Stalin Orders Aggressive Finnish Push To End War
Copenhagen dispatch says Gen. B. M. Shaposhnikov has taken supreme command of the Red army in Finland with orders from Stalin to end the campaign swiftly regardless of sacrifices. Tallinn reports note Stalin and Molotov urged victory by any means as winter’s late snowfall threatens the Soviet forward drive. Finnish officials say the onslaught is failing, with many tanks destroyed or abandoned and all attacks repulsed as the Mannerheim line holds.
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Copenhagen
INS
B. M. Shaposhnikov
Red Army
Finland
Joseph Stalin
Klementi Voroshilov
Russia
Kremlin
Tallinn
Estonia
Stalin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Europe
Helsinki
Mannerheim Line
Karelian
Soviet Front Quiet as Reports Mention Finland Bombing
Moscow reports little activity with air bombing and recon over Finland. The Red Army communique says nothing of importance at the front and notes Soviet aviation conducted reconnaissance and bombing flights from Leningrad.
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Moscow
INS
Finland
Redrmy
Leningrad
Farley Enters Presidential Race with Massachusetts Slate
Postmaster General James A. Farley formally enters the race by authorizing William H. Burke Jr. to select a pledged slate for Massachusetts delegates to the Democratic national convention. Burke claims a power of attorney to file with the secretary of state and expects a statewide slate plus district delegates.
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Boston
INS
James A. Farley
William H. Burke, Jr
Hatfield
Democratic
Massachusetts
Burke
Farley
Secretary of
Roosevelt
Commonwealth
Nazis Prisoners Frozen, Poles Say
The Polish government in exile charged that more than 200 of 2,000 Polish prisoners of war froze to death during a 13 day rail trip from East Prussia to Warsaw, with the remainder nearly driven insane. A prior contingent from Russian occupied areas saw 149 frozen deaths and many with frostbitten hands and feet.
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Paris
East Prussia
Warsaw
Ice Jam Threat Delays Kanawha River Work Near Pinnell
An ice jam on the Elk river backed up water toward Pinnell and Prost quarry operations, alarming residents and nearby industries. Engineers considered blasting the ice but warming rain favored natural movement toward Kanawha, so no action was taken.
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Elk River
Pinnell and Prost
A.arm
Kanawha
Tornado Terror in Albany Kills 23 and Injures 900
A pre dawn tornado hit Albany Georgia killing 23 or more and injuring nearly 500 with property damage estimated at 5 to 9 million dollars. Debris filled the business district around the Dougherty county courthouse and the St Nicholas hotel roof was ripped away as guards and troopers aided in relief. The death toll was confirmed at 23 with federal officials projecting higher figures. Roosevelt directed federal agencies to aid state relief efforts.
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Albany
Fort Tarver
Dougherty County
National Guardsmen
Washington
Roosevelt
Francis Shurling
Georgia
Rivers
Glass Workers Ratify Contract Adds Payroll by 250000
Glass workers in six plants ratified a 1940 contract. Irwin de Shetler said it will add about 250000 dollars annually to payrolls and bring wage raises of three cents an hour plus time and a half for certain holiday work. About 2500 men will return to work immediately. Plants affected include Jeanette Belle Vernon Arnold in Pennsylvania and Clarkburg West Virginia and Fort Smith Arkansas units of American Window Glass, rolled into this national agreement.
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Columbus
Irwin de Shetler
CIO Flat Glass Workers’ Union
de Shetler
Jeanette
Belle Vernon
Arnold
American Window Class Company
Adamston and Rolland Glass Company
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harding Glass Company
Fort’ Smith, Ark
West Virginia Republicans Hit Public Trust Abuses in Campaign
West Virginia Republicans charged that the public trust has been abused as they denounce wasteful regimes. The party held gatherings at Bluefield Sutton Huntington Welch Ravenswood and Point Pleasant to mark Abraham Lincoln's birthday and outline a gubernatorial platform. Mayor D Boone Dawson of Charleston spoke at Sutton urging economy, integrity and truth in government, predicting greater stability for state and national governance.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Sutton
Huntington
Welch
Ravenswood
Point Pleasant
Abraham Lincoln
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Roosevelt labels Soviet dictatorship in youth address
President Roosevelt denounces the Soviet regime as an absolute dictatorship and backs extending aid to Finland. He spoke to the national youth movement in a cold rain at the White House lawns, noting the USSR’s alliances and invasion of a neighbor. The address drew attention amid tension with Communist affiliates in the Youth Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Russia
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Lewis Proposes Labor Roll Call
Washington February 10 John L Lewis urged CIO and AFL to meet on March 15 and vote on uniting describing it as a practical plan in all simplicity One roll call could end the division in the house of labor Roosevelt said White House peace talks were not useful at that time and Green AFL president had advised delaying action
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Washington
CIO
AFL
John L. Lewis
American Youth Congress
United Organization
Lewis
House of Labor
Perkins
Roosevelt
White House
William Green
Federation
LaGuardia Denies Candidacy for 1940 Presidency
New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia stated he is not a candidate for president in 1940, calling politicians useless and stressing municipal government as his focus. He noted nomination papers filed in Illinois for the Republican primary and said he would check law before possibly disallowing the action.
