Devastating Quake Strikes Northern Anatolia Killing Thousands
An Ankara dispatch reports a massive earthquake in northern Anatolia killing more than 8 000 people. Rescue teams from the Turkish army and fire brigades comb debris as villages burn and fields become shelters amid shattered water and rail links.
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Turkey
Anatolia
Samsun
Black Sea
Sivas
Ordu
Tokat
Amasia
Yorgad
Coas
Smyrna
Vilages
World quakes strike four zones killing thousands
AP reports violent earthquakes in western Turkey near Ankara killing over 8,000 and flattening villages. In Tangier a considerable number died with a store and bank destroyed. Los Angeles area buildings shook but little damage. San Salvador similarly shaken. provincial damage unclear.
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Turkey
Tangier
Los Angeles
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California
San Salvador
el Salvador
Earthquake Rattles Los Angeles Area. No Damage Reported
A strong quake struck Los Angeles Long Beach and nearby towns at 11 9 a m local time lasting about ten seconds. Glass rattled chandeliers swayed and tiles cracked but Caltech seismologists said damage unlikely with the quake centered about 50 miles away in an uncertain direction.
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Long Beach
Beach
Anaheim
Orang County
Santa Ana
Orange County
Glendale
Alhambra
Redondo Beach
Long San Bernardino
Riverside
Weather Bureau
Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Seismological Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Quaxer Mint
Five Year old Dies After Christmas at Home
Altoona report says Geraldine Louee Bunha, age five, died at home after spending Christmas with her family while battling leukemia. Another child, Chamir Johns, age two, also spent Christmas at home but later returned to the hospital in care.
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Altoona
Tor Geraldine Louee Bunha
Chmar Johns
Army Plane Crash Kills Lieut James A Howard
Lieut. James A. Howard of the Army Air Corps Reserve was killed when his plane crashed into a hill near Huntsville Alabama. A resident of Bowling Green Kentucky he was assigned to Maxwell Field Montgomery. His widow survives him. Overcast skies and drizzle gave a ceiling near 200 feet as witnesses heard the crash.
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Huntsville
Ala
James A. Howard
Army Air Corps Reserve
Here
Bowling Green
Howard
Maxwell Field
Air Tactical Base
Montgomery
Jobs Aplenty If Politics Will Permit
Philadelphia December 27 H W Prentis Jr president elect of the National Association of Manufacturers says millions unemployed would find jobs if government business bators and private enterprise show sympathetic understanding. He urges budget balance without taxes, decentralization, and more equitable taxation. He predicts 6 to 10 percent gain next year over 1940 but says the big task is lifting the country from defeatism.
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H. W. Prentis, Jr
National Asociation of
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Even Bulletin
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Lancaster
Citizens weigh action over dangerous B and O crossings
Meyersdale residents debate a petition to press action against four Baltimore and Ohio Railroad grade crossings after a December 12 crash killed three men. A coroner jury blamed excessive speeds and insufficient warning signals, urging safety devices and faster action from the railroad.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Main Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Henry G Dalton Dies At 77 In Cleveland
Henry G Dalton aged 77, chairman of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. and head of a major iron ore shipping firm, died tonight in Cleveland.
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Widow of Civil War Soldier Dies at 94 in Altoona
Mrs. Julia Dieffenbacher widow of a Civil War soldier killed in action died today in Altoona at age 94 she had celebrated her birthday last Saturday.
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Julia Dieffenbacher
Hollidaysburg
J. Dysart Hemphille
Campaiv
Seige
Appomattox
Acosta Man Dies From Snow Shoveling Toll
A 72 year old Acosta garageman, Edmund Woy, died of a heart attack after shoveling snow in 10 inch accumulations that paralyzed roads in Somerset County. Officials say overexertion likely contributed. state and borough forces cleared primary and secondary routes and restored service.
