New Congress Opens Amid Grave National Defense Debate
A new seventy seventh Congress assembles facing the gravest international crisis since 1917. Key issues loom: massive defense spending, Britain aid, and the administration’s foreign policy. Bitter debates are expected over defense programs and policy methods as domestic issues intersect with the looming defense effort.
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United States
America
Britain
Congress
Nazi RAF Attacks Across Northern Germany and Cardiff
Berlin reports British night raids set fires in two northern German towns Breman and Emden killing eight and wounding twenty after a long Bremen bombardment using incendiaries and heavy bombs. At Cardiff Wales a German air raid targeted the city and harbor in retaliation.
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Emden
Bremen
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Cardiff
Wales
Grafton Sentinel invites guests to tonight’s film show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Benj Posing of Walter Street to attend tonight’s presentation at the Dixie theatre featuring Cesar Romero in The Gay Caballero or John Barrymore in The Great Profile at the Birand theatre, the current attractions downtown.
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Grafton Sentinel
Benj
Walter Street
Gay Caballero
Cesar Romero
Dixie Theatre
John Barrymore
Birand Theatre
More U S Destroyers Sought To Shield Atlantic Trade
London reports Britain seeks more United States destroyers to hunt submarines and protect vital Atlantic shipping as air battles and raids continue across Europe. Bremen is bombed again by Royal Air Force forces with heavy incendiaries and explosives. Emden also targeted. South Wales towns suffer fires and casualties as raids spread. London notes raids on other English areas are light.
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Washington
Bremen
Count Montfort Poised To Return As French Ruler
New York by Charles Xs Foltz Jr reports Bonapartists negotiating with Vichy to allow Louis Napoleon Jerome Victor Emanuel Marie, the Count of Montfort, to return and rule France. A 55 year old law banning male descendants of a French ruling family from the country would need abrogation.
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Nyon
Switzerland
Vichy
Napoleon
France
Here
Louis Napoleon Jerome Victor Emanuel Marie
Count of
Montfort
Adolf Hitler
L’aiglon
Paris
Black man Richardson Executed In Kentucky Pen
Eddyville Kentucky January 3 Columbus Smoky Richardson a Black man was electrocuted for the February 5 1939 slaying of Black man Uncle Tom McNary in Paducah. State officials said he ate a final meal and made no statement before the 12 15 am execution.
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Columbus
Smoky) Richardson
Tom McNary
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Holt Seeks Clarity on U S Foreign Policy
Senator Holt of West Virginia urged President Roosevelt to disclose more about the administration’s foreign policy in a radio address. He questioned whether Col William Donovan was sent to Europe to judge if England can endure until the United States enters the war and warned that Bullitt’s talks with former French officials should not become public.
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Holt
D.-W. Va
Roosevelt
William J. Donovan
Europe
England
France
William C. Bullitt
America
Randolph County Mine Fatal Accident Reported
Elkins January 3. The Hick Jory Lick mine of the Minds company completed the 1940s without a death. Earl Conrad a 26 year old of Valley Head died within 15 minutes of the first day shift of the new year He died of a crushed chest after being caught between a motor and the ceiling at Monterville.
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Hick
Hopkins Sent to St. James by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt announced he will send Harry L. Hopkins to England as his personal representative until a new ambassador is approved by the Senate. Kennedy’s resignation will not be formal until the successor is cleared, and Hopkins will have no official status beyond maintaining contact with the British government. Hopkins is slated to depart soon.
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Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce
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Senate
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Publishers of State Gather In Charleston
West Virginia newspaper publishers meet in Charleston for the annual luncheon of their association. J. Fred Essary of the Baltimore Sun was to speak at a joint luncheon with the Charleston Rotary club. Other speakers included Charles H. Carson of TimesWorld Roanoke and George Hodel of Beckley Newspaper, with W. R. Keyser of Welch Daily News also slated to talk. New officers to be elected as the session closes.
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West Virginia
J. Fred Essary
Baltimore Sun
Washington
Publishers Association
Beckley Newspaper Corporation
W. R.keyser
Welch Daily News
James W. Weir
Elkins
Lone Raider Bombs Dublin as Air Attacks Continue
Dublin suffered a noon bombing after which soldiers fired on approaching planes. The strike injured about 132 people and left two trapped in debris. residents reported two houses on Donore Avenue were hit, and magnetic mines were later found as authorities blamed German raiders for the attacks on the neutral country.
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Dublin
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Parting Shot At Liquor Given By Ex Governor
Lansing, Mich. Jan 3. Former Gov Loren D Dickinson, age 81, in an inaugural message to the legislature urged the new Van Wagoner administration to recognize that God Almighty has a place in Michigan state government. He framed his attack as a crusade against vice and liquor.
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Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Mary D. van Wagoner
Michigan
AAA Wins Legal Fight By Appellate Decision
The American Automobile Association hails a double victory from the US Court of Appeals in DC. It allows an employee to arbitrate claims and lets the association retain a lawyer to represent a member if many members are affected. The ruling modifies a lower injunction, permitting arbitration without performing legal services. The case involved the District of Columbia Motorclub, an AAA affiliate, originated by a DC Bar association committee on unauthorized practice of law.
