FDR to Fight For Extension Of Reciprocity Act
President Roosevelt signaled plans to seek renewal of the reciprocal trade agreement act in Congress, citing export gains and potential foreign markets while avoiding comment on any changes to the law. Debates ahead focus on farm impact and budget-balancing methods, with Taft urged to provide a balancing bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Sec. Hull
Chicago
Hull
FDR to Broadcast On Christmas Eve In Washington
President Roosevelt will light the 40 foot Christmas tree in Washington at 5 10 p m on Christmas Eve. Chairman Randolph predicts the talk will be of special significance amid world conditions. Commerce department foresters estimate Americans will spend over 10 million dollars on Christmas trees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Randolph
W. Va
National Community Christmas Tree Committee
Commerce Department
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
Quotable column line features Willie Willis with playful satire on attracting attention from women. The author notes a humorous desire to know how to influence attention while refraining from unsolicited advice, reflecting small town wit and social observation.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr dies at 55 in Santa Monica
Hollywood mourns as Douglas Fairbanks Jr death from heart attack shocks the film world. The famed screen acrobat and romantic figure died at his Santa Monica home at 12 45 a m after a brief illness. funeral plans undecided as family reels. The actor, son of Douglas Fairbanks Sr and wife Lady Sylvia Ashley, left a vibrant, adventurous legacy that colleagues recall with sorrow.
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Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Finis
Doug—ne
Santa Monica Beach
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Jean Harlow
Will Rogers
Sylvia Ashley
Chicago
Mary Pickford
Fairbanks
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Long
Doug, Jr
Roosevelt opposes Dies committee advertising report
President Roosevelt said he did not approve of the Dies committee report linking consumer groups with Communism. The document by J B Matthews claimed widespread advertising attacks stem from Communist propaganda in consumer organizations. Roosevelt spoke at a press conference and noted many had mentioned the report to him.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dies Committee
J. B. Matthews
NLRB Secret Records Show Bias Charged
Investigative records before a House committee reveal six major developments about the National Labor Relations Board. Allegations include unfair handling of a Seattle newspaper dispute, criticism of Board Member Leiserson, and reports of drinking and misconduct in the Los Angeles office. Also cited are alleged errors in labor election tallies in Monterey and disputes over Dr. Towne Nylander’s partiality toward AFL unions.
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Washington
INS
National Labor Relations Board
House
Rep
Smith D
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
Seattle Post- Intelligencer
Charles Fahy
NLRB
William Leiserson
Maurice W. Howard
Los Angeles
J. Warren Madden
AFL
Towne Nylander
Madden
Nylander
A. F. of
Monterey
Calif
CIO
Charlestonian To Head Navy
Charles Philip Snyder, born in Charleston West Virginia on July 10 1879, will become commander of the U S Navy battle fleet on January 6. He rises from rear admiral in command of battleships to admiral, succeeding James Q Richardson. Snyder earned the Navy Cross for World War I service aboard USS Mongolia and has Spanish campaign and other decorations. He studied at the Naval Academy and served in three wars.
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Washington
Placid
Kanawha River
West Virginia
U. S. Navy
Charles Philip Snyder
Charleston
W. Va
James Q. Richardson
U. S
Admiral Snyder
Naval Academy
Naval Activities
Mongolia
Hoover's Finnish relief plan praised by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt described Herbert Hoover's mobilization of American aid for invaded Finland as "fine" and said he understood Hoover had consulted with Red Cross officials and intended to cooperate. Observers see the plan as an effort to mirror wartime relief similar to World War II style assistance.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Red Cross
Agency For Relief of
Washington
INS
Herbert Hoover
Finland
White House
Agency
Russians Halted After Huge Losses On 200 Mile Front
Finnish troops and aircraft repulsed a major Russian offensive across a 200 mile front from the Karelian isthmus to Tolvajarvi. The Finnish communique said three enemy battalions were wiped out and hundreds of Russians fell, with hard fighting near Muola. A German freighter Vollheim was sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia, survivors saying a submarine was Russian.
