Weather report for North Carolina and coastal areas
Fair but cold with subfreezing temperatures inland and along the coast tonight. Snow or rain is possible Saturday night into Sunday, with southwest mountains seeing a Saturday afternoon start. Winds shift from west to northwest with diminishing speeds and a north to northeast turn, while portions from Hatteras to Jacksonville see moderate northwest to northeast winds and fair conditions tonight and Saturday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
North Portion
South Portion
Jacksonville
British trawler River Annan sunk by German planes
Survivors arriving at Kopervik, Norway, report the 204 ton trawler River Annan was sunk by two German warplanes while escorting the Danish crew of the freighter Bogo. The Bogo later sank after hitting a mine on December 19. Rogaland rescued the survivors after 36 hours afloat.
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Oslo
Kopervik
Norway
Annan
Dannish
Bogo
Rogaland
Ring Farm System Launches Talent Stations Nationwide
New York promoter Ray Arcel, a famed boxing second, has started a farm system with talent stations in several cities to develop young fighters.
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Ring Farm
New York
Ray Arcel
Finnish Commander Praises Fighters On Karelia Front
Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Mannerheim praised Finnish troops on the Karelian Isthmus for holding off Russians nearly three weeks in defense of national values. He noted world support amid hardships and said Finland would honor heroes with the cross of liberty. Nine civilians died and 18 civilians plus one soldier were wounded in recent bombings, with 35 Russian planes shot down in three days and railway disturbances short.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Mannerheim
Finland
Helsinki
Dr Conrad Addresses Kiwanis On What Christmas Means
Dr A B Conrad pastor of First Baptist spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Elwood Hotel on What Christmas Means To Us. He called the birth of Christ a revelation of God and highlighted the nativity, civilization of ancient cultures, and the world spreading spirit of Christmas. Miss Dorothy Hoskins sang O Holy Night and The Virgin Slumber Song with piano accompaniment.
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Kiwanis Club
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Rome
Greece
Egypt
Jesus
Dorothy Hoskins
Lawrence Matton
FDR Outlines Hospital Plan Aimed at Help for Neediest
The President proposed experimental health hospitals funded by the government with PWA supervision and WPA labor. He urged small regional hospitals in poor areas while noting wealthier states could leverage funds to gain more matching money. Local groups and doctors would assess sites and feasibility for early builds in the neediest communities.
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Colorado
Harrison
New York
Lower South
United States
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WPA
Public Health Service
England Campaign Aims to Improve Farm Worker Conditions
A new England wide effort seeks to raise living standards for farm workers by addressing wages, housing, and working hours. Government officials, farm unions, and industry groups are coordinating measures to ensure fair treatment and safer conditions across agricultural sites.
Guilford County Cannot Sponsor Rural Fire Service Yet
Guilford County cannot sponsor rural fire protection until state law changes, Attorney General Harry McMullan writes County Attorney Lee Fentress. He states no NC statute allows county commissioners to establish rural fire service and services must wait for legal changes. City departments have charged $175 per call through January 1 before ceasing after that date.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Harry McMullan
Lee Fentress
McMullan
North Carolina
High Point Man Zeb Yow Dies in Thomasville Accident
Zeb Yow of High Point formerly of Thomasville died at City Memorial Hospital from injuries to an Lexington Thomasville highway wreck two weeks earlier. Funeral from 700 Taylor Street High Point Saturday at 3 pm with interment in Unity Chapel Cemetery. Survived by widow Eliza Yow two sons Russell and Johnnie daughters Lonnie Bryson Perlie Yow Curtis Holbrook stepson Walter Burns brothers Marie and Tom sisters Mrs Dora Manus and Mrs Claire Phillips.
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Zeb Yow
High Point
City Memorial Hospital
Lexington
Taylor Street
Unity Chapel
Eliza Yow
Russell
Johnnie
Home
Lonnie Bryson
Miss Perlie Yow
Curtis Holbrook
Walter Burns
Marie
Sanford
Tom
Whiteville
Dora Manus
Claire Phillips
Greek steamer Alikmon sails with new crew from Baltimore
The Greek steamer Alikmon aground off Cape Henry, Va., left Baltimore with a new crew after 30 Greek sailors quit, fearing the voyage to belligerent waters. Captain Vasilius Licanos claimed he offered $90 monthly pay to move to Liverpool, but the crew refused and was replaced by Americans, Scandinavians, and Portuguese. Customs noted papers list Galveston as destination, while neutrality law bars American citizens from sailing to combat zones.
