Russian Front Advances and Finnish Peace Proposals
In late December reports describe the largest Russian push near Petsamo rolling back with heavy losses. Western Front quiets with snow and limited patrols east of the Moselle and no major air warfare. London broadcasts peace talks offering Finnish truce terms, including return of Karelia to Finland and paid holidays for Finnish workers, as a coastal storm and earthquake chaos devastate communities and trigger a large relief effort.
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Petsamo
Paris
Moselle
London
Karelian
Finland
Turkeys Horrific Winter Tragedy Shocks Nation
Terrible winter disaster in Turkey causes mass panic and self harm as people seek shelter from ruins of mosques. Minarets loom over sleeping towns while survivors perish in snow and fields in temperatures down to 22 degrees below zero. Firefighters struggle to extinguish fires burning across villages as soldiers are ordered to shoot looters on sight. Entire villages lie buried.
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Turkey
Catholic U To Get Wild West Greeting
Catholic University football faces Arizona State College in the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas. The team arrives 6 30 a m with a wild west welcome planned by El Paso Rancheros in cowboy dress. Players ride stagecoaches from the station and stay at the College of Mines dormitory. Arizona State arrives Sunday morning and the Sun Bowl is nearly sold out.
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EL Paso
Tex
Catholic University
Arizona State College
el Paso Rancheros
College of Mines
Arizona
Reading Michigan youth charged after shooting incident
A Reading Michigan incident involved Edith Balcom 18 recovering from a gunshot. Richard Valentine 18 a prep school football player reportedly fired at the secretary after a date rejection. Police say no charges were filed.
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Icted Aing
Edith Balcom
Richard Valentine
Reading
Mich
Wis
Buick sales jump in December first 10 days
Flint Michigan December 29 Buick Motor Company today reported domestic retail deliveries in the first 10 days of December totaling 7818 units, up from 5988 last year. Year to date US retail sales reach 204764, up 47968 from 156706, signaling over 200000 annual domestic volume for Buick for 1938.
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Flint
Mich
W. F. Hufstader
Buick
United States
New Mexico Production Credit Meetings Set for Jan Feb
Members of five New Mexico production credit associations will hear officer reports on six years of progress at the 1940 annual meetings to be held January 27 in Clovis January 29 in Roswell January 31 in Las Cruces February 2 in Albuquerque and February 5 in Springer. The associations have extended roughly 26 million in production loans to farmers and ranchmen over six years while the 41 Farm Credit District associations across New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas and Colorado have issued about 120 million in short term credit. Each member is a stockholder and has a voice in association affairs with loans offered on budget balances drawn as needed at low interest charged only for actual days of use.
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New Mexico
Production Credit Corporation of
Roosevelt Jr and Mrs Roosevelt Injured in Virginia Auto Crash
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr with his wife Ethel DuPont were injured in a foggy early morning crash near Paris Virginia. They suffered head lacerations and were taken to Winchester hospital while the Governor and Polish officials attended a fundraiser at the Gilpin estate near Boyce. The car struck a truck on the slick road between 5 and 6 a m eastern time.
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Berry’s Ferry
Clarke County
Scaleby
Kenneth Gilpin
Boyce
Washington
Northern Virginia
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Ethel DuPont
Winchester
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Paris
Ten Thousand Dollars Gold Hidden Near Taos Legend
Albuquerque reporter B C Hernandez recalls a tale of Padre Ambrosio Lucero near Taos who allegedly buried ten thousand dollars in gold on his ranch sixty years ago. The gold has never been found and treasure seekers continue to search, hoping for a new year of digging.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Hollywood Bowl
Padre Ambrosio Lucero
Taos
B. C. Hernandez
New Mexico Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission
Hernandez
Pueblo
Colorado
Lucero
Padre Lucero
Coronado
Lucero Ranch
Eunice cafe man held for murder
Hobbs December 29 assistant district attorney J O Walton said murder charges would be filed against Henry Thompson operator of Eunice Chinese cafe. Thompson is held on a $1000 bond in the shooting death of L C Butler roustabout who died of wounds received Christmas day in an alleged cafe altercation. Funeral services for Butler, an oil field worker, are set for today at 2 36.
Quints Guardian Dafoe to Retire as Ontario Guardianship
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe plans retirement from guardianship of the Dionne quintuplets while remaining the children's personal physician. Premier Hepburn notes the decision rests with Dafoe, with Dionne guardians J A Valin and Percy Wilson and business manager Keith Munro commenting on moves. Final welfare remains with Ontario government. potential move to leave nursery and live with parents undecided.
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Mitchell Hepburn
St. Thomas
J. A. Valin
Percy Wilson
Keith Munro
Dr. Dafoe
Hepburn
Miami Beach
Fla
Arthur Slaght
Allan Roy Dafoe
Slaght
Dafoe
Demand Changes in Wagner Act Debated in Congress
Congress faces three sets of proposed changes to the Wagner labor relations act with debates likely this session. Bills seek to curb strike rights, impose penalties, and reform administration amid AFL CIO disputes. A five-man board may replace the current three. wage hour amendments focus on agricultural exemptions and processing limits.
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House
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
CIO
AFL
Ramspeck
Georgia
House Labor Committee
J. Warren Madden
Edwin S. Smith
Governor Mills Will Leave Decision to Judgment
Gov. Miles Willwilling to leave the decision up to their judgment. In the mean time, we are going ahead with our plans for the next three years as though the question had never been raised. The governor spoke in a fireside chat from the mansion. He cited the principle of the greatest number and reflected on his tenure and future plans. He praised support from key lawmakers and outlined highway programs, savings, and a merit system. He projected completion of several highway gaps next summer and noted the state’s favorable financial condition and rising tourist business.
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Hatch
Chavez
Dempsey
Highway Department
Clovis
Las Cruces
U.S. 285
Colorado Line
U. S. 64
Santa Fe
Taos
Republicans plan early publicity campaign as 1929 traffic data cited
A political brief notes Republicans may start a publicity push between January and February, with signals about issue focus and fundraising. It cites a $655,000 deficit from prior campaigns being addressed by individual donations up to $1,000, a pre-convention funding drive, and expected emphasis on eastern and midwestern states for electoral votes. Federal approval was granted for a Hobbs paving project costing $163,663 on up to 150 blocks.
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East
Middle West
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
HOBBS
Norway and Finland Lie in Shadow of War
The article discusses Sweden and Norway's neutrality amid rising tensions with Russia and Germany. It warns that ongoing aid to Finland risks provoking German retaliation, potentially drawing Sweden and Norway into a broader Anglo-French alignment against the Nazis. Keywords include Sweden Norway Finland Russia Germany England France.
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Sweden
Norway
Finland
Germany
Foreign Office
England
France
Russia
Europe
Dallas Writer Forges Path to New York Success
Margaret Cousins of Dallas rose from a Texas childhood to live in New York. She penned fiction, joined Good Housekeeping, and created Words Without Music in January. Her stories attracted Pictorial Review, and she remains on the Good Housekeeping staff crafting tender tales from real life.
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Texas
Singer
Manhattan
Margaret Cousins
Dallas
University of Texas
Good Housekeeping
Pictorial Review
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Ested
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