Ethiopians Suffer Heavy Losses Amid African Front Conflicts
Rome reports Ethiopian forces fall back under intensified northern clashes as Italian troops suffer casualties. Embassy communique notes nine Italian casualties and 46 wounded, with aviation active along the front. Ethiopian officials accuse Italians of stirring tax revolt in Gojjam and Ras Hailu's partisans awaiting unrest.
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Rome
Takkaze
Afgaga Pass
Italy
East Africa
Ethiopia
Rodolfo Graziani
Dolo
Takkaze River
Addis Ababa
Gojjam
Ras Hailu
Health Bonds Reported Sold
A letter to Mrs. H. D. Fuller from Andrew Bell itemizes tuberculosis seal bonds totaling 65 dollars, listing Rotary Club units, fire companies, and other organizations. It notes a $5 bond mailed to Friendship Fire Company with no reply yet, and asks that checks be sent directly to Mrs. Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Fuller
District Nurse Association
Friendship Fire Company
Douglas Barnett
Sarah Zane Fire Company
R. B. Brown
Selassie Frames Peace Terms for Ethiopian Return
Reuters reports Emperor Haile Selassie has drawn up peace terms with Italy. They require Italian troop withdrawal, recognition of Ethiopian sovereignty, and Italy paying an indemnity. A League of Nations commission would delimit borders with Italian colonies. Ethiopia would seek foreign aid with Italian influence barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Reuters
Haile Selassie
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Nose Wash Prevents Infantile Paralysis Trial Proposed
Rockefeller Institute researchers report a nose wash protecting monkeys from poliomyelitis and ready for human trial. Columbia University researchers find a vitamin C based preventive from citrus and greens, effective under limited conditions but not yet for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockefeller Institute
Society of American Bacteriologists
Columbia University
Columbia
A. B. Sabin
P. K. Olitsky
H. R. Cox
Jungleblut
Body of Fourth Victim Found in Knight Case
Butte Montana police report Floyd Woods aged 44 a ranch caretaker is the fourth victim of William Henry Knight ex convict who has been hunted across southwestern Montana. Woods body was found on a Madison river sand bank near Ennis. Knight fled in Woods missing auto after a Christmas shooting spree that left two officers dead and two others wounded.
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Butte
Mont
Floyd Woods
William Henry
Knight
Montana
of Woods
Madison River
Ennis
Here
Woods
Tom O'Neill
Francis Walsh
James Mooney
Florence Benevue
Mooney
Control Bodies To Meet Here Next Tuesday
The Frederick County Wheat Production Control Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday morning at 10 in the county courthouse to transact business and review new wheat applications for the State Grain Board in Richmond. Afternoon session at 2 p.m. features the Frederick County Corn Hog Control Association to handle routine business and final compliance on the 1935 contracts with members J H Funkhouser W S Huyett M J Pease E R Marker and V O Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Wheat Production Control Association
County Court House
State Grain Board
Richmond
R. L. Omps
J. H. Funkhouser
W. S. Huyett
John W. Larrick
Frederick County
Rates Forwarded For Enamel Ware Plant Site Search
Data on rate schedules for carload shipments to all U S sections from Winchester were prepared by the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads and forwarded today to executives of a company that makes enamel ware. Andrew Bell of the Chamber of Commerce provided the information for consideration of proposed sites, including Winchester as a potential plant location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Winchester
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Bus Disaster Theories Multiply In Fatal River Crash
Richmond December 26 State Highway Commissioner H G Shirley said state investigators have gathered extensive data on the Greyhound bus plunge into the Appomattox River killing 14 but no conclusive cause. He noted many theories have been discredited and doubted whether full details will ever be known. He suggested Virginia may adopt double gates on drawbridges to improve safety.
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Richmond
H. G. Shirley
Greyhound
Appomattox
Shirley
John Q. Rhodes
Motor Vehicles Division
State Corporation Commission
M. H. Kelley
Park M. Smith
Motor Carrier Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Shirley
Virginia
Christmas week social notes from Middletown Va
Middletown Virginia residents share Christmas visits and travels. Local families host relatives from Strasburg Washington Beckley Hyattsville and Winchester while students and professionals return home for holidays.
