Tips On Safe Holiday Fire Prevention By Greenwald
Fire Chief L H Greenwald urges a fire safe Christmas in Grafton with practical steps for homes. He cautions about overheated stoves furnaces and flues, careful use of heating equipment and ash disposal, electrical safety avoid overloading circuits and using correct fuses, inspecting toys and appliance cords, keeping fires contained when away, and removing decorations and the Christmas tree promptly to prevent a drying tinder hazard.
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Model sabotage bill faces CIO opposition in defense plant area
Harrisburg dispatch reports Governor James disclosed a proposed model sabotage bill from the Federal State Conference on Law Enforcement Problems. Philip Murray CIO president objects in a letter to affiliates, arguing limited streets near plants could curb labor rights. Harrington Adams notes Murray’s objections are largely unfounded and clarifies the bill targets only streets near vital defense work.
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Five Injured In Fog Crash Near East Steubenville
In dense fog near East Steubenville West Virginia a two car collision injured five people from Marland Heights Hollidays Cove and Follansbee. A Blue Ridge bus bound Pittsburgh to Steubenville was rear trapped by a coal truck after pulling off the road. two other cars driven off the road were hit by coal trucks. None of the bus occupants or those cars were seriously hurt.
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Hollidays Cove
Donald Wilkerson
Follansbee
Sentinel Not Issuing Paper on Christmas Day
The Grafton Evening Sentinel will not publish tomorrow Christmas day to honor the holiday and allow staff to celebrate with families. Publication resumes on Thursday December 26 with best wishes to readers from the staff and family.
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Grafton Evening Sentinel
Tanker Sunk by Speedboat in North Sea Action
Berlin reports German speedboats sank a 10,000-ton British tanker and a 6,000-ton freighter after a short close-range clash with six destroyers. The high command also said heavy Nazi planes hit ships in a western Scottish loch, scoring multiple hits, and attacked Manchester and London with fires.
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Great Harmouth
Christmas Shopping Will End Year With Festive Rush
Grafton reports record Christmas shopping as downtown stores stay crowded through Friday and Saturday. Local merchants say sales exceed expectations while Salvation Army and Grafton Woman's Club prepare to aid needy families. Choral services, jail turkey dinner, dances and New Year events fill the holiday calendar as former residents return and others travel to visit kin.
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Tired Postal Workers To Be Rested On Christmas
After one of the busiest Christmas seasons in years, Grafton post office staff will enjoy a holiday tomorrow. Postmaster James T. Murphy announced that there would be no mail collections or deliveries, all windows would close, and only gift-package deliveries would occur.
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James T. Murphy
British Bombers Raid Southwest German Border
All British bombers last night conducted a raid along the southwest border of Germany but the report claims only slight damage to buildings.
Germany, Turkey sign new trade pact report
Berlin reports confirm a new German Turkish trade treaty though scope remains undisclosed. Sources note Turkey’s mutual aid pact with Britain and a British Turkish accord signed last month. Reports also say additional German troops are being sent to Romania to complement existing divisions.
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Nazi invasion fears rise on English coast raid reports
Reports from Bern say unidentified planes crossed Switzerland at night along routes used by British bombers. Observers on the Strait of Dover noted poor weather hindered assessment of morning RAF strikes on invasion ports but found the blast lighter than the previous night’s raids on Calais Dunkerque Flushing and nearby airports.
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Fire claims six lives in Oxon Hill home
Mrs Dorothy Heinbuck, 34, and her five children Catherine 15 Helen 13 Alta 12 Grace 10 Conrad 6 were burned to death when a fire destroyed their bungalow on Fort Foote road near Washington Md The father Alton M Heinbuck 36 a food warehouse manager worked nights and did not reach home until 8 20 a m Police noted the fire began about 6 a m and a lack of telephones delayed fire call The tragedy occurred in Prince Georges county with the family apparently asleep at the time of the blaze.
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RAF Keeps Up Bombardment and Civilian Toll
British raids over Belgium and Germany continue as RAF aircraft press the air war while one British raider is reported missing after a sea crash. Meanwhile heavy night bombing hits Lancashire with Liverpool and Manchester under attack. Seven killed as tavern wreckage is cleared and others feared trapped.
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Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Several Cities
Griswold said she felt a shaking at breakfast as dishes and a chandelier swayed. New Milford reported two or three waves about 20 seconds, with shocks felt in Bridgeport Danbury Norwich Torrington Manchester Waterbury and Bristol. In Albany a mild quake was felt along the Hudson and Mohawk valleys with no damage reported. Syracuse residents noted rattling dishes and cities named include Glen Falls Saratoga Springs Amsterdam Orteonta Schenectady Albany and Troy. The tremor occurred around 8 45 am EST and lasted a few seconds.
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Pope Speaks on Truth and Refuges in Christmas Address
The pope condemned partisan bias and urged the church to offer truth and moral instruction to all peoples. He emphasized the church as a refuge amid hard times and expressed gratification at aiding refugees, expatriates, and emigrants.
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di Belmonte
Pope calls for new order and relief for war prisoners
The pontiff laments growing anti Christian sentiment and the diminishing hope of aiding war prisoners. He says efforts were not in vain despite certain setbacks and urges nations to adopt a Christian spirit to solve social problems. He warns against propaganda and prays for mankind to mature toward a just social and economic order.
Norway's Crown Prince Reunited With Family
Crown Prince Olav of Norway arrived at a Maryland estate after a journey from England. He greeted Crown Princess Martha at the airport and is stationed with his wife and three children in the United States during support for Norway, with Olav serving as a general in the Norwegian army.
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Industry seeks definition of urgent defense needs
Lancaster Pa December 24 American industry ready to do the impossible for national defense asks the National Defense Commission to define terrible urgency in production H W Prentis Jr head of the National Association of Manufacturers says government had not criticized the pace of defense output until mid December Then suddenly the word urgent appeared Knudsen production chief of the National Defense Council indicated ten days ago the rate was satisfactory He urges team work and cautions against hasty alarm or impossible minute demands in defense production
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