Russians Mount Two Pronged Drive Across Finland
Finnish defenses report two parallel Soviet campaigns pressing from Lake Ladoga toward the Karelian Isthmus and sweeping toward the Gulf of Bothnia. Finland notices withdrawals, heavy fighting near Pitkaranta Leomola Tolvajarvi and Salla as Russians advance and burn areas while facing stiffer forest resistance.
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Lynn Heinzerling Elsinki
Red Invaders
Finland
Lake Ladoga
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Mannerheim
Pitkaranta
Ladoga
Leomola
Pitkarnta
Tolvajarvi
Lomantsi
Enso
Gulf of Bothnia
Salla
Acros
aSlla
Soumussalmi
Taipale
Bremen Foils British Sea Guard Again
The liner Bremen reached German waters tonight escaping the British blockade on its homeward run from Murmansk. Captain Ahrens led the voyage from New York August 30 and into Murmansk via a northern route, with arrival in a designated safe zone and expected docking at Bremerhaven.
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Berlin
Bremen
Murmansk
A. Ahrens
New York
Bremerhaven
Air Mail Increase Reported as War Opens
Washington officials said trans Atlantic air mail volume rose steadily since the European war began. Local items include Reno divorce action by Frida Wynn seeking divorce from Ed Wynn for cruelty. Wilson town notes sold by local government commission to Wachovia Bank. Wichita Falls pipeline blasts injure WPA worker Roy Brinkley. Supreme Court delays oral murder appeal arguments for Roy Kelly Wade Hanford and Ralph Hanford awaiting pauper appeal compliance.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Wachovia
Raleigh
Local Government Commission
Wilson
Wachovia Bank and Trust Couny
Winston-Salem
Wichita Falls
Tex
Shell Pipe Line Company
Roy H. Brinkley
Supreme Court
Roy Kelly
Wade Hanford
Ralph Hanford
W. P. Stacy
Founder Of Drug Store Chain Dies
Charles R. Walgreen founder of a drug store empire died at 66 after months of illness. He started with an $18 weekly clerk job and a Chicago store in 1902, repaid debt in four years, and built a chain of nearly 500 stores in 39 states with annual sales around $50 million. He stepped down as president last summer and became chairman. his son C R Walgreen Jr. took over as president.
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Chicago
Charles R. Walgreen
Walgreen
Walgreen Company
C. R. Walgreen, Jr
Cotton Prices Rise On World Markets War Demand Lifts Cotton Prices
New York reports cotton at peak levels in years as war demand and shipping losses push prices higher. Contracts at times rose to about $1 a bale above prior close on the New York Cotton Exchange, with gains since before the war totaling two cents a pound. Foreign buyers seek to replace lost cargoes and cover wartime needs amid supply pressures.
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Bernard
Douglas Fairbanks Sr Dies of Heart Attack in Santa Monica
Hollywood newsman Douglas Fairbanks Sr, 56, died quietly at his Santa Monica beach home after a day’s illness. His widow Lady Sylvia Ashley and brother Robert were at his side. son Douglas Jr was summoned but not yet arrived.
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Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Don Juan
Santa Monica
Sylvia Ashley
Robert
Douglas, Jr
Fairbanks
Fairbank
Old Triangle Company
the Lamb
Fate
Manhattan
New York
Beth Sully Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Pickfair
Miss Pickford
Lord Ashley
Lady Ashley
Sylvia Hawkes
United Artists
Paris
Buddy Rogers
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Famous Players- Lasky
D. W. Griffith
Charles Chaplin
Robin Hood
Don Q
Son of Zorro
the Three Musketeers
Mr. Robinson Cruse
Alexander Korda
London
Boettiger Blames None for NLRB Standoff In Independence
A Massachusetts housewife details drastic steps taken to curb her husband's drinking. She filed divorce, tried to quit drinking herself, struck him with a broom, poured cold water and hot coffee, locked him out, and finally left him. Assistant Police Chief Hal Phillips hears the account.
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Independence
Hal Phillips
Phillips
Boettiger Says He Does Not Blame Employers Over Wagner Act
A memo to the House Labor Board records John Boettiger Roosevelt’s son in law saying he sympathizes with the act but blames the board for its administration in a Seattle Hearst case. Boettiger asked labor officials not to publicize his views and not to use his family connections. The board seeks immediate response from two members to testimony of a third before the committee.
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Washington
House Labor Board Committee Today
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
NLRB
Ilwyn J. Eagen
Labor Board
Seattle
Nathan Witt
Etary
Eagen
Boettiger
Gedly
William Randolph Hearst
American Newspaper Guild
Hearst
House
Brutally Beaten Body Identified as Witness in Lepke Case
Atlantic City reports that Irving Mandel, 44, was identified as the brutally beaten man found in a shallow lime grave. Prosecutor Joseph Altman says Mandel was a missing witness in a federal inquiry into racket charges against Louis Lepke Buchalter.
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Lepee
Atlantic City
N. J
Irving Mandel
Atlantic County
Joseph Altman
Louis “Lepke
Buchalter
Broughton May Announce Candidacy
Raleigh sources indicate governor hopeful J. M. Broughton an attorney from Raleigh among leading unannounced candidates will state his bid within twenty four hours.
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Broughton
Raleigh
J. M. Broughton
British Troops Repulse German Offensive in First West Front Fight
Paris dispatches report British forces repulsed a three-section German attack in the Wesn Front south of Buschdorf near the Moselle Valley. The engagement marked the first direct clash with Germans in the sector recently assumed by British troops with comparatively heavy German losses and no British casualties reported.
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Paris
Wesrn
Buschdorf
Moselle
Monetary Pact Unites Britain and France Until Peace
Paris reports a British French monetary accord signed December four to last six months after a peace treaty ends the war with Germany. It shares war reserves in gold and dollars, limits new loans, and ensures mutual access to exchange. France contributes two parts to Britain's three in a shared war chest.
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Paris
Germany
Paul Reynaud
John Simon
Britain
France
Reynaud
Foreign Legion
FDR Third Term Backed by U S Ambassador
Joseph E Davies United States ambassador to Belgium returned to report to the state department and voiced unequivocal support for a third term for President Roosevelt. He urged drafting Roosevelt due to world conditions and noted Belgium’s strong army while pursuing a renewed trade treaty. He planned to go to Washington and stay two to three weeks.
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New York
Joseph E. Davies
United States
Belgium
State Department
Roosevelt
Washington
North Carolina Palatines Society to Meet in Kinston
The North Carolina Society of Descendants of the Palatines will meet in Kinston on December 28. Members from the state are expected to attend the gathering to discuss society affairs and upcoming events.
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Kinston
North Carolina Society of Descendants of the Palatines
Moscow Fails To Answer 24 Hour Deadline Set By League
The 24 hour deadline for a Soviet reply to the League of Nations mediation offer on the Russian Finnish war passed without a reply. The league committee prepared a report condemning Russia with Argentina pushing to expel Russia from the League. Russia warned of breaking ties with Britain and France if expelled.
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Moscow
Charles 8
Foltz, Jr
Geneva
League of Nations
Soviet Union
League
Finland
League Assembly
Russia
Argentina
Britain
France
Paris
Cen
Bremen Passed Up By British
The German liner Bremen, valued at 20 million and 51 731 tons, eluded British patrols after leaving New York, was sighted by a British submarine which, authorities say, did not attack without warning. The ship was en route to Germany from Murmansk, reportedly speed 30 knots, with gasoline barrels aboard to threaten fire if attacked.
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Bremen
Admiralty
Germany
Murmansk
New York
Britain
Netherlands
E. Post
Post
Atlantic
United States
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