Red Army Casualties Tax Leningrad Hospitals In Finland War
In Leningrad churches were turned into military hospitals as Red Army casualties from the Finnish front strained city facilities. Tass reported Moscow rejected the League of Nations mediation while papers hailed Finns welcoming Soviet liberators in army-occupied zones. Dr. Tiso in Moscow and Soviet workers worldwide were noted as rallying to the Soviet lead. A Red Army communique said troops seized two Finnish villages and a railway station, reaching Markajarvi near Salla and Huntilla near the border.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Tass
Russia
Lagile of Nations
Tiso
United States
Britain
Sweden
Markajarvi
Salla
Ialana
Huntilla
Huunnukka
Red Cross Solicits Finnish Relief through County Chapter
Norman H. Davis urged prompt gifts for Finnish relief via the Red Cross or temporary agencies handling war relief. Emergency medical aid totaling $10,000 has reached Finnish needs, with $259,586 contributed in the U.S. to Red Cross war relief through December 6, including $247,118 earmarked for Polish relief.
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Taylor County
Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
England
Finland
Davis
United States
Turners
Hagan Ice Cream Advertises Pure Nourishment
An old advertisement proclaims Hagan Ice Cream as a rich pure snack for children. It touts strength and health benefits and notes a price of 25 cents per quart at this location.
Union Leader continues hearing on labor board actions
Reporting on the labor board inquiry chairman J Warren Madden and board member Ed win S Smith being allowed to testify after William M Leiserson. Toland sought to remove out of town witnesses before hearing Washingtonians. Leiserson criticized colleagues and promoted staff, noting Howard rose from 2600 to 9500 in 1937 amid a CIO bias dispute and his eventual firing for “the good of the service.”
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Page One Labor Board
J. Warren Madden
Edwin S. Smith
William M. Leis~erson
Toland
Madden
Smith
Leiserson
Aminer Twics
Ghurite W
Howard
Tuland
T Serias
Benedict Wolf
Beard
CIO
Seattle
Owne Nylander
Los Angles
Nylander
Maryland Coal Company Pays Up County Taxes
Sheriff Herbert Evans records a $6 147 check from the Maryland Coal Company paying its tax bill in full on the Wendel property. Payment came yesterday amid Judge William E. Baker threats of a restraining order against delinquent tax collection. The operations run under federal court trusteeship. A Spaiebrady, former liquor control chief, noted. A separate $19 200 state payment funds the county school allocation.
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Herbert Evans
Maryland Coal Company
Wendel
William E. Baker
U. S. District Court
Elkins
A. Spaiebrady
Tister
Liquor Control Commion
Evans
Native of County Dies in Clarksburg Hospital
Mrs. George A. Richman of Clarksburg, a county native, died at 10:00 AM in Union Protestant hospital after a long illness. She lived in Clarksburg 30 years, was widow of Peer, daughter of the late M A, and survived by brothers, husband, and two sons Earl of Clarksburg and Charles of Charleston. Funeral plans incomplete. Local relatives advised.
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George A. Richman
Clarksburg
Union Protestant
Richman
Wi M
Earl
Charles
Charleston
Body of aged man burned to death in house fire
Mrs. Bertha Burns, who occupied one room, awoke to smoke and, with her aunts, alerted neighbors who tried to break the rear door to rescue Bailey. Flames drove them back. Bailey perished while Mrs. Bailey had died years earlier. The couple formerly lived in Dott Mercer County.
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Bertha Burns
Bailey
Dott
Mercer County
Expulsion Talk Spurs UN Action Forecasts
Reported comments indicate calls for expulsion of the Soviet Union from the League of Nations within 24 hours. British and French spokesmen urged a resolution to be sent to the assembly and council as league procedure steps continued. A special committee reportedly recommended expulsion but planned another meeting to finish its report.
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China
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Cook Killed When Auto Overturned Near Watoga Park
An automobile driven by Cook from Princeton to his CCC Camp Watoga State Park overturned about two miles from the park, killing him. The tragedy occurred as he returned home, ending the life of a CCC worker.
