Finland and Red Army battle on Karelian isthmus
Finns report massive Soviet assault on the Karelian isthmus with hundreds of tanks and more than 200 planes. Finnish forces claim to have destroyed dozens of Soviet tanks and captured armored cars near Salla, while air raids threaten southern Finnish cities and mobilization expands by about 20,000 volunteers.
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Helsinki
Finenish
Red Army
Karelian
Uncy
Salla
Arctic
Finland
Koski
Hanko
Turki
Romma
Purvoo
Koska
Kirenes
Norway
Lake
Inari
Inelifing Velsinki
Cs.l
Uri
Nha
Industry Attacks NLRB as Menace Declared
Washington dispatch reports the National Association of Manufacturers condemning the Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Board as a menace to national welfare. It urges sweeping changes, says the act rests on false assumptions, and criticizes the board's administration as biased.
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Manufacturers Group
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
House
Labor Board
Tnland Steel Company
Nathan Witt
Brace
CIO
Spied Settlement Witt
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City Sets New Low Record In Sale Of Bonds
The city sold $48,850 in improvement bonds at 2.25 percent interest to defray paving, sewer, bridge, and police radio gear costs. C H Little and Co of Jackson, Tenn, won after seven bids. next bids ranged up to 2.75 percent. Premiums varied and high bids exceeded the low rate, reflecting the city’s strong financial status. The board also approved the 1940 budget, a new shovel contract, water pipe bids, and the Kingsport Gardens street sewer project.
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Gibsontown
Reedy Creek
C. H. Little and Co
Jackson, Tonn
Knoxville
Lite
Kingsport
Water Department
New Ditcher
Brooks Equipment Co
Alley Construction Co
Bristol
Kingsport Gardens
Johnson City
Les City Bonds
Allies Open Selves to Red Wrath Over Finns Aid Plan
DEWITT MACKINZALE reports that Allies may aid Finland against Soviet aggression, with England and France signaling compliance after a League of Nations request. The move ties the Anglo-French response to Russia’s expulsion and suggests a broader European tilt toward aiding Finland, potentially widening the conflict.
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Red
Santa Claus
Dewitt Mackinzale
Allie
Giee
Soviet Union
England
Hmranea Alhat
War Council
Witniss
Gnuily Hive
Finland
League of Nations
Russia
Voters set to decide bond issue in Kingsport election
Nearly 300 Kingsport residents braved bad weather to vote in a $190,000 bond referendum. Officials said turnout could reach 800 before 4 p.m. voters decide on funds for a new athletic field a fire station improvements and housing projects. Polls opened at 2 a.m. and Mayor E W Tipton led the first ballots.
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Kingsport
E. W. Tipton
Federal agents halt Southwestern Distilled Products in West Memphis
Federal officers seized a West Memphis liquor firm, Southwestern Distilled Products, inciting a joint probe by eastern and western Arkansas districts. A search warrant allowed deputies to inventory warehouses, with about 7,000 in cash and 8,000 in checks and stock reportedly in transit. Officials say existing liquor sales would not be molested while entries were investigated for false sales records violating internal revenue laws.
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West Memphis
Ark
Wee
Southwestern Distilled Products, Inc
Li. S
Virgil Pewtie
It¢ Rock
Sine Down
Eastern District
Thomas C. Trimble
Sam Rorex
Eastern Arkansas
Western District
Heartsill Ragan
Arkansas
Nazi Warship Master Langsdorff Death Suicides Amid Battle Loss
Captain Hans Langsdorff, commander of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, killed himself in Buenos Aires after agreeing to share the ship’s fate. He was interned with his crew since Monday and died following a long talk with staff officers.
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Byuenos RE
Dee
Hans Langsdorff
Admiral Graft Spee
River Plate
Buenos Aires Naval Arsenal
Langsdorff
Mikhal
Adolf Hitler
Uruguayan
Langsdoref
British ships said destroyed by German air force
Berlin reports 23 British Vanguard vessels sunk in three days with several prisoners taken near the Alps. Four light naval ships were destroyed by bomb hits, a German recon plane crashed after attacking a large British flying boat. The claim lists ships such as Pearl Serenity New Choice Bilead Wray Evelina Sedgery and Trinity.
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Berlin
Germian
High Command
Alps
North Sea
Peal
Serenity
New Choice
Bilead
Wray
Evelina
Sedgery
Trinity
Nazi Vessel May Stay In U S Port
The German freighter Arauca may remain in Port Everglades for two to three years after being chased by a British cruiser Orion. Captain Frederick Stengler said the ship could stay as refugees and observers watched from coast guard and neutrality patrol planes. The Columbus was scuttled off the Atlantic coast to avoid capture.
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Fort Lauderdale
Port Everglades Harbor
Frederick Stengler
Columbus
Atlantic
Orion
Here
Stengler
Babaman
Coast Guard
Panama
Graf Spee
Uruguay
State Department
Buenos Alren
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Africa
Fia
Tuscaloova
Sha Tupoolangdwa
Ble Island
German liner Columbus sunk inside U S neutrality zone
Washington reports the German liner Columbus was scuttled almost 280 miles inside the U S neutrality zone after a British vessel encountered it. US officials weigh whether the act constitutes an act of war while noting the ship's crew escaped in boats as the Tuscaloosa vessels carried 519 survivors to safety.
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Washington
State Department
Columbus
America
Stephen Early
White Mouse
U. S
Tuscaloosa
China ready to build offensive against Roosevelt
AP dispatch reports Dr. Hu Shih claiming China would renew its anti Japanese and anti Roosevelt stance, with Beijing ready to press for a broad offensive across Asia, while Allied plans refine naval strategy amid German air attacks on shipping.
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China
Washington
Hu Shih
Chinede Hinteiaanp
Hoosevelt Tonsy
London
Jean Durlan
Winston Chorelutt
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