Boat blast on J. C. Rawn kills one in Huntington
A boiler explosion on the steamer J. C. Rawn at Huntington wharf injures five, with two men missing. Victims include Jess Plants fireman and Capt. W. M. Wright Hurt. vessel valued at 65,000 with damage at least 25,000. Inspectors probe cause as rescue teams search the debris.
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Wright
Huntington
J. C. Rawn
Ohio River
Jess Plants
Point Pleasant
W. Va
W. M. Wright
Robert Smith
Gallipolis Ferry
Ohio
Miriam Kirkpatrick
Chesapeake
Shock
J. E. Beaver
Grimms Landing
Thomas Ash
Robert W. Va
Rawn
Charles McConnell
McConnell
Tennessee River
Chamberlain
Charleston
United States Marine Bureau
Pittsburgh
Willie Willis on chivalry and warmth
Willie Willis remarks that teachers teach chivalry means giver coats to a freezing girl, yet if a boy has only one coat he would be cold himself, highlighting a practical twist on courtesy.
Dead Consul Believed Spy in New York
New York December 7 authorities seek amid a mass of correspondence and nude photographs to identify the slayer of Dr Walter Richard Engelberg first secretary at the German consulate suspected of espionage. Deputy Medical Examiner M E Marten says Engelberg was in a line of business where such an act could occur. Edgar Hoover and the FBI are on the scene to direct an independent inquiry.
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Walter Engelberg
New York
Brooklyn
Walter Richard Engelberg
M. E. Marten
Engelberg
French Rout Routine in Sharp Counter Raid
French infantry repor tedly routed German troops from temporary No Man's Land positions after repelling heavy Nazi assaults along the Soret flank. Fierce French gunfire and artillery halted German advances near Wissembourg and Bitche as daybreak counter offensives drove attackers back to their lines. King George hosted a luncheon for President Lebrun, Premier Daladier, Gamelin, and Churchill during a British tour.
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Paris
No-Man’s Land
Soret
Ront
Bitche
Vosges Mountains
Wissembourg
High Command
King George
Lebrun
Daladier
Marie Gustave Gamelin
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Invaders Bombard Southern Coast From Sea and Renew Front Attacks
Finnish troops counterattacked in the Karelia Isthmus to halt a Russian push toward the Mannerheim line while Soviet forces bombarded the southern coast and renewed land assaults on the central front. A Finnish spokesman denied threats to the line as Russian reports claimed advances near Sakkola and Kuolema lake.
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Helsinki
Karelian Isthmus
Mannerheim
Finland
Mannerheim Line
Sakkola
Moulaa
Kuolema Lake
Lake of Death
Kiviniemi
Sakkoli
Toluaat
Lake la
Ceres
Oslo
Dagbladet
Bern
Russia
New York
Norway
Sweden
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British Fliers Drive Off German Raiders
The Royal Air Force repulsed a German attack aimed at the Firth of Forth in Scotland. One British plane was lost, at least two German planes were shot down, and a mid air collision destroyed another German craft. Eight Heinkel bombers engaged, RAF patrols interrupted the raid, and the Firth of Forth zone faced a 35 minute air alarm.
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Royal Air Force
Shetland Islands
Scotland
Firth of Forth
London
North Sea
Air Ministry
Edinburgh
Rosyth
Turks Demand Von Papen Go
Turkish press urged German ambassador Franz Von Papen to halt propaganda activity and leave the country. Reports say Ankara may recall him unless attacks stop as newspapers accuse Nazis of provoking Turkey Russia tensions.
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Ankara
Franz von Papen
Turkey
von Papen
Russia
Hossein Djahad
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Sukru Saracoglu
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49 Counties Receive December School Aid Checks
The state board of school finance approved 1,192,400 in December aid to 49 counties. Checks will be mailed to county sheriffs early next week so teachers can be paid before Christmas. Total distributed to date reaches 6,189,627 from the 14,000,000 appropriation.
