Two Sought In Nazi's Murder
New York police hunted two suspects in the fatal bludgeoning of Dr Walter Richard Engelberg, first secretary at the German consulate, found battered in his Brooklyn home. Federal investigators pursued whether espionage linked to a Nazi spy angle amid revelations Engelberg was a German intelligence officer.
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Walter Engelberg
New York
Brooklyn
Engelber
Dec
Walter Richard Engelberg
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
H. E. Marten
Engelberg
Marten
Hitler
Maverick Acquitted in Poll Tax Conspiracy Case
Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio and ally of President Roosevelt, was found not guilty of conspiring to pay poll taxes for others at the last city election. The jurors acquitted him amid applause as Maverick argued the trial sprang from political animosity and machine politics.
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San Antonio
Tex
Maury Maverick
Roosevelt
Maverick
Congress
Texas
Bryce Fergnson
L. J. Gittinger
John Shook
Machine
Jersey City
Kennedy Says FDR Only Man for Presidency
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy told the White House that outside of President Roosevelt no man could ready take over the presidency. He said a new leader would need at least two years to handle wartime affairs and that Roosevelt’s policy aims to keep the U.S. out of war. Kennedy planned to report back orally on Europe and bring additional ambassador reports.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
White House
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Kennedy
Europe
Hoover Leads Nationwide Finnish Relief Drive
Former President Herbert Hoover announces a nationwide Finnish relief fund to aid civilians driven from homes by air attacks. The American Red Cross will aid with medicines and supplies, with The Enterprise and other papers soliciting donations through editor C. M. Waynick. The first contribution of 1 remains from RK. B. Terry. High Point residents are urged to contribute promptly.
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Hoover
Los Angeles
Herbert Hoover
United States
Commission of Relief
Belgium
America
Peole
Finland
American Red Cross
Enterprise
C. M. Waynick
High Point
RK. B. Terry
U S Charges Britain Blockade Violates International Law
The United States called Britain's German export blockade a breach of international law in a formal note. Washington warned measures must not disrupt lawful American trade and reserved all rights to seek damages. The note cites practical harms from blocking German origin goods and risks to American vessels.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Great Britain
State Department
Germany
Foreign Office
British War Plane Sinks German Sub
A British air force bomber sank a German submarine with bombs this morning, striking amidships near the conning tower. A second blast followed as the sub fumbled and began to sink, with oil and bubbles visible on the surface afterward.
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London
Air Ministry
Reds Claim Gains On Three Fronts
Soviet dispatches say Red Army columns advanced into Finland from the Lenin cabsm area, seizing Finnish supplies and downing two Finnish warplanes. Northward they pushed toward Petsam o, crossed minefields, and captured guns and stores. In the center Finnish White Guards resistance weakened as Russians moved 43 to 46 miles inside Finland. Southward they advanced on two lines on the Karelian Isthmus, occupying Perkparvi and nearby stations, while air operations were curtailed by weather.
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Lenincabsm
Petsamo
Finland
Arctic Ocean
Russia
Lake Ladoga
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Red Army
Vuoksa
Taipaleenioki
Leningrad
Perkparvi
Perkjarvi
Viipuri
Terijoki
Ernest Schelling Dies at 63 in New York
Composer and pianist Ernest Schelling, longtime conductor of the New York Philharmonic Society Saturday morning children's concerts, died today in New York at age 63. His widow is Peggy Marshall, 21, a socially prominent niece of Mrs. Vincent Astor.
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New York
Ernest Schelling
New York Philharmonic Symphony Society
Peggy Marshall
Vincent Astor
Finns Use Camouflage Tactics Stall Reds On Arctic Front
Kirkenes Norway report says Finns with white uniforms and camouflaging gear hold Arctic snow backdrop, limiting Russian visibility and causing higher Red casualties despite Finnish losses. Russians reportedly make no major progress toward splitting Finland, with Kirghiz troops present and ships off Petsamo seen but not engaged.
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Kirkenes
Norway
Finland
Kuolajarvi
Ovre Slottet
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Neutral Vessels Ordered From Baltic Waters After Soviet Blockade
In Copenhagen neutral ships in the Baltic began withdrawing from waters near Finland as Moscow declares a blockade. They have until tomorrow to exit the blockade zone and Russia will label remaining waters dangerous for shipping.
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Copenhagen
Baltic
Finland
Russia
Roosevelt Blames Ohio for Welfare Shortfall
President Roosevelt said Ohio failed to meet state obligations for unemployable relief, citing Harrington's figures showing Ohio spends far less per case than Pennsylvania. He noted federal aid covers employables, while states handle unemployables, and cited October benefit averages of 16 in Ohio and 27 in Pennsylvania. The briefing also touched on a Soviet blockade of Finland, with Scandinavia taking no official position and analysts doubting entry of Soviet warships.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio
Cleveland
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Pennsylvania
Harrington
Danish Ministry of Commerce
Moscow
Finland
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
Romeo and Juliet Tale Ends With Free Status for Eileen Herrick
New York December report details Eileen Herrick 20 and George Lowther Ill winning a habeas corpus case. Judge L Barrow Hill ordered she is free to leave her parents but remains under their support and influence while living at home. A taped note warned of surveillance and urged patience for their marriage.
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New York
Eileen Herrick
George Lowther
Eli Johnson
Manhattan
L. Barrow Hill
Riverhead
N. Y
Lowther
Judge Hill
Mrs. Herrick
Eileen
George Darling
Darling
Germany Fears Neutral Bloc in Southeast Europe
Berlin reports the German government rejects a southeastern European neutral bloc that could threaten wartime foodstuffs access. A Nazi spokesman says only Soviet Russia or Italy might form such a bloc, but Russia faces opposition from eastern nations and Mussolini will not align with a neutral bloc, keeping Italy in the Axis. Romani a and Yugoslavia are expected to defend the status quo after 1919 treaties.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Russia
Italy
Mussolini
Romania
Yugoslavia
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