Arctic Front Battles Shrink Russian Forces on Salla Front
Finnish forces besieged and cut off about sixteen thousand Russian troops on the Salla front near the Arctic Circle. Reports say Russians lost control of rear communications as Finns pressed from front and flanks. Additional detachments on the Karelian Isthmus faced renewed Finnish assaults amid sub zero conditions.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Salla
Arctic Circle
Kiantajarvi
Soumusalmi
Lake Ladoga
Arctic Sea
Ekétrabladet
Helsinki
Petsamo
Murmansk
Arctic
Nikkelby
Karelian Isthmus
Mannerheim
Man’s Land
Legation
Grankulla
Severe cold grips Ohio as thermometer dips below zero
Ohio shivers under a bitter cold wave with temperatures from two degrees below zero to 20 above and heavy snow along Lake Erie. The weatherman warned of continued cold tonight and tomorrow with only a gradual warming expected by Thursday. Travel warnings and icy roads hit Northeastern Ohio cities including Cleveland and Akron as snow banks clog highways near Athens and Cambridge.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
Mercury
Cleveland
Painesville
Jefferson
State Highway Patrol
Tiffin
Bellefontaine
Fremont
Akron
Warren
Youngstown
Zanesville
Woodsfield
McConnelsville
Cambridge
Athens
Identical Bids Reported on Federal Purchases
The National Monopoly Committee said identical bids were received on about 25 percent of federal purchases from December 1937 to November 1938. Iron and steel items led with 26 percent of 6,693 bids. There were 331,851 bid openings with 76,705 showing identical bids, totaling about $87.3 million.
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Washington
U.P
National Monopoly Committee
Treasury Procurement Division
Bigelow Deadlocks Cincinnati Mayor Vote
Cincinnati will be without a mayor at least until Wednesday afternoon as the city council seeks to break a deadlock created by Herbert S. Bigelow, its sole independent and sponsor of a statewide old age pension plan defeated in 1939. Bigelow told Republican councilmen his vote for re election of Mayor James G. Stewart would hinge on pledges not to abolish proportional representation in the next two years.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Herbert S. Bigelow
Bigelow
James G. Stewart
Noblewoman Friend of Hitler Returns Home
Unity Freeman-Mitford, a 25 year old British noblewoman and friend of Adolf Hitler, travels home from Germany by ambulance train via Switzerland. The Daily Mail reports she was hospitalized in Munich for several weeks with a head wound from a bullet.
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London
U.P
Unity Freeman- Mitford
Adolf
Germany
Hitler
Switzerland
The
Daily Mail
New Year Blaze Destroys Morris Ten Cent Store
A fire on New Year's Day in Troy destroyed the Morris ten-cent store, tying up Troy and Piqua fire crews for six hours in near-zero weather. Damages are estimated at 30 000 dollars.
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Troy
Piqua
Morris Ten
Uruguay to Reject German Protest Over Tacoma Internment
Uruguay prepared to reject any German protest against its decision to intern the 8,268 German merchant ship Tacoma and its crew for the duration of the war. The move was understood today in Montevideo.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Tacoma
John A Jacobs Athens Jeweler Dies at 62
John A. Jacobs, 62, longtime Athens jeweler and former Parkersburg dry goods merchant, died Sunday at his Richland Avenue home two days after a heart attack. Funeral at Franklin Funeral Home Parkersburg, interment Elizabeth West Virginia. Survived by widow, two children Opal Cotner and Dr. Claude Jacobs, three grandchildren, brother E E Jacobs, and four sisters. He was a Masonic member.
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John A. Jacobs
Athens
Richland Ave
Franklin Funeral Home
Parkersburg
Elizabeth
W. Va
Wirt County
Jacobs
E. E. Jacobs
Art St
Opal Cotner
Claude Jacobs
Kansas City
Kas
Lewis Jones
Columbus
Fred Brown
Albert Cline
Braid Miller
Masonic Fraternity
Massar Grocery Founder of Pomroy Passes at 76
Abe Massar a veteran Pomroy merchant died at 9 15 am on his 76th birthday at his Mulberry Avenue home after a heart attack He owned Massar Grocery on Second Street for 58 years and would have reached 50 years on the school board He also served as village clerk Survived by wife Mary a daughter Stella Klees a foster daughter Hilda McLain and sister Amelia Schlaegel Funeral arrangements pending
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Pomeroy
Abe Massar
Mulberry Ave
Massar
Second St
Mary Massar
Stella Klees
Hilda McLain
Lancaster
Amelia Schlaegel
Glendale
Cal
Swindler Grady Begins Ohio Penitentiary Term
John J. Grady, who pleaded guilty to swindling a Norwalk businessman of 13300 in a race horse deal, was to be taken to the Ohio Penitentiary to serve a one to three year sentence. Prosecutor Thomas J. OConnor said Grady had prior swindle convictions in Miami Beach where he served only hours, and he had posted a 2500 bond in Denver.
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Toledo
U.P
John J. Grady
Norwalk
Ohio
Thomas J. O’connor
Grady
Miami Beach
Fla
O’connor
Denver
Nationwide Violent Death Toll Nears 300 After New Year
A United Press survey shows 292 deaths from violence during a three day New Year holiday, with 166 traffic deaths. California leads with 21 auto deaths, Illinois and Pennsylvania with 25 each. Notable incidents include a rear collision on the Panama Limited in Illinois and four children asphyxiated in Perth Amboy New Jersey. Ohio reports 15 total deaths and West Virginia four. An unknown number of fishermen faced danger in a North Carolina snowstorm.
