Sweden Backs Finland Aid Amid Soviet Drive
Sweden moves to aid Finland against Russia with a full cabinet shift and pledged support. The nation faces a looming test as Russians push toward Finland’s central waistline, threatening cutoffs to communication lines and access to the Gulf of Bothnia. Public opinion intensifies as week’s end approaches and decisions loom on further relief and resources for Finland.
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Sten Wroman
Tafeeniatiain
Ferree Panda
Stockholm
Pene Apirian
Sweden
Daciter
National Union
Sovec
Finland
Republic
Fintan
Gulf of Bothnia
Kemi
Uleaborg
Huy
New Castle
Holidays glow in windows and 1840 election plans
Windows of the west side public school are decorated with Christmas silhouettes. The 1840 presidential election campaign opens February 3 with candidates circulating nominating petitions. delegates must file by March 4 and the primaries are April 23. Tractors face license changes with new renewal dates in 1940. Federal court voids alien registration law. court action possible. Governor favors appeal. Aliens file for first papers in Lawrence county. Rambos noted as hard to find. orchardists say commercialization limits plantings. Sheriff Inch discusses orchard status as example of shifting agriculture. (Continued on page five) Bly Un New Castle.
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Tampaign
Yeang
Aksa
James
Lawrence County
M. Inch
New Castle
Daily Weather Report for United States
24 hour period ending Tuesday reports 46 degrees high 19 degrees low with no precipitation and river level at 4.6 feet. Yearly figures show 45 high and 32 low with no precipitation.
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United States
State to equip 100 buildings with new funds
Harrisburg Dec. 13 The state will equip about 100 hospitals schools prisons and army buildings erected during the Earle administration. A $7,000,000 bond sale completes the last hurdle and the state authority board met to approve the expenditure. After months of negotiation the treasury bureau and school employees retirement boards agreed to accept the bonds to provide funds.
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Raymond Wilcove
Pleted
General State Authority Board
John S. Bierly
Treasury Departments Bureau of Securities
State Employes
School Employes Retirement Board
Soviet Forces Mass Near Finland Front Reported
Helsingfors reports indicate about 1.5 million Soviet troops are drawn up along and behind Finland's middle front from Lake Ladoga toward the Arctic, with 150,000 to 200,000 actually in front lines amid heavy snow. Aiming to split Finland, Red mechanized units push toward the Gulf of Bothnia while Finnish reinforcements rush to positions.
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Helsingfors
Red
Finland
Gulf of Bothnia
Huy
New
Three Escape From Burning Auto In New Castle Crash
George Finamore and two women companions narrowly escaped a trap in a car fire at the corner of Miller avenue and West Washington street Tuesday at 5 59 p m A leaking gas line ignited gasoline and the driver could not open his door forcing all to flee through the right side as flames engulfed the vehicle Firemen arrived and extinguished the blaze though the car was almost completely destroyed Buy in New Castles.
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George Finamore
Miller Avenue
West Washington Street
Caugh
Fleamore
Deer Hunter Bags Eleven Point Buck Near Kane
After a week’s hunt in Kane area Ormond Stoughton went to Archie McCracken’s woods near Stourghton at Harlansburg and shot an eleven point buck. He returned home disappointed but with the game on Monday afternoon.
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Kane
Harlansburg
Archie McCracken
Stourghton Forny
Ormond Stoughton
Woman Hurt In Auto Crash Near Parkstown Corners
A collision at the junction of Routes 422 and 224 involved Floyd A. Edick of Kalamazoo Michigan and Stella E. Selimiman of Chicago. The injured woman was rushed to Jameson Memorial Hospital by Pennsylvania motor police. Her condition was not known.
