Senators Urge Peace Efforts Amid War Policy Clash
Washington December 27. Senator McCarran says a real neutrality move will emerge in the senate and that arming Britain should be opposed. Senator Johnson agrees peace at Christmas might be possible if hostilities cease. A round robin urging Roosevelt to defeat the axis powers circulated publicly at the White House. Senator Vandenberg notes continued debate.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Britain
McCarran
D.-Nev
Senate
Johnson
D.-Colo
White House
Lewis W. Douglas
New York
Vandenberg
R.mich
Defense Bill Will Be High
President Roosevelt's defense spending for the coming fiscal year is estimated by officials at about 10 billion dollars, roughly double this year's outlay. He plans to cut nondefense spending drastically, aiming for under six billion, with a total approaching 16 billion. Further budget details and timing for the budget message to Congress in January were being finalized.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Theatre Ticket Present This Clipping for Admission
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs C W Deck of 213 Ethel Street to attend tonight's screenings at the Strand and Dixie theatres. At the Strand is Street of Memories starring Lynne Roberts and Guy Kibbee, and at the Dixie is One Million B C with Lon Chaney Jr and Carole Landis. Identification may be required.
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Dixie
The
Grafton Sentinel
T. A. Nicola
East Bluemont Street
Boris Karloff
Opera House Theatre
US 10 Probe Music Battle in Federal Antitrust Case
Federal prosecutors prepare criminal actions in Milwaukee against ASCAP NBC CBS and BMI over a copyright music dispute. The case hinges on alleged illegal pooling to create a monopoly and discrimination against users of copyrighted music as NBC and CBS drop ASCAP controlled songs ahead of a five year contract end.
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Washington
Jackson
S Xe
Milwaukee
American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers
ASCAP
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Broadcast Music, Inc
National Association of Broadcasters
ASCP
NBC
CBS
Justice Department
Excavating Contract Awarded for Morgantown Plant Site
The Rose and Ritchie company of Ravenswood, West Virginia won a contract to excavate about 250000 yards of dirt and stone at the Morgantown anhydrous ammonia plant site. DuPont also awarded ready mix concrete work to McClain Sand and Gravel of Morgantown.
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Wilmington
Del
Rose and Ritchie Company
Ravenswood
W. Va
Morgantown
B. I. DuPont de Nemours
DuPont
McClain Sand and Gravel Company
More Vessels To Be Leased In War Effort
Washington reports imminent administration move to speed ship construction and expand Britain’s merchant fleet under a lending or leasing plan. Australian Prime Minister Menzies says Axis raider shelled Nauru causing heavy damage but no casualties, with Japan flying the raider’s colors.
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Washington
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Pital
Melbourne
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Pai
Nauru
Menzies
Briain
League of Nations
Hard Liquor Sales For Christmas Show Decline
Charleston reports the Liquor Control Commission said whisky and wine sales for the week ended December 18 totaled 19,181.54 cases, down from 20,341.84 the prior year. Whisky sales reached 12,099.96 cases and wine 5,696.49. wines made up 29.7 percent of the total versus 16.4 percent last year.
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Charleston
Liquor Control Commission
Commission
Delay Trial Of Miners Arrested For Picketing
Madisonville Kentucky December 27 The circuit court trial of 26 men charged with banding and confederating over picketing last year at two Hopkins county coal mines is postponed indefinitely while the state court of appeals rules on a related case. The trial had been scheduled for December 30.
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Madisonville
Hopkins County
State Court of Appeals
Pelleys Silver Shirts Disbandment Ties to Indiana Books
William Dudley Pelley says his Silver Shirts of America are disbanded and he travels to Indiana to publish books while publishers and FBI-eyes indicate the Dies committee remains interested. Carl Losey, former Indiana trooper, leads Fellowship Press to issue Pelleys books and a bi monthly magazine as agents plan an inquiry. Losey notes a box factory in Noblesville will publish in two months using Skyland Press equipment.
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Noblesville
Ind
William Dudley Pelley
Dies Committee
Indiana
Carl Losey
Fellowship Press, Inc
Pelley
Washington
House
Joe Starnes
Losey
Skyland Press, Inc
Asheville
N. C
Savage Buck Deer Slain After Two Are Attacked
A Braxton county farmer Marco Morton, 35, and a 10 year old boy escaped injury from a charging six point buck near the Elk River game preserve. The Missouri State Conservation Commission allowed Morton to kill the animal yesterday after it attacked him near his Sutton home on Christmas Day. Morton and Game Protector C E Humphreys shot the animal as it prepared to charge the boy.
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Sutton
Braxton County
Elk River
State Conservation Commission
Marco Morton
Morton
C. E. Humphreys
Hitler Fears Russian Bear Ready to Act
In a period piece analysis, Dewitt MacKenzie argues Hitler seeks to preempt a Russian move by massing troops in Romania. He warns that fresh blitzkrieg plans against Britain hinge on air power for the English invasion, with Russia’s stance described as uncertain and time pressing Hitler.
