Escape attempt by two death row inmates at Raleigh prison
Two condemned murderers William Young and Nathaniel Bryant tried to escape Central Prison in Raleigh shortly before their scheduled executions. Young confessed to strangling guard J S Chesser, while companion Rogers faced a pending Supreme Court appeal. Governor Hoey said he would decide on a possible reprieve to use Young as a witness against Rogers.
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Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
William Young
Hoke County
J. S. Chesser
Central Prison
Young
H. H. Wilson
Hoey
Nathaniel Bryant
Pitts
Yong
Rogers
Bryant
Chesser
Supreme Court
White Riders Terrorize Community in Anderson
Police investigated reports of about 40 hooded white men who dragged a man from his bed and abducted him, with several hooded figures entering a Negro pool hall and mistreating patrons. Detective Bill Acker tracked vehicles, heard a scream, and a woman collapsed into hysteria as neighbors helped a frightened family. Police intensified patrols after robed riders staged earlier demonstrations and traveled in eleven cars.
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Anderson Independent
Acker
Hoke Johnson
Wiley Driskell
Pope Pius XII Meets Italian King and Queen in Historic Visit
Pope Pius XII visited King Vittorio Emanuele III and Queen Elena in Rome in a rare display of papal pomp and royal ceremony marking closer Vatican relations with the Italian state. It was the first papal call on a temporal ruler in over 70 years, a reciprocal gesture for last week’s royal visit to the pope.
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Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Pope Pius XII
Italy
Vatican
Vittorio Emanuele
Elena
Germany Charges Allies With Inciting Finland
Berlin reports that Great Britain and France are accused of provoking Finland to resist Soviet Russia to disrupt northern Europe and interfere with supply routes to Germany. Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz claims Allied aims are self-serving, using Finland for moral support while withholding active aid and modern war materials.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Great Britain
France
Finland
Russia
Europe
Germany
Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz
Korrespondent
League of Nations
League
Britain
French Repel German Raids on Western Front
French troops repulsed two German attacks on the north flank of the western front amid heightened patrol activity. One assault targeted a hamlet between the Saar and Vosges with hand to hand fighting. the second raid involved artillery and mortar barrages before German forces withdrew.
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Paris
Saar
Vosges
Moselle River
Nied River
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Maurice Hankey
Secretary of Bund Organization Held
New York December twenty eight James Wheeler Hill secretary of the German American Bund is arrested on an indictment charging perjury in the second degree a misdemeanor The indictment cites fifteen alleged contradictory statements Wheeler Hill made to the grand jury during an inquiry into Fritz Kuhn Bund leader now in Sing Sing Prison on a larceny conviction
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New York
James Wheeler-Hill
Bund
Wheeler-Hill
Grand
Fritz Kuhn
Sing Sing
Ban Of German Propagandist Recommended
The Dies Committee urged barring Col in Ross a Nazi propagandist from ever entering the United States Ross linked to German interests including film firms reported as a German spy during World War I He has been in the US sporadically and sailed for Japan last March releasing warnings about his activities in the country officials warned while Ross was under investigation The committee cited Nazi consulars organizing engagements and Kuhn of the German American Bund admitting knowledge of Ross and said Ross helped bring 30 American youths to Germany with much of the trip funded by Nazi related groups The twelve month period referenced remains unclear in the excerpt.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Colin Ross
Ross
State Department
Secret Service
United States
Japan
Germany
House
Fritz Kuhn
Zwehrer
Bund
Ireland Included In Combat Zone
Assistant Secretary A. A. Berle Jr. informed Irish Minister Robert Brennan that Ireland would not be excluded from the combat area proclaimed under the Neutrality Act. The inter-departmental neutrality committee found it dangerous for American ships to visit Irish waters.
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Washington
Ireland
A. A. Berle, Jr
Robert Brennan
Inter-Departmental Committee On Neutrality
Irish
National Broad Casting to dramatize 1939 news stories
NBC will present an hour long radio program detailing 1939’s world events. The show, broadcast on WEAF and the Red network, airs from 1 to 2 p m est Sunday.
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New York
Associated Press
National Broadcasting Company
WEAF
Red
Finn ski troops gain on Russians in Arctic fight
Helsinki dispatch reports Finnish ski troops using white camo in Salla and Karelian fronts. They excel in scouting and ambushes aided by deep snow and extreme cold as they push against Russian forces, with packs of 40 to 50 pounds and occasional light artillery on skis.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Helsinki
Salla
Arctic Circle
Karelian
Finns Expand Second Thrust Toward Murmansk Railway
Finnish forces press a second offensive toward the Murmansk railway in northern Russia while defending the Karelian Isthmus against Russian tank assaults on the Manerheim Line. Air aided ski troops conduct bombing raids as patrols push toward the rail line near the Salla area within 45 miles of the border.
