American Move Upholds British War On Finns
The United States seized Finnish flagships in U S ports to support Britain's war effort against Finland and deter Axis influence in the Baltic. Six ships were placed into protective custody as authorities outlined the scope of seizures and coordination with the state and defense departments.
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Latte
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Finland
State Department
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Hull
Helsinki
Gersney
Vislant
Sasha
Petition for a large community hospital seeks action
Petitions will circulate urging Dawson and Neely and West Virginia senators to back a large community hospital and medical center for Kanawha Valley. Committee chairmen and an advisory board including Mayor Dawson and Rabbi Ariel L. Goldburg lead the effort, with plans to distribute through the city and valley.
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Dawson
Jnd Neely
West Virginia
Ce Ee
Act Ag
City Records Poorly Kept Cited in Audit Findings
Charleston city officials were cited for inefficiencies and fund discrepancies in a statutory audit showing 16 rule breaches. The report disclosed a general fund deficit of 223760.05 dollars and noted widespread record-keeping failures across licenses taxes and fines.
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Charleston
George P. Alderson
H. C. Walker
Stalin's Army Pushes Across Historic Volga
Soviet dispatches report a major reversal of a German assault on Moscow. Red Army counter-attacks shattered a large enemy force along a Mozhaysk corridor and forced German units into disorderly retreat. Russians recaptured two bridges on the upper Volga and advanced near Kalinin while advancing toward Azov by Taganrog. The Moscow front saw intensified fighting as Soviet infantry and armor pressed the offensive.
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Azov Peninent
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Rostov
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Christmas Party Prep at Camp Fairchance Draws Local Helpers
Groups finalize committees for the annual Christmas party at Camp Fairchance with Bosads tesla Recates and The Gazette backing. Eskew, Smith and Cannon wholesaler David M. Giltinan led the donations, promising more supplies and urging the committee to take what they need, while the Veterans of Foreign Wars offer a sharing of proceeds from recent club openings.
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David M. Giltinan
Eskew, Smith and Cannon
Mr. Giltinen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Querrier Street
Lovins Dissent on Mine Benefit Ruling Calls Liberal Construction
Judge William T. Lovins dissented from a West Virginia Supreme Court ruling denying unemployment benefits to 1939 Appalachian miners. He argued the law should be liberally construed to avoid defeating legislative purposes, noting the dispute stemmed not from a labor conflict but from stalled negotiations and the expectation of resumption once a contract is reached. The majority upheld the denial, affecting up to 9 million in state jobless funds and future claims.
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William T. Lovins
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Lovins
Lovina
Five Million Gift To Russia From American People
The Red Cross announced a five million dollar purchase of medical supplies for shipment to Russia as a gift from the American people. The effort reflects U S aid during the year and involves coordination with national and international relief networks.
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Navy relaxes enlistment standards lowering minor defect bars
Washington December 6 Navy officials announced relaxed physical standards for recruits to raise enlistment numbers. Minor ailments previously disqualifying, such as varicocele hydrocele hernia with IQ 76 plus nasal deformity and non complicated hay fever, will no longer bar applicants and will be corrected if needed.
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Washington
Navy
Fiercer Battles Loom in Libya
Cairo dispatch reports 7 500 Axis prisoners in Libya as British forces press to reduce German and Italian units amid ongoing patrol actions. RAF claims 223 Axis planes destroyed since November 18, with 54 Ju 86 dive bombers among them, as ground forces down more aircraft and capture Ed Duda.
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Egypt
Libya
North
Africa
Germany
Ed Duda
Tobruk
RAF
Shoppers Buy Yule Gifts While Pickin s Are Good
Merchants in Charleston report the upcoming holiday season as the biggest and earliest in history with retail sales up 16 to 30 percent from last year. Weather reduces winter wear sales but not gift buying, according to P. C. McCain of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce.
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Charleston
Merchantsesterday
P. C. McCain
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt Sends Personal Message To Emperor As Invasion Looms
President Roosevelt addressed a personal message to Emperor Hirohito as Japan prepares an imminent invasion of Thailand. State Department disclosed that 125,092 Japanese troops are in Indo China with 62,000 landed opposite Thailand and 25,000 in northern Indo China. Convoys escorted by the Japanese fleet head toward the Gulf of Siam amid rapid troop movements and warning of a near term conflict.
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Roosevelt
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Hirohito
Japan
State Department
Thailand
Sid
Indo-China
Gulf of Siam
Camrenh Bay
Vichy Callony
Indo- China
Camranh Bay
Southern
China Port
Point de Cameau
FDR Drives Plan to Purge Axis Holdings in U S Firms
President Roosevelt directs a government effort to remove Axis influence from major American defense industries. Four federal agencies plan to transfer large blocks of stocks and bonds to American ownership, including 62 million dollar General Aniline and Film and Sofing holdings. The move follows appointments tied to the firm and J F Mack’s presidency at General Aniline, with ties to German ownership.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
U.S
State, Treasury and Justice Departments
Securities and Exchange Commission
General Auiline and Film Corporation
German Chemical and Dye Trust
Sofing
Mack
Dietrich Schmitz
J. G. Farbenindustrie
Ger
Women's Long Tresses Shorn to Make Suits
London dispatch reports a 1842 fashion provocation as a Dutch board suggests hair-derived fabric from women’s long tresses may be woven into suits. The plan, tied to Nazi‑controlled Dutch waste and refuse policy, claims strength comparable to worsted suiting and foresees widespread use if adopted.
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London
Netherlands
Dutch Waste and Refuse Board
of Heint
Pact on Coal Seems Near
An arbitration board led by Dr. John R. Steelman, with John L. Lewis and Benjamin Fairless, moves toward a near final decision on the steel companies coal mines dispute. The eight companies and the United Mine Workers (CIO) have agreed to accept the board’s award, plus a meeting is set for tomorrow.
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Tive Coal Mines
John R. Steelman
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Benjamin ¥. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
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