Three British Planes Shot Down In Raid
The House Appropriations Committee approved emergency license and neutrality outlays totaling 267,197,908 for the navy coast guard and FBI. Army food cuts and a partial offset reflect wartime economy. Recommendations include 116,218,845 for the army 145,082,238 for the navy 4,422,325 for the coast guard and 1,475,000 for the FBI with a 2,450,000 ordnance purchase authorization.
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Washington
House
Velt
Congress
Navy, Coast Guard
Executive Branch
White House
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Endicott-Johnson workers reject unions and celebrate
In Johnson City NY 15000 workers at Endicott Johnson Shoe Corp shut down after a 61 39 vote against unionization. Supporters and opponents staged parades and celebrations while George F Johnson and officials faced reactions from plants and clergy.
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Johnson City
N. Y
Endicott-Johnson Shoe Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization Union
George F. Johnson
Johnson III Johnson
Charles F. Johnson Jr
Labor Reions Board
Rge F
Ehringhaus Chosen NC State Chairman for Finnish Relief
Attorney John C. B. Ehringhaus of Raleigh named North Carolina state chairman for the Finnish Relief Fund He will organize local committees and coordinate newspaper cooperation to raise aid for Finnish women and children made homeless by war Former governor Ehringhaus accepts with Hoover praising his leadership for NC contributions
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New York
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Security Bank
Raleigh
North Carolina
Finnish Relief Fund
Herbert Hoover
Ehringhaus
Six Prisoners Get Reprieves
Raleigh dispatch: State Prison Commissioner Edwin Gill granted reprieves to six of eight inmates scheduled for execution January 19 to allow more time for Governor Hoey and parole officials to study the cases. Three Hanfords plus Roy Kelly receive 30 day delays. Murray Stephens Williams get 40 day stays. new death dates set accordingly.
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Raleigh
Edwin Gill
Hoey
Duke Hospital
Supreme Court
Gill
Hanfords
Ralph Hanford
Wade Hanford
Roy Kelly
M. P. Robertson
Alamance County
B. Murray
Archie Stephens
Robert Williams
Finnish Rout Leaves Trail Of Destruction
Finnish troops hold a 30 mile border line in Central Finland after fourteen days of heavy fighting. Russian 44th and 163rd divisions were routed and driven toward retreat as ski units finished mop up of fleeing troops near Lake Kianta area east of the lake.
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Thomas F. Hawkins
Raate
Finland
Red
Lake Kianta
Two Hundred Reds Dead on Ladoga Battlefield
Helsinki reports a Finnish communique stating two hundred Russians died on a battlefield north of Lake Ladoga after Finnish forces dispersed a Soviet battalion and captured 40 prisoners.
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Helsinki
Lake Ladoga
Finnish Counterattack Fails As War Rages In Karelia
Fighting continues with reports of another Russian division surrounded near Kukkammeo to the south. The Finns scored their war's greatest victory by routing the 44th division southeast of Soumussalmi along a four and a half mile highway. Trucks and artillery litter the scene from the three day battle begun January 5. A Finnish general suggested a stronger Red counterattack was halted by lack of reinforcements and disorganization. Finnish losses were small.
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Kukkammeo
Soumussalmi
Red Army
American Farmers Income Drops in 1939 First 11 Months
The Agriculture Department estimates farmers income from marketings at 6.36 billion for January to November 1939, down two percent from 1938. Government benefits add 715 million, with 443 million subsidies in January to November 1938. State totals show North Carolina about 202.3 million in 1939 versus 195.8 million in 1938, and South Carolina 95.17 million versus 91.21 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hungary Seeks New Treaty With Romania Over Balkan Front
Hungary aims for a rapid settlement with Romania to present a united front against potential Soviet expansion in southeastern Europe. King Carol faces pressure to respond to Budapest's demand on Transylvania and territorial issues as Italy pledges backing.
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Edward Kennedy
Budapest
Italy
Europe
Hungary
Rumania
Balkans
Carol
Istvan Csaky
Crown Council
Galeazzo Ciano
Transylvania
Bessarabia
Russia
Ciano
Csaky
Uj Magyarsag
New Hungary
Berlin reports eight English ships sunk in yesterday raid
Berlin said German planes sank eight British vessels in the North Sea yesterday. The report noted four armed merchant ships and two patrol vessels sunk off the Norwich coast, plus four armed merchant ships that fired on German scouts off the Scottish coast. Raeder urged unity at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven despite alleged enemy attempts to sow disunity.
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Berlin
High Command
North Sea
Norwich
Action Livelier
Erich Raeder
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
City of Flint On Way to America
State Department officials believe the City of Flint, captured by a German raider and taken to Murmansk, Russia, is now on its way to the United States. A cable from Mrs. J Borden Harriman says the freighter was to sail from Haug sund, Norway, last weekend. Norwegian authorities interned the German prize crew and freed the vessel at Haugesund while en route from Murmansk to a German port.
