AMERICA’S CHRISTMAS
<t> MILD WEATHER AND DINNER FOR EVERYONE | ! (Received December 28, 12.15 a.m.) j NEW YORK, December 20. j The mildest weather for half a i century, with a minimum tempera- j lure of 55 degrees, coupled with | plenty, made the nation’s Christmas most enjoyable. No one went without dinner; no child lacked a toy. It is estimated that 181 lost their lives in traffic accidents and other forms of violence. Only three weic reported killed in alcoholic brawls. ■ Mr Roosevelt, surrounded by his six grandchildren, distributed gifts to them. Mrs Roosevelt spent the day with her son in the hospital. I At Los Angeles, 65 members oi l the America Club, Australians, and New Zealanders who are unable to leave the United Stales because oi the maritime strike, had Christmas dinner together. The club, of 100 stranded members, publishes daily a four-page newspaper, the “Marooned News, giving details of the strike negotiations and general news of inteiest i to the members.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21976, 28 December 1936, Page 7
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