Greeks claim new positions in drive toward Elbasani
Greek forces report capturing important positions and inflicting heavy losses on Italian Ninth Division in a hand to hand clash. The drive aims toward Elbasani, 25 miles from Tirana, with Italians retreating toward Chimara and Port Edda as Greeks press from Argirocastro toward Tepeleni and Valona. The right wing of the Italian army is withdrawing northward.
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Max Harrelson
Athens
Lake Ochrida
Elbasani
Tirana
Albania
Chimara
Valona
Port Edda
Argirocastro
Porto Edda
Tepeleni
Miami Welcomes Royal Couple on Quiet U S Visit
On the fourth anniversary of his abdication the Duke of Windsor arrives in Miami with his American-born duchess for a major dental operation. They land aboard the Southern Cross at 8 03 a m, stay aboard the yacht with hosts Alexis Wenner Gren and wife, and meet newsmen and officials before a formal reception.
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Miami
Fla
Duke of Windsor
United States
Southern Cross
New York
Prince of Wales
Alexis Wenner-Gren
Theatre Ticket Admission at Strand or Dixie Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Helene Speranza of 103 Latrobe Street to attend tonight's Strand Theatre showing of The Mark of Zero with Ty Tone Power or the Dixie Theatre showing South of Pago Pago with Victor McLaglen and Frances Farmer. Identification may be required.
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Strand
Dixie
The
Grafton Sentinel
Helene Speranza
Latrobe Street
Ty- Tone Power
Strand Theatre
Pago Pago
Victor McLaglen
Frances Farmer
Dixie Theatre
Farm Program Plans Parity Reforms Won Praise
American Farm Bureau federation officials say high administration support exists for a revised farm program that would peg prices at 85 to 100 percent of parity and drop parity payments. The plan, discussed with Roosevelt, aims to stabilize wheat corn cotton and tobacco using loan features of the crop control act. Details to continue on page two.
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David A. Martin
Baltimore
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Edward A. O'Neal
White House
Roosevelt
Law Enforcement Parley In Charleston
Federal judges and U S attorneys from the state joined West Virginia law enforcement officials today in Charleston for a meeting called by Harry Cooper of the Treasury department. The discussion focused on coordinating federal Treasury enforcement with state and local agencies, with John R. Cox and C C Tallman among the Treasury and state representatives.
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Charleston
U. S
West Virginia
Harry Cooper
Treasury Department
John R. Cox
Internal Revenue
C. C. Tallman
Guard Officers Undergo Physical Examinations
About 29 National Guard officers gathered in Charleston for physical exams ahead of their units' federal induction next month. Brig. Gen. William L. Horner stated the examinations would run through December 18.
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Charleston
National Guard
William L. Horner
Drastic Move Studied to Halt Defense Strikes
Washington December 10. House members study ways to prevent labor stoppages in defense industries and consider making any work stoppage punishable as treason as a last resort. Rep Hobbs says drastic steps possible but hopes for less severe deterrents through cooperation. A Paterson N J contract by Wright Aeronautical and a major union bars strikes and related actions, with arbitration for grievances. Hobbs says measures would apply to both industry and labor. Carpenters Back At Work. Continued on Page 4
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Washington
House
Congress
Hobbs
D.ala
House Judiciary
Paterson
N. J
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Wright
Three Slightly Injured In Hospital Wing Collapse
Three workmen were injured when a one story hospital wing framework collapsed at the National Guard reservation in Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania. An accidentally knocked prop caused falling lumber striking three men. two had minor chest hurts and a heel wound, one suffered scratches. All were reported improving and expected to return to work shortly. The site employs about 5,500 guardsmen.
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Indiantown Gap
National Guard
Army
Army Third Corps
Baltimore
Two German Spies Executed in London
Two German spies, Jose Waldberg born Mainz and Karl Meier born Koblenz, were executed at Pentonville Prison just after dawn. They were convicted under the treachery act after being arrested on arrival in England and found to have erected a radio transmitter in secluded countryside at night.
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London
Pentonmille
Jose Waldberg
Mainz
Karl Meier
Koblenz
England
Central Criminal Court
Waldberg
Meier
Italy Sees Rising Clothes Prices Amid War Economy
Rome dispatch notes La Vita Italiana magazine condemns steep price hikes since Italy’s entry into the war. It reports clothing costs more than doubling and other goods rising, questioning whether wages will keep pace as the cresendo continues.
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Rome
la Vita Italiana
Italy
la Vita
Campaign of Sentinel in Final Weeks
The Sentinel campaign nears the end with high subcription totals and a final £100 bonus to the leader. With less than two weeks to go, contenders must stay active to avoid drops in standings that could cost $500 to $700 in prizes as extra awards still lure many entrants.
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Sentinel
Federal Mine Engineers Testify At Cadiz Probe
Federal mine engineers testified at the Cadiz inquiry into the Nelms mine disaster that killed 31 coal miners on November 29. Led by J. J. Forbes, they reviewed inspection findings. state inspectors cited a ventilating system disruption as the cause. Nelson Hovey hinted that officials of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company may not appear until Wednesday.
