Swedes Aid Finns At Salla Front With Finnish Army Help
Swedish volunteers join Finnish forces along the Salla front to bolster operations against Russian troops. Reports say fighting is ongoing with efforts near Marka and Kuusamo, while Swedish air support is observed using planes and light bombers bought by Finland. Volunteer groups from other nations, including Americans of Finnish origin, are arriving at training points and fronts as Finland fortifies positions.
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Sala
Jan
Saila
Kuisamo
Lake Marka
Sava
Kuusamo
Marka
Salla
Avistors
Culumns
Sweden
Methern
Finland
Lang
Norway
Uleaborg
Gulf of Bathna
Finns Repel Russian Attacks Near Murmansk Front
Heavy fighting north of the Murmansk railroad area sees Finnish forces resisting repeated Russian assaults aimed at flanking the Mannerheim Line. Russian troops, 1205 miles from base, risk being cut off as Finns press defense in dense forested terrain northeast of Laks Ladura.
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Finland
Repera
Murmansk
Fire destroys twenty autos at Delaware Co building
A blaze early today in Delaware CO destroyed twenty automobiles and damaged a building owned by Les Wilson. The Humphries Agency reported more than 25000 dollars in losses, with the fire starting near a furnace and burning out the Delaware clothing merchant's premises.
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Delaware, CO
Dan
Humphries Agency
Oe Furnace
Les Wilson
Delaware Clothing Merchant
Weather report for Ohio and surrounding regions
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with night snows in eastern counties. Cold conditions persist tonight and Sunday as high pressure holds over the Great Plains and Northern Rockies while Ohio valley readings fall. Light snow in the lake region and east to the Atlantic, with snow reaching Corpus Christi and rains in Florida.
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Ohio
East P
Great Plins
Rockies
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Wyoming
Atlantic Coast
Tampa
Florida
Pennsylvania
Plains States
Atlantic
Corpus Christi
Texas
Death Closes Long and Noble Service In Senate For Petit Jury
Twenty names were drawn for petit jury service beginning January 29. Individuals named include Herman Kofske of 160 Harvard Avenue, B H Long of 608 Park Avenue Elyria, Leroy Burnett, Charles Stephens of Columbia Italian, John Mack of R D 1 Grafton, George Zimmerman of R D 4 Wellington, Robert Wright of Oberlin, and Lorain residents Dorothy Aebersold Laura Irson Rose Holt Della Gahagan Erich Graupner Ruby McPhilips Leah Prucha John Peters Dorothy Gearhart Horace Smith Howard E Allen and Stephen Spieker.
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Herman Kofske
Harvard Avenue
B. H. Long
Park Avenue
Elyria
Leroy Burnett
Charles Stephens
Columbia Italian
John Mack
R. D
Grafton
George Zimmerman
Wellington
Robert Wright
Oberlin
Lorain
Dorothy Aebersold
Laura Irisn
Rose Holt
James Hageman
Della Gahagan
Erich Graupner
Ruby McPhilips
Leah Prucha
John Peters
Dorothy Gearhart
Horace Smith
Howard E. Allen
Stephen Spieker
Fires tax Elyria as three blazes hit in freezing weather
Elyria firefighters fought three fires in subzero conditions, two causing considerable damage at the Elyria Foundry annex on Filbert Street and a garage blaze at 5 Shear Street destroying three cars. A chimney soot fire at 15 Chestnut Street caused no damage. One firefighter was lightly injured. The month’s alarm count rose sharply from January’s past levels.
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Elyria
Elyria Foundry Company
Filbert Street
William F. Gollmar
Cleveland
Ee Automobiles
W. R. Dickerson
Shear Street
Dickerson
Henry Stoleenburg
William S. McVetta
Joseph Omillion
Chestnut Street
Quad Company No
Elderly Man Hit By Truck on Second Street
James Melin an 80 year old resident of 24114 Temple Court was struck by a truck while crossing Second Street in front of the Elk's Club. Driver Harold Gage of Elyria with passenger Robert Stevenson of 126 Braiston Avenue stopped and took Melin to Elyria Memorial Hospital where he received treatment for two fractured ribs and abrasions on his left elbow before being returned home.
