Hull Appeals for Trade Program Renewal Before House Panel
Secretary Hull urged renewal of the expiring reciprocal trade agreements act to aid global economic readjustment after the European war. He accused critics of misrepresenting facts and defended the program as expanding markets for American farm and manufactured goods before the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
Hull
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Senate
State Department
Tennessee
United States
Hull Delared
Sweden Offers Humanitarian Aid to Finland in War
King Gustaf V stated Sweden would provide humanitarian help to Finland, while stopping short of military support against the Soviet Union. Prime Minister Hansson echoed resolve to defend independence as Sweden faces a record defense budget deficit and cutbacks in social and building programs.
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Stockholm
Gustaf V
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Per Albin Hansson
Riksdag
Gustav
Man Identifies Unidentified Body Found In Pool
Henry D. Hatch of Hamlet North Carolina told a Key West mortician that a body found in a pool, with wrists and ankles bound, was his own. Six acquaintances identified the deceased, but investigators had no further clues to the dead man's identity. Hatch said he joined the Army on January 5 and was stationed at the barracks in Key West.
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Key West
Fila
Henry D. Hatch
Hamlet
N. C
Roy Hamlin
Hatch
Army
Doherty Wills Widow Fortune In Entire Estate
Henry L. Doherty who died December 26 in Philadelphia left his entire fortune to his widow Grace Doherty. The estate includes Cities Service securities and Florida real estate with no value listed beyond more than 10 000. An appraisal for tax transfer purposes will come later.
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New York
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service Securities
Florida Real Estate
Philadelphia
Grace Doherty
Doherty
Henry L. Doherty and Company, Inc
Never Bet a Cop Case Involving Bets Won’t Go Court
Boston police arrest 32 year old Benjamin Bern for driving with no lights and betting Officer John Young five dollars the case went before Judge Timothy J. Ahern who fined Bern five dollars the docket shows no disposition of the bet yet.
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Boston
Benjamin Bern
John Young
Young
Timothy J. Ahern
Bern
Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church Opens New Sunday School Addition
Open house and formal dedication set for January 21 as Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church in Kannapolis unveils a new Sunday school addition valued at $24 000. The project expands classroom space and facilities for parish activities.
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Kannapolis
Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church
City approves hangar project at county air field
Elizabeth City January 11 the city council authorizes W L Faris and E D Cowell to build a three plane hangar at the county municipal air field.
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Elizabeth City
W. L. Faris
E. D. Cowell
Assistant Surgeon Appointed at Long Hospital
Dr. Walter H. Newbern of Durham has become assistant surgeon at the H. F. Long hospital in Statesville on January 11.
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Statesville
Walter H. Newbern
Durham
H. F. Long Hospital
West Virginia Mine Tragedy Depths of Trapped Miners
Rescue crews fight through debris and gas at Bartley No. 1 mine as 87 miners remain trapped after a blast. Four bodies recovered with officials hopeful some may be found alive, while miners fear the worst.
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Bartley
W. Va
Bartley No. 1
Pond Creek
G. J. Stallings
West Virginia
George Pile
Roy Evans
Charley Moffitt
Evans
Evansem
R. E. Salvati
Finnish Front Holds against Russian Attacks in Salla and Petsamo
Bulletin from Helsinki notes Russian assaults on Salla and Petsamo repelled after Finnish artillery preparations. The Eastern Front and the extreme northern corridor to the Arctic Sea saw these as the sole developments reported in the brief communique.
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Helsinki
Salla
Petsamo
Balla
Finland
Arctic Sea
Navy Must Eye European War
Admiral Harold R. Stark told Congress that in considering a 1.3 billion dollar fleet expansion the United States must face the possibility of an Allied defeat in the current European war. He said the defense plan should account for the potential wipeout of European democratic navies and stressed the expansion is a compromise to ensure security. Stark added construction would begin on all authorized new and replacement ships as funds become available, with no plans left on paper.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
Congress
House Naval Affairs Committee
Stark
United States
Navy
Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
French Repelled In Surprise Drive East of Kreuzberg
Berlin dispatch reports a French company breached German lines on Kreuzberg near Saarbrucken but was driven back by a Nazi counter attack. German news quoted French dead and wounded and a few prisoners, plus air battles with losses on both sides and German anti aircraft actions along the coast.
