Dodgers Acquire Arky Vaughn In Major Trade
Pittsburgh announces veteran shortstop Arky Vaughan is traded to Brooklyn for catcher Babe Phelps, pitcher Luke Hamlin, infielder Pete Coscarart, and outfielder Jim Wasdell. The deal signals Pirates rebuilding as Leo Durocher weighed offers for Phelps and Hamlin. Vaughan, age 29, pillars of the NL, holds a top all time batting average and 1935 batting title.
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Brooklyn
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Alf Anderson
Atlanta
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Harrisburg
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Chicago
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Hamlin
Vaughan
Johnny Mize
Ducky Medwick
Potter Valley
Cal
Linney Lee
Miss Latin America to Feature on Rose Parade Float
Beautiful Juanita Estela Lopez will be featured as Miss Latin America on a parade float in Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses. The float and theme celebrate The Americas in Flowers with floral designs and national pride.
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Pasadena
Cal
Americas
Michigan Rep Demands Court Martial for Five Officers
Rep John Heingell of Michigan called for immediate court martials for five high ranking officers accused in the defense affair. He argued the army and navy were caught off guard by the alleged failure and poor defense readiness.
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Army and Navy
John Heingell
Michigan
Navy
Study of the Causes and Meanings of Dizziness
Dr Logan Clendening explains dizziness concepts from mild fatigue to true vertigo. He outlines underlying causes from indigestion to brain circulation disorders, and details conditions like Meniere’s disease with treatment options including diet changes, medications, and limited surgical approaches.
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M.D
K. M. Simonton
Mayo Clinic
RAF plans reinforcements to Malaya and Near East
War bulletins report immediate RAF reinforcements announced in London. Other items include Balboa alarm due to three planes, Cuban seizure of Japanese fishing boats off Pinar del Rio, France’s neutral position in Far East, Thailand freezing assets in Tokyo broadcast, and Wake Island damage from Japanese attack with unspecified losses.
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Hawaii raid fails to hit London in late war dispatch
Reuters dispatch from Honolulu notes raids planned within nine hours after Secretary of the Navy Knox arrived, while a Rome war communiqué claims Axis forces repelled heavy British attacks around Tobruk with Italian garrisons still held.
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Reuters Dispatch
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Tobruk
World War II dispatches report Hong Kong, Canton, Cebu bombings
Reports from Hong Kong and Canton indicate heavy Japanese pressure as clashes widen. Argentina cites Tokyo envoy confirming Hong Kong capture while Chinese air attacks target Canton, and U S officials note Japanese bombing Cebu and Clark Field in the Philippines as war intensifies.
Fourteen Guilty in Spy Ring Trial During War
The jury found fourteen defendants guilty of supplying military information to Germany during World War II era espionage. The long trial concluded swiftly as tensions rose between the United States and Germany.
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Germany
Regent
Duncan Crystal Dinner Ware Gift from Skaggs & Co
Duncan Crystal Dinner Ware described as a gift item likely marketed by Skaggs and Co. The fragment suggests a promotional notice for tableware offered by the retailer.
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Duncan
Skaggs & CO
Grand Rapids Pvt Niedzwiecki Killed in Hawaii Air Raid
Pvt Robert Niedzwiecki of Grand Rapids Michigan was killed at Wheeler Field Honolulu when Japanese bombers attacked Hawaii without warning opening the war with the United States. No warning of the raid.
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Wheeler Field
Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Slaying Trigger Huge Hunt For Suspect Humber Jr
A massive man hunt is underway for Louis Elmer Humber Jr in connection with the slaying of Florida State Highway Patrolman JB Daniels. Daniels was examining a stolen auto near Miami when he was killed, and Humber is believed to be a Cincinnati track athlete now hidden in the case.
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JB. Daniels
Impilea
Miami
Louis Elmer Humber, Jr
Ito
Three Women Convicted in Nazi Spy Conspiracy Trial
After eight hours of deliberation, three women were found guilty on both counts of an indictment charging conspiracy to avoid registering as German government agents and conspiracy to deliver to the Nazi government vital American defense secrets. The verdict carries up to 22 years. sentencing set for Monday. Judge Mortimer W. Byers urged restraint, noting beliefs alone are not jailable and that some might appeal, while defense attorney George Gordon Battle indicated plans to appeal.
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George Gordon Battle
Battle
Byers
Germany
United States
Pallbearers Named For B C Isner Funeral
Bertman C Isner 66 died Thursday night and funeral services will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at United Brethren church with Rev Lois Luzader officiating. Burial will be at Bluemont cemetery. Active pallbearers are C O Locke W E Lewis Alfred Zumbro A B Holt A D Camp and C A Huff. Honorary pallbearers include W J Bailey A R Vandergrift W H Evans H Shingleton Harry Friedman Merle Bailey Carl Rauscher Ray Reed Lloyd Sprague and Robert Lambert.
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United Brethren Church
Lois Luzader
Bluemont Cemetery
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Alfred Zumbro
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C. A. Huff
Woman Lands Job Despite War Munitions Warning
On December 13 a Hartford state employment service interviewer questioned a young woman about gun definitions. She explained her husband is in the Marine Corps and stationed on Wake Island. She still went to work that day, despite the safety concerns raised.
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Conn
Marine Corps
Wake Island
Wed Explorer and Bride Link To Bethel Farm Life
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, famed Arctic explorer, 62, and his 28 year old bride, formerly Mrs. William Baird, laugh over their marriage and note they wed last April. The explorer now lives as a gentleman farmer and writer on his Bethel, We farm.
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William Baird
Hia Bethel
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