Britain declares war on Finland Hungary and Romania
Long dispatch reports Britain's quiet and formal declaration of war on Finland Hungary and Romania for siding with Germany against Soviet Russia. It notes mass arrests of enemy aliens in London and predicts shifts at peace talks while Finnish leaders denounce Britain and Russia friendship as a leper’s handclasp.
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Britain
London
Finland
Hungary
Rumania
Germany
Russia
Scotland Yard
Romania
Association of
Great Britain
Romanian Democratic Committee
England
Helsinki
Risto Ryti
United States
Soviet Union
Ryti
Karhumaeki
Murmansk
Lake Onega
Baron Carol Gustav Mannerheim
Mannerheim
United States of America
Ryu
U.S. A
Adolf Hitler
Labor Bill Vote Delayed Amid CIO Opposition
The CIO proposes delaying action on the labor bill and plans to send a delegation to Vice President Wallace and congressional leaders. The CIO convention and officers condemn anti labor measures including the Smith Connally and Ball bills as threats to production.
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Congress
Wallace
Interpreting The War News On The Eastern Front
The article discusses uncertain German and Russian advices after Rostov with German forces in Crimea and allies to stabilize lines west of Taganrog. It notes expected Nazi shifts toward the Caucasus, limited winter weather on the flank, and possible moves to offset Rostov victory, tied to oil reserves. It ends with an unrelated note from the Fish and Wildlife Service about birds living 17 years.
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Rostov
Berlin
Crimea
Taganrog
Caucasus
Leningrad
Hitler
Atlantic
Russia's envoy arrives in the United States
Russia's ambassador Litvinoff arrives in Washington after a San Francisco departure, praising American support in the fight against Hitler. He travels via chartered United Airlines plane with stops planned in Denver Chicago and Cleveland and will take up duties succeeding Constain Oumansky.
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Russia
Litvinoff
Hitler
Red Army
United Airlines
San Francisco
Washington
Denver
Chicago
Cleveland
NBC Red
Kuibyshev
Walter Low
Anastasia Petrova
Persia
Constain Oumansky
King Mussolini Praises South Italy as Bombing Feeds Fear
British bombed Naples killing several and injuring four as fires broke out in civilian areas. Italian night fighters downed one raider near Ottaviano with four of six crew killed or wounded. Two other raiders were shot down. In North Africa Axis forces pressed raids as air combat intensified with 13 British planes and two German losses.
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Mussolini
Naples
Italy
High Command
Ottaviano
Neapolitan
North Africa
Gas industry pioneer N. Florsheim chosen for regional celebration
Gar N. Florsheim has been selected as official representative of the celebration honoring gas industry pioneers in northeast Louisiana. He is noted as a foremost expert on the history of local gas fields, with attendees including other leading early operators from Monroe, Richland, Morehouse and surrounding areas.
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Gar N. Florsheim
Florsheim
Louisiana
Monroe
Richland
Morehouse
Twin Cities
Lou
New Pastor Dodson
The Rev. A. W. Townsend, pastor of the Hodge Methodist church, becomes the new pastor of the Dodson Methodist church. This change announced on December 6 in a special dispatch.
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Dodson
A. W. Townsend
Hodge Methodist Church
Dodson Methodist
Church assignment and sermon schedule announced
The Louisiana Annual Conference in Shreveport assigned the Reverend Townsend to this war. He will speak on the second and fourth Sunday afternoons at 2 30 p m.
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Louisiana
Shreveport
Townsend
Hit‑and‑run injuries man in Monroe
Warren Jackson, a Black man, was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the 4400 block of De Siard Street. He suffered a broken right leg and was taken to St. Francis Sanitarium for treatment.
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Warren Jackson
de Siard Street
Monroe
Jackson
St. Francis Sanitarium
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