The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1942, Page 29

DECEMBER 24, 1942 IR NEIEIEVEIEY THURSDA o Wy R ARRRRR RRRRARRARRRRRRRG At this Jeyous Season Ouwr Thoughts Revert Gratefully to those whose patronaege and Good Will we have enjoyed throughout the Year. * We Extend Our Heartiest Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a New Year of Health, Happiness and Victory. * THE BARANOF LIQUOR STORE May the Joys of the Holiday Season remain with yon throughout the New Year. * ) A R L IR DTG R AR Season's Greelings ST A A SN R R R e AT AT Yoo 7) [ A [ o oo to ottt o o ottt o OO N N NN NoN NN NNV N NGV oN NN NN oNaNoXa ) 2 S 2P SN NOOOOEOES R e T R T R T O S S T A MERRY YULETIDE T9 THIS IS OUR WISH FOR YOU A Holiday Season of Cheer and Happiness « « « Not hecause it is the customary thing to do, but hbecause it is a sentiment genuine- ly felt. iy To this greeting we add our appreciation of your patronage e o o and good will throughout the year. Loy Merry Christmas | W THE FAMILY SHOE STORE Seward Street % Harbor Market / ¥ OCOOOCEOOCCOOCOOOOCOOSY!, BT i | night, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-—-JUNEAU ALASKA CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR AXIS children at Chri Santa Clause does not forget bad stmas time. He brings gifts to show the crror of their ways. Here are presents Santa might bring the Axis bad boys — Hitler, Tojo. Muassolir FISHING LINE (To Find His SANTA IS GOING T0 GIVE RIDE Press Asso&éiions for AIIi Parts of World Give Information By DOYG WELCH g 9 §; NP—Opposition papers carrying ;/ yarn from North Pole correspon- ) dent United News that Premier S ?) Claus of Toyland will not ride to- night. Please check sodnest. 9:25 p.m. SE SE—Report Claus will not ride tonight cannot be confirmed offi- cial sources. 10:16 p.m. NP A22 By Affiliated Press NORTH POLE, Dec. 24 - In- formed quarters close to the gov- ernment of Premier S, Claus of Toyland tonight declared there is possibility Claus will not make his annual Christmas . Eve ride because of serious foreign situ- ation and danger of acrial int ception over Axis and United ) tions. Ambassadors of Great Britain, United States and OChina are understood to have called on the Premier early this evening with assurances of safe conduct through their countries. But the foreign office apparently awaiting similar assurances from Axis delegations. is silent. Official sources ind howeve there may be an nouncement on the subject within an hour. i Foreign correspondents were told tonight by Herbert Pfeffernut president of the Internationa Brotherhood of Jolly Gnomes, T land Local No. 1, that “the situa- tion is erit] , but I would ay altogether hopeless.” For the past eleve: nd a halt months the gnomes have been amassing supplies and material for the Premier’s journey. 11:10 p.m ) g g ) g 2 ?/ ) / 5/ an- not WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 24 (Affiliated Press)—Drew Pearson will say in his Merry-Go-Round column® tomorrow morning that | uncertainty over whether 8. Claus will ride this year is due directly to lack of interest shown by Sec- retary of Commerce Jesse Jones | last summer. 11:12 p.m. 24—Walter Winchell, Broadway columnist, reported today on a broadcast that he had positive in- formation that Premier S. Claus |of Toyland will ride tonight. He |also said that the Premier 'and Mrs. Claus will Renovate this spring. 11:26 p.m. WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 24.— The State Department tonight said the Ambassador to Toyland had reported that Germany, Italy and | % (Japan have refused to permit Pre- mier S. Claus to make his annual Cliristmas Eve ride unless his rein- dger and sled are floodlighted and bear a large painted Christmas Iwreath and follow a prescribed route. The Toyland foreign office is said to have rejected the pro- | posal indignantly. 12:01 pm. FLASH-—Claus takes off! Lead to |come! 12:11 am. BULLETIN— NORTH POLE, Dec. 24. — Affiliated Press) —From an un- lighted port at the outskirts of Toyland, shortly after midnight to- Premier S. Claus took off (three words censored) and headed (nineteen words censored). (Nine words censored) “it will be peachy,” he said. “Hitler can in.hree words censored.” 