Soviet Air Strikes Hit Helsinki and Karelian Isthmus Fight
Helsinki reports show Soviet air raids on a hospital zone and several towns with over 30 civilian deaths and multiple injuries. Finnish forces claim gains on the Karelian Isthmus while battles intensify in the Arctic and along borders as retreats appear in Norway and Russian advances stall.
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Helsinki
Russia
Finland
Karelian
Arctic
Red
Lieska
Lake Ladoga
Repola
Norway
Salmijarvi
School For the Blind
Janisjoki
Matkaselka
Sortavala
Kontiomaki
Turku
Alex Matson
Matson
Mannerheim
London
Moscow
Kirkenes
Petsamo
Father Son Story Marks Masonic Meeting Today
A large Panhandle Masonic gathering in Amarillo honors Palo Duro Lodge No. 1239 charter members. Between 300 and 500 Masons expected as four sons of past masters are raised, with others from Dalhart Dumas Borger Panhandle Claude Pampa White Deer Groom Hereford Canyon and beyond attending. The event runs 8 a m to 5 30 p m with a turkey dinner and Masters degree work to follow led by visiting and local masons. Charter members still affiliated include Dr W L Askew Dr W M Curl and J Roy Smith among twenty locals, with Earl Jones on the Grand Lodge committee coordinating activities.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Palo Duro Lodge
John Cavin
Carroll Curl
Everett Cazzell
William Harwell
Gus Albright
W. M. Curl
J. D. Cazzell
Roy B. Harwell
Claude Goodnight
J. B. Smith
Rev. Smith
San Jacinto
J. E. Davis
R. A. Ford
G. L. Collins
Curl
Cazzell
Grand Lodge of Texas
Earl Jones
Grand Lodge
Dalhart
Dumas
Borger
Claude
Pampa
White Deer
Groom
Hereford
Canyon
Palo Duro
W. L. Askew
Bruce EF. Autry
L. L. Bennett
E. R. Bowden
Herman W. Clutter
Edgar Coble
J. J. Crume
L. B. Larsen
A. Petersen
H. 8. Pierce
Rey
Robert Pryde
R. D. Robinett
J. E. Sammons
J. G. Short
J. Roy Smith
W. B. Stevenson
Ernest O. ‘Thompson
Clay Thornton
R. L. Vineyard
Mr. Cazzell
Lodge
Fred Lyon
O. C. Applequist
Mr. Harwell
J. C. Ritter
Tom Hill
S. F Pelton
R. England
C. C. Wood
D. F. Garner
Finns Turn Birthday Curse Into Cold War Turnaround
Finnish troops resist Soviet advances as Arctic cold hampers Red Army on Stalin's 60th birthday. Weather aid and looming Anglo-French matériel support bolster Finland while Moscow lines up a major victory, though harsh conditions slow the Red Army’s push.
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Kirkel
Simpson
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Nazi Fuehrer
Russia
Poland
Red Army
Kremlin
Finland
Stalin
Moscow
Tree Traps Man Strangling Incident Near Bridgeton
Leslie Muntz aged 21 was killed when a hollow tree he was cutting to smoke out a possum broke off at the base and fell across his neck. The possum escaped, authorities reported today in Bridgeton New Jersey.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Leslie Muntz
Grover Hill Sworn Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Grover B. Hill, Texas rancher, was sworn in as assistant secretary of agriculture in Washington at 2:45 PM in Secretary Henry Wallace's office. Attended by senior officials, the ceremony included Wallace, M. L. Wilson, Paul Appleby and Albert G. Black. Hill and wife Jennie B Franklin posed for photos.
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Washington
Grover B. Hill
Texas
Henry Wallace
Roy Madden
Department
Budget and Finance
Wallace
Grover
Hill
Harry L. Brown
Tennessee Valley Authority
M. L. Wilson
Paul Appleby
Albert G. Black
Farm Credit Administration
University of Texas
University
Dr. Houston
Houston
Wilson
Texan
Borger Truck Driver Killed in Oil Field Accident
Borger reports Julius Nelson, 58, truck driver’s helper, crushed when a timber fell in the oil field northeast of town. The incident occurred yesterday, with authorities investigating the workplace accident.
