Taylor Post Buys Bernhold Building for Legion Home
Taylor county post No. 12 American Legion announces purchase of the Bernhold building on Latrobe street from the Grafton Bank receiver with state banking commissioner approval. Remodeling to Legion Home for post auxiliary and Sons of the Legion planned, cost estimate not set, work to begin soon. current tenant Peerless pool room to vacate.
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Bernhold
Latrobe Street
Taylor County Post No. 12
American Legion, Inc
Legion Home
Post
Ladies Auxiliary
Sons of the American Legion
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Legion Post
Secretary of State
Veteran's Organization
Peerless Pool Room
Paylor County Post
East
Washington Street
Taunt
Action In Detinue Recovers Bradley Heifer Back
A detinue action recovered a heifer belonging to M. O. Bradley of Knottsville district dairy. Vaughn Exline of Millerville took two calves and the heifer from Bradley during the elfer’s absence, but Constable Laird King recovered the animal. magistrate George L. Jolliffe noted the value at 19 dollars.
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Detinue
M. 0
Bradley
Knottsville
Man
Vaughn Exline
Millerville
Justice of the Peace
George L. Jolliffe
Laird King
Exline
Elfer
Coal Operator Bound Over To January Jury
S B Tressler of Browntown a coal operator charged with felonious assault on a negro union organizer was held to the January grand jury under a 500 dollar bond by Justice of the Peace George L Jolliffe He was arraigned before the magistrate Saturday morning and waived preliminary examination.
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S. B. ‘Tressler
Browntown
Jarruary
Justice of the Peace
George L. Jolliffe
Tressler
Snow Hits West Virginia Roads Hazardous Conditions
A cold wave blanketed West Virginia with snow and freezing temps. Highways in Monongalia Preston Fayette and Hancock counties were snow and ice covered prompting the State Road Commission to cinder roads. Snow persisted through the Lewisburg district with flurries statewide and Charleston seeing light snowfall as temps hovered around freezing.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Monongalia
Preston
Fayette
Hancock
Lewisburg
Fayette County
Predict Heavy Rush On Recruiters Soon
Charleston reports Army Navy and Marine recruiting stations bracing for a surge in applications this week and a larger wave of volunteers after the holidays. Many postponed enlistments are already reporting for service and officials expect a strong January with a heavier overall enlistment pace. Naval headquarters notes daily acceptances run 25 to 30, and January is typically the peak month for enlistments.
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Charleston
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Naval
Tire Rations and Pacific Theater Fuel Supply
Continuea from page one discusses tire rations and oil tankers needed to fuel forces in the Pacific. It notes U S petroleum stocks on December 20 were 64,564,000 barrels, 6,936,000 above the year prior, with the east coast supply tied to transportation and refinery outputs.
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Pacific
United States
Petroleum Coordination Office
British blast tied from page one air raids on occupied Europe
Live patrols attacked air bases and other targets in occupied France and Holland. Leer
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France
Holland
President Roosevelt awards orchid to press and radio
President Roosevelt commended the press and radio for cooperation in guarding Churchill. Stephen Early said the president sent a belated orchid for withholding news of Churchill's arrival and delaying publicizing his departure despite Ottawa announcing timing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Radio Today
Stephen Early
Churchill
Early
Ottawa
John L. Lewis seeks union shop settlement in McDowell County
John L. Lewis outlines a plan following a special arbitration ruling this month. He notes no union shop agreement with Carter Coal Company yet. mines run under current "status quo" terms. He plans district UMW inspections, talks with Chemical Workers Division and CIO United Construction Workers officials, and a courtesy call on Governor Neely before returning to Washington tonight.
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Neely
Carter Coal Company
McDowell County
Lewis
Carter Company
UMW
UMW Chemical Workers Division
United Construction Workers (Cio
Washington
Communist Leader Urges Arms for Philippine Defense
Pedro Abad Santos, Philippine communist party leader, urged the government to mobilize the masses for national defense and arm the people to fight Japanese invaders in Manila.
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Manila
Pedro Abad Santos
Philippine Communist Party
Raid on Vaagso Island Destroys German Shipping
British commando forces and home fleet aids attacked Vaagso island north of Bergen Norway destroying eight enemy ships totaling 15650 tons oil tanks ammunition stores a wireless station and a Quisling owned plant The garrison was killed or captured and the raid damaged German supply lines to Russia Abraham Lincoln attended a midweek service at New York Avenue Presbyterian in Washington noted in a private room adjoining the chapel.
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London
Vaagso
Bergen
Norway
Home Fleet
RAF
Germany
Admiralty
War Office
Air Ministry
Ruissia
Quisling
Abraham Lincoln
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
Rail union to revamp plan of insurance
Cleveland dispatch reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen will reorganize its insurance department effective January 1. The plan shifts from a flat rate to age-based adequate rates, cash surrender values, and equity benefits for old policyholders, aiming to better serve about 100,000 members amid prior declines and rising costs.