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Somerset County
David Grove
Edmund 8. Way
Acosta
F. E. Sass
Lincoln Highway
State Highway Department
Winter Blast Delivers Snow Across The East
A Rockies cold front swept east bringing heavy snow from New Mexico to Virginia and Maryland. Cities from Havre to Wanakena reported extreme lows well below zero, while New York and Washington faced significant travel disruption and drought relief rains spread from Georgia to Kentucky.
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Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Pennsylvania Snowstorm Paralyzes State and Causes Fatalities
A heavy snowstorm blanketed Pennsylvania from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic with up to eight inches in places and at least five deaths from vehicle crashes. Western counties bore the brunt with Somerset at eight inches, while eastern and south central areas saw four to six inches. Temperatures plunged to near zero in spots like Gracedale, with cities such as Pittsburgh and Lancaster recording single digits. The weather disrupted travel including a Greyhound bus and a Camden to Harrisburg flight, and coal mines faced altered operations due to the storm.
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Hold Drivers for Death of a Baby
Drivers of an automobile and a truck, who collided near Duncansville, were held on $1,000 bail by Coroner Chester C. Rothrock. Betty Miller, 3 month old, was killed. Mrs Miller and a son had fractured legs and five other children were injured. John Robenstine, 24, of Hartville, O., and Wilford Evans, a Virginia resident, were held.
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Duncansville
Chester C. Rothrock
Betty Miller
Joseph M. Miller
Hartville
Hartville, O
Wilford Evans
Virginia
Contempt Hearing Ordered in Libel Suit
New York news reports Paullette Goddard must show cause why she should not be punished for contempt for failing to appear in Supreme Court in connection with a $150,000 libel suit against Crowell Col liers Publishing Company.
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New York
Paulette Goddard
Supreme Court
Crowell-Colliers Publishing Company
Mrs Love Named Secretary by Governor in Harrisburg
Mrs Lucy H Love of Johnstown was designated as secretary by Governor James at Harrisburg. She is Republican vice chairman of Cambria county.
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Harrisburg
Lucy H. Love
Johnstown
State Board of Censors
James
Cambria County
Reds Call More Men To Armies In Finland Campaign
Moscow dispatch reports heavy mobilization as Russia redeploys reinforcements into Finland while expanding interest in the Balkans. Officials note 4 500 000 troops already on duty and 300 000 more red army summers rushed to stem Finnish reverses amid Black Sea base speculation with Bulgaria and oil from Baku looming.
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Witt Hancock
Moscow
Russia
Balkans
France
Baku
Germany
Balkan
Bulgaria
Submarine Capsizes After Collision in North Sea
Survivors of the Norwegian steamer Torwood report a collision with an unidentified submarine in the North Sea. The Torwood began taking water and exploded after gas from cargo carbide formed vessels ignited. Crew members abandon ship and are rescued by another Norwegian vessel.
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Norway
Haugsund
North Sea
Germany Gets Russian Goods
Berlin reports the first railway shipments of minerals oils and grains from Russia to Germany have arrived in recent days. The flow follows a railway pact opening nine border stations in former Poland and setting tariffs. German and Russian airlines plan regular Berlin Moscow service starting January 21.
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Russia
Germany
Poland
Moscow
French Ship Sinks U-Boat
French patrol ships say two German submarines were sunk in three weeks. A communique reports one submarine hit by the sloop Commander Duboc and another by destroyers Siroco and La Bailleuse with a naval plane, marking three submarines accounted for by the Siroco within a month.
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Moselle
Saar
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la Bailleuse
Finnish Ski Troops Push Toward Murmansk Rail Line
A Finnish battalion of ski troops reportedly pushed through Russia toward the Murmansk railroad about 115 miles north of Lake Ladoga. Russian bombers hit Tampere Turku and Viipuri while Finnish forces gathered war material and retreating Russians abandoned tanks and trucks near the Kemijarvi region.
