Communism and capitalism contrasted in Washington dispatch
Washington dispatch notes a meditation on Marxist theory and its practical failures, contrasting communism with American capitalism. It argues that European systems shift doctrines, while American ideals stem from the framers working for justice, peace, and governance by consent rather than force. The piece frames future news as focusing on work to improve living conditions rather than European horrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marx
Russia
Trotsky
Destrivitsky
Europe
Earthquake Devastates Northern Anatolia Turmoil Spreads
An earthquake centered on the Black Sea coast of Turkey caused heavy damage in Ordu Samsun Tokat Amasya Sinovas Yougad and other towns. Officials warn hundreds killed and thousands flee to open fields as communications falter and relief teams rush in from Ankara to aid the disaster zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Anatolia
Black Sea
Turkey
Asia
Ordu
Samsun
Tokat
Amasia
Si Vas
Yougad
Extend Time For Additional Nat Guard Drills
Concord, Dec. 27 General orders by Adjutant General Charles F. Bowen extend National Guard armory drills for contingents through February 1940. The extension raises the total number of extra drills to 12 over five weeks, adding to prior semi weekly drills while balancing holiday demands and employer concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Charles F. Bowen
Theetra
Washington
National Guard
Guard
Keel Laid For New Submarine Gar At Electric Boat Yard
In Groton on December 27 Navy and company officials watched keel plates begin construction of the 1,475 ton submarine Gar at Electric Boat Company. The Gar is the first of three ships in its class to be built at the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
Fenn
Navy and Company
Electric Boat Company
Notes from a dubious Soviet front on Stalin’s 80th birthday
The piece mocks the Red Army as yellow and unreliable, contrasting Soviet generals and Finland with galloping retreat, while noting Stalin’s 80th birthday and implying distrust of Russian wartime capabilities and a joke about a Christmas gift wristwatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayes
Finland
Sed
Stalin
Red Army
Coldest Morning Of The Winter Hits Portsmouth Area
The mercury fell to 6 below zero in Greenland while Portsmouth and surrounding areas saw readings from zero to 4 above. Motorists struggled to start cars as icebound conditions spread, though skaters welcomed the cold. Forecasts call for continued cold tonight with warmer, cloudier weather tomorrow. Early reports listed temperatures across local spots including Kittery, Newington, Eliot, Rye, and Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Greenland
Portsmouth Herald
Congress Street
Portsmouth Harbor Fire Station
Lafayette Road
Atlantic Heights
Isles of Shoals
New Castle
Kittery
Kittery Point
Navy Yard
Hampton Beach
Hampton Center
Newington
Eliot
Rye
General Alarm Fire at Salem Lumber Plant
A general alarm fire at dawn in Salem Massachusetts damaged the A M Joly contracting company lumber plant at 134 Canal Street in South Salem. Fire officials suspect sawdust ignition. a damaged sprinkler system aided firefighting in near zero temperatures. Unofficial loss estimated at 8000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
A. M. Joly Contracting Company
Canal Street
South Salem
Joseph H. Flynn
Joly
Archbishop Urges Prayers For Finland
London December 27 1940 AP The Archbishop of Canterbury urged Britons to pray for Finland in church services on December 31 in a special remembrance of Finland and its brave people in their hour of trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canterbury
Britain
Finland
London Times
Britain Plans Huge Field Of Mines Off Coast
London reports Britain will lay a 500 mile coastal minefield from the Orkneys to the Straits of Dover. The belt 30 to 40 miles wide and about eight miles offshore aims to shield ships and deter German mining while protecting warships from submarines. More than 200,000 mines expected. existing belts already guard Thames Estuary and Dover Straits.
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London
Britain
Orkney Islands
Straits of Dover
Admiralty
North Sea
Thames Estuary
Flamborough Head
Hull
England
Denmark
Netherlands
Sylt
Helgoland Bight
Laxhaven
Wilhelmshaven
Bremerhaven
Germany
Jutland
Jap Cabinet May Fall Casts Shadow Over Power
Tokyo AP report states Premier Nobuyuke Abe received a 250 signatory resolution from 463 lawmakers urging serious cabinet reconsideration of remaining in power. The move, led by younger representatives, lacks official party endorsement and no parliamentary action. Observers tied fate to U S response on reopening the Yangtze trade to Nanking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Nobuyuke Abe
House of Representatives
United States
Yangtze River
Nanking
Second Concord Garage Robbed
Thieves entered the O. K. Garage in Concord and stole a vending machine and an undetermined amount of money. Police noted that the prior night another garage break in yielded a 400 pound safe and about $3200 in money and checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
O. K
Biraess
Epping Couple Married 48 Years
Epping Dec 27 Mr and Mrs James F Brown Sr marked their 48th wedding anniversary with children Maurice F Brown Jr and family and Mrs Richard Piper and family sending roses and cards. State Trooper James F Brown Jr unable to attend due to a week’s vacation. Refreshments and a wedding cake were served with many relatives from Rochester attending as out of town guests.
