears Roebuck 76 1 2, Southern Ry 117 8, Union Pac 74 1 4, Woolworth 30 1 4, and other major issues.
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al. Chem
Am. Can
Rad
Am. Smei
At&t
Can. Edison
Elec
Genl. Motors
Goodyear
Int. Har
J. Manville
Kennecott
M. Ward
Natl. Dairy
Packard
Penney
J. C
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern R
Appointment of Halifax Pleasing
Secretary Hull said Viscount Halifax’s appointment as British ambassador to the United States was highly welcomed. He noted Halifax’s record of accomplishments and stated the United States looked forward to working with the new ambassador.
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Washington
Hull
Viscount Halifax
United States
Lord Halifax
Two Drivers Fined for Reckless Driving in Clarke
Berryville Virginia reports two defendants Miss Alice Joseph of Washington and Orville L. Fike of Kitzmiller Maryland were convicted of reckless driving in the court of Trial Justice Loring Kackley. Each received a $10 fine plus costs.
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Court of Trial
Loring Kackley
Alice Joseph
Washington
Orville L. Fike
Kitzmiller
Cattle and Sheep Prices Across Markets Highlight Bulk and Good Quality
Market notes report 25 head up to 6.75 for bulk good and choice cattle 200 to 300 pounds averaging 6.50 to 6.70 with most 170 to 190 pounds. Lights 6.40 to 6.65, sows 400 pounds down 5.75 to 6.00, cattle salable at 9,500 and calves at 1,000. Fed steers 9.50 to 13.25, weighty Colorado steers 14.60. heifers up to 25 high, bulk 9.25 to 10.75, best 11.75. Canner cows weak, vealers 9.50 to 11.00. Sheep salable 4,000 total 4,500 with fat lambs active to shippers, red western lambs 9.50 to 9.75, no packer sales yet.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
U. S
Refinery Removes Silt From Back Creek Pollution Case
A sand mine refuse purification system at the Virginia Glass Sand Company south of Gore, installed for about 15 000 dollars, treats wash water to settle silt. Pollution reportedly killed game fish and harmed livestock. Charges were filed in Trial Justice Court and appealed to Frederick Circuit Court, but no trial occurred as continuances were granted while remedies were pursued. Ollie Triplett had a near miss when his trousers were caught in a wheel, ripping the fabric and leaving him crutch-bound.
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Back Creek
Virginia Glass Sand Company
Gore
Trial Justice Court
Frederick
T. R. Cather
Ollie Triplett
Largest bell in the world Tsar Kolokol of Moscow
The Tsar Kolokol, the largest bell ever cast in Moscow, weighed about 193 tons. It was never rung because it cracked during casting and about eleven tons broke off.
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Moscow
A& Ae
Grain quotes show mixed moves across wheat corn and oats
Chicago futures firm after early losses with May wheat at 84 three eighths to 1 2. July 79 1 4. Sept 79 1 4. Corn May 60 1 4 July 60 1 8 Sept 60. Oats May 35 1 4 July 31 1 2. Cash grain in Chicago No 1 red 89 No 1 hard 89. No 2 yellow 63 1 4 No 3 59 1 4 to 61 3 4 No 4 57 to 58 3 4 No 5 55 to 57 1 2 No 3 white 66 1 2. Oats No 1 mixed 37 1 2 No 2 37 1 2 No 1 white 39 3 4 No 2 39 No 3 37 3 4 Sample grade 30 34. No 1 white heavy 39 3 4 No 2 39 1 2 No 3 37 1 2 to 38 No 1 mixed heavy 38 Sample white heavy 31. Baltimore cash wheat 92 1 4 No 2 red winter 92 1 4 domestic. Winchester wheat 90c bushel corn 60c barley 53c. Prices based on mill deliveries. Year ago: wheat 90 corn .63.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Des
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
President calls for long-term funding plan for defense program
The President told reporters a long term financing plan with moderate tax increases and restrained borrowing could fund the defense program over many years. Alf Landon at Stafford Kansas praised Roosevelt's defense production office as a step in the right direction.
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Austin
R-Vi
Rene Alf M. Landon
Stafford
Kans
Fox Hunting Popularity Traced to 1742 In Virginia
Cy FP notes that fox hunting dates from at least 1742 when Lord Fairfax arrived in Virginia and established a regular pack and hound operation for the sport in his country estate.
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Lord Fairfax
Virginia
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