British Treasury Talks With Morgenthau On U.S. Resources
Sir Frederick Phillips, undersecretary of the British treasury, met with Secretary Morgenthau for over an hour to present a balance sheet of Britain's resources and war supply costs in the United States. He stressed facts, not policy, and said he would prepare studies over the weekend before a Monday follow up.
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Washington
Sir Frederick Phillips
British Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
Treasury Department
Frederick
Treasury
Sir Frederick
West Indian
Morganthau
Nye
N. D
Britain
High Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Jones
Silence Engulfs Rome Radio Amid Air War Hints
Rome radio faded from the air Friday night amid war fears. The outage marked the first time the Rome station weakened since Italy entered the war, with observers speculating it could signal nearby British air activity.
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London
Sns
Rome
Italy
Air Crash Death Toll Rises Nine As Stewards Dies
CHICAGO UP The United Airlines crash late Wednesday raised the death toll to nine with stewardess Florence Little 22 of Chicago dying after a blood transfusion failed. Pilot error or weather hazards are under investigation as witnesses say the plane circled 28 minutes and flew in icing conditions. Six other passengers were injured.
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Chicago
United Airlines
Florence Little
Paul Ryan
Cleveland
J. A. Herlihy
United
Hce
Norway Man Nabbed For Erratic Driving Near Walford
Joseph A. Schulte of Norway, 52, was picked up near Walford at 12:05 a.m. Friday by Highway Patrolmen Clapp and Swords after reports of irregular driving. He was lodged in Linn county jail and then moved to Vinton at 10 a.m. Friday. A blood test showed 1.85 milligrams of alcohol per deciliter, prompting plans to file drunk driving charges.
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Walford
Clapp and Swords
Joseph A. Schulte
Norway
Linn County
Vinton
J. B. Franklin
Benton County
Highway Patrol
Schulte
Nazi Attack on South English Port Repelled
British air ministry reports a Nazi night raid on the south coast port of Portsmouth was repelled by heavy anti aircraft fire. London says raids targeted Eindhoven Rotterdam Hadmstedt and Lorient while Berlin claimed London and Portsmouth were hit. King George VI toured bombed areas as German planes were driven off by AA fire.
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Germany
London Air Ministry
London
Berlin
Portsmouth
Air Ministry
Eindhoven
Rotterdam
Hadmstede
Lorient
Ministry
R.A.F
Britain
Rhine
Dusseldorf
Italy
Turin
London Daily Express
British
Naval Air Arm
Taranto
George VI
Southampton
British Army rehearses blitzkrieg exercise in England
The British army secretly staged a large scale blitzkrieg style drill this week with 40 000 troops tanks armored cars dive bombers and anti tank guns to test a new system of air and ground force cooperation. Sir Alan Brooke led the exercise which simulated a German style invasion and rapid advance across terrain including soggy fields.
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England
Germany
Low Countries
France
Rance
Alan Brooke
British Home Forces
Press, Association
British Cruiser Fights German Raider Off South Brazil
Britain's cruiser Carnarvon Castle engaged a fast German sea raider disguised as a merchant ship about 700 miles northeast of Montevideo near the South Brazil coast. The clash occurred Thursday with the British ship suffering minor damage while the German vessel remained largely out of reach at long range. The action fits a wider pattern of raiders operating with U-boat coordination in the Atlantic as the British seek to hunt them down.
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London
Britain
Carnarvon Castle
Admiralty
Montevideo
Uruguay
Graf Spee
South
Brazil
North
Atlantic
Remembering Dr. Frank R. Loope a life of grit and service
In Seattle a man struck by arthritis after aiming to be a physician spent 23 years bedridden. He turned to writing for children and then organized a Shut-in Society aiding the physically disabled. He authored vast letters, helped with nursing care, artificial limbs, and wheelchairs, inspiring others to persevere.
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Seattle
Frank R. Loope
Newton
Loope
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Mercury Rises Through Freezing in Cedar Rapids
Weather report shows Cedar Rapids warming from 27 at 7 p.m. Thursday to 33 at midnight 37 at 7 a.m. Friday and 43 by 10 a.m. Readings climbed to 51 by 2:45 p.m. as sunshine pushed temperatures higher.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Romanian Ace Killed in Air Collision at Bucharest
Capt. M. Popescu, Romania's famed aviator, died Thursday when his plane collided with a German aircraft over the Bucharest military airport. The German pilot was also reported dead and the incident occurred Friday according to officials.
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Bucharest
M. Popescu
Rumania
German cruiser damages British ship in South Atlantic
German high command said a German auxiliary cruiser engaged and seriously damaged a British auxiliary cruiser in the south Atlantic. It also reported a U boat sank four British merchant vessels totaling 13,300 tons, two of which were in a convoy. Several British planes attacked western Germany with no bombs, and 10 British planes were shot down. Seven German planes were missing.
