FDR Stops at French Point During Caribbean Cruise
President Roosevelt, aboard the Tuscaloosa, met with U S officials after a Martinique stop and an onshore briefing with naval officers. He inspected Caribbean aviation outposts at St Lucia as U S ships patrolled nearby during neutrality patrols.
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Douglas B. Cornell
U.S.S. Mayrant
President Roosevelt
Martinique
Bearn
Fort de France
Tuscaloosa
Roosevelt
U. S
Brocker
Ernest J. Blankenship
Sims
Trippe
Caribbean
St. Lucia
Lesser Antilles
U. S. Naval
Credit Aid Split Over Britain War Material
Debate in Congress splits along lines on sending air craft and other materiel to Great Britain. Nye warns the 50 50 allotment could give Britain all our new planes while King urges broad credits and continued aid to Britain to avert a Hitler Stalin Mussolini dominated world. Anonymity and officials note Britain assets may cover purchases for another year.
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Great Britain
Nye
Congress
King
Senator King
Utah
Britain
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Japn
Farlier
Windsors Plan Private Bahama Visit Amid Security Prep
The Windsors will make no public appearances in the United States during a private Caribbean visit. The royal party switches to the Southern Cross yacht owned by Alexis Wenner Gren, delaying S S Murargo, with a return to Nassau and a Friday departure planned. They will stay at the Miami Biltmore and visit Francis Hospital, with Wenner Gren’s yacht noted for its wartime mercy mission and Bahamas home at Shaf A La.
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Bahamas
United States
Alexis ‘Wenner-Gren
S. S. Murargo
Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Windsors
Vyvyan Drury
Francis Hospital
Miami Biltmore
Nassau
Wenner-Gren
Howard Hughs
Athenia
Wenner-G
Shaf_A-La
Maryland Morgantown Bridge Opens Saturday
Marylands five million dollar Potomac river bridge at Morgantown will be formally opened Saturday with Mrs. Herbert R. OConor cutting the ribbon. The 2.1 mile span links Maryland and Virginia and will provide a direct north south route with 29 spans and a 135 feet clearance over the channel. Government officials and PWA executives will attend as traffic to begin crossing once the ceremony ends.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Morgantown
Herbert R. O'Conor
Havre de Grace
R O'Conor
Maryland Road Commission
Virginia
PWA
Washington
Potomac
Bennett Crain
Crain
Robert Crain
War leaders urge round the clock production drive
Key defense voices including Stimson Knox and Morgenthau urged accelerated war material production. A new recruit joined them when Senator George D. Ga., new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for round the clock production to speed up planes ships and munitions manufacture.
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Stimson
Navy
Knox
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
George D.ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wisdom teeth question prompts conservative view on eruption
A reader with late erupting wisdom teeth asks if they should be pulled without pain or decay. Dr Clendening cautions conservative handling, noting risks of impaction and nerve interference, and that erupted or not they may be left if healthy and nondecayed.
London Bomb Attacks End Long Quiet Period
British raids target German ports and industrial centers from Lorient to Duesseldorf while London endures a 44 hour air raid pause. RAF forces report heavy night actions against German-held targets and RAF bombers push into the Ruhr and Rhine districts amid ongoing air warfare.
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Thames River Estuary
London
Ruhy Valley
Germany
Ruby Valley
Berlin
Lorient
Antwerp
Dunkerque
Calais
Boulogne
Duesseldorf
Industrie
Rhineland
Constable in Pursuit After Car Collision and Shootout
Holmes fled after colliding with a cruiser car, firing four shots as he ran. Munson pursued and stopped him. Holmes was later held on a $5,000 bond by Judge Hall. Authorities obtained a warrant at headquarters and found the constable walking along a street.
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Williams
Tully
Holmes
Munson
Judge Hall
Relief At Last For Your Cough Remedy Ad
A newspaper advertisement touts Creomulsion as relief for chronic bronchitis and coughs. It claims Creomulsion reaches the coughing seat with beechwood creosote and other medicines, contains no narcotics, and offers a money back guarantee if the user is not satisfied.
