Soviet forces batter at Finnish lines in multi front push
Soviet bombers attacked a Finnish naval base at Hango and pressed a broad front offensive across Karelia and mid Finland. Finnish troops harass and counterattack in swampy frontier regions, with Swedish volunteers reportedly set to join. Russian officials claim progress along the Mannerheim line as tempers rise over the blockade of mined coasts.
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Helsingfors
INS
Hango
Finland
Kronstadt
London
G. A. Gripenberg
Kuolajaervi
Soumussalmi
Gulf of Bothnia
Mannerheim
Karelian
Leningrad
Taileensjoki
Oslo
Vladystari
Petsamo
Arctic
Laughable Loveless Laughter Critics Clash Over a Bright Comedy
Joseph Krutch criticizes a recent comedy as bright but cold and unfunny, lacking warmth or goodwill. He contrasts it with Will Rogers and Jesus parables, arguing that laughter without love destroys faith and hope, while true humor reflects deeper brightness beyond cynicism.
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Joseph Krutch
Newton
Taft
Will Rogers
Aus
Rogers
Krutch
Jesus
Ualted Feature Syndicate, Inc
Underprivileged Dogs To Get Christmas Party in Montclair
In Montclair New Jersey the animal welfare league hosts a Christmas party for dogs at a local pet shop on December 23. A committee of canine benefactors is formed as owners contribute to a party fund and gifts from Dogz Foods are distributed from a special Christmas tree.
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Montclair
N. J
British Firms Agree to Supply Gas Masks to Finland
London report says British firms arranged to supply 00,000 gas masks to Finland, signaling continued support amid wartime tensions.
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London
Finland
British sea martial law begins to curb German fleet
London AP says Admiralty authorities seized control of shipping in designated British waters to counter the German submarine and mine threat. The plan envisions a large mine sweeping campaign with up to 100,000 men, daily channel sweepings, and naval air actions while three German U boats were sunk and Henning Oldendorff captured.
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London
Admiralty
Nore
Thames River
Portsmouth
Rosyth
Firth of Forth
Orkney and
Sligtana
Scotland
Henning Oldendorff
Jersey
Artillery action on western front livelier says communique
Berlin report says artillery action was somewhat livelier on parts of the western front. Between the Moselle and Rhine southwest of Merzig on French soil two enemy emplacements were blown up and three more partially destroyed by advance groups.
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Berlin
Mosell and
Rhine
Merzig
Russian Army Sees Prestige Hit From Finnish Stand
Webb Miller reports from Helsingfors that Finland's stubborn defense against the Russian invasion has damaged the aura of invincibility surrounding the Red Army. The piece notes European observers, including Germans, questioning their alliance with Russia as Finland’s resistance grows and volunteers from Scandinavian and Baltic regions join. A Finnish woman traveling from London to join the women's auxiliary army asserts the force numbers over 80,000 women.
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Webb Miller
Helsingfors
Finland
Europe
Germany
France
Belgium
Holland
England
Denmark
Sweden
Russia
Aabto
Baltic
Baltic States
London
Finnish Women's Auxiliary Army
Romeo Affair Sparks Contempt Bid Against Parents
New York report says George Lowther, 30, vowed to press contempt charges against Sat urday missing sweetheart Eileen Herrick and her parents after Judge Hill ruled Herrick could marry and stay away from home. Lowther stormed the Herrick estate at Wainscott with supporters to fix a date, despite households legal actions and a habeas corpus ruling that left Herrick under parental control while at home.
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New York
George Lowther
Lileen Herrick
Lowthern
Judge Hill
L. Barron Hill
Riverhead
N. Y
Eileen
Eli Johnson
Lowther
Walter P. Herrick
Wainscott
Ellen O'Conner
John J. Price
Hill
Miss Herrick
Herrick
Herricks
Three Ships Sunk as Jap Freighter Feared Lost
London AP reports the sea war worsened with fourteenth week tolls. The 6,646 ton Japanese freighter Azuma Maru sent an SOS Friday in Scottish waters and was not heard from. the 2,400 ton Danish steamer Scotia was sunk in the North Sea with 21 crew dead. Other losses include the British steamer Corea and Brandon, with multiple casualties and injuries.
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London
North Sea
Harry Needham
England
Brandon
Germany
Man Captured In Two Cedar Rapids Assaults
Harry Hanson 28 of 271 Twelfth Street NW was arrested Friday night in connection with attacks on two Cedar Rapids women. He pleaded not guilty Saturday in district court to two counts of assault with intent to rape with bond set at 2500 on each count. Detectives Kudina and Haberle detained Hanson after a belt clue from Maude Thomas's sister led to the breakthrough. Hanson previously served 30 days for an August 7 1938 street assault.
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Cellar Rapids
Harry Hanson
Twelfth Street
Cedar Rapids
C. J. Haas
Hanson
Bill Kudina
Jack Haberle
Earl Stanley
Maude Thomas
Second Avenue SE
Stanley
Kudina and
Haberle
Cedar Rapids records springlike warmth in December day
Cedar Rapids Saturday brought an unbroken mild spell with the thermometer rising from a 31 degree early morning low to 40 by mid morning and 53 by 1 30 p m as conditions stayed sunny. Friday’s 46 peak later eased to 38 by evening and 33 at midnight amid Chambers Inskeep company dial readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Homeless Couple In New York Subways Appears In Court
In Brooklyn court James McDowell 39 and Melissa 35 were arraigned as vagrants after 11 days living on subway trains. Magistrate Charles Solomon said the vagabancy law targets society not victims and dismissed the charge. The couple, whose baby was with McDowell's mother in Massachusetts, were placed with a probation officer for rehabilitation.
