St Louis Enters Home Harbor After North Atlantic Passage
The St Louis, 16 732 ton Hamburg American liner, reached a home harbor after slipping from New York Aug 27 and avoiding a British blockade. Reports say she sheltered at Murmansk with other German ships, while Bremen returns home. The article notes air and sea warfare developments and a royal proclamation registering two million Britons for military service.
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St. Louis
New York
Murmansk
Russia
Bremen
Lloyd
High Command
North Sea
Havana
Cuba
Cabo San Antonio
Naval Ministry
Canary Islands
Buenos Aires
Cadiz
Britain
Shetland Islands
Scotland
Air Ministry
Barbara Robertson
Box Hill
Karn
Robertson
Dandelfino
George VI
Privy Council
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Air Service
Cold Weather Grips Panhandle Plains As Snow Forecast
The region saw clouds and a falling temperature with 25 degrees at English Airport and a predicted dip to around 12 by morning. Snow and mist were reported in Colorado with more expected for the Panhandle, blanketing areas between Amarillo and Wichita Falls near Waynoka Oklahoma.
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English Airport
Panhandle Plains
Colorado
Amarillo
Wichita
Kan
Waynoka
Okla
Berlin warns of ruthless 1940 war drive as Allies tighten grip
The German leadership signals a brutal 1940 victory push led by boosted air power. But neutral observers doubt Berlin will strike while naval and air advantage has waned since last September. Allied sea lanes remain open as Britain and France, aided by neutral shipping, press a counter-blockade despite German U boats and mines.
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Germany
Berlin
Hitler
Great Britain
Reich
England
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
1940
Confidence Rules U. S. Business As Year Opens
New York observers see American business starting 1940 with renewed confidence after the 1939 surge. Analysts note ample supplies and no serious inventories, with expectations of brisk first quarter activity and a possible slowdown only in mid year. War effects, heavy industry pickup, and plentiful funds support a cautious optimism about continued expansion despite wartime uncertainties.
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Europe
Federal Reserve Board
Mystery Holds In Triple Deaths at Fort Towson
Coroner's jury finds Elmer Rogers, his wife, and their 4 year old son died of unknown causes after a New Year’s Eve arson. James Glenn Rogers testifies two strangers shot his parents and set the house ablaze while he carried his baby brother to get help. Investigators probe weapon clues as the boy’s account remains unclear.
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Fort Towson
Okla
Elmer Rogers
Dean
James Glenn Rogers
Billie Don
James
Norman Horton
Horton
Sheriff's Deputies
Congress
House
Texan
Garner
Rayburn
Roosevelt
Texas
Calendar Makers Mark Two Turkey Days for 1940
Amarillo firm Elliott-Greer shelves show two possible Thanksgiving dates in 1940 with Nov 21 and 28 both marked as holidays. They note Roosevelt’s 1939 change to Thanksgiving on the third Thursday may return, but most calendars keep the traditional fourth Thursday as Turkey Day.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
Elliott-Greer
Ofarillo
B. C. Elliott
E. C. Greer
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Elliott
Mr. Greer
Weather overview for West Texas New Mexico regions
Weather West Texas sees mostly cloudy and colder Tuesday with rain or snow in the south. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and continued cold. In New Mexico the western portion is partly cloudy while the east faces cloudy conditions with occasional snow or rain Tuesday. Tuesday night and Wednesday remain cold in eastern areas.
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Texas
New Mexico
Tacoma interned in Montevideo ends German voyage
In Montevideo Uruguay the Nazi freighter Tacoma is interned with captain Hans Know and sixty crew aboard. Uruguayan authorities plan to beach the ship while guarding officers oversee winding up affairs before the crew is moved inland. The incident follows Graf Spee’s scuttling and the Ajax's potential entry visit.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Tacoma
Hans Know
Graf Spee
Hans Langsdorff
Columbus
Virginia
la Valleja
Know
Ajax
Great Britain
Langsdorff
Spee
Defenders Keep Soviet Ground Troops on Run
Turku, a Finnish seaport of 20 000, faced fires from a Soviet raid as Finnish forces claimed progress against a 163rd Red Army division near Suomussalmi. President Kallio appealed for active aid while Swedish volunteers joined Finland, and Norwegian incursions were reported with cold, harrowing conditions.
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Helsinki
Turku
Abo
Finland
Gulf of Finland
Kyosui Kallo
High Command
Red Army
Petsamo
Arctic Ocean
Pasvik
Kirkenes
Nore Way
Salla
Arctic Circle
Suomussalmi
Kallio
Copenhagen
Trade Pacts Gain Broad Support for Hull Policy
Washington reports a nationwide mobilization of support for Secretary Hull's trade agreements program as Congress returns. Women's groups led by the National League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women join other organizations and major trade associations in backing tariff pacts and coordinated campaigns.
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Washington
State Department
Hull
General Federation of Women’s
American Association of University Women
National League of Women Voters
National Board, Young Women’s Christian Association
National Council of Jewish Women
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
National Women’s Trade Union League
The
American Cotton Cooperative Association
American Cotton Shippers Association
American Automobile Manufacturers Association
Bankers Association For Foreign Trade
Dried Fruit Association
Millers National Federation
National Council
National Lumber Fixporters Association
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Writer Sees Chaotic World in Arctic War
Australian journalist James Aldridge, war correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance, travels from Melbourne to Europe and then to northern Finland to cover the Russo-Finnish struggle. He arrived as hostilities began and sent a stark first cable about the chaos.
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London
Nana
James Aldridge
Alliance
Arctic
Finland
Melbourne Sun
Keith Murdoch
Europe
Australia
Spain
Russia
Aldridge
Southwestern Wheat Prospects Brighten
The Santa Fe Railway survey reports Christmas week snows improved moisture across the Southwestern winter wheat belt. From 1 to 2 inches, up to 1.5 inches of moisture fell, mainly as snow, helping prevent soil blowing and aiding crop survival. For real gains, follow-on mild weather needed to foster germination and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Santa Fe Railway Survey
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Convict Bennie Carver Escapes Eastham Prison Farm
State police report Bennie Carver, serving a five year term from Lubbock, escaped from Eastham State Prison Farm last Thursday. Police seek the convict, listed as a five year inmate, and warn of possible whereabouts.
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Austin
Bennie Carver
Lubbock
Eastham
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Associated Press
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Finn City
Tacoma Wallows
State of the Union
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Gavagan
Senator Connally
Connally
Senate Finance Committee
By James Aldr
Kemijaervi
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