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Murmansk
Lieska
Thomas F. Hawkins
Helsinki
Finland
Soviet
Russia
Murmansk Railway
Karelian
Mannerheim
Lieksa
Salla
Flivver Fliers Head To Miami
The greatest mass flight in aviation begins as 1000 or more light planes depart eastern ports bound for the all-American air maneuvers in Miami. Flights leave in pairs from Roosevelt Field with routes via Camden Raleigh and overnight stops, led by flight commanders to prevent losses or weather risks. Accidents have been few in prior years despite limited cross country experience.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
Garden City
N. Y
Seaboard
Middle Western
Miami
Fila
Florida
Roosevelt Field
Camden
N. J
Raleigh
N. C
Middle West
Lower Atlantic States
South
Naval figure Julius C Townsand dies at 58
Rear Admiral Julius C Townsand aged 58 and commandant of the Fourth Naval District with headquarters in Philadelphia died today at the Brooklyn New York naval hospital. Surviving is his widow Mrs Martha Townsend.
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Washington
Julius C. Townsend
Fourth Naval District
Philadelphia
Brooklyn, N. Y., Naval Hospital
Martha Townsend
Wuthering Heights Wins New York Critics Award 1939
Samuel Goldwyn's screen version of Wuthering Heights tops the New York film critics award for best English language picture of 1939 after 14 ballots. Gone With the Wind and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington split factions, while Vivien Leigh and James Stewart win acting honors for Scarlett O Hara and Mr Smith.
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New York
Samuel Goldwyn
Emily Bronte
Wuthering Heights
New York Film Critics
Ben Hecht
Charles McArthur
Mr. Smith
Washington
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
James Stewart
British Plane Is Shot Down In North Sea Clash
London reports a successful reconnaissance flight over northwestern Germany where one British aircraft did not return. The air ministry notes possible connection to prior claims of destroying three Dornier bombers and a German patrol ship, while a German communique says a British foray near the North Sea coast was repelled and at least one patrol vessel was hit. The British claim also credits accurate gunnery in breaking up a Dornier formation. The air ministry adds a Dornier was nearly struck in a separate engagement. The ministry of economic warfare says Sweden and Britain signed a trade pact to keep commerce normal.
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London
Air Ministry
Germany
North Sea
Ministry
Hotel magnate Ralph Hitz in serious condition in New York
Postgraduate Hospital attaches reported today as very serious the condition of Ralph Hitz, 48 year old chain hotel operator, ill from a complication of ailments.
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New York
Ralph Hitz
Nordic division formed to aid Finland volunteers
OSSO Norway reports a Nordic division of Scandinavian volunteers being formed for the Finnish army. Many Norwegians offer to serve and will be sent to Finland via Sweden. Only experienced winter sportsmen are accepted. Skis clothing and weapons come from private subscriptions. Norwegian financial aid totals 8,000,000 kroner about $1.816 million and keeps growing.
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Osso
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Roosevelt Faces Subordinate Social Legislation In 1938 Session
The final Roosevelt administration program on social legislation is viewed as largely complete and unlikely to be stressed in the coming Congress session. Unemployment and relief remain key issues, pension expansion advocates persist, and a federal aid plan for moderate cost hospitals may replace the Wagner health plan temporarily. Funds for relief are set through June 30 with no new requests planned until after that date.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
California
Ohio
Wagner
Col. F. C. Harrington
Works Projects
Tremors Shake Turkey Again Today Weather Stays Dire
Turkiye endures another day of earthquakes and brutal winds as Erzincan and nearby districts report thousands killed or injured. A Black Sea storm battered ships and homes while subzero temperatures left survivors freezing. Unofficial tallies suggest widespread destruction across twelve cities and many villages with Tokat city suffering heavy losses.
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Ankara
Turkey
Erzincan
Black Sea
Kara
Armenia
Izincan
Ince
B Can
Sivas
Can
Anatolia
Tokat
Army Behind In War Power
General George C. Marshall told a joint session that the army is less than 25 percent ready for immediate action and called for a rapid war force buildup. He urged better education and history teaching, noting public opinion shapes policy and praising press and radio while criticizing schoolbooks for inaccuracy.
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Washington
George C. Ma
American Historical Assion
American Mill Institute
Marshall
W Department
Fear Expressed Fort Cleveland Official
Police fear for the safety of Frank G. Jones, Cleveland relief commissioner, believed slugged. A car found wrecked near a highway at 4:30 am. three suspects described a beer parlor brawl. Letters at the scene bore Jones’ name. Mrs. Jones last saw him at 8 pm. Jones is 48 with a teenage son.
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Cleveland
Frank G. Jon Cleveland
M Jones
Jones
Garry Burczyk
Parma
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