Finns plan counter drives as Karelia battles tide turns
Finnish forces report counter-attacks in Karelia after halting a Russian advance on the isthmus. A Finnish communique cites Russian losses including five tanks and multiple guns, while a Leningrad front report notes 63 to 66 miles of advance into Finland and seven miles on Lake Ladoga’s northern shore. Weather hindered air action and Finnish raids targeted Russian mechanized units and infantry.
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Finns Repel Red Offensive in Petsamo Region
Reported from Tornio Sweden on December 14 1944 that Finnish forces held east of Governors Koski in northern Finland. Finnish defenders conducted delaying actions burning buildings and removing livestock as Soviet troops advanced and abandoned sections, with claims of retaken positions and heavy Soviet losses.
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Unconfirmed Reports Claim Massive Soviet Force to Finland
Report says Russians may mobilize 1.5 million men and 3600 planes against Finland along a 1000 mile eastern frontier. Virginia Weidler is cast as Nin e Edison in Young Tom Edison with Mickey Rooney, portraying Thomas Edison’s younger sister.
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Nazi Soviet Treaty Ratified in Berlin
Berlin reports the German Soviet boundary and friendship treaty ratified today at the foreign office by Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Russian ambassador Alexander Shkhartzeff. The accord, initialed September 2, tightens relations between Germany and Russia.
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Duchess Warship Sunk After Collision Loss Reported
The Admiralty said the British destroyer Duchess collided with an unidentified warship and sank with about 149 dead. Only one officer and 22 sailors survived. The Duchess, completed 1933, fought earlier in aiding foreigners and suffered a prior collision in 1838.
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Keep Young Away London Urged
Prime Minister Chamberlain urged London parents not to bring children home from the country as Christians, warning that belligerent nations would deny the same yearning for peaceful family life. He said those pursuing ambition have caused global tragedy and that Christmas reminds Britain it fights to defend long standing ideals.
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British Ship Stuck Near Baton Rouge
The British Officer, an English tanker of 6820 tons, ran aground in the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge after a collision. Details are scarce from New Orleans steamship offices and it is unclear whether the ship struck an object or another vessel.
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S A Man Treated After Doctor's Attack
A San Antonio resident, 30 year old Fred Jacques of 515 East Commerce Street, was treated at Robert B Green Hospital on Thursday after being bitten by a dog. The incident left him bleeding and under medical care.
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Prominent Remedies Offered by Allenru for Neuritis Pain
Fragmentary advices claim Allenru elixirs relieve rheumatic neuritis with a “liquid-corts” product priced around 88 cents. The text mentions seek a doctor’s or pharmacist’s guidance and references a bottle obtainable in America, suggesting tonic or acid-based compounds as cures despite the garbled OCR.
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