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Cadiz
Nelms
J. J. Forbes
Pittsburgh
Nelson Hovey
Ohio
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal ‘ Company
More Reserve Officers Needed For Active Duty
The War department announced that about 20,000 additional reserve officers would be ordered to extended active duty by June 30. By month end the Army expected nearly 30,000 reserve officers on active duty due to expansion of the land forces.
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Washington
War Department
Army
First Lady Says Unions Could Reduce Initiation Fees
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told a House migration committee that a union that is not a racket would adjust initiation charges to admit those lacking cash for entrance. She spoke after an itinerant electrician’s wife testified she could not work on army projects without $300 for an electrical union fee.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House Committee On Migration
Fort George Meade
Milk Marketing Area Proposed for Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh dairy producers and dealers urged the state milk commission to create a federal marketing area for the district. They complained some dealers bypass Pennsylvania minimum prices by sourcing from Ohio and West Virginia, and asked the U S Department of Agriculture to establish the federal area. The hearing focused on whether a joint federal state proceeding should be held.
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Pittsburgh
State Milk Commission
Pennsylvania Commission
Ohio
West Virginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt Meets British Officials Aboard Caribbean Cruise
President Roosevelt, aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa, conferred for an hour with Sir Gordon J. Lethem and administrator Herbert Boon off St Johns Antigua. The talks focused on defense batteries sanitary facilities and Parham found by patrol planes as the Caribbean defense inspection cruise continued.
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U. S. S. Mayrant
White House
Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Trippe
U. S
Caribbean
Miami
Gordon J. Lethem
Leeward Islands
Herbert Boon
St. John's Antigua
Parham
New Deal Policies Given Approval, McNutt Claims
Charleston dispatch reports Paul V. McNutt at a victory dinner for Kanawha county Roosevelt Neely Kilgore group stating the November 5 election carried the stamp of approval for eight years of the New Deal. He calls the win a mandate but warns the party should not credit foreign policy alone.
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McNutt
Charleston
Democrat Party
Paul V. McNutt
Kanawha County
Roosevelt - Neely - Kilgore
British Offensive in Near East Expands in Egypt
Desert-trained British troops storm two strongly defended Italian camps south of Sidi Barrani in northwestern Egypt. More than 1,000 Italians reported captured as observers see initial success, with fighting continuing under moonlight along a broad front. Analysts warn the strategic Italian position remains largely unchanged for now.
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London
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Cairo
Rodolfo Graziani
North
Africa
Mothers and wives urged to stop Christmas gifts to draftees
Huntington dispatch reports Captain Roy Lewis stating many draftees will dine better than at home. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and Sir Frederick Phillips held two hours of talks on Britain's wartime finances at Morgenthau's home, ending without statements or commitments. Further Anglo American discussions planned on England's financial needs amid the war.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Sir Frederick Phillips
Britain
Treasury
England
Frederick
United States
German Ship Is Sent Down By Prize Crew
The German freighter Idarwald was sunk after being boarded by a prize crew from the British cruiser Diomede. The German crew of 45 became prisoners on Diomede. Cuban and U S naval reports differed, with Cuba saying torpedoed and the United States noting prize crew boarding to stop scuttling. The 5,033-ton Scarwald tried to run the British blockade from Tampico, Mex, on November 29.
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London
United States
U. S
Tampico
Mexico
School Children Send Christmas Aid to Britain
Point Pleasant Junior High with 410 pupils and 17 teachers pooled gift money for a $50 donation to King George VI via the British embassy. A class letter stated the pupils forfeited exchanges of gifts to aid children in Britain, and the student council confirmed the unanimous decision.
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Point Pleasant
Great Britain
George VI
Robert Ferguson
Expansion of Vocational Training Forecast Soon
Charleston dispatch reports West Virginia plans a rapid expansion of the national defense vocational training program. State Supervisor W A Williams projects over 500000 dollars in training spend this fiscal year ending July 1 with 282000 dollars in federal funds spent on salaries and equipment by December 31. Williams will be aided by William B Connolly, formerly with McKinley trade school in Wheeling, as appointed by the department of education.
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Charleston
National Defense
West Virginia
W. A. Williams
Williams
William B. Connoley
McKinley Trade School
Wheeling
Department of Education
Logan County Miner Crushed in Dabney Mine Accident
Logan News reports Sam Cowen, 23, a car dropper at the Dabney mine of Hutchinson Coal Co., was crushed to death by a state fall while ascending after work. His father also died in a mine accident in Kentucky years ago. The fatality is the 31st in Logan mines this year, seven of last year’s total.
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Logan
Sam Cowen
Dabney
Hutchinson Coal Co
Cowen
Kentucky
Hitler Warns Britain With Relentless War Aim
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler declaring Germany will win and must endure further blows, faulting Winston Churchill for unrestricted air warfare. He calls the world conflict a clash of haves and have nots, pledges continued resistance, and claims German workers are the nation’s wealth while taunting Churchill over misspoken bus remarks. The speech, delivered to munition workers, ends with a forecast of the final struggle.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Winston Churchill
England
Hitler
Government to offer first fully taxable defense notes
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged investors to buy a $500 million issue of defense notes as the nation's defense effort expands. He slammed tax exempt bonds as slack money and defended a fully taxable instrument to fund national defense while soldiers serve long hours in camps.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Morgenthau
Palm Beach
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Henry Maitland Wilson
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