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Murmanss Ralrud
Red Army
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Finland Seeks U.S. Weapons Aid in Wartime Effort
Finland pressed the United States for munitions including anti aircraft and anti tank weapons but Army and Navy officials said supplies are limited and bartered by surplus rules. Finnish mission head Lieut Gen Vilho Petter Nennonen heard that current stocks are insufficient. Officials floated routes to accelerate delivery by sharing non secret specs or easing statutes. The Navy has allowed a prototype sale of 44 fighter planes and a tentative deal for 60 000 gas masks.
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Finland
Vilho Petter Nennonen
War Department
Congress
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Navy
Anglo-Swedish Trade Pact Signed to Maintain Wartime Trade
London reports the economic warfare ministry announced a war time trade agreement between Great Britain and Sweden. The pact aims to adapt existing arrangements to wartime conditions and keep trade at normal levels with a standing committee to meet periodically.
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Economic Warfare Ministry
Great Britain
Sweden
Lancaster Returns to New York With Gold and Passengers
The armed British liner Lancaster arrived in New York carrying $750,000 in gold and 224 passengers for its third visit since the war began.
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Lancastria
Lancaster
Calves Are Triplets At Rol and Anthony Farm
In Saylorsburg a cow on Rol and Anthony’s farm gave birth to triplets during the Christmas season. The event was noted by local residents as a rare Agricultural Occurrence.
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Saylorsburg
Roland Anthony
British Flier Drops Bomb Upon Nazi Vessels
British coastal aircraft disabled a German patrol vessel with a direct bomb hit near the German coast and claimed three enemy bombers out of action in North Sea encounters. A British raider returned undamaged after engaging destroyers and Dorniers.
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London
Air Ministry
Argentine's No To Nazis on Graf Spee Crew Internment
Buenos Aires reports the Argentine government rejected a German protest over internment of about 1,039 Graf Spee crew members. The decree, issued by President Robert M Ortiz, orders internment and charges Germany for maintenance while crew are held in naval arsenals before relocation inland.
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Buenos Aires
Graf Spee
Robert M. Ortiz
River Plate
Interior
Germany
Firemen Fete Kiddies At Vernon Theater
The Holsapple Volunteer Fire Company hosted a party for 450 children in Vernon with a two hour moving picture show and a post show treat.
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Holsapple Volunteer Fire Company
Vernon Theater
Finnish defenses hold as Red Army bombards Finnish cities
Helsinki reports continued Soviet assaults on the Karelian isthmus with heavy artillery and air raids aimed at Tampere Turku and other towns. Finnish communiques say defense lines held eight enemy tanks destroyed at Lake Hattalahti and a Finnish ski battalion moves toward Murmansk railway.
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Thomas F. Hawkins
Helsinki
Karelian
Hel
Lake Hattalahti
Ahti
Lake Suvanto
Kelja
Taipalejoki
Tampeer
Cousin of Lincoln Dies in Birdsboro
Mrs. Henry K. Harrison aged 62, a first cousin of Abraham Lincoln, died in Birdsboro Berks County where Lincoln’s forebears lived. She, daughter of David and Mary Ives Lincoln, spent her life in the same community.
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Birdsboro
Henry K. Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
David and
Mary Ives Lincoln
Berks County
Somerset Weather Report by David Grove Observer
Daily weather summary for 24 hours ending 5:30 pm Tuesday reports maximum and minimum temperatures, snowfall, and year-ago comparisons though several OCR fragments are unreadable. Notable entities include Somerset and David Grove as the observer.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Wyepeensey
Ibos
Shdbeystehen
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania and Surrounding States
Western Pennsylvania sees snow flurries to start. Friday brings fair skies with little temperature change. West Virginia may have light rain or snow Thursday and Friday, with minimal temperature shift. Maryland stays cloudy and cold with snow flurries in the northwest, then fair. Eastern Pennsylvania remains cold with snow flurries in the west and north, clearing to fair.
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West Virginia
Maryland
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