Italy's Navy on Guard as Europe-readies for Possible Oil Sanctions
London reports Premier Mussolini's navy recalled about 13 000 specialists and poised for action amid Britain France and other powers on alert from Gibraltar to Aden. International tension grows as Eden considers oil sanctions and Addis Ababa eyes northern and southern offensives.
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London
Mussolini
Rome
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Aden
Red Sea
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Italy
Europe
Rumania
Yuugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Danubian
Africa
Britain
Laval
France
Chamber of Deputies
Samuel Hoare
Addis Ababa
Endeavorers Lead Christmas Pageant at United Brethren Church
The Christian Endeavor of the United Brethren Church sponsored a Christmas pageant at 7 30 p m on Christmas night. Miss Anna Karicofe chaired the committee with helpers Mrs Ada Hicks Mrs Elsie Ritter and Mrs Sadie Hamrick. Marie Fries read scripture while Mary Catherine played the organ. The Young Peoples Choir sang and tableaux accompanied readings featuring shepherds angels Mary Joseph and wise men. Cantique de Noel was sung by Eugene Russell and Joy to the World closed the program. Choir members included Elsie Ritter Sadie Hamrick Hilda Patton Madeline Patton Evelyn Barrett Helen Bailey Dorothy Cather Odetta Carpenter Genevieve Shull Oata Anderson Hazel Wingfield Winifred Wingfield and others. Proceeds supported United Brethren Orphanage in Quincy.
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Christian Endeavor of
The
United Brethren Church
Anna Karicofe
Ada Hicks
Elsie Ritter
Sadie Hamrick
Marie Fries
Mary Cather
Young Peoples Choir
the Shepherds
Johnny Patterson
Ralph Grubbs
Kenneth Cather
Angel
Iva Mae Bowles
Mary
Frances Chapman
Joseph
Granville Cather
Wise Men
Leslie Fries
L. D. Grubbs
Fred Fries
Dorothy Anderson
Margaret Anderson
Eugene Russell
Hilda Patton
Madeline Patton
Evelyn Barrett
Helen Bailey
Dorothy Cather
Odetta Carpenter
Geneveive Shull
Oata Anderson
Hazel Wingfield
Winifred Wingfield
Helen Mullen
Allen Russell
Curtis Blye
Paul Pries
Edwin Ritter
United Brethrenies
Quincy
Early Battles Become Certain In New Session
Washington reports that early and lively congressional battles over neutrality and soldiers bonus legislation are certain as President Roosevelt and Capitol leaders outline plans for the 2nd session of the 74th Congress. The President's annual message and budget plan are expected within three days.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
Congress
White House
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Nye
R-Nd
Senate
Special Munitions Committee
Clark
Relatives Say They Know Nothing of Lindbergh Plans
In Cardiff, Aubrey Morgan’s relatives deny knowledge of Colonel Lindbergh and his wife and child’s England visit. John Morgan says the family has not heard from Lindbergh about plans to live at Llandaff near Cardiff after arriving from America around January 1.
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Cardiff
Wales
Aubrey Morgan
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
John Morgan
Aubrey
Lindbergh
Jon
Llandaff
America
Major Racketeering Figures Held by New York Grand Jury
In New York on December 26 twelve to fifteen alleged masterminds tied to a racketeering network were detained by a special grand jury. The panel, led by L Seton Lindsay, reported extensive extortion across business sectors and that leaders operate through lieutenants and henchmen. Abraham Finkel was jailed for contempt after evasive testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Thomas EB. Dewey
Vice
Trade and Protective Association
L. Seton Lindsay
New York Life Insurance Company
Abraham Finkel
Compromise Reached in Chrysler Shares Case
London December 27 appeals in the Chrysler Motor shares case were withdrawn by mutual consent after parties reached a settlement. Awards totaled 36000 pounds plus interest to Suffolk Investment and 3500 pounds to Arnold De La Poer in the king's bench division Justice Atkinson found conspiracies by Hutchinson Briggs and Fields with Chrysler in 1927 to obtain shares below par.
