Hope of Help to Finland Not So Bright
Senate banking panel debated extending non military credits to Finland through the export import bank while a closed session sought Hull's view on neutrality impact. President Roosevelt urged possible aid with proper authorization as Hoover urged support. Jones said a 10 million loan already in process is sound but details for more were undecided. The Dies Committee revival and House rule moves loomed as Congress prepared further actions.
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Senate Banking Committee
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Finland
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Brown
Mich
Hoover
United States
Dixon Confined to Home Amid Throat Ailment
Governor Dixon remained at the executive mansion in Montgomery nursing a throat issue that kept him from the capitol 10 days earlier. His secretary Roland Mushat said the governor is taking precautions to be ready for the Alabama nationwide broadcast from Birmingham Saturday night.
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Ala
Dixon
Executive
Capitol
Roland Mushat
Alabama
Birmingham
Fifth Circuit reverses press freedom case in Mobile conspiracy
The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a case in which five Mobile residents were convicted of conspiracy to threaten and intimidate Henry P. Ewald, former executive of the Mobile Press Register, in a ruling issued from New Orleans on January 17.
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New Orleans
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Mobile
Ala
Henry P. Ewald
Mobile Press Register
Two Die in Gibbstown Nitro Glycerine Blast
A DuPont powder works unit in Gibbstown New Jersey blew up killing two workers Earl Harbison 30 and Edward Bundens Jr 31 and injuring Raymond Hicks from Gibbstown. The blast rattled a 20 mile area and shattered windows across Philadelphia. Investigators await details as the plant operates under review.
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N.J
DuPont Company
Earl Leslie Harbison
Clayton
N. J
Edward M. Bundens, Jr
Paulsboro
Repauno
Raymond Hicks
N. G
Tri-State
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Delaware River
Delaware Line
B. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Paul C. Kaiser
Hoover backs Roosevelt plea on aid to Finland
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Congress to extend credit to Finland as recommended by President Roosevelt. He also urged donating surplus U S foods to Finland and Poland without monetary obligations, splitting food from manufactured goods. Hoover, head of a Finnish relief committee, estimated Finland and former Poland territory needs at about 20 million dollars before next harvest.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Congress
Finland
Poland
Hoover
Falkville Youth Loyd McCaig Dies After Hospital Stay
Loyd Howell McCaig 15, a popular Falkville route 2 youth, died at 4 a m Wednesday at Benevolent Society Hospital. Funeral arrangements by McAfee Howell and Young. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. G L McCaig four sisters Lillie Mae Benton Cherokee Elsie Collins Hartselle Flora Owen Houston Texas and Louise McCaig Falkville route 2.
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Howell McCaig
Falkville
Benevolent Society
Browder trial opens as defense seeks indictment tweak
In New York on January 17, Earl Browder faces fraud charges with multiple aliases. His attorney argued two notes used for passports were superfluous, while Judge Coxe denied removing the first two names from the indictment. A lengthy jury-question list included a line about Stalinists and Trotskyites. Also reported is a separate Alabama incident of Mrs. Edwin Couron, 28, badly burned when her clothing caught fire from an open grate. She was rushed to a hospital after leaping into a tub of water.
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George Gordon
Battle
Nicholas Dozenberg
George Morris
Albert Richards
Alfred C. Coxe
Coxe
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Ala
Edwin Couron
Sa Eaiut
Assian
Hawkins
Tullijarvi
Russia
Changes Urged in Unemployment Benefits Plan
The Social Security Board backs extending unemployment benefits to 20 weeks with weekly payments from six to twenty four dollars. The proposed amendment, backed by Representative McCormick and the AFL, would start benefits after one week and average ten weeks. States hold a large reserve fund, about 1.5 billion dollars, fueling calls to liberalize benefits rather than cut taxes.
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Washington
Jan
Social Security Board
Representative McCormick
D- Mass
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Texas
Idaho
Firemen Brave Subzero Dash To Rescue Cat
Neenah firefighters rushed into freezing temperatures to save a cat stranded on a roof after its loud cries disturbed neighbors at night. The quick call prompted a swift response by the local fire crew.
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Neenah, Wis
Neenah
Long Leading But Runoff Likely in Louisiana Governor Race
Democratic gubernatorial primary results from Louisiana parishes narrow Governor Paul K Long's lead built in New Orleans. A second primary on February 20 seems likely as Jones Noe Morrison Moseley trail. New Orleans saw disturbances and arrests amid bitter campaigning and election irregularities reported.