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Vasilius Licanos
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Galveston
Tex
Daladier outlines French 1940 war budget and air force focus
Premier Daladier explained to the chamber that the 1940 war bill would total about 249 billion francs with roughly 106 billion for the air force. He said France is expanding aircraft production and developing anti tank and anti aircraft guns, with new inventions rushed to completion to meet battlefield needs.
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Chamber
Chamber Finance Committee
France
Soviet Retreat and Finnish Counteroffensive Reported
Reports from Sweden and Finland describe a large Red Army retreat facing harsh cold with scarce supply trucks for days. Finnish forces push from the Lapland Mannerheim Line, while Finnish Premier Ryti appeals for foreign aid and arms under the league covenant.
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National Tidende
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Arctic Ocean
Politiken
Kirov
Gulf of Finland
Tallinn
Estonia
Leningrad
Moscow
Finland
Red Army
Kemijarvi
Risto Ryti
Roosevelt era budgets push defense up while relief and public works shrink
The Army and Navy gain about 60 percent of a defense budget rise pushing national defense to roughly 2 billion dollars next year, while public works and relief face major cuts. WPA enrollment falls to 2,122,900 as farm prices improve and parity payments are trimmed. a proposed automatic budget balancing law would require debt paydown within 15 years.
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Navy
WPA
F. C. Harrington
Tydings
D-Md
Congress
Finns report gains after daylong Soviet artillery bombardment
Finnish communique says Soviet army lost two cannon nine tanks and many machine guns and other equipment after heavy artillery preparation. In a second southeastern front engagement Finns claim a tank and other arms captured. Arctic forces report reaching Hoyhenjarvi near the Norwegian border about 60 miles south of the coast and 20 miles north of a prior defense line.
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Tneday
Arctic
Hoyhenjarvi
Chicago Produce Prices Reported on Butter and Eggs
Chicago market notes show butter at 681 544 pounds with scores around 30 30 and 92 29 percentages and other prices steady. Eggs total 6 030 cases with refrigerator extras at 14 1 4 cents, standards 14 cents, firsts 13 1 2 cents, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Submarine 8-49 Arrives in Wilmington for 15 Day Visit
The U S Submarine 8 49 arrived in Wilmington on December 21 for a fifteen day visit. The vesselmoorings and schedule were outlined by local harbor authorities.
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Wilmington
U. S
Finns Fight to Defend Tornea Against Russian Assault
The analysis notes Finland lacks full weapon reserves and forge capacity for a long defense against Soviet numbers. It describes Tornea as a focal point, Finnish guerrilla tactics, and interior lines, with the Mannerheim Line holding but risks of flanking landings on the Gulf of Finland. It contrasts German successes in Poland and warns of dwindling Finnish weapon stocks.
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Red Army
Mannerheim Line
Finland
Germany
Poland
Torneo
Mannerheim
Helsinki
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Bothnia
Capital talks on Roosevelt future and liberal coalition
The article reports political figures weighing Roosevelt heirs and liberal unity. Murphy urges liberal Democrats to unite while Ickes hints at a Roosevelt draft. Norris and Hatch defend nonreactionary nominees. King sees no need for a third party and Ashurst predicts doom for one.
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Murphy
Roosevelt
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Hatch
Democratic Party
King
Utah
Ashurst
D-Aziz
Hosiery mill creditors set January meeting on 20 percent settlement
In Greensboro the Terry Hosiery Mills plan to offer 20 percent to unsecured creditors. Referee Kenneth Brim calls a meeting for January 3 at 11 a.m. to finalize the settlement. Over 80 percent by number and 87 percent by amount support the offer, with Judge Hayes allowing settlement rather than reorganization.
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Grensboro
Kenneth Brim
L. A. Terry
Terry Hosiery Mills, Inc
High Point
Brim
Sudan Shrine Temple Winter Ceremonial Set for Jan 25
The winter ceremonial of the Sudan Shrine Temple is planned for January 25 in New Bern. Local members and attendees are preparing for the event with arrangements under way.
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New Bern
Sudan Shrine
Kalinin Praises Stalin as World Socialist Leader
A Kalinin biography of Stalin on his 60th birthday calls him a happy man who led a sixth of the globe to Socialism and now to Communism. Moscow press hails Stalin as a pillar of hope to workers in capitalist states and hints at a renewed push for world revolution led by Russia.
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Man and wife killed by nephew in jealousy killing
In Portsmouth Ohio Cecil Ruby 21 shot and killed James Ruby 38 and Lillian Ruby 51 as they returned home with Christmas toys for their children Ronald 10 and Gary 3. Cecil then shot himself and is under guard in hospital. Sheriff Earl Brandle cites jealousy as motive with reports he had threatened Mrs Ruby previously.
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Lillian
Ronald
Gary
Earl Brandle
Cecil Ruby
Cecil
Ruby
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