Scandinavian Nations Seek Peace Conference Over Finland War
Oslo set to host talks as Halvdan Koht invites Sweden and Denmark to join to explore peace between Soviet Russia and Finland. Richard Sandler and Peter Munch invited. Danish foreign minister to Oslo. aim to press immediate negotiations. Volunteers sought as pacific effort grows amid crisis. page continues on two.
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Oslo
Halvdan Koht
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
Finland
Richard Sandler
Peter Munch
Sandler
Koht
League of Nations
Scandinavia
Sweden calls more troops amid Finnish invasion warning
Stockholm dispatch reports Sweden ordered about 40 000 more soldiers into wartime service amid rising alarm over the Soviet incursion into Finland. Total under arms reaches about 150 000 from a 20 000 regular force, with 1 090 Swedes in volunteer Finn corps and citizens subscribing over 1 000 000 kronor.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finlad
Citizens For
Theatre Ticket Admission Prompt for Strand or Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Elizabeth McKeen of 237 Thayer Street to attend Knight's presentation of Mr Smith Goes to Washington directed by Frank Capra featuring James Stewart Jean Arthur Edwin Arnold and Claude Rains at the Strand Theatre or Thunder Afloat starring Wallace Beery and Chester Morris at the Dixie Theatre Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Elizabeth McKeen
Thayer Street
Knight
Mr. Smith
Washington
Frank Capra
James Stewart
Jean Arthur
Edwin Arnold
Claude Rains
Strand Theatre
Finances of New Hampshire Examined by Crowther
Samuel Crowther presents a double entry bookkeeping view of New Hampshire finances. He argues applying a corporate system clarifies the commonwealth’s condition and indicates paths to solving major national issues.
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New Hampshire
Samuel Crowther
Commonwealth
Hidden taxes hit hard here in West Virginia
A National Consumers Tax Commission survey finds Grafton families pay about 71760 yearly in hidden taxes through food purchases. The report says nearly eight percent of the total food bill is shifted taxes, with butter bread bacon and coffee costs most affected.
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Grafton
Consumers’ ‘Tax Commission
Phil Conley
Charleston
National Committee
John 8. Harvey
Huntington
NCTC
West Virginia
Commission
Ambassador Kennedy Heads Home From Lisbon on Clipper
Joseph P. Kennedy United States ambassador to London left Lisbon for New York by trans Atlantic clipper after being recalled by the State Department for consultation. He had awaited departure since last Friday to continue his aerial trip.
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Lisbon
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
London
New York
Kennedy
State Department
Wheeling Sewing Project Reopened With Funds
Wheeling city council appropriated 2000 dollars to enable the work projects administration to release federal funds to reopen a sewing room employing 80 women. State WPA Administrator Joseph N Alderson said funds are available for sewing projects in other counties, but some were dropped due to a sponsor payment condition.
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Huntington
Wheeling
Work Projects Administration
WPA
Joseph N. Alderson
Alderson
Department of Public Assistance
Ohio relief crisis deepens as Cleveland seeks funds
Cleveland faces a looming relief deficit while city officials push to mortgage future tax collections and attract WPA aid. In Toledo, City Manager George H Schoonmaker warns of possible disasters as officials urge a special legislative session. Mayor Harold H Burton calls for cuts and state action to avert a broader crisis with deficits in Cleveland, Toledo, and Dayton.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Toledo
George H. Schoonmaker
WPA
Burton
Harold H. Burton
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Dayton
Finns Strike Back With Air Bombardment of Port
Helsinki reports indicate Finland struck Paldiski, a Baltic port leased by Russia for a naval base, by air bombardment though confirmation is lacking. Dispatches claim 60 Soviet planes may have been destroyed at Murmansk with incendiaries, while raids hit Salmipaervi regions.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Paldiski
Baltic
Estonia
Teaorts
Murmansk
Arctic
Salmipaervi
NYA Chief Claims Youth Has Broad Abilities
State Administrator Glénn G Callaghan told the Parkerburg Rotary Club that youth can do anything needed with efficiency and economy. He cited West Virginia youth who have built cement, steel, stone and wood structures and urged a united effort to stimulate employment in private enterprise for young people.
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Parkersburg
Glénn G. Callaghan
National Youth Administration
Callaghan
NYA
County School Buses Get Approval of State Police
Taylor county's nine school buses owned by the board of education were given a routine check by local state police yesterday and found free from mechanical defects. Replacement of several worn tires was recommended by the state officers.
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Taylor County
The
Board of Education
G. F. Randall
Roosevelt Not In Fight Says Friends Of President
Washington sources report close associates believe Roosevelt would run again only if a critical international emergency arises next summer. They contend he has finished major domestic goals and that he has indelibly written his governmental ideas into law, leading to a possible willingness to step aside unless events demand otherwise.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Plotters Against Young King Are Put To Death
In Bangkok a group of alleged plotters against Siam’s 14 year old King Ananda were executed for conspiracy to overthrow the boy king and restore Prajadhipok. After widespread arrests and the retirement of over 50 high army officers on January 29 a special court passed the sentences. Prajadhipok abdicated March 2, 1935, and Ananda became king with a regency to rule during his minority.
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Bangkok
Siam
Ananda
Prajadhipok
Theft of Farm Loan Funds Is Confessed
In Huntington on December 5 a federal court heard Jacob T. Pauley plead guilty to embezzling 1100 from the National Farm Loan Association. Pauley, 52, of Charleston, former secretary treasurer of the Huntington office, faced shortages in five counties dating to January. Judge Harry E. Watkins deferred sentencing until Saturday.
