Winslow Christmas Eve Tree Lighting Aids Needy Families
The Winslow Community Christmas Tree event at City Hall grounds features carols by the Woman's Club chorus with young helpers from local churches. Santa Claus gifts are replaced by donations funding food for needy residents, while local businesses provide clothing distributed to Southside and other areas.
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Winslow
Winslow Community
City Hall
Bethlehem
Woman’s Club Chorus
Baptist
Santa Claus
San Diego Gets 50 Million Kilowatt Hours Power Allocation
Washington reports the federal allotment of 50 million kilowatt hours to San Diego from the Boulder Canyon Dam amid a prior 4.24 million. The revised allocation due to increased dam height spreads 18 percent to Arizona and Nevada, 36 percent to the Metropolitan Water District, 6 percent to Los Angeles, and 9 percent to California utilities. The San Diego contract must be signed by April 15 and Los Angeles will supply the transmission machinery.
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Washington
Boulder Canyon Dam
San Diego
Wilbur
Arizona
Nevada
Metropolitan Water District
Los Angeles
California
Hoover’s Response to Norris-Lucas Conflict Expected
The Norris Lucas feud shifts to the White House with speculation on President Hoover’s forthcoming stance. Senator Norris of Nebraska questions Hoover’s Republican fidelity while Senator Watson of Indiana states the party’s regularity issue is not now before the Senate. Lucas’s role in Norris’s election defeat is under scrutiny.
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Washington
Norris-Lucas
White House
Hoover
Norris
Nebraska
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Senate
Lucas
Watson
Christmas Eve at White House Ends with Fire
Christmas Eve at the White House features a large party with a tree, gifts, and carols but ends abruptly as a fire breaks out in the White House office just after dessert. Vice President Curtis and Mrs Dolly Gann plan to spend the day at Fort Myer with the vice president's family.
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White House
Curtis
Dolly Gann
Fort Myer
Virginia
C. B. George
Dozen Die in Burman Rioting in Upper Burma
Dozens killed in Tharawaddy and Insein districts as rioters attacked villages during a tax resisting campaign. Four native officials slain. police said to have inflicted heavy losses on the attackers amid ongoing clashes.
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Rangoon
Burma
Tharawaddy
Insein
Upper Burma
Phoenix Boy Wins 25000 Suit Over Power Line Injury
A Phoenix jury awarded 13 year old Jimmy Compton 25000 for a permanent injury after climbing a power pole seeking bird eggs and contacting a live wire. The suit was filed by his father against the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, owner of the line.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jimmy Compton
Jimmy
Superior Court
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Weather outlook for New Mexico and Arizona fair tonight
Light temperature changes with generally fair skies across New Mexico and Arizona. Winslow reports Tuesday daytime high around 37 degrees and nighttime low near 22.
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New Mexico and
Arizona
Winslow
Snow Covers Nation Promising White Christmas
Christmas forecast notes scattered snow across the United States with heavy falls in Scranton and Portland while the upper Atlantic seaboard expected a white Christmas. Chicago and New York observed snow as weather patterns lingered across the Midwest and Northeast.
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New York
United States
Scranton
Portland
Atlantic Seaboard
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
Middle West
Great Lakes Region
Chicago
Metropolitan
Yavapai Woman Files Suit On Mine Claims
Mrs. Josephine B. Mullen filed suit in San Francisco seeking recovery of eight mining claims in Yavapai county Arizona alleging deeds obtained by fraud. The complaint notes Portland mine site was sold for 450000 and another claim valued at 100000.
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San Francisco
Yavapai County
Arizona
Josephine B. Mullen
Southern Railway In Receivership
The Seaboard Air Line Railway Company with 4500 miles in the South entered receivership after a creditor’s complaint. Federal Judge D Lawrence Cro ner approved Bethlehem Steel Company’s request and named Leigh R Powell and Ethelbert W Smith as receivers.
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Norfolk
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
D. Lawrence Croner
Bethlehem Steel Company
Leigh R. Powell
Ethelbert W. Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indian Oil Lands Controversy Ends in Settlement
Three years of litigation by Nora Foster a full blood Seminole and others to obtain title to Seminole oil field property valued at 4 million dollars ends with a 75000 dollar settlement. The Oklahoma Supreme Court was advised and Chief Justice Mason filed a notice of dismissal. The Indian woman claimed the land through inheritance.
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Oklahoma
City
Okla
Nora Foster
State Supreme Court
Charles W. Mason
Snowless Christmas In Store For Winslow And Its Vicinity
Winslow and northern Arizona look to a sunny Christmas with no snow for outdoor activities. Despite the bright forecast, local Santa appearances and donations to the needy highlight the season. Tomorrow, all business houses and the post office will close so workers and residents can observe Christmas.
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Winslow
Arizona
Santa Claus
Kris Kringic
Holland
Cagios
Vasilious
Greece
Saint Nicola
Italy
Father Christmas
England
Saint Mikulas
Bohemia
Divorce Granted To Mrs. Tom Mix
Tom Mix and his second wife Victoria Mix were granted a divorce after a brief hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court. Victoria cited extreme mental cruelty and the court approved an interlocutory decree with custody for their nine year old daughter Tomasina, who will spend half of each summer with Mix.