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Board of School Finance
Isaiah Smith
GOP to pay debt and fund 1940 campaign
Washington dispatch reports Republican national leadership unveiling a plan to retire the $655,000 1936 campaign debt and seed a $1,000 subscription drive from 655 party members, aiming for completion by month’s end. The meeting also weighed whether to defer the 1940 convention and critiqued FDR policy toward Russia and Finland.
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Washington
Republican
John D. M. Hamilton
FDR
Hamilton
Russia
Finland
Cincinnati Joins In Relief Clamor
Cincinnati joins Ohio cities urging Gov Bricker to match local relief funds fifty fifty and warn of a 400000 shortage in 1940 if the state fails. City council cites only 33 percent state relief so far and notes Cleveland Toledo and others face larger woes despite Cincinnati’s relative relief.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Cleveland
Toledo
Ickes Says Liberals Won't Back McNutt 1940 Ticket
Secretary Ickes told reporters after a hectic press conference that Roosevelt liberals in both parties would not support a ticket headed by Paul V. McNutt for president in 1940. He said Roosevelt had not decided on McNutt as successor and noted close contact with liberal and progressive elements in both parties.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
White House
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Be Good Soldiers Pope Tells Priests Exhortation
Pope Pius XII urged priests in armed service to be good soldiers and maintain piety as models for troops. In a 2500 word apostolic exhortation he said even amid ruin they could draw souls to salvation.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Three Warships Battle Airplanes Off Bergen Coast
A four hour engagement off Algeroy island near Bergen involved three unidentified warships, believed British, against squadrons of German bombing planes. Residents reported intermittent heavy cannon fire from morning until early afternoon, with fishermen seeing the ships and non Norwegian planes in action. No damage reports or hits were confirmed.
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Bergen
Norway
Algeroy Island
Cyclist's Loop to Car Roof Tops 1939 Odd Accidents
Chicago dispatch recounts a remarkable 1939 incident where Joseph Schoelling rode his bicycle into a parked car, looping and landing atop the vehicle still astride the bike. The tale appears among odd accidents noted by the National Safety Council's Dublin Galaty magazine.
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Chicago
Joseph Schoelling
Salt Lake City
Uumenpenne
National Safety Council
Dublin
Press Ribs Roosevelt At Nautical Banquet
President Roosevelt dined on novelty nautical dishes and grapes of wrath as he attended the National Press club Founders' day dinner in a nautical setting. Bluejackets saluted him and he was piped aboard to the table, with plans for the Gridiron club dinner to follow.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
National Press Club
Gridiron Club
Gang
Arthur Hachten
International News Service
Press Club
Finland Asks Allies For Aid In Soviet Invasion
Finland appeals to the Anglo French Allies and other powers to rush men and arms to aid the struggle against the Soviet invasion. A foreign office spokesman says sympathy is not enough and Finland will perish as a republic without real fighting help. Reports say 100 Spitfires and 50 Italian warplanes may join the defense.
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Helsinki
Finland
Poland
Fintana
Red Army
Air Force
Second Maginot Line Completed
Paris reports that France completed a second Maginot Line behind the original defense. Le Matin says fortifications extend along the Belgian and Swiss frontiers with forts, casements, dugouts, tanks and armored cars. The piece claims 1,060,000 attacking troops would be halted by Lines No 1 and No 2 and impregnable forts.
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Creama
Sumplee
le Matin
Suit Filed for 30000 After Child Injury
David Lee Jarrett three files a 30000 personal injury suit in common pleas court against John Hanly of 1907 Valley road. The incident occurred last August when the boy was struck by Hanly’s automobile while playing with a hoop near his Greendale drive home.
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Common Pleas Court
David Lee Jarrett
John Hanly
Valley_road
Alonzo B. Jarrett
Greendale Drive
War News Readers and The Gaselte Aim for Indecisive Attacks
Readers recall old war tactics pushing for decisive action while governments face stalemates. The piece contrasts past efforts with current pressures to mobilize public opinion and sustain long campaigns amid uncertainty.
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Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
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Germany
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Battle For Liberty
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Bricker
McNutt
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Frank Miska
Temple
Tex
Bobby Robb
Maginot Line
Matin
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