28 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
1
Joseph W. LaBine argues Finland gains little as Russia exits the League, calling Geneva powerless. The editor notes these opinion columns reflect the writer's views, not the paper's.
Secretary-general Avenol convened a special session to condemn Russia and press for Finland’s cause. The assembly unanimously authorized mediation talks with Moscow, while Molotov rejected Finland’s appeal as unfounded. Surits left Geneva as observers questioned the action’s impact on the League and prewar alignments.
Prime Minister Chamberlain cites wartime secrecy as Commons discusses war logistics. Churchill faces questions over the Bremen incident while Britain and France push economic unity. German naval actions, Finland Russia, and Allied aid to Helsinki feature amid reports of heavy fighting on the Western Front. Also covered are the 1935 public utility holding company act battles and leadership changes at Associated Gas and Electric as Morgenthau disputes fade.
Buried: Douglas Fairbanks senior drug magnate Charles Walgreen and Rep Carl E Mapes. New York's Hamilton Fish Jr. announced entry into the 1940 GOP presidential race. Tom Dewey planned a New England tour. Idaho Senator William Borah pressed isolationist stance on foreign policy as a campaign issue. Bishop John F O’Hara relinquished Notre Dame presidency to serve as auxiliary bishop under papal appointment.
Slashed export subsidy for cotton cut again while Sweden forms a new government to appease Nazis. Mexico’s oil expropriation affects a tariff pact with Venezuela and U S tariffs rise on Danzig and Poland exports to the United States.
President Roosevelt at a press conference backs renewal of the reciprocal trade treaty act in 1940 despite Republican attacks and farmer concerns. He cites export gains and notes a Red Cross aid pledge to Finland while criticizing the un democratic handling of a report on communist activity by the un Americanism committee. The president also named 12 new rear admirals and hosted a White House reception with diplomats from Finland, Russia, Germany, France, Japan, and China.
Russian Ambassador to Italy Nicolaa Gorekhin arrives in Rome as Soviet troops reach the Finnish frontier and departs abruptly without credentials. Italian editor Virginio Gayda suggests Britain can win Italy’s support via key exits like Dardanelles and Suez. An explosion at a Rumanean cellulose plant kills 80 and injures 200, blamed on foreign agents. NLRB hearing reveals bias allegations and calls for leadership changes, including pressure to remove secretary Nathan Witt. President’s son-in-law John Boettiger is cited in a disciplinary context.
George Quartin and Martin Ross, hunting near Accord, New York, were locked inside a windowless, fire-filled farmhouse by moonshine operatives who mistook them for revenue agents. The pair crawled from the burning room as state troopers freed them, uncovering a backwoods liquor operation and a deadly explosion.
The article notes steel dominance in sports gear from ancient times to today, highlighting 1938 golf club production with 1 069 000 pounds of steel used. It specifies 175 000 pounds for wood headed club shafts and 894 000 pounds for iron shaft and head combos, plus steel used for course maintenance and equipment.
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