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Washington
State Department
Flint
Murmansk
Russia
United States
J. Borden Harriman
Norway
Haugesund
Roosevelt weighs more aid to Finland as debate rages
President Roosevelt discussed expanding American help to Finland with the State Department. He indicated a decision may come next week and noted proposals include a $60,000,000 loan and access to the army Garand rifle for Finland.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Finland
Army
Case Against Bob Topping Is Dismissed
Federal court dismisses a $5235 suit by private detective Haread Mayhew against Henry J. Topping over alleged divorce-evidence fees from first wife Shadduck. Judge Clarence G. Galston also rejects a $235 expenses claim amid lack of merit for a $5000 bonus tied to evidence involving actress and aviatrix Jane Durant.
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New York
Henry J
Bob) Topping
Top
Shadduck
Clarence G. Galsten
Haread Mayhew
Mayhew
Topping
Jane Durant
Galston
Hempstead
Long Island
Cordova
Germany Seeks Return of Sailors from Scuttled Liner
Captain Fritz Wiedemann, German consul general in San Francisco, arrived in Washington to discuss plans with embassy officials to repatriate about 400 military-age seamen from the scuttled liner Columbus. Hans Thomsen, Germany’s chargé d’affaires, arranged housing in San Francisco while arranging passage to Asia via the Trans-Siberian route after they leave Ellis Island where others are held.
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Washington
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
Columbus
Germany
Asia
Hans Thomsen
Wiedemann
California
Pacific
Ellis Island
British Fear Air Blitzkrieg May Be Opening Up
London reports a potential German aerial blitzkrieg as long range bombers strike British shipping. The Dunbar Castle split by a mine off the southeast coast, two crewmen killed, two missing, 150 aboard with nine children among survivors. Rothesay Castle damaged after striking rocks on Scotland’s west coast.
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Chamberlain
Germany
Dunbar Castle
England
Canary Islands
H. A. Causton
South Africa
Rothesay Castle
Scotland
Canadians Join British Expeditionary Force in France
Several detachments of Canadian troops arrived in France today, the first units to join the British expeditionary force.
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Paris
France
Flights Over Helgoland End in British Losses
Three British Blenheim planes were shot down over Helgoland Bight as four German pursuit planes repelled the attack. British raids over Germany's northwest coast included reconnaissance and security patrols aimed at mine laying bases in the Frisian Islands. The Oakgrove and Gowrie were sunk in air attacks, with limited casualty details given.
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Helgoland Bight
North Sea
London
Germany
Chamberlain
Frisian
Royal Air Force
Copenhagen
Sylt
Britih
Oakghrove
Admiralty
Oakgrove
Gowrie
Ivan Kondrup
Feddy
Lynch Bill Passage Seen Amid Sectionalism Debate
Contention over constitutionality and a plea against reopening old wounds edged the Gavagan anti lynching bill toward House passage. Lawmakers argued precedents and penalties on officers and subdivisions. opponents warned the bill would reopen old wounds as the House set to vote after hours of debate. The floor fight preceded plans to move to the first appropriation bill, while in the Senate Adams said Roosevelt trimmed the budget in a way displeasing to Congress.
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Washington
Fish
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
House
Capitol
Congress
Senate
Adams
D-Cole
Roosevelt
Former showgirl socialite dies of cerebral hemorrhage
Mrs. Modette Hunt Hertz 35, a Ziegfeld showgirl in Show Boat and wife of Douglas G. Hertz, died today in an iron lung at the Neurological Institute after a cerebral hemorrhage yesterday. Hertz, a British-born polo devotee who ran the Pegasus Club at Rockleigh New Jersey, had a separation suit in 1936 with no children.
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New York
Modette Hunt Hertz
Douglas G. Hertz
New Jersey
Neurological Institute
Hertz
Pegasus Club
Rockleigh
N. J
Isidor Wasservogel
Murphy s Appointment To Supreme Court Draws Protests
Washington Jan 10 Protests against Attorney General Frank Murphy's appointment to the Supreme Court have been received by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Burke, chair, will convene a subcommittee meeting to hear if substantiated. Letters and telegrams will be reviewed before hearings.
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Murphy
Supreme Court
Senate
Washington
Burke
R-Nep
Frank Murphy
Senate Judiciary Committee
James H
Johnson
League Marks 20 Years With Finland Thanks
Finland’s Rudolf Holsti praises the League of Nations on its 20th anniversary calling its aid practical and living. He notes staff cuts from 725 to 303 and credits outside help, predicting the League’s coming of age in the years ahead.
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Foltz, JR
Geneva
League of Nations
Rudolf Holsti
Finland
League
Europe
Russia
United States
Stanford University
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