Food Situation In British Isles Grim Declared
British food supplies are declared as dire as 1917. Minister of Agriculture IR S Hudson urges farmers to boost home production to feed the nation, noting labor shifts toward female workers while naval patience fights German submarine counter blockades. Lords debate convoy overhaul and navy air force measures to counter Nazi threats.
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London
IR. S. Hudson
Britain
Hudson
Farmer's Club
Lloyd George
Armed Services
House of Lords
Lord Strabolsi
Lord Templemore
Navy
Strabolgi
Prisoner Oscar Smith Forges Elusive Streak in State Jail Breaks
Webster Springs reports Oscar Smith of Richwood, 39, dubbed West Virginia’s most elusive prisoner, has fled Webster county’s new 65 000 hospital after three jail escapes in four months. Arrested on forgery charges, he faces a life term under the habitual criminal act if recaptured and brought to trial. He escaped twenty four hours after jail entry, hiding in a barn before sundown. Continued on page 6.
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Webster Springs
Dock Cutlip
West Virginia
Oscar Smith
Richwood
Webster County
Smith
Public Deb No 1 at Strand and Dixie double bill
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. K R Strader to tonight's shows at Strand theatre featuring Public Deb No 1 with George Murphy and Brenda Joyce, and Ladies Must Live with Wayne Morris and Rosemary Lane, plus Blonde Plays Cupid with Arthur Lake and Penny Shingleton at Dixie theatre with a second feature.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
K. R. Strader
Barrett Street
George Murphy
Brenda Joyce
Strand Theatre
Wayne Morris
Rosemary Lane
Blonde
Cupid
Arthur Lake
Penny Shingleton
Dixie Theatre
Trench Slide Fatal to Four Civilian Workers
Four workers died in a shale and muck trench accident at a Pennsylvania National Guard training site near Indiantown Gap. The victims were I M Hockenberry 24 and Richard J Goddard 23 of Mifflintown R D 1 Benjamin Richard 40 of Harrisburg and Allen G Snyder 20 of Pottsville. They were digging a six foot trench for sewer and water lines when a digging machine pulled loose debris burying them. Two investigations follow this deadly incident on the $6,000,000 project.
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William M. Blair
Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania National Guard
I. M. Hockenberry
Richard J. Goddard
Mifflintown
R. D
Benjamin Richard
Harrisburg
Allen G. Snyder
Pottsville
Richards
Factory Damaged by German Bomb Attacks
BERUIN Dec 11 German air raiders scored hits on a factory between Canterbury and Folkstone in England last night and also bombed the Port area at Frinton-on-Sea. Great clouds of smoke rose after the Frinton strike as weather limited aerial activity to armed reconnaissance per the Nazi High Command today.
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Beruin
Canterbury
Folkstone
England
Frinton-on-Sea
High Command
Frinton
Christmas Bonus and Wage Raise at Chrysler Corp
Chrysler Corp and UAW CIO announce a Christmas bonus of $40 for about 60,000 employees across 11 plants. The program adds more than 2.5 million dollars in total, plus a flat 2 cent per hour wage increase for all workers under the contract.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Corporation
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Uaw-Cio
Hudson Company Make Terms With CIO-UAW
The United States conciliation service said Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit and CIO United Auto Workers reached a union shop contract and a one percent vacation bonus. Conciliator James F. Dewey reported the agreement to Conciliator Dr. John R. Steelman, noting it as possibly the first union shop deal in the motor car industry.
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Washington
United States
Conciliation Service
Hudson Motor Car Company
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
John R. Steelman
James F. Dewey
War ace says U.S. may enter war soon if Britain capitulates
Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker, America’s top ace, told the Economic Club of New York that current freedoms may not last with World War II continuing. He warned the United States would need to become the strongest militaristic power within 2,000 miles of its shores if Britain holds out, and suggested the nation could join the war soon.
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New York
Edward V. Rickenbacker
America
Economic Club of
Rickenbacker
United States
West Virginia Youths Win Pittsburgh Livestock Honors
West Virginia and Ohio farm youth dominated the Pittsburgh livestock show closing tonight. Richard Graham of Adams Mills Ohio won top steer honors with Aberdeen Angus stock, while Houston Moore of Lewisburg W Va was runner-up. Union W Va Harry Lee Walker won two lamb prizes, with Martha Campbell Lawrenc Pa and Raymond Tatt Mercer Pa also placing in the lamb events.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Richard Graham
Adams Mills
Muskingum County
Houston Moore
Lewisburg
Greenbrier County
W. Va
Blind taught new life job at Long Meadow estate
In Britain a new class of blinded civilians trains under instructors at Long Meadow near Goring to rejoin society. The program, run by the National Institute for the Blind, aids Boer War veterans and others blinded in a modern bombing era, turning loss into livelihood through focused skills and work.
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Drew Middleton
London
Long Meadow
Britain
National Institute For the Blind
Goring
Placid Thames
Clarksburg Contractor Injured in Southern Train Wreck
A Clarksburg West Virginia man, Tom Keely of Keely Construction, was among 12 injured when a Southern passenger train derailed at a trestle 14 miles south of Atlanta. Keely and three railroad officials including President E D Norris and General Manager O B Keister were hospitalized. The Ponce de Leon train left the tracks at the trestle, sparking the incident.
