Year sentence handed to Fritz Kuhn in Sing Sing case
Fritz Kuhn was sentenced to 24 to 5 years in Sing Sing after a New York trial. He may appeal to the state supreme court with attorney Peter L. Sabbatino, who could seek a writ to delay execution. Judge James Garrett Wallace called Kuhn a petty thief and demanded action against perjurers among Kuhn’s witnesses.
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Willie Luedtke
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Mercantile Head and Banker John A Field Jr Dies
John A Field Jr 59 longtime Charleston business official civic leader died after a short illness in a Charleston hospital He headed Thomas Field and Company wholesale dry goods and led Southern Hardware He also held posts at A W Cox Department Store Charleston Wholesale Furniture Diamond Departments and Kanawha Valley Le Rites set for 3 pm at home 2016 Kanawha Street with burial at Sunset Memorial Park Funeral details list active and honorary pallbearers.
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Charleston
Thomas, Field and Company
Southern Hardware Company
A. W. Cox Department Store Company
Charleston Wholesale Furniture Company
Diamond Department Saps
Kanawha Valley
Kanawha Street
Joe B. Overmyer
Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Simpson Mortuary
H. R. Alexander
J. P. Keaton
W. N. Allen
C. W. Alderson
W. L. Stonestreet
W. M. Lawson
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Slowdown Strikes Blow to Germany
In the Ruhr valley scattered slowdown strikes disrupt Germany's heavy industry as the government rescinds parts of wartime labor rules. Berlin censorship muted the unrest while Washington sources cite an unimpeachable Berlin origin for the report. The German embassy denied it, promising workers will serve with the same spirit as soldiers. The Reich earlier announced a 10 hour work day without extra pay to destroy England.
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State Department
England
Robert Ley
German Labor Front
Nazi Firing Squads Execute 5060 Poles in Poland
A Budapest dispatch to the London Daily Express reports 5060 people executed by Nazi firing squads in recently occupied Polish territory. Victims were said to be suspected members of a freedom organization abroad.
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Budapest
London Daily Express Tonight
Poland
Germany
Freedom
Black Eagle Aids Peace Talks In Harlem Custody Suit
In a New York case dating to 1937, Col. Hubert Julian, Harlem’s “black eagle,” proposed to fund a $6500 settlement to Mrs. Verinda Brown in her suit against Father Divine. Justice Dineen adjourned until Thursday noon. terms to be disclosed then.
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Harlem
Verinda Brown
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Lucius Beebe
Q Harlem
Cleveland Mayor Calls State to Share Relief Burden
Cleveland Mayor Harold Burton urged the state to cover half of the city’s relief burden as 60,000 residents faced destitution. Gov Bricker countered that the state had done all it could and refused a special session. Burton’s 1,500 word statement stressed urgent needs for food shelter and clothing amid rising hardship.
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Harold H. Burton
John W. Bricker
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Veteran Coal Operator Dies in Reading Hospital
Oak Hill December 5 veteran coal operator and former state senator P VS S Lewis, 65, died of a heart attack in a Reading Pennsylvania hospital while visiting a half brother. A Virginia native who moved to Fayette County as a youth, he led four coal firms and held director and bank posts. He served in the West Virginia Senate 1919 to 1921 and is survived by his son Stewart. Burial will be in Oak Hill after body is returned home.
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Amherst Coal Co
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New River Bank and Trust Co
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Stewart Lewis
Power Link Defense Talked by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt disclosed plans to link the nation’s power industry through jointly owned government and private company lines for national defense. The policy committee opened talks with private power firms on connecting regional pools to serve areas affected by war, with Ickes warning of a dangerous world and urging ready electric power reserves as a precaution. The English model, using government–private joint ownership to avert competition, was cited as a successful example.
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National Power Policy Committee
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Sweden Blocks Gulf of Bothnia After Partial Mobilization
Sweden imposed partial mobilization and mined the Gulf of Bothnia to bar Soviet ships. Evacuation plans were announced for Stockholm civilians if the war escalates with Finland. Reinforcements boost northern frontiers and Gotland garrison as mines seal waterways.
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British Claim Hitler Traded Finn Liberty
Britain condemns Russia invasion of Finland and rejects quick peace with Germany. Halifax says German policy endangers Europe, citing the Aug. 23 pact that bartered Baltic liberty for a Free hand in Poland. Britain will not seek peace until Germany agrees to terms aligned with ending aggression. Chamberlain to send Butler to League session to discuss Finland’s aggression case.
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Great Britain
Finland
Germany
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Halifax
Britain
Europe
League
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Richard Austen Butler
League of Nations
Russia
Lord Cecil
France
America
Freighter Horsted Torpedoed by German Submarine
London reports intensified German submarine warfare after Allied seizure of Nazi exports with the torpedoing of the 1670 ton Horsted in the North Sea. Three crew dead, five missing, thirteen survivors landed at an undisclosed British port. Unofficial signal suggests renewed U boat activity after a lull.
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London
North Sea
Germany
Farm Bureau Hears Hull Defend Pacts
Secretary Hull defended the trade pacts before the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago. He called opponents narrow and short sighted and argued abandoning the program would hinder progress toward orderly world prosperity. He cited 795 million dollars in agricultural imports as not harming American farmers and emphasized international economic security and rule of law.
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Chicago
Hull
American Farm Bureau Federation
Finland claims major Soviet losses in three day front push
Finland announced large-scale success along the front near Carelian isthmus with two Russian tank regiments, each about 40 machines, wiped out in a single engagement. Official communiques also reported 64 heavy Soviet tanks captured since Saturday and over 2,000 Red Army soldiers killed. Finnish legation notes Salmi district operations north of Lake Ladoga, with troops moving into forests and marabes as ski units.
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Henvy Tal
Italian Bombers And Technicians Reach Finland
In Helsinki on December 5 arrival of 50 Italian Savoia Marchetti bombing planes with Italian technicians and training pilots. Fifty planes delivered to Helsinki with 25 then reaching the city, the rest noted as having been earmarked earlier, signaling a speeded delivery and Finnish interest in the plan.
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Soviet Denies Losses in Finnish Front Action
Moscow reports deny sinking two destroyers and damaging the cruiser Kiroff during action with Finnish fortifications at Hango. Official statement says Kiroff’s seven inch guns outrange coastal batteries and Finnish shells missed by miles. Leningrad HQ denies loss of tanks and aircraft in Russian front fighting.
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War News Readers Remember Censorship And Facts
Readers urged to distinguish between facts and propaganda as censorship shapes wartime reporting. The note cautions against accepting official narratives without scrutiny and emphasizes critical reading amid widespread misinformation.
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