Atlanta crowds greet Gone With The Wind stars
Huge Atlanta crowds greet film stars arriving to start Gone With The Wind. Citizens jam sidewalks and rooftops for hours under cold skies as Clark Gable and cast parade from airport to hotel. Police and mayor comment on unprecedented turnout and smooth premiere planning despite vast crowds.
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Ona Munson
Belle Wattling
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Hollywood Parade Lifts City With Stars and Bunting
Jand Mel Wilkes and Vivian Leigh led a star studded parade with Clark Gable and David Selznick. Carole Lombard and Laurence Olivier joined while Kay Kyser gave a radio flourish. Claudette Colbert was sidelined by illness as a vast charity ball followed amid Confederate flags and hoopskirts. Margaret Mitchell, at home listening on the radio, inspired the event.
Wallace Wheeler Urge Certificate Plan
Wallace and Wheeler argue for a certificate plan as in June unless extended by Congress. They say the scheme previously aided American agriculture before the European war but now the world trade picture is drastically changed. United States aims to avoid involvement in Europe and focus on expanding trade in the Western hemisphere.
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Russian bombing theory from wars krysp china and spain
Russian military experts determined from the wars in China and Spain that bombing a railway station requires about 15 tons of bombs, and that 10 to 15 twin engined bombers carrying 120 to 200 pounds each can sink a ship.
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End of October 1939 Motor Vehicle Deaths Rise
The United States recorded 25,650 motor vehicle deaths by late October, down from 26,090 in the same period of 1938, reflecting a shift in road tolls between years.
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United States
Assembly Urges All Members to Extend Finland Assistance
The assembly urged all members to extend assistance to Finland and stated the Soviet Union has placed itself outside the League of Nations by its invasion. German observers and Italians reacted with cautious approval while Britain France eyed regional implications and penalties from Ethiopia era lingered in memory.
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Finns Hold Positions In Lake Ladoga Area
Finnish troops stubbornly hold river positions on the Taipale near Lake Ladoga amid heavy Russian artillery. The Finns report turning back dozen Russian pontoon bridge attempts since Dec 6 while burning areas to slow the invaders. Col. Toivo Saparanta notes Russians fire ten times as many shells.
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Bessemer Process Ignores Air to Refine Iron
In the Bessemer method pure iron ore is produced by blasting molten pig iron with ordinary air. This industrial technique uses air to oxidize impurities, transforming pig iron into steel products through controlled reactions.
Uruguay Gives Nazi Raider Haven Until Damage Is Repaired
Reports from Montevideo recount the Graf Spee damaged after heavy shellfire as crews and prisoners endure confinement and warnings against talking. The ship shows multiple shell holes and a large interior blast, with 36 dead and 60 wounded among 926 crew.
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Bristol Blenheim Bomber Profile
The Bristol Blenheim emerges as a twin engined long range bomber with two 840 horsepower engines and dual machine guns. It offers a 1000 mile range and a top speed of 279 miles per hour as described in the period overview.
British Search Redoubled for 2 Nazi Raiders
Britain’s admiralty signals reinforced hunt for two German pocket battleships still at sea while Graf Spee sits crippled in Montevideo harbor. Renown and Argyll Royal join Ajax, Achilles near Capetown. in Atlantic watch for Deutschland. Graff Spee had torpedoed Tairoa and Strenoshall before battle.
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Graf Spee Gas Charge Sparks Neutral Probe
Berlin authorities said they would invite a neutral commission to verify claims that the Admiral Graf Spee was exposed to British mustard gas in yesterday’s battle with three cruisers. The raid’s outcome stirred predictions of drastic moves for the ship and its famed commander as tensions rise near Montevideo.
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Four Dogs Learn Barking Etiquette Lesson
In Chicago a master in chancery instructed four dogs to bark only in three situations: their mistress' house on fire a burglar about and when water was spurted on them. Mrs Edith Mae Strassheim was told to train the dogs accordingly as neighbors complained they were a nuisance.
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Edith Mae Strassheim
Seeks to Prove NLRB Member Aided Union
Frey said John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers provided over $600,000 for the Democratic party and undertook to raise $800,000 for political purposes in 1940.
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It’s About Time He Had a Chance to Rest
Richmond AP reports Patrolman Walter Angel, after 27 years patrolling the pavement, retires to rest but may work again while seated. Observers note submarines can be seen at 50 feet depth under favorable sea conditions with smooth water and no wind.
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Gas powered cars in wartime United States counted
In wartime England coal gas fuels cars due to gasoline rationing. Gas stored in a bag atop the car feeds the engine via a hose. If the roughly 30 million U.S. motor vehicles lined up bumper to bumper they would fill nine lanes of a highway 8600 miles long.
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