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Hitler
Dewitt MacKenzie
Herr Hitler
Rumania
England
Nazifuehrer
Passenger Service To Rumania Is Cancelled
Budapest December 27 reliable reports say all passenger train service between Hungary and Romania will be suspended from December 29 through January 15. The pause follows Hungary’s curtailment of domestic trains to allow about 40 German military trains daily to pass through on the way to Romania, as Germany shifts roughly 300000 soldiers and equipment to Romania before January 31.
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Budapest
Allsenger
Hungary
Rumania
Germany
Mickey Rooney Tops 1940 Money Makers List
Hollywood dispatch notes Mickey Rooney leads the Motion Picture Herald's 1940 top money making stars list. Spencer Tracy is second, with Clark Gable Gene Autry Tyrone Power James Cagney Bing Crosby and Wallace Beery following. Autry’s fourth place marks a notable cowboy entry since Will Rogers in 1934.
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Hollywood
Mickey Rooney
Motion Picture
Herald
Bette Davis
Judy Garland
Spencer Tracy
Rooney
Clark Gable
Gene Autry
Tyrone Power
James Cagney
Bing Crosby
Wallace
Mysterious Tissue Action Gives Liquor Tolerance
Howard W. Blakeslee reports from Philadelphia that a symposium at the American Association for the Advancement of Science discussed how bodily tissues affect alcohol tolerance. The three day conference, sponsored by the research committee on problems of alcohol, explores absorption speed without backing prohibition.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ium
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Research Committee
Holt's State Papers To Appear In Volume Form
Charleston dispatch reports retiring Governor Homer A. Holt’s papers and addresses will be printed in a roughly 600 page volume. Secretary William Hughes of the state liquor commission and governor’s secretary Al Quinn are compiling the material for distribution soon after Holt leaves office January 13.
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Charleston
Homer A. Holt
William
Hughes
State Liquor Commission
al Quinn
Fall of Bardia Looms as British Bombardment Gathers
Cairo reports that Bardia could fall any day as Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell weighs final assault while British planes and heavy guns press on 20,000 encircled Italian troops. RAF counters Italian air harassment as North Africa campaign yields large prisoner captures.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bardia
Archibald P. Wavell
Archibald
North Africa
Royal Air Force
Special Jury Begins Inquiry Into Kidnapping Case
A special grand jury convened by District Federal Judge Harry H. Watkins opened in Huntington to probe kidnapping charges against three youths Sam de Long Jr Azel Wyatt and Edward Williams all 17 or 16 alleged to have abducted Durse Wilson in Cincinnati two weeks earlier The victim was released unharmed near Milton after the robbing of two filling stations Police said fifteen others convicted in a three state liquor transporting ring were to be sentenced today after a seven day trial.
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Huntington
Harry H. Watkins
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sam de Long, Jr
Azel Wyatt
Edward Williams
Durse Wilson
Cincinnati
Milton
Ten Guardsmen Rescued After Storm Slog Off California
Ten Coast Guardsmen were rescued off Fort Bragg after spending about 36 hours at sea in two small boats seeking a storm battered freighter. They were later towed to safety by cutters Shawnee and Adriane. Two guardsmen were injured and all required rest and warmth after their harrowing voyage through gale lashed seas.
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San Francisco
Coast
Slayer of Doctor's Son To Face Hearing Today
Mrs Hilda Neely Brown a 34 year old statehouse employee faces arraignment in municipal court today for the Christmas Eve shotgun death of Robert C McClure, 31, son of Dr and Mrs A G McClure. Detectives say she was in hysteria after arrest and had argued over Christmas Eve plans.
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Charleston
Hilda Neely Brown
Statehouse
Robert C. McClare
Bourne
Brown
Probe of Raleigh Blast To End Next Week
Investigation of the explosion last week in the Raleigh Coal and Coke corporation s No. 4 mine at Beckley is expected to be completed about the first of the year, state mines chief N P Rhinehart said. Nine men died in the incident blamed on an undetermined coal dust explosion.
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Charleston
Raleigh Coal and Coke Corporation
Beckley
N. P. Rhinehart
State Mines Department
Rhinehart
Bitter Greek push battles for vital passes in Albania
In the Klisura sector Greek forces press a broad offensive against Italian positions. Heavier Italian reinforcements struggle to hold a mountain pass gateway to Berat as Greek advances threaten a main highway. Prisoners and materiel are reported captured amid stiffening resistance and renewed offensives along the coast toward Valona.
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Athens
Klisura
Albania
Berat
Valona
Air War Reignites Over France and Dover After Christmas Truce
British bombers struck Bordeaux and airfields in German occupied France while daylight raids hit Dover and surrounding channels. German long range guns opened fire after the holiday truce ended, with limited damage reported as anti aircraft defenses engaged near London.
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Bordeaux
France
Britain
Sheppey
Dover
Press Association
Berlin
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