Sheffield Bombed as Nazi raid hits steel center in north
Sheffield England suffered heavy Luftwaffe bombing with fires and destruction in the steel town and surrounding areas. The air ministry said night raids targeted the city and nearby zones as emergency services fought blazes and residents faced alarms. King visits Birmingham as Midlands and London endure alerts with limited raids.
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London
Sheffield
England
Germany
Air Ministry
Luftwaffe
Exchange Telegraph
Birmingham
Midlands
Caps
Italians Withdraw From Tepeleni Albania Fight Fun
Italian forces began withdrawing after a fierce battle near Tepeleni Albania, with heavy losses reported. Greek troops reportedly held strategic heights northeast of Tepeleni as two pronged drives advanced toward Valona and Chimara, north of Porto Edda. Continuous bombardment and reconnaissance reports followed.
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London
Tepeleni
Albania
Exchange
Athens
Greece
Valona
Chimara
Porto Edda
Grafton Sentinel Plans Theatre Night for Mrs Clark
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs E F Clark of 244 West Main Street to see Father Is A Prince with Grant Mitchell at the Strand and Comin Round the Round with Bob Burns at the Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
E. F. Clark
West Maiin Street
Prince
Grant Mitchell
Strand
Bob Burns
Dixie Theatre
Aging Treaty Never Broken in Iroquois Peace
Washington and Iroquois Confederacy honor an unbroken 146 year peace treaty between George Washington and Ononyeah nee. A ceremonial gathering on the Seneca reservation will feature the Great White Panther’s annual calico tithe to the Six Nations, marking the first official observance of the pact.
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Frank I. Weller
Washington
United States of America
George Washington
Onoyeahnee
Buffalo
201st Infantry to Mobilize at Fort Harrison Indiana
The 201st Infantry of the West Virginia National Guard will be mobilized January 6 and inducted into federal service at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana. Remaining National Guard units nationally will mobilize between January 6 and April 1 under a revised schedule. The West Virginia unit has about 50 officers and 938 enlisted, with HQs at Morgantown and detachments in Morgan town Terra Alta Fairmont Clarksburg Martinsburg Weston Sugswood Elkins and Salem.
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Washington
West Virginia National Guard
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
War Department
National Guard
Department
West Virginia
Morgantown
Morganwwn
Terra Alta
Fairmont Clarksburg
Martinsburg
Weston
Sugswood
Elkins
Salem
Coal Mining Record Of 1940 Is Held Blackest
Pittsburgh speech at the Coal Mining Institute dinner cites the 1940 disaster death toll of 267 as one of the blackest in 12 years. Dr. R R Sayer of the U S Bureau of Mines criticizes industry for not fully applying safety methods from scientific research.
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Pittsburgh
R. R. Sayer
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Somervell Placed In Charge Of Army Building
War department announces Lieutenant Colonel Brehen B. Somervell takes command of the vast $1.147 billion military construction program. Brigadier General Carlos D. Hartman, previously in charge, has entered Walter Reed hospital for observation and treatment after prolonged work.
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Washington
War Department
Brehen B. Somervell
Department
Carlos D. Hartman
Walter Reed Hospital
Warships drive back Italian advance in western desert
British destroyers off Egypt join the army’s push against Graziani’s forces. From a British destroyer, high explosives pounded Italian bases as six to 15 inch shells hit targets, causing thousands to flee toward the Libyan frontier. Italians retreat under coordinated land sea and air assaults, a rout under way. Continued on page two.
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Larry Allen
Egypt
Marshal Graziani
200 Jewish Refugees on Way to Palestine Drown
ISTANBUL DEC 13 Approximately 200 Jewish refugees among about 400 bound from Bulgaria to Palestine drowned when their ship broke in heavy seas off Marmora near Istanbul. Seventeen drowning victims were children, Orient newspaper reported. A motor ship under Uruguayan flag collided with rough waters and foundered near the shore.
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Istanbul
Bulgaria
Palestine
Orient
Sea of Marmora
Hitler and Ribbentrop Leave Berlin Secretly
New York December 13 CBS reported from Berlin that Adolf Hitler and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop have departed Berlin for an unknown destination. Earlier Berlin dispatches denied rumors of an imminent Hitler Mussolini meeting.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berlin
CBS
Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Fold relief not planned this winter
Washington reports the State department will defer major food relief efforts for Europe at least three months due to ample supplies abroad and a five to six month cushion before hunger risks. Britain’s blockade stance and potential Red Cross aid to Spain may alter this, but general action waits until after winter.
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Lloyd A. Leheras
Washington
State Department
Europe
Department
Spain
Britain
Red Cross
Two Republicans Given Election Certificates
Braxton county court overruled a motion to throw out part of the November 5 ballots and issued election certificates to Sheriff Guy L. Warner and Assessor Von Floyd, both Republicans. Democrats McLaughlin and Linger contested the results, seeking disqualification of ballots in Wolf Creek Rider and Tate precincts and removal of Lynn Camp precinct ballots. Warner led by 131 votes and Floyd by 254 after a recount.
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Lynn Camp
Warner
Floyd
Chesapeake and Ohio Seeks Full Employment Stabilization
Huntington December 13 Clyde B Hitch Richmond Va superintendent of motive power says Chesapeake and Ohio has embraced a program for stabilization of employment to the fullest practical extent He presented a 50 year service pin to E A Murray superintendent of Huntington shops in recognition of long service.