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Floyd A. Edick
Jefferson Street
Kalamazoo
Mich
Stella E. Selimiman
Douglas Bonevard
Chicago
Parkstown Corners
Pennsylviaia
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Edick
New Castle
Edenbuts
Youngstown
Huy
Pennsylvania 1940 Highway Plan Expands Road Network
The Pennsylvania Highways department announced a 1940 program of 47 road projects totaling over 125 miles of highways at several million dollars. Federal aid amounts to 10.3 million dollars with state matching funds. state projects total 5.15 million for 20 projects. rural improvements get 2 million, with emphasis on counties bearing heavier traffic. Governor Arthur James endorses the plan and outlines funding streams.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Highways Department
Highways Department
Arthur James
Three Are Killed In Grade Crash In Meyersdale
At Meyersdale Pennsylvania three people died when a Baltimore and Ohio train struck an automobile on Main Street. Victims were Gerald L. Mahan 25 Milton Z. Weimer 27 Berlin and Andrew L. Mack 26 McDonaldon R D Bolton engineer said the car drove into the train path at about 40 miles an hour. The wreckage dragged about 1000 feet as the train traveled from Baltimore to Detroit.
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International News Service
Meyersdale
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sncident
Main Street
Gerald l. Mahan
Milton Z. Weimer
Berlin
Andrew L. Mack
McDonaldon
R. D. Bolton
Long Polar Night Halts Northern Finland Warfare
Neutral observers in Helsingfors report the long polar night halts military actions in northern Finland as Russian forces push toward the Gulf of Bothnia. Analysts say winter conditions may pause operations until spring if objectives at Uleaborg remain unmet.
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Finland
Helsingfore
Gulf of Bolimia
Split
Lao
Helsingfors
Uleaborg
SBEVY
Sie
Sister ship of ill fated Squalus repairs after hatch flood
The sister submarine to the ill fated Squalus was put into Portsmouth navy yards for repairs after taking on water through an open hatch during a shakedown off New England. Navy officials said the vessel surfaced in a high sea, water flooded the hatch, causing minor electric equipment damage but no danger to the crew. It was docked about 9 o'clock this morning.
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Fingernation
Washington
Dee
Sea
Dragon
Squalus
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yards
New England
Navy Department Bi
Nornin
Herb Doctor Cleared of Practicing Medicine Without License
CLEARFIELD Pa Dec 13 W A Maclelland 1 of Salem an herb doctor for 30 years was acquitted of practicing medicine without a license He testified he gathered herbs and sold medicine but did not diagnose cases or use the title doctor This follows another similar case in Clearfield last week resulting in a $500 fine and one year in the women’s industrial school for Zuzelle Mitchell
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Consernational News Service
Clearfield
Drc
W. A. Maclelland
Salem
McClelland
Lash Mary Day
Zuzelle Mitchell W
Rurity
Industone
Mungy
Plan Meetings In South New Castle Borough
Announcement by the planning committee says meetings will be held at the municipal building in South New Castle Borough on Tuesday and Thursday to discuss the proposed annexation to the city of New Castle. The project has been underway, and officials expect careful consideration at these sessions.
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South New Case Boro
tamMichh
Blast destroys big oil conduit near Wichita Falls
Officials of Shell Pipe Line Corpory seek the cause of a blast that destroyed an oil conduit along 32 miles of right of way through northwest Texas. The explosion hurled heavy debris into the air and damaged roads. one man was slightly hurt as his car was lifted from the pavement. The blast area extended from McCamey to the north.
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International Kewa Service
Wichita Falls
Tex
Shell Pipe Line Corporation
R. H. Brinkley
Wickit Palis
New Castles
Garfield-Miami
Why Bremen Was Not Halted On Trip Demands Rise
British newspapers led by the Daily Express pound the admiralty for failing to seize the German luxury liner Bremen as it steamed from Murmansk toward Bremerhaven. Editors question why the ship was not sunk when sighted within torpedo range of a British submarine.
