Getting to Work in London During Blitzes
A wartime London commuter describes navigating disrupted transit and air raids to reach the office. He weighs routes via underground lines and buses, noting delays, bomb disturbances, and the habit of ducking underground to ride out attacks while aiming to arrive on time.
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Hammersmith
Thames River
Piccadilly
District
Metropolitan
Shepherd’s Bush
Marble Arch
Mother Earth
Inauguration of Andrew Jackson Makes Historic Debut
Central Press recalls Old Hickory as he rode to the Capitol for his 1829 inauguration with over 15 000 spectators. The crowd then lined Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, where a raucous celebration there ended with ice cream and punch at the Bosby Hotel.
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Central Press
Old Hickory
Big Knife
Hatiess
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Jackson
White House
Bodsby
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During the blitz the speaker has used all six routes in various combinations and notes the trip time usually 25 minutes but has never exceeded 90 minutes. The speaker also knocks wood after reflecting on the experience.
Stephens City Notes from Christmas Day Gatherings and Local Visits
Stephens City Virginia notes Christmas day dinners and visits among residents. Guests included the Brants and Shaffer of Johnstown and White Post. relatives in Washington and Middletown. Strode and Beavers families. Grim family gatherings. and multiple small social calls. Several flu illness brief mentions and well wishes for recovery.
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Stephens City
J. H. Brant
George Brant
Frank Shaffer
Johnstown
Rachel Williams
White Post
R. G. Trussell
Washington, D. C
Wydmire Steele
Joe Strode
Jack Deighton
Middletown
Helen Strode
Manassas
Hallad Beavers
Anna Margaret
Irene
Helen Beavers
Dorothy Herrell
Some Strode
Grandell
Ethel Ambrose
Near Town
Campbell
Lacy Carper
John Orndorff
Frank
Harry Orn
Hadan Whorlley
Laytonsville
Frank Atkins
Martinsburg
George Tobin
D. M. Apty
Occoquan
James Calvert
Lomax Parker
Debate Program To Be Resumed At Mount Williams Society
The Mount Williams Debating Society prepares for a resumption of debates at the Community Hall on Friday evening January 10 with no subject yet chosen and music as part of the program. The Luttrell team and the Mount Williams Society also accepted to present a debating program on Monday January 6 at Capon Bridge Schoolhouse in Capon Bridge West Virginia.
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Mount Williams Debating Society
Mount Williams Society
Luttrell Team
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Blue crab conservation urged as numbers shrink
Dr. Curtis L. Newcombe warned that Chesapeake Bay blue crabs face conservation urgency as annual catches fell from 17 million in 1931 to about 10 million in 1937. He cited poor handling on floats, high moulting losses, and proposed protection for mature males alongside females.
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Philadelphia
Chesapeake
Curtis L. Newcombe
Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
Yorktown
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Chesapeake Bay
Newcombe
Maryland
Virginia
Ellen H. Gray
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Yorktown Laboratory
College of William and Mary
Frog spit on grass explained by spittle insect nymphs
Spittle insects produce a frothy secretion on plants. Their larvae live on vegetation and envelop themselves in a white foam formed from internal fluids and air bubbles.
Frye Confirms Plans to Wed Mrs Vanderbilt
Phoenix, Dec. 30 Jack Frye president of Transcontinental and Western Air said he has proposed to Helen Vanderbilt former wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and expects to marry in Phoenix soon He noted he must contact his brother Don who is in Mexico City to attend the ceremony Fostered by reports of their engagement Frye said the wedding would occur as soon as possible.
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Phoenix
Arix
Jack Prye
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Helen Vanderbilt
Frye
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Don
Mexico City
Will Welcome New Year At Old Church
The Green Spring Dijid Stone Church hosts a Watch Night Candlelight service on New Year’s Eve December 31 from 11 30 p m to five minutes after midnight. Rev Leslie O Shirley announces for three churches in his Winchester United Brethren Circuit. Jesse Lewis’ recording system will be used before communion.