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James F. Brown
Maurice F. Brown
Richard
Piper
Brown
State Troopers Transfer Between Districts Update
State Trooper John Scannell of Manchester was transferred to the Lafayette road district today. He will reside in Hampton. Trooper Douglas Philbrook of Hampton begins patrol duty in the Nashua district after months in the local district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scannell
Manchester
Lafayette Road
Hampton
Douglas Philbrook
Nashua
Seven Are Driven Out By Kensington Fire
A two story duplex on Moulton's Ridge road near the village was destroyed by fire in biting cold, forcing seven people from the residence. The Tyrel family and Beanes fled with few personal effects as volunteers and Exeter firefighters saved nearby farm buildings from wind-driven sparks. Loss estimated at $5,000 with partial insurance. Firemen drew water from a fire well on the property to combat the flames.
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Moulton's Ridge
Exeter Fire Department
William B. Tyrel
William O. Beane
Tyrel
Death Ends Career Of Oil Millionaire Doherty
Henry L. Doherty, 68, founder and head of Cities Service Company, died in Temple University Hospital of bronchial pneumonia. His wife Grace and executive VP W. A. Jones were at his bedside. Doherty had long battled arthritis and was undergoing treatment.
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Philadelphia
Henry L. Doherty
Farfling Cities Service Company
Temple University Hospital
Grace Doherty
W. A. Jones
Cities Service
Doherty
Charles Leonard Brown
Moscow Rushes More Troops To Halt Finnish Gains
Copenhagen reports 390000 Red Army troops massed to counter Finnish advances as 4000 Russians reportedly die in Arctic fighting over the past three days. Stalin linked leadership noted. observers expect renewed drives to split Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Copenhagen
Joseph Stalin
Finland
Roosevelt invites religious leaders for peace talks at White House
President Roosevelt announced plans to meet with Dr. George A. Buttrick and Rabbi Cyrus Adler at the White House about ongoing peace efforts. Myron Taylor was invited as a potential Vatican peace emissary, with Taylor to depart for Rome in weeks to head the International Committee on Refugees. Roosevelt noted no definite message to the Pope and commented on Italy cooperating with Vatican efforts for world peace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
George A. Buttrick
Federal Council of Churches [of Christ In America
Cyrus Adler
Jewish ‘Theological Seminary
Pius XII
Myron ’. ‘Taylor
Vatican
Taylor
International Committee On Refugees
Stock Market Drops Lower in Year-End Trading
New York December 27 AP reports the stock market slid in moder ately active trading with fractions to 2 or more points losses. Declines were led by steels and rails despite favorable stats in the district. Bonds retreated with stocks as rubbers, mail orders and several industries fell. Major decliners included Bethlehem Steel US Steel GM Chrysler US Rubber Sears Roebuck and others.
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New York
Financial
Hethlehem Steel
U.S. Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
United Aircraft
Western Union
Kennecott Copper
New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Westinghouse
Union Carbide
U.S. Gypsum
Cities Service
Creole Petroleum
Lake Shore Mines
Bombing raids hit Tampere and other Finnish cities
Helsinki reports Russian air force strikes on Tampere, Tudlen, Viipuri, and other towns. One dead and one injured in Tampere as about 50 bombs fall in a second raid. Helsinki alarm and partial blackout, with limited damage and no clear bombings in the capital. Soviet and Japanese talks on a demarcation line resume in Harbin, with recon flights noted and a Berlin-Moscow air link to resume in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Tampere
Tudlen
Abo
Viipuri
Hameenlinna
Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Japan
Harbin
Manchoukuo
Chita
Siberia
Berlin
Jannuary
Cambridge Censorship Would Ban Use Of Lenins
Cambridge Massachusetts city actions seek to censor printed matter by banning the word Lenin and renaming Leningrad to St Petersburg. City officials claim steps against communism while legal experts question authority and press freedom. Mayor Lyons deflects comment as councilman Sullivan defends motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Lenin
Mass
Richard C. Fvarts
Leningrad
Harvard
Evarts
St. Petersburg
Sullivan
Lyons
Mike
Fire damages top floor of St. Anne's Orphanage
Worcester Massachusetts December 27 AP fire caused about $10 000 damage to the top floor of the four story main building on Granite street at about 1 am The 25 children remaining at the orphanage were not in the building which includes classrooms for lower grades and a dining hall A Sister of Charity discovered the fire and escaped unharmed sending an alarm
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Worcester
Mass
St. Anne's Orphanage
Granite Street
Sisters of Charity
Concord Woman Injured in Boston Road Crash
Mrs. Alice Wiggin 84 of Concord New Hampshire mother of Rohl B Wiggin vice president of the National Shawmut Bank of Boston was seriously injured when an automobile driven by her daughter in law crashed into a pole on the Boston road Both women were taken to Lowell General Hospital with concussion contusions and leg injuries.
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Chelmsford
Massa
Alice Wiggin
Concord
N. H
Rohl B. Wiggin
National Shawmut Bank of Boston
Boston
Lowell General Hospital
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