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Berlin
South Atlantic
High Command
Germany
Protest over Nazi detention of American woman in Vichy
The United States embassy protested to the German embassy in Paris after learning Mrs Elizabeth Deegan a former embassy receptionist 40 from Asheville North Carolina was arrested in occupied France on charges of aiding British officers to escape She remains held for questioning while Germany says it will refer the case to occupation authorities
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Vichy
France
United States
Elizabeth Deegan
Paris
Deegan
Asheville, N. C
Twins in court face separate traffic charges
Milo Webb and his twin Milos Webb appeared in Justice H R Churchill’s court on separate traffic charges filed by the highway patrol. Milo, arrested Nov 30 after a minor Cedar Rapids accident, paid $5 and costs for no license. Milos, returning from a Tama county sawmill, paid $5 and costs for speeding 50 mph.
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H. R. Churchill
Milo Webb
Twenty-ninth Street
Milos Webb
Toddville
Highway Patrol
Milo
Cedar Rapids
Milos
Tama County
Harold Parr
Private Funeral For Mrs. Robt. C. Davis
A private funeral will be held at Oak Hill cemetery Sunday at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Robert C. Davis formerly Rachel Holt Witner of Cedar Rapids. She was killed Wednesday near Ventura California when the station wagon she drove was struck by a Southern Pacific train. The Rev. Dominic A. Loferski will conduct the services. Mr. Davis and Anne Witwer her 12 year old daughter will arrive early Sunday morning.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Robert C. Davis
Rachel Holt Witner
Cedar Rapids
Ventura
Calif
Dominic A. Loferski
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Davis
Anne Witwer
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Dies Says House Panel and Justice Dept In Accord
Washington INS reported Rep Martin Dies Democrat Texas, head of the House committee probing un American activities, announced differences with the Justice Department over fifth column investigations had been resolved and a conference with Attorney General Voorhees appointed by Dies would proceed.
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INS
Martin Dies
Tex
House
Department of Justice
Voor
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Attemeay
Greeks Seize Porto Edda and Argirocastro Base in Albania
Greek forces occupy Porto Edda Italy’s key Albania entry port and capture Argirocastro along with more than 1,000 prisoners. Athens reports not confirmed. Italians retreat north as Greeks advance. Equipment estimated at over 8 million dollars seized. port facilities torched to deny supplies.
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Porto Edda
Athens
Albania
Port Palermo
Santa Quaranti
Galeazzo Ciano
Konispolis
United Press
Butrino River
Waterloo Hotel And Seven Shops Burned
Fire of undetermined origin early Friday destroyed the Hawkeye hotel and seven small stores in Waterloo. Fifty hotel guests escaped. Loss estimated at 80000 dollars. The blaze began in a storage room and spread through the basement before engulfing the building. Several businesses destroyed include G R Gruehn harness shop Service Printing Gallup Real Estate E and F Cafe J Robins used clothing Howland Candy Schollian Tobacco. The brick two story structure measured 80 by 80 feet.
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Waterloo
INS
Hawkeye
G. R. Gruehn Harness Shop
Service Printing Company
Gallup Real Estate Company
E and F. Cafe
J. Robins Used
Howland Candy Company
Schollian Tobacco Company
Pigeon Toed Youth Sought In Library Theft Case
Cedar Rauld News reports police linking a pigeon toed youth to a purse theft from librarian Miss Alice Story and a library break in. Janitor Henry Vyskocil says entry by the back door and a possible overnight stay, with tracks suggesting the suspect is pigeon toed.
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Alice Story
Twelfth Street SE
Henry Vyskocil
Avenue NE
Vyskocil
Third Avenue SE
How London Folk Spend Decembers Long Nights
London after dark follows a German timetable as the Nazi night bomber dictates 12 to 14 hours of blackout life. The piece visits East End shelters housing up to about 2,000 people and notes many Londoners spend long nights indoors, with middle class homes using Anderson shelters or dining at home with overnight guest arrangements.
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London
Greenwich
East End
Africa
India
Anderson
Italy changes war leadership as Badoglio resigns
Mare s hal Pietro Badoglio resigns as chief of the general staff at age 69. Gen Ugo Cavallero, 60, takes over and will command Italy's land sea and air forces. The change is expected to speed up preparations for the planned offensive against Greece following the frontier postings. The Piccolo's noon edition offered little commentary on the transition.
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Italy
Mareshal
Pietro Badoglio
Ugo Cavallero
Cavallero
Greece
Badoglio
Mussolini
Cappelretto
Beecame
Armeistice
Ethiopia
Cone
Italian Greek conflict end proposed by Turkish envoy
Turkish foreign minister Sukru Saracoglu carried a German proposal to end the Italo Greek war to Greek Premier John Metaxas in a secret Salonika meeting. The report notes Cavallero’s wartime roles and Badoglio’s leadership in Italian military and government, with hints of ongoing Italian reshuffles amid defeats in Albania and tensions under Mussolini.
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INS
John Metaxas
Sukru Saracoglu
Salonika
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