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Green Spring Dijid Stone
Leslie O. Shirley
Winchester
Jesse Lewis
Promising Rookie To Join Colors
Chicago White Sox announce rookie pitcher Eugene Stack 22 from Saginaw Mich will report for military service at Fort Custer Mich on January 7 under the selective service law. Stack is viewed as a top prospect for the club.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Eugene Stack
Saginaw, Mich
Fort Custer
Mich
White Sox
Stack
Twelve Executed As Conspirators
Guatemala City report says 12 people were executed by firing squads Saturday after convictions for sedition and attempted rebellion. The group included Reserve Col. Pedro Montenegro Dr. Julio Carillo Jose Pelaez six army sergeants two corporals and a private.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Pedro Montenegro
Julio Carillo
Jose Pelaez
Johnson home in London destroyed by bombing
In London last night a bombing attack burned the Memorial House where Dr. Samuel Johnson compiled his Dictionary. The first edition was saved. The house on Gough Square near Fleet Street had been Johnson's residence for ten years.
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London
Memorial House
Samuel Johnson
Gough Square
Fleet Street
London Radio Silence Sparks Bomb Hit Fears
In Bern Switzerland on December 30 neutral and noncombatant stations report no reply from the London station all day fueling belief that bombs may have struck the London transmitter. Separately a food value for pineapple juice lists 0.4 percent fat 0.4 percent protein 15.4 percent carbohydrates and 70 calories per half cup.
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Bern
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
London
Lon<n
Lamon
Markets Set Quiet New Year With Few Open Bourses
Principal financial and commodity exchanges will be closed on New Year's Day. In the U S and Canada many markets halt trading on the last day of the year, with the Chicago Board of Trade and Winnipeg Grain Exchange suspending at noon Central Time. New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges close early at 1 pm Eastern. Toronto markets close at 2 pm Eastern, while the New York Stock Exchange and most securities markets stay open Tuesday.
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Associated Press
United States
Canada
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
New York
New Orleans
Toronto Securities
S. T
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Case Against Hopson Goes To Jury
The oral mail fraud conspiracy trial of Howard C. Hopson, former head of the Associated Gas and Electric Utilities System, went to the jury today. Hopson, accused of siphoning 20 million dollars, faced indictment on 17 counts of mail fraud and one conspiracy count alongside attorneys Garrett A. Brownback and Charles M. Travis.
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Howard C. Moec
Associated Gas and Electric Utilities System
Hopson
Garrett A. Brownback
Charles M. Travis
Local Markets Corrected Daily By The Star
The Star notes markets are corrected daily and declines responsibility for any typographical errors that may occur in publication.
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The
Star
Local Detail Market Flour and Feed Prices
Readable pricing list shows patent brand flour by bag and per barrel, with 12 24 48 and 98 pound sizes and varying prices. Also lists corn meal feed horse feed mixed feed scratch and chick grower prices, plus butter creamery price.
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al Saaass
Icsee Badass
Label Intoxicants As Poison Proposed By Doctors
Three leading physicians at a AAAS symposium urged labeling every liquor bottle as poison to curb alcoholism. Dr. Merrill Moore Dr. Abraham Myerson and Dr. Leo Alexander said the FDA should require poison warnings, comparing alcohol to arsenic and carbolic acid.
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Philadelphia
United States
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Merrill Moore
Abraham Myerson
Boston
Mass
Leo Alexander
Harvard University
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Moore
Myerson
Refuge Brevities reflect holiday gatherings and illness
In Refuge Virginia on December 30 several local items appear. Amiss Lillard is ill at home with friends wishing him a speedy recovery. Ross Lillard visits from Emory and Henry College for Christmas. Greta Bray returns from Denver after a three month visit.
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Refuge
Amiss Lillard
Ross Lillard
Emory and Henry College
Refuge Church
Greta Bray
Denver
John Elsrade
Baltimore
Frank Pitcock
Martha Crounse
C. E. Conner
James Orndoff
Phil Bowman
Harry Pitcock
Marvin White
J. Herbert Orndorff
June Hicks
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lucius Ritenour
Leesburg
Carson Cline
Two Freighters Report in U-Boat Zone Distress
Two British freighters sent SOS messages from the North Atlantic submarine zone. The City of Bedford reported a collision 600 miles off Scotland after leaving New York for England. Bodnant said she was taking on water in number 1 hold and requested immediate assistance near the City of Bedford's reported position.
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New York
North Atlantic
Scotland
Bedford
England
Bodnant
Macak
Illegal Practice By Auto Society Engaged in Law Practice
The U S Court of Appeals ruled that the American Automobile Association through its claims and adjustments department was illegally practicing law. The decision upheld a lower court injunction against the department after objection by the District of Columbia Bar Association.
