Tenement House Blast Kills Fight and Destroys Three-Story Block
Cincinnati dispatch reports a pre dawn explosion wrecking a downtown three story tenement, killing eight to eleven people and injuring twelve with three missing. Eleven children among victims. several bodies mangled beyond identification. Fire and police teams worked through debris as officials sought cause and full victim tally.
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Joe Hughes
Hughes
Chris Williams
Frank Selmetzer
Hubert Smith
Raymond Roy
Jack Morgan
Joseph Koebbe
Dora Smith
Helen Schnetzer
Prover
Roosevelt Returns to Desk Amid Urgency over Defense Aid
President Roosevelt, back in Washington from a Caribbean trip, faces two major tasks: accelerating defense production and a formal British request for financial assistance. Officials say action may come soon, though decisions on Britain's needs await the administration's return.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Commerce Jones
Britain
Theatre ad invites Maude B Brown to Strand or Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Maude B Brown of 1333 West Railroad Street to attend tonight's presentation at the Strand theatre featuring Third Finger Left Hand with Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas, or They Drive By Night at the Dixie theatre with George Raft Ann Sheridan Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Armour seen as possible ambassador to Great Britain
Norman Armour, veteran diplomat and US ambassador to Argentina, is discussed as a leading candidate for the ambassadorial post in London after the death of the Marquess of Lothian. Armour has held posts in Japan, Russia, and Europe, and is noted as a strong Roosevelt choice amid the vacancy in Britain.
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J.C. Stark
Washington
Norman Armour
United States
Argentina
Great Britain
Marquess of Lothian
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Armour
England
Japan
Russia
British Cruiser Hit by Italian Torpedoes Near Bardia
Italian torpedo planes struck a 6000 ton British cruiser as it shelled Bardia on the Libyan coast. The high command reported the battle in the Libyan desert continued with undiminished fury and heavy air bombardment despite bad weather.
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Rome
Bardia
Libyan
High Command
Policemen Fail To Stop Bandit After Hot Tip
In St Louis area, two officers lurking behind a grease rack failed to stop a gunman who robbed a filling station of $15. A car pulled in for fuel, the driver drew a weapon as he reached for his wallet and escaped unchallenged despite police presence.
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St, Charles
Two Wounded In Pistol Fight In Kentucky
In Whitesburg Kentucky a gun battle involving about eight men left two wounded one seriously. One man was arrested and the search continued for other participants as a posse combed the Bull Creek area of Letcher County.
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Whitesburg
Chester Hogg
Bull Creek
Letcher County
Netherlands Spy Executed At Pentonville Prison
London announced the execution of Charles Albert van den Kieboom a Netherlands citizen born September 6 1914 in Japan as a German spy. He was tried alongside two others executed December 10 and had been connected with them. The report notes they used a portable radio in their espionage activities.
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London
Netherlands
Pentonville
Germany
British
Home Office
Charles Albert van den Kieboom
Takarumuka
Japan
Poster Law Contested In State's High Court
Fred B. Stone of Beckley asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to enjoin enforcement of a law prohibiting outdoor advertising signs within 500 feet of schools churches or cemeteries. He sought a restraining order against Road Commissioner Burr H. Simpson who enforces the statute.
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Charleston
Fred B. Stone
Beckley
Supreme Court
Burr H. Simpson
Communist backed ticket wins three CIO plant posts
In New Kensington Pennsylvania on December 17 a ticket advocating more pay and less speedup, backed by communists according to International President Nicholas A Zona rich, won three of eight offices in the Aluminum Company plant CIO aluminum workers union election. Zonarich claimed outside Communist party field workers sponsored the ticket to gain control of key union posts at the plant, which handles over 1 million dollars in defense orders.
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New Kensington
Nicholas A. Zonarich
CIO Aluminum Workers
Aluminum Company
Zonarich
Communist Party
English raid two towns in German Reich
British air raiders killed ten persons and wounded about fifty in attacks on western and south western Germany last night. Nazi bombers struck two unnamed Midlands cities, with Mannheim a Rhine port suffering a castle hospital and factory damage. Goebbels praised Hamburg shipyard workers while claiming production decline is immaterial.
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Berlin
High Command
Mannheim
Rhine
Hamburg
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Blohm and Voss
West Virginia Apples Sold To Aid British War Relief
Martinsburg reports five hundred bushels of first grade apples from the eastern panhandle will be auctioned in New York to aid British war relief funds. West Virginia Horticultural Society President W C Van Meter said commercial buyers may bid as high as 750 dollars for the 500 bushels, under the foods division appeal of the British War society.
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Martinsburg
West Virginia
Panhandle
New York
W. C. van Meter
West Virginia Horticultural Society
Foods
British War Society
van Meter
Budget Will Be Ready Before Last of Week
Charleston December 17 The Board of Public Works continued its task of preparing the biennial budget bill with the expectation it will complete work before week’s end. The board began reviews yesterday and received fund requests for next two years from Budget Director H Isaiah Smith. Superintendent W W Trent was absent. Trent attended conferences on the west coast.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Wich
H. Isaiah Smith
W. W. Trent
Smith
Laval Ouster Probed By Nazi Official In Vichy
In Bern and Vichy, Pierre Laval reappeared for a lunch with Otto Abetz and Philippe Petain. The visit signals Nazi interest in Laval after his expulsion from the French cabinet. Observers say German occupation of large areas may follow. Continued on page eight.
