Roosevelt Offers Finnish Aid Through Lending Agencies
President Roosevelt discussed moves to aid Finland with Jesse Jones and Norman Davis after expressing hope the Russo Finnish war would end soon so Finland could continue its steady development. No decisions were reached. aid would aim to provide food and clothing for civilians. He also sent a note on Finland’s independence anniversary praising their government and reiterating U.S. support.
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Norman Davis
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Red Cross
Finland
Kallio
Europe
United States
Milwaukee Nazis Respond To Kuhn Theft Conviction
The German American alliance in Wisconsin condemned Fritz Kuhn, former fuehrer of the German American Volkshund, for his theft conviction in New York. A telegram signed by Paul Knauer, alliance vice president, sarcastically extended congratulations to Judge James G. Wallace. Jewish influence was cited as the motive for the charges.
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U.P
Wisconsin
Fritz Kuhn
Fuehrer
Volkshund
New York
Paul Knauer
Alliance
James G. Wallace
Kuhn
Bund
Fuher
Britain captures German liner Ussukuma in Atlantic
Reuters dispatch from Capetown reports British warships seized the 7,824 ton liner Ussukuma, owned by the German East Africa Line. German officers and crew were placed aboard a British prize ship. Attempts to scuttle the liner failed. This follows two other German losses in the South Atlantic within two weeks.
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South Atlantic
London
Reuters
Capetown
South Africa
Watussi
Adolph Woermann
German East Africa Line
Bahia Blanca
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Cape of Good Hope
Hamburg
India
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Senator Yindra Named Referee in Bankruptcy Will Quit Legislature
Senator Francis A. Yindra Democrat of Manito woc was named federal referee in bankruptcy and announced he would resign his Senate seat effective immediately. He received sworn-in status in judge's chambers and will post a $1 bond, succeeding Oscar L. Wolters as district referee for a two year term covering Manitowoc Sheboygan and Calumet counties. Yindra serving a third term as First District senator which includes Manitowoc Waukee and Door counties.
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Francis A. Yindra
Manitowoc
Yindra
Fice
Duffy
Sheboygan
Calumet
Senate
Oscar L. Wolters
Ke'Waunee
Door
Wisconsin Generally fair and mild through Thursday
Northwestern Observations report Milwaukee warmth with fair skies and mild temperatures into Thursday. Uplifted by official readings, Phoenix and Bismarck cited. U.S. Weather data show a Monday 8 p.m. to Tuesday 2 p.m. period with no precipitation, wind from the northwest, and barometer at 29.50. One year earlier records show higher maximums and warmer minimums.
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Fair Milwaukee
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Bismarck
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Dewey Talk Tonight Broadcast From Minneapolis Rally
Thomas E. Dewey arrives in the Midwest to press his Republican presidential bid and study farm issues. He speaks at a rally in the municipal auditorium with a 9 p.m. Central Standard Time radio broadcast on NBC Blue.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Midwest
Municipal Auditorium
NBC Blue
Japs Portray The U S As Potential Foe
Tokyo papers portray the United States as a potential foe, shifting the focus from Soviet Russia. Miyako editorialized that America does not seek war but should reconsider its stance, while Tokyo noted U S naval moves at Manila intended for replacement and feared intimidation to push a new trade treaty.
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United States
Japan
Russia
Yukichiro Suma
Foreign Office
Orient
Miyako
America
Manila
Noi
Jong
Soviet Russia
United St
Philippines Typhoon Fatalities Rise to 21 Across Islands
Manila reports 21 deaths from the weekend Typhoon in the Philippines. Masbate province records twelve more fatalities where the storm was most severe. Nine victims buried alive in a landslide, three others drowned.
