Finn Envoys Warn Americans Overestimate War Course
Washington dispatch reports Finnish generals, led by Lt Gen Villio Nenonen, seeking more weapons and ammunition as Finnish coast defense guns reportedly fend off Russian ships off Hango. Nenonen warns supplies lag and bomber raids threaten Tampere and Helsinki, urging U S factories to resume wartime production.
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Thomas M. Johnson
NEA
Washington
Kirov
Finland
Bethlehem Steel
Bussaro Island
Hango
Gulf of Finland
Villio Nenonen
Tampere
Helsinki
Wilhelm Wahtforss
East Karelia
Abo
Nenonen
Sweden
Norway
Stockholm
Per Zillaeus
Governor Hoey Praises State Leadership and Progress
Governor Hoey lauds the General Assembly for 1939 achievements including tax stability, education expansion, highway building, and health advances. He highlights record appropriations, new programs for agriculture, public health, and social security, plus a vast state building program and unemployment relief efforts.
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Robert Lhompson
General Assembly
Fed
Raleigh
Thetate
Fle
Bussc
National Progress
Bang
Council of State
Camp Polk
Highway Commission For
State College
State Board of Public Health
Highway Patrol
Revenue Department
Board of Conservation and Development
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Cullowhee
Boone
Greenville
Morganton
F Boys
Rocky Mount
Estern Sanatorium
Black Mountain
Supreme Court
Caswell Square
Unemployment Commission
New Year Business Upturn Despite Holiday Slump
Shivering shoppers and a surge in orders kept post holiday trade ahead of expectations. Cold weather boosted demand for heavy apparel while wholesalers rebuilt stocks and railroads reported rising export movements.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
Germany
England
France
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
New York Harbor
New Year's Message Reflects on Production Cost Trends
The message looks back and ahead into the new decade noting that many high priced items can be produced cheaply with persistence. It notes ongoing discovery of cheaper production methods and the search for better ways to achieve it.
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North Carolina
Associated Press
Rayon Mills
America
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