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Jefferson City Post Tribune

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Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1940

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US May Waive Contract Rights On Some Planes

Urgent British need for pursuit planes prompts official consideration of consigning Curtiss P-40 output to the Royal Air Force. Britain may receive Danish vessels and up to about 1,200 Curtis ships via leases or loans as US plans move to aid allies. Officials note wartime exchanges may involve postwar repayment, with debates over congressional authority. Geologists survey North Carolina sites for manganese and tin as war demands rise.

Washington Teday Curtiff Royal Air Force United States United Press Great Britain Curtiss Boeing Roosevelt Britain New York Maritime Commission Treasury Navy Congress

KruGon Reliefs Digestive Distress In Hutchinson Man

Mr H M Brown of East Hutchinson Kansas reports severe bloating gas and restless nights from indigestion. After trying KruGon he notes normal digestion better sleep and no ill effects with meals. KraGon sold by Brandenberger Drug Co 130 E High St and other local druggists.

Mr. Brown Brandenberger Drug Co High St

Nazis Give Italy Plenty Of Assistance Indirectly

Dewitt Mackenie argues Hitler avoids direct aid to Mussolini in Albania and Libya to protect his own strategy. Indirect support comes via intensified bombing of Britain and U boat campaigns that force Britain to divert ships and planes from the Mediterranean. He cites reasons Hitler fears two-front war, French anti Nazi sentiment, and a British bombing campaign pushing population relocations.

Dewitt Mackenie Hitler Mussolini Albania Libya der Fuehrer Italy Britain Goard Mediterranean England Tr Duce Germany Cer Fuehrer Africa Greece Bulgaria Yugoslavia Balkans Ministry of Economic Warfare Berlin Hamburg Ruhr

Battleship Arkansas Collides With Melrose Off New Jersey

The battleship Arkansas and the 5148-ton steamship Melrose collided off the New Jersey coast. Both vessels sustained damage but reports showed no casualties. Melrose sprang a leak, headed to the Jersey shore, then proceeded to New York under its own power, reaching a quarantine station before dry dock in Brooklyn. The Arkansas, commanded by Capt Z J Hill Jr, was listed as overage since 1938 but remained afloat. Melrose captain was Capt Tubbs. ship owned by Hoppers Coal and Mystic Steamship Co. The Melrose, 33 years old, carried about 30 crew members and was en route from New Haven to Norfolk.

New York New Jersey Jersey Shore Brooklyn Navy Department Washington Arkansas Z. J. Hill, Jr Melrose Tubbs Hoppers Coal Company Brooklyn Navy Yard New York Harbor New Haven Conn Norfolk Mystic Steamship Co Koppers Coal Company Boston George E Tubbs

Swearengin kin free on bond in murder case

Prosecutor Willis Mitchell said two sons and two daughters-in-law of Mack Swearengin, a nine year old who died in a Springfield hospital, are free on bond awaiting their circuit court murder trial in Douglas county. The accused are Del bert Swearengin and Roscoe Swearengin, along with their spouses.

Ava, Mo Willis Mitchell Mack Swearengin Springfield Douglas County Delbert Swearengin Roscoe Swearengin Peek Ariabeit

GunFight with Officers Fatal to Kentucky Man

Clyde William Buchanan 40 died four hours after a posse wounded him in a Cumberland mountain gun battle near Wheeler Virginia ending a two and a half day search. His son Clyde Jr 15 was captured earlier. Deputy Sheriff George W Fisher 64 was killed and two other officers wounded during a Mayhem at their trailer camp. Buchanan refused to surrender and was found unconscious beside a cedar fire with a pistol in hand. The elder Buchanan died at Middlesboro hospital. Buchanan family detained include wife Mertie 19 and three children. Authorities tracked them with planes dogs and signals in a tri state region.

Middleboro Clyde William Buchanan Kentucky Tennessee Virginia Wheeler Cumberland Mountain Bell County Waller B. Smith Buchanan Clyde, Jr George W. Fisher Smith Cedar Grove Middlesboro George Minton P. L. Perry Alexandria Minton Perry Cumberland Mountains Nong Mertie Buchanan Cumberland Gap

CIO Urges Far-Reaching Ford Labor Dispute Intervention

Detroit December 19 Associated Press President Roosevelt was urged by the CIO United Auto Workers to order federal agencies to intervene in the Ford Motor Co dispute. Michael F Widman Jr charged Ford managers seek to provoke a strike by firing union supporters at the Lincoln plant and River Rouge tire building, and urged denying defense contracts until Ford complies with labor laws.

Detroit Apy Roosevelt CIO united _automobile workers Ford Motor Co Michael F. Widman Ford Lincoln Tire River “Rouge Defense Sidney Hillman

Red Cross Roll Call Totals in Miller County

Miller County Red Cross reports 401 memberships secured in the annual Roll Call. Total proceeds amount to 427.78 with 208.88 sent to national headquarters and 217.87 remaining in the county. Local towns list varied contributions, and a Bible reading program for Miller County rural schools was announced by WCTU president Mrs A Hillix. Two divorce suits were filed in Miller County Circuit Court.

Tuscumbia Miller County Eldon Iberia Glean Ulman St. Elizabeth Lakeside Brumley St.Anthony Marys Kaiser Etterville Lake Ozark Hillix W.C.T.U Agnés Kehr Ollie Kehr Lioyé Kehr Agnes Kehr Ruby Kehr

False Teeth Pasteeth Advertisement Claim

An OCR fragment promotes PAS TEETH denture powder claimed to keep plates steady without sliding or rocking. It touts alkaline action, no sour taste, and odor reduction, urging purchase at drug stores.

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