Debates Over 1938 Loans Highlight State Parties
Harrisburg reports show Democrats owe about 65 693 with 40 000 from United Mine Workers and Senator Joseph F Guffey while Republicans list 182 477 in unpaid debts including 100 000 from Philadelphia National Bank and 5 750 from Farmers Deposit Bank The year ends with 252 534 receipts for Republicans and 89 393 for Democrats and a Republican balance of 5 322
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Democratic Committee
United Mine Workers of America
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Republican Committee
Joseph N. Pew, Jr
Pew
Philadelphia National Bank
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
Pittsburgh
Republican State Committee
David W. Harris
Philadelphia
Guffey
Thomas A. Dougherty
Allegheny
John L. Barrett
Thomas E. Scanlon
Luzerne
James Campion
Schuylkill
John P. Gownley
Herbert J. McGlinchey
John Malinowski
William H. Keller
The
Hundred Club of
S. Ferry Laucks
State Superior Court
Republican Finance Committee of
Pennsylvania
Lammont Dupont
Helen C. Frick
Robert W. Colley
John Flynn
Pennsylvania Manufacturer's Association
Joseph R. Grundy
Peter Co. Hess
Republican Finance Committee
Montgomery County
Joseph N. Pew
J. Howard Pew
Mabel Pew Myrin
Ethel Pew
Arthur M. Eastburn
Bucks County
Richard K. Mellon
W. L. Mellon
Paul Mellon
George Ladd
James F. Torrance
Torrance
Wellsburg City Hall Burns in Overnight Fire
Wellsburg West Virginia city hall destroyed by a three story fire that started in the clock tower. Chief Sam S. Nelzin estimated losses at 400000 with the 1893 brick building and 225000 original cost. lower floor stores including a radio shop suffered total stock loss of Christmas goods.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Sam S. Nelzin
Slain Nazi German Spy Mystery Shrouds New York
In New York a suggestion links Dr. Walter Engelberg, first secretary at the German consulate, to espionage. His beaten body was found at home as Deputy Medical Examiner M E Marten notes the case. FBI chief J Edgar Hoover leads an independent inquiry. Police search two men tied to nude photos found among Engelberg's effects.
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New York
Walter Richard Engelberg
M. E. Marten
Ingelberg
Jr. Bdar Hoover
Federal Bureaa of Investigation
Iquiry
Dr. Engelberg
Engelberg
Engsberg
Hitler
Mayors Wife Warms To City Budget With Savings
Philadelphia on December 7 reports an ordinance to appropriate 10 908 33 dollars to repay the widow of the late Mayor S Davis Wilson for salary he sacrificed as an economy move. Wilson deducted 3009 dollars annually from his 18000 dollar salary. His estate totals 50 dollars with foreclosure on his residence begun.
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Philadelphia
S. Davis Wilson
George Connell
Wilson
President Sees Himself as Popeye at Press Club Dinner
President Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the National Press Club founders dinner in Washington and depicted himself as Popeye the Sailor chomping spinach. The event featured naval themes, a Walter Karig cartoon, and humorous menu items like Neutrality Eggs in 16 inch shells.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Toniht
Popeye
National Press Club
Navy
Lhe Press Club
Edison
Hull
Walter Karig
Newark N. J
Evening News
Mr Roosevelt
Arthur Machten
Club
International News Service
Marvin McIntyre
Asheville
N. C
Santa Claus
Saint Nick
Edward E. Wilcox
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Wait for Hunger to Drive Out Winnie Judd
Phoenix reporters report detectives waited through nights for hunger to force Winnie Ruth Judd from hiding. The fugitive, confined to a state hospital since her escape in October, left a house with pilfered food and then again walked from the asylum ward. Deputy Roach said the lack of nourishment would likely compel her to surrender soon. Judd has spent six years in confinement since escaping the gallows after killing two women in 1931.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Liberty
State Hospital For
Ernest Roach
Winter Is Cutting Off Pike Work
Unfavorable winter weather is beginning to cut into operations on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County. Major Charles Elcock, chief resident engineer for the PWA, reports 2,019 men at work as of last Saturday, down from 2,183 the prior week, with man hours surpassing 2,000,000 for the first time. Payrolls remain high at $60,223, about 20 percent below last summer’s peak. Progress details show several contracts near completion while tunnels lag behind, with bridges and interchanges advancing at varying rates.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Charles Elcock
PWA
Elecock
Elcock
Connell
Laub
H. R. Dickens Co
Wills Church
Negro Mountain Cut
Connell and
Somerset
Hunkin-Conkey Construction Co
Laurel Hill
Somerset volunteers light up streets for Christmas
Somerset volunteers from the fire department, with merchants, completed a decade long drive to decorate the business district with red, green and yellow lights. The 40 foot community Christmas tree rises in the Diamond as lights brighten street standards for a holiday display tonight and through New Year’s.
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Somerset
Fascists reaffirm Rome Berlin military alliance at council
The Fascist grand council declared Italian German relations remain as established by the Rome Berlin alliance. Mussolini spoke long at the session while Ciano reviewed the international situation. The council said Italy will stay non belligerent to safeguard life and maritime traffic amid wartime strain.