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James Melin
Temple Court
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Second Street
Elk’s Club
Melin
Harold Gage
Fiyria
Max Hart
Robert Stevenson
Braiston Avenue
McKinley Day Banquet Set For Feb 7
The Larain County Republican Executive Committee announces the McKinley Day banquet on February 7 at First Methodist Episcopal Church. Speaker Dudley Whag is confirmed with possible remarks from Mrs. Robert Taft. ticket sales begin next week through committee members.
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Larain County
Republican * Executive Committee
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Dudley
M Taft
Rep. White
Dudley White
House
Stetson
Repregenor
Norwalk
Two Families Displaced by Oberlin Fire on East College Street
A blaze caused by a blow torch thawing frozen pipes drove Louis Berg and family from their first floor apartment and forced John Clark and family from the second floor unit at 131 East College Street in Oberlin. Fire damaged the second floor heavily and burned a large part of the roof while firemen fought the flames for about two hours in the late afternoon.
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Oberlin
East College Street
Louis Berg
John Clark
Clark
Three Jones Family Members Found Dead in SEEK Home
Three members of the Jones family were found dead in their SEEK, Pennsylvania home from suspected gas exposure. Benjamin Jones, 78, his son Thomas, 42, and daughter Bertha, 32, were discovered by son-in-law Clarence Irvine after he forced entry. The father and son had been dead for hours. doctors failed to revive Bertha after two hours of effort.
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Seek
Benjamin Jones
Thomas
Bertha
Jones
Clarence Irvine
Elyrians Welcome Mercury Rise in Cold Spell
Elyrians grumble at chill but cheer warmer temps as thermometers climb from ten below zero to single digits above, easing hardship. Three county schools closed and Ridgeville moves students to the auditorium for heat relief. continued on Page 2.
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Ridgeville
Former Elyrian Named Safety Director At Delphos
Dr G. Ko Miller, former Elyrian and son of Dr C. J. Miller of Elyria, has been named safety director of Delphos Qhia. An optometrist by trade he has lived in Delphos about a decade. He was a state board of optometry protest and once led the Delphos Board of Health. He is married with four children.
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G. Ko Miller
Elyrian
C. J. Miller
Elyria
Delphos
Qhia
Ain Elyria
State Board of Optometry
Delphos Board of Health
Leaders Pay Tribute To Late Senator Borah
President Roosevelt and leaders across parties mourn Sen William E Borah. In a telephoned statement he praised Borah as fair minded and courageous, noting his willingness to stand alone for national interest. Fellow officials including Hull Perkins Rayburn McNary Norris and others lauded his service and firmness. A separate item reports Mrs Theory Jackson, 52, found frozen to death in Cleveland Ohio.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jate
William E. Borah
Borah
Senate
Hull
Cordell Hull
Frances Perkins
William B. Banknead
United States
House
Sam Rayburn
D. Tex
Charles L. McNary
B. Ores
George W. W Norris
Ind
Senator Borah
Om Borah
Pope and Roosevelt Forge Peace Effort Amid War Threats
Pope Pius XII pledges collaboration with President Roosevelt to seek a just and lasting peace in Europe, praising the Roosevelts Christmas message and naming Myron C. Taylor as envoy. The Pontiff condemns aggressive ideologies as the White House letter stresses unity of faiths in peace efforts amid looming 1942 inauguration.
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Pope
Epee
Roosevelt
Washington
Pris Niu
Gan
Agye
My. Roosevelt
All Men of Goal Will
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Srbaut
Europe
Holy Father
Cooper Iaw
White House
Amletta Chugnam
United States
Pope Pius
Borah Dies Leaving Gap In Front Rank Of Great Men
Washington January 20 senator William Edgar Borah died at 74 from a cerebral hemorrhage in his spacious apartment near Rock Creek Park. He was Dean of the Senate and would have begun his 34th year of service March 4. An Idaho figure with a world profile his defiance of party lines and involvement in Progressive causes marked a long career.
