Son of Moundsville Warden fatally shot on prison bus
A prisoner aboard a bus transporting 27 inmates to the state penitentiary near Moundville, West Virginia, shot guard Orville Metz and then killed Philip Coe before being overpowered. The attack occurred south of Proctor near the Wetzel Marshall line as others restrained the gunman. Troopers redirected the prisoners to the penitentiary afterward.
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Moundsville
Moundaville
W. Va
State Penitentiary
Philip Co
M. E
Proctor
Wetzel-Marshall County
West Virginia
L. Whitten
Brown Gibson
Kanawha
Orville Metz
Whitten
Charles Fowler
Gibson
Newville
A. C
W . Oldham
Peniton
Metz
Ketchum
Fowler
Claude Inge
Raleigh
Howard
Derailment in Norfolk and Western West Yard
Sixteen cars derail in the Norfolk and Western West yards when empty coal cars break away and sideswipe freight No 65. No injuries or ground damage reported as main line clears quickly and No 86 prepares to pull out.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Pioneer Firms to Be Honored at Chamber Dinner
War correspondent H. R. Knickerbocker will speak at a joint chamber and executives club dinner honoring 35 long time businesses. The event at the West Virginian hotel begins at 6 30 p m with a stag affair for members.
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H. R. Knickerbocker
T Blue
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginian Hotel
Chamber
Virginia
West
Sanders
Mater Knickerbocker
Ene
Domei Says Japan Rejects U S Peace Document
The Japanese news agency Domei declares Japan cannot accept the U S peace document handed to the Japanese ambassador on November 26. It says no tangible progress has been shown in negotiations and describes the document as not a basis for future talks.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Domei
Japan
United States
Pacific
Ion
Ss Care Sa
Wae
Idee” Ahasoters Dowel
Tokyo to answer Hull on Japan troop movements
A Japanese official slated to deliver Tokyo's reply to Secretary Hull in Washington regarding large scale troop movements seen as threatening Thailand. Domei quoted observers casting Hull as an obstacle to Pacific peace and noted pessimistic Tokyo briefings and preparations by Japanese staff in Mexico City.
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Bassy
State Department
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Thailand
Siam
Jary
Hull
America
Domei
Pacific
Japan
Washington
Mexico City
United States
Experts Assigned to Keep Burma Road Open to China
A 46 man U S military team arrives in Manila en route to Burma to establish repair stations along a 712 mile road to China. They will organize wireless links, support 30 000 tons monthly traffic, and guard convoys with American planes and pilots. More trucks and technicians will follow as part of intensified aid to China.
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China
Manila
Philippine Islands
United States
Burma
Burma Road Transportation Organization
East
Ch Kai-Shek
Washington
U. S.S
Royal Fleet
Crucible Accepts Decree of Three Man Board
The Crucible Steel Company of America announced it has decided as bound by a three man board decision on the union shop issue in the captive coal case. The board's findings are awaited, with other enterprises involved and Gracie and Lye of Gracie named in related correspondence as the process continues.
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New York
Crucible Steel Company of America
Roosevelt
Nnesex
Lye of
Gracie
Directors Regret Controversy Over Yale Decorations
Bluefield city board faced criticism over Christmas street decorations and reduced lighting. Mayor W C Snyder issued a statement detailing the board’s stance in support of well lit streets despite the controversy.
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Yale
Bluefield
W C. Snyder
Board of Directors
City of
Strike bill clash prompts labor group clash in Senate
Vice President Wallace backs House Smith bill routing to labor committee for quick study and possible Senate action next Monday. CIO and AFL leaders condemn the measure as a threat to workers rights while Murray calls an emergency meeting of CIO vice presidents and plans a national broadcast.