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Berlin
Grand Council
Milan
Salzburg
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Europe
Mediterranean
Baltic
Carpathians
Danuban-Balkan
Italy
Great Britain
Hela
Diana
Joachim Riebentrop
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Germany
Poland
Britain
France
Imiy
Council
Count Ciano
Britain Defends Northeast Air Front Amid Naval Losses
British air forces repelled two German raiding attacks near the Firth of Forth and Rosyth base while the 209 ton navy trawler Washington was sunk by a mine with eight crew killed. Dutch ta jandoen torpedoed in the English Channel, and Norwegian losses include the Britta and Primula.
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London
Great Britain
Washington
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Edinburgh
Rosyth
Tol
Tajandeen
English Channel
West Indies
Neuer Netherlands
Britta
England
West Coat
Primula
North Sea
Reuters
Oslo
Snames
May Grimmer
Firth Ot Forth
Royal Air Force
Netherlands
East Indies
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
America
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Reds Block Finn Coast
The Danish ministry of commerce announced that Russia notified Finland’s coast would be blockaded starting noon tomorrow. Foreign ships may depart by noon Saturday. after that, waters are declared dangerous for shipping.
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Copenhagen
Danish Ministry of Commerce
Finland
Scandinavia Seeks Peace Through League of Nations Talks
The foreign ministers of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden met in Oslo to discuss four potential peace efforts via the League of Nations for Finland and Russia. They considered signaling impacts and urged no firm action beyond conciliatory moves. Attendees included Denmark's Peter Munch, Norway's Halvdan Koht, and Sweden's Eskil Sandler.
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Oslo
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
League of Nations
Finland
Russia
Thoru
Peter Munch
Halvdan Koht
Skal Sandler
Germany
Great Britain
France
Turks Tell Papen To Go
Ankara notes the Turkish press urges German ambassador Franz von Papen to leave over alleged Nazi propaganda. Reports say the government may recall him unless attacks are halted as media accuse Germans of inciting conflict with Russia. Deputy Hossein Djahad questions actions against Nazi influence.
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Ankara
Franz von Papen
Turkey
von Papen
Atck
Russia
Hossein Djahad
Tne
Moscow
Pravda
Rumian Oil On Nazi Credit Faces Romanian Resistance
Romania resists German demands for petroleum on credit as a Nazi mission presses for higher supplies. Premier Tatarescu's new government maintains opposition, citing needed cash sales to meet foreign debts and internal needs while army transport absorbs freight cars.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Tovay
George Tatarescu
Constantine Argetoianu
Moscow
French Beat Ort Nazis On Western Front
French infantry repelled German assaults along the northern front in No Man's Land and near Wissem bourg. French artillery and machine gun fire halted advances, then a daybreak counterattack pushed Germans back to their lines. Additional heavy fighting reported near Biene west of the Vosges.
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Paris
No-Man's-Land
de Savace
Wissembourg
Punt
Rhine
Germany
Rhine River
Biene
Vosges Mountains
Wissemburg
Ine High Command
Kim George
Lebrun
Daladier
Marie Gustave Gamelin
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Hgh
Maginot Line Doubled with Second Line Security
Paris dispatch reports Le Matin says the Maginot Line is now doubled with a second fortification system containing forts, casements, dugouts, and traps. Fortifications along the Belgian and Swiss frontiers are strengthened and protected by impregnable fortresses from the Jura to the North Sea, facing a potential assault.
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Paris
le Matin
Jura
North Sea
Maginot Line
Finns Leave Moscow on Train for Latvia
Finnish legation members in Moscow, cut off since the start of hostilities a week ago, departed by train for Latvia tonight leaving behind a strained diplomatic scene and limited contact with officials.
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Moscow
Latvia
Finnish and Russian clash on Karelia isthmus frontline
Finnish and Russian forces fought along the Karelian isthmus as Moscow press reports warned the Mannerheim Line could be breached. Heavy actions targeted Taipale, Sakkola, Uusikirkko while Finnish artillery claimed coastal batteries were unaffected.
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Helsinki
Karelian
Mannerheim
Mannerheim Line
Gakkola
Moulaa
Kuolema Lake
Lake of Death
Kivniemi
Santolay
Perkjarvi
Viipuri
Gulf of Finland
Taipale
Taipale River
Lake Ladoga
Sakkola
Waici
Uusikirkko
Red
V. P. Nenonen
Finland
Tolua Lake
Salmi
Kirkenes
Oslo
Dagbadet
Arctic
Petsamo
Russia
New York
Norway
Sweden
Weather Outlook for Mid-Atlantic States Weekend
Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia see partly cloudy and colder Friday then increasing clouds and warmer with rain by the weekend. Eastern Pennsylvania predicts cloudy and colder with light rain or snow in the northeast Friday into Saturday. Maryland remains partly cloudy and colder Friday and Saturday with fair weather expected.
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Pennsylvania
Weet
Virginia
Maryland
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