Finns Repel Russian Attacks Around Viipuri Front
Finnish communique reports repulsed Red Army efforts to cross the Bay of Viipuri and encircle defenders. About 1,200 Russians killed at Kollaanjoki. Russians retreat from Nautsi while Finns fortify Viipuri line and Mannerheim defenses amid heavy snow.
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Viipuri
Bay of
Kollaanjoki
Nautsi
Nerheim
Aeyraepaea
Bay of Viipuri
Lake Vuoksi
Karelian
Pitkaeranta
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim
Karlian
Fremont Man Killed in Auto Truck Collision
Clifford L. Gens, 46, a former state highway worker, died when his car rear ended a disabled furniture truck on U S Route 20 twelve miles east of Fremont. Truck driver Henry M. Peterson of Flint Michigan, and Grant Gage of Flint, said he tried to flag down Gens before the crash.
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Fremont
A.P
Clifford L. Gens
Henry M. Peterson
Flint
Mich
Grant Gage
Gens
Trawler Ben Atton Blows Up Off Scottish Coast
The Scottish 156 ton trawler Ben Atton was destroyed by an explosion off the east coast of Scotland today, killing nine crew members. The incident details remain unclear as authorities investigate the blast.
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Ben Atton
Roosevelt Budget Cuts Pass Through Interior Bill
The House Appropriations Committee reported a 1941 Interior Department supply bill totaling 119 million dollars, down about 3 million from the president's recommendation. The panel trimmed funds for some items while boosting others, with large allocations to Reclamation, Indian Affairs, National Parks, Ickes’ office, and the Biological Survey.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Geological Survey
War Department
Indian Affairs
Harold L. Ickes
Biological Survey
Cave-In Forces 1500 Earthquake Homeless in Pennsylvania
A major underground mine collapse in Shenandoah Pennsylvania left about 1500 people homeless across a six block area. Losses were estimated around 250000 dollars as fissures opened along streets and properties. No deaths occurred as residents evacuated in time and buildings shifted on their foundations but did not fall.
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Shenandoah
State seeks death for society physician in wife murder
Los Angeles reports the state argues that Dr. George K. Dazey, 41, must be convicted of murdering his wife by drugging her eggnog and leaving her to die from carbon monoxide in a garage on October 3, 1935. The verdict should be death or acquittal with no intermediate option.
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Los Angeles
George K. Dazey
Darey
Seek Slayer of Young East Liverpool Potter
East Liverpool, Ohio authorities sought the identity of a slayer after Clarence Walker 21 a pottery worker was stabbed during a free for all outside a dine and dance hall three miles north of the city Sunday.
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East Liverpoolumbiana
Clarence Walker
Walker
Here
Rivers Rise in Ohio as Rain Sparks Flood Yet Not Critical
Steady weekend rain raised the Ohio River nearly six feet in 48 hours to 35.7 feet in Cincinnati with a crest expected at 40 feet. About 50 families evacuated along the Little Miami near Cincinnati while Cleveland crews fought floods on the Chagrin River and an ice jam released on the Rocky River. The Cuyahoga neared its banks at Valley View and a 125-foot bridge on the Huron River collapsed from ice pressure. State roads closed totaled 45 as rain continues but flood danger eases tomorrow.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ohio
Little Miami River
Cleveland
Chagrin River
Rocky River
Young Father Sees Wife and Babies Perish
Arthur Comer, 34, rescued his daughter Betty Louise from a house fire near Charleston but could not save his wife Emma, 27, and their children James 5 June 2 Fay Frances 20 months. Emma and the three children died. Comer remained hospitalized in serious condition. Funeral services for the mother and three children are planned for Tuesday.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Arthur Comer
Emma Comer
James
Fay Frances
Comer
Betty Louise
H. H. Burke
Youth Held in Telegraph Murder Pleads Insanity
Cleveland report says John L. McCormick 21 seeks not guilty by reason of insanity as trial opens for the slaying of Theodore Nichols American District Telegraph detective during a Western Union office holdup in Cleveland on January 8. The state seeks the death penalty.
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Cleveland
John L. McCormick
University of Pittsburgh
Theodore Nichols
American District Telegraph
Western Union
Chinese Ship Capsizes With Heavy Loss Near Ningpo
In Shanghai authorities report the King Shing capsized Saturday after passengers rushed to the starboard side during an air raid alarm. Estimates place the dead around 250 with some reports suggesting up to 400. The tender sailed between Ningpo and Chinhai.
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Shanghai
U.P
King Shing
Ningpo
Chinhai
New-Born Baby Abandoned in Delaware Market Basket
A baby girl about one or two days old was found deserted in a market basket at the edge of Delaware. Doctors report she is in good condition aside from a slight cold and is under care.
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Delaware
U.P
German leaders signal long war as Welles meets hitler and Goering
Sumner Welles travels toward Switzerland after talks with Hitler Goering and Ribbentrop yielding no major shift. German officials claim victory is certain and peace only possible with recognition of current European borders. Goebbels remarks echo confidence while Paris London plans unfold.
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U.K
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Western Front
Switzerland
Paris
Welles
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Ribbentrop
Goering
Rudolph Hess
Hjalmar Schacht
Germany
Basle
Lausanne
London
Ed Donaldson Ames Farmer Dies Suddenly
Ed Donaldson 80 of near Amesville died suddenly in Cleveland from a heart ailment while visiting friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at his daughter's home, with burial in W. Union St. Cemetery. He leaves three daughters, one son, eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and his wife Joanna died seven years ago.
