Finns Repulse Russian Arctic Landing With Drowning Cliffs
Across the Arctic front at Petsamo and Linaha fjords Finnish forces repelled multiple Russian landing attempts. Hundreds of Soviet soldiers drowned as Finns blasted cliffside approaches and used tidal surges to overwhelm boats. Reported losses range from six hundred to eight hundred with tanks and crews bogged by hidden traps on frozen lakes.
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Associated Press
Ukraine
Poland
Lwow Ho
Reuters
Iers
Petsamo
Kirkenes
Norway
Linahamari
Gale HITS WIDE AREA NORTHWEST GALE HITS WIDE AREA NORTHWEST
A severe northwest gale along Washington Oregon and British Columbia fells two men, injures twenty four, and disrupts coastal towns. Leslie Zemlicka Hoquiam and Roy Shearer Everett died in boating accidents as wrecking seas severed power lines and flooded shorelines.
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Seattle
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Leslie Zemlicka
Hoquiam Sherman
Graya Harbor
Roy Shearer
Everett
Puget Sound
Vancouver Island
War at Sea Escalates as Ships Sink in Atlantic
Rapid ship losses across Europe continue with torpedo and mine hits. The Axuma Maru SOS reached Scottish waters with no further word, Brandon torpedoed off England’s west coast leaving nine dead and eight missing, Corea destroyed off the east coast, Scotia sinks with 21 dead, Henning Oldendorff captured, and Gimle’s crew of sixteen among three fatalities after an explosion. Survivors endured three days in a single lifeboat.
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Associated Press
Europe
London
Scottish
Brandon
England
Scotia
North Sea
Henning Oldendorff
Rudolf
Arendal
Norway
Gimle
Japanese fishing sampan Eeisu Maru seized near Pearl Harbor
Naval officers seize the Japanese fishing sampan Eeisu Maru for sailing inside the three mile limit of Pearl Harbor. Owner Yo Hei, 66, an alien resident for 42 years, has been arraigned.
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Honolulu
T. H
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Yo Hei
Texas Boy Escapes Abductor After 16 Hours
FBI agents announced a bungling kidnapping case in Port Arthur Texas as eleven year old Irwin Mingle freed himself from bonds and escaped an attic hideaway where he had been held for 16 hours. The kidnapper entered the home of Fred Mingle and restrained the boy and his relative before fleeing.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Irwin Mingle
Fred Mingle
Mingle
Masks Sent to Finn Soldiers by Britishers
London reports that British firms have arranged to supply 60 000 gas masks to Finland amid rumors of Soviet poison gas use in the Karelian Isthmus.
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London
Finland
Argentina Urges Russia Ousted as League Faces Split
GenevaDec 9 The League of Nations Council sent Finland's indictment of Russia on aggression to the Assembly. Argentina's move to keep Russia in the League by a Russia or Latin America stance signals a possible split. Britain appears softened to ousting Russia. Soviet delegate Jakov Šasarits stays away.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
Assembly
Finland
Russia
League
Argentina
Moscow
Latin America
Jacob Šsarits
Pasteurization Order Bans Untreated Milk in Ketchikan
After four undulant fever cases, Ketchikan council passed an ordinance requiring all milk sold locally to be pasteurized. Health officials Dr. A N Wilson Dr J A Carswell and Dr J B Loftus backed the move as dairies arrange pasteurization at Crystal Dairy plant. Mrs Knute Hildre and her daughters Helen and Louise are aboard the Mount McKinley returning to Juneau.
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Ketchikan
A. N. Wilson
J. A. Carlswell
Territorial
J. B. Loftus
Carswell
Juneau
Taku
British Send 30 Blenheims To Aid Finns
Helsinki reports 30 British Blenheim bombers arrived to bolster Finland against the Soviet invasion. The move follows Finland receiving 50 Italian Savoia-Marchetti bombers earlier. It is unclear how the planes reached Finland, with Sweden as a likely transit route. Also noted is M. D. Williams, Public Roads Administration district engineer, aboard the steamer MI McKinley departing Seattle en route to San Francisco.
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Helsinki
Dec
Finland
England
Sweden
M. D. Williams
Public Roads Administration
Seattle
PRA
San Francisco
Hoover Starts Campaign Dinner Prompting Chain Letter Plan
A Washington dispatch describes Herbert Hoover’s jet campaign dinner plan where 20 to 40 Hoover allies will gather privately to hear his views on Roosevelt and then relay them to others. The article notes early activity in California Minnesota and Wisconsin and cites Ben Allen as advance agent.
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Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
California
Minnesota
Wise Jconain
Ben Allen
San Francisco
Zip
FDR Set for Short 1940 Congressional Session
Washington report says President Roosevelt aims for a January opening and May adjournment, with no new proposals to delay fast session. Secretaries and aides discuss potential cabinet changes while Senate Republicans push for a July GOP convention date and consider effects on party credibility.
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Washington
Dee Fitt
Roosevelt
Congress
Alluwances
White House
Stephen Early
Frank Knox
Wild Bill
William Donovan
Hoover
Senate
McNary
Nye
G.O.P
Governor Gruening Speaks at Junen Bar Association Luncheon
Gov Ernest Gruening attended a luncheon of the Junen Bar Association at Percys Cafe and Caining Room delivering remarks as guest speaker. Attendees included E L Bartlett Alaska Secretary, Robert Coughlis District Court Clerk, A S Commissioner Felix Gray and BR C Vogel PBI Investigator. About 25 people were present.
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Ernest Gruening
Junen Bar Association
Percy
Cale Cining Room
E. L
Bob) Bartlett
Alaska
Robert Coughilis
District Court
A. S
Felix Gray
BR. C. Vogel
PBI
H. B. LeFevre
Association
Navy orders speed boats for patrol duty
The Navy Department has placed a 5,000,000 order with the Kleetered Boat Company of Groton Connecticut for 29 high speed motorboats and submarine chasers. The new craft will be for enforcing the neutrality patrol and are similar to the British craft in use by the cores.
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Washington
Navy Department
Kleetered Boat Company
Groton
Major Babbitt Dies in South
Santa Barbara California December 9 Major General Edwin Burr Babbitt aged 77 retired wartime commander of the Fourth Field Brigade in France died today at his Montecito residence.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Edwin Burr Babbitt
Fourth Field Brigade
France
Montecito
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