Reds Making New Gains in Viipuri Area
United Press reports Red Army pressure widening west of Viipuri as Finns defend second lines seven to ten miles from the city. Other fronts show activity in Europe with Moselle fighting and British air sorties over Berlin and naval bases.
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Red Army
Viipuri
Petsamo
Finland
Helsinki
Europe
Moselle
Berlin
Hanover
Kiel
Cuxhaven
Germany
France
North Sea
Helgoland
Bay
Sumner Welles
United States
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Rome
Hitler
Paris
Simoun
Cape Finisterre
Bergen
Norway
Eriksen Hval
Hval
Royal Air Force
Ford Wins Appeals Court Patent Suit
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Ford Motor Co in a $14000000 patent infringement case brought by James Jones of Manchester Kentucky. The court found a forged 1919 letter signed by a Ford secretary falsely indicating disinterest in Jones wire wheel idea.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ford Motor Company
James Jones
Manchester
Jones
Ford Company
Snow Remains in Hocking County Two Months
Logan resident notes snow on the ground in Hocking County since December 27, with heavy snowfall starting December 26. The snow has only briefly melted once in two months near Logan, based on an accurate local record.
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Logan
Hocking County
Philadelphia mother to die in electric chair for murder
Mrs. Tillie Ireland, 35, who confessed smothering her 21 month old son and dismembering his body, was sentenced to death in the electric chair. The case shocked Philadelphia as prosecutors argued for the maximum penalty and the court set the execution date.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Tillie Ireland
Prohibit Land Sale In Palestine Government Deems Areas Restricted
Government declares land sales from Arabs to Jews forbidden in designated Palestine zones and limited in others to curb transactions amid ongoing regional tensions. The notice outlines restricted districts and enforcement expectations.
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London
Palestine
Fate of Two County Officials Placed in Hands of Jury
A five women seven men jury weighed bribery charges against Athens County Commissioners Walter Maccombs and Ira Whitmore. Prosecutor Rose urged the state’s documentary evidence showed intent to defraud the county, while defense counsel Kelso and Wells argued much testimony could be disregarded. (Continued on Page 5)
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Athens County
Walter Maccombs
Ira Whitmore
Clifford L. Belt
A. B. Wells
R. W. Finsterwald
Rose
Maccombs
Whitmore
Kelso
Wells
Lloyd George Warns Against Finland Aid Amid War Fears
Former British prime minister David Lloyd George says Britain must conserve strength in Western Europe and avoid war with Soviet Russia. He urges retaliatory air strikes if Nazi attacks target civilians and rejects direct Finland aid while criticizing today’s policy shifts. He notes lost hope for a 1918 style peace push and warns against reckless escalation.
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London
U.R
David Lloyd George
Europe
Soviet
Russia
Lloyd George
Germany
Finland
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Funds for Locks in Panama Canal Slashed
The House appropriations committee, in reporting the War Department civil functions bill, cut virtually all funds Roosevelt sought for the third set of Panama Canal locks for fiscal year 1941. It criticized the pace of work, noting Congress authorized the project last year and placed it in emergency defense.
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Washington
U.P
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Appropriations Committee
War Department
White House
Congress
Indian Refining Announces 53 Mile Gasoline Pipeline Plan
PLAN PIPELINE NEW YORK W P The Indian Refining Company announced today the building of a 53 mile gasoline pipeline from its Lawrenceville Illinois refinery to Evansville Indiana to serve points along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
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Plan Pipeline
New York
W.P
The
Indian Refining Company
Lawrenceville
Ill
Evansville
Ind
Ohio
Mississippi
Roosevelt urges spending to bolster canal defenses
President Roosevelt visited the Caribbean aboard the destroyer Langley and endorsed greater air power and artillery for Panama Canal defense. He also urged strengthening outer eastern defenses to protect the southeast Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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LANG
U.R
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Canal
South East Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Floods Sweep California Valleys
Torrential rains flood rivers and valleys in Northern California forcing thousands from homes. Farmlands are inundated, transportation and communication disrupted, and millions of dollars in damage reported across several valleys.
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San Francisco
California
Floods Char Northern California River Pours Over Banks
A new rainstorm hits northern and central California causing severe flooding. The Sacramento River swelled threatening levees at Gerber while 400 riverfront homes were flooded at Redding. Irene Clement, 19, missing and feared drowned near Central Valley. Governor Olson mobilizes National Guard equipment for refugees. California Legislature weighs relief funding as flood control measures proceed. State Engineer Hyatt opens flood gates to ease rising water.
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Sacramento
Dunsmuir
Redding
Gerber
California
San Francisco
Irene Clement
Central Valley
Miss Clement
Culber Olson
National Guard
Edward Hyatt
Sacramento River
Protest Envoy To Papal Court
Cincinnati presbytery passes a resolution opposing Roosevelt's appointment of a personal envoy to the Vatican. It urges the Presbyterian Church in America general assembly to publicly oppose U S relations with the Papal court citing separation of church and state and parity of religious groups.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Roosevelt
Vatican
Cincinnati Presbytery
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In America
U. S
Papal Court
Eccentric Woman Found To Have Pot of Gold
Cincinnati probate court officials reported a hidden cache of fourteen thousand six hundred ninety six dollars in American and French gold coins and gold bank certificates found in the 10 room house of Miss Marie Amelia Muller aged 79 after she was placed under guardianship following the death of her brother Eugene aged 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.P
Marie Amelia Muller
Truck collision kills Roy Franklin near Clarksfield
Roy Franklin, 38, of near Clarksfield, died when pinned in wreckage after a two truck collision near Norwalk. Authorities reported the fatality and continued investigation into the crash scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
U.P
Roy Franklin
Clarksfield
Seek Increase In Funds for Flood Control
Washington flood control advocates meet to push higher appropriations for 1941 projects. House debate centers on raising the War Department civil functions bill from 70 million to 95 million, which would advance two new Central Ohio reservoirs and modify reimbursements to the Muskingum Conservancy District while keeping Portsmouth flood wall funding at one million under both plans.