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Paul K. Long
Huey
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Sam Jones
Lake Charles
James A. Noe
Long Leutennant
James H. Morrison
Hammond
Vicent Moseley
Opelousas
N. O
Robert. S.maestri
Jones
Noe
Morrison
Moseley
Bitter Cold Grips Vast Midwest and Northeast
Bitterly cold conditions swept the Mississippi Valley to New England with light snows in many areas. Temperatures plunged to 30 below atop Mt. Washington NH and 25 below in Moorhead MN, while New York saw 12 degrees and a coal handler strike threatened city operations.
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Finnish Front Inside Russia With Central Forces Report
Thomas F Hawkins reports from Jan 17 on Finnish snowbird units holding five to ten miles inside Soviet Russia guarding two highways. He describes cold to 51 below zero, a skirmish on the Salla front, Russian patrols fleeing, and Finnish fortifications including dugouts, camouflaged tents, and mined bridges amid whiteout conditions.
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Russia
Vieksa
Finland
Soviet Russia
Decatur Women’s Chamber Opens First Open Meeting
The Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce held its first open meeting since December in Lyons Hotel Cham ber of Commerce offices. Some 46 members attended as Mrs. Joe Duncan presided and Horace Griffin outlined the unit’s formation while Mrs Griffin read the by laws adopted without amendment.
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Horace Griffin
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Duncan
Prank Yancy
Mesdames BE
M. Chenault
T. B. Middlebrooks
L. R. Nash
Comer Ezell
Mesdames Redding
J. A. Buttrey
Horace ‘Griffin
Frank Yaney
Rufus Warren
John W. Jones
John D. McKibben
Men’s Chamber of Commerce
Elec
Chamber
Four Men Die In Fire At Houston Salvation Army Home
Four men were burned to death and five injured when the Salvation Army Industrial Home in Houston burned today. The dead are Arthur Speed Wilson, 36, Ernest McGill, 55, James Melton, 48, and others. Injured workers jumped from windows. two firefighters were also hurt.
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Tex
Salvation Army
Arahur Speed
Wilson
Ernest McGill
James Melton
G. Bamper
G. Finley
Prohibition Stills Destroyed In Whitesburg Area
Sheriff W T Willoughby and Deputy Sandlin with ABC and W S Lamon report two 60 gallon oil drum stills destroyed in Whitesburg bottom East Morgan county Tuesday afternoon. No arrests due to inactive operation as plants were not in operation. devices placed side by side in a canfield in the bottom.
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Herman Sandlin
The
ABC
W. S.lamon
Whitesburg
Morgan County
Presbyterians Vote Against Roosevelts Vatican Appointment
In Atlanta on January 17 the Presbytery of Atlanta voted disapproval of President Roosevelt's appointment of a federal representative to the Vatican. The decision reflects church oversight over diplomacy through a public religious body in Georgia.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
Vatican
Presbytery of
Finland Claims Gains as Cold Grips War Fronts
News from Helsinki reports Finnish troops in sub zero weather driving Russians back in the Salla sector and advancing toward a new victory. The army claims successful operations with raids on enemy columns and at least one Russian plane shot down as frostbite and air raid precautions dominate wartime life.
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Gulf of Finland
Helsinki
Salla
Finland
Arctic Circle
Lake Ladoga
Mags
Leningrad
Sweden
Norway
Ernst Fontell
Gothenburg
Fontell
Weather Delays Diplomacy Unfolding on Page Two
Cold weather halts progress as officials grapple with stalled diplomacy, delaying planned actions and forcing adjustments. The report notes continued disruption and the impact on schedules, with authorities pursuing further talks despite the chill.
Actor Joan Bennett's ex-husband in hospital after overdose
John Marion Fox, ex-husband of actress Joan Bennett, remains in a hospital after an overdose of sleeping tablets. Doctors describe his condition as unchanged and say he has a chance to recover. Bennett provided the hospital room but has not visited. Bennett and Fox were married in 1926 and divorced in 1928. both have since remarried. Wagner, Bennett's fifth husband, wed her in Phoenix last Friday.
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John Marion Fox
Joan Bennett
Walter Wagner
Fox
London
Diagnn Bennett Markey
Gene Markey
Miss Bennett
A. D. Trotter
Wagner
Phoenix
Ariz
Weather Summary For Tennessee And Alabama Regions
The Tennessee River station reports 16.5 feet gauge with 51 F high and 30 F low over 24 hours and no rainfall. Alabama shows fair skies, colder in the north with frost in the south and freezing temps inland. south portions near 35 F at night. Tennessee forecasts increasing analysis followed by light snow late tonight or Thursday with much colder temperatures and continued cold into Friday.
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Tennessee
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