Finns Hold Taipale Front Amid Heavy Russian Fire
Finn battalions cling to positions along the Taipale River near Lake Ladoga as Soviet artillery pounds the forested front. Reports say Finns retreat northward from Salmijarvi after destroying nickel mines, while Red Army incursions face stiff Finnish resistance. Juho Kurikkala and Lotta Svärd volunteers are noted among ski troops and support squads assisting the wounded.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Taipale
Lake Ladoga
Red Army
Tolvajarvi
Salmijarvi
Bergen
Norway
Pasvik
Pacific
Petsamo
Arctic Circle
Toivo Sarparanta
Red Cross
Sarparanta
Ladoga
Juho Kurikkala
Lotta Svaari Auxiliary Corps
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Census Supervisors Named for Amarillo Area Districts
Bureau of the Census announced district supervisors and assistants for the Amarillo area. Names include Amarillo Earl Cayton with Grace Scott Tulsa. Abilene J C Shipman with Nina Headrick Sweetwater. Lamesa Alvin G Bearden with Frank V Farmer Snyder. Lubbock Robert H Bean with Jack Woodward Plainview. Pampa Carroll Smyers Memphis with Mary Holland Miami. Wichita Falls Clifford Deaton with Robert Smith Decatur. Supervisors to open offices and train enumerators, census work to start January 2 with population and agricultural census beginning April 2. The counties listed span Amarillo, Lubbock, Pampa, Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Lamesa districts.
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Amarillo
Earl C. Cayton
Grace Scott
Tulsa
Abilene
J. C. Shipman
Nina Headrick
Sweetwater
Lamesa
Alvin G. Bearden
Frank V. Farmer
Snyder
Lubbock
Robert H. Bean
Jack Woodward
Plainview
Pampa
Carroll Smyers
Memphis
Mary R. Holland
Miami
Wichita Falls
Clifford FE. Deaton
Robert A. Smith
Decatur
Texas
Mr. Ruffner
L. G. Rainey
Ruffner
Rainey
Dallam
Sherman
Hartley
Moore
Oldham
Potter
Deaf Smith
Randall
Palmer
Castro
Swisher
Bailey
Lamb
Hale
Floyd
Cochran
Hockley
Crosley
Dickens
King
Kent
Stonewall
Haskell
Hansford
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
Hutchinson
Roberts
Hemphill
Carson
Gray
Wheeler
Armstrong
Donley
Collingsworth
Briscoe
Hall
Childress
Hatley
Cottle
Hardeman
Foard
Knox
Wilbarger
Baylor
Throckmorton
Wichita
Archer
Young
Clay
Jack
Wise
Montague
Cooke
Denton
Fisher
Nolan
Jones
Taylor
Shackelford
Callahan
Stephens
Eastland
Palo Pinto
Erath
Comanche
Hamilton
Yoakum
Terry
Lynn
Garza
Gaines
Dawson
Borden
Scurry
Andrews
Martin
Howard
Mitchell
Russia Expelled by League in Quick Finnish War Fallout
Geneva December 14 Soviet Russia was expelled from the League of Nations after the assembly condemned it as an aggressor in the Finnish war. Seven council members voted for expulsion, four abstained and three were absent. Britain France and others pledged help to Finland while warnings of broader diplomatic breaks followed.
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Geneva
Russia
League of Nations
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Finland
League Council
Ussr
League
China
Yugoslavia
Greece
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Soviet
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Britain
R. A. Butler
England
France
Billy the Beaver Leaves Dam in Shenandoah Park
Washington dispatch reports Billy the Beaver abandoned a federal dam project in Shenandoah National Park and started a new dam near Strasburg Virginia. The Interior Department notes two conservationists quit but Billy and his wife Beatrice remained dedicated. Idaho beavers reportedly continue dam-building under federal guidance, with families expanding and young beavers helping.
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Billy the Beaver
Washington
Interior Department
Billy
Shenandoah National Park
Canny Conservation
National Parks Service
Beatrice
Beaver
Strasburg
Beavers
Idaho
Uncle Sam
Virginia
Distinctive Art Objects at Russell Stationery Co Gift Dept
Distinctive art objects are showcased at Russell Stationery Co in the gift department. The display features unique sculptures and decorative pieces suitable for collectors and赠礼givers seeking unusual gifts.