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Manila
Philippines
Masbate
INTERNATIONAL AT GLANCE
As London-Churrt tailies sank five German submarines in the past week at a rate faster than Germany can replace them. German passenger liner reported captured. Washington congratulates Finland on independence anniversary. Kirkenes reports Soviet troops deepening drive in north Finland amid Finnish resistance. Moscow urges Romania to sign a mutual aid pact with Russia. Italy watches Finnish forces against Russia. German planes crash near the English coast. Germany pays tribute to Von Mackensen on his 90th birthday. Tokyo points to the United States as a potential foe.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Finland
Helsinki
Russia
Kirkenes
Norway
Moscow
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Rome
Iitaly
Berlin
Germany
von Mackensen
Tokio
United States
Japan
Tomas
Pact talk and Balkan tensions in Soviet press
A distorted Soviet article argues for a rapid pact with Rumania and Latvia to unite against perceived imperialist forces. It warns Britain and France against Balkan moves and notes potential wider war involving Italy if Romania and Russia clash. Separately Finland plans to leave Moscow as its legation remains unrecognized after the Terijoki government was established.
German planes drop mine near Thames estuary
German air units swept the Thames estuary early today and laid mines to disrupt London’s port shipments. RAF fighters and anti aircraft batteries engagement limited raids, with lights and searchlights catching two raiders high over the sea. A two motor German plane crashed off Sheringham, supposedly from the same fleet, but little debris or survivors were found.
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London
Thames
Royal Air Force
Sheringham
Norfolk
Heinkel
Fond du Lac musician sues for 5000 over highway crash
Fond du Lac musician and harmonica band leader Fred David filed a circuit court suit seeking 5000 damages against Albert Zielicke and his son Aaron after a July 8 truck collision on Highway 410 at Byron. David claims a permanent knee injury and notes his brother David T. David was also injured. The incident follows the group’s royal visit era in Canada.
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Wis
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Albert Zielicke
Campbellsport Farmer
Aaron
Byron
David
David T. David
Monica
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Canada
First National Bank Retires $300,000 Preferred Stock
Stockholders announce full retirement of the $300,000 preferred stock sold to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1934. Louis Schriber reports the final $100,000 block retired this week as earnings and income retire the issue. The bank maintains $500,000 common capital, $410,000 surplus, and $9,675,000 in deposits. The First National, founded 1852, has absorbed German National and Commercial National. A merger with First Trust Company is announced to take effect December 1, 1940, with no changes to trust department operations.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Louis Schriber
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German National Bank
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Hoover agrees to head relief drive for Finns
Former President Herbert Hoover, who led Belgian relief in World War I, agrees to organize a fund drive to aid Finland during its crisis. He spoke with Finnish Minister Hannu Procape in Washington and plans to mobilize U S contributions with wartime urgency.
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Herbert Hoover
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Himmar Procape
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Russia
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State faces large single payment in January deficit
The state plans a lump sum payment of 818,239 due in January 37 with a projected year end deficit. Officials say by late January the treasury balance will fall to 226,025 and by February end to 357,352 after anticipated license and motor vehicle tax revenue.
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Madison
Charles McKersean
Retary
John E. Mart
McKeowan
McKeown
Allies Sink Submarines Faster Than Nazis Replace Them Planes Italy Finland
Reports from London and Rome describe Allied naval success sinking German U boats and faster-than-expected Axis losses. Churchill cites sinking five submarines this week while noting Allied shipping damage and retreating German gains. Italy claims Finnish air force reliance on Italian aircraft, with pilots rushing to aid Finland amid Russian advance.
Red Forces 35 Miles In Arctic Area War Report
Authoritative sources disclose Britain arranged to supply Finland with fighting planes and war matériel. Soviet forces drive 35 miles into northern Finland on a 22nd anniversary of Finnish independence, threatening to bisect the country and reach Sweden’s iron mines. Route from Kandalaksha to Kuolajarvi and Rovaniemi underlines a strategic push with Petsamo fjord landings and aerial reconnaissance.
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Hlaly
Ferce
Soviet Union
Finland
Ecores
Tudisns
Finkind
London
Lord Halifax
Jutice Republic
Kirkenes
Norway
Kuolijarvi
Sweden
Kudajarvi
Kandalaksha
White Sea
Kandalaksha Hes
Kuolajarvi
Rovaniemi
Petsamo
Gulf of Bothnia
Thns
Arctic
Raids by German patrols stop. French report high losses
German patrols on the western front were stopped with high losses as French observers noted limited action. French artillery silenced several German batteries while two reconnaissance flights penetrated eastern France. No major aerial battles or exceptional events were reported by army and navy communiqués.
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Cordunine
France
Western Front
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