Japan ready to help axis pivot of policy says Matsuoka
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka describes the Germany Italy Japan alliance as the pivot of Tokyo’s foreign policy and pledges defense aid if any member is attacked. He says relations with the United States could improve if both sides focus on their own affairs while avoiding questions on Soviet talks and the greater East Asia sphere. He also notes Singapore question would receive immediate consideration if US fleets were there, but adds no such reality is envisioned now.
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Max Hill
Tokyo
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Germany
Italy
Matsuoka
U.S
United States
Russia
Greater East Asia
Manchukuo
China
Singapore
German Craft in Caribbean Waters Captured or Torpedoed
US and Cuban radio officials dispute claims about the German merchantman German Craft. A neutral zone observer says a US Navy report indicates capture, while Cuban sources question this, noting the vessel was intercepted 75 miles from Cienfuegos near Grand Cayman. Roosevelt had been secretly at sea aboard the Tuscaloosa and then arrived at Martinique.
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Grand Cayman Island
Department of Communications Radio Bureau
Roosevelt
Caribbean
United States
Tuscaloosa
Martinique
Greeks celebrate capture of Argirocastro amid war news
Greek crowds in Athens and across cities cheered the capture of Argirocastro as Metaxas saluted from the general staff headquarters. Reports from the front described Italian retreats aided by Greek reinforcements and air raids, with ships skirting the coast and a German raider damaged by Carnarvon Castle.
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Jose Arcall
Oriente
Cuba
Rhein
Tampico
Montevideo
Uruguay
Carnarvon Castle
Argirocastro
Athens
Rome
Metaxas
Greeks Advance in Albania Take Two Cities and Ports
The Greek push into Albania expands weekly as vanguards seize Oritza and Argirocastro, each over 10,000 residents, and Porto Edda port. Air bases secured at two captured cities, with war material value estimated around 10 million dollars, while celebrations erupt in Athens amid the Tepelini drive.
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Athens
Albania
Oritza
Argirocastro
Porto Edda
Tepelini
Pegsky Loans Urged At Farm Bureau Convention
Edward O Neal leads resolutions committee discussions on farm income, price parity schemes, and crop control programs. Delegates debate government loans and parity pricing while Administration circles resist. Sessions cover cotton, wheat, corn, livestock, tobacco, fruits, and other farm income sources with O Neal to deliver annual report.
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Pegsky
Resolutions Committee
Federation
Edward O'Neal
O'Neal
Congress
Largest Molybdenum Mine To Be Sold For Taxes
LEADVILLE Colo Dec 9 The world s largest molybdenum mine will be sold at tax sale to cover a delinquent claim of 294 938 The Coimax Molybdenum company has paid stockholders 26 million in dividends over six years and resists the 16 276 745 tax demand as illegal and excessive.
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Leadville
Colo
Coimax Molybdenum Company
Lake county tax sale of molybdenum mine proposed
The Lake county board refused to pay the 1939 tax on a mine north of Leadville claimed to hold 90 percent of the world’s molybdenum. County Treasurer Frank Kendrick intends to offer the property for sale to satisfy a $294,938 tax claim, expecting no bidders and planning to keep the sale open until Wednesday before writing off the tax sale certificate to the county.
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Lake County Board
Leadville
Frank E. Kendrick
Kendrick
Republicans In State Report Big Spending
E. M. Tutwiler of Mount Hope, treasurer of the Republican State committee, reported to the secretary of state today campaigner s of $75,583.85 and contributions of $75,637.93. The largest single item of expense was listed as $21,296 for county chairmen and county expenses. Contributions included $4,000 each from the Republican senatorial campaign committee, Lammot Du Pont, Iversee Du Pont and Stanley Resar, $2,500 each from Walter S. Hallanan, A. M. Bruce and B. D. Shepherd, $1,500 each from T. B. Davis and Mildred G. Davis, and $1,000 from William Ritter.
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Charleston
E. M. Tutwiler
Mount Hope
Republican State Committee
Secret of State Today
Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
Lammot du Pont
Iversee du Pont
Stanley Resar
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Clendening
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Liodel
Monongahela System
Farm Bureau
Evander W. Sylvester
U. S. Navy
New York
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