Hopkins sworn in as commerce secretary amid WPA politics debate
Harry L. Hopkins took the oath as secretary of commerce in a White House ceremony and urged continuation of the Business Advisory Committee formed by Daniel C. Roper. Senate factions prepared to push for a hearing into Hopkins's WPA leadership, with Democrats and Republicans forming a coalition to study relief funding and campaign activities.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
White House
Daniel C. Roper
WPA
W. Averell Harriman
Senate
Prospect Today
Thdn
Hopkins
Senate Commerce Committee
Combas
Ine
Relief Administration
Bailey
DNC
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Commerce Department
Homer Cummings
Cenjamin N. Cardozo
Murphy
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Cummings
Deer hunting safety note from MA Winchester
MA Winchester urges hunters planning to deer in Shenandoah to know their target next week. Many sportsmen now wear red caps for visibility and consider others when using fireworks to avoid injury or fires during Christmas season.
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MA Winchester
Shenandoah
Birth of Christ Narrative and Gospel Passages
A compact render of the Nativity with Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem, shepherds in the fields, angels proclaiming joy, wise men from the east, Herod’s concern, the holy family’s flight to Egypt, and key gospel verses about faith and salvation. The text repeats words from the New Testament in full, as labeled.
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Caesar Augustus
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judaea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Christ the Lord
God
Jesus
Herod
Jerusalem
Christ
Byougen
Lord
Egypt
Retail Selling Is Given Boost
The week saw a strong holiday shopping surge as retail demand rose and store sales topped the year, with the Associated Press index noting high industrial activity. Steel and auto production slowed seasonally, auto output fell from 102,905 to 92,890, while electric power production reached a record 2.33 billion kilowatt hours. Railroad loadings eased by 13,026 cars, and cotton mills and residential building neared 1938 peaks as shoppers filled Christmas stockings.
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New York
Associated Press
America
Dun & Bradstreet
Christmas Cheer From The Handley Library
The Handley Library wishes everyone a joyous Christmas with heartfelt wishes and a line invoking Kate Douglas Wiggin about the Christ Child's smile, described as a pale reflection of centuries of sunlit tears.
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The
Handley Library
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Christ Child
Nationwide Varied Weather Ushers In Holiday Travel
AP reports a record Christmas travel surge as families head home for reunions amid mixed conditions sunshine in the west and storms from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. Ice and slush derail roads causing fatalities in Minnesota Indiana and Ohio while rail and bus lines run 10 to 15 percent busier than last year with Pennsylvan ia Railroad handling 1735 New York City trains.
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Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
South
Middle West
Santa Claus
California
Rocky Mountain
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
New York
Nebraska
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
Twenty Nine Homes Entered in Winchester Light Fete
Twenty nine homes have entered the Christmas decorations contest with more expected this afternoon and tonight according to the Chamber of Commerce. Last year the total was 22. Many decorated homes remain unregistered. Merchants provide prizes and gifts. Non resident judges will tour Winchester homes tomorrow evening to award prizes.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Jones Florist Christmas Cemetery Arrangements
Christmas boxes for the cemetery, potted poinsettias, wreaths and decorations offered by Jones Florist at 137 West Water Street. Phone 511. Listing dated December 22 with catalog or ad reference.
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Jones Florist
W. Water St
Local Banks To Pay Dividends In Early 1939
Four local banks plan semi annual dividends on capital stock. The Commercial and Savings Bank 3 percent dividend payable January 2 1939 by mailed checks. Union Shenandoah Valley National Bank 2 percent regular dividend payable January 1. Shenandoah Valley National Bank also declares a 1 percent special dividend payable December 31 to stockholders of record December 24 1938. Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust will announce dividend details after the next directorate meeting.
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Union Shenandoah Valley and
Commercial and Savings
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Commercial and Savings Bank
Union Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Farmers and Merchants
Safety Slogan Day by Day for Christmas Eve Whetzell
The Star invites readers to submit safety slogans with the note Keep awake apply your brake or you will take a life by mistake credited to Eve Whetzell City. Each day until Christmas the paper will publish a new slogan from readers.
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Eve Whetzell
City
Rebels Suffer Setback In A Big Offensive
In a major clash on the Spanish frontier at Tremp to Balaguer, harsh weather hindered Francoist forces as government troops repelled insurgent advances led by Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Reported front lines described heavy snow, frozen machinery, and intense rifle fire, with about half a million soldiers engaged.
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Hendaye
France
Pyrenees
Tremp
Balaguer
Spain
Francisco Franco
Grosa Mountains
Franco
Wreck Victims Blown To Pieces In Alabama Explosion
A twin engine B 18 bomber exploded over Uniontown Alabama killing seven to nine men. Major Warren Maxwell at Maxwell Field said a gas line leak in the passenger cabin may have ignited. Some soldiers had boarded at Hamilton Field and March Field before the crash amid a rainy night.