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Washington
U.P
House
Robert Secrest
War Department
Senate
Ohio
Newark
Delaware
Muskingum Conservancy District
Italy's Jews Law Set To Take Effect March 1
Rome official announcement states Italy's racial laws against Jews will become effective March 1. Passed June 29, 1939, the statute bars Jews from public office service on public foundations and committees and from wearing national uniforms. It also prohibits Jew participation in any armed forces.
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Rome
U.P
Italy
Garner Files in New York State Primaries
Vice President John N Garner today filed as a candidate for New York State delegates to the Democratic national conventions. He sought delegate slots in New York and upstate congressional districts before the deadline.
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Garner
New York State
New York
U.P
John N. Garner
Upstate
Conditions at Gallipolis to be Investigated
State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood will probe the Gallia County Grand Jury report on the State Hospital for Epileptics at Gallipolis. The panel indicted Byron Bodimer for embezzling 7600 and faulted hospital administration for gross neglect of duty while noting prior irregularities. Bodimer pleaded not guilty and is free on 2000 bond.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Byron Bodimer
George G. Kincon
Bodimer
Sherwood
Welfare Department
Grand Jury
Welfare Bond Test Is Planned
State welfare officials plan to test the legality of a $4,250,000 bond issue to finance an addition to the Apple Creek Institute for the Feeble Minded to care for 3,000 more patients. A test suit likely will be filed in the state supreme court under current plans. The move follows a past Supreme Court ruling that limited use of patient-fee funds for new welfare institutions.
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Columbus
U.P
Bricker
Apple Creek Institute
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Meigs Delegation Backs Letart Dam At Ohio River Hearing
Several hundred residents from Portsmouth to Parkersburg attended a Portsmouth hearing on high level roller type dams near Portsmouth and Letart West Virginia and hydro power at Gallipolis Dam. Meigs County favored Letart though some opposed location below Portsmouth.
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Meigs
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Portsmouth
Parkersburg
Letart
W. Va
Gallipolis
U. S. Army
Meigs County
W. A. Compton
Lowell Wingett
Edgar Ervin
Malcolm D. Hartley
Theodore Reed
Frank ‘Will
Norman Russell
George ‘Lasher
Bob Rawlings
H. B. Cross
Tom Jones
David Miller
Ervin
Masters and Pilots Association
Blennerhasset Island
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
GOP Victory Sparks Congress Bid in Ohio Districts
J Harry McGregor won the Ohio 17th District seat becoming the first Republican there since 1928. His victory with Frances Bolton in the 22nd District is viewed as nationally significant in the 1940 elections.
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J. Harry McGregor
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio
Frances Bolton
Washington
Joe Martin
Republican House
Congress
Ashbrook
National House
G.O.P
Bolton
Fleger
Cuyahoga County
Lake and Geauga
McGregor
General Assembly
Chester Woman Sees Two Men Loot Garage
Mrs. Ian Ridenour watched two men pry open a window at the John Hoff man garage and confectionery in Chester, then drive away with four new auto tires and candy. She stayed indoors due to lack of phone and fear before Meigs County officers were called to investigate.
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Chester
Ian Ridenour
John Hoffman
Ridenour
Hoffman
Meigs
Herbert Marshall Marries Actress in Las Vegas Wedding
Hollywood report says British star Herbert Marshall and actress Lee Russell wed in Las Vegas yesterday, married by Judge Roger Foley. Marshall, 49, had been divorced three weeks earlier from Edna Best in Las Vegas.
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Hollywood
U.P
Herbert Marshall
Lee
Russell
Hollywood Today
Las Vegas
Nev
Roger Foley
Marshall
Edna Best
WPA Worker Frank Martin Dies After Rooming House Fight
Frank Martin a 32 year old WPA worker and National Guardsman died from a skull fracture suffered in a fight at a rooming house in Parkersburg West Virginia. He died last night and had been involved in the altercation earlier.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Frank Martin
WPA
National
New Deal Defeated in Ohio Special Elections
Ohio voters swung Republican in two special elections. J. Harry McGregor won the 17th District by 4542 votes over Byron Ashbrook, while Frances Bolton captured the 22nd District by 16534 votes, preserving Republican control. Bricker praised the results as a GOP trend away from the New Deal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington
J. Harry McGregor
West Lafayette
Legislative
Bricker State Administration
Byron B. Ashbrook
Johnstown
Ashbrook
William A. Ashbrook
Frances Payne Bolton
Lyndhurst
Chester C. Bolton
Anthony A. Fleger
Parma
John W. Bricker
McGregor
Bricker
New Deal
Cleveland
Bolton
Florence Allen
Allen
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Clyde Woman Grace Slessman Released After 20 Day Contempt Sentence
Grace Slessman of Clyde was freed from Sandusky County Jail after completing a 20 day sentence for contempt of court. She had been convicted for talking with jurors during last fall’s murder trial of Velma Fink.
Davey Praises Politics in Ravenna Kiwanis Talk
Former Democratic Governor Martin L. Davey said he has been in politics for 30 years and finds it fascinating during a speech before the Kent and Ravenna Kiwanis Clubs. He did not reveal his 1940 plans.
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Davey
Ravenna
U.P
Martin L. Davey
Kent
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Hermosa Beach
Calif
Alice Lewis Bates
Bates
Canal Zone
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East Tawas
Mich
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Detroit
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Papal
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