Sydney Sinks German Raider Steiermark Off Australia
Australian cruiser Sydney 645 crew vanished after engagement with the German raider Steiermark off Australia. The raider had 400 men aboard but survivor counts were not disclosed. Parramatta also lost with 161 aboard. Prime Minister Curtin called the blows a testament to resolve.
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Australia
Sydney
New York
Parramatta
Mediterranean
John Curtin
Ham- He
Cocos Islands
Freak Mishap Delays Crack N. W. Flier
A Norfolk and Western Cavalier No. 16 passenger train was delayed over an hour at Bluestone when a drunken man’s foot became wedged in the coal tender’s stoking system. The two Kentucky men from Harlan, Jones and Brownlie Jones, were jailed on N W charges after the botched free up.
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Bluestone
W. i Jones
Eternyes
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Jones
Railroad of Police
Cavalier
Bluefield
Uestone
Pearisburg Man Found Dead in Charleston
A Pearisburg, Virginia man about 50 was found dead in Charleston, West Virginia. He was identified tentatively as Richard eet, a former Pearisburg resident, with next steps pending confirmation.
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Pearisburg
Charleston
Ton
W. Va
Richard Eet
Plot On Duce a Life Revealed
A wartime report claims a conspiracy aimed at Italy’s leadership was thwarted by a miracle. It cites 60 conspirators arrested and tried, including communists and demo-liberals, centered in Trieste with wider ties. Attacks on Piacenza Bologna and Ciana are linked to foreign-enabled sabotage and planned uprisings against Italy.
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Stefani
Trieste
Italy
Piacenza
Bologna
Ciana
Roosevelt asks Japan to state purpose of troop movement
Washington December 2 AP report: under Roosevelts directive the state department asked Japan to explain why it concentrates troops in Indo China. The note warned that prospects for Pacific peace negotiations hinge on a satisfactory explanation and stance from Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Rooseve
State Department
Japan
Indo-China
Toyko
British Warships Reach Singapore to Meet Threat
The 35 000 ton Prince of Wales led Britain's eastern fleet into Singapore joining Admiral Sir Tom Phillips as commander. The move follows an improved Atlantic situation and aims to bolster eastern defenses. Phillips, once deputy chief of naval staff, is praised as brains over brawn at age 53.
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Singapore
Britain
Prince of Wales
Trac
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Tom Phillips
Phillips
Old China Command
Khaki Field
Malaya
Mercer Bridge plans discussed at city conference
City officials and Norfolk and Western railway leaders met at the Mercer street bridge site to review tentative plans for a substantial grade change at the south approach. The discussion noted heavier girders and revised clearances while a final decision was deferred to a follow up meeting with local officials and Bluefield Supply representatives.
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J. T. Jackson
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railway
F. H. Roth
Mercer Street
Guederaie
Emory Mitchell
Eimes C. Barton
Trvals
Bluefield Supply Company
Norfolk and Western
Weby
Lute
G. Scott
Railroad Workers Win Pay Hike Halts Nationwide Strike
Washington December 2 Nine hundred thousand non-operating railroad workers will receive a 80 cent hourly increase and 350 000 operating workers gain higher wages in a settlement reported to President Roosevelt by an emergency fact finding board The deal averts a nationwide strike set for December 7 and adds between 300 000 and 325 million dollars to carriers annual costs The board recommended retroactive raises from September with unions initially seeking larger increases and future rule changes placed under moratorium during the national emergency
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Washington
Roosevelt
Meyer
Director Protests Yale Decorations
City board members rebuked Bluefield merchants after Director T Courtney Tanner objected to downtown electric Christmas decorations. He argued the displays dimmed the waiters way system and climate of cheer, prompting wisecracks about forests and federal street. The exchange highlighted tension over festive lighting plans.
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West Virginia
Federal Street
Bluefield
T. Courtney Tanner
British Forces Break Tobruk Rezegh Link In Desperate Fight
Cairo reports furious combat as imperial units press to breach the Tobruk Rezegh line with German armor concentration. Royal Navy air and naval reinforcements land to support a momentary setback, while British spokesman calls the action a local victory with strategic implications. Sidi Omar Nuovo near the Libyan coast reportedly falls to Punjab battalions as Axis forces retreat.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Rezeghfallen
Royal Navy
Vlicuttal
Sidi Omar Nuovo
Punjab Battalions
Red Cross Roll Call Shortfall Reported
Results to date show many workers have not turned in final reports. Chairman A. L Welford announced last night that those missed by solicitors should deliver to support the emergency. The Cross seeks garments and surgical bandages and other help to aid people during the crisis.
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Red Cross
A. L Welford
Cald
Welford
Cross
Auditor Sims Defends Against Fidelity Indictments
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims, among 13 indicted in Detroit on Fidelity Investment Association charges, says the accuser did not know what he was talking about. The case involves alleged misleading statements and a plan to veil assets in real estate.
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Charleston
W. Va
Edgar B. Sims
Detroit
Fidelity Investment Association
Wheeling
Fidelity Assurance Association
Ben Moore
Fidelity
Sims
West Virginia Auditor
Fidelity Securities
Armiompson
Nazi rout widens as Soviets press Rostov line gains
Soviet information bureau says the German retreat from Rostov continues with Red Army pursuit across a broad southern front. Germans fall back toward Mariupol as transport difficulties and harrying actions hinder major units, while Moscow front shows mixed gains for the Red Army and renewed invader progress in northern sectors.
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Associated Press
London
Rostov
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow
Mariupol
Ewa'd von
von Kites
Rosnov
Stalinogorsk
Local Civilian Defense Unit Formed in Bluefield
A civic group in Bluefield formed a committee of nine to establish a local Civilian Defense unit. The meeting, held at YWCA on Federal Street, included mayoral and civic leaders who authorized expansion of membership and creation of subcommittees.
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Hudson Huffard
Virginia
Miss Loudermilk
Hoback to Aid Son in Loudoun County Murder Case
H R Hoback of Bluefield W Va states he will help his 16 year old son Paul Bernard Hoback held on murder charges in the robbery slaying of Ward Love less at a Loudoun county estate. Hoback and his wife talked with the boy and with Commonwealth's Attorney Charles F Harrison and State Senator Aubrey Weaver who may defend Herbert Porter, the other 16 year old jailed in Winchester. Senator Weaver said representation undecided.
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H. R. Hoback
Bluefield
W. Va
Paul Bernard Hoback
Ward Loveless
Aubrey Weaver
Pront Royal
Herbert Porter
Winchester
Weaver
Y Hoback
Rhaeticia Railway
Hoback
Ntewan
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