Army Talent Goes On Air Across Major Networks
New York reports army talent to be featured this winter on NBC CBS and MBS. Ft Dix New Jersey will host an MBS program at 2 p.m. Sunday. CBS will air a weekly camp-originated hit parade. Sheen returns to WEAF NBC Catholic broadcasts at 6 p.m. Sundays. Horace Heidt and evening lineups join the holiday Radio City display as schedules highlight defense themed programming.
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Ft. Dix
N. J
Sheen
Fulton J. Sheen
WEAF
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Sunken Plaza
Rockefeller City
Horace Heidt
Red
WJZ
Bing Crosby
Rudy Vallee
John Barrymore
WABC
Major Bowes
Chicago Symphony
J. G. Alexander
New World Order
Italians Retreat From Chimara Heights Reported by Greek Spokesman
A Greek spokesman said Italian retreat toward Chimara, 20 miles north, continued with scant resistance on the left and stubborn resistance elsewhere. He noted Italian counterattacks by "picked units" were repelled with heavy losses as snow and rain hindered the Greek offensive in Albania. Police in Bitolj, Yugoslavia, ordered non residents to leave as reporters covered the conflict.
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Chimara
Albania
Bitolj
Yugoslavia
Ital
State forces halt to case against Siegel in murder charge
Benjamin Siegel, freed after four months in custody at his Holmby Hills home, walked free amid a court dispute over dismissal of charges related to the murder of Harry Greenberg. District attorneys from Los Angeles and Brooklyn urged dismissal, while defense lawyers pressed for trial. The case included testimony conflicts and questions about witness availability.
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Los Angeles
Benjamin Siegel
Holmby Hills
Stezel
Tria
Harry Greenberg
Schachter
Hollywood
John F. Dockweiler
William F. O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
WN. Y
Kings County
O'Dwyer
al Tannen- Laum
Abe Reles
New York
Los Angeles County
Reles
Tannenbaum
Byron Hanna
Jerry Giesler
Ambassadors Urge U S Aid In Naval War Effort
Lothian appeals for seaborne assistance and stronger U S Navy support as Britain seeks destroyers and convoy help. Officials weigh whether the move signals shipping protection or broader fleet assistance, amid reports of 159 destroyers with 75 WW ships and ongoing U S shipbuilding.
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Washington
Britain
Lothian
Royal Navy
United States
Hemisphere
U.S
Pacific
Roosevelt
Doilies Add Charm to Tables A Pattern Request Ad
Doilies are practical accessories for dining tables says Alice Brooks. A set of crocheted doilies elevates table appearance and enhances chinet grass and silver. Pattern 9847 offers instructions with illustrations of required materials. Send ten cents and write NAME ADDRESS PATTERN NUMBER to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept New York NY.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Lord Lothian Warns Britain Needs Strong Navy Frontiers
British ambassador Lord Lothian warned that Britain remains a fortress whose frontiers must be protected as the danger from German submarine attacks grows. He noted America could study any British request for naval help with care while stressing the need for a two ocean fleet and reinforced defenses to keep war from reaching American shores.
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Baltimore
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Gibraltar
Cape Town
Suez
Singapore
Australia
Hawaii
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Capitol Hill
Lord Lothian Holds Multiple Peerage Titles
Lord Lothian, already Marquess of Lothian, also bears Lord Newbattle, Earl of Lothian, Baron Jedburgh, Earl of Ancrum, Baron Kerr of Nisbet, and Baron Loni. He received his title in 1930 on a cousin’s death and continues to figure in discussions on the Versailles treaty.
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Marquess of Lothian
Lord Newbattle
Earl of Lothian
Jedburgh
Earl of Ancrum
Baron Kerr of
Negro Butler Charged in Mansion Attack and Rescue Incident
A Negro butler is accused of attacking a woman in her mansion on Tuesday night and binding her feet before throwing her into Kensico Reservoir in Westchester County New York. The assailant reportedly demanded a five thousand dollar ransom and threatened the victim with a knife during the ordeal.
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Kensico Reservoir
Westchester County
New York
Butler Confesses After Wife Is Rescued From Reservoir
Mrs Eleanor Strubing, wife of New York advertising man and former Princeton athlete, was thrown into a reservoir by the Butler. She floated as if dead, struggled ashore, and was taken to hospital. The Butler confessed after 15 hours of questioning, largely echoing her story.
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Tunick
Strubing
New York
Princeton
Pattern 270 three piece kiddie jumper cap and muff
Claire Tilden presents Pattern 270 a simple warm three piece outfit for girls size 2 to 10. Jumper with two main pieces and a seamless strap design, a one piece en velope cap with front fold and back tucks, and a lined padded muff. Includes yardage by size and price fifteen cents. Send size name address and pattern number to Grafton Sentinel Pattern Dept.
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Claire Tilden
Grafton Sentinel
Pattern Department
Fifth Avenue
New York
System To Check Magnetic Mines Devised By Navy
Los Angeles December 12 Navy destroyers and several foreign freighters have been equipped with an apparatus to neutralize magnetic mines. Harold English, director of a shipbuilding firm, reported that the equipment includes two sets of cables rigged about the hull. He did not give details but said it was developed after a captain observed a magnetic mine halt some distance away as it approached his ship.
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Los Angeles
Paul
Haroid English
English
Midlands Hit Continues With Heavy Night Air Attacks
A government communique called the strike on a fairly heavy scale with several fires started but quickly brought under control. The continuous air activity involved one-a-minute sorties tapering to occasional flights by individual planes through the night.
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Midlands
Page One
Former Navy Yard Guard Named Civilian Police Director
Jerome Doyle, a former member of the F B T and guard at Navy Yards, is appointed director of a new civilian police force to protect navy yards and shore establishments. He will lead about 2,500 officers who will assume duties currently done by Marines.
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F.B.T
Jerome Doyle
RAF Attacks Continent. London Bombing Quiet Ends
London endured the longest silence since last August as RAF bombers struck the continent during the night. Anti aircraft fire kept raids high, a bus was hit, homes destroyed and casualties reported with several trapped in wreckage. In Charleston a new concrete pipe plant will begin construction tomorrow, creating about 50 jobs by February.
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London
Rhineland
Charleston
Charleston Concrete Pipe Company
Negro Admits Liquor Plot in Federal Trial
A middle aged negro on crutches testified in federal court that he paid 2.25 to 2.50 a gallon for moonshine among a group of 20 on trial for conspiracy to violate liquor laws. He named James and Lindsey Corn James Spears and Charles Smith Lonnie Stewart and Eugene Bailey as liquor sellers. Police had confiscated 27 automobiles tied to Charles Smith during two years of liquor running.
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Larkins
James
Lindsey Corn
James Spears
Charles Smith
Lonnie Stewart
Eugene Bailey
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