Ethiopians Revolt Threatens Mussolini Rise in Africa
Tribesmen of exiled Emperor Haile Selassie reportedly revolt in Ethiopia as British and Australian forces mass for a direct assault on Bardia in Italian Libya. In London, Undersecretary Butler said the revolt is progressing and Britain will aid the ousted emperor and his followers in their fight for freedom.
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Associated Press
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Africa
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
Londoni
Britain
Hai'e Selassie
Lagauin
Libya
Bardia
Vittoria
Brynt
British drive toward Bardia tightens noose around Libyan bases
Cairo Dec 18 British tanks sweep in a semi circle around Bardia threatening to cut off Italian escape routes from Egypt. Infantry with Australians push to assault along lines Italy built for defense toward Alexandria as Gen Wavell reports momentum in the desert counter drive.
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Cairo
Italy
Bardia
Egypt
Tobruk
Vittoria
Alexandria
Archibald Wavell
Theatre Invite For Mrs Poling Tonight’s Showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs H F Poling of 21 West Washington Street to attend tonight’s Dixie Theatre presentation of Money and the Woman with Jeffrey Lynn and Brenda Marshall and at the Strand Theatre Prejudice with Greer and Laurence Olivier.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
H. F. Poling
West Washington Street
Money
Jeffrey Lynn
Brenda Marshall
Dixie Theatre
Greerson
Laurence Olivier
Strand Theatre
Speed Output of Warplanes
American factories are projected to produce 1,500 to 1,700 warplanes monthly, or 18,090 to 20,000 annually, in the next seven months. Estimates rely on engines, tools, forgings, casting, and skilled personnel, though production remains about 30 percent behind schedule per Defense Commission chief Knudsen.
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Associated Ress Aviation
New York
William 8. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Washington
Mine Driller Is Hero Of Raleigh Explosion
Beckley, Dec. 18. John Ware, 44, a driller, testified he located and aided three injured men after a blast at Raleigh Coal and Coke No. 4 mine. Wearing only a Hoseguard, he crawled entry to reach Foreman Elmer Warden, then helped fetch a mine meter and carry the three to the dirt mouth. Rescue workers later recovered the body of W. M. Kirk.
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Beckley
John Ware
Raleigh Coal and Coke Corporation
Ware
Elmer Warden
Warden
W. M. Kirk
Germany to Take Over Bor Copper Mines in Yugoslavia
Vreme reports German banks plan to absorb majority shares in Bor Copper mines eastern Yugoslavia, the continent's largest copper producers, with Giradeau Bank in Paris cited as a current holder. Meanwhile in shipping news, the Western Prince torpedo sinking leaves casualties and missing survivors as Gordon Ott and Howe reach port.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Vreme
Germany
Bor
Europe
Riradeau Bank
Paris
Manhunt in Progress for Father and Son in Bell County Kentucky
A massive manhunt involving air support and officers from three states targets a father and son who fled after deputy sheriff shooting and wounding of two other officers in a wooded mountain area near the Kentucky Tennessee Virginia border. Bell County Attorney Walter B. Smith calls it the biggest manhunt in eastern Kentucky mountains history. About 150 officers and special deputies armed with a wide range of firearms plus tracking dogs joined, with estimates of 500 to 600 total participants. Continued on page eight.
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Middlesboro
Tennessee-Virginia
Bell County
Walter B. Smith
Kentucky
Smith
New Spray Keeps Holly Leaves On For Christmas
A New York report describes a spray using napthaleneacetic acid in tiny concentrations to prevent holly wreath leaves from dropping. At one thousandth of a percent the leaves stay on for days. at five thousandths the leaves stay attached even after turning black as wood rots. Previously used on apples to stop fruit drop, the spray has boosted saleable apples where applied.
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New York
Ience
New Flying Cadet Corps Established For Area
The Army fifth corps area announces two new flying cadet corps to train prospective air corps engineers. Classes begin January 6 at Purdue University and New York University with monthly acceptances from Ohio Illinois Indiana and West Virginia. Training covers airplane engineering and design before assignment to Chanute Field.
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Columbus
Army
Fifth Corps
Flying Cadet Corps
Air Corps
Purdue University
New York University
Ohio
Minois
Indiana
West Virginia
Air Corps Technical School
Chanute Field
Back Britain to Hilt Plan for Aid to Britain
President Roosevelt outlined a brand new plan to back Britain on a lease or loan basis without regard to costs. If adopted, a short of war program could see the U S sending at least 2.5 billion dollars worth of tanks planes and munitions to England by war's end. Repayment would be in kind under a gentlemen's agreement between the two nations, with no immediate move toward war.
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Washington
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
England
Hitler Delivers Address to Newly Commissioned Officers
In Berlin at the sports palace Adolf Hitler spoke to 5,000 cadets about to be commissioned. The meeting was closed with remarks not published. DNB quoted the Fuehrer calling for an inspiring address to ready the new leaders of the National Socialist army. Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch also spoke.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
DNB
National Socialist Army
Walther von Brauchitsen
Dutch Tanker Torpedoed by Submarine Reported
The 10,746-ton Dutch tanker Pendrecht said via Mackay radio that she was torpedoed by a submarine about 850 miles west of the northern tip of Scotland. The ship, which had traded between U.S. gulf ports Rotterdam and Germany, was completed last year and tied up in Los Angeles before the war.
