All Europe In Fear A General War Looms In Arctic Clash
The article reports a rising fear across Europe of a wider war as Soviet offensives press the Finns on the Karelian Isthmus and near Lake Ladoga. Churchill urges neutrals to aid Finland, warning that a Russian victory could usher in a new dark era.
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Associated Press
Europe
Arctic
Finland
Karelian Isthmus
Lake
Ladoga
Republic
Russia
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Churchill
Anglo French Warning Over Romanian Oil Plan
Britain and France warned Romania that forcing oil firms to supply oil to Germany could trigger grave complications. Romania's decree creates a national petroleum commission with power to control production refining and export and to seize non compliant companies. The move appears influenced by German pressure to secure more oil.
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Bucharest
Britain
France
Rumania
Germany
National Petroleum Commission
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Cold Wave Slams Southern Texas and Rio Grande Citrus
Dallas records a zero degree day as Texas freezes southward with the Rio Grande Valley citrus crop valued at 7 million dollars at risk. Snow and subfreezing temperatures halt travel, suspend Fort Benning maneuvers, and chill Midwest and Chicago forecasts. Local schools close in Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Dixie
Rio Grande Valley
Mississippi
Atlanta
Ft. Benning
North Central States
Chicago
C. A. Donnell
MacKenzie Basin
Canada
Dallas
Texas
Brownsville
Weather forecast across four states brings cold air and snow
Weather forecast notes increasing cold with snow in New Mexico mountains tonight and Wednesday and warmer conditions in the extreme west. Colorado partly cloudy with snow flurries in the north and colder northeast. Arizona cloudy with rain or snow in mountains tonight and Wednesday. West Texas partly cloudy with small temperature changes and warmth in the extreme west tonight and southwest Wednesday.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Morgenthau Pushes Debt Limit To Fifty Billion
Secretary Morgenthau told the House Appropriations Committee that the federal debt limit should rise to 50 billion dollars and the budget be balanced by cutting expenditures and raising taxes. He said no specific tax plan could be named yet and noted no danger if Congress raises the limit gradually from 45 billion.
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Congress
Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Missing In Burning Of An Italian Liner
Genoa Italy January 23 Survivors of the Italian liner Orazio describe a badly burned Peruvian mother leaping from the blazing ship leaving her baby aboard and many of about 70 missing dying of exposure. Conte Biancamano and Colombo brought 500 survivors to port with about half injured. Explosion likely preceded the blaze but exact location unknown. Seven ambulances took the severely injured to hospitals as others perished from exposure after lifeboat transfers.
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Genoa
Italy
Orazio
Conte Biancamano
Colombo
Kiwanis Club in Roswell marks 25th and 20th anniversaries
Roswell Kiwanians observed the Kiwanis International 25th anniversary and Roswell club's 20th at a weekly luncheon. H. O. Hodson gave the principal talk Looking Forward, with tribute to charter members Ben Ginsberg and H. O. DeShurley. President James E. Patterson introduced past presidents and Paul Wilmot announced the President's Birthday Ball to raise funds for infantile paralysis.
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Kiwanis International
Roswell Kiwanis Club
Roswell Kiwanians
H. O. Hodson
Paul H. Deaton
Ben Ginsberg
H. O. DeShurley
Bennett O. Knudson
Kiwanis Magazine
James E. Patterson
Roswell Club
B. B. Ginsberg
J. B. Savage
O. M. Wallace
Ned Revelle
Paul Wilmot
W. N. Worthington
C. M. Ejiffert
Lake J. Frazier
Lee
Nickson
Cahoon Armory
Doctor Sankey Delivers Short Quadruplets in Nauvoo
Dr. H. J. Sankey, smiling proudly, delivered the Short quadruplets Faith Hope Charity and Franklin of Nauvoo Alabama.
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H. J. Sankey
Faith
Hope, Charity
Franklin
Nauvoo
Ala
Bank Bandit in Kansas Slain by City Marshal
An unidentified 25 year old robber hoisted Rushton State Bank then moved to Claflin eight miles away. He forced employees into the vault and stole about 1800 dollars before fleeing by coupe. Fred Adams, Claflin city marshal, fired three shots as the bandit tried to escape and the man dropped dead at the curb.
Browder Sentenced to Four Years in U S Prison
Earl Browder, American Communist leader, convicted on passport fraud charges after a four-day trial. He received four years in prison and a $2,000 fine, while bail was set at $7,500 pending bond approval on appeal. He later addressed a Lenin Memorial rally at Madison Square Garden calling the verdict part of a federal drive against civil rights.