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Bern
Switzerland
Aberz
Abetz
Vichy
Laval
M'Dowell Man Slain in Hotel Altercation
Charleston dispatch reports N. Senrra a 45 year old Keystone McDowell county resident was shot in the back and stabbed to death after an altercation in a downtown hotel. Police detained the night clerk and two guests for questioning as the body lay at the Summers street lodging house entrance.
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Charleston
Senrra
Keystone
McDowell County
Summers Street
Russia Urges Finland to Pick Friendly Leader
Moscow press urges Finland to elect a president who will guarantee normal friendly relations with neighbors and avoid ruinous foreign policy experiments. Former president Kyosti Kallio resigned November 28 due to ill health. no election date has been set. Tass dispatch from Helsinki notes concerns over influence by reactionary business interests and potential behind the scenes maneuvering.
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Moscow
Finland
Windsors Start Home After Enjoyable Miami Visit
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor wrap up their first U S visit since the abdication. They plan to sail at 5 p m aboard the yacht Southern Cross from Miami to Nassau where the duke resumes duties as governor of the Bahamas. The duchess shows recovery from a major dental operation and has purchased new dresses.
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Miami
Fla
Duke
Dutchess of Windsor
United States
Edward
Windsors
Southern Cross
Nas
Sau
Baamas
British Forces Move To Encircle Libyan Port After Salum Seizure
British armored units push west of Bardia in a bid to surround the Libyan base after Salum and Fort Cappuzzo fell. Italian forces retreat toward Bardia with reserves and sea air attacks intensify. Greek presses continue as two drives reach Valona's last mountain defense line.
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Cappuzzo
Edward Kennedy
Egypt
Bardia
Libya
Fort Cappuzzo
Palm
Baria
Tobruk
Athens
Valona
Circuit Judge's Father Dies After Long Illness
H. E. Dillon, Sr. aged 58, father of Circuit Judge H. E. Dillon Jr. of Fayetteville, died at his Smithers home after a long illness. He served as justice of the peace in Falls district for 12 years, previously running a Smithers store before his 1928 election to the post.
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Montgomery
H. E. Dillon
H. E. Dillon, Jr
Fayetteville
Smithers
Falls District
Youths held in Huntington kidnapping and robberies
Huntington police and FBI agents detained Azel Wyatt, 17, a Moundsville fugitive, and a 16 year old after forcing entry to a tenement. They confessed to a series of holdups in Huntington and the kidnapping of Darse Wilson in Cincinnati on Saturday, police chief Lon Whitten said. The ringleader was described as the principal figure in the crimes.
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Huntington
Moundsville
Durse Wilson
Cincinnati
Lon Whitten
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Azel Wyatt
Whitten
Three Cleared of Plot To Violate Liquor Law
Federal Judge Harry E Watkins dismissed conspiracy to violate liquor laws charges against Clovis Adkins Denver Harmon and Granville Brammer of near Greasy Ridge Lawrence County Ohio as the government wrapped its case against 17 other defendants. defense witnesses were set to appear today as the seventh day of the trial began and six others pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charges.
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Huntington
Ohio
Harry E. Watkins
Clovis Adkins
Denver Harmon
Granville Brammer
Greasy Ridge
Lawrence County
U. S
Charles M. Love, Jr
Homestead in Alaska Urged by Satko Pioneer Plan
Tacoma, Wash. dec 17, Paul Satko a Richmond Va welder who sailed in a home made boat to Alaska last spring seeks a free land Shangri La economy model in the northern territory He aims to found a community for self supporting families giving children a better chance and a future on something substantial He plans to apply upon returning to Alaska.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Weather Bureau Warns of Threatening Storms Today
The Weather Bureau advised strong northwest winds, at times gale force, across the region from Block Island to Cape Hatteras. Advisory warnings shifted to northwest as a low-pressure system moves offshore, with rapidly rising pressure expected to follow.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
Delaware
Big blast hits Raleigh Coal No 4 mine near Beckley
A violent explosion in the No 4 mine of Raleigh Coal and Coke injured at least six men and trapped 6 to 14 others near Beckley. Officials said about a dozen may be inside. witnesses feared possible deaths as rescue crews were summoned. The slope mine normally employs around 100 workers on day shift.
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Beckley
Dee
Raleigh Coal and Coke Corporation
Slope
Albert Wade
State Mines Department
C. M. Meadows
House Adjournment Hangs Over Christmas Session
Democrats and Republicans clash with each side hoping to end congress before Christmas while avoiding a roll call vote. An administration backed adjournment failed weeks ago and both sides now wait for the other to move. Republicans publicly resist, though some privately favor a holiday recess.
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Washington
House
Congress
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Cannon to Argentine Nights
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. W. P. Cannon of 232 Front Street to tonight's presentation of Argentine Nights featuring the Rits brothers and the Andrews Sisters at the Opera House.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
W. P. Cannon
Front Street
Opera House
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