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Washington
United States Court of Appeals
American Automobile Association
Department of Claims and Adjustments
District of Columbia Bar Association
Roosevelt Brain Trust original members
The group included Basil O Connor Justice Samuel I Ros enman Raymond Moley Rexford Tugwell Adolf Berle and Charles W Taussig. Ex-officio members were Colonel Louis McHenry Howe and General Hugh S Johnson.
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President Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Basil D. O’connor
Samuel I. Rosenman
Raymond Moley
Rexford Tugwell
Adolf Berle
Charles W. Taussig
Louis McHenry Howe
Hughs. Johnson
Manhunt ends as suspect Coates jailed in Atlanta
Charles Coates, exhausted and disheveled, is jailed in Atlanta after a broad manhunt that ended near Decatur, Tennessee, where he was captured. He faces charges of shooting and killing Patrolman W. Fred Black Jr. during a traffic stop inquiry.
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Charles Coates
Atlanta
Decatur
Tenn
W. Fred Black, Jr
Black
Six Die in Fire at Easton House
Six people perished when a wooden building burned in Easton Maine early today. Five were sisters from the Smith household and their maid Mrs. Ralph Davenport. Survivors include Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their son James who escaped with help from neighbors.
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Easton
Henry Rackliff
Ralph Davenport
Walter V. Smith
Smith
Teen
Marie
Carlene
Irma
Linda
Service Held For Daniel Frohman
New York December 30 The theatre world gathered at the Little Church Around the Corner to honor Daniel Frohman dean of theatrical producers who died last week Honorary bearers included Mayor LaGuardia Otis Skinner Walter Hampden Lee Shubert William Gaxton and Sm Forrest Rev Randolph Ray conducted the service Interment followed at Union Field Cemetery Long Island
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New York
Daniel Frohman
Mayor LaGuardia
Otis Skinner
Walter Hampden
Lee Shubert
William Gaxton
Sm Forrest
Wheeler to deliver reply speech on European peace
Senator Wheeler of Montana polished a speech responding to President Roosevelt's broadcast and urged a U S government effort to seek a just European peace. He planned to speak at 10 30 p m EST on NBC.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Roosevelt
United States
NBC
Pre-Marital Test Proposal Aims at Delaware Licenses
The Medical Society of Delaware will submit a pre-marital bill to the legistlature requiring couples to pass a syphilis test before marriage licenses are issued. Dr Emil R Mayerberg announced the plan noting alignment with New Jersey Pennsylvania and New York laws to curb out of state licenses.
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Wilmington
Del
The
Medical Society of Delaware
Emil R. Mayerberg
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Leahy Reaches Lisbon After Fog Delays Arrival
Admiral Leahy arrives in Lisbon aboard the Tuscaloosa after fog delays. The ship anchors on Tagus river and is greeted by shore batteries as naval attaches, Commander Ben H. Wyatt and Commander Roscoe H. Hillenkotter, escort the envoy ashore to the American legation. Leahy is expected to stay in Lisbon over the year.
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Lisbon
Portugal
United States
Greeks Report Repulsing Strong Counter Attacks
Athens dispatches say Greek forces repulsed strong Italian counter attacks on the Albanian front north of Chimara and Klisura. They claimed local gains near Valona and continued heavy shelling of Italian defense lines in the Tepeleni Klisura area from newly captured heights north to Valona and Durazzo.
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Athens
Ofi
Chimara
Valona
Klisura
Tepeleni-Klisura
Durazzo
Snate Wards Of Stomach Ailment
Fred B. Snite Jr who has spent four years in an iron lung is reported nearly recovered from a five day stomach disorder. Eight physicians treated him Saturday and his father says he is gaining strength. if stable he may attend the Orange Bowl game Wednesday.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Fred B. Snite, Jr
Smith approves Roosevelt speech on 67th birthday
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith says he is heartily in accord with President Roosevelt's Sunday night address on his 67th birthday. He calls the speech courageous and straight-hitting and notes Americans must turn sacrifice into action. He spoke to reporters at his desk amid birthday greetings and flowers.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Taylor Still Is Seriously Sick
Myron C. Taylor 66, Roosevelt envoy to the Vatican, remained in serious condition after a second gall bladder operation within six months. He is a patient at the Clinic and in New England Baptist Hospital Boston reported today.
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Boston
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Gall
Taylor
New Engl
Baptist Hospital
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