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Washington
William Edgar Borah
Senate
Henry Ford
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Idaho
Borah
Rock Creek Park
de Borah
Capital Society
Illinois
University of Kansas
Lyons
Kans
Boise
Ida
Smart
Pert
Mamie McConnell
William Jennings Bryan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Brake Locks Two Trains in Cleveland Collision
In Wickliffe near Cleveland, the Commodore Vanderbilt and the Southwestern Limited collided after brake trouble on the Vanderbilt. Eleven passengers and a dining car employee were injured. both trains redirected to Collinwood yards for repairs. Cause blamed on cold weather. engineer of Southwestern slowed to ten mph as caution lights were seen. Two passengers required hospitalization.
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Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
Commodore Vanderbilt
Southwestern Limited
Southwestern
Wickliffe
R. H. Anderson
Earl Purdy
Chicago
New York
Collinwood Yards
New York Central
Caro
W. F. Davis
Erie
Ellsworth Harris
Enroute
Springfield
Mt. Devens
Mass
Lutheran Hospital
Austin
Locomotives Collide In Unusual Wreck
In Blaine Indiana Nickel Plate officials opened an inquiry after a freight train forced a small passenger train into reverse and chased it up the line. Two locomotives collided and seven passengers were injured as crew members reported seeing the freight coming and reversing the passenger train.
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Blaine
Ind
Nickel Plate Railroad
Calliston
Ohio Roads Reported Clear After Snow Storm
Ohio state highway department reported clear roads with good driving conditions except for heavy snow drifts near the Sandusky Bay bridge. Wind subsided, light snowfall, plowing and cindering ongoing, temperatures from two below to ten above, rising slowly.
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Columbus
Sandusky Bay Bridge
Ohio
State Highway Department
Sansky Bay
Chin
Zern
Lord Halifax Sees Hitler Defeated by Allies
London reports Lord Halifax, British foreign secretary, blamed Germany for unprovoked aggression against Finland and argued Hitler will be defeated by the Allies because he delayed a full force strike. He urged swift action and cited Hitler’s absolute rule as a factor in eventual downfall.
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London
W.P
Ferrigs
Lord Halifax
Germany
Finland
Adolf Hitler
Leeds
Halifax
Heavy Running Ice Halts River Ferry
The Obi river ferry between Marietta and Wohamstown was docked today by mining ice and deters. The Muskingum river was frozen over for the second time this winter as cold temperatures held.
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Marietta
Obi
Wohamstown
Wo Wa
Muskingum
Death of William Borah Triggers Senate State Funeral Plan
The Senate announced the death of William E. Borah and ordered a high state funeral to be held Monday at 12 30 PM in the Senate chamber attended by President Roosevelt and top officials. Sen Worth Clark offered a sympathy resolution, and the chamber recessed until Monday with Borah's body to be sent to Boise for burial on Friday.
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Washington
Senate
William E. Borah
Borah
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congressional Record
Idaho
Sen. Worth Clark
Idaho Statesman
Rose
Clark
Garner
Alben W. Barkley
Boise
Yda
Taft Warns U.S. Must Stay Out Of War
U S Sen Robert A Taft warned in Milwaukee that entering the European war would endanger American democracy. He said invasion could lead to arbitrary Washington rule with four year plebiscites and cited statutory powers to seize railroads factories and utilities. The remarks marked his Wisconsin campaign swing for the Republican nomination.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Washington
Taft
Wisconsin
Girl Who Lost Both Legs Under Train Weds Sweetheart
Jessie Simpson, who lost both legs in a train accident three years ago, married her childhood sweetheart James R. Steward in Hackensack New Jersey. The ceremony drew 700 inside First Presbyterian Church with 300 more outside despite cold weather. Simpson, a former beauty shop operator and model, has learned to use artificial legs to dance drive golf ride horseback and now honeymooned in the South.
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Hackensack
First Presbyterian Church
Mire Simpson
James R. Steward
Miss Simpson
Cormutete
Cormutete Atrin
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Theory Jackson
D'Alene
League of Nations
Republican National Committee
Mlinois
Hitler
Senate Chamber
U.S
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