Finns raise flag at Viipuri as Tallinn retreat scorches
Helsinki reports Finland’s flag hoisted again over Viipuri near Leningrad after Finnish forces smashed three Red Army divisions and encircled the city. Fire brigades work amid demolition of railway station and medieval clock tower. Berlin says 43 to 82 Russian transports sunk in Gulf of Finland during Tallinn evacuation. Soviet cruiser and multiple warships lost.
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Helsinki
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Iri
Miipuri
Berlin
Gulf of Finland
Baltic
Adolf Hitler
High Command
SEEK 10 SPEED TAX BILL OKEH
Washington dispatch reports leaders push to line up senate votes for swift approval next week of the finance committee’s 3.672 billion dollar revenue bill, touted as history’s largest and criticized as a taxpayer heartache. The measure would raise 456 million more than the house version, lower exemptions, broaden nuisance taxes, and apply new levies on auto buyers, saxophone purchases, electric bulbs, and washing machines while cutting married exemption from 2000 to 1500 and single from 800 to 756, bringing over six million more under the income tax. Senator John Lee called the bill unfortunate but necessary.
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Finance
Treasury
House
John Lee
Theater Ticket Admits Mrs Ruth Newsom to Strand or Dixie
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Ruth Newsom of 221 Maple Avenue to tonight's presentation of Hing for the Sun opening today at the Strand theater The Wagons Roll at Night will run for the last time today at the Dixie theater
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Newson
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Strand Theater
Dixie Theater
Predict Less Oil to Japan
Washington reports export control authorities study further tightening restrictions on petroleum shipments to Japan. The move follows Japanese pressure for a peaceful Far East solution and ongoing American embargoes on high grade oil and gasoline. Regulatory actions accompany a broader licensing system for all petroleum products amid tense U S Japan relations.
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Far East
United States
Moscow
Russia
Rapist Admits Ten Murders In Downtown Confession
Jarvis R. Catoe a 38 year old negro told police he strangled about ten women as he discussed his crimes with Ira Keck assistant chief. He linked the killings to detective thrillers and obscene pictures saying he had spells when he drank wine and read such stories.
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Jarvis R. Catoe
Ira Keck
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Catoe
GAR Auxiliary Veteran Dies at Parkersburg
Miss Wynnye G. Williamson former national president of the Grand Army of the Republics Ladies Auxiliary was found dead in bed at her Parkersburg home. A Wood County native she led the auxiliary in 1935 and later served as national treasurer and state secretary.
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Parkersburg
Wynnye G. Williamson
Grand Army of the Republic
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Wood County
Search for Lost Youth and British Evacuation From Japan
Seventy five boys from the CCC Camp Rhododendron near Morgantown West Virginia joined veteran rivermen and volunteers to search Hope Hollow creek for Emerson Johnson nine, lost last Tuesday after heavy rains. In Tokyo a British embassy statement said a mass evacuation of British subjects from Japan would be organized with a ship to remove those wishing to leave. About 1000 Britons in the empire are urged to contact their consular officer for departure letters as Japan tightens war time measures with Britain and the United States.
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Fayette County
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Japan
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British Empire
Tomato Fete Opens in Berkeley Springs With Natalie Bailey
Bright weather welcomed crowds as Miss Natalie Bailey Beckley College coed began a three day tomato festival in Berkeley Springs. Bailey arrived from Washington after a day with Congressman Jennings Randolph and spoke at a hotel reception as festivities started.
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Natalie Bailey
Beckley College Coed
Washington
Jennings Randolph
British say Tran Fast Returns To Normal in Iran
Reports from Iran indicate resistance to British and Russian troops waned as occupation progressed. British headquarters issued a communique stating the situation in occupied areas is rapidly returning to normal.
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Simla
India
Iran
Ask Railroads To Help Solve Gas Shortage
Senators probing a gasoline shortage heard testimony from government authorities and eyed rail and water transport options. Railroad experts will testify next Wednesday on fuel movement by rail, as Admiral Land proposed rapid building of 100 reinforced concrete oil barges to ease eastern oil shortages and noted seized foreign tankers could aid water transport in the hemisphere.
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Maloney
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Lindbergh and Wheeler Speak to Oklahoma City Crowd
In Oklahoma City an improvised stadium hosted Charles A. Lindbergh and Senator Burton Wheeler as they urged neutrality in the war. Sheriff Goff estimated about 10,000 people attended as the speakers argued neither side could prevail through force. The event reflected strong antiwar sentiment and a push for nonintervention.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
George Goff
Lindbergh
Burton K. Wheeler
D.mont
America
Germany
Prosecutor and Police Raid Three Downtown Gambling Venues
Prosecuting Attorney Francis Warder and Captain Earl DeMoss led a coordinated late night raid with county and city officers on three downtowns, arresting two proprietors for keeping houses while dozens faced gaming charges. Proceeds from the operations are tied to gambling equipment seizures and state charges are pursued. bonds posted in municipal court. A detailed plan and out-of-town troopers aided the sweep, which targeted Sports Center, Recreation, and Bros. venues amid careful surveillance and a prearranged rendezvous outside the city.
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Earl DeMoss
Bere
Robert J. Reed
the Bros
Dominick Lobis
Reed
Jacobs
Eall
Justice of the Peace
C. . Lucas
Atency
DeMoss
Dorsey Batley
Company A
Nioe
Thes
Iain ‘DeMoss
Sheritt Leenett
Sheritt
Burke
Dye
G. Frank
Randall
P. Clarksburg
Ha le
T. Keorganington
Wamsley
Glenville
Laval rallies during night in occupied France
Pierre Laval, shot in an assassination attempt last Wednesday, showed a slight improvement with a 101.5 Fahrenheit temperature noted in a late bulletin. Doctors reported he had a calm night before a scheduled risky operation to remove the embedded bullet.
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Pierre Laval
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New State Fair Closes With Fireworks Show
LEWISBURG Aug 30 The first annual West Virginia State Fair ends tonight after a week of livestock livestock shows horse racing and carnivals. Sponsors planned a band concert novelty races pony shows and riding contests for children before dismantling crews move in. The fair formerly Greens hrier Valley fair attracted thousands since opening Monday night.
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