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London
Chrysler Motor Shares
Walter P. Chrysler
Stephen D. Briggs
Bernard E. Hutchinson
Joseph Fields
Chrysler Corporation
Suffolk Investment Company, Ltd
Arnold de la Poer
Atkinson
King’s Bench
Hutchinson
Briggs
Bank holiday notice for New Year 1936
It Pays to Advertise New Year s Day January 1 1936 a legal holiday this bank will be closed on this date All paper maturing on that date can be paid on the following banking day Thursday January 2 1935 J H YOST Cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co Wednesday January 1 1936 See Thursday January 2 J I SLOAT Cashier Commercial and Savings Bank GEO B BUSHNELL Cashier Union Bank of Winchester HAROLD G BROWN Cashier Shenandoah Valley Nat l Bank
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Army Pits Explosives Against Mauna Loa Lava Flow
In Hilo Hawaii on December 27 the U S Army began a planned air bombardment using 600 pound bombs to divert molten lava from Mauna Loa away from the Wailuku River and Hilo water supply. If planes fail a 50 man Third Engineers detachment will dynamite a new channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilo
Hawaii
United States Army
Mauna Loa
Third Engineers
Wailuku River
Too Drunk To Remember Death Mystery Arrest in Slaying
Bernard Duffy a 35 year old PWA worker was arrested in New York on homicide charges for Loretta Hunts slashed body found in a deserted building Christmas morning. Detectives said Duffy admitted he picked up the woman Tuesday night but was too drunk to recall all details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernard Duffy
PWA
Loretta Hunt
Duffy
Joseph Pickett
Eugene Mahoney
Hunt
Former Diplomat Fatally Poisoned in Jerusalem
Israel Cleiman of New York aged 37, a soldier, pioneer, newspaper man and former secretary of the American consulate in Jerusalem, died today of blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Pascor
Israel Cleiman
New York
Stranded 80 On Caspian Ice Reaches Halted Rescue
Efforts to rescue about 80 people stranded on Caspian Sea ice were blocked by snowstorms. Air routes failed and ships could not break the ice. the steamer Edison moved only six miles after ten hours of hot water jets. In Vladivostok, 100 passengers from the Lozovski abandoned ship and trekked eight miles to shore, some reaching land while others remained on the ice. One passenger and a crew member disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baku
Russia
Caspian Sea
Edison
Vladivostok
Lozovski
Okhotsk Sea
Sakalin Island
City radio unit ordered to locate static sources
E A Crowl chairman of the city radio commission announced a detector set for locating static sources has been ordered from a Canton Massachusetts firm. The first of two units will cost about 129 dollars and be used on the regular broadcast belt. The second unit to detect shortwave interference will follow after the survey. Crowl urged dealers to cooperate and noted many interferences stem from defective aerials and groundings which must be corrected for better reception.
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E. A. Crowl
City Radio Commission
Canton
Mass
Secur
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Makale Road
Health Bonds
Middletown
Cletus Campbell
Loretta
Mary Katharine
John Fred Larrick
Gladys Kline
Strasburg
Campbell
Lebanon Church
William Weirick
College Park
Frank Weirick
Jack Ambrose
Near Winchester
Harry Ridings
Eddie McInturff
Alice McInturff
J. E. Legge
Brucetown
H. J. McAboy
C. C. Rhodes
Culpeper
C. S. Hudson
Rocky Mount
N. C
Leroy Withrow
Clifton Forge
Lynnod Everly
W. A. Everly
Will Willey
James Willey
Frank Werrick
Caspar Craig
Katharine Craig
Hyattsville
Front Royal
Mr. Craig
Muntzing
Cassidy
Smith Property
Main Street
George Gordon Keith
Beckley
W. Va
Marvin Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Waterlick
William Werrick
John Weirick
Max Doman
Washington, Va
T. B. Doman
Lillie Jackson
McDonough School
Baltimore
Nice
Norman K. Wise
Daggah Bur
Foreign Office
Egypt
Geneva
League
Spain
Ara
Borah
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Pittman
D-New
Chrysler
J. H. Yost Cashier
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co
John I. Sloat
Cashier Commercial and Savings Bank
Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley
Nat'l Bank
Virginia Glass Sand Corporation
Gore
Moling & Cather
George Washington Garage
Hamburger’s
N. Main Street
Betty Shoppe
Boscawen St
T. F. Timberlake
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