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Washington
Wallace
House
Smith
Labor Committee
Judiciary Committee
van Nuys
D-Ind
CIO
AFL
Murray
Green
America
National Broadcasting Company
Blue
West Vas House
Gelega
Steel Man
Waldorf Astoria
Howard W. Smith
House of Representatives
William H
Banea
Naval prisoners to be freed in remittance order
C Brown and J C Thompson ex Ensigns who were court martialed last May for decapitating an Alabama woman were released from Portsmouth Navy Prison and formally dismissed from service December 15. Sentences of 24 months and unspecified flight crew roles were remitted by order signed by Secretary Knox, without restore to Navy. The incident occurred when their plane flew low over a turnip field near Robertsdale, Alabama, striking Mrs Phillips.
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Inton
Deeder
Us C. Brown
Joseph C. Thompson
Healdsburg
Calif
Alabama
Portsmouth
WN. H
Naval Prison
Naval Service
Brown
Reed
Navy
Knox
Phillips
Robertsdale
Ala
Hair Do To Aid War Effort In Iron Thread Solution
Boston reports a wartime innovation by Mabel Humphrey offering a method to replace beauty coins with plain iron thread. A finger wave can be sewn in using noose and thread, providing a sturdier, quicker style during defense needs.
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Boston
Mabel Humphrey
Harey
Nazi Gestapo Reported to Have Removed King Michael to Italy
Mexico City dispatch says Excelsior will report that King Mihail of Romania has been secretly in Florence since late November due to turmoil in his Nazi allied country. The piece claims the move was at Gestapo prompting and notes an anti Nazi movement in Romania would not surprise. King Carol, exiled since 1940, has lived near Mexico City since July. Carol denies knowledge of Mihail involvement or arrest.
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Mexico City
Excelsior
Mihail
Romania
Florence
Italy
Carol
Gestapo
Seven Workmen Die As Big Bridge Collapses in Hartford
A bridge collapse in Hartford, Connecticut during construction of a river span killed seven workers and left seven more missing as divers and emergency crews raced to recover bodies. Police and fire units mobilized while thousands queued along the river banks awaiting word.
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Hartford
Conn
New London
Comrades Bomb Nazi Prisoners at Libyan Front
Thirty six German prisoners were killed and 60 wounded when German planes bombed freight cars at the Libyan front. The attack hit a train carrying British troops. survivors reported a shutdown and machine gun fire. A Venetian non-German casualty occurred. A British night fighter shot down one attacker as other planes bombed a suspected gasoline dump.
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Libyan
Bat Front
Tvalian
Steen
NAM Urgest Man Heads Defense in 64th Congress
In a full assembly the 64th congress delegates adopted a platform urging speedier defense and lower costs. They called for a single agency with full power to supervise and guide the defense program. Steel industry leaders criticized the Roosevelt administration as failing to heed public demand and blocking strikes.
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Et T. Weir
1 Steel Corporation
Tanker Damages Axis Submarine In Atlantic Clash
Navy confirms an armed tanker in the Atlantic damaged a submarine when shells from Salinas deck guns hit a raider 700 miles off Newfoundland. Commander Harley F. Cope and crew received praise for bringing the damaged vessel to port after being attacked by torpedoes.
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Wasington
Navy
Navy Department
Harley F. Cope
New Orleans
Cope
Newfoundland
United States
German Grip on Sevastopol Slips and Red Push Advances
Berlin bans on Rostov Mariupol front appear as German forces retreat and reinforcements are called up while Soviet offensives claim heavy losses for the Nazis. Moscow fronts show Red gains near Klin Mozhaisk and Leningrad with the Kirov cruiser noted in action.
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Associated Press
London
Rostov-Mariupol
Crimea
Sevastopol
Great Black Sea
Hitler
Moscow
Kleist
Rostov
Mariupol
Taganrog
von Kleist
Leningrad
Red
Kirov
Klin
Mozhaisk
Berlin
Donets
Lessia
British Bombers Strike Axis in Libya as Tobruk Push Looms
Cairo reports say British heavy bombers hammered Axis troop concentrations in Libya to prepare a further advance toward Tobruk. Ground fighting was sporadic with a few Italian tanks reported knocked out, as rain hampered operations and both sides observed a fresh lull in fighting.
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Cairo
Libya
Tobruk
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