Floods in Turkey From Quake Killer Kill Two Dozen
Turbulent floods and aftershocks in quake stricken Turkey cause extensive damage. Officials estimate thousands dead or homeless as rivers surge toward the Sea of Marmora. Villages in the Smyrna region and near Adrianople suffer widespread destruction amid disrupted communications and shipping losses.
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Karadjabay
Smyrna
Aegean
Turkey
Adrianople
Bueas
Kamalpashe
Symrna
Turktaly Naval Base
Bruise
Black Sea
Negro Still First in New York Court
In New York on January 2 1940 the 32 year old Nelson Thompson faced a string of arrests starting January 1 for assault felonious assault and stabbing his wife. The report notes Thompsons repeated early year encounters with the legal system marking a grim pattern.
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New York
P—otis ‘Thompson
Thompson
Saddle and harness stolen at Berry ranch
Mrs. L C Berry of East Woodlawn avenue reported to the sheriff the burglary at her country home 12 miles from town on Pleasanton road. Thieves entered Sunday night and took a quantity of saddles and harness, with Deputy Sheriff Frank Matthews investigating.
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Wood-lawn Avenue
Sheriff's Office
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Frank Matthews
Hitler's Blonde Friend Unity Freyman-Mitford Missing
London reports the fate of Unity Valkyrie Freyman-Mitford, once Adolf Hitler's admirer, as her whereabouts remain unknown after a Munich illness and a reported accident. Her father Lord Redesdale waits at a Channel port for word, while German authorities claim she is recovering in Munich and enjoying life in Munich. Unity's sister Digna is married to Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union.
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Yully Valkyrie
Freyman-Mitford
Adolf Htler
Germany
Logan
Lord Redesdale
Channel
Paseist
Munich
Redesdale
Unity
Ered
Murich
Af Hiner
Berchtesgaden
Hiller
Londin News Chronieleve
Digna
Oswald Mossey
Unio of Fascists
The
British Union
Plane Lands Upside Down Near New Alexandria Pa
A small monoplane skidded and landed belly up in a snow covered field near New Alexandria Pennsylvania. Lieut Dwight Johnson bailed out with a parachute before the crash and landed five miles away. Lieut Stanley Stewart, who initially planned to jump, brought the plane down without injuries as strong headwinds depleted fuel after midnight on a mission from West Pokuntchituys with refueling planned in Cleveland.
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Alexandria
Dan
Pennsylvania
Tony
Ofeiccy
Dwight
Johnson
Cage
Stantley Stewart
Kalamazoo
Cleveland
China reports wartime losses and army size details
A Chungking dispatch cites a Chinese wing spokesman claiming Japan's total losses in two and a half years near 1,964,400, with about 505,760 killed or wounded and the rest dying of disease or other causes. He estimates Japan fields 1,680,000 officers and men across 49 divisions and other units, while noting reduced agricultural yield and a 857,000 ton shortage. Tokyo reports mention Japan planning to buy over 1,009,900 tons of rice.
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Chungking
Japan
Sioures
China
Tokyo
Britain’s Yangtze Flotilla Reduced in War Mobilization
SHANGHAI Jan 2 British authorities announced that Great Britain’s Yangtze river flotilla, 12 gunboats at the outbreak of the European war, will be reduced to three. Three gunboats above Mankow to be laid up. five withdrawn in October and three in December. One boat at Chungking and two at Shanghai remain on leave.
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Great Britain
Yangene
Ien
European War Service
Mankow
Chungking
Mentholatum Promises Relief for Congested Noses
An ad touts Mentholatum as a gentle, economical remedy for nasal congestion. It claims to break up mucus ease breathing and reduce sniffling sneezing swelling and redness, encouraging readers to use Mentholatum for discomforts from colds.
