Salvation Army Christmas Basket Drive Fails to Meet Funds Goal
Captain Charles C. Robey of the Grafton Citadel reports slow progress in the annual Christmas basket appeal though the One-Fourth Mile of Dimes fundraiser grows. Currently 252 dimes are on the board toward about 650, with hopes to fill by Saturday. Donations from local groups and individuals are acknowledged as the drive asks for support to provide baskets to all deserving applicants.
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Salvation Army
Charles C. Robey
Grafton Citadel
Grafton
Capt. Robey
Taylor County Ministerial Association
Copestone
Royal Arch Mason
Loyal Order ofMoose
Grafton Lodge
A. F
A. Masons
C. A. Keefer
A. and P. Tea Company
G. W. Loar
Oakland
Wheeler Carr Bachman
Laura Stalnaker
C. L. Poe
Naomi
C. R. Watson
Ed St. Clair
Captain Robey
the Salvation
Christmas Food Drive Calls for Local Support
Army headquarters or dropping it in the kettle on the street. Foodstuffs also are solicited this Christmas work.
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Army
Soviet Army Threat Moves Along Finn Front
Reports say the Soviet army advanced over 100 miles along Norway’s northern frontier with a possible breakthrough toward Kuoojarvi and Kemijarvi. Finnish resistance is described as stiff where outnumbered, while Russian losses rise and modernization of equipment is noted. Mobilization swells Finnish forces to about 400,000 as Russia commits a vast, continuing offensive with rough casualty estimates.
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Norway
Stockholm
Red Army
Pinland
Kemijarvi
Whchh
Tornlo
Gulf of Bothnia
Rovaniem
Hesinki
Sweden
Helsinki
Battle story reveals Exeter mistook Graf Spee in 1939 duel
An eyewitness report, released by a colonial governor, details Exeter’s battle with Admiral Graf Spee off the Falklands. It notes hits by 11 inch shells, eight marines killed in the forward turret, Exeter’s commander steering by after control after eight hours of fighting, and the Graf Spee's destruction at Montevideo with 36 dead and 60 wounded. Casualties totaled 72 dead and 31 wounded for the British and 36 dead and 60 wounded for the Germans.
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London
Exeter
Graff Spee
Admiralty
Admiral Scheer
Graf Spee
Falkland Islands
Port Stanley
Falklands
Seaoad
Howver
Ie ‘Eqeter
Achilles
Ajax
Montevideo
Casualtties
Newark flood control project approved by Army engineers
Newark authorities announced a $1,000,000 flood control project approved by Army engineers. Lieut. Col J. D. Arthur Jr. said the plan includes a pumping station, earth and concrete levees along the Licking River, and widening and deepening smaller streams. Construction is expected to start next spring.
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Newark
Army Engineers
J. D. Arthur, Jr
Huntington
W. Va
Licking River
Arthur
Trustee's Sale on 25.29 Acres in Taylor County WV
By order of the Trustee a deed of trust dated December 1 1937 faults has led to a sale at the Taylor County courthouse steps West Virginia on January 12 at the front door. The property in Fetterm an District Taylor County containing about 25.29 acres conveys from Moran to satisfy the Musgroves debt. One third cash day of sale with remaining balance in two notes due nine and eighteen months, title retained until full payment. The coal oil and gas rights and mining rights are reserved.
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Taylor County
John Amos Moran
Sadie May Moran
G. W. Ford
John Q Musgrove
N. C. Musgrove
West
Virginia
Fetterman
John Amos' Moran
D. C. Wolverton
Anc
Othray
Sheriff Asked To Hunt Lost Martinsburg Woman
Martinsburg officials urged Sheriff Herbert Evans to search for Gerda Tutwiler a 42 year old resident who disappeared from her home and may have traveled to Taylor county. Described as five feet four inches tall weighing 105 pounds with brown eyes and hair she wore a long dark coat and a red dotted dress when last seen.
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Herbert Evans
Martinsburg
Gerda Tutwiler
Taylor County
Famed Engelberg Slaying Tied to Amatuer Fighter
Police traced the Engelberg murder to an amateur boxer from Winnipeg, with a Brooklyn store tip leading to the suspect. Dr. Engelberg, a German university graduate and consular veteran, was found dead in his Brooklyn home, head bashed, hands folded, wearing a night gown. The case, once linked to espionage rumors, was clarified after a Toronto arrest description.
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NAB
Page One
Ryan
Haas
Brooklyn
Engelberg
Toronto
Dr. Engelberg
Fred Doell
Consular Service
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Winnipeg
Rough Times as German Ships Clash at Heligoland Bight
The air ministry reports 12 of about 24 German fighters shot down and seven British bombers unaccounted for after action over Heligoland Bight. Canadian observers in Britain sought German warships at sea but found only Fostoria glassware at Turners.
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Leipzig
Bluecher
Admiral Hipper
Air Ministry
Helget and Bight
German North Sea
Britain
Action in the war reported with ships sunk and Canadian force deployed
The report notes 34 of 52 planes at gai Bo planes shot and a mass attack on 24 fishing boats east coast with six sunk. It also says the first Canadian expeditionary force will train on British soil before going to the western front. The First Lord of the Admiralty said Canadian troops were escorted by the main battle fleet across the Atlantic to show uninterrupted British maritime communications. He praised British U-boats and discussed the submarine Spee’s entrapment and scuttling at Montevideo, mentioning neutral shelter and international law. The broadcast then mentions the North Sea struggle and the first lord's remarks on naval actions.
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Karelian
Muolaa
Arvi
Valkjarvi
Taipale Lage
Leningrad
Pitkajarvi
Petsamo
Bjorkie
Gulf of Finland
Massier
Atlantic
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Tleship
Ian
Ursula
Meg Cor
Stevens Candy
North Sea
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Turners
Sunbeam
Monongahela System
Mikion
Lapneenranta
Viipuri
Porvoo
Here
Kerava
Scabies
Sone Heat & & Chemical
WM. Plante
Beneng
J. Morrison's
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