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New York
V.P
United Press
California
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Illinois Central
Arcola
Ill
Panama Limited
Louisiana
John Gaile
Perth Amboy
N. J
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
Foes of New Deal Ready for Attack Strikes at Third Session
Republicans and anti-New Deal Democrats organize an offensive as the 76th Congress opens. Vice President Garner opens anti-third term offices under the Capitol dome. Roosevelt pursues national defense spending amid party splits, with a State of the Union address due.
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Washington
John N. Garner
Texas
Capitol Dome
Alfred E. Smith
Congress
Europe
Roosevelt
Three Ships Added To Toll Of Sea War
London reports three ships as sea war casualties during New Year week end. The Luna a 1400 ton Norwegian steamer torpedoed reportedly without warning. The San Delfino an 8072 ton British tanker mined and beached with no crew casualties. The Box hill a 5677 ton freighter sunk by explosion. In Columbus Ohio Funeral services for William J Hinchman former Ohio State basketball and baseball player killed New Year’s Day when his automobile hit a utility pole. He was 32. His wife Jane Hewitt mother of newborn son Michael born 10 days ago.
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London
W.P
Luna
San Delfino
Boxhill
Columbus
U.P
North Sea
William J. Hinchman
Ohio State
Hinchman
Jane Hewitt
Michael
Believe Murphy Slated For High Court Post
President Roosevelt is expected to nominate Attorney General Frank Murphy to the Supreme Court seat left by Justice Pierce Butler. If Murphy is chosen, Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson may succeed Murphy as attorney general after the new session opens.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Senate
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Pierce Butler
Robert H. Jackson
Murphy
Peace Shock To Farmers Warned By Wallace
Secretary Henry A. Wallace warned of an upcoming peace shock for farmers, saying Europe may end war gains quickly and peacetime adjustments will be needed. He urged continued farm price supports, acreage limits, commodity loans, and subsidies to sustain exports at world prices after the war.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Wallace
Dies Committee Eyes Probe Extension Vote Likely
The Dies Committee approved a final draft of its report and seeks a continuation of the inquiry into un American activities. Authority expires tomorrow but leaders expect a large majority to extend it and fund the effort, possibly up to $250,000. The panel has received $125,000 over two years.
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Washington
Dies
House
Oil price up 25 cents per barrel in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Joseph Seep purchasing agency of South Penn Oil Co announced a 25 cent per barrel advance in Pennsylvania crude oil pricing.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Pennsylvania
Joseph Seep
South Penn Oil Co
Withdrawal of British and Italian Ambassadors From Moscow Imminent
Western diplomacy dominates as Sir William Leeds leaves Moscow and Italy contemplates a move against Moscow. Hull files protest to Britain over interference with American mails. Italy may recall its Moscow envoy while Rome summons the Russian ambassador. Allies align against Nazis, with Finland aid and spring action awaited.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Great Britain
Hull
London
State Department
Italy
Rome
Augusto Rosso
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Germany
Russia
Finland
Britain
France
Berlin
Holland
Belgium
Boy Bicyclist Saves Friend After Wounding Injury
In Cleveland, 16 year old Dawson rides a bicycle while his friend Samuel Rutter, 11, hangs on the crossbar with a punctured windpipe and blood on his shirt. Samuel was rushed to Fairview Park Hospital and saved by rapid treatment after being stabbed during a home dispute. Doctors say infection must be avoided for full recovery.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ce Dawson
Western Union
Leo
Samuel Rutter
Samuel
Fairview Park Hospital
No Answer Service Trial Planned by Ohio Bell
The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. won approval from the Public Utilities Commission to launch an experimental No Answer Service in Washington DC Jeffersonville Bloomingburg and New Holland exchanges. For $1 monthly and 5 cents per call subscribers may have messages recorded in their absence or leave messages to be delivered to callers in their absence.
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio Bell ‘Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission
Washington D.C
Jeffersonville
Bloomingburg
New Holland
Blake Heads Commission Chairman in Ohio
Columbus W P The state industrial commission reorganized today by electing Will T Blake of East Liverpool as its new chairman.
Ohio Revelers Stay On Right Side of Law
Ohio revelers ushered in 1940 decorously as 116 state liquor department agents reported no unusual activity. Enforcement Chief J. W. Cleary said all he has is expense accounts with no notable incidents.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
State Liquor Department
J. W. Cleary
Cleary
Federal Start Of 1940 Census Surveys Nation’s Business And Industry
More than 12 000 enumerators begin the 1940 decennial census with business and industry surveys. Four censuses start now covering business houses manufacturing plants drainage and irrigation units and mines. Population housing and agriculture follow on April 1.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Toledo Schools Reopen After Six Week Recess
Toledo 44 000 public school pupils return to classes after a six week vacation to cover a $600000 deficit in operating funds. The board of education meets tonight to consider retrenchments and salary reductions for teachers and staff. Suspension of kindergarten and supervisory service is under consideration.
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Toledo
U.P
Board of Education
Two Gallia County Girls Hurt in Morning Bus Crash
Gallia County report says 16 year old Mary Shepherd and 16 year old Geral dine Marsh Cadmus High School students were taken to Holzer Hospital with minor injuries after a school bus collision on icy roads this morning. County officials provided details of the incident.
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Gallipolis
Mary Shepherd
Geraldine Marsh
Cadmus High School
Holzer Hospital
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