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Marcus
Returns to Stage in Chicago Censorship Clash
John L. Lewis and the union were at the center of controversy as James G. Petrie objected to G I O propaganda use. George White restored a short skit involving Lewis, with the impresario saying theater managers approved the change and claimed the show as his. Petrilla was in Miami when censorship was lifted.
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Chicago
John L. Lewis
James G. Petrie
A. PL. Musicians Union
G. I.0
George White
Lewis
Japanese Warned to Be on Alert
Gen. Shunroku Hata, Japanese war minister, sent a New Year message urging vigilance and full preparation for any situation. He warned of a growing European crisis and said Japan must be ready to meet it, stating the army remains determined to fulfill its duty in the China affair and world situation.
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Tokio
Shunroku Hata
Japan
China
United States Troop Maneuvers Prompt Big Military Outlay
A newly disclosed government estimate details a peacetime U.S. troop maneuver program costing over 26 million dollars. Plans include moving 6000 stream lined units to southern posts and purchasing more than 12 000 motor trucks among other outlays, with total defense funding nearing 973 million for the current year.
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Juli
United States
South
Ane Weat
Uermeney
Rongevely
Congress
Homg
Awly Department
England calls 1 000 000 more men
King George VI issues a proclamation calling roughly two million additional Britons aged 19 to 27 to register, expanding the potential army to at least 3.5 million. The mobilization aims for end of year deployment, with colonies not included, and notes Canada’s First Division presence and the need for officers to train new recruits.
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London
George VI
Ealers
Sandringham
Dominions
France
Ottawa
England
Sandhurat
Woelwrch
Poll tax receipt stamping and supply details emerge
County Commissioners delivered poll tax receipt books stamped with precinct numbers and held 22 clerks on extended shifts to prepare for tax office opening, with highway patrols guarding against tampering. Exemption certificates and blank receipt books were issued. a San Antonio exemption policy was noted. The piece also notes Dr. Walther Funk accusing Britain of hoarding raw materials to influence postwar prices.
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Benay County
Aeciston
San Antonio
Afsduys
Eady Poll Tx
Cour
George P. Drake
Utx
Funk
Britain
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Gentiny
Jen
Walther Munk
Reichsbank
Tte
Nreaty
Uruguay Plans Beaching Of Interned German Ship Tacoma
Montevideo reports Uruguayan officials plan to move the interned German freighter Tacoma toward a dock near the breakwater within two days as a purported ultimate destination. A naval guard remains aboard, engines slowed, and radio gear dismantled to prevent escape while authorities decide on the ship’s fate amid wartime tensions.
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Portigbout Las Valles
Tresma
Alfredo Gaunt
Tacoma
Mithi
Graf Sper
Graf Spee
Refrigeration Study Planned for Municipal Market Building
Consulting engineer Hang Helland Tuendy began a study of refrigeration equipment in the old municipal market house to determine advisability of installing new machinery. If the cost of the work would not warrant the improvements, further action would be withheld.
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Oty
Hang Helland Tuendy
Minzkr
Nazis Impress ER prisoner in Boston interview
German born Milwaukee salesman Ernst Brost, who spent months in a Nazi concentration camp, says he believes Germany will win the war if the United States and Italy stay neutral. He recalls prewar German submarines and planes, notes shortages in fats and oils, and describes his wartime experiences and citizenship in 1930. He returned home in January after Heidelberg tavern arguments and a camp stay. Park Commissioner Henry Fein.
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Germatt
Germany
Maly
Russia
Baltic States
Ernst
Palley
Tie
Munwhei
Tral
Ural
Sinhough
Sluggers of Out It Sluggers Out It
MOBILE Alabama July 2. A search launched for two foreign appearing assailants who attacked Strickland during a New Year's Eve nightclub incident. Strickland collapsed from a severe heart pain and was hospitalized after being struck between the eyes. His companions blamed a sudden fight sparked by a unidentified woman asking for a cigarette. Police described the scene and noted the assailants fled outside.
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Mee
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Etrick
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Wwe
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