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Karelian
Tolvajarvi
Lake Ladoga
Mantyluoto
Vollheim
Gulf of Bothnia
Muola
League of the Soviet
Finland
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
League
Russia
Molotoff
Aoetes
Arctic Circle
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Little Republic
Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Finnish Telegraphic Agency
Saar
Warndt
Europe
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Britain
Germany
France
Pep Pills Fail To Boost Exam Performance At Ohio State
Ohio State University researchers report that pep pills do not improve exam results. In a winter test, half the students received pep tablets while the rest took sugar pills. No performance difference appeared between the groups.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Bremen Safe In Nazi Waters
Germany's Bremen, a 20 million adventurer, slipped into German waters after a three and a half month voyage from Murmansk, evading the British fleet and reaching a safe zone near Bremerhaven under Commodore Adolf Ahrens. British views said a submarine sighting forced it to dive as planes shadowed the vessel in the perilous voyage.
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Berlin
Germany
Bremen
Adolf Ahrens
New York
Poland
Murmansk
Bremerhaven
Europa
British Press Demands Bremen Seizure After Sightings
London reports a rising uproar in major newspapers over the Admiralty's failure to seize the German luxury liner Bremen. Papers question why Bremen, sighted within torpedo range, was not acted upon, signaling strain in wartime policy.
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London
INS
Bremen
Two Nazi Attacks Thrown Back in Forbach Sector
Paris dispatch says two German assaults on French advance posts in the Forbach area between the Warndt forest and Saar river were repelled with heavy Nazi casualties. French reserves repelled the dawn assault with bayonet counterattack. later attack was stopped by French artillery and machine guns.
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Paris
Forbach
Warndt Forest
Saar
Warndt
Reward Offered for Bank Robberies in Kanawha County
Kanawha county yesterday offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the men who held up the First National Bank of South Charleston on November 13, 1939, and stole about $18,862. State Police Supt. C. C. Tallman announced the reward and urged informants to contact the Department of Public Safety Criminal Identification Bureau. the order was signed by Intermediate Judge Jackson Savage at the request of Prosecuting Attorney J. Blackburn Watts.
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Kanawha County
First National Bank of
South Charleston
C. C. Tallman
Department of Public Safety
Criminal Identification Bureau
Jackson Savage
J. Blackburn Watts
Court House
Col. Tallman
Soviet Rejects League Mediation In Finnish War
Moscow refused League of Nations mediation in the undeclared war with Finland. Moscow’s telegram to Avenol rejected the invitation, opening the way for League condemnation of the Soviet Union as aggressor and potential expulsion from Geneva.
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Russia
League
Finland
Associated Press
Soviet
League of Nations
Geneva
Soviet Union
Molotoff
Joseph A. C. Avenol
Soviet Poised For Big Drive In Finland War
Moscow reports heavy Red Army casualties arriving in Leningrad while Finnish resistance grows. Unofficial dispatches say churches are used as wartime hospitals. Soviet press minimizes losses as Finland resists, with claims of pro Soviet sentiment abroad and a looming invasion of Helsinki by 1.5 million troops and 1,000 planes. Red Star praises global workers backing the Soviet line.
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Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Poland
Copenhagen
Helsinki
U. S
Britain
Sweden
Terijoki
Red Star
Soviet Union
Taft outlines four GOP principles for 1940 program
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio proposed four principles for a 1940 Republican program in a Massachusetts address. He urged a balanced national budget within about two years and promotion of private enterprise through a business-friendly administration, criticizing New Deal spending while backing adequate defense preparation and keeping the nation out of war. He answered critics asking what he would do and what the Republican program should be.
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Taft
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Frank Knox
Boston
Robert A. Taft
Republican Club
Massachusetts
Intentions Are Good But Cop Is Puzzled
Independence police were puzzled when a woman sought help to stop her husband's drinking while admitting she did not drink herself. She had filed for divorce and described tactics she used, including knocking out his teeth, locking him out, and pouring cold water and hot coffee on him. The officer noted the husband had not sought police aid to address his wife's actions.
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Independence
INS
Hal Phillips
Lim
Phillip
Censorship and war news in The Gazette
Readers are urged to distinguish between facts and propaganda in war coverage. The piece argues that absence of fighting news signals restraint and prefers avoiding mass slaughter over indecisive assaults, noting both sides currently avoid bloodshed.
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Gazette
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