Admiral Graf Spee Interned After Sea Battle in Uruguay
In Montevideo the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee clung to refuge after a 14 hour running battle with British cruisers Ajax and Achilles. The ship bore heavy damage with four shell holes and 36 crew killed. She was interned for the duration of the war as British ships withdrew beyond territorial waters.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Graf Spee
Germany
Ajax
Achilles
Rio de la Plata
German liner Columbus slips from Vera Cruz seek Atlantic run
The 32,581-ton German liner Columbus shifts anchorage off Vera Cruz at dawn to head for the Atlantic and Oslo while under a wartime blockade. Papers were delayed by a tropical storm.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Columbus
Atlantic
Inez Columbus
Oslo
Norway
Republicans Split Over Foreign Policy as Campaign Issue
Washington dispatch reports a sharp split among Republicans over making foreign policy a 1940 campaign issue. Ditter notes ambassadors Kennedy and Davies push for a third term, while Borah predicts foreign policy will dominate discussions. Borah warns candidates dodging the issue risk political backlash and plans to press the topic through Dulles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rep. Ditter
Pennsylvania
Ambassa
Joseph P. Kennedy
Joseph E. Davies
United States
Ballyhoo
Nina
Borah
Battle Ditter
Republican National Committee
Senator Borah JR
Idaho
Allen W. Dulles
New
British destroyer Duchess sinks after collision
London reports the British destroyer Duchess collided with an unidentified warship and sank, with about 120 lives lost. Only one officer and 22 sailors survived. The Duchess, 1375 tons, defender class, completed in 1933, carried 145 crew. The incident follows other wartime losses cited by the Admiralty.
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London
Admiralty
Germany
Courageous
Royal Oak
Rawalpindi
Duc
Eleven To Handle Census Of Business For Districts
PARKERSBURG December 14. William F. Cann state census supervisor outlined business and manufacturing checks by district. District one will enumerate eleven units, district two eight, district three thirteen, district four sixteen, district five ten, district six eleven, district seven seven. General enumerators chosen later. work starts January 2 for business census, then April for general enumerations after examinations.
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Parkersburg
William F. Cann
Cann
German Russian Accord Ratified in Berlin
Berlin December 14 The German Russian friendship and boundary treaty begun September 28 was ratified today at the foreign office by Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Soviet ambassador Alexander Shkhartzeff. The accord included a mutual German Russian order in conquered Poland and rejected any interference by third powers in the settlement.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Alexander Shkhartzeff
Poland
Europe
Mine Sweeping Trawler Sinks With Eight Lives Lost
London dispatch reports the mine sweeping trawler William Hallett sank after striking a mine. Eight crew died and only one of nine survived. The vessel marks the sixth British minesweeper lost in the war with total casualties reaching sixty seven.
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London
William Hallett
Mayor Urges Finnish Help Day Proclaimed in Grafton
Mayor P. F. Gillispie proclaimed Finland Day in Grafton urging citizens to pray for divine protection of war torn non-belligerents and to contribute to Finnish relief through local newspapers. He cited Hoover led Finnish Relief Fund and cited Finnish republic linked to American values.
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Finland
Grafton
P. F. Gillispie
Finnih Relief Fund, Inc
Herbert Hoover
Finnish Republic
America
Russian Troops Close To Norway Amid Finnish Withdrawals
Russian forces push through the Petsamo district nearing Salmijarvi close to the Norwegian frontier as Finns prepare to pull back to southern defense lines. Fires rage in Salmijarvi and four nearby towns—Kolosjoki Tullevi Koivolahti and Kovoranta—while smoke drifts along the narrow Arctic corridor.
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Kirkenes
Norway
Petsamo
Salmijarvi
Kolosjoki
Tullevi
Koivolahti
Kovoranta
Boris- Gley
Arctic Ocean
Finland
Pastor Held After Fatal Car Tragedy
A pastor of the Knottsville Methodist circuit, Rev Leonard L Reckart, faced a manslaughter charge after a fatal crash on route 119 250 near Taylor line Barbour county. One man Fred Hossing 35 of ile Pa died in the collision injuring Dorothy Proudfoot James Van Gorder Fay Murphy and others as Reckart was transporting Alderson Broaddus college students back to Philippi from Grafton. Police noted the car skidded on icy snow.
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Leonard L. Reckart
Knottsville
Taylor Line
Barbour County
Fred Hossing
Ile
Pittsburgh
Grafton
Dorothy Proudfoot
H. E. Proudfoot
Walnut Street
James van Gorder
Bridgeville
Fay Murphy
Philippi Road
Reckart
Alderson-Broaddus’ College
First Baptist Church
Philippi
H. D. Ancell
State Police
Local Stores Plan Evening Hours Before Christmas
A Grafton survey shows most business houses to observe evening hours this week ahead of Christmas though no fixed rule is set for the year. Merchants report stronger Christmas shopping and anticipate a big Saturday. Advertisements in today and tomorrow's Sentinel offer gift ideas for holiday shoppers.
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Grafton
Today
Tomorrow's Sentinel
Grafton Sees First Winter Touch With Snow Flurries
Grafton reported its first touch of winter as snow flurries fell late last night and temperatures stayed below freezing today. Nearby areas saw heavier snowfall in the mountains to the east, with wet snow freezing on highways and hazardous driving. A fatal accident near the Taylor line in Barbour county left one man dead and three injured.
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Grafton
Reliefers Not To Get Any Extras Christmas
Administrative Assistant Joseph R. Blackburn said the Department of Public Assistance will not provide extra Christmas gifts to welfare clients. He emphasized the department’s role is year round, not seasonal, and that grants cannot be altered for a holiday influx.
