Berlin Reports 14 Ships Sunk by Nazi Planes
Helsinki dispatch reports Finland endured a heavy air assault with bombardment on Kuopio and other cities as 78 Russian aircraft in three waves attacked central Finland. Casualty figures ranged widely with initial estimates of dozens killed and hundreds wounded, amid a broader push near the Mannerheim Line.
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Helsinki
Sun
Finland
Ictims
Kuop
Kuopio
Red Army
Mannerheim
Suma
Uopio
Kerava
Sienajoki
Pori
RAF repels German air raids as Britain braces for more
Britain reports three Nazi planes shot down as German bombers harass shipping along the east coast. Survivors describe bombings and machine-gunning of the Tempo freighter with fatalities. War ministers urge Britons to resist while government eyes further conscription and registration for men aged 24.
Mississippi ice gorge shifts after river break near Helena
The Mississippi River ice gorge moved to a gorge near Helena Arkansas as floodwaters cut a 13 mile channel near Caruthersville Missouri. Forecasters expect warmer weather to break up the ice by the weekend and warn several boats along the riverfront could be endangered. Surface ice remained at Butler's Bend Arkansas and Oldtown Bend Arkansas where channels were cut yesterday.
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Memphis
Tenn
Misssippi
Helena Ark
Caruthersville
Watfront
Catheriaville
Hegorge
Butler's Ding
Ark
Oldtown Bend
Finnish minister meets Senator over Finland loan bid
Hjamar J. Procope the Finnish minister conferred two hours with Senator Harrison but failed to sway the finance committee chair against a government loan to Finland. Harrison said the talks did not change his stance though sentiment for his private securities bill grows.
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Washington
Hjamar J. Procope
Harrison
Dmiss
Senate Finance
Finland
Procope
Foreign Relations Committee
Export-Import Bank
Federal Agency
Securities Commission
Pittman
D-New
Senate
Pan American Clipper Resumes One Day Trans Atlantic Service
Miami flight marks the return of a one day Trans Atlantic service from Florida to Lisbon. Pan American Airway aims for 24 hours in good weather by omitting Horta and using southern harbors like Charleston and Miami for refueling. The new schedule follows seven months after the service’s 100th wing and reduced travel time.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Panmerican Airway
Toy
Bon
Portugal
Bermuda
Horta
Azores
W York
Lisbon
RTA
Pan American
Charleston
S. C
Dixie
Baltimore
New York
FDR Petitioned for Illinois Vote in Early Primary
Chicago Democratic leaders filed petitions bearing about 14 000 signatures asking President Roosevelt to appear on the Illinois presidential preference primary ballot. The move sheds no light on a possible third term as no candidacy statement was attached. The Illinois Certifying Board will decide in March whether Roosevelt’s name appears on the ballot for the April 9 primary.
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Springfield
Ill
Roosevelt
Illinois
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Edward J. Hughes
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
State Certifying Board
McDonald Says He Is Not Backing Grady For Governor
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald of Winston-Salem said his organization is not supporting Paul D. Grady of Kenly in the North Carolina governor race. The two men, once on the same general ticket in 1936 Democratic primaries, were personal friends but McDonald claims Grady did not back him in the first primary and he does not know who Grady backed in the second.
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Raleigh
Ralph W. McDonald
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Paul D. Grady
Kenly
Grady
McDonald
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
Three Killed In Auto Crash Near Asheville
Three people died and seven were injured in a head on collision eight miles from Asheville on the Asheville Canton highway. The dead were Adam Knight of Canton Private First Class Winston C Brackett and Private Harry J Burnette both of Fort Bragg. Injured include Mrs Adam Knight Wallace Knight Annie V Knight Jennie Ruby Knight Shirley Owen Ray Jones and C L Burress. Knight and Burnette were killed instantly Brackett died later at a hospital. Mrs Knight and Wallace Knight were among the most seriously hurt.
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Asheville
Asheville-Canton
Adam Knight
Canton
Winston C. Brackett
17Th Field Artillery
Fort Bragg
Harry J. Burnette
Wallace Knight
Annie V. Knight
Jennie Ruby Knight
Shirley Owen
Knight
Burnette
Brackett
Wedding Ring Found in Pudding After Christmas Missing
Mrs Henry Hawkes reported her wedding ring missing before Christmas prompting letters to pudding receivers to search. Her son John found the ring by probing his plum pudding and plans to deliver it in person from Juneau Alaska in June.
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Stamford
Conn
Henry Hawkes
John
Juneau
Alaska
French State Voiced Indignant Over Jap Air Raid
Paris reports that Japanese planes bombed a train on the Kumning Hanoi Railway in southwestern China killing five Europeans and destroying track and a bridge. France protests to Tokyo while noting U S concerns over the railway as a vital link to central China. The incident is treated as a local act amid broader war tensions and ongoing negotiations in Tokyo.
