Third Term Talk Buzzes After Kennedy Approval
Washington dec 9 a dozen or so avowed or dark horse candidates for the presidency gathered at the Gridiron club dinner where talk of a third term for President Roosevelt intensified. Ambassador Kennedy's draft Roosevelt statement and Rep Woodruff's sharp reply fueled debate as officials weighed foreign and domestic pressures amid war.
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Roosevelt
Gridiron Club
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Woodruff
Kennedy
Whitehouse
Ohn
Ickes
Finns Repulse Russian Drive In Fierce Front
A Helsinki dispatch reports white clad Finns on skis attacked Russians in the extreme north, causing heavy losses. Finnish forces claim they halted a 200000 strong Soviet army on the Karelia Isthmus, destroyed numerous tanks, and ceded Hogland island while withdrawing 15 miles from the front. Russians reinforce along Lake Ladoga as fighting grows near Tapale river.
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London
Reuters
Helsinki
Finland
Karelian
Hogland Island
Gulf of Finland
Kaelin
Lake Ladoga
Tapale
Finland Defies Blockade Of Coasts By Red Foes
Copenhagen December 9 Finland stood against the Russian blockade of its coasts as naval hostilities ripple through Scandinavia. Finnish circles note the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden is closed to the Soviet fleet by mines and fortifications on the Aland islands.
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Finland
Copehagen
Russia
Gulf of Bothnia
Sweden
Aland Islands
Lawrence Acquitted of Graft Charges in Pa Trial
Pennsylvania Democratic Chairman David L Lawrence is acquitted on all counts of a three indictment in a case tied to blackmail conspiracy. He calls the verdict vindication for himself and former Governor George H Earle and his New Deal administration amid Democratic losses in last year's elections. The case followed a broad Republican critique of Lawrence and 11 other Democrats.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
George H. Earle
Little New Deal
Lawrence
Earle
Keystone
New Bombing Planes Added to Finnish Force
Helsinki reports thirty British Blenheim bombing planes reached Finland to bolster the air force resisting the Soviet invasion. Earlier, fifty Italian planes were said to have joined, with other military equipment arriving from various countries. Officials stayed silent on details while civilians felt guarded. the army prepared for a renewed eastern front offensive and cities faced possible air raids.
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Helsinki
Finland
Shaffer Contempt Case Continued By Agreement
Clarence E. Shaffer of Rowlesburg faced a contempt hearing over unpaid attorneys fees and alimony in a pending suit by his wife Pansy P. Shaffer. Counsel agreed to continue the hearing to the January term at a Taylor county circuit court special session, with Judge H W Dent issuing an order to continue to next month.
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Clarence E. Shaffer
Rowlesburg
Pansy P. Shaffer
Taylor County
J. C. Holt
Shaffer
Francis L. Warder
German Ship Captured As U Boats Sunk In Sea War
British forces captured a German steamer and sank two to three Nazi submarines, adding to heavy shipping losses. The Azuma Maru, a neutral freighter, was feared lost after sending an SOS from Scottish waters. 122 lives were reported lost that week, with multiple allied and neutral vessels affected.
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London
Harry Needham
England
Brandon
Henning Oldendorff
Eastern Railroads Seek Nine Month Coach Fare Extension
Eastern railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for a nine month extension of the 2.50 cents per mile basic passenger coach fare. The fare, in effect since July 25, 1938, would run until January 31, 1940. The carriers say the structure is not yet proven as the best long term rate.
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Washington
Eastern Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missing Baby Found Lying Face Down In Mud
Two year old Thomas Martin was found in a swamp a mile from his Bessember home after more than 15 hours missing. He was frost bitten and placed in hospital where doctors assess his condition. Gerald Scott, also missing, was found earlier and unable to aid in the search.
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New Castle
Thomas Martin
Bessemer
Andrew Hadock
State Motor Police
Butler
Tommy
Gerald Scott
Hadock
Gerald
Sweden extends mine fields near islands
Sweden extended mine fields today to waters off Oregrun eighty miles north of Stockholm. Vessels passing opposite the Aland islands into the Gulf of Bothnia must use Swedish pilots. The mines, expanding those laid earlier opposite the Alands, aim to facilitate active Swedish neutrality per a government communique.
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Sweden
Oregrun
Aland Islands
Gulf of Bothenia
Alands
Bricker Declares Ohio Is In Good Shape
Governor Bricker said Ohio is in excellent condition amid reports of relief distress. He cited business prosperity and rising employment while criticizing external criticism from New York officials and contrasting with indigent suffering and the Roosevelt administration’s policies.
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Ohio
John W. Bricker
New York
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Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York City
Bricker
George B. Chandler
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Roosevelt
Japanese Commander Warns U.S. Ties At Risk
TIENTSIN Dec 9 Lieut Gen Masaharu Homma commander of the Japanese army at Tientsin said that Japanese American relations are already precarious and would reach their most precarious point on January 26 when the trade treaty expires. He claimed Americans have failed to appreciate his conciliatory stance and warned that if relations worsen he would not discriminate in favor of Americans.
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Tientsin
Masaharu Homma
United States
Homma
General Receiver Bond Raised by Judge Dent
Fifth annual report of Attorney Harry Friedman as general receiver of Taylor County circuit court was filed and approved at a special term yesterday afternoon by Judge Herbert W. Dent. With funds under the receiver’s control about seven thousand dollars, the court ordered the bond increased to seven thousand five hundred dollars.