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Charleston
Department of Public Assistance
Joseph R. Blackburn
Blackburn
Chamberlain Hails Great Sea Triumph
Prime Minister Chamberlain praised the action of three smaller British ships against a heavily armed foe, saying it could free the south Atlantic from the Graf Spee's depredations. He noted Exeter, Achilles, and Ajax in the chase, with the Graf Spee sheltering near Montevideo after a brief clash.
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London
Chamberlain
South Atlantic
Graf Spee
Exeter
Achilles
Ajax
Lague
Montevideo
League of Nations
Russia
Poland
House of Commons
Germany
Railroad Carloadings To Show Big Increase
Pittsburgh December 14. The Allegheny Regional Advisory board predicts a 13 percent rise in railroad carloadings in Eastern Ohio Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia for the first quarter of 1940 vs 1939 based on shipper questionnaires. Readings estimate 807391 carloads, up from 678216. The board also notes a 33.9 percent increase in the 1939 fourth quarter over last year with an estimated 895661 carloads.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Allegheny Regional Advisory Board
Girl Charged With Attempted Killing Free On Bond
Lois Jeanne Vannersdel a 19 year old Colorado State College sophomore was released on a 2500 bond in Ft Collins Colo today. She is accused of shooting Walter Lyons 21 in a lover s quarrel on November 29. Lyons is recovering from a wound in his left lung.
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FT. Collins
Colo
Lois Jeanne Vannersdel
Colorado State
Walter Lyons
Lyons
Kissed School Head To Keep Job In Jury Trial
Mary Jo Miller, 26, a physical education instructor, testifies she accepted her boss E. Ross Wyatt’s kisses to keep her Brookland, Texas school job. Wyatt, 36, stands accused of plotting with dynamite in his bedroom, after a July 26, 1938 blast.
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Dallas
Mary Jo Miller
E. Ross Wyatt
Brookland
Tex
Merg
Miss Miller
Chicago
League Votes Condemnation of Red Russia Expulsion Planned
The League of Nations moved to expel Soviet Russia for invading Finland. In Geneva the council voted unanimously, with Finland abstaining, and later the assembly condemned Russia as aggressor and urged aid to Finland. Delegates cheered as Finland’s stance carried the vote.
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League
RED Russia
Geneva
League of Nations
Russia
Finland
China
Yugoslavia
Greece
Assembly of the
League Council
Baltic States
Mexico
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Drug Cure Is Requested Instead of Prison Term
James Swim of Huntington West Virginia urged Federal Judge Mell G Underwood to allow a narcotics cure instead of prison claiming more narcotics are available at Leavenworth. Swim had been indicted for illegal possession of narcotics and was sentenced to five years in an unspecified institution.
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Swim
Seven Rabbit Fever Cases Reported Across State
The Health Department warned hunters and homemakers to handle rabbits with care after seven tularemia cases in 15 days, including one death in Berkeley County. Four cases occurred in Wood, one in Kanawha, one in Mason, with gloves and thorough cooking urged. The weekly total rose from 69 to 91 cases, with scarlet fever mild in three counties.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Berkeley County
Wood County
Kanawha
Mason
Harricd Ctounty
Marion
Preston
Sub-freezing cold grips West Virginia with fire and crashes
A sub-freezing cold wave hits West Virginia as a crash on ice kills a Pennsylvania driver and injures three others near Philippi. Lochgelly Grade School burns, loss estimated at 6500 dollars, janitor cites stove pipes as a probable cause. Temperatures linger in the high 20s to low 30s with snow flurries statewide and Tucker county reports three inches of snow.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Philippi
H. D. Ancell
Fred Hossong
Bridgeville
Lochgelly
Oak Hill
T. D. Martin
Ent Otway Gunnoe
Tucker County
Rowlesburg
Bodies of 350 Victims Of Sea Tragedy Found
At Wakkanai in Hokkaido Japan a wave of bodies washed ashore from the Indigirka tragedy. About 359 people were aboard the Soviet vessel when it wrecked in a blizzard storm, many fishermen and their families. The ship formerly the American Commercial Quaker was 2,690 tons and 19 years old, sold to Russia in 1938 for fishing duties.
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Wakkanai
Hokkaido
Japan
Indigirka
Quaker
Russia
Mother and two children die in Barnesville fire
In Barnesville Ohio a rural home near Batesville was destroyed by fire. Mrs Ruth Griffin 30 and two children Maxine Griffin 2 and a three month old unnamed girl perished. Neighbor Paul Huntsman rescued Bennie Griffin 4. Mrs Griffin entered a flaming room attempting to reach another resident, Bennie Griffin.
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Barnesville
Batesville
Ruth Grifffin
Maxine Griffin
U Paul Huntsman
Bennie Griffin
Big plant blast in Zamesti claims many lives
A massive explosion at a state controlled cellulose plant in Zamesti killed eighty people and gravely injured about two hundred. The blaze, driven by high winds, spread chlorine fumes over the village as families and plant workers perished or were knocked unconscious. Sabotage rumors circulate amid recent train wrecks and fires.
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Bucharest
Zamesti
Finns Report Enemy Halted In Karelian Isthmus Action
Finnish communiques say they halted the Soviet invasion on the Karelian isthmus and are ready to launch counter-attacks. They report Red Army standstill on the isthmus while on the eastern front Russians press attacks but suffer great losses. Five Rifles, five anti-tank guns, field guns and many machine guns reportedly captured. Russian claim of 65 to 66 miles advance into Finland on the eastern front.
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Helsinki
Karelian
Red Army
Leningrad
Finland
Pase Foury
SSS
Invitation to Tonight's Grafton Opera Programs
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs I F Helms of 516 Thayer Street to tonight's Opera Ai Aadc program featuring Smoking Guns with Ken Maynard and Mr Wong in China Town with Boris Karlot.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
I. F. Helms
Thayer Street
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