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Edward Donaldson
Amesville
Cleveland
Friends
Ross Gandee
Fred R. Beasley
Morris Ave
W. Union St
Beasley
Donaldson
James Ruston
Cedar Grove
W. Va
F. R. Beasley
J. W. Grover
Athens
A. E. Donaldson
Albany
Joanna Donaldson
Practical Joke Blamed In Deaths Of Two Men
Lawrence County authorities say a prank caused a gasoline explosion at a garage. The victims were W. T. Washington Jr. 13 and Gifford Rucker 31. Washington allegedly slept while pranksters painted his face white and the flames followed. Rucker died while helping remove the paint with gasoline.
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Ironton
U.P
Lawrence County
W. T. Washington, Jr
Gifford Rucker
Washington
Pransksters
Rucker
Barkley Defends New Deal Anniversary Speech
Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley lauds seven years of the New Deal, praising Roosevelt’s leadership and landmark acts such as the Securities Exchange Act and Social Security. He notes ongoing unemployment and credits the era with revived hope and shifts in social and economic thought.
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Barkley
Washington
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Lincoln
United States
Civilian Conservation Corps
Public Works Administration
Farm Relief
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
National Recovery Administration
Supreme Court
Massing of British Troops Linked With Coal Dispute
London reports a concentration of African troops in Kenya Colony as a routine wartime move. The coal shipment dispute with Italy deepens, with five Italian cargo ships carrying about 30 000 tons of German coal sailing to Italy and Britain delaying coal shipments from March 1. Italian and British officials exchange views while Ambassador Bastianini returns to London.
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Great Britain
Kenya
Ethiopia
Holland
Italy
Rotterdam
Ministry of Economic Welfare
Rome
Giuseppe Bastianini
Foreign Office
New Rules Set for Coal Industry Price Changes
Washington reports that Howard A. Gray of the bituminous coal division announced a system to adjust minimum prices and regulatory provisions when they take effect in spring. The process requires filers to detail proposed changes and notify interested parties 24 hours before filing, with district boards alerted and a mechanism for rapid temporary changes during review.
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Washington
U.P
Howard A. Gray
Bituminous
Gray
Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on FPC Authority in New River Case
The Supreme Court will rule on the federal power commission s authority over hydroelectric developments in the long running New River case. The dispute concerns a dam on the New River near Radford Virginia built by Appalachian Electric Power Co and tests FPC jurisdiction and the constitutionality of the Federal Power Act.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Co
New River
Radford
Two Passengers Hurt In Coast Line Derailment
Whitehall South Carolina reports two passengers were hurt when the Atlantic Coast Line Miamian derailed after a track split. Six cars left the rails and many others were bruised or jarred. It follows another derailment of the Vacationer near Jacksonville, Florida last week injuring 13.
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Whitehall
S. C
U.P
Atlantic Coastline Railroad
Jacksonville
Fla
Burning School Cleared of 700 in One Minute
A fire during a Sunday movie at the Junior Order of United American Mechanics National Orphans Home prompted a rapid 700 child evacuation from the auditorium. Superintendent Charles Kernen alerted students as the blaze, confined to the projection booth, caused burns to operator Clay Fuqua who tended to his burned hands.
Wilmington man killed by car on Route 73
Gervin Bowman 39, of Buffalo New York, a transient, was struck and killed Sunday on Route 73 in Wilmington by Cecil Hartman 21, of Wilmington, driving the vehicle.
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Wilmington
U.n
Gervin Bowman
Buffalo
N. Y
Cecil Hartman
Levees Blasted In California Threaten Meridan Flooding
In California the Sacramento River flood crested with $10 million in damage as levees in Sutter County were described as barely holding. Some 60 000 acres faced inundation while Meridian Village faced backwash and rising water from the bypass. Evacuations were ordered for all women and children.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
Edward Hyatt
Sutter County
Meridian
Sacramento and
Sutter
Colusa
Lima Youth Adjudged Sane Held for Murder
Darwin Edgington, 26, was to be returned today from Lima State Hospital for criminal insane to West Union to stand trial for the January 30 holdup murder of Mr. and Mrs. Craven Grooms. He was adjudged sane by Dr. H. M. Turk after admitting the shooting and arson at their cabin.
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Lima
WU P
Darwin Edgington
Lima State Hospital
West Union
Craven Grooms
Edgington
H. M. Turk
Adams County
Grooms
Unloaded Gun Kills 9 Year Old Playmate
Springfield report says Bruce Short, 9, died when a playmate shot him in the heart with a gun believed unloaded. Coroner Austin Richards notes several children played in a shed and assumed the weapon was safe.
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Springfield
Bruce Short
Austin Richards
German bomber sinks Domala and damages Domain in Channel attack
A Heinkel bomber attacked the British liner Domala, killing 100 and leaving 106 missing from the 295 aboard, after tossing bombs and machine gun fire. The Domain, en route from Antwerp, was hit four times, with 100 more casualties and survivors rescued as chaos and flames engulfed the decks.
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London
Athenia
Belgium
Domain
English Channel
Antwerp
Germany
Albano
Eight Believed Dead In Imperial Airways Plane Crash
Wreckage of the Imperial Airways Hannibal was found along the south Iranian coast. It is believed all eight aboard the 42 passenger four motor liner died including four crew and four passengers. The plane, the world’s largest when built in 1931, had flown over 1,000,000 miles without accident.
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Calcutta
Imperial Airways
West Virginia Official Forrest Poling Dies at 45
Forrest Poling age 45 served as assistant attorney general of West Virginia and commander of the state's American Legion Department. He died today in Mt. Alto Hospital.
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W. VA
Washington
Forrest Poling
West Virginia
American Legion Department
Mt. Alto Hospital
Van Loon Writes On Democracy Series Start
Hendrik Willem van Loon, renowned historian, begins a timely series titled The Story of Democracy for The Athens Messenger. The first chapter appears today on Page Four with more installments to follow.
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Hendrik Willem van Loon
Athens Messenger
van Loon
The
Messenger
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