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Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Clyde B. Hitch
Richmond
Hitch
E. A. Murray
Army Machine Division Gets Test of Speed
Abbeville Alabama December news describes the second armored division of the U S Army testing speed on a long distance movement. About 10 520 soldiers and 2 000 machines including tanks combat cars trucks motorcycles and planes head from Fort Benning to Panama City after bivouac at Abbeville and Blakeley Georgia.
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Abbeville
Ala
Second Armored Division
United States Army
Blakejay
Fort Benning
Treach
Panama City
Fla
Miners Refuse To Return To Red Jacket Operation
In Welch on December 13 approximately 600 miners stayed away for a third day from the Red Jacket Coal corporation mine across the line in Wyoming county. UMWA representative Jess Aquino said the walkout stemmed from a grievance over four men discharged by the company for quitting work 15 minutes early. Aquino said the strike was unauthorized by the union and that reinstatement hinges on the mine resuming operation.
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Welch
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Wyoming County
Jess Aquino
United Mine Workers
Aquino
Final Roosevelt Victory Margin and 1940 Election Totals
Final AP tallies show Franklin D Roosevelt winning a third term by 4 914 713 in a record 49 808 624 votes cast. Willkie 22 327 226, Thomas 116 796, Babson 58 600, Browder 48 789. electoral 449 to 82. Nebraska Rhode Island complete, minor parties 239 459.
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Associated Press
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Wendell L. Willkie
Norman Thomas
Roger W. Babson
Earl R. Browder
John W. Aiken
Socialist-Labor
Roosevelt
Willkie
Switzerland Tightens Border Restrictions Decree Expands Frontiers Control
Switzerland issued a decree giving the high command power to bolster military control at select frontier posts with urgent justification. The move, unaccompanied by official reasons, is believed to aim at preventing refugees from fleeing into the country across the German, Italian, and French borders.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
France
Nation Mourns Lothian Death in World War II Echoes
Washington mourns the death of Sir Archibald Clark Kerr Lord Lothian as the British ambassador, a 58 year old bachelor diplomat. The US weighs a naval funeral gesture and final honors as word from London awaits. Senator Pat McCarran contends for judiciary chairmanship against Frederick Van Nuys amid senate tradition questions.
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Washington
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
McCarran
van Nuys
Lord Lothian
London
United States
Roosevelt
State Department
Permanent Registration Gets Committee Approval
Charleston December session reports the interim committee approving a permanent registration bill while studying a delinquent lands law revision. The panel, with old and new members from senate and house, also considered a school transport formula and a state board of claims for indemnities. A night session chaired by James Kay Thomas and William Lafon adjourned after several sections of the lands law were discussed.
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Charleston
Senate
House
State Board of Claims
James Kay Thomas
William Lafon
Ramon Novarro Hurt In Auto Crash In Hollywood
Ramon Novarro, 41 year old film actor, was injured early today in an automobile accident in Hollywood. Doctors at Hollywood Police hospital said he suffered chest injuries, a concussion, and cuts. his condition was later described as satisfactory and he was moved to a private hospital.
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Hollywood
Ramon Novarro
Hollywood Police Hospital
Cold Weather Heading East in Nation
The Associated Press reports wintry conditions across the Great Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley as sub-zero temperatures push a cold wave through Montana the Dakotas and Minnesota. Warmer weather is forecast for the weekend while central and eastern states face much colder conditions tonight and shippers are warned about extreme lows.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Warroad
Minn
Weather Bureau
Many Considered For British Ambassador
London editors and news columns list numerous possible candidates to succeed Lord Lothian as ambassador to Washington. Names mentioned include Anthony Eden David Lloyd George Alfred Duff Cooper Lord Beaverbrook Lord Chatfield Lord Cranborne Sir Robert Vansittart Lord Halifax Sir Gerald Campbell and Richard Casey.
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London
Washington
Lord Lothian
Anthony Eden
David Lloyd George
Alfred Duff Cooper
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Chatfield
Lord Cranborne
Robert Vansittart
Lord Halifax
Gerald Campbell
New York
Richard Casey
Notice on Retail Price of Grafton Evening Sentinel
Reader notice states the RETAIL PRICE remains 3 cents per copy or 18 cents per week. The message warns against misinformation and asserts no change has occurred.
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Grafton Evening Sentinel
British gain huge victory over Italians at Sidi Barrani
British forces shattered Italian defense at Sidi Barrani and moved west in the western desert with momentum. About 20,000 Italian prisoners were reported and more could follow. Cairo and Alexandria buzzed with Italian retreat as operations raced ahead, though pace may ease under strain.
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Cairo
Sidi Barrani
Suez Canal
Britain
Suez
Italia
Rodolfo Graziani
London
Alexandria
Duke Called To See F D R In Navy Plane
The Duke of Windsor was reported to fly in a U S Navy aircraft for undisclosed official business, with questions about meeting President Roosevelt while in Bahamian waters. Aide Vyvyan Drury said State Department requested withholding details. Earlier Miami Herald suggested he might be offered the British ambassadorship to the United States.
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Miami
Fla
Duke of Windsor
United States Navy
Roosevelt
Vyvyan Drury
State Department
Miami Herald
United States
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