Britain Launches Large Scale Air War Over North Sea
Great Britain declares a major air offensive against Germany in the North Sea as waves of long range bombers and fighters strike at German seaplane bases on Sylt Norderney and Borkum. British losses cited include three planes with several Messerschmitt fighters downed.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
North Sea
Borkum
Sylt
Norderney
Britain
Jutland
Air Ministry
Denmark
Netherlands
Syit
Uruguay weighs Graf Spee stay amid neutrality balance
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Alberto Guani asked the naval board to define how long the Graf Spee could remain in Montevideo without being interned or declared seaworthy for combat. Britain pressed for internment and argued the ship lingered too long, while Guani consulted regional foreign ministers on a joint statement to protect Pan-American shipping within a 300 mile safety belt.
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Alberto Guani
Naval Board
Graf Spee
Guam
Uruguay
Punta del Este
Foreign Ministry
Panama
Guani
Eugene Millington Drake
Montevideo
Jose Cantilo
Bat
Presenta
Labor Board member denies promoting boycott in Berkshire strike
A Berkshire hosiery strike case surfaces as labor board officials review charges of a company union. Documentation shows regional director Stanley W. Root reported daily developments while union leaders delayed action, hoping a broader Reading area strike would resolve the dispute. The board ultimately ruled against the Berkshire mills, citing substandard wages and conditions, while disputes with lawmakers and company actions were debated and public testimony grew tense.
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Labor Board
Stanley W. Root
Philadelphia
Berkshire
Reading
Root
Berkshire Mills
Smith
Edmund M. Toland
Filene’s
Rep. Routzohn
Ohio
Lamont in Financial Follies at New York gala
The New York Financial Writers Association hosted 1000 guests at the Astor ballroom for the annual financial follies with officials and industrial leaders among the cast. Thomas W. Lamont played a plot machine to raise capital while A P Giannini ran a bank of tomorrow sandwich bar. Governors of the New York Stock Exchange acted as schoolchildren with William McC. Martin Jr teaching, as Jerome N. Frank of the SEC was teased. SEC chief Frank sang to the group. Secretaries Wallace Morgenthau and Hanes appeared in a minstrel sketch critiquing cotton, gold, taxes.
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New York
New York Financial Writers Association
Astor Ballroom
Thomas W. Lamont
A. P. Giannini
Bank of Tomorrow
New York Stock Exchange
William McC. Martin, Jr
Presi
Hanes
The
Treasury
GOP Hope Rises as Donnell Backs Missouri Bill
In a Selinger Centre address, Donnell praised Kansas City police bill and pledged GOP dedication to public safety as the path to statewide service. The event drew 100 Republicans from Cole County. five U S Senate hopefuls were introduced, plus other state candidates. Donnell’s remarks aired on KWOS.
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Kansas City
Stark
Republican Party
Missouri
Selinger Centte
Country Club
Cole County
United States
Mr. Donnell
Manuel H. Davis
David M. Proctor
C. D. Hicks
W. B. Byers
Walter Proesser
Lloyd Miller
Frank E. Atwood
School Children to Choose Own Program for Saturday
School children may arrive for a 10 o'clock Saturday program. Details of the free show will follow next week. This afternoon the Exchange National Bank hosts its annual Christmas party for children under 12 with a large lobby tree and gifts for all. Santa Claus, helped by the Boy Scouts, will preside from 2:30 to ? o'clock ensuring a good time.
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Exchange National Bank
Santa Claus
Boy Scouts
Graf Spee Forges Hopeful Return From Shelling
British pressure mounts as Graf Spee, battered by Wednesday shelling, works to repair hull and refuel while diplomats weigh neutrality accords and potential internment outside Montevideo. German leaders vow no internment, signaling a renewed effort to break free.
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Britain
Graf Spee
Montevideo Harbor
Finnish Forces Repel Russians Near Suomussalmi Front
Finnish military communique reports heavy fighting in the Suomussalmi area in northeast Finland near the Russian border. Finns say they cut frontier roads, pushed Russians back near Kiantajarvi, and isolated defeated units in the lake region north of Suomussalmi. They claim destroying or capturing tanks and other matériel in multiple engagements along the Karelian isthmus and Tolvajarvi district.
