Germans Strike British Coast as Aerial Attacks Intensify
London reports a new wave of German raiders attacking British ships off the east coast. Two trawlers were hit, one 1,487 ton Eston missing with 18 crew, and seven aboard Tautmila killed. A German warplane damaged several vessels as RAF fighters pursued raiders into the clouds.
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Paris News Repeats War Warnings Amid Snowfall
Paris reports renewed snowfall and heavy artillery exchanges in the Vosges and along the Rhine as German fortifications strengthen Siegfried Line. Premier Daladier denounces Hitler as a destroyer and warns that war aims threaten world stability.
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Hitler Sees Golden Age After This Battle
Adolf Hitler addressed Germany on the seventh anniversary of his chancellorship in a hurried nation wide speech carried by AP via radio. He warned that words must be turned into action and spoke of a united German nation and a coming civilizational flourishing under disarmament and free trade, while lamenting democratic ideals and European economic expectations.
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Finland Receives 200 U.S. Warplanes in Norway
Two hundred American warplanes for the Finnish air force landed at Bergen Norway and were moved by rail to Finland. The Marmacson Marmactide steamers delivered the planes which were packed in cases with no marks. Britain denied halting the supplies while Washington granted Finland priority to purchase planes.
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House Advises Slash In Farm Appropriation
The House appropriations committee recommended a 16 percent cut to President Roosevelt's farm appropriation for 1941 totaling 788.9 million dollars. Key reductions include 72.7 million from surplus commodity disposal and 47.98 million from the 1937 sugar act.
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House Members See Cotton Style Show
Washington reports a congressional style show for House Appropriations sub committee members. Rep Plumley notes new synthetic yarn stockings resist wear while manufacturers plan a grade that will wear out. Ruth O'Brien testifies cotton stockings rise in favor with 3-for-1 prices and chemical finishes to reduce runs.
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Tempo Furniture Market Sees Cautious Buyer Activity
The Southern Furniture Exposition reports a brisk pace in buying despite low attendance. About 120 visitors registered by noon vs 146 all day yesterday, with exhibitors optimistic if warmer weather continues and expect a strong day tomorrow. Snow alerts issued for Salisbury, Charlotte, and Winston-Salem areas.
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Madcap Merry Fahrney Divorce Case Hears Husband Deny Affair
Count Oleg Cassini the fourth husband of patent medicine heiress Merry Fahrney testified in Supreme Court that he was reading a magazine and fully clothed at his hotel apartment at 3 a m when Merry Fahrney and Robert S. Boyland entered last July 9. He said he was engaged in no other diversion. Fahrney arrived 15 minutes late for the second day of the divorce suit to hear the assertion.
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Roosevelt 58th Birthday Quietly Celebrated in Washington
President Roosevelt turns 58 amid birthday parties nationwide to support infantile paralysis relief. A radio address and a planned Congress message outline a $10 million program for small community hospitals. Family and old friends attend a White House gathering, with a 21 candle cake.
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Minister Saves Church Member From Death
D. C. Vandercook, executive of the International Correspondence Schools, was saved from jumping at the Women's Institute in Scranton by a Methodist minister after a tense hour. Police and fire crews spread a net as Vandercook briefly stood on a roof ledge before being guided to safety by Rev. Dr. Harold Case and Vandercook's son.
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Willkie Not Running But Would Accept Nomination
Wendell L. Willkie told Wooster friends he has received thousands of letters urging him to seek the presidency but he is not running. He said he would have to accept a nomination if given without strings, noting he is in middle life and in good health.
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Man Found Dead As Four German Shepherds Attack
In Oakland California on January 30 police found the mangled body of Manuel Cabr al, 57, a laborer, after dogs described as fierce and starving roamed the scene. Officers could not determine if the dogs killed him or attacked a deceased man.
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Finnish report claims 21 Russian planes downed yesterday
Viipuri endured an air raid alarm from 11:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Soviet bombing planes appeared again over southern Finland while on the Karelian Isthmus front Russian efforts increased at night. A Russian patrol of 20 was killed attempting to cross Lake Muola and a hospital train escape was narrowly avoided.
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Finns Claim Downing 21 Planes in Raid Tales
Helsinki reports that Finnish air and anti aircraft units claimed to have shot down 21 Russian planes during raids over southern areas. They say one Finnish plane was lost and that strikes hit a harbor and vessels near Kronstadt while rebuilding air activity and ground fighting continue northeast of Lake Ladoga.
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Egyptian mother of quintuplets reported in Cairo
Unconfirmed reports from Cairo say Sayeda Gehessa wife of an Egyptian clerk gave birth yesterday to five daughters in one birth. She already has seven children, six sons. The Cairo report remains unconfirmed amid a surge of similar claims since the 1934 Dionne quintuplets.
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Japan Demands Nazis' Return
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Arita told the British ambassador that the return of 21 Germans seized from the Asama Maru is essential. The men were taken off by a British warship near Yokohama Jan 20 and interned in Hong Kong.
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Silent Philanthropist Dies in Cleveland of Infection
Edward Harkness, 66, a shy donor who never spoke publicly yet gave large sums to education and health, died in Cleveland last night from a pancreas infection. His wealth traced to founder Standard Oil partner Stephen V. Harkness, with ties to John D. Rockefeller Sr.
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Snow Comes Again With Little Freeze Threat in Carolinas
Cold wave lingers as light snow falls in Charlotte Asheville Gastonia Spartanburg Salisbury and other towns. Temperatures rise 4 to 22 degrees from last night. Spartanburg records the heaviest snow with 26 degrees. Greensboro and Salisbury dip to 19. Maude Reitzel dies from exposure in Mt. Airy bringing nine cold wave deaths in NC.
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