City of Flint Prize Crew Dispute Frays US Soviet Talks
Berlin reports German sources say Soviet Russia agreed to allow the American steamer City of Flint to depart Murmansk with a German prize crew once seaworthy The U S embassy said the crew of 42 remained safe in Moscow and Hull demanded the ship and cargo be returned to American hands with no reply yet from Moscow.
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Berlin
Soviet
Russia
United States
City of Flint
Murmansk
Germany
Flintestere
Foreign Office
U. S
Moscow
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Elet
Tass
Murmans
Hamburg
Flint
Great Britain
Washington
Hull
Soviet Russia
England
Garman
Repeal Fees Seek Clear-Cut Test On Arms Embargo
Senate opposition plans a clear test on the neutrality bill by offering an amendment to keep the arms embargo. Senator Clark of Missouri says he will seek to insert language banning arms shipments to belligerents, aiming for an affirmative vote to test strength. The maneuver mirrors prior World War I device discussions and faces long odds.
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Clark
D. Harold Oliver Washington
Senate
Missouri
Torkelson Sets New State Record In Husking Victory
Ernest Torkelson won the South Dakota state husking title with a record 32 bushels net in 86 minutes at Hudson. Jack Welles of Colman was runner up with 26.03 bushels, earning a place in the national derby at Lawrence, Kansas.
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Hudson
Lawrence
Kan
South
Liberal Party Wins Quebec Election Endorsing War Policy
The Liberal Party swept Quebec in a victory seen as support for Canada's war policy. Adelard Godbout to replace Maurice Duplessis as premier after Duplessis failed to retain his seat, while Prime Minister Mackenzie King hailed Quebec's unity with other provinces in the war effort.
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Quebec
Dominion
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
Great Britain
Ottawa
Tay “Ty
France
Nazis Prepared For Big Push On Western Front Report
French scouts report German forces massing on the western front with about 1 300 000 troops in place and supply hubs ready. Small patrol clashes occur along the northern flank while Berlin claims a French battalion attack near Voelkidingen was thwarted as snow falls in the Vosges.
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Paris
Saarland
Berlin
Voelkidingen
T. i
Voxges
Finland's Tanner Sees Possible Soviet Finland Accord
Finnish finance minister Veance Tanner after Moscow talks with Dr. Juho Kusti Paasikivi said agreement with Soviet Russia on its northern Europe aims could be reached. He noted Stalin spoke most in Moscow and praised cordiality with Molotov and Molotoff, adding no hurry and recalling Baltic concessions.
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Helsiney
Finland
Vaeince “Tanner
Kremlin
Russia
Europe
Tanner
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Molotoff
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Independent Cream Buyers Hit Cream Quality Critics
South Dakota Dairy Association president Rasmus Anderson Miller told members at an animal convention that independent cream buyers and cream stations harm cream quality. He urged discontinuing the cream station method, saying buyers seek volume over quality and are not food predators.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota Dairy Association
Rasmus Anderson
Miller
Anderson
Soviet protest against blockade sparks Nazi warning
Berlin reports Nazi press portrays Soviet rejection of Britain's contraband list as a protest against blockade warfare. Der Angriff and Der Angrīpt warn Britain to change course or face severe consequences, while Goebbels media claim Britain acts like pirates at sea.
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Berlin
Russia
Britain
Paul Joseph Goebbels
der Angriit
Moscow
der Angriff
England
Great Britain
Admiralty
Propaganda Ministry
Scapa Flow
North Sea
Atlantic
Beach Elected President of South Dakota Insurance Groups
B E Beach of Huron is elected president of the South Dakota Association of Insurance Agents and the Fire and Casualty Agents of South Dakota. Meeting day afternoon announced Sioux Falls to host 1940 convention. Officers include Miner Shaw secretary treasurer and executive committee members Barnett Gorder Kahrud and McDonald.
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B. E. Beach of
Huron
State Insurance Group
B. E. Beach
Huron Insurance
South Dakota
Fire & Casualty Agents
Beach
Organi Sioux ‘Falls
Association
Miner Shaw
Sioux Falls
Igs
Seores Barnett
Gorder
Aberdeen
Clarence Kahrud
Brookin
Walter McDonald
Rapid City
H. -F. Wilson
C. Forbes
Woonsocket
William Block
Tols
Britain Seeks Russian Goodwill Amid Poland Split
Edwin Stout reports from London that Britain defends Russia over Poland partition citing German initiation. Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax says eastern Poland occupation followed Germany’s act and aligns with Versailles recommendations. MPs urge rapid British Russian rapprochement to sustain the wartime alliance.
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Britain
Russia
Edwin Stout
London
Poland
Lord Halifax
Germany
Lord Listowwel
Lahomfe
Archibald Sinclair
Governor Long Takes No Chances Amid Guard at Capitol
Baton Rouge authorities imposed guard at Louisiana's capitol as rumors spread that exiled former Governor Richard W Leche might attempt a comeback. Governor Earl K. Long, facing indictments against Leche, used militia to eject Attorney General David Ellison, the first such move since Huey Long's era.
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Leche
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Richard W Leche
Long
David Ellison
Huey Long
Earl
Ellison
Ruth Judd Says She Will Return
Ruth Judd escapes from the Arizona State Hospital as authorities expand the search for the insane murderess who killed two nurses and hid their bodies in trunks. She sent a letter to Gov. Bob Jones claiming persecution and described a desire to see her father as investigators traced her movements to Pasadena and beyond.
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Phoenim
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Bob Jones
Bet Thealim
Agnes Annie
Roi
Hedvig Samuelson
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Calif
H. J. McKinnell
Chamberlain Blames Germany for Bringing Russia into War
Prime Minister Chamberlain, in his eighth war report to the House of Commons, accuses Germany of inviting Soviet Russia to join Britain in a crusade against the empire. He confirms the sinking of the Stonegate by the Deutschland and criticizes Von Ribbentrop's speech as distortions while reaffirming Britain’s readiness to fight to the end.
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London
Germany
Chamberlain
Russia
Britain
House of Commons
Danzig
Joachim von Ribbentrpp
Sovs
Ivan Maisky
Stonegate
United States
City of Flint
Atlantic
Tromsoe
Archibald Sinela
von Ribbentrop
Herr von Ribbentrop
England
Berlin
Neville Henderson
Herr Fatér
Poland
Paws Two
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S. D. Husking
Tom Manville
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Froy
Oe Rochelle
Tommy Manwile
Elinor Troy
Hollywood
New York
Coundry
Tommy
Yvonne Arden
Troy
Manville
Waldorf Astoria
New York City
Hudson Man
Lucklum
Beadle Trails
Lyk “Heinzerling
Acc
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Essener National Zeitung
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Siout Falls
Governor Long
Ruth Judd
Tate
Judd
von Ribbentron
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