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American Automobile Association
A.A.A
United States Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Motorclub
District of Columbia. Bar Association
Ex President Calles Plans Return To Private Life
Mexico's ex leader Gen Plutarco Elias Calles says he plans to return to Mexico City and live a tranquil private life after exile since 1936. Through his secretary George Castellanos he repeats he has no intention of engaging in politics or government again, though the move is not definite and continues to be in the making.
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Mexico City
H. J. Frawley
San Diego
Calif
Mexico
Néro
Plutarco
Elias Calles
Mexico Ui
George Castellanos
United States
Three Year Old Boy Admits Slaying Farm Owner
Stanton, Mica Jan 3 A 13 year old boy signed a statement admitting the killing of Benjamin Perrien a 63 year old Clear Lake farmer found shot to death in his kitchen. Sheriff Chris Hansen said the youth’s dog retrieved an empty shotgun shell from a snowbank and the boy claimed Perrien was mean to him. The youth is held in county jail awaiting juvenile court action.
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Perrien
William Allen White resigns as prewar committee head
William Allen White, longtime country editor and organizer of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, steps down from active chairmanship. He suggests a strong young successor while remaining honorary committee member as the Emporia Gazette publisher and New York headquarters show reluctance about the change. The executive committee will meet to name a successor. the group had raised $225,000 in small gifts since last May.
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William Allen White
America
Emporia Gazette
Australians Break Through Bardia Defenses In Libya
New York report from NBC cites BBC saying Australian forces with tanks penetrated a sector of Bardia’s defenses in Libya as siege enters third week. Operations continue with allied forces advancing in the Italian base area.
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British. Broadcasting S Corporation
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Cace
Bardia
Libya
BBC
Vichy Cabinet Changes Mind
News from Vichy reports a complete cabinet reorganization effective today under Chief of State Philippe Petain. Admiral Jean Darlan will head a new trio with General Charles Huntziger and Pierré-Buehne Flandin, gaining broad powers. Paul Badouin resigns as president of the council, leaving authority vacant. Darlan becomes interior director. war minister General…
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Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Carles Huntziger
Pierré-Buehne ‘Flandin
Philippe Petain
Paul Badouin
Sult
Darlan
Admiral Darlan
Interior Department
Legislative Majority To Caucus Tuesday Evening
West Virginia lawmakers plan pre session caucuses Tuesday night to organize for 1941. Senate caucus set for 7:45 p.m. in a downtown hotel. House surpassing 15 minutes later. Governor-elect Neely to be inaugurated January 13. Watkins may oppose Senate Clerk Lively.
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Charleston
West Virginia
A. Hale Watkins
Fairmont
Senate
M. M. Neely
Watkins
House
Charley Lively
Brave pilots lost in snow near Corpus Christi
Navy patrol bomber crews braved a blizzard in West Texas as two pilots remained with their ship while five crew members parachuted to safety. W. F. Percich, 25, machinist’s mate from Friday Harbor, Washington, was killed. Lieutenant Murray Hanson, 90, was among the survivors. Navy planes from San Diego hunted the missing aircrew.
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Navy
Corpus Christie
Tex
Naval Air Station
Big Spring
Texas
Pensacola
W. F. Percich
Friday Harbor
Wash
Murray Hanson
New York Merchant Shipbuilding Drive Aims to Start 200 Vessels
President Roosevelt announced plans to begin construction of about 200 merchant ships of about 7,500 tons each, costing 300 to 350 million dollars, to be built in new yards and owned by the government. The Maritime Commission will oversee the program, with $36 million set aside to initiate work, while locations of yards remain undisclosed.
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Roosevelt
Great Britain
Congress
Britain
Espornse
Maritime Commission
Veteran B. & O. Worker Retires In Martinsburg
Charles B. Auld, 65 last October, retires after long service with the Baltimore and Ohio in Martinsburg where the shop division began. Auld helped organize the Martinsburg division of the B and O Veterans association and aided local volunteer fire groups. Fellow employees gave a farewell reception at the shop buildings. He started as warehouse manager and worked in Brunswick Maryland Cherry Run and Cumbo West Virginia before returning to Martinsburg as time clerk in the frog and bridge shop.
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Charles B. Auld
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Auld
B. and O. Veterans Association
Ereie
Brunswick, Md
Cherry Run
Cumbo
W. Va
State gross sales receipts top prior year by nearly a million
West Virginia tax figures show strong business with the first half of the fiscal year totaling 7,423,238.83 dollars, up from 6,501,485.81 dollars a year ago. Tax Commissioner Ernest K. James attributed the increase to robust collections in July through December.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Ernest K. James
Von Luckner Again On Job In Pacific Reports
British naval circles suspect Count Felix Von Luckner, famed sea raider, may be on the prowl again. The 54-year-old German seaman, who led a noted chase in World War I, is cited as a possible but not certain choice to command a modern raider. The rumor ties to recent Pacific depredations and a ship identity referenced in travel reports.
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Pacific
Felix von Luckner
Dwana Merry Chase
von Luckner
America
Rory
South Seas
Glengarry
Hoffman invited to Diamond Frontier at Opera House
The Gratton Sentinel invites Mrs L A Hoffman of 505 Watkins Street to attend tonight's presentation of Diamond Frontier starring Victor McLaglen at the Opera House theater.
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Gratton Sentinel
L. A. Hoffman
Watkins Street
Victor McLaglen
Opera House Theatre
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