12:26 am. (By Fleet) B17 PRINCE EORGE. B.C, 24— (By Affiliated Press)-—The cor- respondent of the United News in- formed the Associated Wire to- night that he had heard from the Confederated Pre corre wdent at Palrbanks, whose dispatches are made available to all ne ices through a pooling arrange- ment, that Premier S. Claus of Toyland passed over Fairbanks at am. today, ¢ ted by and Canadian fighters 12:45 am 1 Am- erican and bombers B35 BERLIN, Dec. 25.—(By German Radio)—The foreign office tod: scoffed at reports that Premier £ Claus of Toyland had taken off at mjdnight “Afte® Russia and North Africa,” sald a government spokesman, “it should be obvious there is no Santa Claus.” 1 am. B47 SEATTLE, Dec. 25.-—3Seattle and all other cities in the Western De- fense Command plunged in darkness in the early hou today when a group of unidentified planes approached this city from the north 1:12 am were % Dec. 25.—Premier S Claus of Toyland landed at Boeing Field here early this morning round the world. He s bringing presents to Democrats in the United St “The Republic alr got theirs,” he am. on aid all have id.. 2:15 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (By Affiliated mier S. Claus of Toyland every village and hamlet United States in the early today and . FLASH!—8, Nazis. 2:19 D 25. visited in the hours Claus am captured by BULLETIN— BERLIN, Dec. 25 Radio) — The foreign ounced today that Claus, making a no: ney over Germany in violation of international law, had been inter- cepted and shot down near Cologne today . (By office an- Premier 8, top jour- ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 25 United News)—The Ankara respondent of the Affiliated P 5 whose dispatches available to Reuters under a pooling arrange- ment, informed Reuters today that the TItalian radio has reports Premier S. Claus of Toy- land was captured in Germany as erronequs. The Italian radio also said that (By o Dec. | y | zambique, Press) — Pre- | German | announced | AUTOMATIC HARI-KARI SET passed without delivering the pres- ent requested by Mussolini lini, the TItalian radio said back his f introduction ler. 4:56 am, wanted ROUNDUP-— NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 25 Ignoring only the Axis Premier S. Claus of Toyland com- pleted a record-breaking flight around the world today and re- turned to the Toyland airport with slight damage to his reipdeer and sled. While passing over Japan, he said, he had noticed that every factory and military and naval installation had been recon- structed to resemble a nations, school church or orphanage in the event (¢ Doolittle returned. ‘I can say,"” he said, “that I NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. major. insurance companies an- nounced today that their an- nouncements are available to each other through "a pooling arrange- d said they bad decided to cancel all insurance on Premier Claus of Toyland for the dura- 1 of the we Presidents of six companies lost : from ten to torty pounds.each Christmas Eve and Christmas morning reading news accounts of Claus’ trip. e Locomotives built plies and freight carsare in Britain to transpori to Russia over the Per railroads. — e Portuguese colony in Africa, the combined are Louisiana. The of Mo- is equal to of Texas and e Santa’s Helpers These two youngsters, like thou- sands of others, are doing their part in helping the Red Cross be Santa Claus had ignored Italy and )mdi both here and abroad, NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. Dec. May the Precious Gifts of Peace, Joy and Happiness Be Yours oo this Merry Christmas to Hit- | ¢ f Six WITH HEARTFELT GREETINGS ON THIS CHRISTMAS DAY AND SINCERE WISHES FOR A NEW YEAR OF HAPPINESS AND " TRIUMPH. Femmer’s Transfer 9 D 2 A } IR R R RN RRRRRRRRRARN % S S e S S sa COOOOSOCS GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR % © - 1 ; Thibodeau's 7 Grocery and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Railway D 2 2 o D o N o oo o oo Voo Voo Vo Ve S 2 2 P 2 2o R R RN R AR R RRRRRRRRRFRRR Express Agency NN NN N NN NN U OGO, | 1 00000000000 00COES One of the Joys of This Season is the Opportunity to Wish You, in Real . Sincerity, A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!