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Atlanta
Clarksburg
W. Va
Southern Railway
Tom Keely
Keely Construction Company
E. D. Norris
Washington, D. C
O. B. Keister
Knoxville
Ponce de Leon
Major clash in Near East appears likely in desert drive
Egyptian front dispatches report British forces have driven a wedge between Sidi Barrani positions and Graziani's Italian forces, with over 6,000 Italian prisoners captured and large quantities of war material seized. Advancing units press to trap Italian divisions as operations progress in the western desert toward a possible head-on battle.
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Egypt
Sidi Barrani
Cairo
Western Desert
Rodolfo Graziani
Inali
Doreer Sis Barrani
Department stores in fifth district report sales gains
Better business conditions in the fifth district pushed department store sales up 14 percent in November across 156 leading stores compared with a year earlier. Cumulative sales for January through November rose 10 percent from 1939 levels, with February through November also 10 percent higher. Charleston stores gained 11.8 percent and Huntington stores 16.9 percent.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
Liquor Runner Admits Transporting Moonshine
Huntington officials hear Charles E. Smith testify he moved over 6000 gallons of moonshine into Huntington from Kentucky and Ohio in the past year. He said he paid 1 to 1.75 dollars per gallon and made four weekly trips carrying about 30 gallons each. The trial of twenty defendants accused of conspiracy to violate federal liquor laws continues, with several changing pleas to guilty.
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Huntington
Charles E. Smith
Kentucky
Ohio
Your
U.S
John W. Hereford
Smith
Wounded Policeman Dies, Constable Faces Hearing
Charleston dispatch reports City Patrolman Ray Munson died after being shot in the abdomen. Constable Arthur Holmes of Poca district faces arraignment on a murder warrant sworn after Munson’s death. Holmes, who resisted arrest on a drunken driving charge, escaped from officers and was later found.
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Charleston
W. A. Tully
Arthur Holmes
Poca District
Cyrus Hall
Ray Munson
Tully
Holmes
Yester
Munson
Tusty
L. R. Williams
Britain rules out American aid for Europe's hungry
Washington dispatch reports Lord Lothian stating Britain will not permit food shipments to Nazi conquered nations. He argues any such aid would bolster Germany's war effort and delay liberation. Hoover, honorary chair of a food relief committee, reserved comment as Britain cites lack of neutral guarantees.
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Washington
Britain
Europe
Germany
Lord Lothian
Herbert Hoover
Great Britain
Lothian
London
Hoover
New York
National Committee On Food For
Finland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Poland
Union Members Agree To Peace In Lumber Mills
Seattle reports AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers union at Everett voted by a large majority to accept a compromise wage and vacation proposal, bringing a closed-mill strike front toward resolution after federal conciliator Ernest P. Marsh announced negotiators’ agreement.
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Seattle
Northwest
AFL
Ernest P. Marsh
Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union
Everett
London Quiet as Nazis Idle
London reports a brief pre dawn air alarm the first in 46 hours as German planes, mainly scouting, were seen over England. Bad weather over Nazi bases may explain the lull claimed after a 40 day respite from bombing. A single German plane dropped two bombs.
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London
England
Draft Boards Urged to Weigh Cases Fairly in WV Mobilization
Brig. Gen. William L. Horner urged West Virginia draft boards to carefully weigh each registrant’s case during mobilization preparations. He warned against hard rules and emphasized family integrity, advising use of welfare agencies for information and to prevent evasion of service.
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Charleston
William L. Horner
West Virginia
Hornor
State Selective Service
Roosevelt to Study Report on Britain's Financial Position
Washington December 11. A comprehensive prospectus on Great Britain's present financial position and future outlook is virtually ready for submission to President Roosevelt. High officials said the conclusions drawn by the president and his advisers after studying the data will determine the administration stance on financial help for Britain. Officials discounted the likelihood of immediate loans. The final policy is expected to emphasize long-range considerations.
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Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Britain
Retiring Federal Judge Honored At Charleston Luncheon
Charleston reports Judge George W. McClintic was toasted at a luncheon by Treasury department law enforcement officials as an outstanding West Virginian. He plans to retire from the Southern district bench soon and received a Treasury scroll signed by Washington officials. Harry Cooper led a coordination session with federal, state, and local officials praising past crime-solving cooperation.
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Charleston
George W. McClintic
Treasury Department
Holt
Treasury
Washington
Harry Cooper
Fifth District
Bombs strike Valona port as Greek forces press
British RAF reports Valona, Albania’s Valona harbor hit a munitions dump and ships despite Italian fighters. Italians retreat along the coast toward Chimara as Greek offensives continue across the front with heavy blows along Albanian routes.
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Athens
Britia
Valona
Italy
Italfdhs
Chimara
Porto Edd
Valonii
Argirocastro
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Albania
Greece
Johnson Act repeal urged by Farm Bureau
OVID A MARTIN reports Baltimore December 11 The American Farm Bureau resolutions committee weighs a proposal to urge Congress to repeal the Johnson Act to allow credit to Britain President Edward A O NeaI argues the United States should put full industrial resources on Britain's side While most members favor greater assistance some hesitate to push repeal of the act which bars loans to nations delinquent on World War I debts Continued on page 6
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Ovid A. Martin
Baltimore
American Farm Bureau Federation
Great Britain
Federation
Edward A. O'Neal
United States
Britain
Resolutions Committee
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Hudson Company
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Near East
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Farm Bureau
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Walnut Street
Roy Rogers
Carson
City
East Side
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