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Borger
Julius Nelson
Here
CIO Union Charged in School of Sabotage
In New York and Austin dated reports the state order limits oil production in Texas while a New York case accuses CIO local leaders of operating a sabotage school. District Attorney Dewey charges detail pupils learning acid hurling and sabotaging sewing machinery during a 12 week strike.
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New York
United Machinists of the Needle Industries
CIO
Thomas E. Dewey
Rubin Worsager
Sol Friedman
Bernard Yarrow
John Sabatono
Joseph Schiffman
Anthony Serrano
Irving Kramer
Harold Kessler
David Sternhell
J.galino
Peter Brice
Vorsager
Max Dunn
Max Kosakoff
Harry Peskin
Max Feinberg
Jack Kirschner
London Child’s Christmas Letter to Santa
A London evacuated child ends a Christmas letter with a humorous plea to Santa Claus hoping he has not been bombed, reflecting wartime anxieties and humor amid the holiday.
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London
Santa Claus
Santa Clause
Christmas Tree Stump Ends Cop’s Holiday Plan
Cleveland officer Patrolman Henry Benzin sought a blue spruce from his yard for Christmas. He dug up the tree today but found only a one inch stump and footprints of a man and a woman, ending his festive plan.
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Cleveland
Henry Benzin
Give Away Bull Terrier In Globe-News Want Ads
A short notice suggests using Globe-News Want Ads to give away items. An example shows a 3 month old female bull terrier advertised as a giveaway and claimed by morning. The ad implies quick results when listing free items.
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Globe-News
Legislative Service Not Congressional Record Debunked
An Amarillo item claiming a Congressional Record sale at $3 per year was mistaken. The service described was a private Legislative Service advising subscribers on legislators votes. The Amarillo Daily News and BBB retract comments and see no criticism of the Legislative Service.
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Amarillo Daily News
Congressional
Globe News Publishing Company
Better Business Bureau of
Amarillo
Congressional Record
Legislative Service
Congress
The
International Loan Debate Over Finland War Materials
Washington reports say Congress would tread cautiously on a proposed 50 million dollar loan to Finland for war materials. Senators McNary Hatch and Clark weigh government use versus direct arms funding. White House sent two Public Health Service officers to Finland to aid typhus control with the Red Cross.
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Washington
Congress
Finland
Wall Street
McNary
Oregon
Hatch
New Mexico
Clark
Idaho
White House
Roosevelt
Baltic
Red Cross
Wheat Outlook At 6 Year Low
The agriculture department reported the drouth damaged winter wheat at its lowest condition on record with an indicated yield near 399 million bushels. If realized, this would be the smallest since 1933 and about 164 million bushels below this year’s 563 million. December 1 condition was 55 percent normal, Kansas 35 percent. Despite a likely shortfall, a surplus from previous years totaling about 255 million bushels would still ensure adequate supply.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Italian Rulers Visit Vatican for Ceremonial Call
King Vittorio Emanuele and Queen Elena paid Pope Pius XII a ceremonial call in Vatican City signaling improved Italy Holy See relations on their first Vatican visit in ten years.
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Vatican City
Vittorio Emanuele
Elena
Italy
Holy See
Pius XII
Vatican
Huge Tree and All the Fixings In Place for Santa Tonight
Municipal Auditorium prepares for Santa Claus to visit Amarillo this evening delivering gifts to 3,500 underprivileged children. A 30 minute program precedes Santa at 7. The 900 pound 25 foot spruce from northern New Mexico is decked as 50 Legionnaires bag 67 30 pieces of candy 42 640 nuts 3 500 oranges and 3 500 apples for the Community Christmas Tree. WPA handicap toys and local youth groups join 3 000 children for the event. The tree's size required the fire department called out to help.
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Santa Claus
Amarillo
Dana Thomas Harmon
New Mexico
A. Petersen
WPA
Maverick Club
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