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Berlin
Kreuzberg
Forbach
Saarbruecken
DNB
High Command
Colmar
Helgoland) Bight
Denmark
Paris
Red Officers Recalled From Front For Trial
Reports from Copenhagen indicate more than 100 Soviet officers were recalled from the Finnish front to face trial before special courts. Observers link the moves to a broader Russian reorganization after alleged weaknesses in the Finland invasion, with executions already reported in the Soviet commissariat.
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Copenhagen
Moscow
Mikhail M. Kaganovich
Kaganovich
Finland
Helsinki
Blaze Sweeps Main Street in North Carolina Town
A wind driven fire tore through the main street of Draper injuring one and damaging several shops. Four stores were destroyed and fronts of three others damaged with losses around 30000 dollars. Firefighters fought the blaze for over four hours in icy conditions as R. R. Mills slipped on ice and was injured.
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Draper
Dehart
Ward
Griffin
Carter
Mills Drug Store
New System Laundry
Deshaves Furniture
Draper Bucket Brigade
R. R. Mills
Anti Strip Teaser Finds Refuge With Minister In LA
Patricia Winfrey 27 of New York jailed after throwing a brick through a Hollywood store window and choosing striptease as an escape. Rev. R Anderson Jardine, who once married Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor, offers shelter at his home. He says he lost his parish and left England but continues radio and church work as Winfrey begins a fresh start.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Winfrey
Hollywood
R. Anderson Jardine
Wallis Simpson
Duke of Windsor
England
Dr. Jardine
Miss Winfrey
New York
American gunboat floated after grounding in Panama
The United States gunboat Charleston was refloated last night by two tugs after she had grounded off Colon Panama due to unusually strong currents. Naval authorities reported the vessel was undamaged.
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Colon
Panama
United States
Charleston
US Ambassador Daniels Hosts Luncheon for Cardenas in Mexico City
The Mexico City diplomatic corps and high government officials were invited to a luncheon today in honor of President Lazaro Cardenas, hosted by United States Ambassador Josephus Daniels.
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Daniels
Mexico City
United States
Josephus Daniels
Lazaro Cardenas
German Steamer Bahia Blanca Sinks After Iceberg Collision
The 500 ton German steamer Bahia Blanca struck an iceberg off Iceland last night and sank. Authorities say a crew of 62 was rescued by the Iceland trawler Hafstein amid heavy seas.
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Copenhagen
Bahia Blanca
Iceland
North Railroads Seek Reconsideration of ICC Freight Ruling
The North's railroads filed for a 60 day postponement from February 1 and plan to seek reopening and reconsideration of the ICC long-fought South to North freight rate decision. They challenge the 139 percent rate comparison and argue some Northern routes would face lower South to North rates than within official Northern territory.
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Washington
Jan
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Planes Range From Scotland To Southeast Coast
Warplanes ranged from Scotland to the southeast coast in a third night of aerial activity. A small coastal vessel was set on fire by a bomber. mine and collision losses included an Italian vessel and an unidentified ship sinking off the West Coast.
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London
Scotland
Dunbar Castle
Sylt
North Sea
Air Ministry
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Firth of Forth
Humber
Thames
Gardner dies by own hand ending mail robber career
Roy Gardner, famed mail robber and ex-convict, killed himself in a San Francisco hotel bathroom after years of public failed reintegration. He left a note to newsmen asking for a slow pitch and cited the barrier between ex-prisoners and society.
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San Francisco
Roy Gardner
Gardner
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Arizona
San Diego
Murphy Nominated for Supreme Court Associate Justice
A Senate judiciary subcommittee voted to confirm Attorney General Frank Murphy as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Murphy testified he opposes force in labor disputes and said the Court can invalidate acts of Congress if they violate the Constitution. The full committee will review next, then the Senate.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Murphy
Congress
Burke
D-Neb
Austin
R-Vi
Connally
D-Tex
King
D-Utah
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Virginian Chooses Sentence To Exile
Georgia Shelton, 34, a WPA worker from Fredericksburg, pleaded guilty to firing a pistol at a woman. She was sentenced to five years in prison with a five year banishment from Virginia, and she soon left the state to begin exile.
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Fredericksburg
Georgia Shelton
WPA
Virginia
Shelton
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