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Huntington
National Farm Loan Association
Jacob T. Pauley
Charleston
Association
Pauley
Harry E. Watkins
Dewey Speech Awaited by Nation on Key Issues
Washington reports say Thomas E. Dewey plans to address three major topics in Minneapolis and clarify his views on agriculture, government spending, and foreign policy. Speculation centered on whether he would outline farm policy, criticize Roosevelt programs, or avoid broad generalities in forthcoming remarks.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Minneapolis
Dewey
Roosevelt
State Business Leader Succumbs In Charleston
John A. Field Sr prominent Charleston merchant and one of the state's business leaders died early today after illness from an ear infection. Field 59 native of Kanawha County was president of Thomas Field Co. wholesale firm and headed Southern Hardware Company and was a vice president of A. W. Cox department stores. He fell ill Saturday and was admitted to a hospital. his condition worsened.
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Charleston
John A. Field
Field
Thomas Field Co
Southern Hardware Company
A. W. Cox Department Stores
Kanawha County
Nine County Boys Enlist In U S Coast Artillery
Nine Grafton and Taylor county youths enlisted in the U S Coast Artillery and were sent to Fort Hayes Ohio for final examinations. Corporal Earl F Baird Fort Knox Ky visited last week to seek enrollments and said local enrollees were above average with high chances of acceptance. Names include Terrance Funk, Monroe Street. Thomas Monroe, East Main. Edward Robinson, Reed, Breedlove, Floyd, Eisner, Haddix and others from routes 1 3 4 and streets Latrobe and Walter.
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Grafton and
Taylor County
U. S. Coast Artillery
Fort Hayes
Ohio
Earl F. Baird
13Th Cavalry
Fort Knox
New York City
Coast Artillery
Baird
Terrance Marshall Funk
Walter Street
Latrobe Street
Thomas Monroe
East Main Street
Edward Junior Robinson
William Douglas Reed
Carl Edward Breedlove
Roy F Floyd
Lee Eisner
Lawrence Haddix
Troops Thwart New Student Demo At Soviet Embassy
In Rome on December 5 troops from Carabinieri and other units blocked a fresh student protest planned before the Soviet embassy after two days of demonstrations. Hundreds of students marched through rain, shouting Finland resist, but soldiers sealed avenues and diverted crowds toward the Finnish legation, with steel-helmeted troops stationed around the embassy.
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Rome
Carabinieri
Finland
Legation
Calvary
Bear
Soviet Refuses League Invite Over Finnish Charges
Moscow reports say Soviet Russia withdraws from League of Nations talks on Finland aggression. Tass notes Moscow rejects invitation as insult while Leningrad reports deeper Finnish advances. Sweden’s mediation efforts are rejected as Molotov tours refuse peace avenues.
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Moscow
Russia
League of Nations
Finland
Geneva
League
American League
Leningrad
Tass
Soviet Union
Rudolf Holsti
Pinland
Many Fail To Obtain New Driving Licenses
Charleston dispatch reports West Virginia registrar Co J Powell estimates 75,000 drivers remain unlicensed under the new law. Of 3000,000 expired permits, 172,850 have been renewed, Powell says about 75,000 failures may reflect deaths or relocations out of state.
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Charleston
J. Powell
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
West Virginia
Powell
Carloadings Up Again for November 1939 on B&O Line
Baltimore and Ohio carloadings for November 1939 reached 226 441 cars, with 152 507 loaded on line and 73 934 from connections, up 53 228 from last November. October totals were 248 361 loads, while the week ended December 2 saw 50 517 loads from connections.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Five Lost As Steamship Horsted Sinks Off Coast
London reports the coal steamer Horsted of 1670 tons was torpedoed in the North Sea. Thirteen survivors and three bodies arrived. five crewmen remain missing. The vessel was en route to a northeastern port when attacked by a submarine off the eastern coast yesterday. Meat cargo lost. Government sources cite brewing debate on war supplies as Chamberlain aides discuss labor and liberal demands.
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London
North Sea
Chamberlain
Communist Treasurer Indicted By U S Jury
The federal grand jury indicted Robert William Wiener national treasurer of the Communist party in America for posing as a native citizen while born in Russia. He faces up to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine if convicted. Wiener was identified as Welwel Warstower and has been in Indianapolis since 1914.
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New York
Earl Browder
Robert William Wiener
Wiener
Communist Party In America
Russia
Welwel Warstower
Indianapolis
Ind
Hllen
Allied Artillery Active on Western Front German News Says
Berlin dispatch quotes German high command stating enemy artillery enlivened a dull day on the western front with more activity near the Moselle border. The communique notes only minor skirmishing elsewhere, aside from occasional artillery annoyance.
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Berlin
Tts
Mosel
Court Denis Bund Leader Leniency Plea Denied
German American Bund leader Frit Klaus Kuhn was sentenced to two and a half to five years for grand larceny and forgery in the Murray transaction. Judge Wallace refused to suspend the sentence despite defense claims of political persecution. No appeal was moved. civil rights are suspended pending appeal or further action.
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New York
Frita Kuhn
Bund
James D. C. Murray
James C. Wallace
Virginia Camp
Kuhn
Murray
Camp
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
Wols
Sabbatino
Vandenberg Seeks Probe Of Soviet Political Activity
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan urged President Roosevelt to determine if the Soviet government kept its pledge to stay out of U S political activity and to consider recalling the American ambassador to Russia. He said the president handles such relations and could negotiate recognition of Russia, prompting or reflecting a wider call in Congress after concerns over Soviet actions and Poland.
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Washington
Phan
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Roosevelt
United States
Oan
Russia
Congress
Pinland
Michigan
Invitation to Rose Co for Tonight's Double Feature
The notice invites Mrs Rose Co to attend tonight's presentation at 831 West Main Street showing The White Zombie and Monster Walks as a big double bill at the House Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Rose Co
West Main Street
Bill
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Court Denis
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