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New York
Earl Browder
Browder
Kansas
Britain Probed Over Sea Blockade Delays To U S Ships
The United States and Japan protested Britain’s Mediterranean blockade and questioned its legality of hindering neutral cargo. Cordell Hull filed a formal note criticizing discriminatory treatment and delays, citing American ships detained at Gibraltar averaging 12.4 days versus Italian ships. The British spokesman cited Examalia and other cases, attributing delays to shipowners withholding cargo details.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Europe
State Department
Mediterranean
Britain
Gibraltar
British
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Cordell Hull
Lord Lothian
Committee Named On War Materials
The White House announced the formation by President Roosevelt of a special government committee to prevent conflicts over purchases of American military and naval supplies by foreign governments. Presidential secretary Stephen T. Early said the panel protects U S interests by avoiding clashes with American market needs. named member Captain Harry E Collins leads procurement.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
United States
Harry E. Collins
West urges fight against extending reciprocal trade pacts
R C Rich of Burley Idaho, president of the National Wool Growers Association, opened the 75th annual convention in Casper urging western farmers to press representatives to oppose extending reciprocal trade agreements. He warned of an Interior Department push for new national parks and a move to shift the forest service from agriculture, stressing grazing and land-use concerns.
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Casper
Wyo
R. C. Rich
Burley
Idaho
National Wool Growers Association
Rich
Head
Farm Credit Administration
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Dies Committee Extends Un American Activities Probe
The House voted 345 to 21 to continue the Dies Committee’s investigation of un American activities for another year. Debate accused the panel of spreading fear yet praised its inquiries into subversive groups. No funds were approved. financing to be addressed later after totaling $125,000 already received.
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Washington
House
Dies
America
Rep. Sabath
D-Ill
Oil tied up with silver buying in Mexico City
Silence today cloaked the U S trip of Finance Minister Eduardo Suarez after a conference with President Cardenas. Reports say Suarez returned from Washington and New York with pessimistic news on the continued American silver purchase policy and the oil expropriation dispute involving major U S companies remains deadlocked.
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Mexico City
United States
Eduardo Suarez
Cardenas
Suarez
Washington
New York
Mexico
Mexico's First Oil Tanker To Sail From Tampico
The Cerro Azul, Mexico's 10 000 ton government tanker, was prepared for its first petroleum shipment under the Mexican flag. It is to sail within Pan American waters for now due to the European war. Purchased for 700000 dollars in Mobile Alabama, the ship's destination was undisclosed.
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Tampico
Mexico
Government Oil Administration
Mobile
Alabama
New Fire Truck Arrival Date Set for Roswell
The city will receive a 1940 model 750 gallon triple combination pumper from General Fire Truck Corporation of Detroit. Roswell officials note the unit surpasses expectations and will be ready by the weekend, with fire chief Rue Chrisman coordinating delivery to the City.
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General Fire Truck Corporation of Detroit
Roswell Auto Company
Roswell
Rue Chrisman
L. A. Barley
Moun
Lewis Attacks McNutt at UMWA Convention in Columbus
John L. Lewis accused Paul V. McNutt of plotting to win the presidency with help from a "motley crew of two per cent bagmen" as he opened the United Mine Workers of America convention. He recalled oppressive labor laws and mine workers displaced by strikebreakers, likening McNutt to a king's envoy who sent troops to protect others' jobs.
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Columbus
John L. Lewis
Paul V. McNutt
United States
CIO
United Mine Workers of America
McNutt
Lewis
England
Weather report notes rain snow across Texas and westward
Additional rain and snow have fallen in Texas and eastward, heaviest in coastal districts. Clearing follows in Texas. Cloudy conditions cover the region between the Rockies and Pacific with light snow in the northern states and Mississippi Valley south to Arkansas and Tennessee. Low temperatures prevail, including subzero readings in northern mountains and plains and a hard freeze to the Gulf coast. Fair weather expected in Pecos Valley tonight and Wednesday with slight warming. Travel from Roswell mostly clear except west of Continental Divide.
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Texas
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Tennessee
Plains
Colorado
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Galveston
Brownsville
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Continental Divided Weather Bureau
Annual Bull Sale To Be Held Here Friday
The 9th annual sale of the Eastern New Mexico Hereford Breeders Association features the best offering of registered Hereford bulls in New Mexico. The event takes place Friday at 1 30 p m in the bull barn at the fairgrounds with an enclosed, well heated venue and enlarged seating to accommodate a large rancher crowd.
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New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico Hereford Breeders Association
Fairgrounds
Roswell Chamber names 1940 committees
Ross L. Malone Jr newly elected Roswell Chamber of Commerce president names committees for 1940. Advertising and publicity chaired by Paul Wilmot with E Y Chambers Oscar Greene James Lee and Manuel Moseley. meeting Friday 10 a m. Membership chaired by H A Poorbaugh with ten associates. Budget chaired by Claude Hobbs with four members. School athletics chaired by Thomas J Hall with seven members meeting Thursday 2:30 p m. Special committee to advise on Referendum No 74 voting on NLRA: Powhatan Carter chair with three members. Other committees to be appointed soon.
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Ross L. Malone, Jr
Roswell
I. J. Marshall
H. G. Moberly
Fred Nelson
Ned Revelle
Claude Hobbs
W. E. Bondurant
L. T. Lewis
W. A. Losey
J. P. White
Thomas J. Hall
Fayette Davidson
B. B. Ginsberg
Curtis Hill
J. E. Patterson
Jim Rallis
G. T. Watts
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Helsinki
Lake Ladoga
Koliaanjoki
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Karelian
Commonunique
Kolaanjoki
Gay
Legation
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Red Sea
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Red Fleet
Kiroff
Helsingin Sanomat Today
Gulf of Finland
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