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Russell Stationery Co
Furr Stores Declare Christmas Bonus for Employees
C. W. Purr and E. J. McCartt announced yesterday that Furr Food Stores will pay a Christmas bonus totaling 5000 dollars to employees. The payout will be based on length of service.
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Furr Food
C. W. Purr
E. J. McCartt
Life Insurance Totals Averages Across U S At 875 Per Person
The Association of Life Insurance Presidents reports life insurance outstanding in the United States would evenly distributed average about 875 dollars per person based on findings from the 33rd annual convention held in New York.
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New York
United States
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Change of Tempo Brings Christmas Music On Air
Time Out reports a surge of Christmas music on the airwaves with party tunes and carols. Advice urges readers with faulty radios to consult Want Ads Classification 39 for technicians or new sets, via Globe-News Want Ads at Dial 6262.
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Globe-News
Childress Opens New Courthouse After $225000 Build
Childress County's five story courthouse, costing 225000 dollars, opens to the public with 3 to 9 pm tours. The project was financed by a 123500 dollar bond issue and a 101500 dollar Rural Water Authority grant. Contractors were C S Lambie of Amarillo and Townes and Funk of Amarillo.
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Childress
Childress County
C. S. Lambie
Amarillo
Townes and Funk of
County Aaa
Farm Security Administration
Former Girl Student Heard for Defense in Bomb Trial
In Dallas a former student testified that F Ross Wyatt, 36, came to Dallas to dynamite Miss Mary Jo Miller's home after she rejected him. Thelma Powell, 24, said Wyatt was seen near the bombed house before dawn on July 26, 1938, and two defense witnesses backed alibis while state witnesses placed him elsewhere.
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Dallas
F. Ross Wyatt
Mary Jo Miller
Thelma Powell
Wyatt
Newton
Tex
Miss Powell
Brookeland
Miss Miller
Miss Miler
Farlier
J. J. Huffman
Hemphill
Arch Wyatt
San Augustine
Shreveport
J. H. Arnett
Grover Adams
Staples Prices Dip One Percent in Week
The Labor Department reported a one percent fall in average retail prices of staple foods between December 5 and 12 across 13 principal cities.
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Washington
Labor Department
Hoover Criticism Echoes Across Relief Agencies
Washington reports show tension between Herbert Hoover's relief group and the Red Cross led by President Roosevelt. Hoover denied friction with Finnish relief funds. Roosevelt aides described an offer for Hoover to lead a European war relief effort, which he reportedly declined. Red Cross Chairman Davis noted Hoover previously declined heading a relief committee.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Relief Organization
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Hoover
New York
Stephen Early
Germany
Poland
Norman Davis
Warly
Lawrence Richey
Barry
Davis
The
City Slicker Scam Sought in Panhandle Subscriptions
Amarillo Better Business Bureau warned of a sales scheme in Claude where a salesman offered annual subscriptions to the Congressional Record at 3 dollars. Gordon K. Morrison advised farmers that no one can sell such subscriptions and that the Record is published only when Congress is in session.
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Panhandle
Congressional Record
Amarillo
Congress
Library of Congress
Washington
Graf Spee Granted Neutral Harbor Stay for Repairs
The Graf Spee won permission from Uruguay to remain in Montevideo for repairs after Wednesday’s sea battle off Uruguay. Admiral Guani cited neutrality and international law as the basis for allowing the German pocket battleship to stay pending repairs. British forces intensified pursuit, with Ajax, Achilles, Renown, Ark Royal, and others deployed near Capetown and in the Atlantic as Exeter suffers damage and casualties are reported.
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Associated Press
Graf Spee
Admiralty
Ajax
Achilles
Renown
Ark Royal
Capetown
Scheer
North Atlantic
Deutschland
Exeter
Guami
Col
New Mexico College Students Protest No Dancing Edict
About 50 Eastern New Mexico College students protested in Portales against a city ban on unlicensed public dances. They picketed the mayor's office, carried signs, and said they want the right to dance at College Grove hangouts. The mayor cited the law requiring licenses for public dances and suggested forming a delegation to city council after holidays.
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New Mexico College
Portales
N. M
Eastern New Mexico
Eastern
the Legion
Frank Howard
Clovis
College Grove
Nickelodeon
Greyhound
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