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Marlid
Cpery
Cook
CCC
Camp Watoga
Watoga State Park
Princeton
Taft outlines four planks for a G. I. P. program
Senator Taft closed page one with a four point outline for a 1940 G. I. P. program. The proposed planks urged private enterprise support, repeal or revision of restrictive regulations, cutting government expenses to avoid deficits, and preserving humanitarian aid such as relief pensions unemployment insurance and housing while tightening administration to be more economical and intelligent.
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Taft
Leiserson Sworn as NLRB Member Before Special House Panel
William M. Leiserson of the National Labor Relations Board takes an oath before a House committee probing NLRB actions amid disputes with colleagues. He cites alleged secretary incompetence and criticizes the board’s handling and investigative methods.
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Lewest
National Labor Relations Board
William M. Leiserson
House
NLRB
Leiserson
Trade treaty support splits Senate opposition
West coast Senator Janson and other Western lawmakers voiced opposition to continuing the trade treaties. The president praised Hull's program for boosting exports and urged continuation to expand access to foreign markets.
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RC Outesaetgra Ieee
McNar
Senate
Janson
D. Colo
Johnson
Boram
Idaho
Pittman
Nev
Wheeler
D. Mout
Clai
Hull
Young
Turners
World Trade Debates Over Lapsed Program and Treaties
In a discussion on American products several fees oppose the program citing increased agricultural imports amid crop surpluses. Most lawmakers agree that 21 treaties remain in effect despite lapse, while a resolution to abrogate existing treaties by Congress seems unlikely.
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Congress
State Department
Masons Plan Honor Long-Serving Members in Lodge History
The lodge lists past masters and long-tenured members from 1912 to 1939 and notes tributes for William ai Lippincott of Grand Rapids who joined in 1879 and has 60 years as Master Mason. Other honored include William L. Shaffer 1893, Ona C. Jefferys 1894, Joseph B. Bradford 1898, Simon J Friedman 1900, H. B. Thayer 1901, J. Gilbert 1901, and J. E. Wood 1903 member numbers varying.
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J Yrc
Harry Priedman
Jed W. Robinson
W. Merle Watkins
Robert Love
Pred B. Watkins
Cral J. Jones
Ell, McDaniel
Charles R SI
Dallas D. Wolfe
W. E. Rightmire
Marion C. Skaggs
Josep C. Helms
Arlie E. Leonard
Marion C. Allender
William G. Shingleton
Howe R. Knous
C. Ray Warton
C. E. Hardman
Francis Wolfe
B. G. Brown
Sany
William Ai. Lippincott
Grand Rapids
J. Gilbert
Wre
Dewey Speaks Campaign Swing From Grand Central to Minneapolis
Thomas E Dewey departs Grand Central Station New York bound for Minneapolis to deliver a campaign speech for the Republican presidential nomination He plans a stop in Washington to discuss the next election Others include lodge members and Master Masons noted by Marion Skaggs with many reservations for a banquet and Laurel Frey presiding.
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Thomas E, Dewey
Grand Central Station
New York
Minneapolis
Marion Skaggs
Mystic Lodge
Mas Laurel Frey
Commons backs war effort claim amid Bremen controversy
Parliament backed the government as William Commons said Britain’s war effort was the greatest in world history. He cited wartime orders totaling 813 million dollars in the first 94 days. Some press critics blamed the navy for Bremen’s return while the navy asserted it followed war rules and did not strike without warning.
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Britain
Fia Department
Navy
Bremen
Iaivary
Morrison's To Sell Outstock In Lease Break Sale
Morrison's store will surrender its lease on March 1 1940 and begin a record breaking removal sale tomorrow with drastic price cuts on every item. The space will house Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company’s new big food store after March 1 and complete remodeling.
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O. J. Morrison
Morton's
Morrison's
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Sentinel
Posten Morrison’s
MBE Company
Ehere
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Pera
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Frank Donoghue
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