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Cleveland
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Insurance Department of the Union
Brotherhood
B. of L. F. & E. Insurance Department
Robertson
Insurance Department
Mae
Japs Claim Fisheries Treaty Parley Underway
Tokyo reports that negotiations between Japan and the Soviet Union on extending the fisheries agreement, expiring December 31, continue at Kuibyshev. Masayuki Tani said relations with Moscow remain guided by the Japanese Russian neutrality pact and express satisfaction with current ties.
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Tokyo
Masayuki Tani
Government Information Bureau
Japan
Soviet Union
Kuibyshev
Tantgeerte
Moscow
Far East
Russia
Open Hearings on Logging Strike Ends in Unrest
The independent union ended a nine week strike at Cherry River company without CIO agreement. General Manager C. Baggott reported to officers that unidentified persons have ambushed a logging train between Richwood mills and Jerryville operations in Webster County, with shots fired into several homes.
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George J Tiler
Charleston
UCW
Bill Estep
Thurman Farmer
John R. Gallagher
O. J. McClung
J. A Tomlin
Independent
Cherry River Company
CIO Union
C. 8. Badgett
Richwood Mills
Jerryville
Webster County
British Admit Action Near Sungee Patani Area
British communique says raids near Sungee Patani about 100 miles north of Ipoh caused fires and explosions after a Saturday night attack. Reconnaissances claim British bombers destroyed seven fighters and three heavy bombers, with five other Japanese fighters badly damaged. The Japanese raided Medan in Sumatra and Port Swettenham in Malaya, with slight damage reported. A raid on Kluang airdrome occurred this morning.
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Sungee Patani
Penanz
Ipoh
Four Persons Killed in Regional Incidents On Weekend
Theury McDowell county painter and ex minister was struck by a car while stepping from behind a parked truck near his home. Asbury McPeak, 63, hunting with his son near Kimball, accidentally discharged his shotgun into his chest and was killed. Eva Cox, 19, of McMechen, died from injuries after being struck by a car in Wheeling on Tuesday.
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Theury
McDowell County
Asbury McPeak
Kimball
Eva Cox
McMechen
Wheeling
Breaks with Japan After Japanese Attack Reflected
President Avila and Camacho of Mexico define their country stance as Mexico breaks off diplomatic ties with Japan. Two Camacho military officers stand behind him in a formal display.
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U.S
Pacific
Soviets Free City of Tulsa in Moscow Radio
Soviet dispatches report Moscow and its armory Tulsa freed from danger by Red Army drive pushing Germans back on the Moscow front. Front notes claim 332 towns reoccupied in 10 days and a surprise attack near Kalinin captured headquarters of the 312th German infantry regiment with many officers killed or captured. Russians also report over 1,000 German infantry wiped out and damage to trucks and supply wagons on the southern front.
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Moscow
Tulsa
Red Army
Nasi
Mozhaisk
Kalinin
Soviet Information Bureau
Nazi fortunes now declining in Europe says Earle II
George H. Earle II, former US minister to Bulgaria, arrived from Sofia and described deepening gloom in Nazi dominated Europe. He cited choked Romanian and Hungarian hospitals with German wounded and claimed Hitler’s personal command worsened German fortunes with violent death throes. The Bulgars hastily moved the US legation staff after Bulgaria declared war on the United States.
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Istanbul
George H. Earle II
United States
Bulgaria
Sofia
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Barlé
Legation
Agricultural Lime Quarry in Western Pa Seeks Buyers
A Western Pennsylvania quarry offers a 100 ton daily capacity lime operation. Production costs run $1 per ton with selling prices from $3.00 to $3.50 per ton. The facility is fully equipped and near a highway, with 100 acres under perpetual lease and a test showing 95 percent pure lime. Demand exceeds capacity and personal inspections are invited to assess bona fide values.
Soviet Russia Leaders Face Moscow Talks and Allies
Reported NATO era style briefing notes describe Soviet officials in Kuibyshev and Moscow coordinating with Stalin and foreign envoys. British and American diplomats, including Eden and Cripps, are linked to discussions on wartime policy, production pooling, and diplomatic alignment with US and Britain. Chiang Kai-Shek reportedly sent a representative to Kremlin discussions, with Knatchbull-Hugessen and Bullard also present in related talks.
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London
Moscow
Washington
Russia
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kremelin
Hughe Knatchbull - Huggesson
Turkey
Reader Bullard
Iran
Japanese Parachutists Aiming At Singapore In Malaya
Describes Japanese operations in Southeast Asia with parachutist drops near Medan Sumatra and Ipoh Perak and Kuching Sarawak as they push toward Singapore. Notes Ipoh fall not officially announced but British reports indicate Japanese forces in close contact south of Singapore. <END>
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Pampanga
Philippines
Japan
Pacific
Opeey
Singapore
Britain
Medan
Ipoh
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