Meet The Business Leader Who Sells Peace To Europe
Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt’s Vatican representative, moves from industry and charity to lead diplomacy with Europe. A Quaker-turned businessman, he bridged labor and management, backed by wealth and clubs, now aims to persuade nations toward peace by using a businesslike, persuasive approach learned at Evian and shaped on Millionaire’s Row.
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Vatican
Myron C. Taylor
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Europe
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France
Jackson to Leave Scioto Division Post
Jackson to assume superintendency of the Pocahontas division from Scioto with offices in Bluefield W Va. O M Dawson moves to succeed Jackson as Pocahontas superintendent. The exchange places Jackson in Bluefield and Dawson in Roanoke. previous Scioto chief C H Tabor moved upward earlier.
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Nor& Western Railway
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O. M. Dawson
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Onefield
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Roanoke
Hunt for Funds to Help Athens Needy Says Relief at Hand
State and Athens officials set figures for relief financing after a three day probe. They discussed requests to President Roosevelt for soup kitchens as the only hopeful solution amid claims of no local relief funds. County commissioners and auditors from the welfare department met to outline a plan.
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Associated Press
Athens
State
Roosevelt
State Welfare Department
Wife of local physician dies in auto crash
Mrs Georgia Jordan 63, wife of Dr J D Jordan 68 of 1661 11th street, died after a Christmas visit in Atlanta when their car skidded on a curve near Dalton Georgia. He sustained a broken arm and head bruises. Mrs Jordan had for two years suffered arthritis and used a wheelchair. The couple had lived in Portsmouth after earlier ties to Cincinnati and Newport. Burial will be at Green Lawn after body is moved from Richards' funeral home.
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Georgia Jordan
J. D. Jordan
11Th Street
Manly Methodist Church
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Joseph Spencer
William Locke
Frank Locke
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Richards’ Funeral
Greenlawn
Two Accused in Robbery in Cleveland Case
John Evenden aged 21 and Mrs. Margaret Kominarek aged 46 were charged with robbery of Frank G. Jones Cleveland relief commissioner who was beaten and left on a lonely road.
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John Evenden
Margaret Kominarek
Frank G. Jones
President's Son and Wife Injured in car crash
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and his wife suffered facial lacerations and bruises when their car struck a parked truck 23 miles east of Winchester while en route from a Virginia party to Washington. They were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. The couple attended a Scaleby estate party near Boyce Virginia hosted by Kenneth N Gilpin.
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Virginia
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Charlottes
New Deal Hopes for Deficit Cut
The Washington Denton administration seeks a stronger year for business to raise revenue and reduce the federal deficit. Economists expect 1940 to be better than any year since 1929, though consumption lags production. The Roosevelt idea suggests a balanced budget as national income nears 80 billion, with deficits stemming from deliberate spending to spur activity.
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Britain Enacts New Rationing For Sugar And Meat
Britain imposes added rationing on sugar and all kinds of meat amid shortages for 45 million people. A government monopoly will control imports and domestic slaughter, with distribution centralized. Sugar limited to 12 ounces weekly per person starting Jan 8, Butter 4 ounces, Bacon and ham cut to 4 ounces, and meat overall rationing to follow, aligning with enemy quotas.
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United Kingdom
Great Britain
Dafoe to step out as guardian of Dionne quints
Miami Beach Fla Dec 29 Arthur Slaght attorney to Dr Allen Roy Dafoe confirmed reports that the famous little doctor will retire from his guardianship of the Dionne quintuplets. Slaght said Dafoe will continue as personal physician to the children.
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Peace proposals offered Finns in broadcast from London
London listeners reported a Russian broadcast to Finland promising a truce. If peace, the Karelian area would be returned to Finland, Finnish workers would get paid holidays, and large estates would be liquidated. Finnish circles in London dismissed the proposals as ridiculous, noting Finns already have holidays and that most land is peasant owned.
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Finland
Moscow
Russian Plane Raiders Smash At Rail Centers
Associated Press report from Helsinki notes renewed Soviet air attacks on Finnish railway junctions Hyvinkaa Rishimaki and aa. Dispatches from the Salla sector report a new Russian assault at Finland’s narrow Arctic frontier, with terrain confusion hampering artillery.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
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Russia
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Finland
Red
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Rishimaki
Rus- Murmansk
Salla
Stockholm
Arctic Circle
Russians Install New General in Leningrad District
Report says General G M Stern, Soviet hero of far eastern fighting against Japan, named commander of the Leningrad military district base for operations against Finland. General K A Meretskoff was recalled December 22 for failure to defeat the Finns and replaced.
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Japan
Leningrad
Finland
K. A. Meretskoff
Falls In Car's Path Mansfield
Mrs Minnie Hershey aged 65 died after slipping on ice on U S Route 42 and stepping into traffic in front of her home one mile south of Mansfield yesterday authorities said.
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Minnie Hershey
Here
Germany develops Fischer Tropsch coal fats factory
Germany pursues synthetic fats via the Fischer Tropsch process to convert coal into industrial fats and soaps while saving natural fats for food. Since last midsummer large scale production began, with annual industrial fat demand around 230,088 tons. coal fat costs about twice natural fats.
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Lange
Bi Secae
Germany
Tata
British battleship torpedoed by German submarine
London reports the admiralty announced a German submarine attacked a British battleship. Three men were killed and some damage noted. Officials offered few details. The Queen Elizabeth class ships, including Queen Elizabeth Warspite Valiant Barham and Malaya, are described as prewar constructions with 15 inch main guns.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Scotland
Jutland
Warspite
Valiant
Barham
Malaya
Roosevelt names Bell for treasury undersecretary
President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the nomination of Daniel W. Bell former acting budget director to the vacant post of undersecretary of the treasury. Bell currently serves as an assistant to the secretary of the treasury and had been reluctant to give up civil service status. Roosevelt said Congress will receive the nomination when it assembles.
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Roosevelt
Daniel W. Bell
the Treasury
Senate
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Bell
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S. Checks Espionage Efforts
United States authorities report actions aimed at curbing espionage activities amid growing security concerns. Officials declined to name targets or specific methods, but indicated ongoing investigations and increased counterintelligence measures. The statement came as part of a broad public briefing on national security.
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J. P. Morgan
Chai of. v. &. Ured
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New York
Long Island
Italy
Long Island Sound
Metropolitan Opera
Anatolia Earthquake Toll Might Reach Fifty Thousand
Dispatches from Ankara report a mounting death toll as a massive quake devastates Anatolia. Relief trains deliver food and medicine while blizzards and broken lines hinder aid. Erzincan province bears the heaviest losses, with tens of thousands dead or wounded and looting to be stopped under martial law.
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