Navy reports ships damaged in October night battle
Navy told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that several merchant ships were damaged and some sunk during the October 16 17 confrontation with German submarines. Admiral Stark said US ships did not disclose merchant ship safety in war zones. The Kearny narrowly escaped a torpedo hit, its depth charges pursuing the submarine for almost three hours.
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Abhington
Navy
Senate Naval Sail Committee
North Antic
Sabin
Chair Walsh
D-Mass
Rold R. Stark
United States
Stark
Roosevelt
Walsh
Chief of Naval Operations
Kearny
Ee Port
Ian
Tor
Dleen
Keene Rides Again in Dynamite Canyon Western
Opera House screening presents Keene in Dynamite Canyon a Monogram action drama. Keene plays a quick thinking ranger who infiltrates a gang to uncover a copper deposit plot and avenge murders. The cast includes Rand Reed ranch intrigue with Ranger allies Finley Sugar Dawn Stan Seles Tom Landon and others. Produced and directed by Tansey.
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Fom Keene
Baas
Dynamite Canyon
Kbené
Rangers
Rand
Blake
Reed
Finley
Sugar Dawn
Stan- Seles
Tom Landon
Tansey
Railroad pay talks leave unions divided on raises
Unions reject most proposed operating group raises amid carrier estimates of cost up to 000,000 yearly. Today’s wage increases add about cents per hour for nonlifting workers, lifting some rates to 72.4 cents per hour, according to union figures. The text notes disputed figures and unsettled bargaining among railroad men.
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Railway Express Agency
Express
Writer Dies In Explosion In New York Apartment
Vesta Kelling 40, a Wide World feature writer for the Associated Press, was killed in an accidental gas explosion in her Eastside apartment. The blast occurred when a pot on the stove boiled over and extinguished a gas flame, igniting a second flame as she returned. Miss Kelling, famed for drama coverage, had worked at Oakland Post Enquirer Honolulu Star Bulletin Washington Star and joined AP last February.
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New York
Vesta Kelling
Wide World
Associated Press
Miss Kelling
Washington Evening Star
Thomas P. Brophy
Brophy
Charles M. Cummings
Air Corps
United States
London
Lisbon
Nome
Alaska
University of California
Oakland
Calif
Post - Enquirer
Honolulu Star - Bulletin
Nevada State Journal
Washington Star
Town families rally to save mill in community project
Generations of the Miller family faced bankruptcy action as three creditors pressed for court action. The town held a mass meeting and asked for a 10 day extension while workers, led by foreman Harry Runkle, pledged loyalty to the mill. If successful, Schuylkill Haven may transform the factory into a community project under Robert Miller’s vision of a shoe business.
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Preston Miller
Federal Court
Harry Runkle
Robert Miller
Schuylkill Haven
Union Fights City Manager in Clarksburg
City Manager Roy F. Ash was ordered to appear in circuit court December 17 to justify signing a contract with the State County and Municipal Workers union. The pact seeks over 10 percent raises for about 60 city waste, street and garage employees and would recognize the union as bargaining agent with benefits including vacation, sick leave, and an eight-hour day.
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Clarksburg
Roy F. Ash
State
County and Municipal Workers Union
CWO
Homer Strosnider
SCMIW
Charles H. Shinn
Ash
Ues
Clarence W. Meadows
Council
Striking Welders Await Conference Result in Morgantown
Striking welders at the $40,000,000 ordnance plant defer returning to work until after a conference tomorrow with the subcontractor's personnel representative. M. A. Brown, vice president of the local union, said the group seeks AFL autonomy and labor relations chief from Riggs-Distler Pipe Co. was expected in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
M. A. Brown
AFL
Riggs-Distiler Pipe Company
Snow Patrol Expands 24-Hour Duty Amid Winter Threats
Snow patrol expands to 55 counties on 24 hour standby to combat ice and heavy snow. Cinder and chemical abrasives stocked at key highway points as 35 new machines ordered but delayed due to machinery shortages. A new bureau of highway information will operate 24 hours during emergencies to inform motorists. Last year the commission spent 177000 for snow and ice control.
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Bailey
Bureau of Highway Information
Japanese build up south Indochina forces in bold numbers
Manila dispatch reports Japanese land sea and air forces stacking in southern Indochina with ships, planes, and supplies arriving at Saigon. Observers say the Indies may be Japan's first major objective, targeting Halmahera to Ceram and the Celebes to disrupt Allied shipping routes and threaten Burma and Malaya.
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Manila
P. I
Indo-China
Eaigon
Dutch East Indies
Thailand
Aeey
Saigon
Indies
Halmahera
Ternate
Amboina
Ceram
Namba
Celebes
Philippines
Australia
Singapore
United States
Caroline Islands
Borneo
Thdo-China
Japan
Java
Burma
Malaya
Sims Denies Fraud Claims in West Virginia Case
SIMS DENIES fraud allegations tied to his acceptance as auditor on two Fidelity securities deposits and a 1934 plan to rate solvency. He contends the northern district court of West Virginia approved his method of valuing securities and an appeals court upheld it. He asserts state law grants him the right to value securities.
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Sim
Fidelity
Carmin Thompson
Sims
Northern District Court of
West Virginia
Fidelity case and Sims dispute over asset sufficiency
Sims argues that all contract series sold under his tenure have enough assets at current market prices to cover the cash surrender value, asserting no fraud under his administration. A district federal court in Charleston is examining Judge Ben Moore's jurisdiction in Fidelity reorganization, after Sims filed a prior receivership action and state court receivers were appointed. Since 1940 the entity has operated as Fidelity Assurance Association amid indictments tied to the investment group.
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Sims
Charleston
Ben Moore
Fidelity
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief
A home remedy article promotes Ru-Ex Compound mixed with four lemons and water as a cheap treatment for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. Instructions mention two tablespoons twice daily and promise relief within 48 hours, with claims of a money back guarantee and availability through Malone's Drug & Chemical company and drug stores.
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Emi
RUE
Malone's Drug, & Chemical, Company and Drug Stores
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