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Los Angeles
Tom Mix
Victoria Mix
Mix
Tomasina
Gate Tender Shot Down by a Bandit
New Haven Conn December 24 AP Joseph Ojidazzo 50 gate tender of the Allington Branch American Mills Co shot to death and Charles A Kern Jr paymaster critically wounded by a bandit who escaped with the companys 5000 payroll
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New Haven
Conn
Joseph Ojidazzo
Allington
American Mills Co
Charles A. Kern, Jr
Santa Claus Weather Forecast For Midwest Visit
Chicago area forecast predicts snow or rain tomorrow as weather officials say Santa Claus should wear snow shoes and carry an umbrella during his midwest trip with mixed precipitation extending to many states including the region.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Argentina Quake Kills Thirty Five in Lapoma Collapse
An earthquake hit Lapoma in Salta province killing 35 people and injuring 70. Reports say the town of about 1500 inhabitants was destroyed.
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Salta
Argentina
Lapoma
New York Needy to Get $1,704,038 on Christmas Morn
New York's needy will find on Christmas morn that St. Nicholas has written them a check for more than $1.7 million. Incomplete figures from seven agencies show $1,704,038 contributed so far. The Salvation Army alone has received $1,207,833 from two sources.
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New York
St. Nicholas
Salvation Army
Most Of Park Fund Spent In Arizona
The National Parks Service plans show a large portion of the $1 500 000 emergency relief allocation will be spent in Arizona with Arizona and California to receive most of the funds. Other southwestern states and Yorktown Virginia will share the remaining balance.
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Washington
National Parks Service
Arizona
Park Service
California
Yorktown
Bread price cut lowers loaf to ten cents in Neenah
Bakers announced a 24 ounce loaf price drop from 13 cents to 10 cents effective today in Neenah Wisconsin due to low wheat prices. The move reflects cost savings shared with shoppers as retail prices ease.
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Neenah, Wis
Construction Goes On Over Entire Nation
A five billion dollar construction push sweeps the country as roads bridge projects and public works surge ahead in winter months. Oil lines extend from the southwest while new rails gleam under the Texas sun and relief is mobilized by federal state municipal and private aid networks led by the president's emergency committee headed by Colonel Arthur Woods.
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New. York
Arthur Woods
Christmas Eels Arrive in Naples For Christmas Eve Dinner
Eight hundred tons of eels arrived in Naples for Bastia Corsica bound Neapolitans. Ten special water circulating vessels kept the eels alive during transport. The Neapolitan Christmas Eve eel feast has ancient roots dating back centuries.
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Naples
Italy
Bastia
Corsica
Forty Prisoners to Receive Christmas Pardons in West Virginia
War den A. C. Scroggins announced that forty prisoners at the West Virginia penitentiary will be paroled as Christmas gifts. One life prisoner had the sentence commuted to eighteen years, and four prisoners received conditional pardons.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
A. C. Scroggins
97yearold Edward Millar Serves 250 at Pre Christmas Dinner
Los Angeles December 24 AP Edward Millar aged 97 hosted a pre Christmas dinner for 250 jobless men and boys. He personally decorated a club room converted to a dining hall cooked and served the meal paid most expenses and entertained with old time songs. Millar did not eat the dinner, noting he eats only three times a week and had eaten the day before.
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Los Angeles
Edward Millar
Santa Claus
Millar
Wets Demand Redistricting After New Apportionment
Wets in Congress push congressional redistricting in every state affected by the new apportionment. Representative Cochran of Missouri said he would use the House as a forum to amplify a plea he plans to make after Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Cochran
Missouri
House
Attorney Delays Dry Law Hearing
Frederick M. P. Pearse, counsel for William Sprague, who was indicted on illegal transportation of beer, refused to sign a waiver of jurisdiction. This delays the appeal to the U S Court testing the amendment, as Pearse seeks more time to prepare for the Supreme Court.
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Frederick M. P. Pearse
William Sprague
William Clark
United States
Pearce
Supreme Court
Newspapers Aid Thousands Of Needy On Pacific Coast
AP reports coastwide Christmas cheer funds topped 100000 dollars raised by newspapers through public subscriptions. Readers gave small amounts from rich and poor alike, with many donors including personal notes of sacrifice, aiding needy families and spreading holiday joy along the Pacific coast.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Santa
Arizona 1929 30 state finances audit report figures
Ann Frohmiller reports Arizona state finances for the fiscal year 1929 30 total expenses about 12 047 153 27 dollars. More than half of the spending came from direct taxes fees collected by state boards and commissions motor fuel tax and federal funds amounting to 5 129 5 276 04. Expenditures rose by about 1 million from the prior year while direct tax revenue fell by roughly 500 000. Administrative and legislative judicial costs are itemized with notable increases from the previous year.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ann. Frohmiller
Pardoned Prison Break Hero Receives Ohio Governor's Clemency
Clifford W. Lattimer known as Tacks, a former big league baseball player, was granted a Christmas pardon by Governor Cooper at the Ohio penitentiary. Lattimer had been involved in a 1926 incident with Company K when he seized a gun and aided guards, leading to his pardon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clifford W
Lattimer
Ohio Penitentiary
Cooper
Company K
Grocery Robbers Lock Clerks In Ice Box
In Douglas two men armed with pistols locked Napier and Deets in a grocery store ice box overnight. They released the clerks before dawn and fled with 240 dollars. Local police pursue leads on the Christmas Eve robbery.
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Douglas
Carin
Napier
Deets
Daily Mail Staff Keeps Holiday On Christmas Day
The Winslow Daily Mail will close all departments for Christmas. No paper tomorrow. The next regular edition will appear Friday afternoon. Publishers announce the holiday closure and schedule.
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Daily Mail
Winslow Daily Mail
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William Meeker
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Yavapai
Southern Railway
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N. J
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