23 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1939
Page
1
Paris dispatch says Allied sources monitor about 500 German ships ordered to resume homeward runs from neutral ports with up to 1.8 million tons of cargo. German raw material pursuit noted as navies seize 759,000 tons since the war began while 57,000 tons were sunk by German scuttling.
Mrs Gladys Northup, 42, who has lived in darkness for 36 years, reports seeing a Christmas star light again after her husband Frederick switches on the star. A Providence ophthalmologist confirms the glow penetration by the light aided her eye condition, suggesting potential regained vision for larger sight.
Judge C. C. Wyche of the U S District Court suspended the 18 month sentence of Wyatt Aiken of Greenville for mail fraud and placed him on five years probation. Wyche cited ends of justice and public interests and heard Greenville residents urging mitigation. Aiken, former city recorder, was indicted in connection with a finance company where he served as an officer.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec. 23. Admirers crowded the Orion after it chased a German freighter into port. Coast guard warned that gifts aboard the warship violate U S neutrality law and must stop while the Arauca, a merchant ship, was not restricted.
Chicago producers report butter with a creamery score of 93 at 29 to 30 cents per pound, other grades steady. Eggs maintain tone with prices unchanged as of December 23.
Helsinki reports Finnish troops begin their first major counter offensive on the Karelian Isthmus with air raids against Soviet supply lines and transportation hubs. Arctic sector gains push Soviets back toward Hoyhenjarvi as Finns exploit severe winter conditions. downed Finnish planes and pamphlet drops accompany the action. Frederick Dorcey Stephens of the Hoover Relief Committee toured Helsinki for relief planning.
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt host a busy holiday schedule at the White House with cabinet families, charity work, and a theater party for needy children. The First Lady fits multiple duties including baskets, alley services in Arlington, and welcoming relatives at home.
The Associated Press reports a likely white Christmas for a large U S region with rain or snow forecast over the weekend in the lower Great Lakes Appalachian areas and Ohio Valley Tennessee and parts of the north Atlantic. The West and Midwest expect precipitation and the East and South face snow or rain with the West Coast seeing light snow over mountains and occasional rain elsewhere.
Berlin December 23 German leader Himmler called on SS and police to sire children amid war urging war time births. Hess said Nazi party will sponsor children born out of wedlock of soldiers. He framed procreation as duty beyond traditional law for those of "good blood" to support fatherland.
The Asheville Times reports Federal Judge E Yates Webb is expected to appoint Assistant District Attorney W Roy Francis of Waynesville to serve as district attorney until a successor to the late Marcus Erwin is named and qualified.
Moscow reports say Soviet command failed to gain ground against Finland for the third day. The communique cites Finland’s natural defenses and the Mannerheim line as hindrances to rapid Soviet advance, while noting alleged groundwork for a long campaign.
James E. Tinsley, a Duke University student, was killed in a car crash near Spartanburg as six youths returned from a Spartanburg Country Club dance. Five others were injured, including William Jackson in critical condition. Kendall Hobbs, George Box Jr., James Patch, and Charles Lindsay received varying injuries.
Six survivors were picked up by a French ship near Sicily and landed at Malta. J. J. Broome suffered severe injuries and Pilot Fair was slightly hurt. Ernest W. Smith was among the rescued with three other survivors unnamed. Three passengers and two crew members remain missing. Ceferino Garcia defended his middleweight title by knocking out Glenn Lee in Manila.
Reports from Copenhagen say Soviet bombers renewed raids on Finnish cities during the fifth night of attacks. Bombs reportedly hit Turku Pori and Tampere ammunitions center with unknown damage. Finns reported encirclements at Salmijarvi and heavy fighting along the Karelian Isthmus amid harsh winter conditions and disrupted supply lines.
Anthony H G Fokker airplane designer and builder died in Murray Hill Hospital New York at age 49 after three weeks of illness from neumococcus meningitis He had been given multiple blood transfusions and remained in a deep coma His career made him the first aviation millionaire and his sketches shaped many famous aircraft designs
Dec 23 Pete Donahue former Reds pitcher turned cleaner and dyer operates a shop in Fort Worth. This brief notice notes his career change and local business venture.
John L. Sullivan a 40 year old Manchester New Hampshire lawyer was named assistant secretary of the treasury. His appointment heightens the likelihood that Herbert E. Gaston will be promoted to undersecretary after John W. Hanes resigned to return to private business. Gaston, a former newspaper editor, is seen as close to Morgenthau within the department.
Senator Norris indicates opposition to the plan for a 300 mile neutrality zone around the Americas. He argues international law supports smaller zones and warns the policy could pull Latin American nations into war. A joint protest drafted by American republics and Panama's Don Augusto S Boyd is circulating to belligerents.
Japanese forces announced they reached the Indo China border near Langson after overrunning Kwangsi towns Chennankwan and Lungchow. They claimed destruction of Chinese supply bases on the border and seizure of large quantities of military supplies, warning these cities would be retaken if used again as supply bases.
Karlsruhe dispatch reports two deadly railway crashes in wartime Germany. A head-on collision between a passenger and a freight train near Marksdorf and Klostern killed 50 and injured 30. Genthin saw 132 dead and 109 injured in a separate collision between two passenger trains. Weather and faulty signaling blamed for some wrecks. authorities ordered arrests of station agents in the Marksdorf and Klostern case.
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