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New York
Scotland
Mackay Radio
U.S. Gulf Ports
Rotterdam
Germany
Los Angeles
Holland
Iceland
Third Youth Arrested In Kidnapping By Federal Men
Huntington report from December details the arrest of Sam de Long Jr., 17, in Pittsburgh on kidnapping Durse Wilson, 20, from Cincinnati. FBI Field Agent Leo K. Cook notes de Long linked to prior kidnapings and holdups by two other youths who surrendered. Wilson was released unharmed near Milton after the alleged abduction.
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Huntington
Sam de Long, Jr
Pittsburgh
Durse Wilson
Cincinnati
Leo K. Cook
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cook
de Lung
Ing
Azel Wyatt
Wilson
Milton
Passage of mining inspection bill urged after Beckley disaster
Beckley West Virginia December 18 seven men died in an explosion at Raleigh Coal and Coke No 4 mine. Rescue crews found seven bodies four hours later although cause not determined. New agita tion in Washington for Neely Keller mining inspection bill that has passed the Senate but stalled in the House committee. Senator Neely warned more blood on opponents hands and Beckley representative Joe L Smith sought to speed committee action.
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Beckley
New River
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
West Virginia City
Ellsworth Shriver
Washington
Neely-Keller
Senate
Jhouse
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
Joe L. Smith
D.-W. Va
House Mining Committee
CIO
Smith
United Mine Workers
Britain pledges compensation for all dead and injured
Britain announced compensation to all adult citizens killed or injured by enemy action in the war. Chancellor Kingsley Wood said the plan covers injuries already incurred with higher rates starting December 24. In Bern reports note Petain assured Hitler Laval’s ouster won’t alter France’s collaboration policy. Laval may act as a special negotiator in Paris under Petain, while Laval travels from Vichy with Abetz.
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London
Britain
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Charles 8. Foltz
Bern
Switzerland
France
Marshal Philippe Petain
Adolf Hitler
Pierre Laval
Germany
Petain
Fuehrer
Otto Abetz
Paris
Laval
Vichy
Abetz
Foreign Ministry
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Fatal Blast In Cincinnati Kills 13 In Tenement
Rescue teams completed work on the collapsed three story brick tenement and store building as authorities launched a wide inquiry. Coroner Frank M. Coppock Jr and several investigators questioned Mrs. Julia Koebbe, widow of a victim, as the case examined the blast’s cause.
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Cincinnati
Frank M. Coppock, Jr
Julia Koebbe
Lost Tot Knows Street Address But Not Home
In Lancaster on December 18 a lost child named James Candel Jr. 31% years old insisted he lived on Locust Street, as police spent nearly an hour trying to locate his home. His father had called, and officers found Locust Street in Columbia, ten miles away.
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Lancaster
James Candel, Jr
Locust Street
Jimmy
Columbia
Huntington Newspaper Employes Get Christmas Bonus
Huntington Publishing company employees will receive a Christmas bonus of one week's salary. Col. J. H. Long, chairman of the board, announced. The company publishes the Advertiser, the Herald-Dispatch and the Sunday Herald-Advertiser.
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Huntington
Huntington Publishing Company
J.H. Long
The
Advertiser
Herald-Dispatch
Sunday Herald-Advertiser
FDR Vetoes Logan-Walter Bill Amid Chaos Fears
President Roosevelt vetoed the Logan-Walter measure saying it would cause chaos and paralysis in government at a critical time. He warned it invites endless controversies as Congress weighs an override, with Jackson Opinion appended and House leaders aiming to vote.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tam
House
Jackson
Senate
Jacxson
Fresh troops join Britain in Libyan offensive
British forces in the Libyan offensive advance into Egypt’s front as Italian troops are driven from positions near Bardia. The 40th day of fighting sees armored units in tight pincer movements around the Italian base on the Libyan border, with divisions imperiled as British forces push forward.
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Edward Kennedy
Egypt
Bardia
Italy
Liebyan
Billy the Kid Outlawed and Girl From Havana at Opera House
Mrs E C de Moss co stars in a double bill at the Opera House with Bob Steele in Billy the Kid Outlawed and Dennis Keefe in Girl From Havana. The program features screen pairings and western melodrama in a single program.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
E. C. DE Moss
Lincoln Street
Billy the Kid
Bob Steele
Havana
Dennis Keefe
Opera House
Campaign Notice on Subscriptions and Awards
Due to last week's high volume and the need to verify old and new subscriptions, the winner of the $100 extra award will be announced alongside the main awards. Top positions are tightly contested, and readers are urged to act fast to secure the 25 percent retroactive offer on all turned in business before Saturday’s gong.
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