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Finland
Suomussalmi
Lake Ladoga
Kiantajarvi
Tolvajarvi
Bombing Case to Dallas Jury by Noon Today
Trial of E. Ross Wyatt 36 faces bombing attempt on Miss Mary Jo Miller in Dallas. Testimony closed. arguments proceed to conclude with jury expected by noon. Former school master admits improper relations with Miller. Wyatt denies bombing charge. Miller, ex Brookeland teacher, alleged Wyatt shoved dynamite into her bedroom window July 16, 1936. blast damaged home but no injuries.
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Dallas
E. Ross Wyatt
Mary Jo Miller
Grover Adams
Triangle
Miss Miller
Brookeland
Tex
Wyatt
Miller
Moscow Reports First Citywide Blackout Tonight
Moscow experienced its first general blackout, with streets and homes limited to blue lighting. Authorities warned residents to conserve power as the city faced an energy shortage and planned curbs on nonessential electricity use.
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Moscow
British appeal nets 600 binoculars in two days
The War Office appeal for binoculars raises 600 pairs in two days. Several come from German refugees who, as World War I officers, used binoculars in battles against England.
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War Office
England
Winnie Judd Reveals Murders and Escapes Details
Winnie Judd recounts her six week hospital ordeal and two escapes from Phoenix to Tempe as she explains how she evaded authorities, carried notes demanding fair treatment, and previously killed two friends in 1931 with bodies moved to Los Angeles. Authorities faced questions over her sanity ruling and ongoing confinement.
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Mrs. Judd
Los Angeles
Hedvig Samuelson
Judd
Phoenix
H. J. McKinnell
Tempe
Ariz
Louis J. Saxe
Jones
FDR Silent on McNutt Candidacy and Uruguay Action
Secretary Hull indicated Uruguay will send a full report to the Panama president, named spokesman for American republics on neutrality. The United States would work with other republics to address the naval action near Uruguay and coordinate any representations to Britain or Germany.
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Uruguay
Hull
Panama
Britain
Germany
Stassen Proclaims Finland Day in Minnesota
Gov Harold E Stassen issued a proclamation designating Sunday December 17 as Finland day In a nationwide appeal Minnesotans were urged through local papers to donate to the needy people of embattled Finland The appeal emphasizes aid and solidarity with Finland amid its strife.
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Finland
ST. Paul
Harold E. Stassen
Trailers Registry Tops 1.085 Million in U S
The United States now has more than 1 085 500 registered automobile trailers according to the latest records. This figure marks a continuing rise in trailer ownership reflecting expanding utility and transport needs across the country.
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United States
Atlanta Fans See Gone With the Wind Premiere
Atlanta crowds packed Loew's Grand for the first public showing of Gone With the Wind. 2,031 attendees paid ten dollars each, with proceeds aiding a centralized charity. Margaret Mitchell made a rare public appearance during the three day celebration.
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Lewis Hawkins
Atlanta
Loew's Grand
Hollywood
Margaret Mitchell
Atlanta Community Fund
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Ona Munson
Olivia DeHavilland
Ann Rutherford
Alicia Rhett
Laura Hope Crews
Carole Lombard
Laurence
Olivier
Battle of
Colonel Gable
E. D
Gable Joins Governor Staff At Atlanta Mansion Tea
Rivers mansion hosts a governor staff ceremony naming strap ping Gable as colonel. Producers Selznick Rogers and historian Kurtz attend as celebs rush to an informal tea with Atlanta press club. Mitchell meets Gable and stars. Mitchell shy while Gable handles lights and poses.
U S widens moral embargo to aircraft materials
The United States expands its moral embargo to cover aircraft materials including engines parts and accessories, in a bid to curb supplies to aggressor nations. Officials did not name steel but speculation exists. Russia and Japan are major recent buyers of U S molybdenum ore and concentrates with October imports rising sharply.
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Japan
Department of Commerce
Russia
United States
Multilingual BBC Radio News Broadcasts Expanded
The government-sponsored British Broadcasting Corporation now radiocasts daily news bulletins in Afrikaans Arabic Czech English French Gaels German Greek Italian Magyar Polish Portuguese Romanian Serbo-Croat Spanish Turkish and Welsh.
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British Broadcasting Corporation Now
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