Carbon County news., 1937-12-31

| IHSPoAko-1 JlE6W lIlC OASAAAS S10ssASA
on the Japanese for IAN unpreced
ented and unlocked for attack q
great violence" on the gunboa
Panay and three American tank
II ers.
/ Cleveland-Simple funeral ser
vices were held for former Secre
tary of War Newton D. Baker
eulogized by prominent Americans
today as one of the nations grea
leaders.
/ Akron, doctors say have
three years to live, Thomas Lloyd
35, said as he disclosed he was the
victim of a rare disease which
causes the bones to decay and liter
ally to disappear.
Washington-The nation return
ing to it's everyday duties paid
with the loss of at least 400 hum.
an lives for its weekend of Christ
mas merry-making.
Washington - Pres. Roosevelt
disclosed that world unrest may
cause him to recommend to con-
gress the construction of ad-
ditional warships as part of his
"second-to-none" navy program.
San Francisco-A reel of his
toric film, picturing the savage des-
truction of the United States gun
boat .Panay in the Yangtze river
was carried. eastward by special
plane under the stern eyes of arm
ed guards.
New York-Peter Miller, sports
editor of the Panama American,
said that war fears caused the
Panama. Canal Zone guard to be
doubled.
Bismarck-Farm security admin
istration grants aggregating $780,
O32 were given 28,47O North Da-
kota farmers during NovenlberI
and early December.
Portland, Ore.-Western Ore
CONS heaviest rainfall since 1911
hampered transportation and COM
munication facilities and another
storm moving landward from the
Pacific caused southeast gale warn
ings ordered.
Detroit-The Ford Motor COM
pany described by the national la
Dor relations board as violator of |
The Wagner act, prepared to- fight |
The decision in the United States
court of appeals.
Washington Norman Church,
Los Angeles turfman, said he had
'etained Sen. Wheeler, D., Mont,
20 take possible legal action a.
:ainst the boara of stewards of the
Santa Anita Tr2f club.
Los Ange1es-zDistrict Attorney
Byron Fits said he is convinced
hat the sudden : death of Ted
Iealy, a week ago, was due to
atural cause and hat there would
e no investigation
New York-The Y q. W. Wool
Torth chain of and 1O-cent stores
as ceased,afor the present., atH
east, adding to it's stock of 'JapS3,
nese-made Foods. ~
Pittsburg-Steel and coal men
aw ray of optimism in the quar-
erly estimate of freight car re-
uirements during the first three \
lonths of the new year for the :
worlds workshop district.
Foreign
Dublin-A new era in Irish his
'ry was ushered in when, to the F
compartment Of a 21-gun salute, I
new constitution became effec- 4
We. &
Shanghai hai-Americans were made
1bject to the death penalty for I
lines against Japan's armed
'rces under a Japanese decree es-
ablishing rigid law for China's
areas. l.
Bethlehem-The splitting fire of I
achine guns, killing Arab terror E
is in the hallowed hills of Gal
ee, ushered in Christmas in the
oily land. p
Hendaye, Franco - Spanish il
rontier-Insurgent troops and s.
villains held out in two flaming o.
tadels against Paid government a.
tackers in control of the rest of ii
e ancient Aragon city of Ter ri ri
j. eS
Shanghai-Japanese armies roll h;
l southwark across Shantung c.
ovince after capturing Tsianan, b.
capital and isolating Tsingtao, tff
great industrial and port city. tn
Windsor, Ont.-Weston w. Flet- !"
er, %, for whom several thou
nd persons in the United States
d Canada offered blood transfu-
ms in a fight against streptococ- Il
S virdians infection died at the
ace hospital.