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New York
INS
Brooklyn
Charles Solomon
James McDowell
Melissa
Arthur Waller
McDowell
WPA
Massachusetts
Solomon
Patrick Shelley
Union Labor Lawyer In Chicago Is Shot
Leon R. Cooke a 27 year old attorney for a scrap iron and junk handlers union was shot and wounded critically Friday night Police said they were seeking a union official in connection with the shooting
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Chicago
Leon R. Cooke
Scrap Iron and Junk Handlers
Judge Practically Urges U S To Change Form Of Government
Federal Judge Knox of New York urges the 1940 presidential campaign be based on frankness facts and common sense. The judge says the approach amounts to asking the country to alter its form of government as campaigns in the big apple are filled with loud talk and bold promises.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Knox
New York
Russia’s case up for trial before League council
Geneva reports state that the Soviet Union faces a council hearing over its Finland invasion as Britain and France weigh sanctions and Latin American pressure grows. China’s Koo decides China’s vote while Britain and France reassess expulsions amid calls to resume NicSingfors Moscow talks.
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Geneva
Britain
France
Russia
League of Nations Council
Finland
League
Italy
Great Britain
London
Daladier
Rumor of Sabotage at Russian Air Base in Estonia
Reuters reported a rumor of a fire at a Russian air base in Estonia with a red glow seen in the sky over Paldiski, also known as Baltic Port, where the base was allowed after the Russo Estonian pact. The report was unconfirmed and traced to Stockholm.
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London
INS
Russia
Estonia
Reuters
Stockholm
Paldiski
Baltic Port
Crime spree ends with Cameron suicide after family killings
Don Cameron, 35, a Wisconsin salesman, killed four people and wounded three in a two hour spree before shooting himself in a garage. He also kidnapped and killed Eau Claire victim Brenden at a cemetery after forcing him from a gas station. Cameron injured a station attendant and two bystanders during the drama, then burned his Lake Wisota cottage and died as police closed in. Authorities said money worries may have driven the crime. no drinking was involved.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Don Cameron
Eau Claire
Cameron
145 Am
Edward Holt
Lake Wisota
Brenden
Holt
Earl Redard
Redard
Sam Holeen
Frank Babbit
A HE Walk
Minneapolis
Motorist Involved In Crash Fined For Reckless Driving
Cedar Rapids news reports Joe Long of 1434 Third Avenue SE pleaded guilty to reckless driving after his car struck a machine driven by C J Englert of Iowa City at 8 35 p m Friday. Police said skid marks showed Long hit the brakes but did not swerve.
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Cedar Rapidils
Joe Long
Third Avenue SE
Long
C J Englert
Iowa City
Englert
Eighth
Tenth Streets
Third Avenue FE
Maniac Follows Winnie's Lead Flees Arizona Pen
Two of Arizona's most dangerous inmates roamed free after escapes from the state hospital for the insane. Bruno Hanks, 25, described as the most dangerous male inmate, cut through iron mesh with a sharp instrument after locking a door. Residents panicked and demanded protection as sheriff and police were mobilized. Authorities noted staffing shortages at the hospital and criticized government delays in funding and WPA fence work. Citizens reported prowlers and urged doors to stay locked.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
R. T. Jones
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Hospital
Bruno Hanks
Brino
Lon Jordan
Hanks
Judd
Louis Saxe
Gov. Jones
WPA
Jones
Saxe
Sheriff's Office
Aged Oelwein Woman Acquitted in Husband’s Death
Mrs Adolph Vanselow a 66 year old of Oelwein was acquitted by a district court jury of murder in the death of her 77 year old husband after a quarrel on Aug. She testified she did not quarrel or strike him. The jury took 20 hours over two days with nine ballots, mostly for acquittal, while the state argued a stroke from a stove railing as the fatal blow.
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West Union
Adolph Vanselow
Oeluen
Vanselow
TT Ho Goheen
Oolwein
U S Seek Changes Not Lifting of British Blockade
Washington officials say the United States will be satisfied with Britain following the American note on Germany bound goods. The plan centers on allowing safe passage for German orders already placed and paid for. The State Department objects to the blockade as international law but will not demand a full repeal. Officials expect Britain to meet the proposal without backing down on the blockade.
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Washington
United States
Britain
State Department
More Gun Trouble Confronts Man Who Shot Near Royalty
Melbourne AP report on Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor deported from England last summer for firing shots near British royalty. He was charged with shooting G. A. Kelly with intent to murder. Lawlor, now a munitions worker, was ordered out of England on June 29 by a London judge after arrest for firing near the Duchess of Kent and into the home of the princess royal.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ledwedge
Vincent Lawlor
England
G. A. Kelly
Lawlor
London
Duchess of Kent
Princess Royal
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