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Paris
Kumming-Hanoi
China
Tokyo
France
United States
Japan
Charles Arsene Henry
Germany
Jecenhi C. Grew
Chungking
Kunming
Yunnan Province
Bremen bans salt on sidewalks to save leather goods
In Bremen Germany the police prohibit using salt for snow and ice removal on sidewalks. The rule aims to protect leather footwear, which is rationed in Germany, by preventing salt damage to footwear and streetwear.
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Bremen
Germany
Pickup Severs Window At Whiteville Café Crash
A tow truck wreck pulled a pickup into the corner coffee shop in Whiteville on Feb 3. The vehicle smashed the plate glass front and halted inside the cafe without injuries.
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Whiteville Cafe
Whiteville
Pittsburgh Youth Vanished In Blizzard On Mt Washington
Webster Jones 20 of Pittsburgh and his companion Karl Sax 20 of Boston got stranded on the southern slope of Mt Washington during a raging blizzard with temperatures below zero. Sax returned to the state highway camp badly frostbitten and said Jones was likely above timberline. Searchers including highway patrolmen and White Mountain foresters scoured the area hoping for a living recovery.
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Crawford Notch
N. H
Webster Jones
Pittsburgh
Mt. Washington
Jones
Karl J. Sax
Boston
Mass
Sax
White Mountain National Foresters
Dutch Ship Aflame After Hitting Mine
The 5825 ton Dutch freighter Laertes struck a mine in the English Channel off the southwest English coast near the Royal Sovereign lightship. After an SOS the crew of 100 took to lifeboats then returned aboard to fight a spreading fire aboard the burning vessel. The Norwegian tanker Buccaneer was in the vicinity.
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Amsterdam
Laertes
English Channel
Royal Sovereign
War Vets Seek Fund Increase Hearings Call for Widows and Orphans Aid
Congress was urged to enlarge benefits for widows and orphans of World War veterans on par with Civil and Spanish Wars. Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit and Otis N. Brown of Greensboro testified to House hearings on World War veterans legislation, citing economy harms veterans and dependents. The VFW backed higher disability benefits and restoration of full compensation for presumptive disabilities.
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Washington
Congress
House Committee On
Raymond J. Kelly
Detroit
American Legion
Otis N. Brown
Greensboro
N. C
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kelly
Brown
Texas Red Slaying Suspect Shot By Sheriff's Posse
In Port Gibson Mississippi on February 3 the gaunt Negro slayer known as Texas Red was killed by a sheriff's posse after a month long running gun battle. He fled near Hermanville when cornered and had refused to acknowledge or deny the Meadville New Year's Day slaying of Hillard Hill. Sheriff Sam Bagnell said guardsmen were requested by Governor Johnson to assist with long range rifles.
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Port Gibson
Miss
Texas Red
Sam Bagnell
Hermanville
Bagnell
Hillard Hill
Meadville
Paul Johnson
Ice Damaged Wright Memorial Bridge Raises Repair Question
An ice damaged span on the Currituck Wright Memorial bridge prompted an immediate survey by highway engineers. Planes ferried mail and workers to Roanoke Island while a new $809,000 bridge from Point Harbor to Kitty Hawk was proposed. Franklin County officials and 50 to 60 feet of the structure were cited as heavily damaged.
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Mantec
Roanoke Island
Highway Department
Wright Memorial Bridge
National Park Service
Currituck Wood
Norfolk
Dave Driskill
Bradford Fearing
Collins Barnes
Raleigh
W. L. Craven
State Highway and Public Works Department
Currituck
Point Harbor
Kitty Hawk
Germans Assert All Victims Either Armed Or Convoyed
Berlin reports the German air force sank 14 ships and destroyed three planes in a week of attacks on British and neutral shipping. The tally includes 32 ships and eight British patrol or mine-sweeper losses, with all merchant ships said to be armed or convoyed. The British credited one ship sunk, the Tempo, with all four crew killed.
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Berlin
Bng
North Sea
London
Tempo
Bish
Frankfurter Zeit
Ebland
England
Clai
Hook Demands Letter Probe in Dies Forgery Case
Rep. Hook of Michigan demands a grand jury inquiry into letters in the Congressional Record linking Rep. Dies of Texas to forgery perjury and conspiracy. Mayne confesses forging and selling documents used to attack Pelleys ties. rules panel weighs removing the letters from the Record.
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Washington
Hook
D-Mich
Rep
Dies
D-Tex
Generalson
Fisk
House Committee On American Activities
Will Dudley Pelley
Sil Shirt Legion
Mayne
da Mayne
Mittee
Pelley
Hoffman
Mich
House
Russian Army Described as Herd by Herriot in Asia Visit
Lisbon dispatch quotes Eden Herriot president of the Free Chamber of Deputies saying the Russian army is no army but a herd. He adds that in Asia he believed in its efficacy before Finland defeats corrected his view.
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Rrs
The
di Lisbon
Eden Herriot
Fre Chamber of Deputies
Asia
Finland
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