Britain denounces German raids on fishing fleets
British reports describe German bombing and machine gun attacks on fishing trawlers, sinking one vessel and damaging others. Three crewmen on the trawler Eturia died in a half hour assault, while Active was sunk killing one man. An eye witness account highlighted valor of British sailors against the Graf Spee.
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London
Britain
Britis
Germany
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Graf Spee
South America
Shetland Islands
Widow of Rudyard Kipling Dies at Sussex Home
The American born widow Caroline Starr Balestier Kipling died at Bateman's Burwash home in Sussex after a long illness. She and Rudyard Kipling married in 1892 in London and had three children including Lieut. John Kipling killed in World War One.
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Rudyard Kipling
Sussex
London
Udyard Kipling
Othor
Lonon
George Mbridge
Josephine
Bateman
Middlesex Hospital
America
Kipling
Groups Propose County Government Study In Guilford
Representatives of six Greensboro High Point organizations defend a cooperative plan to study Guilford County government. They say the aim is public knowledge of functions and activities, not a political move, and note Chamber of Commerce interest dating to 1937. They reject calls for an out of state inquiry.
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High Point
Greensboro
Board of
Guilford County Commissioners
Perasion
Board of Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Reed
Boxer Admits Killing Envoy In Brooklyn Case
Ernie Haas a 28 year old boxer was arrested in Toronto for the killing of Dr Walter Engelberg secretary of the German consulate in Brooklyn. Haas reportedly confessed to beating Engelberg to death in his Brooklyn home on December 5. A sales girl tracing a tip after a shopper mentioned Haas aided the arrest.
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New York
John J. Ryan
Ernie Haas
Toronto
Canada
Walter Engelberg
Ryan
Haas
Engelberg
Brooklyn
Frank Bals
Army Flier Killed In Parachute Jump
Hill City Kansas reports a bombing plane crew escape after a twin engine failure at 9000 feet. Pilot Lieut Harold Neely guided the ship to a belly landing. Private Kenneth C Seamans died when his parachute failed to open. The body lay 100 yards from the wreck with the chute entangled on a barbed wire fence.
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Hill City
Kas
Kenneth C. Seamans
Harold Neely
John O. Neal
Henry F. Zielinski
Seamans
Helsinki
Malmi
Uuno Klami
Charles J. Leisio
Chicago
Finland
Moscow
Baron Aarno Yrjo-Koskinen
Red Army
Viipuri
Karelian
East Central
Helgoland Battle Declared Biggest Air Fight Ever
Berlin report says the Helgoland Bight clash between British and German warplanes was the largest air battle in history. The German agency DNB cites 34 British planes down with only two German losses, while Britain reports seven missing and twelve German planes down. DNB claims only two WWI battles matched its scale and that British losses were larger than stated.
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Berlin
German Bay
Helgoland Bight
DNB
High Command
British
Air Ministry
le Cateau
France
Conflans
First Flock Of Canadian Soldiers Find War A Lace Curtain Affair
Canadian troops arrive in Britain for intensive training before the Western Front. Major General McNaughton leads the force landing secretly, with a friendly reception from locals and officials including Anthony Eden. The contingent includes infantry from theMaritime provinces and a British Columbia hospital corps.
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Great Britain
Western Front
Andrew G. L. McNaughton
Active Service
Canada
McNaughton
Dominions
Anthony Eden
British Commonwealth
Maritime Provinces
a_ hospital corps
British Columbia
Chicago
Allies Pledge Aid to Finland in War Council Session
The Allied Supreme War Council decided to provide moral and material aid to Finland without harming the war effort against Germany. Prime Minister Chamberlain and Premier Daladier attended, alongside foreign officials, signaling a unified stance under the League of Nations resolution condemning Russia. A French patrol also conducted a daylight raid in the Vosges Forest, defeating a Nazi detachment and capturing four officers.
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Paris
Allied Supreme War Council
Finland
Germany
Russia
Chamberlain
France
Daladier
War Council
League of Nations
League
Council
Auguste de Champetier de Ribes
Alexis Leger
Foreign Office
Western Front
Vosges Forest
Hoover wires $100000 to suffering Finland relief fund
New York dispatch reports Herbert Hoover chairman of the Finnish Relief Fund cabled $100,000 to Prime Minister Risto Ryti for immediate civilian relief and rehabilitation. The funds come from the week's receipts and are designated for non combatant aid.
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New York
Ierbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
Risto Ryti
Attempted Soviet Push Into Finland Fails to Hold Line
Reports from Copenhagen say Finnish forces retreated near Pitkajarvi as Soviet units pressed south along the Arctic highway. Observers noted Russian vanguard nearing the Grensefores border as Finland mobilized nearly 400,000 men to meet the invasion and Finnish losses rose amid heavy fighting.
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Copenhagen
Finland
Arctic
Pitkajarvi
Petsamo
Pasvik
Moscow
Kirkenes
Poliikens
Grensefors
Stockholm
Red
Kuoajarvi
Kemijarvi
Tornio
Gulf of Bothia
Helsinki
Four British Airmen Rescued After Sea Battle Over Helgoland
Four British airmen involved in yesterday’s air battle over Helgoland were picked up at sea today by a naval trawler and brought to a northeast port. They descended into the sea due to fuel shortage and were in a collapsible boat when rescued.
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London
Helgoland
Nazi Vessel Chased Into Florida Port
Coast Guard reports an oil freighter, likely German, entered Port Everglades harbor while a British cruiser pursued. The crew raised a quarantine flag as observers confirmed the vessel’s identity amid midmorning monitoring.
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Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Coast Guard
Port Everglades
J. W. Malin
Dobie Named to Fourth Circuit and Barksdale to Virginia District
President Roosevelt promoted Joe Armistead M. Dobie of the federal court in the western district of Virginia to the fourth circuit court of appeals serving Maryland to the Carolinas. Alfred D. Barksdale of Lynchburg was named United States district judge for the western district of Virginia. Both appointments await Senate confirmation and require congressional convening.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joe Armistead M. Dobie
Federal Court For
Western District of Virginia
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North and
South Carolina
Alfred D. Barksdale
Lynchburg
United States
Dobie
University of Virginia Law School
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Elliott Northcott
Ully
Barksdale
White House
Glass
Byrd
Senate
Congress
Floyd Roberts
Mrs Roosevelt Linked as Bryn Mawr Head Candidate
The Evening Bulletin reports that prominent Bryn Mawr alumnae urge Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt be named next college president. Dr Marion Edwards Park, the current president since 1922, plans retirement next year.
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Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin
Bryn Mawr College
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marion Edwards Park
Bulletin
Uruguay Moves Toward Internment of German Vessel Tacoma
Montevideo reports the Uruguayan government escorted the German supply ship Tacoma into the inner basin to await possible internment for the duration of the war. The captain faces technical arrest for moving a merchant ship when Graf Spee sailed to be scuttled.
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Harold K. Miles
Montevideo
Tacoma
Admiral Graf Spee
Planes Sold to Finland From Brewster Factory
Washington dispatch reports 44 high speed fighters for the navy will be sold to Finland. The Army Navy joint aero nautical board approved the sale after noting immediate navy delivery was not essential and an improved model is available. Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, Long Island City, N Y, builds the craft designed for land or carrier use and said to surpass most U S navy and army planes and those sold to France.
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Washington
Navy
Finland
Army
Navy Joint Aeronautical Board
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Long Island City
N. Y
France
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