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Harry Friedman
Taylor County
Herbert W. Dent
Friedman
Madman kills five then dies by own hand after staged hold up
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin a flaming lake cottage killed two women a man and a two year old. Police suspect murder and link a second deceased man found in an Eau Claire cemetery to the case. A third man Cameron died by suicide after allegedly robbing a filling station. The cottage victims were believed to be Cameron’s wife and son and two Minneapolis residents. The Eau Claire body was Marshal Brenden.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Lake Wissota
Eau Claire
Donald T. Cameron
Edward Holtz
Holtz
Cameron
Chip‘pewa Falls
Tre
A. W. Wilk
Dale McFete
Minneapolis
Marshal Brenden
One-Time Playboy Held On Perjury Charges
Pittsburgh report states Harrison McCready, once prominent, posted 2000 dollars bond and waived a hearing before an alderman. District Attorney Park ordered perjury charges after McCready admitted at court he had not been sober for a year, contrary to earlier statements. McCready appeared before Judge Ralph H. Smith seeking control of a 10000 dollar estate still tied to his name.
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Pittsburgh
Harrison McCready
Andrew T. Park
McCready
Ralph H. Smith
Smith
Former Ohio Hospital Worker Faces Misappropriation Charges
Ohio Auditor Joseph Ferguson announced that Byron E. Bodimer, a former clerk at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis, is accused of misappropriating 7655 dollars between 1935 and April 19. The probe also named Supt G. G. Kincon and former chief clerk M. L. Miles, with Ferguson stressing accountability for all hospital funds. Bodimer, an Eureka resident, had been indicted on forgery and placed on probation in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Joseph T. Ferguson
Byron E. Bodimer
Eureka
Gallia County Common Pleas Court
Ferguson
G. G. Kincon
M. L. Miles
Thoughts Of Mother Grieve Slayer Prior To Execution
Harry Leopold, 30, Denver slayer, spoke of his mother before his execution in the Colorado prison gas chamber. He said his mother educated him and raised him in religion while noting the upcoming death as he walked to the death house. He added that his mother and sister must bow their heads as he dies.
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Colo
Harry Leopold
Denver
Colorado
Iethal
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Injured Boy’s Claim Settled in Taylor County Court
A settlement was approved in Taylor County Circuit Court for 12 year old David Clevenger injured when he fell from the second story to the basement of the new Flemington school construction. Baker and Combs, Inc. agreed to pay medical costs as guardian ad litem Francis L. Warder reported for the court.
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Flemington School
Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County
David Clevenger
M. T. Lawson
Francis L. Warder
Guardian Ad Litem
Baker
Combs
Third Victim of Boat Blast Is Still Missing
Huntington December 9 A Commerce department board of inquiry met as firemen searched for the body of Fred C Gebhardt 41 Huntington mechanic missing after a boiler explosion on the steamer J C Rawn Lloyd Mayes 37 was recovered yesterday Jesse Plants 60 a fireman on the boat was killed in the explosion Thursday Several others were injured J Monroe Johnson assistant secretary of commerce appointed the board Lucien Roy Captain J L Ahearn and Harry Layfield named to the panel with Coast Guard Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation officials involved
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Commerce Department Board of Inquiry
J. C. Rawn
Fred C. Gebhardt
Lloyd Mayes
Ohio River
Jesse Plants
Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Commerce
Board of
Lucien Roy
Justice Department
J. L. Ahearn
Coast Guard
Harry Layfield
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Funeral notice for E. D. Smith by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen requests attendance at the funeral of Brother E. D. Smith at Bartlett's Funeral Home. Services are on Sunday afternoon at 2:30. M. E. McClain, Secretary.
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E. D. Smith
Bartlett's
Students Strike After Basketball Coach Fired at Ridgeley High
Ridgeley High students announce a six member committee will meet Mineral County Board of Education in Keyser to urge retention of basketball coach Hubert Price. A parent delegation will accompany them. The strike, now in progress two days, will continue Monday if Price is not retained.
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Ridgeley High School
Mineral County Board of Education
Keyser
W. Va
Hubert Price
Price
Clarksburg Dentist Dies of Heart Attack at 55
Dr. Dorsey Boatman Davis, 55, longtime Clarksburg dentist, died last night from a heart attack. He practiced for 30 years and is survived by his widow, two sons, his mother, three brothers, and two sisters.
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Clarksburg
Dorsey Boatman Davis
Soviet Finland appeal debated at League private session
Geneva dispatch reports Finland appeals for moral condemnation of the Soviet Union opened with the council in private session as Russia’s delegate was absent. Holsti, Finland’s elder envoy, sought time to complete his case with a cab. Chinese delegate Koo faced a delicate vote. Allies reportedly back the move to press the appeal and consider expulsion actions.
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Foltz
Geneva
Russia
League of Nations
Finland
League Council
Rudolf Hosti
Soviet Union
Holsti
Heliki
Jakob Surits
Wellington
Chintese
Koo
China
Japan
Richard A. Butler
Joseph Paul Boncour
Great Britain
France
League
Soviet plans resignation from League of Nations feared
Moscow sources predicted Russia might resign from the League of Nations to avoid expulsion over aggression charges. They said Russia abandoned collective security policy and showed little interest in the league as the Geneva council heard Finland’s complaint. Neutrals warned of wider conflicts and the naval blockade Russia had proclaimed against Vand.
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Soviet
Russia
League of Nations
League
League Council
Geneva
Finland
Assia
Rumania
Vand
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