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New York
LaGuardia
United States
New York City
Illinois
Densmore A. Ross
Ross Federal Research Corporation
Profits Rise Across 1939 Industry Boom For 230 Firms
New York February 10 14 profits of the first 230 large companies to report 1939 results rose by nearly a half billion dollars 83 percent above 1938 to 1 152 061 000 from 704 806 000 The boost is linked to a wartime orders boom late 1938 with railroads and steel showing striking gains Fourth quarter near capacity output fueled 66 064 000 profits from the 16 steel firms versus 13 901 000 a year earlier
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New York
Associated Press Today
Pelley Admits Doing Miracles Under Dies Committee Scrutiny
William Dudley Pelley leader of the Silver Shirt movement testified before the Dies committee then was taken into custody on a warrant from North Carolina after revealing he had received over 220000 dollars from publishing and organization work between 1931 and 1939. He claimed the North Carolina conviction for blue sky violations was a technical mistake and if federal taxes are found due, he would pay. He also offered views on sentences for La Follette Lewis and Dickstein and indicated support for life imprisonment for those figures.
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Washington
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirt
Dies Committee
Starnes
D-Ala
Guy Roane
Pelley
North Carolina
Hhe
Silver Legion of America
Polley
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
John L. Lewis
CIO
Rep
Dickstein
D-Ny
Danville Man Faces Tax Threats and Trooper Slaying Execution
Danville in Pennsylvania reports William Yeager, facing execution on February 26 for the slaying of State Trooper John E. Fesster. He was warned to pay $5.25 in school taxes by March, a burden described as the least of his worries.
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Danville
William Yeager
John E. Fesster
Daladier Government Wins Unanimous French Confidence Vote
Paris February 10. Edouard Daladier’s war regime won a 534 to 0 confidence vote in the French chamber after secret sessions debating military and diplomatic issues. The vote endorses wartime policy alongside Britain, Finland aid, Near East roles, and tough stance against Germany. Roosevelt’s armistice cautions are rejected. Welkies to visit Paris.
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Paris
INS
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
France
Germany
Britain
Western
Finland
Russia
Near East
Balkans
Italy
Daladier
Roosevelt
Pepper predicts Roosevelt third term amid war fears
War to force 3rd term described by Sen. Pepper during a West Virginia Young Democrats gathering. He claimed national safety drives the issue and Roosevelt may be drafted, with Taft and Dewey as a Republican ticket, warning the world war threat makes the question nonpartisan.
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Wheeling
Sen. Pepper
Fla
U.S
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Chamberlain
Daladier
Great Britain
France
Pepper
Robert Taft
Ohio
Thomas Dewey
New York
British Trawlers Sunk by Nazi Bombs
London report says armed British trawlers Robert Bowen and Fort Royal were sunk by German air attacks in the North Sea with 22 officers and men killed. Four of the dead were officers. The losses bring Britain’s naval toll to 27 since the war began. German bombs also badly damaged the minesweeper Sphinx, which sank while being towed to port.
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London
Robert Bowen
Fort Royal
North Sea
Admiralty
Britain
Sphinz
Neutrals Invited to Shape Postwar World
Washington February 10 The United States informal invitation to neutral nations seeks joint plans to guide belligerents toward a postwar peace of economic sanity Secretary Hull said discussions already underway target Russia and other neutrals He noted aims include arms reduction and liberal economic policies as essentials for avoiding autarchy and totalitarianism Undersecretary Sumner Welles will visit Rome Berlin Paris and London to advise on Europe.
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Washington
U. S
Hull
Russia
Hut
Sumner
Welles
Europe
Roosevelt
Rome
Berlin
Paris
London
Kull
Bullitt
U. S. Hull
Plane Crash Kills Ten in Naples Fog
A passenger plane of the Ala Littoria airline crashed into a mountain in heavy fog near Naples today, killing ten people. The Brindisi to Rome flight went down at about 4 p.m. Six crew members were among the dead.
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Naples
Ala Littoria
Brindisi
Rome
City Offers NYA Plant To Make Street Markets
Glenn B Callaghan NYA director offered use of NYA work experience at the U S naval ordnance plant to manufacture several thousand street markers for Charleston. Budgeted 5000 for markers falls short of funds needed. NYA could save about sixty percent of costs, with setup two thirds complete but enameling mill and paint still required. A five member advisory committee has not met in about a year.
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National Youth Administration
U.S. Naval Ordnance Plant
Charleston
Glenn 8. Callaghan
NYA
Nanawha City
Dawson
Jacob Fullmer
South Charleston
Callaghan
Fullmer
Britain and France warn against patched peace in Europe
In Bristol Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood declares Allies will fight on to a real peace not a patched up pact. A Paris note warns Germany must be crushed before a new world order forms. France will welcome US Undersecretary Sumner Welles on his forthcoming European tour as part of efforts toward armament reductions and lasting peace.
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London
Britain
France
Roosevelt
Bristol
Kingsley Wood
Europe
Paris
Germany
Welles
U.S
Sumner Welles
State Department
England
Kingsley
Russia
Geramany
Poland
Negotiated Peace Seen Essential for End of War
Washington officials argue for a negotiated peace to end the European war without decisive victors. They warn a settlement allowing German gains could be viewed as Hitler’s peace, seeking a plan from Sumner Welles after trips to Italy France Germany and Britain.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hitler
Sec
Sumner Welles
Italy
France
Great Britain
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FDR
Youth Congress
Young Communist League
LaFollette
Chamber
Sumner Welkies
Sir Kingsley
Herbert Morrison
Labor Party
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