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Uniontown
Ala
Warren A. Maxwell
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Maxwell
Hamilton Field
Calif
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Army
March Field
President and First Lady usher Christmas Eve duties
President and Mrs. Roosevelt spend Christmas Eve balancing official duties and family time. The president broadcasts nationwide and reads A Christmas Carol to grandchildren while the first lady trims the White House tree and organizes local charity events. A 200-person greeting with staff and police precedes the evening light at Lafayette Square, with the president to speak at 5 11 pm EST and translations broadcast internationally.
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Beth Campbell
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
White House
NBC
Blue Network
CBS
Mutual
German Spokesman Says Ickes Incident Closed
Washington reports show Congress critiquing the State Department for the Ickes denunciation of Nazi treatment of Jews while urging restraint to avoid worsening Jewish persecution in the Reich. Senators Burke Lewis Schwartz and Rep Fish weigh the risks of diplomatic flare ups and public denouncements. Frederick J. Libby questions whether officials seek to foster fear to support armament plans.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Ickes
Reich
United States
Burke
D-Neb
Lewis
D-Ill
Schwartz
D-Wye
Rep
Fish
R-Ny
Frederick J. Libby
National Council For Prevention of War
Brazil finally signs Pan American declaration on defense
Lima December 24 Brazil's Afranio Mello Franco signed the Pan American conference declaration, finalizing unity among 21 republics to defend continental solidarity. Earlier Argentina and Uruguay shifted stance, giving Brazil leverage to seek slight modifications before the floor vote. Local notices follow about holiday meals and taxi services.
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Lima
Brazil
Afranio Mello Franco
Afranio Mello Franceis
Argentina
Uruguay
Mello Franco
Christmas Dinner at White Palace Restaurant
A Christmas dinner offer promotes a complete turkey meal with trimmings at the White Palace Restaurant. The ad lists a price of 75 cents and includes a dated reference 12-23-1p-21.
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White Palace
Pope decries Mussolini actions straining Vatican ties
In a Christmas address Pope Pius XI laments Vatican Italian tensions over measures seen as mistreatment of Catholic Action and a law banning Aryan and non Aryan marriages. He rebukes higher ups including Cardinal Schuster and notes ongoing protests to Italy's Concordat disputes. He reads a 1500 word speech to visiting Cardinals in Rome.
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Pius XI
Vatican
Holy See
Italy
Mussolini
Idlefonso
Schuster
Milan
Cardinal Schuster
Vittorio Emanuele
Venice
Turin
Bergamo
Archibishop
Rome
Mixed Weather For Next Week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday shows precipitation in the North and Middle Atlantic States with a mix of temperatures. Much colder early, warmer around midweek, then colder again toward the end of the period.
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Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Special Attention Adverts and Subscribers Holiday Notice
The Star will not be issued on Monday December 26 1938 due to the regular Christmas holiday.
Berlin says no further diplomatic action planned
Berlin declares the Ickes incident closed diplomatically after a U.S. rejection of a German pro speech. The interior score, marked by Secretary Sumner’s rejection, leaves a sting but officials say no further action will be taken. A Nazi reaction is anticipated but not interfered with.
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Berlin
Aganda
Ickes
United 8
Interior
Mrs Whitney Home For Xmas In Virginia
Mrs John Hay Whitney arrives at her Loudoun county estate in Upperville Virginia for Christmas. She plans a 16 day stay before returning to California to begin a movie project after months in Hollywood.
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Uppervise
John Hay Whitney
Hollywood
Liangher Loudoun County
Virginia
California
French Stand on Treaty Restores Colonial Gains
Paris reports the French government will inform Italy that declaring the 1935 Italo French agreement valid deprived France of colonial territory ceded in the accord. The cabinet aims to restore the pre accord situation and reverse Italy’s territorial gains.
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Paris
France
Italy
Fifty-seven Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses in Week
In Wins Chester week ending, 57 couples secured marriage licenses. Clerk C. C. Brannon issued 12 licenses to county couples and eight by Clerk Clark M. Smith of Corporation Court. The county office granted 16 licenses and the city office 41.
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Winschester
C. C. Brannon
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Railroad Shop Fire Controlled
Four alarm blaze at the Mt shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was controlled by 160 firefighters using 28 apparatus. Damage estimated at 11000 dollars. Fire department and Baltimore Ohio police cooperated on the investigation.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and O
Fire Department 2
Baltimore Ohio Special Police
Full course dinner offered at BEBE BAKER'S RESTAURANT
BEBE BAKER'S RESTAURANT advertises a full course dinner for 50 cents. The odd listing includes a telephone-like code 112-23-1p-21, suggesting a classified or needled page reference.
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Bebe Baker's Restaurant
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