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Bremen
London
Admiralty
Murmansk
Russia
Gerrieved
Bremerhaven
London Daily Express
Fairbanks Rites Likely Thursday
International News survivor from Santa Monica reports funeral arrangements for actor Douglas Fairbanks Sr who died of a heart attack. Services tentatively planned at Forest Lawn Glendale in Ja¢lock Chapel with invitation status to be decided. Messages of condolence flowed from Chaplin Lasky Pickford and others, reflecting a celebrated era of Hollywood.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Puneral
Doug Fairbanks
Sylvaia Astrey
Douglas Fair
Banks, Jr
Ja¢lock
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Glendale
Charlie Chaplin
Jesse Lasky
Joseph Schenck
Chuck Lewis
University of Missy
Fairbanks
Bing
Dave Fairbanks
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Chicago
Beth Sully
Jack Whining
New York
David Wark
Tfith
Sal Wee
Retail Grocers Elect Anderson as President in Lawrence County
Anderson was re elected president of the Lawrence County Retail Grocers and Food Dealers Association at Tuesday’s monthly meeting held at 328 Nashanvock Avenue. Other officers elected include RB. R. Faden first vice president Ploeg treasurer Angelo Sam Slovan district director Fred Moser second district director M. G. Crisel auditor for three years. Next meeting set for Tuesday Jan 10.
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CGBE
Anderson
Lawrence Couny Retail Grocers and Food Dealers Association
Veening
Nashanvock Avenue
Lie
RB. R. Faden
Ploeg View
Angelo
Sam Slovan
Fred Moser
Secon Citinet
M. G. Crisel
Nelda
Taft Replies To President In New England Tour Speech
Senator Taft addresses New England audiences in Boston Providence and Newport outlining a program to balance the budget and curb war costs. He cites Roosevelt’s July 30 1932 remarks and emphasizes revenues to cover expenditures amid ongoing debate.
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Boston
Dec
War Club
Chamber of Com
Werr
Robert Tait
Ohio
Republica
England
Bing
Bac
Tate
Challence
Talsade
Roosevelt
Nielon
Dangsom
Worl Britz
Ohioan
Roosevel
Massach
Tate Drew
No Confirmation Farle To Receive U S Appointment
In Washington rumors swirl about former Pennsylvania Governor Barle being considered for a diplomatic post. President Roosevelt declined to confirm or deny the prediction by Senator Cuttsy that Barle would be appointed, stating he had not read the report.
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Washington
Der
Natin
Pennsylvania
George HH. Barle
Hoosevelt
Jos Cutttey
Pennis Twartia
Guttey
White House
Death record notice from Milwaukee man dies at 26
Richard Cae of Pangiaie within 630s South Mistreee, North Beaver street, dies after days in the hospital. Jay E Waldirk, 26, Milwaukee, referenced in the notice.
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Pangiaie Cini Ae
South Mistreee
Richard Cae
Beaver Street
Jay E. Waldirk
Milwaukee Wik
Formal Action By League Near On Soviet Russia
The League of Nations moved toward expelling Soviet Russia as a special committee adapted a report proposing expulsion drafted by Bolivia. Argentina pushed to oust Russia after the Armistice and the war, with the assembly set to report a formal proposal and related summons.
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League
Soviet
Russia
Geneva
League of Nations
Seciey
Finian
Germans Claim Attempts To Get Bremen Vessel Back
German sources report attempts to seize the Bremen, a $20,000,000 vessel, off Maur, with the plan to hand it to the North and engineer its return. An official note said the ship might be refitted as a raider, and the Australian port of Newcastle was mentioned in connection with the matter.
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Bremen
Pierre J
HSS International News Service
RUIN
Dee
Maur
New Castle
Ungrammatical note from a local page
Fragmentary text describes youths or friends with unclear names and actions. Mentions a damp day and a date placeholder, with scattered references to neighbors and observations. The passage reads as a garbled diary like snippet without a clear event or report.
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Garfield
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Grtfield
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Tokyo
Rokiwido Prefecture
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Pitysburgh
Max Henley
Joseph Venturelin
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Henry Mallinger
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Charles A- Smith
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